"So, we girls still need to be obedient. The person our parents want us to marry may not be a good man, but the person our parents don't want us to marry is definitely not a good man. When we left, we asked her if she wanted to come along, and she said no, she was already a member of the Song family."
“You don’t know, when my father was in Suzhou, he might have been able to threaten the Song family, but now that he’s left Suzhou, the Song family can do things without anyone noticing. She’s not that stupid. If something happens, it will be difficult for us to get justice for her.”
"Tell me, how can there be such a stubborn person in this world? Does she really want me to disappear, and for my parents to only have her as their adopted daughter before she'll be satisfied? Anyway, I'm really annoyed by her."
Gu Nian tugged at Gu Yingxue.
Gu Yingxue shut up and secretly glanced at Gu Xin.
Well, the female protagonist in her brother's novel is really kind!
According to Gu Yingxue, the key to friendship, like marriage, lies in honesty and shared values; otherwise, even if they get together, they won't last long.
Gu Nian didn't tell anyone else about Gu Xinyu's beads, only saying that the two girls had a special connection in the past.
Sometimes Gu Nian thinks that Cheng Huaiyu liked Gu Xin because Gu Xin fed her jade beads. After eating them, she instinctively wanted to get closer to Gu Xin.
Back then, Cheng Huaiyu was naive. He ate so many jade beads from Gu Xin, and his muteness was cured. He might even have suspected that Gu Xin had some kind of miracle drug.
Fortunately, the four of them had agreed not to tell anyone about the jade bead, otherwise she was really afraid that her sister would foolishly admit it.
Huo Yanyu and Gu Si noticed that Gu Xin was feeling unwell, so they changed the subject and asked about Jiangnan.
Huo Yanyu had been to Jiangnan. Her father was the prefect of Hangzhou and had been stationed in various places in Jiangnan for many years.
She was clever and guided Gu Yingxue's speech.
Gu Si genuinely asked questions about the local customs and culture of Jiangnan.
Soon, Gu Xin was drawn in by their conversation, and the girls' tea party became lively again.
A moment later, a maid came to call Gu Yingxue, saying that Gu Qingyuan was going to the Peng family to see his father-in-law.
General Peng looks just like Peng Yizhu's father in modern times. Gu Yingxue had seen the photos, so she wanted to see him in person. She had already met one of her uncles, and she liked the Peng family very much.
People from the Peng family came to the Gu family's house and invited the entire Gu family to dinner that evening. Grandpa and Grandma Gu are Gu Qingyuan's elders, so this can be considered a meeting between the two families.
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After having dinner at the Peng family's house that evening, the family returned and began discussing where Princess Mingyue would stay.
The Gu family also has two children who are not yet one year old, so it would be perfect to raise Princess Mingyue together with these two children.
Gu Xiaoqi and Gu Xiaoba are both cared for by their own wet nurses, so they can easily take care of Princess Mingyue as well.
That evening, after washing up, Gu Nian went to Gu Xin's room.
"Sister, what brings you here?" Gu Xin moved a little further into the bed to make room for Gu Nian.
"Let me show you how treacherous this is!" Gu Nian said as she got into bed, lay down, and turned to face Gu Xin.
Gu Xin blinked, not understanding what she meant.
"Xinxin, tell me, which of your friends do you like the most?" Gu Nian asked.
“Xiaoyu.” Gu Xin understood what Gu Nian meant and hugged Gu Nian’s arm. “Sister, I know what you want to say, but Xiaoyu is my first friend, and our relationship is different.”
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