My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

After Zhen'er left, Gu Li stayed in Chang'an's arms for a long time, until he felt his face was no longer hot, then he stood up from Chang'an's arms.

She casually threw the letter in her hand aside, looked at the door again, and asked shyly, "Chang Lang, are you still going to check?"

Chang An was also interrupted by Zhen'er, and immediately lost some interest, but still said: "Does Gu Niang still want to be examined?"

"Forget it," Gu Li pouted and said unhappily, "Wait a minute, I think Chang Lang is not interested anymore."

So, the two separated and began to pack their bags. Gu Li gave Chang An two days' worth of clothes and soap and asked him to take them to the servants to wash. Then he picked out the things in the bag one by one, first putting the scroll that Chang An wanted to give to Wang Wei on the low table, and then putting the painting that Chang An drew for him on the dressing table...

When Chang An came back, Gu Li had also finished packing and was sitting at the low table folding his bag. He sat down next to Gu Li and asked casually, "Are you done packing?"

"Yeah." After folding the cloth bundle, Gu Li put it on the cabinet and then sat back in his original position.

"I have asked the kitchen to prepare lunch for both of us. How about having hotpot today?" Chang An stretched lazily. When Gu Li saw this, he pulled him over and let him lie on his lap.

"Okay," Gu Li stretched out his finger and traced Chang An's face, "I've been eating vegetarian food in the Zen temple for two days, and I've been craving for hot pot for a long time."

"Why do you want to eat?" Chang An leaned closer to Gu Li's belly again, smelling the fragrance on her body, and asked.

"There is a lot of meat in the hot pot. Eating more meat will help you give birth to Xiao Changlang." Gu Li said.

Chang An was speechless. He didn't expect Gu Li to be so obsessed with having children. He almost went insane. He said in silence, "Now Gu Niang always mentions Xiao Chang Lang instead of Chang Lang. Doesn't it mean that if Xiao Chang Lang is born in the future, Da Chang Lang will fall out of favor?"

As he spoke, Chang Lang showed a sad look. So this time Gu Li became anxious again, not because she was too fond of Chang An, but because she felt that he was really worried about "falling out of favor".

"No!" Gu Li frowned and pouted, saying, "Chang Lang will never fall out of favor!"

"Why not? When little Changlang is born, won't Gu Niang have two men in her heart? If that's the case, won't I have to compete for her favor with another man?" Chang An said.

"How could that be!" Gu Li became even more anxious, and quickly stretched out his two small hands to make a circle in front of Chang An, "Chang Lang, look, my heart is just this big, so small."

"There is already a Chang Lang in here. The heart is like a house. It is already full of people. How can anyone else get in?" Gu Li said, "Gu Niang's heart is so big that it can only accommodate you, Chang Lang, even if..."

"Even if we have a little Changlang in the future, we won't be able to squeeze in no matter how hard we try, and how can we compete with the big Changlang?"

As she spoke, Gu Li looked at Chang An sincerely. Seeing her like this, the other party couldn't help but smile and said, "Then I feel relieved."

Then, Chang An got up from Gu Li's legs, gently opened Gu Li's mouth with his fingers, and said in a puzzled tone: "My mother Gu has always been a bad talker, how come she has become so eloquent recently?"

"I'm not stupid, and I'm not stupid with my mouth either." Gu Li made a face at Chang An. At this moment, the hand that was supporting his body behind him suddenly touched something, and his attention was immediately diverted.

Gu Li turned her head and looked behind her, and found a letter under her hand. She moved her hand away curiously. Chang An also followed Gu Li's line of sight and found that it was a letter.

"Oh!" Gu Li suddenly exclaimed, and said as he picked up the letter, "I forgot about this letter."

"Whose letter is it?" Chang An was a little curious at this time and asked without thinking.

"A letter from Ayi." Gu Li said, tore open the envelope, poured out the letter inside and started reading.

It was not until Gu Li finished reading the letter that Chang An continued to ask: "Who is this Ayi?"

"His name is Fang Yi. He was my childhood playmate, a little older than me and a little younger than Chang Lang." Gu Li said, putting the letter in Chang An's hand, "When he was about eleven years old, his family went to Yangzhou. I heard that his family's cloth business has become very big."

"His family has a big business. What does Guan have to do with giving me the letter?" Chang An looked at the letter in his hand, a little confused.

"Show it to Chang Lang." Gu Li said as if it was a matter of course, "This is a letter from another man. I'm afraid Chang Lang will be unhappy."

Chang An raised his eyebrows again - although his wife is young, does she have such a strong sense of security? He put the letter on the table and said, "Forget it, this is Mrs. Gu's privacy, I won't read it."

"Well... Chang Lang should take a look." Gu Li said.

Seeing Gu Li's insistence, Chang An had no choice but to pick up the letter again and open it to read. But after reading a little, his eyebrows raised again, and he even got goose bumps -

That's too corny!

He looked at Gu Li in disbelief and confirmed again: "Is this Mr. Fang really your former playmate, Madam Gu?"

Gu Li nodded, and seeing Chang An's obviously cheesy look, he burst out laughing. Chang An read the contents of the letter again amid Gu Li's laughter. Apart from the "slightly" cheesy contents, the remaining key points were: he made a lot of money in Yangzhou this year, and he planned to come back to find Gu Li at the end of next summer, and asked her to wait.

Chang An felt something was wrong when he saw this, but he couldn't tell what was wrong. He put the letter back on the table and asked, "Why did Mr. Fang write such a letter? It feels so strange."

"I find it strange, too," Gu Li agreed. "I guess it's because we haven't seen each other for a long time, so he wanted to come and see me."

"Come to see Gu Niang? Does Gu Niang have a good relationship with him?" Chang An asked again.

"Our previous relationship was pretty good. After all, we played together for a while when we were young." Gu Li thought for a while, "But it's hard to say what our relationship is like now. Since he went to Yangzhou, we haven't been in touch anymore."

Chang An nodded. Seeing that he had finished reading, Gu Li took the letter and looked at it again. He tilted his head and said, "Chang Lang, do you feel that this letter is a little strange?"

"Yes, a little bit. I feel something is wrong, but I don't know what is wrong." Chang An also said in agreement.

"Are you still going to keep it?" Gu Li asked.

"This is a letter to you, Gu Niang. How can I make the decision?" Chang An shrugged and said.

"Oh." Hearing this, Gu Li threw the letter directly into the charcoal basin, and then said with satisfaction: "Then let's not think about it. Burn the letter, and Chang Lang won't be troubled."

After doing all this, the two of them put the matter behind them, as if the letter had never appeared.

At night, their hair was dry, so they blew out the candles in the room and went to bed together. When Chang An got into bed, Gu Li found his way into Chang An's arms and leaned his head on Chang An's chest, seeming a little excited.

"Chang Lang, tomorrow is New Year's Eve."

"Yeah, when does the Nuo opera start tomorrow?" Chang An reached out and touched Gu Li's slightly cold hair and asked.

"Nuo opera is always performed in the afternoon. Changlang, haven't you ever watched Nuo opera?" Gu Li asked.

"No, I usually stay at home and study on New Year's Eve." Chang An replied, "If it wasn't for Gu Niang telling me, I wouldn't have known there was such an activity as Nuo Opera outside."

"Chang Lang studies so hard. He has to study at home even on weekends." Gu Li drew circles on Chang An's chest with his fingers and said with heartache.

"Now that we have Gu Niang, it won't be hard with her around." Chang An kissed the top of Gu Li's head, "Gu Niang, you have to go to bed well. You have to get up early tomorrow to decorate the house. Only after you finish decorating can you go out to watch the Nuo opera."

"Okay!" Gu Li rubbed against Chang An's arms excitedly, "Good night, Chang Lang."

"Good night, Madam Gu."

After a good sleep, the two woke up on time the next day, especially Gu Li, who was so excited that he couldn't stop. After washing up, Chang An took Gu Li out of the room and began to check the layout of the house.

After leaving the courtyard, the servants of the house have already begun to prepare the house. Some servants are rushing to the kitchen with various ingredients; some servants are hanging lanterns in various corners of the house; and some servants are holding wine jars and prayer banners in their hands, looking quite busy.

Chang Wenmeng didn't have to be on duty today, and he was watching the servants at home with a smile on his face. When he saw Chang An and Gu Li, he stretched out his hand and greeted them, "Yonghe, Li'er."

"Father." Chang An and Gu Li also walked up and greeted him.

"Today is New Year's Eve, it will definitely be very lively." Chang Wenmeng looked at the lanterns all over the yard, and even a few tables, wondering what they were used for.

"Of course." Chang An also echoed, and then asked with some confusion: "But isn't the throne transfer tomorrow? Why are the arrangements started today?"

"You are stupid, but you can write about climbing a high mountain. You are not stupid, but you can't even think of such a thing." Chang Wenmeng nodded at Chang An and said, "Before, there were only you and me at home, so we didn't need to arrange the New Year's Eve dinner like this."

"But this year is different. Since you married Li'er, you should arrange for your in-laws to come to our house for dinner. Don't you have a few single friends in Chang'an? Like Gao Shi, you can invite them over as well, it will be a great addition to the party."

"Besides, your Aunt Qing and Censor Zhou are also planning to come to our house for dinner, so we naturally have to give them enough face."

Chang An nodded, indicating that he understood. At this time, two servants came to Chang An. One of them held a banner, and the other held a brush and inkstone, saying, "Sir, Sanniang, this is your banner. Do you have any wishes to write on it? If not, I will hang it up."

Chang An and Gu Li looked at each other and said, "Of course there is."

Then he motioned for Gu Li to write first, and Gu Li picked up his pen and wrote a few beautiful lines of ink on the banner:

"May my beloved be healthy and in good health, and may God grant his wish. May his name be high on the list of top talents. May he cherish this good time, and let the mountains and rivers share this night. May I always cherish the kindness of my beloved, and let the flowing light shine brightly together."

Chang An leaned his head over Gu Li's side and read what she wrote. He couldn't help but be moved. From beginning to end, it was all about himself, and she even added words that she wanted him to love her forever.

After Gu Li finished writing, he handed the pen to Chang An. Chang An smiled and wrote without thinking:

"To my beloved wife: plum blossoms are blooming with fragrance, and auspicious snows indicate a good harvest. I wish you good health and that we can share this love year after year. Your heart is like the bright moon, which waxes and wanes only for you. I will express my love with my wet sweat, and I will record your deep love with my brocade."