Gu Yunran touched the skin on Mu Qianchen's back, and there were scars of varying depths everywhere she touched. She turned over and looked at his back, stunned.
"You..." Her voice was choked with sobs, not knowing how to start.
Mu Qianchen knew what Gu Yunran was referring to. He lay on the bed with his back to her. "You asked me how I got so many scars on my body?"
Looking at those shocking scars, Gu Yunran felt distressed instead of afraid. She said in a hoarse voice, "Yes, I don't know if I should ask?"
Mu Qianchen turned around, holding Gu Yunran's face in his hands, and said calmly, "When I was four years old, it was a very cold winter. We had a charcoal fire burning in the house, and in the middle of the night, it suddenly started a fire. Fortunately, my sister found it, wet the quilt, wrapped it around me, and rescued me."
Mu Qianchen paused for a moment, holding back his tears, and continued calmly, "Unfortunately, the burning beam fell down, and my sister used all her strength to throw me out at the last moment. Unfortunately, I was still burned. Fortunately, the burn was on my back, otherwise..."
Taking a deep breath, Mu Qianchen's face was unusually calm. He continued, "Later, I had a fever for three days and three nights and almost died. But thinking of my sister risking her life to save me, I miraculously survived."
"I guess I'm really lucky."
Mu Qianchen's voice was eerily calm, as if he was telling a different story, but Gu Yunran could sense the forbearance and anger in his heart.
No wonder he has a bad temper and is moody. It turns out that he has endured such pain since he was a child. First, both his parents died, then he almost died in a fire, and his sister died while trying to save him...
That situation shaped his character, but he never did anything harmful to the world. Everyone called him a traitor, but when Gu Yunran got to know him better, she realized that those he killed were those who deserved to be killed.
Gu Yunran put her arms around Mu Qianchen's waist and hugged him. She didn't know how to comfort him, so she could only hold him quietly like this.
She lowered her head and gently stroked his back, her fingertips lightly stroking the deep scar. "I will love you well in the future." She lowered her head and kissed the scar.
"Aren't you afraid?" Mu Qianchen asked.
Gu Yunran shook her head. "I'm already heartbroken, so how can I be scared?"
Mu Qianchen's eyes turned red and his throat felt hoarse. He reached out and tightly wrapped his arms around Gu Yunran's waist and kissed her.
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"Second Madam." Zhuye came in with a copper basin to help Gu Yunran wash up. "It's getting late. We need to go and pay our respects to the old lady and the old lady."
The young lady's status changed after she married into the Mu family, so Zhuye also changed her words.
Gu Yunran took the soft towel and wiped her face, asked Zhuye to tie her hair, put on some light makeup, and went to the old lady's Frost Courtyard.
"Greetings, Madam."
Gu Yunran bowed slightly. Madam Mu was very pleased with her and waved at her, "Good child, come here quickly and let grandma see you."
Gu Yunran smiled faintly and walked forward slowly. Madam Mu took her hand and asked her to sit next to her. "It's been many years since we last met. You've become even more handsome than when you were a child."
Gu Yunran smiled and said, "Grandma, thank you for the compliment."
She glanced around but didn't see Madam Qin, so she asked curiously, "Madam isn't here?"
"Song'er is sick. She took care of him all night and is not feeling well." Madam Mu took off an emerald jade bracelet from her wrist and put it on Gu Yunran. "This is a gift from your grandmother."
"Grandma, this is too expensive. Your granddaughter-in-law can't afford it." She refused.
Madam Mu's face darkened. "Just accept what Grandmother gives you."
Mother Mu also smiled and said, "Second Madam, just accept it. This is a token of the old lady's kindness. If you appreciate the old lady's kindness, you and the second master should have a big fat boy as soon as possible. The old lady is still waiting to hold her great-grandson."
Mother Mu's words made Gu Yunran blush. She lowered her head shyly and replied softly, "Yunran knows."
Then, Madam Mu pointed at the insignificant woman sitting next to her and said, "This is your third aunt."
Gu Yunran then looked at Madam Wang, walked down and bowed to her: "Yunran greets Third Aunt."
Third Madam Wang put down the melon seeds in her hand, reached out to help her up, and said with a sincere smile: "Good child, get up quickly!"
As she spoke, she took an exquisite nanmu box from the nanny beside her and handed it to Gu Yunran: "This is for you. Open it and see if you like it."
Gu Yunran took it and handed the box to Zhuye beside her, saying with a smile: "Yunran likes whatever Third Aunt gives her."
The Third Madam covered her mouth and laughed out loud: "You are really good at talking. Auntie Three likes people like you."
Gu Yunran pursed her lips and stood aside. Madam Mu glanced at the Third Madam, then looked at Gu Yunran, "Okay, it's getting late, Yunran, go back and rest early."
She was also a little tired and wanted to lie down for a while.
"yes."
Gu Yunran walked out with Zhuye, and the Third Madam followed closely behind. She caught up with Gu Yunran and whispered, "My dear niece-in-law, have you heard any rumors in the mansion?"
Gu Yunran was slightly stunned: "What rumor?"
The Third Madam looked around and saw that there were few people in the place. She pulled Gu Yunran close to her ear and whispered, "People say you're unlucky."
"Your ex-husband's family was executed not long ago. As soon as you entered the house yesterday, Song Ge'er's old illness relapsed and he almost died..."
Ruizhu coughed lightly and glared at the Third Madam fiercely: "Please be careful with your words and actions, Third Madam."
The Third Madam was startled. Ruizhu was Mu Qianchen's confidante. She cleared her throat and said, "Hey, I wouldn't believe that. I just wanted to remind my niece-in-law that the backyard and deep house are not so peaceful. I need to be more careful on weekdays."
"The old lady concealed this matter and must be investigating it secretly, but the old lady didn't believe it once, and she didn't believe it twice. If it happens more than once..."
The third lady said this and said no more, and left while eating melon seeds.
When the Third Madam walked away, Gu Yunran was still standing there in a daze. Ruizhu was a little worried: "Don't mind it, Second Wife."
Gu Yunran came back to his senses, looked at Ruizhu, and said, "What she said makes sense."
"By the way, do you know what Song Ge'er's old illness is?"
"asthma."
Gu Yunran nodded, and suddenly thought of the wedding dress. "So the problem lies with the wedding dress?"
Mrs. Gu has always had a cough. In order to help her mother get better as soon as possible, Gu Yunran read a lot of medical books. Although she does not understand medical skills, she still understands some medical principles.
Mu Qianchen said last night that she had a faint musky scent on her body, but she never used that kind of stuff, so she remembered that the smell on her body was the smell of her wedding dress.
Musk will irritate people with asthma and cause them to have an attack.
The woman who made the wedding dress was no problem. She was the old embroiderer of the Gu Mansion and my mother's personal embroiderer. That was...
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