Joyous Events Come in Pairs (Part One)
Emperor Ning lifted his cup a second time.
“Also, taking advantage of the beautiful spring atmosphere, We have a joyous matter to announce.”
Joyous matter?
Every time that there was an imperial banquet, there would be all sorts of joyous matters. It was never more than Emperor Ning and some member of the imperial harem taking note of some family’s young sir and some family’s young miss then putting them together.
As a result, when everyone heard this, they did not think much of it.
This announcement was likely to be what the eldest prince had just mentioned, right?
Sure enough, Emperor Ning smiled and said: “We have already asked Deity of Medicine for his opinion in the matter of sanctioning a marriage between Princess ZhenJiang and Marquis Gu’s heir. Because the princess has not yet become of age, it’s currently just an engagement. The wedding will take place two years from now.”
This matter had been leaked a long time ago, and today was just a formal announcement.
Any feelings of dissatisfaction were now secretly pushed into the corners of their hearts, and nobody voiced them.
This was true for the second prince, this was the case for Yin Shuo, and Gu JiuGe…
Gu HuaiJiang was paying particularly close attention to his expressions. Fortunately, Gu JiuGe did not react too much. He just quietly downed his cup of wine.
He was thinking about the final words that Yu Fu had said before leaving the bamboo forest.
“The scenery invokes memories of a distant place, the flowers falling with the rain and wind signal the passing of spring. Would it not be better to hold dear those close by. Miss Yao Yue is deeply in love with second brother, and there are even more girls at your side who love you. Second brother, do not let them down.”
Yu Fu did not like him. Could it be related to these “girls who loved him?”
If there were not so many girls at his side, would Yu Fu have liked him…
Gu HuaiJiang was a little concerned and looked over at Gu ShuBai. The latter gave him a look that told him to relax.
Even though Gu JiuGe liked Yu Fu, he would not hurt his brother’s feelings over that. This was something that Gu ShuBai had faith in.
They were brothers of the same flesh and blood. It was certain that they understood the situation perfectly well.
More importantly, he had already spoken with Yu Fu in private. Given Gu JiuGe’s personality, he would surely forget about it in due time.
After Yin Shuo fiddled with his cup, he suddenly heard Yin JiYao mumble.
“The scenery invokes memories of a distant place, the flowers falling with the rain and wind signal the passing of spring. Would it not be better to hold dear… those close by.”
Yin Shuo slightly furrowed his brow, “JiYao, what are you saying?”
“It’s nothing, eldest brother. I just feel that this poem was too nice. That which does not belong to you will remain out of reach, and it would be better to turn your attention to those that you can have. Don’t you think so?”
Yin Shuo’s gaze immediately became unkind. Staring at Yin JiYao fiercely, his eyes were as sharp as a hawk’s.
They were exactly the same as the previously influential Yin Yan!
Yin JiYao shuddered, not knowing how her words had provoked Yin Shuo and made him so angry.
Yin Shuo stared at her for a long time before finally looking away.
It turned out that she was not talking about him.
He had thought that Yin JiYao was mocking him for being unable to get Yu Fu but still yearning for her.
After much thought, Yin JiYao could not possibly have the courage to do that.
She could not possibly know what he thought about Yu Fu.
Yin JiYao was already feeling a little unhappy overhearing those words between Gu JiuGe and Yu Fu. Now that she had been glared at by Yin Shuo, tears were on the verge of welling up.
In the end, Yin Shuo did not think of her as his true younger sister, right?
The young sirs of Marquis Gu’s Manor were not Yu Fu’s actual brothers, yet they treated Yu Fu even better than real older brothers would.
She was both jealous and envious.
But Yin Shuo was clearly her older brother from the same manor, so why did he always treat her so strictly?!
She originally thought that after Yin Yan left, leaving just her and Yin Shuo to rely on each other, the situation was already different. Who knew that things would be exactly the same.
She was still just an undesirable young miss of the Yin family. She was just a tool to be used.
In front of so many people, she could not cry. No matter what, she could not cry!
Yin JiYao blinked a few times, desperately forcing her tears back down.
When Yin Shuo turned to look at her, her expression had already returned to normal.
“It was brother who misunderstood you. You weren’t scared, right?”
Yin JiYao’s words did not match what she felt, “Of course not, there’s no need for eldest brother to worry.”
It was always like this. He thought that she could be comforted with just a few words.
She was not a dog. How could she possibly forget the things that made her miserable just from being patted on the head?
She looked over at where the group from Marquis Gu’s Manor were seated. Yu Fu was currently chatting with Gu JiuGe. It seemed to be something interesting, as Gu JiuGe immediately burst out laughing.
He had just been turned down, but in the end, he still doted on Yu Fu and was made to laugh by her.
Siblings like them, who could possibly believe that they did not share the same parents?
Ha.
Nobody noticed the discord between the Yin family’s siblings. Everyone was congratulating Xun Chi and Gu HuaiJiang and congratulating Gu ShuBai and Yu Fu.
Xun Chi had a look of looking down on everyone, “Don’t congratulate me. It’s already quite good that I didn’t refuse. What is there to congratulate?”
Everyone present had heard about the Deity of Medicine’s strange temperament. Hearing what was said, they could only smile, as nobody dared to respond.
Xun Chi glanced at Emperor Ning, reminding him not to forget what he had promised.
Emperor Ning suddenly recalled the discussion that he had had with Xun Chi. Making a hand gesture, he motioned for everyone to quiet down.
“There is a second joyous matter to announce. Aside from the marriage between Marquis Gu’s heir and Princess ZhenJiang, We have another marriage to announce.”
Another one?
Did Emperor Ning want to play at matchmaker for some family’s child?
Princess DanYang eagerly raised her head and saw Emperor Ning looking over at her with a doting expression.
Joyous Events Come in Pairs (Part One)
Emperor Ning lifted his cup a second time.
“Also, taking advantage of the beautiful spring atmosphere, We have a joyous matter to announce.”
Joyous matter?
Every time that there was an imperial banquet, there would be all sorts of joyous matters. It was never more than Emperor Ning and some member of the imperial harem taking note of some family’s young sir and some family’s young miss then putting them together.
As a result, when everyone heard this, they did not think much of it.
This announcement was likely to be what the eldest prince had just mentioned, right?
Sure enough, Emperor Ning smiled and said: “We have already asked Deity of Medicine for his opinion in the matter of sanctioning a marriage between Princess ZhenJiang and Marquis Gu’s heir. Because the princess has not yet become of age, it’s currently just an engagement. The wedding will take place two years from now.”
This matter had been leaked a long time ago, and today was just a formal announcement.
Any feelings of dissatisfaction were now secretly pushed into the corners of their hearts, and nobody voiced them.
This was true for the second prince, this was the case for Yin Shuo, and Gu JiuGe…
Gu HuaiJiang was paying particularly close attention to his expressions. Fortunately, Gu JiuGe did not react too much. He just quietly downed his cup of wine.
He was thinking about the final words that Yu Fu had said before leaving the bamboo forest.
“The scenery invokes memories of a distant place, the flowers falling with the rain and wind signal the passing of spring. Would it not be better to hold dear those close by. Miss Yao Yue is deeply in love with second brother, and there are even more girls at your side who love you. Second brother, do not let them down.”
Yu Fu did not like him. Could it be related to these “girls who loved him?”
If there were not so many girls at his side, would Yu Fu have liked him…
Gu HuaiJiang was a little concerned and looked over at Gu ShuBai. The latter gave him a look that told him to relax.
Even though Gu JiuGe liked Yu Fu, he would not hurt his brother’s feelings over that. This was something that Gu ShuBai had faith in.
They were brothers of the same flesh and blood. It was certain that they understood the situation perfectly well.
More importantly, he had already spoken with Yu Fu in private. Given Gu JiuGe’s personality, he would surely forget about it in due time.
After Yin Shuo fiddled with his cup, he suddenly heard Yin JiYao mumble.
“The scenery invokes memories of a distant place, the flowers falling with the rain and wind signal the passing of spring. Would it not be better to hold dear… those close by.”
Yin Shuo slightly furrowed his brow, “JiYao, what are you saying?”
“It’s nothing, eldest brother. I just feel that this poem was too nice. That which does not belong to you will remain out of reach, and it would be better to turn your attention to those that you can have. Don’t you think so?”
Yin Shuo’s gaze immediately became unkind. Staring at Yin JiYao fiercely, his eyes were as sharp as a hawk’s.
They were exactly the same as the previously influential Yin Yan!
Yin JiYao shuddered, not knowing how her words had provoked Yin Shuo and made him so angry.
Yin Shuo stared at her for a long time before finally looking away.
It turned out that she was not talking about him.
He had thought that Yin JiYao was mocking him for being unable to get Yu Fu but still yearning for her.
After much thought, Yin JiYao could not possibly have the courage to do that.
She could not possibly know what he thought about Yu Fu.
Yin JiYao was already feeling a little unhappy overhearing those words between Gu JiuGe and Yu Fu. Now that she had been glared at by Yin Shuo, tears were on the verge of welling up.
In the end, Yin Shuo did not think of her as his true younger sister, right?
The young sirs of Marquis Gu’s Manor were not Yu Fu’s actual brothers, yet they treated Yu Fu even better than real older brothers would.
She was both jealous and envious.
But Yin Shuo was clearly her older brother from the same manor, so why did he always treat her so strictly?!
She originally thought that after Yin Yan left, leaving just her and Yin Shuo to rely on each other, the situation was already different. Who knew that things would be exactly the same.
She was still just an undesirable young miss of the Yin family. She was just a tool to be used.
In front of so many people, she could not cry. No matter what, she could not cry!
Yin JiYao blinked a few times, desperately forcing her tears back down.
When Yin Shuo turned to look at her, her expression had already returned to normal.
“It was brother who misunderstood you. You weren’t scared, right?”
Yin JiYao’s words did not match what she felt, “Of course not, there’s no need for eldest brother to worry.”
It was always like this. He thought that she could be comforted with just a few words.
She was not a dog. How could she possibly forget the things that made her miserable just from being patted on the head?
She looked over at where the group from Marquis Gu’s Manor were seated. Yu Fu was currently chatting with Gu JiuGe. It seemed to be something interesting, as Gu JiuGe immediately burst out laughing.
He had just been turned down, but in the end, he still doted on Yu Fu and was made to laugh by her.
Siblings like them, who could possibly believe that they did not share the same parents?
Ha.
Nobody noticed the discord between the Yin family’s siblings. Everyone was congratulating Xun Chi and Gu HuaiJiang and congratulating Gu ShuBai and Yu Fu.
Xun Chi had a look of looking down on everyone, “Don’t congratulate me. It’s already quite good that I didn’t refuse. What is there to congratulate?”
Everyone present had heard about the Deity of Medicine’s strange temperament. Hearing what was said, they could only smile, as nobody dared to respond.
Xun Chi glanced at Emperor Ning, reminding him not to forget what he had promised.
Emperor Ning suddenly recalled the discussion that he had had with Xun Chi. Making a hand gesture, he motioned for everyone to quiet down.
“There is a second joyous matter to announce. Aside from the marriage between Marquis Gu’s heir and Princess ZhenJiang, We have another marriage to announce.”
Another one?
Did Emperor Ning want to play at matchmaker for some family’s child?
Princess DanYang eagerly raised her head and saw Emperor Ning looking over at her with a doting expression.
