The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 1254

Chapter 1254: 611 True colors revealed

Gu Jinyu pleaded earnestly, "My daughter has already shared intimacy with the Prince of An County, how can she marry another in this lifetime?"

Marquis Gu snorted dismissively and said, "If you don’t speak of that intimacy, I don’t speak of it, and he doesn’t get word out, who would know?"

Gu Jiao was married off; Marquis Gu didn’t even acknowledge that union, much less Gu Jinyu’s engagement.

Tears welled up in Gu Jinyu’s eyes as she knelt down and said, "Father! My feelings for the Prince of An County are sincere... I beg Father to grant me this happiness..."

Marquis Gu was furious—if this had been a son, he would have beaten him by now!

He gritted his teeth and looked at her, saying, "Jinyu! You are too young! Do you know what sincerity is? Was Princess Ning An not sincere towards her husband? Guess what happened to her? She died in the borderlands! I will never agree to you marrying a down-and-out noble!"

The higher he had once reached for the Prince of An County, the more he now looked down on him.

No longer the primary heir of the first ranked family, what right did he have to be his son-in-law?

In the end, she was his daughter, and Marquis Gu couldn’t bear to be too harsh; he softened his tone and said, "Jinyu, you are the daughter I love the most; I will not let you suffer in the borderlands!"

"But father..."

"Jinyu, don’t let your father down!" Marquis Gu unconsciously added a bit more severity to his tone.

Gu Jinyu had grown up without ever truly angering Marquis Gu, and the maids were shocked into a fright.

Marquis Gu said coldly, "You must have been led astray by that girl! She doesn’t listen, and now you follow her example!"

Gu Jinyu choked up, "Father..."

Marquis Gu’s eyes hardened, "Someone come!"

"Marquis." The head maid came over.

Marquis Gu ordered, "Starting today, guard the door day and night, keep a close watch on the young mistress, and don’t let her out! Otherwise, each and every one of you will be waiting to be sold off!"

The head maid looked at Gu Jinyu, curtsied, and answered, "Yes, Marquis!"

Marquis Gu strode away, and Gu Jinyu followed him, "Father! Father!"

The maids promptly stopped her.