Chapter 53: Thinking Every Day
Not long after the carriage from the General's Mansion arrived, the carriage from the Duke's Mansion arrived.
The wife of Duke Pei came with his eldest daughter-in-law, Li. Duke Pei originally planned to let his wife bring his two unmarried daughters, but his wife was not happy about it. She said that the Queen Mother had chosen the principal wives for the two princes, and if she brought two concubines' daughters with her, wouldn't she be deliberately embarrassing the Queen Mother? So Duke Pei gave up.
Jiang Yao also wanted to attend the banquet, but the Duke's wife felt that her previous reputation was not good and was afraid that the Queen would be unhappy when she saw her, so she kept her in the mansion and only brought her eldest daughter-in-law, Li.
After greeting Princess Pingyang, the Duke's wife did not go over to sit and chat with her mother-in-law Zhang, as if she was intentionally keeping a distance.
This made Zhang feel a little embarrassed in front of Mrs. Zheng, and the awkwardness was only eased when Mrs. Li came over to greet her.
Then the carriage from the Marquis of Changxing's mansion arrived, and a group of maids came over, escorting the Marquis of Changxing's wife. In addition to Gu Xuan'er, Gu Jincheng and another young woman also came.
Gu Xuaner's gorgeous and dazzling dress was equally beautiful as Cui Jingshu's, but Cui Jingshu's facial features were brighter. The more gorgeous the jewelry and clothes were, the more they could enhance her magnificent beauty. Without these jewelry and clothes, her beauty would naturally fade.
Gu Xuan'er's appearance is more like a beautiful girl next door. If she dresses too formally, it will seem a bit cumbersome and cannot support the heavy jewelry on her head and the complicated dresses. Compared with Cui Jingshu, her personality is also more delicate.
Normally when the two of them were together, she would listen to Cui Jingshu and obey her at her command.
The young woman was dressed much more simply than Gu Xuan'er, and had a noble and elegant temperament. She looked a few years older than Gu Xuan'er, with a bit of coldness and a somewhat aloof personality, making it difficult for people to get close to her.
Jiang Lan felt that the other person was different from the others, so she paid more attention to him. The other person also noticed her, glanced in the direction where she was standing, and nodded slightly as if to greet her. Jiang Lan also nodded in response.
Gu Jincheng also noticed Jiang Lan standing under the tree in a green dress and said in a somewhat frivolous tone, "A little green among thousands of flowers."
The young woman frowned slightly, as if she didn't like his frivolous look, and ignored him.
Jiang Lan also roughly guessed the other party's identity, which should be the young lady of the Marquis' Mansion, but she was still a little unsure, after all, she had never seen this young lady before.
Previously, at the birthday banquet at the general's mansion, neither the prince Gu Jincheng nor the young lady showed up. Later, at the banquet at Zhang's mansion, only Gu Jincheng came.
The couple rarely appeared in public together. Gu Jincheng was casual and elegant in his conversation, as if he was not married yet.
Therefore, many people thought that the prince of the marquis's mansion was still single.
"That's Madam Gu. They have been married for almost a year." Qi Wuhan walked over and said, as if he came specifically to answer Jiang Lan's questions.
Jiang Lan was startled by the sudden sound beside her. She turned around and saw it was him. She muttered to herself, how come he walked without making any sound...
"What bad things are you saying about me in your heart?" Qi Wuhan's tone was playful, and his peach blossom eyes smiled brightly, just like a male vixen wagging his tail at her seductively.
Jiang Lan blushed slightly, and turned her face away slightly, avoiding his interested and inquiring gaze, silently thinking about how to start the conversation.
She knew that once she asked that question, there would be no turning back, but she had to ask it clearly, otherwise it would become a demon in her heart and would haunt her for the rest of her life.
She opened her mouth slightly, and her heart began to beat wildly. The lines she had rehearsed countless times suddenly became blank in her mind.
It's not so easy to speak...
Everyone's attention was on the wife of the Marquis of Changxing, and no one paid attention to Jiang Lan.
However, Zhang was sharp-eyed and saw Qi Wuhan and Jiang Lan standing together. She pointed them out to Madam Zheng next to her. When Madam Zheng looked in their direction, she was swept by Qi Wuhan's gaze. Both Zhang and Madam Zheng quickly turned their heads, fearing that they would be discovered by him.
After Qi Wuhan withdrew his gaze, he looked at Jiang Lan from head to toe again, and his eyes finally stopped at her slender and beautiful waist. When she silently adjusted her mentality and was about to speak again, she looked up and saw him looking at her... below the neck. She lowered her head following his gaze, her face suddenly flushed with shame, and turned to leave.
He took a big step and stopped in front of her, explaining, "I wasn't thinking about that just now."
After Jiang Lan reacted for a moment and realized what was going on, the words she had prepared in her head were immediately emptied out. Her entire face started to burn hot, and this burning sensation quickly spread throughout her body, almost making her dizzy...
"Although I think about it every day,"
Shameless, pervert, shameless... She cursed him in her heart with all the words she could think of. Her face was redder than a cooked crab. She wanted to kick him on the spot and scold him severely!
Looking at that radiant and shy face, Qi Wuhan swallowed hard, the depth in his eyes stirring as if it would burst out at any moment. He tilted his face to the side, restrained himself for a moment, and continued, "I was just looking at the clothes you were wearing. I'll buy you the right size in a couple of days. Now I know what I want."
As he spoke, he glanced at her slender waist twice more, which was noticed by Jiang Lan. She turned around and left angrily without looking back. Qing'er and Gui'er, who were waiting not far away, hurriedly followed him.
At this time, Gu Jincheng and Cui Yan came over. The latter looked reluctant to come over. If Gu Jincheng hadn't called him to come over, he would have continued to stand there and stare at Qi Wuhan.
"I was just telling Brother Cui that among all the beauties in the garden, Miss Jiang Er is the most unique. It seems that the Marquis also has the same opinion." Gu Jincheng said.
"So, in the prince's mind, all the beauties in the garden, except for the second Miss Jiang, are vulgar women," Qi Wuhan deliberately paused and said jokingly, "If your third sister knew about this, she would probably cry to death." He raised his chin towards Cui Yan and said, "Master Cui, don't you agree?" After that, he casually swung open the bone fan and walked away gracefully, fanning himself.
Cui Yan stared at his back, his face almost distorted with anger.
Gu Jincheng sighed, "The Marquis's tongue is truly venomous." He then jokingly said, "Even heroes are tempted by beauty, and it seems the Marquis has also encountered this." He then said to Cui Yan meaningfully, "The Marquis has found his true love, so you can rest assured now, right?"
Cui Yan blushed, naturally knowing what this "rest assured" meant, and said stubbornly, "What does it have to do with me whether he has a lover or not?" After saying that, he left, as if he was shy.
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