Chapter 646, Calling the shots
"What did you say? You are proposing marriage to Daohua on behalf of Yeyang's elders?!" Old Mrs. Yan looked at Gu Jian in shock.
Yeyang is the son of a prince, so how can it be that Daohua’s master is helping to propose marriage?
Gu Jian placed the dragon-shaped jade pendant in front of Old Lady Yan: "Sister is Ye Yang's grandmother. She can make the decision on Ye Yang's marriage."
Upon hearing this, Old Lady Yan was stunned on the spot, staring at Gu Jian stupidly, unable to react.
Gu Jian did not urge him, but waited quietly.
After a while, Old Lady Yan came back to her senses. "Master Daohua, what did you just say? Who is Sister Gu to Yeyang?"
Gu Jian pointed at the dragon-shaped jade pendant and said, "Under the whole heaven, only the emperor, who is the highest and most respected, can wear a dragon-shaped jade pendant. You don't need to doubt my sister's identity."
Old Madam Yan looked at the dragon-shaped jade pendant and swallowed her saliva: "This news is too big, let me take it easy."
She is no longer an old lady in the countryside. After being with her son for so many years, she has learned a lot and knows the importance of what Gu Jian told her.
If Sister Gu is Yeyang’s biological grandmother, then doesn’t that mean she is the emperor’s mother?
As far as she knew, the royal family announced that Empress Dowager Jiang in the palace was the emperor's mother.
Old Mrs. Yan's heart was pounding, she was frightened by the news.
Gu Jian was silent for a while, and when Mrs. Yan's emotions had calmed down a bit, he continued, "I know you have a lot of doubts now, but some things involve royal secrets, so I can't tell you too much."
Old Madam Yan didn't want to know too much about the royal family, so she quickly said, "I understand, you don't need to tell me."
Gu Jian looked at Old Lady Yan and said, "Sister's health had actually begun to decline a few years ago. She almost died earlier this year. It was Daohua and Yeyang who found Ganoderma lucidum and thousand-year-old Polygonum multiflorum, and they barely saved her life."
"But this time, the Eighth Prince rebelled and stabbed the Emperor, frightening my sister. Her old illness, which had lasted for years, relapsed, and now there's no cure."
"My sister's greatest joy in the past two years has been watching Daohua and Yeyang enjoying their company. Now she has a premonition that her time is running out, and she is most worried about these two children."
As he spoke, he looked at Old Lady Yan.
"Old lady, you have watched Yeyang grow up. His character and appearance are more than worthy of Daohua."
Old Lady Yan quickly said, "Of course, Ye Yang is indeed a good boy. Our whole family likes him very much, but his status is too noble. My daughter Daohua is not worthy of him."
Gu Jian retorted, "Daohua is my disciple and a perfect match for Yeyang. As long as you agree to the marriage of the two children, I promise that I will ask the emperor for an imperial decree to grant the marriage."
As this matter concerned her granddaughter's lifelong event, Old Lady Yan was a little undecided, but since Gu Jian revealed his identity, she didn't dare to refuse directly and just froze on the spot.
"Ahem~"
Just then, Granny Gu's violent coughing sound was heard in the room.
Gu Jian heard it and immediately turned around and went into the house.
Old Lady Yan also hurriedly followed. It would be inappropriate to leave the dragon-shaped jade pendant in the main hall, so she took it directly in her hand.
"sister!"
Grandma Gu vomited blood again, and she vomited several times in a row. Gu Jian hurriedly helped her to calm down, and it took a while for her to stop coughing.
Granny Gu leaned on Gu Jian's shoulder, panting. Seeing Granny Yan holding the dragon-shaped jade pendant, a smile appeared on her face: "Sister, do you agree to the marriage of the two children?"
Looking at the haggard Granny Gu, Old Lady Yan really couldn't say anything to refuse.
Granny Gu just thought she agreed, and the smile on her face deepened.
At this time, Daohua and Xiao Yeyang rushed over after hearing the noise.
"Mother-in-law!"
Seeing the two people, Grandma Gu's eyes lit up and she raised her hand towards them.
Daohua quickly stepped forward and held Granny Gu's hand: "Grandma, you should take a good rest. The peach blossoms on the mountain are about to bloom. When you are better, Xiao Yeyang and I will go with you to see the peach blossoms."
Grandma Gu smiled and nodded, then turned her gaze to Xiao Yeyang.
When Xiao Yeyang saw this, he also walked over.
As soon as he got closer, Gu Jian said, "Come and help your sister."
Xiao Yeyang glanced at Gu Jian, said nothing, sat down at the head of the bed, and let Grandma Gu lean on his shoulder.
Grandma Gu slowly raised her other hand, waited for Xiao Yeyang to reach out, and then pulled his hand to cover the back of Daohua's hand.
Such a simple action made Grandma Gu exhausted and out of breath.
Daohua hurriedly helped her calm down. After Granny Gu's breathing calmed down, she looked up at Xiao Yeyang and said, "Yeyang, can you call me grandma?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yeyang and Daohua were both shocked.
Looking at Grandma Gu's hopeful eyes, Xiao Yeyang's heart suddenly became clear, and the doubts lingering in his heart seemed to have answers at this moment.
Why is the emperor's uncle not close to the Jiang family?
Why did I feel so familiar with Granny Gu when I first saw her, even though her face was disfigured?
Why are Granny Gu and Master Gu so nice to me?
Why did the emperor's uncle send Caiju and Dongli here, and why did he come to Taohua An again and again?
"grandmother!"
Xiao Yeyang shouted these two words with a trembling voice.
Daohua saw that the moment Xiao Yeyang called out the word "Grandma", Granny Gu's eyes burst into an extremely bright light, which made Daohua a little dazed.
Granny Gu's face and eyes were full of smiles. She held Xiao Yeyang and Daohua's hands tightly and said, "Good children, your marriage will be decided by your grandmother."
Xiao Yeyang and Daohua were shocked again and looked at each other.
Granny Gu looked at Gu Jian and Old Lady Yan and said, "I'm useless now. It's up to you to take care of the marriages of the two children."
Outside the house, Defu, Wang Maner, Caiju and Dongli all heard what Grandma Gu said.
Wang Man'er was confused, but Defu, Caiju and Dongli understood everything.
Defu was silent for a moment, then signaled Wang Maner, Caiju and Dongli to follow him out of the yard.
Wang Man'er asked puzzledly, "Where are we going?"
Defu: "Didn't you hear? The old lady is waiting to see the master and Miss Yan get married. We have to go and make arrangements quickly."
Wang Man'er exclaimed, "Is this what the old lady meant?"
Defu said with certainty, "Of course it is." Then he looked at Caiju and Dongli, "Don't you think so?"
Caiju and Dongli looked at each other and thought that there has been a custom of bringing good luck to the old lady since ancient times. Maybe the old lady would be so happy to see the young prince and Miss Yan getting married that her illness would be cured.
So, the two nodded affirmatively.
Defu saw it and immediately looked at Wang Maner: "Look, everyone has heard it, hurry up, although time is tight, but the master and Miss Yan are getting married, so we need to have everything we need."
Seeing the three of them quickly walking out of the yard, Wang Maner scratched his head in confusion: "Is this what the old lady meant?" However, he still quickly followed them.
(End of this chapter)
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