"Today is Daddy's birthday?" Little Shadow was also very shocked. He raised his head and looked at his mother. "Mother, you didn't know either?"
Qin Min was startled. She looked at Gu Beiyue, not knowing how to answer.
Gu Beiyue also didn't know how to answer Little Shadow. The family of three stood at the door in silence.
In the end, it was Little Shadow who spoke first. "Daddy, why didn't you tell Mother, why didn't you tell me?"
Gu Beiyue held it in for a long time before he came up with a reason. "Because, because it's Mid-Autumn. It'll be better after Mid-Autumn."
"Why can't Mid-Autumn and my birthday be celebrated together?" Little Shadow tilted his head and asked.
"Because … Because Daddy doesn't want to celebrate his birthday." Gu Beiyue squatted down and answered seriously.
"Why not?" Little Shadow continued to ask.
"Because, because I'll be older by one year after my birthday. Daddy … doesn't want to be old. "Gu Beiyue answered. This reason was enough to convince Little Shadow. No matter how smart Little Shadow was, he was still a child! He laughed mischievously. "So Daddy is also afraid of being old!"
Gu Beiyue pulled Little Shadow and smiled without saying a word. Little Shadow suddenly retreated and respectfully bowed to Gu Beiyue. He said loudly, "Nanchen wishes Daddy to never be old and live as long as the Southern Mountains!"
Live as long as the Southern Mountains …
In an instant, Qin Min's eyes turned red. She turned her head away, not letting Gu Beiyue and Little Shadow see her. She tried to calm herself down.
Gu Beiyue was greatly startled. Looking at such an obedient and sensible Little Shadow, his heart slowly tightened. He knew that he had wronged this child, but he had never felt so uncomfortable when facing this child.
He had never interacted with children before, so he always thought that it was easy to hide from a child's eyes. However, after personally teaching Little Shadow qinggong in Ningzhou, he realized that children were the easiest to deceive.
At first, he only wanted a child to inherit the Shadow Clan's qinggong and inherit the Shadow Clan's protection. Thus, he made an agreement with Qin Min to marry her.
Only now did he realize how absurd the path he had taken was.
He would be able to control everything in his life, including his own heart. He would be able to control it well. He was very clear about what he should do and what he shouldn't do. He never crossed his bottom line.
Towards Han Yunxi, even if it was admiration and admiration, he was dutiful and never had any improper thoughts or actions. After his identity was exposed, he even very rationally assisted Long Fei Ye.
When it came to Qin Min, he was also rational, even if he could not bear to part with her. His words and actions had always been ruthless, always willing to part with his life.
She was trying.
However, he was very clear about the outcome of the five-year agreement.
He didn't say anything and let her work hard. He knew that only after trying his best would he have no regrets. Only then would he be relieved.
But today, in front of Little Shadow, he realized that it was really hard to keep up the act. The older the child was, the more out of control everything would be.
He smiled and didn't say anything. He just picked up Little Shadow.
Little Shadow was the same as Yan 'er. He was a baby who loved to sleep. Basically, he would go to sleep as soon as the sky turned dark. Tonight was an exception. On the way back, he was still very sleepy. However, when he heard that it was his father's birthday today, he was wide awake again.
As soon as he entered the door, he struggled out of his father's embrace and ran into the house to find a fiery red Air Pineapple. "Father, here, here you go!"
This Air Pineapple was given to him by his mother. He raised it from a seedling and took a year to bloom.
Gu Beiyue accepted it with a smile. Little Shadow pestered him and told him a bunch of details about the Air Pineapple. He repeatedly reminded him not to spray too much water or it would rot.
In the end, Little Shadow was too sleepy and asked, "Father, it's late. Are you going to sleep?"
Gu Beiyue carried him to the couch and lay down with him. Little Shadow waved to Qin Min who had followed them in. "Mother, it's time to sleep."
When they were in Ningzhou, Little Shadow always went to bed early. It was always Qin Min who coaxed him to sleep. Qin Min always told him that his father still had to read medical books and would sleep at night.
Little Shadow didn't wake up early either. Every time he woke up, Qin Min would have already made breakfast and would always tell him that his father had woken up early.
As a result, Little Shadow got used to it after so many times.
He didn't expect that on their first night back at the Grand Tutor's residence, they would face the problem of sleeping.
However, Qin Min still easily resolved it.
She said, "Shadow, Mother will sleep with you. Your father needs to take a medicinal bath today. "
Shadow also knew about Gu Beiyue taking a medicinal bath. Although he was learning qinggong and medicine at the same time, with his current level, he couldn't see the effects of those medicinal decoctions at all. In addition, his mother would often make some medicinal decoctions for him to take. He just treated it as recuperation and didn't think too much about it.
Little Shadow was so sleepy that his eyes were about to close. He only made an "en" sound and agreed. However, Gu Beiyue got up. Before Qin Min could lie down, Little Shadow had already fallen asleep.
Qin Min helped Little Shadow change his clothes and wash his face and feet, but Little Shadow didn't wake up. Gu Beiyue watched quietly from the side and didn't leave.
After Qin Min was done, she saw that Gu Beiyue hadn't left. She asked in a low voice, "Aren't you going to take a medicinal bath?"
Gu Beiyue said, "Maybe … I shouldn't have lied to him back then."
Qin Min didn't know if everything would be different if she knew about Gu Beiyue's condition earlier.
She said indifferently, "There's no turning back. You promised to lie to him for a lifetime."
Gu Beiyue was speechless. He turned and left.
After he took a medicinal bath, it was already late at night. When he opened the door, he saw Qin Min standing at the door with a bowl of birthday noodles. She must have just arrived. The noodles were still steaming.
She said, "Grand Tutor Gu, the Mid-Autumn Festival is your birthday. Why don't you treat me as a family member for the time being and eat this bowl of noodles?"
After his grandfather passed away, no family member made birthday noodles for him.
Gu Beiyue didn't say anything, but he nodded.
He finished the bowl of noodles cleanly. Qin Min sat at the side and watched. The more she watched, the more upset she felt.
Gu Beiyue, oh Gu Beiyue, I can be cruel and not love you, but … I can't be cruel and not protect you and not take care of you.
Gu Beiyue finished the bowl of noodles. Qin Min cleaned up the dishes and left. After Qin Min left, Little Thing came down from the roof. It hugged its arms and bowed to Gu Beiyue.
It was also when it saw the bowl of birthday noodles that Little Thing knew that it was Young Master's birthday today. It wanted to wish Young Master a happy birthday, but it couldn't, so it could only bow.
Gu Beiyue understood. He smiled and hugged Little Thing in his arms. He stroked it gently. "Little Thing, long time no see."
Little Thing rubbed against his palm affectionately. Finally, it jumped onto his shoulder and pointed at the moon in the sky.
Gu Beiyue looked up and faintly said. "Little Thing, in the future, help me protect Qin Min and Nan Chen, okay?"
Little Thing didn't understand. It thought that Young Master was asking if the moon was beautiful or not. It nodded seriously.
That night, Little Shadow slept peacefully. Gu Beiyue and Qin Min looked at the moon for the whole night.
The next day, Little Shadow just finished practicing and wanted to return to his room. He bumped into Xuanyuan Rui standing at his door.
His figure flashed and arrived in front of Xuanyuan Rui. He bowed respectfully. "Crown Prince, good morning."
"It's not early." Xuanyuan Rui said Coldly.
"Crown Prince, what advice do you have?" Little Shadow asked with a smile.
"I was entrusted by someone to bring you to the palace!"
Xuanyuan Rui's tone was Cold. He was somewhat unhappy. He had a pile of homework to do today, but Yan 'er pestered him to bring her to the Tai Tutor's residence.
Even if he borrowed courage from Imperial Mother, he didn't dare to bring that little devil out of the palace. First, he couldn't subdue her. Second, if Imperial Father knew, he would definitely be grounded. Helpless, he could only personally go and bring Little Shadow to the palace.
Yan 'er came to the Tai Tutor's residence to play with Gu Nanchen!
Little Shadow was nervous. There were only a few people in the palace, and there were only three people who could ask His Highness the Crown Prince to do things. Princess Yan, the Empress and the Emperor.
Of these three, who wanted to see him?
Before Little Shadow could ask, Xuanyuan Rui opened his mouth first. "Let's go, my little sister wants to see you!"
Little Shadow widened his eyes and asked, "Why does Princess Yan want to see me?"
Xuanyuan Rui rolled his eyes. "How would I know? Are you coming or not? "
Little Shadow said, "I want to tell my parents."
Xuanyuan Rui lost his patience and told Xu Donglin to tell Gu Beiyue and Qin Min. He pulled Little Shadow over and left.
Little Shadow rarely interacted with girls, and after seeing Princess Yan's actions last night, he couldn't help but be afraid of Princess Yan.
He was very nervous the whole way, but who knew that when he saw Princess Yan, Princess Yan handed him a piece of mooncake. "Brother Ying, here. Granny Zhao said this was a tribute. It's very delicious."
Little Shadow was very surprised and didn't move.
Princess Yan chuckled. "I know you like to eat sweets, so I specially left it for you. Eat it. "
Little Shadow was puzzled. He wanted to ask Princess Yan how she knew he liked sweets, but before he could open his mouth, Princess Yan said, "I counted. Last night, you ate a total of four mooncakes. You ate one more than me. You really know how to eat! "
Little Shadow's face immediately turned red. He didn't know how to answer.
"Take it! Hurry and eat it. This is the last one. Otherwise, I'll regret it! Princess Yan urged.
Little Shadow took the mooncake and ate it in big bites.
Princess Yan was happy. "Brother Ying, if you play with me in the future, I'll give you delicious food."
Little Shadow ate while nodding his head. Not for anything else, but because this mooncake was really delicious. It was the best dessert he had ever eaten.
Xuan Yuan Rui was waiting at the side. He wanted to wait for Little Shadow to finish eating the mooncake and take him away to accompany him to do his homework. However, when he saw Little Shadow nod his head, he couldn't help but roll his eyes. He snorted disdainfully and turned to leave.
In his opinion, little friends who were too easily bought over by delicious food were not good companions.
Just like this, Little Shadow became familiar with Crown Prince Rui and Princess Yan, and gradually became a frequent guest in the palace. He followed the crown prince and Princess Yan to study, accompanied the crown prince to practice martial arts, and was often pestered by Princess Yan to play with him. His father was a busy man, so he became a little busy man.
And Qin Min had been closed in the house and didn't go out. She concentrated on studying acupuncture. When she was tired, she went to take care of the wasteland in the house to change her mood.
On this day, after Little Shadow fell asleep, Qin Min looked for Gu Beiyue to discuss the efficacy of the medicinal bath.
Although Gu Beiyue had been soaking in the medicinal bath every day for several months, Qin Min didn't find that his condition had improved a little. As for whether it had worsened or not, she couldn't tell from his pulse.
However, after being treated for so long, there was no improvement. This in itself was a sign of deterioration!
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