Chapter 52 – Saving Up for a Wife
The news that Xia Tian was a girl didn’t surprise Gu Yu. However, her decision to leave the town with them made him utterly confused, wondering why Xia Tian would suddenly make such a choice.
After all, leaving with them meant leaving this town permanently.
Generally speaking, a girl of Xia Tian’s age wouldn’t make such a bold decision… They hadn’t even figured out who these people were and were rashly following them, which was too reckless.
If they encountered a kidnapper, she would be sent into a fiery pit!
Although after yesterday’s events, the option of them being bad people had been crossed out with a big X…
“I’m very confused as to why she wants to leave with us.”
“Xia Tian said she’s an orphan and used to beg for a living in Xize Town. But after a pickpocket took her as an apprentice, she started stealing to make a living. However, the money she stole was just enough to fill her stomach, she didn’t steal too much.”
“What I saw yesterday doesn’t match what you’re saying! I saw Xia Tian taking purses, one after another, without hesitation.”
“Brother-in-law, let me explain slowly! Last night, do you remember my sister and Xia Tian went out?”
“Yes, I remember.”
After being stopped by Gu Qingheng, Gu Yu was very dissatisfied with Xia Tian’s behavior of staying behind, thinking about how to drive her away so as not to disturb his intimacy with his little wife.
He had just driven away his younger brother-in-law, the big lightbulb, to the academy, and now Xia Tian had come again…
Gu Yu was extremely depressed, wondering if he had betrayed his country in his past life, otherwise why would he be so unlucky!
“Xia Tian and her friends were controlled by a thug named Brother Li. They had to hand over a certain amount of money every day, and if they didn’t meet the quota, they would be beaten severely… Yesterday, when she was stealing money, Xia Tian wanted to steal a little more to pay for her friends too, so they wouldn’t be beaten.”
“Is that so? Did Mengyao deal with that Brother Li yesterday!”
“Yes, when my sister went over, Brother Li was bullying a good woman, and then my sister kicked his groin, and he has now become a eunuch.”
“…”
Afterward, upon hearing Gu Mengyao’s violence, Gu Yu subconsciously shrank his neck.
However, hearing this, Gu Yu was still confused… Why did Xia Tian want to leave with them? Isn’t this Brother Li already dealt with? Wouldn’t it be better for Xia Tian to stay in Xize Town and live with her friends?
“Xia Tian admires my sister very much. When she heard that we were going to the capital, she decided to leave Xize Town and become my sister’s little follower. She said she wanted to become as strong as my sister… I think Xia Tian wants to become a little tigress!”
“Go away, go away, what are you talking about! My wife is not a tigress, and besides, where can you find such a beautiful tigress.”
“Heh heh, brother-in-law, you didn’t see my sister’s kick. It was like crushing an egg. I felt pain just watching from behind.”
Upon hearing Gu Qingheng speak ill of Gu Mengyao, Gu Yu immediately got angry and directly spoke up to defend his wife.
Even though Gu Mengyao had turned Brother Li into a eunuch yesterday, Gu Yu did not admit that she was a tigress.
After all, his little wife was so cute, how could she be a tigress!
Upon hearing Gu Yu’s words, Gu Qingheng couldn’t help but shake his head, thinking that his brother-in-law naturally wouldn’t feel his sister’s ferocity.
Every time his sister was in front of her brother-in-law, she acted like a shy little girl, but when facing others, she had a fierce demeanor, almost like a split personality!
Even watching from the side, he found it amazing…
In short, after Xia Tian became Gu Mengyao’s little fan, Gu Mengyao took good care of her.
After explaining the situation to Gu Yu, Gu Mengyao looked at him with her big eyes flickering, her gaze full of pleading. Gu Yu couldn’t say anything more and could only take Xia Tian with them and head towards the capital.
Ahhh, his little wife’s request was simply irresistible!
With Xia Tian’s joining, the group underwent significant changes.
For example, at night, Gu Yu was sent to ride in the same carriage as Gu Qingheng, while Gu Mengyao and Xia Tian were in a separate carriage, with seating arranged by gender.
With the logical division, Gu Yu was depressed, pinching Gu Qingheng’s cheek, thinking how unfortunate he was.
His lovely wife was within reach, but he had to sleep with his younger brother-in-law.
Especially since his younger brother-in-law always kicked in his sleep, his little feet never stopped moving…
“Brother-in-law, if you keep pinching, my face will swell.”
“Alas, Qingheng, why did I agree to go to Xize Town in the first place! If I had known, we should have just continued on our way.”
“Brother-in-law, when you were collecting money at the Yamen in Xize Town, your eyes were almost disappearing with laughter. If you hadn’t gone to Xize Town, you wouldn’t have collected so much money.”
“Go away, go away, you’re just demotivating me. Don’t expect any good food from me in the future, I won’t give it to you.”
“Don’t! In that case, brother-in-law, I’ll curse Xia Tian with you! Curse her as harshly as you want, I guarantee it will make you happy and forget all your troubles.”
“…”
In the carriage, Gu Yu was arguing with his brother-in-law as usual. However, after Gu Yu brought up food as a threat, Gu Qingheng immediately changed his tune and flattered Gu Yu.
At this moment, Gu Qingheng put on a righteous look and suggested that they gang up on Xia Tian, which made Gu Yu amused, thinking how whimsical his brother-in-law was.
Although he was not entirely satisfied with Xia Tian, he wouldn’t bicker with a child.
“Come on! Once we reach the capital, it will probably be better… By the way, Qingheng, brother-in-law has an important mission for you! Keep an eye on Xia Tian now, and when she tries to cling to your sister, pull her aside.”
As he spoke, Gu Yu worried about what would happen if Xia Tian continued to cling to Gu Mengyao after they reached the capital…
This made Gu Yu extremely conflicted, but then, seeing Gu Qingheng rubbing his face, Gu Yu clapped his hands and thought of a solution!
The sound of his clapping startled Gu Qingheng.
Afterward, seeing the bright smile on Gu Yu’s face, Gu Qingheng’s eyes were full of confusion. Clearly, he couldn’t figure out why his brother-in-law, who was just depressed, was now as if nothing had happened.
Could it be that his brother-in-law had come to terms with it?
The mere thought was impossible! Especially since Xia Tian had been very fond of clinging to his sister during this time, which had angered his brother-in-law secretly several times, so it was impossible for him to have come to terms with it so easily.
However, after Gu Yu spoke, Gu Qingheng immediately twitched his mouth helplessly, thinking how jealous his brother-in-law was!
“If I complete the mission, what benefits will I get?”
“I’ll buy you books?”
“…”
Upon hearing Gu Yu’s words, Gu Qingheng did not directly refuse.
Instead, he smiled and rubbed his thumb and index finger together, wanting to ask about any other benefits.
Without benefits, he wouldn’t do it.
However, after Gu Yu mentioned buying books, Gu Qingheng was immediately speechless.
If that were the case, he would not only not help his brother-in-law, but he would also create more opportunities for Xia Tian and his sister to interact, so that his brother-in-law would continue to be jealous and angry.
“Alright, alright, I won’t tease you anymore. As long as you complete the mission, I’ll buy you whatever you want, and I’ll also give you a monthly salary of one hundred taels of silver!”
“What do I need silver for? There’s no place to spend money now! When I need to buy something, I can just ask brother-in-law for money, can’t I?”
“It’s different. You can save it up for your dowry! To marry a wife in the future!”
“…”
Finally, Gu Qingheng reluctantly agreed to the mission Gu Yu assigned him.
Of course, it wasn’t for the dowry.
It was so that his brother-in-law wouldn’t wander around him like a resentful woman every day.
Thinking this, Gu Qingheng negotiated the conditions with Gu Yu and changed the one hundred taels to five hundred taels.
Really, he wasn’t doing it for the dowry…
Afterward, because Gu Qingheng agreed to distract Xia Tian, Gu Yu’s mood improved significantly. Even though Xia Tian pestered Gu Mengyao cluelessly during the journey, Gu Yu no longer secretly got angry.
Because every time this happened, Gu Qingheng would come over and take Xia Tian to play elsewhere.
This allowed Gu Yu to comfortably spend time with his little wife without worrying about the lightbulbs appearing again… because the two lightbulbs had now merged into one.
Thus, after several days of travel, when Gu Yu and his party finally arrived at the capital, there were only two days left until the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Afterward, the three members of the Gu family naturally moved into the Gu Residence.
When Gu Qingheng went to see Gu Qing and Gongsun Feifei, because his mouth was so sweet and cloying, he received many good things. Later, they were packed into a box and entrusted to Gu Yu to hold onto for him.
Gu Yu’s space was the safest place!
Even if the Emperor’s national treasury was stolen, Gu Yu’s space would not be stolen.
…
“Report! 800 li emergency report!”
“Present it.”
In the Imperial Palace, when the eunuch presented a memorial to the Emperor, the Emperor was still wondering… why was there suddenly an urgent memorial, and it was from the border.
This gave the Emperor a premonition of misfortune. When he opened the memorial, his expression became increasingly gloomy, and finally, in anger, he threw the memorial to the ground.
“Damn it! Who the hell dared to intercept the visiting envoy from Luoluo Kingdom within Linfeng Kingdom!”
“Your Majesty, please calm down and take care of your person.”
After the Emperor roared in anger, the eunuchs and palace maids serving in the hall all lowered their heads, trembling, thinking that they must not be held accountable for the Emperor’s fury.
However, the old eunuch who had been serving the Emperor all along voluntarily spoke at this time, asking the Emperor to calm down to avoid harming his health.
Although he didn’t know what was written in the memorial, the old eunuch knew that the silence was about to be broken from what the Emperor had just said.
After suppressing his anger, the Emperor then sent people to summon Gongsun Jie and Gu Qing, saying that there was something to discuss.
This time, it was likely that the Mid-Autumn Festival wouldn’t be celebrated peacefully.
