Gu Yun was still immersed in Li Feng's broken leg and the Man's envoy. He momentarily did not realize and answered in confusion, "Miss Chen? I can't say I'm close to her - she doesn't talk to people very much, why?"

Shen Yi said with discontent, "She doesn't mind exhaustion serving as a military doctor for you in that godforsaken Northwest area for so long, yet you can only say one line of 'not very close'?"

The words 'coldhearted and fickle' were vividly visible on Governor Shen's face.

Gu Yun: "... Huh?"

Shen Yi looked at him angrily.

Two people - one with his thoughts on the clouds, one furious - did not understand one another, staring at each other for a long time, Gu Yun finally reacted a little, giving Shen Yi a strange look: "What do you mean?"

The usually chattering Shen Yi in the past suddenly closed his mouth, his cheeks were tight, appearing like a martyr who would rather die than speak up. He met Gu Yun's hostile eyes with greatvigorr and became a mouthless gourd.

Gu Yun raised his eyebrows innocently, stretched out a finger and poked Shen Yi's chest: "I said, Lord Shen, did the wisemen not teach you not to ask about improper things? In broad daylight, you and me, two single men, gathered together to inquire about the affairs of a grown woman from another family, where is your dignity?"

He remembered Shen Yi's rude and merciless remarks from just now, immediately taking the opportunity to give him a stab in return: "Despicable!"

Shen Yi: "..."

Gu Yun managed to catch a large weak point of Shen Yi from out of nowhere. He was in a very good mood, his waist was no longer sore and his back was no longer painful. He ushered his horse forward, whistling a tune that sounded not much different than his flute playing ability.

"Gu Zi Xi!" Shen Yi gritted his teeth, catching up with him. "You... You..."

You bastard!

In broad daylight, to avoid insulting his superior on the open street, Shen Yi used all his strength to suppress the latter part of the sentence.

After Gu Yun had entertained himself enough using Shen Yi. They had already dismissed their family guards and walked to the Imperial City together. Only then did he say with seriousness: "Miss Chen's character is not bad, she also has a lot of ability - as for the likes of you, I guess she should have no problem beating three or five at a time."

Although this sentence asked for a beating of its own, yet Shen Yi did not feel offended at this moment, he listened with relish - especially when Gu Yun talked about the first time he met Chen Qing Xu on the traitor's ship many years ago, Shen Yi sighed with grief and regret, wishing that he could insert himself into that moment.

"As for her temperament, likes and dislikes... I don't know very well either. Maybe Chang Geng is even closer with her." Gu Yun said, "But there is one thing, I need to tell you about her family background."

"Chen family of the Shanxi manor, I know," Shen Yi answered. "With many generations of doctors, practicing medicine to save people. Their family style is very clean and honest."

Gu Yun gave a slight huff: "You investigate so thoroughly, are you planning to come and ask for her hand in marriage?" +

Shen Yi said, "Three letters and six etiquettes*, of course, cannot be lacking." 2

*traditional Chinese pre-wedding custom +

Gu Yun: "..." +

This brother of his was an odd person. In his early years, he read a basket of books and was deeply poisoned by the family traditions. However, people only teach etiquette to outsiders, proper and decent towards outsiders. After closing the door, they each showed their dirty side only to themselves, not affecting anyone, they all understood each other's false image of decency. +

Only this Shen was different. From an outsider's point of view, he abandoned Han Lin to enter Ling Shu, and later degenerated into the rank of soldier, infamous for 'deviating from the classics and betraying the Tao'. But inside, he was a true upright and proper man of 'see no evil, hear no evil', to the point of even though he had been mingling with a group of veteran soldiers all day long, he was not stained with their mud for over ten years. +

During this period, Chen Qing Xu stayed in the capital, experienced both great and minor disturbances together, Miss Chen of Lin Yuan Pavilion probably had a lot of contact with Shen Yi. However, throughout all these interactions, this Shen did not dare to say anything to her in person, he could only dare to come and inquire Gu Yun about it behind her back. +

It seemed that he might not even understand the involvement of the Chen family and Lin Yuan Pavilion and still feel that Chen Qing Xu was simply dedicated to serving the country! +

Gu Yun sighed. Shen Yi, this type of wooden block truly did not have the manners of being his underling for even the slightest. +

"Then let me tell you something you don't know, don't tell anyone. Chen's family in Shanxi is not an ordinary doctor family. They are the strong beam of Lin Yuan Pavilion," Gu Yun whispered. "I heard Old Zhong mention once that Miss Chen is the head of Chen's family in this generation. If that's the case, she's unlikely to be able to marry you as a governor's wife." +

Shen Yi was stunned immediately. +

Gu Yun thought for a moment: "Otherwise, I'll go and find someone to express it on your behalf, to see what she thinks inside..." +

"No, don't," Shen Yi said quickly. "That is too abrupt!" +

Gu Yun: "..." +

He felt that he was like a eunuch in a rush while the emperor remained leisurely. According to Shen Yi's character, he probably could not get a wife in this lifetime, thus with his vast experience, he gave advice: "This kind of thing can not be done without hurry, brother Ji Ping, if someone else were to come before you, at that point, you would have no room left to talk." +

But Shen Yi thought for a moment and shook his head and said, "Let's not. I'll think about it again." +

Gu Yun shook his head after hearing this, he knew too well that if a man hesitates after hearing the identity and background of the woman, it most likely means he was just 'a little interested', not to the degree where it has to be her. However, it was not convenient for him to comment on how the involved parties felt. He only said, "Alright, you can think about it first, whatever you need my help with, just say a word." +

But this sentence did not enter Shen Yi's ears. He was still immersed in his own thoughts and seriously analyzed to Gu Yun. "I really didn't know of this situation before, but after hearing you said so, I also felt that it's not appropriate." +