Let's walk together for the rest of our lives. If the host says to leave, she will leave.

"It's naturally the relationship between an engaged couple."

When these words were spoken, everyone except Shen Jingyi and Gu Ling widened their eyes in shock.

Yan Shiyi: "You are talking nonsense!"

The Shen family has a clean and upright family tradition. If Gu Ling was really married to Shen Nian, how could he possibly visit a brothel openly?

Gu Ling did not show any guilt on his face: "An An and I met because of a horse. I fell in love with An An at first sight. After returning home, I begged my mother to go to the Shen Mansion to propose marriage."

"I have been preparing the betrothal gifts for more than a month, and I went to the Shen Mansion with a nervous heart. Fortunately, the Shangshu was quite satisfied with me and accepted the betrothal gifts on the same day. The two families also exchanged horoscopes. All we have to do is set an auspicious date, and then we can marry An An."

In an emergency, seeing that Feng Jun really had his eyes on Shen Nian'an, Gu Ling had no choice but to take the initiative and arrange Shen Nian'an's marriage in advance.

Otherwise, as long as Feng Jun said: I like this child and want to adopt him as my son, the marriage can be said to be a done deal.

Gu Ling could only be thankful that people like Feng Jun didn't speak directly, but had to lay the groundwork for a long time before stating their purpose, which gave her the opportunity to turn the situation around.

After listening to Gu Ling's words, Shen Nian'an almost doubted whether the other party was himself.

Just as he opened his mouth, Gu Ling suddenly held his hand. When he raised his head, he looked into a pair of eyes filled with tenderness and affection.

"An An, you have already accepted the token of love, so you can't regret it. Otherwise, not only will I be sad, but your sister will also be angry."

He caught a glimpse of Shen Jingyi's eyes and decided to remain silent, but his face looked a little dazed.

He might not have woken up yet, his enemies became relatives, and in just a few words he had a wife.

Yan Shiyi wanted to say more but was taken away by someone sent by Feng Jun. He was afraid that Yan Shiyi would continue talking as the two people in front of him had even set a date for their wedding.

He naturally noticed that Shen Nian'an's face was not right, so he asked, "I am really ignorant. Can Mr. Shen tell me when the marriage proposal took place?"

Shen Nian'an looked up at Gu Ling. Her gentle and smiling eyes were very different from the past. For a moment, he remembered the girl in red who was indulging herself on horseback.

At that time, he did not catch Gu Ling's eye. The girl rode her horse across the long street, and her figure riding away on the horse was neat and tidy, and she didn't even bother to look at him.

And now, Gu Ling held his hand, looked down at him, and there was no room for another person in his eyes.

Is this a dream? It must be a dream.

Otherwise, how could someone change their attitude so quickly?

Shen Nian'an held Gu Ling's hand and tilted his head: "It happened a few days ago. It was a big deal at the time. If Feng Jun sent someone to inquire about it, I guess even a three-year-old child would remember it."

Rumors are scary. Shen Jingyi can suppress the heat of the rumors, but it is impossible to erase everyone's memory.

If Feng Jun sent someone to ask, someone would definitely tell him.

Feng Jun's attitude turned cold: "That's a pity."

What a pity? Many people present did not understand, but some people vaguely sensed that there was something wrong with this marriage.

The combination of a first-rank military general and a third-rank civil official is not a strong alliance, but will instead provoke endless suspicion and fear from the royal family.

The banquet went smoothly. The young men and women, who had enjoyed a great feast, got on their carriages and left. Gu Ling and his three companions also left the palace.

Gu Ling stood beside the Shen Mansion's carriage and watched Shen Jingyi and Shen Nian'an get in the carriage.

There seemed to be an intoxicating tenderness hidden in her eyes, but if you looked carefully, you could see through the gentle appearance and see the cold and lonely nature within.

The carriage gradually went away. Shen Nian'an lifted the curtain and Gu Ling's figure became smaller and smaller until the carriage turned a corner and the man was completely out of sight. Only then did Shen Nian'an lower the curtain and sit down.

Shen Jingyi said sourly: "Oh, you can't bear to part with it?"

Shen Nian'an shook his head, stared at Shen Jingyi with a strange look, then slowly stretched out his hand.

A cry of pain came from the Shen Mansion's carriage, "It hurts, it hurts, it hurts!"

Shen Nian'an looked at Shen Jingyi's distorted expression and murmured, "It's not a dream."

So Gu Ling really wants to marry him?

It should be true. After all, with Feng Jun's testimony, there is no way to regret it.

Shen Jingyi was speechless. She wondered why Shen Nian'an was so calm, as if he was treating what happened today as a dream.

"An An, listen to me..."

"Sister." Shen Nian'an said seriously, "What kind of men does Miss Gu hate the most?"

Shen Jingyi: ???

The topic changed a bit too quickly. Shen Jingyi paused and replied, "Probably the weak and crying type. Don't worry, after all, you don't belong to this category."

She cries a little, but she's weak...

Shen Jingyi thought of the extremely lethal long whip at home, and really couldn't equate the word "weak" with Shen Nian'an.

Looking back to the past, when Shen Nian'an was only five years old, he was bullied by kids in school. Without waiting for Shen Jingyi to stand up for him, the little guy ran angrily to the kids holding a willow branch.

The willow branch swung forward heavily, hurting the child who had bullied him, and also made Shen Nian'an famous as someone who was not easy to mess with.

Later, as he grew older, the willow branches turned into long whips. No one had ever tried the whip in Shen Nian'an's hand, but no one dared to doubt the lethality of the whip.

Hearing Shen Jingyi's answer, Shen Nian'an nodded thoughtfully.

It has to be said that Gu Ling's excellent appearance is indeed attractive enough, but being attracted is one thing, and getting married is another.

He had to find a way to make Gu Ling cancel this strange marriage on his own initiative.

The carriage suddenly became quiet. Shen Nian'an was thinking about breaking off the engagement, while Shen Jingyi was worried about how to explain to the Shangshu.

How come my son was betrothed just after I went out?

General's Mansion.

Gu Ling found an excuse to conceal the source of the news about the marriage, and then told General Gu and Ning the whole story.

I thought I was going to be scolded again, but I saw her mother smiling with eyes curved, saying repeatedly: "Well, well, my daughter is really capable. She can handle the big issue of marriage by herself."

Ning glared at General Gu and said unhappily, "What's good about that? The things you sent to the Shen residence last time were too simple. How can they be considered a betrothal gift?"

Ning stood up and said, "I have to go to the warehouse to take a good look and pick a day to send the real betrothal gift over."

General Gu slapped his thigh and said, "Yes, yes, yes. We also need to swap the birth dates of the two children. This should be done sooner rather than later. We can't let the Shen family regret it."

Hearing this, Ning became even more anxious and hurried to the warehouse.

Gu Ling: “…”

After Ning left, General Gu's smile faded a little. She looked at Gu Ling and said, "Tell me, how did you know that the royal family had the intention of marrying a princess?"

"Mom, I've already said it, it's..."

"You've thought about what to say."

General Gu had a calm expression on her face. At this moment, her radiance was restrained. She was Gu Ling's irritable old mother, and she was also the great General Gu who had fought on the battlefield.