Mountains and rivers are waiting for you to return

Chapter 190: Storybook Collection
Pei Nai understood.

This is how Gu Jinheng lived for ten years in the memories and past of the two.

She suddenly felt distressed again, walked to her dressing table, opened the cabinet door below, and froze there.

The layout of the cabinet is countless times cleaner than when she was young.

What kind of mood was Gu Jinheng in when he packed up and cleaned up these her belongings?
He kept everything in order and every item was put in its proper place.

Pei Nai saw the wooden box with a mechanism inside at a glance, took it out and shook it, and it was what she was looking for.

But at this moment she didn't dare to use the weapon to split the wooden box. The Worry-Relieving Pills were different from the pure tree slices. If she shot them, the Worry-Relieving Pills might break into pieces.

Ju Liancheng’s life is at stake.

She put the wooden box away, planning to deliver it to him at Ju's house later so that he could unlock the mechanism himself.

After finding the worry-relieving pill, Pei Nai closed the cabinet door and left Gu Jinheng's bedroom with Butler Li.

"Butler Li, can you help me find a wooden box to put my things in?" Pei Nai suddenly asked.

Butler Li was puzzled and wanted to know the purpose of the box so that he could assess its size. "What do you want to put in it?"

"Put my book there." Pei Naike had not forgotten that her notebook was still in Gu Jinheng's study.

After alerting the enemy last time, there is no guarantee that Gu Jinheng will not look through it when he comes back.

Housekeeper Li asked someone to get the box, and she strode to Gu Jinheng's study.

His study is very large, with no exterior walls on the north and south sides, and windows and doors that can be opened completely to facilitate ventilation.

Outside is the lake and forest view of the back garden, which is bright and comfortable.

Pei Nai often reads storybooks here because he likes the scenery here. Every time he finishes reading, he puts the book into the bookshelf next to him.

He has a huge collection of books, with dozens of rows of bookshelves.

Pei Nai couldn't figure out the rules for placement, so he just put things wherever there was an empty space.

Gu Jinheng never expressed his dissatisfaction to her.

This time Pei Nai came to look for his own book and asked Butler Li: "Where are my books now?"

"Your military books are all in the third row on the east side, together with my military books. As for the storybooks, they should have been in the same place and never moved." Butler Li recalled.

Pei Nai was puzzled, "Wouldn't you take it out to dry? Without changing its location?"

"The servants dry the books in rows and columns regularly, and put them back to their original places after drying. Because they are the master's books, we dare not move them at will." Butler Li explained.

Pei Nai could only scratch his head and search anxiously for the storybook he had placed in a mess among the books.

She looked through them row by row, picked out her script from the middle, flipped through the contents, and sighed softly, "Fortunately, Gu Jinheng didn't open it to read."

Because the content is full of love and romance, it is really disgusting to watch.

Almost every row of bookshelves has her randomly placed storybooks, some of which stand out among the serious ancient rare books and even seem a bit eye-catching.

She then slowly realized that the fact that Gu Jinheng didn't throw her book away was a sign of his feelings.
After all, how many people can tolerate this kind of behavior that causes trouble and changes their living habits?

She put the book she found into the box, and after more than half an hour, she finally looked through all the bookshelves.

"I hope nothing was missed." Pei Nai clasped his hands together and prayed.

Butler Li was waiting for her with a smile on his face.

"Shall we put this box of books in the warehouse for you?" Butler Li asked her.

Pei Nai nodded, "It would be best if it's a place where Gu Jinheng can't find it." "Understood." Butler Li smiled again and continued, "Lunch is ready, Madam, go and have your meal, leave this to us."

Pei Nai agreed and went to the dining hall.

After lunch, she said goodbye to Butler Li, taking the gift given to her by Gu Jinheng and the wooden box containing the worry-relieving pills.

This was something that Li Guanjia had not expected. He asked, "Are you not staying at home these days?"

"Let's not stay here tonight. I'm going back to the Tang Mansion. Two maids are still there." Pei Nai said.

After she left Duke Duan Ding's Mansion, she went to Ju's Mansion first.

Luo Yuanying and the others sent a message back in advance, and the Ju residence began to decorate the white silk and the mourning hall yesterday.

At this moment, there were many cries of women in the mansion, including Mrs. Ju's heart-wrenching cries and wails. She experienced the sad news of her husband's death over and over again.

Pei Nai handed the wooden box with the mechanism to Ju Liancheng, who was wearing mourning clothes, and then went to the mansion that Xiao Mingyi had previously bestowed on her.

Tang Mingzhi's father lives here, but he is on duty today and has not returned home yet.

The two maids, Qingzhu and Beiju, were very excited to see Pei Nai. Pei Nai got along well with them and asked about what had happened recently in the mansion.

Then he changed his clothes and practiced martial arts in the backyard.

The ointment that Gu Jinheng and his team prescribed for Pei Nai was very effective. She was still able to swing the gun smoothly and fluently a month later, but after a long time, she began to feel soreness inside her bones.

Whenever she felt unwell, she would remember Gu Jinheng's words, then stop to rest, and continue practicing shooting after her arm got better.

As it got darker, Tang's father finally returned home.

After he passed through the front hall, he saw Pei Nai, who was standing there in a daze, with mixed emotions in his eyes.

"General Pei, I thought you would return to Duke Duan Ding's Mansion." Tang's father said, and then prepared to kneel down to salute.

Pei Nai quickly helped him up and shook his head, "I came back to see you and have dinner with you. I'll stay here today."

"There's no need to do that. Lord Lin and the others have told me your true identity. Mingzhi was born with a weak and sickly body. We know that she had already died when the monk Zhongchuan arrived that day, so I don't blame you for this." Tang's father said in a depressed tone with dark eyes.

Pei Nai smiled at him and said, "But Mingzhi's body has accepted me very well. She is willing to accept me, which is a favor to me. I should take care of you for her."

Father Tang recalled something and muttered to himself, "Yes, Mingzhi has liked you since she was a child. She grew up listening to the stories of Madam Yingwu. You are her role model, but she is weak and has difficulty traveling, let alone practicing martial arts or working. When she was a child, I also restricted her a lot."

Tang's father is a stubborn and conservative person. In his early years, he wrote an article to criticize Pei Nai. Last time, he was impeached because of that article.

I guess Mingzhi was often scolded for fighting for her rights when she was a child.

He thought of something and looked Pei Nai up and down again, tears welling up in his eyes, "Mingzhi's body has never been so healthy and strong. It's obviously the same body, but because of your personality and martial arts habits, your temperament is completely different. Maybe I shouldn't have always trapped her in the mansion back then."

Pei Nai then discovered that Tang's father had aged a lot in the past two or three months, and even had white hair on his forehead.

She sighed softly, "The deceased is gone, please accept my condolences. If you don't mind, you can treat me as your goddaughter in the future, and I will show my respect to you on her behalf."

Tang's father burst into tears, "How can I be so worthy?"

Pei Nai patted his shoulder and waited for him to calm down.

Bei Ju's footsteps were heard from the side, and she called out, "Miss, Master, dinner is ready."

"Let's go, let's go eat." Pei Nai reminded Tang's father.

He wiped his tears and nodded, "Okay."

(End of this chapter)