Chapter 255: The Unfortunate Couple
Chapter 255: The Unfortunate Couple
"Well..." Guo Yuanzheng's face was full of embarrassment, and Mrs. Guo's expression was also a little uncomfortable. "Can I not answer?"
"No." Everyone present answered in unison.
Emperor Yuan opened his mouth halfway: "..."
You guys are so quick to talk, I haven't said anything yet! When will it be your turn to say it's not okay?
Civil and military officials: What do you think?
Emperor Yuan: No.
Emperor Yuan stared at Guo Yuanzheng and said, "Go ahead, the ministers are all waiting for your answer."
Guo Yuanzheng had no choice but to tell the truth, "Because I met my wife at that time. Although she didn't have a beauty that would make people fall in love at first sight, the gentleness between her eyebrows and eyes was like a trickle of water that went straight to the heart.
The first time I saw her, I felt that all the women in the world had lost their color. Moreover, she sometimes gets confused, which is very cute.
After saying this, Guo Yuanzheng looked at his wife with a tender gaze.
Everyone: Huh~
Emperor Yuan immediately regretted asking Guo Yuanzheng to answer this question. Hao Er was also asking for trouble for no reason!
The third prince felt the resentful gaze of Emperor Yuan, and now he blames me?
Humph~ I didn’t hear you object just now!
However, since I have asked, I have to get it clear.
The Third Prince asked, "So, Dean Guo, you've changed your mind?"
Guo Yuanzheng nodded in shame, "In this life, I only hope to be with the one I truly love."
"Even if I have to bear the stigma of being a heartless man?"
Guo Yuanzheng nodded again, "I feel that if I have someone else in my heart, it would be unfair to marry her. It would be better for everyone if I cut my losses early."
"It's not a good thing for a woman to be broken off from an engagement." Duke Su said lightly.
"Duke Su has misunderstood," Madam Guo explained. "Although it was Old Guo who proposed breaking off the engagement, it was the girl's parents who publicly announced the cancellation. Furthermore, to protect the girl's reputation, Old Guo even went to a brothel and became a playboy."
"Therefore, I almost couldn't marry my wife." Guo Yuanzheng added at the end.
"At the time, I thought he was a playboy, so I tried to avoid him as much as possible, so I would never associate with him.
Once, I happened to see him being beaten in the street, and the person who beat him accidentally broke his hand.
As a result, he treated the man's hand with blood all over his head. I thought at the time, is this man stupid?
Guo Yuanzheng: “…”
Emperor Yuan also had this doubt. Any normal person would feel happy that evildoers will be punished, right?
How could anyone help?
The people present couldn't help but look at Guo Yuanzheng. They really couldn't tell that Guo Yuanzheng, who looked so smart, had such a silly side.
"Since then, I have felt that he might not be that bad, and I no longer resist his advances as much as before. Over time, I gradually fell in love with him." Mrs. Guo continued.
Emperor Yuan originally thought that he could come here to see Guo Yuan as the groom, but he was shown off by them.
In Jiang Yueyang's words, this situation is like... well... being forced to eat a mouthful of dog food, and then feeling full!
Emperor Yuan felt bored and wanted to go back and spend some time with the Empress. So he slowly stood up.
At this time, the Third Prince said, "Okay, we don't want to hear about your love history.
Tell me, why did Guo Yuanzheng's first love go with that man regardless of everything?
Isn't that man already married? Wouldn't she become a mistress? Besides, aren't their two families enemies?"
Hearing this, Emperor Yuan slowly sat down under the gaze of everyone.
He coughed lightly and explained, "I just stood up after sitting for a long time."
Everyone curled their lips, obviously wanting to hear gossip.
Mrs. Guo didn't expect the Third Prince to be so gossipy, but she still replied truthfully, "They all lost their entire families, so the hatred has disappeared. The man's wife also died of illness not long ago.
However, the man had a child with his deceased wife, and the child disagreed with him getting married again, so the two never rekindled their relationship.
"I was used. Today's incident was just a powerful drug used by Lao Guo's first love to stimulate that man. Now, she got what she wanted, and I have lost both my money and my life."
"So, are you two real enemies, or are you just stepping stones in someone else's relationship?"
Guo Yuanzheng and his wife: "..."
Everyone: Very good summary!
Emperor Yuan: Hao'er only seems clever in this kind of thing.
The Duke of England snorted, "I've come all this way for nothing."
Emperor Yuan immediately felt that this sentence hit his heart, because he had been blown by the cold wind all the way and his face was still stiff!
The others present thought it was okay, because what Mrs. Guo said was also a bit of gossip.
Guo Yuanzheng's first love actually didn't love him. Mrs. Guo lost both her money and her lover, and both husband and wife were exploited by the same woman.
Let me ask you, is there any couple as hard to describe as these?
Emperor Yuan stood up again and said, "Since there is no wedding banquet to be held, then all the ministers should return to their respective departments and perform their duties."
Everyone secretly complained, there must be nothing exciting to watch?
However, they could think whatever they wanted, but they still bowed their hands and respectfully replied, "Your Majesty, I obey your command."
Afterwards, a group of people followed Emperor Yuan out one after another.
The three princes and their brothers and the Duke of England fell behind, and the three of them looked at each other secretly.
After everyone got on the carriage and left, Guo Yuanzheng and his wife turned around and went back.
Over there, the third prince asked the coachman to turn the horses around and return to the outside of the courtyard wall of Guo Yuanzheng's house.
They stood on the wall with their flimsy baskets and peeked at what was going on inside. The driver had an indescribable look on his face.
"Third brother, do you think they will fight?"
"I don't know, but they should quarrel, right? If they don't quarrel over this, then Guo Yuanzheng really loves them too much."
The Duke of England suggested, "Your Highnesses, would you like to make a bet? Ten taels of silver."
"We don't gamble." The two brothers refused in unison.
"Then whoever loses gets to treat everyone to dinner?"
"I bet they will quarrel." The fifth prince spoke first.
"Then I bet they won't quarrel."
At this time, several servants seemed to be driven out and happened to see the three heads on the wall.
The third prince quickly made a gesture to silence them.
Several servants: "..."
The next second, a sobbing sound came from the room. It was Mrs. Guo crying.
Servant: ...Before the master loses his temper, the lady takes the initiative and uses her tried-and-true method of crying.
Then, the master was at his wit's end.
The three of them waited for a while, but they heard nothing but crying. There was no sound of arguing or fighting or throwing things.
"How does this count?"
"Of course I win, they didn't quarrel!"
The Duke of England disagreed. "Mrs. Guo was crying. How do you know they weren't arguing? Perhaps they were just crying too softly and we didn't hear them?"
"You're refusing to admit defeat!"
"I don't care unless Your Highness can prove that they didn't quarrel."
"You can't afford to lose!"
"I didn't lose."
The two of them immediately started arguing, and the Third Prince, caught in the middle, felt his ears buzzing.
Then, unable to bear it any longer, he said, "Stop arguing. If you ask me, you all lose. You two can both treat each other, and I'll eat."
"Third Brother (Third Prince), you are so shameless!"
P.S.: I saw some readers wanted photos of Yangyang when she was little, so I arranged it! Please see the picture below↓
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