Chapter 575 Concealing the Answer
When Gu Shuyan asked, Madam Ji realized that she had said the wrong thing.
"It's nothing, your older brother was just weak when he was born! Okay, let's go eat!"
As she spoke, Madam Ji pushed Gu Shuyan out, not giving her a chance to ask any more questions.
Ji's behavior was too obvious, and even if Gu Shuyan didn't want to be suspicious, she couldn't help but suspect it.
After finishing her meal with Madam Ji, Gu Shuyan immediately went to tell Gu Renjie that Madam Ji had changed the betrothal gifts to sixty-six taels of silver.
"This time, we really owe it to my sister."
Gu Renjie immediately clasped his hands in a fist salute to express his gratitude to Gu Shuyan. He knew that if any of them had tried to persuade her, the effect would not have been as good as Gu Shuyan's.
"Brother, what are you saying? Is this not what I should do? Or have you already treated me like an outsider?"
Gu Shuyan disliked Gu Renjie speaking to her in such a polite tone. They were clearly blood relatives, the most inseparable people in the world. If he had to be polite to her just because she got married, Gu Shuyan would feel very sad.
Sensing Gu Shuyan's unhappiness, Gu Renjie couldn't help but chuckle, "Silly little sister, how could your brother treat you like an outsider? What are you thinking about all day long!"
"Since you don't treat me like an outsider, why are you being so polite to me, brother?"
It has to be said that Gu Shuyan is becoming more and more like a child compared to when she first came back.
In the past year or so, in addition to growing taller and more mature, she has become more like a pampered young lady compared to when she first came back, when she was a little adult.
"Yes, yes, it's all my fault for saying the wrong thing!" Gu Renjie looked at her muttering and couldn't help but adopt a coaxing tone for a child.
Upon seeing this, Gu Shuyan smiled and forgave him.
"Brother, you must have something to do, so I won't bother you any longer and will go back first."
Gu Shuyan's face changed as quickly as turning the pages of a book. Seeing that she was all smiles again in the blink of an eye, Gu Renjie could only shake his head and send her away.
However, once back at the Yun residence, Gu Shuyan's smile vanished instantly. Although Ji Shi's words seemed like she was overthinking things, Gu Shuyan inexplicably found them very bothersome.
Just now, Gu Shuyan even considered asking Gu Renjie, but after thinking it over again, she decided to discuss it with Yun Yichen first.
"Where is Brother Yun?" Gu Shuyan looked at the gatekeeper.
The gatekeeper was usually the most easily overlooked person, but when Gu Shuyan returned, she looked at him. The gatekeeper was flattered and hurriedly replied, "My lady is in the study. Should I go and announce that Madam has returned?"
"No need, I'll go find him myself!" Gu Shuyan said, waving her hand and leaving the smiling gatekeeper behind, heading straight to Yun Yichen's study.
However, before she could even enter the room, Yun Yichen's teasing voice came from inside, "Didn't Shushu go to the Marquis's residence? Why are you back so soon?"
The Marquis of Yi'an's residence now has a new little boy named Gu Congzheng. Every time Gu Shuyan goes over, she plays with the little guy for a long time. Sometimes, she even invites him over for dinner. It's quite unusual that he came back before noon today.
Gu Shuyan did not answer Yun Yichen's question, but walked to his side with a heavy expression.
"What's wrong?" Gu Shuyan's mood was obviously off, and Yun Yichen immediately looked at her.
"There's something I'd like to ask my husband's opinion on." Gu Shuyan addressed her husband solemnly. Upon hearing this, Yun Yichen's expression hardened, and he immediately put down his pen and helped her sit down.
The couple sat facing each other at the low table. Gu Shuyan repeated Ji's words, emphasizing Ji's final behavior.
"So, Shushu suspects that your eldest brother is not a member of the Gu family?"
Yun Yichen stared intently at Gu Shuyan, afraid of missing even the slightest detail about her.
Gu Shuyan had been thinking the same thing, but when Yun Yichen said it, she suddenly panicked.
She even wondered how she could have such an outrageous idea. How could her older brother, who loved her so much, not be her older brother? If her older brother was no longer her older brother, then who was he?
"Does my husband also think I'm overthinking this? I knew it! How could my elder brother not be my elder brother?"
Gu Shuyan was extremely unwilling to accept this result, so before Yun Yichen could say anything, she tried her best to cover it up and get the answer she wanted.
Seeing her like this, Yun Yichen's eyes flickered.
Deep down, he didn't want Gu Shuyan to know the truth, which is why the two elders of the Gu family, including Gu Renjie and Xu Yunzhi, hadn't told Gu Shuyan about it for so long.
Not wanting her to know is one thing, lying to her is another.
Rather than lying, Yun Yichen ultimately decided to tell Gu Shuyan the whole story. However, since this matter involved Gu Renjie, Yun Yichen felt it was necessary for Gu Jin and Gu Renjie to tell Gu Shuyan themselves.
"Shushu, why don't you go back and change your clothes first? We'll go to the Marquis's residence in a bit."
Yun Yichen did not reassure Gu Shuyan as she wished, but instead made her change her clothes and go to the Marquis's residence again.
Even Yun Yichen was like this, which made Gu Shuyan even more panicked. Could it be that the result she least wanted was true? Did Yun Yichen also think that her older brother was not of the Gu family bloodline?
Filled with trepidation, Gu Shuyan didn't want to leave the study for even a moment. However, Yun Yichen didn't let her have her way this time and had several maids drag her back to the backyard.
"Wuqing, quickly go and tell your father-in-law and Renjie about this, so that they can prepare themselves in advance."
Now that things have come to this point, they can no longer keep it a secret.
Thus, the scene of the Gu family members sitting facing each other in the main hall of the Gu residence came about.
"All servants, leave!"
Once Gu Jin saw that everyone who was supposed to be there had arrived, he raised his hand, and everyone immediately withdrew. The last two people even remembered to close the door from the outside.
"Why is Father being so serious? You're making me nervous."
As Gu Yingjie spoke, he shifted his body slightly. He had never liked this kind of atmosphere since he was a child. Everyone could be chatting and laughing, but instead, they all had to keep a cold face.
Gu Yingjie felt that having a father and an older brother before was fine, but now that a brother-in-law had also come along, he felt that he would eventually be frozen by these people.
"Yingjie!" Seeing that he looked restless, Ouyang Jing quickly reached out and poked him.
Gu Yingjie then coughed and sat up straight again.
"I called everyone here today mainly because there's something I need to tell you." Gu Jin said, her gaze falling on Gu Shuyan and Gu Yingjie, the meaning of which was quite clear.
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