Chapter 47 The Upright Marquis
Just as she was cursing inwardly, she saw Mu Xingci and his fiancée walking out hand in hand. The man's eyebrows were gentle, and the woman's smile was as bright as spring. In Yun Wansheng's eyes, they were so well-matched.
But for some reason, the scene of them laughing together was very eye-catching to her, which made her retract her gaze from them and turn her head to look at the carriage to hide the bitterness in her heart.
It seems that even if a man and a woman have no feelings for each other, they will unconsciously develop a different kind of feelings after sleeping together for a long time, making it difficult for them to control their emotions.
"Miss Yun!" Lin Yao looked at the woman at the bottom of the stairs and called her in a friendly tone.
"Hello, Miss Lin." When she looked up again, Yun Wansheng was calm and smiling.
Lin Yao took her fiancé's hand and walked down the stairs to her. "Miss Yun, why don't you come into the mansion now that you're here? It's so awkward for you to wait at the door like this. If someone didn't know better, they'd think your cousin doesn't like you!"
Lin Yao seemed to be complaining, but it also made people feel that she was picking on her cousin as if she were a family member.
"I've just been here for a short time. I was thinking I'd go in for a while and come out again. Instead of that, it would be easier for me to wait outside the door. Miss Lin, please don't think too much about it." Yun Wansheng's tone was not at all humble.
"Lin Yao, now is not the time to chat. Get on the carriage first. We will set off to the hunting ground soon." Mu Xingci looked at her with slightly deep eyes, but spoke to his fiancée.
"Brother Xingci, I want to ride there too. You are the general here, and as your fiancée, I must let your subordinates know that I am not a weak woman who can do nothing." Lin Yao said softly.
"Lin Yao, this place is far from the hunting ground. I'm afraid you'll get tired if you ride a horse for too long. You should take a car first. It won't be too late to ride a horse when you get there." Mu Xingci said gently.
"Doesn't my cousin want to go riding too? She's not afraid of being tired, and neither am I. Brother Xingci, can you please let me go riding?" Lin Yao shook Mu Xingci's arm and said coquettishly.
Mu Xingci pulled his arm uncomfortably, but couldn't pull it out. He couldn't forcefully shake the girl off, so he could only say, "How about this, you ride for a while first, and then get in the carriage if you're tired."
"Okay! Brother Xingci, you're so kind!" Lin Yao said happily, looking at Yun Wansheng: "Miss Yun, your white horse is so beautiful, can you lend it to me to ride for a while? I'll return it to you when I come back."
Upon hearing this, Yun Wansheng instinctively glanced at Mu Xingci, who was frowning, and then smiled: "I'm sorry, Miss Lin, this white horse is shy, I'm afraid it will hurt you."
"Miss Yun, I can ride a horse too, although I'm not that skilled, but I can still tell whether a horse is docile or fierce. Your white horse has a calm and steady look, not as sharp as a wild horse. So, your white horse is not a wild horse. Can you let me ride it for a day?" Lin Yao said with a glint in her eyes.
"Ms. Lin, if it were anything else, I would lend it to you, but this white horse is my favorite and I don't want to lend it to anyone else."
Since she couldn't refuse politely, she might as well refuse directly.
It seems that this Miss Tai Shi is not someone who is easy to deal with. I found an excuse not to lend it to save face for both of us, but she deliberately made it clear so that people would think that I lied because I didn't want to lend it.
Lin Yao was slightly stunned when she heard this. She obviously didn't expect that this cousin would reject her directly. She thought that if she exposed this woman's lie, she would have no excuse to reject her.
At the same time, her stinginess and lack of tolerance will make Mu Xingci see what kind of person his cousin is.
Don't blame her for intentionally targeting this cousin. The fact is that this woman's appearance makes her very uneasy. She does this to test what kind of reaction her fiancé would have. After all, cousins can get married, let alone distant cousins.
"Brother Xingci, I really like this white horse. Can you talk to my cousin about it? Ask her to lend it to me for a ride."
Lin Yao's tone was as coquettish as that of a ten-year-old child, as if she could get what she wanted by acting coquettishly like this, and make people think she was cute.
Mu Xingci looked at the woman who was acting coquettishly towards him, frowning slightly: "Lin Yao, as the daughter of the Grand Tutor, don't you know what it means that a gentleman does not take away what others like?
As a general, I have always been disciplined and upright, never favoring the unreasonable. I hope you will think carefully before doing anything in the future. This is the Southwest General's Mansion, and you will be the Marquis' wife from now on. I don't want you to do anything that would undermine your dignity."
The man's words made Lin Yao's face turn pale and blue. She never expected that this man not only did not speak to her side, but instead lectured her in front of everyone, making her feel guilty and unable to refute.
"Brother Xingci, I'm sorry. I didn't mean anything else just now. I just liked that white horse so much that I asked to borrow it without thinking too much. Please don't be angry with me."
Lin Yao still knew how to show weakness and admit her mistakes. She didn't want this man to think that she was a person with bad intentions.
"It's good that you know you were wrong. Get in the car! We should go." Mu Xingci gestured for her to get in the carriage in a seemingly gentle tone.
Lin Yao didn't dare to say anything else. She knew very well that when a man was angry, you must never argue with him about anything, otherwise the man would have a bad impression of the woman, which was not what she wanted.
Seeing the handsome man helping her into the carriage, his expression didn't show any displeasure, which made her feel a little relieved. After getting in the carriage, she asked in a delicate voice: "Brother Xingci, are you getting in?"
"I need to ride a horse, you can just go in." Mu Xingci's voice did not reveal his joy or anger.
"Oh!" Lin Yao entered the car with an unhappy look on her face.
Yun Wansheng kept watching their every word and action until the man got on the horse. She then had a new understanding of the character of this marquis. He was indeed upright, worthy of being a general.
Just as he was lost in thought, he suddenly saw the man on the horse looking at him: "What are you standing there for? Get on the horse." Mu Xingci urged in a seemingly stern tone.
Yun Wansheng was dissatisfied with his scolding out of thin air and glared at him, but she also knew that she couldn't argue with him in front of so many people.
She climbed onto the horse and followed him naturally, not noticing the slight smile on the man's face. This woman wasn't stupid; she knew she couldn't go against him in front of others.
A large group of people headed out of the city on time, and Lin Yao in the carriage was always paying attention to what was happening outside the car.
When she thought that the man would say something comforting to the woman after insulting her, he got on the horse directly and turned around to look at the woman, but he scolded her sharply. There was no tenderness in his tone, which made her wonder if she was overthinking it.
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