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Chapter 31 My General Cousin 05
The next day, when Chu Chu was drinking tea with Mrs. Wen in Ruyixuan and talking about homework, when she saw Wen Ling walking in with dark circles on her face, she was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Cousin hasn't slept all night? "

Wen Ling unnaturally avoided Chu Chu's teasing gaze, he coughed lowly: "I was busy with business, so I didn't fall asleep."

Mrs. Wen and Chu Chu looked at each other and laughed together. Mrs. Wen said to Wen Ling: "Ling'er, you always dare not look people in the eye when you lie. This has not changed for so many years. .”

Wen Ling pursed her lips tightly: "Mother."

Chu Chu held Mrs. Wen's arm and smiled: "Auntie, I'm sorry for my cousin, you just teased him. I think the weather is turning fine and spring is approaching. Why don't we go to the lake together today? I heard that the southern suburbs of the capital The Tiannv Lake thawed not long ago, and the scenery is beautiful."

Mrs. Wen patted the back of Chuchu's hand, and responded: "Okay, as you say."

Chu Chu looked at Wen Ling: "Cousin, let's go together."

Wen Ling refused: "Just now Cheng Wangfu handed over the post, I have to go out later."

Cheng Wang is also Shen Yu's father, the only king with a foreign surname in the Duanze Dynasty.

As soon as Wen Ling said the words, he regretted it. If he didn't know Chu Chu's thoughts about him, it would be fine. After knowing it, these words were undoubtedly stabbing her in the heart. Wen Ling looked at Chu Chu, and saw the expression on her face was stiff. After a moment, he lowered his head and smiled wryly.

There was an inexplicable pain in his heart, and he opened his lips, trying to explain something, but he didn't know where to start.

Because he needed to prepare a carriage and eat food for the trip, Wen Ling went out first, looking at his back as he went away, a look of sadness flashed in Chu Chu's eyes.

Mrs. Wen beside her had a panoramic view of her emotions, and she sighed: "Chuchu, since you like it, why didn't you tell your cousin."

"I'm afraid that he will stay away from me because of this, Auntie. I don't expect much. Before he belongs to another woman, I can always be by his side."

After hearing Chu Chu's words, Mrs. Wen couldn't help but feel distressed: "You silly boy, Ling'er may not have any intentions for you, why are you willing to hand him over to another person?"

Chu Chu: "Cousin, how could he...he only regards me as a cousin."

Mrs. Wen shook her head, "Ling'er..."

"Auntie." Chu Chu interrupted Mrs. Wen, as if she was very unwilling to talk about it again, "Tiannv Lake will be overcrowded later."

Mrs. Wen was helpless: "Okay, let's go."

When we arrived at Tiannv Lake, the cruise ship was already full. Chu Chu smiled and said: "I have long heard that Tiannv Lake is very lively this season. Now that I see it, it is true. Since we can't take the boat, it would be good for us to enjoy the scenery on the shore. .”

Mrs. Wen was about to say something when a cruise ship slowly docked, and the curtain was lifted, revealing a gentle and handsome face.

"Old Madam Wen, Miss Yun, there is still room on the boat, why don't you go on a lake tour together?"

The man who spoke fell on Chu Chu with a gentle smile in his eyes.

Chu Chu glanced at Mrs. Wen, and the latter said: "Since the young master of Chu Shangshu's family invited me, I would rather obey my orders than be respectful."

Chu Mingzhou: "The old lady is serious, please."

Chu Chu boarded the boat with the old lady, and the boat swam back to the middle of the lake as slowly as when it came. During this period, Chu Mingzhou talked to Chu Chu frequently: "I saw Miss Yun at Princess Yuanfeng's birthday banquet yesterday, and I was astonished. Goodbye, it’s really overwhelming the country and the city."

Chu Chu smiled politely: "There are many more beautiful women than Chu Chu in the world. Chu Chu doesn't dare to take Mr. Chu's words seriously."

"But Miss Yun is the only one who can catch my eyes."

If Chu Chu didn't see that Chu Mingzhou was interested in her, then she would be ashamed of the EQ of her first two world male partners.She avoided Chu Mingzhou's direct gaze shyly and timidly. At this time, Mrs. Wen said: "It seems that Mr. Chu invited the old man to go on a cruise together because he is not interested in drinking."

Chu Mingzhou smiled calmly: "No, not only can I meet Miss Yun today, but I can also have the opportunity to sit on this cruise ship with Mrs. Wen and enjoy the scenery of Tiannv Lake. It should be described as the icing on the cake."

Mrs. Wen smiled and said, "You can talk."

Tiannv Lake is indeed beautiful. It deserves to be called the first lake in Duanze. The spring is cold and the breeze brings a slightly cold breeze. It stirs the catkins that have just sprouted some branches hanging on the shore and stirs up the light waves on the azure lake. There are shallow waves, and occasionally pedestrians walk by, talking and laughing, with elegant postures.This place is like a peaceful and beautiful painting, and the girl with her head tilted and looking at the horizon, with a calm expression and graceful appearance, seems to be the person in the painting.

Chu Mingzhou looked at Chu Chu and saw the gods. All this fell into Mrs. Wen's eyes. Although she was partial to her son, she had to say that Chu Mingzhou was a good match for Chu Chu. It is superior.

"What is Miss Yun looking at?" Chu Mingzhou asked aloud.

Chu Chu looked back, and shook her head lightly: "No, I was just wondering why Tiannv Lake is called Tiannv Lake."

"The legend is that a fairy who came from heaven fell in love with mortals. Immortals and mortals cannot love each other, so her combination with mortals attracted heavenly soldiers and generals, but the celestial girl refused to leave mortals. After being executed, later generations set up a monument for her and mortals here, and then a disaster happened, the tombstone was submerged, and this place became a lake, so it was called Tiannv Lake. It is said that lovers who swear in Tiannv Lake can For the rest of our lives, we will grow old together."

Chu Mingzhou looked at Chu Chu with a moving expression, Chu Chu avoided his meaningful gaze, and said with a light smile, "That's it, a beautiful legend."

As soon as the carriage stopped at the gate of Wen's residence, when Chu Chu got out of the car, she saw Shen Yu and Wen Ling walking side by side, walking towards her.

She pursed her lips, at this time Wen Ling also saw her, he stopped in his tracks, "Chu Chu."

Chu Chu smiled at Wen Ling, then looked at Shen Yu who was beside him, and nodded in greeting: "Princess Chaoyang."

Shen Yu nodded as a greeting: "Since you are Wen Ling's cousin, you can call me Shen Yu. Like Wen Ling, I am a casual person."

Chu Chu heard the underlying meaning of this sentence. It was simply that she and Wen Ling were not from the same place, but who said that only people with similar personalities could be together. The most sincere and strongest reason for two people to be together should be because of love.

She didn't care, but Yun Chuchu should care, so she showed a hurt expression and forced a smile: "I'll go in first, don't disturb the two of you."

After speaking, he entered the Wen residence with Mrs. Wen.

Wen Ling looked at her back, Shen Yu said: "This is the person you like, for a person who doesn't even have the courage to swear ownership in front of me, you want to sever contact with me?"

Before coming today, she had already planned to confess to Wen Ling, but before she had time to say it, Wen Ling said to her: "I am happy to be friends with that lieutenant on the battlefield, Shen Yu, but only if he is a man. And right now, it's better for you and me not to meet in private."

Shen Yu's face darkened: "Why?"

Wen Ling replied: "Because I already have a sweetheart, I don't want her to be sad when she finds out."

"Who is it?" After Shen Yu asked, she had a surprised guess, and she blurted out, "Yun Chuchu?"

Wen Ling nodded.

Shen Yu watched Chu Chu's figure disappear at the gate of Wen Mansion, "Wen Ling, she is not good enough for you, she is so cowardly..."

"Shen Yu." Wen Ling looked at her sideways, with a serious and firm expression, "No matter how bad she is in your eyes, in my eyes, she is good in every possible way."

Shen Yu made a slip of the tongue, she knew she had lost, she had already lost when Wen Ling said those words in the tavern, and at this moment, she lost completely, without even the slightest chance.

"I understand, I won't pester you any more." After speaking, he turned around briskly.

When Wen Ling could no longer see her, she leaned against the wall, lowered her head slowly, and a crystal clear liquid fell silently on the ground.

Suddenly, the hem of the dress with luxurious gold silk tattoos appeared in Shen Yu's sight. She was very familiar with the pattern on the hem. When she raised her head, she saw an extremely charming face smiling at her: "Little Yuer is Can't find your way home, can I take you home?"

Shen Yu wiped away tears: "Don't worry about it."

After she finished speaking, she turned around and left, but she knew that the person behind her would follow her all the time, which finally gave her a little bit of comfort in her empty heart.

*
The next day, when the morning light was still twilight and the birds were still singing crisp songs on the branches, box after box of betrothal gifts were moved into the hall of Wenfu. Looking at the boxes tied with red silk that almost filled half of the hall, Mrs. Wen looked serious.

When the box was finally moved, a servant stepped forward: "Mrs. Wen, this is a betrothal gift from my young master to Miss Yun. You are Miss Yun's only elder. He hopes you will agree to marry Miss Yun to him."

Mrs. Wen waved her hand: "Go back and report to your young master. I will seek Chuchu's opinion on this matter before replying."

The servants retreated, and Mrs. Wen said to Nanny Qin beside her, "Go ask Miss to come over."

Chu Chu had just finished dressing up and was about to go to Ruyixuan when she was invited to the hall. As soon as she stepped into the hall, her wonder along the way turned into surprise: "Auntie, what is this?"

Mrs. Wen waved to Chu Chu and asked Chu Chu to sit down beside her. She patted Chu Chu's hand and said gently: "This is a betrothal gift from the Chu family. Chu Mingzhou, the young master of the Chu family, wants to marry you, although Ling'er He is my own son, but I also regard you as my own daughter, so I don't want to be selfish. Chu Mingzhou is indeed a good match. With my relationship with Wenfu, I believe he will treat you kindly, so you may wish Marry him?"

Chu Chu lowered her eyes: "I..."

"You can't marry!" Wen Ling's angry voice came from outside the door without seeing him.

Chu Chu looked back in surprise, and saw Wen Ling stepping into the hall. Wen Ling was a calm and rational person, and he always walked in a calm and open-minded manner. She had never seen him walking in such a hurry.

Mrs. Wen secretly heaved a sigh of relief, this brat is here.

She looked at her stupid son whose EQ was so low that it couldn't be lowered, and said slowly: "This is Chuchu's marriage, she should decide for herself, why do you want to intervene?"

Wen Ling glanced at Chu Chu and said, "She has a better choice."

Mrs. Wen raised her eyebrows: "Oh? How do you say that?"

Wen Ling replied: "Marrying me is far better than marrying Chu Mingzhou."

"Chu Mingzhou is elegant, likes Chu Chu, and treats her tenderly and lovingly. What can you do for Chu Chu?"

"Love her, protect her, pamper her."

"Is there anything else besides this?"

"She is the only one in this life. She lives and I live, and she dies and I die."

Old Mrs. Wen smiled, as expected of the old guy's son, these words reminded her of the scene when the old guy asked her to marry her, if the old guy was still there, he would have praised the old guy for being better than blue.

She turned her head to look at Chu Chu who was already in a daze, and asked, "Chu Chu, you heard me, now Chu Mingzhou and your cousin, you choose one."

Chuchu just came back to her senses, she couldn't believe it, her cousin...

She looked at Wen Ling. Wen Ling was stared at by her, and he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. He knew that Chu Chu liked him, so he would choose him nine out of ten, but he was still worried about what might happen if it was love that made people confused.

Chu Chu said: "Cousin, do you really like me?"

The voice was soft and timid.

Wen Ling nodded solemnly: "I like it."

Chu Chu pursed her lips and smiled, her eyes curled up with a smile: "I choose my cousin."

The stone hanging in Wen Ling's heart finally fell to the ground, and a bright smile appeared on his perennially serious face at this rare moment.

Mrs. Wen ordered Nanny Qin to return the betrothal gift, and then said to the two of them: "In this case, your marriage should be put on the agenda, and Ling'er must be well prepared."

Wen Ling nodded: "Naturally."

Chu Chu blushed, she was really going to marry her cousin.

"Today's greetings will be skipped, let's go back."

Wen Ling and Chu Chu bid farewell to Mrs. Wen and walked out of the hall together. Chu Chu followed Wen Ling as always, stepping on his footsteps with joy in his heart.

After a while, Wen Ling stopped in his tracks. He turned his head and saw the girl in the sky blue dress take off her immaturity, with the soft and charming face of a young girl, and his heart softened accordingly.

He remembered the lucid dream that night.

"Come here, Chuchu." Wen Ling said to her.

Chuchu walked in front of him in a daze, and Wen Ling took her soft little hand, "From now on, you don't have to look at my back."

"Wenling's favorability has increased by 5, and the current favorability is 80."

(End of this chapter)