Chapter 36: Testing the Depth

Mu Chenye rubbed his face against Gu Yunlan’s, looking affectionate.

Gu Yunlan had no doubt that if Mu Chenye had a tail, it would be spinning in circles right now.

Gu Yunlan reached out and rubbed his head: “Did you eat well today?”

Mu Chenye nodded: “Yes! I ate braised pork and white jade porridge!”

“Did you take your medicine obediently?” Gu Yunlan’s heart melted.

This little puppy was just so cute.

All those beauties outside were just clouds, only this one of hers was real!

Mu Chenye continued to nod obediently: “Yes!”

Then he wrinkled his nose: “It’s bitter. Did you buy me candy?”

Gu Yunlan pulled out a bag of malt candy from her bosom: “How could I not buy it after promising you?”

Mu Chenye happily took off the paper bag, took out a candy, but put it in Gu Yunlan’s mouth: “Wife, you eat first, you’re tired.”

Looking at his innocent expression, Gu Yunlan carefully probed: “Did you go out today, husband?”

Mu Chenye shook his head like a rattle: “You told me not to go out, I didn’t go out. I’m good.”

“Then do you recognize a man wearing a lion mask?” Gu Yunlan asked.

“Lion mask?” Mu Chenye thought for a moment, then nodded: “I remember! He’s a good friend of Father! He gave me candy! He’s nice!”

“Did he come to see you recently?” Gu Yunlan pressed, not missing any expression on Mu Chenye’s face.

“Yes! He just came this morning.” Mu Chenye smiled, without any flaws.

“Then do you remember what he did?” Gu Yunlan didn’t completely trust him.

“I forgot, but he gave me candy!” Mu Chenye proudly showed her the candy: “I didn’t eat it, I saved it for you!”

Temporarily finding no flaws, Gu Yunlan stopped asking, but she had a question mark in her heart.

After all, if the lion was Mu Chenye, he could easily answer these questions.

“Wife, I’ll give you a massage.” Mu Chenye pulled Gu Yunlan to lie on the bed, his hands gently massaging her head.

Gu Yunlan gradually relaxed.

Her happy little fool was so obedient.

Before she could enjoy it for a while, she heard the maidservant outside come in to report: “Eldest Miss, Father is here.”

Gu Yunlan’s expression turned cold: “Husband, wait for me here for a moment.”

Mu Chenye nodded obediently: “Okay, I won’t bother you, wife.”

Gu Yunlan tidied her clothes, then went to the main hall to see Gu Xiude.

“Something?”

She didn’t even pour tea for Gu Xiude, she asked directly.

Gu Xiude had a smiling face: “Daughter, you’ve really grown up…”

“If you have something to say, say it, if not, I’m going to rest.” Gu Yunlan rubbed her temples, although she had a good time today, she was also quite tired.

Listening to this old man’s nonsense here was not as good as letting her little fool give her a massage.

“Ahem,” although Gu Xiude’s face was a little embarrassed, he quickly adjusted his attitude: “Father has something to ask you. Your sister, Jiaojiao, also studies medicine, you also study medicine, and you two are about the same age, why don’t you let the Divine Doctor take on another disciple…”

“No, don’t even think about it.” Gu Yunlan directly refused: “You were there the whole time when she and Mrs. Wu did what they did today, you know, right? How dare you even say such a thing?”

Gu Xiude stammered: “She’s your blood relative after all…”

“I’d rather not have half her blood.” Gu Yunlan sneered.

“You’re being presumptuous!” Gu Xiude’s face completely changed. He was already unhappy that he had to be humble to his own daughter, let alone being treated so coldly? When had he ever been treated like this?

“Yes, I’m being presumptuous, go away.” Gu Yunlan impatiently shooed him away: “Du Gu Yue is my master, I’m not his master, I can’t do anything.”

“Being a nominal disciple would be fine…” For the sake of his most beloved daughter, Gu Xiude still endured and continued to persuade.

“Then go talk to him, not me.” Gu Yunlan looked at Gu Xiude, her face full of disappointment: “I thought Father came to see me because he finally remembered that he had this daughter, but it turns out it’s still for them, Father, you really disappoint me.”

Gu Xiude immediately swelled up.

He had said that the daughter who had been carefully flattering him before had changed so much! It turned out she was still the same, longing for his love!

It’s just that the old ways didn’t work, now she’s become a hedgehog.

“Daughter, it was Father who was wrong to you and your mother.” Gu Xiude wiped away tears, his words also had a bit of sincerity: “You know, Mrs. Wu’s family is powerful, Father has to give her some face in many things, if Father is too good to your mother, she will be jealous and torture your mother even more.”

“Your mother was Father’s wife after all, she accompanied Father through the most difficult times, how could Father not feel sorry for her?”

“Father…” Gu Yunlan pretended to be moved, but her heart was filled with disgust.

If she hadn’t wanted to use her father, who was infatuated with power, to deal with Mrs. Wu and her daughter, how would she have had the time to play along with this hypocritical old man?

Seeing Gu Yunlan’s moved expression, Gu Xiude was even more satisfied: “Now that you’ve become successful, Father will be better to your mother, Mrs. Wu won’t dare to say anything. Tomorrow, tomorrow Father will raise your mother to be a noble concubine!”

A noble concubine was different from a concubine.

A concubine was like a commodity, a servant, but a noble concubine was considered half a real mistress, if she were in the royal family, she would be on the royal genealogy.

Gu Yunlan sneered in her heart.

Yun Niang had waited for a lifetime for this status, she didn’t get it because of this heartless man, but now she got it because of her successful daughter.

“Father, I knew you still had us in your heart.” Gu Yunlan looked moved: “To be honest, Father, the second son of the Shen family invited me to treat his mother three days later. Father, there are many things I can do, but now that I’m married, I can’t always be in the mansion to take care of my mother, you see…”

Gu Xiude’s eyes lit up.

The Shen family was a new power in the court, not to mention that the Prime Minister Shen held a high position, he also married a countess, this Young Master Shen was even more successful, he had tried to curry favor with him but had never been able to get in touch, they were just ordinary colleagues, but he didn’t expect that he would actually take the initiative to talk to Gu Yunlan today.

It seemed that he had to reconsider his daughter, Gu Yunlan.

“Don’t worry,” Gu Xiude patted his chest, making a loud sound: “Father will definitely protect your mother well, and won’t let anyone bully her!”

“It’s cold these days, Mother’s body is not good, the room is too cold…” Gu Yunlan looked troubled.

“Father will have people send some good silver thread charcoal to your mother!” Gu Xiude readily agreed.

“Mother might need to take some tonic…” Gu Yunlan spoke again.

“This is Father’s token, let her send someone to buy it directly, anyone who doesn’t listen, Father will deal with them!” Gu Xiude directly gave her the token.

“I want Ziming to leave the mansion to learn martial arts.” A mischievous glint flashed in Gu Yunlan’s eyes.

“Okay… wait!” Gu Xiude frowned: “Learn martial arts? They’re all roughnecks! No way!”

Gu Yunlan had a hint of a sneer on her lips: “But you just promised me. I was going to ask Mrs. Shen to speak a good word for Father, but now it seems…”