My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

Chapter 145 You won’t let me down, and I won’t let you down

"I am your teacher, and this is what I should do." Song Jing waved his hand and said, "Besides, this is also what the current emperor wants."

"But I still have to thank you, sir. Actually, I haven't thought that far ahead." Chang An still said gratefully.

"Forget it, forget it. By the way, there is one more thing." Song Jing said at this time.

"Sir, please speak."

"Just now, I heard from my disciple's wife that you drank too much and talked nonsense last night, which made her unhappy?" Song Jing asked.

Chang An was stunned for a moment. He had never thought of this before, so he could only answer angrily, "It is true."

"Why is that? She is afraid that you will be misunderstood. She has already explained it to me at the door just now." Song Jing smiled and said, "You are a good Chang Yonghe. You are willing to let down the world, but you don't want to let her down."

"Sir, you also know that I only have this one wife, so naturally I have to..." Chang An said with a red face.

"Alright, alright, alright. I've heard a lot about you from the public." Song Jing said with a smile, and then lowered his voice and continued, "As far as I know, at least 30% of the ministers in the court want to marry you. They are all trying their best to ask me about you."

Chang An stood up quickly, looked towards the direction of the room nervously, waved his hands frantically, and said in a low voice: "Sir, please don't let my wife hear this."

"What's the matter? I don't want you to take a concubine." Seeing his nervous look that didn't seem like he was pretending, Song Jing said with a smile - I didn't expect that there is something that you, Chang Yonghe, are afraid of.

"Don't worry. Although I haven't been looking for you much, I have heard a lot about your affairs from the public. I have sent all the ministers back."

Hearing this, Chang An breathed a sigh of relief, then sat back on the stool and said, "Thank you, sir."

"I can only help you up to this point. If they ask a matchmaker to come to you in person in the future, I may not be able to help you."

"It's okay, I can handle it myself." Chang An said, "Sir, you can block it for me, I am very grateful."

Song Jing smiled, then stood up and said, "Calculating the time, it's almost lunch time for you, I have to go back for lunch too, so I'll leave first."

Chang An also stood up and asked, "Sir, why don't you stay and have lunch together before going back?"

"Forget about that. You and Madam Gu should enjoy your meal. You will feel awkward if there are too many of me." Song Jing waved his hand, turned around and left.

"Then sir, let me see you off." Seeing this, Chang An had no choice but to follow and see Song Jing off.

"That's alright."

Chang An stopped where he was and could only watch Song Jing leave.

He returned to the room only after Song Jing left. Chang An subconsciously looked for Gu Li first, and saw her figure beside the low table——

Gu Li was standing in front of the snack box, and he was pointing at the snacks inside. After he pointed once, he broke his fingers, as if he was counting something. After he finished counting, he actually went back and counted the snacks in the box again.

"What is Gu Niang doing?" Chang An walked over with a smile and asked gently.

Gu Li raised his head and looked at Chang An, and replied: "I'm counting the cakes."

"Counting cakes? What's the purpose?" Chang An walked over with amusement, hugged her in his arms and asked.

Gu Li also answered seriously: "I need to calculate how many I can eat a day to satisfy myself and last for a few more days."

Chang An nudged Gu Li and said, "Why bother to calculate? I can just buy some for Gu Niang after we finish eating. Your Chang Lang has money!"

"but......"

"But what is it?" Chang An pretended to be angry and closed the box. "You are not listening."

"I'm listening." Gu Li nodded quickly, "I won't count."

Gu Li pushed the box away, and at that moment he heard Huaiqin and Zhen'er's voices coming from outside: "Master, Sanniang, it's time for lunch."

"Come right up!" Chang An and Gu Li also responded.

......

At night, after taking a shower, Chang An returned to the room and turned his head to look at the bed, but he didn't see her figure. He frowned slightly and looked at the desk on the other side, and then he found Gu Li. At this time, she was sitting in front of the desk, wearing a robe and writing something.

Chang An walked over with some confusion and took a closer look: Isn’t this the poem he recited when he was drunk last night?

"Mrs. Gu?"

"Hey."

Gu Li put down the pen in his hand and asked, "What's wrong, Chang Lang?"

"Why did Gu Niang write this?" Chang An picked her up and returned to the bed.

"Because this is what Chang Lang said to me, of course I have to write it down carefully." Gu Li said, "Not only did I copy it down on paper, I also copied it into the poetry collection that Chang Lang gave me."

Chang An was speechless, kissed her on the face, and said, "You are so naughty. If it weren't for Gu Niang's menstruation, I, Chang Lang, would definitely punish you."

Upon hearing this, Gu Li turned around in his arms and said, "How do you want to deal with me, Chang Lang?"

As he spoke, Gu Li took off his robe and threw it on the ground, his eyes full of seduction. Chang An raised his eyebrows and said, "Little devil, are you trying to seduce me now?"

"Chang Lang, go and close the door first, and then Gu Niang will tell Chang Lang why."

Chang An then took Gu Li out of his arms and bolted the door. When he turned around, Gu Li was already sitting on the bed, with his arms open, smiling at Chang An.

Since the other party was so willing to throw herself at him, Chang An naturally would not refuse. He went straight up to her, picked her up, and then sat on the bed.

"Chang Lang?" Gu Li and Chang An were very close at this time, and the tips of their noses were slightly touching.

"uh-huh?"

"Am I really beautiful?" Gu Li asked.

"Beautiful, very beautiful." Chang An replied with a smile.

"How beautiful is it?" Gu Li asked again.

"Chang Lang is not talented and well-educated, and cannot describe the beauty of my mother Gu with ordinary words."

"You're just a liar," Gu Li said, biting his lips with his pearly teeth, and asked hesitantly, "What Chang Lang said last night, are they all true?"

Chang An pulled her closer to him and asked, "I said a lot last night. I wonder what Gu Niang is asking about?"

"I can let down the whole world but not her. Everything I do is for her." Gu Li's eyes turned red again. She didn't know why, but she, who never expected much, greedily desired the truth of these words tonight.

"It's true. If there is even a trace of falsehood, God will strike you with lightning."

"Really?" Although Gu Li asked this, tears had already slipped down from the corners of her eyes before she did.

"It's true. It's true."

"Then Chang Lang..." Gu Li's voice began to choke, "If we could go back to the past, without the permission of our parents or the words of the matchmaker, would you be willing to marry me?"

Chang An's soft spot was touched. He naturally remembered that this was the question he asked her on the first night of the Lunar New Year. But he didn't expect that she would ask him the same question now.

"I would like to..."

Chang An reached out and wiped away the tears on Gu Li's face, and also repeated the answer that the other party had given him at that time.

"Besides, I don't regret it."

Gu Li listened, and pushed Chang An onto the bed. The tears on her face dripped onto his face. At this time, she had already cried into tears: "Don't let me down, and I won't let you down. Okay?"

This was the first time that Gu Li asked Chang An in a pleading tone. She had never been greedy for anything, but this man in front of her who treated her so well, she just wanted to monopolize him.

"Don't ask me if I'm okay. I dare to face everyone in the world, but I dare not let you down."

Gu Li ignored the rain-stained pear blossoms on his face and kissed him straight on...

......

The next day, Gu Li woke up earlier than Chang An. She could still feel the tears on her face. She sat up, but felt a slight pain in her legs. She couldn't help but blame herself for her impulsiveness last night.

"Chang Lang? It's time to get up." When Gu Li spoke, he could actually feel a hint of tears in his voice.

Hearing Gu Li's urging, Chang An slowly sat up from the bed and yawned with sleepy eyes. He first looked at Gu Li, found the faint traces of tears on her cheeks, and asked:

"Did I lose my sense of propriety last night?"

Gu Li blushed, shook his head, and said, "I was the one who started crying. It has nothing to do with Chang Lang."

Chang An nodded, got out of bed and quickly put on his clothes, not forgetting to clean up Gu Li who was unable to move. Then he went to call Huaiqin Zhener to fetch water, but he didn't let them bring it into the house, so he brought it in himself.

Gu Li stood up from the bed and walked around the room twice. After his legs got used to his discomfort, he followed his daily routine, sent Chang An to the door, and watched him go to school.

Watching the carriage leave, Gu Li asked Zhen'er beside him, "Do you have any extra carriages and sandalwood at home?"

"Reply Sanniang, yes."

Gu Li nodded and said, "Then let's prepare the carriage first, and then get some sandalwood. After we drink the medicine, we will go to Jianfu Temple."

"Yes, Sanniang."

After returning to the house, Gu Li first applied some swelling-reducing medicine to her eye sockets, and then simply put on some powder. After drinking the medicine, she put some lip balm on her lips.

"Sanniang, what are we going to do in Jianfu Temple?" Zhen'er asked as she watched Gu Li doing her hair up.

"Hmm..." Gu Li thought for a moment and explained, "It should be considered a prayer."

Seeing this, Zhen'er didn't ask any more questions and just waited for Gu Li to get dressed so that she could serve him and go out.