After a very difficult year, the four borders were stable, and the military reforms had been smoothly pushed forward with the assistance of Gu Yun. Shen Yi finally plucked up the courage to come before the emperor to resign. When Chang Geng heard about it, he did not express his opinion, but kept the resignation letter and asked Shen Yi to go home and think about it carefully.

General Shen's letter was full of high-sounding nonsense. In reality, he had only one reason to resign - he wanted to go home and marry a wife. His wife's family came from a complicated background and might not want to have anything to do with the government. Therefore, he planned to resign and go home, pack up his things and start some solid business, then take his family property and become someone else's son-in-law.

Chang Geng went home and asked, "Zi Xi, do you think Mr. Shen knows about this?"

Gu Yun: "It's hard to say. Whether he knows or not, his father can't control him."

Shen Jiping seems gentle and smooth, soft-hearted and easy to bully, but when you look at his actions, every decision he makes is shocking. He has been focusing on being unorthodox for half his life, but people still have the illusion that he is a "safe man". He really demonstrates what "the barking dog doesn't bite" means.

This person's ambitions became more and more bizarre each time - he went through a series of unexpected twists and turns, from "Hanlin" to "Long-arm Division" to "Soldier" to "General" and then to "Son-in-law".

With such a son, it’s no wonder that Mr. Shen went home early to practice Taoism.

Gu Yun sighed: "Forget it, I'll go talk to Shen Jiping in a couple of days."

When Chang Geng heard this, his face suddenly darkened - they wanted to talk again!

Once these two guys start chatting, who knows what old stories they will talk about. By then, that bunch of messy soldiers will gather together to have a big table, drink some wine, and eat some snacks... Although Chang Geng knows that Gu Yun is just being nice in front of others and will not indulge himself in eating and drinking behind his back, he will definitely stay out all night in Beidaying again, which is annoying.

So although the emperor didn't say anything to her face, he turned around and wrote a letter to Chen Qingxu to inform her of the matter. In the letter, he said to her very earnestly, "The country has a lot of work to do and it is time to recruit people. It would be a pity for a loyal minister like Lord Shen to leave at this time, both publicly and privately." And so on...

Shen Yi had never mentioned his resignation to Chen Qingxu, as it was entirely his own decision.

Miss Chen received Chang Geng's letter and returned to her hometown in Shanxi without saying a word that day. She quickly dealt with the Chen family and flew back to Beijing on the eagle plane that was running between the northwest and Beijing. She found Shen Yi and asked him bluntly, "I am the head of the Chen family. If you have any concerns about the Chen family, why don't you come to me to resolve them?"

Shen Yi: “…”

Gu Yun heard about this and took it home and laughed about it for half a year. Half a year later, generals stationed in various places sent congratulatory letters one after another, congratulating General Shen on finally finding a prominent family to marry him off, and strongly requested Marquis Anding to represent all the brothers who "cannot be there physically but yearn for it in their hearts" to have a grand bridal chamber.

Of course Gu Yun readily agreed to this kind of thing that was meant to bring chaos to the world. Several days in advance, while helping out at the Shen residence, he thought of more than ten ways to torment Shen Yi.

Through his long battle of wits and courage with Mr. Gu, Shen Yi has reached the point where he can tell what evil intentions Mr. Gu has in mind just by looking at his smirk. In order to save his life, he found a backup for himself in advance - he went to meet the Emperor in private.

Shen Yi said to Chang Geng in a businesslike manner, "Your Majesty, I have been sorting out old things recently, and suddenly I remembered that General Gu once gave me four letters on the battlefield in Jiangnan. Two of them are private letters to Your Majesty. I have already sent one letter on orders, and I have never had the chance to send the other one. I don't know what it says. Does Your Majesty want me to present it to you?"

Chang Geng could guess what was going on as soon as he heard it - Gu Yun prepared a stack of letters before the war to reassure people, and the remaining letter has not been sent out yet. It is probably a suicide note.

He hesitated for a moment and said, "Then I'll have to trouble Shen Qing."

"I dare not," Shen Yi rubbed his hands, "Your Majesty, I have something to ask..."

It was very easy to control Gu Yun, it was just that Shen Yi had not figured out the method for so many years, but Chang Geng had already mastered it.

He just needed to go back and tell Gu Yun: "It has not been easy for Miss Chen over the years, she just wants to marry someone properly."

Gu Yun immediately threw his brothers' instructions out of his mind without saying a word. Not only did he not cause any trouble, he also paid out of his own pocket to order a batch of newly made fireworks from the civilian branch of Lingshu Academy. When the auspicious time came, he lit them up at the Shen Mansion in the capital and the Beidaying in the far suburbs at the same time, creating a night-long night of fireworks.

Although no one made a fuss, Shen Yi's alcohol tolerance was poor. After a round of toasts from the guests, the groom finally drank too much. He held two cups in front of Gu Yun with a thick tongue. He had a lot to say, but after a burp, he suddenly remembered that he was in the public eye and there were many things he couldn't say. He stood there in a daze for a while, looking dazed.

Gu Yun sighed, "Brother Ji Ping, you have great potential."

After saying that, he took both glasses of wine, clinked them together, and drank them for him in one go.

Ever since Gu Yun started helping Shen Yi prepare for this matter, he has been inexplicably happy. It's not the sudden and substantial happiness of "becoming the top scholar" or "winning a battle". If you think about it carefully, there is no specific happiness, but he just likes everything and feels happy about everything.

Shen Yi put his arms around his shoulders and hugged him tightly, wanting to cry or laugh, as if he didn't know how to express himself.

Gu Yun whispered: "Is this a happy ending?"

Shen Yi didn't know what to say, so he just nodded vigorously.

When I went out to fight in the early years, who would have thought that I would be where I am today?

Gu Yun: "Live a good life from now on and stop talking nonsense to your wife."

Shen Yi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he clenched his fists and punched Gu Yun's back twice.

"Alright, stop touching my body with your snot, and don't keep the bride waiting for too long," Gu Yun pushed him, "I'll block it for you, go ahead."

Shen Yi took two steps forward and looked back. As expected, after Gu Yun poked there like a pillar, no one dared to come forward to bother him anymore. He suddenly became a little sentimental again - General Gu had guarded the national gate, the city gate, and the palace gate all his life, but this time he was wasted his talent by guarding his room door... and he seemed very happy doing it.

Shen Yi's nose felt sore, and he felt very sorry. He hurried back and quickly confessed in Gu Yun's ear: "Zi Xi, I gave the letter you wrote in Jiangnan that you didn't have time to open to the emperor. You... cough... anyway... well... I'm leaving first."

Gu Yun: “…”

He had been bullying Shen Yi since he was a child. He was finally nice to this man, but unexpectedly he was betrayed in this way. He really got his comeuppance in this life.

After a lively wedding banquet, Gu Yun gritted his teeth and returned to the Marquis' Mansion - Chang Geng drank a glass of wedding wine, left the reward and left. The emperor's personal visit was already a sign of honor and favor, and others would feel uncomfortable if they stayed too long. He was already waiting for him at home, and the lights in the house were still on.

Gu Yun came up with a bad idea on the way. He asked someone to bring a pot of strong liquor and sprinkle it on the front sleeve of his clothes, making himself smell like a human-shaped wine pot. Then he dismissed the servants and pretended to "stumble" and pushed the door open with force.

Chang Geng was reading something under the lamp when he was startled by the wind outside the door and the strong smell of alcohol. He frowned slightly, and when he looked up, he saw Gu Yun tripped over the threshold and fell straight in. Chang Geng hurriedly pushed the things in his hand away, quickly stepped forward to catch him, and was startled by Gu Yun's cold hands.

Although Gu Yun was usually full of energy, his hands and feet were always cold regardless of whether it was the hottest time of the year or the most scorching summer. After all, medicine was harmful to the body. However, he kept silent and Chang Geng did not dare to show it too much either. He could only take care of him very carefully. At the same time, Gu Yun no longer insisted on his habit of wearing thin clothes in the cold winter. The two of them developed an unspoken understanding.

Chang Geng wanted to hold his hands in his arms, but the drunkard refused to cooperate and acted like a madman, making Chang Geng feel helpless.

Chang Geng: "Zi Xi! God...how much did you drink? Have you lifted the ban today?"

Gu Yun snorted, and pressed the weight of his entire body on him, a pair of hands fumbling around on his waist, and while Chang Geng was busy dealing with him, he pushed him to the edge of the table, and at the same time secretly opened his eyes, looking quickly over Chang Geng's shoulder at the table, and actually saw the letter that he had forgotten about, and hadn't even had time to open it!

Gu Yun was so happy that he secretly thought he was lucky. He immediately pretended to be drunk and tripped, and bumped into the table, knocking it over. With a "bang", the paper and pens on the table fell to the ground. Chang Geng was almost knocked down by him. He hurriedly supported him and dragged this dishonest man to the bed. He was so exhausted that he sweated all over his forehead.

The drunkard still refused to lie down and dazedly pulled him and shouted, "Beauty... don't leave."

Chang Geng asked with veins throbbing: "Who should I call?"

Gu Yun: "...My dear Chang Geng."

His voice was low and hoarse, with a hint of ambiguity, which made Chang Geng's scalp numb.

Gu Yun spread his arms: "Accompany godfather... um... lie down for a while... godfather likes you so much..."

Chang Geng: “…”

He was used to being tidy, and actually wanted to go back and pick up the fallen table and tidy it up, but Gu Yun pestered him so much that he had no choice. After a difficult decision for a while, between "cleanliness" and "lust", His Majesty still succumbed to the latter, so he turned over, turned off the lights, and pulled down the bed curtains.

When Chang Geng came to his senses the next day and tried to clean up, he discovered that among the pile of important and unimportant things on the table, there was a letter that he had never made up his mind to open. Only then did he realize that he had been blinded by lust and had been fooled by someone again.

Gu Yun's ability to play dumb and evade the issue is unparalleled in the world. His mouth is tighter than the golden box on the black armor. He refuses to admit that this "letter" has ever existed in the world. The only person who knows about it, Shen Yi, knows that he is guilty, so he pretends to be dead every day and refuses to show up to testify.

Chang Geng had been thinking about it for half a year, but he still couldn't find out the whereabouts and content of the letter, so he gradually stopped worrying about it.

I think he didn't muster up the courage to open it right away, which gave Gu Yun the opportunity to replace it with another one. Maybe he was destined to have no chance to write that "last letter". Isn't this an auspicious statement?

The real person was still alive and kicking, fighting with him, so why did he have to know those sad words?

Chang Geng felt that this time he could believe Gu Yun's lies for once - there had never been such a letter in the world.