Upon hearing this, Madam Lu was overjoyed and repeatedly begged Xie Zhaozhao to make the arrangements immediately.
Xie Zhaozhao's actions must have been meticulously planned.
Xie Zhaozhao said, "Sister-in-law, you must explain things clearly to my brother before I will make arrangements for you. One general's success is built on the bones of ten thousand. On the battlefield, swords and spears have no eyes. You may be ennobled and appointed as a general, but what if you die on the battlefield? I don't want the Grand Secretary and my brother to lose their brotherly bond."
Madam Lu repeatedly assured that she would not mind that her daughter was a widow, and that she would not care even if her daughter died at the border.
Xie Zhaozhao remained silent, only slowly sipping her tea.
Xie Zhaozhao wanted the family to be united, but she had to make the unpleasant points clear upfront.
She doesn't want credit, but she absolutely won't stand for it.
Helpless, Madam Lu said she would go back and discuss it with Gu Zhongyu.
As Madam Lu and Ruan Su left, Madam Lu sneered, "She had no choice in the first place. Miss gave them the opportunity to go to the border to earn a title, and she still schemed so much. If the marriage is unhappy, she will definitely blame it all on Miss, which will affect the brotherly relationship between the Second Master and the Grand Secretary."
Xie Zhaozhao nodded: "So, unless the Second Master comes to beg me personally, I won't help."
After Lu left, she did not come for three days as expected.
Xie Zhaozhao ignored her and went about her business.
Three days later, as dusk fell, a carriage was seen heading towards Qingpu Garden. Gu Zhongyu and Madam Lu arrived with Gu Huanhuan and Gu Mianmian.
Gu Zhongyu's face was pale and he was filled with shame.
Gu Shaoyu was still unaware of what was going on. Xie Zhaozhao asked the people from the second branch of the family to wait in the living room. She pulled Gu Shaoyu aside and explained the whole story.
Gu Shaoyu nodded and said, "You did a great job, and I agree with your idea. Tomorrow I will write a letter to Zhang Hexuan and ask him to find two suitable women for them in the army. Then my brother and sister-in-law will personally escort them to their wedding."
Xie Zhaozhao said, "You must make it clear to Zhang Hexuan that the two of you are not virgins. You must make it clear to the man."
"That's natural."
Xie Zhaozhao was overjoyed. The second son-in-law of the Duke of Zhenguo, the fourth son of the Zhang family, and the magistrate of Yuzhou County personally vouched for him. This son-in-law was probably quite good.
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