My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

When it was time to take a shower at night, Gu Li would take a shower first, and then it would be Chang An's turn. After yesterday's experience, Chang An was naturally not as embarrassed as yesterday. Listening to the sound of water on the other side of the screen, he could still sit at the desk and write in a peaceful state of mind.

After they both finished their showers, they sat by the bed and packed their bags. As Gu Li was packing, he saw the painting in his bag again. After thinking for a while, he took it out and put it on the top of his bag.

"Mrs. Gu?"

"Hey."

"What were you doing just now? Can't the painting be placed anywhere?" Chang An asked after seeing Gu Li's actions just now.

"Of course not. This is a gift from Chang Lang. It should be placed on top." Gu Li said as he tied the bundle and placed it on the table.

After doing all this, Gu Li looked at Chang An who was standing aside. It seemed that he had not packed up his things yet, and his hands had not stopped moving. Gu Li sighed helplessly, stretched out his hand to take Chang An's bag, and in his puzzled eyes, he quickly packed up the rest of his things, and put another scroll written by Chang An on the top.

"Wow! My mother Gu is so fast." Seeing this, Chang An started to flatter her.

"What's the big deal? I can do it even faster." Gu Li said in a somewhat arrogant manner. He tied Chang An's bag and put it on the table.

"Faster? How faster?" Chang An put his head on Gu Li's shoulder, put his arms around her waist, and asked jokingly.

"Hmm..." Gu Li actually thought about it seriously, and then replied: "Anyway, it is definitely faster than Chang Lang."

Chang An was amused when he saw Gu Li's serious expression. He raised his hand and lovingly touched her hair which had not yet dried. He asked, "Mother Gu, don't you understand what I'm saying?"

"Aren't we talking about packing?" Gu Li was a little confused at this time, "Then what is Chang Lang talking about?"

"No, no, I was just talking about the luggage." Chang An smiled. He couldn't let his wife be a bad influence. "Mother Gu was much faster than me when packing the luggage."

"Of course not." Gu Li started to brag again. As he spoke, he shrank his body, nestled in Chang An's arms, and whispered to him.

After getting up the next day, Chang An was afraid that Gu Li would cough again like yesterday morning, so he just took her out to wash up. Then he took her back to the house and stayed there until Monk Wen brought medicine.

After Gu Li finished drinking the medicine, Chang An took the bag and went outside with Gu Li. First, they walked along the road to the Yuantong Temple, which was closest to them, and burned some incense to Guanyin Bodhisattva, and then went to the merit box to throw silver in for blessings.

When they arrived at the square of the Main Hall, monks had already begun laying out cushions. As usual, Chang An and Gu Li burned incense and prayed before leaving.

When they arrived at the temple gate, their own carriage was already waiting outside. Monk Liaowen looked at Chang'an and Gu Li carrying their bags, so he put his palms together and said "Amitabha".

Chang An and Gu Li also clasped their hands together and bowed to the monk Le Wen, then got on the carriage and left.

Sitting in the carriage, Gu Li lifted the curtain and looked at the Guanyin Temple gradually receding, seeming reluctant to leave. She didn't lower the curtain until she could no longer see the temple, then she looked at Chang An and asked:

"Chang Lang, when will we come next time?"

"Has Mother Gu been praying for a little Changlang soon these days?" Chang An asked with a smile.

Gu Li blushed and nodded, and replied: "Well..."

"Then let's wait until Gu Niang has little Changlang, then we'll do it again, burn incense and fulfill our vows, how about that?" Chang An suggested.

"Okay!" Gu Li immediately nodded happily.

In less than an hour, the carriage entered Chang'an City. Chang An and Gu Li lifted the curtain at the same time and looked at the street: there was no big change on the street, except that the snow on the road had been shoveled away, revealing the blue brick ground underneath.

"Chang Lang, tomorrow is New Year's Eve. How about we go out and watch the Nuo opera together?" Gu Li was indeed a pure Tang Dynasty man. As soon as he saw the snow on the ground being cleared, he knew the reason.

Seeing Gu Li's excitement, Chang An didn't want to spoil his mood, so he agreed, "Okay."

Chang An patted Gu Li's hand, lifted the carriage curtain and said to the driver outside: "Let's go to the clinic in West City first."

"Yes, sir." The coachman nodded and turned his horse to the west.

Hearing that they were going to the clinic in West City, Gu Li couldn't help but feel a little excited. Her beautiful eyes were sparkling at this moment, and she even began to hum a happy little tune.

Arriving at the entrance of the clinic, the two put their bags on the carriage and walked into the clinic. Gu Li held Chang An's hand tightly, looking a little nervous.

As soon as he entered the clinic, he saw Doctor Zhang coming out of the small room. He also saw Chang An and his wife, so he greeted them, "Mr. Chang, Mrs. Gu."

"Doctor Zhang." The two of them also responded.

"I'm bringing my wife here to check on her condition. I wonder if Doctor Zhang is available right now?"

"Yes, yes, please come in." Doctor Zhang smiled slightly, then extended his hand to lead the way.

Chang An and Gu Li followed Doctor Zhang into the small room and sat down one after another. After Gu Li sat down, he stretched out his hand and placed it on the cushion on the table. Doctor Zhang also stretched out his hand, put his index finger and middle finger together on Gu Li's wrist, and began to feel the pulse.

After a while, Doctor Zhang removed his hand, and Gu Li asked nervously, "Doctor Zhang, how is it?"

"The condition is very stable and is slowly getting better." Doctor Zhang said, "The weather has been cold recently. Has Madam Gu had a bad cough? Or has she had trouble breathing?"

"Sometimes I cough quite heavily, but I don't feel any difficulty breathing." Gu Li answered truthfully.

Doctor Zhang nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "The condition is indeed getting better. The worsening cough is probably just caused by catching a cold. It's nothing serious."

"Spring is coming soon. Madam Gu needs to pay attention to the change of seasons and keep warm so as not to catch a cold."

After hearing so much, Gu Li didn't hear what he wanted to hear, so he tentatively asked: "Then... my body..."

Doctor Zhang was indeed old enough to understand what Gu Li meant. He smiled and said, "Although Madam Gu's health is good enough, it is not ready yet. Don't rush it."

After hearing this, Gu Li was inevitably a little disappointed. Chang An also saw her little emotion, so he reached out and touched her head to comfort her. Then he said to Doctor Zhang, "Thank you, Doctor Zhang."

After that, he gently helped Gu Li up and walked out of the clinic. Back in the carriage, Gu Li was still a little depressed, her two little hands tightly grasped the corners of her clothes.

Chang An gently held her hand and comforted her: "Okay, don't be unhappy, we don't have to rush."

"I'm sorry, Chang Lang..." Gu Li raised his head, his eyes red, "It's all my fault. Chang Lang will have to suffer for a while longer."

Seeing her like this, Chang An suddenly felt distressed. He pulled Gu Li into his arms, gently stroked her face, and comforted her:

"How can you blame Gu Niang? If you want to blame someone, you should blame Chang Lang. If Chang Lang hadn't been drunk at that time, how could Gu Niang get sick? Compared to your illness, what are the grievances I have suffered?"

As he said that, he kissed Gu Li on the face and said, "Mother Gu, please don't be unhappy, okay? Otherwise, I will be unhappy too."

Gu Li sniffed and said, "No! Chang Lang can't be unhappy. I'm not sad now."

Seeing Gu Li almost crying, yet still saying stubbornly that she was not sad anymore, Chang An looked at the person in his arms with heartache, and gently stroked her back to comfort her.

"Don't be unhappy, we'll be home soon, dear Gu Niang, please be happy." Chang An stretched out his hand and teased Gu Li's face, "Otherwise, when father sees Gu Niang's expression, won't I be wronged? Aren't you the one who least wants Chang Lang to be wronged?"

"Okay." Gu Li patted his face and forced a smile.

After returning to the gate of Chang's house, Chang An got off the carriage with two bags, and then took Gu Li's hand and led her out of the carriage. After returning to the small courtyard that belonged to them alone, Chang An felt at ease.

Huaiqin and Zhen'er, who lived in the ear room, heard the noise outside and came out together. When they saw Chang'an and Gu Li carrying their luggage, they shouted excitedly:

"Young Master! Sanniang!"

The two maids ran up excitedly, took the bundle from Chang An's hand, and brought it into their room. Then they went out to get hot water and replaced the incense and candles, and then took the charcoal basin outside to fill it with some charcoal to burn.

"Master, Sanniang, did you have fun out these two days?" Huaiqin asked while lighting the agarwood in the house.

"It's okay. I didn't go out much." Chang An helped Gu Li take off his cloak and cotton jacket, shook them a little, and hung them on the hanger.

"When Alang came back, he often came to the yard to see if the young master and Sanniang had returned." Huaiqin said.

After finishing the work at hand, Huaiqin bowed to the two of them and left.

"How does it feel to be back home?" Chang An asked as he held Gu Li in his arms and sat in front of the charcoal brazier.

"That's good. At least Chang Lang doesn't have to worry about me getting lost." Gu Li said, "Chang Lang is so good to me and spoils me in everything. Of course I can't let Chang Lang worry."

"You have such a sweet little mouth, let me check it out." Chang An turned Gu Li in his arms and said teasingly.

"You check it every day, Chang Lang, isn't he afraid of tooth decay?" Gu Li said in a cold tone.

"Don't be afraid, because it's a checkup for Mother Gu. My mother Gu loves me the most and would never bear to let me get cavities." Chang An said with a smile.

"Okay then," Gu Li said in a proud tone, "Then I will allow Chang Lang to check it out."

The two of them slowly approached each other, and suddenly heard the sound of the door opening. Gu Li was so scared that he threw himself into Chang An's arms. Chang An also held Gu Li tightly in his arms with both hands. He looked at the door and found Zhen'er standing at the door holding the letter, and seemed to be stunned.

"Chang Lang, who is it?"

"It's true."

Chang An felt a little helpless at this time, and Gu Li continued to bury his face behind Chang An, and asked Zhen Er at the door: "What's wrong?"

"Um... I'm sorry, Sanniang, it's a letter from Mr. Fang." Zhen'er naturally saw what had just happened between Chang'an and Gu Li, and quickly apologized.

"Take it... bring it here."

Gu Li stretched out his hand, but he couldn't raise his head because his face was flushed. Zhen Er hurried forward and put the letter in Gu Li's hand, then ran out and closed the door.