Chapter 379: Adopted Daughter

Chapter 379

Gu Ying stroked her pregnant belly and smiled slightly, "Auntie Zhao, don't cry anymore. Little Sister is fine, she only has some superficial skin injuries."

Aunt Zhao wiped her tears and carefully asked, "Ying... What exactly happened last night? Tell me quickly..."

Qin quickly pulled Aunt Zhao to sit in a chair, and briefly recounted what happened last night.

Aunt Zhao listened with fear and trepidation. When she heard that Gu Shuang's chastity was still intact, her heart that was suspended high finally settled down to earth.

It wasn't anything else. She was just worried that the marriage with the Fu family would lead her daughter into an inescapable abyss.

She had been a concubine in her life, and had finally obtained the status of a legal wife. She didn't want her daughter to be stared at when it came to marriage in the future. Her daughter would only be able to become a concubine for a vulgar man, and would never be able to lift her head high.

"But..." Her face turned pale as she worriedly said, "Although it's good that Shuang'er is still chaste, being abducted like this doesn't sound good no matter how you look at it. I wonder if the Fu family will mind..." Rread latest chapters at novelhall.com

Gu Ying smiled and said, "Don't worry about this. Thanks to my aunt's arrangement this time, letting us take the national duke's carriage from the Ye family manor outside the city all the way back magnificently to Beijing, we deliberately got off to buy some things to show our faces along the way. Those who watched the fun saw that we were both safe and sound, accompanied by the prince and cousin, surrounded by a group of guards and maids. Naturally, they dispelled last night's rumors of abduction. Moreover, the prince and cousin have already spread the word that after my little sister and I left the palace yesterday, we went straight to the Ye family manor to stay for a few days. We wanted to stay for two or three days, but when we heard the rumors, we came back to reassure the Fu family."

She used a handkerchief to wipe away Aunt Zhao's tears, "So don't worry, auntie. As long as those of us who know the truth don't talk, and Master Fu doesn't talk, my little sister will be fine."

Aunt Zhao breathed a sigh of relief in her throat, and held her daughter's little hand distressedly, "I'm really grateful to the prince and Master Ye this time, and to the princess for her arrangements as well."

Qin quickly laughed and said, "What's there to be polite about? Aren't we addressing each other as sisters now? Shuang'er's affairs are my affairs."

Gu Ying added, "However, we still need to be more careful with the Fu family. Fortunately, the only person who saw little sister last night was Master Fu. As long as things go well on his side, no one else is a problem."

Although this was said, everyone present knew that although Gu Shuang was still a virgin, Fu Xunzhi, who was usually honest, had seen her disheveled appearance in another man's room.

He had always been proper and conservative. No one knew if there would be any grievances in his heart.

Aunt Zhao hesitated and said, "Will Fu Xunzhi accept my Shuang'er? The Fu family has always looked down on Shuang’er’s background. I'm afraid this scandal is just right for Old Madam Fu."

Gu Shuang blushed while Ye Qingchi scowled.

Aunt Zhao had noticed Ye Qingchi’s expression. She smiled and said, "Princess, please don't say that. Just being able to become a goddaughter of the Ye family is already a blessing cultivated over eight lifetimes for Shuang'er. Please do not prepare any dowry!"

Aunt Zhao already understood Qin's personality thoroughly.

A simple person like her would just act on what she thought. So Aunt Zhao knew that she sincerely cared for Shuang'er. Thus, she also didn't intend to take advantage of the Ye family at all. Being sisters with someone like Qin was also a blessing for her.

She secretly swore in her heart that she would be even nicer to Qin in the future to repay today's favor.

With Gu Shuang as the Ye family's goddaughter, the Fu family wouldn't dare say anything.

Although seemingly insensitive in human interactions, Qin was actually very skilled. She just disdained pretentiousness with others.

The matter of recognizing Gu Shuang as goddaughter was settled.

Ye Qingchi was unhappy, his handsome face dark as the bottom of a pot. He left the hall silently.

Gu Shuang watched the man’s departing figure, hesitant to speak up.

Gu Ying walked over to Gu Shuang with a smile and gently asked, "Still not happy?"

Gu Shuang was somewhat disappointed. "Sister, I always feel that Master Ye doesn't like me very much."

Gu Ying smiled and asked meaningfully, "Is that really the case?"

Gu Shuang asked blankly, "Isn't it?"

Gu Ying smiled mysteriously, "Previously I also felt that cousin didn't like you, but now it seems that's not necessarily the case."