"My eldest uncle has three sons now, so my maternal grandparents no longer pressure him to take a concubine or force my eldest aunt to have children. They don't care what my eldest aunt and cousin do on a daily basis. I only go to my eldest aunt and cousin's place to play when I visit them; otherwise, only my eldest uncle likes to go there. It's like an ordinary family of three living a simple life. When I was little, I was naive and didn't know how to read the room. When I went there, none of my uncles, aunts, cousins, or siblings dared to mess with me because my father was an official. I could go to whichever uncle I wanted, and no one would say anything."
"As I grew older, I realized that my other cousins all thought I was stupid and fat, and they didn't want to play with me. Unlike my older cousins on my aunt's side. Only my cousin on my uncle's side was truly kind to me. The day I hit her, when I saw her bleeding, I felt uncomfortable. For some reason, a memory popped into my mind: when I was eight years old, I went to my maternal grandparents' house and asked my cousin to take me out to play in the street. I got into an argument with someone, along with other cousins and a few young masters from the local government office. My cousins pretended to try to break up the fight, but they were actually encouraging us to fight. When I was being beaten, my cousin rushed over to protect me, and she also got a head injury that time."
"Because my father was doing well in his official career at that time, and he was also a classmate of the prefect of that place, so this matter was downplayed. But my cousin was still punished by kneeling in the ancestral hall even though her head was broken. I felt very guilty and knelt with her. My maternal grandparents couldn't bear to see me suffer, so they didn't punish my cousin. That day, when I hurt Shaya, the image of my cousin shielding me from the past flashed into my mind."
"So, I think of her as my cousin."
Wang Pangzi has been thinking about this matter occasionally these past few days. If Gu Xin hadn't asked Dongxue to take care of Shaya, he would have sent someone to take care of Shaya himself.
“Your eldest uncle definitely recognizes her. He managed to get your maternal grandparents to agree to him taking a concubine, which means he has deep feelings for your eldest aunt. Your mother might have forgotten, but your eldest uncle definitely won’t,” Gu Xin said after listening. After thinking for a moment, she asked, “Will your other aunt come?”
Fatty Wang shook his head: "No. My other aunt manages the household affairs and usually doesn't leave Jiangnan. Last year, my uncle brought his youngest son, who wasn't married yet, with him. He should be here this year too."
Gu Xin said, "Alright. Your uncle and the others will be here tomorrow, right? I'll go to Shaya's place in a bit to see how to wake her up. She's been unconscious for two days, she should wake up by now. Tomorrow, after your uncle's memorial service, I'll take him there. Don't tell him yet, let him see for himself and recognize her himself. You do your thing, leave the rest to me."
Fatty Wang also felt that this was the most suitable way.
He hoped that the silly girl was his cousin, but he also didn't want her to be.
I'm feeling quite conflicted.
After chatting with Gu Xin for a while, Fatty Wang got up and left for the mourning hall.
Gu Xin got up and went to the inn. Sha Ya was staying at the inn, and Dong Xue was watching over her. Gu Xin would go and check on her every day for the next couple of days after she came down the mountain.
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