The Grand Secretary’s Pampered Wife

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Gu Jiao and Second Master Jing returned after picking fruits. Second Master Jing lifted the curtain to enter but immediately stepped back.

"What a strong killing intent!"

Holding the fruits, he stood beside Gu Jiao with a grave expression.

"Whose killing intent?" Gu Jiao asked.

"My elder brother's!" Second Master Jing replied. "In all the years I've known him, this is the first time I've felt such intense killing intent from him!"

He was exaggerating, of course.

However, earlier, Duke An had clearly sent her and Second Master Jing away to have a private conversation with Xiao Heng.

Could it be that Duke An had recognized that Xiao Heng wasn't Shangguan Qing?

Gu Jiao quickly boarded the carriage.

Xiao Heng turned his head to look at her, intending to use his gaze to complain to Gu Jiao.

The frustrating part was that just as he put on a pitiful expression, as if saying, "Your adoptive father is bullying me, I'm so wronged," Duke An's killing intent disappeared.

Duke An's gaze became as gentle as a spring breeze as it fell on Xiao Heng's face. If not for the stiffness in his facial muscles, he might have started smiling.

A supremely kind smile, at that.

—The disciple of the green tea master Old Chief had finally met his match.

"Things looking good here?" Gu Jiao said.

Second Master Jing, who followed Gu Jiao into the carriage, looked utterly incredulous. "Uh... it does seem pretty good, I guess."

Duke An wrote on the armrest: ‘We had a pleasant conversation.’

Xiao Heng: Really? Because just now, I could have sworn you wanted to slice me with a sword.

Duke An continued writing: ‘He's a fine young man. I like him a lot.’

Gu Jiao nodded repeatedly, "I like him too, Lord Duke. You have great taste!"

Gu Jiao's favorability toward Duke An soared rapidly.

Not to be outdone, Xiao Heng quickly added, "Duke An is knowledgeable about astronomy and geography, well-versed in history, and truly a genius blessed by the heavens. I must consult and learn from Duke An more in the future. Liulang, bring me along whenever you visit Duke An."

Gu Jiao nodded eagerly. It would be so much fun to visit Duke An with her husband!

Duke An was so furious his vision blurred.

Second Master Jing, who was completely out of the loop, asked, "Why are you calling him Duke An? Call him 'Uncle'!"

Xiao Heng turned to Duke An with a beaming smile. "Uncle."

Duke An turned his face away in his mind, humph!

Last night, Gu Jiao had promised Little Jing Kong that she would pick him up from school today. After sitting in Duke An's carriage for a while, she left with Xiao Heng.

"Elder brother, let's head back too." Second Master Jing said.

Suddenly, Duke An wrote on the armrest: ‘I, want, to, exercise.’

"Eh?" Second Master Jing's eyes widened, thinking he had misread. "No way, elder brother. What's gotten into you? The physician has told you so many times to exercise, but you've always refused. Why the sudden change of heart?"

Duke An: He wanted to stand up and beat that brat!

......

Gu Jiao and Xiao Heng first escorted the Black Wind King back to the Imperial Advisor's Hall, and only then did they take the carriage to Lingbo Academy.

"Duke An knows I'm not Shangguan Qing." Xiao Heng said.

"It's fine; he won't say anything." Gu Jiao replied. When no outsiders were present, Gu Jiao always reverted to speaking in her natural female voice.

Xiao Heng looked at her in puzzlement, "You trust him that much?"

"Mm." Gu Jiao admitted without hesitation. She really did trust Duke An. She had felt that way the moment she first saw him. Otherwise, she wouldn't have crawled into a stranger's bed.

Xiao Heng opened his mouth but said instead, "He also knows you're a woman."

Gu Jiao rubbed her chin, "So he really does know."

Xiao Heng was stunned. "You knew he knew?"

Gu Jiao thought for a moment then said, "I only speculated. When I first arrived in Shengdu, I accidentally wandered into the Duke An Estate. At the time, Duke An was unconscious, and I thought he had no awareness, so I spoke in my natural voice. Later, when he was attacked and injured, I treated his wounds and noticed that his consciousness seemed clear. But since he couldn't open his eyes anyway, I couldn't be bothered to fake a boy's voice."

"Is it because you saved him that he's so kind to you?" Xiao Heng seemed to have found a reason for Lord Duke's partiality toward Gu Jiao.

Gu Jiao shook her head. "I don't know. Later, I openly visited the Duke Estate a few more times, and my voice was different. I thought he hadn't recognized me, but now it seems he always knew it was me."

She didn't know how he had recognized her.

It was as if... just by being near her, he felt joy in his heart and knew it was her.

The carriage arrived at Lingbo Academy.

The two little ones had just come out of the prodigy class and were adorably standing at the gate.

Zhang Dequan had also come to pick up the Little County Princess to return to the imperial palace. His Majesty, the Emperor, had been thinking about her all day and was very concerned whether the Little County Princess would have any trouble adjusting to returning to classes at the academy so soon.

His eyes brightened as he walked toward the Little County Princess.

But to his surprise, the Little County Princess directly boarded the Imperial Advisor's Hall's carriage with Little Jing Kong.

"Hello, teacher! Hello, little nephew! Goodbye, Eunuch Zhang!"

Zhang Dequan: "..."

……

In the small bamboo house within the purple bamboo grove, the Imperial Advisor and the Emperor sat opposite each other, drinking tea.

The Emperor, feeling sore from sitting, stood up and walked around the room.

He had originally been in the imperial study reviewing memorandums but had come to the Imperial Advisor's Hall on a whim. The Little County Princess didn't know he was there, and neither did Zhang Dequan.

But none of that mattered.

The Emperor entered the Imperial Advisor's study.

The items belonging to Jing Yinyin in the study had been put away by the Imperial Advisor, leaving only some books and scrolls.

The Emperor wouldn't touch the Imperial Advisor's scrolls.

He merely approached the multi-tiered display shelf and looked at a clay sculpture of three people sitting in a small courtyard.

In the sculpture, a low, long table was placed between the three figures.

One person sat on one side, while the other two sat on the opposite side.

"You still kept this." The Emperor said.

The Imperial Advisor stopped beside the Emperor and also gazed at the three small clay figures in the sculpture. "Yes, Your Majesty, I have always kept it. Even after so many years, I can't bear to throw it away."

The Emperor said, "You two are always sitting together, making Zhen seem especially out of place."

The Imperial Advisor replied, "Your Majesty is the Emperor. We wouldn't dare overstep."

The Emperor did not continue on that topic. He touched the small peach tree on the sculpture and said, "The results of this selection have come out. Six people have made it to the final selection. Can you guess who the six are?"

The Imperial Advisor said, "Han Ci, Feng Wuming, Mu Qingchen, Xiao Liulang, Jun Xiuhan."

The Emperor withdrew his hand. “Mm, you got five of them right. There’s one left."

The Imperial Advisor said, "I don't know who the last one is, but it should also be someone from the Han Family."

The Emperor asked, "Did you divine this?"

The Imperial Advisor replied, "Not at all. I just analyzed their abilities."

The Emperor: "Then, who do you think will pass the final test?"

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In the suspenseful supernatural novel “Records of Mortals,” Jiang Baiyan, once a solitary and impoverished youth, finds refuge in the Shi family of Chang’an due to his extraordinary bloodline. With his clear and captivating peach blossom eyes, this seemingly innocent young man conceals a fanatical and malevolent lunatic within. Destined to succumb to darkness amidst hardship and degradation, he becomes a harbinger of chaos.

When Shi Dai suddenly transmigrates, she takes on the role of the Shi family’s young lady, the one who subjects him to countless trials, eventually leading to her demise.

The twist? She never got to finish reading the novel.

From what she knew of the plot, Jiang Baiyan was just a silent, timid, and often bullied pitiable character.

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Jiang Baiyan had never encountered someone like Shi Dai.

After he had slaughtered all the evil creatures in the garden, the blood-stained young man, exuding a murderous aura, approached her step by step, his lips curling into a malicious smile, "Scared?"

Shi Dai responded, “You’re really amazing! I applaud you until I spin like a spiral and fly around the moon three hundred times! And also——you have dimples when you smile!"

Jiang Baiyan: ...?

—

After seeing her at a lantern festival with another man, Jiang Baiyan lowered his eyes, his fingers twirling her hair. He said in a mocking and sinister tone, "The mansion in the western suburbs...if I hide you there, no one will find you, right?"

Shi Dai replied, "Does it come with meals and lodging? Can I sleep in everyday? Oh, and your cooking is the best!"

Jiang Baiyan: ...?

—

Jiang Baiyan was supposed to dislike her, even hate her, but as their separation drew near, his eyes turned red and he grabbed her sleeve, pleading, "Don't abandon me, alri—”

Shi Dai responded, "Alright, alright, I’ll only have you. Mwah."

Jiang Baiyan: ...?

He hasn't finished his lines yet though…