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Gu Xiruo had indeed considered this question, but Gu Jiuning had been missing for almost twenty years, living in the wilderness all this time. Who knows if he is still as formidable as he used to be?
Moreover, in order to evade the pursuit of the Yu family, they had to transform themselves into ordinary people. Only by doing so could the Yu family be unable to find them.
She was certain that Gu Jiuning hadn’t taught Wang Jinhe these things in the past few years.
Even if he did teach this year, how much could Wang Jinhe learn in such a short time?
“She won’t learn much.”
Looking at Gu Xiruo’s confident expression, Xie Yang furrowed his brow. “What do you mean by that?”
“Before this year, they were constantly avoiding the pursuit of the Yu family. In such circumstances, how could they teach Wang Jinhe too much?” Gu Xiruo revealed everything she knew to Xie Yang.
Xie Yang felt that what Gu Xiruo said was reasonable, but she didn’t believe that Wang Jinhe was truly as crude as an ordinary village woman.
“I have seen Wang Jinhe, and she doesn’t seem crude and lacking manners like an ordinary village woman,” Xie Yang reminded Gu Xiruo.
Not only is she not crude, but she also has a unique temperament that they don’t possess.
Hearing Xie Yang’s words, Gu Xiruo chuckled, “I think you’ve overestimated Wang Jinhe.”
Xie Yang sighed lightly, seeing that Gu Xiruo still dismissed it. “It’s not that I’ve overestimated Wang Jinhe, but you’ve underestimated her.”
Can someone who has earned the favor of the emperor and the empress dowager be an ordinary person?
Who is Su Yu? Is he really good to Wang Jinhe only because of family traditions? Is he only marrying Wang Jinhe because of ancestral instructions?
She didn’t think so.
“Gu Xiruo, Su Yu is a very proud person. Even if Wang Jinhe gives birth to his son and even if his family tradition requires him to marry Wang Jinhe, if it weren’t for Wang Jinhe’s special charm, he would only fulfill the responsibilities he should bear for Wang Jinhe and her son, without developing any emotions towards them,” Xie Yang, who had been pursuing Su Yu for many years, knew what kind of person he was.
It was precisely because she knew what kind of person he was that Xie Yang felt resentful.
She didn’t understand where she fell short compared to Wang Jinhe.
Was she, a young lady from a wealthy family, inferior to a village woman?
Now she understands that Wang Jinhe is also a young lady from a wealthy family, and her status is not much lower than hers.
She had heard about the exploits of Yu Bailing and Yu Qingfeng.
Gu Xiruo looked at Xie Yang with a hint of impatience, “Xie Yang, what do you mean by this?”
“I’m just reminding you not to underestimate anyone. Wang Jinhe is not as useless as you think,” Xie Yang reminded Gu Xiruo.
Gu Xiruo chuckled and sarcastically said, “Is it really the same as you said? We’ll see when the time comes.”
Seeing Gu Xiruo’s dismissive attitude, Xie Yang understood one thing: it was useless to say so much to Gu Xiruo.
“I hope you won’t regret it.” Since she chose to do this, there was nothing more to say. Xie Yang only hoped that there would be no regrets in the end.
Regret? Gu Xiruo coldly sneered, looking at Xie Yang, “Regret? I would only regret not dealing with Wang Jinhe.”
Xie Yang looked at Gu Xiruo thoughtfully, “What has she done to you to make you want her life so much?”
“It’s none of your business.”
Xie Yang stood up and left, not wanting to continue talking to Gu Xiruo.
As for what Gu Xiruo said, she had no interest. She wanted to see what would happen when Wang Jinhe confronted Gu Xiruo.
Everything she could do for Gu Xiruo had already been done; now it was up to Gu Xiruo herself.
While Gu Xiruo was contemplating how to get Wang Jinhe to attend the banquet, Wang Jinhe had already secretly entered the palace with Su Yu and their three children.
When the emperor heard that Su Yu had brought Hong Yi and the others into the palace, he immediately had them brought over.
When the emperor looked at the child Su Yu was holding, he felt a bit excited. The child had grown so much in just a few months of not seeing him.
“Xiao Yu, this…”
In the midst of the emperor’s excited and somewhat incoherent speech, Hong Yi suddenly spoke up, saying, “Hug.”
The emperor was somewhat excited; surprisingly, the child was not at all unfamiliar with him.
He looked at Su Yu.
Su Yu somewhat displeasedly said, “Your son wants you to hug him, what are you still standing there for?”
Wang Jinhe was initially a bit nervous when she saw the emperor, but now, witnessing the emperor’s awkwardness due to Hongyi’s nervousness, she suddenly found it very interesting.
It turned out that the emperor also had the demeanor of an ordinary father.
The emperor walked over to Su Yu, carefully extending his hands to embrace Hong Yi.
Observing his cautious demeanor, Wang Jinhe spoke up, “Your Majesty, you don’t need to be so cautious. Being overly careful like this might make Hong Yi uncomfortable.”
With Wang Jinhe’s reminder, the emperor finally became less cautious.
Hong Yi turned his head to look at the person holding him and suddenly leaned in for a kiss.
The emperor was momentarily stunned by the unexpected kiss.
He did have other sons, but he didn’t particularly like some, such as the son of Concubine Ling. Now, seeing Hong Yi unexpectedly kissing him, he spoke somewhat incoherently, “He…”
“He? What about him? I showed him portraits of all of you when Hong Yi started recognizing people.” Even after he left, Wang Jinhe and the others often showed Hong Yi the portraits, telling him who they were.
The emperor never expected that Su Yu would come up with such a method.
“Xiao Yu, you’re really clever to come up with such a method,” the emperor praised. Nevertheless, he couldn’t deny the effectiveness of their approach.
It allowed Hong Yi to recognize them and not feel unfamiliar.
Su Yu reached out and pinched Hong Yi’s cheek. “He used to call you ‘Dad’ at home. Why don’t you call him that now?”
Hong Yi grabbed Su Yu’s hand and bit it. Su Yu quickly withdrew her hand, saying, “My hands are dirty; you shouldn’t bite them.”
“Bad.”
Su Yu pointed at himself. “Am I bad? When we get home, I won’t let you sleep with your brother.”
Hong Yi’s eyes immediately turned red, tears seeming to well up at any moment.
Su Yu twitched her mouth, watching Hong Yi. This little guy knew how to play the pitiful card.
Seeing Hong Yi about to cry, Xiao Bao quickly reached out and held Su Yu’s hand. “Daddy, don’t bully little brother; he’s about to cry.”
Pointing at himself, Su Yu shook his head helplessly, not saying anything more.
Only then did the emperor notice that there were two more children beside Su Yu. The child who spoke earlier should be Su Yu’s son, an uncanny resemblance to him. The other child looked somewhat familiar.
“This child…”
“Oh, he’s my adopted son.”
The emperor shifted his gaze to Wang Jinhe and finally said, “You’re good.”
Wang Jinhe was a bit puzzled. What did the emperor mean by “You’re good”?
“Royal Brother, don’t bully my wife.” Su Yu glared at the emperor with a hint of annoyance in his tone.
The emperor shook his head helplessly. “When did I ever bully your wife?”