Seeing this, Gu Tingyu took a deep breath and said solemnly: "Leng Shuang, I really don't hate you, but I already have a fiancée."
Listening to Gu Tingyu's words, Leng Shuang's heart skipped a beat.
"My fiancée is Leng Xuefu, the legitimate daughter of the Leng family."
Leng Shuang looked at Gu Tingyu blankly, Leng Xuefu's appearance flashed in her mind.
"How is it possible? You are lying. Leng Xuefu is clearly only eight years old. How can she be your fiancée?" Leng Shuang said in a sharp voice.
How could she forget that Gu Tingyu was the concubine of the Zhenguo Palace, so how could his fiancée be the legitimate daughter of the Leng family?
"Leng Shuang, I'm not lying to you. You can find someone to investigate, or ask her yourself."
After hearing Gu Tingyu's words, Leng Shuang suddenly became anxious, "No, I won't go."
"Why don't you go? Don't you even know how happy you are?" Gu Tingyu frowned.
Leng Shuang's eyes were red and tears fell from the corners of her eyes. She choked and said, "She doesn't like me. If I go, I'm afraid she will hate me even more."
"Leng Shuang, why do you have such thoughts?"
"Gu Tingyu, you have no idea what kind of person Leng Xuefu is. She is proud, domineering and willful. I'm afraid she will dislike me."
Listening to Leng Shuang's words, Leng Xuefu's arrogant and domineering appearance appeared in Gu Tingyu's mind. She did not look like the person Leng Shuang said.
"I don't know, but I will help you find out. If your worries are true, I will definitely terminate the engagement." Gu Tingyu advised with sincerity.
The dinner was very lively, but Shen Mengyao found it boring. In the past, she always imagined that she would be a rich daughter in time and marry into a wealthy family.
But the reality told her that what came through time was just a lonely soul.
A melodious sound of the piano reached Shen Mengyao's ears. She raised her eyes and looked at the girl playing the piano not far away. Her white clothes were fluttering, her slender waist was graceful and her posture was graceful.
As the piano sounded, the song "Phoenix Seeking the Phoenix" rippled throughout the hall.
Gu Tingyu had a faint smile on his face, and there was doting hidden in his eyes.
Suddenly, Gu Tingyu's eyes bloomed with dazzling light.
"Your Highness, I prepared this piece for you."
Shen Mengyao frowned slightly. The song was called "Phoenix Seeking the Phoenix". She composed it in her spare time a few days ago, but she didn't expect it to be plagiarized by Leng Shuang.
"Leng Shuang, didn't you compose this music?" Gu Tingyu asked doubtfully.
"No." Leng Shuang lowered her head, "This piece of music was written by Shen Mengyao. Because she liked His Highness, she gave it to me.
I thought this piece of music was very nice, so I begged her to teach me. Just now I saw His Highness playing this piece, and I couldn't help but sing it."
Gu Tingyu's expression was complicated, "Leng Shuang, you don't have to tell me this kind of thing in the future."
"Yes." Leng Shuang nodded obediently and glanced at Shen Mengyao quietly.
It seems that Shen Mengyao is indeed disliked by Gu Tingyu.
Shen Zhixiong and his wife showed happy smiles on their faces. As long as Leng Shuang comes in, the Shen family will have a backer.
When the song ended, everyone applauded and admired Leng Shuang's piano skills.
"Miss Leng's piano skills are really good, putting us to shame." Master Liu praised her.
Leng Shuang said modestly: "Uncle Liu, thank you. I just learned from the master."
Everyone was amazed that the Leng family had such a powerful master. It seemed that the Leng family was determined to marry Leng Shuang into the Gu family this time.
"Haha, Miss Leng has such accomplishments at such a young age. She will definitely accomplish a lot in time." Mr. Liu continued to compliment her.
Shen Zhixiong said with a smile on his face, "No, no, thanks to Mr. Liu's words, my Shuang'er is indeed a good child, but the most important thing today is to congratulate Ting Yu and Miss Leng. They are both talented and beautiful.
Give birth to a couple."
"Uncle is joking, Shuang'er and I are just friends." Gu Tingyu said lightly.
"Haha, I was rude, Miss Leng, please." Shen Zhixiong smiled awkwardly, then pointed to the seat next to him and said to Leng Shuang.
"Thank you uncle."
Leng Shuang walked slowly to Liu Jingyi and sat down next to her. Looking at the gloomy Liu Jingyi, she raised her lips and smiled.
She believed that Liu Jingyi would never know about Leng Xuefu's existence, otherwise she would have become angry.
Sure enough, as soon as Leng Shuang sat down, Liu Jingyi's face became even more ugly.
"Xue Fu, how are you doing these days?" Leng Shuang asked with concern.
"I'm pretty good."
"That's good."
"And you?"
"I'm doing fine, but you're in a worse situation. Your cousin has stolen your beloved man. What should you do?"
"I..." Leng Shuang gritted her teeth, her eyes sore, and she forced a smile and said, "I will work hard."
Leng Shuang could tell that Gu Tingyu was sincere to Leng Xuefu and that they were consensual, but her heart was very painful.
Gu Tingyu kept looking at Leng Shuang. He always felt that her mood was not normal and she seemed to have some difficulties.
However, he also knew that Leng Shuang was different from other ladies, so even if he noticed that she was abnormal, he still chose to stand on her side. After all, the Leng family was his helper.
An hour later, Shen Zhixiong stood up and left the banquet, followed by Gu Tingyu. Leng Shuang hesitated for a moment, and then chased after him.
"Leng Shuang, are you following ***?" Gu Tingyu frowned.
"Tingyu, I have something I want to talk to you about alone, is that okay?" Leng Shuang looked at Gu Tingyu expectantly.
Looking at Leng Shuang's expectant eyes, Gu Tingyu couldn't say any more words of rejection, so he followed Leng Shuang to the garden.
Leng Shuang glanced around, then took out a letter and handed it to Gu Tingyu, "This is the letter I wrote to you."
Looking at the letter in Gu Tingyu's hand, Leng Shuang's heart beat loudly.
After Gu Tingyu read the letter, his handsome and handsome face was gradually covered with ice. It turned out that it was the third son of the Liu family who forced her to break off the engagement. If she didn't agree, her innocence would be ruined!
Looking at Gu Tingyu's expression, Leng Shuang's heart dropped. What was this reaction?
She was unwilling to give in. The only person she loved in her life was him. In order to be with him, she even betrayed her parents, but he looked like he wanted to kill her. Could it be that in his heart, she really
Worthless?
"Tingyu, I don't ask for anything else, I just want to be by your side."
Gu Tingyu pursed his thin lips tightly and clenched his fists tightly. Leng Xuefu had bullied Leng Shuang, and he had to show her off.
"Leng Shuang, please go back first. I will come find you another day."
"Okay, then remember to come." Leng Shuang said with anticipation.
"Yes." Gu Tingyu nodded.
Looking at Gu Tingyu's leaving figure, Leng Shuang's face slowly turned cold. Since she had broken her skin, she no longer needed to pretend.
Back in the room, Leng Shuang took a deep breath to calm down her angry heart, then changed into clothes and left the general's mansion.
As soon as he left the general's mansion, he met Gu Tingyu. Leng Shuang stopped and didn't know what to do for a while.
"Leng Shuang." Gu Tingyu called.
Leng Shuang came back to her senses and put a gentle smile on her face, "Brother Tingyu, what's wrong?"
"Leng Shuang, your face is very pale, are you feeling unwell?" Gu Tingyu asked worriedly.
Leng Shuang shook her head, "I'm fine, I'm just a little tired."
Leng Shuang wanted to take the opportunity to get closer to him, but Gu Tingyu said, "Since you are tired, let's go back and rest. Let's make an appointment another day when we are free."
Although Gu Tingyu's voice was very soft, his tone was firm and there was no room for negotiation.
Leng Shuang lowered his head and said softly: "Brother Tingyu, I have something to ask you."
"Say it."
Leng Shuang bit her red lips and said, "Brother Tingyu, can you help me find a guard?"
"What do you want a guard for?"
"I just want to save my life."
"Okay, you will report to the military camp tomorrow."
"Thank you, brother Tingyu." Leng Shuang said gratefully.
Looking at Leng Shuang's leaving figure, Gu Tingyu frowned, what happened to this girl?
The next day.
Leng Shuang arrived outside Gu Tingyu's military camp as agreed. She looked at the majestic city wall with a bitter smile at the corner of her mouth.
"This is the military camp I once stayed in. Unfortunately, things have changed now." Leng Shuang murmured.
"Leng Shuang." Gu Tingyu came over and called her name.
Leng Shuang turned around and immediately had a bright smile on her face, "Brother Tingyu."
"Are you looking for an escort?"
"Well, I want to be your personal bodyguard, because I am not strong enough to do the job."
"You want to be my personal bodyguard?" Gu Tingyu asked in surprise. In the past, Leng Xuefu tried every means to serve him personally.
"yes."
"Yes, I promise you, but you don't have to stay with me. You can go find Ling Feng, he will teach you martial arts."
"Thanks."
"I'll take you to pick up your things." Gu Tingyu took Leng Shuang to the soldiers' training ground. They practiced here every day, so the entire field was full of soldiers wearing camouflage uniforms and looking heroic.
"Brother Tingyu, the people here are so handsome."
Gu Tingyu nodded, and then introduced: "All the soldiers here are carefully selected, and they have all undergone rigorous training."
"Oh, can I also join in?"
Gu Tingyu was stunned for a moment, then said: "You don't need to participate in the training."
"But I want to train myself." Leng Shuang insisted.
Seeing her firm eyes, Gu Tingyu could only compromise, "If you want to train yourself, you can, but you must pay attention to safety and don't let yourself get hurt."
"Don't worry, General, I will be careful." Leng Shuang said with a smile.
In the next few days, Leng Shuang began to learn martial arts and horse riding. Because she had a lively and active temperament and was extremely intelligent, she quickly mastered the basic skills and became proficient in riding skills.
That afternoon, Gu Tingyu was preparing to enter the palace, when suddenly a familiar voice rang.
"Ting Yu."
Gu Tingyu raised his eyes and saw the woman standing not far away. She was wearing a green dress today, her hair was tied up in a high bun, revealing her elegant neck, and her beautiful oval face exuded a sense of charm.