I Married Female Lead's Crush Chapter 38

The weather is getting hotter during the mid-summer, the trees constantly making noise, having headaches just from listening to it

Gu Zifu was annoyed by this, he ordered Si Ting not to do anything and just held a long pole every day and sat under the tree to catch the cicada. 

Fortunately, there are not many trees in the Gu courtyard, but it was too embarrassing for Si Ting to do this job.

In the afternoon, Su Qing wore a light green skirt, her silky hair scattered behind her back, sitting on the bed in a daze with a big yawn.

She still wants to sleep more.

When Chuntao came in with herbal tea and pastries, and saw her like this, she couldn't help chuckling. She put the tray on the table and went before Su Qing, "Your Highness, you can't sleep anymore. If you can't sleep at night, tomorrow you will have the dark circle underneath your eyes."

Su Qing's small mouth slightly flat, and sullenly said, "But I am still sleepy."

Seeing her like this, Chuntao took the fan on the side and fanned, but because it was a hot day, the air that came out was also hot. Chuntao thought for a while and said, "If Your Highness still wants to continue your sleep, this slave servant will go inform the Big Madam that Your Highness is not feeling well today, so you won't be able to go today."

Yesterday, after Gu Li took home the bayberry, a short while later, Chunsao came to see Su Qing, but she did not dare to come in only outside the Gu courtyard. She was probably afraid to see Gu Zifu. The Big Madam had her bring the sachet for Su Qing. She didn't know what was inside, but it has a faint smell of medicine.

What surprised Su Qing most was that the embroidery on the sachet was exquisite, the embroidery pictures were beautiful, just like real ones.

Interested in learning it, Su Qing asked Chuntao to go with Chunshao and asked if Ding shi could teach her.

She didn't expect that Ding shi agreed to it easily.

"Don't. I asked her first, so I should go." Su Qing then got up and asked Chuntao to help her wash up and change.

The clothes in the closet all left from the original body, Su Qing didn't buy any new clothes since she couldn't care less about it. She rather saved money to open the new restaurant. 

When she came out of the room, she saw Si Ting holding a long bamboo stick and sat crossed-legged on the ground while Gu Li was practicing martial arts beside him. Whenever he saw Gu Li's movement was wrong, he'd use the bamboo stick to correct him, saving his energy from getting up.

"Madam." Si Ting saw her coming, he quickly stood up.

Su Qing raises her hand to cover the sunlight and whispers to him, "The Seventh Lord is still sleeping, it's okay to slack off a little. Do you want to eat bayberry?"

There are not many bayberries, so Su Qing is very stingy with her fruit. 

Si Ting doesn't like sweets but he's very fond of sour things. He pointed to his pocket, and laughed awkwardly, "I just slipped out to pick some, but Madam can rest assured, I've kept the red and sweet ones on top for you."

Su Qing smiled faintly and glanced at Gu Zifu's room with the door shut. She secretly thought, the Seventh Lord really can sleep. He sleeps from morning to noon, and continues to sleep after lunch.

Wouldn't he get sick after sleeping for so long in a stuffy room?

Su Qing hesitated wondering whether she should go in and check, but after a long while, she shook her head and told Si Ting, "I am going to see the Big Madam, I'll come back later."

When Gu Li heard this, he gave a cold hum at her. 

When Big Madam saw Su Qing coming over, she excitedly took her to see the small box on the table and said, "I don't know what style and fabric you like, so I have Chunsao bought all of them. You can choose which one suits you."

Su Qing didn't expect Ding shi to be so considered, making her feel a bit awkward. She lowered her head and picked the light blue fabric, passed it over to Ding shi and said, "I'm clumsy, don't need to use a good fabric."

"No rush, it will be better after a few practices."

Ding shi's personality is gentle, and spoke softly, has no arrogance like most of the people from the Gu Family. She taught Su Qing with full attention, and Su Qing also learned it earnlessly, the whole afternoon passed by unknowingly. 

Su Qing looked up and rubbed her neck, felt a little bit sour, but when she looked at the sachet in her palm, feeling somewhat happy. Except for the pattern required more practice, everything else is good.

On the way back to Gu courtyard, Su Qing lifted the sachet up, looked at her sachet with rejoiced, exposing the small dimples looming on her cheeks. 

Chuntao saw her in a good mood, and asked, "Is there someone Your Highness wants to give it to?"

"Give to someone?" Su Qing blinked and asked in confusion, "Why do I need to give it to someone?"

Chuntao laughed mischievously, "Sachet is a woman's intimate thing. Only gives to man as a love token. Your Highness may have to keep it good. If someone picks it up, there will be trouble."

"You girl is very talkative." 

Su Qing smiled and tickled her, Chuntao laughed from tickling and tried to hide from her, begging for mercy, without seeing the thing behind her and heard the "ouch" sound from behind.

Gu Lingyi just came out from the Old Madam's place, with a stomach full of anger, and now being hit by someone, making him even more angry. As he was about to open his mouth and scolded, but happened to see two young girls standing there, he then immediately changed his attitude and said with a smile, "When did we have two more beautiful ladies in the mansion? Turn around and let me see your faces."

The moment she saw it was Gu Lingyi, without saying a word, Su Qing immediately used all her strength to drag Chuntao and ran away.

Chuntao didn't know who that person was, but she knew.

The Third Lord of Gu Family is very famous for his lechery.

Gu Linyi saw they were going to run away, he quickly followed them. After all, the little girl's strength could not compare to the man. Chuntao's wrist was grasped tightly by him.

"Your Highness!" Chuntao screamed in panic trying to shake him off.

Gu Lingyi's attention is focused on the little girl's face, grinning indecently, and didn't notice who Chuntao was shouting at. He yanked the person closer to him and said, "Running for what? You are just a maid, following this lord can eat well, sleep well, way better than serving others."

Su Qing was also anxious, seeing a small stone on the road, she loosened Chuntao's wrist and went to pick up the stone, throwing it at Gu Lingyi's face.

"To me, Chuntao is much more valuable than you." 

She fiercely smashed the stone at him, causing Gu Lingyi to release her hand in pain. Chuntao was free and quickly ran to Su Qing.

The two ran nonstop all the way to Gu courtyard.

Gu Lingyi cursed, and rushed to catch them, but suddenly a silver halberd came down from the sky, passed by his face and stuck into the trunk. If it was slightly closer, his nose would be cut off directly. 

Gu Li smiled and walked over from the side. He pulled out the silver halberd from the trunk, waved it a few times and said, "Third Uncle is not lying in bed recuperating, but instead came out to scare young ladies. It would easily have nightmares at night."

Since Ding shi in charge of account books, the third household is not in a good term with the big household. Gu Linyi took a few steps back and yelled, "Is this your attitude towards the elders? If Ding shi doesn't know how to discipline her son, the Old Madam wouldn't mind helping her."

"Third uncle, don't use the Old Madam to press me." Gu Li is a spoiled brat, his threat didn't work for him, "The person you were chasing just now is the Tenth Princess, wife of Seventh uncle. If you have the ability go talk to the Seventh uncle. I also want to see if Seventh uncle will listen to you or the Old Madam."

Once he heard "Seventh uncle", Gu Lingyi's face slightly twitched, losing his interest instantly. He stared fiercely at Gu Li, then turned around and left.

It was just that I'm still looking reluctantly at the path that Su Qing was running.

"Pei, what the hell!"

Seeing the person left, Gu Li spat contemptuously. He suddenly remembered something and slapped his own head, "Damn, what if that jinx star didn't know this Young Master saved her, wouldn't me do a good deed for nothing? Oh no, it can't go to waste….."

As soon as Su Qing ran into Gu courtyard, she bumped into a person. Maybe Gu Lingyi's shadow is still there, she subconsciously threw out another stone in her hand.

She didn't hear the person scream out of pain, but instead her forehead was hit by that person first.

"Dare to throw stone on people, your gut is not small."

Su Qing trembled slightly, looked up and looked at the coming person, her eyes brightened and called with joy, "Seventh Lord."

Gu Zifu was stunned by this joyful cry, slightly raised his eyes, reached out his hand to touch Su Qing's forehead and asked in confusion, "Are you sick?"

"……." Su Qing also realized how stupid she was just now, feeling annoyed with herslef, she turned her head away no longer wanted to look at him.

The little girl ran all the way, her chest slightly bulging up and down from exhausting, and her cheeks blushing, her lips slightly moist from biting, just like the peach with sweet fragrance.

It should taste good.

Without further ado, Gu Zifu's slender hand grasped the back of Su Qing's neck, leaning over the little girl's face and biting her mouth.

Hmm, the peach taste should be delicious.

The wet softness was parting from her face, but Su Qing still  hasn't recovered from her shock, standing in the same place and forgetting how to react. 

Chuntao who was standing in the back also widened her eyes in shock.

"Hm, it's indeed soft." He chucked and reached out his hand to wipe away the saliva stain on her face.

Su Qing's brain was empty, completely blank at the moment.

"You, You, me….me….."

Gu Zifu smiled care freely and poked at her little dimple, then slightly pinched her white cheek that now turned red all the way to her ears. He asked, "You haven't told me yet where you are running in the broad daylight?"

"…… Third Lord was chasing after us."

Su Qing finally calmed down but still feeling the hotness on her face, answered him with a muffled voice and her head down, not dare to look at him.

"Third Lord?"

Gu Zifu's eyes narrowed and the smile on his face also deepened, tapping his fingers between Su Qing's snow-white neck.

"Did he catch up with you?"

Su Qing shook his head, "No, Gu Li stopped him on time."

Gu Zifu only said "oh", retracted his hand, then turned around and walked into the house with his hand supporting his chin.

He turned too fast, Su Qing had no time to see what his expression was.

She didn't dare to look at it.

She told him, would Gu Zifu really go vent his anger for them?

Yet, there doesn't seem to be any reason to vent out anyway.

Su Qing shook her head and dismissed the idea.

Not to mention, Gu Zifu is not a meddler, he wouldn't care about this.

Before dinner, Gu Zifu brought a plate of bayberry with him and walked out of Gu courtyard, saying that his mood is not good and going for a walk.

Su Qing didn't take it seriously.

She hasn't finished her dinner yet, the person is already back. He handed the empty plate to Shuangqiao, and asked with a smile, "Look, I didn't throw the plate away, am I good at housekeeping?"

Shuangqiao didn't understand what he was up to again and only nodded her head.

Gu Zifu laughed, "That's right."

Chapter end