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

Chapter 57 What do you want me to do?
Ye Wanshu was finding it increasingly difficult to understand Gu Tingchen. She always felt as if he had some serious illness, as he had become sometimes gentle and sometimes irritable recently.

In his previous life, he always had a cold face, and now he looks so artificial.

Anyway, they wouldn't see each other many times, so she didn't bother to think about it anymore.

"Let's go."

Holding Qin Chulin's little hand, Ye Wanshu smiled faintly and gestured for the brother and sister to go back to Cuiweitang together.

She had been busy getting close to her cousins ​​these past two days and had neglected this little guy. On the way back, she did not forget to comfort and remind him.

"Chu Lin, your brother Aji is only two years older than you. He is very knowledgeable. You can ask him for advice in the next two days. When you go to Yuezhou, I will find a great scholar to be your tutor."

"really?"

Qin Chulin was overjoyed at the thought of being able to attend school. He vowed, "Big sister, I will study hard and strive to pass the imperial examination like that top-ranked brother."

"Do you like that big brother just now?" Ye Wanshu asked him with a smile.

Qin Chulin looked at Gu Tingji silently.

He knew he couldn't compare to the children of such a noble family, so he replied sheepishly, "My aunt always said that it's better to rely on yourself than on others. The elder brother just now is a man of real talent and learning, worthy of respect and admiration."

Gu Qingmian had already noticed that the top scholar liked her cousin, so she smiled and agreed, "Cousin, I also think that the top scholar is a good person. He is gentle, elegant, and polite. If my mother saw him, she would definitely be satisfied."

Ye Wanshu sighed silently. She naturally thought Ji Yunze was a good person, but they all had different paths after all. She would never accommodate anyone in her life and just wanted to live according to her heart.

"Don't say that to your aunt."

After whispering something in Gu Qingmian's ear, Ye Wanshu led the three little ones back to Cuiweitang.

After taking a short rest in the house, Gu Tingchen came in with a few grandmothers, carrying a lot of food boxes in their hands. The house was filled with fragrance as soon as they entered.

"Dishes from North City's Nanhexuan." Gu Qingmian had a keen sense of smell and could tell the aroma right away: "Crane-cooked ginseng soup, roasted pigeon in sugar syrup, and crispy quail."

He listed Nanhexuan’s three signature dishes in one breath.

"As expected of the third daughter of our Duke's Mansion."

Gu Tingchen smiled and told the maids to serve the dishes. Except for Qin Chulin who looked calm, everyone else in the room was a little shocked.

Nanhexuan is not an ordinary restaurant. It is located in the center of the lake on the outskirts of the north city. Not only is it far away, but the chefs there are often difficult to hire. They only come to the city for Empress Dowager Gu’s birthday banquet. It is said that the cooking depends on his mood at other times.

It is really a rare opportunity to eat the food at Nanhexuan.

Although they knew that it was all thanks to their cousin, Gu Qingmian and Gu Tingji still couldn't help but feel touched: "Second brother, can you always be like this in the future?"

"What are you talking about? It's as if I was mean to you in the past."

Silently glancing at the silent Ye Wanshu, Gu Tingchen curled his lips and said, "Eat quickly. If you like, Second Brother will do this every day from now on."

Seeing him talking and laughing, he sat next to her very consciously and began to pick up food for her attentively. Ye Wanshu felt extremely uncomfortable and turned the bowl upside down on the table.

With a sullen face, Gu Tingchen was stunned for a moment.

"Wanwan, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?" he asked anxiously, putting away his chopsticks.

Ye Wanshu couldn't explain it, she just didn't want to be too close to him, and her mind inexplicably thought of all the sadness in her past life.

I have been married to him for a lifetime, and only today did I realize that he is also good at pleasing others.

But the more he acted like this, the more uncomfortable she felt.

Seeing that she refused to answer, Gu Tingchen's eyes darkened slightly.

He hadn't figured it out these days. His scheme against his elder brother had indeed caused her to suffer some indirect harm, but it was just a few cold words at most, and he hadn't done anything out of the ordinary.

Even though he had asked her to break off the engagement with his elder brother, he didn't mind it. He was only thinking about her, and her attitude towards him was as if she had some deep hatred. "Wanwan, what do you want me to do to forgive you?" Gu Tingchen said unhappily, "This is the dish I personally ordered at Nanhexuan early this morning. Even if you don't like it, you should at least consider Qingmian, Aji, and the others."

When he mentioned the siblings, he deliberately emphasized his tone.

Ye Wanshu glanced at the three little guys beside her, all of whom were a little scared.

She admitted that she was indeed sensitive just now, but she just couldn't accept his deliberate closeness anymore.

"I will do it myself."

Putting the bowl back on its right side, Ye Wanshu quietly moved aside, picked up some shredded vegetables and put them into her mouth, taking a few bites perfunctorily.

Seeing that the look of surprise on the little guys' faces had faded, he ordered, "Eat quickly."

Although it was a delicacy from Nanhexuan, everyone felt rather depressed while eating this meal, which was as tasteless as wax.

Gu Tingchen just thought that his cousin was unhappy about what happened a while ago, so he became more patient.

Women will get angry the more they care about someone. It would be really scary if they are indifferent to everything.

Seeing his cousin acting like this today, Gu Tingchen felt much more at ease. He didn't want to force her anymore, and he was not worried about her going to Yuezhou.

On the contrary, he had to hurry up and plan to get rid of Fu Mingchi, as this not only concerned his own and his cousin's future, but also the future prosperity and decline of the entire Gu family.

Therefore, after leaving Cuiweitang, he began to order the first group of secret guards to disperse and enter Yuezhou.

……

Ye Wanshu and Gu Qingmian lay on the bed after taking a bath. Gu Qingmian was still very confused about his second brother's behavior today.

"Cousin, my second brother seems to have become a different person these days."

At this point, she suddenly sighed: "It would be great if Second Brother could always be like this. With the Queen Mother around, Aji will definitely not be able to become the Crown Prince. As long as he and Big Brother can get along with Mother, Aji and I will be quite satisfied."

Ye Wanshu only said "hmm" lightly. She has never been interested in court struggles, and she knows that her cousin's ambition is not to inherit the Duke's Mansion, so she has no intention of planning this matter.

After all, it is not easy to shake Empress Dowager Gu.

She didn't want to die, and she didn't want to make life too tiring for herself and her cousins.

Thinking about her aunt's birthday party tomorrow, Mu Qingqing's name suddenly popped up in her mind.

I remember that on my aunt’s birthday in my previous life, she and Xiao Zhang came to give gifts, so it was inevitable that we would meet again this time.

As long as it's not Fu Mingchi, it would be nice to see her. The day I spent with her in the Marquis' Mansion was too unforgettable. I really miss her after not seeing her for a few days.

I don't know if she listened to my words and took the Marquis's wife away from Lin'an earlier.

Ye Wanshu understood Gu Tingchen's personality thoroughly. The more attentive he was to others, the more likely he was planning something behind the scenes, so one had to be on guard against him.

Before leaving Lin'an, the people she was most worried about were Mu Qingqing and her daughter. She had to find out what she was thinking tomorrow.

"Okay, go to sleep, Amian. Tomorrow I will introduce you to a very good friend. If she is still in Lin'an, you can go visit her more often."

After Ye Wanshu said this, Gu Qingmian immediately became interested and fell asleep obediently.

Early the next morning, Mother Fang brought someone to deliver breakfast. After the siblings washed up and changed into their new spring clothes, Gu Qingmian hurriedly pulled Ye Wanshu to wait for the so-called distinguished guest.

It was also a coincidence that when Ye Wanshu and the three little ones arrived at the gate of the mansion, they saw Mu Qingqing getting off the carriage and being led over by her housekeeper.

Ye Wanshu looked around carefully, but she didn't see Xiao Zhang.

This situation seems different from the previous life.

(End of this chapter)