My rigid, jealous husband has fallen for me, even though I'm a hopeless romantic.

Chapter 161 Sleeping in Each Other's Arms

Wei Dongning woke up early, just as Gu Peiyan had woken up.

When I woke up, I found myself lying in a familiar embrace, and I closed my eyes again with a sense of peace.

She wrapped her arms around his waist and snuggled closer to him.

Noticing the slight tightening of the hand around her waist, Wei Dongning tentatively asked, "When did you get back? Are you all done with your work?"

"Hmm, you just fell asleep and came back." Gu Peiyan had already woken up when she snuggled into her arms, but she didn't open her eyes. "It's still early, sleep a little longer with me."

Wei Dongning sensed the fatigue in his voice, and since she hadn't had enough sleep either, she acquiesced to his suggestion.

While the two of them were fast asleep, Xiao Wu on the other side was bored and didn't know what to do.

It slept for so long that it can't sleep at all now.

Not a single candle was lit in the room so as not to disturb their sleep.

As the sky outside gradually darkened, the brightness inside the room also decreased.

Xiao Wu was extremely bored in the room.

She wanted to sneak out to play, but then she suddenly remembered the time she was beaten for sneaking off with Gu Shuang without telling her, so she didn't dare go too far.

The little paws pried open the door just enough for it to squeeze through, and it ran into the yard.

As the weather gets warmer, the flowers, plants, and trees planted in the yard have all sprouted new buds.

Looking around, the brown is interspersed with specks of tender green.

It always gives people a feeling of vitality.

A small butterfly that had just emerged from its cocoon flew out from somewhere and circled around Xiao Wu once.

Just as Xiao Wu stretched out its claws, it mischievously flew away again.

"You wait, I'll definitely catch you." Xiao Wu sharpened its claws on the ground, crouched down, and looked like an extremely patient hunter.

When the little butterfly landed on the branch, it used its waist strength to pounce and catch it firmly with its two claws.

Once you've had your fill of teasing, let it go.

After many repetitions, until it was completely dark, Xiao Wu finally let go of the poor butterfly and walked towards the room with the stride of a victor.

But when he looked up, he saw Wei Dongning, who had appeared at the door at some point, and seemed to have been watching him for a long time.

Xiao Wu paused, mainly because it hadn't heard her come out at all: "Ningbao, when did you wake up?"

"I guess it was when you were having a great time playing with the butterflies?" Wei Dongning stroked her chin, pretending to recall something. "They were quite cute; you could tell at a glance that you were very energetic."

Wei Dongning was woken up from her nap by the urge to suffocate.

Having resolved this major life event, his drowsiness completely vanished, so he didn't go back to disturb Gu Peiyan, who was still sleeping.

Xiao Wu had been running for so long that he was already quite tired.

She jumped into Wei Dongning's arms and snuggled in for a couple of moments, finding a comfortable position: "I'll take that as a compliment. There's another piece of news: the army that's escorting the hostage back to Jin Kingdom is about to set off."

"It's already the end of the month so quickly? I must have been really out of my mind these past few days."

"Would you like to guess who went to Jin Kingdom with the guard?"

"Who is it?" Wei Dongning carried Xiao Wu into the room.

My mind kept searching for candidates.

I asked Xiao Wu about each of the questions I had, but the answer was always negative.

Having exhausted all the possible candidates, she finally gave up and simply said, "Just tell me."

"Jiang Xichen."

"Him?" Wei Dongning didn't have much of an impression of this person.

The first time was when he fell into the latrine, and the second time was when he ate a large meal alone in a restaurant.

Combined with the image of the纨绔 (wán kù, a spoiled, dissolute young man) in the original owner's memories, it always gave her a feeling that he was not very reliable.

He never expected that he would be entrusted with such an important task, and he couldn't help but feel curious: "Was it appointed by the Emperor?"

Xiao Wu nodded: "I suppose so. Prime Minister Jiang also played a part in it. Jiang Xichen has been sent to your brother's military camp for training for so long, this is a test for him. After all, with his status, he can't be a playboy forever."

The Emperor's original task for Wei Xiuming was to not give Jiang Xichen any special treatment, to treat him as he should, and not to show any mercy.

Wei Xiuming truly did this.

Even when Jiang Xichen came to him injured and begged for an extra day off, he treated him with complete professionalism and showed him no leniency whatsoever.

Even after the army returned to Beijing, Jiang Xichen was still required to go to the training ground every day.

Several months have passed, and although Jiang Xichen has not yet reached the level of an elite, he is at least completely different from before.

His changes also caught the attention of the Emperor and Prime Minister Jiang, who then discussed with Wei Liangzhe and arranged for him to be included in the selection of the guard team.

It was just that the Empress felt sorry for her nephew, knowing that he had finally returned home to enjoy two days of comfort, only to have to go back to suffer again, and that the Emperor had been turned away for several days.

Xiao Wu did not tell Wei Dongning about this.

We still need to give the emperor some face.

Moreover, the Empress was perfectly aware that everything they did was for Jiang Xichen's benefit.

Wei Dongning gave an understanding "Oh," squatted down next to Xiao Wu, and shook it back and forth by its paw pads.

Just when Xiao Wu thought she wouldn't say anything more, she spoke up again: "Xiao Wu, do you think Jiang Xichen's trip is what we call going abroad to 'gild his resume' in modern times?"

Xiao Wu's eyes widened instantly: "You know what, you really do have that feeling, huh?"

The person and the cat gave each other a high five in perfect unison, their faces displaying the same "you know what I mean" expression.

"What's going on with you two?" Gu Peiyan woke up to find the people next to her gone. She put on a coat and came out, only to see them high-fiving.

Upon hearing his voice, Wei Dongning stood up and faced him, pointing at Xiao Wu and starting to spout nonsense: "I'm teaching Xiao Wu how to high-five, and he learns very quickly. Do you want us to demonstrate for you?"

Gu Peiyan gently shook her head: "No need, I've already seen them. Are you hungry?"

Having eaten a lot at noon and slept all afternoon, Wei Dongning wasn't hungry at all.

However, she wasn't so oblivious as to miss the implied meaning in his words, and nodded in agreement: "A little, it's about time for dinner."

"Okay, I'll go and have Qianrong prepare."

In the kitchen, dinner was always kept warm in a pot.

So when you receive their order to eat, you can just bring it over.

Wei Dongning ate her food in small bites, which gave her time to properly observe Gu Peiyan's changes.

Thin.

This was the first thought that popped into her mind.

I didn't feel it too much when we were sleeping in each other's arms, but his face was noticeably smaller than it had been a few days ago.

My dark circles have become more noticeable.

Sure enough, no matter who has been through the trials of work, they will never have the same high spirits they had at the beginning.

Wei Dongning lovingly placed a piece of meat into Gu Peiyan's bowl and said considerately, "You've worked so hard these past few days, eat more to nourish yourself."

Under her "loving" gaze, Gu Peiyan put the piece of meat into her mouth.

After swallowing, as if remembering something, she said, "I can rest tomorrow, do you want to go out and have some fun?"