Chapter 03 Chapter 3

Jiang Jingchun was shaken by the sudden brakes of the carriage. When he came to his senses, he had already fallen on Gu Huaisheng's legs. If he hadn't been supported by Gu Huaisheng, he would have been thrown to the ground.

His big hands grasped her arms tightly, and the cool and clear fragrance that was so close to her suddenly penetrated her nostrils.

Jiang Jingchun was frightened by this sudden change. She raised her head hastily and looked at him. Their eyes met. Her hair was tied in half, and because of the fall, it fell on her shoulders again. Her round eyes were full of fear, as if she had done something terribly bad.

Perhaps it was because Gu Huaisheng's face was not in a good mood, and she was afraid that such a thing would upset him.

After all, he didn't like her very much.

He must have felt offended by her actions.

Before any of them could speak, Jiang Jingchun stood up hurriedly and looked at Gu Huaisheng with a look that seemed to make her want to cry but could not.

She stammered, "Cousin...I didn't mean it."

He is indeed a child. He says he likes it, but when it comes to really interacting with it, he becomes so nervous.

The warmth in his arms was instantly gone, and Gu Huaisheng hadn't even reacted yet. Listening to Jiang Jingchun's words, without looking at her, he could guess her expression.

He reached out to smooth out the wrinkles on his clothes and replied to Jiang Jingchun nonchalantly.

"No problem."

It didn't matter... It seemed that no matter what she did, he wouldn't take it to heart. No matter what she did, she wouldn't cause any emotional disturbance in him.

The wind came in through the window, and the hair brushed against her skin, causing an itch. Only then did she realize that her hair was not tied up properly.

She raised her head and touched her hair, but was taken to his side by Jiang Runchu.

Jiang Jingchun glared at him, but he scolded her, "Do you still want to bother your cousin?"

Jiang Jingchun glanced at Gu Huaisheng. His face had returned to its usual expression, a little cold, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Looking at the cold-hearted man in front of her, perhaps infected by the coldness he exuded, Jiang Jingchun no longer had the heart to argue with her brother. She shut her mouth, turned her head away angrily, and even refused to tie her hair.

Seeing her like this, Jiang Runchu knew that she was acting like a spoiled little girl again. There was nothing he could do. He couldn't let her go back with her hair disheveled like this. If his mother saw it, he didn't know what she would think.

He stopped the carriage and asked Hua Yun to come up and braid her hair.

It was already a little late when they returned to Jiang's house. Jiang Jingchun had left home at noon, and when he came back, it was almost evening.

The group went to the old lady's Rongde Hall, where Mrs. Jiang and Mrs. Gu were waiting.

Two women were sitting in the hall. They had pretty faces and were better maintained than the other. They didn't look like they were over 40 years old at all.

Hearing the noise outside, Mrs. Jiang knew that Jiang Jingchun and the others had returned. She immediately stood up to greet them, pulled her daughter to her side, checked her up and down, and was relieved to see that nothing serious was wrong.

She scolded him, "You went out to play polo, why did you end up arguing with others? It was just an argument, why did you end up fighting?"

Jiang Runchu felt a headache listening to this. No wonder Jiang Jingchun had such a temper. After all, she was spoiled by her mother.

He looked at the two people arguing there and said unhappily, "She pushed the second daughter of the building family off the stairs. How could she be hurt? She hurt others, so it's fine. People just want her to apologize, but she won't say it. If Fu Yan hadn't stepped in, she should have just not come back today and let others' spit drown her."

Gu Huaisheng, who was standing by, lowered his head when he heard that he was mentioned, and said: * “It’s all my job.”

Mrs. Jiang obviously didn't take this seriously. She interrupted him and said, "He's fine, so if he doesn't want to apologize, then don't apologize. What's the big deal..."

Even though Jiang Jingchun felt that what her mother said was not quite right, when she thought of Lou Yanyan, who used such dirty means to defile her, she didn't feel that she had done anything wrong. She even hid behind Jiang's mother and made faces at Jiang Runchu, as if asking for a beating and saying, "What can you do to me?"

Jiang Runchu was so angry at her for looking like this that his throat choked and he couldn't breathe.

His face turned pale and he couldn't stay any longer. He said, "Just get used to her!" and then left in a huff.

Gu Huaisheng did not want to stay any longer and said, "I'll go see him."

So he followed him out.

After Gu Huaisheng left, Jiang Jingchun's gaze unconsciously fell in the direction he left.

After a while, she let go of Mrs. Jiang's hand and went out.

Mrs. Gu tried to stop her, but Mrs. Jiang blocked her way.

There was no way, she could only watch Jiang Jingchun follow her out.

Some people knew what she was going to do. As soon as Gu Huaisheng left, she left too, probably to bother him again.

Mrs. Gu knew her son's temper best. How could such a cold-hearted person like someone like Jiang Jingchun?

She bothered him every day, and he was probably even more unhappy with her.

Mrs. Gu returned to her seat and sat down. It was not appropriate to directly bring up Jiang Jingchun to bother Gu Huaisheng, as that would not be good for both of their reputations. Originally, there was nothing wrong, so she could just say they were cousins. If she insisted on bringing it up, it would seem like she was trying to cover up something.

She picked up what Jiang Runchu had said earlier and said to Madam Jiang unhappily, "After all, it was Xiaochun who did it. It's not right for you to cover up for her if the news gets out."

Mrs. Gu has always been outspoken, and she felt that what Mrs. Jiang said just now was somewhat wrong.

The children were there, so she couldn't say it directly. If Jiang Jingchun heard it, she would probably think that she had something against her.

She had no problem with Jiang Jingchun, but she had a prejudice against Jiang's mother who had corrupted her.

Such a good child was spoiled to no end by her.

Madam Jiang didn't take it seriously and said calmly, "I love my own child, how can that be called shielding him?"

Mrs. Gu was choked by her words.

Yes, it would be strange if she could listen to it.

She turned to Old Madam Jiang and told him the truth. She said, "Mother, look at my sister-in-law. She doesn't care about Xiaochun. You should take care of her."

After getting married, Mrs. Gu would often come back to the Jiang family and had a good relationship with her eldest sister-in-law.

But I don't understand, she is so clear-headed about everything, but when it comes to children, she becomes so unreasonable.

Although it is said that a mother should be strong, it shouldn't be like this.

Madam Jiang was sitting in the main seat, resting with her eyes closed. She hadn't spoken for a long time. After hearing this, she finally spoke. She said, "Let her come to my place later."

Madam Jiang was known to be very strict. If I came to her place, I would be punished.

Mrs. Jiang wanted to say something to refuse, but Mrs. Jiang seemed to know what she wanted to say. She stared at her. It was a look that was neither salty nor cold, but it made people feel guilty.

She was almost sixty years old, with a head full of silver hair and eyes that were filled with the turbidity that was inevitable for an elderly person over seventy years old. But even though she looked so old, her face, which had been ravaged by time, looked full of energy, and even her speech did not seem to tremble or was slow, unlike an old man of many years.

This old lady Jiang is also a legendary figure.

The Jiang family is a well-established family, but they almost experienced a catastrophe in the past few decades. In the battle for the throne, Old Master Jiang was demoted to a remote, cold and bitter land because he stood on the wrong side. He fell from the clouds to the quagmire. He was devastated and became seriously ill. He never recovered and died in the south, leaving behind only Old Madam Jiang and three children.

Old Madam Jiang, an orphan and a widow, struggled hard to keep her three children alive.

Later, the eldest master of the Jiang family passed the imperial examination and became the top scorer, and the family finally moved back to the capital.

The old lady raised three children by herself with great difficulty, and everyone in the house respected her.

Even when Minister Jiang was old enough for his children to get married, he still obeyed his orders.

I have to listen to her no matter what.

Mrs. Jiang knew that she couldn't persuade her no matter how much she spoke, so she just kept silent.

She said reluctantly: "Okay, I'll let her come later."

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On the other side, after Jiang Runchu left this place, Gu Huaisheng followed closely.

Jiang Runchu heard the noise behind him and turned around to see that he had also followed out.

He asked, "What are you doing here?"

It was clear that he was still angry, even though his tone was not very good when he spoke to Gu Huaisheng.

Gu Huaisheng didn't take it to heart. He walked to Jiang Runchu's side, and the two of them strolled leisurely, walking side by side.

Gu Huaisheng asked, "Have you heard about the rumors about your sister a few days ago?"

Jiang Runchu obviously didn't know

He frowned and asked, "What?"

Gu Huaisheng told him what Lou Yanyan had done.

He said, "It's hard to make a hasty conclusion as to who was right and who was wrong in the incident today when she pushed the second young lady of the building family down the stairs."

But even after hearing this, Jiang Runchu's expression still did not improve. "Even if Miss Lou did something bad first, she shouldn't have done that. If she continues to act like her in the future, how can it be tolerated?"

Gu Huaisheng also understood what he meant and said nothing more.

But Jiang Runchu seemed to have thought of something, and he said: "You actually spoke for her? Could it be that you..."

He thought that today's matter was still resolved by Gu Huaisheng.

Gu Huaisheng didn't know why he wanted to go there, and a rare look of confusion appeared on his face. Then he seemed to think that what he said was a bit ridiculous, and he actually chuckled.

"They are just children, siblings from the same clan. What's so strange about helping her if she did something wrong?"

The man's face was as cold as snow, and the words that came out of his mouth were also cold and clear, without any sadness or joy, as if he was talking about something very trivial.

Although he is not very old, he has been in the officialdom for four or five years.

During this period, he had met all kinds of people.

To him, Jiang Jingchun is nothing but a child.

Children's likes come and go quickly. In his eyes, he even thinks it's funny.

"I treat her as a cousin at most, just like any other cousin."

Otherwise, how could he expect her to see him?

Jiang Jingchun, who was chasing after him not far away, listened to Gu Huaisheng's words thoroughly.

Just a kid...

Just a cousin...

She actually knew that he didn't like people like her.

But why does it sound so harsh when it comes out of his mouth today?

Is she young? She is not young anymore. She has reached the age of marriage a few days ago. Logically, she can choose a husband.

Jiang Jingchun just felt his head was extremely dizzy, as if there was a ball of cotton stuck in his chest, unable to move up or down, making him extremely uncomfortable.

At this moment, she didn't know what had happened to her. She actually walked in front of Gu Huaisheng, looked up at him and asked.

"Cousin Gu, you don't like children, then what kind of people do you like?"