"I have prepared a generous gift. This is the emperor's will. I am also helpless. I hope Miss Yao can understand!" Gu Chengyu felt that it was good to have it in mind. Moreover, although they were an unmarried couple, they had to avoid suspicion! It was just a formality.
If you take a walk up there, you can catch a glimpse of it from a distance. It doesn’t matter if you go or not!
"Jin Yu!" Yin Kun's expression suddenly became serious, and he looked at Gu Chengyu with heavy eyes.
"Senior brother, if you have something to say, it's okay to say it!" Gu Chengyu knew at a glance that Yin Kun had something to say, so he put down the tea bowl in his hand and sat upright.
"We are brothers, and we have nothing to discuss. I will not tell anyone what happened today. Let me ask you, are you not satisfied with this marriage?"
Gu Chengyu was stunned, "Senior brother, why did you say this? Miss Yao is from a famous family, so I am the one who ranks her above her. Besides, she is dignified and virtuous, and many aristocratic families cannot marry her. How can I be dissatisfied?"
Yin Kun sighed, "Don't talk too much with me. Miss Yao has a good character, but I don't think you care much about Miss Yao! I know you agreed to this marriage because of the teacher, but
Since you agreed, you should take on this responsibility and don't let this girl down."
There has never been a shortage of crazy men and resentful women in the backyard of this aristocratic family, and there are also many who end up with resentful spouses. However, he knows that Gu Chengyu has no one he admires, but he is just a little resistant to this marriage in his heart!
He hoped that it was not because Gu Chengyu was forced to press her head that she was lukewarm towards Miss Yao. After all, she was the teacher's granddaughter. If she didn't handle it well, it would be bad if there was a rift between the master and the disciple.
"You are going to get a wife after all. You said it yourself just now. Miss Yao is gentle and virtuous, and is a good candidate for a wife. Furthermore, you were of low rank before, so the Zhenguo Palace may have been quite critical of this marriage.
But now that your status in the court is no longer what it used to be, and your career will be even brighter in the future, they can only curry favor with you."
Yin Kun was trying to persuade Gu Chengyu that the marriage had been decided and it was unlikely to change. In this case, it was better to relax.
Gu Chengyu didn't expect the Zhenguo government to help him. He could climb to a high position on his own. So he just said that he had climbed high, but in fact he didn't feel that way in his heart.
Based on his previous rank, the Zhenguo Palace would probably look down on him, let alone help him. But with his current status, there is no need to look at the Zhenguo Palace.
"What did senior brother say? Since I agreed, I will definitely take this marriage seriously. Don't senior brothers understand his character? I have met Miss Yao several times before, and we are considered acquaintances.
Both parties know the basics of the marriage, so it is not considered a blind marriage. We are all familiar with each other, which is better than strangers."
Gu Chengyu was a little dumbfounded. Does he look like a scumbag?
"Besides, I don't think I was forced to agree to this marriage. Senior brother is worrying too much." Gu Chengyu didn't want to talk about this matter, always feeling a little awkward.
"It's good that you think so. It's my senior brother who is worrying too much!" Yin Kun is more than ten years older than Gu Chengyu, and his eldest son is older than Gu Chengyu. In terms of status, the two are senior brothers, but apart from discussing business matters,
Surprisingly, Yin Kun regarded Gu Chengyu as his junior.
Since Gu Chengyu said so, he couldn't do anything too much. After all, he was an outsider, even though he always felt that Gu Chengyu didn't mean what he said.
"Is Brother Ye feeling much better today?" The emperor put down his ink pen and asked Pang Chu next to him.
In the past few days, Brother Ye's body has not recovered yet. He often has a fever, which keeps coming back. In addition, Brother Ye is in a bad mood and is always depressed, which is naturally detrimental to his recovery.
"Envoy Zhang Yuan just checked his pulse and said that he is much better today than in the past few days. He also went to the Royal Garden with the Queen Mother just now."
During this period, the eldest prince's temper was much more irritable than before. He was either depressed or throwing things every day. Compared with before, he was completely different.
"Go to the Imperial Garden?" The emperor was stunned. Go to the Imperial Garden to enjoy the flowers? But
"Yes! The Queen Mother said that the weather is sunny today and asked the eldest prince to go outside to bask in the sun."
"Show the Royal Garden!" The emperor stood up. He also knew that Brother Ye was losing his temper during this period. However, he had no intention to pay attention to it because of the severe poison in his body.
But then he thought about it and felt that Brother Ye was still a child and that this was the time when he needed someone to comfort him, especially his father.
"Yes!" A smile broke out on Pang Chu's face. He knew that the eldest prince didn't say anything, but in his heart he always hoped that the emperor would visit him more.
"Your Majesty! Concubine Liang sent someone to report that the second prince was infected with wind and cold in the past two days. He fainted before school ended today!" Suddenly, a servant from outside the door came to report to the emperor.
When Pang Chu heard this, he glanced at the emperor and saw the emperor frowning and asking: "What's going on? Why didn't you call in the imperial doctor when you contracted the cold?"
"I invited you, but the second prince didn't want to delay his studies, so he insisted on going to Hongwen Hall today. In the end, he couldn't hold on, so he fainted!"
The emperor's brows were almost knotted, "That's ridiculous! You should rest when you feel unwell. As a mother-in-law, the good concubine, why didn't she take good care of the second prince?"
The emperor was very angry. He understood that Liang Concubine's intention was just to use the second prince to gain his attention! Brother Ye was blind, so Liang Concubine felt that their opportunity had come, right?
"Show off to Yunhua Palace!" The emperor shook his sleeves and changed his mind.
Pang Chu opened his mouth. The emperor originally wanted to go to the imperial garden, but unexpectedly he was called away by the good concubine. Alas! Pang Chu sighed.
Time flies, months pass by, and Gu Chengyu and Yin Kun are still on their way back.
"Sir! Today is the New Year's Eve! There is a county town ahead. Should we find an inn to rest?" Ming Yan stopped the whip in his hand, looked at the small county town ahead, and asked Gu Chengyu in the carriage.
"Brother! It's getting late now, and today is the New Year's Eve. Why don't we find an inn to take a rest?" Gu Chengyu looked at Yin Kun beside him. They had been traveling for a month and were about to leave the capital.
There is an itinerary of seven or eight days.
Although the road was not easy this time, they were all eager to get back home, so their march was not slow.
"That's fine! It's just that it's thirty this year, so I don't know if the inn will be open yet!" Yin Kun naturally wants to find an inn to rest in after staying on the carriage every day.
"Go to Xunjia Inn!" Gu Chengyu ordered, lifted the curtain and looked at the gate of the county seat.
As soon as the carriage entered the city, Gu Chengyu and the others noticed that there were lights and colorful lights everywhere, and the people on the street were all smiling.