noffsinger Chapter 25 Agreement Chapter 3
Chapter 25 Agreement Chapter 3
"If word gets out, people will definitely laugh at me, saying I have no manners or anything, and they'll say I'm weird or something. Then you'll definitely blame me, right?"
"What do you want to do?" Gu Liang asked calmly.
"Since you know, then let's make a three-point agreement."
Gu Liang was somewhat puzzled.
Jiang Zhi smiled slyly.
Gu Liang's gaze paused for a moment.
"First, we must not interfere with what she does."
"Second, you must not hurt the people she cares about."
"Third, you cannot force yourself to have sex with her."
After hearing her strange set of three rules, Gu Liang remained silent for a long time.
"Anyone who dares to set rules for me, Your Majesty!"
"So it's just you alone."
But tonight is our wedding night.
Jiang Zhi's lips curled up. "How can His Highness the Prince of Liang go back on his word?"
He had no objection to the first two points, but the third point...
Now that I've become his wife, I will give her the respect she deserves.
This is beyond doubt.
So, should he remind her that the third option could be changed?
However, seeing her serious expression, Gu Liang didn't know why, but suddenly didn't want to talk anymore.
Even if he had said something, Jiang Zhi wouldn't have changed his mind.
"it is good."
His sudden response surprised Jiang Zhi slightly.
Jiang Zhi smiled broadly and went to a nearby bookshelf to find paper and pen.
Let's put it in writing.
Jiang Zhi gently rolled up his sleeves, spread out white paper on the table, ground the ink, and quickly wrote a few lines of text.
Finally, she handed the pen to Gu Liang, saying, "Please sign and affix your seal, Your Highness."
Gu Liang took the pen.
Jiang Zhi watched as he wrote his name on the paper, thought for a moment, then turned his head and looked around as if he were looking for something.
Gu Liang raised an eyebrow. "I wrote it myself, can't that serve as proof?"
Jiang Zhi argued vehemently, "No, it's not that. In our business dealings, both parties' fingerprints are required on the contract for it to be valid. What if you try to renege on the deal later?"
Gu Liang picked up the paper, folded it, and put it in her bosom.
"No need to sign."
"I will never go back on my promise to you."
After saying that, he was about to walk out of the room.
Jiang Zhi exclaimed "Hey!" and took a step forward.
Since you won't go back on your word, why not leave the contract behind?
"In that case, I will sleep in the study tonight."
Gu Liang felt that this was the first step in respecting her.
However, as soon as Jiang Zhi heard this, she knew what he was thinking. "No way!"
His eyes widened, and a rare smile appeared on his face.
But that smile contained a hint of smugness and gloating.
Upon hearing this, Gu Liang couldn't help but smile. Could it be...?
Jiang Zhi blocked the doorway and stood there, while Gu Liang pretended not to understand.
"What are you doing!" Jiang Zhi said impatiently. "I just told you three rules. If you go to sleep in the study now, what will people think?"
If he were to go to sleep in the study on his wedding night, wouldn't his subordinates be left speculating?
By then, the entire household will know that His Highness the Prince of Liang does not like his new wife, and that on their wedding night he abandoned her and spent the night alone in his study.
At that time, her status as the Princess of Liang in the manor will plummet.
How can this work!
"Here."
She threw the bedding and sheets into his arms, crossed her arms, and said arrogantly, "You can find anywhere. The bed is mine, you can do whatever you want."
Gu Liang gave a half-smile.
She had no guts to make him sleep on the floor!
Jiang Zhi yawned lazily, took off his outer robe, and lay down on the bed, leaving Gu Liang in her wedding dress. He stared meaningfully at her back.
She did it on purpose, so what?
Listening to the even breathing of the woman sleeping soundly on the bed, Gu Liang silently made up the bedding.
Never mind, I won't bother arguing with a little girl like her.
That night, some people slept soundly in the Liang Prince's mansion, while others stayed up all night.
The next morning, he was woken up by all sorts of clanging and banging noises, and he still couldn't help but lose his temper.
Of course, his anger towards Jiang Zhi was nothing more than a cold snort and a livid face.
He then went out the door.
A moment later, Wu Shi, who came to wake Jiang Zhi, found the door tightly closed.
She muttered to herself, "It's already this late, why aren't they up yet? Even if they don't have to pay respects to their in-laws, they shouldn't be so casual."
She hadn't seen how other newlyweds got along, but she often read storybooks. According to the storybooks, shouldn't it be, "After finishing her makeup, she whispered to her husband, 'Is my eyebrow makeup fashionable?'"
I had just recited the poem when I heard a chuckle from the window.
Jiang Zhi stood by the window, resting her chin on her hand, looking at her with a smile. "Oh, which famous quote from which storybook has my little Wu Shi read this time?"
At noon, her face flushed red, and she jumped up abruptly, "Oh dear, Miss, oh, Your Highness, don't tease me."
He rushed into the room at noon and immediately saw the bed sheets and blankets on the floor. His expression changed, and he looked at Jiang Zhi with some concern.
"Your Highness...this..."
Jiang Zhi waved his hand dismissively.
"At noon, go prepare a carriage; we'll be going somewhere soon."
At noon, a little curious, he asked, "Where are we going?"
"Your Highness." A sudden voice interrupted their conversation.
An old woman stepped across the threshold, followed by four maids. "According to royal rules, on the second day after the wedding, the new princess should go to the palace to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager, listen to her establish the rules, and then go to pay her respects to the Emperor."
Jiang Zhi turned her head and gave her a cold look, without saying a word.
The old woman's face turned cold: "Your Highness, did you hear what this old servant said?"
"This is Granny Gou, the head nanny of the Liang Prince's residence." Shuyao stood aside and dutifully introduced her to Jiang Zhi. "She entered the residence when the Liang Prince was first enfeoffed and was under the orders of the Empress Dowager."
Both sentences are simple but contain key points.
The old nanny sent by the Empress Dowager was naturally biased towards the Empress Dowager.
Granny Gou thought that Jiang Zhi's attitude would become more respectful and polite after he learned her identity.
She stood arrogantly to the side, waiting for Jiang Zhi to put on a smile and speak to her cautiously.
To everyone's surprise, Jiang Zhi didn't even glance at her, nor did he lift his eyelids. He simply said indifferently, "I don't like her, and I'm too lazy to go."
Granny Gou's eyes widened, and for a moment she thought she had misheard. "What did you say?"
After Jiang Zhi finished washing up, she looked up at the nanny.
There was no emotional fluctuation on his face.
"Since you know I am a princess, you should kneel down and pay your respects to me, and listen to the rules I set, instead of listening to some other ridiculous rules." Jiang Zhi's voice was cold and deep.
Granny Gou's face instantly turned ugly. "Is Your Highness relying on the power of the Marquis of Zhenyuan's mansion to look down on everyone?"
Jiang Zhi continued to look at her expressionlessly.
He still didn't take her seriously.