The Grand Secretary’s Pampered Wife

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Gu Jiao crossed her arms and looked at Liao Chen, saying, ”I don’t believe you only stole a book. You must have done something else for someone face blind to remember you!”

Liao Chen pressed his palms together and said, ”Amitabha, a monk does not speak falsehoods.”

His bowl, once filled with dumplings made of cabbage and meat, was completely empty, even the soup having been finished.

Gu Jiao thought to herself, are you sure you’re really a monk?

“Master! Where do you live?” Little Jing Kong asked.

“Master…” Liao Chen paused for a moment, then smiled and said, ”Master has a place to stay. You don’t need to worry about me.”

”Oh.” Little Jing Kong replied, ”It’s not that... I was just asking where you live, because if I want to see you, I could come find you!”

Liao Chen smiled slightly, ”No need. Master will come find you instead.”

Little Jing Kong tilted his head and looked at him, saying, ”So, does that mean you’ll be staying in Shengdu for a long, long time? I’m attending school in Shengdu, but I don’t know how long I’ll be here.”

Hearing this, Xiao Heng suddenly remembered that their admission letters had been given by the abbot at Liao Chen’s request.

Who exactly is he?

How did he manage to get so many admission letters from the State of Yan?

Is he from the State of Yan? If so, why did he come to the State of Zhao to become a monk?

With Little Jing Kong present, the adults kept their conversation restrained. Not a single word was asked that shouldn’t have been, and any thoughts they couldn’t voice were quietly kept to themselves.

Little Jing Kong finished his meal with gusto, picking up his small bowl and drinking the dumpling soup until it was completely gone.

“No way, you finished everything that cleanly?” Liao Chen was astonished.

He looked rounder than he did back at the temple and didn’t seem like he was someone who hadn’t been properly fed.

Little Jing Kong put down his bowl and seriously said to Liao Chen, “Every grain is hard-earned. JiaoJiao said we mustn’t waste food!”

Liao Chen pursed his lips.

He is now two years older and no longer seemed the little one who would spill food everywhere.

Back at the temple, he would eat and spill, leaving the table covered in crumbs!

Little Jing Kong ate until his forehead was drenched in sweat. Gu Jiao took out a handkerchief, wiping his sweat while asking, ”Are you full now?”

Little Jing Kong’s eyes darted around, and he raised a little finger. “JiaoJiao, can I have another box of layered puff pastries?”

“No.” Gu Jiao rejected him outright. “Eating too much at night will upset your stomach.”

She had only allowed him to eat this bowl of dumplings because he had exhausted himself playing with the Little County Princess.

Liao Chen watched his little disciple with great interest.

Come on, little disciple, hurry up and chant your scriptures! Teach some doctrine, use your clever little tongue to confuse your opponents! Aren’t you someone who can talk from dawn until dusk?

Little Jing Kong adorably nodded, “Okay, JiaoJiao! I’ll eat them tomorrow then!”

Liao Chen: “...!!”

Why can’t you be this obedient back when under my guidance?!

Gu Jiao gently patted his round little belly. She had originally planned to see if he could manage a small piece more, but decided against it.

He already had a little watermelon belly.

The group sat at the stall for a while longer before getting up to stroll along the streets and help Little Jing Kong digest his food.

Gu Jiao held Little Jing Kong’s hand as they walked ahead, with Xiao Heng and Liao Chen following behind.

Little Jing Kong still clung to Gu Jiao the most, but Liao Chen’s arrival had clearly made him very happy.

Suddenly, Liao Chen spoke, “It’s getting late. You should head back.”

Little Jing Kong stopped in his tracks and turned to look at him, “But, Master, you haven’t asked where I live yet.”

Liao Chen smiled warmly, “Ah, is that so? Where do you live?”

Little Jing Kong replied, “Right now, I’m staying at the Imperial Advisor’s Hall! In a few days, I might return to the academy! I study in the Prodigy Class at Lingbo Academy, and I eat and live at Linglong Pavilion in the adjacent Canglan Women’s Academy!”

He gave such a detailed account, almost as if he were worried that his Master wouldn’t be able to find him.

Liao Chen smiled and said, “Alright, Master will remember that.”

After bidding farewell to the three of them, Liao Chen turned and walked into the alley across the street.

Xiao Heng said, “Let’s head back too.”

”Mm.” Gu Jiao nodded and looked at the yawning Little Jing Kong. ”Can you still walk? I’ll carry you.”

Little Jing Kong patted his round little belly, a hint of hesitation flashing in his eyes.

In the end, he turned around and stretched his little arms toward Xiao Heng, saying, ”Brother-in-law, carry me!”

He had eaten so much and had become a little chubby; he didn’t want to tire JiaoJiao out!

Xiao Heng, both amused and exasperated, picked him up, holding him with one arm while taking Gu Jiaoʼs hand with the other. Together, they walked back toward the Imperial Advisorʼs Hall.

”Youʼre so heavy, I should rename you Little Weighing Stone.”

”No, I’m not! You’re just weak! It’s you who can’t carry me but blames it on me! Aren’t you an adult?!”

”I’m an adult. Does this mean you’re admitting you’re a child?”

”…No, I’m an adult, and you’re an old man!”

”Then shouldn’t you be the one carrying me?”

”…”

In the alley, Liao Chen hadn’t gone far. He stood silently in the darkness, watching the three of them as their figures disappeared into the distance. Their playful bickering still echoed faintly in the air.

Do you see that?

Jing Kong is very happy now.

He finally has a complete family.

……

The moonlight tonight was exceptionally beautiful.

A half-moon hung high in the sky, casting its glow over the starry river.

Liao Chen left the bustling streets and arrived at a quiet, deserted lane.

In stark contrast to the lively hustle and bustle of Shengdu, this place felt particularly desolate.

It was a place so forsaken that even the night watchmen wouldn’t dare to come, like a narrow path leading to the underworld, filled with vengeful ghosts and restless souls.

Liao Chen stopped in front of a sealed mansion. He stood there for a long time, gazing steadily, before stepping up the stairs and walking to the front gate.

The sealing tape had long been torn, and the iron lock was covered in rust.

And there were still bloodstains on the gate.

Liao Chen slightly furrowed his brow.

He lifted his gaze to the plaque above, which had long since cracked and was covered in cobwebs. His fingertips twitched as though he wanted to remove it and wipe it clean, but he ultimately restrained himself.

He circled around to the side of the mansion, and using his qinggong, he easily leaped over the overgrown wall, where weeds had sprouted through the cracks.

He landed on a patch of slippery green moss.

Yet, he didn’t slip.

With ease, he walked across the moss-covered ground.

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In the suspenseful supernatural novel “Records of Mortals,” Jiang Baiyan, once a solitary and impoverished youth, finds refuge in the Shi family of Chang’an due to his extraordinary bloodline. With his clear and captivating peach blossom eyes, this seemingly innocent young man conceals a fanatical and malevolent lunatic within. Destined to succumb to darkness amidst hardship and degradation, he becomes a harbinger of chaos.

When Shi Dai suddenly transmigrates, she takes on the role of the Shi family’s young lady, the one who subjects him to countless trials, eventually leading to her demise.

The twist? She never got to finish reading the novel.

From what she knew of the plot, Jiang Baiyan was just a silent, timid, and often bullied pitiable character.

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Jiang Baiyan had never encountered someone like Shi Dai.

After he had slaughtered all the evil creatures in the garden, the blood-stained young man, exuding a murderous aura, approached her step by step, his lips curling into a malicious smile, ”Scared?”

Shi Dai responded, “You’re really amazing! I applaud you until I spin like a spiral and fly around the moon three hundred times! And also——you have dimples when you smile!”

Jiang Baiyan: ...?

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After seeing her at a lantern festival with another man, Jiang Baiyan lowered his eyes, his fingers twirling her hair. He said in a mocking and sinister tone, ”The mansion in the western suburbs...if I hide you there, no one will find you, right?”

Shi Dai replied, ”Does it come with meals and lodging? Can I sleep in everyday? Oh, and your cooking is the best!”

Jiang Baiyan: ...?

—

Jiang Baiyan was supposed to dislike her, even hate her, but as their separation drew near, his eyes turned red and he grabbed her sleeve, pleading, ”Donʼt abandon me, alri—”

Shi Dai responded, ”Alright, alright, I’ll only have you. Mwah.”

Jiang Baiyan: ...?

He hasnʼt finished his lines yet though…