Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 985 Princess Fuyun Notices Something is Wrong (2)

Chapter 985: Chapter 985 Princess Fuyun Notices Something is Wrong (2)

In his most difficult days, having a little companion by his side must have meant a great deal to him, right? Perhaps that young girl played with him, gradually cheering him up, or cried with him, so he wasn’t alone anymore, or laughed with him and made him feel less isolated... Growing up as childhood friends, even if it wasn’t love, it would still be a moving kinship.

Xiaoqi had a fondness for the woman named Fangcao, and his love, likely borne of time spent together, probably had a mix of familial affection as well. Such feelings are the most resilient; how could a few obstructive words from his mother make him give up easily?

Unlike Old Lady Cui, Cui Qingrou often visited Cui Pingan at the estate during her separation. That was when she had encountered Fangcao on many occasions, hence understanding her temperament and character quite well. She found her to be a simple and kind-hearted girl, which is why she wasn’t so opposed to her growing close to her nephew.

However, the disparity in their social status was too great. To take Fangcao as a concubine would be acceptable, but as a principal wife, it would not look good, especially for families like theirs. It was tolerable for a wife’s family to be somewhat lower in status, but at the very least, she should be literate and familiar with the rites to properly host and send off guests, so as not to tarnish the Cui family’s reputation.

Fangcao, brought up in the countryside, though educated in reading by Xiaoqi, still wasn’t up to the Cui family’s standard, and her naïve nature wasn’t well-suited for life in a large family. Marrying Xiaoqi, she might not necessarily find happiness. After a while, anyone would tire of such a life!

After hearing Mo Yan’s words, Old Lady Cui’s tears flowed again. She held onto her grandson’s still somewhat hot hand and murmured, "My child, for a girl, you’ve brought yourself to this state. If you have any grievances, take them out on your grandmother, but why mistreat your own body? By tormenting your grandmother like this, are you trying to coerce her into agreeing to your marriage? If you care for her so much, how can your grandmother agree unless you wake up?"

These words made Cui Qingrou cover her mouth and cry, and even Mo Yan was deeply moved. Regardless of whether Old Lady Cui was pressuring Cui Pingan or not, her intention was pure, and her feelings for her grandson contained no impurity.

As if he had heard Old Lady Cui’s words, Cui Pingan, who had been in a deep slumber, started to stir, his eyelids twitching as though he was about to wake up.

Mo Yan was the first to notice the change in Cui Pingan and hurried over, exclaiming, "Cui Pingan, if you are a man, if you still care about the people who worry about you, if you truly love Miss Fangcao so much, then summon up your strength and get better quickly. If you continue to evade, you’ll never have the chance to be with Miss Fangcao again."

Old Lady Cui and Cui Qingrou, seeing this, nervously watched Cui Pingan. However, after twitching his eyelids a couple of times, he remained motionless. The three of them watched intently for a long while but still could not see Cui Pingan awaken.

Mo Yan was somewhat disappointed and said to the equally disappointed Cui family women, "Just follow his wishes and talk to him more. He should be able to hear you. When he figures things out, perhaps then he’ll wake up."

The women of the Cui family nodded repeatedly, recognizing this as the only solution left and the current best course of action.

Mo Yan then took Cui Pingan’s pulse again and, noticing that it was much steadier than before, felt somewhat relieved. For now, they had to wait for him to wake up to thoroughly understand the troubles plaguing his heart, so they could guide him to move past them. If he remained comatose and feverish, she really would be out of options.

Mo Yan couldn’t set her mind at ease about Cui Pingan. Seeing that it was still early, she didn’t refuse the Cui family women’s entreaties to stay and followed a servant of the Cui family to rest in a nearby room, and also lifted the block on Xue Tuanzi.