The silver-gray moonlight enveloped the gentle and affectionate city of Lin'an in a dreamlike manner.
The gentle breeze, carrying the fragrance of lotus flowers from the lotus pond, drifts over the window lattices and overflows into every corner of Cuiweitang, adding a touch of gentleness and comfort to the entire courtyard.
As departure was imminent, Ye Huaisu knew that his two children were attached to their niece, so he deliberately sent someone to deliver meals to Cuiweitang separately, and agreed to Gu Qingmian and Gu Tingji's request to let the siblings stay there for the next few days.
Even though Yuezhou has many advantages, blood ties cannot be won over. Since I can't keep this girl, I can only let her have a better impression of the Duke's Mansion, so that she can remember from time to time that she has an aunt and cousins in Lin'an.
After all, there are only two of them, the aunt and the nephew, left in the Ye family.
Gu Qingmian and Gu Tingji, brother and sister, were most pleased with their mother's transformation.
After dinner, several people sat around the coffee table to digest their food. Gu Qingmian asked this question out of curiosity.
"Cousin, why did Mother suddenly stop forcing you to marry my second brother?"
Seeing her interested, Ye Wanshu smiled faintly, "Because my aunt has let go of things and wants to live her life as she pleases."
In his previous life, the Gu brothers were so noisy, but he had never thought of leaving the Duke's Mansion. He always felt that they had ten years of friendship, so he should endure it as much as he could. His aunt probably didn't have any other thoughts, so he could only sulk along with him.
Now I have become indifferent to everything. My aunt has suffered from this illness and has seen the fickleness of human nature. She just wants to live a comfortable life.
Thinking about the two little ones' recent bickering with their aunt, Ye Wanshu earnestly warned them, "A-Mian, A-Ji, I know you've been taught by Mr. Li, and many things may differ from your mother's. But she was also the youngest daughter, raised under the care of your grandmother. She's never experienced any major ups and downs in the Ye family, and now she single-handedly supports the Duke's Mansion. You must learn to understand her painstaking efforts."
After a pause, she continued, "When your cousin is not in Lin'an, you must be filial to your aunt."
If my aunt had lived a long and healthy life, she would not have watched her daughter being sent to the palace to serve the aging Prince Yan, and Qingmian would not have died of depression.
Gu Tingji always listened to her and was the first to agree: "Don't worry, cousin. My sister and I will not let mother suffer any injustice. If my elder brother and second brother dare to embarrass mother, I will fight them to the death."
As soon as he finished speaking, a strong and pungent smell of alcohol suddenly rushed in, choking Gu Qingmian and causing him to cough uncontrollably.
Several people looked outside the door at the same time, only to see Gu Tingchen walking in with a gloomy face.
"Aji, in your heart, is my second brother so unbearable?"
A trace of anger flashed in Gu Tingchen's dark pupils: "When have I ever made things difficult for your mother?"
"Second brother, why are you becoming less and less aware of the rules?"
Gu Qingmian held onto Ye Wanshu's arm with some fear: "Look at what you've become now. Breaking into my cousin's yard in the middle of the night, what will happen if this gets out?"
Gu Tingchen, half drunk and half awake, felt quite sad when he heard this: "Why? You can come to see your cousin, but I, as her brother, can't come to visit my cousin? Or is it that you and your sons don't regard me and my elder brother as family at all?"
"You...you are unreasonable."
Gu Qingmian frowned and said, "I'm going to tell Daddy, look at what has become of you and Big Brother after being bewitched by that brothel girl."
Ye Wanshu didn't expect Gu Tingchen to become like this. In his previous life, he was too lazy to come to Cuiweitang, but now he does whatever he wants. After all, he is already an adult, but he still competes with some children.
"Gu Tingchen, you are drunk, go back early."
Glancing at Qin Chulin, who had a dazed look on his face, she slowly glanced at Gu Tingchen and said coldly, "Don't scare the kids."
Gu Tingchen had a blank expression on his face. He pointed at Chunhong, Xingtao and the other girls and said, "Take them out."
"Young Master," Chunhong hurriedly stepped forward and said, "The eldest master has already disgraced my daughter by breaking off the engagement with her. Do you want to ruin her reputation as well?"
"Your daughter and I have been childhood sweethearts, and now she is going to be my prince's wife. How can you say that you want to destroy her reputation?"
Gu Tingchen pushed Chunhong aside, stepped forward, and said solemnly, "Wanwan, I've made up my mind. We'll get married tomorrow. After the wedding, if you want to go to Yuezhou, I'll accompany you there. If you want to return to Tongyang, I'll accompany you back to Tongyang just like before."
Smelling the faint scent of powder on him and recalling everything in her past life, Ye Wanshu curled her lips in disdain: "Gu Tingchen, you're still the same, hanging out in brothels all day, and throwing tantrums when you're drunk."
"I have never been to those brothels, let alone had any relationship with the women there." Gu Tingchen explained anxiously and miserably.
But when he thought about how he had gone to Chunmanlou quite often in order to plot against his elder brother, he felt so miserable that he couldn't express it in words.
"Since you don't like it, I won't drink it. I promise you that I will never go to a brothel again."
His tone of voice was so confident that it really sounded like he was determined to mend his ways.
Unfortunately, Ye Wanshu had long lost interest in his promise. All she could think about was the scene of him living a life of drunkenness and debauchery among the flowers in his previous life.
"Gu Tingchen, you don't need to tell me this."
Ye Wanshu said in a resolute tone, "Please leave immediately. If you still have any brotherly manners, you shouldn't be so out of control in front of Qingmian and Tingji."
"I'm just worried about your safety."
Gu Tingchen asked, "You clearly knew that Prince Yongning came to Lin'an to befriend your father, yet you still went so deep into the tiger's den. Do you understand the dangers involved?"
When mentioning King Yongning, he was like his natural enemy, and his words were full of slander.
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