Rebirth with my ex-husband

Chapter 68

Su Yun and her sister-in-law only stayed in the courtyard of the second branch of the Duke's Mansion for a while and then left.

After they left, the woman who had just reminded the Grand Concubine whether she was pregnant spoke up, "The wife of the Crown Prince of the Marquis of Zhongyi is quite graceful and elegant, and has the composure of a daughter-in-law of a marquis. I don't think it's like what others say, that she didn't rely on her looks to please the Crown Prince Gu. After all, the Crown Prince Gu is not such a superficial person."

The Grand Concubine smiled faintly upon hearing this, and said in a gentle voice: "Indeed, Madam Gu seems to have a good personality."

The woman next to him continued, "I heard that during the winter festival last year, the wife of the Marquis of Zhongyi hosted a banquet for the mistresses and daughters of many aristocratic families, and the Su family was among them. Madam Gu was also there at that time. I guess the wife of the Marquis took a fancy to this girl from the Su family at that time."

The Grand Concubine said softly, "Being loved by her husband and also liked by her mother-in-law, perhaps this is Madam Gu's blessing."

Looking at the receding figure, he smiled faintly.

*

Su Yun accompanied her mother-in-law to the banquet and left the Duke's Mansion almost at night. When she returned to the Marquis' Mansion, darkness had already enveloped the entire Jindu City.

After maintaining her dignity and elegance for most of the day, she felt a little tired.

When he returned to the room, Gu Shixing was not there. The servants in the courtyard said that the prince was in the study. Su Yun did not ask anyone to call him and went straight to take a bath.

Halfway through my shower, the door opened and someone seemed to walk in.

Su Yun was startled. She was not used to having someone serve her while she took a bath. Chu Yi knew this, so the person who came in couldn't be her.

After Su Yun thought for a moment, she came to an idea. She turned halfway and looked in the direction of the ear room door. Through the screen, she saw a shadowy figure close the door and then walk in.

Su Yun sank deeper into the tub, revealing only her neck and above, and said, "I'm bathing. Didn't the servant tell my husband?"

Gu Shixing walked around the screen. The candlelight in the room was not bright enough, so he blocked the candlelight. Su Yun could not see the expression on his face.

Su Yun couldn't see clearly, but she could feel the heat of his gaze.

Gu Shixing's eyes fell on his wife's body. Her skin was so white in the water that it seemed to be shimmering with water. His eyes darkened and he said in a slightly deep voice, "I haven't bathed yet."

Su Yun was stunned for a moment before trying to interpret the meaning of his words.

Realizing that he wanted to take a bath with her, Su Yun's cheeks instantly turned red and she glared at him: "Don't even think about it!"

Gu Shixing took off his coat and said seriously, "I'm not dirty."

How can this be a question of whether it is dirty or not?!

Su Yun said angrily: "Why are you becoming more shameless? Where did your seriousness go?!"

After getting married again, Gu Shixing gave her a new understanding of him.

He used to have sex with her once a month, and each time it never lasted too long.

He once ran into her changing clothes inside the house and would leave the room.

He used to be like Liu Xiahui. But now, after more than half a month of marriage, he has made some progress in that matter, but he is not restrained at all.

Adding up the number of times we stayed in each night, this half month has exceeded the total number of times in the past four years.

Gu Shixing untied his waist belt, and then his inner shirt. After taking off his inner shirt, he revealed his smooth lines and perfect muscle texture.

In those four years, Su Yun never looked at Gu Shixing's body carefully, and always glanced at him. Besides, she was afraid of those things, so how could she have the energy to look at other things?

The next moment Su Yun's eyes fell on his chest and waist, she saw his next move, and she quickly reached out to pull down the clothes on the screen, without thinking, and said directly: "Wash it yourself."

Although they are husband and wife, she is not as bold as Meng Lang to the point of taking a bath together. This is really too intense.

She turned around and stood up to get out of the bathtub. She heard the sound of splashing water, which was not caused by her movement, but by Gu Shixing coming in.

As she was about to leave, Gu Shixing grabbed her wrist.

With a slight pull, she fell into his arms, and most of the water in the bathtub overflowed.

Gu Shixing sat in the bathtub, stretched his arms over her shoulders and hugged her from behind.

"You and I are husband and wife, we shouldn't be too secretive."

Su Yun struggled several times, but still remained motionless in her arms. She tilted her head and glared at him, cursing, "What a twisted logic."

Gu Shixing smiled lightly, then leaned back against the tub and relaxed. He asked in a low voice, "Did you meet the person you wanted to see at the Duke's Mansion today?"

Su Yun was stunned: "Do you know who I want to see?"

Gu Shixing loosened his arm and reached out to take the bath beans placed next to the bathtub. The bath beans had a faint rose scent.

No wonder he always smelled a faint floral scent on her.

"The eldest daughter-in-law of the second branch of the Duke's Mansion is a cousin of the Grand Concubine, and they often interact with each other. You also asked about the Grand Concubine earlier, so it is not difficult for me to guess."

Su Yun sighed softly and relaxed unconsciously. "I met her at a banquet before, and we never had any contact. Today I spent some time with her. She is a very gentle person."

At the end of the conversation, Su Yun almost forgot about her own situation, and then doubted: "It seems that the eldest concubine is pregnant, but she doesn't doubt it at all. She has given birth once, and although she had a miscarriage later, she was pregnant before. If she was pregnant, how could she not notice it at all? Besides, someone reminded her, but she still didn't doubt it at all. Don't you find it strange..." Su Yun suddenly took a breath and said angrily: "What are you doing with your hands..."

Gu Shixing whispered beside her ear: "Keep talking, I'll wash you."

Su Yun blushed and said in a trembling voice: "How can I say it when you say that?!"

The bath beans melted in the water, and the faint rose scent drifted in the warm water, with a charming fragrance.

Gu Shixing analyzed in her ear: "Perhaps, there is a reason that makes her feel that she can't be pregnant."

After hearing his words, Su Yun suddenly understood, but because of the stimulation underwater, her mind was unclear for a moment.

She shook her head slightly to sober herself up, and then expressed her thoughts: "Maybe they were all harmed by the same person. I want to help her."

Gu Shixing's men paused, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Then follow your ideas. If you want to help, then go ahead."

Su Yun bit her lip: "You, you won't persuade me?"

Gu Shixing chuckled: "You are not committing a crime, you just want to save people, why should I stop you? You just married me, you are not controlled by me. Whatever you want to do, as long as you discuss it with me, I will not interfere with you as long as it is not excessive."

Su Yun's heartbeat suddenly accelerated a lot at that moment.

Gu Shixing kissed her neck gently and said softly, "In the past four years, I never interfered with you, right?"

Su Yunqing hummed, remained rational, and asked him to borrow someone.

"I want to borrow two secret guards from you. If I want to help her, I need to know her movements, but if ordinary people follow her, they might be discovered."

Gu Shixing held her neck and said vaguely, "Even if you don't tell me, I will send someone to protect you."

At this point, he raised his head slightly and said, "I remember there seemed to be a few female guards. I will arrange them for you."

After saying that, he lifted her up gently, and the water surface suddenly shook. After a moment, the water in the bathtub splashed out in all directions.

Soft and heavy sighs escaped at the same time.

*

The next day, Gu Shixing arranged three female guards for Su Yun, and one of the female guards temporarily served as a maid accompanying Su Yun.

Su Yun asked the two of them to secretly investigate the whereabouts of the eldest imperial concubine.

Perhaps the eldest princess didn’t go to many places on weekdays, so the news came out within a day.

The eldest princess rarely attended banquets, and if it wasn't for her cousin that day, she probably wouldn't have gone.

She usually stayed at home, except for going back to her parents' home. She would go to the Jinyue Temple outside the city on the 15th of every month.

I haven't been going there all the time, but I started going there every month two years ago.

Su Yun had just learned about Concubine Chen from the side a few days ago, so she knew that she had only entered the palace of the eldest prince about two or three years ago. Not long after Concubine Chen entered the palace, the eldest concubine had a miscarriage.

Perhaps it was after her miscarriage that the Empress Dowager started going to the Jinyue Temple, all for the sake of her unborn child.

After Su Yun thought about it, he asked Chu Yi: "What day is today?"

Chu Yi thought about it for a while before replying, "Thirteen."

Su Yun thought about it for a moment, then left the room and went to find her mother-in-law.

When Mrs. Gu heard her daughter-in-law say that she wanted to go to Jinyue Temple on the 15th, she was slightly surprised: "Why did you suddenly think of going to Jinyue Temple?"

Su Yun replied: "I want to pray for my biological mother and husband."

Mrs. Gu knew that her daughter-in-law's biological mother was in poor health and had only gradually recovered over the past year. It was understandable that her daughter-in-law wanted to pray for her mother.

After thinking for a while, Mrs. Gu wanted to pray, asking the Goddess of Fertility to let her have a grandson as soon as possible.

Before her son got married, he promised her that there would be good news within a year.

But she was worried that her son was just being perfunctory.

Once someone gets married, even if there is no progress after a year, it is not ridiculous to divorce her.

The more she thought about it, the more she felt that her son was deceiving her.

Thinking of this, Madam Gu said, "It's just right. I also want to go to Jinyue Temple. Let's go together on the 15th."

Su Yunying: "Then I will ask my daughter-in-law to prepare it tomorrow."

Su Yun was surprised that her mother-in-law would also go with her. But it might not be a bad thing to have her mother-in-law go with her.

Mrs. Gu said "hmm", but when she talked about those Buddhist places, her eyes fell on her daughter-in-law's wrist.

A Buddhist string can be vaguely seen under the sleeves.

Mrs. Gu was puzzled again. Why did her son give the Buddhist beads that he had worn for more than ten years to his daughter-in-law?

After wondering for many times, I couldn't help but ask: "Ayun, is the Buddhist string in your hand a gift from Xinger?"

Su Yun was stunned, and retracted his hand slightly, thinking to himself: Could it be that my mother-in-law saw something?

Although she was worried, she did not hide it: "My husband gave it to his daughter-in-law on the wedding day. He said that she had worn it for seventeen years. This thing can prevent illness and bring good luck. He hopes to give this good luck to me."

Mrs. Gu raised her eyebrows slightly. How could this sound so nice?

Like sweet talk.

But when I think of my son's cold personality, how could he possibly say such nice words?

Could it be that he threw away the item he had worn for a long time, claiming it was a token of love, and then said sweet words to coax his daughter-in-law into deceiving her that he would not consummate the marriage for the time being?

If they are really in love, why haven't they consummated their marriage yet?

She secretly asked the maid to check the mattress of the young couple. The maid said that the mattress of the prince and his wife was still clean and fresh when they woke up in the morning, and it was just a little messy, and there didn't seem to be any signs of lovemaking.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Gu looked at her daughter-in-law with complicated eyes. After thinking for a while, she shouted, "Ayun, come and sit over here."

Su Yun walked to her mother-in-law's side and sat down.

Madam Gu leaned forward and asked in a low voice, "Tell me the truth, have you and Xing'er consummated your marriage?"

Su Yun's pupils shrank slightly, and then she looked at her mother-in-law in astonishment.

It's not even a month yet, how come you're asking this already?