Chapter 825 My cousin is reborn and wants to snatch my marriage (34)

Because the Marquis of Qi Yang's Mansion was relatively close to the Duke of An Guo's Mansion, Gu Shichu was the first to return to the Duke of An Guo's Mansion. When he arrived, he saw Zhou lying on the bed with a sallow and haggard face, as if she had aged by ten years. Gu Shichu could not help but be shocked.

Everything was apparently going well in the Anguo Mansion, Zhou's son was making great progress, and her grandchildren were born. Now should be the time for her to start enjoying her retirement and the happiness of her children and grandchildren. Why did she become like this?

"Aunt, what's wrong with you? What did the doctor say? Just tell me what medicine you need." Gu Shichu asked politely.

When Zhou saw that it was her, the light in her eyes suddenly went out, and she said weakly: "The doctor said that I caught a cold recently and ate some food that hurt my stomach. In addition, I had a migraine and couldn't sleep well, so my illness became more serious..."

When Gu Shi first heard this, she thought it was strange that she had a cold, a stomachache, and a headache all at the same time. However, it was none of her business. She and Zhou were just doing it for the sake of face. She had already done her best to come back and see her, and she would not be really worried about her illness.

Now that Gu Shichu is the wife of the prince of Qi Yanghou, Zhou can no longer ignore her as she did before. Instead, she has to endure the discomfort of her body and say a few words to Gu Shichu.

Fortunately, Zhou's two concubines' daughters arrived soon. They took great care of Zhou, as if they were real mother and daughter. In fact, the two concubines' concern and care were only superficial.

Gu Shichu's relationship with the two cousins ​​was average at first, and there was nothing much to talk about, so they started chatting awkwardly. Zhou still did not tell them the reason why she called them back.

Just when Gu Shichu was getting impatient and wanted to say goodbye, Gu Shiyao finally arrived.

As soon as she entered the room, she rushed to Zhou's bed and shouted heartbrokenly, "Mother! Mother! Why are you sick again?"

The shrill crying made it seem as if Zhou had already passed away and she was mourning.

Zhou looked like she was dying just now, but when Gu Shiyao arrived, she immediately reached out and hugged Gu Shiyao, patted her daughter's back with tears in her eyes, and complained: "You haven't come to see me for so long, I thought you were sick and couldn't see you anymore..."

Gu Shichu exchanged glances with her two cousins ​​for a few seconds, then curled her lips. It was true that biological children were biological children. Only in front of her own daughters would Zhou show such true feelings. However, everyone had been hypocritical before, so it could not be said that Zhou was the only one who was insincere.

The mother and daughter cried for a long time before they finally stopped. Gu Shiyao wiped her tears and greeted her sisters.

After seeing Gu Shichu's current appearance, he was shocked again. How could she become so ugly? Before she got married, Gu Shiyao was still a very beautiful girl. Although she was not a beauty, she had black and shiny hair, white skin, red lips, and a rosy complexion.

But now, Gu Shiyao's hair is dull and dry, her face is pale, her lips are dry and flaky, and her cheeks are thin and sunken. She looks ten years older in an instant, from a bright and plump girl to a young woman with a somewhat harsh face. Her appearance has declined significantly.

Didn't she marry the future prime minister Tang Buqing whom she had always dreamed of? Didn't her wish come true? She should be very satisfied and happy.

In fact, it is easy to tell whether a woman is living a good life after marriage. Her facial expressions, gestures, and tone of voice will show that if she is living a good life, she will be relaxed and happy in these aspects; if she is not living a good life, she will definitely be gloomy and negative.

Although Gu Shiyao was trying her best to smile at this moment, her complexion and appearance already revealed her condition at that time, which could not be concealed even with the finest rouge.

"Third sister, I see that you look radiant and in good spirits. You must be living well in the Marquis Qi Yang's Mansion, right?" Gu Shiyao found Gu Shichu very annoying when she saw her, because Gu Shichu's appearance now was completely different from before she got married. Before she got married, her clothes and jewelry were very ordinary, with very few bright colors, and no one in the family took her seriously.

But now, Gu Shichu was wearing clothes made of tribute cloud silk, the hairpin on her head was extremely precious, and the pearl earrings on her ears were big and round, and it was obvious that they were not ordinary items...

Even a beautiful woman needs gorgeous clothes and jewelry to match her to reflect her noble identity and status.

Gu Shiyao looked at the clothes she was wearing and immediately regretted not dressing up more when she came back, and let Gu Shichu outshine her.

Gu Shichu saw the jealousy in Gu Shiyao's eyes. She smiled gently, nodded and said, "Of course, the Marquis's wife treats me very well. We don't need to pay respects to her every morning and evening, nor do I need to serve her tea and water. I can use the money in the account office as I please. The prince also loves me very much. He gives me all kinds of jewelry and rare treasures as if they were free. I asked him not to spend money, but he wouldn't listen..."

Gu Shichu's Versailles speech made Gu Shiyao's eyes turn red. She could totally imagine it, because in her previous life, the wife of Marquis Qi Yang had never made things difficult for her. Even though she didn't like her very much at the beginning, she still gave her a lot of freedom.

Although Mingxun did not give her jewelry or rare treasures, he never treated her badly and agreed to all reasonable requests she made.

As Gu Shiyao thought about it, and compared it with her current experience in the Tang family, her heart became sour, astringent, jealous, regretful, bitter, and aggrieved. It was a mixture of all kinds of emotions, and she suddenly didn't know what it felt like. She didn't know whether it was better to live a free and comfortable life in the Marquis Qi Yang's Mansion, but live a life that was destined to be ruined, or to live a life in the Tang family, enduring the harsh treatment and torture from Tang's mother that made her feel miserable, but still be able to enjoy a glorious life as a husband.

Why can't we have the best of both worlds? God let her be reborn, must she have to go through such pain to get everything she wants? Gu Shiyao was unwilling and in pain.

She didn't want to endure Tang's mother's torture anymore, but she was unwilling to give up her position as the future prime minister's wife.

Sugarcane is not sweet at both ends. She suffered and suffered until she became what she is now.

It’s not that she didn’t tell Tang Buqing about her mother-in-law’s harsh treatment of her, but when Tang Buqing heard her say that, he scolded her harshly, saying that she was not filial to her mother-in-law and not gentle enough. If she did well enough, her mother would definitely not treat her badly. He also said that his mother had suffered a lot in the past, and she shouldn’t be so petty, and asked her to be patient...

So Gu Shiyao gave up, knowing that Tang Buqing was on his mother's side.

Gu Shiyao also came back to report the incident to An Guogong, hoping that her father would warn Tang Buqing a little and ask his mother not to go too far.

But what followed was Tang Buqing's cold violence against her and Tang's mother's more subtle and legitimate means of torture. It can be said that her life became even worse than before.

(End of this chapter)