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Princess Chengyi felt somewhat embarrassed, and her face darkened as she spoke.

"Yan'er, let go of her now! What kind of behavior is this, pulling and tugging at her like that!"

Yin Liuli looked up at him. "Your mother wants you to let go."

To everyone's surprise, instead of loosening her grip, she tightened it again.

Gu Jinyan shook Princess Chengyi's hands, raising an arrogant eyebrow.

"Liuli is my fiancée. I survived a great calamity, and seeing Liuli come to comfort me out of concern, how is that improper?"

Princess Chengyi's eyes flashed with disdain, and she scoffed arrogantly.

"What fiancée? Does she even deserve you?"

Gu Jinyan unconsciously curled his lips.

"Liuli is the Assistant Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, personally appointed by His Majesty, while I do not even have an official position. She is naturally worthy of me."

"It is I who am often filled with anxiety, fearing that I am not worthy of her!"

"Oh, right, wasn't it Mother who arranged this marriage for me? I should thank Mother!"

"you……"

Princess Chengyi choked on her own words, her face turning ashen as she angrily flicked her sleeve.

"Yan'er, you're going against your mother for this unlucky person! Are you trying to drive me crazy?!"

Yin Liuli frowned slightly. "Your Highness, please clarify. Are you referring to me as the 'inauspicious person'?"

Princess Chengyi glared at her angrily.

"If it wasn't you, who else could it be! Back then, in order to protect yourselves, your Yin Marquis family used someone else's birth chart as yours to compare with my son's birth chart, and that's how I was tricked by you!"

Now look what's happened! My son has been harmed by you, this jinx, getting injured and falling into the water, almost losing his life!

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone present looked at Yin Liuli in surprise and whispered among themselves.

"No wonder the Yin family abandoned her when she was little; she was cursed with bad luck!"

"Who would dare marry someone like that?"

"Exactly! If such an unlucky person stays in the house, won't the whole family suffer?"

"Using someone else's birth date and time to compare it with the princess's birth chart is practically malicious!"

……

Gu Jinyan frowned deeply, "Mother, how can you blame Liuli for my injury and falling into the water..."

"Shut up!"

Cheng Yi's face was ashen, and she rarely lost her temper with her son. "Yan'er, if you still consider me your mother, then stop speaking up for her!"

Gu Jinyan pursed his thin lips and glanced at Yin Liuli.

Madam Zhen turned pale with anxiety and stepped forward to defend her daughter.

"No! That's not it, Your Highness, you misunderstand. My daughter isn't an unlucky star; she didn't use someone else's birth chart!"

"I will not listen to your excuses!"

Princess Chengyi coldly retorted, "Let me tell you, no matter what position Father Emperor appoints you as, or even if he were to bestow upon you the title of princess, you, this ominous person, would not be allowed to set foot in my princess's residence!"

Gu Jinyan frowned deeply, "Mother..."

Yin Liuli gave him a wink, and with a slight, mocking smile, she said...

"Your Highness disliked me from the moment you arrived because of this."

So it wasn't me who offended Your Highness, but Your Highness who was angry with himself.

"This engagement wasn't even my idea, as a young lady. Your Highness feels you've chosen the wrong person, so why are you blaming me?"

Princess Chengyi was momentarily speechless.

Gu Jinyan scratched his nose in a mock manner, his expression becoming somewhat strange as he tried to suppress a laugh.

He liked Yin Liuli's unruly attitude, which always left people feeling like they had a date stuck in their throat, unable to get up or down.

"Sharp-tongued and sarcastic, she doesn't act like a proper young lady from a wealthy family at all!"

Princess Chengyi glared at Yin Liuli and said resentfully, "Don't be so smug. I will inform my father and have this marriage called off!"

"Yan'er, come here and accompany your mother to see your maternal grandmother!"

Gu Jinyan stood motionless beside Yin Liuli, speaking with a languid expression.

"Mother is going to petition the Emperor to annul the engagement? Very well, after the engagement is annulled, I will petition the Emperor to grant the marriage again."

"Who cares if she's some kind of ominous star? I've already killed seven fiancées, one deaf and one mute—a perfect pair."

Yin Liuli glanced at him, and a warm feeling inexplicably washed over her.

She knew that Gu Jinyan had always protected her, but she didn't expect him to be so protective of her in front of his mother as well.

"Shut up! What nonsense are you spouting!"

Princess Chengyi was so angry at her son's good-for-nothing behavior that she could grind her teeth in frustration.

"Who is it that wants to annul their engagement with my goddaughter?"

A kind and pleasant voice came from behind. The old lady of the Duke's family came slowly in a sedan chair, her gaze landing on Princess Chengyi with a half-smile.

"If you're going, hurry up and go. I want to be there before Yan'er to beg His Majesty to bestow Liuli upon my grandson!"

"Chengyi greets Imperial Aunt."

Cheng Yi hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, secretly taken aback.

What kind of person is Yin Liuli that even the Imperial Aunt is willing to speak up for her!

Upon seeing the old lady, Yin Liuli's calm face revealed a pure smile, and she bowed deeply.

"Granddaughter greets grandmother. Grandmother, are you well?"

"Grandson greets Imperial Grandfather."

Gu Jinyan swayed over, looking displeased, and said, "Grandpa, you're so old, yet you're still fighting with your grandson for food, not giving way at all!"

The old lady of the Duke's household chuckled, "Such a fine girl, who wouldn't want to snatch her up? But your mother is unlucky; she had a good daughter-in-law in her grasp, yet she still had to push her away!"

Gu Jinyan said in a spoiled manner,

"I don't care, the glass is mine, and no one can take it away from me!"

Cheng Yi felt another surge of anger upon hearing this.

She was the eldest daughter of her father and mother, and had received countless favors since childhood. In the entire palace, only her father, her eldest sister, dared to say that she was unlucky!

She wondered if Yin Liuli had used some kind of magic on her good-for-nothing son, for he was so devoted to her!

"Alright, since you're all here, let's go see Her Majesty the Empress."

The old lady of the Duke's household smoothed things over, waving and smiling at Yin Liuli.

"Girl, come here. Today you and your mother should keep your grandmother company while we enjoy the flowers!"

Everyone was astonished. This important eldest sister of the emperor had made her protection of Yin Liuli public. Who would dare to say a bad word about this girl in the future?

"Yan'er, aren't we leaving?"

Seeing the old lady lead Yin Liuli and Zhen Shi onto the painted boat, Princess Chengyi said with exasperation, "Look at you, all disheveled! Go change your clothes!"

"Achoo!"

Gu Jinyan sauntered over, then pretended to sneeze.

"Mother, quickly take your son to change his clothes... Achoo!"

Mother, have I caught a cold? I'm so cold, so cold...

Princess Chengyi's face, which had been filled with anger, instantly turned tense. She raised her hand and touched his forehead.

"Could it be that you caught a cold? You child, if you're wet, go and change into clean clothes. Why do you have to argue with your mother!"

"Once we get to the island, hurry up and change your clothes! Someone! Quickly fetch the royal physician!"

Gu Jinyan subtly curled his lips into a smile. "Your subject obeys."

He could make his mother very angry, so he naturally knew how to coax her!