Chapter 830 My cousin is reborn and wants to snatch my marriage (39)
Zhou felt that Gu Shiyao had no brains. Did she have a good relationship with the Duke of Qiyang's Mansion? They were almost enemies when the engagement was cancelled. Even though Gu Shichu married Mingxun and barely maintained the connection between the two mansions, it did not mean that the Duke of Qiyang's Mansion would welcome Gu Shiyao.
"Don't I just say that I don't believe that Mingxun, this dandy boy, will discover any new grain varieties? What if he takes credit for someone else's work?" Gu Shiyao argued speciously.
Of course, she hoped that Mingxun took the credit for someone else's work, but Zhou was not as conceited as she was. Zhou said to her in annoyance, "Whether Mingxun took the credit for someone else's work or not, would the emperor not send someone to investigate? Since His Majesty has determined that it was Mingxun who discovered it, then there is no problem. Where on earth do you get the confidence that your judgment is more credible than the results of His Majesty's investigation?"
Gu Shiyao was speechless. She couldn't say that it was Mingxun, who had accomplished nothing in her previous life, who gave her confidence? Mingxun had never discovered any new grains in his previous life, so why did he discover them in this life?
When Gu Shiyao first heard the news, she was stunned. She didn't understand why Mingxun was so lucky in this life. Why couldn't he enjoy his luck, but let Gu Shichu enjoy it?
She was in great pain in her heart. She had always wanted to trample Mingxun and Gu Shichu under her feet and admire their miserable appearance. But now it was impossible. Even though Mingxun was still a playboy, he was no longer an ordinary playboy. Just because of the new grain seeds, he and his descendants could live a worry-free life.
Gu Shiyao felt very uncomfortable when she thought of this possibility. How could someone she hated live better than herself? She wanted to be high and mighty, but unfortunately her husband was only a sixth-rank official. It would take more than ten or twenty years for him to become prime minister. It was so long...
"What are you thinking about? You seem distracted." Zhou was shocked to see Gu Shiyao looking hopeless and lifeless, and asked hurriedly. Although she was very annoyed by her daughter, she didn't want anything to happen to her.
"Nothing..." Gu Shiyao shook her head. She suddenly grabbed Zhou's arm, stared at her closely, and said, "Mom, will I always be inferior to Gu Shichu? Will she step on my head for the rest of my life?"
Zhou was stunned when she heard her words. Seeing her daughter's expression as if she was about to go insane, she felt sad. She comforted her daughter sadly: "Yao'er, there is no need to care too much about some things. Even if Gu Shichu is the prince's wife, so what? Your father is still the Duke of Anguo. You don't need to rely on her for your life. Just avoid her in the future. There is no need to care too much..."
Gu Shiyao burst into tears and said sadly: "Mom, you didn't deny it, so now the situation has changed. It's left until she looks down on me..."
Zhou sighed and said, "Yao'er, you don't need to compare yourself with her. Isn't your son-in-law very ambitious? Your father said that he is talented and will definitely become a mainstay of the court in the future. You are his wife, and you will definitely be honored as a husband and wife. In ancient times, the title was just an empty name. If Mingxun doesn't make progress, what's the point of just having a title?"
"No, with the credit of discovering new grain varieties, no one will dare to look down on Mingxun even if he doesn't make any progress in his life..." Gu Shiyao said dejectedly.
Seeing her half-dead appearance, Zhou was immediately furious and said, "So what? Do you regret doing such a shameful thing and breaking off the engagement with Mingxun? But it's too late to regret now. You've married Tang Buqing, and Mingxun has married Gu Shichu. You two can't have any other relationship... If you hadn't acted on your own initiative, you would be the one benefiting from it now. Unfortunately, you don't have that luck!"
Zhou's words were like a knife stabbing Gu Shiyao's heart, causing her face to turn pale instantly.
She couldn't say whether she regretted it or not. Did she regret it? She thought everything would be fine after marrying Tang Buqing, and she only had to wait to become the prime minister's wife. But she never expected that Tang Buqing would hate her and that Tang's mother would torture her severely, making her life miserable. It was not as good as she had imagined before marriage.
As for Ming Xun, whom she had given up early on, she thought that the Marquis of Qiyang's Mansion would slowly decline like in the previous life, but now it has become the Duke's Mansion. The wife of the Duke of Qiyang is a generous and kind mother-in-law who never bullies her daughter-in-law and is even too lazy to pay attention to her. In her previous life, she thought that Madam Ming was so cold to her because she didn't like her as a daughter-in-law, but now that she has experienced a mother-in-law like Tang's mother, she knows how precious Madam Ming is as a mother-in-law.
The reason why she chose to give up Ming Xun without hesitation after her rebirth was because she didn't want to marry the Qi Yang Marquis Mansion which was destined to decline. But now this only shortcoming is gone. On the contrary, the Tang family, except for having a future prime minister's wife to keep her hanging, has shortcomings in all other aspects. Gu Shiyao has actually begun to regret it, but she can't admit it. If she admits it, she will not be able to live in self-deception anymore.
Mingxun and Gu Shichu had no idea that Gu Shiyao would be greatly shocked by the appearance of Yumi. They were living a good life now, although when they went out there were always many people following them quietly, just wanting to see what they were going to do.
I heard that foreign merchants are very popular in the capital nowadays. They no longer have to worry about not being able to sell their goods. No matter what they sell, they will be snatched up. Especially those merchants who carry some rare plants or seeds. They are almost driven crazy by the enthusiastic and crazy customers. Even though they are crazy, they still make a lot of money. They also wonder why there are so many rich fools in the capital recently who are willing to spend a lot of money to buy those useless things.
This was all caused by Ming Xun. Everyone knew that he discovered this new grain by getting corn seeds from foreign merchants. So those who were ambitious or wanted to try their luck immediately set their sights on what the foreign merchants had, thinking that maybe they would also be lucky enough to discover new grains, and then use this to bring honor to their ancestors and pass down their names through the ages...
When Gu Shichu first learned about this, he found it ridiculous. If the new grain seeds were so easy to discover, then how come Mingxun was the only one who discovered them after so long?
But everyone believed that this was a way to get rich, so they all jumped on board.
Ming Xun looked at the people following his carriage, sighed and said to Gu Shichu: "Alas, I feel like I have become a monkey now. Being stared at like this all day long, I don't even want to go out."
"They are just making a fuss for a while. After a while, you won't be so popular anymore." Gu Shichu said with a smile, "They probably still want to follow you to pick up some bargains."
"Picking up a bargain? I don't have that ability. They overestimate me. The things I bought before were not necessarily of great value. I bought them as long as they suit my taste. These people will definitely be disappointed when they know about this." Ming Xun said.
(End of this chapter)
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