Chapter 462: Fantastic
Shen Changfeng's originally dizzy mind suddenly calmed down.
Niuniu continued, "You are going to replace the position of his brother, not the position of his broken-off fiancé."
Chen Ling immediately thought of the previous assassination of Gu Mingda and Niuniu, in which Qi Dashan, who was responsible for driving the carriage, was sacrificed. The Gu family settled his family and adopted his daughter as their goddaughter, but did not say that they would marry the girl to Gu Zhao.
"Brother, why don't we let mother recognize her as her goddaughter? As long as the Princess's Mansion is there, she will be safe. In this way, mother won't have to break her promise to the Li family. She will definitely love Miss Xu as her own daughter." Shen Ling suggested.
When Shen Changfeng heard this arrangement, he said, "Although I have adopted you as my goddaughter, I still need to arrange her marriage properly."
Seeing that he finally gave in, Shen Ling felt relieved.
After visiting Shen Changfeng, the Gu family was about to leave. After all, today was a special day and it was not appropriate to stay at someone else's house for dinner.
After Shen Ling left the yard, he sighed in a low voice: "Niuniu, it's a good thing that you convinced your brother, otherwise I don't know what mess he is thinking about all day long."
After Niu Niu came, Shen Ling could see with her own eyes that Shen Changfeng had become normal again. She and the eldest princess had been worried these past few days, fearing that Shen Changfeng would never recover.
Niuniu raised her little face and said, "Sister Ling, you're welcome. This is what I should do!"
Seeing Niuniu patting her belly like a little adult, Shen Ling laughed and stretched out his hand to pinch Niuniu's little face: "You little thing, you are really rude and not modest at all!"
Niuniu said, "I've already helped, why are you being so polite?"
Shen Ling was speechless for a moment. She felt that she might never be able to learn to be as frank as Niuniu in her entire life.
After she sent the Gu family members to the carriage and left, she returned to her mother and told her brother what he had just suddenly thought of doing.
The eldest princess said: "Your brother is really self-indulgent. Although the girl's engagement has been cancelled, her marriage is already in sight."
Shen Ling had a look of surprise on his face.
"Her brother's former colleague now goes to the Xu family all the time. The reason I didn't tell you is that I sent people to find out his character in the past two days." The eldest princess explained.
Shen Ling sighed: "Fortunately, my brother only told these plans at home and didn't tell Miss Xu, otherwise it would be a mistake to match them up!"
Shen Ling didn't expect that the next mandarin duck would actually fall on her head.
"What do you think of Gu Yan?" the eldest princess suddenly asked.
Shen Ling didn't think much about it. She had met Gu Yan several times. He was handsome, gentle and considerate to Niuniu, and patient with naughty boys like Gu Zhao: "He is a good brother."
The eldest princess laughed and patted her daughter's head: "Why haven't you figured it out yet, kid?"
Shen Ling looked at her mother in confusion. After a moment, she seemed to react and her ears immediately turned red.
"Mom, I, I, I... I don't have these messed up thoughts about him!" Shen Ling said, stamping her feet.
The princess stroked her daughter's soft hair and said, "Although your brother is a man of many thoughts, he is not wrong in some of his words. There are many families that are frivolous but have good appearances. I am old now and cannot protect you forever. If a girl marries the wrong man, she may spend the rest of her life in misery."
The eldest princess knew that her greatest reliance was on the emperor and the empress dowager. It was still unclear whether she would be able to enjoy the same preferential treatment as now when the next emperor ascended the throne.
"Instead of choosing a wealthy family with a lot of scandals, it's better to choose a simple family with good character and a clean family tradition. We have been interacting with the Gu family for a long time. From the way your aunt Gu and grandmother get along, we can tell that this is not a family that will embarrass their daughter-in-law."
"Your Master Gu is very knowledgeable and is valued by your uncle. He may be able to join the cabinet in the future."
"Gu Yan is very motivated in his studies at Baiyun Academy. Even if he can't be as successful as his father, it shouldn't be a problem for him to pass the imperial examination."
The more the princess talked, the better she felt this marriage was.
Shen Ling was still a little confused. She used to just think that Gu Yan was Niu Niu's brother and didn't think about anything else. Now when she thinks back on it, she has a vague feeling of awkwardness.
"For a girl to get married and live her life, the man's character is more important than anything else. If the man has good character, even if one day the relationship between the two of you fades, he will still respect you, and your life will not be too bad." The eldest princess said as someone who has been through it.
She is different from Shen Ling. Shen Ling does not have a brother who is the emperor, so the power of the Princess's Mansion cannot be passed on to her daughter.
Shen Ling thought of the harmonious family atmosphere of the Gu family and the lively and lovely Niuniu, and she suddenly felt that this marriage was really great.
"But, will the Gu family agree?" Shen Ling asked.
The princess said, "I will talk to your aunt Gu later. If she doesn't want to, forget it."
Although the princess said this, she was already 80% sure in her heart.
After the children returned to the Gu family, Gu Mingda immediately asked about Shen Changfeng's recent situation, and he also breathed a sigh of relief.
The Gu family waited for the New Year with peace of mind.
But the Xie family was already in an uproar.
Mrs. Lin finally found out that Xie Xingchuan was Gu family's biological son.
"Sister, you can't be confused. How can you just give away your brother-in-law's huge fortune to an outsider?" Mrs. Lin said anxiously.
Master Lin also said: "Xie Xingchuan is unwilling to rescue even his own cousins. He is an ungrateful person who can never be tamed!"
Mrs. Xie was overwhelmed by the couple's quarrel.
Lin Xueruo stood aside with a pale face and dazed eyes. She was thinking, if Xie Xingchuan was not a child of the Xie family and could not inherit the Xie family's property, then was this still a good marriage? Wouldn't all her efforts over the years be in vain?
"Doesn't the Gu family want their son back? Then you can trade with him and ask the Gu family to go to the Princess's Mansion to plead for mercy. As long as they can get the Princess to let our Taoer go, we will be willing to give Xie Xingchuan to them!" Mrs. Lin said.
When Mrs. Xie heard this, she shook her head and said, "Sister-in-law, don't mention this matter. Your husband won't agree to it."
Mrs. Lin said confidently, "Why doesn't my brother-in-law agree? You have tolerated him having a mistress in the border town. Xie Xingchuan has no blood relationship with you. Besides, the border town is far away. It's a good opportunity to make this a reality while he is not in the capital. By then, it will be too late for him to do anything about it!"
Mrs. Lin's calculations were not limited to these. She even said whimsically: "Sister, instead of giving all the family property to Xie Xingchuan, it is better to give it all to Taoer. I guarantee that he will be filial to you in the future!"
(End of this chapter)
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