Shen Ruyi turned around and looked at the dignified man in his fifties behind her with cold eyes, "Father, do you have anything else to say?"
"You and Qinghua, get married soon."
Shen Cangyun tried to persuade her, but when she finally made up her mind, he said in a deep voice, "There will be a good day in half a month. Dad will prepare everything for you and ask Qinghua to come and propose marriage. You are not a child anymore, and it is not good to stay at home all the time."
After that, he directly used his father's identity to pressure her, "This is not a discussion with you, it's a notification."
When Shen Ruyi heard this, she understood.
In order to sever the relationship between Rong Yan and her, Shen Cangyun planned to let Gu Qinghua destroy her first so as to stop Rong Yan from thinking about her.
However, everyone in the house knew that Shen Jiaojiao and Gu Qinghua loved each other.
Would Shen Jiaojiao be happy if she were asked to marry Gu Qinghua now?
Shen Ruyi sneered, turned her head to look at him, with a hint of sarcasm in her eyes.
"Father is right. Master Gu and I should get married sooner, but will Master Gu agree? The person Master Gu wants to marry is Shen Jiaojiao. These days, they hugged each other openly in front of me, and Master Gu often stayed overnight in Shen Jiaojiao's room..."
"Father, do you think it's appropriate for me to marry Gu Qinghua now?"
"Or, does he deserve it?"
After Shen Ruyi finished speaking, she ignored Shen Cangyun, whose face turned gloomy, and turned away.
Shen Cangyun clenched his fists as he looked at her back.
Before, Gu Qinghua liked Shen Jiaojiao. He thought to himself that both Shen Ruyi and Shen Jiaojiao were his daughters, so it didn’t matter who married Gu Qinghua.
Originally, he had already promised Shen Jiaojiao that when the time was right, he would talk to Shen Ruyi and ask Shen Ruyi to give up the engagement to Shen Jiaojiao.
However, he didn't expect that such a big thing would suddenly happen. Rong Yan set his eyes on Shen Ruyi, forcing him to marry Shen Ruyi off quickly and ending Rong Yan's thoughts.
But Shen Ruyi refused to do it.
Thinking about these things, Shen Cangyun felt that his luck had been bad recently. All the bad things had happened at the same time, and he couldn't help feeling overwhelmed.
When Shen Ci saw Shen Ruyi's reaction, he also became nervous.
"Father, what should we do now?"
"She's like a ghost possessed now. She won't listen to anything! And with Rong Yan, Ying and the Imperial Concubine getting involved, we can't do anything to her. We can't force her to marry Gu Qinghua..."
After all, Shen Ruyi was wearing a hairpin bestowed by the late emperor!
If you accidentally break it, you won’t know what happened.
But if Shen Ruyi doesn't go to the palace to make things clear, he won't be able to return to the Imperial Hospital. What will he do in the future?
You can't say that you really want to go out and open a small clinic, right?
Shen Ci couldn't help but think of Shen Ruyi's previous flattery of him, and he felt unwilling, so he couldn't help but said to Shen Cangyun: "Father, why don't we ask the high priest to come over!"
"Think about it, she was fine the night she was locked in the woodshed. How come she became a different person two days later?"
"She must be possessed by a ghost, otherwise she wouldn't be able to talk to you like that."
Shen Cangyun frowned, thinking about what happened a few days ago.
At that time, Shen Ruyi was still kneeling in the wind and snow, begging him to cancel Shen Jiaojiao's family recognition banquet. She kowtowed again and again, and her forehead was broken.
Compared to that time, there is indeed something wrong with her now.
Thinking of this, Shen Cangyun nodded, "What you said makes sense. How about this, I will go to the Priest's Hall in person later!"
"If she is really possessed by a ghost, then what she said in the Imperial Hospital cannot be taken seriously. We can just use this statement to tell the Emperor that she is just talking nonsense and should not be taken seriously."
"The emperor hates supernatural powers the most. Even if he doesn't believe what I say, he has to believe what the high priest says. In this way, you can return to the Imperial Hospital!"
Shen Cangyun increasingly felt that asking the high priest to label Shen Ruyi as "possessed by an evil spirit" was the best way to reverse the situation.
He came back to his senses and said excitedly, "Well, go and ask Qinghua to come over first. His marriage to Ruyi can't be delayed any longer. I'll go to the priest's hall in a moment, and we'll get these things done as soon as possible."
“Once the news spreads that Ruyi is possessed by a ghost, and the matter is settled between her and Qinghua, even if the Ninth Prince wants to protect her, he will be powerless to save her!”
"good!"
Shen Ci seemed to see new hope, turned around and left quickly.
Shen Cangyun stood up, opened the window, and looked at the snow outside with mixed feelings.
Although the Ninth Prince does not participate in politics, he holds the Emperor's most trusted Qianlong Guards in his hands. No matter which prince ascends the throne in the future, his support is indispensable.
If he can stand on the side of the Prime Minister's Office, then whoever the Prime Minister's Office says can inherit the throne will be the one.
Before, he wished that the Ninth Prince would fall in love with Shen Ruyi.
But not now.
Shen Ruyi's mind is no longer in this family. What if the Ninth Prince stands on the opposite side of the Prime Minister's Mansion...
He didn't dare to think about it.
Therefore, the Ninth Prince must be made to give up this idea as soon as possible!
Others couldn't understand the hairpin, but he could see it clearly.
Back then, the late emperor loved his daughter-in-law Yinghe the most, so he gave her this hairpin, saying it was a royal heirloom.
Since it is an inheritance, this hairpin can only fall into the hands of the royal family in the future. Concubine Yinghe asked someone to send Shen Ruyi, which obviously told him that the Ninth Prince wanted to marry Shen Ruyi!
If not, would I still need to adopt a adopted daughter?
When Shen Cangyun thought about this, he felt heavy in his heart.
…
West Wind Courtyard.
Shen Ruyi took off the hairpin on her head and held it in her hand with mixed feelings.
Fangfei was somewhat happy.
She stared at the exquisite and luxurious hairpin, carefully fiddling with the charcoal fire in the basin, her voice light and cheerful.
"Miss, thanks to the Ninth Prince's Mansion for sending the hairpin, otherwise you would have suffered a lot in the cellar in such a cold day! But from now on, if they want to bully you again, they have to see if the Ninth Prince agrees!"
"After all, the hairpin on your head was given to the Imperial Concubine by the late Emperor. If it is broken by accident, even the Prime Minister cannot bear the charge of disobedience!"
Shen Ruyi was not as optimistic as she thought. She shook her head and said, "Things are not that simple. If their plan fails, they will definitely come up with another one. Besides, my second brother's position in the Imperial Hospital is not as simple as it seems. There are Concubine Li and the Second Prince involved!"
"How about this, you go out for a while and find a chance to tell Shen Jiaojiao that Gu Qinghua is going to marry me in half a month."
If Shen Jiaojiao knew about this, she would definitely not let it go.
"ah?"
Fang Fei's eyes widened in surprise when she heard this. "Mr. Gu wants to marry you? Hasn't he been pestering the Second Miss recently? Why is he suddenly... Could it be that he is jealous of the Ninth Prince treating you well?"
As she spoke, she lowered her eyes and said reluctantly, "If you ask me, the Ninth Prince is the best. Ying and the Concubine Dowager like you, and the Ninth Prince is also good to you. He is not interested in women, so if you marry him, no one will bully you."
"But if it's Master Gu, we have to see his face if we go there. Not only that, but with the way he's acting, I don't know how many concubines he'll have in the future..."