Chapter 56. Palace Cold, Then Of Course I Must Remember Every Word Sui Sui Says…

When Gu Sui woke up, the sky was already bright. The blazing morning sun filtered through layers of curtains, leaving only a dim glow.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he met her gaze, gentler than light, like a still clear lake suddenly rippling.

Mu Jiulu curved her lips, her thumb lightly brushing the corner of his eye. She watched his eyelashes tremble slightly, like the wings of a butterfly.

“Sui…”

Gu Sui immediately burrowed into her embrace, tightly wrapping his arms around her waist, burying his entire face in her neck. His hot breath fanned across her skin.

“What’s wrong?”

After a moment of stunned silence, Mu Jiulu asked softly. The young man who had just woken up spoke in an unclear voice.

“I had another dream.”

Mu Jiulu’s heart instantly tightened, a wave of unease rising.

Some things were cruel enough just hearing her recount them. If he had to personally experience them in a dream…

She felt unbearably distressed, cupping his face with both hands, her voice faintly trembling.

“What did you dream about?”

Gu Sui was still immersed in the emotions of the dream – her determination, her unwavering resolve, her persistence, all stirred his heart.

He didn’t answer, only raised his head to capture her lips, kissing her frantically. The love hidden in the depths of his heart surged forth, direct and passionate.

In the clash of lips and teeth, he grasped that reality.

He loved her to death.

The young man’s initiative dissolved her worries. She was equally moved, quickly flipping him over and pressing him into the soft blankets. Her fingers intertwined with his as she kissed him breathless.

From intense and fiery to gentle and lingering, the kiss lasted for a long time. In the end, Gu Sui rested his forehead against hers as if intoxicated, his voice hoarse and alluring.

“I dreamed… you wanted to overturn Kunlun Mountain.”

He said with a low chuckle. Mu Jiulu, still holding his five fingers, was slightly stunned, then laughed helplessly.

“So that’s what it was.” She raised her head, using her other hand to brush away the messy hair at his temples. “I’ve never overturned Kunlun Mountain. Sui Sui shouldn’t wrongly accuse me.”

“But you demolished the Imperial Mentor’s mansion. Twice.”

The young man gestured, waving two slender white fingers in front of her eyes, very eye-catching.

She grabbed them and placed a light kiss on them.

“You’ve given me everything. Baby, how can you be so good to me?”

Gu Sui said, somewhat dazed. Hearing this, Mu Jiulu understood what he had dreamed about and sighed softly.

“It’s not good enough.”

Gu Sui was slightly stunned.

“Not being able to protect Sui Sui completely was my fault. But it will never happen again.”

As she spoke, she removed his bone ring and put it on her own hand.

Gu Sui watched her do this in confusion.

“Why are you taking it?”

“You always have dreams when you wear it. It’s better not to wear it.”

She absolutely didn’t want him to dream of those unpleasant things.

Gu Sui tried to sit up but failed after several attempts. In the end, he simply gave up, lying on the bed and reaching out to try and snatch it back.

“That’s mine!”

“You gave it to me, how can you take it back?”

Gu Sui’s cheeks puffed up: “But you gave it back to me yourself!”

Mu Jiulu’s lips curled slightly, using a newly learned tactic.

“I’ve worn it for so many years and gotten used to it. Will Sui Sui give it to me again?”

Gu Sui: “…”

How could he refuse this!

He scratched his messy hair, finally saying very tsundere-like:

“Then you must take good care of it.”

Mu Jiulu couldn’t help but kiss him again.

“Of course.”

“Hmph, get up, it’s time to eat!”

“Alright.”

When Gu Sui said this, he didn’t feel anything was wrong. But when Mu Jiulu helped him sit up, he suddenly realized something was off.

He had just been feeling touched that his baby had given him everything, how did he suddenly become so… so spoiled?

Gu Sui glanced at Mu Jiulu quietly.

It was all because of her pampering!

Definitely not because he was acting spoiled!

*

After breakfast, Gu Sui looked over the documents sent from Liangzhou City as usual. Mu Jiulu put on that silver mask again, sitting beside him and seriously feeding him while offering advice.

Major matters like the appointment and dismissal of officials in Liangzhou City still needed to be reported to the capital for the Regent to decide in the end.

Gu Sui felt that handing over all of Liangzhou City’s affairs to her to resolve wasn’t a big deal now. It was a good chance to slack off.

But why did this operation feel somewhat familiar?

Oh well, in the end Gu Sui still contentedly handed all the documents to Mu Jiulu.

“When does this Regent plan to return to the capital?”

Gu Sui asked, resting his chin on his hand. Hearing this, Mu Jiulu raised an eyebrow.

“So eager for me to leave?”

Gu Sui hurriedly shook his head: “No, I’m just asking.”

“After all, you snuck out here pretending to be ill. It wouldn’t be good if the little Emperor found out, right?”

He felt somewhat worried, then sighed dejectedly, saying regretfully:

“If it weren’t for me, you should have been the Empress above all others, not the current Regent below one person.”

Mu Jiulu closed the documents and rapped his forehead with her knuckles.

“What nonsense are you thinking?”

Gu Sui covered his head pitifully, mumbling: “It’s true though.”

“My mother once told me that she was wary of you because Wan Qi Xing Yin said that when I got better, there would be a situation where the Purple Star’s fortune would shift. She was always worried you would steal the little Emperor’s luck.”

“But it was clearly you who transferred it to her, and it was for my sake. Making you suffer all this, I feel guilty.”

Gu Sui lowered his eyes, his voice bitter and low. Mu Jiulu reached out to mess up his hair.

“It’s not like that. You don’t need to feel guilty. I’m willing to do anything for Sui Sui.”

“I’m not willing.”

He said stubbornly. Mu Jiulu sighed softly.

“But for my sake, you even did things against your conscience.”

Gu Sui suddenly raised his head, his peach blossom-like eyes filled with complex emotions.

Mu Jiulu quickly stopped this topic: “Look, we’re even. Let’s not talk about who did what for whom anymore, okay?”

“Then from now on, you have to discuss everything with me. You’re not allowed to make decisions on your own anymore, you hear me?”

Gu Sui held her hand and said stubbornly. The corners of Mu Jiulu’s lips curved up, her voice indulgent.

“Alright.”

“Things like you being the city lord of Chaoyang City, you can’t hide them from me in the future either.”

“I won’t hide anything. I’ll tell Sui Sui everything.”

“Hmph, that’s more like it.”

Only then was Gu Sui satisfied. Mu Jiulu took a bunch of grapes, peeled them one by one, and fed them to his mouth.

The iced grapes dispelled much of the summer heat in this scorching weather. Gu Sui ate while saying:

Total word count of this book: 473,237 “Stop feeding me. I feel like my mouth hasn’t stopped all morning.”

“Just one last one. You didn’t eat much for breakfast, only had a bowl of porridge.”

Gu Sui snorted, holding the last grape between his teeth without biting it completely. Instead, he raised his eyebrows at her, speaking unclearly:

“Do you want to eat it?”

Mu Jiulu’s eyes flickered, falling on that juicy grape between his teeth.

“Of course I want to taste it.”

She leaned in, intending to bite the half exposed outside. But just as she got close, his tongue curled and swallowed it whole. Mu Jiulu only touched his soft lips.

Meeting the young man’s mischievous gaze, Mu Jiulu raised an eyebrow.

Teasing her?

There would be consequences.

She deepened the kiss, pressing him against the chair back and grinding. She watched the mischief in his eyes gradually turn to mist, blurry and moist, tasting a different kind of sweetness.

“Mmph–”

The young man suddenly cried out in pain, his brows furrowed tightly, curling up his body instinctively. Mu Jiulu quickly let go of him and asked:

“What’s wrong?”

It was just a kiss, she hadn’t done anything else!

Gu Sui felt that strange warmth flowing below, and suddenly realizing something, he angrily banged the back of his head against the chair.

Mu Jiulu quickly put her hand in between, her eyes anxious.

“Sui Sui?”

Gu Sui looked up at the sky, speaking as if he had lost the will to live.

“My stomach hurts…”

The young man curled up his legs and clutched his lower abdomen, looking weak and helpless. Mu Jiulu finally understood, feeling somewhat remorseful.

“Oh no, I forgot about this. It’s my fault. Sui Sui, wait a moment. I’ll go call for a doctor right away.”

Gu Sui was carried back to bed, rolling around in pain. The doctor who came to examine him also left a diagnosis of palace cold, and prescribed several doses of medicine. After brewing and drinking it, Gu Sui felt somewhat better.

However, that dull pain in his abdomen still remained, making the young man listless all afternoon.

Mu Jiulu felt terribly distressed and had someone cook small millet and brown sugar porridge to feed him spoonful by spoonful.

Gu Sui complained while drinking: “Ahh, I remember this world was created by you. Why are you doing this to me!”

Mu Jiulu: “…”

She hadn’t thought of these things when setting up the rules back then.

It was just that she remembered he always wanted children, and she wanted to marry him home properly, so she just reversed the existing human rules a bit… Never mind.

The young man in his menstrual period was extremely irritable. Seeing her silent for a long time, his eyebrows stood up.

“Tell me, did you do this to me on purpose!”

Mu Jiulu couldn’t bear this accusation and hurriedly explained:

“Didn’t you always want children? And you kept saying you were a good student. Isn’t this me letting you skip studying and directly knowing how?”

Gu Sui: “…”

Mu Jiulu continued: “You were so obsessed with having a child back then, but never got your wish. Now it’s good, you can have as many as you want.”

Gu Sui rolled his eyes massively: “You actually believed and took seriously what I said when I was young and didn’t know better!”

Mu Jiulu pretended to be pitiful: “Of course I have to remember every word Sui Sui says by heart.”

Gu Sui: “…”

What’s that saying about lifting a rock only to drop it on your own feet? This is retribution!

Tortured by menstrual pain, Gu Sui was as irritable as if he had eaten gunpowder. It took Mu Jiulu a lot of coaxing to finally appease him somewhat.

However, his emotions changed too quickly. Soon he became depressed again.

“Baby, the doctor just now and the imperial physician before both said I have palace cold. Can it still be cured?”

Mu Jiulu pecked the corner of his lips: “It can. I’ll take good care of Sui Sui. It can all be cured.”

Gu Sui clutched her sleeve, his gaze shifting uneasily.

“But… but why is there palace cold? Is it because of the mistakes I made, those children are not content, we… can we really have children? Do I still have the right?”

Mu Jiulu tightly held his hand, speaking earnestly word by word.

“We will.”

“I won’t let you be despised by the heavenly way forever.”

“Trust me, Sui Sui.”

Her words had the power to comfort hearts. The young man’s pale face gradually eased. Resting his head on her lap, he said softly.

“I trust baby.”

“Mm, Sui Sui is good.”

As soon as the words fell, the young man who had just been extremely fragile suddenly turned fierce again, gripping her hand so tightly that his veins bulged.

“But it really fucking hurts! Giving birth will hurt like hell, I don’t want to do it anymore!”

Mu Jiulu: “…Then don’t. Anyway, I only need Sui Sui, that’s enough.”

She gently coaxed the pale-faced young man, kissing his forehead tenderly. Her right hand was covered with a layer of inner force as she massaged his soft abdomen to relieve him.

Gu Sui had almost torn her clothing hem to shreds. After a while, feeling a bit more comfortable, he blinked his peach blossom eyes and said to her conflictedly:

“But… babies are really so cute.”

This time Mu Jiulu was completely speechless.

Are all men this fickle?