Chapter 724

Although Jia Sidao and Han Tuozhou were political rivals,

they held the same attitude regarding winning over Gu Hanyuan,

and were also attempting to make contact in secret.

It was just that Gu Hanyuan's whereabouts were elusive,

and they had never succeeded.

It was only Lv Shisheng, who had only a superficial understanding of these complex situations,

who would do something as stupid as testing Gu Hanyuan.

Therefore, Lv Wenhuan had no choice but to arrange for a gift to be sent to the Guo residence to apologize to Gu Hanyuan,

and hurriedly sent someone to Lin'an to send a message to Jia Sidao.

Unfortunately, Gu Hanyuan would not stay in Xiangyang City for too long,

and Jia Sidao's plans were destined to fall through again.

Seeing Gu Hanyuan nod in agreement with Huang Rong's explanation,

Guo Fu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

She smiled naively:

"That's great. In the future, Lv Shisheng definitely won't dare to come and pester me again."

Taking advantage of the fact that no one around was paying attention,

Huang Rong asked in a low voice with deep meaning:

"Lv Shisheng is not worth mentioning. But what does my husband think of that Cheng Miaojing?"

Gu Hanyuan smiled playfully,

and praised:

"Gentle, dignified, elegant, and virtuous."

Huang Rong had an expression that said it was just as she expected.

She said irritably:

"Has my husband taken a fancy to her?"

Gu Hanyuan did not hide it,

and admitted with a light laugh:

"I have some interest."

Huang Rong gave Gu Hanyuan a charming roll of her eyes,

and chided:

"Husband, do you like other people's wives that much?"

It wasn't just her;

there were also Min Rou, Qi Fang, and Feng Heng.

And there were definitely others she didn't know about.

Ning Zhongze, whom she had met in Hengyang City, had already aroused her great suspicion.

Therefore, it was inevitable that she would have some opinions about Gu Hanyuan's predilections.

Gu Hanyuan looked at Huang Rong, who was faintly exuding jealousy,

and said with amusement:

"Rong'er, you underestimate me too much. Although Cheng Miaojing is not bad, she is not worth me paying too much attention to. However, the Cheng family is different, and Lv Wende also values Cheng Miaojing highly."

Upon hearing this, Huang Rong's eyes flickered for a moment,

and she understood:

"So that's how it is."

Cheng Miaojing's Cheng family was the same Cheng family as Cheng Yaojia and Cheng Ying.

Strictly speaking, Cheng Miaojing could be considered Cheng Yaojia's aunt.

Although the Cheng family did not have any high-ranking officials,

the Cheng family produced many beauties,

and they had marriage ties with many noble families.

Their political power could not be underestimated either.

Although Lv Wende was greedy for money,

he was not fond of women.

He only had a few concubines in his residence,

and their status was not high.

If one truly controlled Cheng Miaojing,

it would be very easy to influence Lv Wende.

Gu Hanyuan watched Huang Rong, who had fallen into deep thought, with flickering eyes,

and did not disturb her.

Guo Fu suddenly said faintly:

"Brother Gu, let's go back."

Gu Hanyuan asked with a light laugh:

"What's wrong, Fu'er?"

Guo Fu said with a dejected expression:

"I don't want to be beaten to the punch by others again."

Seeing that Gu Hanyuan had taken an interest in Cheng Miaojing,

she suddenly felt uneasy in her heart.

Guo Fu had liked Gu Hanyuan for a long time,

but somehow, she had fallen far behind.

Just among those rumored in the Jianghu, there were many women who were Gu Hanyuan's confidantes.

Even Huang Rong, who had originally lagged behind her, had walked ahead.

Guo Fu had originally wanted to be like Huang Rong,

waiting until Gu Hanyuan took her back to Taohuadao to get married

before giving herself to him.

But the matter of Cheng Miaojing served as a reminder to her.

If she dragged it out any longer,

she didn't know how many women would walk ahead of her again.

Huang Rong came back to her senses from her deep thought,

and teased Guo Fu:

"So Fu'er is jealous."

Upon hearing this, Guo Fu's face turned beet red.

She buried her head in Gu Hanyuan's embrace,

and said sullenly:

"Mother is teasing me again. I'm ignoring you."

Gu Hanyuan gently stroked Guo Fu's hair,

and said warmly:

"Fu'er, don't force yourself. You are different from the others."

Because of Huang Rong,

Guo Fu and Feng Heng's status in Gu Hanyuan's heart had naturally been elevated quite a bit.

Therefore, he was also more patient with Guo Fu.

Upon hearing this, Guo Fu felt much more settled.

After hesitating for a moment,

she said with a firm expression:

"I'm not forcing myself. I like Brother Gu."