My rigid, jealous husband has fallen for me, even though I'm a hopeless romantic.

Chapter 116 Classics are comprehensive

Xiao Wu couldn't find any specific information, but he could glean some clues from what Dr. Wen said: "There should be some connection."

"Let's make a bold guess, is it possible that the hostage secretly contacted people from his country in the palace, and then had them find Doctor Wen, planning to use my brother as a breakthrough point to defeat our army, so that he can be crowned emperor and return to the palace in glory?" Wei Dongning stroked her chin with feigned profundity: "This time, I will take back everything that belongs to me."

"I'm going to uninstall that persimmon and those cats right now." Xiao Wu stared at her speechlessly for a long time before spitting out these words through gritted teeth.

It somewhat regretted converting the novels on these two software programs and replacing the content from those storybooks.

It had never realized before that Ningbao had such a wild imagination.

Wei Dongning simply laughed off Xiao Wu's disdain.

When she was reading Long Aotian, neither of these two software programs existed yet.

She was very familiar with these domineering CEO quotes.

Since Xiao Wu couldn't find out any more information, Wei Dongning stopped asking.

Anyway, she has connections in the palace.

Wei Dongning made a gesture that could break the defenses of men from a certain country: "Once Naonao is done with his work these next two days, we can ask him about it. Finding out what we need to know is a piece of cake."

Xiao Wu had obviously thought of this as well: "That makes sense. With such good resources, of course we should make good use of them."

What was Madam Fan's classic line from "My Own Swordsman" again?

Xiao Wu quickly picked up on Wei Dongning's joke: "We have connections up here~"

The person and the cat looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

Classics are indeed classics.

It's still too comprehensive.

Unfortunately, Wei Dongning did not live to see that day.

The Emperor gave Su Yizhu a new task—to travel incognito to Yuancheng in the Emperor's place.

The departure time was exactly the same day that Wei Xiuming planned to return to the capital.

These were originally things that the Crown Prince was supposed to do.

Unfortunately, the Crown Prince was preoccupied with matters in the south and was unable to go to Yuancheng for the time being.

This matter fell entirely on Su Yizhuo's shoulders.

Before leaving, Su Yizhuo made a special trip to have a meal with Wei Dongning.

He mainly came to complain to Wei Dongning: "You know, he doesn't only have me and the Crown Prince as his two sons, there's also a third son who's idle, why do I have to go through all this trouble? The third son is so bored he's practically farting."

Gu Peiyan answered the question on her behalf in a very official manner: "Because the Emperor recognizes your abilities."

"Really? I don't believe it." He himself knows his own capabilities, even if others don't.

If he hadn't been forced into all these tasks, he would probably be leisurely enjoying the beautiful landscapes of the Great An Kingdom right now.

Su Yizhuo held onto the wine jug tightly, refusing to let go, and poured the wine directly into his mouth from the spout.

Wei Dongning counted the wine jugs hanging on the ground and felt that he shouldn't be allowed to drink any more.

She tugged at Gu Peiyan's sleeve and gestured towards Su Yizhuo with her chin: "Don't let him drink it, this is snowflake wine."

Before Gu Peiyan's hand could even touch the edge of the wine pot, Su Yizhuo slapped it back: "Why don't you drink some wine? Do you have to be so stingy? I'll have the palace send you a few jars tomorrow."

Wei Dongning really wanted to find a hammer to hit him: "Who cares about that little bit of wine? If you weren't going out tomorrow, you could drink as much as you want. I'm just worried that you won't be able to get up tomorrow and will get scolded by the Emperor."

“No.” Su Yizhuo pointed to the roof: “My brother, the Crown Prince, left me some men. Even if I can’t get up, they can still lift me onto the carriage.”

Although, by normal procedure, he should have traveled on horseback.

But he's lazy.

His innate, unfortunate nature led him to use all his cunning to find ways to shirk his responsibilities.

If he had time to write a book, it would definitely be titled "Those Years of Being a Beast: Laziness I Sneaked in Front of My Boss".

I believe this will resonate with many working people.

The moment he received the emperor's decree, he had already made up his mind. He would portray himself as a playboy who loved to travel.

"Then you should drink less too. This wine has a strong aftereffect," Wei Dongning kindly reminded her.

Even Gu Peiyan, who hadn't said much, nodded in agreement: "Indeed."

They had both experienced the power of this liquor firsthand.

Su Yizhuo's gaze swept over their determined expressions, and seeing that they didn't seem to be joking, he shook the wine pot in his hand.

He smacked his lips, savoring the lingering taste of wine, and reluctantly put down the wine jug he had been clutching. "Alright then. I'll bring you some wine from Yuancheng when I return. I've heard Yuancheng is famous for its fine wines."

“Okay,” Wei Dongning readily agreed.

He'd do anything to get Su Yizhuo to stop drinking.

The meal was not declared over until almost time when the palace gates were to be locked.

Even with Wei Dongning's heartwarming reminder, Su Yizhuo still experienced a dizzying sensation.

As I left the Gu residence, a gust of north wind blew by, and my head instantly became dizzy: "Luckily, I listened to them and didn't drink too much, otherwise I'm afraid I would have had to crawl back."

"Your Highness, perhaps I should help you?" The guard looked at his unsteady gait as if he were watching a baby who had just learned to walk.

I'm always worried that he'll accidentally fall to the ground at any moment.

But he forgot that a drunk person's mouth is harder than a roasted duck: "Don't help me. I'm not drunk."

The guard grimaced and rubbed his reddened hand, retreating half a step behind him.

He didn't care anymore; at worst, he would just grab the prince before he fell.

After the dinner party ended, Gu Peiyan went to Gu Song's courtyard to supervise him taking his medicine.

This is his latest good habit.

This is also a good time for the father and son to connect and strengthen their bond.

For the first few days, neither the father nor the son were quite used to it.

Gu Peiyan watched as Gu Song finished drinking his medicine and then got up to leave.

The two of them barely communicated at all.

After the two of them stared at each other for a long time, Gu Song waved for Gu Peiyan to leave.

A few days later, the situation had clearly improved.

Wei Dongning wasn't entirely idle.

The account books, which are delivered every month, are now sitting on her desk.

She had only finished half of her calculations before Su Yizhuo came to freeload a meal.

The only sounds in the room were the clattering of her abacus and the rustling of papers: "I should have known better than to say 'I've been a bit free lately' the other day."

Xiao Wu squatted down next to Xiao Fu, who was embroidering a pillowcase for Wei Dongning. Hearing Wei Dongning's words, he didn't even move his head: "You say you're too idle, but when you actually have things to do, you're not happy."

"I have double standards," Wei Dongning said without any attempt to hide it.

No one is immune to double standards.

Xiao Wu had no way to refute it, since it was the same.

"Let's not talk about that. Your elder brother is coming back tomorrow, do you want to go back to the Marquis's residence?"

"No return."