I have suffered enough in my previous life, my cousin will never marry me

Chapter 131 Strong Mu Qingqing

Ye Wanshu patted the back of Mu Qingqing's hand gently and whispered comfortingly, "Qingqing, you don't have to be afraid of him."

Then, his brows darkened as he slowly looked at Gu Tingchen and said in a cold voice, "The wife of Marquis Dingyuan has already led the troops to the northern border as you wished. What else do you want to do?"

"You know exactly what I want to do."

Gu Tingchen slowly moved closer to her, his fingertips curled in his palm, a hint of resentment in his eyes: "Wanwan, the only one I wanted from the beginning was you. We clearly agreed that you would come to Yuezhou and then return to Lin'an. Why did you suddenly change your mind?"

Ye Wanshu looked at him coldly, her eyes resolute. "I won't go back with you. Don't waste your time on me."

"Then I'll also tell you, these people have no chance of entering Qizhou City today." Gu Tingchen's eyes were filled with murderous intent.

"Gu Tingchen, don't forget, you came to Yuezhou to inspect on behalf of the imperial court, not to reduce the power of the vassal states."

Ye Wanshu reminded her, "Even if Empress Dowager Gu dislikes the Yongning Palace, she wouldn't start a war against Yuezhou at this critical juncture. You're just an imperial censor and can't make decisions for her."

Gu Tingchen's eyes darkened and he clenched his fists tightly.

Ye Wanshu smiled coldly and added, "Aren't you worried about spies sneaking into the city? Okay, I'll do as you wish and prevent the farmers from Baixiang County from entering the city."

As soon as he finished speaking, he ordered Ting Feng, "Go tell General Yan and General Zhu that the folks from Baixiang County have arrived with supplies. Ask them to come out and help carry the supplies into the city."

"Yes."

Tingfeng glanced at Gu Tingchen and Liu Zhang arrogantly, and returned to the city in a triumphant manner.

Not long after, Yan Jin and Zhu Wencai came out with a large group of people.

Ye Wanshu pointed at Tao Anran beside her and continued to look at Gu Tingchen: "Look carefully, he is the head of our Ye family. My grandmother raised him since he was a child. He is my half-brother. He is not a spy. How could he enter the city?"

Gu Tingchen naturally recognized Tao Anran, and he stood there in a daze, watching her take Tao Anran and Mu Qingqing into the city.

Liu Zhang was about to stop Mu Qingqing, feeling somewhat unwilling, when Yan Jin immediately shouted angrily, "Why, my cousin from the Yongning Palace wants to enter the city to visit her cousin, and Commander Liu wants to interfere?"

Liu Zhang looked at Gu Tingchen at a loss. Although Gu Tingchen was unwilling, he had no other choice but to let the two enter the city.

After Ye Wanshu led everyone away, Liu Zhang immediately said, "Young Master, Miss Mu is a very skilled doctor. Are you really going to let her in like this?"

"if not?"

Gu Tingchen curled his lips coldly: "Wanwan is right. I am just an imperial censor now. Even if I inherit the title in the future, I can only let Wanwan become the wife of a duke. This is indeed unworthy of her."

Liu Zhang was confused when he heard this: "Young Master, I don't understand what you mean."

The Gu family is now extremely powerful. The wife of the Duke of Rong is not comparable to other noble families. Even the princesses and consorts of Lin'an City are not as noble as the wife of the Duke of Rong. What is there to be dissatisfied with, cousin? Gu Tingchen smiled sinisterly: "It seems that some things need to be further developed."

The more Liu Zhang listened, the more confused he became. He just stared blankly at Gu Tingchen.

"Fu Mingchi is in such a state now that even a god would be powerless to save him. Let's return to Lin'an as soon as possible. I will make Wanwan come back to me willingly."

Gu Tingchen said this to himself and then walked into the city.

After Ye Wanshu led Mu Qingqing back to the courtyard where they were settled, she anxiously asked her to check on Fu Mingchi's condition, but the conclusion she came to was very consistent with that of Imperial Physician Qian.

Seeing this, Imperial Physician Qian snorted disdainfully, "I know Miss Ye has good intentions. We all hope that His Highness will regain consciousness. However, death is like the extinguishing of a candle. Now that things have come to this, Miss Ye should stop being stubborn. Miss Mu has also examined His Highness. Even if Miss Ye doesn't trust me, I should trust her. We should obey General Zhu and everyone else's wishes and quickly prepare His Highness's coffin."

Seeing Mu Qingqing's face dark and melancholy, tears welling in her eyes, Ye Wanshu hurriedly said, "Qingqing, you brought here century-old ginseng and thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum, as well as so many other herbs. We can definitely save your cousin."

After telling her the specific method, Mu Qingqing agreed with her idea for the first time. "I have indeed seen similar records in ancient books. Although my cousin's current condition shows no signs of life from his pulse, so many days have passed and his body has not shown any signs of necrosis. Even his skin has not ulcerated. I also think that he has simply overdrawn his body and fallen into a deep coma. Perhaps with some rest and careful care, he will be able to recover."

Imperial Physician Qian was speechless after hearing this: "The records in ancient books are just documents, how can they be used as case studies?"

His Highness had passed away for many days, and Ye Wanshu had been keeping his body in Qizhou City without announcing the funeral. Everyone was already terrified, fearing that the Concubine Dowager would punish them. Now the cousin had also joined in the mischief, which immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of some generals again.

"Cousin, even if you don't think about others, you should at least think about the Concubine. She is your aunt. It is a tragedy for the elderly to die young. Do you want the Concubine to see a rotting corpse?"

Zhu Wencai had always been a straightforward person. In front of Ji Yuan, he showed no mercy to the two girls and shouted, "Miss Ye is an outsider. It's fine for her to act recklessly because she has the support of the Prime Minister, but why are you so ignorant of the importance of things?"

"General Zhu, how could you wrongly accuse Sister Wan?"

Mu Qingqing curled her lips and said, "Why is she occupying cousin's body for no reason? She must be unwilling to see him leave us like this. General Zhu just said something very good. Sister Wan is still an outsider. She will try every possible means to save cousin and will never give up until the last moment. You are all cousin's most trusted people, why are you only thinking about burying him?"

These words were like a revelation, making everyone feel ashamed.

Mu Qingqing also saw that everyone was worried that her aunt would punish her if her cousin's body remained in Qizhou and was damaged. She immediately said, "Don't worry, everyone. Since I agreed to Sister Wan's proposal, I will apologize to my aunt if anything goes wrong."

After hearing this, Imperial Physician Qian and Zhu Wencai could no longer persuade him and they all retreated.

Seeing the usually timid Mu Qingqing showing such a strong side, Ye Wanshu was deeply moved. She held her hand and said, "Qingqing, thank you for trusting me so much."

"Sister Wan, why do you have to say such polite words?"

Mu Qingqing sighed, "If you hadn't gone against everyone's opinion and kept my cousin here, I wouldn't have had the chance even if I wanted to stand with you."

She used to worry that her cousin would be infatuated with her, but now that she sees that she is willing to work hard for her cousin, she can finally put her mind at ease.