Chapter 168
Gu Qing: "If you can't match that, I'll seriously suspect you've been body-snatched."
Gu Sang: "Master math, physics, and chemistry, and you'll fear nothing in the world."
"Imperial jade liquor, one hundred and eighty per glass."
Gu Qing stared into Gu Sang's eyes for several seconds before looking away, wearing an expression that suggested she thought herself a little genius. "Correct, you're still Gu Sang, not body-snatched after all."
Gu Sang: "......"
Having finished viewing the Tang Dynasty's history, Gu Sang and Gu Qing walked up to the topmost floor.
The ancient commoners and officials all widened their eyes, ready to see the history of the next dynasty. However, they were surprised to find a box tied with a bunch of balloons at the entrance.
What were these colorful floating things?
All the ancient people were extremely curious.
Gu Qing walked over, pretending to look shocked, and then pointed at the box: "Gu Sang, come quick! It has your name on it."
Gu Sang finally lowered her head to look at the box, only to see three words written on it: "For Gu Sang!"
Receiving a gift unexpectedly in the history museum? Gu Sang found it strange no matter how she thought about it.
Seeing Gu Sang frowning in confusion with no intention of opening the gift, Gu Qing grew anxious. Why wasn't her sister following the script?
At this crucial moment, it was up to her to take action.
Gu Qing grabbed the box and held it out to Gu Sang: "Well... I have no idea what's going on here, I swear this isn't from me."
"You, you should open it and take a look."
Gu Sang looked at the guilty-looking Gu Qing with a complex expression.
Judging by that look, it was clear that this gift definitely had something to do with Gu Qing, and not just a little.
To avoid spoiling the mood, Gu Sang very cooperatively opened the box.
Inside the box lay a pair of crystal shoes.
The crystal shoes weren't some cheap online purchase. At a glance, Gu Sang could tell these were custom-made and couldn't be found anywhere else on the market.
Such custom-made items, due to their high price, were each a unique creation.
Gu Sang silently closed the box and carried it a few steps forward.
Around the corner stood a woman holding a rose.
Not with a perfunctory confession.
A relationship that begins perfunctorily will only end perfunctorily.
Chen Yun's lips curved into a smile, revealing a mix of bitterness and envy.
The gaze of all the court officials suddenly turned to Pei Changying.
Such a romantic and thoughtful confession, wouldn't any woman agree?
But, but Gu Sang was the Emperor's woman, she was the Noble Consort! How could she accept someone else's affection and love in front of the Emperor?
Sure enough, the next second, Pei Changying suddenly stood up, his whole body filled with a violent and furious aura, shouting at Gu Sang:
"Gu Sang, you can't!"
"We won't allow it!"
"You are Our woman, if you dare to accept him, We, We will..."
"You can only be Ours, you have served Us for seven years! We order you to reject this man immediately, now!"
Pei Changying wanted to threaten Gu Sang with methods like exterminating nine clans, killing Consort Li, sending troops to raze the Plague City, and so on, but in the end, he realized none of these would work.
The Gu family was different from the Zhao family.
Without a good reason or excuse, he simply couldn't exterminate the Gu family's nine clans, otherwise, the court would surely fall into chaos.
As for Consort Li, those consorts in the harem were strangers to Gu Sang, so this threat held no weight.
And as for razing the Plague City, he simply couldn't do it now.
In the end, Pei Changying could only plead with Gu Sang, hoping she might still have some feelings left for their past relationship as husband and wife: "Sang Sang, We were wrong, We know We've wronged you, please don't accept him, alright?"
Zhou Qichen, in the Plague City, was feeling very conflicted at this moment.
He knew that Gu Sang wasn't from this place and wouldn't come back here again.
But he didn't want to see Gu Sang accept another man. A trace of unwillingness and unacceptability in his heart was at work, and he didn't want to think about what would happen next.
Zhou Qichen opened his mouth, wanting to speak and persuade Gu Sang to think it over carefully, not to rush into agreeing.
However, as his lips moved, General Qin beside him seemed to guess his inner thoughts and gave his shoulder a forceful pat.
The impact-laden pat instantly brought Zhou Qichen back to his senses.
"Old Zhou, Miss Gu deserves to be happy! This man seems to be genuinely caring towards her."
"Besides, women are meant to marry and have children eventually. Miss Gu isn't getting any younger either - she's already twenty-one or twenty-two. It's about time she found someone to spend the rest of her life with."