The little daughter-in-law of the palace

Chapter 9
The guests Shen Ze invited were all famous and respectable families in Wutong County, either rich or famous.

Watching the moon at night, guests will arrive one after another after taking a break in the afternoon.

When the old lady Gu led Gu Lan over, the female guests in the yard were silent for a moment, and then someone whispered.

The old lady Gu pretended not to know, and led Gu Lan to the front to meet Ye Shi, the magistrate's wife.

Mrs. Ye got her husband's order last night, and treated Mrs. Gu very politely. She gave Mrs. Gu enough dignity, and it really surprised all the women's relatives. At that time, Mrs. Gu was so happy that her body in her 50s almost floated up.

Mrs. Ye praised her granddaughter a few times before, could it be that she has the intention of getting married?The eldest son of the Shen family is fifteen, and he is a perfect match for his granddaughter.

The Gu family is in business. When they were still rich, they were considered a good marriage if they were able to marry their parents and officials. Now that the family business has been in decline, the granddaughter has lived in poverty for a few years in the countryside. Apart from her appearance, her education and education are not outstanding. She can marry Going to the county magistrate's house is a dream come true.

"I kept the old lady waiting for a long time." Mrs. Ye came back after seeing off the guests, apologetically apologizing to the old lady Gu.

Old Madam Gu stood up and said with a kind smile, "Madam is too polite."

Mrs. Ye invited her to sit down again, and said to the daughter beside her, "Hasn't Ah Yue seen enough of the moonlight? You can take Ah Lan to see it again."

Shen Yue responded with a smile, and warmly invited Gu Lan, who happily followed her.

Mrs. Gu looked at Mrs. Ye curiously, and dismissed the younger generation. Now it's time to get down to business, right?

Mrs. Ye didn't hold back any more, and asked softly: "What does the old lady think of my family, Ah Yue?"

Old Madam Gu's heart skipped a beat.

As if she didn't notice her strangeness, Mrs. Ye continued to smile and said: "I heard that brother Alan won the case at the age of 15, and this year's Qiuwei is also very sure to be on the list. He is one of the best talents in our county. My master has praised me many times. Brother Lan, he also said that even if Brother Alan misses this time, he will definitely win next time, so let me talk to the old lady before Qiuwei publishes the list to show my sincerity. If the old lady likes Ayue, we Let's make Qin Jin a good friend, and if Brother Alan needs anything when he goes to Beijing to take the exam, you can just let us know."

She smiled enthusiastically on her face, but she didn't agree with her husband's vision in her heart. No matter how good Gu Heng was, at most he could take the Juren examination.Besides, my daughter is still young, so after waiting for two or three years, maybe there will be better candidates for marriage?

But Mrs. Ye has always listened to her husband, Shen Ze asked her to facilitate this marriage, so she will do her best.

If there is no Jiang Hanzhu, Mrs. Gu actually doesn't think much of the girl from the Shen family. It is suitable for her granddaughter to marry, but how can a daughter of a seventh-rank magistrate be worthy of her grandson who is second in the list?But compared with Jiang Hanzhu, the girl from the Shen family is much higher in status.

pity……

"It's Ziyan's good fortune to be valued by your lord and wife," Mrs. Gu said tactfully, "It's a pity that Ziyan got married to a young lady from the Jiang family when he was 14..."

Ye took a breath in shock, "Why so early?"

Mrs. Gu's words revealed a bit of dissatisfaction: "Jiang Jizhou is Ziyan's husband. That year, Jiang Jizhou was seriously ill. He was afraid that he would leave his daughter without anyone to take care of him, so he wanted to entrust his daughter to Ziyan. Ziyan was hindered by the relationship between teachers and students. How can I refuse?"

Mrs. Ye was surprised: "Jiang Jizhou seems to be the teacher of the county school, right? I heard the master mention him, it seems that he just coughs all the year round, not a serious disease..." At this point, he suddenly realized, "Jiang's family can also be regarded as talented like Ziyan. With a discerning eye, I decided to get married before Ziyan shines."

The old lady Gu sighed: "Ziyan is a teacher who respects his teacher. He has never met a girl from the Jiang family, so he should."

Mrs. Ye didn't invite her here to listen to her complaints. After a few words with her, she gradually lowered her voice, "Is there no way to get rid of this marriage? Don't blame the old lady. Ziyan is really outstanding. My family and I The master is reluctant to miss such a good son-in-law, and after Ziyan passed the exam, he will have to spend money on food, clothing, housing and transportation when he goes to Beijing for the exam next year. My master said that as long as the marriage is completed, we will cover all these expenses .”

Old lady Gu was shocked.

This is what worries her the most recently. In the past three years, she has saved only a few dozen taels of silver while living frugally. Jiang Jizhou only cared about letting them take care of his daughter, but he never offered to help. Let's look at the Shen family again. They are still officials!

He was not satisfied with this marriage at first, and now he is even more determined to withdraw the engagement.

It's just that the Jiang family has taken care of the Gu family a lot in the past few years, and if they suddenly divorced, what would the people in the county think about it?
Mrs. Ye kept staring at her. Seeing that Mrs. Gu was shaken, she retreated and said: "Forget it, since the marriage is settled, we can't do things like ruining the marriage contract again, so the old lady will pretend that I didn't say this." Let's talk, but even if we don't become in-laws, if the old lady needs anything in the future, don't be polite to us."

After finishing his speech, he called the maid who was guarding outside and told her to invite the two girls back.

Mrs. Gu has lived most of her life, how can she not hear that the words behind are all kind words?The two families are relatives by marriage, and the Shen family's helping the son-in-law is helping the daughter. The two families have nothing to do with each other. What do you do?
"Ma'am, how about allowing me to think about this matter for two days?" Mrs. Gu hurriedly said, "Actually, the girl from the Jiang family has bad conduct. If it wasn't for the kindness of the Jiang family to take care of us back then, we wouldn't have responded to it." Excuse me, when I go back to discuss with the Jiang family, the two children are not suitable, and it is for everyone's good to retire."

Ye's face showed joy, "There is another reason? Is there any problem with the Jiang family girl?"

Mrs. Gu arranged it on a whim just now, but as soon as the words came out, she immediately thought of the reason for the divorce, so the more she said, the more smoothly she said, "The child was not raised by a mother since he was a child, and the hands and feet of the sisters were not very clean. Other people always like to arrange things when they are guests, and many people know this..."

(End of this chapter)