IBTSOME Chapter 65 Part 1

I BECAME THE STEPMOTHER OF MY EX-HUSBAND

 

Chapter 65 Part 1: Birthday

 

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Lin Wei Xi had just waited in place for a while, when a young eunuch came carrying the sedan chair. After arriving at the palace’s gate, Gu Hui Yan and Gu Cheng Yao were already waiting there, only Gao Ran who wanted to walk by herself, and not as fast as being lifted on a sedan chair by palace eunuch, had not arrived yet. After seeing Lin Wei Xi, Gu Hui Yan reached out and tested the temperature of her fingers. Naturally, like it was normal to ask: "Are you tired today?"

 

"It's okay." Lin Wei Xi said so, but in fact her face was stiff with laughter.

 

Gu Hui Yan also didn't want to elaborate in such a place. He tightened Lin Wei Xi's hood and said, "It's cold outside, you can wait in the carriage first."

 

Before Gao Ran came back, it was a bit unkind if she got into the carriage first. Lin Wei Xi looked up, Gu Hui Yan's eyes were calm and deep, Gu Cheng Yao had moved his eyes since Gu Hui Yan and Lin Wei Xi started talking, and deliberately looked to the side. Now he heard these words, also turned around and bowed his head slightly to Lin Wei Xi, saying, "What my father said is right, mother should go in first. This son and Shizi Consort dare not let mother suffer."

 

In this case, if Lin Wei Xi refused it wouldn’t be polite. She sat in the warm and comfortable carriage, holding the small stove in her hand, and the maid gently massage her leg. After waiting for an unknown amount of time, there was a voice of greetings "Shizi Consort" from outside.

 

Soon, Gao Ran's voice came across the carriage: "This child greets my mother, was mother safe along the way?"

 

This was the absolute power of the seniority in the family. If Gao Ran leaves the palace first, she would stand in the cold wind to wait for Lin Wei Xi, but on the contrary, Lin Wei Xi did not have to wait for Gao Ran, even after Gao Ran arrived, she had to greet Lin Wei Xi first. After asking her mother-in-law's well-being then she could get into the carriage to rest and keep warm.

 

Hearing Gao Ran's voice was a bit hoarse, it was indeed cold today. Lin Wei Xi still hugged the stove, and lazily replied: "Naturally. Shizi Consort is tired from walking all the way, so let's get in the carriage first."

 

"Thank you mother."

 

Gao Ran drove in another carriage, and after a while the carriage started to move, the convoy of Yan Wang Mansion slowly drove towards home. It was sunset, and there are many horses and carriage at the gate of the imperial city, but no matter who, when they saw Yan Wang Mansion’s carriages from far away, they quickly let the coachman turn around and give way.

 

Finally returned to the mansion, everyone was tired after the day. Gu Hui Yan spared Gu Cheng Yao and his wife from the morning and evening greeting, and let them went directly to their courtyard to rest.

 

After dinner in the evening, Lin Wei Xi took a bath and used a clean white silk to wipe her long hair. Gu Hui Yan then went to take a bath, and when he came out, he saw that Lin Wei Xi was no different from when he went in. Every time Lin Wei Xi took a bath, before and after she was very particular about bottles and jars. It took a lot of time to take care of her hair.

 

This was totally unreasonable in the army, but the more delicate the flower, the more time it took to attend it. Of course Lin Wei Xi was different from his subordinates in the army. Gu Hui Yan walked over and picked a strand of Lin Wei Xi’s hair. He really liked the feel of it. It was black and smooth, it felt like running water in his hand. Now that it hasn’t dried out yet, it’s even more liquidy. Feels great.

 

Gu Hui Yan couldn't put it down, he suddenly understood what it means with trifling destroys the will¹, and he thought it must be this feeling that means reluctant to let go. He simply sat across from Lin Wei Xi and watched her pick up a piece of ointment with her nails, melt it in her hands, and applied it to her hair carefully. After this strand was rub on, then move on to another strand.

 

This was a completely different world. Gu Hui Yan never knew that a woman's world was so gentle and delicate, filled with silk fabrics and soft fragrance everywhere. Lin Wei Xi didn’t know what Gu Hui Yan wanted to do when he suddenly sat in front of her. She kept moving her hands, lowered her head and said softly, “Wangye, I still need a long time here. If you think it’s a waste of time, go find a book to read first."

 

"No." Gu Hui Yan just shook his head, his eyes still watching Lin Wei Xi quietly. Suddenly sat facing a person, and this person was Yan Wang, who was known for his vigorous actions and strict military laws, Lin Wei Xi feels very pressured by this wasting time and wasting money behavior. She could only speed up her movements and her mind quickly think of a topic to divert Yan Wang's attention: "Wangye, why did the emperor suddenly remember me today? He also sent a sedan chair to take me out of the palace."

 

Gu Hui Yan gave an “Oh” and said, "I saw that it was not early anymore and planned to pick you up from the back. The emperor may still have some other thing to say, so he stopped me and let the eunuch next to him go."

 

Lin Wei Xi gasped, what? When Gu Hui Yan was talking to the emperor, he actually planned to abandon the emperor to find her? No wonder the little red eunuch said that. Lin Wei Xi was a little embarrassed, and at the same time couldn’t contain her joy, she put down the hair in her hand, her expression was quiet and solemn, pretended not to be affected at all. She said in businesslike voice: "Thank you Wangye, but in the future Wangye cannot do this anymore. It cause His Majesty to see a joke."

 

Gu Hui Yan smiled, looked at her with a full smile, nodded and said, "Okay."

 

The atmosphere became like Gu Hui Yan was coaxing her again. Lin Wei Xi intended to change her disadvantages, suddenly lowered her voice and asked, "Wangye, today the Holy One specially held you up. What did he say?"

 

Speaking of things in the palace, Gu Hui Yan's expression also cooled down: "It's nothing, just repeat the old topic."

 

Lin Wei Xi remembered the emperor's words on New Year's Eve, and probably guessed what the emperor and Gu Hui Yan talked about. She couldn't help but a little worried: "Wangye, today the Empress Dowager also made a special trip to ask me to go see her and talk, and specifically asked after Wangye's health. The emperor did this, then we..."

 

"No, how it was in the past, now it’s still the same, there is no need to deliberately change attitude." Gu Hui Yan shook his head. When he saw Lin Wei Xi’s small face he was unable to restrain his smile, couldn’t help but want to pinch her delicate and smooth cheeks. "It's not a big deal, what are you making a frown for?"

 

Lin Wei Xi unhappily slapped his hand away. The emperor frequently expressed goodwill to Yan Wang Mansion, and wanted to make Yan Wang and First Assistant Zhang confront each other, and he still said it’s not a big deal? But Gu Hui Yan was calm and composed, didn't look like he was unprepared, Lin Wei Xi's heart slowly settled down. Lin Wei Xi asked, "Wangye, what do I need to do?"

 

TN: My resolution for this year is to get myself a Yan Wang!

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1 Trifling destroys the will, infatuation with fine details prevents one making progress.^↩

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