Chapter 59 I Don't Want You to Be My Brother-in-law
Gu Qingye looked up at Mu Nanzhao, and her eyes turned red before she could say anything.
"Brother Chen, are you blaming me? Are you unwilling to care about me anymore?"
Mu Nanzhao stepped back to create some distance, and said expressionlessly, "I don't know where the young lady got this from."
Gu Qingye blinked, and crystal tears immediately slid down from under her long and thick black eyelashes.
She raised her eyelids and looked at Mu Nanzhao with her beautiful tearful eyes, feeling sad.
"Brother Chen..."
"I'm so glad you're okay! I felt really bad that I didn't bring anyone back to rescue you that day."
"I've been thinking recently, if I had been braver that night and had disobeyed my family earlier, or if I had jumped down and stayed with you, would we have..."
Mu Nanzhao couldn't listen any longer and had to interrupt her, "First of all, I am me and you are you, don't get involved with me."
"Secondly, shouldn't you say these words of repentance to Gu Xixi? She is your cousin."
Gu Qingye was stunned, and for a moment, her eyes seemed a little flustered.
But soon, she seemed to have made up her mind, and suddenly opened her arms and hugged Mu Nanzhao.
"Brother Chen, I don't want you to be my brother-in-law! In fact, ever since I first saw you at the entrance of the village, I have always loved you..."
"Let go." Murderous intent flashed in Mu Nanzhao's eyes. He raised his right hand and easily twisted Gu Qingye's shoulder with just one move.
But……
He didn't care about doing something that hurt people in Gu Xixi's house, but would Gu Xixi find it troublesome?
During this moment of hesitation, the door curtain of the main room was lifted.
Mrs. Qin gasped in shock at the scene before her.
She reacted quickly and hurriedly lowered the door curtain to prevent others outside from seeing it.
"What are you two doing?!"
Mrs. Qin lowered her voice intentionally, but her anger did not diminish.
She went home, handed her child to her husband, cooked a meal, and hurried back to continue working.
Who would have thought that I would accidentally discover this affair!
"Let go." Mu Nanzhao said again.
This time his eyes were a little scary. Gu Qingye shrank back and involuntarily let go and stepped back.
Mrs. Qin was good friends with Gu Xixi. She pointed at the two of them, her fingers shaking with anger.
"You two, one is Xixi's fiancé, and the other is Xixi's cousin, actually did this in Xixi's house! How outrageous! How shameless!!"
Gu Qingye didn't even explain, she just covered her face with her hands and ran away crying.
Mu Nanzhao knew that he couldn't explain it clearly, so he simply kept silent and sat down quietly, listening to Mrs. Qin's rapid-fire speeches "fighting for Gu Xixi".
Until Gu Xixi herself showed up, "Hey? Sister-in-law, why are you back again? Didn't I tell you to go home and be with the kids?"
Mrs. Qin was already cursing till her mouth was dry and it was a good time for her to stop and take a break.
"If I don't come back, I don't know how long this couple will keep this secret from you!"
A couple of bastards? Gu Xixi was confused.
Mu Nanzhao then spoke quietly, "Just when you went out, your cousin suddenly hugged me and was seen by Mrs. Qin."
Gu Xixi suddenly felt as if thunder was rolling in her sky, this inexplicable scene of catching an adulterer.
How should she explain to outsiders that she and Mu Nanzhao were not in that kind of relationship and that they had already made an agreement.
No matter how many women Mu Nanzhao has hugged today, he will not cuckold Gu Xixi.
Mrs. Qin looked at Gu Xixi's face and asked, "Are you not angry?"
Gu Xixi shook her head, "I'm not angry."
She felt that she was too generous and really aroused suspicion, so she forced a smile and said, "I think there must be a misunderstanding, don't you think so, Chen Fang?"
Mu Nanzhao seemed not to notice Gu Xixi trying to wink at him, and said calmly, "No."
"Your cousin said she didn't want me to be her brother-in-law. Maybe she wanted to kill you and take your place."
He paused, raised his eyes and said, "Let me be clear, I have never been dissatisfied with Gu Xixi."
"I don't know why that woman suddenly did this."
Gu Xixi: “…”
It's getting more and more outrageous.
Mrs. Qin smelled the truth and conspiracy, "Since Xixi believes Mr. Chen, I also think Mr. Chen is not that kind of person."
"Besides, even if a man cheats, he wouldn't dare to do it in broad daylight under his wife's nose, in his own home."
Mrs. Qin looked at Mu Nanzhao and Gu Xixi with sudden enlightenment, "I know!"
According to the gossip from Mrs. Qin, Liu went to see a matchmaker as soon as her condition improved.
It was no use getting their son married, so they could only place their hopes on their daughter.
But now, the family of Gu Laosan in Huachidu Village has been blacklisted by the matchmakers nearby.
Two matchmakers originally shook their heads and refused, but after hearing Liu say that she was arranging a marriage for her daughter Gu Qingye, they agreed to let her in.
Gu Xixi said, "Finally someone agreed to propose marriage. Isn't this a good thing?"
Mrs. Qin curled her lips, "What's good about that?"
"The men that the matchmakers matched with Gu Qingye were either middle-aged widowers or crippled disabled men."
"Among them there is a man from a wealthy family who has never married, but he is a leper."
"Not only can he afford the bride price, he is also willing to let his sister marry Gu Tiezhu!"
Gu Xixi couldn't help but frown when she heard about this feudal custom.
"My uncle and aunt won't agree, will they?"
Seeing that there was no one outside the window, Mrs. Qin whispered, "Gu Qingye has been beautiful since she was young. How many young men have followed her to curry favor with her?"
"Mrs. Liu and Mr. Gu have been trying to exchange their daughter for a big sum of money."
"But now his family's wealth has dropped, so it's basically impossible for him to find a rich and good young man."
"If Gu Qingye is married there and a large amount of betrothal gifts are collected, Gu Tiezhu's marriage will also be settled. Given the character of the couple, why would it be surprising for them to give up their daughter?"
Gu Xixi felt a chill in her heart and murmured, "So that's how it is. No wonder she took such a risk."
Mrs. Qin sighed, "But no matter how miserable she is, she shouldn't steal her cousin's man."
"Hey, you see what a commotion this is, luckily no one else saw it."
"But after all, you two haven't officially gotten married yet. I'm afraid she'll rely on you and force Chen Fang to take responsibility."
In the book, after Gu Qingye saved Mu Nanzhao that night, her parents married her to a leper because Gu Xixi went around making a fuss about her and ruined her reputation.
When Mu Nanzhao came back from outside, Gu Qingye had already married and moved to another village.
He hated Gu Xixi because of this.
Gu Qingye suffered a lot after marriage and waited until her husband died.
At that time, Mu Nanzhao had returned to the court. He ignored Gu Xixi's objection and brought Gu Qingye to the capital.
At this moment, Gu Xixi recalled this plot and became more certain that Mu Nanzhao was determined to make his wife die a miserable death. The most important reason was that Gu Qingye married a leper.
Mrs. Qin said she was going out to make some honey bait, and asked Gu Xixi and Mu Nanzhao to discuss what to do.
Gu Xixi looked at Mu Nanzhao, "She must be desperate, she's really pitiful."
As a woman, even though she didn't like Gu Qingye, she couldn't agree with the bad custom of bride exchange.
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