I raised stunning young ladies, but they all wanted to possess me.

Gu Yan was thinking about all sorts of random things when she noticed Fu Wanqing standing beside her, lost in thought.

Her amber eyes stared blankly at the ground, and her long pink hair hung down, obscuring half of her face.

Her fingers traced the red string on her wrist, the jade beads swirling around her fingertips, round and round.

Her expression was calm, but something was off about that calmness; it was as if she was suppressing something.

"Wanqing, what's wrong?"

Gu Yan spoke, her voice not loud, but clear in the quiet corridor.

Fu Wanqing looked up, paused for a moment, then shook her head, a slight smile playing on her lips.

"It's nothing, I'm just a little tired. I've been walking all day."

Her smile was still there, but the curve wasn't as bright as usual; it was like a light bulb with low power.

Gu Yan looked at her, coughed twice, cleared her throat, and spoke in a low but earnest voice.

"Fu Shiwei is indeed very capable, Marquis of Wu'an, General Who Protects the Nation."

"You could count the number of people in the entire Great Xia Dynasty who could rival her on one hand."

He paused, looked into Fu Wanqing's eyes, and said, word by word.

"But in my heart, you are no less than me. You are you, and she is she."

"You have your strengths, and she has hers. There's no need to compare, and you can't compare anyway."

Fu Wanqing's beautiful eyes lit up, as if someone had lit a lamp in those amber eyes.

The light went from dim to bright in less than a second, illuminating the entire person.

Her lips curved into a wider smile, and her smile brightened again, like the sun peeking out from behind the clouds.

"Of course, I am the legitimate eldest daughter of the Fu family, of the true bloodline."

"Sister Shiwei is also very capable, much more capable than me. I admit that, and I won't argue with you."

She paused, tilted her head to look at Gu Yan, and a sly glint appeared in her amber eyes.

"You don't think I have any emotional issues, do you? You don't think I'm insecure, do you?"

"No way. Let her be capable, I'll live my life, there's no conflict."

"She has her battlefield, I have my life, we walk different paths."

Gu Yan looked at her beaming face and her lips twitched; she almost couldn't hold back her laughter.

What I was thinking was, it would be strange if I couldn't see any emotion in you; my eyes even went dark when I looked at Fu Shiwei's portrait just now.

The look in her eyes was one of loss, of inferiority, of self-doubt that I couldn't compare to her.

Do you think he's blind? His eyes are perfectly fine, they're multicolored, and he can see everything clearly.

But he didn't expose her; some things lose their meaning once spoken, and she had to figure them out herself.

More importantly, the Book of the World gave him too few clues. Given that Fu Wanqing is the real heiress, it's unclear whether she will become an important supporting character for the female lead or a villain.

If you asked Gu Yan herself, she would definitely lean towards being an important supporting female character; how could someone with that personality be a villain?

"How could that be? You're overthinking it. You seem quite happy."

Gu Yan responded.

Fu Wanqing smiled, her smile becoming even brighter, like a flower that had been watered.

"Of course, I'm very happy every day, extremely happy."

She didn't continue the topic. The two of them stood in the corridor with the lights overhead.

Gu Yan thought for a moment, then asked the first question in a very casual tone.

Do you think I should go and save Miss Chen?

Fu Wanqing looked at him, blinking her amber eyes twice, as if she were looking at a fool.

"Of course we should save them. Why wouldn't we? Is that even a question?"

Her tone was firm, as if she were stating something self-evident, leaving no room for negotiation.

"Miss Chen is a good person. She has been sick for so long, and there is finally hope."

"If you could save her but didn't, then how are you any different from those bad people?"

"Besides, aren't you the Imperial Jade? Isn't that what the Imperial Jade does?"

Gu Yan's lips twitched again. When did the Imperial Jade ever say that they did this?

But he didn't refute it. He nodded and asked a second question, this time with a more serious tone.

"Then why do you think your grandmother is so convinced that I can do it?"

"I'm not a doctor, nor am I some big shot. Why do I think I can save her?"

"What if I go and can't save them? Wouldn't that be a wasted trip? How embarrassing."

Fu Wanqing tilted her head and thought for a moment, a glint of light flashing in her amber eyes, as if she was organizing her thoughts.

Then she spoke, her voice not loud, but each word was pronounced clearly, as if she were reciting a poem.

"Because you are the jewel of the empire, the youngest legend of the Great Xia, and the one standing at the forefront of the storm."

"You cured Pei Yuran's mental problems and stabilized Lin Jinyu's manic disorder."

"You stood in the Black Tide Secret Realm and killed twenty-eight Bone Eaters and one Iron Clan elite all by yourself."

"His eyes were bleeding, yet he was still standing; he could barely hold the knife, yet he still wouldn't fall."

"You never backed down when the empire needed you, and you never refused when the people needed you."

Her tone grew increasingly serious, and her amber eyes were filled with sincerity, without a trace of embellishment.

"You are the pride of the empire, a role model for the empire's youth, and a flag that everyone looks up to."

"When you stand there, everyone feels at ease, feels hopeful, and feels that the sky won't fall down."

"This is the significance of the Imperial Jade, it's not just about being beautiful, or about playing the piano and painting."

"It is you as a person, it is you, Gu Yan, your name is reassuring."

"So Grandma recognized you not because you have any medical skills, but because you are you."

Gu Yan was stunned for a moment after hearing these words, then fell silent, and the corridor was quiet for several seconds.

The Imperial Jade, the Imperial Jade—he always thought it was just a title.

One is used to coax people, one is used to deceive people, and one is a shackle that he cannot escape.

A tight band that made him run from the Pei family to the Fu family, and then from the Fu family to the Chen family.

But now that Fu Wanqing has said it, he suddenly feels something is different.

It wasn't because the title was so important, but because she spoke with such sincerity.

He was so sincere that he was embarrassed to admit he was just an ordinary person who wanted to run away.

He took a deep breath, and his mind began to wander to other things, to real-world matters.

Grandpa is now in Shanghai, and he has almost fully recovered under the care of the Lin and Chen families.

Although Chen Sinian was a cunning old fox, he was genuinely good to his grandfather, a fact he acknowledged.

If he goes to the Chen family, he can take the opportunity to visit his grandfather and see how he is doing.

See if Grandpa misses him, talks about him, or scolds him for being unfilial.

Let's see if we can find an opportunity to bring Grandpa out of the Chen family's house, without anyone noticing.

Fu Yunshu seemed to respect his choice and didn't force him to do anything.

The old man said, "Think it over carefully, and tell me when you've made up your mind. Whether you go or not is up to you."

If he wants to leave, she probably won't stop him, at least it doesn't seem like it will now.

It's hard to say what will happen in the future, but let's take care of the things at hand first.

He thought about it and realized he couldn't miss this opportunity; such a chance would not come again.

Go to Shanglu, see Cecilia, see Grandpa, find an opportunity to go, three steps, not one can be missed.