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

Chapter 37 Ignore her for a while

Seeing her uncle's angry face, Ye Wanshu could guess that the monster he was talking about was none other than Prince Yongning Fu Mingchi.

"He's just an unpopular member of the royal family. Why is my uncle wary of him?" Ye Wanshu was puzzled.

Gu Anqian sighed, "The Queen Mother heard earlier that the Yongning Prince's Mansion had obtained a high-quality Lingshen Heart Protecting Pill and was preparing to present it to the Queen Mother. However, the Yongning Prince has been in Lin'an for many days and has only presented his position to the Emperor. He has not even seen the Queen Mother, let alone the pill."

Glancing at Ye Wanshu meaningfully, Gu An deliberately emphasized his tone, "I'm afraid this person has ulterior motives."

Ye Wanshu didn't understand why her uncle looked at her with such a strange look, as if she had stolen the empress dowager's elixir.

As for Fu Mingchi's thoughts, she could guess a little.

That bad guy approached me with ulterior motives, just to please my father. I think he had already made up his mind and was probably planning to side with the emperor.

However, considering Mu Qingqing and Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, she did not intend to add insult to injury.

"Maybe my uncle is worried too much."

Ye Wanshu said with a lack of interest, "Princes Yan and Qi are currently favored by the Queen Mother. Although Prince Yongning is a crude warrior, he at least has some self-awareness. At this critical juncture, even if he still has respect for the Queen Mother, he dares to keep it to himself."

This reminded Gu An.

My aunt has never liked the Yuezhou lineage, so even if Prince Yongning offered her the elixir, she would just ignore it. Doing so would only make Prince Yan and Prince Qi wary of her, which would be a thankless task.

After thinking it through, he instantly relaxed his guard against Fu Mingchi.

"Wanwan is right. Perhaps there is no such thing as an elixir. It's just a rumor."

Gu An consoled himself for a moment, then, thinking about Ji Yuan's friendship with Prince Yongning, he couldn't help but become suspicious: "Wanwan, you've never been interested in court affairs, so why are you defending Prince Yongning today?"

The purpose of his question was obvious. Ye Wanshu figured it out thoroughly. He simply suspected that she and Fu Mingchi had a personal relationship.

You're really overthinking it.

All the royal family members are now in the limelight, so she would not take the risk of making friends with a bad guy like Fu Mingchi who has bad intentions.

At most, I just want to have his body.

"I'm just speaking the truth."

Ye Wanshu said bluntly, "After all, Yuezhou is a wealthy and powerful country. Even if my uncle and the Queen Mother have no intention of cultivating this person, there's no need to be suspicious of him or alienate him."

This remark also enlightened Gu An, and he agreed: "Your views coincide with mine."

The defense of the north is already difficult, but my aunt is focusing on competing with the emperor for power. It is really worrying. If Yuezhou is in turmoil because of a small matter, it will be a loss.

But it is better to be safe than sorry. Ji Yuan and his aunt have always been at loggerheads. If he wants to choose a successor for the emperor, he can only look to the royal family outside the vassal state.

He cannot be allowed to marry into the Yongning Palace at this time.

"Wanwan, I know you don't want to hear some of what your uncle has to say, but I still want to make it clear in front of your aunt today."

Glancing at the mother and her two children who were quietly listening, Gu An said solemnly, "Your Majesty is old and childless. He has listened to the instigation of treacherous people and has refused to follow the Queen Mother's advice to choose a crown prince. Sooner or later, Lin'an City will be in turmoil."

At this point, he glanced at Ye Wanshu, his tone growing deeper. "You were raised by your aunt and I. We don't want you to be misled by others and go down the wrong path."

"Wanwan has taken note of my uncle's warning," Ye Wanshu responded with a forced smile.

How could she not realize that the traitor her uncle was talking about was her own father? She was worried that she would obey her father's wishes and marry into the royal family.

Apparently, the news that Prince Qi went to the Ji family to congratulate them has reached my uncle's ears.

"Although I have been favored by His Majesty and the Queen Mother and have been granted the title of Princess, Wanwan knows that her status is low and she has never had the intention of currying favor with the rich and powerful."

Ye Wanshu said solemnly, "I have nothing to do with Prince Qi."

"That's good, that's good." Gu An looked relieved, secretly glanced at Ye Huaisu, and said with a smile: "I'll go into the palace first."

Ye Huaisu sensed his master's intentions and, after he left, told Ye Wanshu to come sit down. "Prince Qi is indecisive and his family is too complicated to be worthy of us, Wanwan. And Prince Yongning is even less of a good person."

She scolded all the royal family members one by one, and then calmly turned the topic to her stepson.

"Wanwan, I just heard from your uncle that the Queen Mother plans to let Tingchen take charge of the Imperial Guards. It's clear that she has high hopes for him."

Before she could finish her words, Ye Wanshu, already growing impatient, interrupted her, "These matters are not something I can worry about. I'd better take care of myself."

After she recovered, it was almost her birthday. After spending her birthday with her aunt, she could go to Yuezhou with peace of mind.

Now, whenever the two step-sons are mentioned, the niece becomes extremely repulsive. Ye Huaisu dares not mention it again and instead says, "My birthday is in half a month. We can't have a family like this too lonely. I used to manage everything myself, but now my health..."

Glancing at Ye Wanshu, she pleaded softly, "Wanwan, please take charge of my aunt's birthday banquet for me this time."

"Okay." Knowing that she liked lively atmosphere, Ye Wanshu did not refuse and agreed directly, hoping that she could concentrate on recuperating.

Ye Huaisu was very pleased: "I will ask Mother Fang to assist you, you just need to go ahead and buy it with confidence."

Since proposing the marriage directly failed, the only thing to do now is to let this girl learn to manage the household in advance and feel the majesty of being the mistress of the Duke's Mansion. Maybe she will accept the marriage then.

Ye Wanshu didn't think much about it. After all, she was familiar with the ways of being the head of the Duke's Mansion. She could take advantage of this birthday banquet to let her aunt see how stupid she had been all these years.

Seeing the maids coming in to announce breakfast, Ye Wanshu personally served her aunt some bird's nest and fish paste porridge, and then went to have breakfast with Qingmian and Tingji.

When the brother and sister were just four years old, they were sent to Yunqing Mountain in the far suburbs of Lin'an to study under the great scholar of the time, Mr. Li Jing. They could only return home once in the middle of each month. Although they were not raised by Ye Huaisu, they were very filial and sensible.

The only thing that is incompatible with the people in the Duke's Mansion is his ideology.

Mr. Li respected Ye Wanshu's mother's courage to face the world and break the shackles, so the brother and sister followed the old man completely.

"Cousin, my mother is a bit paranoid. Don't be too accommodating to her."

After breakfast, Gu Qingmian leaned close to Ye Wanshu's ear and said affectionately, "Aji and I only hope that your cousin can live like our aunt and follow her heart. We don't want your cousin to be like our mother, who has to compromise for us."

Ye Wanshu didn't know how to respond. If her aunt hadn't been so paranoid, how could she have died so early in her previous life?

Qingmian's personality was nothing like her aunt's, and her thoughts reflected the thoughts of most girls in the boudoir. It was a pity that after King Yan ascended the throne in her previous life, she was eventually sent to the palace and died of depression.

Fortunately, it is still early for King Yan to ascend the throne, and everything can still be salvaged.

Gently holding Gu Qingmian's palm, Ye Wanshu looked at her with warm eyes and said, "Qingmian, in this life, we sisters should strive to live according to our hearts."

"Yeah." Gu Qingmian responded softly and smiled at her: "Cousin, I will."

Gu Tingji watched from the side, feeling very warm, and a warm smile blossomed in his clear eyes: "Then I will work hard to protect the two sisters, and I will definitely let them live according to their hearts in this life."

The three siblings smiled at each other, and the happy atmosphere added a bit of relaxation to the originally depressing room.

In the outer courtyard, Gu Tingchen sat in the pavilion early in the morning, waiting patiently for Ye Wanshu to dress up carefully and go to Changle Street with him.

But after waiting for a long time, I only got a simple reply from Xiaodie.

"Young Master, my cousin said she is busy."

Xiaodie finished her report in fear and quickly lowered her head, not daring to look into the prince's eyes at all.

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

He didn't believe that Wanwan really wanted to distance herself from him.

I went to great lengths to marry her, shouldn't she be very touched?

What is she being so reserved about?
It seems that women cannot be spoiled too much. After thinking it over, Gu Tingchen decided to ignore her for a while.

(End of this chapter)