Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

Gu Yichuan had already turned around and tried to coax the child.

The child looked to be only six or seven years old, about the same age as Ayuan and Aqiao. At the moment, he was crying and looked extremely pitiful.

Gu Yichuan picked up the silver on the ground, stuffed it into the child's hand, and said gently: "Don't be afraid, it's okay."

Although the child was young, he knew that it was Gu Yichuan who helped him, and sobbed as he thanked him.

"…Thank you, big brother!"

Gu Yichuan touched his head and said, "Go home quickly."

The child nodded, glanced in the direction of the carriage with some fear, and then hurried home.

After watching him leave, Gu Yichuan bowed to Princess Yongjia.

"Your Highness is very sensible and reasonable. I am sorry for disturbing you today. I will take my leave now."

After that, he turned and left.

The maidservant beside Princess Yongjia looked indignant, "What's wrong with this guy? He dared to ignore the princess' question?"

Seeing him leave like this, Princess Yongjia was a little stunned and wanted to chase after him.

But he was stopped by another maid.

"Princess, where are you going?"

Princess Yongjia came back to her senses and said, "Qiao Yue, don't you think this guy is a little interesting?"

Seeing her absent-minded appearance, the maid named Qiao Yue was frightened and asked in a low voice, "Princess, could it be that you... like him?"

The maid who had spoken earlier widened her eyes in disbelief when she heard this.

"What! But he is just a poor scholar, how can he be worthy of the princess?"

Princess Yongjia sighed sadly, "Yes, he is just a poor scholar, there is a world of difference between us, that's all..."

She forcibly removed the shadow of Gu Yichuan from her mind, turned around and ordered: "Qingxu, Qiaoyue, get in the car."

Hearing this, Qiao Yue breathed a sigh of relief and quickly helped her into the car.

Qingxu spat in the direction where Gu Yichuan left, "Bah, such an unreasonable person is not worthy of our princess's attention!"

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Gu Yichuan was halfway there when he met Shen Nankui on the road. He knew that she was looking for him, so he quickly walked towards her.

"Nan Kui, sorry to have kept you waiting."

Shen Nankui looked worried, "Did something happen?"

Gu Yichuan briefly explained what had just happened, and Shen Nankui finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"I guessed something must have happened. As soon as the driver came back, I came to find you. I hope you are okay."

Gu Yichuan took her hand and said, "I'm sorry for making you worry."

Shen Nankui smiled and shook his head, "It's getting late, let's get out of the city quickly."

As the two walked on the road, Shen Nankui seemed to have some thoughts flashing through her mind, but she didn't catch them.

She shook her head without thinking too much.

Ever since she returned to the Shen family, she has been thinking a lot. Maybe she is thinking too much.

After leaving the capital, the carriage headed all the way to Cang County.

Towards the afternoon, several people took a rest on the way. The driver took the horses to feed them with water, and Shen Nankui and Gu Yichuan also came to rest under a big tree.

The two men ate some dry food, and seeing that the driver was still busy, they were not in a hurry to leave.

Shen Nankui simply took a rectangular wooden box from the car. When he opened the box, there was a simple flute inside. The flute body was made of purple bamboo without any pattern on it, only a small green tassel tied at the head.

Shen Nankui stroked the piccolo, with a look of nostalgia in his eyes.

She sighed and said, "This was my favorite thing when I was a child. When I was young, besides studying, I loved playing the flute. My father and mother were not good at music and could not teach me. My cousin taught me how to play the flute. My cousin is proficient in musical instruments and we often played together. But before I came of age, my cousin got married. Not long after, Shen Pingwan came back, and I never touched this flute again."

Even though she no longer played it and only took it out to wipe it occasionally, Shen Pingwan knew that this piccolo was her favorite and secretly hid it for her.

In her previous life, Shen Nankui searched for it many times but couldn't find it. The subsequent flutes she bought did not give her the same feeling as this piccolo.

Yesterday, when she was packing up her old things in the house, she accidentally found this wooden box on the top of the cabinet, and then she found the piccolo. Before leaving, she took it out.

Gu Yichuan raised his eyebrows and smiled, "I wonder if your husband would be so lucky as to listen to a piece of music played by you?"

Shen Nankui's eyes froze for a moment, then he shook his head.

"I haven't played for a long time. I'm afraid I'm not very good at it."

Including her previous life, she hadn't touched the flute for more than ten years.

Gu Yichuan took the piccolo, wiped it clean with a handkerchief, and handed it back to Shen Nankui with both hands, saying encouragingly: "How do you know if you don't try it?"

Shen Nankui stroked the green tassel on the flute with her fingertips - when she was young, she knew she wanted to learn to play the flute. The flute was given to her by Shen's father, and this tassel was made for her by He herself.

When she was young, she was truly loved and spoiled by her parents.

It was precisely because of this affection that no matter how harshly and harshly Shen's father and He treated her later, she never truly hated them.

Shen Nankui turned his head and looked in the direction of the capital, tears flashing in his eyes.

After a moment, she put the piccolo to her lips, and gentle music came out.

At the beginning, the sound of the flute was a little stagnant and sounded a little awkward, but as it was played, the sound became more and more skillful and melodious. The clear and gentle sound echoed between heaven and earth, making passers-by stop and listen.

Gu Yichuang was so excited that he picked up a branch and started to play music by hitting the stones with it.

Although it is just a simple beat, the fusion of the two unexpectedly adds a touch of heaviness to the soft music.

In the bright sky and earth, with the sound of the wind and the melodious sound of the flute, my mood becomes more open.

After the song was over, Shen Nankui put away the piccolo, looked up and asked with a smile: "How is it? Is it still pleasant to the ear?"

Gu Yichuan looked at her brows which relaxed due to her smile, his eyes also filled with tenderness.

"The lingering sound is pleasing to the ears and heart."

Shen Nankui's cheeks were full of smiles. She coughed lightly and said, "Mr. Gu's praise is too high. I am ashamed to accept it!"

She saw the driver had already harnessed the carriage, so she stood up and said, "It's time to set off. Let's go."

The two returned to the car and continued on their journey.

The return trip was not as hurried as the trip there, and they walked slowly all the way. It was not until the afternoon of the 18th that they arrived at Gu's house.

Not long after he got home, the head of the village suddenly came to the door in a hurry and called Gu Yichuang away.

Shen Nankui was sorting out the things she brought from the capital. Apart from her piccolo, the only things she took away from the Shen family were some dry food prepared by He for them. The rest were gifts she bought for everyone in the capital with her remaining money.

After all, she went back to her parents' home. Even if the Shen family didn't prepare anything for her, it would not be good for her to come back empty-handed.

Shen Nankui first distributed the snacks from Lanfangzhai to the two children, then called Liang and gave her a lotus-shaped women's hair crown. This was the most fashionable style in the capital at the time. The hair crown was in the shape of a lotus and was placed on the top of the head, as if holding a lifelike lotus.

It was the first time Liang had seen this kind of thing. She was both happy and curious, and couldn't wait to try it.

The west room was bustling with activity, and Gu's mother could no longer sit still, so she brought Song Dong'er over.