In a blink of an eye, the day came for Gu Sheng to propose marriage. Gu Sheng was extremely nervous waiting at home. Even though the marriage had been agreed upon, he was still nervous when the matchmaker didn't come back.
Wu Shangheng was very satisfied with the company of his friends, so he clicked his tongue twice, "Last time I asked you if you were nervous? Do you still remember how you responded?"
Of course Gu Sheng remembered that when he said he wasn't nervous, he said stiffly: "I'm not nervous."
"Aren't you nervous? You keep staring at the door?"
Gu Sheng was discouraged and didn't speak harshly this time, "I'm afraid of an accident."
Wu Shangheng comforted him with a smile, "The Marquis of Zhou will keep his word, and the Marquis of Zhou has never regretted the marriage he agreed to."
Gu Sheng pursed his lips, "Do you think the county leader and I can get along with each other?"
Wu Shangheng, "..."
This matchmaker is already thinking about horoscopes before he comes back!
In Zhouhou Mansion, Gu Sheng tried his best to hire an old lady from the family of the Minister of Justice. Zhulan was quite surprised. She had already prepared that the matchmaker would not be of high status, but she did not expect to be able to hire a pretty good matchmaker.
The old lady introduced herself with a few words. Zhulan saw how good the relationship between the future prince-in-law and Gu Sheng was. The old lady was the future prince-in-law's cousin!
If Zhulan hadn't helped Gu Sheng propose marriage, not many people would know about this relationship.
The smile on Su Xuan's face became deeper and deeper. She didn't care how hard Gu Sheng worked behind the scenes, she only looked at the results.
The old lady is old, and there is nothing to be embarrassed about in the already agreed upon marriage.
Gu Sheng's marriage proposal went smoothly, and the resulting horoscopes were also good. When they were sent back to Zhouhou's Mansion, Zhulan read them carefully and handed them to Su Xuan.
Su Xuan smiled happily, "The horoscopes match up quite well..."
Yuwen didn't care about the horoscope, "The two of us live together, and whether we live well in the future does not depend on the horoscope. The horoscopes for marriage in this capital are all good, so how many people really live a good life?"
It is good to treat each other with respect as a guest, but there are not many people who play the piano and the harp in harmony.
Su Xuan glared, "It's a good sign, do you understand?"
Yuwen, "I understand, I understand."
Su Xuan put away the zodiac sign and said, "I heard from my little brother that Gu Shengxin bought a house for almost ten thousand taels. There is a small garden in the house."
Zhulan answered, "There are so many people who have made a fortune relying on Changzhong."
Yuwen was happy, "Uncle brings wealth."
Su Xuan also thought that the house Gu Sheng lived in now was small. She had spent more than 20,000 taels on the house she prepared for her daughter as a dowry. Now that Gu Sheng had bought his own house, it was enough for the young couple to live in.
Zhulan looked at Yuwen and saw that the twins were born in April of the 18th year of Yongzhi. The children in the family were already older. She also thought that Chang Zhong was born in the 16th year of Yongzhi, and thought about when Chang Zhong would get married.
Yuwen's engagement process went smoothly, and Gu Sheng's betrothal gift was so beautiful that everyone who watched the excitement shut up.
Let’s not talk about the gold and silver as a betrothal gift, but let’s talk about the antique calligraphy and paintings included in the betrothal gift. These are eye-opening.
Gu Sheng gave the betrothal gift, and all that was left in his family was the newly purchased house and some fields. Fortunately, the Hou family did not want An and the county owner to marry early, so Gu Sheng could save some more money to live in the future.
In the Hanlin Academy, Chang Zhi was in a very good mood in the past two days. They secretly said that Gu Sheng was a freeloader. He did not help at all with this betrothal gift. Gu Sheng certified his name and slapped him hard. He slapped him and went back.
Master Qi was very curious, "In three years, he actually saved so much money?"
Changzhi snorted, "He's not afraid of investigation."
He knew that there were people who wanted to cause harm. Gu Sheng was too lucky in the eyes of some people, and those who were lucky wanted to be ruined.
Mr. Qi, "I didn't say that his money came from improper sources."
"I know that's what some people think."
Mr. Qi smiled and said, "My wife said that Gu Sheng has a good way of making money and that your daughter is blessed."
How many noble sons from poor families are not good at running a house, too many rely on their in-laws' family, and some people live on their wives' dowry. Not many people like Gu Sheng buy their own property. He was stunned for a long time when he looked at Gu Sheng's betrothal gift. The bride price from my son-in-law is almost over!
Changzhi smiled, "I have good taste."
In fact, my daughter has good taste, but I can't say that she fell in love with him first. Now everyone thinks that he has a good eye for people.
Mr. Qi thought of the dowry, "Now I am all curious about the dowry of Lord Anhe."
Changzhi fell silent when he thought of his daughter's thick dowry list. Fortunately, his daughter was the head of the county, otherwise the dowry would have been exposed.
Gu Sheng had been drifting in the clouds for two days, and today he returned to reality, "I want to save money to live."
Wu Shangheng spit out the tea in his mouth, "I can see that you are worried about your life."
Gu Sheng said, "I do."
He felt very accomplished!
Wu Shangheng snorted, "Now that you have entered the circle that I am in, it is not easy for you to save money."
Gu Sheng smiled. It was good now that there were less restrictions on him and he didn't have to worry too much. He was confident that Yuwen would build a good family fortune before she got married.
From the Department of Household Affairs, Zhang Jinghong came back with a big box in his hands, "It's been inventoried."
Zhou Shuren gestured to open the box. There were banknotes and thick account books in the box, "Thank you for your hard work these past two days."
Zhang Jinghong said: "It's not hard."
Zhou Shuren didn't ask about the process, because he didn't need to ask Zhang Jinghong to go back and rest. He wanted to take a closer look at the account books.
The emperor gave him three days, and he took the initiative to explain a lot. These banknotes and account books were submitted by the finance department on his own initiative. There were not many banknotes, but the account books recorded how much cash it was. This was because he did not dare to exchange them for banknotes and only accept cash. .
He took the initiative to hand over the Jiucheng family property, and the emperor let him go once, and that was the only time.
Zhou Shuren was very calm in his heart. He had expected that the amount of bribes would be huge. There was no antique furniture in the money handed over this time. Zhou Shuren's face looked much better. He had dealt with too much in the past two years, and the price of antiques in the capital has not increased yet.
What makes Zhou Shuren most happy is the house deeds and land deeds, especially the house in Beijing is so popular, and there is only as much land as there is to deal with.
After going down to the Yamen, Chang Zhi and Chang Zhong came back together in a carriage. As soon as the two brothers got off the carriage, the steward Wang who was guarding the door said: "Fourth Master, the Qian family in Sichuan Province sent a post today."
Changzhong asked, "Qian family?"
Changzhi nodded, "He helped me a lot in Chuanzhou. I was supposed to go to Beijing to attend the Spring Festival this year, but the old lady at home suddenly left, so I had to wait for the next Spring Festival."
Chang Zhong blinked, "What bad luck."
Changzhi smiled when he thought about the reform of the imperial examination, "It's really bad luck."
Chang Zhong asked, "Why should I send a post when I should not be at home to observe filial piety?"
Changzhi was also very curious. He took the post from Butler Wang and said with a smile: "The steward of the Qian family came to Beijing to buy a house. Since he is in Beijing, he naturally wants to pay a visit."
Chang Zhong said: "I'm really surprised that Yang Xiu will become the grandson-in-law of the right minister of the Ministry of Industry."
Chang Zhi was also surprised, "It means that he is very optimistic about Yang Xiu."
Yang Xiu's marriage was discussed a lot in the Hanlin Academy. Changzhi thought of the Yong'an Palace. Zhuo Guyu was still in the Hanlin Academy. The Yong'an Palace now hated the Southern Family. It must have been holding back a big move for not fighting back for so long. .
It was indeed a great move. Zhou Shuren and all the ministers were particularly energetic during the court meeting the next morning. Duke Yong'an went to court today!