Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 422 Gu Tingye Gets Married

"I'll treat you when I'm done with my work before I return to Yangzhou," said Yang Tao.

He got married in Yangzhou, and Li An and his friends couldn't go there.

When Li An and Sheng Changbai heard him say that, they understood, and the three of them separated after coming out.

When Li An returned home with his official uniform, Li Nan and Liu insisted that Li An change into it and show it to them.

"Mom and Dad, haven't I worn it for you to see before?" Li An said speechlessly.

He had been a civil official before and wore official uniform.

"How can they be the same? He is a seventh-rank official." Li Nan said.

"That's right. Your position is as high as that of a county magistrate, but your title is not nice. You don't have the air of a county magistrate at all," said Liu.

In her eyes, she had never heard of the term "Shujishi", and how could she have the airs of a county magistrate, who was the official in charge of a county.

Li An was speechless and explained the benefits of being a Shujishi to Liu and the others.

After hearing this, Liu grumbled, "If no one is in charge, he still has to be controlled by others. How can he be more powerful than the county magistrate?"

Li An: "..."

There seems to be nothing wrong with this statement. It cannot be said that the Shujishi are left alone. There are still some minor officials in the Hanlin Academy.

But in terms of managing people, he is indeed far from a county magistrate.

Li An was too lazy to explain. He went back to his room, changed into his official uniform, and showed it to his parents.

……

Not long after he was appointed as an official, it was the day for Gu Tingye's wedding.

Although Old Master Yu was an honest official, he spent all his savings to buy a lot of dowry for Yu Yanran for his granddaughter's marriage.

Gu Tingye was also generous. He added a lot to the dowry originally set by his father.

Yu Yanran's father and stepmother were very envious of the Gu family's betrothal gift and wanted to keep a portion of it.

Old Master Yu was furious and said that if they dared to deduct it, he would settle the dowry that Yu Yanran's mother had given.

In order to find a wife for his son, Old Master Yu put a lot of thought into it.

He chose a girl from an old friend with whom he had a very good relationship, and gave her a very generous dowry.

According to the rules, all the dowry should have been left to Yu Yanran, but Yu Yanran's father's second wife was not an easy person to deal with. Over the years, she found various excuses to take away all the dowry.

He even took away the jewelry that Yu Yanran's mother often used, and often found various excuses to steal from her room when Yu Yanran was not at home.

Yu Yanran's stepmother also knew that it was not good to keep those jewellery, so she sold them all.

The hairpin from the last polo match was one of Yu Yanran’s mother’s relics.

When Old Master Yu found out about this later, he scolded his son and daughter-in-law.

Originally, he wanted to leave some for his son, but he was so angry that he gave all his savings to Yu Yanran as a dowry.

Even the betrothal gifts from the Gu family were taken back by Yu Yanran.

The wedding procession and the procession carrying the dowry stretched for more than ten miles. If they had not needed to go around the city, they would have already reached the Gu family, and the Yu family would still have some dowry that had not yet been sent out.

In ancient times, weddings were not held at noon, but at dusk.

The ancients believed that at dusk, when yin and yang alternate, men are yang and women are yin, and this is an auspicious time to get married.

Xiao Qin was under house arrest, and no one outside knew about it. As Gu Tingye's biological mother, it was natural for her to be present when he got married.

However, Gu Tingye did something that no one expected. He actually took out his biological mother's tablet and placed it on the table next to Xiao Qin.

Gu Yankai and Xiao Qinshi sat at the top, but there was a tablet on the table in the middle, which looked weird no matter how you looked at it.

Gu Yankai didn't expect Gu Tingye to do this, and his face turned pale with anger.

But he finally endured it.

The house is full of guests. If he loses his temper at this moment, given Gu Tingye's temper, the wedding might not be able to go on.

At that time, the Gu family was even more embarrassed.

Most of the guests who came to the wedding banquet did not know that there was a Bai family between Da Qin and Xiao Qin.

This was also the reason why Xiao Qin praised Gu Tingye so much and no one in the entire Bianjing discussed the matter behind the scenes.

Those who knew the inside story were only a small group of people at the top of Bian Jing. Since there was no conflict, naturally no one would discuss it, otherwise they would offend people for nothing.

Those from lower social classes have no idea about the situation.

But after what Gu Tingye did, everyone knows about it now.

People who didn't know the inside story started to inquire about it.

Gu Yankai never showed up again after Gu Tingye finished his wedding ceremony, and he didn't even show up to entertain the guests.

In this strange atmosphere, Gu Tingye’s wedding banquet ended.

The next day, news about what happened at the Gu family wedding banquet spread throughout Bian Jing, including the story of Gu Tingye’s biological mother.

There were all kinds of discussions at the time, saying that the Gu family was dirty and married Bai to save the family. But after Bai's death, they tried their best to conceal Bai's existence.

Some people also said that it was no wonder that Xiao Qinshi treated Gu Tingye and Gu Tingwei so differently in the past, it turned out that she was just flattering them.

Just when the Gu family's affairs were spreading like wildfire, another piece of news came out.

The current Ningyuan Marquis separated his two brothers and his son Gu Tingye.

Dividing the family may seem like a trivial matter, but the ancients believed that one should not travel far away from one's parents, let alone divide the family.

Many people are saying that it was because of what Gu Tingye did at the wedding that angered his father.

Otherwise, how could a son separate from his wife on the second day after his marriage?

No matter what people outside say, the Gu family has indeed split up.

It was very simple to divide up the fourth and fifth rooms. Before Gu Yankai's father passed away, he had actually divided the property among the three brothers.

However, Gu Yankai did not carry out the order out of consideration for their brotherly love.

However, how much of the inheritance the fourth and fifth rooms would share had already been decided, so there was nothing to argue about.

As for Gu Tingye, Gu Yankai gave nothing and only let him take away the remaining dowry from his mother.

After Bai married into the Gu family, most of the dowry was used to pay off the Gu family's debts.

But Old Master Bai loved his daughter very much and prepared a lot of precious jewelry and other things for her.

In addition, the silver that Bai brought as a dowry was not used up. That part was sealed by Gu Yankai and was not used.

Xiao Qin had long coveted Bai's dowry, but because of Gu Yankai, she had never dared to take action.

Just like that, on the second day after his wedding, Gu Tingye moved out of Ningyuan Marquis Mansion.

Long before Gu Yankai promised to divide the family property for Gu Tingye after they got married, Gu Tingye bought a house in Bian Jing.

The houses for sale in the inner city are too small, so Gu Tingye can only buy one in the outer city.

After some selection, they bought a house in the east of the city, just two streets away from Li An's home.

However, the house is much larger, covering more than 20 acres.

……

"Zhong Huai, what are your plans for the future?" Li An asked.

In the pavilion in the garden of Gu Tingye’s new house, Li An, Sheng Changbai and Qi Heng gathered together.

Although Qi Heng was frustrated for a while because of Minglan's affairs, he let it go later.

Perhaps because of the engagement with Jiacheng County Lady, he seems very depressed now. Hearing this, Gu Tingye was silent for a while, then smiled and said, "I don't know either. The emperor told me to take the imperial examination when I am 50 years old, so I can't count on it. I plan to stay at home with my wife for the next few years, and when I have a child, I will join the army. You should all get married in the next one or two years. When someone gives birth to a girl, we can arrange a baby marriage first."

The path to the imperial examination was blocked, and joining the army was the only way left.

However, the situation is chaotic now, and he is worried about Yu Yanran, so he does not plan to join the army now.

"Why should we give birth to a girl and let your son have it?" Sheng Changbai asked without interrupting.

"That's right, maybe you will give birth to a daughter first. Don't worry, I don't mind that your daughter is older than my son." Li An said with a smile.

"Haha, I got married earlier than you. Maybe your wife hasn't given birth yet, but my wife has already given birth to two. If the first one is not, the second one will be too." Gu Tingye said with a smile.

Yu Yanran led the maid carrying snacks and walked into the garden with Minglan, chatting and laughing all the way.

Due to the distance, Gu Tingye didn't notice it, but his voice was so loud that Yu Yanran and the others heard it. Minglan looked at her with a smile, which made her blush and want to run away.

"Ahem~" Li An saw Yu Yanran and quickly coughed to remind Gu Tingye.

Gu Tingye smiled and said, "Zecheng, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but how come your two sisters haven't found their marriages yet? Ziqian has told me several times that he wants to marry your sixth sister back."

Yu Yanran looked at Minglan as if in revenge, and now it was Minglan's turn to blush and feel embarrassed.

"Zhong Huai, my sister-in-law is here." Li An said.

"Uh~"

Gu Tingye was startled, turned around, and saw Yu Yanran coming over. He quickly went over and said, "You are not feeling well, didn't I tell you to rest in the house?"

"What are you talking about, sir?" Yu Yanran stamped her feet shyly.

"Okay, okay, I won't say anything. Come on, let me introduce you."

Gu Tingye helped Yu Yanran to the pavilion and said, "You have already met Zecheng and Ziqian, so I won't introduce them. This is Qi Yuanruo. Our two families are related. He is a generation younger than me, but we have always had a good relationship."

"Hello, Second Aunt." Qi Heng bowed.

Yu Yanran was not used to being called Second Aunt by someone older than her, but she still returned the greeting, then bowed and said, "You are all good friends of my master. Today is also the day of my family's new house. My master and I are very happy that you can come. I have asked the kitchen to prepare some food. I will cook a few dishes myself in a while. You all should stay for a few drinks."

Li An and others quickly responded and said yes.

"Madam, if you are not feeling well, please don't cook. I heard that the Sixth Miss is an excellent cook, so why not let her cook a few dishes for us." Gu Tingye said with a smile.

"Zhong Huai, you are wrong. How can we ask you to cook for guests? We just want to try my sister-in-law's cooking skills." Li An said.

"Look, they haven't even gotten married yet, how come they're sleeping with each other?" Gu Tingye said.

Yu Yanran and Minglan felt embarrassed by what they said, so they just bowed and ran away.

"Minglan, look how good their relationship is." Yu Yanran said with a smile.

"What good relationship? I think they are talking nonsense before they even have a drink." Minglan said.

"Haha, Wang, I think what the master said is very right. The sooner you get married, the closer you live, and it will be convenient for us to visit each other." Yu Yanran said with a smile.

"Sister Yanran, you are teasing me too!" Minglan said dissatisfiedly.

"I'm not teasing you."

Yu Yanran said seriously: "Although I am married, I always feel that some... some..."

Yu Yanran didn't know how to describe it for a moment.

"What's wrong? Is Gu Tingye not treating you well?" Minglan asked anxiously.

"No, the master is very good to me, except..."

Yu Yanran blushed and said, "Anyway, my husband treats me very well, you don't have to worry about me."

Although Minglan didn't know why Yu Yanran blushed, she could see that Yu Yanran was not lying.

"Then what's wrong with you?" Minglan asked puzzledly.

"I don't know what to say. I always feel empty inside. I feel much better after seeing you. I was thinking that you were going to get married, and our two families are not far away, so we can talk together often." Yu Yanran said.

"I understand. You just moved to a new place and are feeling confused. It will be fine after you adapt for a while," Minglan said.

"It seems so." Yu Yanran thought about it carefully and nodded.

"So this has nothing to do with whether I get married or not." Minglan said.

"Are you really not in a hurry to get married?" Yu Yanran looked at Minglan with a half-smile and said, "I think what the master said is very good. If you get married soon, we can still be relatives in the future."

"Okay, you're teasing me again!"

Yu Yanran blushed when she said this, let alone Minglan, a girl who had not yet married.

In shame and anger, he was about to tickle Yu Yanran.

……

At noon, they had lunch at Gu Tingye’s new home and then left.

Sheng Changbai and Minglan returned home and found something wrong. The doorman had been replaced.

After entering the house, I found that the house was a little quieter than usual. Not only was the doorman replaced, but there were also a few more people.

"what happened?"

Sheng Changbai had drunk quite a bit of wine and now he was sober. He frowned and asked.

"My Lord, I don't know what's going on. The master sent us here to guard the gate." said a doorman.

"Dad is back?" Sheng Changbai was stunned when he heard that.

Sheng Hong was on duty today, and it was just past noon. Not only did Sheng Hong come back, he also sent people to guard the gate. Something big must have happened.

"Sixth sister, please go back to your room first. I'll go take a look." Sheng Changbai said and left in a hurry.

Minglan also knew that something big must have happened at home, so she hurried back to Mucangzhai with Xiaotao.

I wanted to ask Cuiwei and the others if they knew what had happened, but I learned that Old Madam Sheng had fainted from anger.

She didn't bother to ask and hurried to Shou'an Hall.

"grandmother!"

"Sixth girl."

When the maid in the hall saw Minglan, she bowed hurriedly.

"How is grandma?" Minglan asked anxiously.

"The old lady has woken up and is resting in the bedroom." said the maid.

Upon hearing this, Minglan hurried into the inner room.

Fang Madam was talking to Old Madam Sheng. When she saw Minglan coming in, she said, "Madam, the Sixth Miss is back."

"Grandma, what's wrong with you?"

When Minglan came to the bedside, she saw that Old Lady Sheng looked haggard and pale, her eyes were red and tears were flowing out.

"I...ahem...I'm angry." There was great hatred in Mrs. Sheng's weak tone.

"Grandma, don't be angry. If you have anything to say, just get well first." Minglan hurriedly calmed the old lady down.

Old Madam Sheng looked at Fang Mama and said, "You go out first. I want to talk to Ming girl."

"Yes." Mrs. Fang bowed and walked out.

"This is also my fault. If I had insisted back then, this wouldn't have happened." There was regret in Mrs. Sheng's eyes.

"No, what happened to grandma?" Minglan asked.

(End of this chapter)