I Won't Let You Have a Son (continued)

He knew that Gu Wanning had many flaws.

He gave in to her.

Gu Wanning: "... A concubine's life is also a life. To separate a mother and child like this, my Marquis, is not the right thing to do!"

Sigh, if no one teaches you how to be a person, I'll reluctantly teach you.

"They are not as important as you." Xu Weibei's expression was very serious, without the slightest hint of joking.

Gu Wanning: "... My Marquis, let's not talk about that. Let's get down to business. Now that the play is over, what should we do next?"

"Do contraceptives really work?" Xu Weibei didn't answer the question, but instead posed it to her.

Gu Wanning: "... This should work, right?"

"Give me the medicine, and I'll have the imperial physician take a look."

"No need, no need, we..."

Doesn't that mean they don't have children either?

"Don't get a divorce." Xu Weibei looked at Gu Wanning seriously. "Let's live a good life together. Your father is no good, and my grandmother... she can be confused sometimes, so let's just call it even."

Gu Wanning didn't speak, but shook her head.

She refused.

Xu Weibei was naturally injured, but he didn't show it. He simply said, "Tell me what you want. Anything is fine, as long as I have it."

"I only want freedom. I don't want to get involved with the Gu family or the Marquis's Residence. The Marquis should know that I'm simple-minded, crave comfort, and don't have the brains to fight with anyone."

They didn't have the heart to tear each other apart.

Life is too short to fight like fighting cocks, risking your lives for a man.

It's not that Xu Weibei is unworthy; it's that no man is worthy of her sacrificing herself.

"No one can fight you. You're in charge of the Marquis's Marquis's Residence," Xu Weibei said. "My promise to you is valid forever, even if the Gu family falls into ruin in the future."

Gu Wanning pouted, "You're hoping my family will do well."

According to your First Concubine's dream, you'll be the first to suffer bad luck, okay?

"My Marquis, is today enough?" Gu Wanning abruptly changed the subject. "Does everyone outside already believe that you lost your Tiger Tally?"

"Um."

"That's good." Gu Wanning sat down on the couch. "It's just that the thought that this might have helped Meng He makes me uncomfortable. It's too easy on him!"

Let him be smug for a while.

"My Marquis," Gu Wanning leaned against the small table, propping her head up with her elbow, "How could you have guessed it was Lezha's scheme just from a monkey?"

Xu Weibei told Gu Wanning that the owner of the Green Monkey she saw should be General Lezha from the Qiang State.

Like Meng He, Lezha was also a close confidant of the Queen of Qiang State.

He and Meng He acted separately this time with the intention of competing, wanting to see who could resolve the crisis in the Qiang State.

Meng He kidnaps Gu Wanning, while Lezha uses a monkey to steal the Tiger Tally.

Xu Weibei, as if he had a premonition, guessed from the monkey that it was Lezha had come.

"Guess." Xu Weibei showed a hint of smugness, deliberately being mysterious, waiting for Gu Wanning to admire him.

"If I had to guess, it's because the Marquis has spies in the Qiang State, which is why you know so much about the situation Qiang State. Another possibility is that Meng He told you this, because Meng He's arm has been cut off, and he's afraid he'll fall out of favor if he goes back, so he's using someone else to do his dirty work, getting the Marquis to eliminate his rivals."

"Hmm." Xu Weibei's eyes showed approval. She was indeed his woman.

"No, which one?"

Both are true.

Gu Wanning then realized that Xu Weibei had obtained the information through two channels, which was why he was able to set up this scheme and make Lezha really believe that he had succeeded.

Afterwards, Leza will surely use the Tiger Tally to his advantage Lezha returns, but since we are prepared, we can turn the tables on him and he will be no threat.

"You people are all so cunning and scheming," Gu Wanning said sincerely, adding that she herself would be useless anywhere because of her lack of common sense.

"However," she changed the subject, "Marquis, you promised me you wouldn't scare them."

Did I scare them? I only made them run a few steps.

"But," Gu Wanning said, "This matter originally had nothing to do with them. It was the Marquis who insisted on involving them. Aren't you being a little harsh on them?"

This is an undeserved disaster!

"Harsh? You didn't see the spies in the army using the self-inflicted injury ruse."

This is nothing!

He hasn't even started talking about fighting yet, has he?

If Gu Wanning hadn't repeatedly reminded him, why would he have gone to all that trouble? He could have just given the punishment directly; why go through all this roundabout methods?

"But they are not the Marquis's subordinates," Gu Wanning said. "They have suffered an undeserved misfortune. Marquis, please allow them to come with me for a day trip in a few days."

"You want to take them? Do you think I can handle these trivial matters?" Xu Weibei unhappily.

He disliked that Gu Wanning always sided with that group of scoundrels and opposed him.

"Besides, shouldn't you be doing something about their rules? Look at them, they're all so arrogant and overbearing..."

The First Concubine seduced Qin Lie —his love for her was unmistakable; it must have been a woman's seduction. The Second Concubine's thieving eyes darted around all day, full of scheming and filthy greed. The Third Concubine was quiet and unassuming, the only one he found somewhat agreeable, but she also caused him trouble. Xu Weibei didn't even want to mention the Fourth Concubine; he wanted to beat her to death every day, for a different reason each time.

"The Marquis wrote a letter scolding me back then," Gu Wanning said leisurely, "Saying I wasn't good to them. I made a mistake and corrected it, isn't that good now?"

Xu Weibei: "... I didn't know the situation then. Anyway, you have to keep an eye on them!"

Gu Wanning was too lazy to argue with him, so she said, "If something is 'lost,' shouldn't you keep looking for it?"

The show must go on.

"Hmm. Remember to find the contraceptive medicine for me later, I'll have the imperial physician examine me." Xu Weibei couldn't forget that matter.

Gu Wanning: "..."