Chapter 34: All troubles caused by gossip

  "Lord Guo is too kind." Cai Yan turned around, and her eyes lit up instantly. The plot was as clichéd as many others, but seeing Guo Jia's appearance, temperament, and the talent he had just shown in his words, all of which were top-notch. It could be said that Guo Jia was even more outstanding than Cai Yan had imagined! Unconsciously, Cai Yan felt her heart beating a few times faster.

  But Guo Jia, who finally saw the true face of Cai Wenji's Lushan at this time, had a completely different view. At this moment, the word that emerged in Guo Jia's mind was - see the light and die!

  Whether it was the sound of the piano just now, or Cai Wenji's voice, or looking at her back figure before, including her temperament, Cai Yan is the type that can make Guo Jia drool.

  What Guo Jia was most concerned about, namely Cai Wenji's appearance, had some distance from his imagination. Perhaps Cai Wenji also looked gentle and quiet, but in the eyes of Guo Jia who had already seen Diao Chan's extraordinary beauty, it was simply a world of difference! In Guo Jia's eyes, Cai Wenji was just a back shadow killer.

  Since there are Diao Chan and others like Zhen Ji, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao to choose from in the future, why did Guo Jia have to put his efforts on Cai Wenji?

  Actually, Guo Jia knew from the start that Cai Wenji was definitely not as beautiful as Diao Chan, because Cai Wenji was a famous talented woman in history. It is common knowledge that generally speaking, if a woman is both beautiful and talented, what is left behind is usually her "beauty" name. If she leaves behind a "talent" name, it means that there is still a certain gap between her appearance and talent.

  The tragedy of Guo Jia lies in his being "fooled" by those inferior people!

  These people in the Cai household, eager to sell off their own daughter, always try to speak of Cai Yan's merits before Guo Jia, and like many salesmen, they portray Cai Yan as overly perfect.

  As a result, Cai Yan's image in Guo Jia's mind rose straight up, to the point that after seeing the peerless beauty Diao Chan, Guo Jia still couldn't forget about Cai Wenji and would secretly run to the inner courtyard to see her.

  In the end, Guo Jia's fantasy was shattered, and from then on, he never took the initiative to find Cai Wenji again.

  Originally, things were simple like that, and that would have been fine. No one stipulated that admirers had to come and propose marriage, and Cai Yan couldn't be too self-righteous, so as to fall deeply in love. But Guo Jia was an exception.

  Even if the idea of pursuing Cai Wenji is gone, being ordinary friends shouldn't be a problem, right? After all, Cai Wenji is also a "star", exchanging a few more sentences should be okay, right? It's not easy to meet in person, it can't just end like this, right? It doesn't make sense!

  Then they spoke freely.

  Guo Jia, who understood Cai Yan's recent situation, soon took the initiative to comfort her and said:

  "Everyone says that Wei Zhongdao was killed by you, but I don't think so. I think that guy Wei Zhongdao simply didn't have the good fortune! It's just like a thousand-year-old ginseng, which is definitely a great tonic! Can it be called poisonous just because someone's body is too weak to withstand the medicinal power of the thousand-year-old ginseng?"

  A simple sentence, yet it thoroughly opened Cai Yun's heart, and on the spot, Cai Yun almost cried out in distress.

  Perhaps she had already forgotten how many times she had said to herself in her heart, 'It's Wei Zhongdao who has no good fortune', but now that these words were spoken by someone else, the effect was completely different!

  If this sentence is just Guo Jia comforting others, it can be forgiven; but the following words are the real root of the misunderstanding!

  "Hey, may I ask a rather impertinent question, what's really going on between you and Wei Zhongdao?"

  Heaven and earth conscience, Guo Jia said this sentence without any special meaning, just out of curiosity. As a core member of the gossip group, how could Guo Jia possibly keep such gossiping things in his heart all the time?

  Cai Yan's face turned bright red instantly, Guo Jia's question made her both ashamed and angry. This was their first meeting, how could he ask such a private question? Moreover, even if they were close friends, it would be hard to ask this out loud!

  If it were in the past, no matter who Guo Jia was, Cai Yan would have turned away with a flick of her sleeve, this kind of question would be an insult to her! But now, after experiencing a year of "cold palace" life, Cai Wenji has lost her youthful arrogance, she has become more realistic.

  Cai Yan knew that if she missed this opportunity, perhaps she would spend her whole life in such loneliness.

  What did Guo Jia mean by saying that? Did he imply that Wei Zhongdao had no good fortune, and was he hinting that he himself had good fortune? By asking such a private question, was he suggesting that he had already made up his mind to marry her? Otherwise, what business is it of yours?!

  "I was just casually asking, if you feel uncomfortable talking about it, then forget it." Seeing Cai Yan's hesitant expression, Guo Jia hastily said that this kind of question is not a big deal in his modern perspective, but ancient people might indeed find it hard to mention.

  Cai Yan finally steeled herself and replied in a mosquito-like voice.

  "When I married into the Wei family, he was already bedridden. At that time, the people in the Wei family said it's just right to have a wedding to bring good luck, but the result..."

  "What a great outcome! " Guo Jia almost jumped up, the inferiority of human nature, obviously didn't like it and wasn't going to pursue it, but if Cai Wenji really had something with Wei Zhongdao, Guo Jia's heart would definitely be very uncomfortable.

  It seems that he found his own behavior a bit too much, so Guo Jia hastily explained.

  "You know, what I mean is that Wei Zhongdao really doesn't have good fortune."

  Pfft!

  Cai Yan's smile is like the plum blossoms that bloom in winter, their fragrance born of bitter cold. Winter has arrived, can spring be far behind?

  From then on, Cai Yan was full of spring-like expectations for when Guo Jia would propose to her father. Not only Cai Yan, but also Ming Er thought that Guo Jia had feelings for Cai Wenji, so he treated Cai Yan as the future mistress in advance, and whatever happened to Guo Jia, he would tell Cai Yan first.

  Unfortunately, Cai Yan finally got the news that Guo Jia went to the residence of the Imperial Tutor every day to send flowers to a girl named Diao Chan.

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  "Uh, miss, I think I won't be able to come find you again in the future."

  The words of Ming Er suddenly woke Cai Yan up from her sweet memories.

  "Why?!"

  Tomorrow I'll lower my head and don't know what to say.

  Cai Yan's heart skipped a beat,

  "Is it your young master who won't let you come?"

  Ming Er hastily shook his head and said

  "No, the young master didn't say anything like that. It's just that today I didn't mention your name in front of him, but he noticed it anyway. I think he must know that I come to see you every day, so..."

  Ming'er is very clever, what ancient people valued most was loyalty, and Ming'er's behavior, to a certain extent, really has a kind of suspicion of betraying one's master, at least selling out the master's intelligence, and also speaking well for others in front of the master.

  In the morning, Guo Jia slightly mentioned this matter. Ming Er, who couldn't guess what was on Guo Jia's mind, naturally didn't dare to be presumptuous again. She could only quietly do her job as a maid and not interfere with the affairs of the young masters and misses upstairs.

  Ming'er is indeed very clever, but what about Cai Yan, who has the reputation of being a talented woman? Ming'er's actions represent that she no longer considers Cai Yan as her mistress, and she even doesn't hold out hope for Cai Yan to become her mistress in the future!

  "What a ruthless heart! What did I do wrong to make him treat me like this?" Cai Yan directly threw herself onto the bed, burying her head and crying bitterly.