bayedsolid Chapter 302 Reunion of old friends
Chapter 302 Reunion of old friends
Gu Can hasn't worn such a complicated dress for a long time and is still a little uncomfortable.
"Father, Mother, Big Brother and Second Brother!" Gu Can went straight to the Qinzheng Palace. Gu Mingrui and Gu Mingyu were also there.
"Cancan, the dinner last night was too late and I couldn't have a good chat with you. All I got back was good news. You must have been injured. It must have been very hard. But you are really amazing. Big brother is proud of you." Gu Mingrui said while holding Gu Can's hand.
"I'm fine, but it must be very hard for my eldest brother to follow our father. People's hearts are complicated and things are tedious. It's not easy." Gu Can said.
"It is very difficult. These people write memorials in a very literary way. Fortunately, my second brother has loved reading since he was young, and he has helped a lot." Gu Mingrui also pulled Gu Mingyu over.
"You guys still forget about me when you talk." Gu Mingyu said dissatisfiedly.
"I'm sorry, second brother. Since you were a child, my elder brother and I didn't dare to disturb you. It's been a long time since we last met." Gu Can gently hugged his second brother Gu Mingyu.
"Long time no see, our Cancan has worked hard. I asked the palace maids to prepare a lot of your favorite snacks. And your horse, Tayun, is also raised in my house. It has become a mother and has given birth to two foals, both of which are first-class horses."
"Really? Then I have to go and see it."
"Okay, then let's go to my house together later." Gu Mingyu nodded.
"All of you sit down. Do you still have me and your mother in your eyes?" Gu Liang shouted.
"Okay, okay, father and mother, is there anything else? If it's government affairs, my elder and second brothers can stay." Gu Can was not afraid of his cold face.
"It's a good thing that you are here. You can also help me with some ideas." Ji Xiaoju smiled and asked Gu Can to sit next to her.
"What's the matter, mother?" Gu Can sat down next to Ji Xiaoju.
"Anqing has been in turmoil before, and Mingrui and Mingyu are still alone now. Naturally, it's a talent show. I'm looking for a sister-in-law for you."
"Selection, Father."
"It's just to choose wives for Mingrui and Mingyu. Having your mother in my life is enough."
"Do the eldest and second brothers have someone they like?" Gu Can asked.
"I called you here today for this very reason. Although our family is a little different now than it was before, our Gu family motto remains unchanged: you can only marry one person in your lifetime. Naturally, I hope that you can marry the person you love and live a happy life together."
"Your Majesty, Shi Meng and I have long been in love with each other, but we have never mentioned it before. She has been waiting for me for many years, and I will only marry her in this life." Gu Mingrui directly mentioned his sweetheart.
"Shi Meng turned out to be her. She's a lively and generous child. Since you've already been engaged, why didn't you tell her earlier? She must have been criticized for delaying it for so long."
"Ever since she started attending the girls' school, I promised her that I would wait until she finished her studies and found her life goals before proposing marriage. I will accompany her in whatever she wants to do. She wants to fly like an eagle in the sky, and I don't want to confine her to being a bird."
"That's good of you. Tomorrow I'll summon her to the palace and ask her opinion. Only if she agrees will I grant you the marriage."
"Your Highness thanks Father and Mother."
"What about Mingyu?"
"I, your son, already have someone I like."
"Oh, which girl is it?"
"I haven't obtained her consent yet, so please don't ask any further questions for now."
"If the girl really doesn't want to, don't pester her and cause her trouble." Gu Liang said.
"I understand. If she really doesn't want to, I won't force her."
"Then we will wait for good news."
"Then there's no need for a talent show." Gu Can said.
"They all already have loved ones, so why bother ruining their marriages? Tomorrow I will issue an order allowing those noble ladies to marry on their own."
"Then my elder and second brothers and I will go out and play. I want to see the changes in our capital Anqing." Gu Can said.
"Go ahead, come back early and bring some back for us." Ji Xiaoju instructed.
"Oh, I see."
The three siblings happily left the palace. They first went to Gu Mingyu's house. They saw Gu Can's old horse and its two foals. Then they went for a stroll on the street.
Such a leisurely life is really a very distant memory.
No wonder those veterans who came back from the battlefield always had some kind of stress reaction. She had been in Fengyu Pass for three years and her nerves were always tense. She couldn't relax for a moment, so she let herself get drunk last night.
"Your Highness, it's Your Highness." Someone suddenly shouted.
"It's really Her Royal Highness the Princess." The crowd swarmed over.
Gu Can felt the fanatical fans that he hadn't felt when he was a star, but now he feels it in this world.
"Run!" Gu Can shouted and turned around to run. This fanatical fan was too scary.
"Princess, Princess, wait for Guoguo." The result was that the group dispersed. Gu Can ran to a corner and was pulled by someone. Before he could see who it was, he knew the person had no ill intentions. He followed his force and turned into the alley.
Only after the crowd passed by did Gu Can feel relieved. It seemed that being too famous was not a good thing.
"I thought you were so awesome."
"Mengxi! Long time no see. You're amazing, Dean Xiao." Gu Can looked at the person in front of him and wondered who else could it be but Xiao Mengxi. The women's academy that Xiao Mengxi had overseen over the past three years had become renowned. Initially, no one was optimistic about it, but she persevered.
"Long time no see. Why are you so embarrassed? With your ability, why would you be so embarrassed?"
"They are all unarmed civilians who just like me. There is no need to resort to any tricks. If I disappear, they will naturally disperse."
"You really haven't changed at all. Aren't you afraid that I might have ulterior motives?"
"Then I'm still very powerful. I'm capable of sweeping across the Western Regions. Mengxi, do you want to see it?"
"That's not necessary."
"Let's go and talk somewhere else." Gu Can didn't want to just stand in the messy alley and reminisce about the past.
Gu Can took Xiao Mengxi to the Princess's Mansion. The moment he opened the door, memories flooded back. Gu Liang had always considered Beiyuan's capital the imperial city and had no intention of moving it. The Princess's Mansion had always been meticulously maintained.
"Greetings, Princess. Dean Xiao."
"Well, go prepare some tea and snacks and send them to the Rain Pavilion."
"Yes."
"The past seems to be still vivid in my mind, but things and people have changed." Xiao Mengxi couldn't help but sigh.
"When will you and Yue Siyuan get married?" Gu Can asked.
"Wait for the old friend to return." Xiao Mengxi said.
"The eighth day of the eighth month is an auspicious day for getting married." Gu Can calculated the date and found that this auspicious day was the closest.
"You are worried about me. Are you missing anyone at all?" Xiao Mengxi asked.
“There wasn’t one before, there isn’t one now, and there won’t be one in the future.”
"Are you still so resolute?"
"My heart remains the same."
"Forget it, let's not talk about it. Yueling, thank you. I prefer being Dean Xiao rather than being a princess." After these three years, Xiao Mengxi has become more clear about her life goals.
“I just did what I wanted to do and what I could do.”
The two smiled at each other, remembering what Gu Can had said at the Nuan Ju Banquet that day.
"May the flowers bloom year after year." The road ahead is filled with thorns, but also with boundless scenery. She simply wants to bring peace and prosperity to the world. Her eyes, as they did three years ago, lack the desire for power.
On the eighth day of the eighth month, the sky is clear and the air is fresh. It is a good time for marriage.
Yue Siyuan rode a tall horse and brought a sedan chair carried by eight people to pick up his bride.
Gu Can and Li Hongyu came last night, and the three of them slept on the same bed.
"While I'm here today, I won't let him marry you easily." Gu Can said firmly.
"He is just a weak scholar, how many times can he fall in your hands? But please don't ruin our Mengxi's good marriage." Li Hongyu saw Xiao Mengxi's blushing cheeks and expressed her thoughts.