Don't disturb me, I won't be a concubine

Cui Jun and the eldest lady returned to Ruihe Courtyard. As soon as they entered the door, they saw Cui Yaying waiting for them in the courtyard.

The eldest lady walked over and said, "It's cold outside, why don't you go in?"

"Mother, what are Mrs. Gu and Gu Zhan doing here?"

Cui Yaying always felt uneasy when she learned that they had come to the door, so she asked Zisu to keep an eye on her outside. When she saw them leaving, she immediately came to the main room.

"Let's go back to the house." The eldest lady pulled Cui Yaying into the room.

Cui Jun did not follow him, wanting to let the mother and daughter have a nice talk. He turned around and left the house again. The boy from the Shen family suddenly intervened. It was best not to cause any trouble to Yaying.

The eldest lady in the room told Cui Yaying the purpose of the Gu family mother and son coming to the Duke's Mansion.

Cui Yaying's eyes widened, she didn't expect that they were here to propose marriage.

"Gu Zhan and I have already made it very clear. I thought he understood. How could he still..."

"Mrs. Gu Hou and others also have good intentions. Don't blame Gu Zhan. He wanted to help you and originally planned to defend you. But don't worry, I didn't agree to them." The eldest lady was afraid that she would misunderstand, so she explained to her.

Cui Yawei nodded, "I know mother, it's just an accident. Gu Zhan is not a bad person. If he is like Huang Yan, he can make me marry him as long as he follows the rumors."

She was glad that Gu Zhan was a gentleman and would not do anything to add insult to injury. Taking ten thousand steps back, if he loses his mind and turns rumors into facts in other people's mouths in order to get her, then she won't let him get his wish even if she fights to the death.

"This is exactly the reason." The eldest lady thought about it and decided to tell her what Shen Zhiming said. "Manager Liu just came back with a message saying that Shen Zhiming was away.

He protects you and says that he has loved you for many years and will marry you immediately as long as you nod. "

Cui Yaying's eyes widened even more when she heard this, "Is he crazy? What kind of crazy things are he saying?"

The eldest lady also didn’t understand. She had deliberately arranged for him to meet with Gu Zhan and Yaying before. He clearly didn’t show any difference towards Yaying. Why did he say such a thing at this time?

"According to Manager Liu, he said these words in the restaurant. Maybe he drank some wine and heard someone criticizing you, and said it in a moment of anger. He is your third aunt's nephew, and he can also be regarded as yours. Cousin, it’s okay for you to defend yourself.” The eldest lady guessed.

"That can't be nonsense. Didn't he think that it would be difficult to end the situation in the future?" Cui Yaying frowned. She already had enough rumors on her, and he also got involved.

"No, I have to ask him." Cui Yaying became angrier as she thought about it, stood up and walked out.

The eldest lady quickly stopped her, "How can you, a girl, visit alone?"

Cui Yaying stopped and said, "If I don't ask clearly, I feel aggrieved."

The eldest lady thought for a moment and said, "In this case, you go back first, and I will go find your third aunt and ask her to come forward and ask why?"

"Then the daughter will go back and wait for news about her mother." Cui Yaying also felt that her mother's method was feasible.

"Go."

After watching Cui Yaying leave, the eldest lady came to the third room without any delay.

The third lady heard the servant's report that the eldest lady was here, and hurriedly greeted her: "Sister-in-law, why do you have time to come to my place? I happened to have heard something about Yaying, and I wanted to go and have a look, but I was afraid that you would I’m busy right now so I didn’t bother.”

"That's what I came here to talk about."

In order not to let

The old lady was worried when she found out. The eldest lady asked Mother Xu to tell the servants in the house not to talk about Yaying.

The eldest lady followed the third lady into the house and briefly talked about the events of the past few days, focusing on Shen Zhiming.

The third lady was also surprised after hearing this, "Zhi Ming is not the kind of child who doesn't know what to do. He won't say anything like this."

"That's why it's even more important to know his intentions."

"Don't worry, sister-in-law, I will go back to my parents' house tomorrow to ask."

Just when they were guessing Shen Zhiming's thoughts in the house, there was already an explosion outside due to his words. Maybe there are many people who have leisure time in winter, so I have to admire their enthusiasm for gossip. In just a few hours, it has reached the point where everyone knows it.

Shen Zhiming himself was well-known in the capital. After he finished speaking, the girl who had secretly expressed his love for him cried and fainted in the bathroom. Immediately afterwards, the trend of rumors also changed. With someone as outstanding as him admiring him, how could the third girl from the Dingguo Palace have a secret meeting with others?

The next day, before the third lady could leave for the Shen family, Shen Zhiming came first.

As soon as the third lady saw him, she asked, "What do you mean by those words you said outside?"

"Don't worry, aunt. I'm here to explain. Please take me to see the Duke and Princess first." Shen Zhiming looked calm.

The third lady brought Shen Zhiming to Ruihe Courtyard. Cui Jun and the first lady sat in solemn silence. Cui Qiyan, who was about to go out, heard the news and came over.

Just as Shen Zhiming finished the ceremony, Cui Yaying came in from outside.

"Yaying, please go back to Yiyue Pavilion and wait." The eldest lady said to her.

Cui Yaying glanced at Shen Zhiming and said, "Mother, this is my business, I want to know."

"Forget it, there's no one else around

, let her stay. "Cui Jun gestured to Cui Yaying.

Cui Yaying immediately ran to Cui Qiyan and sat down.

Cui Jun coughed and raised his eyes to stare at Shen Zhiming standing in the middle, "What do you want to say to us?"

Shen Zhiming bowed and said, "This junior is here to apologize."

Cui Jun didn't get angry immediately for the sake of the third lady, but said in a bad tone: "You also know that you said the wrong thing?"

However, Shen Zhiming straightened up and replied: "Everything I said yesterday came from the bottom of my heart. I am not saying sorry to the juniors, but I should not have said it outside without informing the elders, making the elders anxious. It’s all the junior’s fault.”

"What did you say?" Cui Jun stood up awkwardly, "You said you were interested in Yaying..."

"Yes, this junior has fallen in love with her. This sentence has been hidden in my heart for many years."

Shen Zhiming's words were like thunder rising from the ground, shocking everyone present.

Cui Jun's blood surged all over his body, and his temples throbbed. He was still hiding it in his heart. How many more years? This kid had already had his eye on Yaying, but he didn't notice it at all.

The corners of the eldest lady's mouth trembled. She wanted to laugh but it wasn't funny. Gu Zhan had no hope. Here comes another one.

Cui Yaying blinked, still looking confused. She still couldn't believe what he said. There must be something wrong. How could he like her?

Only Cui Qiyan remained calm, his eyes fixed on Shen Zhiming.

The third lady couldn't help but smile on her face, and scolded: "You kid is really serious. If you had said these things earlier, things like this wouldn't have happened today."

She then turned around and said: "Brother and sister-in-law, it's all my fault that Zhi Ming is so thin-skinned.

It’s not a bad thing to say it now, right? "

Is he so thin-skinned that he would speak in public? Cui Jun bit his molars and cursed.

Shen Zhiming bowed again and said: "Junior will take responsibility for what I have said. I have another unkind request. Can I talk to Yaying alone?"