novelkee Chapter 40 The Emperor Doesn't Be the Emperor, He Becomes a Matchmaker
Chapter 40 The Emperor Doesn't Be the Emperor, He Becomes a Matchmaker
Didn't he say there was nothing I needed to do today?
Faced with Su Yizhuo's question, he chose to laugh awkwardly and said, "That servant doesn't know. Your Highness, please come with me first."
"Ugh, so annoying." Su Yizhuo pouted. "Let's go."
Following Wang Shun forward, Su Yizhuo realized that it didn't seem to be heading in the direction of the East Palace. He called out to Wang Shun in confusion, "Is my imperial brother not in the East Palace?"
"Yes, the Crown Prince is waiting for you at Yong'an Palace."
What was he doing at Yong'an Palace?
"This servant does not know."
"You know nothing about this? Let's go, let's go."
If the imperial concubine's mother finds out that she went out drinking early in the morning, who knows what she'll face next.
The Crown Prince is really something. Why would he leave the golden palace and go to his doghouse?
What if he put something inappropriate for children in there? It would be so embarrassing if he found out.
Su Yizhuo moved his legs very quickly, afraid that if he was even a step too slow, his bedroom would be turned upside down.
Wei Dongning did not go directly back to the mansion.
Since she was already out, she figured she might as well check out the shops around the area.
Just consider it a chance to learn about the businesses under your own name.
After touring the place, Wei Dongning was pleased to find that both the businesses in her dowry and those entrusted to her by Gu Peiyan were developing quite well.
On the carriage ride home, Wei Dongning sat next to Xiao Fu, seemingly resting with her eyes closed, but in reality, she excitedly called out to Xiao Wu, "Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu, I have to thank you."
Unexpectedly, after time-traveling, she found herself a wealthy woman.
Xiao Wu was clearly excited too: "Ningbao, Ningbao, I have even better news for you."
"Tell me quickly, tell me quickly."
"The Supreme God has agreed to let me take human form to accompany you! Although he hasn't given me back my other abilities yet, I can stay with you forever from now on!"
"Really? When are you planning to transform into human form? And what will you transform into?"
"Well, I haven't decided yet. Would it be too abrupt to transform into human form? And it wouldn't be appropriate to live with you all the time." Xiao Wu chewed on her finger, thinking, "How about I transform into a small animal? How about a kitten?"
"Aren't you afraid that if you turn into a kitten, you won't be able to eat your favorite foods?"
Wei Dongning still remembers that her fifth child was a little glutton.
"Oh, that's easy to solve. It's not possession; I can ask the Supreme God to help evolve my digestive system, so there's nothing to worry about!"
Xiao Wu has already begun to imagine its life after it transforms into human form.
Wei Dongning then thought of a very serious matter: "If I have to go out and can't take you with me, won't you be bored staying at the Gu residence?"
"It's okay. If you need to go out, I'll just withdraw my consciousness and stay with you like this. Your transformed body can stay in the manor and be a real little cat."
"That's great! Finally, there's a good way to keep you with me all the time."
Wei Dongning was so immersed in joy that she didn't even realize when the carriage stopped.
Xiao Fu thought she was asleep and didn't have the heart to wake her. He whispered to Gu Peiyan, who was standing under the carriage, "Young Master, Miss is still asleep."
Xiao Wu's voice changed from excitement to hesitation: "Ningbao, why don't you open your eyes and look outside?"
What's going on outside?
Just as Wei Dongning was about to open her eyes, she felt a sense of weightlessness, which startled her awake. She immediately wrapped her arms tightly around the person holding her: "oi!"
"woke up?"
What are you doing here?
"When I came back, I found you weren't there. The servant at the gate said you went out with the Second Prince?"
"What? Are you going to say I'm being improper again?"
Xiao Fu immediately added from the side, "Young master, I've been by Miss's side the whole time. Miss hasn't done anything except eat."
"I know, you go in first." Gu Peiyan held Wei Dongning firmly in his arms and looked down at her, saying, "I didn't mean to scold you, I just wanted to ask what you did today."
"Put me down, I can walk by myself."
The servants and maids passing by kept glancing at them, and even though Wei Dongning had a thick skin, she felt a little embarrassed by their stares.
Jumping down from Gu Peiyan's arms, Wei Dongning straightened her slightly disheveled clothes: "Let's go, it's awfully cold outside. I'll tell you what Nao Nao told me when we get back."
"Okay, let's go."
Gu Peiyan reluctantly took Wei Dongning's hand.
Xiao Wu was making a ruckus in Wei Dongning's mind: "Oh my, Ningbao, your Gu Peiyan seems to have changed a lot."
"Of course, I teach well."
"Yes, yes, yes, Teacher Wei~"
"Oh dear! You should hurry up and think about when you're going to transform into human form. You little brat, all you do is tease me all day long."
As soon as Wei Dongning returned to her room, she sat down next to the underfloor heating system, warming her small hands on it, and began to tell Gu Peiyan about Su Yizhuo's impending marriage to the Emperor.
After she finished speaking, Wei Dongning bit her nails and concluded, "If the emperor hadn't become emperor, I believe he would have been an excellent matchmaker."
And the performance has to be the best!
Everyone has their own hobbies, which is understandable.
However, while ordinary matchmakers can still refuse a match made by a red thread, the red thread tied by the emperor is as strong as steel bars and is much more effective than that tied by the Old Man Under the Moon.
"Don't say that, be careful, walls have ears."
Upon hearing this, Wei Dongning moved closer to Gu Peiyan and lowered her voice, saying, "Is it really necessary? You and your father haven't done anything wrong, why would the Emperor send people to monitor you?"
The way he looked around while talking was just like a spy making a rendezvous.
"It's never a bad thing to be careful."
"Ugh, so annoying." Wei Dongning slammed her head on Gu Peiyan's shoulder: "I don't even have freedom of speech in my own home. I'm such a miserable woman."
Gu Peiyan was charmed by her little gesture and lowered her voice to imitate her: "Logically speaking, the Emperor would not send people to monitor our family."
He and his father were both straightforward, and they offended a lot of people in the imperial court.
There will be no one trying to win them over.
Therefore, it is unlikely that the emperor would suspect them, no matter who he suspects.
He's just used to being cautious.
Wei Dongning leaned on Gu Peiyan's shoulder: "Sigh, it's better to just be a simple, ordinary person."
"Or should I resign from my official post and take you into seclusion?"
"Are you crazy? Haven't you knelt enough in the ancestral hall? If you don't think things through, don't drag me down with you."
He studied hard for years, oh wait, he can't really be called a student who studied hard for years.
After studying diligently for over a decade, I finally passed the imperial examinations and obtained a respectable job.
In modern terms, it's a secure, government-funded job.
If he were to resign and quit, it would be like making a decision that goes against the ancestors.
There's no guarantee that someone won't pin the blame on her, saying that Gu Peiyan became complacent because he married her. Wouldn't that be unfair to her?
"Just kidding."
"Speaking of kneeling in the ancestral hall, how are your knees? Did you apply the medicine on time today?"
"Have."
"No, let me check."
As Wei Dongning spoke, she rolled up Gu Peiyan's trouser leg. The movement was so fast that Gu Peiyan didn't even have time to react before her knee was exposed in front of her.
The alarming redness and swelling from yesterday have completely subsided, revealing its original appearance.
Wei Dongning nodded in satisfaction and pulled down his trouser leg.
"Miss, the Imperial Concubine has sent someone to inform you that you need to come to the palace tomorrow."