I Became The Stepmother of My Ex-husband: 58.Dead Wife
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Gu Chengyao didn't know what happened, but suddenly he thought of his first wife Gao Xilai on this quiet winter night.
Gao Xi passed away in December last year, which was also a snowy winter day. As soon as Gu Chengyao came back from outside, he was told that the Crown Princess was gone.
What was his mood at that time? He couldn't remember clearly, but he remembered being shocked. He was prejudiced against Gao Xi because of the jade pendant, and later he didn't like her domineering character, so he didn't want to go back to see her more and more. It wasn't until Gao Xi died of illness on that snowy day that Gu Chengyao realized that Gao Xi's illness had become so serious.
Before this, he had always thought that this was just a coercion method used by women in the house.
Gu Chengyao learned all the news about Gao Xi through Mama Bu and Yun Hui. What he heard most all day was probably that the Crown Princess used her power to bully others and her family background to bully the old servants in the mansion. Of course, a gentleman should pity the poor and cherish the weak. Therefore, it is difficult for Gu Chengyao to have any affection for his wife. Later, the news about Gao Xi gradually became less and less. He began to think that Gao Xi realized that his tricks were useless and restrained himself because he knew they were boring. It was only after a long time that he found out that Gao Xi had blocked the news and prevented others from spreading it forward. However, Gu Chengyao never expected that when he heard the news about Gao Xi again, it would be the news of Gao Xi's death.
He was standing under the hall, and white snowflakes kept falling from the patio to his shoulders. Gu Chengyao stood in the wind for a while, and then slowly remembered that before he went out today, a maid seemed to have come over. Please He went to see the Crown Princess. He was in a hurry to go out and disliked Gao Xi for using such tactics to lure him back, so he didn't take her seriously and sent her away directly. It turned out that it was the last time he and Gao Xi met, but he still didn't go back.
Gu Chengyao finally went to the backyard to visit his princess. Gao Xi's house was as quiet and orderly as ever, and there was no sign that the mistress was gone. Gao Xi was very strict with his servants. Gu Chengyao always felt that it was very bad for Gao Xi to punish him frequently, but at that moment he stood in the house where Gao Xi was alive and saw that no one dared to make a noise even if his servants had red eyes. Although it was complicated, it was not chaotic. Gu Chengyao was surprised that Gao Xi's prestige among the servants had become so strong that even in death, no one dared to disobey her rules during her lifetime.
This is still the case when Gao Xi was not favored and was seriously ill and bedridden for a year.
When the maids coming and going saw him, they lowered their heads and avoided him, as if he was not there in the room. Several maids, who were probably Gao Xi's attendants, looked unhappy when they saw Gu Chengyao, and were immediately grabbed by the people next to them.
Gu Chengyao felt that he should see Gao Xi for the last time. The maids were very reluctant. One maid even said: "When the Crown Princess was seriously ill, she didn't see the Crown Prince coming. Now that the Crown Princess has made up her mind, the dispute is over. No, the prince came here instead, so why bother? The prince and concubine walked alone in peace and quiet, why should the prince disturb her afterlife?"
The maid in silk was pinched by the person next to her before she finished speaking. She could only reluctantly shut her mouth and lower her head angrily. Gu Chengyao has been favored since childhood. When has he ever been contradicted like this? The vague feeling of suffocation that had been lingering in his heart since learning about Gao Xi's death was greatly diluted. Gu Chengyao originally wanted to turn around and leave. Who are these maids who dare to provoke him? But Gu Chengyao failed to do it in the end. He asked his personal followers to pull back the white cloth and saw Gao Xi for the last time across life and death.
Gao Xi was born to be strong. Even at this time, she kept herself clean and tidy. She did not look weak or sick. Instead, her makeup was very delicate and lifelike, as if she was just sleeping. Gu Chengyao only took one look, then asked someone to put down the white cloth, turned around and went out.
The impact of this last scene on him was far greater than Gu Chengyao had imagined, or even Gao Xi had imagined.
Gu Chengyao has been deliberately avoiding Gao Xi's death since then. At Gao Xi's mourning hall, his father-in-law, the British prince, Gao Xi's father, cautiously proposed to remarry, and Gu Chengyao agreed without thinking. He thought he would need a wife soon. As long as there was someone in this position, Gao Xi's figure would soon fade away. In fact, he didn't hear clearly which sister of Gao Xi it was that day, but later he found out that it was Gao Xi's biological sister, Gao Ran.
What happened next was as everyone knew, Gao Xi passed away and Gao Ran remarried. Gu Chengyao told himself that this was good, all the mistakes had been put into place, everyone was happy, and that was enough. After Gao Ran got married, Gu Chengyao tried his best to be nice to Gao Ran out of a compensation mentality that he didn't even know he had. Everyone thought it was because Gao Ran pleased the prince, and Gu Chengyao himself almost felt the same way. But on this cold, windy and snowy night, Gu Chengyao heard the same wind sound as that day, and realized that maybe it wasn't the case.
He is feeling guilty, and he is compensating someone who doesn't know.
When Gu Chengyao was very young, he often heard his mother talk about her encounter with his father. Almost every day, as long as Shen had time, she would recall with Gu Chengyao the life-saving grace and love King Yan had for her. In fact, the details of the story Shen told often changed, and Gu Chengyao didn't know which ones were true. Yes, which ones were imagined by Shen. His mother liked reading excerpts very much and was almost obsessed with stories about talented people, beauties, heroes and beauties. She often couldn't distinguish between reality and fiction. Although Gu Chengyao felt that it was not good for his mother to do this, she was his mother after all. Gu Chengyao immediately felt that it was extremely unfilial to think like this.
At that time, there were only three masters in the mansion: grandmother, mother and him. Grandmother would sometimes take him over to teach him, but not long after he sat down, Mrs. Shen followed him, standing aside with tears in his eyes. They all stared at him well, as if Gu Chengyao would be abused. Of course, the grandmother was very unhappy. After reading a few words from the book, she had no choice but to ask Shen to take her son back. This went back and forth several times, and then grandma rarely took Gu Chengyao over.
The influence of childhood is always silent and everywhere. When Gu Chengyao looked back on the past when he grew up, he also felt that what his mother did back then was not very good. His grandmother, Princess Lao Yan, was the legitimate daughter of a poetry and calligraphy family in the capital. She personally taught Gu Chengyao history and classics for his own good, but Gu Chengyao was still unknowingly influenced by the Shen family. Subconsciously, he felt that his parents' love was indestructible, that talented people and beautiful women could cross the class gap, and that King Yan and the Shen family were together because of life-saving grace, so when the same thing happened to Gu Chengyao, he unknowingly fell into a trap. A deliberate hint. He told himself that this was the right thing to do, so he wanted to marry a woman whom he had never met before and whose identity, appearance, conduct and family knew nothing about her. Later, he found out that this person was the eldest granddaughter of the British Duke, and she was a good match for Prince Yan's family. Gu Chengyao was overjoyed and became more and more convinced that he was right.
Just like those mysterious sayings, this is destiny.
Gu Chengyao and his wife spent the first month of their marriage before they suddenly learned that he had admitted the wrong person. In other words, his destined marriage was deliberately replaced.
This may be a plot with some ups and downs. If Shen's character is like this, he will definitely shed tears for the poor heroine and be extremely resentful of the vicious sister who replaced the heroine. Gu Chengyao's impression of Gao Xi also plummeted. Later, after Gao Xi died, he remarried Gao Ran. If life is really a drama, this is the happy ending it should have.
In the first month after Gao Xi's death, Gu Chengyao kept feeling a buzzing in his ears. He arranged the wedding very quickly, even though he knew it would anger his father and he didn't care. When Gao Ran walked in in February, the shadow of Gao Xi's presence was quickly erased, and Gu Chengyao felt a little better.
Everything is back on track, this is the direction of development. It's just a pity that his father did not come to attend this important day in his life. One day in early spring, the ice and snow melted, and there was a unique sense of moisture in the air. His father, who had been away from home for many years, finally returned home. Gu Chengyao went to greet his father's entourage in person. When he entered the door, he suddenly saw a thin and quiet line under the vermilion corridor. The silhouette of was standing sideways towards him. At the same time, he heard someone shouting: "Sister Xi."
Gu Chengyao's blood froze suddenly. Then, he saw the woman slowly turning around, with ice-cold muscles and snow-bones. Her brows were the only delicate ones he had ever seen in his life, and her eyes were filled with coldness and indifference. Gu Chengyao didn't know whether he was relieved or disappointed. It turned out to be Lin Weixi, a woman he didn't know.
From then on, the woman Lin Weixi seemed to suddenly come alive in his life, and in the end she was almost everywhere. Gu Chengyao always followed her figure unconsciously when he walked in. He watched her change from plain clothes like snow to a high bun with colorful clothes, and her gorgeous clothes were gorgeous. She became his stepmother and his father's princess.
Gu Chengyao knew that what he did was simply treason, but he couldn't control the absurdity in his heart. Her every move, word and deed, even a slight raise of an eyebrow or a glance, gave him an unparalleled sense of familiarity.
"The Crown Prince? The Crown Prince!"
Gu Chengyao's thoughts suddenly returned to normal. He saw Yun Hui looking at him anxiously, with undisguised concern in her eyes.
Gu Chengyao suddenly thought, would Lin Weixi be so gentle and graceful when getting along with her father in private? In his impression, Gao Xi had always been refined and decent, gentle and considerate to her husband, and rarely asked for help.
Yunhui also found that the prince seemed to be thinking about someone else. She dressed up like this, specially changed into thin clothes that showed off her breasts, and put ointment on her body. However, the prince would still be distracted when he was alone with her. ? Yunhui was discouraged but also felt ashamed and annoyed. Who could make the prince care so much?
Gu Chengyao really didn’t think much of Yun Hui. He suddenly remembered the wedding day between him and Gao Xi. Yun Hui broke into their new house at night. Hui said that he was so embarrassed that he couldn't hold his head up. The next day Yunhui came over and cried to Gu Chengyao. Gu Chengyao also felt that Gao Xi was too tough and not the ideal gentle wife. Now Gao Ran is in line with the wifely virtues advocated by scholar-bureaucrats in all aspects. Even if Yunhui provokes her like this, Gao Ran can tolerate it. His wife is reasonable and generous, which should be a good thing, but now Gu Chengyao suddenly thinks, what would she do if it were Gao Xi?
She will definitely block the door of the study early, which will not only make Yunhui lose face, but Gu Chengyao will probably not be spared either. Gu Chengyao smiled when he thought of this. After laughing, he suddenly felt a long-lost, needle-like pain in his heart.
Another year of heavy snowfall, Gao Xi has been dead for a year.
Yunhui saw the prince staring at one spot, obviously thinking about someone, and finally smiled softly. Although it is a smile, it makes people feel pale and sad. Yunhui was surprised, what happened? She was in shock and confusion when she suddenly heard the prince say: "I don't need you here, you can go out."
Yunhui's wandering mind was immediately pulled back. She was obviously very surprised: "Your Majesty?" Seeing that Gu Chengyao didn't loosen up, she immediately became aggrieved: "Your Majesty, it's already so dark. If this slave goes back , I'm afraid it will alarm a lot of people. Besides, you can't live without someone to serve you. If the prince doesn't like it, then the servant will wait outside the door. If the prince has any orders, the servant will come in again and will never disturb the prince."
Gu Chengyao thought that it was getting late indeed, and Yunhui was the one who grew up with him. Gu Chengyao couldn't bear to let Yunhui blow the cold wind outside the house all night, so he could only say: "Then you can wait outside the cubicle. , I will take what I need myself, I don’t need you.”
Although she was kicked out of the room where the prince studied, she didn't have to go back. Although Yunhui was reluctant, she agreed in a low voice. At this time, the inner courtyard has been locked. If Yunhui goes back now, she will inevitably disturb the gatekeeper and the maid in charge of the key. Then so many people will make a noise. Yunhui comes to serve the prince, but is kicked out by the prince. Word spread. Fortunately, the prince relented. Although he failed to become the prince's roommate, his dignity was still there, and Yunhui breathed a sigh of relief.
After Yunhui left, he was the only one left in the room. Gu Chengyao sat at the desk for a long time without turning a page of the book in his hand. Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore, put down the book, walked to the window, and pushed the window open with all his strength.
The cold wind roared in immediately, and the air carrying snow foam made the candles in the lampshades beat. Gu Chengyao stood at the wind outlet, looking at the silent sky outside the window and the cold light on the snow, standing still, lost in thought for a long time.
The lights are on in Gu Chengyao's study. If you walk north from here, you can see that the largest and most gorgeous courtyard of Prince Yan's Mansion is also constantly lit.
"Taicu Judui is Taicumen, and Yindejuqian is Yindemen. The general on the right, walking in the water, with black flags and flags, is Jingmen." After Gu Huiyan finished explaining, he asked Lin Weixi, "So Say do you understand?"
Lin Weixi pursed her lips and stared for a long time, and finally shook her head in despair: "No."
"Shou Shan Pavilion's book involves ten volumes of human plans, formation diagrams, sacrificial texts, miscellaneous accounts, etc. Without the foundation of Qi Men Dun Jia, it is really difficult to listen to these."
Lin Weixi thought to herself that not only was it difficult for her, she couldn't understand it at all.
Lin Weixi already regretted it. She had this little time to say something bad to King Yan. Why did she have to find fault for herself?
But King Yan is a person who plans carefully and works rigorously. He feels that although the student's foundation is a bit poor, he will definitely be able to understand Lin Weixi by using a few more methods. So Gu Chengyao went to the bookshelf to get another book, and planned to tell Lin Weixi about it starting with Qi Men Dun Jia.
Lin Weixi started to have a headache as soon as she saw the stack of thick ancient books. When Gu Huiyan put the book on the table, he turned around and picked up another pen, as if he would not give up if he couldn't make sense. Lin Weixi panicked. She didn't care about her face. She quickly straightened up and crossed the table, hugging Gu Huiyan's waist tightly: "Your Majesty, it's already dark outside. Can we take a break and do something else?"