Gu Xinian's expression was very indifferent, his eyes were unusually calm, but there was an inexplicable chill in his eyes.
Shen Qiuyu's heart sank.
After not seeing each other for four years, this man who was once so familiar seemed to have changed a lot. His attitude was cold and unfathomable. No matter how much she said, she couldn't say a word...
There was a suffocating silence in the side hall. Then, an unexpected voice sounded.
"Brother," Gu Xiyu said suddenly, "Cousin Lan and I are going out for a walk." She stood up as she spoke.
Ye Qinglan was startled at first, and then quickly understood. Gu Xiyu wanted to avoid it and give Gu Xinian and Shen Qiuyu a chance to talk alone! Although Gu Xiyu hated Shen Qiuyu, she cared about her brother after all. She thought that at this time, Gu Xinian must really want to be alone with Shen Qiuyu.
Silly girl, can't you see that your elder brother doesn't want to talk to his old lover at all?
Ye Qinglan muttered secretly in her heart, but stood up together in cooperation. It was really disappointing that she couldn't watch such a wonderful show!
Gu Xinian was also surprised for a moment. When he saw Gu Xiyu and Ye Qinglan walking out together, he got up without thinking and wanted to chase them out.
"Cousin Xi," Shen Qiuyu said in a resentful voice, as if sighing softly: "Don't we even have the friendship to say a few words?"
This voice was still as sweet and pleasant as he remembered it. But it could no longer stir up ripples in his heart. Instead, it aroused the hatred and anger that had been suppressed and hidden in his heart for a long time.
Gu Xinian narrowed his eyes and looked at Shen Qiuyu coldly.
This was the first time he looked at her carefully after his rebirth. She was still so delicate, beautiful and elegant, with a charming figure, like a white lotus. Her delicate face and pitiful expression would make her Let all men soften their hearts.
It was this face that fascinated so many men, including myself.
Gu Xinian twitched the corners of his lips, and his eyes were full of sarcastic sneers: "I don't know. What kind of relationship do we have? If I remember correctly, you are already the prince's woman!"
Shen Qiuyu bit her lip gently, her eyes full of grievance: "I...I couldn't help it...At that time, you were busy preparing to take the scientific examination, and the government was planning the marriage without telling you. The old lady forced me to get married. To the prince, I am an orphan who is living under someone else's roof. What can I do..." As he spoke, he lowered his head slightly, tears slowly falling from the corners of his eyes.
Gu Xinian looked at her beautiful performance with cold eyes, and suddenly began to feel happy in his heart. If he had not experienced all this before, he would probably be deceived into believing it just like in his previous life.
Now, knowing everything, he just watched her cry indifferently. The words coming out of his mouth were extremely cold: "Is everything you said true? Is it really your grandmother who forced you to marry the prince? You Are you not willing at all?"
Shen Qiuyu's long eyelashes fluttered, with an expression that made me feel pity for him: "Cousin Xi, there is always only one person in my heart." As she said that, she raised her face slightly and looked at him pitifully.
She knew him too well and knew what kind of expression was enough to impress him.
Back then, she accidentally got into trouble and frightened Gu Xiyu into falling into the pool. Seeing Gu Xiyu struggling in the water, she was frightened and wanted to call for help. But the dark thoughts that flashed through her mind made her change her mind. Xinyi ran away in panic. Later, when she heard that Gu Xiyu had been rescued, she was frightened and desperate.
If Gu Xiyu told the truth, her life would be over. Neither Sun nor Mrs. Zheng would allow her to live in the house, let alone marry Gu Xinian. Therefore, she cried and repented in front of Gu Xinian. , he finally relented after crying, and promised to go find Gu Xiyu. Later, Gu Xiyu really didn't say anything. She was able to continue to stay in the Duke Dingguo's mansion safely.
From that day on, she knew that a woman's beauty and tears were the greatest weapons in the world. Back then, when she was only thirteen years old, she was able to captivate Gu Xinian, let alone her now more mature and charming self?
Therefore, she looked at him quietly with the same eyes as before, convinced that he would be moved.
Sure enough, his expression became a little subtle, his eyes narrowed slightly, but he didn't say anything, he just looked at her with that deep and unpredictable look. However, there was no pity in that look, only sarcastic ridicule and coldness. of smile.
Shen Qiuyu's expression was a little stiff. What was wrong? Why was Gu Xinian's reaction completely different from what she had imagined?
Gu Xinian looked at her coldly, and after a long while, he slowly opened his mouth: "Shen Qiuyu, you have been lying to me."
Shen Qiuyu's heart skipped a few beats, and she reflexively opened her mouth to defend: "I didn't lie to you, I only have you in my heart from beginning to end..."
"You must have noticed that I am too proud. There is no way I would confront the prince and ask him why he insisted on marrying you that day." Gu Xinian stared at Shen Qiuyu with sharp eyes.
After hearing these words, Shen Qiuyu looked a little unnatural, but she forced herself to calmly defend: "Cousin Xi, I don't know what you are talking about."
Gu Xinian twitched the corners of his lips, but there was no smile in his eyes: "Do you really want me to make it so clear? Shen Qiuyu, you are greedy for vanity, and even the position of the eldest daughter-in-law of Dingguo Palace cannot satisfy your appetite. What you want is to stand by the side of the most noble man. The prince does have a crush on you, but he cares about brotherhood and will not have much involvement with you. It was you who took the initiative to seduce him, and then dealt with me and It's so ridiculous between the two of you. I always thought you were forced to marry him helplessly, but actually, this is the result you want!"
Shen Qiuyu's expression finally changed. How could he know all this...
"Do you think that I have always been single and unmarried because of you?" Gu Xinian's insightful eyes seemed to see into the deepest part of her heart: "Actually, there is some truth in your thinking. After meeting a woman like you , I don’t want to be involved with any woman again in my life.”
Shen Qiuyu's face was already in disarray, and she stared blankly at Gu Xinian with a cold face.
All this was completely different from what she had imagined. It was a rare opportunity to meet and be alone, shouldn't he tell her his feelings? Why did it evolve into this situation? How did he know this secret?
Gu Xinian felt a strange sense of joy in his heart when he saw Shen Qiuyu, whose beauty had turned pale and could no longer maintain her elegance and calmness.
In order to maintain a delicate balanced relationship with the prince, even if he hates the woman in front of him, he cannot touch her for the time being. However, one day, he will kill her with his own hands and avenge his previous life. He has never been magnanimous. A person who has cheated and betrayed him will not be soft-hearted.
Now, just think of it as prepaying some interest.
Gu Xinian looked at Shen Qiuyu coldly, his tone full of mockery: "I wonder if Concubine Shen has any other advice?"
Shen Qiuyu has always been a smart woman. In order to stabilize her status, she does not hesitate to take advantage of everyone. There is naturally a reason why she took this opportunity to be alone with herself today.
If you remember correctly, during this year, Mrs. Mo specially took in two beautiful and enchanting concubines for the prince. Although they did not pose much threat to Shen Qiuyu, the most important thing is that one of them was actually pregnant. Pregnancy. This made Shen Qiuyu, who had never been pregnant, feel a crisis.
The prince is twenty years old, but he only has two daughters and no son. If this concubine succeeds in her ambition and gives birth to a baby boy, the son will be as valuable as the mother, just around the corner. She will never tolerate such a situation happening under her eyes.
If she were in the prince's palace, she would have many ways to deal with this concubine. But it happened that Mo sent this concubine to a secret place to raise a baby. No matter how powerful Shen Qiuyu is, she is still a housewife after all. She can be bribed with money. Her servants were limited to the Prince's Mansion. After leaving the Prince's Mansion, she was at a loss.
At this time in the previous life, he and her would meet privately every once in a while. She cried with tears in her eyes and complained that she had been wronged in the prince's house. After he found out the reason, he quietly sent someone to find the whereabouts of the concubine. Then He administered a colorless and odorless poison, which made the concubine die and got rid of her troubles.
In this life, Shen Qiuyu probably wants to repeat his old tricks. Unfortunately, she is doomed to be disappointed. Not only will he not help her, he will also send his secret guards to protect the concubine until she gives birth to the child safely. It is best. After giving birth to a baby boy in one fell swoop, Shen Qiuyu's life in the Prince's Mansion may not be as glorious as before...
Although Shen Qiuyu didn't know that the man in front of her had already known all her secrets, at this point, what else could she say?
Shen Qiuyu's mind was in chaos, and she managed to spit out a few words: "No more."
Gu Xinian smiled faintly: "Since I have nothing to say, please forgive me for not having time to accompany you." With that, he walked away. His former lover finally officially turned against her today.
At this moment, an almost cruel pleasure passed through his heart.
As Shen Qiuyu watched the familiar slender figure fading away, she suddenly felt an inexplicable confusion and fear in her heart. This feeling made her even more panicked than when she got married.
Does he no longer love her? Is he just walking out of her life?
Shen Qiuyu felt that breathing had become difficult, as if an invisible big hand was strangling her neck tightly, making it impossible for her to breathe...
She sat alone in the side hall, surrounded by suffocating silence.
I don't know how long it took, but a familiar figure came in.
Seeing her miserable look with tears in the corners of her eyes, the visitor was startled for a moment, then frowned: "Yu'er, what's wrong with you?"
This voice was familiar and warm, but it was no longer the gentle whisper of the affectionate boy in her memory.
Shen Qiuyu blinked, came back to his senses, and naturally squeezed out a pitiful smile: "It's nothing. I just feel very uncomfortable when I think that my mother doesn't like me..." As he said that, two tears fell from the corners of his eyes. .
The prince sighed lovingly, hugged her into his arms, and whispered a few words of comfort.
Shen Qiuyu lay in the arms of the prince and sobbed softly. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation.)