Chapter 8: Good Omen Without Worries

  The brother of the Marquis of Anji, who saved the Emperor and his two sons, yet you want the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Anji to be a concubine for your son, even if she is made a side consort. People will still question whether the Emperor is so ungrateful and heartless. Therefore, regardless of saving face for the Marquis's household or the imperial family, it is impossible for Gu Qingyu to marry the Third Imperial Son.

  When Gu Qingjin learned of this news, he was struck by lightning. The feeling that everything was ready and only owed the east wind, but what came was the west wind was really fucking frustrating.

  Just as Gu Qingjin was unable to eat or sleep due to this matter, news came from the palace that the Emperor intended to betroth Gu Qingjin to the Sixth Prince as his official consort, and bestowed Gu Qingyao, the daughter of Gu Qingjin's third uncle who had saved the Emperor's life, on the Third Prince as a secondary consort.

  Originally thought that she and Long Han were impossible, Gu Qingjin immediately thought that since the emperor had such a meaning, could she not marry her favorite third prince openly and honestly? Whether she or her fourth sister married the third prince, who married the sixth prince was the same, wasn't it? Moreover, the one who saved the emperor was originally the third uncle, so shouldn't letting the fourth sister become the empress of the sixth prince be the most correct thing to do?

  She had no idea that in ancient times, the family was paramount, and the hereditary title of Marquis was held by her father. She was the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Anji and the face of the Anji Hou Mansion to the outside world. Naturally, her thoughts were severely warned by the highest authority in the Anji Hou Mansion, her own grandmother, Mrs. Guo, and even her mother, Junshi, was implicated.

  Gu Qingjin, who had been warned by her grandmother, felt a bit resentful that her grandmother was making a big deal out of nothing. She was not willing to accept her fate and so, after being locked up for reflection, she secretly ran to find her fourth sister Gu Qingyao, hoping to persuade her to take her place as the official wife of the sixth prince. She had complete confidence that her fourth sister would agree to it. Didn't the books say that ancient people valued the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children? By giving up her position as the official wife to Gu Qingyao, she was still worried about her fourth sister's well-being, who was like a delicate glass doll, going to the third prince's mansion to become a concubine.

  She was different, she was a transmigrator, no matter who she married, that person would eventually fall in love with her. And she had a premonition, Long Hanshan was the most likely person to sit on that position. Don't ask her how she knew, from the moment she saw Long Hanshan, she felt that this man was not ordinary, and this feeling became even stronger after learning about his identity.

  Thinking of the day when Long Han's eyes flashed with appreciation for herself, she compromised and gave up her position as his legitimate wife. He would definitely be very moved if he knew, but since it was him, she was still willing to do so. Who made her like him so much?

  After she marries him, she must have taught him some of the modern things she learned. Fortunately, she used to like reading books like that, "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu should be a great gift for him. Also, she knows how to make glass, I heard he comes from a humble background, wanting to sit in that position must require a lot of money, this formula should bring him a fortune, later on, he will know that marrying her is the luckiest thing that has happened to him in his life.

  She fantasized about his and her future, thinking that after he knew her uniqueness, he would start to dote on her alone, fall in love with her, she helped him ascend to that position, he became the king, she became the queen, she gave birth to lovely children for him, he taught their children, she became a woman envied by women all over the world, also the most noble woman of the Great Jing Dynasty, and they lived a happy life together.

  Qingjin's beautiful imagination was shattered when she arrived at her fourth sister, Gu Qingyao's residence. Her normally most admired and beloved fourth sister bluntly refused her, saying that such behavior was deceiving the emperor, a great sin of rebellion, and could even implicate the entire Gu family. If they really did so, it would be a grave crime punishable by confiscation of property and extermination of the clan.

  Gu Qingjin was shocked to hear Gu Qingyao's words, she didn't expect her fourth sister to be so conservative, how could such a small matter be linked to deceiving the king and treason, she wasn't trying to rebel.

  She tried to explain her thoughts to Si Mei, but as soon as she heard what she had to say, Si Mei shook her head and looked at her with a frightening gaze, as if what she was about to do wasn't just the small matter of switching families, but some kind of treasonous crime.

  She wanted to tell Gu Qingyao that it was just a small matter and would not have such serious consequences, but Gu Qingyao avoided her like a snake and scorpion, so she had no choice but to leave first and try to persuade Gu Qingyao to agree with her idea another time.

  Unfortunately, before she could think of a way to persuade Gu Qingyao, her trip to find Gu Qingyao was discovered by her grandmother. Her grandmother was truly enraged when she found out and confined her at home, ordering her mother, Junshi, to keep a close eye on her to prevent her from doing anything that would bring shame to the family.

  Grandma's grounding came too suddenly and unexpectedly, completely disrupting her plans. She was grounded by Grandma, and Fourth Sister Gu Qingyao initially came to visit her, but after two times, she refused to come again. Every day was like sitting on pins and needles, and she could only send Yuanyang out to gather some information.

  The news that the mandarin duck finally inquired about was that the Emperor had already revealed to her father and third uncle that he would soon be granting her marriage to him, of course, as his official wife, and fourth sister Gu Qingyu as a concubine to the Third Prince.

  After receiving the news, Qingjin couldn't sit still anymore. However, her fourth sister, Gu Qingyao, avoided seeing her again. She asked Yuanyang to invite her several times, but Gu Qingyao refused each time due to physical discomfort. Even if she really went to find her fourth sister, she estimated that the answer would still be refusal. Was she supposed to just accept her fate like this? Thinking of the sixth prince she had met before and comparing him with the third prince Long Han in her mind again, she was even more unwilling to accept her fate.

  Okay, at this point, she can't afford to care about anything else. Now she can only secretly meet Long HanYuan before the arranged marriage and ask him to plead with his father. This is completely a last resort. The few times they've met haven't even made Long HanYuan like her, let alone love her. They just have some good feelings towards each other. Now that things are urgent, she's taking this final path, but what happens in the future is completely out of her control. Gu QingJin hesitated, unsure if she should gamble everything for such an unpredictable future!

  Or else, she would just obediently marry the Sixth Prince as his official wife? Given her third uncle's lifesaving grace to the Emperor and the Sixth Prince, as long as she and the Anji Hou Fu didn't do anything treasonous or rebellious, this position of princess consort was as stable as a rock. But why wasn't her heart willing to accept it?