He rubbed his fingers restlessly across the bedsheet.
The man came from the door without a sound, his dark gaze clear under the pale moonlight in the room.
The feeling of his lower abdomen was back, Gu Daiyan's forehead was covered in sweat.
They hadn't seen him in a long time. When Duan Cheng Xuan's hand passed through Gu Daiyan's arm and wrapped around her waist, he was shocked to realize that this person actually hadn't gained any weight during this period of time.
He held her in his arms easily and asked, "What do you want to do?"
Gu Pingyan, who was being carried, just rubbed his sore forehead, "I want to go out and have some fun, buy something to eat. Why did you follow? I don't want to see you. "
"But you are still This King's wangfei."
"But now everyone knows that your princess cannot have children for you." Gu Danyan's voice was tainted with a trace of resentment, as she looked at him indignantly.
Duan Cheng Xuan remained silent and carried her off the carriage with heavy steps. Under the gazes of everyone present, he stuffed her into the soft carriage. The night wind was blocked by his wide shoulders.
Sitting in the carriage, Gu Daiyan had no time to worry about Qing Dai and Xiao Liang waking up.
She simply hid the smile on her face and expressionlessly allowed the other maidservants in the carriage to put on her outer robes and bring out a stove for her. After that, she took out a veil from her clothes and put it on, preventing the maidservants from rearranging her hair: "In the future, I will not do that again."
"You are already an imperial concubine …"
"Other than the banquet, I don't know how to brush my hair." Gu Danyan stubbornly waved away the maidservant by his side. The anger in his eyes made the maidservant shrink to the side. She could only look at the good-natured Crown Princess Jing in horror.
The carriage was silent the entire time. Duan Chengxuan sat beside Gu Danyan and carefully sized her up.
Before arriving at Yan City, Duan Chengxuan had been wondering if she had come up with a new idea. But now, it would seem that she was more like that arrogant and despotic young miss from before he entered the Royal Mansion.
When the horses began to scatter, Gu Danyan lifted up the curtain of the carriage in front of Duan Chengxuan.
Duan Cheng Xuan swiftly fished out the person who wanted to directly jump off the horse carriage. With a voice filled with rage, she shouted, "You're courting death!"
"I never wanted it." Gu Danyan frowned and struggled.
Duan Chengxuan had no choice but to use all his strength to firmly bind her to his side, causing Gu Danyan's eyes to instantly turn red. Both of his hands were only restrained by one of Duan Chengxuan's hands, but he was completely unable to move.
"I just want to try some of my favorite pastries in Yan City!" Before I become Crown Prince Jing's wife, first of all, I am a person, a living person! " Gu Danyan screamed at the top of his lungs, but his whole body was still curled up. His back was bent, and his hands were shaking: "I am not your damned thing!" "I am me, I want to do what I like. What's wrong with that!"
In Duan Chengxuan's impression, Gu Daiyan was the person who was always calm.
When tears fell onto his clothes and dyed them in dark stains, Duan Chengxuan could only let go of Gu Liuyan with a sullen expression. He watched her shrink back into a corner to wipe away his tears.
He was the one who shattered Gu Danyan.
"Stop." Duan Chengxuan suddenly said.
The carriage came to a sudden halt. After Gu Daiyan was stunned for a moment, he lifted the curtain and jumped out of the carriage, ignoring the cries of the people around him.
Yan City's night sky was still brightly lit.
Unfortunately, before she could take more than a few steps, her fingertip was caught, and the man's strong fingers dug into the gaps between her fingers. When their hands were touching, Gu Daiyan heard the person beside her whisper: "Alright, I'll accompany you."
"No need, I can …"
"This is what This King should do. You are This King's consort." Duan Chengxuan held her hand even tighter and looked at her unbecoming clothes. "I can bring you to those beautiful alleyways, but it will only last for three days."
Gu Danyan looked at him impatiently, but showed an expression of hesitation from beginning to end.
After a short moment, she nodded as if she made up her mind. She then walked with Duan Cheng Xuan to a nearby hidden courtyard house and changed into a set of thick male attire. She tied up her man-like hair before following Duan Cheng Xuan to those brightly lit places.
"That's my child, too." Duan Chengxuan's face sank.
Gu Liuyan shook him off at the next moment, her eyes filled with hatred: "You can't even compare to the care you have for our child. You thought that after Gu Zixian gave birth, he would be able to make up for the guilt in your heart, but that's impossible."
Gu Danyan walked into a nearby store with a sullen face.
From start to finish, Duan Chengxuan stood on the spot with a gloomy expression. Gu Daiyan had always understood her so well. Although such a woman was terrifying, she was still as captivating as a poppy.
After not seeing him for a period of time, Duan Chengxuan noticed that Gu Pingyan still had a rather deep influence on him.
They came to a room that sold merriment. Outside the door were the sounds of men and women laughing, and the obscenities were accompanied by cries of surprise from somewhere.
Gu Danyan, on the other hand, ordered all the pastries and tea in the restaurant and even called a beautiful woman to sit by his side to serve him.
"Is this your first time in Yan City?" The red-clothed girl lightly smiled as her eyes glanced at Duan Chengxuan from time to time, then they would once again fall upon the talkative Gu Daiyan. "Young Master is so handsome, I'm afraid the family has long since formed a large group of wives."
"Of course." Gu Danyan laughed heartily as she continuously savored the pastries. She did not forget to look at the lady in red at all as she said, "However, I like a close female friend like you more. If you can see that I'm not happy, then this silver will belong to you."
With that, she placed a silver ingot in front of the woman.
The lady in red covered her mouth in surprise and rolled her eyes. She half lifted the cloth around her waist and smilingly moved next to Gu Daiyan. She rubbed Gu Daiyan with that large patch of softness: "Young Master should be happy now."
Gu Danyan smiled helplessly. After waving her away, he still let her take the silver.
After sending all the women away, Gu Danyan gave up on the tea beside her and only took out a cup of strong wine. He coldly looked at Duan Chengxuan and said, "I can't stay no matter where I stay with you."
"Is that so?" Duan Chengxuan raised his eyebrows. "Do you like brothels that much?"
"I just feel that the people in the beautiful streets and the Willow Lane are a thousand times more pitiful than me, and that's the only way to resolve the indignation in my heart." Gu Danyan put down the cup in his hand and lowered his head to look at him, "I think it's better if I go back to the Heavenly Flame. At the very least, I don't have you with me."
"Alright." Duan Chengxuan continued to stand there majestically without moving.