Chapter 362 Changing One's Words
“Nephew, please don’t take it to heart. This child has always been so uninhibited. He doesn’t mean any harm.”
Looking at the door that had been closed again, Gu Jin smiled sheepishly.
"My second brother has a cheerful personality, so I, your son-in-law, will naturally not take it to heart."
Yun Yichen smiled. His change of address was so quick that Gu Jin didn't even have time to react.
"Father has only just agreed, and the betrothal gifts from the Yun family haven't even been delivered yet, but Lord Yun is already so eager to change his mind."
Gu Renjie spoke again with a hint of sourness. Yun Yichen glanced at him and saw the unhappiness written all over his face. He couldn't help but laugh and said, "Brother, don't worry. The betrothal gifts were prepared before the new year. The engagement will not be unfair to Shushu. As for changing the address, it will have to be changed sooner or later. Of course, the sooner the better."
"snort!"
Gu Renjie never knew that Yun Yichen was such a scoundrel. Just listening to his words, anyone who didn't know better would think he had forcibly taken a woman from the countryside!
“Father, the marriage agreement back then was just a joke. I don’t think you should take it seriously.”
Since neither the man nor the woman knows about the arranged marriage before birth, it's perfectly acceptable to call it a joke.
But to everyone's surprise, Gu Jin's face darkened after hearing this. "The engagement wasn't arranged as your second brother said. It was with the eldest daughter of the Gu family from the very beginning. As for that child, it was born for you."
Gu Jin spoke his last words with a hint of pain. Gu Renjie fell silent upon hearing this, and Yun Yichen also remained silent, not daring to speak again.
After a long while, Gu Renjie finally managed to find a voice: "Father, I'm sorry to you and Mother."
For many years, Gu Renjie has been a dutiful son of the Gu family, striving to do his best in everything. Although he appears cold on the surface, he has always been incredibly caring towards his family.
But hearing Gu Jin say these words to his own ears today still made him sad.
If it weren't for me, would the Gu family have had a more successful son?
“Silly child, what are you saying! If we have to say something, your mother and I should thank you for being there for us during our most difficult time.”
Watching the touching scene between father and son, Yun Yichen couldn't bear it any longer. It wasn't because it was too sentimental or anything, but simply because someone who had never experienced fatherly love couldn't stand seeing it.
"Father-in-law, elder brother, it's getting late, I'll be heading back now."
Yun Yichen stood up to take his leave, but Gu Jin stopped him, "Yichen, wait a minute, I have something to give you both."
Upon hearing Gu Jin's words, Yun Yichen and Gu Renjie exchanged a glance, and then saw Gu Jin take out two crescent-shaped jade pendants from his bosom.
"Could this be what His Majesty wanted back then?"
Yun Yichen stared at the two crescent-shaped jade pendants, one black and one white, his eyes filled with shock. Gu Renjie, on the other hand, looked at the two of them with a puzzled expression, "What is Your Majesty looking for?"
Gu Jin glanced at Gu Renjie. Gu Renjie had grown up in the Yi'an Marquis's mansion since birth, and Gu Jin had never mentioned the events of that year, so he naturally didn't know what the jade pendant was.
"I'll tell you what these are later," Gu Jin said to Gu Renjie, then gently rubbed the two jade pendants in his hands.
“I thought this thing would stay with me forever, but now that you all have your own goals, it’s time to hand it over to you.”
After speaking, Gu Jin placed the white jade pendant in Yun Yichen's hand, and the black one in Gu Renjie's hand.
“Yichen’s father had the white one, while Renjie, your birth mother had this black one. Now I’m returning it to you both intact. From now on, you two will keep this jade pendant.”
After taking the jade pendant, Yun Yichen put it in his pocket, took a step back, and knelt down before Gu Jin again.
Seeing this, Gu Renjie quickly took a step back and knelt down beside Yun Yichen.
The two of them kowtowed to Gu Jin together before slowly standing up.
When Gu Jin handed over the item that had been preserved for many years, the Ji family also took out a small box covered in dust.
"Mother, what is this?"
Gu Shuyan coughed and watched as Madam Ji dusted off the box before taking out a bracelet wrapped in a brocade handkerchief.
"Mother, what is this?"
Gu Shuyan stared blankly at the silver bracelet, a style she had never seen before.
"This was given to me by Yichen's mother as a token for her daughter-in-law. Now that your father has agreed, it's time to give it to you. But remember one thing: this bracelet is as important as your life. You must never lose it, understand?"
Ji Shi's expression was unusually serious. Although Gu Shuyan didn't know the origin of the bracelet, since her mother valued it so much, she would take good care of it.
After letting Madam Ji put the bracelet on her wrist, Gu Shuyan tentatively asked, "Mother, were you on good terms with the Princess when you were young?"
Madam Ji was puzzled as to why Gu Shuyan would suddenly ask this. "You two got along quite well before you got married, didn't you? Why did you suddenly think of asking this?"
"No, I just learned some things about the Eldest Princess and wanted to ask if Mother knew anything about it."
Gu Shuyan looked Ji Shi up and down, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that there was nothing wrong with Ji Shi.
"After the eldest princess got married, she stayed at home almost all the time to take care of her husband and children. Later, I also married your father, so we hardly had any contact."
As Ji Shi explained, Gu Shuyan nodded in agreement. The mother and daughter exchanged a few more words before Gu Shuyan took her leave and returned to the North Courtyard.
"Miss, what are you thinking about!"
Seeing that Gu Shuyan had been keeping her head down on the way back, Mingyu couldn't help but ask her another question.
"Oh!" Gu Shuyan reacted for a moment before slowly saying, "Yesterday afternoon, I happened to see a book in my room that was about the secrets of the Princess's life. I was curious, so I flipped through a few pages and unexpectedly came across something unbelievable."
Gu Shuyan felt a wave of nausea and vomiting when she thought about what she had seen. She couldn't help but gag twice.
Seeing Gu Shuyan's uncomfortable expression, Mingyu hurriedly brought over a wooden basin to rub her back, while Zhenzhu quickly brought over tea so that Gu Shuyan could rinse her mouth.
"If you're not feeling well, don't even think about it."
Seeing her looking so uncomfortable, Mingyu wisely refrained from asking any further questions.
However, Gu Shuyan waved her hand and said, "Go and call Xu Feng over."
As a member of the Duke of Anguo's mansion and Luo Yu's personal bodyguard, Gu Shuyan believed that Xu Feng knew some things.
Seeing that Gu Shuyan insisted, Mingyu quickly called Xu Feng in.
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