Hidden golden branches

Chen Rong never saw Sun Yi again since that day when he taught people to pretend to be bandits.

It’s not that I don’t have a chance to see him, it’s that I never want to see him again in this life!

Chen Rong had long been disheartened by him. He was so unbearable that he asked him to abandon him like worn out shoes.

In his heart, his status as a county lord and a lady from the Shang Shufang family were not as good as those of a frontier woman whom he had just met.

He would rather break off the engagement with his military exploits than marry her, ignoring the feelings he had for so many years and treating him with all his heart.

Chen Rong, who had never cooked before, knew that Sun Yi liked sweets and often cooked cakes and sweet soup for him.

Especially when the sweet-scented osmanthus matures, plum blossoms and peach blossoms bloom, Chen Rong will make these seasonal cakes for him to taste.

Even Chen Rong's parents and brothers were not lucky enough to eat the cakes she made herself.

Knowing that he liked the paintings of Kang Yun, the former master of painting, Chen Rong spent many years of his own money to buy them from Piao Miao Pavilion at a high price and gave them to him as a birthday gift on his birthday.

Not to mention the rare sapphire pen holder, the unique coral pen holder, the silver-valued Cheng Xin paper and Huizhou ink.

Chen Rong would rather save money and buy less new jewelry and make less fashionable clothes, but also help Sun Yi buy the four treasures of the study that he can use.

It's a pity that Sun Yi is not good at studying, so Chen Rong wasted a lot of thought.

At this time, Sun Yi felt inexplicably uncomfortable when he saw Chen Rong's indifferent and distant gaze.

"Huh? Who did I think it was? It turned out to be Deputy Lieutenant Sun. Ha, is this a hero saving a beauty?"

Gu Shizi's arrogant expression of mocking Sun Yi instantly brought Chen Rong's thoughts back to the present.

Gu Fei then seemed to suddenly recognize Chen Rong, and said: "Tsk, isn't this the Jiahe County Lord who was disliked by Deputy Lieutenant Sun and broke off the engagement? Tsk tsk, no wonder Deputy Lieutenant Sun can't forget his old love, he is indeed a good person."

"Prince Gu, you'd better be virtuous with your words, otherwise, be careful of trouble coming from your mouth." Sun Yi, who was still wearing a light green embroidered official robe, said in a cold voice.

Chen Rong suddenly remembered who the dude in front of him was.

This person is Gu Fei, the eldest son of Gu Liwan, the Marquis of Cheng'en. He married General Miao's cousin An and raised a second wife outside. She seemed to be the daughter of a widow. Everyone in the Gu family opposed him taking that woman as his concubine. As time went by, the carefree Gu Fei also lost his freshness and gradually stopped looking for the outer room. The outer room asked someone to bring him a letter, telling him that she was pregnant with his flesh and blood and wanted him to go over and take a look. If he didn't pass by, she would be killed by a collision to avoid living an unclean life.

Gu Fei actually sneered at the servant who came to report the news: "Let her die, and I'll see who stops her!"

In other words, he has seen too many scenes of jealous people in high-end back houses crying, making trouble, and hanging themselves, and it is not new at all.

Unexpectedly, Wai Shi was really dead...not to mention that the death was extremely miserable, and the child who was still two months old in the belly also followed the mother.

This matter spread widely, and the reputation of the Gu family will inevitably be damaged.

Later, Gu Fei's maternal grandfather's family came forward to mediate, and Gu Fei was sent to live in a temple for three months to atone for the sins of the mother and son.

Gu Fei's maternal grandfather was Jiang Bacheng, the maternal uncle of the current emperor's eldest son, Xiao Jinyu.

Gu Liwan still had to give his ex-father-in-law Jiang Batcheng some face.

Gu Fei's mother Jiang died in depression after Gu Liwan took Bai Yueguang He, a dead man, as his concubine.

Needless to say, Gu Liwan's beloved concubine Bai Yueguang naturally became the Marquis of Cheng'enhou Mansion.

After Jiang passed away, no one took care of Gu Fei, which made Gu Fei let himself go and become even more lawless. Because of this, his status as the heir apparent was almost deprived by Marquis Chengen to give to his step-brother, Gu Ning.

Gu Ning is quite a talented person. He is versatile in both civil and military affairs at the age of fifteen.

After passing the examination at the age of seventeen, he went to join the army and is now a sixth-grade captain of Zhenwei. Given time, his future will be immeasurable.

Outsiders also know that Prince Gu was a pretty good kid when he was a child.

However, after the death of his aunt, Marquis Chengen took Bai Yueguang's beloved concubine as his stepmother, and her stepmother doted on the child so much that he became uneducated, lawless, and useless.

Having said that, Gu Feiruo will never repent.

There are two of them. If they are not kept together, his position as the heir apparent will not be secure.

Chen Rong neither wanted to see Sun Yi nor waste words with that dude, so he turned around and left.

Unexpectedly, he was immediately blocked by Gu Fei with a gold-painted paper fan in his hand: "Want to leave?" He looked tough and said sarcastically: "Humph, even a guy like Sun Yi despises you, and you still want to marry the number one scholar. Lang?"

It turns out that Gu Fei's stepsister, seventeen-year-old Gu Lanyu, has fallen in love with Ji Yuxian ever since she met him as a child and wanted to marry him when she grew up.

However, Ji Yuxian had no idea about her at all.

Ji Yuxian's heart was always on Chen Rong.

Even if Chen Rong fell in love with Sun Yi and obtained the imperial edict for marriage, Ji Yuxian could only sadly think of not getting married.

Gu Fei's words made Chen Rong lose his temper. He pointed at Gu Fei with his little arm and said with a serious face: "What does it have to do with you? Get out of the way!"

"Step aside?"

Before Gu Fei could finish his words, there was a burst of footsteps behind Chen Rong, and then a familiar aura enveloped Chen Rong. The person who came took Chen Rong over and protected him behind him. Then, his voice was cold and stern towards Gu Fei. Fei scolded: "Presumptuous!"

"Huh? Who do I think you are? It turns out to be Ji Shizi. Is Ji Shizi distressed? You actually feel sorry for a woman who is despised by others? Why is she! She is just a waste! How can she compare to my sister? Your ruthlessness caused me to She has been crying for many days, but in the end the woman you like will be nothing more than this." Seeing Ji Yuxian appear, Gu Fei not only did not restrain himself, but said angrily.

Ji Yuxian, who was wearing a scarlet official robe and a silver fish bag, frowned, exuding a cold aura, and said loudly: "The Lord of Jiahe County is a rare good girl in the world. She is very good. I am happy with her. Sincerely." This is the blessing I have been asking for, even if I try my best, I will have no regrets.”

Not only was Chen Rong moved when hearing Ji Yuxian's words, Sun Yi's face also changed color.

Then Ji Yuxian said coldly: "Forget it for now, if I hear your slanderous words about her next time, don't blame me for punishing you for a verbal offense!"

Ji Yuxian was not polite to Gu Fei, and directly used a distant tone of "I am an official".

Although the two are both crown princes, the weight of Ji Yuxian's crown prince status is infinitely higher than that of Gu Fei's crown prince.

Ji Yuxian is the number one scholar with real talent and learning. He is the fourth-rank Shaoqing of Marble Temple and has real power.

Gu Fei, on the other hand, was just a playboy who relied on the protection of his family and his hereditary status as heir to idle around all day long, eating and drinking and waiting to die.

This is the difference between an ordinary official family and a noble family. Regardless of whether the descendants of a noble family are promising or not, the title is hereditary. As long as there are no prodigal sons, there will be no problem for the family to remain prosperous.

Chen Rong: The stupid playboy Gu Fei thinks that no one dares to mess with him. In fact, he is a straw bag that was fed to waste by his stepmother.

Xiaozi: That’s right.