novel-bin Chapter 171 Competing for Attention with a Cat
Chapter 171 Competing for Attention with a Cat
After a long, lingering kiss, Wei Dongning nestled against his chest, trying to catch her breath.
His breathing sounded somewhat seductive.
Feeling the strong, powerful heartbeat in her ear, Wei Dongning gradually calmed down: "Is Young Master Gu planning to change careers and become a lecher?"
Gu Peiyan gently stroked her hair, but what he said surprised her greatly: "We are husband and wife, this is not a transgression."
"Are you Gu Peiyan? Are you being haunted by something?" Wei Dongning propped herself up, cupped his face in her hands, and shook him from side to side to examine him. "Tell me who you are. Confess honestly, and I might spare your life."
Gu Peiyan didn't say anything, but took her hand away and gently kissed it.
"Gu Peiyan, I'm really not used to you suddenly becoming like this."
"You'll get used to it."
"What do you mean?"
"It's getting late, let's go to sleep." Gu Peiyan pulled her down to lie down and slowly closed her eyes.
He had already made up his mind before she came back.
If you want to keep his place in her heart, you always have to think of a good way.
Since she likes her own appearance, the simplest way is to use two words—seduction.
You can't give too much at once; just give a little.
Otherwise, she'll get bored quickly.
Wei Dongning squinted her eyes.
His action just now seems familiar; I think I've seen it in some book, something like "The Princess is Too Cute, the Prince Spoils Her Hard."
She now reasonably suspects one thing: "Don't go to sleep yet, did you secretly read through my storybook?"
Gu Peiyan's steady breathing faltered for a moment, but she quickly regained her composure.
How can you call it stealing when it's something a cultured person does? Besides, her book was right there on the table, and he picked it up to read it openly and honestly.
You can never wake someone who is pretending to be asleep; this has always been true, regardless of the era.
Looking at his slightly trembling eyelashes, Wei Dongning knew that she would not hear the answer she wanted.
He rolled his eyes at him and lay back down in his seat.
Before Gu Peiyan could actually fall asleep, she slowed her breathing.
As long as she falls asleep quickly enough, it won't be her who feels like eight hundred chicken claws are scratching at her heart.
Su Yizhuo's guards, as expected of those trained in the palace, were extremely efficient.
In just two days, he brought all the people Su Yizhuo wanted to him: "Master, the people have been brought."
"Thank you for your hard work." Su Yizhuo put on a new human skin mask, sat in the main seat, and sipped his tea.
During the two days that the guards went to buy servants, Su Yizhuo was not idle either.
He personally found someone capable enough and someone he trusted to be the new manager of Tonghezhuang.
He also took him and Wei Dongning to Taifu Temple to make fake transaction records, and took the newly recruited Manager Wu to Tonghezhuang.
When Manager Liu learned that Tonghezhuang had been sold, he was secretly relieved that his tampering with the ledgers had not been discovered this time.
After confirming that there was nothing wrong with the fake certificate, Manager Liu began to fawn over Su Yizhuo, who was wearing a mask.
I took him on a long tour of the village and introduced him to the village.
He seemed willing to dedicate himself to Su Yizhuo to the point of death.
Extremely flattering.
Su Yizhu frowned upon seeing this, muttering to himself, "Would I act like this in front of the Crown Prince? No, I'd better change when I get back."
After introducing Su Yizhuo, Steward Liu crossed his arms and bowed, standing beside Su Yizhuo: "Master, rest assured, all the people and things in this estate are in my mind."
Su Yizhuo didn't even look at him, but turned his head to Steward Wu, who was diagonally behind him: "Do you remember all that he said?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, I have remembered everything."
"That's good." Su Yizhuo straightened up, pointed to Manager Liu, and for a moment couldn't remember his surname.
Steward Liu immediately replied, "Master, my surname is Liu."
"Oh, go and call everyone in the village over. I have something to say to them."
"Hey!"
Manager Liu quickly gathered everyone in the front yard.
He thought they were just here to meet their new master, but to his surprise, after Su Yizhuo and the others arrived, his first words were that he wanted to send everyone out of the manor.
This has drawn a lot of dissatisfaction.
But Su Yizhuo had been trained by the Crown Prince's side, so he handled their entanglements with ease.
Those who knew what was good for them took their severance pay and left.
Those who didn't know what was good for them were all dealt with by him one by one using the information Wei Dongning had given him.
Forget about severance pay, it would be good enough if they didn't even have to give back their money.
Looking at the new batch of servants he had hired in the front yard, Su Yizhuo scanned them, but didn't see anyone he disliked at first glance.
He nodded in satisfaction.
He slightly raised his hand, and Manager Wu, who had been standing behind him, stepped out.
After nodding to him, he took the roster handed to him by the guard and checked it against the names of the people standing below.
Then, facing them, he slowly began to speak: "I believe everyone knows why we're here. Let me introduce myself first. My surname is Wu. You can call me Manager Wu, or you can call me Old Wu. I hope we can get along well during our time on the estate..."
Those standing below all bowed their heads, listening to Manager Wu's reprimand, not daring to raise them.
The person who brought them here had instructed them that the master disliked servants being meddlesome, and even more so, disliked anyone staring at him.
Once they arrive at their work sites, as long as they don't cheat or shirk their duties, their wages will certainly not disappoint them.
After Su Yizhuo and the other stewards had finished explaining everything that needed to be explained, Su put down his teacup and lowered his voice: "I am handing this estate over to you all. I hope you will not let me down."
After saying that, he left with his guards.
He had already arranged for "guards" around Zhuangzi, so if Steward Liu and his men wanted to come back and cause trouble, these guards would come in handy.
After resolving the matter at Tonghe Manor, Su Yizhuo hurriedly rushed back: "Let's go, let's go to the Gu residence first."
Gu Peiyan told him that she had bought the kitten when she left court that day.
No matter how he asked, he couldn't find out what the kitten looked like.
It piqued his curiosity so much it almost jumped out of his throat.
He wasn't in a hurry to resolve Zhuangzi's matter, but now he couldn't wait to take his little darling home.
Gu Peiyan did it on purpose.
Ever since that little guy was brought back, Wei Dongning's eyes have been only on it and Xiao Wu.
I always tend to ignore him.
If Su Yizhuo doesn't pick it up soon, he'll have to let the little guy stay somewhere else for a couple of days.
On the way from Tonghezhuang to the city, Su Yizhuo had had enough of the slow carriage. He stopped the carriage and jumped off.
He beckoned to the mounted guard: "Get down."
The guard, unaware of his intentions, obediently dismounted from his horse.
The next moment, Su Yizhuo mounted his horse, leaving him with only the words "You go back by carriage," before galloping away.
Upon arriving at the Gu residence, they learned that Wei Dongning was not home.
At that moment, he felt like the sky was about to fall.