Princess and the General

Wait Until Yu Fu Is a Little Older

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Gu HuaiJiang’s expression changed briefly before quickly returning to normal.

Could it be that he had not been sufficiently clear with Emperor Ning the previous time? Or could it be that Emperor Ning was deeply envious of him and would insist on marrying Gu ShuBai to Princess DanYang to feel at ease…

“Many thanks to Your Majesty for the concern.
My wife has been deceased for many years, and this subject has been busy fighting campaigns all across the country.
Now that I have more spare time, I will definitely listen closely to my children and help them find wives that they like.”

Wives that they like?

These words meant that Marquis Gu’s Manor did not care about the family circumstances of the daughters-in-law.
All that mattered was whether or not the son liked her?

This caused many of the people present to collapse; however, there were some girls with great beauty or remarkable abilities who rejoiced.

If marriages were arranged by His Majesty based on family influence, they likely would not be considered by His Majesty.
The one chosen for Gu ShuBai would most likely have been Princess DanYang.

Aside from the imperial family, who else would be worthy of Marquis Gu’s Manor?

With Lord Marquis Gu having said this, they were the ones to have hope.

When Princess DanYang heard this, her heart chilled, and she subconsciously looked in Gu ShuBai’s direction; however, she found that he was carefully peeling grapes for Yu Fu.

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Not only did he cleanly remove all of the skin from the grapes, but he also used a small silver chopstick to remove the seeds.
Only then did he place it in Yu Fu’s bowl.

Was such meticulous work in serving someone something that the heir of the dignified Marquis Gu’s Manor should be doing?!

Her hands slightly clenched under the table, and her thin silk handkerchief was nearly torn in half.

Emperor Ning lifted his eyelids and gave Gu HuaiJiang a profound look.
With a smile, he pointed at him, “You, oh you, those words are telling Us that We are not allowed to haphazardly name a wife.
Isn’t that right?”

These words were said with a great deal of ambiguity and made it impossible for others to tell whether he was happy or furious.

Those present fell silent for a moment.
By the time that Gu HuaiJiang was about to stand up to apologize, Emperor Ning had begun laughing and winked at him.

“Don’t worry.
You already told Us before.
We remember! We can be considered ShuBai’s uncle.
Can We not show some concern about his marriage? ShuBai, if you have a girl that you are interested in, you must tell Us.
We will definitely sanction your marriage!”

Everyone let out a sigh of relief.

They had thought that Emperor Ning intended to meddle with Marquis Gu’s Manor’s marriages.
It turned out that he merely wanted to celebrate the marriage.

Lord Marquis Gu did not want him to meddle in the marriage, yet he just wanted to handle the matter of sanctioning a marriage.
He was eagerly kissing up to the cold Lord Marquis Gu.
This scene was quite enviable to everyone else.

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To the other officials, who would not want the honor of having a marriage sanctioned by His Majesty?

It was only him, Marquis Gu, yet His Majesty insisted on chasing after him and begging to sanction one of his child’s marriages!

“Yes, if this subject has a girl of interest, I will definitely ask Your Majesty to sanction the marriage.”

Since he did not ask for a marriage to be sanctioned, that meant that he did not have a girl that he was interested in, right?

Princess DanYang felt extremely embarrassed.
Looking at the girls from noble families and their faces filled with joy, she felt even more displeased.

Could it be that her feelings for Gu ShuBai over the many years were so unworthy of being mentioned, and he was completely unwilling to even consider her?

Could it be that he did not know just how much doing this would hurt her feelings…

“Your Majesty has been completely focused on the young sirs of Marquis Gu’s Manor, but this wife remembers that Prime Minister Yin’s eldest young sir is the same age as the heir of Marquis Gu, right?”

Imperial Consort Xian had carefully noted Princess DanYang’s expression and faintly smiled, guiding the conversation in Yin Shuo’s direction.

Yu Fu was eating grapes but raised her head when she heard the familiar name.

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Yin Shuo was currently sitting next to a middle-aged man with a sharp gaze.
That person had bony features, and his face was without any extra flesh and looked very mean.

Thinking about it, that must be Prime Minister Yin, the one that other officials in court nicknamed “Hawk’s Eyes”.
Sure enough, his eyes were are sharp as a hawk’s.

Behind them was a young and beautiful girl it was probable that she was Yin Shuo’s younger sister.
She looked to be about the same age as Princess DanYang, but she was thin like a willow that would bend in the wind.
She was not as round as Princess DanYang.

Suddenly hearing Imperial Consort Xian’s words, Yin Shuo froze, as Emperor Ning picked up on this topic, “Right, if you did not bring it up, We would have forgotten.
Prime Minister Yin, has your family’s eldest son gotten engaged?”

Emperor Ning was quite entertained with his act as a matchmaker on this night.
Thinking about it, it must be because all of the sons and daughters of the court’s officials were present.
He wanted to use this opportunity to produce a loving couple.

This was also an age-old routine of these imperial banquets.

Yin Yan remained silent for a moment then said with some difficulty, “Replying to Your Majesty, one has not yet been decided.
This child has been fully focused on studying, and he is determined to serve the court and the country.
He is unwilling to find a wife and divide his focus, and this subject is helpless to do anything about it.”

These words conveyed the meaning that he also did not need Emperor Ning to prescribe a marriage.

Yin Shuo looked at Yin Yan, his eyes showing that he did not understand the tone.

Though he had never said such a thing, Yin Yan refusing a marriage on his behalf was a good thing.

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He casually picked up a wine cup to cover his expression then looked across the hall.

In the middle of Marquis Gu’s Manor’s table, Yu Fu and Gu ShuBai were intimately seated together.
Who knew what they were saying, as they were laughing quite boisterously.

His pupils slightly constricted.

These siblings were not related by blood, to be so intimate… was it proper?

Then looking over at Princess DanYang’s expression, she was fiercely gritting her teeth to restrain herself.
It was clear that she was thinking the same as herself.

Emperor Ning ran his fingers through his beard but did not appear to be angry over Yin Yan’s roundabout refusal.

In truth, he had great hopes for Yin Shuo.
He hoped that he would be able to take over Yin Yan’s position and naturally did not want to casually choose a marriage for him.

Eastern Ling’s prime minister and generals did not get along.
This was something that everyone in court knew.
If the two families were connected, would they not be able to completely mend this divide?

His eyes slowly drifted over towards Yu Fu, who was currently eating grapes.
The charming little girl smiled so sweetly.

But this matter would need to wait until Yu Fu grew up a little more to be brought up.