Chapter 362: A tree grows into branches, a people grow into families

Chapter 362: A tree grows into branches, a people grow into families

The eldest princess suddenly remembered: "Oh, by the way, Yuan'er, I asked someone to calculate the time. In order to avoid that kind of thing that day, mother plans to hold a family recognition banquet for you."

Shen Xia looked at the eldest princess's eager face.

"it is good."

"There are two dates, one is April 16th, and the other is April 11th. Yuan'er, which date do you think is better?"

Shen Xia thought for a moment and said, "April 16th, right? The palace examination will be over by then."

The princess thought it was a good idea: "Okay! April 16th."

Shen Xia suddenly thought that Qianyu was at home, and she had spent at least one hundred taels of silver.

But when she came out, it seemed like she almost didn't bring her piano with her.

Then he asked the eldest princess, "Mother, do you have a zither?"

"Qin?"

"Ah."

"Yes, there are two in the warehouse. They were given to you by someone else. Your father likes to play the piano."

"Oh, okay, I want one. I redeemed Qianyu and she will follow me from now on. I thought she plays the piano well, so I planned to let her teach the children."

"Okay!"

After the two of them confirmed it, Shen Xia returned to his own yard.

However, just as I returned to the yard, I heard the servant report that the Fourth Young Master Song had sent some things.

After moving these things to the backyard, I discovered that it was Shen Xia's piano.

Fourth brother must have thought that the children here couldn’t practice playing the piano, so he sent it to her specially.

In fact, Song Yun originally wanted to deliver the piano personally, but the eldest princess had said before that she would wait until he achieved something before meeting her, so he did not dare to go against the eldest princess's wishes and had to have the piano delivered first.

Song Yun, who was originally very confident, has become very serious recently. This is all because their future is closely related.

In the past, they would be together regardless of whether their test scores were good or bad, but if they did well, Shen Xia would give him a wedding gift as a reward.

And now the eldest princess means that if he does well in the exam, he will have a place by Shen Xia's side; if he does not do well in the exam, he will have nothing.

Faced with such a situation, he had to study with all his might.

After Gu Zizhan returned to Prince Rui's Mansion, he saw his elder sister and mother sitting there as soon as he entered the main hall. The atmosphere seemed a little solemn.

From my mother's expression, it can be seen that she doesn't seem to be in a very good mood.

When Gu Ziyan saw Gu Zizhan coming back, she immediately asked, "Zizhan is back, how was your meeting?"

In fact, she had originally planned to discuss this matter with Gu Zizhan as soon as he returned, but was delayed due to busy family affairs.

During the conversation with Princess Rui, Gu Ziyan learned that Gu Zizhan went to see Princess Anping.

At the same time, she also told her mother that Shen Xia was Princess Anping.

This surprised Princess Rui very much. She had never expected this fact. If she had not opposed this marriage, they would have been married long ago.

But now Princess Anping is already married, which makes Princess Rui unable to imagine how Gu Zizhan will treat her when he finds out the truth.

However, Gu Zizhan behaved unusually calmly, and was no longer the person who showed his emotions on his face.

Gu Zizhan looked at his eldest sister: "Well, I went to the Princess's residence and told my aunt that I would not cancel the engagement."

Princess Rui didn't dare to say anything at this moment. Her son's originally good marriage was ruined by herself.

If we hadn't stopped it back then, it would have been a marriage that was destined. In the end, after all the twists and turns, they still got married.

I heard from Zi Yan that she has given birth to three children.

He still has to do this to others, what a sin!

I didn’t even get the first hand one, and now I’ve got several hands and I’m still thinking about it.

His infatuated character is really the same as his father's.

The more I think about it, the angrier I get.

Originally, I just heard that the eldest princess said that Princess Anping was married, but it turned out that she already had three children and three husbands.

It's so scary.

I really don't know how she is so charming and how she can make my little son, who has never liked beautiful women since childhood, so obsessed with her.

Now that the two are still engaged, it would be difficult for me to ask the princess to cancel the engagement.

The key point is that the third brother has gone to find the eldest princess.

If I rashly go to see the princess again, I'm afraid our relationship will become strained.

Thinking of this, Princess Rui couldn't help but sigh, her heart full of helplessness and regret.

I should have known that Princess Anping’s relationship was no ordinary one.

With so many children, I should have called off the marriage when the eldest princess told me that Princess Anping was married.

It's too late now.

Gu Zizhan looked at Princess Rui expressionlessly and said calmly, "I have asked His Majesty for permission to set up a general's mansion elsewhere. As for the Rui Palace, it is enough to have my second brother here."

Princess Rui, who was originally a little regretful, looked even uglier after hearing these words.

She asked in a low voice, "Why?"

Gu Zizhan answered without hesitation: "I don't want Yuan'er to live in this yard because she feels uncomfortable here."

"Can't the palace accommodate the two of you? Why do you feel uncomfortable living here?" Princess Rui asked angrily.

Gu Zizhan said bluntly: "Why I made this decision, you should know it in your heart. And as the saying goes, 'a big tree has branches, and a big man has a family', isn't this a very natural thing?"

Princess Rui was furious: "Have you ever heard of a family dividing up the family property while the parents were still alive?"

"Of course!"

Gu Ziyan looked at Princess Rui's excited expression and tried to ease the atmosphere: "Mother, please calm down. It's a good thing for Zizhan to go out and live alone. He will still go home to visit during festivals or when there are important matters. After all, the distance is not far."

Princess Rui's eyes widened and she angrily rebuked: "How can a son take his wife out to live alone? This is simply a joke for the world to see!"

"Don't you agree to not watch the joke?"

"You, what daughter-in-law doesn't serve her parents-in-law in front of her mother-in-law?" Princess Rui said.

"You are my mother, I will serve you without any complaints, but Yuan'er has no obligation to serve you." Gu Zizhan said coldly.

Princess Rui was filled with anger when she heard Gu Zizhan's twisted logic.

"Anyway, I don't agree and will leave the house to live somewhere else. If you are worried that I will make things difficult for her, I can compromise and not let her serve me." Princess Rui looked at Gu Zizhan and said firmly.

"Mother, I'm afraid you're overthinking it. His Majesty's decree will come down soon, and I will definitely move out of the house and live somewhere else." Gu Zizhan responded calmly.

"You--" Princess Rui pointed at Gu Zizhan in disbelief, too angry to speak.

"Are you really going to do this? Even give up your family for a woman?" Princess Rui asked in a trembling voice.

"What is home? This suffocating place? I need her in this life. If I can't be with her, I will be lonely until I grow old." Gu Zizhan expressed his determination word by word.

Princess Rui had tears in her eyes and couldn't believe that the person in front of her was her son.

His heart was filled with resentment towards that woman. It was because of her that his son decided to leave home and live another life.

If it wasn't for her, it wouldn't be like this.

She had no idea that this was the result of her reckless behavior.