Mrs. Zheng soon noticed something was wrong with Ye Qingning. She was depressed and unsmiling for several days, and spoke indifferently. Ye Qinglan, who had been following her, also disappeared.
Zheng secretly felt strange in her heart. Ye Qingning and Ye Qinglan have always been good friends. They go in and out together every day. What's going on these days? They must be at odds with each other!
"Ning'er, why don't you see Sister Lan coming here with you?" Zheng asked casually.
As expected, Ye Qingning's face immediately darkened, and she responded coldly: "She has to be busy packing her luggage to go to Duke Dingguo's mansion, so how can she have time to accompany me."
There is really a lot of resentment in these words! Zheng glanced at Ye Qingning with a smile but not a smile: "What's the matter, are you having trouble with Sister Lan? Sister Lan also visited Dingguo Gong's Mansion as a guest before.
I’ve never seen you unhappy.”
Ye Qingning pursed her lips tightly and turned her head to the side.
At this moment, the porter's boy came and reported: "Madam, the carriage from Duke Dingguo's Palace has arrived at the door, and Master Gu is also here, saying he is here to take Miss Ten to Duke Dingguo's Palace."
Mrs. Zheng hummed casually and told Dong Yan: "Go to the Hefeng Courtyard and report to the tenth lady. The carriage from the Dingguogong Mansion is here and ask her to pack her luggage."
Dong Yan took the order. Ye Qingning was sitting, but suddenly stood up: "I'm a little tired, so I'll go back to Huancui Pavilion first."
Mrs. Zheng frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, "Why are you still having such a childish temper?"
"Isn't it the last thing that my mother wants me to see my cousin?" Ye Qingning responded expressionlessly: "Now that I'm actively avoiding it, what else does mother have to be dissatisfied with?"
Mrs. Zheng was choked. Instead of being angry, she smiled: "I asked you to avoid him before, but you ignored him and had to come out to see him. Now it's better. I asked you to see him but you refused to see him. Is it because
Why are you so upset and unhappy when Xi-nian picks up Sister Lan?"
These words directly hit the pain point in Ye Qingning's heart. He bit his lip and said nothing, his pretty face turned pale.
Mrs. Zheng felt distressed and angry at the same time. She winked at the maids beside her. After all the maids had retreated, she scolded in a low voice: "What kind of status does Xinian have? Even if he has a slight affection for Sister Lan,
There is no way that I can marry her. Besides, even if I marry her, it has nothing to do with you. You will get married in May. What kind of jealousy are you feeling now?"
Ye Qingning's eyes filled with water and he turned his head to the side again.
Zheng's tone became softer again: "Okay. Xinian will be here soon, so you should be more calm and generous. And Sister Lan, you and her have always been good friends, so you won't have to fight over such a trivial matter."
There was a falling out..."
"How is this such a trivial matter?" Ye Qingning turned around and said angrily: "Obviously she is going with my cousin behind my back, but she is still my good sister. Even though she knew that I... did this, she didn't regard me as a sister at all.
look!"
In the final analysis, this is what Ye Qingning cares about the most. If Gu Xinian showed affection for another woman, she would be so angry that she would never be so angry. But that person is Ye Qinglan...
Seeing her eye circles turning red, Mrs. Zheng felt a little uncomfortable in her heart, so she could only coax her patiently: "Things are already like this. Even if you get angry again, it won't help. It's better to look away. Don't take it to heart. Wait.
When I meet Sister Lan later, don’t be so awkward. Be more generous and don’t make people laugh!"
Ye Qingning responded stubbornly: "I don't want to see her. Anyone who wants to see my jokes can just do it." After saying that, he walked out.
Zheng couldn't catch up and sighed helplessly.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Ye Qingning walked to the door, a tall and elegant figure walked towards him. Ye Qingning wanted to hide but it was too late, and he happened to face the person, with his red eyes clearly falling on him.
In the eyes of others.
Caught off guard, Ye Qingning was ashamed, annoyed and regretful that he saw this embarrassed look...
Gu Xinian's eyes flashed slightly, pretending not to see Ye Qingning's red eyes, and smiled gently: "Cousin Ning is in such a hurry, she must be going back to Huancui Pavilion!"
Ye Qingning forced a smile: "Yes, my cousin came early today. I won't talk to you and will go back first."
As soon as she finished speaking, a slender figure appeared in front of her eyes. The familiar smile was still as gentle and pleasant as ever, but when it fell in her eyes, it was indescribably dazzling. It was like the smile of a winner showing off in demonstration.
Ye Qingning's smile froze, but he refused to show any strangeness in front of Gu Xinian. He forced himself to continue to smile: "What a coincidence, the tenth sister is here too."
Ye Qinglan silently looked at Ye Qingning, who was smiling very stiffly, and felt really bad in her heart.
The two sisters who were once so close to each other were now in such an embarrassing situation that they were relatively speechless. It would be a lie to say that they were not uncomfortable. But in front of Gu Xinian, they couldn't say much. They could only respond with a smile as if nothing had happened.
: "Sixth sister is going back to Huancui Pavilion!"
Ye Qingning continued to smile stiffly: "Yeah, I'm a little tired, so I won't see you off." Her ability to conceal her emotions was far worse than Ye Qinglan's.
Gu Xinian stood opposite, clearly seeing the subtle expression on her face, but he just pretended that he saw nothing and said with a smile: "In this case, cousin Ning should go back and rest quickly, so as not to stay here."
Everyone here feels embarrassed.
Ye Qingning twitched the corners of his lips and said goodbye before leaving. When he passed by Ye Qinglan, he quickly glanced at Ye Qinglan. In that look, there was envy, jealousy, resentment and hostility.
Ye Qinglan secretly smiled bitterly in her heart and returned a slight smile.
Ye Qingning quickly averted his gaze and walked away straight.
With this incident, Ye Qinglan's original good mood suddenly disappeared. She was not happy when she saw Gu Xinian. She smiled lightly and called "Cousin Gu" and then stopped talking.
Gu Xinian frowned slightly, then straightened his brows and said to Zheng with a smile: "Aunt, I'm here to pick up Cousin Lan."
Mrs. Zheng took in the whole scene just now, but she had a nonchalant smile on her face: "It's getting late, so I won't keep you for dinner. I just want to rush back to Duke Dingguo's Mansion before dark."
After a few polite words, Gu Xinian formally said goodbye. Before leaving, Mrs. Zheng, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally, told Ye Qinglan: "Sister Lan, don't be willful when you are a guest at Duke Dingguo's residence this time.
.”
If there were any hints in the words, Ye Qinglan would naturally understand and immediately responded obediently: "Auntie, please don't worry, I will be obedient and will not have another dispute with Cousin Gu."
Gu Xinian raised his eyebrows with a half-smile.
Mrs. Zheng sent the two of them off and returned to Luomei Courtyard. Ye Qinglan followed Gu Xinian silently. The distance between the two was not too far, only about three meters.
When they arrived at the door, Ye Qinglan couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and glanced at Gu Xinian reflexively. It was strange, why was there only one carriage? Where was Gu Xinian's horse? Was he planning to share a carriage with her?
Take the carriage!
Gu Xinian said calmly: "Cousin Lan, please get on the carriage."
Ye Qinglan had no choice but to walk to the carriage. Just as Ruixue was about to get closer, a figure moved faster than her. She reached out steadily to hold Ye Qinglan's arm: "Cousin Lan, be careful."
The hand holding her arm was slender and strong, and even though there were several layers of clothing, she could still feel the warmth of his palm.
Ye Qinglan's heart skipped a beat, her cheeks felt a little hot, and she glared at him quickly. How could she do such an intimate gesture in front of the maids?
Gu Xinian raised the corners of his lips slightly, but his expression was very serious: "Don't look around, be careful of falling."
Ye Qinglan had no choice but to put on a nonchalant expression and say thank you with a smile: "Thank you, Cousin Gu." The two of them were so calm that the maids on the side didn't dare to worry about it, but they couldn't help but take a second look.
Ye Qinglan got on the carriage and finally breathed a sigh of relief. As soon as she sat down, she saw Gu Xinian also got on the carriage. He sat on the opposite side without any hurry.
…
Ye Qinglan asked with a smile on his face: "Why doesn't Cousin Gu ride a horse today?" After knowing him for so long, this was the first time he saw him riding a carriage.
Gu Xinian responded casually: "Since I came here specifically to pick up cousin Lan, of course I have to be sincere."
Ye Qinglan was about to fight back, but saw the maids coming up one by one, so she had to stop there.
With Gu Xinian around, the maids didn't dare to talk casually and stood aside tremblingly. Although the carriage was very spacious and could seat five or six people, how could they dare to sit down with Gu Xinian around?
The carriage was very smooth at first, but after it left the alley, it was a little bumpy. Guiyuan accidentally stumbled, and he didn't know where he hit his head, and he screamed.
Ye Qinglan was startled and immediately asked: "Guiyuan, how are you? Where did you touch it?"
Guiyuan pressed her forehead with her hand, with a look of shame on her face: "Miss, don't worry, my slave is thick-skinned and thick-skinned, it doesn't matter if you bump him." He is really clumsy, and he has embarrassed the lady again!
Ye Qinglan glanced at Guiyuan angrily: "Why are you still standing? Come sit next to me quickly. You guys should also sit down."
The maids hesitated for a moment and glanced at each other secretly. However, they did not dare to accept the master's kindness. There were two or three people sitting next to Ye Qinglan, but who dared to sit next to Gu Xinian?
Gu Xinian smiled lightly and said: "Although this carriage is spacious, it is too crowded for five people sitting side by side. Let's do this. Cousin Lan and I will sit on one side, and the four of you will sit together."
…
Ruixue was braver after all, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Master Gu, for your consideration. I, the servants and others, would rather be respectful than obey."
Speaking of this, Ye Qinglan refused again, but it was too obvious, so she had to stand up with a smile as if nothing had happened: "You guys come over and sit down."
After Ruixue and others sat down, Ye Qinglan reluctantly sat next to Gu Xinian.
Before she could sit down, the carriage jolted. Ye Qinglan couldn't react at all and fell to Gu Xinian's side. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes for your support.
