Hearing Gu Ruo's words, a hint of surprise flashed in Jiang Yueyang's eyes.
It’s not that I’m surprised that she was chosen as the Crown Princess, but I’m surprised that His Majesty made the decision so quickly.
In her opinion, except her.
Your Majesty only needs to choose the Crown Princess from the five families: the Shangguan family of the father-in-law of the emperor, the Xie family of the Jingzhao Yin, the Wen family of the left prime minister, the Gu family of the Grand Tutor, and the Zhang family of the Zhenguo General.
The reason why he didn't choose someone from the Shangguan family was probably because the Queen Mother did not agree to a closer marriage and was afraid that the power of the royal relatives would be too great.
Xie Xu is a lone minister and is not suitable for having too much power.
As for the Wen family, if Your Majesty wants to marry the eldest princess to Young Master Wen, there is no need to strengthen the relationship.
The daughters of General Zhang's family are as brave as any men.
Judging from His Majesty's idea of practicing the princess trumpet with the Queen, he probably likes quiet and well-behaved girls, and the girl from General Zhenguo's family is obviously at the bottom of the list.
The Gu family only has the old man working in the court, but he does not have any real power, so there is no risk of powerful relatives.
Gu Ruo is well-educated, talented in writing, and is the most suitable candidate for the Crown Princess.
Jiang Yueyang analyzed so much secretly, but she didn't know that those were not the main reasons why Gu Ru was chosen as the Crown Princess.
The main reason was that both the Crown Prince and His Majesty wanted to protect her, so they chose Gu Ruo who was least likely to become an enemy of her.
Jiang Yueyang looked at Gu Ruo, who was about to cry, and asked slowly, "Don't you want to be the Crown Princess?"
Gu Ruo nodded and shook her head.
"Do you want to or not?" Jiang Yueyang wondered.
"I……"
"This is not the place to talk." Jiang Yueyang interrupted her and pulled her towards the carriage, "Let's talk in the car."
As soon as the two got on the carriage, they closed the doors and windows, and the carriage started to move slowly.
Gu Ruo looked tangled, "Grandfather said that my father was useless and could not realize his ambitions. My half-brothers are not very knowledgeable, and I don't know if they can make it to the imperial examination this time.
I hate that I am not a man, otherwise I could inherit his legacy and let my Gu family continue to have a foothold in the capital."
Jiang Yueyang frowned, "So... Master Gu wants you to be the Crown Princess?"
"Yes." Gu Ruo lowered her eyes and responded softly, "As a descendant of the Gu family, I know that it is my responsibility to enjoy the glory brought by the Gu family. If it was before, I would have no objection to being the Crown Princess, but now..."
Having said that, Gu Ruo raised his eyes and looked at Jiang Yueyang, his eyes full of complicated emotions.
"But now I don't know what to do."
Seeing Gu Ruo like this, Jiang Yueyang suddenly remembered that Gu Ruo seemed to have feelings for her brother.
Thinking of this, she asked uncertainly: "You came to see me today, but do you want to see my brother?"
Gu Ruo shook her head. "I want you to ask him for me, is it okay for me to be the Crown Princess?"
Jiang Yueyang looked at Gu Ruo thoughtfully. Girls of this era tend to be reserved in their speech.
If you want to ask the other person if he likes you, you have to go through a lot of twists and turns. If it were a straight man who couldn't understand, wouldn't it be a drama of missing the lover?
Jiang Yueyang sighed inwardly, reached out and patted her hand gently, "Don't worry, I will definitely help you find out. It's just that my brother...his mind is hard to predict."
Based on her understanding of her brother, he is currently only focused on his studies and has no interest in caring for his children.
It was unintentional towards Gu Ruopa.
But this was just her guess, and she had to ask to be sure.
Gu Ruo held Jiang Yueyang's hand tightly, looking earnestly, "Yangyang, this question is very important to me, you must help me figure it out."
"I understand! Leave it to me. I will help you find out everything clearly."
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Jiang Yueyang returned home and went straight to her brother's study. Before she even entered the room, she heard the sound of someone reading aloud.
She coughed lightly and pushed the door open, only to see Jiang Xun holding a book, with a cool air between his sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes.
Hearing the footsteps, Jiang Xun subconsciously raised his eyelids to take a look, but quickly returned his attention to the book.
Jiang Yueyang walked to the desk and stood still, then said carefully, "Brother, Gu Ruo came to see me today."
Jiang Xun didn't react at all, his eyes remained calm.
Jiang Yueyang stared at his expression closely, and then said, "It seems that His Majesty has chosen her to be the Crown Princess."
After he finished speaking, the person in front of him still didn't have any special reaction, just a simple "hmm".
Seeing this, Jiang Yueyang could only speak again: "She wants me to ask you, is it okay for her to be the Crown Princess?"
After hearing this, Jiang Xun gave a little reaction.
He slowly put down the book in his hand, "For the Gu family, becoming the Crown Princess is an honor, and there is nothing wrong with it. For her, you shouldn't ask me, but ask her whether she is willing or not."
When Jiang Yueyang heard this, she knew that her brother really had no romantic interest in Gu Ruo just as she had thought.
She sighed in her heart and asked, "Does my brother have a girl in mind right now?"
“No.”
Seeing Jiang Xun's straightforward answer, Jiang Yueyang could only reply, "Okay, then Yangyang won't disturb you from reviewing. Good luck on the exam!"
Speaking of exams, Jiang Xun thought of his sister who was the main invigilator of this imperial examination.
To be honest, I have mixed feelings.
After Jiang Yueyang left Jiang Xun's study, he went straight back to his own Lanyue Pavilion.
Afterwards, she wrote a letter and asked Qingzhi to deliver it to the Gu family.
A quarter of an hour later, Gu Ruo received Jiang Yueyang's letter.
She nervously unfolded the paper, and couldn't help but tear up when she saw the contents inside.
The paper read: My brother said that it would be an honor for the Gu family for you to become the Crown Princess, and there is nothing wrong with that.
For you, ask yourself if you are willing.
He also said that he doesn't have anyone he likes right now.
In addition, I want to tell you that you should just follow your heart. No matter what decision you make, I support you.
Gu Ruo raised her head and blinked until the moisture in her eyes evaporated, then she took the letter and walked to the stove to boil water.
She picked up the boiling water on the stove and threw the letter in her hand into the charcoal fire.
"Yangyang, I also want to follow my heart, but I can't just think about myself. Being a crown princess...maybe it's good."
At this time, the letter paper in the stove had been completely burned to ashes.
Gu Ruo looked at the flowers and plants outside the window, and after a long moment, she forced out a faint smile, "Su Ye, tell grandfather for me that my granddaughter has no objection to the appointment of the Crown Princess."
"girl……"
"Go ahead."
"……promise."
In a blink of an eye, it gradually darkened.
At the Jiang family's dinner table, Minister Jiang looked at his daughter who was eating with gusto, thinking about how to start the conversation.
Your Majesty has imprisoned General Su in the Ministry of Justice, and Madam Su and her mother and daughter have also been rescued.
In order to prevent his secret from being leaked to his daughter, he had to reveal this matter to her without leaving any trace, so as to discourage her from visiting General Su's mansion at night.
Minister Jiang thought about it for a long time but couldn't come up with a reasonable explanation.
Seeing this, Jiang Xun said calmly: "Dad."
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