Chapter 3969: To the Death

that pond by the village edge.”“My dear daughter, listen to your father’s advice, go on up there, please, for your father's sake!”Yang Huazhong's tears also came out.Yang Ruqing is really extremely c..."Mother, aunt, the food is getting cold. Let's eat first," Liu Doukou reminded.

A mother knows her child best. Seeing Mu Zi Chuan like this, his mother understood at once.

"Okay, let's eat first," she said.

After dinner, Liu Doukou went to the kitchen to wash the dishes. Mu Jia's elder aunt followed her to help and keep her company.

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Here, Mu Zichuan helped his mother back to the west room, "Mother, I'll give my room to my aunt and cousin. If there's nothing else, son will go to the Lao family's ancestral home first."

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Zichuan's mother sat down at the bedside, "Zichuan, there's something your mother needs to tell you."

Mu Zi Chuan's brow twitched slightly, "Mother, it's getting late today, perhaps... another day..."

"No!"

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Zi Chuan's face darkened, and she said coldly.

Mu Zichuan stood there, silent.

When Zi Chuan's mother saw this, she couldn't bear to see him so heartbroken. Her face softened a few points, and she reached out to take Mu Zi Chuan's hand. She spoke in a low voice, her words filled with concern: "Zi Chuan, my dear son, mother is not afraid of death. What mother fears most is that after she dies, you will be left alone in this world, without anyone who understands and cares for you."

"Mother, please don't say those things, son doesn't want to hear them." Mu Zichuan said.

"Whether you want to hear it or not, you have to. Whether you want to face it or not, you must." Kazue said again in a harsh voice.

I'm not going to beat around the bush. This time, your cousin came to serve you because your mother and your uncle had the idea.

"The real purpose is to try and match you up with Doukou..."

"That's impossible." Mu Zijian interrupted the woman.

"I am fifteen years older than Doukou. I named her myself, and in my heart, I have always treated her as my youngest sister. How could I possibly marry her!" Mu Zichuan shook his head repeatedly.

"What does it matter that men are fifteen years older than women When you were in the capital, your mentor, Mr. Zhang, was over fifty years old, wasn't he He didn't take a sixteen-year-old woman as his concubine"

"A master is a master, and I am me. I can't do it!" Mu Zichuan said.

Moreover, Dou蔻 is just blossoming in her youth, beautiful as a flower. She deserves to have her own place in life and shouldn't be arbitrarily arranged by you elders. He said again.

Zichuan's mother said, "My silly son, are you truly foolish or just pretending to be Doukou has feelings for you; don't you see it at all"

Mu Zi Chuan was stunned.

Zichuan's mother continued, "Doukou has liked you since she was little. If she hadn't agreed herself, with her delicate nature, how could a young lady like her put aside her pampered life to come to this village and care for my patient"

"Dòu kòu's feelings for you are genuine. As someone who has been through it all, I can see that clearly."

"Dou Kou is my niece, she wouldn't have any ill intentions towards me. Your mother is gone, the two of you should live together. Even if your mother lies on the doorstep, I would be at peace. If you don't agree to this, I will die with regret!" the woman said.

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Mu Zi Chuan struggled to speak, "Mother, why do you..."

The woman cut off Mu Zichuan's words: "Okay, I've told you everything I need to. Think about it carefully. Your aunt is staying at our place for three days."

"Within these three days, give me a clear answer so I can give your aunt-in-law a definite reply."

“Don't you remember what you told me on the way back from the capital You said that after returning, I would be in charge of your marriage!”

"If you still have me, your mother, in your heart, then keep your promise. If you don't want to, I won't force you. After all, I am a dying woman, and it might as well be that I never gave birth to you!"

Mu Zichuan took a few books and left home, going to his grandfather's house.

At night, he sat at the table, habitually flipping through a book before bed, but he couldn't read it no matter how hard he tried. Not a single word would register in his mind.

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His mother's words echoed in his ears, swirling and unsettling him. Finally, he closed his book, stood up, and walked to the window, staring out at the night. He remained there for a long time...

Lao Mu's family, Liu Doukou and her mother had also finished washing up and sat down on the bed.

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“This is my cousin's bed, wow! I finally have a chance to sleep in this bed, it's so great!”

Liu Doukou traced the blanket inch by inch with her fingers, her eyes and eyebrows filled with delight.

Her mother walked over and said to her, "You silly girl, what's so exciting about sleeping in the same bed as your mother If you were sleeping here openly with your cousin Zi Chuan, that would be truly exciting and joyful!"

"Mother, how can you say such things! Aren't you ashamed" Liu Doukou glared at her mother playfully, feigning anger, but a blush of shy sweetness crept onto her pretty face.

The woman gently stroked Liu Doukou's hair and asked in a low voice, "How have you been getting along with your cousin at your aunt's place these days Has he been kind to you"

Liu Doukou nodded slightly: “It’s good, but he treats me just like a distant relative, polite and impersonal.”

"I do the laundry, he helps me fetch water, I cook, he helps me stoke the fire. He seems diligent and kind, but I always feel something is missing, an indescribable feeling." she said.

The woman was surprised and said, "Zi Chuan used to be someone who didn't touch anything worldly. Now he can help you with so many things, which shows that he has changed a lot."

"Really" Liu Doukou asked.

The woman said, "My dear Doukou, I'm not deceiving anyone but you. You must put in more effort and show your cousin and aunt your diligence and virtuousness so that your aunt will be convinced that you are the most suitable daughter-in-law for their Lao Mu family."

Liu Doukou nodded lightly: “Don’t worry, mother, I can do it.”

However, there is one person I don't particularly like.

Which one

"My aunt's goddaughter, Yang Ruqing."

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“Her” The woman raised an eyebrow. “What has she done to you Did she bully you”

Liu Doukou shook her head: "No, she didn't bully me. She actually took good care of me. I originally treated her as an older sister, but... I feel that my cousin looked at her differently than he looked at me."

"I can't really say what's different, but I just feel like when my cousin looks at her, he's truly seeing her."

"And when my cousin looked at me, I felt like he wasn't looking at me at all."

"So are you looking at me or not You're making your mother confused with all this talk!"

Liu Doukou shook her head. "I don't know either, I just feel like my cousin treats her more like family. My cousin's bed, that day when I helped him change the sheets, he seemed a little annoyed and told me not to touch it again."

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"Only later did I find out that the sheet he had used before was put on by Yang Ruqing."

After hearing all that Liu Doukou had said, the woman remained silent, but her eyes lit up and her mind began to race.

A genius second: m. said, "I don't know, anyway nothing good ever comes from this."“You see, Zhou Xia is most annoyed with the two of us. It was us who reported her to the emperor, causing her to fall out of favor with...