A storm was brewing rapidly in his dark pupils, and his blade-like gaze swept across Gu Yanfei's face inch by inch.
He also knew about this shady matter about the real and fake daughter. Gu Yun'er did not hide it from him and told him about it at the first opportunity.
Prince Kang didn’t care whether Gu Yunman was a member of the Gu family or not. To him, it was enough that she was the Gu Yunman he knew.
Gu Yanfei returned to the Gu family and got a marriage arrangement from the Duke of Yingguo's mansion. It was already a good thing that she got, and it was also because Gu Yun'er was generous enough. Otherwise, according to King Kang's intention, this hidden danger would have been eliminated long ago.
He didn't expect that Gu Yanfei would take advantage of him and act like a good boy!
"How dare you talk nonsense in front of the Queen Mother!" King Kang of the Dynasty stepped closer to Gu Yanfei, his eyes fierce and terrifying, trying to overwhelm the slender and fragile girl in front of him with his aura.
Everyone couldn't help but gasp.
Prince Kang was furious. On the contrary, the corner of Queen Mother Yuan's mouth curled up slightly and she said calmly to stop Prince Kang: "Chu You, step back!"
Empress Dowager Yuan was a smart person, and she also heard that something was fishy from what Gu Yanfei had just said.
She looked Gu Yanfei up and down, and was surprised to find that this little girl, who had not yet reached the age of marriage, was surprisingly calm in the face of the furious Prince Kang Chuyou. Her slender figure still stood straight, like a bamboo or a willow.
After a closer look, Empress Dowager Yuan felt that Gu Yanfei looked somewhat familiar. She looked a bit like the former wife of Marquis Dingyuan, Mrs. Xie.
When Xie was alive, she was a famous beauty in the capital, pure and elegant.
"Tell me, what's going on?" Empress Dowager Yuan looked at Gu Yunmeng again, and her gaze moved around her face, revealing a hint of suspicion.
Empress Dowager Yuan's voice was neither loud nor soft, but it had an aura of majesty that came from not being angry.
Gu Yun'er stood there gracefully. From her initial panic, embarrassment and helplessness, she had now calmed down.
Ask yourself, since Gu Yanfei returned to Beijing, I have done nothing wrong to her, I have not fought or competed with her...
My brother paid it back.
The identity of the eldest daughter of the family was restored.
The marriage is also settled.
She has retreated again and again, and what she has given is enough to make up for the other party's misplaced life in the past fourteen years.
Gu Yunyan closed her eyes and spoke slowly and clearly, "Your Majesty, my second sister, Gu Yanfei, is the eldest daughter of the former Marquis Dingyuan."
She tried to remain calm and looked calmly at Empress Dowager Yuan. Only her slightly pale fingertips revealed her true thoughts.
Everyone was confused.
In the past two years, Gu Yun'er has been very popular in the capital. She is good at playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting, as well as riding, shooting, and swordplay. She is proficient in all six arts. She is smart, clever, and good at dealing with people, and gets along well with everyone.
Everyone knew that she was the legitimate daughter of the late Dingyuan Marquis Gu Ce, and that she had a legitimate brother, Gu Yuan. The late Dingyuan Marquis had few children, and after Gu Ce and his wife passed away, they only had this son and daughter.
But Gu Yanfei was a complete stranger to them.
This was the first time they saw this person and heard this name today.
After Gu Yanfei came to the palace with Gu Yunmeng and Gu Yunzhen this morning, several girls, including Changqing, privately asked Gu Yunmeng who Gu Yanfei was.
At that time, they were just chatting, and most of what they said went in one ear and out the other, without taking it too seriously. Now, thinking back on it, it feels like Gu Yunyan spoke very vaguely, only saying that Gu Yanfei was her cousin and nothing else.
If Gu Yanfei is Gu Ce's only daughter, then what about Gu Yunyan? The straightforward Miss Li couldn't help but ask, "Sister Yunyan, is this girl your biological sister? Then why do you say she is your cousin?"
Gu Yunmeng: “…”
Her face showed a bit of embarrassment, and her armpits, joints and back were wet with sweat.
From the day the ancestral hall was opened, even if her and Gu Yanfei's life stories had been settled in the Marquis' Mansion, she always thought that Madam Gu would find an opportunity to give an explanation to the public.
If this matter is done by Madam Gu, it will definitely be more formal and easier to be accepted by outsiders, which can avoid a lot of groundless speculation.
And now, she was completely unprepared...the current situation was like putting her directly on the fire.
At this moment, Gu Yunmeng almost felt resentful towards Madam Gu.
Chu You looked at Gu Yunmeng like this, and his heart was filled with pity and heartache.
He suppressed his murderous intent towards Gu Yanfei and said loudly: "Since Gu Ce's daughter is Gu Yanfei, then the marriage contract with the Duke of Yingzhou should naturally be hers."
"Mother, now that it's clear, Meng'er Yunying is still unmarried. Please grant Meng'er and me a marriage."
Chu You held Gu Yunyan's hand tightly, his hot palm ironing her cold skin, and signaled with his eyes that she didn't need to say anything, he would take care of everything.
As a man, of course he has to protect his woman!
The more Chu You protected Gu Yunyan, the more uncomfortable Empress Dowager Yuan felt. She asked calmly, "Gu Yanfei is Gu Ce's daughter, so who is Gu Yunyan?"
Gu Yanfei smiled but said nothing.
"Mian'er..."
Chu You wanted to answer for Gu Yunyan again, but was interrupted by Gu Yunyan this time: "Your Highness, I am the daughter of the current Dingyuan Marquis Gu Jian. Because the eldest daughter of the eldest house was lost when she was young, I was adopted into the eldest house. Now that my second sister has been found, the elders have decided to let us two sisters go back to our respective homes..."
"I am now the third child in my family."
Gu Yunmeng made up this speech on the spur of the moment. As he spoke, the sweat on his back became more intense, and it felt wet and cool.
Gu Yanfei let Gu Yunmeng make up the story, still smiling without saying a word. Her peaceful expression made her look even more elegant and refined, and her pair of black eyes were bright and dazzling.
The onlookers were in an uproar.
To be honest, who is the daughter of the two cousins is the Gu family's family affair. If the Queen Mother and Prince Kang and his mother were not present today, they would have just ignored it and not taken it too seriously. But in this situation, everyone couldn't help but think too much about it.
They glanced back and forth at the cousins, thinking back over their respective statements, and they always felt that something was not right, and they couldn't help but have doubts.
If the truth was really as Gu Yunmeng said, there was no need for her to hide it, especially since they called her Second Miss Gu today and she did not correct them.
The more secretive it is, the more it makes people feel that it is an attempt to cover up something, and that there is some unknown secret or hidden story.
Chu You didn't care what other people thought, he just wanted the Queen Mother to grant the marriage as soon as possible, and then said: "Since the sisters have already married, then the marriage contract is naturally Gu Yanfei's."
As soon as the words fell, a clear and decisive female voice sounded:
"I don't want other people's things."
"Other people's engagements are not worthy of a subject."
Gu Yanfei slightly raised his graceful chin, with a confident and determined smile on the corner of his lips.
The slender girl who seemed as delicate as a flower just now now seems like a completely different person, full of heroic spirit.
The girl is at the most brilliant age of her life, like the brightest star in the night sky, with a proud look on her face.
(End of this chapter)
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