I have suffered enough in my previous life, my cousin will never marry me

Chapter 158 Wedding Dress
Ye Wanshu woke up from her dream and saw Chunhong rushing in.

Seeing that her expression was rather unpleasant, Ye Wanshu quickly asked, "What happened?"

Chunhong stammered, "Miss, it's Caiju and Qiuli. They brought a letter from the Duchess."

"aunt?"

Ye Wanshu's heart tightened, and she quickly put on a thin shirt and went out.

Seeing Caiju and Qiuli pacing anxiously in the living room, she quickly went to them and asked urgently, "Caiju, Qiuli, is something wrong with my aunt?"

Two maids handed over a letter and immediately knelt down, crying loudly, "It's from the young master! The young master beat Fang Mama, who served the Duchess, and all the servants to death, and also imprisoned the Third Miss and the Fourth Young Master."

Ye Wanshu opened the letter but found no words, only two strands of hair. A bad feeling immediately arose within her.

"How could he be so vicious?" Ye Wanshu said angrily, "What about my uncle? Qingmian and Tingji are his own flesh and blood, and he just lets them do whatever they want?"

Caiju and Qiuli then immediately recounted to Ye Wanshu the recent events that had occurred in Lin'an.

Upon learning that Empress Dowager Gu had ordered all passes in the northern border to cut off supplies to the Mu family army and had her uncle garrison troops on the border of Yuzhou, Ye Wanshu felt extremely angry.

She never imagined that Empress Dowager Gu would be so heartless as to abandon 100,000 soldiers who had fought valiantly on the frontier for the sake of the Gu clan's honor. Such a court was truly chilling.

"Chunhong, Xingtao, hurry up and pack your bags. We need to get back to Lin'an."

No sooner had Ye Wanshu finished speaking than Ji Yuan arrived upon hearing the news.

“Wanwan, the Prince of Yongning’s family is coming to propose marriage today. How can you leave at this time?” Ji Yuan advised, “Listen to your father. Just stay in Yuezhou and focus on marrying the Prince of Yongning. Don’t worry about anything else.”

Ye Wanshu shook her head: "Father, Qingmian and Tingji are my younger siblings who grew up with me. I can't watch something happen to them."

“Even if Gu Tingchen is a heartless scoundrel, Gu An wouldn’t be so cruel. Don’t be fooled by them,” Ji Yuan said earnestly.

"And what about His Highness?" Ye Wanshu said, "His Majesty intends to welcome him to Lin'an. If he is welcomed to Lin'an legitimately, he will win the hearts of the people. But if he is accused of treason, even if Yuezhou has many soldiers and generals, it will be difficult to resist the court's conquest."

Ji Yuan choked.

He never expected his daughter to have such clear insights.

Ye Wanshu had already seen through Gu Tingchen's treacherous scheme; he wanted to force Fu Mingchi to rebel: "Father, the Mu family army is currently fighting a bloody battle in the northern border. Once His Highness's crime of treason is confirmed, they will have no way out."

Ji Yuan clenched his fists, his body trembling. After a moment of contemplation, he suddenly smiled and looked at Ye Wanshu with a face full of satisfaction, saying, "My daughter is indeed worthy of His Majesty's favor. As the saying goes, 'A mandarin duck embroidered with a military seal is not necessarily a general but a husband.' It's just a pity that you are a woman, otherwise you would definitely have achieved something great."

Ji Yuan also guessed that Gu Tingchen was behind all of this, but he absolutely could not let his daughter fall into the Duke's mansion again.

Pulling her to sit down beside him, Ji Yuan calmly comforted her, "Wanwan, things aren't as serious as you think. Listen to your father, stay in Yuezhou as the Princess of Yongning. Your father will rush back to Lin'an immediately and will definitely persuade the court to withdraw its troops."

Ye Wanshu smiled faintly; how could she not see that her adoptive father was trying to comfort her?

The Gu family hated him to the bone. Since his uncle was able to amass troops in Yuzhou, it meant that the emperor had long lost his ability to make decisions. If he were to return to Lin'an alone at this critical juncture, he would only face certain death.

After dismissing the maids, Ye Wanshu took his broad hand in hers and said gently, "Father, haven't you always hoped that your daughter could return to the Ji family? Your daughter wants to go back with you, and your daughter is willing to help you preserve the glory of the Ji family."

“Silly girl, what glory does your father need now?” Ji Yuan’s eyes stung, and he sighed softly. “You are all my glory, everything I have is yours. As for your younger sisters, I believe that you, as their eldest sister, will not mistreat them.”

After saying that, he pleaded earnestly, "Wanwan, just listen to your father. I believe I haven't misjudged you this time. Prince Yongning will definitely protect you." "Didn't you just say that I can also achieve something? How can I think about relying on others for protection?"

From the moment she decided to marry into the Yongning Prince's Mansion, Ye Wanshu was determined to fight against the Gu family to the end, so how could she become timid and hesitant because of this change?

Gently patting her adoptive father's hand, Ye Wanshu said firmly, "Let's return to Lin'an together and help His Majesty restore order to the court. Only in this way can the world truly be at peace."

Seeing that his daughter had made up her mind, Ji Yuan knew it would be difficult to persuade her any further, so he closed his eyes helplessly.

Ye Wanshu smiled and called back Caiju and Qiuli. She immediately instructed them, "Go back and tell your uncle to withdraw his troops and rush to the aid of the Mu family army in the north. Otherwise, I would rather die than return to Lin'an."

Caiju and Qiuli had probably heard that the trouble was instigated by the young master, and that if the young lady was willing to go back, everyone would be safe and sound, so they went back to report without worry.

No sooner had the two left than Mother Yan and Chu Yin walked in with smiles on their faces.

Seeing that Ye Wanshu was not dressed up yet, Madam Yan glanced at Ji Yuan with dissatisfaction: "Why is the young master so confused today? Prince Yongning has already entered the mansion, why don't you urge the young lady to hurry up and do her makeup?"

"It's not Father's fault."

Ye Wanshu and Ji Yuan exchanged a glance, then Ye Wanshu smiled and said, "Father, I'll go do my hair and makeup now. You go to the front hall to greet His Highness in my stead."

Watching his daughter get up and leave, Ji Yuan felt extremely heavy-hearted, feeling that he had committed too many sins, which was why his daughter's fate was so unfortunate.

If I hadn't let my daughter marry into the Duke's mansion back then, perhaps none of this would have happened today.

"Ah Yin, why don't you go and keep Wanwan company for your uncle?"

Ji Yuan gave Chu Yin some instructions, then followed Madam Yan out of the inner hall.

Chu Yin vaguely sensed that something was wrong, and went to Fuyatang with trepidation. When she arrived at the house, she saw Ye Wanshu staring blankly at the bright wedding dress.

"What's wrong, Wanwan? Is there something wrong with your wedding dress?" Chu Yin asked softly.

"how come."

Ye Wanshu shook her head slightly: "I heard from the Dowager Consort that this wedding dress was made two years ago when she had just arranged this marriage. I tried it on that night in the Xingyuan Garden in Yuzhou City. It looked very good and fit me well."

Chu Yin smiled and said, "I suppose the Dowager Princess has been looking forward to you marrying into the Prince's Mansion for a long time. You are so lucky to have such a thoughtful mother-in-law, Wanwan."

Ye Wanshu's eyes stung slightly, and her vision gradually became blurry.

She immediately wiped away the tears welling up in her eyes and smiled at Chu Yin: "Sister Yin, please help me put on this wedding dress. I'd like His Highness to take another look at it."

Chu Yin always felt that she was hiding something from her, but on such a special day, she couldn't ask too many questions, so she could only comply and help her put on her wedding dress.

Leading Chunhong and Xingtao out of Fuyatang, walking in the lush peach blossom paradise, they suddenly heard a crying sound coming from nearby.

Ye Wanshu glanced at Chu Yin secretly, and the group of them headed towards the direction from which the crying was coming from.

In a corner, Zhu Wencai was hiding behind a peach tree, sobbing quietly.

Chu Yin couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle: "General Zhu, who bullied you? Why are you hiding here crying?"