Chapter 10 Chapter 10 "Feng Wenyu, do you have...
==Chapter 10==
"This is your choice today, isn't it?"
There was a hint of sarcasm in her voice, and Gu Yushi couldn't refute it. He looked away and said in a deep voice: "I won't take back what I gave you."
Feng Wenyu is also very tough:
"If you don't accept it, I'll have it thrown away!"
She raised her eyes and looked straight at him, proudly and decisively: "I won't keep your things, nor will I let myself be entangled. Our fate is over, so we should move forward. Leaving these things behind is not a good thing for you or me."
——Gu Yushi, you and I have come to this point today, why don’t we just live our own lives!
Gu Yushi seemed to hear the voice of the woman trying hard to suppress her emotions again in his mind.
Everyone moves forward and wishes for good luck.
It turns out that she would always think this way no matter in her past life or this life.
The fingertips hidden in his sleeves had turned white. When Gu Yushi came to his senses, the question had already been blurted out:
"Feng Wenyu, have you ever liked me?"
Gu Yushi's face instantly turned embarrassed.
He hated himself for asking about it like a nagging husband.
But his eyes were still fixed on Feng Wenyu, refusing to move away, as if he was determined to know the answer.
Feng Wenyu frowned.
She felt that Gu Yushi was asking questions even though he knew the answer.
Does she like Gu Yushi?
Of course I like it.
Otherwise, she would not agree to get engaged to Gu Yushi.
When she met Gu Yu when she first fell in love, all her happiness was tied to Gu Yu. Maybe her love was not as strong as Gu Yu's, but no one could deny that it was real.
The two fell in love and got engaged without any obstacles. It was so natural that it seemed as if God approved of this marriage and thought they were made for each other.
It was not until now that Feng Wenyu realized that there are always ups and downs in life.
So, Feng Wenyu asked, "Is this question still important now?" Feng Wenyu felt sour in her heart, and without waiting for Gu Yushi's answer, she said bluntly:
"Whether you like it or not, you will just dislike it in the future."
He had already come to cancel the engagement, so how could she still tell him directly that she liked him?
It's not like she's shameless.
After she finished speaking, Feng Wenyu began to murmur in her heart and stopped arguing with Gu Yushi. She said, "If you don't want to take it back, just throw it away," and turned and left.
Once Feng Wenyu left, only Gu Yushi and Mu Fan were left there.
Mu Fan scratched his head, not knowing what his master was making a fuss about. He saw that his master cared about Miss Feng very much, otherwise he would not have asked that last question.
He glanced at the box on the ground and said hesitantly:
"Sir, what should we do with these things?"
Gu Yushi's face was cold and gloomy, and he said three words stiffly: "Take it back."
Of course, he couldn't let Feng Wenyu throw these things away. She came from a noble family, and the things he gave her were all the best within his ability, not to mention letters and other items. People in the world are reserved, and the love between men and women always has to be subtle. Even if they were an engaged couple, once these letters were spread, it would be bad for Feng Wenyu's reputation. Naturally, he would not let others get involved.
Mu Fan stammered "Oh".
Just as he was about to squat down and pick up the box, he saw the master himself lean over, silently picked up the red plum hairpin, turned around and left with a cold face.
Mu Fan touched his nose. No matter how he complained in his heart, he didn't dare to say a word.
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Gu Yushi came back with a bunch of things in his arms. As he entered the house, he saw the housekeeper standing there with a sullen look on his face.
"Sir, the old lady said she has a headache and asked you not to come and pay your respects for the next few days."
Gu Yushi drooped his eyelids. He knew that his mother was dissatisfied with him.
When he expressed his intention to break off the engagement, his mother bluntly disagreed, and when she went to cancel the engagement today, she refused to go with him.
Gu Yushi pursed his lips silently. He asked Mu Fan to put the things back in his yard, then turned and walked towards the old lady's yard.
Fu Ju Tang.
The Gu family is not a prominent family, and there are few maids serving in the mansion. Apart from the kitchen, there are only three maids serving the old lady. The old lady also comes from a family of officials, and has an old nanny who she has always relied on.
Aunt Qiu stood in front of Fujutang and said to Gu Yushi with an embarrassed look on her face:
"Sir, the old lady has fallen asleep."
Gu Yushi glanced at the sky. It was just noon and lunch had not yet begun. He knew that this was just an excuse. The old lady simply didn't want to see him.
Gu Yushi didn't force it, but just handed the jade pendant over:
"The marriage has been called off. This is the original token of our love."
He didn't lower his voice deliberately, and the people inside could hear it clearly. After he finished speaking, Gu Yushi heard some tiny noises coming from inside.
After a moment, as if the person inside could no longer bear it, the door suddenly opened from the inside. The person, supported by a maid, just stood up and started to curse Gu Yushi:
"What the hell are you doing?!"
"What on earth is wrong with the Feng family girl not worthy of you? You were the one who begged me to come and propose marriage in the first place, and now the marriage is only scheduled for the second half of the year, and you want to cancel it? How can such a big deal as marriage be treated like a joke!"
and--
"You've gone back on your word! How am I supposed to explain this to the Feng family? Where will I put my old face?"
After Gu Yushi entered the officialdom, Madam Gu also had to attend social events. Because of her marriage to the Feng family, she was able to squeeze into the social circle of officials' wives. As Gu Yushi's official position became higher and higher, it was inevitable that she would meet the wives of the Feng family at various banquets. How would she face the Feng family then?
At that time, Gu Yu had not yet graduated from high school, and the gap between the Gu family and the Minister's Mansion was not small. She had to sacrifice her reputation to propose marriage.
Who wasn't laughing at them at the time? They felt that the Gu family had no self-awareness.
The marriage was finally settled, but now Gu Yushi had caused this trouble again. Old Madam Gu was so angry that she felt dizzy.
Someone hurried over and upon seeing this scene, he hurriedly supported Madam Gu: "Mother, if you have anything to say, please speak up."
Gu Yushi turned his head to look at the person who came, and his second brother Gu Yuci's eyes couldn't help but move slightly.
Gu Yuci had been in poor health since birth. Even now, he was suppressing his cough and trying to comfort his mother with a pale face:
"I'm not the kind of person who lets go without a reason. He must have a reason for breaking off the engagement. Calm down and listen to what I have to say first."
Madam Gu sneered: "Reason, what reason could there be?"
No matter how angry Madam Gu was, as things had come to this point, she could only be patient and prepare to listen to Gu Yushi's reasons.
Gu Yuci kept winking at his brother, but Gu Yuci kept his back straight and said nothing.
Mrs. Gu got angry when she saw him like this, her fingers trembling with anger:
"I don't know who he learned this from. He has a big mouth, but he can't use it anymore!"
Gu Yuci couldn't help but shout in a low voice: "Brother!"
He remembered that the girl from the Feng family had come to visit his house before, and when she saw that he was weak, she did not show any bad expression.
With his current health condition, he might become a burden to his brother in the future. He has already prepared himself for his future sister-in-law to dislike him.
But Feng Wenyu had never done that. After knowing his physical condition, he even sent him a lot of tonics.
Gu Yuci was grateful in his heart and had long regarded her as his own sister-in-law. In fact, Gu Yuci did not agree with the way his brother acted.
Gu Yushi looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't help but think of his previous life.
Gu Yuci was in poor health and was about the same age as Feng Wenyu. After Feng Wenyu married into the Gu family, the two had always had a good relationship.
The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is often delicate.
But with Gu Yuci attracting the old lady's attention, the old lady and Feng Wenyu, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, rarely have any conflicts.
Until Gu Yuci passed away due to illness.
The loss of her husband in middle age and her son in old age directly ruined the old lady's health. At that time, he and Feng Wenyu had been married for seven years and had no children. Offspring became the old lady's obsession, and even before her death, she forced him to take a concubine.
"Divorce my wife or take a concubine. You must choose one! Otherwise, I will die with regret!"
"Ashi, it's me who has let her down, it's the Gu family who has let her down, but Aci died young, and you have no children. In the underworld, I have no face to see your father!"
Back then, no matter how much pressure the old lady put on him, he refused to take a concubine. However, people in the world treated women harshly, and the person who would bear the greater pressure would be Feng Wenyu.
Thinking of this, Gu Yushi ignored Madam Gu's words, lowered his eyes and said in a deep voice:
"I have been ordered to go to Jiangnan to investigate a case and will be leaving tomorrow. My marriage with the Feng family is a done deal. While I am away from the capital, I hope my mother will not bring up this matter again, so as not to cause her any trouble."
Madam Gu was furious: "I think you've really grown cocky! You don't even listen to what your mother says!"
Gu Yushi turned a deaf ear:
"My son has important matters to attend to, so I'll go back to the front yard."
When turning around, Gu Yushi looked at Gu Yuci with complicated eyes. After a long time, he raised his hand and placed it on Gu Yuci's thin shoulder. Gu Yuci couldn't help but be stunned.
He and his brother weren't actually very close.
Gu Yuci was vaguely aware that his brother had some kind of alienation towards him in his heart.
His father died early, and the burden of the family fell on his elder brother. His mother was always strict with him and would not let him slack off even in the cold winter. He was born with a chronic illness and was bedridden all year round. His mother could not help but often ask about his well-being.
Perhaps in the mother's view, this is inevitable.
However, comparing the two, it is impossible for anyone not to care at all.
Not to mention what my mother often told me: your brother is weak, you have to take good care of him.
But his brother didn't owe him anything, but he became his brother's responsibility.
Gu Yuci was stunned when he heard his brother's stern words:
"I have asked the emperor to have the imperial physician treat you. The imperial physician will come to your house in person someday. I'm not at home, so please don't neglect him."
Madam Gu's anger suddenly stopped and turned into surprise: "Is this true?"
Gu Yuci also looked up in surprise.
He didn't expect that the first thing his brother did after ascending the throne was to ask for permission to treat him.
Gu Yuci was a little speechless, a little bewildered: "Brother, I... you just entered the court, how can you trouble the emperor with such a small matter..."
Gu Yushi could see his stiffness and helplessness. He was silent for a moment, then silently withdrew his hand and said lightly:
"Take good care of yourself and don't let your mother down."
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