The daughter of the first wife grew up in the countryside and was extremely powerful

At this moment, Yan Ru woke up from his dream and quickly collected his thoughts, hiding the indescribable confession in his eyes, and just responded in a muffled voice: "Yeah."

However, his lowered eyes seemed to be out of control and fell involuntarily on the little hand held by the woman in front of her.

The woman has a petite figure, even her hands are so small and cute.

Her fingers were long and slender, like green and white jade, and her fingertips were round and cute, with a faint pink sheen.

The pink nails were neatly trimmed and clean, adding a touch of refinement.

At this moment, the woman was holding a green silk handkerchief in her hand. Its bright color contrasted with her white and tender palm, making it even more eye-catching.

When she moved her hands slightly, it seemed as if she had plucked the softest strings in Shi Jinyan's heart, making his heart beat fast.

Shi Jinyan was secretly surprised. He never expected that one day he would be deeply attracted to a woman's fingers.

This feeling was so strange, yet so wonderful, that he was a little at a loss for a moment.

After a long while, he finally suppressed the throbbing in his heart, but his tone was no longer cold:

"I heard that someone from the Marquis' Mansion came looking for you today? Do you need me to step in and deal with it?"

Hearing this, Gu Fanchu couldn't help but smile slightly, thinking to himself, this person gets into the role pretty quickly!

However, she immediately shook her head, because this was her own business after all, and there was no need to delegate it to others:

"No, since we've already reached a consensus, if I can't even handle such a small matter properly, how can I be your ally in the future?"

After hearing this, Shi Jinyan was slightly stunned, and then fell into a brief silence.

After a while, he slowly raised his right hand, gently untied the piece of black jade with a warm texture and fine color tied around his waist, and handed it to the woman in front of him:

"Since we're engaged, a token of our love is a good thing. I've carried this jade pendant with me for many years, so I'll give it to you today."

Gu Fanchu was a little dazed and confused by this sudden action. He stood there blankly as if he had been cast under a spell.

However, it only took a moment for her to come to her senses, and she stretched out her delicate hand and gently took the exquisite jade pendant from the man's broad and warm palm.

Shi Jinyan only felt as if something silky and delicate was sliding across the palm of his hand. The touch was like the licking of a flame, causing him to retract his hand involuntarily, as if he was really burned.

At this moment, Gu Fanchu was gently pinching the jade pendant that was as smooth as jade. For some reason, the tips of her ears actually blushed slightly, as beautiful as the peach blossoms quietly blooming in spring.

Her heart was like a pool of spring water startled by a stone, rippling in circles.

After hesitating for a long time, she slowly took out a crescent-shaped white sachet from her waist.

This sachet looks ordinary and is not a particularly valuable item. It contains two specially made pills that can detoxify all kinds of poisons.

She said softly with a hint of shyness:

"I'm so sorry, I don't have anything valuable to give you. This sachet... I embroidered it myself, stitch by stitch. It might not be very fine, and it might not look very pretty, but it contains two antidotes that can cure all kinds of poisons.

Of course, I sincerely hope you'll never need them, but it's always good to have them just in case."

As she spoke, she couldn't help but lower her head, and her cheeks became more and more red, as tempting as a ripe apple.

Although this was just an ordinary purse, at this moment Gu Fanchu inexplicably felt a little girl's shyness in her heart.

Her beautiful eyes flickered with a hint of uneasiness, and she cautiously looked up at the noble man standing in front of her, as if she wanted to catch a clue from his expression and reaction.

Shi Jinyan narrowed his eyes slightly, and a hint of tenderness like water appeared in his deep and bright eyes.

He stared quietly at the exquisite sachet in front of him, as if he could see through its appearance to the deep affection contained within.

However, he did not hesitate too much. He stretched out his slender fingers almost without hesitation and gently took the sachet.

At this moment, the woman standing beside her couldn't help but widen her eyes, her face full of surprise.

She never expected that Shi Jinyan would accept the sachet she gave him so readily, and even carefully tied it around his waist in front of her.

This action made the woman's heart beat wildly and her cheeks involuntarily turned lightly red.

On the other side, Gu Fanchu felt his face getting hotter and hotter.

She subconsciously raised her hand and touched her cheek, thinking to herself:

"It must be because the weather is too hot and humid today that people feel so hot and unbearable..."

However, only she herself knew that the real reason why her heart was beating faster and her cheeks were flushed was not just the hot weather.

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Since the engagement had already been decided, Wang was naturally very busy.

She happily began to prepare a generous dowry for Gu Fanchu.

And on the morning of the next day, before the sun had fully shone on the earth, the Marquis' Mansion, as agreed in advance, sent a large number of people and a luxurious carriage to the General's Mansion to welcome Gu Fanchu.

The two brothers who came to pick people up this time were the eldest son of the Marquis' Mansion, Meng Qiaoming, and his younger brother Meng Chengfeng.

However, it is obvious that these two young men did not come here willingly, but had to make this trip under pressure from their mothers.

My mother said that as long as Gu Fanchu was brought back, Meng Hewan would not have to marry Pei Qingan.

Thinking of this, even though they were extremely reluctant, the two had no choice but to accept the job.

In order to minimize unnecessary trouble and avoid too many outsiders seeing this scene, they deliberately chose to set off at the earliest time of the day.

However, things went against one's wishes. Who could have expected that the General's Mansion would become the focus of everyone's attention because of the imperial edict issued by the emperor yesterday?

Look, early in the morning, when the carriage of the Marquis' Mansion slowly drove into the gate of the General's Mansion, many curious eyes had already gathered around. People stretched their necks to look over here, wanting to find out what was going on.

Meng Qiaoming raised his hand to signal the servant behind him to come forward and knock on the door, and then he and his brother stood quietly outside the door waiting.

Not long after, the tightly closed door slowly opened, and a man who looked like a housekeeper poked his head out. After glancing at the Meng Qiaoming brothers, he said expressionlessly:

"Wait."

Then he closed the door again without hesitation, leaving the two of them to continue waiting at the door.