Chapter 798 My cousin is reborn and wants to snatch my marriage (7)

Gu Shiyao tried every possible way to meet Tang Buqing again and give him some money, but she didn't know if Tang Buqing avoided her on purpose, and she didn't find any chance. Finally, the day was about to pass, and if she didn't go home, she would have to stay in Wanfo Temple for another night. But if she stayed any longer, her mother at home would be suspicious of her.

What's more, several maids were worried and urged her to go home quickly. Finally, Gu Shiyao had to leave a letter and a bag of silver and asked the little monk to deliver them to Tang Buqing's room. Only then did she leave reluctantly, looking back every few steps.

When Tang Buqing returned to his room, he found the letter and silver on his bed. He immediately had a bad feeling. He quickly picked up the letter and saw that it was indeed written by the girl who saved him.

"Brother Tang, is this the letter your family sent you? What's in this package?" Tang Buqing's roommate Chen Lin came over and asked curiously, and also picked up the package.

As soon as he pulled it, a pile of silver in the bundle came out. Chen Lin was shocked and quickly retracted his hand. He said to Tang Buqing in shock: "Brother Tang! Did your family send someone to give you this silver?!"

Tang Buqing had just learned from Gu Shiyao's letter that she had left silver for him. Now that it was discovered by Chen Lin, he felt his heart tighten. He tightly grasped the letter in his hand with an ugly look on his face.

"Brother Tang? What's wrong with you? Isn't it a good thing to have money? You should be happy, why do you look unhappy?" Chen Lin asked with a puzzled look on his face. Suddenly he remembered something and asked again, "Brother Tang, didn't you say that you only have a widowed mother at home and your family is not well off, so you stayed in the temple? Where did this money come from?"

As soon as Chen Lin finished speaking, he realized that he was impulsive and shouldn't have asked this question, because Tang Buqing's face was so ugly. Chen Lin couldn't help but wonder, is it possible that the origin of the silver is not easy to explain?

Thinking of this, he looked at Tang Buqing with strange eyes, as if he had met him for the first time. Chen Lin had thought that he was a poor but self-reliant man, but he didn't expect that he was just pretending?

Chen Lin misunderstood immediately, but Tang Buqing had no words to say. Could he say that he didn't want the silver, but was forced upon him by someone else? No one would believe him if he said that. Instead, they would think he was showing off. Moreover, the silver was given to him by a young woman. He was like a piece of yellow mud hanging in his crotch. It was shit, and he couldn't explain it even if he jumped into the Yellow River.

But he still had to bite the bullet and explain, otherwise he would lose his reputation: "Brother Chen, you misunderstood, this money is not mine, it was given to me by someone I know... I just didn't expect her to be so generous..."

Tang Buqing said with a wry smile. Chen Lin didn't know whether he believed it or not, but he pretended to believe it and said to Tang Buqing enviously, "It seems that the man really recognizes your talent and is willing to use this large sum of money to support you."

"Brother Chen, thank you very much." Tang Buqing had to fabricate a sponsor who appreciated him very much. After finally fooling Chen Lin, he felt exhausted.

Although he had some opinions about Gu Shiyao before, he was grateful to her after all; but this time, she stuffed a letter and silver into his pocket without even saying hello. Tang Buqing just thought that she had some conspiracy against him, and wanted to use the silver to win him over? But he was just a student, he hadn't passed the imperial examination, and he hadn't entered the court yet, so it wouldn't pay off much to win him over at this time...

Tang Buqing was puzzled. He was aloof and proud, so it was impossible for him to use the silver left by Gu Shiyao without any psychological burden. Therefore, he just kept the silver and waited to return it to her if he met Gu Shiyao again in the future. He continued to copy books for money every day.

After Gu Shiyao gave the silver to Tang Buqing, she felt relieved all over. She just needed to wait for Tang Buqing to pass the imperial examination, get to know her, and be together with her.

Thinking of the beautiful scene in the future, Gu Shiyao had a satisfied and comfortable smile on her face when she returned to the Duke of Anguo's Mansion.

When the eldest lady Zhou saw that she finally came back, she only asked her a few questions. After getting the same answer as Qin'er, she no longer doubted Gu Shiyao. She had no idea what her daughter had done in the past two days. She still thought that Gu Shiyao was still the good daughter who was a little spoiled and willful but sensible.

"It's good that you're back. Don't let your heart run wild." Zhou said to her daughter. Thinking of what happened in Gu Shichu's past two days, she said to her angrily, "Your third sister is very cunning. She was so bold that she dared to complain to the master about me, saying that I indulged the servants to bully her. I am so embarrassed!"

Gu Shiyao woke up from her reverie about Tang Buqing, and when she heard her mother's words, she immediately frowned and said with Zhou: "How dare the third sister treat you like this? What did you do to let me bully her? It's really unreasonable!"

"The mansion is so big, and you have to take care of so many complicated and trivial things every day. It is impossible for you to take care of everything personally. She must have offended those servants in private, so she was excluded and treated coldly. Although mother failed to notice, isn't the third sister the one who made the biggest fault? But the third sister blames mother, which is so unreasonable!" Gu Shiyao said indignantly. She naturally believed her mother and felt that Gu Shichu was just taking advantage of the situation to embarrass her mother on purpose.

"You know your mother's character well. Your father only believed what that little bitch said and scolded me." Zhou said without any guilt, and then said to Gu Shiyao, "Fortunately, that little bitch is old now and will be able to get married soon. Don't bother me anymore! Her marriage may fall into my hands, and I will find her a good marriage then!"

As Zhou spoke, she narrowed her eyes. Gu Shichu had no father or mother. As the eldest aunt and the wife of a duke, she could naturally handle Gu Shichu's marriage.

When Gu Shiyao heard her words, her heart skipped a beat, and she remembered that Tang Buqing and Gu Shichu had supported each other for a lifetime in their previous life, so she hurriedly said to Zhou: "Mother, you must find a suitable marriage for my third sister. With her status, you have to consider it carefully..."

"Of course!" Zhou nodded. "My son, your marriage can be arranged next year. The Marquis of Qiyang will be 20 years old next year, and you are already 17 years old. We can't keep you any longer..."

Gu Shiyao was startled and forced a smile, saying, "Mother, I am not in a hurry for my marriage. I heard that the son of Qiyanghou is a playboy, who is always making trouble with a group of bad friends. It seems that he has a bad character...Does my daughter have to marry him?"

(End of this chapter)