Chapter 16 This Sister-in-law is Really Hard to Please

"The second young master is back."

It was the same servant who was standing at the door. When he saw Gu Mingchuan getting off the carriage, he shouted at the top of his voice and informed the inside of the house.

Gu Mingchuan walked into the house carrying a heavy package.

As soon as he entered the yard, Su Lingshuang came out of the house, holding up her skirt, and pulled his sleeve to look him up and down, and asked with concern, "How are you, are you not hurt?"

"No, they can't hurt me yet."

Gu Mingchuan put the package on the stone table next to him and said with a smile, "Look, what is this?"

Su Lingshuang was relieved to see that he was not injured and asked, "What?"

"open to take a look."

Su Lingshuang opened the package as she was told. It was full of silver. One ingot of standard official silver weighed fifty taels. There were probably hundreds of ingots here.

Gu Mingchuan said, "This is what I won from the martial arts competition today, five thousand taels. You can keep this money first..."

"what do you mean?"

Su Lingshuang's face turned pale and her voice trembled a little.

"??"

Gu Mingchuan was a little puzzled. Why wasn't she happy after I gave her money?
Su Lingshuang burst into tears, "Who wants your money? Don't forget, I saved you. You owe me a life. You are not allowed to leave home before you pay me back..."

"Five thousand taels...do you just want to settle the score with me?"

"Don't even think about it..."

As she spoke, she began to sob, covered her face, turned and ran into the house.

Gu Mingchuan was a little amused.

This is a big deal.

I originally wanted to make her happy, but unexpectedly, it caused her to misunderstand me instead.

"It makes me feel like I'm going to become a monk."

How can I make her believe that I will not leave this home?
Gu Mingchuan thought about it and shouted, "Stone."

Soon, the servant came running over, "Second Young Master, what do you want?"

"Go to Wufangzhai and buy a few boxes of cakes."

"Okay."

……

Shitou was very quick. In less than an hour, he had bought the cakes and pastries. "They are all the ones my wife likes the most."

"Ah."

Gu Mingchuan carried the cakes and went to Su Lingshuang's yard.

To avoid suspicion, he never set foot in this yard.

It was Qingcha who came over and opened the door.

Ever since Su Lingshuang asked him to take Qingzhu as his concubine and he refused, the maid Qingzhu has been avoiding him.

Qingcha looked worried, "After the young lady came back, she kept hiding in her room crying."

"Ah."

Gu Mingchuan nodded, saying he would leave it to me. He walked in, knocked on the door, and said, "It's me. I bought some cakes. Do you want to eat together?"

After waiting for a few seconds, there was no response.

"If you don't say anything, I'll take it as your consent. I'm coming in."

After saying that, he pushed the door open and walked in.

"what--"

There was a soft cry from inside the room. Su Lingshuang's voice sounded panicked, "Don't come in..."

There was a beaded curtain in the middle of her boudoir, with a bed inside and a table and chairs outside.

Gu Mingchuan was outside the beaded curtain. He put the cake on the table, unwrapped it, picked up a piece and started eating it. He said, "Well, this peach cake is freshly baked. It's crispy and delicious. Come and try it."

Su Lingshuang seemed to still be angry, and her tone was a little stiff, "Why do you care about what I do?"

"If I don't care about you, who will?" Gu Mingchuan said softly, "You are my only relative in this world."

With a swish, the bead curtain was opened.

Su Lingshuang came out, her eyes were red and swollen, and her breathing was a little rapid, "Then...are you still leaving?"

Gu Mingchuan said, "Whether you believe it or not, I have never thought about leaving this home. I can swear in the name of the ascetic monk that in this life, I will never take the initiative to leave you. If I break this oath, call me five thunderbolts--"

"do not want!"

Su Lingshuang rushed forward and covered his mouth to stop him from speaking. "Don't swear such a vicious oath. I believe you."

As he said this, he slowly loosened his hand.

Gu Mingchuan took a piece of peach cake and put it in her hand, saying, "This is really delicious, you try it."

Su Lingshuang took it, took a bite, wiped her tears, nodded vigorously, and said, "Mm, it's delicious."

Seeing that she finally burst into laughter, Gu Mingchuan thought to himself, this generation of sisters-in-law are really hard to please.

After sitting for a while, he left.

Outside the door, Qingcha finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw him finally leave. She patted her chest and whispered, "Thank God."

Finally left.

If she stayed any longer, she was really worried that something might happen.

……

at dusk.

Gu Mingchuan came out for dinner. As soon as he sat down, he heard Su Lingshuang, who was sitting opposite him, ask, "I heard that your father-in-law helped you arrange a marriage before?"

"No, who told you that?"

"Old Ji said so. He said that your clan leader said so himself during the martial arts performance. Unfortunately, the Zhou family is gone, and Miss Zhou San is nowhere to be found."

Su Lingshuang looked a little regretful. What a good marriage.

It’s all the fault of that damn Qinglong Gang.

Gu Mingchuan didn't know how to explain it to her. At that time, the clan leader just made up a lie to shut Fan Siyi up.

On second thought, I didn't know where the Zhou siblings had gone, so there was probably no chance for them to meet. So I just let it be a misunderstanding and didn't bother to explain.

At this time, Shitou came over to report, "Second Young Master, someone outside wants to see you, saying it's your old friend."

"Old friend? What's your name?"

"She didn't say anything. She was sneaking around late at night. I don't think she's a good person. Should we chase her away?"

"Forget it, bring the person in."

……

Shi Tou escorted the person to the side hall. Gu Mingchuan was curious about who this mysterious visitor was. When he saw the person, he asked in surprise, "It's you?"

The person took off her cloak and revealed her true face, which was none other than Miss Wednesday.

So, it's late at night, you can't talk about others casually. He just mentioned her and she appeared. It's really weird.

Zhou Ruxuan bowed and said, "Greetings, Master Gu. I hope you will not be offended by my intrusive visit."

Before Gu Mingchuan could say anything, he saw Su Lingshuang coming in from the door and said in surprise, "Miss Zhou San, it's you."

As he spoke, he stepped forward and took Zhou Ruxuan's hand affectionately, saying, "You are finally here. We have all heard about the Zhou family's affairs. Erlang has been unable to sleep or eat these days because of you. He is very concerned about your safety. Now you are finally here. You can live here with peace of mind in the future..."

Zhou Ruxuan was at a loss and looked at Gu Mingchuan for help.

Gu Mingchuan had an urge to touch his forehead with his hand.

Judging from the situation, Su Lingshuang completely treated her as his wife-to-be.

He interrupted her and said, "Well, sister-in-law, go eat first. I have something to say to her."

Finally got rid of her.

Gu Mingchuan explained, "She misunderstood and thought you were my fiancée. Don't take it to heart."

"what?"

Zhou Ruxuan was a little confused.

He did not continue to explain, but asked about the business, "Why did you come to see me so late?"

Zhou Ruxuan did not ask any more questions and said, "Someone asked me to pass on a message and wanted to see you."

"Who?"

"The second daughter of Marquis Weiyuan."

Gu Mingchuan suddenly remembered the woman in red that he had seen in the prefect's residence that morning, and asked in surprise, "Why did she want to see me?"

Zhou Ruxuan did not hide it from him and said, "She wanted to learn the Mysterious Water Skill of my Zhou family, but the secret book was too profound and she could not understand it. Seeing you perform the Mysterious Water Skill today, she wanted to ask you for advice."

Gu Mingchuan asked, "If I teach her, will it be of any benefit to me?"

"What do you want, Master?"

"In exchange for an equivalent value, exchange it for a more advanced sword technique."

"Okay, I'll tell her."

After the two finished their conversation, Zhou Ruxuan said goodbye.

Gu Mingchuan went back to the main hall to eat and explained things to Su Lingshuang again.

After this delay, it was already very late.

He had originally planned to go to Chunxianglou tonight, but now he has lost interest and decided to go tomorrow.

……

the next day.

Gu Mingchuan took the token of Governor Guo and went to the Governor's Mansion, where he first paid a visit to Governor Guo.

This was also what Gu Yunze ordered yesterday. Since the governor appreciates him, he naturally has to visit him more often and get closer to him.

He took the opportunity to ask some questions about knife skills.

"Liaoyun Sword Technique" is just an ordinary sword technique, which can be used when one is at the Zhenqi Realm. After reaching the Gangyuan Realm, this sword technique is no longer useful.

He needs a more advanced sword technique.

Most of the Gu family members use swords and are famous for their sword skills, but they don’t have any good knife skills.

However, Governor Guo was busy with official duties, and after chatting for a while, someone came to pay a visit, so Gu Mingchuan took his leave in time.

When he came out of the study, a servant led him to a remote courtyard, where he met the woman in red and Zhou Ruxuan from yesterday.

Today, she wore a purple dress, which made her look more noble.

As soon as we met, she threw a book at me and said, "This is the knife technique you wanted."

Gu Mingchuan took it and saw the words "Dawn Sword Technique" on the cover. He flipped through it and found that it was indeed a sword technique that was much more advanced than "Liaoyun Sword Technique".

He put the book in his arms, and his impression of her changed a little. This girl is quite straightforward.

He said, "Miss, if there is anything you don't understand, just ask. I will tell you everything I know."

Wang Xining took the book "Xuan Shui Zhengong" and asked questions one by one.

Gu Mingchuan answered fluently.

In a blink of an eye, an hour passed.

Gu Mingchuan said, "Let's stop here today. I have something to go back for. Let's meet up tomorrow."

"it is good."

Wang Xining sent someone to escort him out of the prefectural government.

After everyone left, she flipped through the secret book in her hand and said happily, "It is indeed a martial art from the same clan and origin. It has the same effect as the Changchun Kung Fu passed down in my family."

Suddenly, an old woman appeared behind her and said, "Practicing two internal skills at the same time is too risky. We must be extremely careful."

"Don't worry, mother-in-law. I know my limits."

"In fact, there is another way that can help you break through the limitations of Changchun Gong—"

"I know what Grandma means, but his cultivation is too low, so he can't help me. I don't know when he will break through to the ninth level of Gang Yuan."

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