Chapter 55 Chapter 55

Jiang Jingchun didn't know why Gu Huaisheng was here.

But obviously this was not what she expected.

Song Xuan'an and Chen Muqing, who were following behind, were also stunned.

Why is Gu Huaisheng here?

He looked like he was waiting here specifically.

So from this perspective, it wasn’t anyone’s fault for losing the bet on those dishes; it turned out that they were all ordered by him.

Jiang Jingchun didn't say anything about this sudden situation. After all, Chen Muqing and Song Xuan'an were still there, so it was hard to say anything. She didn't ask why Gu Huaisheng was here, but only asked, "We have already ordered the dishes ourselves, why did you order so much?"

Gu Huaisheng couldn't stop smiling when he heard this, and said confidently, "Since I met my wife and her friends here, I have to entertain them. If you guys eat, then naturally, as a husband, I have to pay for it."

Isn't it natural for a husband to pay his wife?

There's nothing wrong with him doing this.

These words are meant to be subtle, and I don't mean to show off anything.

Gu Huaisheng had a nice smile, but the expressions of the other three people were not very good.

Jiang Jingchun couldn't stand him being like this. She didn't know if it was her illusion or something, but she felt that everything he said was weird.

She wanted to hide it, but she was discovered. But since she had met them, there was nothing to hide. Jiang Jingchun said goodbye to the two people and pulled Gu Huaisheng's sleeve to go out.

Gu Huaisheng remained silent. He asked with a smile, "Aren't you guys going to play somewhere else later? I'll accompany you."

Jiang Jingchun resisted the urge to speak to him, and seeing that he refused to leave, she grabbed his hand and glared at him again.

Gu Huaisheng lowered his eyes and looked at her hands, not caring how she looked at him.

"Do you want to leave?" Jiang Jingchun asked him.

Gu Huaisheng finally moved and let her lead him away.

Song Xuan'an wanted to say something when he saw this, but Chen Muqing pulled his clothes. She shook her head silently at him, signaling him not to interfere in their affairs anymore.

Gu Huaisheng seemed to be quite stingy in this regard. If he caught them, no one knew what he would say. It would be better for him not to interfere in their family affairs for now.

Song Xuan'an understood what Chen Muqing meant and stopped moving. He could only watch the two men leave. Gu Huaisheng was pulled away by Jiang Jingchun. They went towards the stairs, but halfway there Gu Huaisheng suddenly turned around and looked at Song Xuan'an.

No longer smiling like he did at Jiang Jingchun just now, he looked at Song Xuanan with extremely cold eyes.

There was a hint of warning in his eyes.

He always interferes in their relationship. How can Gu Huaisheng be nice to him?

Song Xuan'an pursed his lips and remained silent. He looked into his eyes and he understood what was in his eyes.

Did he do anything? Was he playing polo with her?

What's it to him?

Fortunately, Gu Huaisheng only glanced at him for a moment. He was afraid that Jiang Jingchun would find out something, so he quickly looked away and stopped looking at him.

The two didn't speak all the way until they got out of here. Jiang Jingchun shook off Gu Huaisheng's hand. Gu Huaisheng looked at his empty hand and didn't say anything.

After getting on the carriage, he spoke first and asked, "So you went out with Song Xuanan and the others today?"

It was already dark, and the carriage was somewhat dim. Gu Huaisheng's voice was flat, and his cold expression was so well hidden in the darkness that it was impossible to discern his emotions.

Jiang Jingchun's eyes fell on the street scene outside the window, and she still answered Gu Huaisheng's words. She didn't lie anymore, she said "hmm", and didn't say anything else.

She seemed to hear Gu Huaisheng chuckle, and then said, "Go do something."

It was like a simple question, without any emotion.

Jiang Jingchun couldn't quite make out what Gu Huaisheng was saying, and didn't know what his expression was. She told him the truth: "It was just a game of polo. What else can you do about it?"

He is always suspicious of this and that. Is there anything else they can do besides playing polo and talking?

You can't say this or do that.

But he did such a thing today. She asked him, "How did you know we were in the restaurant?"

Although he couldn't see Jiang Jingchun's expression clearly, Gu Huaisheng understood what she meant from her tone.

Gu Huaisheng didn't want her to misunderstand anything, so he explained truthfully: "I came here today to do some work and had an appointment with someone for dinner, and I just happened to see you guys."

He was silent for a while and then spoke again: "Will I not let you see him?"

"What's the harm in telling me?"

"If I hadn't seen you today, would you have kept it a secret from me?"

Jiang Jingchun really didn't want him to know. She didn't quite understand. What was there to say? He just came out to play polo. What else could he do? Besides, he was so good at pretending. He didn't seem to have any emotions on the surface, but he didn't know what he was thinking in his heart.

I've only said two sentences, but I'm already looking forward to competing.

"There's nothing much to say. If I say it, no one will be happy. You are a petty person. You know what you are thinking. Besides, I have nothing to do with Song Xuan'an. Can you be more generous and stop being suspicious all the time?"

He has always been quite stingy. Jiang Jingchun thought so in the past, and she still thinks so now. He is like this in every aspect.

That Dragon Boat Festival, she mustered up the courage to invite him out, but he refused to accompany her, and ended up going out with someone else.

Isn't he stingy?

Now that he saw her playing with others, he was unhappy again.

He is just stingy.

Gu Huaisheng actually smiled when he heard Jiang Jingchun's words, but there was no warmth in his eyes.

Be more generous...

He just said he was a shrew.

Now she has begun to let him be more generous.

He is stingy? He is still stingy even though he is like this. He has gone against his own conscience and has been very restrained in not having any prejudice against Song Xuanan. Should he let him withdraw and watch the two of them be together? That would be considered magnanimity.

But Jiang Jingchun thought of the past and felt suffocated again. She said, "Don't bother me about who I meet. If you want to meet someone else in the future and talk to someone else, I won't care. It doesn't matter if it's the eldest lady of the building or Miss Meng San. Just meet them if you want to. Don't bother anyone else."

No one cares about anyone else...

When Gu Huaisheng heard this, his palms were almost bleeding.

So now that they're married, he doesn't even have the qualifications to ask about where he's going, right?

He also didn't know why he would get involved with Miss Lou and Miss Meng San. He said, "I have never had any relationship with them. How can it be the same as yours?"

She said she would ignore him, but he didn't do anything, so why should she care about him?

Did he come home with someone else's scent on him one day, or was someone's lip balm stained on his clothes, causing her to say such things.

Jiang Jingchun didn't listen, "Huh? Really? Who knows? Didn't you two kiss together before? Who knows if there is anything?"

This series of questions makes people feel overwhelmed.

See you...

Gu Huaisheng finally understood why Jiang Jingchun suddenly mentioned the two of them.

Because she happened to have seen them both times when they visited the bride and groom. She liked him so much at that time, and she must have felt extremely sad.

Now that he has brought up the past again, he must be seeking revenge for what happened back then.

After Gu Huaisheng understood, he explained in a hoarse voice: "We only met once at the wedding ceremony, nothing else happened."

He was afraid that she would not believe him, so he added, "There is really nothing..."

This was considered an explanation, but Jiang Jingchun had no intention of listening at all, and responded perfunctorily, "Oh, there is nothing between him and me, we are just friends."

If I didn't explain it then, what's the point of explaining it now? It's been so long, it's a bit too late to talk about it now.

If Gu Huaisheng had said just one word at that time, she would have believed it immediately and put the matter behind her.

But he said nothing, so she kept all these things in her mind, and when the time came, she would bring them up and whip him over and over again.

The words had reached this point, and there was no need to argue anymore. They circled around and returned to the starting point. No one spoke for the rest of the way. After getting home and getting off the carriage, Jiang Jingchun went inside by himself.

Jiang Jingchun had played polo for the entire afternoon and was already very tired. After returning home, he went straight to the bathroom. After cleaning himself, he lay down on the bed and soon fell asleep with heavy eyelids.

This series of movements was smooth and flowing, without paying any attention to Huai Sheng at all.

Gu Huaisheng followed Jiang Jingchun and sat down at the table after returning to the house. He looked as if nothing had happened and was reading a book, but his eyes were always on Jiang Jingchun.

Until she fell asleep.

Gu Huaisheng also put down the book in his hand.

He stood up and went to the couch.

Jiang Jingchun's breathing was long and deep, and he looked like he was fast asleep.

The two of them said so many things, but she didn't take it to heart at all. She was so generous.

Although they didn't quarrel just now, the words Jiang Jingchun said almost poked several holes in his heart.

The resentment in her chest couldn't be released, but she just ignored everything after saying those words and lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

Gu Huaisheng felt very anxious and uncomfortable.

He climbed onto the bed and crawled over to her side.

There were candles burning by the table, but she was sleeping soundly.

The girl's black hair was scattered randomly on one side or the other, with some messy strands falling on the side of her face. Her eyelashes looked even longer behind her closed eyes. The candlelight cast a soft light on her fair face, making her look so beautiful that it seemed unreal.

Gu Huaisheng thought that it would be better for her to sleep, where she would be quiet and peaceful, and her mouth would not be able to say so many hurtful words.

她方才說了那麽多，他卻也不敢再去當着她的面說些什麽，畢竟那事是他不好，可看到她沒心沒肺地躺在那裏睡覺，心中卻又憋悶更甚。

好像從始至終她都不會把這些事情放在心上，到了最後，難受得也就只有他一個人。

她醒着，他也不敢做些什麽，趁着她睡熟了，才敢過來。

他将她的手臂從被窩裏面抽出，中衣被他挽起，露出了一截雪白的小臂。

姜淨春今日累得厲害，睡得也沉，對顧淮聲的動作一無所覺，睡夢中的她絲毫不知顧淮聲的動作。

看着眼前的小臂，顧淮聲最後張口，輕輕咬了上去。

就像洩憤似的，用牙齒啃噬着她的肌膚，即便是生着氣，想對熟睡中的人做些什麽，卻也不敢太用力，只怕要弄醒了她。

然而熟睡中的姜淨春自然被不會被他這了卻于無的動作弄醒過來，最後也只是眉梢微蹙，癟了癟嘴。

顧淮聲稍稍擡眼，就将姜淨春的動作盡收眼底。

好沒心肝的人。

倒是真的一點都不設防，今日把他氣成這樣了，她還敢睡這麽死。

這樣想着，顧淮聲的牙齒稍稍用力啃了下去，他咬着她，就像一只小狗，咬着他的骨頭怎麽也不松口。

顧淮聲咬着她的小臂，本來意圖懲罰撒氣，可到了最後，鼻尖香氣纏繞，他竟伸出舌尖舔舐她的肌膚。

不知啃了多久，他才終于松了口，燭火下，她的小臂上有淡淡的齒痕……還有他的津液。

顧淮聲的指腹忍不住輕輕擦過那片痕跡。

很想再咬深一點，就像她咬他那樣，在她的手上也留下一個他的齒印。

顧淮聲最後還是什麽都沒有做。

把她弄醒了，對他可沒什麽好。

但咬了這麽一口之後，他自己就把自己的氣散掉了，起身離開，去了淨室淨身，回來後躺去了她的身邊，也跟着合眼入睡。

清晨的朝陽緩緩升起，晨曦漸漸透過窗棂照了進來，太陽越來越烈，屋外的丫鬟們掃院子的聲音一點點傳進了耳中，姜淨春約莫睡到了巳時才醒過來。

顧夫人知道姜淨春從小嬌慣，讓她早起定然是起不來的，所以也就第一日去行了個拜見禮，接下日子也都沒要她早起去請安，以至于她每每醒來都快到日上三竿。

一醒來顧淮聲自然是不在身邊了，應當是去了衙門裏頭。

昨日顧淮聲在她手上咬的那麽一小口，牙印早就消失不見，她也沒發現什麽奇怪的地方。

今日用午膳前，敬華堂那邊傳來了消息，說是讓姜淨春過去一同用午膳。

顧侯爺和顧淮聲都不在，兩人在衙門裏頭上值，現下膳廳裏頭就只有姜淨春、顧夫人還有小顧淮朗。

姜淨春來的時候那兩人還沒動筷，顯然是在等她。她坐到了顧淮朗旁邊，顧淮朗眼睛快要笑眯成一條縫，他喊了她一聲“嫂嫂”。

姜淨春也笑着搓了把他的腦袋，算是應下，坐下後又問起顧夫人今日是怎麽突然喚她來了。

顧夫人道：“是這樣的，今日喊你來是有事想同你說。我這想着你現下好歹是嫁進顧家了，家裏頭的有些事情我還是得教教你。不然等到時候我年歲大了，忙不過來了，你也總不能什麽都不會。”

高門夫人平日過得也不大輕松，要管後宅一堆瑣事，那麽一大家子的仆人都管在她的手上，平素逢年過節的還要操持着一堆宴會......總之，并不怎麽輕松。

其實顧夫人也在想着要不要現在就去教姜淨春這些，畢竟她現下怎麽說也是顧家媳婦，這些東西遲早要學的。但她又方嫁過來，怕教她這些，一下子她又學不過來，弄得身心疲累。

想的多了，一時間也不免搖擺不定。

回了趟姜家問了回老夫人的意見，老夫人自是讓顧夫人趕緊去教她才好，這些東西她學了又沒壞處，有什麽好去顧東顧西的，讓她學就是了。

姜淨春從前那是被李氏慣得有些不大好了，但現下怎麽着也開始明事理起來了，倒也不至于憊懶到這番田地，連這些東西都不願意學。

顧夫人聽了之後也覺頗有道理。

又逢今日顧淮聲上值之前來同她說，是時候讓姜淨春學些掌家的東西，不然她每日待在屋子裏頭沒事做也很無聊。

到時候一無聊就想着東跑西跑……

所以今日顧夫人就把姜淨春喊來說了這事。

顧夫人這般說，姜淨春聽了後自不能說些什麽，這些東西本就該學的，雖然她挺懶的，但也不會在這種東西上面鬧脾氣。

人嘛，也不能那麽自私，到處只想着好。

平心而論，顧家确實是個不錯的去處，他們都待她挺好的，就連讓她做自己的分內之事都好聲好氣的。

姜淨春應下了顧夫人的話，她道：“好，一會我就跟母親去學。”

顧夫人聽她這樣說也松了口氣，本還怕她是不大願意的。

兩人說完了這事之後就開始動筷用飯，顧夫人卻又想起了顧淮聲和姜淨春的房中事，當初她本以為是顧淮聲身上有什麽毛病，可後來聽了他的話才反應過來原是姜淨春不大樂意的緣故。

她掐掐手指* ，算起來這顧淮聲都已經二十一了，來年就二十二......她還是挺想抱孫子的，畢竟她平素交好的那些朋友裏頭，抱上孫子的都不少了。

顧淮聲這年歲說大其實也不太大，但說小那決計是不小，這樣想着，顧夫人也難免發愁。

可又念及姜淨春也才嫁進來一個月都還沒到，她現下就插手他們房裏事，也有些說不大過去。思及此，最後還是閉上了嘴，不再去催說。

這飯用完之後，姜淨春便去了顧夫人那裏，待了近乎一個下午，期間顧淮朗一直坐在旁邊，那些東西太複雜，聽得顧淮朗腦瓜子疼，聽着聽着就在旁邊躺着睡下去了。

姜淨春也聽得發困，但她可不能睡，好不容易硬着頭皮聽了一個下午，眼看太陽下山，夕陽襲來，顧夫人便讓她今日先回去了。

回去了滄濯院的時候，顧淮聲都已經下值回來了。

晚膳已經布好了，顧淮聲還沒動筷，等她回來。

兩人昨天在馬車上差點吵起來，但最後還是以顧淮聲的沉默為結束。

姜淨春猜顧淮聲的肚子裏頭定是憋着氣的。

然而今日見了後，卻也沒在他的臉上見到什麽情緒，見她從外頭回來，甚至還笑着和她打了個招呼。

“回來了啊。”

姜淨春叫他這幅樣子弄得莫名，狐疑地看了他一眼，而後坐到了椅上。

看着确實不像是生氣了的樣子，甚至沒像把昨日的事情放在心上的樣子。

姜淨春一時之間也弄不明白他到底是真沒生氣，還是在假裝做戲。

她雖覺着奇怪，但也沒有問些什麽，他若能這樣那最好。

她不再說，拿起筷子用飯。

兩人一時無話，顧淮聲時不時給她夾兩筷子菜，姜淨春看他這幅樣子，也沒說什麽。

應當是真不在意了。

既他都如此，不再去提，那姜淨春也沒什麽糾結的必要，給面子把他夾來的菜吃了。

顧淮聲吃得不多，比姜淨春早些放下了筷子。

他道：“再過些時日，約莫十月底，皇上在皇家圍場那處組了場秋獵，到時候大家都要去的，早些和你說。”

秋狩是自古以來都有的傳統，約莫兩三年會有一次，王公貴族都會帶着家中妻子兒女參加，上一回秋狩是在兩年前，姜淨春也去過一回，只是那個時候她才十四歲，馬術不如近兩年厲害，再加上那天皇帝皇後、甚之皇太後都在，姜南也盯她盯得緊，光是動一下他都要吓個半死，生怕她不知道又要去作出什麽妖來。

她還是有分寸的，在那天也沒敢瞎鬧，甚至連馬都沒上。

所以秋狩于姜淨春而言，也挺無聊的。

姜淨春去了一次之後就不想去第二次。

可是她也知道，現下成了顧淮聲的娘子之後，這樣的場面定然是躲不開的。

就算躲得開第一次，往後又也還其他的場合。

難不成她還能去躲一輩子不成？

顯然不大可能。

生命中父親的那個角色除了訓斥，再無其他，姜淨春在那樣的場合總有些提心吊膽，因為她知道若真犯了事，父親根本就不會管她，母親就算是再想護着她，那也沒什麽用。

顧淮聲看着她面上的表情就知道她心中所想，他想起兩年前的那場秋獵，模糊記憶中，她似乎好像一直都坐在自己的位子上。或許是那日有太多人在，她也放不大開，生怕會得罪了誰，惹了家中人怪罪。

顧淮聲半靠在椅上，輕笑了一聲，漫不經心寬慰她道：“沒事的，你是我的娘子，是正兒八經的小侯爺夫人，你放開玩，得罪了誰，我給你擔着就是。”

No one has ever said such words to Jiang Jingchun. In the past, Jiang Nan and the others would only ask her to be more obedient and quiet. In their eyes, she was like a firecracker ready to explode at any time... Although it is true that Jiang Jingchun is not a very quiet person, it is annoying if they say those words too much.

So, when she heard Gu Huaisheng say this, she was a little stunned.

He didn't seem to be afraid that she would cause him trouble.

After he said this, the room fell into silence for a moment.

It was getting late, and the maids had already started hanging lanterns in the corridor. The lanterns were suspended on the high beams, emitting a faint light. Someone walked into the house to light a lamp, and heard Jiang Jingchun's next outrageous words. He was so scared that his hands shook.

Jiang Jingchun seemed to think seriously about what Gu Huaisheng said. She asked, "Really? I can even pluck the Prime Minister's beard?"

When Wang Shun was young, he was known for his beautiful beard. Now that he is older, his beard has grown very long.

Gu Huaisheng knew that she was teasing him on purpose. After thinking for a moment, he teased back, saying, "Then you're done. He will definitely do the same as you, crying and making a scene before the emperor. The emperor won't be able to stand him and will feel sorry for the teacher suffering such a great humiliation. He will get angry and chop off your head."

What......

He was just short of saying that Jiang Jingchun liked to cry and make trouble. Naturally, she would frown when she heard that. She glared at him and stopped talking.

Gu Huaisheng laughed and said nothing more. After he saw her finish her meal and go into the house, he got up and left.

*

That night, Jiang Jinghui and Song Xuanjing were called to Wang Shun's home.

The three of them sat in the main room.

Wang Shun first asked about Song Xuan'an's situation in the past few days.

Song Xuanjing replied, "Now he has started to study hard. He used to skip classes at the Imperial College, but he has been attending every day these days and is very diligent. My grandfather wanted to find him a position as an official, but he refused. I'm afraid he still wants to get ahead through the imperial examinations."

Wang Shun couldn't help laughing after hearing this. He said, "He is quite ambitious. He knows that he can't get ahead as an official, so he will just be an idle official until he grows old. Anyway, the Song family has many descendants who can get ahead, so it doesn't matter if he raises a legitimate grandson. You deceived him this time, and next time I'm afraid he will be even more vigilant, and there will be no chance for you to take action again."

Song Xuanjing thought for a moment and then talked about another matter. He said, "Sir, they have started looking for relatives for me these days."

His expression was normal when he said this, and Jiang Jinghui, who was sitting opposite him, couldn't help shaking the cup in her hand when she heard this.

Her expression did not change, she just asked curiously, "Why are you talking about it so suddenly? I haven't heard them mention it before."

Song Xuanjing raised his eyes to look at her and explained, "Grandfather wanted Song Xuanan to find his relatives, but Song Xuanan used me as a shield. I had no choice. I am old now, so I can't not look for my relatives."

Jiang Jinghui sneered after hearing this, "Your grandfather is really biased. He has to give way to Song Xuan'an in everything. If he wants to get married, he has to force you to get married first."

Song Xuan'an was the legitimate son after all. Although Song Xuanjing was more promising than him, Mr. Song loved his legitimate grandson openly and secretly. Although he often praised the son born to his concubine, his heart was still biased towards Song Xuan'an.

Jiang Jinghui's words sounded somewhat dissatisfied, and Song Xuanjing himself was not dissatisfied yet, but she was the first to become anxious.

Wang Shun and Song Xuanjing both looked at her.

Jiang Jinghui finally realized that her behavior was a little strange. She picked up the teacup and took a sip, saying, "I'm just telling the truth..."

Wang Shun knew it well, but he just smiled and didn't say anything else.

The two of them said nothing more, but Jiang Jinghui felt awkward. She immediately changed the subject and looked at Wang Shun and asked, "Sir, did you go to ask the emperor for money before Mr. Song?"

Jiang Jinghui learned what Jiang Jingchun said when she returned home that day and told it to Wang Shun. It seems that Wang Shun should have gone to see the emperor before Song Gelao.

Wang Shun thought about what happened a few days ago.

After Jiang Jinghui told him about the incident that day, he went to see Emperor Taihe, hoping that he would approve the memorial to rebuild Tianlu Terrace as soon as possible.

It’s a pity that Emperor Taihe has learned his lesson this time and kept putting the matter aside. In the end, he said he would hold a meeting of the Cabinet to discuss it again.

In this case, this money will basically not go into the Ministry of Industry's pocket.

Wang Shun didn't know what he was thinking about, his expression suddenly turned sinister, and even the candlelight shining on his face looked somewhat scary.

"They are still trying to snatch the money that cost my son's life... one or two of them will die a miserable death..."

Whenever Wang Shun thought of what happened back then, or how Wang Yu died, he felt heartbroken.

No one can understand his pain, and no one will ever understand it.

Over the years, Wang Yu's figure seemed to appear in front of him from time to time. He could always see his Ah Yu standing in front of him as a water ghost.

Missing you always comes to you inadvertently.

How did this young boy, who was once so dignified and gentle, end up like that?

He regretted it very much. Over the years, there has not been a single day when he did not regret letting him go to the south of the Yangtze River.

He always complained that he was stupid and not smart enough. If it weren't for him, he wouldn't have gone to such a dangerous place...

He was forced to death by him.

In fact, like the flaws in a white jade, Wang Yu has no bad points except that he is not as smart as his father imagined.

He is very kind, at least that's what people who have met him say.

This is a good quality, but in Wang Shun's eyes it is very unbearable. He wants his son to be like him. He wants him to be able to stand on his own one day, and to be able to have a stable life even when he is nothing but a handful of bones a hundred years later.

You are buried in the earth with your bones turning into dust, while I am living in the human world with my head covered with snow.

Wang Shunshi never expected that in the end, he would end up seeing his son die.

At first everyone was trying to persuade Wang Shun, saying that Wang Yu couldn't handle such a difficult matter now. The emperor said so, and the empress dowager who was very kind to Wang Yu also said so...

But he didn't listen, he thought that people always need to be pushed in order to grow up.

When Wang Shun thought about how Wang Yu died, he felt like he was almost suffocating.

He often dreamed of him. He often said that he was very cold. He stood in front of him, looking like a monster. Wang Shun could see him but could not touch him.

Wang Fu, a servant standing by, saw that he was emotionally agitated and had relapsed into his old illness, so he hurriedly brought some medicine and fed it to him. After taking the medicine, Wang Shun's breathing became normal again.

Jiang Jinghui and Song Xuanjing were speechless upon seeing this, and didn't know how to comfort them.

They only knew a little about what happened back then. After all, Wang Yu died too early and they had never even met him.

Wang Shun calmed down by himself and finally stopped talking about the past.

He looked at Jiang Jinghui who was standing aside and asked, "Jiang Jingchun is married. How have Jiang Nan and the others treated you these days?"

Jiang Jinghui thought of them, lowered her head, and looked at her toes. "Li Wanning still seems to be unable to let go of her. She looks fine on the surface, but I don't know what she is thinking in her heart. It's just that Jiang Jingchun has ignored her. Jiang Nan and Jiang Runchu don't seem to hate her as much as before... My Lord, I think what you said is actually quite right. Jiang Nan actually doesn't like me at all. He just wants to get his daughter back."

Maybe that was his obsession.

What Wang Shun said is quite right.

In fact, they never really liked her. She was not as happy in the Jiang family as she was in the Wang family.

Before going to the Jiang family, she thought her emotions would not be affected by them.

But that is obviously unlikely.

She was also annoyed by the way they were acting. On the one hand, they were obsessed with Jiang Jingchun, but on the other hand, they insisted on finding her and taking her home.

She wanted to get it done quickly, and she didn't want to be there anymore.

Wang Shun could hear Jiang Jinghui's emotions.

She doesn't like her sister, and she dislikes her parents even less.

She must have had expectations before going to the Jiang family, but unfortunately, she underestimated Li's feelings for Jiang Jingchun and their relationship of more than ten years. No matter how she tried to alienate them, it seemed to be useless. Jiang Jingchun seemed to be more likable than her, who was born in the sewer.

So when they kept pestering Jiang Jingchun, she naturally felt annoyed.

In her heart, she still cares about the Jiang family.

Otherwise, she wouldn't be annoyed by it.

It seems that no matter how old a woman is, she likes to get entangled in issues of love and not love, like and dislike. She attributed the current situation to the fact that they did not love her as their biological daughter.

But how could Jiang Nan not love her? If he didn't love her, he had been looking for her for more than ten years. If he didn't love her, he wouldn't have left this name for her.

If it wasn't Jiang Nan who named Jiang Jingchun, she would now be named Jiang Jinghui.

It is natural for parents to love their children.

There are no parents who do not love their children.

It’s just that Jiang Jinghui lacks a sense of security and she always doubts their love.

This is a good thing, Wang Shun can make better use of her.

He understood everything in his heart, but he said to Jiang Jinghui: "Your father is such a selfish person, and so is your mother. They are always greedy for this and that. They have clearly found you, but they can't let go of Jiang Jingchun. Isn't it damnable? You are clearly their biological child, but they treat you like this."

"Child, such greedy people deserve their fate only if they fall into the mud."

"I know you don't like them. Just wait a little longer. When the time is right, I will make life difficult for them."

After hearing what Wang Shun said, Jiang Jinghui was stunned for a moment, but finally nodded.

She said, "Don't worry, sir. I will stay there and watch them fall into the quagmire before I leave."

Wang Shun heard Jiang Jinghui's answer and nodded with satisfaction.

Song Xuanjing on the side interrupted, and he suddenly said: "Sir, the autumn hunting will be coming soon. I have a way to find trouble for the Song and Jiang families. Then Gu Huaisheng can also be dragged into it, which will be enough to trouble them."

Not only Wang Shun but also Jiang Jinghui became curious.

Both of them looked at him.

Song Xuanjing spoke his thoughts in a gentle voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Shun laughed.

"What a bad move."

If this trick succeeds, it will be a real trouble for them. Not to mention their two families, even the Gu family will be embarrassed. I'm afraid they won't be able to hold their heads up in the entire capital from now on.

Since Gu Huaisheng has been harping on his teacher's affairs, this incident is enough to make him suffer.

Wang Shun said, "Very good, very good. There will be many people in the autumn hunt. If this can be done, they will be ruined and your brother will never be able to marry a decent woman in his life."

He pointed at Jiang Jinghui and said, "Look, Xiaohui, you've got the chance to cheat her. If something like this happens, even your old lady will give up on her. No one will like such a bad person."

After finishing their talk, Jiang Jinghui and Song Xuanjing left.

As the two of them were walking out, Jiang Jinghui couldn't help but say, "You're amazing. You can even think of such a sinister trick."

"Song Xuan'an is obsessed with Jiang Jingchun. Jiang Jingchun even went out to play polo with him a few days ago. In that case, let's give them a chance. As for Gu Huaisheng, it's funny to be a turtle bastard in the future. Kill three birds with one stone. What's wrong with that?"

Wouldn't it be nice if all the people they hate could be brought to ruin?

Jiang Jinghui didn't say anything, but nodded after a while and said in approval, "Well... it's really good."

fine.

A woman's reputation is the most important thing. If something like that happens in the Autumn Hunting Ground, Jiang Jingchun will never be able to hold her head up in the capital for the rest of her life.

Jiang Jinghui thought of Song Xuanjing's marriage, and asked, "Who did your family find for you?"

Song Xuanjing said indifferently: "Forget about a bastard. Who would care about it? Just find a few people to marry him."

No matter how good his father was to him, his marriage was always handled by his mother. It would be too easy for Mrs. Song to set a trap for him.

If you randomly show him a few not-so-good families, can he still say he looks down on them?

Song Xuanjing's voice was calm and indifferent, and there was no resentment in it. He said, "It doesn't matter to me who I marry. It's a matter of time. You don't have to look at me like that."

He caught some of Jiang Jinghui's emotions that she hadn't hidden well.

How could she still pity him?

Anyway, he has been like this since he was a child since his aunt died, and he has long been accustomed to it.

Jiang Jinghui knew that he was having a hard time, so this time she didn't argue with Song Xuanjing for anything.

She said calmly, "It's okay. When the autumn hunt is successful, no one will be willing to marry Song Xuan'an. I'm afraid the big families in the capital will avoid him. By then, your grandfather will have no choice but to value you and make sure you marry a wife of his dreams."

Song Xuanjing just chuckled when he heard this. The two of them didn't say anything else. When they reached the back door of the Wang family, they parted ways and went back to their own homes.

*

Ever since that day when Madam Gu said she would teach Jiang Jingchun how to manage the household, she had little time to go out. She usually learned some things from Madam Gu, and when she had free time, she would set up a card table in the yard and play mahjong with the maids.

That day, Gu Huaisheng was on duty. As the carriage passed through the long street, a gust of wind blew up the curtains. Gu Huaisheng casually looked out the window.

Towards the end of October, the autumn wind has cast a gloomy tinge over the capital. Now that it is getting colder, the days are getting dark earlier.

When Gu Huaisheng got off work, the sunset had already covered the entire street.

He saw a street vendor hawking his wares, and he stopped the carriage because he didn't know what he saw.

Shuliang didn't know why Gu Huaisheng suddenly stopped the carriage. His eyes fell on him and he saw him walking towards a stall selling candied haws.

Shuliang was a little surprised. Although he knew that Gu Huaisheng bought it for Jiang Jingchun, he was still surprised for a moment.

When did you buy these things?

Gu Huaisheng came back with the candied haws soon after. Seeing Shuliang seemed to be hesitant to speak, he couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"

Shuliang shook his head quickly, "Nothing."

I just think it's weird that Gu Huaisheng is holding the candied haws... The cold young man holding the red candied haws in his hand has a strong sense of incongruity. But looking at Gu Huaisheng's recent attitude, I think he really remembered what I said last time. He has changed a lot recently, at least he doesn't quarrel with Jiang Jingchun anymore.

That's good enough.

The carriage arrived at Gu's house quickly. After Gu Huaisheng returned to Cangzhuoyuan, he did not expect that Gu Huailang was also there.

Since Jiang Jingchun got married, it was easier for Gu Huailang to go and play with her. Today, Jiang Jingchun followed Mrs. Gu to learn something and came back around 3 pm. Seeing that it was getting early, Gu Huailang followed her to play for a while.

At present, Jiang Jingchun and Hua Yun are sitting together playing mahjong with two other maids. They will probably go home after this game.

Gu Huailang leaned next to Jiang Jingchun and watched them play cards.

He was the first to notice Gu Huaisheng coming in from outside the yard and called him, "Brother, you're back."

Jiang Jingchun heard the voice and looked up, but only for a moment, and his gaze quickly returned to the card table.

Gu Huaisheng didn't expect Gu Huailang to be there.

Why does he always come... I've never seen him running so hard before.

After he responded to Gu Huailang's words, he calmly hid the string of candied haws in his hand behind him.

But he can't be seen.

If he sees it, it will definitely fall into his stomach.

He walked in their direction. His official uniform was even more eye-catching in the sunset, making his skin look even whiter.

When the two maids saw Gu Huaisheng coming back, they didn't dare to play anymore and wanted to get up immediately, but Jiang Jingchun stopped them, "Don't go, don't go, finish this game first."

She has played so many games and finally won one, so she has to finish it first.

If Jiang Jingchun won, she wouldn't ask for their money, but if they won, she wouldn't owe them money either. She and the maid were just playing mahjong for fun, and it wasn't easy to win for a while, so they couldn't leave.

After hearing what Jiang Jingchun said, the maid didn't move, but just looked up at Gu Huaisheng. Fortunately, Gu Huaisheng didn't say anything when he saw it, but just let them continue playing.

They never got up again.

Gu Huaisheng hid the Tanghulu behind him, walked to Gu Huailang's side, coughed lightly, and then said nonchalantly: "It's getting dark, you should go back."

Gu Huailang refused. After hearing Gu Huaisheng's words to chase away the customers, he sat closer to Jiang Jingchun. He said, "I'll leave later. I'll leave after they finish this game."

Gu Huaisheng pursed his lips and remained silent after hearing what he said.

I can't leave yet.

There was no choice, Gu Huaisheng hid the candied haws behind himself, thinking of going into the house and taking them out after Gu Huailang left.

But Gu Huailang saw his unnaturalness.

"Brother, what are you holding in your hand?"

Gu Huaisheng did not expect Gu Huailang to speak suddenly, and he was a little unresponsive for a moment. After hearing what Gu Huailang said, several people looked at him and at his hands behind his back.