Chapter 523 Meng's Father's Wedding Date
When Zhou Yun and the Fang brothers, Fang Xuan and Fang Ce, brought tonics to see Yu Chuan, Yu Chuan refused to receive guests.
The three sensed something was amiss, exchanged glances, and then, with perfect understanding, placed the items by the door before asking Yu Chuan to come out and retrieve them. Yu Chuan complied.
They put their things down, made some footsteps to make it seem like they had really left, and then squatted down next to Yu Chuan.
Sure enough, Yu Chuan fell for it. As soon as he opened the door, he saw more than a dozen packets of what looked like medicine on the ground. He found it strange and was about to squat down to pick them up when he met three familiar pairs of eyes staring at him in surprise.
Yu Chuan: "..."
Oh no, we've been tricked, and we can't hide it anymore.
When Zhou Yun and the other two saw his appearance, they looked knowing. They realized that Yu Chuan was doomed. He was so weak that Chan'er would definitely be unhappy with him and beat him up.
Fang Ce quickly stepped forward, picked up the tonic from the ground, and stuffed it into Yu Chuan's arms, who was still in a daze. He whispered to comfort him, "Yu Chuan, it's alright. After drinking these tonics, I guarantee you'll regain your authority as husband."
Yu Chuan was a little confused: "I'm perfectly healthy, why would I need tonics?"
Fang Ce looked him up and down and said, "You've been beaten up like this because you're impotent. If you don't drink some tonics to replenish your body, you'll get beaten up even worse. You're so young, a few years younger than me, and you're not the kind of person who goes to brothels to mess around and deplete your body. How come you're so weak?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Chuan felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He hadn't said anything, yet these people treated him like a worthless person? Who exactly spread the rumors? He asked with a dark face, "Who exactly did you hear this from? I'll go and beat him to a pulp right now, so he'll never dare to spout nonsense again for the rest of his life."
Fang Ce replied, "Do we need to hear about this from others? We're not stupid; we can guess it ourselves."
"Listen to me clearly, I got beaten up because I'm too good! Chan'er thinks I'm too noisy! I'm good! I'm very good! Do you understand?" Yu Chuan said with a dark face, then shoved the medicine back at him, pushed him back a step, and then slammed the door shut.
The group looked at each other, bewildered, as the door was closed.
Zhou Yun seemed to understand something, and said, "Do you think we misunderstood Yu Chuan? Come to think of it, how old is Yu Chuan? He's the youngest of the four of us, a martial artist, and still in his prime. It's impossible for him to be incapable."
Fang Xuan nodded: "So, he's not too weak to get up; he's just embarrassed to face people after being beaten, which is why he's hiding."
Zhou Yun nodded in agreement, saying, "I think so too. This kid was beaten by his wife and is too ashamed to face anyone. Thinking back to when he was beaten before, he would hide for a few days first. But last night was his wedding night, a joyous occasion, so we didn't think about it that way. We thought it was impossible for him to be beaten on such a joyous occasion."
Fang Ce frowned as he looked at the dozen or so packets of tonics, a little worried: "It's a good thing that this kid isn't weak, but what about all these tonics? Who's going to drink them? It's a bit of a waste if they don't drink them; the money spent on these tonics could have bought a lot of delicious food."
Zhou Yun glanced at the dozen or so packets of tonics, feeling it was a bit of a waste. His mind raced, and then his eyes lit up: "You like eating them so much, why don't I give them to you to drink?"
Upon hearing this, Fang Ce nearly exploded with anger. He shoved the medicine into Fang Ce's arms and said irritably, "I'm not weak, why would I drink this stuff? You seem quite weak, you should take some tonics." With that, he quickly left.
Fang Xuan followed closely behind his younger brother and strode away.
Zhou Yun was holding a pile of tonics, unsure of what to do with them. Suddenly, an idea struck him. He remembered that there were elderly servants in the manor who had wives. Giving them the tonics would be a good idea, as it would not waste the medicines and would also earn him a favor.
As a result, several servants in their thirties received Zhou Yun's concern. They were flattered and began to wonder if their wives had accidentally let something slip to the old women. Otherwise, why would they receive such concern?
As a result, the servants' self-esteem was severely hurt. They resented their wives for telling everyone everything, but they couldn't use this to start a fight, because if they did, even more people would find out.
Whether they were upset or not, Zhou Yun didn't know, but at least the tonics were sent out and wouldn't be wasted.
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That day.
The Marquis of Changxing's residence received an invitation from the Earl of Yongchang's residence.
Meng Jinyao looked at the invitation and found that it was her unreliable father's wedding announcement. The wedding date was set for the eighth day of the seventh lunar month. There are not many auspicious days for marriage in the seventh lunar month. Setting it for the first ten days of the seventh lunar month also proved that the Meng family was in a hurry. If they were not in a hurry, they could wait. There are more auspicious days in August.
Qingqiu asked curiously, "Madam, is the Earl getting married again?"
Meng Jinyao nodded: "Yes, the wedding date is set for the eighth day of the seventh month."
Just then, Gu Jingxi returned from outside. Before he even stepped through the door, he heard this question and asked curiously, "Ayao, whose wedding date is set for the eighth day of the seventh month?"
Upon hearing the voice and seeing who it was, Meng Jinyao smiled faintly and handed the invitation to Gu Jingxi: "Here, take a look."
Gu Jingxi accepted the invitation and glanced at it briefly. He discovered that it was his father-in-law's wedding announcement. He had heard before that his father-in-law's marriage was arranged, and that it was to Zhao Shi, the daughter of the Imperial Academy's Academician. However, he did not expect that the wedding would take place so soon.
Meng Jinyao asked, "You also feel that the time is a bit tight, right? I guess it's because my grandmother is in a hurry, otherwise she wouldn't have chosen July. If we wait a little longer, there will be more good days in August, and the days will be even better."
Gu Jingxi said gently, "We can't interfere in the affairs of our elders, but we need to prepare a congratulatory gift."
Mentioning wedding gifts, Meng Jinyao felt sorry for her father's relatives and friends, and laughed: "Other people get married only once in their lives. If their first wife dies and they marry a second wife, then it's only twice. But he's not even forty years old yet, and he's already getting married for the fourth time. If you're his friend, you have to give a gift four times."
Gu Jingxi paused for a moment, then chuckled helplessly: "Your father arranged a stepmother for you, and this is what you're concerned about?"
Meng Jinyao retorted, "Otherwise, what should we pay attention to?"
Gu Jingxi patted her head and asked gently, "We still need to give a gift. Has Ayao decided what gift to give?"
Meng Jinyao pondered for a moment, then replied, "For other newlyweds, I can give them gifts with auspicious meanings like 'May you have a son soon,' but he already has sons and daughters, so these are not suitable for him. I'll give him a gift with the meaning of 'May you have a long and happy marriage.' I remember there's a painting with the meaning of 'May you have a long and happy marriage' in the storeroom."
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingxi paused for a moment and asked, "Isn't this a bit perfunctory?"
Meng Jinyao said dismissively, "I'm already doing him a favor by attending his wedding and giving him a gift. The painting was done by a fairly well-known artist. If he doesn't like it, he can just give it back to me."
Given her family's circumstances, she wouldn't be happy to receive valuable jade artifacts or jewelry as gifts, because it wouldn't be worth it.
Gu Jingxi nodded: "Yes, I'll do whatever Ayao says."
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