"Heyi, how are you feeling?" Zheng Heyi felt a chill run down her spine, a particularly bad premonition. If she remembered correctly, when the two met half a month ago, Gu Minghe was still flirting with Zheng Yutang, and at that time he called her "Miss".
"How did it suddenly become 'He Yi'?" she asked, looking at the other person in confusion.
Gu Minghe just smiled faintly, but when Zheng Heyi looked at Zheng Yu again, she saw that Zheng Yu's face had darkened and his eyes were extremely sharp, staring at Gu Minghe like a knife.
[The battleground has officially begun!]
[Hey everyone, who's on Zheng Yu or Gu Minghe?]
The plot is getting more and more exciting, I'm waiting for an update!
[The male lead looks so handsome with a dark expression! Gu Minghe, get ready!]
[Shocking! I don't understand this plot development at all...]
[Heyi, run! There's something wrong with this man.]
Zheng Heyi felt a chill run down her spine when Gu Minghe called her "Heyi" so affectionately, and she subconsciously moved closer to Zheng Yu.
Zheng Yu stepped forward, shielding her behind him, his gaze sharp as a knife. "It seems that the young master and my sister are not yet that familiar with each other."
Gu Minghe's smile remained, but a barely perceptible hint of malice flashed in his eyes. "Young Master Zheng, you are mistaken. He Yi and I..."
Gu Minghe paused deliberately, and when he looked at Zheng Heyi, his eyes showed a hint of affection. "You are engaged, don't you remember? Do you think Minister Zheng and Consort Lin would forget?"
[A marriage agreement? Tsk tsk, no wonder the male lead doesn't know. No, no, no, he's obviously just pretending to be clueless!]
[Holy crap! Wasn't Gu Minghe already locked up with Zheng Yutang? What's going on here?]
Wait a minute, it seems Minister Zheng did indeed propose marriage to Duke Gu...
“Young Master,” Zheng Heyi’s tone gradually turned cold, “Although you and I are indeed engaged, my father has never mentioned it to me in the past year, and besides…” She glanced at Zheng Yu, whose face was ashen, “my brother is unaware of this, so let’s discuss this matter again.”
Gu Minghe, however, seemed not to have heard any of it.
The old man actually... actually slowly took out an old marriage contract from his sleeve, unfolded it, and handed it to the two of them.
He Yi was stunned; she never expected that the old man would actually prepare this.
"This is a letter written by Minister Zheng to my father, Duke Zheng, in his own handwriting. It mentions that 'when the two of us reach marriageable age, we will be united in marriage.' I'm afraid Minister Zheng is currently busy with state affairs and therefore did not mention it. Even if Minister Zheng has forgotten, our Duke's Mansion has never broken its promise."
The handwriting on the letter was quite old, carrying a strong sense of its age. He Yi and Zheng Yu both craned their necks to look at it and realized that it was indeed Minister Zheng's own handwriting.
Zheng Yu stared blankly, but Gu Minghe across from him suddenly changed the subject and looked at him.
"Brother Zheng, there's no need to take it to heart. I know you and He Yi are very close. I'm afraid that if you were to say the word 'marry' now, you would be very sad. But it's only natural for a man to marry when he's of age and for a woman to marry when she's of age."
He Yi looked at Gu Minghe and saw that he was eloquent and spoke with great logic. She felt frustrated. Gu Minghe was completely different now than before.
"Speaking of which, when I came to Erlong Mountain to suppress the bandits, I personally witnessed the extraordinary relationship between Young Master Zheng and the young princess. If it weren't for Brother Zheng risking his life to protect his sister, the consequences would have been unimaginable."
Gu Minghe spoke and looked at the two of them with a gentle tone and gaze.
His tone seemed to carry a hint of "elder brother" manner.
Gu Minghe looked at Zheng Heyi again, and then said without further ado, "From now on, I will take care of Heyi."
Cluck!
[Ugh! Gu Minghe is actually a manipulative guy? This is the first time I've seen someone so brazenly try to steal someone else's girlfriend right in front of you.]
[The male lead should quickly retort!]
[I knew Gu Minghe was acting strangely. He's definitely after the princess's status, no doubt about it.]
Zheng Yu clenched his fist tightly, staring at Gu Minghe without showing any emotion. His voice turned cold: "My brother and I appreciate the young master's kindness. However, I'm afraid that He Yi's marriage should be decided by my father and your father. It would be too absurd for us to discuss her life's important matter at this time."
"oh?"
Gu Minghe raised an eyebrow with amusement, looking at Zheng Yu with a half-smile, but his eyes sharpened considerably. "Could it be that Minister Zheng intends to betroth He Yi to someone else?"
He looked at Zheng Yu meaningfully, and said something that struck a chord with Zheng Yu: "Or perhaps, Brother Zheng, you have other plans?!" For a moment, the air seemed to freeze.
Looking at the two people in front of her, who were on the verge of exchanging blows, Zheng Heyi felt even more dizzy than before.
What a chaotic scene! Zheng Heyi was about to smooth things over when Gu Minghe suddenly looked at her mysteriously and said in a light tone, "Speaking of which, Heyi, you haven't been to the Duke's mansion yet, have you? How about I send someone to pick you and your brother up tomorrow to stay at the mansion for a few days?"
"No need."
Zheng He refused without even thinking.
Go to the Duke's mansion?! Be alone with this scheming Gu Minghe? No way! Gu Minghe, however, seemed to ignore her and continued, "I know what you're worried about. You're just afraid that being alone with a man and a woman will cause gossip."
He then fixed his gaze on Zheng Yu and actually began to invite him, "Brother Zheng, you should come along too. Surely no one will gossip then?"
Zheng Yu was about to refuse when Gu Minghe chuckled again, this time with a hint of provocation and mockery in his tone, "What? Is the young princess afraid to go? Or do you think I would harm you and your brother?"
[Damn! That's a provocation! Gu Minghe must have read Sun Tzu's Art of War, what a cunning fellow!]
[Let's see what tricks he has up his sleeve, the villainous female supporting character. We can't let him look down on us.]
[Go for it! Who's afraid of who! But be careful!]
"Who says I don't dare to go?"
Provoked by him, Zheng Heyi moved closer to him and said, "Fine, I'll go! I'll be at the Duke's mansion on time tomorrow!" Zheng Yu originally wanted to stop her, but then he saw Heyi give him a strange look. Helpless, Zheng Yu could only say in a deep voice, "Fine, since that's the case, I'll go with my sister this time."
Gu Minghe nodded in satisfaction, as if he had already expected this outcome.
He ordered someone to bring some fever-reducing medicine and instructed He Yi to drink it.
He then gave a few more words of advice, such as "get some rest," before leisurely leaving with his guards.
Gu Minghe's gaze is strange! Is he plotting against the villainous female supporting character?
[Male lead, protect He Yi! This man is too dangerous!]
[Looking forward to the Duke's Mansion's trap! It's getting more and more exciting.]
The next day, Gu Minghe's carriage arrived on time. Zheng Heyi, wrapped in a thick cloak, got into the carriage with Zheng Yu's help.
To her utter astonishment, Gu Minghe actually sat down in the carriage, deliberately placing himself between her and Zheng Yu. Zheng Heyi shifted her position, only to find Gu Minghe moving closer to her.
The more she moved, the more Gu Minghe took advantage of her.
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