My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

Gu Li's attitude was very clear. Chang An had no choice but to take off the jade pendant and put it back in the box. He sighed and said, "Mother Gu gave me such an expensive jade pendant. How many months of pocket money do I have to pay to compensate for it?"

"I don't need Chang Lang's money, and I don't want anything else. Chang Lang is enough for me." When Gu Li saw Chang An accept the jade pendant, he curved his eyebrows and said.

Chang An rested his forehead against Gu Li's forehead, and the two men seemed to be wrestling, pushing against each other.

At this time, there was a knock on the door, and Zhen'er's voice was heard at the same time: "Master, Sanniang?"

Hearing someone coming, the two separated, and then Gu Li said to the door: "Come in."

Zhen'er came in with a bowl of medicine in her hand. She walked in front of the two and said, "Sanniang, you just came back and you probably didn't take the medicine, so I asked someone to boil some for you."

Gu Li and Chang An looked at each other and then remembered that they had not taken their lunch medicine yet, so they took the medicine, blew it gently, and drank it.

Zhen'er took the bowl and turned away. After hearing the sound of the door closing, Chang'an stretched out his fingers and gently wiped the corner of Gu Li's mouth. When he was about to pull his hand back, he found that his hand was pulled, and then he felt a warm and moist feeling coming from his fingertips.

He just watched Gu Li biting his finger in his mouth, and the other party looked at him with a pair of big watery eyes. These eyes, which should have been pure, seemed to have a hint of charm at this moment.

He raised his eyebrows and asked, "What is Gu Niang doing?"

Gu Li then let go, took Chang An's finger out of his mouth, took out a handkerchief and wiped it while saying, "Take the medicine. Chang Lang's purse is empty, this little medicine can't be wasted."

When she said that, her eyes seemed to have a hint of teasing, and it was unknown whether it was intentional or natural. However, Chang An was a little angry at the look, so he pulled her into his arms and covered her lips. Gu Li did not resist, but obediently felt Chang An's warmth.

But after a while, the two of them stopped their behavior rationally. Their lips slowly separated, and although Gu Li was a little dizzy as usual and was still breathing slightly, he did not fall into Chang An's arms like before.

"Little devil, how can you be so annoying?" Chang An said in a low voice, pressing against Gu Li's forehead.

"I... I'm not a little goblin..." Gu Li said with a red face.

"Then what were you doing just now?" Chang An asked jokingly, and reached out to touch Gu Li's little lips, as if he wanted to see if she would "bite" him again.

"I am... I am taking medicine..." When Gu Li said this, he still felt a little unjustified.

Chang An laughed when he saw her like this, and rubbed her face with his hands. After rubbing her face twice, he pinched her waist and said threateningly: "Don't seduce me until you recover!"

Gu Li had no choice but to put on an innocent expression and continued to say stubbornly: "I didn't..."

Chang An looked at her stubbornness and wanted to teach her a lesson, but he couldn't bear it, so he changed the subject and said, "Tomorrow is the third day of the New Year, my last day off. Do you want me to take Gu Niang to ride horses in Chang'an?"

"Tomorrow is the last day?" Gu Li felt a little regretful and pouted unhappily.

"Besides, tomorrow is the third day of the new year, Chang Lang will sleep in again."

The third day of the Lunar New Year is usually used to sleep in, and this was no exception in the Tang Dynasty.

Chang An kissed Gu Li lovingly, then held her in his arms and changed her position, letting her sit on his lap.

"I'll just sleep a little longer tomorrow?"

"How long is a short while?" Gu Li looked at Chang An and asked.

"How long... Gu Niang has the final say." Chang An said with a smile, "But what if I don't sleep in every day?"

"If Chang Lang doesn't sleep in..." Gu Li tapped his chin with his fingertips, and then said sweetly: "Then I will give Chang Lang a big reward."

"What reward?"

"Don't tell Chang Lang yet..."

On the third day of the New Year, Chang An really did keep his promise. When Gu Li opened his eyes, he could vaguely see the person next to him lying on the bed and looking at him.

She yawned, snuggled into Chang'an's arms again, and hummed twice in satisfaction.

"Chang Lang... I dreamed of Chang Lang last night..." Gu Li murmured in Chang An's arms.

Chang An hugged her, gently covered her hair, and asked lovingly, "Then, Mother Gu, do you want to go back and dream again?"

Gu Li rubbed his head in Chang An's arms, then sat up from the bed, took Chang An's hand, smiled sweetly and said, "Because the person in the dream is also Chang Lang, no matter which Chang Lang is leaving, I can't bear it."

It must be said that when Gu Li faced Chang An, she could always make him happy with just two simple sentences. He pulled Gu Li over and let her lie on him, and the fragrance instantly filled his nose.

"The little demon is seducing me again," Chang An supported Gu Li, "Do you still want to go out for horseback riding today?"

"I want to..." Gu Li kissed Chang An's lips, then broke free from Chang An's arms, got out of bed and put on his clothes.

While Gu Li was getting dressed, Chang An stayed in bed for a while longer, and only got out of bed when she was done. After Gu Li helped him put on his clothes, she went outside and asked Huaiqin and Zhen'er to fetch a basin of water.

After washing up, Chang An looked at Gu Li who was getting ready to go out and asked, "Where do you want to go today?"

"Hmm..." Gu Li opened the box on the dressing table and took out the Lantian jade pendant. He said, "I'll go wherever Chang Lang takes me to play. I'm not picky."

As he said that, Gu Li hung the jade pendant on Chang An's waist. At this moment, he suddenly saw the heart-shaped jade pendant that he had carved. Although it looked very good before, it seemed a little eclipsed when compared with the Qilin-topped-sun jade pendant.

Will Chang Lang be laughed at by other men if he wears this jade pendant on a daily basis?

Thinking of this, Gu Li stretched out her hand to take off the jade pendant, but was stopped by another hand. She raised her head and looked at Chang An.

"This jade pendant cannot be taken off." Chang An said.

"But... the jade pendant next to it is so beautiful," Gu Li said, "If the two are hung together, mine won't look good."

"How can it not be beautiful? This is the most beautiful and unique jade pendant in the whole Chang'an City. It was carved by my precious mother Gu herself." Chang An said with a smile.

"Besides, this is the engagement token that Gu Niang gave me. If you don't let me wear it, then I won't even wear this Lantian jade one."

As he said that, Chang An pretended to pull off the jade pendant. Gu Li quickly said, "No! Then...then wear both of them together."

"That's fine." Chang An touched Gu Li's head.

After Gu Li drank the medicine, Chang An checked her clothes one last time. After confirming that she would not catch a cold, he took her to the stable.

Chang An led out his own horse, took the saddle and installed it on the horse's back. Gu Li stood in front of the horse and stretched out his hand to measure the height between himself and the horse.

After Chang installed the saddle, he climbed onto the horse, then bent down, grabbed Gu Li's slender waist, and carried her directly in front of him.

"drive!"

Chang An let out a low shout, kicked his horse, drove it out, and left the Chang Mansion through the side door.

It was Gu Li's first time riding a horse, and even though she didn't drive the horse herself, she was still very excited. Her two fair little hands tightly held the reins, and her eyes looked around. Chang An first took Gu Li around Anrenfang twice, and then drove the horse out of the square and came to the main street outside.

"We're now on the street. Where do you want to go, Gu Niang?" Chang An asked as he rode slowly along the street.

"Let's go to Yanshoufang first." Gu Li seemed to have already thought about where to go, so he replied.

"Okay! Let's go to Yanshoufang!" Chang An stepped on his horse and turned towards Yanshoufang.

Anrenfang is still some distance away from Yanshoufang, but Gu Li still looked around with curiosity: some children running past with clay figurines; a newlywed couple standing in front of a small stall, having an intimate discussion; and a scholar standing outside a courtyard wall somewhere, looking at the branches of flowers sticking out of the wall.

As she looked, she lowered her head and saw Chang'an's two hands wrapped around her own. At this time, she loosened the reins and covered Chang'an's hands with her own hands. She also tilted her head and looked at the gap between the two hands.

"What's wrong? Do you feel unsafe holding the reins, so you come to grab my hand?"

"No," Gu Li shook his head, "I just think Chang Lang's hands are so big, much bigger than mine."

Chang An smiled and asked, "Does Gu Niang know why Chang Lang's hands are so big?"

"Because Chang Lang is a man, his hand is naturally bigger than mine." Gu Li's answer was very simple.

"Of course not," Chang An tightened his arms slightly again and said, "Chang Lang's hands are big, so he can better protect Gu Niang."

"So that's how it is!" Gu Li seemed to really believe it, "Then does Chang Lang know why Gu Niang's hands are small?"

"If Gu Niang didn't tell me, of course I wouldn't know."

"Because only small hands can take good care of Chang Lang. Some subtle things still need small hands to do." As he said this, Gu Li excitedly raised his small hands and waved them in front of Chang An's eyes.

Chang An smiled gently, looking at the white and clean little hand, which was soft as if boneless, without any meridian protrusions on the back of the hand, and the blue fine veins seemed faintly visible. He leaned closer and kissed Gu Li's cute little hand.

After being kissed, Gu Li did not calm down out of shame. Instead, he waved his pink fist even more excitedly and seemed to have made two "hehe" sounds in Chang An's arms.

After arriving at Yanshoufang, Chang'an asked, "Now that we are at Yanshoufang, where should we go now?"

"Go..." Gu Li thought for a moment, "Let's go to Yunsuji."

"Yunsuji? Where is it? How do I get there?" Chang An had never been there, so he asked.

So Gu Li sat in front and led Chang An, and after a few turns, they arrived in front of a shop. Chang An got off the horse first, then reached out and held Gu Li down.

As soon as he landed, Gu Li stretched out his green fingers and said, "Chang Lang, you are not allowed to follow me in. You must wait for me at the door obediently."

Chang An smiled and nodded, then watched her run into the store.