Chapter Twenty-Five: Some Expectation
Throughout the day, the two stayed together almost except for eating, and Gu Tingyu didn't come back until nightfall.
"Frost, are you hungry? I asked my servants to get some food, so let's eat something first. ”
"Okay." Cold Frost didn't excuse herself, she was indeed a little hungry.
"Lord Wang, don't be busy, come and rest, you're tired after a day's carriage." Cold Frost said softly, "Let's dine first." ”
"Hmm."
Gu Tingyu sat down, took a sip of his wine glass, and suddenly said, "Shuang'er, this king has something to tell you, after you hear it, don't get excited." ”
Leng Shuang looked at Gu Tingyu's serious appearance, and asked with some fear, "What's the matter?" ”
"I want to marry you."
Leng Shuang was stunned and looked at Gu Tingyu in disbelief: "What did you say?" ”
"I said, I want to marry you." Gu Tingyu said, he paused and said, "You don't have to refuse in a hurry, I want you to think about it for a few days." ”
"Don't think about it, I promise you."
Gu Tingyu raised his head and looked at Leng Shuang in surprise: "You agreed?" ”
"Well, I agreed." Leng Shuang said seriously, although she still had some resistance in her heart, since she decided to be with Gu Tingyu, then she should face it bravely.
"Frost ......" Gu Tingyu looked at her, her eyes flashing with crystal clear tears.
He always thought that when his mother died, his father would depose his marriage, after all, he was of royal blood and had a noble status, but he was wrong, the royal brother never said this, and he sent him here to guard Cold Frost.
The imperial brother's attitude towards him has changed a lot, from the initial disgust to the current pity, he knows that the imperial brother has changed his mind, perhaps, this time back to the capital, is an opportunity, the imperial brother should not force him to marry someone he doesn't like.
Gu Tingyu held Leng Shuang's hand: "Shuang'er, you promised to marry me, and you will be my princess in the future." ”
"Okay." Leng Shuang lowered her head shyly, she was also very happy, she finally found someone she liked.
Gu Tingyu's eyes were filled with a touch of ecstasy, and he hugged Leng Shuang: "Shuang'er, I'm really happy." ”
Gu Tingyu's actions made Leng Shuang a little surprised: "Lord Wang, what's wrong with you?" ”
Gu Tingyu let go of the cold frost, looking at the crimson appearance of her cheeks, his throat moved: "This king just feels as if he is dreaming, Shuang'er, are you really willing to be my princess?" ”
"Well, my lord, I do." The voice of the cold frost is soft.
"Frost, I'm so happy." Gu Tingyu kissed her forehead again: "You wait for me for a while, I'll go wash up." ”
"Hmm."
Gu Tingyu left the room and ordered her subordinates to fetch water and wait for her to freshen up.
When Gu Tingyu came out, Leng Shuang saw that he was wearing a dark blue brocade robe, and the auspicious cloud pattern belt outlined by gold thread around his waist showed a male bodybuilding and upright figure.
Handsome and extraordinary, abundant and handsome.
Such a man is simply a girl's killer, and Leng Shuang's hands are nervously pinched together.
She knew that there was something wrong with her behavior, but she couldn't control it.
"Frost." Gu Tingyu looked at Leng Shuang's white and slender hands, and he couldn't help but hold those hands: "Your hands are so warm." ”
"Hehe," Leng Shuang chuckled a few times: "My hands are very cold, don't you dislike them?" ”
"I don't dislike it." Gu Tingyu said, he put his hand on the back of Leng Shuang's hand, "These hands are very cold, I'll help you cover the heat, okay?" ”
"Okay." Cold Frost's face turned red instantly, and she lowered her head, her cheeks were hot, as if they had been burned.
Her hands were wrapped in Gu Tingyu's big palms, and she could even feel his broad chest, and his hot breath sprayed in her ears.
Neither of them spoke, quietly enjoying the peace of the moment.
"Lord, we ...... Let's sleep. Cold Frost whispered.
Gu Tingyu smiled and took her hand: "I'll sleep with you." ”
Cold Frost's cheeks were so hot that she didn't dare to look at Gu Tingyu, so she could only bury her head in the pillow and didn't dare to look up at him.
Gu Tingyu smiled and touched Cold Frost's hair, and said, "I'll go outside to take a bath, and then we'll rest early." ”
Cold Frost closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.
Gu Tingyu looked at Leng Shuang's well-behaved appearance, and couldn't help but smile dotingly, this girl, she usually looks so strong, but she didn't expect it to be so simple, his hand stroked Leng Shuang's smooth skin, and he was reluctant to take it back.
Leng Shuang felt a crispy and numb touch on her skin, and she couldn't help but stretch out her arm and put her arms around Gu Tingyu's neck: "Lord Wang." ”
Gu Tingyu lowered his head and kissed the cold frost: "Shuang'er, I want to go into the palace to see the emperor, if you are sleepy, go to sleep first." ”
Leng Shuang opened his eyes and looked at Gu Tingyu: "Do you want to see the emperor?" That ......"
Gu Tingyu nodded: "Well, the emperor has summoned me, I have to go and see it." ”
"Oh." Cold Frost lowered his eyes: "Then you come back early." ”
"Okay." Gu Tingyu said with a smile, "Don't worry, you take care of your injuries, and when you get better, I will marry you immediately." ”
Leng Shuang nodded, she actually didn't care if Gu Tingyu could marry her, as long as she could marry him, no matter what, even if she was a concubine for the rest of her life.
"You go to sleep first, I'll go shower." After Gu Tingyu finished speaking, he turned around and walked out.
"Lord Wang......" Leng Shuang shouted.
Gu Tingyu stopped: "Shuang'er, what's wrong?" ”
"You, be careful." Leng Shuang blushed and said, "I'll wait for you to come back." ”
"Okay." Gu Tingyu walked out of the room with a smile on the corner of his mouth.
Cold Frost sat on the edge of the bed, she looked at her face in the mirror, her cheeks were slightly red, her lips were delicate, her heart was beating faster, she was a little expectant, and a little nervous.
She took a deep breath, took a brush dipped in cinnabar and drew a picture of peach blossoms, and then burned it in the incense burner.
……
She stood up and walked towards the window, looking out of the window, this winter was extremely cold, the snow was falling heavily, and the whole imperial city was shrouded in white.
She sighed, she originally wanted to take Gu Tingyu to the suburbs when the weather was good.
She was just about to close the window, but saw a group of guards hurrying over, led by Gu Tingyu.
Her face changed, could it be that he was in danger? She hurriedly pushed open the window and looked down, only to find that Gu Tingyu was not in any danger, but the guards were walking by carrying a stretcher.
On the stretcher lay a man covered in blood, the blood staining the snow red, and it was obvious that the man had been hit hard.
"Who is this man?" Cold Frost asked with a frown.
"Mrs. Hui, his name is Li Fu." A servant girl said respectfully.
"Li Fu?" Leng Shuang recalled carefully, when she remembered her previous life, she seemed to have heard of the character Li Fu.
"Who is this man?" Leng Shuang asked again, she saw that the person was covered in blood, and it seemed that there were no vital signs, she was a little puzzled, did this person have any grudges against Gu Tingyu?
Gu Tingyu walked in and saw Leng Shuang standing in front of the window, so he walked over.
"Frost, why are you standing in front of the window? It's windy outside, so let's get inside. ”
Leng Shuang shook his head: "I'm waiting for the prince." ”
"Are you waiting for me?" Gu Tingyu was a little surprised: "Shuang'er, it's very tiring for you to stand like this." ”
Leng Shuang looked up at Gu Tingyu: "Lord Wang, can you tell me, who is this?" Why kill him? ”
"This is a traitor sent by my father to hunt down." Gu Tingyu said lightly: "Leave this matter to me, you don't have to worry about it." ”
"Okay." Leng Shuang nodded, she suddenly found that she had no way to refuse Gu Tingyu's conditions, she didn't want to refuse.
Gu Tingyu stepped forward and took the cold frost into his arms: "Shuang'er, let's rest early." ”
"Yes." Cold Frost's face was red, although she had decided to marry Gu Tingyu, after all, they hadn't known each other for long, and Gu Tingyu was four years older than herself, if it wasn't for Gu Tingyu saving her, she wouldn't be alive today.
The next day, Gu Tingyu entered the palace early in the morning.
"Third child, so early, I thought you were late again." The emperor smiled and said, "You can't do this, you can't let me indulge you all the time, right?" ”
"Your Majesty, you don't have to indulge your brother, who slept comfortably last night."
"That's good," the emperor laughed: "Since you're comfortable, let's talk about business." ”
Gu Tingyu's hands clenched slightly, he was obviously calculated, why would the imperial brother believe what he said, could it be that the imperial brother had already found evidence?
The emperor took out a copy of the fold from the drawer of the table and handed it to Gu Tingyu: "This is a secret report sent to the palace in the early hours of this morning. ”
Gu Tingyu turned it off, read it carefully, closed the fold, and was silent for a long time before he spoke: "Brother Huang, you should believe me." ”
"Trust you?" The emperor snorted coldly: "You deceived me again this time, do you want me to expel you from the royal family?" ”
Gu Tingyu smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, you have misunderstood me, I have no grievances with Li Fu, why do you want to kill him?" ”
"This Li Fu is the secret guard I sent to you, he is dead, how do you explain it?" The emperor stared at Gu Tingyu's eyes, he must find out about the assassin this time, if the third child really did this kind of thing, then all the efforts made by the third child over the years were in vain.
"The Dark Guard is dead?" Gu Tingyu's pupils shrank suddenly, and his eyes crossed the ruthless: "Who did it?" ”
"You don't care who did it, I'm just asking you now, what the hell is going on with you?" The emperor rebuked.
Gu Tingyu pursed his lips: "Brother Huang, I don't understand what you mean. ”
The emperor said in a cold voice: "I asked you to marry that Leng Shuang because I wanted her to help you seize the throne, I know that you have been investigating Li Fu's matter recently, what are you going to do?" ”
"I've already arranged for someone to catch the murderer." Gu Tingyu said with a gloomy expression.
"Are you sure you can catch it?" The emperor said coldly: "Third child, don't forget, your enemy is very strong. ”
"I'm not going to lose to anyone!" Gu Tingyu said categorically.
"Okay, you can do it," the emperor waved his hand and motioned for him to leave.
Gu Tingyu retreated, but there was a huge wave in his heart, Li Fu's body was robbed on the road, and the group of people who robbed Li Fu's body must have come for him.
Their target is him Gu Tingyu, or the crown prince!
Gu Tingyu narrowed his eyes, he must find out that group of people and break those people into pieces!
Gu Tingyu walked out of the imperial study and went straight to the cold mansion.
"Lord Wang, you're back." Leng Shuang was very happy when she saw Gu Tingyu, she pulled Gu Tingyu's sleeve: "Lord Wang, this is the soup you ordered the slave maid to boil for you." ”
"Okay." Gu Tingyu nodded.
He looked at the porridge in the bowl and frowned slightly: "You cooked this porridge?" ”
"yes." Cold Frost's voice was soft and glutinous, and Gu Tingyu's heart softened when he listened.
"Well, it tastes good, thank you for your hard work," Gu Tingyu said.
Leng Shuang smiled: "This is what a slave should do." ”
Gu Tingyu lowered his eyes, looking at the jade bracelet on his wrist, he felt a little irritable, this bracelet was left by his mother, it was the only thing left by his mother, he had always worn it on his body, but this time he gave this bracelet to Cold Frost.
Leng Shuang noticed that Gu Tingyu was looking at the bracelet on her hand, and immediately took it back, and then said softly: "Lord Wang, the slave maid will serve you to eat." ”
"Okay."
After eating, Leng Shuang helped Gu Tingyu into the carriage, Gu Tingyu leaned in the carriage and closed his eyes to recuperate, his mind was full of Li Fu's appearance.