Substitute Bride: The Gentle Husband of the Evil Girl is Crazy and Wild

As soon as the words came out, the air seemed to be still.

Luo Feng looked up at the expressionless man, then secretly lowered his head and swallowed back all the words that followed.

Outside the window, the night is cool.

Gu Fei turned his head and looked out the window for a long time. He asked in a deep voice, "Did my master send any letter?"

This is what Luo Feng is going to talk about next.

But he looked gloomy, so he didn't dare to say anything. He paused, organized his words, and replied carefully: "The old man sent someone to deliver a verbal order, saying that it would take at least a year and a half to research it out."

The King of Medicine probably guessed that the prince would be unhappy, so he conveyed it directly verbally.

I don't even write letters anymore.

Sure enough, after hearing this, Gu Fei's face became even gloomier.

He walked to the window, put one hand behind his back, raised his chin slightly, and looked at the starry sky. His lazy willow-leaf eyes were covered with a layer of darkness.

From an angle that Luo Feng couldn't see, he pressed his index finger hard on his thumb with such force that the nail turned white.

A year and a half.

I’m afraid the lady is nowhere to be found!

I don’t know what he was thinking about, he stood by the window all night.

Then a series of plans were formulated.

For unknown reasons, the people in the palace began to get busy. He appointed talented people to important posts. It took him nearly a year to get everything running normally.

Under the guidance of Mr. Han and him, Gu Lin's temperament began to change.

During this period, he wrote a letter to his junior fellow student, asking about the progress of his master. The answer he got was that it had changed from a year and a half to two to three years. At this rate, it would take forever to figure out the solution.

The military command was with him, the defense of each border was also properly arranged, and the secret guards in the palace were all his confidants.

After everything was arranged, he called Gu Lin to his side and gave him some instructions.

After listening, Gu Lin was not curious. He came to see Uncle Wang occasionally and heard him talking with others. They were talking about the aunt he had never met.

It would be more accurate to say that Gu Fei intended for him to hear it rather than that he overheard it accidentally.

It was unknown how long Uncle Wang would be gone. Gu Lin knew that he was still young and could not shock those people in the court.

He asked with some concern: "Uncle Wang, when will you come back?"

Gu Fei didn't know either, so in order to reassure the little guy, she whispered to him, "When I'm not around, Liu Yi must not slack off, and don't worry too much, someone will protect you."

"Uncle Wang, Lin'er understands."

There is more than one country in this land of mountains and rivers. During the years when Gu Chen was emperor, Lin'an Kingdom was on the decline.

Fortunately, the neighboring Anping State was also undergoing reforms and had no intention of continuing the war.

Let Lin'an take a breath.

Gu Fei knows very well that reform cannot be accomplished in one day. If Gu Lin wants to become an emperor who can intimidate others, he cannot live in the palace for a long time. If outstanding military generals appear in the future, his suspicion will make him do many wrong things.

He called Mr. Han and gave him some instructions.

In fact, all the ministers knew clearly who was qualified to sit on the throne of the emperor.

But every time I wanted to ask, Gu Fei would stop me.

After hearing the order, Han Lao asked what he wanted to ask in his heart: "Your Majesty, I still don't understand. You are decisive, brave and resourceful in killing. Why are you unwilling?"

Gu Fei raised her eyes and looked at him indifferently.

Over the past year, Gu Fei's face showed less and less expression, and even an old minister like Mr. Han could not see through him.

After a long silence, he walked to the tea table to make tea. When the tea was ready, he poured a cup and personally brought it to Mr. Han. As the bottom of the cup made a slight sound on the table, his low and steady voice rang out.

"Mr. Han, have you ever asked for anything in your life?"

Old Han lowered his head, and glanced at the misty porcelain cup with his wrinkled eyes.

After a moment of silence, the old man's voice was full of vicissitudes: "When I was young, I wanted fame, wealth and prosperity, and peace and prosperity for the country. When I am old, I want to assist the emperor in his career and hope that my children and grandchildren will always be by my side."

He had achieved fame, wealth and status, but his children and grandchildren were gone, and he was unable to return to the imperial city to see his wife for the last time because she was ill.

Even if father and son serve in the same court.

The son has never forgiven his father. Whatever he gains, he will lose inadvertently.

Old Han has lived to this age. He has let go of the court but cannot let go of the people. However, every time when it is late at night, he always thinks of his deceased wife from time to time.

I even wondered what would have happened if he had gone back that year.

Maybe there will be no regrets.

Looking at the loneliness in the old man's eyes, Gu Fei leaned against the table and picked up a book casually.

He whispered, "I used to want the same thing as you. I always thought that the more power I had, the more I could hold in my hands. This exile has made me understand some things."

Old Han was puzzled. He asked, "What did the prince understand?"

Gu Fei raised her thin lips to reveal a faint smile: "The simpler it is, the harder it is to hold on to. People who seem small and simple are people like me who will never meet in our lifetime."

"Why do you underestimate yourself, my Lord?"

Gu Fei is not belittling himself. He understands that birds of a feather flock together.

He understood deeply that if he wanted to sit on the throne, it would be impossible for him to have only one person in his harem even if he wanted to.

He wanted family affection in the first half of his life, but he didn't get it. In the second half of his life, he just wanted Li Xiaoyu to be by his side, and he would have her even if he had to use all means.

To do this, he is willing to give up something.

Even if those things were what he wanted before.

What's more, being a regent for more than ten years is no worse than being an emperor, and he has even considered his way out.

He curled his lips and smiled, but said nothing.

One day a few months later.

Li Xiaoyu went to the city to buy flour and other materials. He passed by the yamen and chatted with the yamen runners. The county magistrate just came out.

As soon as he saw it was her, he immediately smiled and greeted her: "Xiao Yu, sit down for a while if you're not in a hurry."

Over the past year, she had worked with the county magistrate to solve several cases, and their tacit understanding had skyrocketed. Seeing how the county magistrate was dressed, it was obvious that he was going out.

She asked hesitantly, "You look like you're going out, won't I delay your time?"

The county magistrate raised his hand and made a gesture of invitation, then shook his head and said, "No, if you don't come to me, I will come to you to discuss something with you."

He blinked and walked in with confusion.

As soon as she sat down on the chair, she asked, "Mr. County Magistrate, what's the matter?"

"We've known each other for such a long time, so you and I don't have to be polite. You don't have to call me Sir in private, just call me Han Zhi."

The county magistrate's name was Jing Hanzhi.

It is not the "jing" which means respect, but it is homophonic with the word "gou" which means wolfberry.

Li Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment. She had been calling him "County Magistrate" for more than a year, so it was a bit awkward for her to call him by his name suddenly.

He cleared his throat and asked, "Let's get down to business."

Jing Hanzhi didn't say anything else and started talking to her about business.

"There is a group of bandits on Eshan Mountain." Li Xiaoyu knew about this. The previous batch of bandits and their leaders had all been captured. Just as he was thinking about it, Jing Hanzhi said, "Recently, another bandit leader has come to the mountain. I heard that the rebellion in Lin'an failed, so he came here after many twists and turns."

"A few days ago, we arrested a bandit, and the master has written down his description of his appearance."

Then he went to the desk, took out a piece of paper and handed it to Li Xiaoyu.

"Go back and draw the man's appearance as soon as possible so that we can sneak up the mountain and capture him."