Chapter 311 Listen to my excuses
The mother-in-law's face changed slightly, but she quickly regained her enthusiasm: "Qingdai, you can't say that. Your sister is beautiful and has a good personality. How can she be inferior to others? Besides, marriage is all about fate. What if the prince falls in love with your sister?"
Zhou Qingdai sighed inwardly, thinking that her mother-in-law's idea was too naive.
The prince of Prince Duan's mansion is of noble status, and his grandfather is Grand Tutor Mo. Everyone in the court is wary of him, so it is not easy to get close to him.
Princess Duan's previous behavior clearly showed that she liked soft words.
If my sister-in-law gets involved in such a family, there will be no glory in the future, only disaster.
"Mother, I understand your intentions, but this marriage still needs to be considered carefully. Not to mention what the Prince Duan's Mansion means, even I myself may not be willing to be involved in such a dispute. The Prince Duan's Mansion has always been uneasy. Moreover, my aunt is a concubine in the mansion. If I marry the prince, how will I get along with my aunt and the others?" Zhou Qingdai's tone was gentle enough.
However, her mother-in-law was somewhat skeptical: "She's just a girl, what does she know? If this marriage goes through, it will only benefit her. As for your aunt, you know in your heart that her status is not as high as before. If someone from our family were to come into the mansion, they might be able to help each other in the future."
Zhou Qingdai was helpless and said, "My aunt is also the biological mother of the second young master and the county lady. Is Mother sure you want me to be involved in such an awkward situation and become a victim of the conflict between Princess Duan and my aunt?"
After hearing this, the mother-in-law felt quite regretful.
"Okay, that's just what I said. But now that the people from Prince Duan's Mansion are here, it seems you won't have any chance to meet with Princess Chaoyang alone..."
Seeing that she wisely changed the subject, Zhou Qingdai did not continue to warn her.
She said, "Don't worry, mother-in-law. I always have a way. Princess Duan's coming is actually good for us. She and the Duke's wife are old friends. Due to some misunderstandings over the years, they haven't had the chance to go out alone. Now that they meet, there is naturally a lot to talk about. Gu Ruanci only has Wu Yixian by her side, and she is pregnant. The incense offering procedures are complicated, so she won't be tired. I will just let Gu Ruanci do it. Naturally, I will have the opportunity to go in and meet her alone."
Hearing this, the mother-in-law's eyes gleamed with a glint: "That's a good idea, but I've laid the groundwork twice, and people don't want to pay attention. You must be careful with your words..."
Zhou Qingdai smiled slightly, and she already wanted to curse in her heart.
You call that laying the groundwork? You're just messing with it.
You're still asking me to watch my words? Why don't you take a look at yourself?
"Although we haven't seen each other for many years, we played together when we were young. Although we don't have a deep relationship, for the sake of my husband and our whole family, I will always give it a try. As for the result, weren't we just giving it a try in the beginning? After all, if it doesn't work, we won't lose anything. If it does, it's just our good luck..."
She reiterated that she had never been guaranteed success.
Although the mother-in-law didn't like to hear it, she admitted that it was the fact.
"Well, you can do whatever you want."
As expected, Princess Duan took Zhuang Hefeng with her everywhere, leaving all other matters to their respective children.
Lu Enyan came here just to accompany his mother this time and did not think about praying. The most important thing was to see Gu Ruanci.
Just as Zhou Qingdai imagined, Wu Yixuan accompanied Gu Runci to add some lamp oil and burn a few incense sticks. Then he felt a little uncomfortable, so he went back to rest early.
Now there is only Gu Ruanci inside.
When Zhou Qingdai came over, Gu Ruanci actually knew it, but she didn't let her go.
The other party did not come up to her directly to ask questions, but bowed and kowtowed to the Three Pure Ones and burned incense. Naturally, she couldn't say anything.
Gu Ruanci knew that the other party had something to say, so she just waited there.
Finally, Zhou Qingdai lost her patience.
"Soft words, can I call you that?"
Zhou Qingdai's first sentence successfully made Gu Ruanci feel annoyed.
Is the daughter of my enemy worthy of being close to me?
"Can't."
Gu Ruanci rejected it without any hesitation.
Zhou Qingdai had already made preparations for this, and said without any emotion, "I should have thought of this earlier. After all, we haven't seen each other for so many years. When the incident happened, my mother and I chose to protect ourselves and didn't speak up for you. You have such feelings for the Zhou family, so why would you make an exception for me..."
"Since you know everything, why do you still come over?" Gu Ruanci asked directly.
Zhou Qingdai was not well prepared. She did not expect that her repeated displays of weakness would not work.
"County Lady, you can actually see that I was brought here before I had fully recovered. After all, I'm already married. Even if Mother wants to protect me, she has to be careful. I also have to consider the interests of my in-laws. In fact, we knew you were coming today, so we followed you on purpose..."
Zhou Qingdai tried to explain, with a look of sincerity and helplessness in her eyes.
"She wants to use the relationship between you and me to get into the Gu family. I know this is unrealistic, but there's nothing I can do to stop her."
"Just before I came in, she was delusional again, wanting to use my little sister-in-law to arrange a marriage with the Prince of Duan's Mansion... Alas, I have no other choice."
Gu Ruanci asked, "So, you came in to talk to me out of helplessness. In fact, you know that the Zhou family, who have committed serious sins, will never be forgiven by me, and you never held out any hope, right? This is simple. Just go out and tell her that I don't want to bother with you, I've kicked you out, and I don't want to hear anything you say. Her schemes will not succeed."
Zhou Qingdai was stunned. Gu Ruanci really didn't give her any chance at all.
She hesitated for a long time, and Gu Ruanci reminded her: "Why don't you leave? If you have anything to say, just say it directly, don't use those useless things."
Zhou Qingdai finally realized what was going on, but she couldn't beat around the bush any longer, so she said, "I didn't come here today to ask for your forgiveness. I just... wanted to tell you something."
Her voice trembled slightly, as if she was choosing her words carefully.
Gu Ruanci looked at her coldly, without interrupting, but also without showing any interest in listening.
Zhou Qingdai took a deep breath and continued, "There are actually many misunderstandings about what happened back then. I know it might be too late to talk about this now, but I don't want you to live in hatred forever. My mother...she also had her own difficulties."
Gu Ruanci didn't respond at all. It was a waste of time for her to listen to such nonsense.
She lowered her head and was silent for a moment. When she raised her head again, her eyes were full of determination: "No matter what, since I'm here today, I have to make things clear. Soft words, I hope you can let go of the hatred and start over. I know it's difficult, but I am willing to do my best to make amends."
Gu Ruanci said directly: "Make up? Fine, bring Wen Zimei's head to me, and I'll take it as your compensation."
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