The Hidden Beauty

Chapter 126 Misunderstanding ()

If Meng Tingzhou had said these words in the past, Jiang Shiwan would not have thought there was anything unusual.

But now when I heard him say this, I felt strange.

"You said you were thinking about me and Ayou, but was it because you felt guilty?"

Seeing her staring at him blankly, Meng Tingzhou didn't understand and frowned even more tightly: "What do you mean? Why should I feel guilty?"

Jiang Shiwan curled the corners of his mouth in self-mockery. He was so frank and had no guilt at all for lying and cheating.

He didn't even explain what happened last night.

But I waited for him like a fool all night!
Jiang Shiwan turned his head away and ordered him to leave: "I'm not feeling well and I'm afraid I'll infect you. You should leave first."

Meng Tingzhou wanted to say something but stopped himself. However, he suppressed his unhappiness and left in anger.

When Meng Shuyi and his maid brought the fruit, they saw Meng Tingzhou walking out of the room with a sullen look on his face. He guessed what was going on and then smiled and said, "Cousin."

Meng Tingzhou was upset by Jiang Shiwan, and suddenly he saw Meng Shuyi's face was not in a good mood: "Yeah."

Meng Shuyi seemed not to notice his indifference and said to him, "This is the fruit I bought at the market during the day. My aunt tasted it and thought it was sweet and sour and delicious, so she asked me to send some to my cousin and his wife."

Seeing the plate of yellow fruits on her plate, Meng Tingzhou didn't have the heart to respond: "Thank mother for me, you can give the fruits to the servants. She has a fever, I'm afraid she is not suitable to see people now."

"Ah?" Meng Shuyi asked with concern, "Is cousin's wife okay?"

"Maybe he caught a cold, nothing serious."

Meng Shuyi asked again: "My cousin's wife is not feeling well. Do you need me to take the young master to take care of her?"

Seeing Meng Shuyi ask this, Meng Tingzhou thought it was a very good suggestion.

Ah You can be taken care of, and Jiang Shiwan can also have a good rest.

Meng Tingzhou was about to answer when Yun Shang came out and bowed to the two of them: "Madam heard that the cousin specially sent fruit, and asked me to thank the cousin for her kindness."

"The old lady hasn't had a good rest recently. She is already very tired because of the care of her cousin. This servant, Xueying, and the wet nurse will do their best to take care of the young master. We must not let the cousin suffer any more."

Yun Shang's words were very logical, expressing her gratitude while politely rejecting Meng Shuyi's kindness.

Meng Shuyi didn't expect that Jiang Shiwan heard the conversation between him and Meng Tingzhou inside. He sneered and said, "My cousin, you are too polite. If you need anything, I can do my best."

Yunchang took the fruit, expressed her gratitude, and then bowed and went into the inner room.

Meng Tingzhou secretly rubbed his fingers: "In this case... Shuyi, you go back first."

"Yes, cousin."

Meng Shuyi's emotions were as stable as ever, and he left leisurely.

Meng Tingzhou turned around and looked into the inner room, then walked out: "Pei Qing."

"My subordinate is here."

"Did anything happen from last night to today?"

Pei Qing shook his head: "I have been following the governor and have not found anything unusual." Meng Tingzhou thought about it. Something was not right. If nothing happened, why would Jiang Shiwan be so moody?
As the two were talking, they saw Ayou riding on Yufeng's neck, grinning and shouting "Gee jeep jeep" and cheering all the way.

"Yu Feng." Pei Qing stopped him, "Madam seems to have caught a cold. I'm afraid the young master will be infected. You should take the young master away for a while."

Meng Tingzhou took Ah You off Yu Feng and patted his butt: "You naughty boy."

Yu Feng pinched his neck and said, "Young Master, you may be brave and good at fighting in the future. Riding on my neck is just like riding a real horse. You have imitated it so well."

This made Meng Tingzhou and Pei Qing laugh.

Seeing Ah You struggling to get into the house, Meng Tingzhou told him, "Mother is sick, Ah You, please don't disturb her to rest."

"Madam is really ill?" Yu Feng said to himself, "No wonder, she can't stand a night without sleep."

When Meng Tingzhou heard his words, he was suspicious: "What did you say?"

Yu Feng thought he had said something wrong. He looked at Pei Qing in confusion and stammered, "Did I...did I say something wrong?"

Pei Qing glared at him and said, "I'm asking you a question. What do you mean you didn't sleep all night? Did Madam not sleep all night?"

"Yes." Yu Feng said confidently, "Last night, after the governor was called away by the old lady's people, the lady has been waiting. When the governor didn't come back at three o'clock in the morning, she sent me to get information."

"The first time the old lady avoided me, and the second time she said the governor had gone to bed, and she didn't say anything extra."

Seeing Meng Tingzhou's increasingly dark complexion, Yu Feng said cautiously, "Although Madam didn't say anything, I heard from Xue Ying that the candles in Madam's room were on all night."

Meng Tingzhou didn't expect that she didn't sleep all night and sent Yu Feng to look for her twice.

Thinking of how she was angry with him, he seemed to understand something.

After handing Ayou to Yufeng, he turned around and went back.

Yun Shang had just helped Jiang Shiwan drink the medicine. She glanced at Meng Tingzhou and ignored him.

He said somewhat unnaturally: "I heard that you didn't sleep last night. Are you feeling uncomfortable because you are tired?"

Seeing that Jiang Shiwan ignored him, Meng Tingzhou approached her and asked softly, "Didn't I ask you to go to bed early? Why did you wait for me all night and let Yu Feng come to see me twice?"

Jiang Shiwan glanced at him coldly: "If I knew you were with my cousin last night, I would not have sent anyone to look for you, let alone wait for you all night like a fool."

"What are you talking about? I fell asleep in my mother's room last night. How could I have stayed with Shu Yi all night? Where did you hear this nonsense?"

Jiang Shiwan joked, "Meng Tingzhou, am I talking nonsense or are you just pretending to be nice? Even the servants in the mansion know that you were in the same room with Meng Shuyi last night, and you are still lying in front of me with your eyes open?"

"Should I thank you for weaving a beautiful dream of a lifetime together or thank you for deceiving me?"

Only then did Meng Tingzhou realize that her abnormal behavior today was due to this incident.

He spread his hands and said, "I don't know which nosy servant you heard this from, but I can tell you with certainty that I slept on the couch in my mother's room last night, not with Shu Yi."

He spoke so sincerely, as if he meant nothing.

"If you weren't in the same room, how would Meng Shuyi know that you coughed in the middle of the night?" Jiang Shiwan took away his hand that was holding her, "Meng Tingzhou, just yesterday, I even advised you to accept the most beautiful woman in the Turkic region, but you swore to me that you didn't need it."

"I turned around and spent the whole night with Meng Shuyi." She frowned in disgust, "I feel sick."