Happy Spring Every Year

After Ji Wan finished saying these words, she quickly stepped forward and hugged Shen Jiasui tightly, tears rolling down her face.

Her years are so innocent.

Shen Jiasui naturally felt a lot of grievances in his heart, but compared to the hatred of his entire family being executed, these grievances were nothing.

Seeing Ji Wan being so cruel, Gu Xizhi turned to look at Shen Zhengsheng and cried out with tears in her eyes: "Godfather..."

Shen Zhengsheng shook his head slowly. He was more heartbroken than anyone else.

He didn't understand whether he had corrupted Gu Xizhi or human nature was evil, and even he was fooled by Gu Xizhi!

Seeing that Shen Zhengsheng, who had always loved her, also ignored her, Gu Xizhi was completely thrown into disarray at this moment.

She is scared...

She was afraid that if what happened today got out, the Lu family would not let her in.

After all, without the Shen family, she was just an insignificant orphan.

Gu Xizhi bit her lip.

No!

She has worked hard for so many years, and no matter what, she must marry into the Lu family as the daughter of General Dingguo!

Thinking of this, Gu Xizhi slowly raised her head, and the usual weakness on her face faded away bit by bit at this moment.

"Godmother."

Gu Xizhi looked at Ji Wan who was standing with Shen Jiasui, with a hint of coldness in her eyes.

"You always say you love and pity me, but the husband you chose for Sui Sui was Yun Zheng, a rare talent, and the one you chose for me is your nephew from your mother's family."

"Is this what you call equal treatment? Suisui can marry the eldest son of the general, but I am only worthy of marrying the unknown second son of the Bo family!"

"Besides, if Sui Sui really must be with Yun Zheng, then she should be on guard against me and keep a close eye on Yun Zheng!"

"Love is something you can't force. Yun Zheng and I are in love with each other. If you, godmother, really love me, you should be thinking about how to let me take Sui Sui's place and marry into the Lu family in a legitimate way!"

When Ji Wan heard Gu Xizhi say this with such confidence, her eyes widened with anger. Only at this moment did she realize how ridiculous all her years of hard work had been.

The eldest nephew is the eldest son of the Loyal and Brave Marquis and has already started a family. Although the second nephew cannot inherit the title, he is a very good child with great literary talent and a gentle personality.

She carefully selected and chose her second nephew. Once Xizhi married him, her brother and sister-in-law would definitely treat her well because of her relationship, and she would never have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of her life.

She worried about Xizhi, but it turned out that Xizhi was arrogant and looked down on the second son of the Zhongyong Marquis's Mansion!

Gu Xizhi didn't want to see Ji Wan's reaction, and turned to Shen Zhengsheng and said:

"Godfather, you have always been very good to Xizhi. I know that after this incident, you must be disappointed in me."

"But please don't forget that my father lost his life trying to save you, and my mother left me because of that. It's all because of you that I became an orphan with no one to rely on."

"As the ancients said, a drop of water should be repaid with a spring, let alone a life-saving grace from heaven."

"Therefore, the wealth and prestige of the General's Mansion today should be shared by me, Gu Xizhi. No matter what I do, you have no right to blame me, because all of this was earned for me by my parents with their lives!"

Obviously, Gu Xizhi had accumulated a lot of resentment in her heart over the years, and it finally came out today.

In her anger, her beautiful face was slightly distorted, showing a bit of madness.

Shen Zhengsheng had never seen Gu Xizhi like this before, and he was shocked and felt unfamiliar.

Even Lu Yunzheng, who was standing by, looked stunned and didn't react for a long time.

After all, in everyone's eyes, Gu Xizhi has always been gentle and weak, speaking softly, and showing kindness to everyone, beautiful and innocent.

After Gu Xizhi finished speaking, she felt a surge of pleasure in her heart, but she soon noticed Lu Yunzheng's abnormality and her expression changed slightly.

The next moment, she suddenly bent over and started coughing violently again, making her already thin body look even weaker and more helpless.

Lu Yunzheng came back to his senses immediately and supported her distressedly, "Xizhi, how are you?"

Seeing Gu Xizhi trembling with coughing and her eyes red, and no one from the Shen family came forward to show concern, Lu Yunzheng felt sorry for Gu Xizhi. He immediately looked around and said in a cold voice:

"Xizhi, don't be afraid. Even if the Shen family is ungrateful, you still have me!"

When Ji Wan heard what Gu Xizhi had just said, her heart really sank. Just as she was about to speak, Shen Jiasui patted her hand and stepped forward.

"One thousand nine hundred and sixty-three." Shen Jiasui said coldly.

At this time, Gu Xizhi stopped coughing for a while, and Lu Yunzheng raised his head, frowned and said impatiently: "Shen Jiasui, what are you talking about?"

Shen Jiasui looked directly at Lu Yunzheng and Gu Xizhi and said slowly, "This is the number of soldiers who died in the battle where Gu Xizhi's father, Lieutenant General Gu, died."

Lu Yunzheng's expression froze when he heard this, but Shen Jiasui continued, "The Shen family has always been grateful for Deputy General Gu's kindness. Over the years, we have also tried our best to compensate Gu Xizhi. We have poured our hearts and souls into it, using the strength of our entire family."

"But this doesn't give Gu Xizhi a reason to repay a favor and stab us in the back!"

"Lu Yunzheng, born into a family of generals, you should know as well as I do that defending the country is a soldier's duty! The moment they rush to the battlefield, all soldiers have already put life and death aside. Even if they die on the battlefield, they will have no regrets!"

"When my father went to war, he always said goodbye to us. Although it was unlucky, he even left his last words early on. Because, my father never set a goal to come back alive. Instead, he only wanted to protect the country for one more day and kill one more enemy!"

"Lu Yunzheng, isn't your father, General Lu, the same? If you don't have this awareness, I advise you to give up the path of a military officer as soon as possible, because you are not worthy of it!"

Shen Jiasui looked directly into Lu Yunzheng's eyes, and every word he said was powerful.

Lu Yunzheng was stimulated by Shen Jiasui's fierce momentum, and his expression changed several times.

At this time, Shen Jiasui looked at Gu Xizhi again, and seeing that she was still unconvinced, his tone became even colder.

"Gu Xizhi, do you know how my father lost his left arm?"

"Sui Sui!"

At this time, Shen Zhengsheng suddenly spoke out to stop him.

However, Shen Jiasui did not respond to his father, but instead coldly revealed the truth of that year.

"During that battle, it was your father, Lieutenant General Gu, who led the troops that fell into an ambush. Upon hearing the news, my father led his troops to rescue them. In order to save your father's life, his left arm was chopped off by the enemy on the spot."

"Then the army retreated, and the enemy took advantage of the situation to pursue us. It was then that Lieutenant General Gu lost his life while trying to cover my father's retreat."

"I'm not saying this to deny your father's kindness, but I can't bear to see you use that kindness as a threat and trample on the sincerity of my Shen family with a clear conscience!"