"Cousin! Why should I blame you? Don't let your imagination run wild! Even if I have to blame someone, I will only blame myself." Gu Yang explained.
No matter who he blamed, he could never blame Song Junyan.
Song Junyan was happy, as long as her cousin didn't blame her!
"Then why are you here, cousin?" Song Junyan suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
Since Gu Yang already knew her situation, he didn't intend to blame her.
So Gu Yang is planning to marry her?
this……
She never thought things would go so smoothly!
Gu Yang held Song Junyan's hand, "Cousin! Will you marry me? Let me protect you for the rest of my life."
Song Junyan bit her lip. Her cousin...
Did he really want to marry her? Did he like her?
Unexpectedly, Song Junyan did not agree immediately, but asked worriedly, "Cousin, do you love me?"
The person Gu Yang loves is Ma Yuzhi, he doesn't love her at all.
Since they don’t love each other, will they be happy if they force themselves to be together?
She didn't want her cousin to marry her out of guilt, and she didn't want to ruin his life.
Gu Yang was silent for a moment, then nodded.
"Maybe my feelings for you are love!" Gu Yang said with a firm face.
He firmly believed that he had feelings for Song Junyan.
Otherwise, he would not care so much about Song Junyan, and he would not feel fortunate when Song Junyan was unwilling to get married.
When his mother asked him to marry Song Junyan, he did not resist or object.
Deep down in his heart, he still has feelings for Song Junyan.
But because Ma Yuzhi was there, he could only force himself to control this inappropriate feeling.
He did love Ma Yuzhi, but... Ma Yuzhi didn't love him. Knowing that Ma Yuzhi didn't love him, he naturally backed off.
Over the years, his love for Ma Yuzhi has long since faded away.
Hearing this, Song Junyan was secretly delighted.
My cousin has her in his heart! He admitted that he has her in his heart.
Song Junyan snuggled into Gu Yang's arms, "Cousin! I... please marry me! I promise you, I will definitely overcome this heartache!"
She no longer had to get sick to attract her cousin's attention. She would definitely be able to overcome it.
"Okay! Let's go find mother now and set an auspicious date so that we can get married soon." Gu Yang took Song Junyan's hand and went to find Mrs. Gu together.
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By the end of the month, news of the death of the retired emperor spread throughout Northern Han.
The people of Youzhou City also began to observe national mourning.
During the national mourning period, every household is not allowed to hang red lanterns.
Liu Qin ordered his servants to take down the red lanterns at the door, and all the festive and solemn things on the street were taken away.
Although the people of Northern Han did not have to wear mourning clothes, they could not hold any festive activities, otherwise they would be considered to be treason.
When the retired emperor passed away, some people dared to sing and dance. Isn't this a disguised way of telling the court that they were celebrating the death of the retired emperor?
Many people in the Northern Han Dynasty, especially those who had been oppressed by the Yao family, did not have a good impression of the emperor, but they did not dare to rebel or commit acts of treason.
At most, they would secretly gloat over the misfortune.
Gu Yang and Song Junyan's wedding has also been delayed. They had planned to get married next month, but now due to the national mourning, they can only postpone it for three years.
However, all the marriages of the people in Northern Han were delayed, so they had no choice but to accept it.
Song Junyan was not worried. Since her cousin had agreed to marry her, it would be okay to wait another three years.
She just needs to make sure that her cousin still has her in his heart, and she doesn't need to care about anything else.
While grinding the herbs, Hong Zhu asked in confusion, "What does the death of the retired emperor have to do with us ordinary people?
The girl's birthday is in two days. We could have had a lively birthday party, but now everyone has to observe national mourning, so we can't have a birthday party."
Hongzhu couldn't help but complain that the girl had saved her from danger. She had wanted to hold a lively birthday party for the girl with Chen and others on her birthday.
Now it's all right! No banquets can be held in Youzhou City!
Liu Qin’s birthday party cannot be held.
Liu Qin looked at the angry Hongzhu and she just found it funny.
If you don’t know, you might think that Hongzhu’s birthday party was delayed.
"Okay! Why hold a birthday party? We can just have an extra meal at your house when the time comes." Liu Qin was not interested.
There was no birthday party for her birthday last year. Wei Cunqing wanted to hold one for her, but she refused.
In addition, Wei Cunqing was busy with autumn hunting at that time, so he did not insist.
On her birthday, Wei Cunqing and Lin Yuehong were both hunting in Qiushan, so she didn't want to hold any birthday party this year.
Moreover, she came to Youzhou secretly, so it would not be appropriate to be too conspicuous.
She now wears a bamboo hat when she treats patients because she doesn't want too many people to see her appearance.
If she held a birthday party, wouldn't she have to invite all the neighbors? Wouldn't that way, many people would recognize her?
She has always lived in seclusion and often wears a bamboo hat because she doesn't want to reveal her whereabouts.
So, she is not interested in these parties or anything like that.
"Girl! You are just too reclusive. None of your neighbors know you! As the saying goes, a close neighbor is worse than a distant relative. It would be better for you to get to know your neighbors." Hongzhu advised.
She really wanted to do this for Liu Qin's own good! She had heard that the family to the left of their Liu residence belonged to the family of Tong Yuanwai, the prefect's father-in-law, and further to the left was Mr. Fu, who had returned from Kyoto to Youzhou to retire!
Those on the right are all prominent families in Youzhou City. The girl should find an opportunity to get to know them.
If they encounter any trouble in the future, they can still ask these people for help.
Otherwise, Liu Qin is so aloof and doesn't interact with his neighbors. If anything happens to them in the future, no one will be willing to help them.
She was just a maid, a powerless maid. Even if she wanted to protect Liu Qin, she didn't have the ability to do so.
But the Tong family, the Fu family, the Zhang family, the He family... they are all prestigious families in Youzhou City. There is no harm in making friends with them for Liu Qin.
She had wanted to take this opportunity to invite them to her house for a gathering, so that Liu Qin could get to know them.
But who would have thought that the imperial court would not allow anyone to hold a banquet, so the plan had to fall through.
Liu Qin was unwilling to take the initiative to flatter them. It was harder than climbing to the sky for them to get to know the Tong family.
Liu Qin curled her lips. She didn't need to deliberately get to know the powerful people in Youzhou City.
She lives a low-key life and should not offend the powerful.
"Hongzhu! Why do you worry so much? Just complete the task I assigned to you." Liu Qin reminded.
She just wanted to live a low-key life without having to make friends with any powerful people.
These powerful people are the most dangerous! If Wei Cunqing sent someone to look for her, they would definitely ask the powerful people in the states.
There is no benefit for her to know the powerful people in Youzhou!
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