After the divorce, the reborn emperor seduced me into his arms

Thinking of Qingzhuyuan, Yan Qing couldn't help blushing.

That was her first time being intimate with a man...

She is still not sure whether Gu Huaizhou remembers what happened that night.

So, on weekdays, she would try to avoid Gu Huaizhou if possible, and just help him with important matters in the hope that he would be grateful. But she didn't expect that he would be injured for her today...

Now he was even more afraid of damaging her reputation and had to walk back home injured.

He cared so much about her, but she deliberately ignored him...

Yan Qing felt extremely guilty.

"cousin……"

Today, Gu Huaizhou first helped her, then was bullied by Lu Wenhuan in order to protect the bookstore, and finally was injured because of her. It is reasonable for her to express her gratitude.

Moreover, whether in his past life or this life, Gu Huaizhou had never done anything to let her and the Ye family down. He had even always been polite to her and her mother.

She shouldn't deliberately distance herself from him just because of the stereotypes from her previous life.

Yan Qing looked at the man's handsome face and thanked him sincerely: "Thank you for today."

Gu Huaizhou raised his eyes and looked at her.

He swallowed the words "how to thank you" and said gently, "You're welcome, cousin."

Yan Qing then asked, "Cousin, are you preparing for next year's Spring Examination?"

Gu Huaizhou nodded: "Exactly."

Yan Qing thought that in his previous life, Gu Huaizhou had indeed participated in the Spring Examination and won the first place.

Although she was granted the title of Duke of Dongyuan at that time, she still sent someone a congratulatory gift.

Later, it was heard that the newly crowned number one scholar had become a favorite of the emperor, and both Prince Jing and Prince Qi vied to win him over.

But she was so dejected that she had no time to care about others.

If Qingluan and Luzhi hadn't often talked about things outside to make her happy, she would know nothing even if she was reborn.

Yan Qing said with a pleasant expression, "If you need anything, please tell me and I will ask Qingluan to prepare it so that it won't delay your studies."

Gu Huaizhou said: "Don't blame me, cousin, I'm never used to what others prepare..."

"That's it..."

Yan Qing looked disappointed.

She also wanted to take this opportunity to get closer to Gu Huaizhou and repay his kindness today.

"But I do have one thing on my mind."

Gu Huaizhou said calmly, "I've been studying calligraphy with a few friends lately, but we don't have a suitable brush. I wonder if my cousin would be free to accompany me to the Twelve Squares?"

"Twelve Squares?"

Yan Qing knew this place.

The Twelve Lanes were located in the outer city of Yongjing. It was said to be the outer city market, but because it was a mixed crowd and she didn't like going out, she had never been there.

Gu Huaizhou nodded and said, "Although the Twelve Wards can't compare to the inner city's luxury, due to the loose imperial decrees, all kinds of people, from all walks of life, gather in the Twelve Wards. There's a thriving trade and a wide variety of goods there, so you can definitely choose the best hair awls."

"Business is booming?"

Yan Qing's heart moved.

Didn’t she go out today just to find a place to stay?

Although Sanbao Lane on Chang'an Avenue is quite lively, it mainly serves the families of the inner city and the children of officials. Ordinary people cannot afford the things on Chang'an Avenue.

According to Huaizhou, the Twelve Quarters is actually the real commercial market in Yongjing?

Gu Huaizhou gently reminded: "That's also the place with the most up-to-date news in Yongjing."

Yan Qing's eyes suddenly lit up.

She suddenly grabbed Gu Huaizhou's wrist, unable to conceal her excitement: "Okay, cousin, let's go to Twelve Lanes tomorrow!"

The gentle face was filled with excitement, vivid and real.

It was completely different from the pale and dead look of those decades.

This is the living Qingqing.

Gu Huaizhou clenched his fists and suppressed the urge in his heart to hold her in his arms.

He smiled softly: "Okay."

After a while, the carriage returned to Yan's Mansion.

When they parted, Gu Huaizhou suddenly handed a ceramic jar to Yan Qing.

Yan Qing was puzzled: "Isn't this..."

"I bought it for my cousin."

The man's deep voice blended into the night, seeming to be somewhat doting: "Bao Shi Zhai's plum juice, quench your thirst."

Yan Qing was a little dazed.

Baoshizhai's plum juice was once her favorite drink.

But Lu Qiaonan didn't like sweet and sour tastes, so Yan Qing gradually stopped drinking it.

I didn’t expect Gu Huaizhou still remembered it.

She thought he bought this bottle of plum juice for himself. From her impression, Gu Huaizhou seemed to like plum juice as well...

"Thank you, cousin."

Yan Qing took the plum juice with mixed feelings and bowed to him, saying, "It's late. Cousin, please take your leave. Cousin, please go to bed early."

She turned and left, but the man remained standing.

Like a stone statue, it stands for a long time.

It seemed as if he had been staring like this for thousands of years.

The servant Lai Fu beside him was already shaking like a sieve.

The cousin treats the second young lady...

"Blessing."

On the way back to Qingzhuyuan, Gu Huaizhou suddenly spoke.

Lai Fu knelt on the ground with a plop, sweating profusely: "Cousin, I didn't see anything, and I don't know anything."

"Is it."

The man chuckled and said slowly, "Today I guessed Qingqing would go to Chang'an Avenue, so I waited there on purpose. Lu Wenhuan's stick couldn't hit Qingqing, so I pushed you..."

Lai Fu kowtowed repeatedly: "Cousin, please stop talking..."

Gu Huaizhou seemed not to hear it.

He continued, "It's just a stick. The doctor said it's nothing serious, but I pretended to be weak just to make Qingqing pity me..."

Lai Fu was so scared that his legs went weak.

"Cousin, please forgive me. I kowtow to you..."

Gu Huaizhou reached out and helped him up, saying gently, "You must tell Madam Zhen every word of what was said above, understand?"

Lai Fu's body stiffened.

Gu Huaizhou smiled nonchalantly, "You were the one who let the slave girl into my room on the night of Qingqing's wedding, right?"

Lai Fu turned pale with fright in an instant.

It turns out that my cousin knows everything!

"Don't be afraid. I won't blame you. Just continue to work for Madam Zhen. If you do a good job, you'll be rewarded. If you don't..."

The man stood up straight. In the darkness, his expression was hidden in the darkness and could not be seen clearly, but Lai Fu felt an inexplicable fear in his heart.

It seemed as if he was just an ant in front of his cousin.

Life and death depend entirely on his thoughts.

Lai Fu was horrified!

When did my cousin become so terrifying?

He trembled and said, "Yes..."

The man walked straight towards the courtyard.

Just as Lai Fu was secretly relieved, Gu Huaizhou's faint voice came again: "Do you have a sister who works in the Prince Qi's Mansion?"

Lai Fu's face instantly lost all color.

Even Madam Zhen didn't know he had a sister, so how could his cousin know...

"Go."

The man disappeared in the yard.

Lai Fu was already frightened out of his wits and dared not have any second thoughts. He quickly got up and ran towards Cuizhen Courtyard.

In the yard, Gu Huaizhou raised his right hand.

A smile appeared on his handsome and elegant face: "Qingqing held my hand today, that's progress."