noffsinger Chapter 191 Father's Disappearance
Chapter 191 Father's Disappearance
She drank the nuptial wine with a purpose in mind, her eyes slightly swollen, yet her gaze shone like stars.
Back then, she could say sweet words without batting an eye, so how could he not know that it was all insincere? It seemed like she only had eyes for him and no place for him in her heart.
At this moment, she was like a newborn rabbit, her bright and captivating eyes slowly winning hearts.
Gu Liang took her hand and leaned closer.
Jiang Zhi met his persistent gaze. "Let's split it in half."
Gu Liang smiled.
Jiang Zhi watched helplessly as he threw the bed off the floor.
The next second, her words were sealed between her lips and teeth. Jiang Zhi slowly closed her eyes, accepting his possession.
Even though it wasn't the first time, Jiang Zhi still felt a bit flustered.
Seemingly sensing Jiang Zhi's tension, Gu Liang's mood eased.
He touched her forehead, her lips, and her cheeks with patience and care.
She began to respond gradually, placing her hands on his back. Unconsciously, she stroked his scars, which had scabbed over but still retained a pinkish tinge.
"Stop touching it," Gu Liang grabbed Jiang Zhi's hand, "It'll make you uncomfortable."
What kind of talk is that? She was the one who pricked herself; he should be the one feeling uncomfortable. She should just feel sorry for him.
She soon realized she was wrong.
Their indulgence, recklessness, and debauchery...
......
As dawn broke, Gu Liang looked at her with doting eyes.
When Gu Liang got up, she carefully pulled her arm out of Jiang Zhi's pillow, afraid of waking her up.
As a result, the person turned over and naturally hugged the person next to him. Gu Liang turned to the side, put her arm around her, and gently patted her back to comfort her.
Seeing how obedient his wife was, he actually had the thought of not wanting to go to war, and even considered taking her with him. However, this thought was quickly overtaken by reason.
Jiang Zhi closed her eyes and murmured a few times.
Gu Liang replied gently, smiling, "Awake? How are you?"
Jiang Zhi leaned gently against him, listening to the tremor in her heart caused by his laughter, and lazily didn't want to reply to him.
She didn't call for a stop until the very last moment last night, but her period had just ended, and she didn't know if she would get pregnant.
The blow Yu'er dealt her in her past life was too great, making her extremely resistant to having children. But now, she has the idea of having a child with him.
However, as she calmed down, a sense of unease arose in her heart.
If she has another child in this life, will she be able to protect her?
She was still not quite sure.
Perhaps I should have Yu Jiuxia find the birth control pills tomorrow, so I won't regret it later.
Jiang Zhi was lost in thought until he was flicked on the cheek, which brought him back to his senses.
"What are you thinking about?" Gu Liang asked in a hoarse voice.
Jiang Zhi looked into his dark eyes, hesitated for a moment, then buried her face in his shoulder and whispered, "Would you like to have a child?"
Gu Liang gently rubbed her lower back. "Don't worry, I won't let you get pregnant."
Jiang Zhi raised her face, shook her head, and looked at him with a puzzled expression.
“I had Bai Wuyou prepare the medicine for me.” Gu Liang kissed her forehead. “I know you don’t want children, but you’re worried you can’t make up your mind.”
So after the last ordeal, he added something else to his daily medicine.
Jiang Zhi was stunned for a moment, her eyes welling up with tears. She nestled in his arms and said in a muffled voice, "It's not that I don't want a child, I'm just afraid I won't be able to protect her."
Gu Liang smiled silently and put his arm around her shoulder. "Even if you want to have a child with me, it's not too late to make a decision after you've thought it through clearly."
He didn't want to leave only Jiang Zhi and the child behind, lest she be reminded of him by seeing the "things".
Jiang Zhi nuzzled against his chest for a while before saying, "Thank you, Langlang."
On the first day of the eighth month of the fifteenth year of Zhengxing in Yanjing, King Gu Liang of Liang and Princess Gu Chuzhu led the White Tiger Army to the Northern Di.
On the fifth day of the eighth lunar month, the day Lu Nianqiu returned to her parents' home, Jiang Zhi returned to the Zhenyuan Marquis's residence early to wait for his cousin.
But she did not see the Marquis of Zhenyuan for a long time.
"Why isn't Father here today at noon?" Jiang Zhi asked.
"I heard from the servants in the manor that after the Crown Princess's marriage, the master received an imperial decree ordering him to hold a meeting in the palace for three days."
"The whole time in the palace?" Jiang Zhi asked, puzzled. "No rest days? You've been in the palace for three days straight?"
At noon, she looked at Jiang Zhi, unsure how to answer, because she truly didn't know.
The reason her father was kept in the palace, besides his status, was because he had her as his daughter and Gu Liang as his son-in-law.
Jiang Zhi went directly to Bai Xiaotang without waiting for Lu Nianqiu to return home.
"What's Gu Yuan up to lately?" Jiang Zhi asked anxiously as soon as he arrived.
"This tea smells quite nice," Qin Qi said leisurely as he brewed the tea around the stove. "Would the Princess like to try some?"
"I'm asking you something important!"
She really didn't have time to chat with the prince consort.
“He just returned from the Northern Di before the King of Liang went on his campaign, so he’s probably colluded with the Northern Di again,” Qin Qi said. “However, he hasn’t been behaving himself lately.”
"He's never been honest."
"Did my father meet anyone before he went to the palace?" she asked.
"Marquis Zhenyuan?" Qin Qi shook the teacup in his hand. "The two marquises and other important officials are all in the palace discussing matters. Is there anything wrong with that?"
Although these things are best left unsaid, it doesn't matter if it's Jiang Zhi.
"No, no, things are definitely not that simple."
Jiang Zhi thought for a moment.
Gu Yuan is ruthless. Since her father didn't achieve his goal, how could he let her father go like this? Besides, she could also sense that Gu Yuan was suspicious of her.
His collusion with the Northern Di people was nothing more than a desire for so-called military and imperial power. If he was like that in his past life, how much better could he be in this one?
"Your Highness, may I come to the palace?"
"Enter the palace?" Qin Qi noticed the change in Jiang Zhi's tone. "You suspect someone is planning something? But who would dare to be so audacious under the Emperor's very nose?"
"They've probably learned about seven or eight parts of the trick of using someone else to do their dirty work."
"Your Highness, you must enter the palace today to confirm whether my father is in the palace or not."
She wasn't discussing it; she was giving him an order in Gu Liang's tone.