Chapter 513

At dawn, when the sky was just faintly bright, Zhang Xiuer had already gotten up.

She turned over with some difficulty, and quietly slipped out of Chen Wuji's bed.

Worried about disturbing Chen Wuji, she kept her movements very quiet.

But last night's intense activity made each of her movements somewhat difficult; even a slight twitch of her body made her brow furrow a little.

Experiencing that felt quite wonderful, but the aftermath truly frightened Zhang Xiuer.

Given the current situation, she probably has to stay put in her room all day.

Although Zhang Xiuer's movements were careful, Chen Wuji, whose sleep was now lighter, still woke up; he lifted his head and glanced out the window, saying, "The sky isn't even bright yet—how are you already up?"

"I need to return to my own courtyard, lest someone see me." Zhang Xiuer sat on the bed's edge putting on her clothes, apologetically saying, "Sorry for waking you; go back to sleep, it's indeed still early!"

"Ruo Su already knows your thoughts; who else are you afraid of being seen by?" Chen Wuji asked.

Zhang Xiuer said: "The other people in the courtyard. This place is crowded and full of gossip; if our affair gets out, I worry it will cause unnecessary trouble."

"Speaking of this... I have something I owe you an apology for, and I want to talk about it."

Chen Wuji propped his head with his elbow, turned sideways to look at Zhang Xiuer and smiled: "We just fell asleep, and you've already done something to owe me an apology? What is it? Tell me."

"Exactly, although we now have this relationship, I can't go with you; I need you to come find me." Zhang Xiuer apologetically said, "Last night I kept remembering I wanted to say this, but I got nervous and forgot; if you mind…… well, if you mind, I really can't do anything about it."

"This matter still needs a little time."

"It's fine, I won't make things difficult for you—it's just coming to find you, a small thing. I thought you had done something to owe me an apology, which startled me into full wakefulness." Chen Wuji laughed and said, this could be considered nothing, and it basically had no effect on him.

His current situation is that wherever the battle goes, his home follows; aside from Qin Zhanhong, who currently helps him with intelligence, he is destined to spend little time together with others and much time apart.

Zhang Xiuer smiled faintly, "There's nothing else; they're very honest."

"You need to handle this; you can't keep sneaking back to your own courtyard in the early morning all the time—it's too exhausting." Chen Wuji said.

Zhang Xiuer gave a slight nod, "I will."

"By the way, last night Miss Ruo Su went to sleep with Qin Feng; there shouldn't be any problem, right?" Chen Wuji suddenly recalled this and asked anxiously.

Zhang Xiuer shook her head, "It's fine; anyway I can't control her—here she can do whatever she wants, and no one can stop her."

"With her status, you're actually still arranging to help her groom?" Chen Wuji asked.

He had connected many things, but still some small details remained unclear.

For example, Miss Ruo Su's grooming for her debut, which he himself had disturbed.

"Actually..." Zhang Xiuer pressed her lips.

"That grooming session was prepared for you; it just happened to be messed up by you. Moreover, yesterday Miss Ruo Su, by some strange coincidence, hit it off with the Qin County magistrate, causing many changes to the plan, and I don't know what to do next."

Chen Wuji was a little surprised.

I never expected that this was actually a trap set for him.

However, their intelligence work seems not quite thorough either; after watching him for so long, could it be that they still haven't figured out that he has never been the type to visit brothels?

If it weren't for that day he happened to come to the brothel looking for Xiao Zong, he definitely wouldn't have set foot here.

"Is it that if I didn't come, the person you're courting would be switched to someone else? Then you'd look for another chance to get close to me?" Chen Wuji asked.

Zhang Xiuer lightly nodded, "Yes, the courting was originally just a Shìhòu, and there are other preparations."

"All right, I understand. I won't ask about anything else, so as not to put you in a difficult position." Chen Wuji said, "When you're able to speak, give me the answer to this riddle and let me see what's really going on."

Zhang Xiuer smiled warmly, a little embarrassed, "Sorry, it really won't take long."

"No need to apologize, when you have time you can hold me more; I understand your difficulties." Chen Wuji said softly, running his fingers through Zhang Xiuer's flowing black hair, "She can stand here again as Gu Nianqing, which necessarily entails some sacrifice, but fortunately this sacrifice is not great, just some restrictions."

Zhang Xiuer chuckled, "Then I'll go first, you get some more sleep, husband."

She emphasized the two words "husband" with extra weight, her eyes flashing with ardent affection.

"All right, my lady!" Chen Wuji replied with a smile.

……

After Zhang Xiuer left, Chen Wuji took another nap, sleeping until sunlight flooded half the room before getting up; the maid waiting outside heard the movement and quickly entered with washing supplies to help Chen Wuji wash up and tidy.

From the neighboring courtyard came rhythmic, loud reading voices.

Chen Wuji cocked his ear to listen, then laughed and exclaimed, "Damn impressive."

Li Run, this kind of person, is a ruthless individual.

In the brothel, able to sit with a woman without being stirred, and study morning and night, this kid's willpower can even be described as inhuman; he crushes ninety-nine percent of people in the world.

If this kid doesn't accomplish something significant, it's intolerable by heavenly principle.

The Li family is a nest of ambitious good-for-nothings; they never expected to produce a hidden dragon like Li Run.

That's also rare.

Having freshened up, Chen Wuji left the courtyard clean and refreshed.

He didn't go to disturb Li Run, but instead stepped into Qin Feng's courtyard.

He was somewhat curious whether Qin Feng had been up to anything last night, in order to further confirm the identity and purpose of Miss Ruo Su.

Not wanting to put Zhang Xiuer in a difficult spot, he could only exert a bit more effort, burning some brain cells.

Upon entering, Qin Feng was already having breakfast attended to by Miss Ruo Su.

"Looking at your glowing face, you must be lamenting that the spring night is too short." Chen Wuji joked, taking a seat at the table.

Miss Ruo Su quickly rose, calling the maid to serve Chen Wuji his meal.

"Indeed, but there's no regret either; I plan to stay here for two or three days." Qin Feng said, "Once I've rested enough, I'll continue my toilsome life in Qing County."

Chen Wuji had no objection: "This matter is urgent, but not that urgent; rest up and go when you're ready, arrange your own time—I won't say more."

Seeing this, Miss Ruo Su bowed slightly and said, "Gentlemen, I'll go pick a few flowers in the courtyard."

Chen Wuji watched her walk away with an extremely unnatural gait, gave Qin Feng a look, and asked, "Anything you want to say?"

"I actually do have something to say—don't you find it strange? I actually met a lady of matching social standing in this kind of place." Qin Feng said.