Hua Zhi drew a picture casually, put down the pen and said, "I'll ask my servants to make another kind of cards. When I see that they are finished, you can find someone to make them in large quantities."
"More difficult to make than this card?"
"Yes, the choice of materials is also more than that of playing cards. Cheap ones can be made of wood and stone, and jade can also be used for those noble people."
Gu Yanxi nodded in agreement. Neither of them mentioned sending it to the palace. They had no intention of letting others know that he was the mastermind behind this. The palace was now a place without secrets, so he did not even tell the emperor in detail.
Feeling that the hot water bottle was not so warm anymore, Hua Zhi felt aggrieved that she, a modern soul, was in the same room with her lover but they didn't even kiss each other. But Yan Xi still cared about her reputation. So, if the mountain doesn't come to me, I'll go to the mountain, isn't it
Putting the hot water bottle on the table, Hua Zhi stretched out her hands, "It's cold."
Gu Yanxi was stunned for a moment, then felt like laughing after she realized what was happening. She also felt that Ah Zhi was really... cute. Yes, really cute. Words that were not usually used to describe her were the most appropriate at this moment.
Of course he has to be satisfied.
Gu Yanxi walked over and picked her up like a child, then sat on a chair, holding the person who was much smaller than him in her arms, and covered her tightly with her cloak. It was clearly the first time they did these things, but she didn't look unfamiliar at all.
"Why isn't your health improving? I'll find a reason to get Shaoyao out of the palace in the next few days."
"Even if she comes to see me, I still need to take care of her. I know my own body. It's not getting worse, but it's not easy to get better." Hua Zhi leaned against the stove, feeling extremely comfortable. This kind of warmth was incomparable to a hot water bottle. "But it's okay to let her come out. I haven't seen her for a while."
Gu Yanxi rubbed her head and whispered in her ear, "Winter is hard to endure. The emperor won't allow Shaoyao to stay away from him easily now."
"He's ill again?"
"I caught a cold at Haoyue's place the day before yesterday." Gu Yanxi touched the hot water bottle, took it out again and put it next to Azhi, then covered it with his cloak.
"Speaking of Haoyue, I remember one thing. When she first walked around as the leader of the Seven Stars Sect, she had some skills. I suspected that she was a celestial master, or that she knew medicine. You asked Shaoyao's master to check the holy water she used to attract followers and found that it was effective. Did you find out her identity later?"
"It has never been verified. It seems that she really came out of the mountains to experience the world as she said. So far, we have only found that she suddenly appeared in a village in the lower part of Yuzhou, and behind the village are continuous mountains. She had planned her origin from the beginning."
"She once said that her marriage was in this world." Hua Zhi smiled, "She has now entered the palace as a concubine. If you really count, a concubine is also a concubine. Could this be her marriage?"
"Her appearance was too coincidental, and her identity is unclear, so I have always suspected that she is related to the Chaoli tribe."
Hua Zhi thought about it and shook her head. "She probably isn't from the Chaoli tribe, but she must be someone with ulterior motives. When she recommended herself to you, she said that she was good at divination and could help you. You were the leader of the Seven Stars Division at the time, which means that she was after you from the beginning. But why you and not the prince? The leader of the Seven Stars Division may seem powerful, but everyone knows that you are a lone minister. The emperor will not allow you to marry too early, and she said that she could help you."
Hua Zhi looked up at him, "What can I help you with? Seize the throne?"
Gu Yanxi covered her mouth, but she dared to say anything!
Hua Zhi pushed his hand away, "There's no outsider here."
"She is sure that I will be the final winner." Putting her hand back to cover it, Gu Yanxi told her what she had discovered, "She has hinted at this more than once. I have never been able to figure out where her confidence comes from."
"Is it possible... that she's been through this before?"
Gu Yanxi lowered his head to meet her gaze, "Zhuang Zhou's butterfly dream?"
"That's about it. In fact, if I weren't there, all the predictions she made might have come true. Haven't you ever doubted me?"
"I believe that you are a variable, a variable that is the best for Daqing, for me, and for the Hua family." Gu Yanxi lowered his head to her forehead, his voice a little hoarse, "Without you, the Hua family might have been seriously injured, Xiaoliu might have died young as Haoyue said, Wu Yong might have been poisoned to death, and I would still be cleaning up the mess all over the world... What reason do I have to doubt you? You have benefited so many people, but you are the only one who paid the price."
The hot breath of his words sprayed on her face, and her eyes met. Hua Zhi didn't know if her eyes gave away anything, but her heart was filled with trust. She smiled with curved eyebrows, and her voice was soft because it was lowered. "I got you. This is the best deal I have ever made in my life!"
Gu Yanxi rubbed her forehead, and couldn't help but kissed her upturned nose, then moved down to her lips.
Hua Zhi opened herself completely without any resistance, and obediently opened her lips to greet him. Their lips and tongues intertwined, without any ambiguity or intimacy, but full of warmth and affection, as if it was supposed to be like this for them, and it was natural for them to come to this point.
"Azhi..." With their foreheads touching, Gu Yanxi called out softly like a sigh. He had promised the Hua family that he would act out of emotion but within courtesy. However, it seemed that he had overestimated himself. He simply could not control his desire to be intimate with Azhi.
Panting lightly, Hua Zhi's expression was full of a smile that was not reserved at all. After knowing each other for more than a year, they finally kissed each other. She felt that it was not easy! If it were in her previous era, the sheets would have been torn!
Gu Yanxi, who originally thought he was quite wild, couldn't help but laugh when he saw her like this. His Ah Zhi was really... different.
"You're mine." Hua Zhi raised her hand and touched Yan Xi's lips.
Gu Yanxi smiled so much that honey seemed to drip out of her eyes, "Here you go, all of it is yours, take it away quickly, no return or exchange."
Hua Zhi snorted twice. With their current relationship, there was no need to retreat. If they really wanted to break up, they could just clap their hands and part ways. Now was a happy time, so she wouldn't say such depressing words. Anyway, the emperor didn't have many years left to live, so she and Yan Xi still had a lot of time to live.
"Will the Hua family continue to keep their doors closed or will they start interacting with other families?"
"There are only a few families that can be visited, and it's not appropriate for a house full of women to go out all the time. I don't know how much gossip it will cause. It's better to live your own life behind closed doors. But there's no need to avoid them. Just go to any wedding or funeral that you should go to, and don't be impolite."
Gu Yanxi also thought so. She didn't need to avoid it, nor was she too active. It was enough as long as she looked okay on the surface.
The two of them were talking in soft and affectionate voices. Gu Yanxi was so attracted by Ah Zhi, who rarely showed weakness and acted coquettishly, that his heart and eyes were filled with her. He wished he could dig out his heart and give it to her.