Chapter 466: Three thousand rivers, but only one drink!
"Your Highness, we fought against the enemy. They were the Royal Secret Guards. They had the Royal Token."
The secret guards replied respectfully that it was not because they did not try hard, but mainly because the people who came were royal secret guards, who were of a higher rank than them.
At the beginning, the late emperor gave part of the secret guards to the eldest princess and part to the emperor. They belonged to the same organization.
To put it bluntly, the Gu Mansion's secret guards are also part of the royal secret guards.
If they tried desperately to stop them and both sides suffered losses, it would seem meaningless. Besides, they did not have any murderous intent and seemed like they were strolling in their own backyard.
"Who is coming?" Gu Ting had actually guessed it, but he just wanted to confirm it again.
"Your Highness, it's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" The secret guard answered tremblingly, fearing that His Highness would get angry and affect him.
"Crown Prince? Good job! The Emperor just granted the marriage during the day, and now he dares to visit our mansion at night. This father and son are really bullying."
Gu Ting felt that the prince did not leave for good reason, but chose to sneak into his niece's yard at night. It must be a bad idea from the emperor.
The more Gu Ting thought about it, the angrier he became. He wished he could go to Gu Jingyao's yard and capture the prince himself.
But if the matter gets out of hand, my niece's reputation will be affected, and she will really have to marry the prince.
"Brother, don't be impulsive. If you go to Jingyao's courtyard and arrest the prince, wouldn't it be confirmed that the prince is meeting Jingyao at night, which will damage Jingyao's reputation."
Seeing that his elder brother was so angry, Gu Shi was afraid that he would go to the prince to settle the score regardless of anything. If the prince admitted it openly at that time, wouldn't it be equivalent to the Gu family recognizing the marriage?
"It's not enough to issue an imperial decree to grant the marriage during the day, but you even come to our house and try to destroy Jingyao's reputation. How cunning."
"Bring more people with you and keep watch. When the prince comes out, don't hesitate to beat him up like a thief. If anything goes wrong, I will take the blame."
Gu Ting is not a person who will tolerate being bullied. Since the prince dared to come, he dared to take action.
Anyway, it was late at night and I couldn't see clearly, so it was normal that I recognized the wrong person.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" The secret guard took the order and retreated.
They were assigned to the eldest princess, and they had to carry out the orders of the eldest princess and the prince consort.
Now the order from the Prince Consort is to stop the royal guards and beat them as hard as they can. No matter how powerful the opponent is, they must take action.
"Brother, would this be a bad thing?" Gu Shi was afraid of making things worse.
"Second brother, we didn't do anything. We just dealt with a thief who broke into our house!"
Gu Ting has now slowly calmed down and has a clear mind, so he can trick the prince.
He knew that the prince must have brought first-rate secret guards with him, but his Gu Mansion was not bad either. Since he was here, he might as well have a sparring match to see if the royal secret guards had slacked off in recent years.
"Father, it's nothing. Uncle was just testing the strength of the Royal Secret Guards, that's all!"
Gu Jinghuai was so smart that he immediately grasped the key point and understood Gu Ting's intention.
"Uncle, there's no His Royal Highness the Crown Prince tonight. Father-in-law is just helping the Emperor test the current strength of the Royal Guards."
Qin Qingyuan's repeated emphasis made Gu Shi completely understand that he was just worried and confused.
Prince, what prince? I didn’t see him. No one can prove that the prince came to the house.
It was a rare occasion that the few of them reached a consensus, so they waited with all their might to see what was about to happen.
Gu Ting called the secret guard again and asked him to monitor his niece's yard and take action as soon as he saw the prince come out.
So a few of them waited in the study for the secret guard to report.
And at this moment, in Gu Jingyao's yard.
Looking at Prince Zhao Yan who suddenly appeared in her room, Gu Jingyao was so shocked that she forgot to react for a moment.
"Brother Yan, why are you in my house?" Gu Jingyao asked in surprise.
"Yao'er, I'm worried, so I came to see you. I came secretly, and they don't know, so you don't have to worry."
The prince was afraid of scaring Gu Jingyao and making her worry.
Thinking of the imperial decree granting marriage in the daytime, Gu Jingyao blushed uncontrollably when she saw the prince again.
"Yao'er, did I scare you today? I asked my father for the imperial decree granting the marriage. I am attracted to you and want to marry you as the Crown Princess."
"You have already reached the age of marriage. If I don't ask my father to issue an order to grant you marriage, I am afraid that my aunt and the others will have to look for you."
"The person I like has always been you. I have been waiting for you to grow up and reach marriage age. Yao'er, please don't refuse to be the Crown Princess, okay?"
The prince discussed with Gu Jingyao in a good mood that he had fallen in love with the little girl who called him Brother Yan a long time ago.
He had reached the age to choose a Crown Princess two years ago, and many court officials had to meet the Emperor for this matter, but the Emperor had taken all the pressure on him.
He was waiting for his little girl to reach marriage age so that he could ask his father, the emperor, to grant them marriage in a legitimate manner.
He begged his father for a long time, and his father asked him to make sure of his feelings before granting him a marriage, otherwise Gu Ting would not let them go.
The heartbeat of my youth has always been about persistence, hard work, and day and night thinking. What is there to be sure of?
He clearly told his father that he wanted to marry his sister Yao'er and only her in this life. The emperor confirmed with him again and again before granting him the marriage.
"Brother Yan, Yao'er is willing!"
The love was not caused by any reason, but it was deep and lasting. Maybe it was the stunning feeling when they first met, maybe it was his special preference for her, or maybe it was his silent companionship over the years.
The prince wrote her countless little love letters, sent her little gadgets secretly, and sent her rare treasures openly.
In front of others, he was the respected Crown Prince, but in front of her, he was just her brother Yan, and all his tenderness and favoritism were given to her alone.
Gu Jingyao was a very smart girl. She understood his thoughts, but because they were young, neither of them mentioned it and kept their love and preference in their hearts.
Now, they can finally be together openly.
"Yao'er, Sister Zhizhi, Aunt Gu, and my aunt, do they object to our marriage?"
Gu Ting and the others had long anticipated the Crown Prince's opposition; they had anticipated this when the Emperor arranged a marriage between him and Sister Yao'er.
What the prince cares about most is the opinions of Qin Zhizhi, the eldest princess and Mu.
If they agree, the objections of the men in the Gu family will be useless, after all, they are all "henpecked".
"They neither agreed nor objected. When the imperial decree came down granting the marriage, my mother was a little worried, but my uncle and father were quite excited."
Gu Jingyao was a little worried that her uncle and father would make things difficult for the prince.
"Don't worry, Yao'er. I will convince them and make them agree."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was full of confidence. His little girl had finally grown up and no one could stop them from being together.
He knew what they were worried about, and he would reassure them and make everyone in the Gu family willingly support him and Yao'er.
Although he is the crown prince, he doesn't want to marry anyone except his Yao'er.
She is the only one in this life.
There are three thousand rivers of water, but I only take a sip!
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