The mistress has no feelings, why do you provoke her?

The women Gu Huaizhou came into contact with were mostly gentle, skilled, and well-behaved.

He had never met someone as bold as Xue Qingwan before.

"Cousin." Gu Huaizhou's heart pounded wildly, feeling as if he had returned to his youth.

Xue Qingwan hugged him from behind, resting her head against his broad back, and murmured, "Cousin, I only agreed to become your concubine for your sake. Are you happy?"

"I know how kind my cousin is to me."

Gu Huaizhou turned around. He couldn't see Xue Qingwan's appearance in the darkness, but he could smell a faint fragrance.

On a whim, he picked up Xue Qingwan and strode toward the wedding bed.

After an incense stick had burned, Gu Huaizhou sat up dejectedly.

His face was full of confusion, wondering why he had been feeling powerless these past few days.

Xue Qingwan's face was somewhat unpleasant. Her long-awaited wedding night had ended because Gu Huaizhou had backed down.

That shouldn't be the case; he's not even thirty yet.

Not wanting to lose face in front of Xue Qingwan, Gu Huaizhou forced a smile and said, "Perhaps I've been too tired these days, that's why..."

He found it difficult to say what followed.

Xue Qingwan secretly rolled her eyes, feeling as uncomfortable as if she had swallowed a fly.

Everyone knows that Gu Huaizhou consummated his marriage with her today. If the head housekeeper comes to collect the wedding veil tomorrow, how will she explain it to Madam Zhou?

When everyone in the manor knows that the bridal veil is clean, they'll laugh at her to death.

Xue Qingwan lay on the bed, fuming, cursing inwardly.

This waste.

Gu Huaizhou was about to say a few words of comfort to her when he saw Xue Qingwan sleeping with her back to him.

He felt a lump in his throat; never mind, it wouldn't be appropriate to say anything now.

go to bed.

With a yank of the blanket, he turned his back to Xue Qingwan and closed his eyes.

How could Xue Qingwan possibly sleep? In the darkness, she bit the corner of the blanket tightly, feeling utterly wronged.

After much deliberation, she ended up choosing a good-for-nothing.

What's the difference between this and marrying a eunuch?

No, she couldn't just accept her fate.

Xue Qingwan turned around again and gently nudged Gu Huaizhou: "Cousin, why don't we find a doctor to take a look?"

"I'm not sick, why should I see a doctor? Besides, if word gets out, how will I face people in the future?" Gu Huaizhou said angrily.

Xue Qingwan was neither the gentle and tender Jiang Miaoyin, nor the magnanimous Song Wenjun.

She already felt wronged, and this commotion on their wedding night made her even angrier. She said, "Your Excellency feels wronged, but have you ever thought about whether I feel wronged or not? How am I supposed to face people tomorrow? How am I supposed to explain this to the First Madam?"

Gu Huaizhou was extremely annoyed: "Can't you put some blood on it yourself?"

Xue Qingwan gasped, "How could you say such a thing?"

Her noise hurt Gu Huaizhou's ears, and he got up in a huff to put on his shoes and leave. Xue Qingwan saw this and quickly hugged him, saying, "Where are you going?"

"I'm going back to my own courtyard," Gu Huaizhou snorted coldly.

He was already annoyed enough, and Xue Qingwan kept nagging on and on.

"No, you can't leave. If you leave, won't I become a laughing stock?" Xue Qingwan was almost in tears.

There is no reason for a newlywed to abandon his bride on his wedding day.

Gu Huaizhou closed his eyes and sighed: "Then shut your mouth, or I won't care about your feelings anymore."

"I know." Xue Qingwan changed her expression quickly and started to act coquettishly towards Gu Huaizhou.

Seeing that Gu Huaizhou had lain back down, she snuggled into his arms and said, "Husband, please don't be angry anymore, okay?"

Gu Huaizhou's anger subsided considerably. He reached out, put his arm around her, patted her shoulder, and said, "Go to sleep."

This time, Xue Qingwan didn't make a fuss and obediently closed her eyes.

But in her heart, she was thinking that she had to find a quack doctor to give Gu Huaizhou a proper treatment.

Otherwise, how could she have conceived a child?

……

After Jiang Miaoyin returned to her courtyard, she looked completely lost and dejected.

The man she loved was now embracing another woman.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. A metallic taste rose in her throat, and she vomited a mouthful of blood without warning.

"Madam, come quick! Madam has fainted!" The servants cried out in panic, "Quickly, go and inform the young mistress!"

The servant rushed to Qiufeng Courtyard to deliver the news, but was stopped at the door by Madam Xu.

“It’s already late, the young mistress has already gone to bed. The young master made a fuss all night. If we wake the young mistress up now, the young master will definitely wake up too.”

The servant was completely at a loss and asked, "Mother Xu, what should we do?"

"Go and fetch a doctor, let him take a look. I will report the matter to the young mistress when it is light."

With a few words, Madam Xu dismissed the servant, slammed the door shut, and locked it.

"He's really not clever; he doesn't even check what time it is before knocking on the door."

Song Wenjun had already heard the commotion outside.

Seeing that Mrs. Xu was handling things properly, she didn't move.

So what if he's vomiting blood? It's not like he's about to die.

Song Wenjun yawned, then nestled her sweet-smelling son in her arms and drifted off to sleep.

As for Xiaotao, she rolled over without even opening her eyes.

Yunlan Academy was in turmoil all night.

After Jiang Miaoyin spat out that mouthful of blood, the tightness and pain in her chest lessened considerably.

But she pretended to faint, just to make things worse.

She wanted to see if Gu Huaizhou felt sorry for her.

But after waiting all night, there was still no movement outside.

Jiang Miaoyin's heart instantly turned to ice; the more she thought about it, the more wronged she felt.

She gave Gu Huaizhou everything without reservation, but what about him?

Knowing full well that she was vomiting blood, he didn't even bother to come and see her.

Yunlan Courtyard and Xue Qingwan's courtyard are right next to each other, so Xue Qingwan and Gu Huaizhou naturally heard the commotion over there.

Gu Huaizhou heard hurried footsteps outside and called out towards the door, "What happened?"

"Reporting to Your Excellency, it is Lady Jiang who has vomited blood, and the servants are in a panic as they rush to fetch a doctor."

Upon hearing that Jiang Miaoyin had vomited blood, Gu Huaizhou could no longer lie down. He threw off the covers and tried to get up, but Xue Qingwan pressed him back down.

"Your Excellency is not allowed to go anywhere."

Gu Huaizhou frowned deeply: "Stop messing around, didn't you hear Miaoyin spitting blood? I have to go check on her."

"What is your status in visiting her at this time, my lord? Don't forget she is your sister-in-law. Is it appropriate for you, as her brother-in-law, to go to her courtyard in the middle of the night?"

Xue Qingwan clung tightly to Gu Huaizhou, refusing to let go. Even if the King of Heaven himself came today, she would still try to snatch Gu Huaizhou away from her.

Do you really think anyone would believe such a clumsy act as vomiting blood?

Gu Huaizhou froze; he was indeed not the right person to appear.

But if I don't go and see, I can't put my mind at ease.

"What if something happens?"

Xue Qingwan hugged him tightly: "Whatever happened, there's still the young mistress. She hasn't even shown her face, how can you show your face? Just pretend you don't know anything and go to sleep."