When I woke up again, it was bright daylight, and it was already the next day.

  Cui Ling stared blankly at the canopy above her bed, occasionally counting the patterns on the light green soft smoke gauze curtain.

  The energy lost from the body slowly returned after a good night's sleep.

  Apart from her stomach feeling a bit empty, she didn't feel uncomfortable anywhere else.

  But she didn't want to get up.

  Because she hasn't digested the shocking fact from last night yet and doesn't know how to face it when pushing open this door.

  Do you feel guilty? Yes, I do.

  After all, admitting to a husband's mistake is really a thunderous and bloody matter. If she were to encounter a more demanding family, she might be slapped with a divorce paper on the spot.

  But she didn't mean it.

  No matter whether it was the night of their wedding or the next day when they paid respects with tea, or even when they saw him off as he departed, she kept her head lowered and tried not to look at Yuan Wulang.

  She indeed had ulterior motives.

  Everyone says that this battle is not easy to fight, and the Yuan family's army will not return for three to five years.

  Three to five years! If she had remembered Yuan Wulang's appearance in her heart, she would inevitably follow him and worry about his safety.

  Choi Yong is not making excuses for himself.

  She is a person with a good memory and does not have what is called face blindness.

  On the contrary, her past life experience made her extremely sensitive to information. As long as she had seen someone before, no matter how long ago it was, she could remember them.

  Her memory was too good, which was why she deliberately didn't look at Yuan Wulang's appearance.

  Because once she remembers this face, she won't forget it.

  Whenever her aunts and grandmothers mentioned Yuan Wulang while chatting, she would recall that face.

  It is said that when Northwestern sent a war report to the imperial court, she would think of that face.

  Upon receiving a letter from Northwest reporting safety at home, she would recall that face.

  She is Yuan Wulang's wife. It is inevitable that someone will mention Yuan Wulang in front of her from time to time. Every time she hears it, she thinks of that face.

  As time went by, Grandma began to worry. She couldn't help but worry too.

  When her family is worried, she will also be worried in her heart.

  This greatly violated her original intention of marrying into the Yuan family.

  She wanted a quiet and comfortable life. It's okay to say she was heartless, selfish and cruel, her purpose was just that simple.

  Cui Ying has always thought so, she is willing to be filial and serve Yuan Lao Tai Jun, very happy to get along with her sisters-in-law, and can also become a kind and close fifth aunt to her nephews and nieces.

  Even if Yuan Wulang wins and returns in the future, she will fulfill the obligations that a wife should fulfill. She won't oppose it either.

  But at that time, she really didn't want to take on the responsibility of thinking about and worrying about a strange husband.

  So she chose to avoid seeing Yuan Wulang's face. In this way, the image information and text information cannot be effectively combined. Every time someone mentions this person in front of her, there is only a tall back shadow in her mind.

  It's just natural and there's no need to worry about it.

  Worrying about someone is exhausting, and she just wants to live a carefree life like an ant that eats and waits for death. That's all.

  As for why I didn't know Yuan Wulang's name...

  Choi Yeon's mouth corners revealed a bitter smile.

  Her marriage was arranged in a great hurry, from receiving the imperial decree at Anning's estate to her wedding day, all within less than two months.

  The wedding was arranged by her eldest aunt, and she had never participated in it from beginning to end.

  One reason is that she is lazy.

  Anyway, her standing up solved a big problem for her grandfather. She knew in her heart that her grandfather would not treat her unfairly in terms of dowry.

  As for those trivial matters, let Big Aunt take care of them, she's too lazy to bother anyway.

  Secondly, others didn't mean for her to participate anyway.

  As a transparent person in Anning Bo's mansion, she really didn't have much presence at all.

  So much so that her elder aunt hastily arranged everything she needed in an extremely short period of time, during which she didn't even ask for her opinion once.

  What style of wedding dress should I wear? The gold crown for the hairdo is how many catties and taels heavy, all decided by my elder aunt.

  She is lazy and has no opinion about it.

  So she actually hadn't seen the post about their marriage and naturally didn't know Yuan Wulang's name.

  Choi Yeong didn't have any close uncles or cousins at Anningbo Fu either.

  Her mother died early, her father was always cold and distant to her, and her stepmother naturally didn't bother with her.

  So, strangely enough, no one had ever told her what her future husband's name was!

  People below occasionally mention it and directly call it Jiǔ Gū Yé.

  His grandmother and elders called him the fifth son of the Yuan family.

  His sisters naturally wouldn't mention his name either.

  Later, after marrying into the Yuan family, when her sisters-in-law mentioned Yuan Wulang, they all called him Fifth Brother.

  The old lady called him Xiao Wu.

  Even Dan Jie's son Shi Xujin mentioned him, and they all called him Fifth Brother.

  She didn't know where she learned that her husband's full name was Yuan Jun!

  After some self-reflection, Cui Ling felt that her own reasons were still valid.

  So I started to resent in my heart.

  Alright, even if she made a mistake and misidentified her husband at first, why did you, Yuan Wulang, have to let go and leave?

  It can be understood that he was very angry for the first time.

  But afterwards, there were many opportunities to clarify the misunderstanding, yet he remained tight-lipped and didn't explain things clearly. Was he trying to make fun of her or coldly watch to see just how foolish she was?

  If it was because of Yī Gē's presence that made him afraid of losing face earlier, then last night in the mountain cave, there were only the two of them.

  She asked him what his name was, and he took the opportunity to say with a strong and domineering tone that he was her husband, instead of deliberately making things difficult for her by throwing out his name.

  Even if she didn't know his name and it made him unhappy, she didn't know that he could correct her!

  Cui Ying felt a bit wronged.

  If she had known from the beginning that the mustachioed man who perfectly matched her aesthetic was Yuan Wulang, she would have adhered to her original intention of coming here and worked hard to mend and cultivate feelings with him.

  Maybe...

  She recalled the uncontrollable heartbeat in the stone cave, and the thoughts that surged through her mind when she saw him shirtless, feeling extremely vexed.

  Heaven knows how strongly she felt anxious and fearful of self-blame when she realized that she had the makings of an elopement!

  Now. Shi Xiu Jian told her that the person who had gone through hardships with her in the stone cave for a night was actually her husband, Yuan Wulang.

  Feel cheated. Feel fooled, feel resentful. Also feel a little embarrassed.

  Just as Cui Ying's emotions were surging and her mind was a jumble of thoughts, there was suddenly a faint knock at the door.

  "Xiao Ge, 'Auntie Wu, are you awake? I brought some delicious almond congee for you, can I come in?'"

  The tone was filled with obvious fawning and unease, which seriously clashed with Yu Ge's usual proud and aloof image.

  But Cui Ling was still on her high horse and had no intention of reconciling with him.

  Yuan Wulang is her husband, but because they are not familiar with each other and have never met before, she is deceived by him. Although she feels very uncomfortable and has various complicated emotions, it's actually okay.

  After all, she herself was also wrong in the first place. The reason for blaming Yuan Wulang doesn't sound so justifiable either.

  But her brother also teased her like this, she was really furious.

  Chui Ling thought angrily. If it weren't for the fact that earlier in the courtyard, Yu Geer had rushed towards the man in red, she would have been more cautious in her reasoning.

  She might even pretend to be dazed and wait for Yuan Wulang to come and recognize her.

  But out of trust in her brother, she also wanted to have a good start with her husband and at least not make others think that she was unenthusiastic and slow, so she took the initiative to speak up.

  Who knows...

  Xiao Ge's sister was staring blankly at her own mistake, but this broken child never once reminded her!

  If it was because Yuan Wulang was there, Yuan Wulang did not explicitly express his own position, and Yuzi respected his uncle and didn't dare to overstep his authority.

  But later on, this broken child even took a nap with me!

  He and she had time alone together, some of which was an opportunity to tell her that he had mistaken her for someone else.

  But he didn't...

  Choi Yong felt a chill run down his spine.

  Mei's brother was only five years old, a child, she wouldn't think he had any ulterior motives.

  The child did so, mostly because in his heart, Yuan Wulang's status and authority were far higher than hers.

  What makes her sad is exactly this.

  Whether it was in the past at the General's Mansion, or on this thousand-mile journey from Shengjing City to the northwest, she thought she had been meticulous and devoted to her brother Yu.

  Even if Fourth Aunt Su personally came to take care of it, it would be nothing more than this.

  She thought that living with Yuge's brother day and night would at least win his true heart.

  Reality is so cruel, watching her walk further and further away step by step, knowing it clearly but refusing to speak out to pull her back.

  Cui Ying knew she shouldn't be blaming a child like this, but she still felt disheartened.

  She felt she couldn't face her brother anymore.

  Even if he got into the house...

  He must have mistaken it, and his attitude is good. She always speaks as an elder, how can she really argue with a child?

  Moreover, Yu Ge is born lovely, and when he acts coquettishly, she knows she can't resist.

  But she still didn't want to forgive him just like that...

  Thinking so, Cui Ying simply buried her entire head into the quilt.

  She thought that if her brother came in and saw her like this, he would probably understand her intentions.

  Although it's not good to treat a little kid like this, I'm sorry, she's in a bad mood now and can't be bothered with that.

  Besides, although Xiao Wu is only five years old, he has already started his education and should know the principle that "no matter who it is, one must take responsibility for their actions".

  He's always said he was a man, hasn't he?

  Not every man can be a real man, first of all, he needs to learn how to take responsibility.

  The door creaked open with a "creak".

  But it was not Yu Ge who came in.

  Yuan Wulang gazed at Cui Ying, who was curled up in a ball under the quilt, with a complex expression. He finally sighed and said, "Come out quickly, Father knows you've arrived and has returned to Muzhou City personally. He wants to see you."

  ps：

  This chapter is Cui Ying's inner monologue, and it's also my unified explanation for all the posts in the book review section. Here it is, the second update is delivered, fortunately before 12 o'clock, wishing everyone a happy weekend! The update time tomorrow is uncertain, it may be very late too, no need to wait specifically for updates, if time permits, I will still deliver two updates.