Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

Shen Nankui's cheeks turned slightly red, but she did not struggle and let him hold her hand.

"My husband, you have worked hard studying at night, and it is only right that I wait for you."

Gu Yichuan smiled gently, and under the dim candlelight, his already delicate facial features looked even more gorgeous.

Shen Nankui couldn't help but stare in amazement.

With her husband being so handsome, it was no wonder that Shen Pingwan would marry him without complaint in her previous life, and no wonder that Song Dong'er would be so infatuated with him.

Even I myself feel that this face is really pleasing to the eye and it would be best if I could see it every day.

She was thinking this in her heart, but Gu Yichuan was also looking at her with a smile.

After a moment, he picked up a strand of her hair and said, "My lady is so beautiful that I feel pity for her. It is my blessing to marry you."

From childhood to adulthood, Shen Nankui has heard many such compliments.

After all, if she wasn't good-looking, she wouldn't have been chosen by the Marquis' Mansion to be the Crown Prince's wife. They even wanted her to use her beauty to change the Crown Prince Qi's personality.

But this was the first time she heard praise from her husband, and she couldn't help feeling shy and happy, and her face suddenly turned as red as rouge.

The candlelight is dim, and my lovely wife is by my side.

Gu Yichuan's eyes darkened, he could no longer suppress his emotions, he stood up and blew out the candle.

"My lady worked hard yesterday, let's go to bed early tonight."

Before Shen Nankui had adjusted to the sudden darkness before her eyes, she was pulled into a strong embrace. Then, the man's soft lips covered hers, cautiously at first, but then more boldly, kissing her until she couldn't breathe.

The two people's breaths intertwined, and they were hot and moist. Shen Nankui felt as if all his bones and muscles had been pulled out. His whole body was limp and he let him do whatever he wanted.

The bed curtains were drawn, the clothes were taken off, and the west room was filled with spring.

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The next morning, Shen Nankui was still asleep when she suddenly noticed a noise beside her. She opened her eyes hazily and saw that it was Gu Yichuan who got up, so she also propped herself up to get up.

Gu Yichuan held her down and said, "It's still early. You can sleep for a while. I'll go buy you breakfast."

Shen Nankui lay down and shook her head, "My husband, you don't have to treat me so well. My family doesn't have enough money. I can eat mixed flour buns with everyone else."

Gu Yichuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, what my sister-in-law said yesterday was a bit exaggerated. Our family is not yet at the point where we can't even afford to eat."

Seeing that she was still hesitant, he added, "I'm not just buying it for you, but for the whole family."

Seeing how considerate he was, Shen Nankui also laughed.

"My husband, I will come up with a way to make money soon so that you won't be embarrassed between me and everyone else."

"With such a virtuous wife, what more could a husband ask for?" Gu Yichuan held her hand.

Last night, the two of them had become husband and wife, and their relationship naturally became closer. Shen Nankui was full of shyness and sweetness, "My husband protects me and respects me, and has never wronged me. Naturally, I have to think about this family."

The two held hands and looked affectionate for a long time before Gu Yichuan left.

At breakfast.

When everyone saw what Gu Yichuan bought, they had different expressions on their faces.

Mother Gu was the first one to have a bad face. Her eyes were like knives, hitting Shen Nankui hard.

"Humph, if you keep eating like this, will other people survive in the future?"

Song Dong'er looked sour, "That's right, Brother Chuan understands Second Cousin's wife, but Second Cousin's wife can't be so arrogant. The family has become tight because of you, and now you're squandering money on food and drink every day. You're really bad at managing the household."

Gu Qingrong worked as an accountant in a restaurant in Cang County. He had always had a good diet and had never lacked anything, so he did not think there was anything wrong with having a heavier breakfast and therefore did not say anything.

Liang, however, also had a bad look on her face, and said sarcastically, "Second sister-in-law, originally, you taught my son Yuan to read, and I should thank you, but the eldest wife paid a lot of money in the betrothal gifts, which can be considered as offset. Second sister-in-law comes from a wealthy family, and she is a noble. I have no objection to your eating like this, but I don't know how many days we can eat like this?"

This is to urge her to make money.

Shen Nankui put down his chopsticks and said with a smile, "Don't worry, everyone. I heard that a silk handkerchief with good embroidery can be sold for one or two taels of silver in the market. I will start working on it today when I have some free time. I can embroider one in three days. If I keep doing this, I will definitely be able to make a living."

Everyone did the math in their minds and realized that if she really did the embroidery work at this pace, she could earn ten taels of silver a month.

This is twice as much as the salary Gu Qingrong earned as an accountant in a restaurant in the county town!

No one said anything at that moment.

Gu Yichuan felt pity for her and put a steamed dumpling in Shen Nankui's bowl. "Embroidery is hard on the eyes, so don't tire yourself out, ma'am."

"Yeah." Shen Nankui nodded with a smile.

No one else thought anything of the two of them being like this, except Song Dong'er, who almost wanted to break her palms, and looked at Shen Nankui with even more resentment.

After breakfast, everyone went about their own business.

After Gu Qingrong took leave to come back and take care of his brother's wedding, it was time for him to go back to the restaurant to work. It was early summer and there was a lot of work to do in the fields. After dinner, Liang went to the fields with Song Dong'er. Gu's mother only fed the chickens and ducks and did some odd jobs at home.

Gu Yichuan was still studying in the room. Shen Nankui recalled that he was sweating all over when he came back from town in the morning, so he fetched a basin of water and went to the study.

Shen Nankui washed and wrung the towel dry, and seeing that he was concentrating on writing, he stood aside and waited.

After a while, Gu Yichuan put down his pen and noticed someone not far away.

"Why don't you sit down, ma'am?"

Shen Nankui stepped forward and handed him a handkerchief, "It's hot, my husband, please wipe the sweat off your face."

Gu Yichuan took the handkerchief, but did not take any further action. He just stared at Shen Nankui blankly.

Seeing his reaction, Shen Nankui was a little stunned, and subconsciously wondered if he had done something wrong?

But she is so filial to her parents at home, and she also served her parents-in-law in the same way in the Marquis' Mansion in her previous life. She should be considerate and thoughtful to her husband, so there seems to be no problem, right?

Just as she was thinking about it, Gu Yichuan suddenly stood up, pulled her to sit on the chair, and wiped the sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief.

"Before you married me, my lady, you had servants serving you at home, right?"

There seemed to be an apology in his eyes. "I have been doing these things by myself since I was a child. There is really no need to trouble you. So now, you just need to take care of yourself and don't have to work hard for me. When I become successful in the future, I will definitely choose someone else to serve you."

Shen Nankui didn't expect him to say that. While she was stunned, a hint of sweetness also arose in her heart.

I am truly lucky to have such a good man in this life.

It seems that living her life again is indeed God's compensation to her.

After Gu Yichuan wiped her face, he wiped himself with the handkerchief. Although it was a bit ungentlemanly, Shen Nankui was happy to see that he was not avoiding her like she was.

Gu Yichuan put the handkerchief back into the basin and said, "My wife, I know you want to prepare books, writing brushes, inkstones and paper for the two children. You can use whatever you want in this room. I have something to do today and I have to go out for a while. I guess I won't be back until the evening."

Shen Nankui nodded and said, "Okay, go ahead, my husband. I'm at home."

Gu Yichuan didn't delay any longer. He put the article he had just written into his arms and hurried out.

After he left, Shen Nankui saw that the desk was a little messy, so he went forward to tidy it up.

There were some scattered papers on the table, on which were articles written by Gu Yichuan. Shen Nankui couldn't help but pick them up and take a look. Although they looked like scraps, the handwriting was free and the words and sentences were exquisite.

Shen Nankui couldn't bear to throw them away, so he put them away neatly and picked up a book to put these things in.

As the book was opened, a folded portrait rolled out from it.

Shen Nankui vaguely saw that the person in the painting was a woman. Out of curiosity, she opened it and took a look. After seeing the original appearance of the portrait, her face changed drastically and she stood there in a daze.

The person in the painting was none other than Shen Pingwan, someone she was very familiar with.

But why is it her?

Shen Nankui's feet seemed to be nailed to the ground, and his heart grew colder and colder.