They laughed and cheered all the way. The carriage travelled at a fast speed. Soon, it got dark gradually, and the last faint flush faded from the sky.

Xing Ye drove the carriage and stopped in front of an inn. They walked into the inn, booked their rooms, found a corner in the hall on the ground floor, and sat down.

There were three floors in this inn. The dining hall was on the ground floor and the accommodations were on the second and third floor. Since the time for meals had passed, there were not many guests on the ground floor. After they sat down, Hei Ye called the waiter over and said, “Waiter, serve us with all of your signature dishes.”

Since the waiter had served various guests in the inn frequently, he was experienced and knowledgeable. Upon seeing these people, he knew immediately that they were either powerful or rich. Consequently, he replied enthusiastically, “Alright! Guests, kindly wait for a moment. I will pour you a pot of tea and serve you some snacks first.”

The waiter brought a pot of tea and two small plates of snacks over. He asked ingratiatingly, “You are not local, right? Are you here to apply for a license to marry a lady in our town?”

“Applying for a marriage? What is it about?” Yun Muxi’s curiosity was aroused all of a sudden. Her big eyes were shining and unblinking.

As a matter of fact, Yun Muxi was someone born with innate curiosity. Why she was good at academic studies could be attributed to several factors. She was instinctively smart and had great powers of understanding, the most important being that once she was interested in anything, she would tend to probe into it thoroughly, which resulted in her exceling in all the subjects she took. However, in later days, in order to conceal herself, and keep a low profile, and stay modest, she had to put on a mask and disguise herself. In the past a few days, her strong curiosity had been awakening unconsciously, bit by bit.

Sensing the little girl was interested in what he had said, the waiter explained, “The town where you are in now, is a small one. Rarely have there been strangers here. Since the Young Miss of the Gongsun Family has been looking for her to-be-husband these days, a lot of people from the foreign towns have been coming here, all of a sudden. Some of them are here to watch the bustling and hustling scene. Some others are here to take part in the recruitment process, hoping that they would be the lucky one to be chosen, who can marry Miss Gongsun and live with the Gongsun Family.”

“Well, not only is this Miss Gongsun recruiting her to-be-husband, but also the one, who gets selected, will live with the Gongsun family, right? Is this Miss Gongsun powerful?” In Yun Muxi’s opinion, in ancient times, the rich family would usually recruit the sons-in-law for their daughters. Speaking of those families, which require their sons-in-law to live with them, they were far richer and had better conditions. Now she actually could have a first-hand account on how the rich family would recruit the son-in-law. Consequently, she became more curious, and intended to find out more.

The waiter smiled as he replied, “Yes. This Miss Gongsun’s name is Gongsun Weiwei. She is a well-known beauty in this area. Not only is she beautiful, but also very talented. When it comes to Chinese poetry, she is versatile and proficient in all forms. Consequently, she is Lord Gongsun’s favorite child.

Since Lord Gongsun had only one daughter, he was not willing to let his daughter marry a man from a foreign place, so he decided to select a son-in-law, and ask him to live with them. If he could choose a Mr. Right successfully for Gongsun Weiwei this time, he would leave large amounts of his fortune to his favorite daughter.

Lord Gongsun’s business covered various fields. The fortune, which he had been accumulating, was said to be immense, which was no less than those influential moneybags in Jin Lin City. Some even said his fortune could be comparable to that of the royal family.

“As a result, a large number of people wanted to be recruited as the Gongsun Family’s son-in-law and live with them. Luckily, Lord Gongsun had set up pretty high requirements. Consequently, a lot of people retreated in the face of such difficulties. Otherwise, this small town might have been overcrowded. It could have been far worse than that.”

Yun Muxi tilted her delicate head and carried on asking, “Oh? What are the requirements?”

The waiter explained patiently, “Well, the first requirement is that the son-in-law to be, should be handsome and tall, whose height should be over 180cm. He should look handsome, graceful, and have a healthy body. Secondly, he should come from an influential family with powerful connections. His family background should be a good one. Thirdly, he should be versed in both literature and military affairs and possess both political integrity and ability. Anyway, he should match his daughter well. Moreover, he should be willing to live with the Gongsun Family. According to Lord Gongsun, only if his future son-in-law is that amazing, then will he be able to have an outstanding descendant with his daughter.”

Upon hearing what the waiter said, Yun Muxi figured out immediately that Lord Gongsun intended to find the best good-looking and rich guy for his daughter. However, even if Lord Gongsun found an ideal one successfully, why would the best good-looking and rich guy consent to live with them, since he could get any girl he liked? This Lord Gongsun actually favored his daughter so much. Yun Muxi wondered what kind of high-quality man would be able to meet his requirements.

She carried on pondering about it and caught a glimpse of Duanmu Gongyu by her side, by accident. She burst out laughing immediately.

Duanmu Gongyu raised his hands, took out a small ingot of silver, and gave it to the waiter. He took a look at Yun Muxi and knew instantly this delicate woman was not thinking about anything good, secretly. He stretched his hands and tapped her on her forehead, as he said, “What kind of vicious plans are you thinking about again?”

Yun Muxi rubbed her forehead angrily and complained, “You hit me on my forehead again! If you do that once again, I will punish you severely.”

After she finished speaking, she clenched her delicate and tender fists, and gestured in front of Duanmu Gongyu.

Duanmu Gongyu roared coldly on purpose and said, “Don’t ever think about the ridiculous things, randomly!”

Yun Muxi teased him as she said recklessly, “However, speaking of the requirements this Lord Gongsun has set up for his future son-in-law, they are pretty harsh. If he intends to find such a good-looking and rich guy to be his son-in-law, only very few will be qualified. You actually meet all the requirements he has set up. The way I see it, you can just give up going to the southern border, become the Gongsun Family’s son-in-law, and live with them here as well.” After she finished speaking, she laughed happily.

Before she finished laughing, Duanmu Gongyu hit her forehead again and said, “Let me tell you, you should not think so randomly. I will not get married that easily. Even if I need to do that, I won’t marry anyone else, unless it is you.”

After that, Duanmu Gongyu came to his senses all of a sudden and approached Yun Muxi playfully. He said ambiguously, “In your opinion, I am the best good-looking rich guy, right?”

Yun Muxi blushed immediately. Her face looked like a ripe apple. Duanmu Gongyu stared at her maiden like and tender face, and laughed out loud.

Duanmu Gongyu thought it was indeed interesting to tease Yun Muxi in this way. Yun Muxi’s cute and shy expressions made Duanmu Gongyu feel very happy.

“Hey, don’t make fun of me. Hei Ye and Lan Yun are still here. You better watch out!” Yun Muxi glared at Duanmu Gongyu and lowered her head sheepishly. She blushed slightly again.

“I am not joking at all. You know I am serious. However, could it be that you intended to test me a moment ago? You did praise me, as the best good-looking and rich guy, right?” Duanmu Gongyu signaled to Yun Muxi again, ambiguously and suddenly felt quite shy. Consequently, Duanmu Gongyu continued hitting on Yun Muxi publicly.

Hei Ye and Lan Yun, sitting beside them, had no choice, but to see them act in a lovey-dovey manner…

They complained secretly and thought, “Prince, you can’t just go on doing do lovey-dovey stuff with Miss Yun. Could you please put yourself in our shoes, we, who are single?”

In the face of Duanmu Gongyu’s teasing, Yun Muxi felt pretty awkward. She felt so shy in front of both Hei Ye and Lan Yun, that she was dying to dig a hole for herself in the ground. Fortunately, the waiter arrived in time, and eased the current embarrassing situation for her.

The waiter carried a tray, where several plates of delicate dishes lay, served the dishes as well as introduced the names of the dishes. He took care of them very well, and treated them very warmly.

Yun Muxi picked up the chopsticks hurriedly and changed the topic of the conversation, as she said, “Let’s get started since all the dishes have been served. They look good.”

When she finished talking, she did not pay attention to Duanmu Gongyu anymore. Instead, she picked up the chopsticks and started eating heartily.

Over the meal, Yun Muxi’s mouth was used only for one function, which was for eating. She automatically stopped talking and focused on eating.

After dinner, they went upstairs and went to rest in their rooms.

Since Yun Muxi had struggled a few times previously, she did not intend to fight with Duanmu Gongyu anymore. As long he did not do anything excessive, they could sleep together.

Yun Muxi lay on the inner side of the bed. Hugging the bear in her arms, she was about to fall asleep.

The bed here, was not as good as the one at home. The bed at home was large, as well as comfortable Since that the inn was located in a small town, though her room was already the most superior one, of course, the condition of the bed here, was far worse than that at home.

Duanmu Gongyu took off this robe, got on the bed, and wormed his way into the quilt. Since he was quite bulky, it was somewhat cramped for them to sleep together on a bed. Plus, he drew close to Yun Muxi deliberately. His chest clung to Yun Muxi’s back, tightly.

Yun Muxi could sense Duanmu Gongyu’s solid chest. Her back became somewhat rigid. She could also hear that Duanmu Gongyu’s heart beating powerfully and forcibly. The continuous thudding of his heart made her feel that she had butterflies in her stomach.

Yun Muxi said in a low voice, “Duanmu Gongyu, could you please just move backward a bit? You are too close to me. You are squeezing me!” Yun Muxi had no idea how flirtatious and seductive her gentle voice sounded now.

After hearing her words, Duanmu Gongyu felt pretty nervous all of a sudden. He did not reply at all. Instead, he said in a husky voice, “Don’t call me Duanmu Gongyu. Call me Gong Yu or Yu.”

Duanmu Gongyu’s breath fell on Yun Muxi’s back neck, making Yun Muxi feel completely itchy. At this time, she dared not resist and said in a low voice, “Gong Yu, please move towards the outer side a little.”

It seemed that Duanmu Gongyu did move a little. However, the distance between them did not widen.

Yun Muxi spoke up again, “Duanmu Gongyu, please move a little further.”

Duanmu Gongyu raised his brows and asked in a cold voice, “What did you just call me?”

It was impossible for Yun Muxi to disobey him now. She said, “Gong Yu, please move a little further.”

“Bloop…”

A sound, indicating that a heavy object had fallen on the ground, could be heard. Meanwhile, Duanmu Gongyu cried out painfully, “Ouch…”

Duanmu Gongyu had moved further outwards on purpose, and made himself fall to the ground immediately.

Upon hearing the sounds, Yun Muxi turned around hurriedly, only to see Duanmu Gongyu on the ground and stroking his somewhat swollen forehead.

The scene made Yun Muxi feel pretty guilty. She got up hurriedly, and got out of bed. However, since she was in such a hurry she tripped on the quilt and threw herself upon Duanmu Gongyu immediately.

It did not occur to Duanmu Gongyu that such an emergency would take place. He opened his arms wide, out of instinct. Yun Muxi fell into Duanmu Gongyu’s solid arms and kissed Duanmu Gongyu on his thin lips, dramatically.

The series of accidents made Yun Muxi feel quite frightened. She opened her big eyes wide. Her crystal clear eyes seemed to have sucked Duanmu Gongyu’s soul in, making him fall in love with her and became addicted to her. He put one of his hands on the back of Yun Muxi’s head and kissed her more forcibly…

Duanmu Gongyu smiled wickedly as he said, “Xiao Xi, are you satisfied with this kiss? The way I see it, you are yearning for more, right?”

Yun Muxi felt so bashful that her cheeks were as red as an apple. Even her earlobes reddened. Her cheeks looked so tender and dewy that it seemed that water could be pinched out of it. Her attractive looks made Duanmu Gongyu feel flustered.

Yun Muxi did not know what Duanmu Gongyu was thinking about secretly now. She only knew that she felt ashamed for what she had done, and could not wait for the ground to swallow her up.

She stood up hurriedly and ran back to the bed as if she was being chased. Hugging the bear in her arms, she lay close to the wall primly, and covered herself tightly with the quilt.

However, Yun Muxi, who had been busy huddling in the corner, failed to notice the vicious smile on Duanmu Gongyu’s face, which indicated that his plot had worked successfully.

At this moment, Duanmu Gongyu felt secretly happy. Not only had he made the beauty fall into his arms and feel guilty with a small Battered-Body Trick, but he also got a sweet kiss unexpectedly.

Upon thinking of this kiss, Duanmu Gongyu stroked his lips, gently with his fingers. Sweet happiness brimmed in his eyes. This was the first time Yun Muxi had taken the initiative to kiss him. He won!

Feeling happy, Duanmu Gongyu got on the bed, wormed his way into the quilt again, and intended to fall asleep. Upon seeing the cute woman, who was snuggled in the corner, he gave a soft smile.

He turned the light off and helped her pull the quilt up to her chin. He feared she would suffocate, if she continued covering herself so tightly with the quilt.