"Staff?" Ms. Cao and Gu Shiba Niang were startled. Could it be that Gu Hai has been transferred again
This is impossible... I have only been in office for less than half a year...
Mrs. Cao did not dare to neglect, so she immediately changed her imperial uniform and took him out.
The visitor was in his forties, Gao Guanbo, elegant and elegant, with two attendants and a red-robed chamberlain behind him.
"Master Zhang..." Mrs. Cao recognized the person. It was the Master of the Ministry of Etiquette who came to announce the selection of Gu Shiba Niang's daughter last time. It seemed that the servant girl had misheard, and it was not some official who came to Gu Hai. Instead, we were talking about Gu Shiba Niang’s affairs. Her heart couldn’t help but thump in her throat, and she was trembling a little when she spoke, “Ms. Cao, please be polite…”
"Don't dare, madam, you're too polite." Master Zhang said with a smile.
Mrs. Cao ordered the servant to open the door wide and welcome several people to come in and sit down.
"Sir, what are your orders..." Mrs. Cao couldn't help but ask after serving tea.
Master Zhang said with a smile: "Of course it is for the purpose of selecting a good daughter for your love..."
"How can my eighteenth mother..." Mrs. Cao unconsciously touched her chest with her hand and asked stammeringly.
"Of course..." the red-robed eunuch on the side said with a smile, "The reason for the previous paragraph was because the Queen Mother was slightly ill, and the Prince was purely filial and had no other concerns, so the selection was postponed until after the new year, and it will be scheduled at The sixteenth day of the first lunar month... Madam, please don't go far away, it will be bad if you delay the day..."
The chamberlain said with a smile, and the last sentence meant something.
"Yes, of course I don't dare." Mrs. Cao nodded excitedly and ordered the maid to hold up the red envelope, "Let the adults worry..."
This is the customary hard-earned auspicious money, which every family will have. Of course, the financial resources vary. For the officials of the Qingshui Yamen of the Ministry of Rites, this is a rare job.
As usual, a few people said a few auspicious words and accepted the auspicious money. You must accept the money, otherwise the host will think it is unlucky and will be angry with you.
Because there was still a lot of lucky money to be collected, a few people said goodbye after a few polite words. Mrs. Cao and her servants respectfully sent it out.
"Madam, let the young lady feel at ease..." When leaving, the red-robed chamberlain took the opportunity to ask her to stay and whispered to Mrs. Cao while giving her a meaningful smile.
Mrs. Cao was so confused by this unexpected surprise that she didn't understand his profound look at all, so she just nodded and thanked him.
It wasn't until she saw a few people leaving in a sedan chair that Ms. Cao returned home and saw Gu Shiba Niang standing in the living room with a frown.
"Eighteen Mother..." Mrs. Cao cried with joy, "No one will dislike you in the future..."
She choked and said, if you can catch the eye of the royal family and become a noble, it will be a great joy. Even if you can't, being able to participate in the selection of good girls will be enough to show your noble status. Those women who were not selected as nobles in the end, come out. Then she became the good wife that everyone wanted.
Mr. Cao's biggest worry is that her daughter will not be able to marry into a good family because she is a pharmacist. With this matter, it will be much easier for Gu Shiba Niang to get married in the future.
"It's really strange..." Gu Shiba Niang didn't care about her mother's concerns, but looked at the red stamped letter with the official seal of the Ministry of Rites, and frowned at the word Gu Xiang, "Didn't they find out? Is my reputation still there? Not old enough? Hey, Mr. Liu’s disciple, these dignitaries spend a lot of money to get the master’s medicine... It makes no sense that they don’t know me as a disciple..."
"Madam, are you still loading the car?" the maid asked from the side.
"What kind of car are you still loading..." Mrs. Cao laughed, reaching out to wipe away her tears. Thinking of running for election on the 16th of the first lunar month, she felt flustered, "I need to make new clothes and jewelry... Hurry... Hurry... .Go find a tailor..."
The servants and wives had already heard the news, and they all smiled happily and hurriedly responded loudly and turned around to leave.
"….. Pick the fabrics first… No… No… There are people from the jewelry shop coming too…" Mrs. Cao called over again and gave hurried instructions.
Gu Shiba Niang sat aside and smiled bitterly, looking at the happy mother and the busy maid.
"Miss..." Lingbao, who was standing beside her, whispered, "Congratulations... Congratulations, Miss..."
This is what the young lady deserves. A good person like the young lady deserves the best. She wiped her tears gently. From then on, no one dared to bully the young lady, and the young lady did not have to work so hard. You can enjoy happiness and peace of mind.
"Happiness..." Gu Shiba Niang once again looked at the red sticker in her hand, with mixed feelings in her heart, "Yes, it is indeed a great joy..."
If this could be the case in that life, his destiny would definitely have changed drastically. The Gu family would not look down on their family, no one would dare to bully my mother, my brother would not die, and I would not have to die...
However, how could she have such a happy event happen to her in that life? She did not have a brother with the talent to solve the problem, nor did she have the skills to make people take a second look. The most important thing is, In that life, there would be no such person as Prince Wei. Without this person, she would not have such an interaction with him...
"This matter..." She thought of something and frowned, "Could it be his instruction?"
It stands to reason that when marriage is an important matter, parents order the matchmaker, and children should avoid the people they want to marry. Even the royal family is no exception to this. The Ministry of Etiquette has the final say to select these good girls, and the prince himself I probably won't ask.
However, that's not necessarily the case. If he asks... then what does he mean
Gu Shiba Niang put down the red card, tapped her fingers on the table, and fell into deep thought. In the corner, the master and servant were treating each other quietly, which was in sharp contrast to the busy and joyful atmosphere at home.
Xihuamen, in the residence of the Third Prince of Baoding in Beijing, two maids stood in a luxuriously furnished greenhouse.
It was very cold outside, but it was as warm as summer here. The servant girl who had traveled all the way and was wearing thick clothes stood here for less than a moment, feeling hot and dry.
Gu Luo'er was wearing a black fur cloak with glittering gold, holding a small hand stove in her hand, and her face was pale and green.
"Miss, this is what happened. The master is still in the north and has not come back, and the wife is not at home either. People have already spoken, and many store managers have to be changed. The old master has not said anything. The young master wants the younger ones to come..." The servant woman murmured. He said, thinking of the young master being furious at home, the family's losses this time were not small, and selling some of the slaves was unavoidable. They all had children at home, and maybe one of them would be separated, and they felt very uneasy.
"Stop talking..." Gu Luoer's brows twitched, interrupting the maid's words.
"Miss, this matter can't be slowed down..." Another maid couldn't help but said, "The young master said, let you follow..."
"What are you talking about? Do you want to apologize to that woman and say something nice?" Gu Luo'er shouted with raised eyebrows.
She suddenly became angry, and the servant girl was frightened and couldn't help but tremble.
"Miss..." These two were old slaves who looked at Gu Luoer's appearance. They had different sentiments. Thinking of the family's explanation, he accompanied Xing Xing and continued, "The old slave knows that the miss doesn't like that girl, but at this time Not as good as before…”
Gu Luoer sneered, stroking the stove and slowly said: "Comparison? I don't compete with her for what she has, I compete with her for what I have..."
Not only did he show some kindness and gain some wealth, but for a high-ranking official like Gu Shen'an, even if he was dismissed from his post and returned home, his status in the clan was unshakable.
It will take at least three generations for her, Gu Shiniang's family, to be on an equal footing with theirs, and this will require gods and Buddhas to protect Gu Hai's descendants.
What's more, this has nothing to do with Gu Shiniang. She will get married sooner or later, and no married daughter can take away the family's wealth...
When it comes to getting married, Gu Luoer's expression is a bit complicated.
"Miss, what the young master means is that something happened to him..." the maid whispered, glancing around. There were four beautiful maids standing in the room.
"It's okay, just tell me." Gu Luoer said calmly without raising his eyes.
"Yes..." The servant girl understood that these four people must be the young lady's confidants, so she said with confidence, "Our family has been affected by some influence after all. The people in the Baoding Marquis Mansion are too talkative... I am afraid that the young lady will be wronged..."
Gu Luoer's expression remained motionless, as if she didn't care about their words, but the suddenly clenched hand stroking the heater revealed her inner mood swings.
She is the third daughter-in-law of the Marquis family in Baoding. Although her husband has family glory, he is not allowed to take the title. To outsiders, he looks like a son of a noble family, but in fact, he has to look up to others. As a daughter-in-law, she must be respectful and respectful. My parents-in-law have made good friends with my sister-in-law, whose background is not to be underestimated. They have to be careful and considerate in every move and every word they say. Now they are finally able to leave the house and live another life. Before the comfortable life can only start for a few days, my father suddenly changes. And she also failed to give birth to a son as she wished, and all kinds of unsatisfactory results caused her confinement to suffer...
"Why am I wronged?" she said slowly.
"Yes..." The maid hurriedly bowed her head and smiled, then hesitated for a moment and then said, "I didn't mean that Miss Eighteen is going to enter the East Palace..."
What does it mean to enter the East Palace? No one knows its meaning better than a noble lady like Gu Luoer.
For the Gu family, this will undoubtedly be a big umbrella to protect them from wind and rain, and as the cousin of the future empress in the palace, Gu Luoer is the direct beneficiary.
"She...can't..." Gu Luo'er said with complicated emotions and slowly shook his head.
"What?" The servant woman was shocked, "It's not certain..."
If that woman really enters the palace, from now on, when she sees her, she will pay homage. Whenever she thinks of this upcoming situation, Gu Luoer has the urge to kill her, but she obviously also knows that Gu Shiba Niang Entering the palace, she wondered what benefits her natal family would bring to her. Therefore, after hearing the news, she didn't know whether she should laugh or be sad. After weighing the balance, she finally felt that she would rather bow to others than endure being under Gu Shi. Ba Niang bent down in front of her.
"Principal Baiyu, the prospective crown princess, will not let such a lowly person be selected..." Gu Luo'er said, suppressing his smile, and said with a solemn look: "There is no emotion that cannot be abandoned in the face of absolute power.