Chapter 88: Proposal
Zhou Zhilan glared at her and said, "You big fool, does the Queen Mother still need you to save people?"
Gu Huan whispered, "Do it again, I want to jump too."
Zhou Zhilan was furious at her lack of resistance and slapped her on the forehead: "Well, the mansion will be very busy these two days, so you should take good care of yourself, keep your body healthy and your spirit full, and wait for the good days."
Gu Huan didn’t understand what good days she could expect. How could she have good days if she couldn’t stop Jiang Ruoxi?
I stared blankly at Zhou Zhilan as she walked away with big strides.
Although she is not Aunt Pei's biological daughter, she grew up by her side.
Aunt Pei is a person who is full of calculations and has a barter mindset for everything.
She and Mu Junyan had not been together for a long time, but she understood that she had not impressed him at all and that she was at most a toy in a man's bed.
She knew very well that pleasing a man in bed was not a long-term solution.
Today, she jumped into the lake to save people, helping him avoid the Queen Mother's conspiracy to insert the daughter of the Jiang family, and also making him feel more guilty and earning an extra chip for herself.
People, if you want something, you must pay the same price.
However, she couldn’t understand why she risked her life to save Jiang Ruoxi, but Mu Junyan still scolded her.
It felt like he was very angry.
Her heart moved slightly.
Could it be that he cares about her?
So you are angry because she doesn't take care of herself?
Unfortunately, she almost lost her life but ultimately failed.
If Jiang Ruoxi, with her personality, married into the family, she would definitely be more domineering than Gu Wanru.
When Mu Junyan goes to war, Jiang Ruoxi, as the legitimate mistress of the Duke's Mansion, will definitely not tolerate her.
Gu Huan was extremely annoyed. The sharp pain in her abdomen came again and she curled up holding her stomach.
Donghua was shocked when she saw her like this when she came in, "Oh my God, girl, are you in pain again?"
Gu Huan raised her head and smiled with difficulty: "It doesn't hurt that much."
Much better than yesterday, when she felt like she was dying.
“Your face has turned pale, but Mu Liulang still insists on seeing you. I will go and tell him now, and then go and urge Miss Shen to give me the medicine.”
Donghua chattered for a while, and Gu Huan grabbed her and asked, "Why did Mu Liulang want to see me?"
"I don't know. It seems like someone is bullying him. He has been standing at the gate for more than an hour and won't listen to anyone's advice. The master is not here, so it's hard for others to chase him away."
Gu Huan was silent for a moment: "Go and see if the medicine has been taken."
Because of Mu Feng, Mu Junyan misunderstood her and was still angry, so she'd better not provoke him.
"Oh, okay."
Donghua carefully tucked the quilt in for her and quickly ran away.
After a while, Chen Li came in with a small medicine bag and Dong Hua holding a medicine bowl.
After drinking Chen Li's medicine, Gu Huan felt much better. After Chen Li finished giving her the acupuncture, more than half an hour had passed.
Shen Li frowned and stared at her, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.
"Am I going to die?" Gu Huan looked at her nervously.
Shen Li rolled his eyes at her: "Bah, why do you want to die? As long as I'm here, don't even think about dying!"
Gu Huan patted her chest and said, "That's good. I'm most afraid of death."
Chen Li frowned: "It's worse for a woman to be unable to bear children than to die."
"Infertility?"
Gu Huan opened her mouth in surprise, then smiled knowingly: "I knew it a long time ago."
You can guess it.
Shen Li glared at her fiercely: "No, I will make you pregnant."
Gu Huan: “…”
It really doesn’t matter whether she has a baby or not.
Chen Li left angrily. Gu Huan, who had regained some energy, remembered Mu Feng: "Mu Liulang left, right?"
Donghua shook her head: "Just now the concierge sent someone to ask if the young lady could see him."
"Is the Duke not back yet?"
Donghua shook her head.
"Then... let's go meet him."
It’s not a good idea to keep standing at the gate like this. If Mu Junyan finds out, I won’t know how to get angry.
She is now afraid that Mu Junyan will get angry.
Gu Huan was sitting in a chair covered with a thick blanket, also covered with a blanket. Mu Feng was startled when he saw her.
He asked anxiously, "What's wrong with you? Are you sick?"
"It's okay. I wonder why Mu Liulang wants to see me?" Gu Huan asked weakly.
Mu Feng stared at her with red eyes.
It seems like she is a heartless woman.
Gu Huan was frightened by his glare, and said with gritted teeth: "Liu Lang, it is inconvenient for you and I to meet, but you are so insistent on meeting me, it must be something important, right?"
Seeing her distant attitude and eyes full of grievance and sadness, Mu Feng took a step forward and stared at her.
"Gu Huan, I like you. If you just say one word, I will never marry Miss Qu."
Cough cough cough.
Gu Huan choked on her saliva and coughed until her face turned red.
Did this child misunderstand something?
Donghua quickly gave her some tea. After she calmed down, Gu Huan straightened her back and looked at the boy seriously.
"Mu Liulang, I have only met you once, and you are telling me that you like me? Isn't that too hasty?"
Mu Feng hurriedly shook his head: "Although we have only met once, my mind has been full of you these days. I have read the storybooks and asked the brothers who have married, and they said that this is what love means."
Gu Huan has a headache.
Forced to smile: "You don't know me, you only see my appearance, how do you know I'm not a woman with a black heart and a rotten liver?"
Mu Feng was very anxious: "How can you say that about yourself?"
Gu Huan interrupted him and said bluntly, "I will never be able to get pregnant. The Mu family will never accept a woman like me as their legal wife."
Mu Feng was stunned, his face full of disbelief.
Gu Huan suddenly smiled: "Besides, I don't like kids like you."
After returning to Yayun Pavilion, Gu Huan recalled the boy's appearance and felt sad.
If she were the legitimate daughter of the Gu family, would she have the opportunity to meet outstanding young men, right?
There is also a chance to marry properly.
But she had no ifs.
Donghua helped Gu Huan comb her hair. Seeing her melancholy face, she couldn't help but say, "I heard that Miss Qu was introduced to the marriage by the master."
Gu Huan turned her head when she heard this: "You mean the Duke proposed to Mu Liulang?"
"Yeah. I heard that Mu Liulang had a big fight with the Third Master and was beaten with a few sticks."
Gu Huan was surprised.
No wonder when I saw Mu Feng leaving with a dejected look on his face just now, his legs and feet were a little unsteady and he was limping.
Gu Huan held her chin up and asked, "Did I harm him?"
Donghua and Dongqing looked at each other.
"It's his wishful thinking and has nothing to do with the girl." Dongqing said softly.
Gu Huan quickly put Mu Feng behind her mind. She had to hurry to deal with the matters of Aunt Pei and Gu Wanru.
"Donghua, go find Jinkui quietly at night..."
"good."
Gu Huan didn't know that at this moment, Mu Junyan suddenly descended upon the Gu family like a god, scaring everyone in the Gu family into being uneasy.
Gu Yuan and Wang looked at the eighteen large mahogany boxes placed outside the yard and looked at each other in surprise.
Zhou Chunyu smiled and said, "Lord Gu, Madam Gu, these are the eighteen betrothal gifts. Please take a look. Are you satisfied?"
Gu Yuan was completely confused. He searched his mind but couldn't find any of his daughters who was suitable for marriage.
"Who does the Duke want to hire?"
"This is the betrothal gift our Duke is going to give us to marry the second daughter of the Gu family."
Gu Yuan and Wang were both stunned.
This...how should they call Mu Junyan?
Father-in-law or son-in-law?
But, the Duke of Yong is asking for marriage. Gu Yuan absolutely cannot refuse such a good offer. Just when he was about to speak...
"No!" Aunt Pei, who was standing nearby, screamed.
Gu Yuan glared at her in dissatisfaction: "How outrageous!"
Aunt Pei didn't care about so many things. She hurriedly ran to the middle and knelt down: "Duke, Gu Huan is of humble origin and cannot bear it..."
Mu Junyan's face darkened, and he said grimly, "Is the Wenchang Marquis' Mansion so unruly?"
Gu Yuan shouted sternly: "Pei, it's not your turn to speak here, why don't you step back!"
Aunt Pei was unwilling, but she didn't dare to say anything, so she had to step aside.
Gu Yuan smiled widely: "I am doing this for the Duke's sake. I come from a merchant family, and Huan'er is really not worthy of the Duke."
Mu Junyan said calmly, "I have a bad reputation for being unlucky with wives, so I can only let Gu Huan be your concubine. As long as the two elders agree, the day after tomorrow will be an auspicious day for you to get married."
Wang frowned, "So hasty? Even if she's a concubine, this is Huan'er's first time getting married."
"concubine?"
Aunt Pei couldn't help but speak again, but when she met Mu Junyan's sharp gaze, she was so scared that she quickly shrank back.
It turns out she is a concubine.
The anxiety on Aunt Pei's face suddenly disappeared. Looking at Wang's somewhat unhappy face, she couldn't help but laugh secretly.
So what if she is the principal wife? Your daughter is still a concubine.
After her daughter comes to power, she can sell the little concubine for a reason.
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