The Gu Qingyan she met three years ago was really cold to the core.
Mr. Gu added, "He told me at that time that just because he didn't have something in his heart didn't mean he couldn't do it. I asked again, but he didn't say anything. After the Battle of Yuxueling, one of the five hundred secret guards
He didn't come back either. When the news came that your father and brother were killed in battle, he locked himself in his room for three whole days."
An Huajin pursed his lips, and a picture seemed to spread out in front of his eyes, which was made by the young Gu Qingyan for the An family.
At that time, the An family had no friendship with the Gu family, and Gu Qingyan was only eleven or twelve years old.
"Later, I also regretted a lot. Why was I not as good as my own grandson? For the sake of the Gu family's foundation, I didn't stop this incident from happening. This is the most righteous thing in the world, but I was in vain. I know more information than he does.
Early on, if His Majesty and Zhang Zaifu had been intercepted when they were conspiring, nothing like this would have happened. He was young, and it was too late when he knew the news. The only thing he could do was to send people to Yuxueling to rescue people.
." Mr. Gu sighed, "But it's too late."
An Huajin remained silent.
Mr. Gu continued, "I thought the matter would end like this, but later I didn't expect that when the old prince came to Beijing to hand over military power, your majesty would try his best to promote the marriage between An and Gu. I didn't agree with it at first, but the old prince was in your majesty's study.
After seeing the "Mountains and Rivers" painting by Huai'an, he agreed first, and I could only agree."
An Huajin also saw the "Mountains and Rivers" painting, which is still hanging in His Majesty's South Study Room.
"After I came back from the palace, I informed him of the matter. Although he was angry and ignored me for a month, he had no idea how to terminate the engagement." Mr. Gu said, "Little girl, you know, if
No one can hold his head and make him agree to something he is not willing to do. He can find a way to terminate the engagement, so he agreed to the engagement without resisting."
An Huajin nodded, "Thank you, Grandpa Gu, for telling me this."
Her thank you was sincere. Otherwise, Gu Qingyan would probably never say these things to her in his entire life.
Mr. Gu said, "Little girl, my grandfather would like to see the two of you playing the piano and the harp in harmony. It is said that before your grandfather died, he still thought of Huai'an as his grandson-in-law?"
"Yeah." An Huajin nodded, "Grandpa said it every day. In fact, he doesn't need to worry about it. I simply can't bear to leave Huaian."
Mr. Gu smiled, "I can't bear to part with you."
He looked at An Huajin and said, "Perhaps, when the old prince went to Yuxueling to clean up the battlefield, he should have seen the secret guards sent by the Gu family. However, he never mentioned it. After all, those secret guards and their bones were all related to Nanyang
Together with the soldiers of the army, they were buried in Yuxueling."
An Huajin felt that Mr. Gu was right. When she was young and saw the broken bones everywhere in Yuxueling, she was only filled with grief and naturally did not notice anything more. Later, her grandfather ordered people to clean up the battlefield, and she hurried to Xueliang.
The family stopped Xu Qingling from committing suicide, but later never thought of going to Yuxueling to find out who else died in Yuxueling besides countless soldiers of the Nanyang Army.
But his grandfather is the commander-in-chief of the Nanyang Army. He cleans the battlefield and the soldiers report it, so he naturally knows it clearly.
It turns out——
Grandpa also hid it from her.
She suddenly laughed angrily, "My grandfather and Huai'an are like biological grandparents, right? One of them can hide things better than the other. What do you think, Grandpa Gu? Otherwise, will I be your granddaughter? You kick him away
My family will give my grandfather a biological grandson?"
Mr. Gu laughed loudly, "I think it's okay."
An Huajin also smiled.
The thought that was pressed deep into her heart and that she deliberately ignored and wanted to avoid grudges for Gu Qingyan suddenly and quietly dissipated at this moment.
Mr. Gu stopped laughing and sighed, "I have also figured it out. The Gu family should not be the shackles that trap him. If he is willing to go to Nanyang, I will let him go! There is no family in this world that lasts for thousands of years.
?No. Why should the Gu family insist?"
An Huajin said with a smile, "My grandfather said that Huai'an is suitable to live in a temple. If his talent is not a civil servant in the world and does not benefit the people of the world, it would be a pity if I misunderstood him."
Mr. Gu also smiled and said, "I always thought this way before. I always felt that no one in the Gu family has his talent and ability. Without him, the Gu family would be finished. But now that I think about it, it's unfair to him. He did
Things that you don’t like to do will not bring you much happiness. Life spans only a hundred years, and it is like a fleeting moment, passed down through the ages. So what if you become famous in this world and are praised by future generations? It’s better to live the life you want.”
"Grandpa Gu, is he enlightened?" An Huajin was surprised. She didn't expect that one day she would hear these words from Mr. Gu. She knew how much he cared about the Gu family and Gu Qingyan.
Yes, for fear that he would abandon the Gu family.
"Yes, I understand." Mr. Gu said, "It took me a long time to understand this truth."
An Huajin thought for a moment and said, "Since Grandpa Gu is no longer holding him back, let him make his own decision! No matter what, as long as he is willing, I have no objection and will support him."
Mr. Gu nodded, "Good boy."
The two of them hadn't finished playing a game of chess, but they had already talked about what needed to be said, and half an hour had passed in the blink of an eye.
An old housekeeper outside said, "Old man, the Seventh Young Master is here."
Mr. Gu pushed the chessboard and waved his hand, "Go ahead, go ahead. If I don't let you go, he will come in and drag you with his temper."
An Huajin stood up with a smile and said goodbye politely and left Mr. Gu's study.
Outside, snowflakes were falling in the sky again, which were a bit bigger than the scattered ones yesterday and today. The ground was no longer just wet, but also covered with a layer of white snow.
Gu Qingyan walked out of the snow holding an umbrella with eighteen strands, looking graceful and graceful in the troubled world.
An Huajin stood under the eaves of the door and looked at him. He was walking slowly, but when he saw her walking out of the study room, he walked faster and was in front of her almost in the blink of an eye. He frowned slightly and said, "Why?"
Not wearing a cloak?" After saying this, he told the old housekeeper, "Go inside and take out the little princess's cloak."
An Huajin then remembered that she forgot to tie her cloak when she went out.
The old housekeeper hurriedly entered the study and took out An Huajin's cloak. Gu Qingyan reached out to take it, tied it carefully for her, then took her hand and pulled him towards his yard, "Did you win the chess game?"
?"
An Huajin blinked, "We won."
The corners of Gu Qingyan's mouth curled up and her smile spread, "Well done."
Compared with Nanyang in winter, the coldness in Beijing is nothing at all. The snow seems to be heavy, but it is not that cold or freezing.
An Huajin was held by Gu Qingyan's hand and walked slowly in the Gu family's old house. What couldn't be shaken off in her mind were Mr. Gu's words. She thought, such a Gu family could raise such a Gu Qingyan.
For a moment, she actually wanted to crush the Gu family. Now she thinks, how can it be done? She was wrong.
The Gu family obviously has a lot of etiquette and strict rules, but they are lovely. Both Gu Qingyan and Gu Qingqi are different in that they were born in the Gu family and later in the Gu family.
"What did grandpa say to you?" Gu Qingyan couldn't help but ask after taking An Huajin for a while.
An Huajin did not hide anything, "Grandpa told me that after you learned about the conspiracy between His Majesty and Zhang Zaifu, you sent all the secret guards around you to Yuxueling, and all five hundred of them were trapped in Yuxueling.
”
Gu Qingyan's footsteps suddenly stopped.
An Huajin looked at him, "Why did you hide it from me?"
Gu Qingyan pursed her lips and lowered her eyelashes, "There's nothing to say, after all, we didn't save anyone."
An Huajin stretched out her hand to straighten his face, made him look her in the eyes, and said seriously, "You should tell me, although you didn't save anyone, you did something, and your five hundred secret guards are real."
The ground was broken in Yuxueling. This is what you did when you had no connection with the An family and cannot be erased."
Gu Qingyan said dullly, "I underestimated Nan Qi and Nan Liang. They sent out all the secret guards of the royal family. Not only did I fail to save anyone, all the secret guards around me were killed in Yuxueling because of my underestimate.
I don’t want to take credit for this kind of failure, and I don’t want to mention it.”
An Huajin sighed, "You were young at that time, why do you need to be so harsh on yourself?"
Gu Qingyan looked at her. The little girl stood in front of her. Her emotions seemed to be filled with this matter. He said softly, "If you don't like me, I will tell you this matter. With your temperament, it will be too
It’s useless, right?”
An Huajin tilted his head and thought for a while, then smiled dumbly, "Maybe, but there is no if, there is no if, I just like you. I can't let go of what I like, no matter what."
Gu Qingyan reached out and touched her cheek. The temperature of his fingertips warmed her cold cheek. He smiled softly, "I'll tell you something quietly."
"Huh?" An Huajin looked at him.
Gu Qingyan rubbed her cheek vigorously, "If you don't come to Beijing, I can't help but go to Nanyang."
An Huajin laughed, "Really?"
"Really, if I can endure it for another seven or eight days at most, I won't be able to bear it anymore."