Chapter Sixty Mountains have trees, trees have branches

  Qing Jin had a momentary expectation that the world would be in chaos, thinking of her cousin whom she had never met before. But when she thought about her cousin's relationship with her, she became somewhat perplexed and felt empty inside. It was as if all her previous efforts to bring this about had suddenly become futile.

  Once young and reckless, unwilling to be ordinary, pursuing novelty and excitement, finally crossing over into this empty era during the popular trend of crossing over, thinking I could be like those female leads... But after actually crossing over and experiencing such a brutal life, only then did I understand that my original life was better!

  At least in modern times, after a heartbreak, she can wholeheartedly devote herself to work and quietly heal her wounds alone. But now, although reborn with good fortune, she has to plan an unwilling yet unavoidable marriage in order not to repeat the tragedy of her past life and avoid marrying into royalty again, what a predicament!

  However, life is not as one wishes it to be, and she has the chance to make up for her past mistakes by saving her younger brother in time. She doesn't have any regrets now that the person she's engaged to is her cousin. In fact, after meeting her cousin again, she wants to confess to him that if he has a woman he loves, she's willing to let him marry that woman instead. However, there's one thing she can't change - her status as his rightful wife, and so the woman her cousin loves will ultimately be unable to have him.

  Although she thought so, Qingjin's heart gradually opened up, she was not a person who liked to nitpick, nor was she a kind-hearted person, if it happened again, she would still plan without hesitation and arrange this marriage for herself.

  Because she didn't want to marry into the royal family, wanted to stay far away from that person, and didn't want any possible connection with that person, since it was already destined that she would go down this path, then a moment's sadness was acceptable. Fortunately, she wasn't hoping for love, but also didn't want to spend her life in misery. As long as her loved ones were safe, that was all she wanted.

  Thinking this way, I gradually let go of the knot in my heart and that sudden feeling of melancholy.

  The Anji Marquis Manor, from the second day after Qingjin's third uncle returned to the manor, suddenly became bustling with people coming and going. The Anji Marquis Manor had many relatives appear out of nowhere overnight.

  At the same time, there were also some famous invitations from the imperial capital's aristocratic families. Even if Emperor Ming really didn't have any rewards for Qingjin's third uncle, people still came to visit every day without end. Qingjin's father had more social engagements than before. After hearing about these messages from Yuanyang, Qingjin couldn't help but feel emotional. It seemed that there were indeed many clever people, and power and glory were things that people flocked to. Even when Qingjin went to pay respects to her grandmother Shen every day, she found that her grandmother's smiling face was more frequent than before.

  The Anji Marquis Manor will become more prosperous day by day from now on, and only she knows that it is not the true rise of the Anji Marquis Manor yet. This is just the beginning of the Anji Marquis Manor's rise. It won't be long before the visits of the Third Prince and the Sixth Prince will truly bring the Anji Marquis Manor to the pinnacle of glory.

  The weather in November. It's already deep autumn and entering winter, the maple leaves are withering, the reeds are rustling, and the endless fallen trees are whispering down.

  The Anguo Hou Mansion did not become less crowded due to the cold weather, but instead more and more people came to visit, including many who came to pay their respects to Grandmother Shen. As a result, the time for the women of the mansion to pay their respects to Grandmother Shen became increasingly unstable, until eventually, Grandmother Shen simply dispensed with the need for them to come and pay their respects to her.

  This was the thing Qing Jin liked the most, when the weather turned cold, in this era without air conditioning, having to crawl out of a warm quilt early in the morning was really a test of one's willpower.

  Perhaps due to the gradually cooling weather, or perhaps due to her mood, Qingjin has become much more indolent recently. In the past, because she had to pay respects to her grandmother Shen, Qingjin would still go out for a stroll every day.

  After Grandma Shen finished greeting everyone, as long as there was nothing going on, Qingjin would definitely wait until dawn to come out of the warm quilt. After eating breakfast, she would snuggle in her own courtyard, leisurely tending flowers and grass. Unless necessary, she wouldn't take a step out of the courtyard for the whole day.

  Recently, Qingjin's mother, Junshi, and Third Aunt, Sushi, also received many invitations. Junshi and Sushi discussed that they should take their daughters out to socialize, but when Junshi came to call Qingjin to go with her, Qingjin refused to leave her bed. Junshi looked at Qingjin's unwilling expression and didn't force her, instead taking Qingyao and attending various banquets every day with a smile, occasionally bringing along Gu Qingxia and Gu Qingqi.

  Due to Junshi's indulgence, Qingjin seemed to have returned to the days of a modern otaku girl. Every day, she would get up and lie down in her room, on the warm couch facing the sun, reading travel notes, listening to Yuanyang talk about who had visited the Anji Houfu again, gossiping about outside news, and hearing about which family her mother Junshi and Third Aunt Sushi were invited to attend a banquet. As she listened, she would unconsciously fall asleep.

  The mandarin duck looked at her own daughter, who had fallen asleep again while listening to her talk. Looking at Qingjin's sleeping face, she felt a sense of peace that was rare in daily life. She wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, but she thought her daughter seemed a bit off lately. Sometimes, when she appeared to be listening to her mother's words, her mind would clearly wander elsewhere, and she would often fall into a daze. The mandarin duck had tried to probe her several times, wondering if her daughter had any worries on her mind, but Qingjin would only respond with a faint smile.

  She wanted to secretly tell the lady about the girl's abnormality, but was afraid that the girl would be unhappy, so she had to muster up twelve points of spirit every day, fearing that if she wasn't careful, her own daughter would disappear.

  That day, Qingjin got up and was attended by Yuanyang as she washed and dressed. After breakfast, Qingjin habitually wanted to go to the window to warm her bed, but saw Yuanyang following her with a hesitant expression. Qingjin finally couldn't help but ask: "Yuanyang, do you have something to tell me?"

  Upon hearing Qingjin's words, Yuanyang immediately became excited and carefully opened her mouth to say: "Miss, it's like this, I heard that the madam and young master are both in today? Today there aren't any guests visiting the manor either. Would miss like to go out for a walk and take a look at the madam and young master?" Although it was a questioning tone, her eyes flickered with the meaning "Miss, let's go, let's go".

  Seeing Yuanyang's expression, Qingjin couldn't help but frown and asked: "Yuanyang, do you mean that serving me every day and being with me all the time is too boring?"

  Yuan Yang heard Qing Jin's words and saw Qing Jin frowning, thinking that Qing Jin had misunderstood. Ma Shan opened his mouth to explain: "It's not like that, miss, Yuan Yang is not sulking, Yuan Yang is just...just..."

  "Heh... alright, I was just joking with you." Seeing Yuanyang's anxious expression, Qingjin immediately changed her expression, "Having stayed in the room for these days, I'm also feeling a bit stifled. Let me go take a look at Mother and Xiaoqi."

  Then the master and servant walked out of the courtyard and headed towards the courtyard of the Jun family.

  It's been a long time since I went out, and suddenly walking out, there is indeed a feeling of vastness, Qingjin's depressed mood over this period of time has also improved.

  Qing Jin, accompanied by Yuanyang, strolled along the small path and arrived at a corner gate that one must pass through to reach the Jun family's residence. At this moment, a young man with a small servant came from the other side of the corner gate, and Qing Jin and the young man collided together unexpectedly.

  The mandarin duck behind saw that the person who bumped into their young lady was a strange man, and in a fit of rage, quickly reacted to pull Qingjin and the stranger apart, scolding him: "How dare you, where did this reckless fellow come from? Don't you know this is the backyard of the Anji Marquis's residence? How can you be so rude and careless, and even bump into my young lady?"

  During this time, the Anji Hou Mansion often had many visitors, among whom were young men who claimed to be relatives of the Anji Hou Mansion coming to visit Shen Shi. This was also the reason why Shen Shi was exempt from visiting the female members of the mansion.

  Because of this, no one had discovered that the young master had bumped into the young lady from the mansion before. Who would have thought that today he would bump into his own sister, and on top of that, it was on the way to the old madam's courtyard? So Yuanyang was certain that this man must be wandering around with his servant, and had even bumped into his own sister. And today was also the day she had persuaded her sister to come out for a walk, so her tone was extremely impolite.

  "Who says our young master is a good-for-nothing? Our young master is the nephew of Duke Anji's household." Upon hearing Yuanyang's impolite words, the small servant behind the man jumped out and retorted without showing weakness.

  "Hmph, I've heard this kind of talk a lot lately. Do you know that the girl your family collided with is the legitimate daughter of Duke Anji? She's not someone who can be compared to just any young master like you."

  "You..." The young servant was momentarily stunned by Yuanyang's words and couldn't speak.

  The man who collided with Qingjin was originally lowering his head, but when he heard Yuanyang's words, he raised his head. He wore a plain white long shirt with only a few sprigs of green bamboo embroidered at the hem, and a jade pendant hung from his waist. His figure was tall and slender, his face handsome and refined. His eyes were clear and transparent, shining brightly as he looked over at Qingjin, sizing her up carefully.

  The mandarin duck saw his bold appearance and scolded again: "How dare you, our family's daughter is also someone that a good-for-nothing like you can look at casually?"

  The man, however, only stared at Qingjin. In the midst of Yuanyang's angry scolding, he smiled lightly at Qingjin and calmly said, "You're Qingjin's cousin, right? I'm your uncle's cousin, Junmu Xie."

  Upon hearing Junmu's words, Yuanyang was taken aback, "What uncle's family... You're really our girl's uncle's younger master?"

  Qing Jin couldn't help but look at the person when he called himself her older cousin, and when she heard the name he reported, she couldn't help but mutter to herself: "Jun Mu Xi, Shan You Mu Xi Mu You Zhi, Xin Yue Jun Xi Jun Bu Zhi, Jun Mu Xi?" Qing Jin subconsciously thought of this poem.

  Thank you yun14, silly rabbit huihui, Nini loves the safe and sound symbol of reward, thank you for the extreme yuanbao classmate's pink votes and update votes...

  Also recommended is a friend's book: The Eldest Daughter is Busy, Reborn as the Eldest Daughter vs. Transmigrated Illegitimate Daughter.

  On the left is the aunt's daughter, on the right is the concubine's daughter, in front is the fight for the throne, and behind is the scumbag.

  The road to rebirth is fraught with danger, every step is terrifying, and the eldest daughter says that Mount Duck Pear is big, she's really busy.

  Illegitimate daughter: Sister, I am an all-powerful transmigrator, this high-rich-handsome guy is mine! Is mine!! Still mine!!!!

  Legitimate daughter: All those scumbag men are just fleeting clouds.