After getting Gu Gong's promise, Gu Ting started to make arrangements.
He mobilized all his connections and even went to the palace to beg Gu Jiu for help.
"Sister, if you have a suitable candidate, as long as he doesn't mind, we are willing to meet him. Even if he is from the royal family, it doesn't matter."
There are still many prejudices among the people against members of the royal family.
This cannot be reversed overnight.
Gu Jiu took this to heart and said, "Don't worry, brother. I will help you find a few candidates. I also hope that Gu Gong can resolve his life's major issues as soon as possible."
"I'll leave this matter to my sister." Gu Ting left the palace excitedly and went to ask for help from others.
Gu Jiu took it to heart and asked Bai Zhong to take care of the matter.
Bai Zhong searched for information and said, "Your Majesty, there are two widows of the right age in the royal family, but their reputations are not very good."
"Why is it bad?"
"Both of them have unclear relationships between men and women, which has attracted criticism."
"Is this a rumor or slander, or is this the truth?"
"According to my investigation, it's both. These two were socializing with others outside without paying attention to the limits. As time went by, all kinds of gossip started to spread."
Gu Jiu hesitated for a moment, then picked up the pen and crossed out the two widows of the royal family from the list.
I looked around but couldn't find a suitable one.
Seeing Gu Ting getting anxious and angry, Gu Jiu suddenly remembered that in terms of the number of families, the two largest families in the world are still the Sun family and the Zhou family.
It just so happens that they are all acquaintances.
Send someone to deliver a message to Sun Zhuangyuan and Zhou Shi'an.
If there is a suitable candidate within the family, can you and Gu Gong take a look at each other?
Apart from his old age and disability, Gu Gong has all other good conditions.
A fourth-rank military officer with a legitimate job in the Military Academy.
For a woman, it is very good to have no parents, no sisters-in-law or younger sisters-in-law to cause trouble, and to live alone in a separate household, behind closed doors.
Moreover, the brothers of the Gu family have already split up, and Gu Gong has obtained a large amount of property in his name.
There are farms, shops, several properties, and various shares.
There is no need to worry about material things.
Gu Gong’s annual income is enough to support his family.
As a result, neither the Sun family nor the Zhou family had a suitable candidate of the right age.
The widows from both families were older than Gu Gong, and most of them had no plans to remarry.
Even if I remarry, I will not have children.
This does not meet Gu Gong's requirements.
On the contrary, Mr. Lu's family has a woman of marriageable age.
When she was in her early twenties, her previous husband was frail and sickly, and he died within a few years.
The woman has never given birth.
Her appearance is just average, and can only be considered pretty.
The advantage lies in being able to read and write, being sensible and knowing when to advance and retreat.
When Gu Ting heard this, he became very interested.
Urging each other to see each other.
Mr. Lu hesitated. "There's something I need to clarify with you. This woman didn't have much dowry left. Her ex-husband was seriously ill, so she used up some of her dowry to pay for his medical treatment. Later, she returned to her parents' home with the dowry and spent part of it. Our Lu family has both rich and poor, and she was a widow with a considerable dowry. Many people had evil intentions, even her own brothers were eyeing her dowry."
In order to live a peaceful life, she sometimes had to sacrifice a little money to buy peace and quiet. After a few years, I estimate that half of her dowry will be left, mainly in the form of real estate and land. There will definitely not be much gold, silver or jewelry left.
Gu Ting said, "It doesn't matter if the dowry is small. The key is to be a good person and cause less trouble! You said her brothers are trying to get her dowry, but what about her parents? Aren't her parents willing to stand up for her? Are her brothers really that difficult to deal with?"
Mr. Lu laughed. "No matter how difficult a person is, they will have to give in when they meet Gu Gong. This woman's parents favor their son and grandson, and they find all kinds of excuses to exploit their daughter. As outsiders, it's not appropriate for us to interfere in their family affairs. If this woman marries Gu Gong, he will have to distract himself from dealing with his future father-in-law."
Gu Ting pondered for a moment, "Let's meet! I think that little trouble is nothing to Gu Gong."
"That's what I think too. Gu Gong may not be that powerful in other aspects, but his ability to scare people is top-notch. He only needs to use 70% to 80% of his power to scare the woman's family and make them afraid to act rashly."
“Very good!”
After deciding to meet the girl, Mr. Lu wrote a letter back to his hometown, asking his clansmen to bring the girl and her dowry to the capital.
If nothing unexpected happens, this marriage should be successful.
Even if it doesn't work out, it's better to stay in the capital and choose a husband to marry, rather than returning to my hometown and being bullied by my parents and brothers.
In early winter, Gu Gong met Lu Xiu Niang for the first time.
An old bachelor and a young widow.
Accompanied by family, the meeting place was decided to be Zhixing Academy.
As Mr. Lu said, Lady Lu was not beautiful, but rather delicate. However, she was attractive and had a gentle temperament. One could tell at a glance that she was a good housekeeper.
Maybe the son is a little weak.
Gu Gong is a man of bad temper, and he is suitable for a gentle wife who can overcome the toughness with gentleness.
After an hour of blind dating, they both left an impression on each other.
Afterwards, Gu Ting asked Gu Gong, "How about this? If you still don't like it, then keep looking."
"No need to look any further, the girl from the Lu family is very suitable."
"You like it?" Gu Ting was surprised.
Lu Xiu Niang was not beautiful, and he thought Gu Gong looked down on her.
Gu Gong said confidently: "It's fine. As long as she doesn't despise me, this marriage can be done."
Gu Ting breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Gu Gong was not joking.
It’s not easy!
After looking at so many, I finally found one.
"I'll go discuss this with Mr. Lu and ask the woman what she thinks. If nothing unexpected happens, I'll ask a matchmaker to come and propose marriage tomorrow."
When you marry once, you obey your father; when you marry again, you obey yourself.
Lu Xiuniang was a widow, so as long as she agreed, the marriage could be arranged without consulting her parents.
Moreover, she brought all her dowry to the capital, which saved her a lot of trouble.
Lu Xiu Niang was willing.
Ignoring Gu Gong's disability, he is a good marriage candidate.
He has impressive status, family background, money and appearance.
By marrying Gu Gong, she was sure that she could get rid of her family.
Both parties agree, so what are we waiting for?
When the matchmaker came to propose marriage, Mr. Lu, as Lu Xiu Niang's elder, made decisions for her throughout the process.
Write a letter to let my hometown know.
If you can come to the capital to attend the wedding, go out quickly.
If you don't want to come to the capital, don't bother.
For a woman who is marrying for the second time, there are not so many requirements.
Lu Xiu Niang's parents and brothers will definitely come to the capital to see their future son-in-law.
Ten days before the wedding, the family arrived in the capital.
When they saw Gu Gong, they realized that he was a disabled person, and Lu Xiu Niang's parents immediately started making a fuss.
They scolded Lu Xiu Niang for being lowly and saying that she was so desperate for a man that she married a disabled man.
He also asked Lu Xiu Niang to take out the betrothal gifts.
It is enough for her to have a dowry, and they have to take the betrothal gifts home.
His words and actions showed that he disliked Gu Gong.
Gu Gong was an old bachelor who had taken advantage of the eldest son. A few thousand taels of betrothal gift was not enough. He should at least compensate them with 10,000 or 20,000 taels. After all, it was not easy for them to raise their daughter.
Gu Gong looked at Lu's parents coldly and did not respond at all to their exorbitant demands.
Lu's parents said that Gu Gong was a blockhead and didn't understand the ways of the world.
Such a marriage cannot be done, and I advocate breaking off the engagement.
Lu Xiu Niang was almost driven to despair. She had lost face in front of Gu Gong and wished she could just die.
I really don't have the face to see anyone.
His brother even waved his fists and threatened her to hand over the money.
Gu Gong, who had been silent all this time, suddenly moved.
Without saying a word, he picked up a stool and smashed it on the head of his future brother-in-law.
"Ah...someone's been beaten to death..."
Lu's parents were terrified and screamed in terror.
Gu Gong didn't care and pushed his future brother-in-law to the ground, punching him in the face repeatedly.
People say you shouldn't hit someone in the face, but he chose to hit the other person in the face.
"You can't hit me! You can't hit me!"
"Stop it!"
“People are going to be beaten to death!”
"Murder, report it to the police..."
"I'm going to sue you and bankrupt Li!"
Mr. Lu arrived at the scene on time.
The scene was extremely chaotic.
He persuaded Gu Gong, "Okay, just teach him a lesson."
He also stepped forward to persuade Lu's parents.
The Lu family’s parents may not give face to others, but they must give face to Mr. Lu.
It’s not just because Mr. Lu is a big boss in the clan, but also because Mr. Lu is the person with the highest status in the Lu family.
Gu Gong stopped.
Lu's parents quickly ran forward to check the child's injuries.
Gu Gong wiped his lips and said sternly, "This general has taken a fancy to your embroiderer and will marry her. If anyone disagrees, don't bother her. Come to me if you have the guts. I'll give you five thousand taels. Leave the capital immediately, or I'll beat this brat every time I see him. It doesn't matter if he's my brother-in-law or not.
I have no objection to you two elders living in the capital. If you dare to come to the embroiderer every other day to ask for money, insult her, and cause trouble for her, I won't hit the elders, I will only hit my brother-in-law. Every time you ask for money, I will hit my brother-in-law. Since I'm in the capital and can't do it myself, I will station my personal soldiers near your Lu family's ancestral home and let them deal with my brother-in-law on my behalf. If you don't believe me, just try and see if I can keep my word. My brother-in-law is tough and thick-skinned. If I get the itch tomorrow, I'll give him a beating myself again."
After saying this, Gu Gong left Lu's house.
Two hours later, his personal guards carried several large boxes of silver to Lu's residence.
"My general promised to give you five thousand taels, and he kept his word. This is five thousand taels of official silver, fair and honest. Please count it."
Lu’s parents were dumbfounded!
Damn, this son-in-law is such an asshole.
They secretly scolded Lu Xiu Niang, "Look at the man you found! He beat your own brother and smashed his face. You can't marry this man."
"But if I don't marry him, he might kill me. You've all seen how cruel he is. If I marry him, at least I can ensure my brother's life."
Just get beaten more times.
"You debt collector, why did you choose this man? Not only is he disabled, but he even dared to threaten us and beat your brother without mercy. You are trying to force our entire family to death! Even if you marry him, your brother will die at his hands sooner or later."
Lu Xiu Niang whispered, "He's already said that as long as you're not in the capital, he won't do anything. Why don't you all just skip the wedding and leave the capital with your brother? I'm afraid he'll really beat you up if he sees you again. Your brother's face is already injured, and if he gets beaten again, he could be disfigured. I'm afraid these five thousand taels won't even cover the medical expenses."
Lu Xiu Niang had a blank expression on her face, but she was secretly happy inside.
She had wanted to beat up her brother for a long time, but she didn't have enough strength and her parents were partial to her.
Gu Gong beat up his brother for her, and at that moment, her heart almost jumped out of her chest.
Excited, shocked, satisfied!
She used Gu Gong to threaten her parents, and it really worked.
Two days later, Lu's parents hurriedly left the capital with their son and money.
He didn't even attend the wedding banquet.
When a widow remarries, no one cares whether her parents are present or not.
There are only so many rules when you get married for the first time.
After her parents and brothers left, Lu Xiu Niang suddenly felt the world was vast.
She respectfully invited Mr. Lu out.
On the wedding day, Mr. Lu accepted the toast on behalf of the bride's elders.
Mr. Lu readily agreed.
In late winter, Gu Gong, who had been single for decades, finally got married.
Gu Ting took charge and held a grand wedding banquet for Gu Gong.
The money needed for the wedding banquet was raised by his brothers, so he didn't have to pay a penny, nor did he have to worry about the wedding banquet at all.
Hu and Pei Man took charge of everything, including organizing the wedding banquet.
On the wedding day, relatives and friends gathered together.
Even the palace sent a gift.
The King of Qi and the King of Lu also sent people to deliver gifts!
Even though I didn't attend, at least the thought was there.
It was not until this time that Lu Xiu Niang learned that Gu Gong was actually the Queen's younger brother and her nephew was a prince.
She always thought that Gu Gong was the heir of the Gu family's concubine.
After all, when matching the horoscopes, only parents are included, and brothers and sisters are not included.
The Gu family is so large, with so many members, and they have divided the family into two parts.
How could she figure out who was who, which family they belonged to?
If it wasn't mentioned deliberately, who would have thought that Gu Gong was actually the Queen's younger brother.
After all, Gu Gong never mentioned this relationship in front of others, nor did he ever go to the palace to pay his respects.
The Queen never mentioned Gu Gong in front of others.
As time went by, many people subconsciously thought that Gu Gong and the Queen had no other relationship except that they were from the same clan.
Even Gu Gong's colleagues thought so.
After spending so much time together, they completely ignored Gu Gong's background.
This is a subtle influence.
Gu Gong deliberately ignored this relationship, and the people around him were affected and also ignored this relationship.
As time went by, if I didn't go over it in my mind and think about it carefully, I would not be able to remember the relationship between Gu Gong and the Queen.
Lu Xiu Niang smiled and felt relieved.
She was glad that her parents didn't know that Gu Gong and the Queen were half-siblings.
Otherwise, my parents would never leave the capital and would definitely stay there and use all kinds of connections to gain connections.
－－－－－－Digression－－－－－－
A little later than three o'clock.
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