Rebirth: So what if my husband is a little crazy? He loves me.

Chapter 231 Ah Li, can I skip taking my medicine?

“That makes sense.” Shen Li agreed wholeheartedly.

If she didn't have a sense of public duty, she really wouldn't care whoever became emperor, as long as Li Heng didn't ascend the throne.

"But you've made it so obvious, I'm worried about retaliation from the Empress and the Crown Prince."

"No, they might even bring gifts," Shen Li said casually.

Lian Qiao was full of doubt until she returned to the palace and saw the set of inkstones sent by the head maidservant next to the Empress. She was finally convinced, but she still couldn't understand it.

"This is a nice gift." Shen Li was quite satisfied with the gift, and after dismissing the person who gave it, she had Lian Qiao put it away.

It is said that after hearing about this, Zhou Qianqian threw another tantrum in the palace. She had always thought that marrying the Crown Prince would be a shortcut to success and would change her fate forever.

But she felt increasingly uneasy. She began to think that Shen Li was living a better life than her. According to Liu Yue, Gu Chang'an doted on Shen Li to the core, and she never failed to listen to what Shen Li said.

Besides, she didn't even feel that she could suppress Shen Li in terms of status. It seemed that everyone she wanted to please was trying to please Shen Li.

The Empress was like this, and so was the Crown Prince.

Even the King of Yi and his wife, and even the arrogant Consort Zheng, dared not provoke Shen Li.

Needless to say, her food, clothing, and daily necessities were even more extravagant. The palace had very strict rations, and her family didn't have much wealth. How could she compare to a noble lady like Shen Li, who was even more generous with her gifts?

The more Zhou Qianqian thought about it, the more unbalanced she felt. How could God be so unfair? How could Shen Li get all the good things?

Even if she manages to get pregnant, she still can't compare to Shen Li!

She harbored hatred in her heart, and once she ascended to the position of empress, she would make Shen Li suffer all the hardships she hadn't endured in all these years before she died!

Shen Li truly hadn't expected that having a meal and receiving a gift would cause Zhou Qianqian such great harm. After leaving the palace, she stopped thinking about Zhou Qianqian.

"Miss, the Liu couple are here again. They're kneeling in front of the gate and won't leave. What should we do?" Peony came in to report.

Since Liu Yue was imprisoned, the Liu couple have been coming to the Gu residence every few days to make a scene. They're not really making a scene, but rather pleading and playing the victim, hoping that Gu Chang'an and Shen Li will release Liu Yue.

Gu Chang'an naturally ignored them. If there was some face between them as relatives before, after Liu Yue had the intention to kill Shen Li, they could only be enemies.

Shen Li took them in in the past to prevent them from being bribed to betray Gu Chang'an, and also to prevent them from ruining Gu Chang'an's reputation.

Although Gu Chang'an herself didn't care, she still wanted to maintain the relationship.

Now that everyone knows that Liu Yue wanted to kill Shen Li, nothing she does is considered excessive.

"Tell them that I can be lenient with Liu Yue, but they must write a letter severing ties with her," Shen Li said. "From now on, she will have nothing to do with my Gu family."

"Miss, won't this be too easy for them? She's trying to kill you!" Peony asked, puzzled.

"Colluding with the inner palace and assassinating court officials, either one of those charges is enough to cost her her head." Shen Li said unhurriedly, "Even if I petition for leniency, at most I can save her life, but she will spend the rest of her life in prison."

"Is it that serious?" Peony exclaimed in surprise.

Shen Li looked towards the direction outside the mansion: "If we really push them too far, they might crash into our gate and die. Wouldn't that be bad luck?"

"Then this servant will go right away." Peony felt a chill run down her spine upon hearing the news of the fatal collision.

Even killing one person in a collision would be considered very unlucky, let alone killing two.

Yu Die's eyes darted around as she said, "Once you've written the letter severing ties, they won't be able to bother you anymore. If word gets out, it will be seen as you, Miss, being magnanimous and repaying evil with kindness."

“Although fame is an external thing, it is indispensable if you want to achieve anything.” Shen Li smiled at her, “You know quite a lot, girl. It seems you’ve been studying very well lately.”

"Thank you for your kind words, Miss. I have been studying very hard." After being praised, Yu Die became even more motivated to study.

Upon hearing that Liu Yue's life could be spared, the Liu family was immediately filled with gratitude and decisively signed the treaty to sever ties with her.

That evening, when Gu Chang'an returned to his room and went to bed, Shen Li told him about it.

"Ah Li is clever, but it's a bit too easy for them." Gu Chang'an felt a little regretful, but after thinking it over rationally, he realized that Shen Li was right.

The Great Zhao Dynasty governed the country with filial piety as its guiding principle. The most difficult aspect of this was managing the everyday family matters. A slight misstep could earn one a reputation for being heartless and ungrateful.

Many officials, for the sake of their reputation, will back down when faced with such relatives, and can only turn a blind eye to being taken advantage of.

The approach of severing the relationship completely to avoid future entanglements while also gaining a good reputation is undoubtedly brilliant.

But the thought that Ah Li had risked her life to obtain this made him unable to feel happy.

Seeing that he was lost in thought, Shen Li moved closer to him and tilted her head left and right in an attempt to bring him back to his senses.

"You naughty girl." Gu Chang'an cupped her face in his hands, afraid that she would twist her neck.

"What are you thinking about, my husband?" Shen Li simply lay still in his arms.

"I thought you shouldn't have taken the risk, but it's all in the past now." Gu Chang'an answered honestly before asking, "I heard the Empress bestowed gifts. Did A-Li's visit to the palace today go as usual?"

"Fortunately, it's just that the Crown Prince's concubine has a lot of complaints about me." Shen Li spoke without restraint in front of Gu Chang'an: "She still has the nerve to blame me for framing her. If she hadn't colluded with Liu Yue first, we wouldn't have had a chance."

"It's simply a matter of reaping what you sow."

Gu Chang'an cupped her face in his hands, his attention involuntarily drifting from her eyes downwards, past her delicate nose, and finally to her red lips that opened and closed, listening to the words that were imprinted in his heart.

After Shen Li finished speaking, she noticed that her husband seemed to be lost in thought again. Just as she was about to remind him, he leaned over and kissed her lips.

“Hmm…” Shen Li was stunned.

Although her husband had recently taken some initiative, this was the first time he had done something so unexpected.

She was somewhat at a loss, realizing that Gu Chang'an's chest was burning hot, and that she felt like she was melting inside.

Can men really get this hot?

“Ah Li…” He released her lips, his voice hoarse.

Shen Li, still catching her breath, mumbled, "Hmm?"

"Can I stop taking my medicine?" he asked.

Shen Li became much more lucid upon hearing this, and then shook her head slightly: "I'm afraid that won't work. I need to go back and ask Old Man Zou."

After she finished speaking, you could clearly see Gu Chang'an's expression of barely suppressing his emotions.

"Ah Li, go to sleep first. I'm going to take a shower." Gu Chang'an rolled off her.

Before the two had even blew out the lamp, Shen Li could clearly see his desire, and her face involuntarily burned.

It must have been tough on him.

Gu Chang'an slept on the floor that night, which led Lian Qiao to believe the two had quarreled the next day.

“Miss, it’s normal for couples to have some disagreements, but sleeping separately can really affect their relationship,” Lian Qiao advised as she entered.

Shen Li said helplessly, "I do hope for some friction. Sometimes too much harmony can actually affect the relationship."