Transmigrated Female Official

A dreamless night.

It wasn't until noon that Chu Qingluo lazily opened her eyes; a day off was just so great.

With Gongsun Yu nowhere to be seen, she stretched out her arms comfortably and realized that she felt... unusually... at ease!

She quickly glanced under the covers and, sure enough, she wasn't even wearing a nightgown.

The reason she felt comfortable was because before she transmigrated, she always preferred to sleep naked and enjoyed the feeling of being unrestrained. But after arriving here, she didn't dare to think about it or do it at all; she felt completely insecure.

But being this relaxed right now isn't right either!

Chu Qinglu recalled that she was definitely not drunk to the point of unconsciousness last night; she seemed to have only fallen asleep while taking a bath…

She was about to get up when she heard the door be pushed open, and Gongsun Yu walked in.

He lifted the bed curtains and saw her wrapped tightly in the blankets, only her head peeking out, her eyes wide open. He couldn't help but laugh out loud: "When did you wake up?"

“…Just now.” She looked at Gongsun Yu, who seemed completely at ease, and asked, “You were the one who pulled me out of the bathtub yesterday?”

"Pfft." Gongsun Yu didn't expect her to use the word 'scoop', and mimicked her with a laugh, "Yes, I scooped it up."

Chu Qingluo silently rejoiced, thankfully it wasn't the Nine-Tailed Fox, otherwise she wouldn't know how to deal with it. But she was still a little uncomfortable about being seen naked by Gongsun Yu, and pouted, saying, "You..." She wanted to say something, but after opening her mouth, she didn't know what to say.

"What about me?" Gongsun Yu's eyes clearly held a smile as he deliberately leaned closer and flicked her nose with his finger. "Get up and have your meal. I have some good news to tell you later."

Seeing that he seemed completely unaffected, Chu Qingluo decided not to pursue the matter further; as long as it was him and not just anyone, that was fine. "Help me get my dress."

"Okay." Gongsun Yu smiled even more broadly and took a clean set of clothes for her, placing it by the bedside.

Seeing him smile, she felt she must have made a huge fool of herself last night, and gritted her teeth, saying, "Get out of here, I need to get dressed."

Gongsun Yu remained unmoved, and said mockingly, "You've already seen everything last night, so you don't need to go out, right?"

"Oh ho, trying to flirt with me?!" Chu Qingluo held up a finger and beckoned to him.

He hesitated for a moment, but still moved forward a little.

She gave a seductive smile, loosening the blanket behind her to reveal her fair collarbone and delicate shoulders. Her eyes sparkled as she gazed at him. "Then help me change," she said, adding, "but you're not allowed to open your eyes the entire time."

Upon hearing this, Gongsun Yu frowned slightly. Chu Qingluo was clearly trying to torment him. Although he was happy to accept the challenge, he had some good news to tell her. He chuckled and shook his head, kissed her forehead, and sighed, "I'd like to, but Jiuwei said the cotton in the backyard has started to shed its fluff. I bet you're eager to see it for yourself."

"Ah—?! The cotton has been planted?!" Chu Qingluo was overjoyed and quickly grabbed the dress from the side of the bed, about to put it on.

Gongsun Yu quickly turned his back and said as he walked towards the door, "The water for washing your face is over there. I'll wait for you outside."

Chu Qinglu laughed as she put on her clothes. It seemed that her gentlemanly demeanor was innate and she didn't need to pretend at all.

After Chu Qingluo left the room, she didn't even bother with breakfast, and the two of them ran to the backyard together.

When Chu Qingluo saw the large, dense cotton bolls in that small field, some even ripe and split open to reveal the cotton fibers inside, she was overjoyed. Grabbing Gongsun Yu's wrist tightly, she laughed loudly, "Success! Success! I'm going to become the number one cotton expert in Ji Kingdom! Hahaha!"

She beckoned to the male attendant who was cultivating the plants, and he quickly came closer. "Have you recorded the entire process of cultivating cotton?"

This was the first time the male attendant had seen this breed, and he had heard it was extremely rare, so he dared not be negligent. He nodded and said, "It has been recorded in detail."

Chu Qinglu clapped her hands in satisfaction: "Great! I'll definitely reward you handsomely after the cotton harvest is complete."

The male attendant was delighted to hear of the generous reward: "Thank you, Miss!"

Seeing her grinning from ear to ear, Gongsun Yu couldn't help but ask, "Are you so happy?"

"Of course! Didn't I tell you before that cotton is a great thing with many uses?" Chu Qingluo happily imagined it in her mind, and then said, "We need to quickly choose a piece of land, and then hire some people to cultivate cotton on a large scale."

"This is not difficult, just leave it to me." He said affectionately, feeling sorry for her being too busy and not wanting her to do everything herself anymore.

"Okay." She had complete confidence in Gongsun Yu's abilities.

The two came out of the backyard and bumped into Chu Yilin at the entrance of Zhuqing Courtyard. Chu Qingluo stepped forward and asked, "Second Brother, you've gone out again? We're in a real crisis right now, and you still have the mind to play around?"

"I wasn't just having fun, it was all because of you..." Chu Yilin glanced at Gongsun Yu and continued, "Qi Ran is going crazy at Yibin Pavilion, I'm going to check on her now."

"..." Chu Qinglu smiled awkwardly and nodded. She had actually been wanting to talk to Ji Qiran, so she said, "Second Brother, could you wait for me in the main hall for a moment? I'm going back to Ningxiang Courtyard to get something, and I'll go with you."

"You're going too?" Chu Yilin raised an eyebrow in surprise. "Okay, hurry up."

"Don't worry, it will be soon."

Seeing Chu Yilin heading towards the main hall, Chu Qingluo decided to explain the matter to Gongsun Yu. She simply wanted to make things clear to Ji Qiran.

Before she could speak, Gongsun Yu smiled slightly and said, "Go in peace, and remember to eat. I'll be going to Mingyifang in a bit, so you don't need to worry about this place."

“…Thank you, Gongsun.” She kissed him on the cheek.

Meeting him must be a reward for having exceptionally good karma in my past life.