My older brother is Gao Huan.

Chapter 181 Am I not beautiful?

It is already springtime.

The sky was cloudless, the sun shone warmly on my skin, and the spring breeze was delightful.

The Xiurongchuan Grassland is fertile, a lush green expanse as far as the eye can see, with herdsmen grazing their sheep in the distance.

Gao Yu and Erzhu Yuechan led their horses and strolled across the grassland.

Although they were alone together, the girl showed no shyness and looked at them openly and honestly, rather than secretly.

"Why are you staring at me?"

"My uncle is so handsome, isn't it natural for me, as a woman, to like looking at him?"

Gao Yu stared wide-eyed, speechless for a moment. What she said made perfect sense, and he had no way to refute it.

Instead, Erzhu Yuechan took the initiative to step forward, pouting and muttering in dissatisfaction, "Or is it... that Uncle only wants to show this to women in Luoyang? Does he look down on me?"

"So I won't watch it just because I don't like it?"

"Even if my uncle dislikes it, I still want to watch it."

"That's right, your eyes are on your face, what am I going to do, gouge them out of you?"

"Hey."

The girl gave a sweet smile, then lowered her head shyly, looking at him as she asked softly, "Is Uncle angry with me?"

Gao Yu didn't reply, but just led the horse forward on his own. Erzhu Yuechan bit her lower lip and quickly caught up, blocking Gao Yu's way. She stretched out her hand, her small hand white and tender, as translucent as ivory under the sunlight.

"What are you doing?"

"A-Yue and A-Hui both received gifts, what about me?"

Gao Yu pretended to be clueless and explained, "They are my juniors. I should prepare some gifts for them when I return from my trip."

"Then, elder sister..."

“My elder sister is my senior.”

"But I am too..."

Erzhu Yuechan stopped abruptly without saying a word, turned her head away sullenly, and pouted her lips.

She would never admit that she was Gao Yu's junior.

She's someone who wants to be on the same level as Gao Yu!
After all, she was just a young woman; how could she possibly outsmart Gao Yu?

Gao Yu stepped forward, faintly smelling the girl's fragrance. He leaned closer and chuckled, "Are you angry?"

Erzhu Yuechan did not move, but instead let out a soft hum and turned her head to look at the other side.

Gao Yu then magically produced a sparkling jewel from his waist, placed it in his palm, and presented it to Erzhu Yuechan. "Yuechan is angry, so she probably doesn't want this jewel. I'll give it to someone else."

Erzhu Yuechan quickly snatched the jewelry from his hand and gripped it tightly, saying, "Who said I didn't want it!"

Looking up, she found Gao Yu staring at her with a mischievous grin. Only then did she realize that Gao Yu had tricked her. Angrily, she stomped on Gao Yu's foot, but still complained, "Uncle is bullying me!"

They walked a little further ahead.

Erzhu Yuechan took the initiative to ask, "Uncle, do you know that Ying'e is now the Empress?"

"Of course I know. Are you envious? It's a position that so many women yearn for but can't attain."

"What's there to envy?"

Erzhu Yuechan rolled her eyes. "Ying'e's letter to me clearly stated that there were people watching her everywhere in the palace, and she had no freedom at all. The emperor was not the one she loved; it was her uncle Tianbao who forcibly sent her to the palace."

After a while, she whispered again, "Uncle, will I end up like Ying'e, marrying a stranger for the sake of Erzhu?"

Even though the daughters of grassland tribal chiefs and the daughters of Han Chinese aristocratic families came from different paths, they ultimately ended up in the same situation.

Their ultimate fate was to use marriage as a political resource for their families.

"maybe."

Gao Yu didn't know how to respond to that.

Erzhu Yuechan didn't continue the topic. Instead, she suggested in a rather unconventional way, "Everyone in the clan says that Uncle's horsemanship is superb. I wonder if he dares to have a contest with me?"

"Why wouldn't I dare? It's just that I won against you using the horse you gave me. Isn't that a bit too much?"

"Hmph, the competition hasn't even started yet, it's too early to say who will win!"

With that, Erzhu Yuechan skillfully mounted her horse. Sitting upright, she possessed the unique heroic spirit of a woman from the grasslands. She proudly raised her chin and said, "Uncle, don't underestimate me!"

Gao Yu turned around and was about to mount his horse.

See this.

Erzhu Yuechan suddenly yanked on the reins, squeezed her legs together, and slammed her heels against the horse's belly.

The horse, startled by the pain, suddenly reared up on its front hooves.

"uncle!!"

Erzhu Yuechan looked panicked and pale. She naturally loosened her grip on the reins, letting the horse throw her off its back.

Seeing this, Gao Yu didn't have time to think. He immediately took a step forward and pounced, grabbing Erzhu Yuechan and flipping her in the air, using himself as a cushion to fall heavily to the ground.

With a soft, fragrant body in his arms, Gao Yu had no time for such thoughts. Instead, he hurriedly lowered his head and asked, "Are you alright?"

Looking down, he realized that Erzhu Yuechan's watery eyes were staring straight at him, her reflection filling her eyes.

Seeing that Gao Yu seemed to have noticed something, Erzhu Yuechan frowned, a look of pain on her face, and let out a muffled groan. "What's wrong?"

"I think I twisted my ankle."

"How could I be so careless? I don't know anything about medicine. I should go back and find a healer to take a look."

Gao Yu naturally picked her up in a princess carry. Feeling Gao Yu's broad and strong chest, which gave her a strong sense of security, Erzhu Yuechan's pretty face turned red and hot, but she still pressed her face tightly against his and naturally wrapped her arms around Gao Yu's neck, revealing a smug look on her face after her wicked plan had succeeded.

He pretended to be enduring the pain as he spoke, "Uncle, thank you for your trouble."

Gao Yu mounted his horse, and Erzhu Yuechan naturally leaned back against him, her eyes slightly closed and the corners of her mouth turned up.

The two quickly returned to the fortified village.

Gao Yu originally wanted to avoid suspicion, but when he saw Erzhu Yuechan's tightly furrowed brows, as if she was in great pain, he couldn't care less about that.

He simply picked her up and carried her inside.

The servants and maids were all stunned when they saw this, but they all lowered their heads.

Someone rushed to the inner courtyard to report the news to Erzhu Zhao.

"what!"

Erzhu Zhao stood up in surprise, "You carried him in?"

For a moment, I couldn't help but feel a mix of emotions.

Even though she had always wanted to establish a 'father-in-law and son-in-law' relationship with Gao Yu, she couldn't help but feel unhappy when her daughter actually reached that point.

"You can't stay in college if you're a female."

He could only sigh like this, but his wife tugged at his arm and suggested, "Why don't you let Gao Lang dine at the manor..."

"That's fine."

Erzhu Zhao waved his hand, instructing his servants to prepare, while he went out, leaving Gao Yu behind.

Gao Yu felt that Erzhu Zhao was angry, as if he was sulking with him, and he drank heavily.

So he decided to stay overnight at Erzhu Zhao's place.

He went into the room and sat down on the bed when a head popped out from under the covers, startling him.

Upon closer inspection, isn't this Erzhu Yuechan?

"you……"

Erzhu Yuechan hugged him tightly from behind, pressing herself close to him, and whispered, "Erlang..."

"What did you call me?"

"Erlang..."

Erzhu Yuechan remained unchanged, instead saying softly, "Why is Erlang so resistant? Am I not beautiful?"

"Yuechan is naturally a beautiful woman."

Upon receiving Gao Yu's affirmative reply, Erzhu Yuechan was secretly delighted and then openly expressed her feelings.

"I don't want to be like Ying'e, forced into a marriage with a stranger. I love Erlang, and I want to marry Erlang!"

Are women from the grasslands really that warm and proactive?

Erzhu Yuechan's behavior reminded Gao Yu of his sister-in-law.

Lou Zhaojun was just as proactive towards Gao Huan back then.

Gao Yu sighed. Actually, there was no reason to refuse. Both Erzhu Rong and Erzhu Zhao wanted to marry Erzhu Yuechan to him. If he repeatedly objected, it would only arouse suspicion.

He turned to look at Erzhu Yuechan and placed his hands on her shoulders.

“I know how you feel, but... since you're not married yet, it's not appropriate for you to do something like this.”

Erzhu Yuechan immediately looked at him with teary eyes, pleading, "Does Erlang still think I'm not beautiful?"

Damn it...

So you're not only going to do it tonight, are you?
Gao Yu could only explain, "Some things have to be left until the wedding night, but if you're really willing... come, I'll teach you."

"Yes, yes, be careful not to bump into anything."

Looking at Erzhu Yuechan's bewildered and shy expression.

Gao Yu couldn't hold back any longer either.

Beast!
Since they're already beasts, let's go all the way.

"Yuechan...how should you call me?"

"Erlang."

"No no no no……"

Gao Yu shook his head and told her in a righteous and serious manner.

“At this point, you should call me uncle.”

"uncle?"

hiss……

(End of this chapter)