I just want to live a happy life

Walking further in, Gu Yankai looked more carefully. There were many kinds of flowers placed in the corridors, corners, window sills and other places in the courtyard. There were peonies, magnolias, camellias, daffodils, everything, full of vitality.

There were also several pots of rare flowers that Gu Yan had seen outside before. They were very expensive, and selling one pot would be enough for ordinary people to use for several years.

But Bai placed it in the yard nonchalantly. He thought of his current predicament of not having enough money, and subconsciously, Gu Yankai frowned.

When he entered the hall in the main courtyard, the first voice Gu Yankai heard was not Bai's, but the voice of a child.

Gu Tingye is only three years old now. He has a round face, big, rolling eyes, and speaks in a baby voice. He looks like a cute child.

At this time, he leaned on Qingyue, stretched out his chubby little hand and placed it on Qingyue's belly, and asked curiously: "Mother, is it a sister or a brother in your belly?"

Qingyue was sitting on the rosewood couch. Hearing this, she laughed and touched Gu Tingye's little head: "So, brother Ye, do you think the baby in your mother's belly is a sister or a brother?"

Gu Tingye tilted his head and thought for a moment, then said seriously, "Mother, I don't know, but no matter if it's a younger brother or a younger sister, I will be a good brother and won't let you worry."

When Qingyue heard his words, she looked at Chang Ping, her eyes full of comfort. What a sensible and considerate child, but in the original plot, she was harmed like that by the Gu family. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. However, she did not show it in front of the child, but kissed his cheek.

"Our Ye brother is really the best child in the world. Mother really likes our Ye brother very much."

Hearing his mother's praise, Ye Ge'er scratched his head, felt a little embarrassed, and blushed.

Just when Qingyue was about to tease Ye Ge'er a few more times, she heard a cough.

Hearing the voice, she knew it was Gu Yankai. In an instant, her smiling eyes turned cold.

She did not move and still sat there, but Ye Ge'er snuggled up to her even tighter out of fear. Qingyue patted his back to comfort him. Gu Yankai had disliked Ye Ge'er since he was born. When he was in swaddling clothes, she did not want to even look at him. When he could walk, every time she faced him, Gu Yankai either had a stern face or was reproachful.

To this day, every time when facing Gu Yankai, Ye Ge'er's first reaction is fear.

"How come you have time to come to my main courtyard today, Lord Marquis?" Qingyue's words sounded both puzzled and sarcastic.

Gu Yankai's originally stern face froze, and the words he spoke turned into accusations: "How dare you! Is this the way you talk to me? It would be fine if you didn't say you would welcome him, but look at what you've taught Gu Tingye to be like. He doesn't even greet me as his father."

Qingyue sneered, "Father? Are you qualified to be a father? Have you ever taken care of Ye'er since he was born? I think your whole heart is with your eldest son. You never raised him, and now you have the nerve to blame him."

Gu Yankai really didn't expect that the Bai family, who had never dared to resist him, would act out of character today. He pointed at the Bai family and said, "You... are so uneducated and a scoundrel of a merchant!"

"Shangmen Luqi?" Qingyue said, "Without my Shangmen, would your mansion still exist? I'm afraid it would have been confiscated long ago. How dare you say this in front of me?"

Every time Gu Yan spoke, Qingyue would retort. It turned out that he could not win the argument with Qingyue, and in the end he was so angry that his face turned red and his neck became thick.

There was silence for a moment. After the argument, no one spoke.

Qingyue touched the back of Ye'er's head and asked, "Ye'er, it's time for lunch, are you hungry?"

Brother Ye put his hand on his stomach and felt his stomach was empty. He was a little hungry: "Hmm."

"Okay, let's eat now."

Looking at Gu Yankai who was sitting on the chair without leaving, Qingyue said, "My Lord, you don't come to my palace for no reason. I guess you have something to tell me. If it were before, you would have left long ago. In that case, let's have lunch first."

Qingyue's tone softened and was no longer as tense as before.

Gu Yankai thought Qingyue had given in. Hearing this, he snorted coldly and did not refute. He stood up first and walked to the table and sat down.

Qingyue was helped to stand up by Chang Ping. When Gu Yankai was not paying attention, she whispered a few words in Chang Ping's ear, then took Ye Ge'er to sit down at the table.

After Chang Ping went out, she came in with a few waitresses serving dishes. The waitresses placed the dishes on the table one by one, then stepped back two steps and left.

Qingyue and Changping looked at each other, and Changping nodded almost imperceptibly.

Qingyue put a bowl of egg custard in front of Ye Ge'er and asked him to eat. Although Ye Ge was young, he could still eat by himself with a spoon.

Although she also placed some people around Ye Ge'er, as the second young master of the Marquis's Mansion, it would not be excessive to pamper him, but she still wanted Ye Ge to become an independent person and have his own world no matter when, where or under what circumstances.

The first step to becoming a successful person is to start eating alone.

Qingyue glanced at Gu Yankai. He seemed to like the soup in the middle very much. He had already drunk three bowls under Qingyue's gaze, and Qingyue did not stop him.

Qingyue only ate some dishes and didn't touch the soup on the table at all. She let Gu Yan drink it all.

After lunch, Qingyue spoke a few more words to Ye Ge'er. Seeing that he kept rubbing his eyes and yawning, she asked someone to take him downstairs to rest.

The main courtyard is the largest courtyard in the backyard. It not only contains Qingyue's sleeping place, but also her study, warehouse, garden, kitchen, and a special room for bathing and showering.

The scenery in the courtyard, including flowing water under small bridges, pavilions, and corridors, is charming and the grandeur of the gate of the marquis's mansion can be seen.

Because Ye Ge'er was still young, Qingyue did not give him a separate courtyard to live in. Instead, she let him live in Anranju in the main courtyard so that she could take care of him at any time.

After Ye Ge'er left, Qingyue asked everyone to leave, and Gu Yankai did not stop him.

Qingyue picked up the porcelain bowl with plum blossoms carved on it, took a sip of tea, and said calmly, "My Lord, what do you want to tell me?"

Gu Yankai coughed and said in a condescending manner: "Since you are already the eldest lady of the Marquis' Mansion, it is time for you to be the housekeeper. You can make the decisions about the affairs of the Marquis' Mansion in the future."

Qingyue sneered and didn't beat around the bush with him: "My Lord, you are out of money, right? Do you want me to continue to use my dowry to support the Marquis' Mansion?"

Gu Yankai was caught in the crossfire by Qingyue's words, and said angrily, "I didn't know you were using the dowry before. The mansion also has farms and shops. You can get money from the farms and shops to manage the mansion."

Qingyue put the porcelain bowl on the table with a thud: "Gu Yankai, don't think I don't know that some of the farms and shops in the Marquis' Mansion are running out of money. You want to use my dowry to revitalize the farms and shops in the Marquis' Mansion so that you can take over, right?"