Did the Prime Minister Attend Court Today? - Chapter 72

When Gu Tingshu woke up, he felt like all the bones in his body were about to fall apart. Recalling last night’s events, he immediately raised his hand to cover his face.

Oh heavens, was that really him? How embarrassing.

He touched his cheeks and felt they were burning hot.

“Ahem…” He coughed unconsciously and looked to his side, finding no trace of the other person.

“Young Master, you’re awake.” Gu Lan, who was standing nearby, quickly came over and placed neatly folded clothes on the bed.

“Xiao Lan, did my wife go to court?” Gu Tingshu asked, feeling extremely embarrassed.

“No, the Mistress is on leave today. She’s practicing swordsmanship in the courtyard right now. Young Master, the Mistress is really good to you. Early in the morning, she instructed someone to make a pot of chicken soup for you. Get up and drink it while it’s hot!”

Hearing Gu Lan’s words, Gu Tingshu was embarrassed ╯□╰, “Drink what soup? I don’t need any nourishment.” He didn’t want to seem weak and refused to admit defeat.

Embarrassed, he quickly picked up his clothes and put them on, finally getting out of bed.

However, as soon as he got out of bed, he almost fell to his knees.

That damn woman, couldn’t she be a bit gentler…

Actually, Zhao Xian was really being wronged here. Physical strength was a unique trait of women in the matriarchal world, and naturally, she was the strongest among women due to her exceptional martial arts skills.

After getting dressed and washing up, Gu Tingshu walked to the window and looked into the courtyard.

From a distance, he saw Zhao Xian practicing her swordsmanship and felt very envious. It would be great if he knew martial arts.

Why didn’t he secretly learn some when he was a child?

“This woman is really beautiful all the time.” They say men are the ones who attract people, but he found that women could be equally pleasing to the eye. That’s how he felt.

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After stopping and sheathing her sword, Zhao Xian’s gaze wandered and saw the man standing by the window. She was taken aback and then smiled slightly.

However, her smile was met with a roll of the eyes from the other party.

She thought, this person would accompany her for the rest of her life.

Her requirements weren’t high; so it was good. She didn’t want to be like those other transmigrated women who wanted to have it all; that was too fickle.

Zhao Xian reached out and caught a flower that had fallen from the tree, walked to the window, and then handed the flower to him.

“Good morning, husband…”

“Mm, good morning, wife…” Gu Tingshu said, taking the flower and happily placing it in the vase by the window.

The saying goes that newlyweds are like glue, inseparable, and that was indeed the case.

After getting together, Zhao Xian and Gu Tingshu started spending a lot of time together, often taking strolls around the city.

Soon, the rumor of Prime Minister Zhao doting on her husband was known all over the capital. Naturally, Zhao Xian didn’t mind others knowing. She had a long life ahead of her and she liked him and spoiled him; who could stop her?

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Time flew by. Although she had little interest in the boring affairs of the outside world, she heard about one thing: the young prince of An County suddenly requested to marry Wen Chuan, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice.

After hearing this, Zhao Xian fully supported this with both hands, while the young Empress almost spat blood upon hearing the news.

This directly thwarted her plans, and with the prepared script now useless, the little Empress was anxious as power slipped further from her grasp.

Just as she was thinking of ways to overthrow Zhao Xian and reclaim power, a pre-arranged plot by others was already unfolding.

And the director of this play was not someone else but Xue Tong, the reborn male lead and a white lotus who wanted to topple Zhao Xian.

Xue Tong met Princess Jin, and they fell in love at first sight. Perhaps it was because the protagonist’s halo was too strong, but after learning about his background, Princess Jin directly sent him into the palace.

Their plan was naturally to first deal with the little Empress and then find an opportunity to overthrow Zhao Xian.

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