Gu Chengyan smiled bitterly.

In this world, the most difficult thing to control is people's mouths. Even the emperor with all the power has people gossiping behind his back, let alone a small general like me.

"September, that's not what I'm talking about."

When Lin Jiuyue heard what Gu Chengyan said, she did not insist on the rumors about Gu Chengyan, but changed the subject.

"So what do you want to tell me?"

Gu Chengyan hesitated for a moment, then spoke.

"September, I like you."

Lin Jiuyue was stunned when she heard this.

What? Gu Chengyan likes me?

No, what happened to him today? Why did he suddenly say that he liked me?

"Gu Chengyan, are you serious?"

Gu Chengyan nodded.

"September, what I, Gu Chengyan, said today is true. There is absolutely no falsehood."

Lin Jiuyue was silent for a long time before speaking.

"Gu Chengyan, we've known each other for quite some time. You should understand what kind of person I am."

"The man I, Lin Jiuyue, want is not the kind who can just say he likes me. Do you understand?"

Gu Chengyan nodded.

"I understand. Jiuyue, you should also understand what kind of person I am. If I were really the kind of person who gets bored easily, I would have been married and had children by now."

"It's precisely because I don't want to settle that I haven't gotten married at this age. We both have the same ideas."

Lin Jiuyue smiled.

In this era, it was normal for people to have three wives and four concubines. If a family had only one wife and no concubines, those people in the capital who relied on their power and influence would inevitably say something.

Isn’t General Zhenyuan a good example?

"Gu Chengyan, aren't you afraid of what others will say?"

Gu Chengyan was stunned when he heard this.

"What did you say?"

Lin Jiuyue opened her mouth, not wanting to say anything, but finally spoke out.

"They say you're henpecked, they say you're afraid of your wife..."

Gu Chengyan smiled.

"Jiuyue, I was born in the Gu family. Since I was a child, I have seen my parents live in harmony and love each other. Do you think I would be afraid of what outsiders say?"

"Besides, they have their own mouths. How can we decide what they say? We just need to live our own lives."

Lin Jiuyue agreed with what Gu Chengyan said.

"That makes sense."

After listening to this, Gu Chengyan looked at Lin Jiuyue with a smile.

"Jiuyue, so you agree to my proposal?"

Lin Jiuyue blinked.

When did I agree? I just agreed with what Gu Chengyan just said.

"Since you have agreed, I will go back and tell my mother to prepare some things to propose marriage."

After Gu Chengyan finished speaking, he turned around and ran out, and Lin Jiuyue did not stop him.

In ancient times, if a woman did not get married, she would always be gossiped about. If she met a suitable man, she naturally did not want to be gossiped about.

Besides, Gu Chengyan is someone she knows well. It would be better to marry Gu Chengyan than to marry someone else.

Of course, this is also based on the premise that I also have a good impression of Gu Chengyan.

It was precisely because of these thoughts that Lin Jiuyue did not rush to reject Gu Chengyan's proposal of marriage.

Gu Chengyan ran out with excitement on his face, and just as he ran out of the yard, he saw Lin Qiye who came to him.

"Eh? Brother Gu, didn't you come to talk to my sister about something? Have you finished talking?"

Before Lin Qiye could finish his last sentence, Gu Chengyan disappeared.

"Why are you running so fast? Is there a ghost behind you?"

Lin Qiye shook his head and muttered to himself as he walked towards Lin Jiuyue's yard.

"Sister, what happened to Brother Gu? Why is he running so fast? If it wasn't daytime now, I would have thought there was a ghost chasing Brother Gu."

Lin Jiuyue: ...

"How should I know?"

Gu Chengyan's proposal to marriage has not been finalized yet, and Lin Jiuyue does not plan to tell this matter in advance, so as to avoid any accidents that would make everyone embarrassed.

Lin Qiye showed an expression of obvious disbelief on his face.

"Is it really nothing? Did you bully Big Brother Gu? That's not right. I just saw Big Brother Gu running out. The expression on his face was as if he had picked up silver. It's obviously a good thing."

Lin Qiye touched his chin as he spoke, then looked at Lin Jiuyue.

Lin Jiuyue: ...

Why is this kid as gossipy as a girl?

"Qiye, why are you gossiping like a girl now?"

Lin Qiye curled his lips.

"Sister, don't think I don't know about what happened between you and Brother Gu. I just don't want to expose you."

After Lin Qiye finished speaking, he turned and ran away without giving Lin Jiuyue a chance to speak.

On this side, Gu Chengyan returned to the general's mansion and couldn't wait to tell Mrs. Gu about the proposal. When Mrs. Gu heard Gu Chengyan say that the person he wanted to propose to was Lin Jiuyue, although she had already guessed it in her heart, she was still very surprised after hearing it with her own ears.

"Cheng'er, are you serious? Do you really want me to ask Jiuyue for marriage?"

Gu Chengyan nodded, and a smile appeared involuntarily on the corner of his mouth.

"Mother, my son has grown up and never lied to you before. Just prepare everything you need for the marriage proposal."

Mrs. Gu said with a smile.

"Don't worry, mother has almost prepared those things."

"No, no, that girl Jiuyue calls me 'Auntie Gu'. If she's the one I'm proposing to, I need to prepare a lot of things."

Mrs. Gu finished talking to herself, then turned around and went to prepare things, not even caring about her own son Gu Chengyan.

When Gu Chengyan saw Mrs. Gu like this, he was a little doubtful for a moment. Was he her son or Lin Jiuyue her daughter?

Five days later, a servant from the Gu family came and asked Lin Jiuyue to take rapeseed oil to the palace.

When Lin Jiuyue heard the news, she realized that it was Mrs. Gu who was helping her behind the scenes, and she was immediately filled with gratitude.

After coming out of the palace, Lin Jiuyue had a constant smile on her face.

After Aunt Gu’s promotion, rapeseed oil will no longer have to worry about sales, and the price will not be low.

Originally, the price of vegetable oil was eighty copper coins per catty, but when it was sold to the palace, it was one hundred copper coins per catty, which was twenty copper coins more per catty!

After returning home, Lin Jiuyue told Lin Qiye about this, and Lin Qiye exclaimed that his sister had made a fortune.

Half a month later.

Lin Jiuyue was at home directing the workers to renovate the mansion. Xiyue hurried over and said breathlessly.

"Miss, Miss, someone from the Gu family is here, please go out and take a look."

Lin Jiuyue said calmly.

"Someone's coming, so why are you panicking?"

Xiyue was so anxious by Lin Jiuyue's calmness that she stomped her feet.