Chapter 567 Engagement

Knowing that Shen Muyang was leaving the capital, Gu Yunrou immediately returned to her residence and brought out everything of value from the family storeroom, without delaying the engagement.

Although the mother and son left the Marquis of Yongyi's mansion, they were still quite wealthy.

Gu Yunrou's own dowry was very generous, in addition to the profits from the dowry shop over the years, as well as the spoils of war that Shen Muyang had fought abroad and the rewards from the imperial court.

In short, even though Shen Muyang and her son left the Yongyi Marquis's mansion, their family fortune was still very substantial.

Gu Yunrou only had one son, Shen Muyang, and she always treated Ningbao like her own daughter.

Now that her son is going to propose to Ningbao, she is very generous, and she has listed all the presentable items in the house on the betrothal gift list.

When Shen Muyang saw the thick list of betrothal gifts, he couldn't help but smile.

"Mother, have you brought out all your savings?"

Gu Yunrou waved her hand dismissively.

“What is this? These are all material possessions. As long as you can marry Ningbao, I won’t object to giving your mother as a betrothal gift to Ningbao’s mother.”

"Mother." Shen Muyang smiled helplessly.

“I know you like Ningbao and I know you like this marriage, but the betrothal gifts cannot be given like this.”

The Emperor has just gotten married, so our betrothal gifts must not exceed those of the imperial family.

If you really want to give it to us, you can only do so secretly. Just write down things on the betrothal gift list that won't go wrong.

By the way, Mother, the engagement with that person in the palace is just around the corner. We need to hurry up with the engagement, because I'll be heading to the border as soon as things at the palace are over.

By the way, my uncle's family might be returning soon; the Emperor is preparing to have the Gu residence renovated.

Gu Yunrou sighed softly.

"Actually, your uncle is doing quite well in Yunlu City, but now that Jun Yue has become the emperor, he certainly won't ignore the Gu family."

Please pass on a message to him for your mother: don't be too fixated on family matters. Your maternal grandfather was an upright man who dedicated his life to serving the people.

Now that he's in that position, he should be a good emperor who speaks up for the people. He should let go of what he should let go of…

Princess Ning of the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion and General Weiyuan quickly got engaged.

This caught many households in the capital off guard.

Upon hearing this, the new emperor Zhao Junyue sent many gifts to Shen Muyang and Gu Yunrou.

It was only then that many people remembered that Gu Yunrou, the former wife of the Marquis of Yongyi and the mother of the current General Weiyuan, was the maternal aunt of the new emperor Zhao Junyue.

Shen Muyang is the emperor's cousin.

Many families regretted not arranging marriages with Shen Muyang sooner.

Just as Gu Yunrou finished dealing with Shen Muyang's engagement, an uninvited guest appeared at her residence.

"Yunrou, your talk of divorce back then was just an angry outburst. We're both getting on in years, and Muyang is already engaged. It would be so bad for word to get out that we, as parents, are getting a divorce..."

Gu Yunrou scoffed coldly.

"There's nothing wrong with it; if it was going to be spread, it would have been spread long ago."

"It seems a bit too late for the Marquis to realize this now."

"It's not too late, it's not too late at all."

"Now that we're remarrying, you and Yang'er can move back to the Marquis of Yongyi's residence. You'll still be the Marquis of Yongyi's wife, and Yang'er will still be the heir apparent of the Marquis of Yongyi's household."

Gu Yunrou shook her head slightly.

"No need!"

My son and I don't have the habit of going back to an old flame.

Isn't there someone in your Marquis's mansion who's eager to become the wife and heir?