"Miss Gu's performance today is truly eye-catching. I believe that in no time, you will be known as a talented woman."
Gu Yunni wore a polite smile on her face, "Your Highness, thank you for your kind words."
She didn't plan to have any more interactions with the Crown Prince, but Du Changming was very interested in her.
He even ignored Sheng Mingyu beside him and directly invited Gu Yunni, "It's still early today, Miss Gu should not have anything else to do, why don't we go somewhere else?"
A woman with both talent and beauty is the one who is worthy of his status as the crown prince.
But Du Changming didn't notice that Sheng Mingyu's face beside him had become as black as charcoal.
"Is the Crown Prince going to invite this prince's future princess?"
Du Changming was stunned by what Sheng Mingyu said.
"Your Crown Prince's Consort?" Du Changming repeated with an amused look on his face.
"That's right." Sheng Mingyu took up the hand he had been holding tightly with Gu Yunni, "This prince has already requested the emperor to grant us a marriage. We are currently in the process of shopping, and the wedding will be held soon. After the wedding, this prince and his wife will come to apologize to you, the crown prince."
Gu Yunni stood aside. After hearing Sheng Mingyu's words, she didn't want to talk too much with Du Changming.
This person might not have shown any ill intentions in front of her, but Gu Yunni just felt uncomfortable looking at him.
This was her unique intuition, and it had saved her many times before.
So let Sheng Mingyu handle this kind of confrontation.
Apart from anything else, Sheng Mingyu looks quite nice when she's jealous.
Du Changming looked back and forth between the two of them. "How long have you and Miss Gu known each other? Are you getting married already?"
Sheng Mingyu looked calm and confident, "When you meet the right person, it doesn't take too long to settle down."
Sheng Mingyu turned to look at Gu Yunni and said softly, "Yunni is the love of my life. I was certain of her the day we first met."
Even though Gu Yunni knew that there was some acting in his words, she couldn't help blushing when her beloved, who was such a good-looking man, solemnly confessed his love to her.
The girl's blushing face is like the rosy clouds in the sky, beautiful and unapproachable, making people stare in amazement.
Du Changming shouted in disbelief, "How could you, the dignified Prince of Anguo, decide on the Crown Princess so easily? Marriage is no joke. Does the Duke of Anguo agree?"
Speaking of this, Du Changming suddenly calmed down.
Duke Anguo might not agree with Sheng Mingyu's willful behavior.
"As for Father, are you sure you've received an accurate response from him?"
This made Du Changming even more suspicious.
No matter what, Sheng Mingyu's family background and status would not allow him to marry Gu Yunni, who had become a commoner.
Gu Yunni has no family support and only relies on her own excellence. How long can she last?
Even though Du Changming liked Gu Yunni, he never thought of making her his Crown Princess. At most, she could be his concubine.
He is the crown prince, the one who will inherit the throne in the future. He can choose any woman in the world. Why would he choose Gu Yunni who has no help?
But Du Changming likes Gu Yunni very much.
I have to say, it’s really confusing and contradictory.
"Why would Your Majesty not agree to a relationship between a man and a woman?"
Sheng Mingyu frowned slightly, as if she found Du Changming's words difficult to understand.
"Indeed, the Emperor is kind and would not do such a thing as forcibly breaking up a couple. Moreover, since the Crown Prince came to ask for marriage personally, I think the Emperor would be very happy."
"Yes, so that means good things are coming to you two. Congratulations to you two."
Before Du Changming could speak, people around who had heard Sheng Mingyu's words came over to congratulate him.
"I wish the prince and Miss Gu a long-lasting and deep love."
"I wish you two will be together forever."
…
Du Changming's face turned pale. "Sheng Mingyu, do you know what you are doing?"
Sheng Mingyu responded to a few congratulations from others, and when he looked at Du Changming, the smile on his face had not yet faded.
"Your Highness, aren't you happy for me? What am I doing? Of course, I'm confirming my relationship with my sweetheart. Your question is quite strange."
Sheng Mingyu was naturally pretending to be stupid, but his appearance did succeed in angering Du Changming.
Without even having the chance to say anything to Gu Yunni, Du Changming left angrily.
The people present continued to congratulate Sheng Mingyu and Gu Yunni.
Sheng Mingyu waved his hand and said with a smile, "This place is really not the right time. When this prince and his wife get married, I will definitely invite you all over for a drink. Don't leave until you are drunk!"
"Your Highness, please keep your word. Otherwise, we might get chased out by the servants in the mansion when we go there."
"How is that possible? Don't worry, this will never happen!"
Sheng Mingyu's words were full of heroic spirit, and Gu Yunni, who was standing beside him, had a blush on her face that never faded.
But she is not the kind of person who is shy. She accepts other people's blessings calmly and generously. Her calm and composed appearance makes people compare her with Kou Mingxue again.
There was no way around it, as this was still the Marquis' Mansion, and the joke that had happened in the Marquis' Mansion of Changping today would be the talk of the town for the next half month.
Some people were discussing privately, "This is really a case of mixing fakes with real ones. I wonder what the Marquis of Changping is thinking? Bringing back that unrefined Kou Mingxue."
"Well, no matter what, Kou Mingxue is the legitimate eldest daughter of the Marquis's mansion. The blood relationship cannot be severed. Now all we can do is ask the Marquis to find more people to teach Miss Kou a lesson."
"That's right! At least let her know what it means to appear glamorous but be rotten inside!"
…
As soon as he finished speaking, several people couldn't help laughing.
There is some truth in the gossip, but more of it is sarcastic.
After the guests left, Changping Hou dealt with the mess with a grim face.
The wife of Marquis Changping had been sent back to her room. Marquis Changping looked at the place that represented the joke of the Marquis's mansion today and couldn't help but feel a splitting headache. He handed everything over to the housekeeper and went to the study to relax.
But soon, the housekeeper came over with Kou Mingxue's maid.
The maid's face was covered with tears, and she knelt down directly, "My Lord, please go and see the young lady. She is buried in the quilt and dare not come out."
"What are you looking at! Don't you have the ability to bear the consequences of what you have caused?"
Marquis Changping also knew that if it weren't for Kou Mingxue's words, she wouldn't have fallen to her current situation.
"My Lord! Please be more considerate of the young lady. She just returned and participated in such a large banquet. It's inevitable that she did something wrong, but she is your biological daughter! She suffered so much in the past. It doesn't make sense that she is still suffering now that she has returned home."
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