Clouds and Moon Shadow

Chapter 426 What a perfect son-in-law candidate!

Gu Qingyue picked up her teacup, looked at Gu Yuanen, and her eyes gleamed with gossip.

Sigh, she just has such a vivid imagination.

So it turns out they were a perfect match, a chance encounter that led to a happy marriage!

Gu Yuanen looked at the girl in front of him with a complicated expression, and sighed, "What kind of nonsense is this?"

He coughed, a little embarrassed to say it, but unable to suppress the gossip gleaming in his eyes, and said in a low voice, "No, Second Brother went to get it fixed, and it fell apart."

Gu Qingyue: ? ?

“He kicked it to pieces…” Gu Yuanen emphasized.

Gu Qingyue: What kind of ridiculous operation is this? Did you fix it with your feet?

Then, Gu Yuanen excitedly finished telling the rest of the story.

Gu Qingyue then...

Who understands that feeling of wanting to laugh but not being able to, wanting to sigh but feeling a little strange, and wanting to give a thumbs up?

She really embarrassed herself; no wonder she didn't want to tell anyone, not even her younger sister.

To put it simply, Zhao Yunnan took her maids and nannies to a villa in the suburbs of Beijing for two days, and then on the way back, the carriage suddenly broke down.

The two servants spent a long time trying to fix it but couldn't, just as Gu Yuanchen happened to pass by.

Gu Yuanchen always took this route to the Imperial Guard camp on the outskirts of Beijing, so it was quite normal for them to run into each other.

He heard that the carriage from General Zhao's residence had broken down, so he dismounted and came over to check.

Zhao Yunnan naturally recognized Gu Yuanchen and thanked him profusely for his righteousness.

So Gu Yuanchen stepped forward to help, examined the problem for a long time, and then kicked the wheel. The carriage crashed to the ground with a loud bang.

The noise startled Zhao Yunnan, who was standing nearby, causing him to step back and cry out, "Ouch!" as he twisted his ankle.

Gu Yuanchen was naturally very embarrassed, as it was already dark and the city gates were about to close.

Zhao Yunnan was injured because of his recklessness, so he insisted on sending Zhao Yunnan back to the general's mansion.

Ignoring the old woman's objections, Gu Yuanchen led Zhao Yunnan on horseback at breakneck speed, finally managing to enter the city just before the gates closed.

Gu Qingyue boldly guessed that Zhao Yunnan must be on the verge of tears.

The second brother's somewhat domineering and straightforward straight-man personality must have terrified the adorable Zhao Yunnan.

Otherwise, none of what happened later would have occurred.

Gu Yuanchen escorted Zhao Yunnan back to General Zhao's mansion, and they happened to run into General Zhao at the mansion gate.

"As you know, General Zhao's family has been home to generations of military generals who are loyal to the Great Chu. However, General Zhao is a... martial arts fanatic."

Gu Yuanen recalled General Zhao's appearance and continued.

That day, by sheer coincidence, the two had just dismounted when they encountered General Zhao returning to his residence.

He was already furious when he saw that Gu Yuanchen was with his daughter.

Looking at her daughter more closely, her face was weathered, her hair was disheveled, and her eyes were filled with tears. It looked as if her daughter had been wronged.

Although this was all because the horse was running too fast and was blown by the wind.

But in General Zhao's eyes, this was outrageous!

General Zhao lifted Gu Yuanchen through the gate with a single gesture.

So the two fought from the front yard to the back yard, and then from the back yard back to the front yard.

General Zhao declared that the old Duke Gu was allowing his grandchildren to bully his daughter, and that he would not only beat up Gu Yuanchen but also demand an explanation from the old Duke Gu.

Gu Yuanchen was stunned by the beating. He brought Zhao Yunnan back so that she wouldn't have to sleep in the wild. Was that... wrong?

He was only doing it because Zhao Yunnan and his younger sister had a pretty good relationship.

What does General Zhao mean?

When he became the instructor of the Imperial Guards, did the former martial arts champion think he was a pushover?!

Thus, the two continued their misunderstanding-filled brawl.

Finally, a loud cry forced the two to stop what they were doing.

It turned out that Zhao Yunnan was unable to stop the two of them, and in her anger and frustration, she burst into tears.

What happened next was quite simple.

After Zhao Yunnan explained the whole story, General Zhao apologized to Gu Yuanchen in a hearty manner and said that they could fight again next time, and that he was willing to let Gu Yuanchen have three strikes.

Gu Yuanchen: ......

Later, because some people in the capital saw the two riding together, someone mentioned it to General Zhao, indicating that it would affect Zhao Yunnan's reputation and that General Zhao should be careful.

General Zhao thought to himself, "Gu Yuanchen is a good kid. He comes from a good family, is good-looking, and most importantly, he's helpful and has decent martial arts skills! He can take a beating!"

What a perfect son-in-law candidate!

So he personally visited Duke Gu and praised Gu Yuanchen highly.

They're getting engaged soon.

Gu Qingyue expressed that she was very satisfied with this gossip.

Once she returns to the capital, she'll have a second sister-in-law. Hmm, that's great!

The key point is that Zhao Yunnan is also a very nice girl. She is petite and cute, with big eyes, and has a gentle and straightforward personality. She is not the kind of girl who gets angry easily or is pretentious. Not bad at all.

Seeing his younger sister's happy expression upon hearing the news, Gu Yuanen shook his head.

Thinking about how his second brother's future father-in-law would be carrying a long knife every day, looking for someone to fight, and his second brother would likely have to accompany him, and more likely, very likely, he would often get beaten up, he felt a little sorry for his second brother.

Alright, there's still something important I haven't said. Let my second brother handle his own affairs!

Then, Gu Yuanen took out a small roll of paper from his sleeve.

Gu Qingyue took it suspiciously, opened it, and her happiness vanished instantly.

"Who is so bold?"

It was a letter from Jiang Luo.

As mentioned above, along the way to Jiangnan, two groups of people followed them and launched five sneak attacks on the Zhenguo Duke's carriage, all targeting 'Gu Qingyue' inside the carriage.

Gu Qingyue was a little suspicious. There had been five attacks in the past twenty days. Were they carried out by two different groups of people?

They all want to capture her?

Who is it?

He was safe and sound in the capital, but how many people did he offend as soon as he left the capital?

One group must be working for the Nanzhao Holy Maiden, but what about the other group?

Gu Qingyue was completely clueless; she couldn't figure out who else wanted to capture her.

She had no idea that some men, like greedy wolves, had already set their sights on her, drawn by her scent.

It's obvious they wanted to take advantage of Mu Yun Chu's absence while she was in Nanzhao, visiting relatives in Jiangnan, far from the capital, to make their move and force her into marriage. It's incredibly shameless.

Of course, this man was none other than Prince Jing, who believed he had victory in the bag.

"Then... shall we still go to Nanchong Pass? Can Jiang Luo and the others handle it?"

Gu Yuanen was somewhat uncertain. His original intention in sending Cui Shuming to Jiangnan in place of his sister was to draw the attention of the Nanzhao Holy Maiden's people and prevent them from interfering with his and his sister's trip to Nanzhao.

Another group of people suddenly appeared out of nowhere; it's unclear whether Jiang Luo and his group can handle them.

Gu Qingyue pondered for a moment, then called out, "Yueran."

A moment later, Yue Ran entered the room through the back window.

"Take two more groups of people over there to help. Make sure to keep those two groups of people in Jiangnan!"

Gu Qingyue's eyes were deep and her tone was soft, but it seemed to carry endless chill, making Gu Yuanen feel a chill.