At the morning court session the next day, the emperor personally announced that the third prince Xiao Chen was canonized as Prince Chen and officially left the palace to establish his own residence.
At the same time, the imperial edict appointing Gu Jinyan as the principal wife of Prince Chen also arrived at the Gu family, along with the corresponding ceremonial ceremony.
All the people in the Gu family accompanied Gu Jinyan to receive the imperial edict and congratulated her.
The sisters at home who were dating each other were extremely envious and kept praising each other, and they told Gu Jinyan, both openly and secretly, not to forget their sisterhood after she became a princess.
Gu Jinyan really took a lot of effort to deal with it.
The elders in the hall looked at her with eyes full of love.
Madam Gu patted her hands and said, "It's not easy to be a daughter-in-law of a royal family. Yan'er needs to be more careful with her words and actions in the future."
Uncle Gu nodded at her, "Yan'er has been intelligent since she was young, and now she is engaged to Prince Chen, but she must also remember that the family is one, and we all prosper together and suffer together."
Madam Gu pulled her aside and said, "Your uncle is right. In the future, you must remember to support the younger members of the clan."
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Gu Jinyan humbly accepted the teachings of her elders. "Jinyan will remember the teachings of the elders and always keep the Gu family in her heart."
After everyone had left, Madam Gu came forward and hugged her, "Yan'er, just take what your uncle and the others said to heart. Don't let other things make you feel wronged. Mother doesn't ask you to bring honor to your family, she only wishes you peace and happiness."
"Mom..." Gu Jinyan hugged her mother tightly. At this moment, she felt like she was going to leave her in the next second.
Gu Jinyan never dreamed that she would get engaged so soon, but fortunately the wedding is still two years away, and she must spend these two years with her family.
In the afternoon, Xiao Chen came to find Gu Jinyan and said that he wanted to take her to see his new mansion.
Mrs. Gu thought that since they were both engaged, it would be good for them to meet from time to time to cultivate their relationship, so she agreed.
But he also reminded Gu Jinyan to be careful in everything, not to belittle herself, and not to bring discredit to the family.
Gu Jinyan knew her mother was doing this for her own good, so she assured her, "Don't worry, Mom. Yan'er knows what's going on and won't let herself get into that situation."
Although it was called a palace, the house was actually already built. It was just that because it had been vacant for a long time and was used as a royal palace, many places needed to be renovated.
The reason why Xiao Chen asked Gu Jinyan to come over was because this house would be their future home. He wanted to ask Gu Jinyan's opinion and take this opportunity to improve it all at once so that she would not feel uncomfortable living there.
Gu Jinyan looked at the huge mansion and felt it was unreal. She would be living here in two years.
This stay may last a lifetime, and the man next to her will be her support for the rest of her life.
Gu Jinyan glanced at Xiao Chen, then waved away the maid who followed her and walked forward a few steps.
Seeing this, Xiao Chen asked the servants around him to stay away, and then walked to Gu Jinyan.
Gu Jinyan looked at him, hesitated for a long time, and then said: "Have you really thought it through? And what I said before..."
Xiao Chen was stunned for a moment, then he thought of what Gu Jinyan said when they went to climb Fengxia Mountain before, and immediately promised: "I have thought about it, I promise you that from now on there will only be you, the mistress of this mansion.
We have just started to build the mansion. It will be decorated according to your preferences, and all the maids and servants will be left to you to choose. You can choose whoever you want or not.
As for myself, if you like me to wear white, I will never wear black. If you ask me to go east, I will never go west.
Gu Jinyan suppressed the upward curve of her lips and rolled her eyes at him, "People will think I'm a shrew if I do this."
Seeing the smile that Gu Jinyan couldn't hide on her face, Xiao Chen became even more servile, "I just said that I like it myself, and it's okay if no one knows!"
"What if you get tired of me later? Life is so long. Can you really guarantee that you will only be with me for such a long time?" Gu Jinyan said seriously.
Seeing Gu Jinyan so serious, Xiao Chen put away the smile on his face and reached out to hold Gu Jinyan's hand.
Gu Jinyan struggled twice but failed to break free, so she just let him do it.
Xiao Chen placed Gu Jinyan's hand on his heart. "As long as this heart is still beating, it will only beat for you. If in the future, we get tired of staying in this mansion, we can pack up and go out for a walk to relax and then come back."
Just like you said, life is so long. If we live the same day every day, we will all get bored. I will get bored, and you will get bored too. But if we live every day differently, then we won’t get bored!
I am not keen on court affairs, and my mother passed away early. We just need to be filial to our father and mother, and the rest of our lives will belong to the two of us.
I heard the scenery in Jiangnan is beautiful, we can go see it together. There are also camels in the desert, eagles on the grasslands, and the plum blossoms in Yuzhong. Tian An also said there are dolphins in the sea, so we can go and see if it is true.
Gu Jinyan looked at his sincere eyes, and gradually felt a yearning for the future he talked about. How wonderful it would be if the days to come could really be as he said!
Xiao Chen pulled out a yellow diamond ring that carried his body temperature from his bosom and gently placed it on Gu Jinyan's fair ring finger. "Put on this ring, and we'll make a promise."
Gu Jinyan nodded, "But I haven't prepared anything for you!"
"Have you forgotten? You gave it to me a long time ago."
Xiao Chen took out a handkerchief from his bosom and said, "Your name is embroidered on it. If you give it to me, you are giving me yourself."
Gu Jinyan looked at the handkerchief and asked in confusion: "When did I give it to you?"
Xiao Chen was stunned, and said unnaturally: "It was, it was when we climbed Fengxia Mountain last time!"
"Fengxia Mountain?" She didn't remember giving Xiao Chen a handkerchief on Fengxia Mountain!
This is ultimately a private transaction. How could she do such a thing?
Wait, Fengxia Mountain? She remembered that Xiao Chen had injured his hand on Fengxia Mountain. She had indeed bandaged the wound with a handkerchief, but she hadn't told him!
So she stretched out her hand to Xiao Chen, "I didn't say I was giving it to you, give it back to me."
Xiao Chen was stunned. How could he possibly return something he had already obtained? Didn't he have any dignity? So he turned around and ran away.
Seeing this, Gu Jinyan almost laughed out loud, "Humph! You bastard, you just said that if I told you to go east, you would never go west. You were still saying that! You changed your mind so quickly. It turns out that it was all just sweet talk."
Xiao Chen, who was running, heard the words behind him and braked suddenly, almost falling flat on his face.
What should I do? Which is more important, the handkerchief or the wife?
Ugh! What are you thinking about? Of course my wife is more important.
So, Gu Jinyan didn't even move a step, and Xiao Chen returned to his original position dejectedly.
Gu Jinyan took her handkerchief from his hand, turned around and said, "I'll give you something else in a few days."
Xiao Chen instantly recovered to full health, surrounded Gu Jinyan and chattered about his plans for the house, and then carefully asked for her opinion.
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