"I said it, but..."

"Or are you saying that your reputation is valuable but other people's reputation is not?"

Gu Ruanruan always felt that something was wrong. He secretly glanced at the dark-faced Prime Minister Gu and whispered: "How can Brother Ruoyun be the same as an apprentice in a tailor shop?!"

Gu Baiyu found it interesting: "Didn't you say that everyone is equal?"

Gu Ruanruan's little face turned red from suppressing his emotions: "I..."

Prime Minister Gu scolded with a cold face: "Okay! What's going on with this apprentice? The lady in the mansion has a sign at the door, how can she come in without permission?!"

The young man said aggrievedly: "I delivered silk and satin for Gu Baiyu, the legitimate daughter of the Gu family, and she asked me to deliver it directly when I arrived. I obviously pushed for the door with the daughter's sign!"

"You're talking nonsense!" Gu Ruanruan said immediately: "It's clear on this door..."

As soon as the words came to his mouth, Gu Ruanruan suddenly felt as if he had swallowed an egg raw, and he couldn't say any more.

Yes, in order to create opportunities for them, she and her sister exchanged their house numbers! She changed it herself!

Gu Baiyu smiled secretly in his heart, flashing with joy.

In her last life, Gu Ruanruan also changed the house number, so the little fat guy in the guest's house who was always teased by Gu Ruanruan bumped into the wrong door, causing her reputation to be ruined!

Gu Ruanruan cried and apologized afterwards, saying that he didn't mean it. Now...

"Ruan Ruan, it was my sister who was wrong. She bought silk and satin last time and asked them to deliver it. Who knew something like this would happen... It was you who changed the brand. You won't blame me, right?"

Anger appeared on Gu Ruanruan's face: "I'm not here for you and..."

"Shut up! That's it!"

Prime Minister Gu had already seen Xiao Ruoyun standing behind him. What else didn't he understand at this time?

The concubine has already made a joke, do you want to bring the reputation of the legitimate daughter into it?

The guests were dismissed, leaving only Xiao Ruoyun with a worried look on his face.

"Young Master Xiao, you are a manly man. You should walk and sit upright. Next time, remember to go through the front door! The Zhenbei Hou Mansion is still a bit thin here, so there is no need to be sneaky." Prime Minister Gu said with a smile.

Xiao Ruoyun's face was burning and he almost ran away.

After everyone left, Gu Baiyu and Gu Ruanruan were scolded.

Especially Gu Ruanruan.

She came from a disgraceful background. It was because someone set up Prime Minister Gu to have a child with a brothel girl. Prime Minister Gu was never happy with her, and she caused such an incident and was punished by Prime Minister Gu to kneel in the ancestral hall.

Gu Ruanruan's eyes were filled with grievances, and he muttered in a low voice: "What a bad place...kneeling here and there...no human rights..."

When Gu Baiyu saw this, he quietly wanted to go back to his room.

"Stop!" Prime Minister Gu said with a cold face, "Your mother is waiting for you in the room, come with me!"

Gu Ruanruan sighed slightly, but he still couldn't escape.

"Straighten your back! You are the direct daughter of the Gu family, so you must maintain your posture at all times! Don't imitate that..." Prime Minister Gu stopped talking as he spoke.

In the room, Mrs. Gu looked anxious. When she came in, she hurriedly came over to hold her hand and check everything: "Did you get interrupted by that brat from the Xiao family?"

"No, mother."

Mrs. Gu ignored her manners and stamped her feet: "It's all my fault that I was soft-hearted at first. I took pity on her because she lost her mother when she was young, so I brought her into the house. If I hurt you, what will my mother do?"

"Your father told me that she helped you lure your nephew into the house. If anyone finds out, your reputation will be ruined!"

Gu Baiyu really wanted to say that Gu Ruanruan didn't help her lure the foreign man into her room, but forcefully stuffed the foreign man into her room, but looking at the worried look on her face, she still kept her mouth shut.

The old couple looked at each other. There were no outsiders, and the prime minister stopped talking: "Yu'er, tell dad honestly, is it really Xiao Ruoyun who won't marry me? My daughter, he is really not a good man..."

When Gu Baiyu heard this, she blushed a little, but she still said: "Dad, I want to marry into the Xiao family, but I don't want to marry Xiao Ruoyun."

"I want to marry Xiao Yanlin, the Marquis of Zhenbei!"

Hearing this, the Prime Minister was stunned for a moment.

"Are you confused?!"

"No, Daddy, I'm awake!"

Gu Baiyu's eyes were firm, "Dad is right. With my status and talent, marrying Xiao Ruoyun is indeed a waste. The only person in Kyoto who can match me is Daye War God Xiao Yanlin!"

The Prime Minister's eyes were complicated, "Have you decided?"

"Yes. Dad, please help me!"

The Prime Minister couldn't be more satisfied with a woman who can change her mind, but...

Abandoning a younger brother to marry an older brother, this...

Moreover, Gu Baiyu and the second prince are still engaged!

Prime Minister Gu gritted his teeth: "But the second prince... that's all, there is an imperial edict in the family. I will go and ask your majesty for a marriage right now!"

When he heard the word "imperial edict", something suddenly flashed in Gu Baiyu's mind.

Yes, there is an imperial edict in their family!

This imperial edict was given by the late emperor. It was stamped but blank. You can use this blank imperial edict to ask the emperor to agree to a request.

At the beginning, her father was afraid that her reputation would be damaged and also wanted to ruin her engagement with the second prince, so he specifically used this imperial edict to ask His Majesty for a marriage.

Thinking of everything that happened later, my father was framed for repenting of his marriage to the second prince and was exiled to a bitter cold place. If he had this holy decree, he wouldn't have to suffer the pain of exile even if he couldn't clear his grievances!

This imperial edict must not be used for things like marriage!

"No, Dad, keeping the imperial edict will be of great use in the future."

As for Xiao Yanlin, all he can do is...

Thinking of this, a blush appeared on Gu Baiyu's face: "Dad, you don't have to worry about me marrying the Marquis of Zhenbei, I will handle it myself!"

After Gu Baiyu cleaned up, he hurried out with his maid Lingyu.

Gu Ruanruan probably slipped out of the ancestral hall. When he saw her eyes light up, he went to pull her: "Sister, do you want to go out?"

"Yeah. Go back to your room quickly, don't let dad see you."

"What are you afraid of? He treated you differently in the first place! Besides, why can you go out privately, but I can't?"

Gu Baiyu couldn't help but remind her: "I went out to do something, what about you? Last time you went out to visit a brothel disguised as a woman, if my eldest brother hadn't found someone to save you, your reputation..."

Gu Ruanruan's ears were about to get calluses when he heard: "Okay, okay, go ahead and pretend I didn't ask!"

Gu Baiyu opened her mouth. Did she really not understand something?

If her father hadn't turned a blind eye, did she really think that no one would notice her when she came out of the ancestral hall?

She said that her father treated her differently, but from the moment she entered the house, her food and clothing expenses were exactly the same as her own legitimate daughter!

She enjoys the splendor and wealth of the Prime Minister's Palace, and keeps pursuing freedom and equality, but she also enjoys the service of her servants. It's really...

Forget it, Gu Baiyu didn't want to argue with her, so he turned around and took Lingyu out of the house.

But Gu Ruanruan, who was supposed to go back to his room, couldn't help but follow him out of curiosity.

My sister rarely goes out and is very boring on weekdays. What is she going to do?

Gu Baiyu was completely unaware of Gu Ruanruan's following.

If she remembered correctly, today was the day when Xiao Yanlin returned to Beijing with his army, and she wanted to see him!

People were coming and going on the streets of Kyoto. Because Xiao Yanlin won the battle at the border, people on both sides lined the streets to welcome him, which was very lively.

Gu Baiyu found a teahouse, went up to the highest third floor, and asked for a private room by the window.

He opened the window slightly, and soon there were loud cheers from downstairs.

Gu Baiyu took a look and saw Xiao Yanlin coming on a tall horse.

He was dressed in armor and high-spirited, but his handsome face had a solemn expression that made people look in awe.

She remembered out of thin air that in her previous life, when she first got married, she only met this so-called eldest brother a few times, but at the end of her life, he accompanied her on her last journey, and that confession before her death...

"Miss? What's wrong with you, miss?"

Gu Baiyu came back to his senses: "It's nothing, I have something for you to do."

Gu Baiyu bit his lower lip, thinking about what he had to do next, it was a bit hard to say.

She has been pampered in the family since she was a child, and has learned all the Four Books and Five Classics, including female virtues and female precepts. To do such a shocking thing is really...

"When the people disperse later, you go to Xiao Yanlin's subordinates and ask someone to pass the news on their behalf, and say... Just say that I want to see Marquis Zheng Zhenbei alone."

The little maid took the order and left, and came back in a hurry not long after.

But there was no joy in completing the task on his face.

"Miss, the Marquis of Zhenbei personally received this slave. He said..."

"What did you say?"

"He said that the young lady has not yet left the cabinet, and her reputation is important. He is a foreigner, and it is not convenient to meet in private. If the young lady has anything to say, you can directly ask the slave to convey it to you."

Gu Baiyu was stunned, then showed a relieved smile.

Yes, such a man is a strong man!

He will consider her reputation and take care of her reputation, instead of disregarding a woman's reputation for her own selfish desires.

Somehow, despite being rejected, Gu Baiyu didn't feel uncomfortable. Instead, she was vaguely looking forward to meeting Xiao Yanlin again.

"Miss, then we will disappear?"

Gu Baiyu picked up the tea cup and took a sip: "I want to see you. If you don't come to see me, then I will go see you myself!"

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