Mountains and rivers are waiting for you to return

Chapter 68 Fifteenth Birthday

"You can sleep in the main courtyard. You will be more accustomed to it." Gu Jinheng said this, hesitated for a moment, and added: "The quilts and bedding have been replaced with new ones."

"No need. Now I am using Mingzhi's identity, so it's better to avoid getting into trouble."

Pei Nai suddenly thought of her Gui Mo spear that was placed in Tang Mansion. "My spear is still in Tang Mansion. I probably can't get it back. Can you help me find a temporary replacement when I go out tomorrow?"

"I'm right beside you and can protect you."

The moonlight reflected in Gu Jinheng's eyes, clear and bright, adding a bit of gentleness to him.

Pei Nai suppressed the strangeness in his heart and said slowly: "My past experience tells me that what you said is not trustworthy."

Gu Jinheng seemed to take a deep breath and lowered his voice and said, "There are spare spears."

"Where?"

He looked at Pei Nai, "In the bedroom of the main courtyard."

Pei Nai narrowed her eyes suspiciously, but seeing that he didn't react, she believed him for the time being.

She looked away and walked towards the main courtyard before him, and Gu Jinheng followed silently behind her.

When they passed through the courtyards and entered their former bedroom, Pei Nai was stunned.

The furnishings in the house were almost the same as before, still looking the same as they did ten years ago, as if the war and resurrection were all just a dream of hers, and after waking up, she was still the Lady Duan Dinghou.

Pei Nai's hand gently stroked the table where things were placed, but unfortunately, the things were still there, but the person was no longer there.

"Where's the gun?" she asked.

Gu Jinheng looked at the armchair beside him, then turned to look at her, "I'll get it."

Others may not understand what Gu Jinheng means, but Pei Nai knows him too well.

His eyes switched like this to let Pei Nai sit down and wait for him.

She sat at the table and poured herself tea in a new cup.

But Gu Jinheng walked to a corner of the room and squatted down in front of a wooden box that was much larger than Pei Nai could understand.

He picked up a spear wrapped in white cloth, then picked up two small objects that were also wrapped in white cloth and walked over.

Pei Nai took the spear from him, lifted the white cloth, and was completely amazed.

The spear body is as clear as a mirror, and the handle in the upper center is made of icy blue moonstone. You can vaguely see a thin piece of black iron inside, connecting the three sections of the spear.

The cold stars are twinkling.

The faint light of the moonstone is revealed, and staring at it for a moment is like falling into a river of stars.

Pei Nai knew that this spear was better made than her Gui Mo Spear.

"What's the name of this gun?"

She liked it so much that she could hardly take her eyes off it.

Gu Jinheng answered her: "Lingyue Spear."

"Wouldn't it be a waste if you gave such a good gun to me as a backup?" Pei Nai stroked the extremely sharp blade with his hand.

"It was originally yours."

As Gu Jinheng spoke, he placed the other two things on the table.

Pei Nai looked at him in confusion, not understanding what he meant by that sentence.

She put the Lingyue Gun aside and picked up one of the objects wrapped in white cloth.

When she opened it, she saw it was a hairpin in red and silver, with clusters of plum blossoms carved on the silver base, which was her favorite color.

Pei Nai looked up in confusion.

Gu Jinheng said, "They are all birthday gifts for you. There are fifteen in total, including the ones I forgot during the five years of marriage."

Pei Nai was stunned. The red flowers bloomed in the snow like fire. Every year when the camellia flowers bloomed all over the mountain, it was Pei Nai's birthday.

During those five years, she received gifts from Uncle Guo Min, Han Ruize, and Xiao Mingyi, but she had never received a gift from Gu Jinheng.

She remembered that she had a quarrel with Gu Jinheng once.

It was just because, during the period when the late emperor was awake from his illness, he gave Gu Jinheng a batch of treasures, including a women's saddle made by an imperial craftsman.

Because the cushioning material of the saddle bottom is rare, there is only one such piece in the world.

His Majesty did not give this treasure to the harem or the princess, but gave it to Gu Jinheng.

Anyone who understands knows that this is just a different way of giving it to Pei Nai.

But after the things were delivered to Marquis Duan Ding's Mansion, Gu Jinheng was still hesitant to speak.

A few days later, I heard that the wife of the general of the Yulin Army was talking about this matter outside, saying that she envied Pei Nai for receiving the saddle.

Gu Jinheng then sent someone to deliver the one-of-a-kind women's saddle in the world in the name of Pei Nai.

And that day was Pei Nai's birthday.

She didn't care about it in the previous few years, but that day, she cared about it. She asked Gu Jinheng: Do you remember what day it is today?
Gu Jinheng didn't have an answer.

He didn't even care. Pei Nai left in a huff and didn't speak to Gu Jinheng for the whole day.

In fact, she also wanted that saddle. Women's hips are smaller than men's. If she sat on an ordinary saddle for a long time, her inner thighs would be rubbed and hurt.

If anything, she needed the saddle more than the wife of the general of the Yulin Army.

But Pei Nai knew that cooperation with the Yulin Army was an important part of Gu Jinheng's plan to overthrow Xiao Bin. Thinking about the so-called great cause, Pei Nai forgave him the next day.

But on the way to the border, every time she dismounted from her horse, she felt a little unsteady on her feet.

Han Ruize had asked her at the time: "I heard that His Majesty gave you that one-of-a-kind women's saddle, why didn't you put it on the horse?"

Pei Nai just smiled bitterly and said nothing.

So when Gu Jinheng went back and forth several times, placed the birthday gifts one by one in front of her, and finally took out a saddle covered with white cloth from the box a little clumsily, her nose felt a little sour.

Gu Jinheng seemed to have mustered up his courage before coming over.

"The materials used to make the saddle bottom are too rare. This saddle is not as good as that one." He paused, "Use this one first. When I find all the materials, I'll have someone make you another one."

Pei Nai turned his head to the other side and murmured, "Why bother."

Grasping the star-like spear beside her, she said, "I'll take the Lingyue Spear with me. I'll return it to you later."

She got up and left without looking at Gu Jinheng, but she knew that Gu Jinheng's current expression might make her feel distressed, which was an emotion she shouldn't have at the moment.

When he was fast asleep in the middle of the night, Pei Nai vaguely felt a warm touch on his forehead.

It was an extremely gentle gesture.

Out of a warrior's instinct, she subconsciously wanted to wake up.

But for some reason, the blood and Qi in her body flowed extremely smoothly. She involuntarily relaxed again and gradually fell asleep.

When she woke up again, Pei Nai touched her forehead involuntarily. She turned it over and looked around, but there was nothing else unusual.

Was it a dream?

So much so that during breakfast, she even asked Gu Jinheng an extra question: "Did anyone enter my room last night?"

Gu Jinheng shook his head, "No."

Maybe it really was a dream, Pei Nai thought.

After breakfast, they prepared to set off.

After getting on the "carriage for transporting goods", Pei Nai looked at the interior decoration around him and couldn't help but sigh: "Gu Jinheng, have the carriages for transporting goods in the mansion become so luxurious now?"

(End of this chapter)