Let's walk together for the rest of our lives. If the host says to leave, she will leave.

Gu Ling silently turned sideways, and Shen Nian'an walked to her side with a hemp cloth, gathered her long hair that was scattered behind her back in his hands, and then wiped it carefully with the dry hemp cloth in his hand.

Shen Nian'an had obviously never done this before. His movements were clumsy, and his strength was sometimes light and sometimes heavy. Occasionally, he would pull out a few strands of Gu Ling's hair.

Every time this happened, he would stop and look at Gu Ling with a guilty conscience. Only when he saw that Gu Ling didn't react would he breathe a sigh of relief and continue.

I don’t know how long it took for Gu Ling’s hair to be dried, but Shen Nian’an was too tired to lift his hands.

Bai Ji happened to come in and inform the two to go to dinner. Gu Ling stood up and said to Shen Nian'an, "Thank you. You can take a rest for a while before going to the front hall."

Seeing Gu Ling walking towards the inner room, Shen Nian'an asked, "What are you going to do?"

"Tie your hair and change your clothes."

After Gu Ling finished speaking, he went to the inner room. Shen Nian'an curled his lips. Gu Ling was really cold.

Next time he won't do such thankless work.

In the inner room, Gu Ling sat in front of the bronze mirror and tied her hair. She touched her smooth long hair and thought of the few strands of hair that were torn off by Shen Nian'an. She whispered, "Clumsy... young master."

The last three words were vague, light and slow, as if they had rolled between the lips and teeth thousands of times before being pronounced.

……

After lunch, Gu Ling sent Shen Nian'an back home. The general's carriage slowly stopped in front of them, but the coachman looked a little unfamiliar.

Seeing that Gu Lingduo looked at the driver a few more times, Bai Ji explained, "The original driver went to the stable to get the horses, but somehow he offended Xiao Hei and was kicked by Xiao Hei. Now he is sick and at home."

Xiaohei?

Hearing this name, Shen Nian'an immediately became alert. He did not forget that Gu Ling once called his Yuanbai Xiaohei.

He had just seen Yuan Bai when he went out today. How come Yuan Bai suddenly came to the general's mansion?

As soon as Gu Ling saw Shen Nian'an's expression, he knew what he was thinking and explained, "I got a horse a few days ago, named Xiao Hei."

"Do you mind taking me to see it?"

Shen Nian'an became interested in the horse named "Xiao Hei" and postponed his return home, following Gu Ling to the stable.

Xiao Hei is truly a little black, with shiny and smooth fur, a short and flat back, and bright eyes. Although different from Yuanbai, it can be seen that he is a good horse that is not inferior to Yuanbai.

But Xiao Hei's temper is much more irritable than Yuan Bai's. He gets angry if he disagrees with something. He is only obedient when he is with Gu Ling.

When Gu Ling walked forward, Xiao Hei immediately rubbed Gu Ling's hand affectionately. On the other hand, Shen Nian'an snorted loudly at him, looking like he really... deserved a beating.

Shen Nian'an originally had a good impression of this horse, but after Xiao Hei's rude snort, Shen Nian'an's favorability towards it dropped rapidly.

Hey, you still look down on him? Shouldn't we teach this horse a lesson?

Shen Nian'an carefully moved his steps towards Gu Ling, worried that Xiao Hei would suddenly jump up and hit him, but he still showed a provocative expression towards Xiao Hei on his face.

Gu Ling found it funny. Why was he competing with a horse?

Shen Nian'an grabbed Gu Ling's sleeve and shook it gently, staring at Xiao Hei without blinking, and lowered his voice in a soft tone: "Sister Gu~ I want to ride a horse."

It doesn’t matter whether I ride a horse or not, I just want to ride Xiao Hei.

Xiao Hei seemed to understand. He suddenly neighed and raised his front hooves high. His shiny black fur shone in the sun and he looked majestic like a general.

Shen Nian had taken care of Yuan Bai before, so he knew that Xiao Hei's behavior was just to scare people, so he looked at it steadily without dodging, with undisguised admiration in his eyes.

Gu Ling was prepared for Shen Nian'an to panic, but he didn't know whether Shen Nian'an was fearless or just too courageous, and he didn't dodge or evade, and was not afraid at all.

Moreover, she had never seen such an expression of admiration before.

Tsk.

Little Black Guan knows how to show off.

After Xiao Hei stood firm, Gu Ling patted Xiao Hei gently: "Stop making trouble."

Xiao Hei turned his head to rub Gu Ling's face. Gu Ling didn't want to mess up his freshly combed hair, so he stretched out his hand to block it, and his sleeve naturally slipped from Shen Nian'an's hand.

Shen Nian’an: “…” I always feel left out.

He was a little depressed. The good impression he had just developed towards Xiao Hei suddenly turned into dissatisfaction. He regretted that he had to come to see Xiao Hei.

What are you looking at Xiao Hei? He is so black and has a bad temper. You might as well go home and look at Yuan Bai.

He deliberately ignored the strangeness in his heart and just thought that he was unhappy about being ignored.

Gu Ling led Xiao Hei out of the stable, pointed his toes, and used his waist to easily jump onto the horse.

Seeing Shen Nian'an still standing in the stable, she stretched out her hand in Shen Nian'an's direction: "Why don't you come over? Didn't you say you wanted to ride a horse?"

The two impactful colors of red and black give people an extremely strong visual effect. The girl in red sits on a tall horse, slightly bending over and reaching out to him.

The scorching sun was blocked by Gu Ling's figure, her face was completely hidden in the shadows, and behind her was a bright light, making her whole body shine.

That person looked inviolable, always proud, willful, and out of reach.

Shen Nian'an walked forward in a daze. He stretched out his hand, and the moment their hands touched, he was still a little dazed.

He touched her.

Gu Ling exerted a little force and Shen Nian'an came into her arms. She clamped her legs around the horse's belly and shouted "Go" loudly, and the horse started moving.

The breeze blows on my face, and the slightly scorching sun falls on my body, but it is not as hot as the scorching temperature behind me.

The close contact allowed Shen Nian'an to feel the slight rise and fall of the person's chest with each breathing, as well as the steady and strong heartbeat.

In contrast, his own heartbeat was getting faster and faster, which was annoying because he couldn't stop it -

The beating of the heart.

The two of them riding together was really conspicuous, so Gu Ling found a veil for Shen Nian'an to wear, but it basically had no concealing effect except that his face could not be seen.

After all, Gu Ling's red dress was really eye-catching, and the identities of the two were naturally obvious.

but--

Gu Ling looked at the stiff body of the young man in his arms and quietly exerted force with his feet. Xiao Hei suddenly shook with a huge amplitude. Gu Ling put his chin on the young man's shoulder with a smile on his face.

The future young husband must always be taken out to be seen by others, so that outsiders know that this young man has a partner and cannot be touched.

Especially since Shen Nian'an is still thinking about breaking off the engagement. If he runs away in the future, someone might see him and send him back.

Little Nian'an is a troublesome child and needs to be kept under closer watch.

"Emmm, don't you dislike this one?" This is the question from the system.

Gu Ling said seriously: "Women are superior, so it's understandable that boys are a little weak."

System hehe.

Gu Ling smiled but said nothing. She was not blind. The two of them met often during this period. Shen Nian'an was not good at pretending. How could she not see Shen Nian'an's true nature?

It looks weak, but it will still hit you with its claws if you make it angry. It's quite fierce.