Chapter 33 Chapter 33 He doesn't want to change either. [Two chapters combined...
==Chapter 33==
Feng Wenyu has been a little annoyed lately.
Yan Yunhe seemed to have taken the wrong medicine and often ran to the Minister's Mansion, causing Feng Wenyu to see her once every three to five days, and every time she did so, she used the excuse of coming to see her second brother.
Feng Wenyu couldn't help but let out a spit:
"Can't you just let my second brother go?"
Yan Yunhe, on the other hand, spoke in a high-sounding manner: "I did this with my aunt's approval."
Feng Wenyu didn't believe it, but when he learned the truth from his mother in a roundabout way, he couldn't help but frown.
It was obvious that my mother was afraid that Xie Zhujing would misunderstand her, so she used this as an excuse to refuse, but he took the chicken feather as a token.
Feng Wenyu felt sorry for his second brother. He was studying hard to get into school. Who did he offend?
But what the entire Minister's Mansion could not have imagined was that Feng Wenzhou and Yan Yunhe had actually been getting along quite harmoniously these days, which made Yan Yunhe puzzled:
"Are you so kind?"
Not only did they not allow him to be kicked out, but they also allowed him to use him as an excuse to get close to Feng Wenyu again and again?
Feng Wenzhou glanced at him coldly and looked away without even looking at him any longer. He didn't like being served, so the whole courtyard was deserted. Only two or three cleaning boys came to clean occasionally, and usually he stayed in the courtyard alone.
As soon as Yan Yunhe arrived, he leaned against anywhere and felt at ease as if he were at home.
He was such a boisterous person, and his presence was so strong that once he arrived, the whole courtyard was no longer quiet.
Tea was boiled on the stone table. Now it was winter, and the cold wind was howling in the cold winter, which was actually very uncomfortable. Yan Yunhe glanced at Feng Wenzhou, but did not persuade him to go back to the house.
He didn't have that kind of subconscious concern for Feng Wenzhou, but instead he could see a little bit of Feng Wenzhou's true nature.
People like to make tea in the pavilion in the cold winter. Why do you have to ruin their hobby and act like you are considerate of them?
Yan Yunhe doesn't like doing such thankless tasks.
He tossed the purse in his hand, narrowed his eyes imperceptibly, and pondered Feng Wenzhou's intention.
After a long time, a thought flashed through his mind, causing him to raise his head:
"You don't like Xie Zhujing?"
Feng Wenzhou found him annoying: "If you want to stay, stay. If you want to leave, leave. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"
Yan Yunhe sighed. With such a bad temper, only the people in the Minister's Mansion would think he was a pitiful little thing.
But Feng Wenzhou's words also denied his guess to some extent. Yan Yunhe was really puzzled. He walked up to Feng Wenzhou and looked him up and down without any concealment.
Feng Wenzhou's mouth twitched. He was really annoyed with Yan Yunhe.
but--
He raised his head and looked at Yan Yunhe. Knowing that this man would not give up until he achieved his goal, he simply threw him an answer:
"It doesn't matter whether I like Xie Zhujing or not. What matters is whether A-mei likes him or not."
The one who is going to get married is his sister, and the one who should be chosen should also be his sister.
He just didn't like A'mei being forced to make a choice due to circumstances. Leaving Yan Yunhe behind would only give A'mei one more choice.
Yan Yunhe raised his eyebrows and did not comment on Feng Wenzhou's words.
In fact, he only half believed what he said.
In other words, he didn't think Feng Wenzhou was lying, but he also didn't think Feng Wenzhou had told all the reasons.
Unexpectedly, Yan Yunhe got the answer but didn't leave. Feng Wenzhou frowned for a long time and asked a question:
"You still won't take the exam next year?"
Back then, Gu Yushi kept postponing the imperial examination because he was young. But Yan Yunhe was different. He had already reached adulthood for two years, so there was no reason to delay it any further.
Feng Wenzhou might not be unaware of the reason why Yan Yunhe had not participated in the imperial examination for so long.
It's simply because they feel that the Duke's Mansion already holds great power, and if another capable civil servant emerges, the royal family will be wary.
Feng Wenzhou scoffed at this.
The royal family's fear will not disappear just because you show weakness. If you really don't want to arouse the royal family's fear, then give up your military power.
When it comes down to it, this matter is essentially a struggle for interests and power.
Giving up the initiative is the stupidest thing to do.
In Yu Yanyunhe's eyes, the obstacle between him and Feng Wenyu was the impact brought about by the union of the two families. However, after Feng Wenzhou returned from Yangzhou City, he keenly realized why his grandfather did not agree to the marriage with the Duke's Mansion.
After all, the Duke's Mansion is not in a desperate situation with no way out.
Grandfather just disagrees with the Duke's Mansion's approach.
Those who wade in shallow water catch fish and shrimp, while those who wade in deep water see dragons.
A person's character will be ruined if he keeps giving in, and his sharpness will also be dissipated.
To put it bluntly, Yan Yunhe hadn't taken the exam for a long time, and in the future he would only inherit his ancestors' titles. How could he protect the Duke's Mansion? If he couldn't even protect the Duke's Mansion, how could he protect A-mei?
Yan Yunhe paused fiddling with his purse for a moment, then he uttered a soft sigh:
"So, I've never liked you."
All distracting thoughts instantly disappeared from Feng Wenzhou's mind. He chuckled twice. Could it be that he liked Yan Yunhe?
The two of them didn't get along, but fortunately after this incident, Yan Yunhe finally turned around and left.
The tea on the stone table was boiling, but Feng Wenzhou didn't even look at it. He raised his head to look at Yan Yunhe's back, with a cold expression on his immature face.
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Mingxinxuan.
The cold wind urged the plum blossoms to bloom. The moment Feng Wenyu came out in her crane cloak, she couldn't help but take a step back. She hugged Nuan Po tightly:
"Why did it suddenly become cold?"
It seemed that there was no need to wear a crane cloak yesterday, but today, even wearing heavy winter clothes, the cold wind was still howling, and the chill seemed to be trying to penetrate through the sleeves. Feng Wenyu hurriedly tightened the crane cloak.
Jinshu looked at the sky and hesitated: "Why don't you and Miss Jiang make an appointment another day?"
Feng Wenyu hurriedly shook her head to refuse. There was a cunning look in her eyes as she chuckled twice: "Today I'm not just going to see Sister Jiang."
She had been back for several months, but had yet to meet Mr. Kong, the man who was engaged to Sister Jiang.
Feng Wenyu finally got the chance today and didn't want to miss it at all.
Knowing she couldn't stop her, Jinshu had no choice but to say, "Then have someone put a mattress in the carriage and light the stoves first."
Feng Wenyu was also afraid of the cold, so he nodded hurriedly. The master and his two servants had just left Mingxinxuan, and before they reached the wing room connecting the front and back yards, they met Yan Yunhe head-on.
Feng Wenyu's palm-sized face was hidden in the crane cloak. Her cheeks were lightly smudged with rouge. The lighter the makeup, the more outstanding she was, like a lotus emerging from the water. She rolled her eyes at Yan Yunhe:
"If my second brother fails the exam next year, you will be half responsible."
Yan Yunhe looked at her fully equipped body and narrowed his eyes imperceptibly. Hearing this, he nodded perfunctorily: "Okay, okay, I take full responsibility."
He was not worried about Feng Wenzhou's examination results at all. A person like Feng Wenzhou would not take part in the examination if he was not sure.
He smiled and turned around, following Feng Wenyu: "Ayu, where are you going? I'm bored, take me with you."
You won’t go to see Xie Zhujing again?
Yan Yunhe sneered in his heart. The others were all in the Minister's Mansion. If he could let Feng Wenyu and Xie Zhujing meet alone today, he would write his name upside down.
Feng Wenyu didn't stop, glanced at him sideways, and said unhappily:
"Don't follow me. I'm going to see Sister Jiang. What's the point of following me?"
Upon hearing that she was going to see Jiang Zhilan, Yan Yunhe's smile grew even wider, but without even a pause: "Come to think of it, I haven't met her yet since I returned to Beijing this time. Let's go together!"
This guy is shameless and Feng Wenyu has no way to deal with him.
She didn't want to take him with her, but Yan Yunhe came in the carriage of the Duke's Mansion. The carriage followed her and followed her to Yin Ya Tower like a dog-skin plaster.
I really can't get rid of it.
Feng Wenyu could only warn him: "Don't talk nonsense when you get up there."
Yan Yunhe made a gesture for her to shut up, and when he saw that she couldn't help laughing, he leaned closer and said, "Listen to Second Miss Feng."
The two were so busy arguing that they didn't notice someone coming out of Yin Ya Building. Jin Shu noticed it with her sharp eyes and only had time to shout "Miss, be careful". Feng Wenyu had no time to dodge. The person who came also saw her, paused, and quickly moved sideways to avoid a collision with her, but that was all.
The next moment, Yan Yunhe gasped for air from the impact. He raised his eyes impatiently and said, "Who is so blind——"
After seeing who it was, he stopped talking. He also noticed the silence around him, especially the silence of the little girl beside him. He suddenly smiled:
"Hey, isn't this our Lord Gu?"
Gu Yushi glanced up at him, his gaze subconsciously falling on Feng Wenyu: "Did you touch him?"
After the trip to Qingning Temple, Feng Wenyu felt a little embarrassed when facing Gu Yu. She didn't know how Gu Yu could act so calm. She turned her head away, not daring to look him in the eye, and said vaguely:
"No."
Yan Yunhe was ignored and laughed a little angrily.
This Gu Yushi! He was like this three years ago, and he's still like this now!
When he learned that Feng Wenyu and Gu Yushi were engaged, he made trouble for Gu Yushi. At that time, the Gu family was in decline, and Gu Yushi had not yet entered the court and was just a juren. If Yan Yunhe wanted to make trouble for him, he only needed to make a move, and Gu Yushi's days in the capital would instantly become miserable.
What was he thinking at that time?
He couldn't do anything to Feng Wenyu, but couldn't he make Gu Yushi cancel the engagement on his own initiative?
Gu Yushi had experienced coercion, inducement, and even being ostracized and ignored by everyone in the academy.
But he was like a dead man, not caring about all this.
If others ignore him, he will ignore them even more thoroughly.
Yan Yunhe's tricks didn't seem to bother him at all until that accident happened.
Are there many people in the capital who dislike Gu Yushi?
Many, too many to count.
They had all studied hard for ten years, but suddenly a Gu Yu suddenly appeared and weighed down everyone, leaving many candidates breathless.
Too many people wanted to bring Gu Yushi down, especially after Gu Yushi married into the Feng family. More and more people disliked Gu Yushi, and jealousy was enough to destroy a person.
Everyone knew that once Gu Yushi took part in the imperial examination, he would definitely take one of the top three spots.
It just so happened that he revealed his dislike for Gu Yushi at that time.
With the support of the Duke's Mansion, some people finally stopped caring.
By the time he arrived, it was too late to save the situation.
Yan Yunhe still remembers the scene of that day. It was raining heavily, making the alley muddy and mottled. He had never seen Gu Yushi look so miserable. His face was pale, and he dragged his body out little by little. The heavy rain soaked his clothes, as if it wanted to make the suffering man even more miserable.
Gu Yushi saw him, but ignored him the whole time, crawling past him bit by bit with difficulty.
Until a passerby noticed him and screamed.
That was probably the most embarrassing moment in Gu Yushi’s life.
Yan Yunhe's gaze was fixed on his legs, which were not right with him, and his face looked more embarrassed than ever.
Later, he and Feng Wenyu had their first quarrel. His father and mother forced him to go to the Gu Mansion to apologize. The Feng family and the Duke's Mansion stepped forward, and the emperor personally issued an order to let the imperial physician examine him.
It took a whole year before Gu Yushi could walk on the ground normally again.
However, no matter how much compensation he received afterwards, Gu Yushi still missed the imperial examination that year. He should have been the youngest top scholar in the Otsu Dynasty.
Yan Yunhe didn't want to think back to the chaos of that year.
It was not until the culprit was found out that Feng Wenyu paid attention to him again, but Yan Yunhe knew in his heart that Feng Wenyu's rudeness towards him later was partly due to habit and partly due to the estrangement caused by the incident with Gu Yu that year.
No one knew that he had met Gu Yu before leaving Beijing to study.
Gu Yushi was just like usual, neither happy nor angry towards him, and did not resent him for his broken leg. He was completely indifferent to him.
Yan Yunhe hated this look of his the most, as if he was no threat to him at all.
"Aren't you afraid? If you become disabled, your chances of passing the imperial examination will be futile, and all your years of hard work and ambition will be wasted."
In fact, he wanted to ask, is it worth it?
Gu Yushi finally raised his eyes and looked at him: "Yan Yunhe, even today, you are still stupid."
He never does anything he would regret.
Since he made this choice, it is naturally worth it.
Yan Yunhe will never understand what a good hand he was dealt. He was born in a Duke's Mansion, and his family background matched Feng Wenyu's, and he also had the convenience of being close to her.
Anyone who has feelings for Feng Wenyu will be wary of Yan Yunhe.
He is just one of them.
When he learned that those people came to cause trouble for him in the name of Yan Yunhe, he realized Yan Yunhe's arrogance.
Yan Yunhe may not have the intention to destroy him.
But others have.
Did Yan Yunhe know this? Perhaps he did, but he also probably felt that no one would dare to be so presumptuous, so he didn't care.
But he shouldn't have been so careless about Yan Yunhe's situation.
From that moment on, Gu Yushi knew that Yan Yunhe would no longer be his opponent.
…
Thinking of Gu Yushi's comments about him at that time, the corners of Yan Yunhe's lips flattened for a moment.
As expected, when he disliked Gu Yu the most, Xie Zhujing had to sit in the back row.
Yan Yunhe stepped forward and stood in front of Feng Wenyu, blocking Gu Yushi's line of sight. When someone's cold gaze fell on him, he narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Master Gu, please make way?"
Gu Yushi glanced at him, then looked at Feng Wenyu. After a moment, he lowered his eyes and stepped aside without saying a word.
Feng Wenyu noticed his gaze and couldn't help but pursed her lips.
Someone looked down from the second floor and saw this scene. His heart skipped a beat and he hurriedly said:
"Ayu, come up quickly."
Jiang Zhilan gasped. How did these three people get together?
The tense atmosphere was broken. Yan Yunhe acted as if nothing had happened. He pulled Feng Wenyu past Gu Yu and said to Jiang Zhilan with a raised eyebrow, "I'm coming."
The moment he passed by Gu Yushi, Feng Wenyu couldn't help but look back.
He remained where he was, his back straight, but his heart inexplicably trembled.
Feng Wenyu suddenly bit her lip, and subconsciously pulled out her sleeve that was held by Yan Yunhe. Yan Yunhe paused and turned his head to look at her.
Feng Wenyu didn't raise her eyes. She walked up to the second floor in silence. When she turned and walked into the room, her eyes involuntarily looked towards the door. He was still standing there, not moving for a long time.
This scene made Feng Wenyu feel upset.
She sat in the back and didn't say a word. Yan Yunhe also remained silent, which was unusual. The atmosphere in the box was silent for a while.
Jiang Zhilan looked left and right, and coughed lightly, breaking the atmosphere. She carefully considered her tone:
"Why did you get together with Master Gu?"
Yan Yunhe raised his eyes and looked at the woman. She lowered her eyes and did not even raise her head. Yan Yunhe's eyes darkened. After a moment, he denied it out loud: "What do you mean by getting together? It was just a chance encounter."
Hearing this, Jiang Zhilan tried to hold back, but couldn't help herself: "Ayu and I are meeting today, why are you here to join in the fun?"
Jiang Zhilan knew it very well. If it weren't for Yan Yunhe, A Yu wouldn't have been so embarrassed when she ran into Gu Yu.
After all, it was Yan Yunhe who was wronged by Gu Yu.
And the main reason is Feng Wenyu.
When these two ran into Gu Yu together, it was simply unbelievable. Jiang Zhilan felt her scalp tingling when she thought of the scene just now, let alone the person involved?
Jiang Zhilan winked at Yan Yunhe, and Yan Yunhe remained silent.
This was a rare moment when he felt breathless in front of Feng Wenyu. He could face Gu Yu without feeling guilty at all, but when facing Feng Wenyu, he couldn't pretend that what happened didn't exist.
He knew very well that Feng Wenyu had always felt guilty towards Gu Yushi because of what happened that year.
And the guilt leads to alienation from him.
He had finally managed to restore their relationship to what it was before, and he really didn't want to cause any more trouble because of anyone else.
Yan Yunhe picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for each of the three people. He pushed one cup towards Feng Wenyu and whispered, "Didn't you just say you were cold? Have a cup of tea to warm yourself up."
When she didn't take it, he pushed closer.
It wasn't until the cup was about to fall when Feng Wenyu looked up and glared at him that the atmosphere in the room suddenly relaxed. Yan Yunhe also spoke up for himself:
"The capital is so small, it's normal to meet him. I can't always avoid him, right?"
Feng Wenyu felt that he was making excuses: "No one asked you to avoid him, but why did you have to provoke him?"
Don't think she can't hear it.
Gu Yushi almost broke his leg because of him and missed the imperial examination that year. He felt sorry for Gu Yushi, so when they met again, did he have to be so arrogant?
Although Gu Yushi told her about it later, he had not originally planned to take part in the imperial examination that year.
But not wanting to participate and not being able to participate are two completely different concepts.
Yan Yunhe didn't deny it either. He lowered his eyes and fiddled with the cup. He asked, "Then should I go and apologize to him again?"
The words "apology" sounded inexplicably ironic when he said them.
The atmosphere in the room suddenly froze.
Jiang Zhilan held the cup and couldn't help but feel a headache. The two of them had been bickering lovers since childhood. They had quarreled for so many years but never got angry. The only difference was that when it came to Gu Yushi, they each had their own opinions and always had unpleasantness.
Jiang Zhilan, as an outsider, saw it clearly.
If it weren't for Feng Wenyu, Yan Yunhe would never have felt sorry for Gu Yushi. A love rival is like a political enemy, so what if he kills him?
No matter how outstanding Gu Yushi was at the time, he was just a juren. Aren't there many juren who die on the road every year? Yan Yunhe didn't care about Gu Yushi's life at all.
But for Feng Wenyu, she and Gu Yushi were in love with each other at that time and were engaged, so they were one. It was really hateful that Yan Yunhe condoned others to attack Gu Yushi, and even the friendship between the two since childhood could not help but develop a rift.
After drinking a cup of hot tea, Jiang Zhilan suddenly coughed lightly and abruptly changed the subject:
"According to the time, the poetry gathering is almost over, and Master Kong is about to come out."
Today's poetry reading will be held in Luo Garden. After it ends, the group will pass by Yin Ya Tower. This is also the reason why Jiang Zhilan and Feng Wenyu made an appointment at Yin Ya Tower.
It should have been a happy day, but something unexpected happened.
When Yin Yalou was in a stalemate, Gu Yushi also returned to the Gu Mansion in silence.
Mu Fan looked at the cakes he was carrying and started to murmur in his heart - the master didn't like cakes, but he didn't know why he always bought some cakes from Yin Yalou.
That would be fine, but the master would not give them to the old lady or the young master. He would just put the cakes in the study, and they would eventually go bad.
He couldn't help but said, "My Lord, you bought some cakes again."
Gu Yushi lowered his eyes and his gaze fell on the pastries.
Someone once liked the pastries of Yin Ya Lou, so he had long been accustomed to visiting Yin Ya Lou during his free time from official duties.
Even though that person is no longer here, he doesn't want to change.
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