At the same time, the silk shop.
Today is the deadline for delivering goods to the Weaving Bureau. Gu Yan holds the urgent letter sent by her father from the capital in her hand, her face gloomy and uncertain.
"Madam, the silk threads of this batch of brocade are obviously thicker than before, and the patterns are also..." The trusted steward sent by the Gu family held the cloth in his hands, frowning.
Gu Yanran gritted her teeth and pulled the cloth. There were indeed a few broken threads in a few inconspicuous places.
"Use this to deliver the goods." After a moment, she ordered in a deep voice.
The manager was surprised and said, "But the people from the weaving bureau will inspect it later..."
"What are you afraid of?" Gu Yanran snorted coldly, "My father said in the letter that this new silk merchant is the brother-in-law of Minister Chen of the Ministry of Revenue. How dare the people in the Weaving Bureau not give him face?"
Three days ago, the reason why she smiled at the eunuchs in the weaving bureau was because she was unsure at that time. She never expected that this small silk shop actually supplied goods to the palace.
But now that daddy has promised in the letter to cover her up, there is nothing to be afraid of.
Besides, this Shu brocade only has some minor flaws, which is not a big problem. At most, I can give some money to the eunuch in charge of the inspection and acceptance.
After receiving the order, the manager had to go down and take care of the matter.
Immediately afterwards, Gu Yanran opened the second letter, which was also sent from the capital.
However, after she finished reading it, her eyes suddenly widened in shock!
…
A quarter of an hour later, at the gate of Qi Mansion.
Before the carriage had even stopped, Gu Yanran could not wait to lift the curtain, half of her body leaned out of the carriage, and asked the doorman:
"Where's my husband? Is he back?"
The doorman lowered his head and said, "Madam, the master has just returned home, and he should be..."
Before she finished her words, Gu Yanran had already jumped off the carriage with her skirt lifted up. She swayed and almost fell, but she didn't care at all and hurriedly ran to the yard with the letter in her arms.
The servants rarely saw Gu Yanran lose her composure like this, and they were all very confused.
Finally, when turning a corridor, Gu Yanran finally saw Qi Che's figure.
"Husband——"
In the yard, Qi Che heard the sound and turned around suddenly.
But Gu Yanran came jogging over, panting, and even the hairpin on her head was crooked.
Qi Che frowned, "What happened?"
Gu Yanran took a deep breath, suppressed her rapid breathing, and a gleam of light flashed in her eyes, "My husband, do you know that the legitimate princess of the dynasty has been found?"
Qi Che's eyes flickered slightly, "I heard a little bit about it, what's the matter?"
Gu Yanran took a few steps closer and lowered her voice a bit, "My mother wrote to me from the capital saying that when this princess was in trouble three years ago, she asked for help from the passing Chu family caravan, but Mr. Chu at the time did not help her. That's why she ended up in Qingshui County next door, where she was rescued by a villager."
"I also heard that this legitimate princess is deeply loved by His Majesty. Now that her identity has been made public, she will return to the capital soon. My husband, if she knew that Mr. Chu's daughter is now in our house, would she..."
Qi Che's expression suddenly changed!
"What did you say?"
Qingniang's father, did he not save the legitimate princess?
Gu Yanran took out the letter sent by her mother from her bosom and handed it to Qi Che: "My mother would not lie to me. She knew that my husband had a wife in his house, so she secretly ordered someone to investigate. Unexpectedly, she discovered this secret."
Qi Che sneered in his heart. The Gu family had known for a long time that he was married, but they still tried to find a son-in-law for him. Prime Minister Gu even hinted at him with words, telling him to realize the current situation.
After all, it was the Gu family who had put him in this dilemma and alienated him from Qing Niang.
If he didn't need to rely on Prime Minister Gu's help, Qi Che thought, he wouldn't even spare a glance at Gu Yanran.
A fake daughter with unknown origins and who has impersonated someone else has enjoyed a life of luxury in the Gu family for more than ten years. It is hard to say what Prime Minister Gu’s attitude will be once Gu Yanran’s identity is exposed one day.
Qi Che quickly unfolded the letter and read the contents of the letter at a glance.
Gu Yanran carefully observed his expression. Seeing that Qi Che remained silent for a long time, she asked tentatively, "My husband, I heard that the legitimate princess's procession will come to Jiangnan in three days. What if someone leaks this matter?"
Gu Yanran concluded that with this evidence, Qi Che would give up this time and would divorce Chu Qingniang without hesitation.
From now on, she is Qi Che's only wife.
Unexpectedly, Qi Che was still hesitating——
"Husband!" Gu Yanran looked anxious, "I know you and my sister have a deep relationship, but if the princess knew that you married the daughter of your enemy, I'm afraid even your career would be affected..."
After a while, Qi Che tilted his head and looked at her steadily: "Yanran, what do you think is the most important thing between husband and wife?"
Gu Yanran was stunned, obviously not expecting him to suddenly ask this question.
"Of course we support each other and share the joys and sorrows." She thought for a moment and answered in a proper manner.
"Really?" A faint smile appeared on Qi Che's lips.
"Then if one day I have to make some...difficult choices, you will definitely understand me, right?"
Gu Yanran met his deep gaze and her heart tightened.
For some reason, she always felt that Qi Che's words were very meaningful.
But then, she thought that this was most likely a test from Qi Che, so she smiled gently: "Of course, since I have chosen to marry you, we will live and die together. Both I and my father in the capital will persuade you to support your husband."
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