For some reason, he had a hope that the gift Shen Ruyi would bring out would be superior to everyone else's, so that he could be proud of himself among them.

Shen Ruyi is a servant.

The princes’ gifts were the last ones to be given, and Concubine Li’s were placed at the back. Now it was indeed her turn.

But because her identity as Gu Qinghua's fiancée was somewhat special, and Gu Qinghua publicized it, everyone's attention was suddenly drawn to Shen Ruyi.

"I wonder what the eldest daughter of the Shen family will give to the old lady. If it's something bad, what can she give as a gift?"

"Yes, in terms of value, the gifts from the major families and the princes and princesses are definitely first-rate. The Shen family's gift was also given by the Prime Minister, a priceless jade. If Shen Ruyi wants to give another gift, it will be her own."

"If I take out an embroidery pattern, wouldn't it be the same as Shen Jiaojiao?"

"But other than that, I haven't heard that she has any other abilities."

Amid the discussions, Gu Qinghua couldn't help showing off, "Ruyi specially prepared a gift for grandma. It must be more than a mere embroidery!"

After all, Shen Ruyi's gift was prepared with the help of the Ninth Prince.

It’s such a bad gift that even the Ninth Prince himself can’t present it. Isn’t that embarrassing?

Gu Qinghua said, looking at Shen Ruyi impatiently, "Ruyi, please take out the gift."

"Yes, Ruyi, I heard that you prepared a gift for me. Come and take it out and let me see it. Grandma can't wait."

Upon hearing this, the old lady of the Gu family also smiled warmly.

Shen Yuewan smiled softly in Old Lady Gu's ear and said, "I don't expect her to come up with anything extraordinary. As long as she can get by, it's fine."

The two of them sneered in their hearts. Old Lady Gu snorted and said, "That's right. How can we expect her to give us something good? It's just a polite remark. Forget it."

As he said this, he rolled his eyes secretly.

She doesn't like Shen Ruyi.

She is not married yet, but there are several men around her. If she gets married, we won’t know whose children she gives birth to will belong to.

This kind of fickle woman, no matter what she gives, it will be dirty.

Below, Shen Yu couldn't help but urge, "Ruyi, everyone is watching, it's your turn to wish you a happy birthday."

As he said this, he subconsciously glanced at Rong Yan beside him.

Rong Yan had a smile on his face, but he was actually a little nervous.

He knew that Shen Ruyi came here today to cancel the engagement, but today was different from the past. Too many people came, and they could all put pressure on Shen Ruyi. Behind Shen Ruyi were only him and Yan Weiyun. He was worried that Shen Ruyi would be afraid and regret it.

Therefore, his palms, which seemed to be resting casually on the armrest of the wheelchair, were actually sweating.

If Shen Ruyi really gave a birthday gift this time and did not choose to cancel the engagement, then with so many people witnessing it today, her wedding to Gu Qinghua would come true in three days. If he wanted to take her away again, he would have to choose to kidnap her.

Even Shen Ruyi could feel the tension in Rong Yan.

She glanced at him subconsciously, took a slow, deep breath, and took the first step.

There was no turning back for her.

She must not let down the person who had given her kindness wholeheartedly.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Shen Ruyi slowly stood up and walked to the front of the crowd. She took out a marriage certificate from her sleeve, unfolded it, and slowly read aloud:

"Today, the Gu family has Sun Qinghua, and the Shen family has a daughter, Ruyi. They have been childhood sweethearts. Moreover, the Gu and Shen families have long been related by marriage, so if one suffers, all suffer; if one prospers, all prosper. Therefore, I have specially arranged for little Sun Qinghua and your daughter Ruyi to be together through the matchmaker. I hereby promise that little Sun Qinghua will only be with Ruyi until we grow old together, and I will be loyal to him forever. When Ruyi reaches the age of 15, we will get married!"

Suddenly, everyone was in an uproar.

"Reading the marriage certificate in class, is this a forced marriage?"

"Didn't she say she was giving gifts to celebrate the birthday? Why did she take out the marriage certificate?"

"This is strange. Logically, the marriage certificate is a written agreement between the parents and the matchmaker. The two people who signed the marriage certificate should each have a copy. Why did Miss Shen take it out herself today and even read it out?"

In other words, judging from the contents of the marriage certificate, this thing should be in Shen Cangyun's hands.

The other copy should be in the hands of the old lady of the Gu family.

"Mr. Prime Minister, what's going on?"

After a brief silence, everyone looked at Shen Cangyun, "How come this marriage certificate is in Miss Shen's hand, and she even read it out?"

Shen Cangyun was stumped by the question.

Because he didn't expect Shen Ruyi to take out the marriage certificate here, but thinking about what Shen Ruyi said when she asked for the marriage certificate, he thought Shen Ruyi wanted Gu Qinghua to apologize to her in public.

So he looked at Shen Ruyi patiently and said, "Ruyi, didn't Qinghua apologize to you? Today is the old lady's birthday banquet, so don't make trouble. Put away the marriage certificate and take out the gifts."

Gift?

Shen Ruyi sneered, turned his head and looked at Shen Cangyun sarcastically.

That's the gift.

Before she could speak, the old lady of the Gu family couldn't hold back her expression. "Ruyi, I heard that you made Qinghua kneel outside your house for a whole day the day before yesterday. Isn't this enough to apologize?"

When Shen Yuewan heard this, she was furious.

This bitch actually dared to make her son kneel down!

But because there were so many people present, she suppressed her anger, stared at Shen Ruyi and said stiffly: "Ruyi, today is your grandmother's 80th birthday, what are you doing with the marriage certificate?"

"Ruyi, what the hell are you doing!"

Shen Yu reacted and his face turned ugly. "Stop messing around and take out the birthday gift! You and Qinghua are getting married soon, why are you still holding this thing?"

A bad premonition began to brew.

The eyes of the Shen family and the Gu family were like knives, falling on Shen Ruyi's face, aggressively.

Wait until they have finished arguing.

Shen Ruyi raised her head and looked at Old Madam Gu, and said, "I have a few questions for you today when I take out the marriage certificate. It's not that I have to take out the marriage certificate at this time, but the main thing is that this marriage certificate was made by Old Madam Gu and my father, and I should come to you if I encounter any problems."

"What do you want to ask?"

Old Madam Gu clenched her fists, pinched her palms with her tortoise-shell nails, suppressed her anger, and looked at Shen Ruyi with a forced smile.

Shen Ruyi raised her eyes and met her insincere smile: "Do you still remember the contents of the marriage certificate?"

Old Lady Gu: “…”

She frowned, wondering what Shen Ruyi meant.

But before she could answer, Shen Ruyi spoke again, "Even if you are old and don't remember it, I just read it to you once, so you should remember it, right?"

Old Lady Gu was a little angry: "Ruyi, what do you want to say?"

Gu Qinghua looked at Shen Ruyi's expression without a smile and became a little uneasy. He pulled her sleeve and said, "Ruyi, stop making a fuss. Didn't the Ninth Prince help prepare the birthday gift? Put away the marriage certificate and take out the birthday gift."

“So many people are watching.”

A sense of uneasiness, as if something was getting out of control, welled up in my heart.