Qingguang licked his paws with disdain in his eyes.
"So good!" Gu Yanfei gave the pigeon some bird food, touched it, and then held it up with both hands, saying with a smile, "Go back to your owner."
She couldn't help but think of Chu Yi in white clothes as white as snow, with a smile on his face that was brighter and more beautiful than the rising sun outside the window.
Working with smart people is a joy! She threw the white dove out of the window with both hands, and the dove flapped its wings and flew high into the sky.
Gu Yanfei looked into the distance at the white dove flying in the blue sky, his raised chin making his neck look as swan-like.
"Miss," Juanbi's lively and bright voice came from behind, accompanied by the sound of a curtain being raised, "The clan office is here to propose marriage on behalf of His Royal Highness Prince Kang."
The clan affairs office came to propose marriage to Gu Yunmeng on behalf of Prince Kang.
Gu Yanfei said calmly: "I understand."
The cold wind was howling, she withdrew her gaze from the distance and sat down at the desk. She saw that the desk was in a mess, with a palm-sized piece of wood in the middle, surrounded by debris and sawdust.
Gu Yanfei's fingers gently stroked the wood.
This is a piece of fine and gloomy golden nanmu wood that she accidentally found some time ago. It is a good material for making a Bagua compass.
These days, she stayed at home and concentrated on making a compass.
The smaller the compass, the more delicate it is. After three days and three nights of careful polishing, she only completed about 80% of the compass.
Gu Yanfei gently brushed away the wood chips on the compass, his movements gentle as if he was touching some rare treasure.
She casually moved the magnetic needle in the center, and the needle turned twice and then stopped.
Gu Yanfei tilted his head to take a look, smiled, and said meaningfully: "Oh, it's a bloody disaster."
"Meow, meow, meow!" The cat came over flatteringly, circled around her chair, and rubbed its head against her skirt affectionately.
Gu Yanfei took a look at it and understood it even though he couldn't speak cat language.
This cat just enjoys watching the fun and doesn't mind making trouble.
"Go." Gu Yanfei waved her hand perfunctorily, and threw herself wholeheartedly into her compass.
The cat ran away happily.
It had only lived in the Marquis' Mansion for less than two months, but it was more familiar with the place than Gu Yanfei, and even knew where the dog holes and rat holes were.
Gu Yanfei has been under house arrest these days, but no one can control the cat. It still wanders around the mansion, and is even too lazy to hide its whereabouts.
The closer you get to the main hall, the busier it gets. Servants walk by from time to time, chattering about the clan house proposing marriage. They all seem honored to be involved. Occasionally, words like "King Kang", "clan house", "marriage granted by imperial decree" and so on float over.
The kitten walked all the way to Yude Hall at the front of the inner courtyard in a dignified manner.
Today, Prince Zong Lingli came to the Marquis' Mansion to propose marriage on behalf of the Zongrenfu, bringing with him the Empress Dowager Yuan's imperial decree granting marriage, which was considered to have given enough face to the Gu family.
Prince Kang Chu You also came along because he wanted to see Gu Yunmeng. He was full of energy and high spirits.
Although Dingyuan Marquis Gu Jian had a leg injury, he still used a cane to personally greet the distinguished guest and brought him to Yude Hall.
Qingguang carefully selected the most beautiful red plum tree from among several red plum trees, and squatted in the most suitable position for watching the show, so that he could have a clear view of Yude Hall through the open window.
Prince Li exchanged a few words with Marquis Dingyuan Gu Jian, then waved to the middle-aged eunuch who was accompanying him. The middle-aged eunuch with a fair face and no beard came over holding a red lacquered wooden tray, on which was a large red wedding invitation with gold sprinkled on it.
"My lord, this is the engagement letter I drafted. Please take a look at it." Prince Li said with a smile.
Looking at the bright red letter of appointment, Gu Jian's face was filled with joy and his eyes were bright.
Ever since the Duke of England impeached Prince Kang for taking his minister's wife, Gu Jian thought that the marriage between Gu Yun'er and Prince Kang would be difficult to achieve, but he did not expect that things would take a turn for the better in the end.
Chu You's eyes were the most passionate and direct, and he fixed his gaze on Gu Yunmeng intently.
Gu Yunyan and he's focused gazes intertwined in mid-air, the dimples at the corners of her lips seemed to contain honey, and there was no need to say a thousand words. She understood his feelings, and he understood hers.
The kitten outside the window yawned lazily, feeling extremely bored. It stretched out a paw to pull at the red plum blossoms on the branches, paw, paw...
A few red plum petals fell and were blown into the main hall by the wind, right onto the engagement letter.
Gu Jian exchanged a few more polite words with Prince Li before pretending to be calm as he picked up the letter of appointment and read it word by word.
After confirming that everything was correct, Gu Jian picked up a wolf-hair brush, dipped it in ink, and placed the tip of the brush on the end of the letter of appointment.
The marriage was a matter of parents' orders and matchmaker's words. The ceremony was completed only after Gu Jian confirmed it in the name of his father.
However, just as his pen tip touched the paper, he heard an excited male voice suddenly sounded from outside the main hall:
"Wait a minute!"
Gu Jian's hand trembled, and the ink-stained pen tip left a twisted stroke on the letter of appointment.
The originally joyous atmosphere in the house suddenly changed.
The eyes of everyone in the Gu family rushed to the front door like a tide, and they saw a tall and handsome young man in blue standing outside the threshold.
Behind him were two servants from the Gu family, all of whom were running out of breath and did not dare to look at their masters in the main hall.
"Mingfeng!" Gu Yun'er blurted out.
The person who came was Fang Mingfeng, the prince of England.
Fang Mingfeng stood with his back to the light, his sharply defined face blurred in the shadows, looking a little hideous.
Qingguang, who was squatting on the treetop, also saw him. His eyes lit up and he became energetic, with a pair of green cat eyes wide open.
Gu Jian, Madam Gu and others all had stiff expressions.
They all remembered the time when the Duchess of England came to take the small appointment. Because of Prince Kang's intrusion, the ceremony was disrupted, and the Gu and Fang families completely fell out.
Now the same old thing is happening again, but this time the savior is someone else.
Boom boom boom! Madam Gu's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, beating faster and faster.
Gu Yanfei's words from three days ago rang in her ears again:
"First the son, then the grandson."
These six words lingered in her mind.
Fang Mingfeng's appearance seemed like an ominous omen, foreshadowing something.
Madam Gu tried hard to control her thoughts and not think about it.
Gu Jian laughed dryly and said, "Nephew, why are you here?"
As he spoke, he glanced angrily at the two breathless servants outside the main hall.
"Oh, of course the Marquis doesn't want me to come!" Fang Mingfeng pulled the corner of his mouth with a cold sarcasm and more of an almost crazy wantonness.
In the past, Fang Mingfeng had always treated Gu Jian as an elder for Gu Yunmeng's sake. This was the first time he had been so rude to Gu Jian.
Gu Jian's face froze. Thinking that the marriage between the Gu and Fang families was ultimately the one that the Gu family was in the wrong, he suppressed his displeasure.
Fang Mingfeng didn't intend to say much to Gu Jian. He glared at Chu You angrily, his anger rising steadily and his eyes were as sharp as knives.
In Fang Mingfeng's heart, he didn't blame Gu Jian. The culprit of everything was King Kang.
"Chu You, Mengmeng and I have an engagement letter." Fang Mingfeng's stubborn and high-pitched voice resounded throughout the hall, and every word was as cold as ice and as loud as thunder. "Don't even think about taking Mengmeng away from me!"
As he spoke, he took two more quick steps forward. The fine scars on the left side of his face became more distinct. Combined with his gloomy expression and red eyes, he looked terrifying. The elegant and noble young man that everyone praised in the past was no longer there.
Looking at Fang Mingfeng who seemed like a different person, the other members of the Gu family had complicated expressions and were sighing in their hearts.
Chu You looked at Fang Mingfeng sternly, his eyes locked on Fang Mingfeng's persistent gaze.
The two people's eyes collided silently, like meteors colliding violently, sparks flying.
No one was willing to give in, and no one was willing to back down.
Chu You was angry at first that Fang Mingfeng jumped out to disrupt the situation at this time, but he quickly calmed down and a sarcastic sneer appeared on his lips.
"Fang Mingfeng, there's no need to talk about the past." Chu You spoke word by word, not hiding the pride of a winner, and looking superior.
Meng'er has already chosen him. He and she are a perfect match. Fang Mingfeng is nothing but a clown. Not only does he bring shame upon himself, but he also overestimates his own abilities.
The imperial decree to grant the marriage has been issued, which means the matter is settled.
"It's written in black and white, how can we treat it as a joke!" Fang Mingfeng's voice was slightly hoarse, and his eyes became even redder. With a fiery look in his eyes, he turned his head and looked at Gu Yunyan, who was wearing a bright red silk jacket with hundreds of butterflies embroidered on it, "Yanyan."
He pronounced these two words with a thousand twists and turns of tenderness.
He knew that Mengmeng was not indifferent to him, otherwise she would not have agreed to the Fang family's proposal.
His mother went away in high spirits, intending to help him marry the beautiful woman, but her plan was thwarted by King Kang.
"But, Prince Kang suddenly barged in and dragged Sister Meng away..."
"Prince Kang broke the hairpin I prepared for Sister Meng and kicked me out of the Gu family..."
My mother’s words that day are still fresh in my mind and can’t be forgotten.
Fang Mingfeng wanted to go and settle accounts with King Kang, but his father was afraid of King Kang and locked him up.
Over the past few days, he has been kept under house arrest in his room by his father.
Every night, he couldn't sleep, and he would always dream about the scene his mother described. He dreamed that he was there, trying to stop it, but he seemed to be tied up and couldn't move...
Nightmares come night after night.
It was not until yesterday afternoon that he received something that Gu Yun'er had someone send him - a prescription for scar removal.
The servant also conveyed the visitor's words, saying that the prescription was hard to come by, that they grew up together and appreciated each other, and that he should understand Miss Gu San's intentions. She said that she wanted to leave the capital, a place of trouble, with him, and that she wanted to see him today.
Fang Mingfeng stayed up all night holding the prescription, thinking of their past closeness.
Yes, of course she has him in her heart, there is no doubt about that.
So, early in the morning, he took advantage of his father's attendance on court, knocked out the guards, and ran away from the mansion.
Fortunately, he came.
Fortunately, he did not disappoint her and arrived in time!
(End of this chapter)
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