Everyone came to Songhe Hall to meet the old lady Wei.
When old lady Wei saw the girls from the two mansions together, she looked happy.
"Okay, okay! I'm glad you're here."
She saw Gu Jiu in the crowd at a glance.
She waved to Gu Jiu, "Xiao Jiu, come to me."
Gu Jiu stepped out of the line and walked up to Old Madam Wei with a smile.
Now, everyone in the room noticed Gu Jiu.
The old lady took Gu Jiu's hand and said with a smile, "I heard that you are very good at accounting and even help your aunt check the accounts."
"You are too kind, old lady. My niece only has a basic understanding of accounting."
Old Madam Wei said cheerfully, "Children nowadays are so modest. Zhang, tell us how Xiaojiu's account is being settled."
The eldest wife, Zhang, immediately laughed, "Xiaojiu is quick and good at calculating accounts, and is a good housekeeper."
While saying this, Zhang was paying special attention to the reactions of the ladies present, and intended to recommend Gu Jiu to all of them.
Then she continued, “Yesterday I gave her the account book, and she picked up the abacus and calculated the accounts. The accounts were correct, but the prices were wrong.
I usually don't notice it, but she spotted it right away. It was a fake account. Now, I've caught a scoundrel and I can use the money to treat everyone to drinks."
Ha ha……
Everyone laughed.
Old Madam Wei also laughed and said to the other ladies, "That's what I said before. I said this child is capable. Now you believe it, don't you?"
Everyone echoed, "What the old lady said is certainly not wrong."
Gu Jiu kept smiling.
Why did she feel that the old lady was arranging a marriage for her?
The old lady had good intentions for her, but she really hadn't thought of getting married so early.
Lady Lu looked Gu Jiu up and down and nodded secretly. Not bad, not bad. It would be a perfect match for her third son.
The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo raised her eyebrows. "I just heard someone say that this Miss Jiu is a sickly girl, who has been raised surrounded by medicine bottles since she was a child. Old Madam, is this true?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the room became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Most of the ladies who had originally been optimistic about Gu Jiu suddenly backed off.
Gu Jiu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't expect that the reputation of being a sickly person would have this effect. Not bad, not bad.
Old Madam Wei first glanced at Mrs. Xie calmly.
Xie looked innocent, it was really not her fault.
Of course, she didn't teach Gu Yue well, and that was her responsibility.
So, Xie glared at Gu Yue again.
Gu Yue lowered her head and looked humble, with a confused look in her eyes, as if she was regretting the mistake she had made before.
But in her heart, she was secretly happy.
You deserve it!
The old lady is partial and only has Gu Jiu in her eyes and heart.
She was also a legitimate daughter, but the old lady never looked at her more.
Now she wanted to see what the old lady could do to reverse the situation since Gu Jiu's reputation as a sickly person had spread.
Old Madam Wei said to everyone, "That's all old news. Xiaojiu's health has long been restored. Look at her energy and spirit, she doesn't look sick at all. Last time they held a banquet, the child worked from morning till night and never complained of being tired."
The ladies nodded again and again, saying that what the old lady said made sense.
Many people who were present at the last banquet saw Gu Jiu greeting people inside and outside. They did not see her complain of being tired, nor did they see her leave to rest in the middle of the banquet.
Although Gu Jiu looks thin, he does not look like someone who has been bedridden for years.
"I actually like Xiaojiu. If she could be my daughter-in-law, I would wake up smiling."
Lady Lu Hou laughed heartily. Although she was joking, there was some truth in her words.
What could Gu Jiu do? She could only cooperate and show a shy smile.
Old Madam Wei was very happy to have someone to support her.
"My opinion on Xiaojiu's marriage doesn't count. You should ask her parents."
After the old lady finished speaking, she laughed again.
Lady Lu looked towards Xie and said, "Madam Gu, what do you think?"
Mrs. Xie smiled and said, "Madam likes Xiaojiu, that is our Xiaojiu's blessing. As for the marriage, there is no rush."
Madam Lu Hou laughed, "I was anxious. It's because Xiao Jiu is such a likable girl."
"Madam Lu is right. I like Miss Xiaojiu too."
The wife of the Duke of Zhuguo, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.
For a moment, everyone's eyes turned to the wife of the Duke of Zhuguo.
The Mansion of the Duke of Zhuguo is the maiden home of the old lady Wei and the first lady Wei.
Both of them looked as if they hadn't reacted.
The eldest lady, Xiao Wei, asked, "Does the eldest sister-in-law really like Xiao Jiu?"
The wife of the Duke of Zhuguo smiled and said in an ambiguous tone, "I like girls who are both good-looking and capable."
Madam Wei scolded, "You can't compete with me for Xiaojiu. I want to keep Xiaojiu for a few more years. I am happy every day to have such a smart girl by my side."
The wife of the Duke of Zhuguo smiled and nodded, "I will listen to my aunt."
The wife of the Duke of Zhuguo, the old lady Wei, and the eldest lady Wei are all smart people.
The three people reached a consensus in a few words.
The Gu and Wei families have been married for two generations.
No matter how much the wife of the Duke of Zhuguo likes Gu Jiu, the Gu and Wei families cannot be married for three generations in a row.
Old Madam Wei made this clear.
The wife of the Duke of Zhuguo also readily agreed to the old lady Wei's proposal of marrying into the Gu family, and never mentioned it again.
Gu Jiu also understood the hidden meaning in the three people's words and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, no one was offended.
Xie also heard the hidden meaning in what Old Madam Wei said, and her heart skipped a beat.
She had planned to marry Gu Yue to the Duke of Zhuguo's mansion. But because Gu Yue was courting death, Xie gave up on her and instead planned to marry Gu Shan to the Duke of Zhuguo's mansion.
But judging from what Old Madam Wei and Lady Zhuguo said today, the Gu and Wei families will never marry in this generation.
What should I do now?
Xie's mind turned and she noticed the wife of the Marquis of Lu.
If Lady Lu Hou can fall in love with Gu Jiu, she can also fall in love with Gu Shan!
Gu Shan is not any less intelligent than Gu Jiu, she is just as smart.
Old Madam Wei spoke again, so Xie put her thoughts aside and decided to talk about it later.
The old lady said to Gu Jiu, "Don't stand there. Go to the flower hall and play with the girls. Mei girl, take your sisters with you."
Gu Mei smiled and agreed, "Sisters, follow me. Let's go to the flower hall to talk and drink tea."
The girls of the Gu family followed Gu Mei to the flower hall.
In the flower hall, girls from various families were chatting.
When they saw the girls from the Gu family coming, they all stood up to greet them.
Miss Zhao Liu took the initiative to come to Gu Yue and said, "Sister Yue, you are finally here. I have been waiting for you for a long time."
Gu Yue was stunned for a moment, then smiled and took Miss Zhao Liu's hand, "Sister Zhao, I missed you so much."
Gu Yue didn't expect that his deliberate flattery last time really won Miss Zhao Liu's friendship.
Gu Yue and Miss Zhao Liu chatted away, and the two looked as close as sisters.
Gu Zhen secretly stared at Gu Yue, and when she saw her chatting with Miss Zhao Liu, she sneered, turned around, and went to find Gu Jiu.
After greeting everyone, Gu Jiu went outside the flower hall to admire the plum blossoms.
"Sister Xiaojiu, why don't you go into the flower hall and have some tea?"
Gu Mei followed out.
Gu Jiu pointed at the plum blossoms in the garden and said with a smile, "How beautiful."
"Sister Xiaojiu likes plum blossoms?" Gu Mei asked with a smile.
Gu Jiu nodded, "Not afraid of the cold, blooming wantonly, who wouldn't like it?"
Gu Mei said: "Yes, this plum blossom is just like Xiaojiu. No matter how difficult the situation is, she can handle it calmly."
Gu Jiu shook his head and smiled, "Sister Mei, if you say that, I should blush. I'm not as strong as you say."
She is also afraid of pain and sometimes cries.
Gu Mei opened her mouth, but before she could say anything, she heard footsteps behind her and the maid's screams.
Gu Mei turned around and asked in surprise, "Why is sister-in-law coming out?"
Gu Jiu looked over in the direction of the voice and saw a pretty young wife, tall, fair-skinned and with an outstanding appearance.
The person who came was the wife of the eldest son of the Marquis's family, Gu Rui, and the eldest daughter-in-law, Jia.
Gu Jiu hadn't seen Jia Shi the last two times. He heard she was trying to take care of her pregnancy and needed to rest, so he didn't bother her.
After recognizing the person, Gu Jiu hurried forward to greet her, "Greetings, Madam."
The eldest young lady, Mrs. Jia, looked at Gu Jiu, a little confused. It turned out that she did not recognize him.
Gu Mei hurriedly introduced her, "Sister-in-law, this is the second sister from the neighboring house, Xiaojiu."
Jia suddenly realized, "It turned out to be Miss Xiaojiu. I am not in good health. The last time you came to the mansion, I did not come out to see you. Please don't mind my disrespect."
"The health of the eldest cousin's wife is the most important thing." Gu Jiu looked at Jia's slightly bulging belly calmly.
Gu Mei hurriedly said, "Sister-in-law, it's cold outside. You should go back to your room and rest. If you need anything, just tell the maid."
Jia glanced towards the flower hall and said, "I heard it's very lively here, so I couldn't help but come out to take a look. Big sister, don't worry about me, I'll just take a look and leave."
Gu Mei hurried forward and personally supported Jia, "Sister-in-law, I will accompany you to the flower hall."
"I wanted to pay my respects to the old lady. But Xu hasn't done so yet. How unfilial of him."
"The old lady knows my sister-in-law's condition and won't blame me. Besides, what if she gets hurt?"
"It's okay. The doctor said I can go out and walk around."
Jia looked relaxed and didn't take Gu Mei's worries to heart.
But Gu Mei couldn't help but worry.
Jia's pregnancy was particularly difficult.
As soon as she found out she was pregnant, she started to protect the fetus. After three or four months, she saw that the fetus seemed to be more stable. Gu Mei didn't want anything to happen at this time.
Moreover, if something happened because of her negligence, Gu Mei didn't know how to face her elder brother.
The eldest brother is very much looking forward to this child.
Gu Mei carefully supported Jia and walked a distance away, thinking of Gu Jiu.
She quickly turned around and said to Gu Jiu, "Little Jiu, after you've finished viewing the plum blossoms, remember to go back to the flower hall. You can still enjoy the plum blossoms there."
"Sister Mei, don't worry about me. Go and get busy."
Gu Mei felt relieved.
Qingmei secretly sighed, "I didn't expect that it would be so difficult for the eldest young lady to be pregnant."
Gu Jiu said, "Everyone's physique is different. My eldest cousin's wife has a weak constitution, so it's naturally more difficult for her to get pregnant."
Because of the difficulty in getting pregnant, I attach special importance to this pregnancy.
Not only she herself attaches great importance to it, but the entire marquis's mansion also attaches great importance to it.
Old Madam Wei and First Madam Little Wei exempted her from paying respects, and she didn't need to worry about household chores.
The eldest lady, Xiao Wei, even personally cleaned out the coquettish maids in the eldest young master Gu Rui's room to avoid causing trouble for Jia.
All this was done in the hope that Jia could give birth to a child safely and add to the family of the Marquis.
Gu Jiu stamped his feet. It was indeed very cold outside.
She returned to the flower hall.
As soon as she entered the flower hall, she felt like she was in a warm spring. She quickly took off her cloak and handed it to Qingzhu.
"Second sister, where have you been? I've been looking for you everywhere."
When Gu Zhen saw Gu Jiu, she hurried to her side and couldn't help complaining a few times.
Gu Jiu said, "I went outside to see the plum blossoms. What did you want to talk to me about, big sister?"
Gu Zhen pulled Gu Jiu's sleeve and secretly pointed in Gu Yue's direction, "Second sister, look, Gu Yue is hanging out with Miss Zhao Liu again. The two of them are talking and laughing, and they are closer than us sisters."
Gu Jiu glanced at it, said "oh", and didn't care much.
Gu Zhen was surprised. Was this Gu Jiu's reaction?
"If you have nothing else to do, I'll go take a look."
Pei Man waved to Gu Jiu.
Gu Jiu walked over and said, "Hello, Sister Pei."
Pei Man pulled her and said, "I heard that my mother is very satisfied with you and wants to hire you as her daughter-in-law. Sister Gu Jiu, how about you be my sister-in-law?"
Gu Jiu looked embarrassed and coughed twice, "Sister Pei, stop joking. Those were just jokes between adults, why do you take them so seriously?"
Pei Man nodded, "I'm serious. My mother rarely praises people, especially outsiders."
Gu Jiu felt even more embarrassed.
She quickly changed the subject, "Isn't your eldest sister here today?"
Gu Jiu was asking about Pei Yun. She knew Pei Yun was in the northwest, but she couldn't let anyone know she knew. Asking was a natural thing to do.
Pei Man hurriedly said, "My elder sister's illness hasn't healed yet. She needs to recuperate for a while. But the doctor said that she should be able to recover soon."
This means Pei Yun will be returning to the capital soon.
I don’t know why Pei Yun wanted to hide in the northwest.
Pei Man whispered to Gu Jiu, "My mother is worried about my eldest sister's marriage. She's not worried that my eldest sister won't get married, but that there are too many people coming to propose marriage. She's almost overwhelmed by the choices."
Gu Jiu laughed, "One girl is sought after by hundreds of families, so congratulations to Sister Pei Yun."
"Ah, you actually know my eldest sister's name."
Gu Jiu blinked and played dumb, "You told me. And Sister Pei Yun's name shouldn't be that hard to find out."
"That's true. My family is very familiar with the Marquis' Mansion. I used to come to the Marquis' Mansion with my eldest sister. I thought my eldest sister would get engaged around the same time as Sister Mei, but unexpectedly Sister Mei got engaged first, and my eldest sister's marriage is still uncertain."
Gu Jiu said: "Once Sister Pei Yun recovers, she will naturally find a good marriage partner."
Pei Man nodded, "You are right."
The maid came to announce that the banquet was ready.
Everyone took their seats one by one, enjoying the flowers and drinking, having a great time.
The eldest young lady, Mrs. Jia, was not seen at the banquet. I guess she had gone back to her room to rest.
Just having a feast is not fun, so everyone started playing drinking games.
Drinking games were no problem for Gu Jiu. All the hard work he put in, reading and taking notes every day for the past six months, had paid off.
She was in high spirits and played with everyone.
Gu Shan also had a good time.
Gu Yue made a fool of herself twice.
Gu Zhen could barely cope, but Gu Lin was completely at a loss.
Gu Lin’s enthusiasm for studying is short-lived, but when asked to play drinking games, her face turns bitter.
Everyone was having so much fun that they simply asked the maids to clear away the banquet, prepare pens, ink, paper and inkstone, and everyone wrote poems about the plum blossoms.
There is no limit to the format, whether it is lyrics, poetry, or music, as long as it is well written.
Complete the task within one stick of incense.
Gu Jiu was eager to try it out. It was his first time playing this kind of thing and he was quite interested.
The adults were sitting at the banquet watching, all with happy expressions on their faces.
“It’s more fun than when we played.”
"That's right. Kids these days have a lot of ideas. It's not like our time, when we had strict family discipline. If they made the slightest mistake, the elders would definitely scold them."
"Girls only have a few good years to live. Once they get married, they'll have parents-in-law above them and sisters-in-law below them. They won't have a single day of leisure. I think we should just leave them alone and let them have fun as they please."
"That's right, madam is quite insightful."
A maid came in and whispered in the ears of the second wife, Wang, and the old wife, Wei.
After hearing the maid's report, Mrs. Wang felt uneasy.
She looked at the old lady with a questioning look in her eyes.
Old Madam Wei nodded at her.
Second Madam Wang sighed secretly, stood up, called the second daughter of the family, Gu Qi, and quietly left the flower hall.
Seeing this, Gu Mei found an opportunity to ask Wen Wen's eldest wife, Xiao Wei.
"Mother, Second Aunt and Second Sister left suddenly. Did something happen?"
The eldest lady said calmly, "Someone from Prince Zhao's palace has come, specifically to see Gu Qi. Just keep this to yourself, and don't tell anyone."
Gu Mei was worried, "Second sister will be okay."
Madam Wei shook her head slightly, "No one can tell for sure right now."
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