Mrs. Gu was so angry that his face turned blue, he shook his sleeves and left.
Xie was frightened immediately, stretched out his hand, and grabbed Mr. Gu's sleeve.
"Master, this concubine is confused. I made a mistake, and I know I was wrong..."
Mr. Gu was so angry that he couldn't speak, he took a few deep breaths to suppress the anger in his heart.
"You used to do a good job in the northwest. Why did you disappoint me again and again when you arrived in the capital? Is it because I have too high demands on you, or are you too stupid?"
Xie burst into tears.
The maids had already retreated and closed the door carefully.
Mrs. Xie shook her head again and again, "Master, I really know I was wrong. After I returned to the capital, my health has not been good, and accidents happened one after another. I am confused for a while, and then I will be whimsical. I will never do it again."
Master Gu snorted coldly, and stared at Mrs. Xie coldly, "If you think my request is too much and you can't meet my request, just tell me, and I will not force you. From now on, the children You don't need to worry about your marriage, I will help you find a suitable marriage for the children.
If you are just confused for a while, the officer hopes that you will wake up as soon as possible, and stop saying and doing some stupid things.
You have to remember, this is the capital city, not the northwest. This capital city is not the capital city when you first married this official.
This capital city is raining swords, lights and swords, and there are wars without gunpowder everywhere.
If you dare to do bad things, even if you have worked hard to raise children for this official, this official will not spare you. "
Xie cried and said: "I listen to the master, and I dare not do bad things. I just want the children to marry a good family, and I am a little anxious for a while."
Master Gu bent down, pinched Xie's mandible, and said indifferently: "You don't need to worry about letting the children marry into a good family.
As long as you obediently obey the arrangement of the Hou Mansion, the children's marriage will naturally go smoothly.
If you think you are smart and insist on fighting to show your ability, I advise you to stop thinking about it as soon as possible.
Do you think you are wiser, more knowledgeable, and more transparent than the old lady of the Hou Mansion? Ma'am, please don't be stupid again, my patience is limited.
Why did the emperor's grandson choose a wife, even the Hou's mansion didn't dare to provoke you, how could you have the confidence to marry Shan'er to the prince's mansion? You're really out of your mind. "
Mrs. Xie said pitifully: "Master is right. I really am not sober enough and too arrogant to think of marrying Shan'er to the palace. I will never make such a mistake again after I become a concubine. Master's will prevail. Please give me another chance."
Master Gu snorted coldly, and shook off Mrs. Xie, "I have given you many opportunities, have you seized them?"
"This time the concubine must seize the opportunity and will not disappoint the master."
Xie cried miserably, out of breath, and already disregarded her image.
Lord Gu closed his eyes, sighed, and finally said: "Forget it, I don't care about this matter with you. Don't let me hear similar stupid words next time. My patience is limited, and you know the consequences.
Also, this year's Chinese New Year, Xie's family members are all unclear. The New Year's gift has already been sent, and I don't care about it. But the gift from Xie's family, throw it out for me. "
Mrs. Xie was stunned, "Master, the Xie family is my concubine's natal family after all.... Even if the eldest brother is wrong, but the concubine's mother, father, and second brother's family..."
"Can't you hear my words?"
Mr. Gu directly interrupted Mrs. Xie's words.
Xie's lips opened and closed, his face was pale, and he looked like he was about to faint.
Gu Daren sneered coldly, "Madam, you'd better remember what I said, and don't obey it. You have to understand that you have everything today because of this official, not your natal family. Xie Mao bullied me and humiliated me." , you still want me to get along well with Xie Mao, are you too naive, or are you too stupid to deceive me? Now, don’t you understand? I and Xie Mao are incompatible, you have to choose one. Here, you do it yourself."
This time, Mrs. Xie did not hold Mr. Gu, but watched Mr. Gu leave with blank eyes.
Immediately afterwards, she laughed, with tears in her laughter, full of sarcasm.
Chun He came in from the outside and saw Mrs. Xie sitting on the ground, panicked. She hurried forward to help Mrs. Xie, but she didn't.
"Ma'am, are you okay?"
Mrs. Xie chuckled, "Everyone is coming to force me, is it to drive me crazy? Call me stupid? But he used to say that I am a good wife. With me, he can be an official with peace of mind and concentrate on his career.
Who was supporting his family all these years? And who is raising his children for him? He scolded his elder brother for being too deceitful, but why didn't he think about how much elder brother has done for our family these years. "
Chunhe was terrified, is the wife complaining about the master
Chunhe was in a hurry, and hurriedly persuaded: "Madam, don't say anything, be careful not to be passed on to the master's ears. This servant will help you up, okay?"
Xie raised her head and stared at Chunhe, "You also think I'm stupid, I'm doing something wrong?"
Chun He shook her head again and again, "Of course I don't think so. Madame, now is not the time to talk about these things. And some of what the master said makes sense. A wealthy family like the Hou's mansion would not dare to marry a girl into the royal family. People like us People should avoid the royal family and keep them at a respectful distance."
Mrs. Xie stood up and snorted coldly, "They are too conservative, that's why one generation is not as good as the next generation. Wealth is not a pie in the sky, it will not fall from the sky.
If you want to be rich, you have to fight, fight, and grab. They only saw the risk of marrying the girl to the palace, why didn't they see the benefits
Just like my elder brother, if he is like the Hou family and the Gu family, he is afraid of this and that all day long, can the Xie family still be rich? Can he become an official of the East Palace and become a master in one leap? How did these things come about? It all came from being bold and careful. "
At the end of Xie's speech, he gritted his teeth and looked extremely resentful.
Chun He was terrified when he heard Xie's words.
She cautiously persuaded: "Madam, the Hou's Mansion is already extremely wealthy, and if you go further up, it will be full of flowers and brocades, and the fire will cook the oil, and it will flourish and decline. The slaves think that the Hou's Mansion does not marry the royal family, so I dare not say anything else." , at least three generations of wealth can be preserved."
Mrs. Xie chuckled and stared at Chunhe, "I never thought you would understand the principle of cooking oil with a raging fire, the principle of prosperity and decline."
Chunhe lowered her head, "It's all taught by my wife. I used to be a little girl who didn't understand anything. Since I came to serve my wife, I have gained knowledge and learned skills from my wife. I am today."
Mrs. Xie nodded and said: "You are right. The Hou's Mansion is afraid of prosperity and decline, but our Gu's Mansion is not afraid. The Hou's Mansion is already extremely rich, but our Gu's Mansion is not really rich, do you understand
Gu's mansion is still far away from real wealth. Not relying on marriage, just relying on men working hard in the officialdom, how many years will it take to enjoy wealth
Ten years, twenty years, or fifty years? Will I still live to that day
What's even more frightening is that the men have worked hard all their lives to keep their current status. Future generations, one generation is not as good as one generation.
I am afraid that after a hundred years, my children and grandchildren will become more and more impoverished.
If you plan ahead from now on and marry the royal family, you can't say that you will be rich for a hundred years, but you can always guarantee it for fifty years.
Hehe... It's a pity that the master was frightened, he didn't dare, what didn't he dare to do! He would only listen to what the Hou Mansion said, and he would not dare to go west when the Hou Mansion said to go east. Why do you have to listen to the Hou Mansion for everything? "
Snapped!
Xie reached out and swept all the teacups on the table to the ground.
Chunhe's face turned pale, "Madam, please stop talking. The master has just returned to the capital, and he doesn't understand the situation. He must be right from the Hou's house. Madam, please stop thinking about it."
"You think I'm delusional too?"
Xie's eyes were fierce, staring at Chun He.
Chunhe's heart was beating wildly, "Madam misunderstood. The maid is worried that Madam will be angry. Didn't Madam say that after the first month, she will break up with the eldest wife and fight for the housekeeping right? If Madam doesn't take good care of her body, How to compete with the eldest wife?"
Xie snorted coldly, "No matter how weak I am, I'm not so weak that I can't manage the house."
"In the future, the wife will not only manage the house, but also prepare a dowry for the third girl. After the eldest girl's marriage is settled, she will also have to prepare a dowry for the eldest girl. This one after another, the servant girl is worried that the wife will be exhausted. "
Mrs. Xie chuckled, "You can speak with this mouth. Forget it, you have never heard what I said today."
Chunhe said quickly: "I didn't hear anything, I went to make tea for my wife."
"Go."
Chun He hurried out of the room, stood under the eaves, and was blown by the cold wind, her heartbeat gradually slowed down.
In the room before, she was really scared to death.
What the wife said, Chunhe couldn't make sense, but felt that it was inappropriate and dangerous.
Are you having a bad day now? Why bother
"Sister Chunhe, are you okay?"
Seeing Chunhe's pale face, the maid Dongmei asked with concern.
Chun He shook her head, "I'm fine. I'll make tea for my wife."
Chunhe left in a hurry.
Dongmei was a little puzzled, and looked into the room, guessing that something happened to the wife again.
…
The Hou Mansion next door, the old Lord Hou came to Songhe Hall.
Several sons and daughter-in-law are there.
Old Hou Ye said: "Qi'er and Ying'er are both on the young mansion's list, and Gu Jiu and Gu Shan from the mansion next door are also on the list."
When everyone heard this, they all frowned.
The old lady Wei asked, "Why are Xiao Jiu and Shan'er also on the list?"
Old Hou Ye said in a deep voice: "All daughters born to the fourth-rank officials in Beijing will be registered in the register."
The old lady Wei sighed, "I'm afraid there will be trouble if the palace does this."
The eldest lady Xiao Wei comforted: "Old lady, don't worry, although Xiaojiu and Shan'er are on the list, no prince should name them."
The second wife, Mrs. Wang, and the third wife, Mrs. Duan nodded in unison.
The emperor's grandchildren are not stupid. Even though there are various conditions and restrictions, they cannot choose a wife candidate at will, but they will not choose Gu Jiu and Gu Shan.
The two of them can be on the list only because of the sentence that all the daughters of officials above the fourth rank must be registered in the list.
When the emperor's grandson marries a wife, he also wants to marry a girl from a strong natal family.
To be honest, the Marquis Mansion next door cannot satisfy the emperor's grandson's requirements for his wives.
The old lady Wei looked at the old Hou Ye, "What about Qi'er and Ying'er?"
Old Hou Ye said in a deep voice: "There is no way to remove their names from the list. The only way now is to marry the two children as soon as possible."
"In such a short time, where can I find a suitable marriage?"
The second wife, Wang, was in a hurry. She didn't want her precious daughter Gu Qi to marry into the royal family, and she didn't want her daughter to marry anyone else.
Old Hou Ye put on a straight face, "It's been a long time, didn't you fall in love with a family?"
This…
The second wife, Wang Shi, said: "I have looked at a few houses, and I wanted to continue to look at them, but now it happens that the emperor's grandson chooses a wife. I am really worried."
The old lady Wei asked: "Old man, is there any emperor and grandson in the palace that requires the right-age emperor to choose a wife this time?"
Old Hou Ye's eyes lit up, "That's not true."
"That is to say, the emperor's grandsons can take this opportunity to choose wives, or not?"
Old Hou Ye nodded again and again, "Exactly. Thinking about it carefully, His Majesty does not want the emperor's grandchildren to gather together to choose a wife. It is only because it is not easy to refute the empress's face that he will agree to this matter. Princes and princes, I must I also know this. It seems that this time the emperor's grandson will choose no more than ten wives."
"I'm afraid there are not even ten people."
Eldest Master Gu Zhiwen said, "It's obvious that the emperor's grandson is choosing a wife this time, and the empress and empress want to take the opportunity to make trouble. You princes and princes will definitely not fall into the trap obediently.
At worst, arrange for a son who is not valued to come forward to deal with errands.
Ninety-eight out of ten sons who are not valued by the princes are the grandsons of the emperor. A concubine born to the emperor's grandson is not qualified to marry a girl from our Houfu. Second brother, third brother, you can rest assured. "
The old Hou Ye shook his head, "Don't forget that there are two young masters in the East Palace who are not married. In addition, the queen personally ordered the names of the young master Zhao. These three are all qualified to marry girls from our Hou Mansion. Whether they are married to the East Palace The two young masters, marrying the young master Zhao, are not a good match."
The old lady Wei said: "The East Palace should be eyeing the girl from Luhou Mansion."
"The two sons of the East Palace want to marry a girl from Luhou's mansion, they have to go through His Majesty's test first. Your Majesty will definitely not watch Donggong marry Luhou's daughter."
"So, Lu Hou's daughter can only marry Xungui?"
Old Hou Ye nodded, "Almost."
The old lady Wei frowned, and said: "Second daughter-in-law, third daughter-in-law, you two hurry up, as long as there is a suitable family, make a marriage arrangement for Qi'er and Ying'er. All in all, girls in our family cannot marry into the royal family , let alone marry into the East Palace."
"But in such a short time, where can I find a suitable family?"
"If you can't find it, you will find it."
The eldest lady Xiao Wei said: "I have a few suitable ones here, but I don't know if the second and third siblings will be interested."
"Sister-in-law, tell me quickly."
The eldest lady Xiao Wei has a lot of resources for unmarried men and women on hand, so she ordered four or five houses in one go.
The second wife, Mrs. Wang, and the third wife, Mrs. Duan, both said that they should consider it.
It's about the marriage of their precious daughter, they dare not be rash.
The old lady Wei reminded, "As long as there is a suitable one, it should be settled as soon as possible. If it is preempted by other houses, it will be too late to regret it."
The second wife and the third wife all agreed, and they all said that they would reply in the next day.
Hou Fu is still worried about Gu Qi and Gu Ying's marriage. But he didn't want to, his kid had already been targeted.
While they were talking, a matchmaker came to propose marriage.
Not only the boys from Hou's Mansion were targeted, even the boys who were not engaged in Gu's Mansion were favored by civil servants and generals.
At the same time, two matchmakers came to Gu's mansion to propose marriage.
Today, the matchmakers in Beijing are really busy, and of course they have made enough money.
Two matchmakers do not represent two families, but four families.
These four families have taken a fancy to the second young master Gu Jue, the third young master Gu Ting, the fifth young master Gu Wang, and the sixth young master Gu Teng of the Gu family respectively.
Gu Jue and Gu Wang are the eldest sons of the eldest family, and they are not engaged yet.
Gu Teng, Gu Teng is the second wife.
The two matchmakers, facing the big master Gu Zhiming and the lord Gu Zhili, used their perfect tongues, as if they were going to succeed in securing the matchmaker and get the matchmaker's reward.
Eldest Master Gu Zhiming and Master Gu are two brothers, one head and two elders.
Let them deal with the strife in the officialdom without pressure.
But it is really embarrassing for them to deal with the matchmaker.
The old man patted the table, "Go, invite the first wife and the second wife. Let's say the matchmaker is here. In addition, call Erlang, Sanlang, Wulang, and Liulang. It's a matter of life for them, let them listen too. "
The servants took orders and left.
The matchmaker flattered: "Master is still considerate."
Elder Master Gu Zhiming snorted coldly, looking down on these matchmakers very much.
The dead can be said to be alive by them, even a dead person can be called a flower by them, and ugly monsters are comparable to Xishi Diaochan in their mouths.
All in all, there is not a single truth to be heard from the matchmaker's mouth.
"Girl, it's not good. A matchmaker came to the door to say goodbye to the third young master."
Xiao Cui hurried back to Zhilan Courtyard.
Gu Jiu stood up abruptly, "A matchmaker really came?"
"It's absolutely true. Not only for the third young master, but also for the second young master, the fifth young master, and the sixth young master."
Gu Jiu gritted her teeth, "Come on, follow me to the front yard."
Say kiss to Gu Ting, but if you don't go and watch in person, Gu Jiu is worried.