Transmigrated Female Official

"Long Kui?" Upon hearing this name, Gongsun Yu's face immediately darkened. His brows furrowed, and his expression became grave. "This doesn't seem right..."

Wu Yang also said, "Is he harboring ulterior motives?"

Wu Yang has been by Chu Qingluo's side for some time now, and he often moves around the palace, so he knows a bit about the situation there.

Chu Qinglu shook her head, uncertainly saying, "I don't know. Perhaps they want to find someone to replace me while I'm away from the palace?"

"..." Gongsun Yu and Wu Yang looked at each other in silence, without any answer.

"Sigh—, okay, don't be so pessimistic, let's think about it in a positive light..." Chu Qingluo didn't want to continue this heavy topic. She rolled her dark eyes and said, "Let's just consider it a trip paid for with public funds."

"Heh..." Gongsun Yu and Wu Yang smiled in unison, but their smiles were more like cries.

They simply couldn't pretend to be relaxed.

……

That night, Chu Qingluo let Gongsun Yu stay in her room.

Gongsun Yu couldn't remember the last time he had been able to hold her and sleep with her in his arms. At this moment, she lay quietly in his arms, both real and unreal.

Chu Qingluo gently stroked the small jade stone at the base of his neck with her jade-like fingers, and said, "This trip to Yuezhi should take less than two months to return to Yancheng."

"Two months..." Gongsun Yu murmured, "That's long enough."

"During this time, let Wuyang help manage the clothing store. You continue to oversee the renovation of the new house and the cotton fields. Is that alright?"

"Um……"

Seeing that he was still in low spirits, she comforted him, saying, "You're busy every day, and the days will pass quickly."

Seeing her trying so hard to comfort herself, he smiled and cheered up. "Speaking of the new house, in the drawing you gave me, there's a courtyard that looks just like a private school, with all those tables and chairs."

Chu Qingluo had previously drawn a line drawing for him, showing that each of the courtyards served a different purpose. Although the courtyard, which resembled a private school, had not yet been renovated, Gongsun Yu felt it was better to ask beforehand, lest he be at a loss as to where to begin when the renovation was completed, since she wasn't around.

"Ha—, I originally wanted to keep it a secret, but since you've found out, I'll tell you, it really is a private school."

"Qingluo wants to become a teacher?" Gongsun Yu asked in surprise.

"Of course it wasn't me." Chu Qinglu chuckled mischievously and said, "It was you and Wuyang."

"……what?"

Chu Qinglu smiled again, her eyes full of longing: "Think about it... Wuyang can teach people to play the flute, and you can teach people to read and write. You can both make use of your strengths, wouldn't that be a wonderful thing?" After she finished her thoughts, she added: "However, I haven't had time to discuss this with you yet. It's just my own idea right now. If you don't like it, we won't do it."

After hearing this, Gongsun Yu closed his eyes and imagined it for a while before saying, "It seems pretty good."

"Right, right?!" She snapped her fingers, a little excited, after receiving his approval.

"You're always overthinking things." Gongsun Yu couldn't help but tap her nose with his fingertip and said, "When the cotton harvest comes, Wu Yang and I won't be helping out at the clothing store. Will you be able to manage?"

“I’m not stupid.” She said with a grin, “Now that the shop is on track, I plan to recruit one apprentice each for Lingnan and Dongxu, and two helpers for Bayue. If our private school can really be established, I’ll promote Bayue to be the manager of Mingyifang.”

Gongsun Yu listened quietly to her vision for the future, affectionately kissed her forehead, and gently stroked her head with his large hand, saying, "So you've been thinking about all this on your own."

"Yes, I don't want you to bury yourselves for the sake of Mingyifang and me. I hope you can do what you love and be happy every day."

Gongsun Yu never imagined that she would think so much for him, and he felt an indescribable sense of gratitude. He held her arm even tighter.

“You must be extremely careful on your trip to Yuezhi. Do not wander around alone. You must promise me that,” he said.

"Okay, I promise you, I won't wander around alone!" She held up three fingers to swear, then added, "I'll take good care of myself, so don't worry."

Gongsun Yu grabbed three of her fingers with a puzzled look and asked, "I've wanted to ask you this for a long time: are these strange gestures and ideas common in the 'Immortal Realm'?"

Seeing that he still remembered the claim that he came from the Immortal Realm, Chu Qingluo chuckled and said with a smile, "Yes."

"So, Fairy Qingluo, what does the gesture for 'take good care of yourself' look like in the Immortal Realm?"

"Hmm..." She thought for a moment and decided to improvise a hand gesture just for the two of them. She raised her index and middle fingers, put them together, and hooked them downwards twice, saying, "This means take good care of yourself."

Gongsun Yu chuckled and mimicked her gesture. Unable to be by her side, his greatest wish was for her safe return.

Nothing else to ask for.

……

The next day, before dawn, Chu Qingluo was about to leave.

She hadn't intended to disturb the Chu family and had quietly left the house. But Gongsun Yu discovered her as soon as she got up, so he insisted on escorting her to the palace gate before he would let her go.

When the Chu family's carriage arrived, the palace gates were already lined with carriages bound for the Yuezhi Kingdom, and people were still loading things onto them.

Inside the carriage, Chu Qingluo was about to stand up when Gongsun Yu grabbed her and pulled her into his arms...

Sensing his deep reluctance and unease, she wrapped her arms around his back and gently patted him, saying, "Don't worry, I'll be back soon."

After a long while, he finally let go of her, then cupped her fair face in his hands and said, "I just can't help but feel at ease."

"Gongsun..." One second she was thinking about how to continue to comfort him, the next second he sealed her red lips with his.

At this moment, no amount of words could suppress the intense anxiety in his heart.

He didn't leave her lips until she was almost suffocating.

He then placed his final kiss on her smooth forehead: "Have a safe journey."

"Hmm." Chu Qingluo pulled out the red stone hanging around her neck, showing it to him, and said, "Don't forget I still have this amulet you gave me."

Gongsun Yu's eyes flickered, and he asked, "Where is the Hundred Herbs Pill?"

"I brought it too."

After receiving her affirmative answer, he checked the silver hairpin in her hair one last time before reluctantly saying, "Go ahead."

"it is good."

Chu Qingluo gestured to him to take good care of himself, and after he responded with the same gesture, she quickly kissed him on the lips. "Wait for me to come back," she said, before turning and getting out of the car.