It was getting dark, and lanterns had been hung in the main house and the west wing corridor. The east wing was dark because no one approached due to Hua Zhi's order.
Gu Yanxi came out of the house and paused as he looked at Hua Zhi's blurred figure in the dim light.
Hua Zhi turned around after hearing the noise, and their eyes met. Hua Zhi lowered her head slightly and knelt towards him. Unlike her previous half-salutations, this was the most proper and proper salute she had performed since they had met.
Gu Yanxi's eyes darkened and she didn't speak for a long time, while Hua Zhi kept bowing.
Gu Yanxi smiled bitterly, stepped forward and lifted the person up, "Are you blaming me, Miss?"
"I dare not." Hua Zhi looked up and saw the bitterness in his eyes. She paused and said, "I have always been taken care of by Mr. Lu, but Mr. Lu has never done anything bad to the Hua family. I have taken advantage of him and still want to blame Mr. Lu for hiding his identity. How can I be so shameless?"
Gu Yanxi's eyes gradually lit up. He looked at Hua Zhi without blinking, and almost wanted to reveal his feelings in this corridor. His reason finally stopped him. It was not the right time yet. He knew very well that now was not the right time. Even if he really said it, he would only face rejection.
Before the Hua family regained its footing, Hua Zhi would never consider her own lifelong event. No, not that. Gu Yanxi looked at the woman in front of him whose features showed gentleness, and remembered that Shaoyao once said that she had decided not to marry again.
Hua Zhi suddenly raised her head and met Gu Yanxi's gaze, "Mr. Lu, do you have anything to say?"
"Gu Yanxi, my name is Gu Yanxi."
Gu, Guo, Hua Zhi seemed to hear the sound of the second shoe falling. She was about to salute without hesitation, but her arms were held tightly by someone.
"But in the Hua family, I am just Mr. Lu. I am Mr. Wu of the Hua family, and this will not change."
"The Hua family..."
"The Hua family can afford it." Gu Yanxi interrupted her, "I am willing to earn this money from the Hua family."
Hua Zhi is not stupid, in most cases she can definitely be called smart, so she can clearly see the affection in Gu Yanxi's eyes, and she also knows how rare this affection is, but... she can't accept it.
She could marry as ordered by her parents and the matchmaker, and become a virtuous wife who takes concubines and provides tonics for her husband, but she could not fall in love with a man in a foreign country. They were not just different in language and nationality, they were not from the same world at all, they had received different educations, and their values were different. How could two such people fall in love
In the end, you'll just end up with both of you feeling sad. If the worst comes to the worst, you'll never have anything to do with each other again until you die. Why bother
"Mr. Lu, I have no intention of leaving the Hua family in this life."
"Life is still long, we can talk about this later."
Hua Zhi frowned slightly, then thought that this obsession was only because she didn't get it. As time went by, she would naturally lose interest in it. If she had to get it before she would give up, it was no big deal for her.
"You don't need to worry." Gu Yanxi resisted the urge to touch her hair, his eyes full of smiles, "I won't use my status to force you to do anything, and I will never use the Hua family to threaten you. I hope you can treat me the same way as before. Others definitely can't do it, but I know you can."
She indeed could. She had no reverence for the imperial power in her bones, and she was even less able to be intimidated by the royal family. This was actually a very dangerous thing. If it fell into the eyes of someone with ulterior motives, they could easily accuse her of a crime. That was why she hid herself in the inner house and tried to reduce her presence as much as possible. Now, even if she couldn't avoid it, she tried to have as little contact with outsiders as possible. But the one in front of her probably couldn't be avoided.
Oh, and there's the one in the room. Hua Zhi glanced at the closed door and asked, "Is he staying here?"
"You need to stay here for the time being. Don't worry, I've got someone watching over you, so nothing will go wrong." Gu Yanxi made a gesture of invitation, and the two of them walked forward, one trying to walk slower while the other reminded himself not to overstep the line. They were both satisfied with being half a step away.
Gu Yanxi looked back and paused imperceptibly. The half-step distance was shortened by more than half. He was satisfied and continued the conversation: "Let's call him Ah Jian from now on. It's good."
"It's already disrespectful to call him that. Now that you know his identity, calling him that..."
"The people in the royal family are actually very pitiful. They seem to have everything, but in fact they have nothing. The name Ah Jian may not seem special to others, but it truly belongs to him, and it is very important to him."
Thinking of his reaction when she no longer called him Ah Jian but the Sixth Prince, Hua Zhi's heart softened. He was just a child of the same age as Berlin, without a mother to protect him. He must have suffered a lot in that cannibalistic palace.
"Then the Hua family will overstep their boundaries."
"He would be delighted."
Unknown to them, the two had already walked side by side as before. Gu Yanxi was afraid that Hua Zhi would find out, so she continued, "Did you know that the Sun family and the Hua family have a history?"
During this period of time, Hua Zhi has already understood the power of the Hua family. However, she still didn't expect that the Hua family has a past relationship with the Sun family, the general guarding the pass. Both of them are important officials, one civil and one military. What will happen if the emperor finds out
"Is it Grandfather and General Sun or..."
"That's not the case. We have to go back several generations, and we should start from Mr. Hua's grandfather. Although the Sun family has always been a family of military generals, it has never been so conspicuous before. As far as I know, the two old men became close friends because they both love drinking. Your grandfather and General Sun grew up together when they were young. Their friendship has continued for several generations, and they are almost brothers in this generation, not much different from real brothers. Later, the Sun family rose step by step, and Sun Bei became the general guarding the important pass of Aiguan. The two families had to keep their distance to avoid gossip."
Gu Yanxi looked at Hua Zhi and smiled, "If not for this, your father would be more likely to marry into the Sun family."
Marry into the Sun family? Isn't Concubine Zhen the only descendant of the Sun family? Could it be that my father has a past relationship with Concubine Zhen
Hua Zhi looked at Gu Yanxi, eyes full of curiosity.
Gu Yanxi's smile deepened, "In the past, the two families had many contacts, so the younger generations naturally had the opportunity to meet each other."
Gu Yanxi stopped talking about this. Concubine Zhen was already deceased, and she was the emperor's concubine. It was unacceptable for the two families to say such words of regret.
Hua Zhi had a good impression of Concubine Zhen, "Did she die of illness or..."
"She died of illness. In a place like that, only ambitious people can live well. Concubine Zhen had no choice but to enter the palace. As the only bloodline of the Sun family, she was a hostage held by the Sun family in the hands of the emperor."
Now that she has passed away, the Sixth Prince is Sun Bei's only bond. Hua Zhi curled the corners of her lips, thinking that the First Prince and the Fourth Prince are enough to cause trouble.
Since the Sun family and the Hua family have a history, and she happened to bring the person back, she must protect the person no matter what to be worthy of the friendship between the two families for so many years.
"Please keep your word, Mr. Lu, and don't let anyone find out about the Hua family."
Gu Yanxi was not at all surprised that Hua Zhi made such a decision. He said so many things for a reason. Hua Zhi has always been very protective of the people she considers to be hers. It can be said that the Sixth Prince has turned a disaster into a blessing.
PS: Girls, I’ve waited for a long time. In my previous writing, I didn’t actually make the relationship clear, but thinking about how good the opportunity is, I… waited for a long time.