delicious little cook

Chapter 371 The Furious Second Lady

"Your younger brother and sister still feel wronged after all these years. This marriage must be her idea. In the future, both father and son will be included in the elite circle and draw a clear line from our family who are determined to be powerful." The old man Although Taijun is more than 60 years old, he still has a clear mind and eyes.

"Since Gan Yuwen's family is also interested in this marriage, we don't need to say anything more. You can happily wait for your granddaughter-in-law to come in."

"Of course I'm just waiting to see my eldest grandson-in-law, but you have to think about it, where are the two marriages between Gu Xu and Gu Wan, and your second brother is in Pingzhou? Running back and forth during the long vacation? Believe it or not, people who have something good to do will go to the notebook to sue Gu Xu for being unfilial to his father?"

"Does mother mean to tell their brothers and sisters to have their weddings in Pingzhou?"

"Why don't you let your second brother put aside his errands and run back and forth regardless of his official career? Let's not talk about whether it is necessary to do this, just say that he is over 40 years old, can he stand such a toss?"

"But if the marriages are all held in Pingzhou, I believe the second brother has no objection, but the second younger brother..."

"Then there's nothing I can do. While she doesn't like us taking the path of real power, she also wants to use the signboard of Duke Ye's mansion to smear her face. She will take advantage of everything. Is there such a good thing in the world? Her two sons and daughters are married with 1 taels of silver each, and it’s not bad to see how much money their second wife has contributed to the public over the years. Gu Xu is [-] years old this year, but has he ever paid a penny to the public? You go back and talk to the public. Your daughter-in-law said that if the second wife has any objections, they can directly reduce it by half, five thousand per person, and treat it as the congratulatory ceremony of the father-in-law, and I don't have to worry about it, I would rather save it for Gu Yun's future marriage."

"Mother, take it easy, don't get too excited."

"Stop bluffing, I'm not excited at all, I'm just saying here, don't try to take advantage of my Lord Ye's mansion and dislike us for only seeking power, I look down on such a person, her Tong clan is in her My hometown is also a prestigious family, who would have raised such an ambiguous girl, who has not made any progress after being married for more than 20 years, it is really embarrassing to her natal family."

"Mother, everyone has their own ambitions. Since the second brother did not object, it means that he also agrees to the two marriages. Gu Wan is marrying Gan Yuwen's aunt and cousin, who are all nobles."

"Okay, I'm old, and I don't care about the career development of the three of you in the future. Your second brother can do as much as he likes. There is only one thing, don't discredit the family."

"Don't worry, mother, the second brother must have some brains. It won't do him any good if our long house collapses."

"Stop talking nice things to me. I only watch your actions, and don't listen to your sweet words. It's getting late, so you should take a rest early. It's not time for the yamen to go on holiday yet."

"Yes, my son is resigning, and you should rest early."

The elder resigned and went out, after a while Gu Yun came over to say good night to the old grandmother, and asked how the dishes were tonight.

The old lady smiled slyly like a fox, poked her precious grandson on the forehead, joked that he was playing tricks in front of his grandmother, and wanted to know what the future uncle said at the dinner table to be true.

Gu Yun immediately hugged his grandmother's arm and acted like a baby. The old matriarch naturally loved Gu Yun the eldest grandson the most. After being coaxed by his grandson, he told him Gan Yuwen's family background. It will be more appropriate for Gu Xu to pass the Jinshi examination next year.

When the topic comes to this point, it is natural to talk about where to hold the wedding. The old lady bluntly said that it is best to hold the ceremony in Pingzhou, so as not to trouble the second master to go back and forth, and be sued by others with reason.

Hearing what his grandmother said, Gu Yun immediately swallowed the words he had prepared. He had discussed with Bai Kou for so long in the afternoon, and he had a heart-to-heart with his mother during dinner. Unexpectedly, his grandmother thought the same way. The wedding was basically decided like this, and there was no room for second aunt to object.

The grandparents and grandson chatted for a while, the old matriarch yawned, Gu Yun called a girl to wait on him, and resigned.

The husband and wife in Jicheng Hall have also exchanged opinions and found that they are surprisingly consistent. For the sake of the official career of the second brother and Gu Xu, Gu Xu and Gu Wan's marriage is scheduled to be held in Pingzhou. After all, wherever the parents are, home is where they are. , this reason is irrefutable.

What the eldest lady didn't expect was that her mother-in-law's attitude was so firm, which saved her a lot of fuss tomorrow. All she had to do was remind the mother-in-law to suppress the second siblings, and told her not to disturb Gu Xu's mind with housework at the critical moment. , Affecting his performance in the examination room of Chunwei.

Gu Yun returned to the Zhongming Courtyard, called Bai Kou to the study and talked to her again, the two giggled for a while, then separated to work on their own.

In the morning of the next day, Gu Xu finally woke up from his drunkenness. What followed was a series of severe headaches, which made him unable to moan on the bed. , I had no choice but to ask the housekeeper to convey his farewell to the second lady.

The butler didn't dare to neglect the distinguished guest, so he asked someone to invite the eldest son. When Gu Yun heard the news, he hurried to the guest room in the front yard to see off the guest on behalf of Gu Xu.

After the two of them met, they sat down and chatted for a while, until his luggage was loaded into the carriage, Gan Yuwen gave Gu Yun the address of his other courtyard of Gan's house, Gu Yun enthusiastically escorted him out of the gate, and watched him Get into the carriage and leave.

The second wife found out that her son had woken up, but she still couldn't catch up to see off Gan Yuwen. In the end, Gu Yun came forward to see off the guests, angrily leading her old servant into Gu Xu's yard, saying that the maids didn't serve the good young master. All the maids in the courtyard were tied up and thrown on a board in the courtyard.

Those old women were filled with the pleasure of revenge, and they were extremely cruel to these innocent girls. The resentment of the old people because they were cleared out of the young master's yard was all vented on the young people, and these young girls were just bought back by Gu Xu. Just a few days.

Gu Xu had a severe headache from the hangover, and he just wanted to lie down quietly, but he couldn't rest at ease with the howling ghosts and wolves in the courtyard, and the quilt covering his head couldn't block the endless howls outside the window.

Such a big commotion in the courtyard naturally spread to Babu Alley. Gu Xu's courtyard is a simple two-entry courtyard, which is about the same size as Wenling Courtyard, and there are so many girls crying together, there is no wall that can stop it. Even the male servants in the front yard ran to Babu Alley to watch the excitement, and immediately sent news to Jicheng Hall and Rong En Hall.

The old matriarch and the eldest lady split up and ordered decisively, and the Nursing Court immediately went to Gu Xu's courtyard to stop this incident, controlled the second lady, and strictly prevented her from going crazy again. Many of the servants who participated in this matter were sold to the mine.

(End of this chapter)