Chapter 392: Be Consistent in Everything You Do.

Just as Ji Shuo was about to say something, Gu's mother frowned: "How can that be? Don't make a fuss!"

Gu Baozhu saw Gu's mother's intense reaction and forced a smile: "The food is getting cold, let's eat."

Ji Shuo fell silent.

Gu Huaizhi looked at the two people thoughtfully, met Su Wan's cunning eyes, understood, and said only one sentence: "Mother, many times, things are beyond our control, don't be too pedantic."

Gu's mother was silent for a while, invited them to eat, and changed the subject: "The Queen Mother told me a few days ago that she wanted to select Jingyun."

Gu's mother would not agree to let Gu Baozhu enter the palace. One reason was the relationship between the two. She couldn't get over this hurdle in her heart. If the couple had problems in the future, they would become strangers. Another reason was that Jingyun was the emperor, with three palaces and six courtyards, and she didn't want Gu Baozhu to suffer this grievance.

Gu Baozhu and Ji Shuo didn't speak during the whole meal.

After dinner, Ji Shuo left the table first and returned to the backyard.

Gu Baozhu was not in the mood either, and after a while, she also got up and said goodbye. After walking out of the hall, he said to the maids, "You go down and rest. You don't have to serve me."

The maids went back to their own servants' rooms to rest.

Gu Baozhu wanted to be alone and quiet, so she walked through the backyard back to her room. The room was dark and quiet. She pushed the door open, and one hand grabbed her wrist and pulled her in.

"Bang--"

The door closed, and Gu Baozhu was pressed against the door. She was so scared that her heart was about to jump out of her throat. She opened her mouth to scream, but was blocked by two thin lips.

Gu Baozhu's eyes widened in shock. The familiar breath made her know who this person was, and her mind went blank in an instant.

Seeing that she did not struggle, Ji Shuo tentatively held her soft lips and sucked gently, and put his arms around her waist.

Gu Baozhu suddenly came to her senses, bit his lips, and pushed him away.

But her waist was restrained by him, and Gu Baozhu was so anxious that she was about to cry, "I...we can't do this..."

"Why not?" Ji Shuo pinched her chin and forced her to raise her head. Seeing the tears in her eyes, he lowered his voice involuntarily: "You are pretending to be me here..." He pointed his finger at her heart and moved it to her eyes: "Here too, why not?"

"I...I didn't...um..."

Gu Baozhu's chin was pinched and hurt, and she couldn't say the rest of the words.

Ji Shuo leaned over and said in her ear: "Why do you think no one dares to come to your house to propose marriage?" He chuckled, "It's just as my sister-in-law said."

Gu Baozhu looked at him in disbelief, not expecting that he did it: "You...how can you..." The next moment, she shook her head again: "No...no, you want to participate in the selection..."

"There is no selection. I originally wanted to ask my mother for consent before telling you my feelings." Ji Shuo thought of what she said before, and his face darkened, "You want to leave the capital and marry someone else?"

Gu Baozhu was confused and didn't know how to answer. She had hoped countless times that he also liked her, the kind of love between men and women, but when her wish came true, she was not happy, but panicked, her mind full of what her mother said during the banquet.

"Don't worry about your mother, she doesn't want you to be wronged." Ji Shuo's slender fingers passed through her fingers and held her fingers tightly: "You have to understand that I will not allow you to marry anyone else. Even if you don't want to marry me, I will keep you in the palace to accompany me until the end of my life."

Gu Baozhu glared at him: "You..."

"Zhuzhu, you must start and end things. You accompanied me into the palace when you were ten years old, so you can't give up halfway."