Chapter 775 Do you know who she loves?
Gu Qingchen just felt uncomfortable all over, as if sitting on pins and needles.
She stopped peeling chestnuts, and the sweet aroma from the fire seemed a little stuffy.
She was just thinking of finding an excuse to slip away, but she heard Chu Ruohan sigh softly and change the subject.
"Speaking of which, Qingchen's affairs are worrying, and Lan Jie'er's affairs are also worrying."
The topic suddenly turned to Gu Lanxin, and Gu Qingchen's tense nerves relaxed a little.
When Song Ruyan heard this, she immediately became interested. She had also watched Gu Lanxin grow up and taught her kung fu for several years. In name, she was half a master.
"What happened to Sister Lan? She's a quiet and sensible girl. What could possibly cause you, her aunt, to worry about?"
Chu Ruohan glanced at Gu Qingchen with a hint of helplessness in her eyes.
"It's not her marriage yet. Lan Jie'er is already a grown-up girl in the capital. We can't just keep putting it off like this."
Upon hearing this, Song Ruyan nodded in agreement. "Yes, my disciple has first-class looks and temperament. He is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, needlework, and martial arts. There is nothing that he can't show off. So many good men in the capital are eyeing him. It's time to make plans early."
Gu Qingchen listened to them discussing Gu Lanxin's marriage, but he felt more and more uncomfortable.
It seems that the final destination of all girls in the world is to get married.
She had just climbed out of one pit, and now she felt upset listening to others discussing another pit.
Chu Ruohan continued, "You don't know yet, do you? Just a few months ago, her grandfather carefully selected a match for her. He was a top-notch choice in character and talent, and his family was also upright. We all thought it was the best match, but who knew that Lan Jie'er refused to agree no matter what."
"Oh? There's such a thing?" Song Ruyan was a little surprised. "If you're interested in her and even let the Third Master go to see her in person, she must be from a very good family. Lan Jie'er has always been an obedient child, why is she so stubborn?"
"Who said it wasn't?" Chu Ruohan said with a worried look on her face. "I asked her several times, but she just said she didn't want to get married. When I asked her why, she wouldn't tell me. A good thing just fell through like that. Gu Lu was also very angry and punished her by making her copy Buddhist scriptures for half a month."
Gu Qingchen had been listening silently, and when he heard this, he suddenly interrupted for some unknown reason.
"Perhaps, she already has a lover."
As soon as she said this, she was stunned for a moment.
The warm room suddenly became quiet.
Chu Ruohan and Song Ruyan's eyes all fell on her.
Chu Ruohan's eyes were filled with inquiry. "Sister Lan did mention this to me privately, saying only...it was something she had no choice."
"Qingchen, you two sisters are usually close. Do you know who she loves?"
Gu Qingchen felt a little uneasy when she was looked at. How could she know what was on Gu Lanxin's mind?
She just listened to them discussing arranged marriages and subconsciously felt that the only possibility for a girl who was usually docile to muster up so much courage to resist a seemingly perfect marriage was that she already had someone else in her heart.
"How should I know?" Gu Qingchen denied it flatly, his tone a little stiff. "She is the type of person who keeps everything to herself and never tells me these things."
She didn't want to get involved in any topics about marriage and love anymore, she just wanted to escape quickly.
Seeing her impatient expression, Chu Ruohan thought she was still upset about what happened just now, so she didn't ask any more questions.
Song Ruyan seemed to have grasped some clue. She touched her chin and narrowed her eyes thoughtfully.
"Sweetheart... that's possible. Lan Jie'er looks docile, but she's actually very opinionated. She's like that when she's practicing martial arts. Once she sets her sights on a move, she won't stop until she's mastered it. If she really sets her sights on someone, I'm afraid no one would be able to pull her back."
She suddenly looked at Chu Ruohan and lowered her voice: "Tell me, could it be someone we know?"
Chu Ruohan pondered for a moment and shook her head gently. "It's hard to say. Sister Lan never leaves the house, and the only people she interacts with are those in the mansion and a few relatives she frequently visits."
"She's introverted, unlike Qingchen who's so... lively. I really can't imagine how she could have any personal connection with any young master."
As Gu Qingchen listened to their speculations, a figure inexplicably emerged in his mind.
It’s Lin Jiayou.
She remembered that the way Gu Lanxin looked at Lin Jiayou before always had a certain inexplicable meaning in her eyes. That look was cautious, with a hint of admiration, but also concealed a deep sense of inferiority.
Could it be...
As soon as this thought came to mind, it was ruthlessly cut off by Gu Qingchen.
impossible.
Absolutely not.
How could Sister Lan Xin, such a good person, fall for a hypocritical and sinister guy like Lin Jiayou?
I must be overthinking it.
She irritably grabbed a still-hot chestnut and cracked it open with force, as if to crush the confusion in her heart.
Song Ruyan was still analyzing enthusiastically: "Could it be a classmate from the academy? No, Lan Jie'er doesn't go to the academy. Was that...some poetry gathering or banquet where she met me?"
Chu Ruohan sighed, "I've thought about it. But she won't say anything about it, so how can we ask her? If we guess wrong, won't we hurt her feelings? And if we guess right, and the other party is not someone we can trust, what should we do?"
This is indeed a dilemma.
A girl's reputation is more important than anything else.
Song Ruyan also fell silent. She picked up the teacup and took a sip, her brows furrowed.
"This matter is indeed a difficult one. However, we have to find a way to test her attitude. Keep dragging it out like this is not a solution. What if the man she loves... is irresponsible? Wouldn't that ruin her life?"
She looked at Chu Ruohan and said solemnly, "You have to pay attention to this matter. If necessary, you have to be tough. It's better than watching her jump into the fire pit."
Chu Ruohan nodded, and the worry between her brows became even heavier.
"I know. I'll talk to her in a few days."
Gu Qingchen listened from the side, feeling mixed emotions.
She suddenly felt that Gu Lanxin and herself were so similar in some ways.
They are both troubled by an unwilling marriage and have secrets in their hearts that cannot be shared with outsiders.
However, she chose the most intense way to resist, while Gu Lanxin chose the most silent way to refuse.
For some reason, she suddenly felt a sense of sympathy for Gu Lanxin.
Maybe she didn't hate her as much as she thought.
Perhaps, she is just a poor person pushed by fate.
The atmosphere in the warm room became a little heavy because of Gu Lanxin's topic.
The wind and snow outside the window showed no sign of stopping, but instead became more violent. The rolled-up snowflakes formed white vortices outside the window, as if they were going to swallow up the entire world.
The chestnuts on the fire were already roasted black and were making crackling sounds, but no one cared about them anymore.
Gu Qingchen finally found a reason to get up.
"Mom, Aunt Song, I'm a little tired. I want to go back and rest first."
Chu Ruohan looked at her daughter's pale face, knowing that she was exhausted today, and nodded: "Go, let the maid make you a bowl of calming medicine, drink it before going to sleep."
"Yeah." Gu Qingchen responded, bowed to Song Ruyan, then stood up and quickly left the warm room.
The moment she pushed open the door, a cold wind mixed with ice and snow blew in her face, instantly clearing her confused mind.
She pulled her cloak tighter around her and walked quickly down the corridor.
Snowflakes were blown in by the wind, wetting the hem of her skirt, and the cold touch spread along the fabric.
She suddenly stopped and looked back at the warm room where the lights were still on.
There she has her loving mother and Aunt Song who truly cares about her.
But she just wanted to escape.
She didn't know what she was afraid of.
Is he afraid of facing Song Ruyan's proposal, or is he afraid of facing his own inexplicable feelings for Qian Zhenyun?
Maybe, both.
She turned her head, looked at the dark courtyard in front of her, which was shrouded in wind and snow, and took a deep breath of the cold air.
The road is still long.
Whether she likes it or not, she has to keep going on alone.
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