Jiang Wu and the bastard parted on bad terms.

Maybe it was because she left on one side unhappily, the brat no longer had the caution and hostility he had when they first met and seemed to be a lot more relaxed.

This made Jiang Wu even more unhappy. It was clear that he didn’t take her seriously.

She observed him carefully for a few days and found that this young man had a face that said: “Strangers stay away”. Not to mention, his personality was very similar to Chu Ling.

Jiang Wu barely suppressed her worries about her child and shifted her attention back to Chu Yan.

The banquet held in the palace for Chu Yan was approaching, and Jiang Wu specially prepared the best clothes. When she took them over, she found that a lot of prepared clothes had already been placed in the room, including gold and silver jewelry.

She glanced at the colorful things and realized that she was worrying too much.

“Ah Wu.”

Chu Yan looked much better than before. At least she was no longer lying sick in bed. She walked over and shook Jiang Wu’s hand with a smile. “You’re finally here. I thought you didn’t want to see me anymore.”

Jiang Wu really didn’t want to see her, but after so many days, her mood had calmed down a lot, so she put on a smile at this moment: “No way? I’ve been too busy these days. I was very sorry for offending you the last time we met. I came here today to apologize to you. The palace banquet is coming soon, and I wanted to send you a few sets of clothes.” She glanced to the side and said, “But it seems that Sister Yan doesn’t need it.”

She didn’t need it, but she still had to show her courtesy.

Since both sides were going to retire, Jiang Wu hoped that the inheritance of this position could be more peaceful. Otherwise, if things got ugly, the children would suffer in the future.

When Chu Yan heard the name “Sister A Yan”, her eyes lit up a bit: “What’s the point of saying sorry between us? Since you gave it to me, I will wear it. Men don’t know how to appreciate it.”

A word flashed through Jiang Wu’s mind.

Become arrogant because of being favored.

It was true that being spoiled was different. Who dared to say such things to Chu Ling?

That was good, she thought. The two of them had a good relationship, which was a good thing for her after all.

If it comes to selfishness, Jiang Wu really didn’t want Chu Ling to be able to live happily with the person he liked. Why does God treat this inhuman thing so well?

“Ah Wu, you really understand my preferences the best.”

Jiang Wu looked over and saw Chu Yan touching the clothes she had brought. From her expression, it seemed that she really liked them.

“As long as you like it.”

She originally wanted to deliver the things and leave, but Chu Yan pulled her aside and talked to her for a long time.

“Is my little brat annoying?” she asked with a smile. “If you want to punish him, you can’t use a mild punishment. You have to use some tough measures.”

When Jiang Wu heard her mention Chu Jisheng, she felt guilty for a moment because of her previous punishment. But after hearing what came next, she looked at the mother in shock. Was she serious?

But when Chu Yan saw her expression, her smile deepened.

“That’s right. He doesn’t speak well and always has a sour face.” She paused and said, “But the boy doesn’t have any bad intentions. I still hope you can like him.”

It seemed that the second half of the sentence was her focus, although Jiang Wu only deeply agreed with the first half.

She didn’t know why Chu Yan wanted her to like that bastard, but how could that be possible? She was polite for a moment: “Of course, I like him. He’s just a little older than he was before. He’s just like Chu Ling.”

These words seemed to stun Chu Yan for a moment, but she smiled again in an instant.

“Ah Wu,” she asked the same question again, “How have you been these years?”

Jiang Wu didn’t know how to answer this question. She tried to pick up the teacup to hide her embarrassment.

If she really looked back on her experiences over the years, it was truly awful, and there was nothing worth thinking about.

She originally didn’t want to appear too miserable in front of Chu Yan.

But after looking around, she changed his mind. Nothing could be more important than bringing these two people together.

When she put down the teacup again, her expression turned melancholy: “I have lived a good life these years. Master treats me very well. I have the best food, clothing, and daily necessities. Wherever I go, people are respectful to me.”

These words were true. After she finished speaking, she glanced at Chu Yan’s expression before continuing, “But…Master is not happy.”

Chu Yan frowned slightly: “Why is he unhappy?”

Right? This thing had everything he wanted, how could he not be happy? Although Jiang Wu thought so, she couldn’t say so.

“Sister Yan, you don’t know,” she began to make up a story in a serious manner, “Although you have everything, your beloved is not by your side. This kind of loneliness is something that ordinary people cannot understand, and no amount of power or status can make up for it.”

She glanced at Chu Yan’s solemn face and seemed to be listening carefully. Feeling that it was effective, she suppressed her nausea and tried to move that bullying, cold-hearted thing closer to the affectionate little poor thing.

“He often sits alone in a daze, and no one knows what he is thinking about.” In fact, he might be thinking about how to kill someone.

“He personally took care of the peach orchard where you lived before.” This was true.

“To get you back, he has been planning this war for a long time and has hardly eaten or drunk anything in the past two years.” This was also true.

Jiang Wu sighed: “Only when he is drunk will he truly reveal his true feelings, and what he says… is your name, Sister Ah Yan.” This was fake, Chu Ling would not allow himself to get drunk.

Now that things have come to this, Jiang Wu simply said: “Sister Ah Yan, I know about the friendship between you and the Master. I just want to say that you have worked hard for so many years and now you are finally reunited. You don’t need to worry about me.” She hoped that lovers would finally get married more than she did.

Chu Yan’s expression kept changing as she spoke, until finally, she thought for a long time before asking, “Do you want to leave Chu Ling?”

Jiang Wu’s action of deliberately using a handkerchief to wipe her non-existent tears suddenly paused. She did not expect that this person could extract her true intentions from so many true and false words.

She absolutely could not admit this, so her expression suddenly turned serious: “Sister Yan, I have deep feelings for you, and we have been friends for so many years. If I didn’t want him to be truly happy, how could I be willing to leave him?”

Jiang Wu’s expression was one of deep love.

She couldn’t easily say anything that would give her an excuse to talk back at her. With Chu Ling’s personality, what would happen if he knew that she wanted to leave?

Chu Yan just said “I know” in the end.

What did she know? Jiang Wu was not sure whether she understood what she meant. She felt like an ant in a hot pot every day.

Until this day, when she came to see Chu Yan again.

There was something strange about the yard today. The yard, which was not very lively to begin with, was even more deserted today. There was not a single servant to be seen inside or outside.

Jiang Wu left the servants outside and went in to take a look herself.

When she got closer to the main house, she could vaguely hear voices.

She could tell it was Chu Yan’s voice, but she didn’t know if she was saying anything private. It didn’t seem right to barge in without notifying them.

Just as Jiang Wu was about to step back, another familiar voice came at the same time.

“No.”

She just stopped where she was. Jiang Wu could recognize Chu Ling’s voice, and the “no” was completely in his self-centered, unquestionable tone.

For a moment, her heart felt like it was tickled by a feather. She was extremely curious, and before her brain could react, her feet seemed to have their own consciousness and had taken two steps forward.

This time, Chu Ling’s voice came through more clearly.

“She must be my Chu Ling’s wife. Once she’s mine, she’ll be mine for life.”

Jiang Wu realized almost immediately that he was talking about her.

The untouchable arrogance and inexplicable stubbornness in the man’s words made her heart tremble violently, and she felt a panic as if she were being stared at by a poisonous snake.

“Then I don’t agree either.” This was Chu Yan’s voice.

Jiang Wu immediately replayed the entire conversation between the two in her mind. There was no doubt that this conversation was crucial for both of them.

Chu Ling must have proposed to marry Chu Yan, but judging from what he just said, he was unwilling to give her the title of his wife. As for Chu Yan, there was no need to think about it. She had already said she was unwilling to be someone’s concubine more than ten years ago.

Jiang Wu was almost mad. What was going on in Chu Ling’s mind? Chu Yan had already agreed, but he didn’t hurry up and marry her back with a grand sedan chair and formal ceremony, saying that she must be his wife Was he crazy?

Just when she was getting angry, a familiar figure appeared. It was Chuyi.