Pampered Poisonous Royal Wife – o

"You all really guessed wrong this time. Lao San spoils his wife like a precious treasure, really the kind you’re afraid will melt if you keep her in your mouth."

Everyone didn’t believe it. Was that really their Third Cousin?

Xuan Xuan didn’t explain, just thought that when the little couple came down later, they’d all be surprised.

Not long after, under Gu Yulin’s lead, Old Master An, Old Lady An and the couple An Zisheng and Kong Shi arrived in the main hall. Gu Yulin introduced everyone one by one. There were too many collateral branches in the Gu Family, and the An Family listened until their heads were spinning, though they didn’t lose their manners.

An Zisheng and Kong Shi quietly observed the Gu Family descendants. Only when they saw that everyone’s expressions were clear and bright did they set their hearts at ease. When a daughter marries out, what parents worry about most is that her husband’s family won’t be good. Now that they saw them, they really were worthy of being Elder Gu’s family—each one a dragon or phoenix among people.

The two sides quickly started chatting. Aside from his eldest uncle Gu Qingfeng and second uncle Gu Qingming, Gu Yelin still had many elders living at the Gu Family Old Residence. Although these people weren’t particularly close to Gu Yelin, they were still family. Now that the in-laws had come, they naturally wouldn’t neglect them. In the end, this was thanks to the Gu Family’s ancestral teachings. In the Gu Family, compared to status and power, cold-blooded and heartless people were looked down on even more.

When An Yiqing and Gu Yelin came into the main hall, what they saw was a harmonious, lively scene. Kong Shi was surrounded by a group of Gu women, chatting about beauty care and children, smiling from ear to ear. An Zisheng was surrounded by Gu men, talking about national affairs and ancient martial arts cultivation. As for the two elder members of the An Family, they were together with the old masters and old ladies of the Gu Family, playing chess for fun, extremely at ease.

An Yiqing had originally worried that the An Family would feel out of place in the Ancient Martial World; seeing things now, she realized she’d overthought it. Looking gently at Gu Yelin, she felt deeply moved. For the Gu Family to be this warm and enthusiastic, this man must have put in a great deal of effort.

Sensing the emotion in the girl’s eyes, Gu Yelin’s thin lips lifted slightly, revealing a faint, gentle smile.

Gu Fenglin was just joking around with his younger brothers and sisters. When he looked up, he happened to see Gu Yelin’s smile. He froze, horrified.

"Th-third Cousin?!" Gu Fenglin’s voice even broke.

Gu Yelin turned his head, the curve at his lips falling, his gaze cold and stern. "Something wrong?"

Gu Fenglin shivered. "N-no, nothing." He must have been seeing things just now. How could Third Cousin show such a humane expression?

At Gu Fenglin’s startled shout, the Gu Family all noticed An Yiqing and Gu Yelin standing at the door and rose to their feet one after another.

Gu Yelin held An Yiqing’s hand and led her over in front of everyone.

"This is Grandfather, Cousin Yulin’s paternal grandfather," Gu Yelin said.

An Yiqing bowed and smiled with squinted eyes. "Hello, Grandfather."

Gu Zhongyi, who carried an air of scholarly elegance, was especially fond of pretty little girls. The moment he saw how delightful this girl was, he immediately took a liking to her.

"Good, good. Lao San has good taste; this girl is a fine one. Come, little girl, this is Grandfather’s red envelope, take it!"

An Yiqing wasn’t reserved. She thanked him and accepted the red envelope.

"This is Third Grandfather, Grandfather’s cousin. This is Fourth Grandfather, another cousin," Gu Yelin said, introducing seven or eight elders of Gu Zhongyi’s generation in one go. As An Yiqing smiled and greeted each of them, she inwardly sighed that the Gu Family truly deserved to be a thousand-year-old great clan—there were quite a few grandfathers and grandmothers alone.

After he finished introducing the first generation, Gu Yelin started on the second.

"This is Cousin Yulin’s father, Uncle Gu Xiao." Gu Xiao greatly resembled his elder brother and father Gu Zhongyong, carrying an air of scholarly grace and the demeanor of a learned man.

An Yiqing bowed. "Hello, Uncle."

Gu Xiao gave a gentle, refined smile. He was always restrained with others and disliked making a show.

"Gu Xiao’s wife, Aunt Lan Yu."

An Yiqing greeted her. Lan Yu beamed, quickly taking out a thick red envelope and placing it in An Yiqing’s hand.

Gu Yelin then introduced Gu Zhongyong’s second son and third daughter, as well as the children of several other elders. After one round, even with An Yiqing’s outstanding memory, she still felt a little dizzy.

After that came the third generation. Led by Gu Yulin, a big group of young people stood laughing and chattering in front of An Yiqing, all looking at her with curiosity.

"Cousin Yulin, Cousin Sister-in-law Xuan Xuan."

An Yiqing had met Gu Yulin before, but this was her first time seeing Xuan Xuan. This was a woman of dignified bearing and easy grace; her temperament was somewhat like Xue Baochai from Cao Xueqin’s pen—smooth and capable, roundly polished like a pearl. A woman like this was indeed a good match for the chivalrous and loyal Gu Yulin.

"Cousin, Cousin Sister-in-law."

Xuan Xuan smiled brightly and stuffed a pair of bangles into An Yiqing’s hands. "We’ve always said before, whichever woman could conquer Lao San. Now that I’ve met you, little sister, you truly are something. This pair of bracelets isn’t particularly valuable; it’s just a token of your sister-in-law’s regard. Hurry and take it."