Chapter 1: The Woman Who Blocked the Marriage

  Gu Zhaodong was stunned, his mind still reeling from the outside. His whole body was soaked in tea water, and his face was covered with tea leaves. He numbly wiped his face, only to see that the window in front of him had been closed again.

  He couldn't understand why the woman who had always been nice to him before could suddenly turn around and be so cruel. Hadn't their relationship reached a point of no return yet?

  The tea spilled into his collar before he realized it had gone cold. Cao Dong was somewhat annoyed, and in a huff, he left the Shen residence, taking his anger with him all the way back.

  Shen Guiya was sitting in the Prime Minister's mansion, looking at her own makeup box. It's great to have come to ancient times, with a large pile of gold, silver and jewels, and I don't know how much she can bring back.

  Most female protagonists have a fixed pattern, they will meet male one and male two, and also encounter annoying female supporting characters. Shen Guiya thinks she is the protagonist, then Shen Guiyan must be the supporting character. She is determined to establish her own harem in this ancient era, those who stand in her way will naturally not have a good ending!

  She put down her makeup box and picked up a large bottle on one side, which was filled with the things she had asked people to find.

  She had already prepared a wedding gift for Shen Guiyan, sending her straight to hell from the very beginning, so that she wouldn't do anything harmful to herself in the future.

  Just as she was thinking about it, the door was pushed open. Shen Guiya was startled and turned around to see Gu Zhaodong entering with a not-so-good expression.

  For this ancient husband, Shen Guiya didn't have a very good impression. Originally thought it was okay, but compared to Gu Zhaobei, it lacked some flavor and wasn't loyal to her, always running to Shen Guiyan's place. The more times it happened, the less Shen Guiya liked him. However, even if she didn't like him, she couldn't slack off, after all, an ancient husband was like heaven.

  "Back already?" Smiling, Shen Guiya got up and went over to him, very gently helping him change his clothes: "Time for rest."

  Gu Zhaodong grasped her hand tightly, his voice somewhat pained: "Why is Yanner so resistant to me now?"

  Shen Guiya's smile stiffened, and she pursed her lips, saying: "Women are all reserved and make people cherish them. Someone like me who sticks to you naturally can't be treasured by you."

  Gu Zhaodong was taken aback, glanced at her belly, and then immediately wrapped his arms around her: "Who didn't cherish you? It's just Yanner... after all these years, I still can't let go."

  "I understand, and I also understand you." Shen Guiya secretly rolled her eyes and smiled brightly: "I can wait for the day when my husband thoroughly falls in love with me."

  A man's self-esteem needs to be satisfied, and Gu Zhaodong has regained what he lost in Shen Guiyan here. His eyebrows relaxed, and looking at Shen Guiya also made him feel more comfortable: "Hmm, there will come a day like that, let's take a rest."

  Shen Guiya smiled and helped him onto the bed.

  The next day, Shen Guiya got up and decided to go to Beiyuan to take a look at the terrain. As expected, she ran into Gu Zhaobei.

  "Where is this going in the morning?" Shen Guiya asked with a smile.

  Gu Zhaobei looked at her and stopped in his tracks, hooking his lips: "Feel free to go out for a walk, why did you come over here so early, Big Sister?"

  "I'm just taking a stroll too." Shen Guiya glanced around and the jade comb behind her also retreated to watch from afar.

  "It's just that I met you, and I have something to say to you." Shen Guiya didn't understand the ancient language, so she directly said "you" and "I". Fortunately, Gu Zhaobei was someone who didn't follow rules, and he had some curiosity about what she was saying. He raised an eyebrow and asked: "What is it?"

  Shen Guiya let out a soft sigh and leaned in closer to him, saying: "Lately, your older brother has been coming back very late, probably because he's gone to the Shen estate to see Third Sister again. If Third Sister hadn't promised to marry someone else, it would be easier to talk about, but since she has already become engaged to you, I couldn't stop your older brother even if I wanted to, so you should also try to advise him properly."

  Gu Zhaobei raised an eyebrow: "Is he still going?"

  He didn't go at all, but he actually went secretly?

  Shen Guiya nodded and sighed: "Probably Third Sister didn't refuse him either, so he always goes there."

  Gu Zhoubei pressed his lips together and thought for a moment, then looked at Shen Guiya's face again, smiling lightly: "I understand now, thank you, sister-in-law, for reminding me."

  "Shen Guiya shook her head and said: 'You should also pay attention.'"

  Then he learned from the ancients and left with courtesy.

  In ancient times, communication was inconvenient, so the thing they feared most was being hurt by rumors. Shen Guiya knew that Gu Zhaobei might not believe her, but she would take it slow, if once wasn't enough, there would be a second time.

  Gu Zhaobei looked at her back and snorted, then turned around and went to Shen's mansion.

  It's not suitable for the bride and groom to meet before marriage, so Gu Zhaobei didn't enter through the main gate, but instead climbed over the wall again. Relying on his years of experience in flying eaves and walking on walls, he entered the Swallow Building.

  It was also early in the morning and there were few people around, so no one saw him. Gu Zhaobei entered the range of Swallow Tower and went up with a swagger.

  Bao Shan saw him and was so frightened that the basin nearly fell to the ground: "Fourth Master?"

  "Looking for your family's young lady." Gu Zhaobei smiled at her, taking advantage of her daze to slip into Shen Guiyan's room.

  Shen Guiyan had just gotten out of bed and was sitting on the edge, looking like she couldn't wake up. Last night's disturbance by Gu Zhaodong had indeed scared her away, but she had also lost some sleep, making it hard for her to get up today.

  Her head shaking and swaying as she stared at the quilt, Gu Zhaobei chuckled and supported her shoulders: "Did you sneak out to steal a cow last night?"

  Shen Guiyan half-opened her eyes and looked at him, but didn't recognize who he was for a long time. In a daze, she muttered: "Tired..."

  Sleepy eyes, still a beautiful face, Gu Zhaobei coughed lightly and took out the handkerchief from the basin held by Bao Shan, wrung it out and gently wiped her face.

  Bao Shan stood on one side, looking at Gu Si Shao's profile, and swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

  Her face was completely dry before Shen Guiyan came back to her senses. Seeing the person in front of her clearly, she was so frightened that she took a mouthful of cold air: "How is it you!"

  Subconsciously glanced at the door, this shameless ancestor, always running into her room like this, and always at the wrong time!

  "Miss me?" Gu Zhuo Bei smiled mischievously at her: "I woke up this morning feeling a bit homesick for you, so I came."

  Shen Guiyan pushed him away with one hand and pulled Bao Shan to the back of the screen: "The words of affection for Gu Si are left to others, I like to see people do things, not listen to people talk."

  Bao Shan put down the water and hastily helped her change clothes. Shen Guiyan changed her clothes while staring at the outside through the gap, fearing that the rascal would suddenly rush in.

  Gu Zhaobei sat honestly beside her bed, clicking his tongue and saying: "Yan'er, you're too unsentimental. When I say that to others, who wouldn't respond with 'I miss you too'?"

  "In that case, I won't say it." Shen Guiyan changed into a green long dress with a yellow collar, looking very fresh and elegant.

  Gu Zhaobei's eyes lit up in front of her, and he pulled her over to say: "Your outfit is just right, come out with me today?"

  Shen Guiyan was startled and shook her head without thinking: "I can't leave the house, I still have to embroider my wedding dress later."

  "Let your servant help you with that." Gu Zhaobei said with a smirk, "I was thinking of taking you to Lianxia Mountain to take a look."

  Lu Xia Mountain? Shen Guiyan raised an eyebrow, that place is full of graves, what's there to see. Gu Zhaobei has always been known for his unconventional behavior, she didn't want to follow him into madness and end up getting punished together, it wouldn't look good at all.

  "I still..."

  Before he could finish speaking, something was stuffed into his mouth and his hands were pinched together, and in front of him everything spun around.

  "Ah ah ah!" Gu Zhaobei!

  Gu Zhaobei smiled and said, "Good girl, I'll take your young mistress out to have some fun, so she won't be gloomy every day. She's not even happy as a new bride. You stay here and cover for her, I promise to bring her back before nightfall."

  "This..." Bao Shan just wanted to say, but it was too late, she couldn't cover for her. As a result, right in front of her was a fleeting shadow, and Gu Si Gongzi had already taken her family's young lady away at incredible speed.

  It's already lucky that one person can sneak into the mansion without being detected, how is it possible for two people to sneak out together without being discovered? Shen Guiyan's eyes widened in terror as she stared at Gu Zhaobei pulling out two black cloths. One was thrown over her head and the other covered his own face tightly.

  Then he rushed out in front of the gatekeeper at the back door.

  The gatekeeper was probably never seen before, and he was stunned on the spot for a while before running out. Gu Zhaobei had already taken her to the horse outside the door and galloped away.

  "Thief!" The gatekeeper didn't know what else to shout, and could only manage these three words.

  Shen Guiyan sat on her horse, crying and laughing at the same time. This disaster was too big, once the mansion investigated, they would know she was gone. What's the use of covering her head?

  "Haha." Gu Zhaobei turned his head to look at the person chasing after him, laughing heartily. Shen Guiyan took out the handkerchief from her mouth and threw it away, then bit down on his arm in anger.

  "Tsk, your teeth aren't good enough, haven't eaten meat in the mansion?" Gu Zhaobei looked down at her and burst out laughing: "Let's go, brother will take you to eat meat!"

  Shen Guiyan was about to cry from anger, she had always been a rule-abiding person, where had she ever met such a rascal! Leaving the mansion like this today, what good fruit would she have to eat when she got back?

  "You damn idiot!"

  "Ah, you can scold people too?" Gu Zhaobei raised an eyebrow: "I thought you were a Bodhisattva from the temple, so gentle and strict, I didn't expect you could also scold loudly."

  Look at her, a whole spirit suppressed under the heavy rules, thinking it would be like that forever.

  Shen Guiyan let out a cold snort, gritted her teeth and said: "You're being too excessive, I won't even scold you. You'd better think you're still in the right. Gu Si Gongzi, it's not too late to turn back now."

  "It's all out in the open now, why go back?" Gu Zhaobei snorted: "As long as you're doing something that makes yourself happy, what's the point of distinguishing right from wrong?"

  Shen Guiyan furrowed her brow, thought for a moment, and then used all her strength to heavily knock the back of her head with her elbow.

  "Ow!" This time it really hurt. Gu Zhaobei's face turned pale, and he looked at his left shoulder with a mixture of anger and amusement, saying: "What are you doing?"

  "It doesn't matter how I'm happy?" Shen Guiyan said calmly: "Then I'll be happy, and killing you won't be a crime."