Gu Jiu went to see Lord Gu.
Remind Lord Gu to fulfill his responsibilities as a father and stop letting Aunt Bai discipline Gu Lin.
Gu Lin is now of marriageable age, and it's time to find a nanny to take good care of her.
Master Gu slapped his head and said, "I was so busy that I forgot that the fifth girl's marriage is still unfinished."
The corners of Gu Jiu's mouth twitched.
I was so busy that I forgot what.
Lord Gu has been in mourning for the past two years. What has he been busy with?
He simply didn't take it seriously and forgot that he had a daughter named Gu Lin, the fifth child who was still unmarried.
On ordinary days, Gu Lin would not hang around Lord Gu.
It is good enough for the father and daughter to see each other once a year.
The father and daughter had not seen each other for a long time, so Lord Gu naturally forgot about her in the backyard.
Master Gu continued, "Ask your sister-in-law to handle this matter. She is in charge of all matters concerning the inner courtyard."
Gu Jiu sighed, "Father should at least pay more attention to them. Besides my fifth sister Gu Lin, my fourth brother Gu Heng, there are also the affairs of the seventh son Gu Hun and the eighth son Gu Gong. Father should also keep them in mind. Even though Gu Heng and Gu Hun are illegitimate children, he should find them a way to make a living and not let them sit idle all day."
Lord Gu frowned, worried. "Gu Heng seemed okay before. I thought he would have a bright future if he studied hard, but he failed the exams several times and couldn't even pass the exam to become a scholar. I don't think he's cut out for studying."
"If you can't study, then join the army. I can make arrangements for the Beijing camp."
"Join the army?" Lord Gu said with disdain, "Gu Ting has already joined the army, so Gu Heng can't join the army. Besides, he can't bear the hardship."
"How did father know that he couldn't endure this hardship? Did father ask him?"
"Don't ask, I know everything."
Gu Jiu was angry.
She said seriously, "Fourth brother is not making any progress in his studies, and you don't want him to join the army. What does father want him to do?
If I don't find him a job while he's still young, am I going to let him just mess around every day? To put it bluntly, when his father was around, he could still mess around.
When his father is a hundred years old, he will probably be begging for food. "A son of the Gu family, reduced to such a state, doesn't his father feel ashamed?"
Lord Gu's face turned grim. "Why is it so? Don't exaggerate or sensationalize."
Gu Jiu snorted coldly, "Father, I'm not here to discuss this with you. I'm here to tell you that these brothers of ours must be given a way to make a living as soon as possible. We won't allow them to continue to live a life of idleness."
"You are simply..." Lord Gu wanted to scold Gu Jiu for being insolent, but when the words were on the tip of his tongue, he suddenly realized that his daughter had become the prince's wife, and quickly swallowed the word "insolent".
"Father, do you want to scold your daughter for being unruly? Then today I will be unruly for once."
Gu Jiu was not polite at all.
Seeing that Lord Gu only cared about himself and didn't care about his children's life or the future of his family, she didn't plan to be polite anymore.
If they were brothers and sisters, they would still be children, so Lord Gu’s attitude wouldn’t matter.
Children are not old enough to take on responsibilities. It's okay to let them go for a few years.
But now, even the youngest Gu Lin has reached the age of marriage, and the other brothers are all quite grown up.
Even in modern society, a young man in his twenties should think about finding a job to support himself.
What’s more, this was in ancient society where people generally matured early.
If Gu Jiu had married an ordinary person, she would have simply ignored the lives of these half-brothers and sisters.
The Gu family only needs Gu Ting and Gu Cheng to support it.
However, she was the prince's wife, and she could not watch her brother go to a life of idleness and death without doing anything.
She also didn't want to watch these brothers become a burden to Gu Ting and Gu Cheng.
You can't write two characters "Gu" with one stroke.
If the day ever comes when they are in dire straits and find Gu Ting and Gu Cheng, can Gu Ting and Gu Cheng really just ignore them?
In this clan-based era, Gu Ting and Gu Cheng could not do it.
Even in modern society, when friends and family come knocking on your door, you can't completely turn them away. Even if you're impatient, you still have to hold your nose and put in some effort to deal with them.
Gu Jiu didn't ask these brothers to accomplish anything big, he just hoped that they wouldn't hold him back and could have a way to support themselves and their families.
So she said to Lord Gu very bluntly: "If a family wants to thrive and ensure the prosperity of future generations, it depends not on one generation, but on the efforts of generations. Hard work is not just talk, nor is it just living a life of idleness, cockfighting and bird watching.
A family can only prosper by learning martial arts and joining the army, studying literature, relying on achievements, money and power, relying on boldness and carefulness, and strictly educating children at home.
The father neglected his children, clearly intending to raise them into useless things. The daughter did not know who would benefit from their becoming useless.
Now that the Gu family has split up, my uncle and aunt won't easily ask about the family's situation. "Father should take on the responsibility of educating them and at least give them a way to make a living. They are all your children, you can't just give birth to them and not raise them."
Gu Jiu was very dissatisfied with Lord Gu and did not hide anything.
He was just about to tear off Lord Gu's face and throw it on the ground and stomp on it.
Despite this, Lord Gu felt a burning pain on his cheeks, as if he had been slapped a dozen times, his eyes seeing stars and his body filled with rage and shame.
Master Gu angrily scolded Gu Jiu, "You are a married woman, how can you be in charge of the family affairs?"
Gu Jiu frowned, "Today, my daughter really needs to take care of things. I know that father looks down on people who serve in the military, but father, don't forget that our Gu family was built on military merit.
The Gu family's education started with the father. He hoped that all his children would pursue a career in education and officialdom, but he also had to consider whether they were suited to studying and whether they had the right material.
Since you can't make any progress in your studies, just join the army; at least you'll have a future."
Master Gu resisted stubbornly, "I have the final say in this family. I forbid them from joining the army, that's all."
Gu Jiu's face was gloomy. "Does father really want to delay their future for his own selfish interests?"
Lord Gu asked, "What future? Tell me, what future can a soldier have?"
Gu Jiu sneered, "So in my father's eyes, being a soldier has no future. At the Marquis's Mansion next door, the eldest grandson is also serving in the army. What does father say? Everyone in the Marquis' Mansion practices martial arts, and even several of my cousins hold military titles, ready to go into battle at any time. What does father say?"
"That's different." Lord Gu argued.
Gu Jiu said coldly, "In my opinion, they are all the same. If you want to be a general, you have to start as a soldier. Come, go and call the young masters. This lady wants to ask them face to face what they want to do. Do you really plan to live your whole life in idleness and wait for death, becoming useless people?"
Xu Yousi accepted the order and immediately told the eunuch to go and invite someone.
Seeing this, Lord Gu was furious, "Gu Jiu, don't go too far."
Gu Jiu said, "I just went too far today, so what?"
“You, you…”
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"Oh no! Oh no! Second aunt and master are quarreling."
Seeing that the situation was not right, the servant hurried to inform Gu Cheng and Mrs. Hu.
Now, they were in charge of the mansion. If something went wrong, the servants would naturally look for them.
Gu Cheng was surprised and confused when he heard this. "Why did Second Aunt start arguing with Master?"
"Second Aunt wanted to send the young masters to the army, saying they couldn't continue to live a lazy life. The master disagreed. The two of them started arguing, and the argument got more and more intense. Second Aunt even asked someone to invite the young masters out to discuss the matter in person."
After hearing this, Mrs. Hu said, "Second Aunt's plan is truly for the benefit of the brothers. Why is the master trying to stop it?"
Gu Cheng knew a little bit, "Father has always looked down on military commanders. When my third brother joined the army, he reluctantly agreed only after it caused a huge disturbance. Now that my second sister wants all the brothers to join the army, father is naturally not happy. I just didn't expect them to quarrel."
"What should we do then?" Mrs. Hu was a little worried.
She was very dissatisfied with the fact that her brothers-in-law had nothing to do all day and just spent the public money to live.
She agreed with Gu Jiu's opinion. How could a grown man continue to live like this? Since he couldn't make it through studying, martial arts was also a way out.
As a result, Lord Gu refused to agree because of his prejudice against civil and military officials.
It's just pedantic.
She just didn't believe that being a soldier and eating food could be worse than living a lazy life.
We can still get by now, but by the time Lord Gu passes away, we will probably become beggars.
Don't think this is sensational.
In many aristocratic families, after three or two generations, some people will live in poverty, starving all day long, or shamelessly begging for money everywhere.
The emperor has three poor relatives, let alone the Gu family.
For example, Mr. Gu’s half-brothers, their lives are getting worse and worse, and they can’t even make ends meet by the end of the year.
A few days ago, I went to the Marquis' Mansion and the eldest wife to ask for money and got some money and food to take back for the New Year.
It is sad to say that they were all sons of a marquisate back then, but now they live such a miserable life.
If they had run a legitimate business and worked hard, they wouldn't have ended up in this situation.
Gu Cheng said to Mrs. Hu, "I'll go over and take a look first. You stay in the backyard and make sure no one disturbs the Madam."
"I know."
Mrs. Xie was upset by Gu Yue's death and is now in a very bad temper.
Hu deliberately stopped Xie from appearing in front of the aunts.
Gu Cheng hurried to the study in the outer courtyard, and several brothers had already arrived.
Boss Gu had a stern face and looked very majestic.
He warned his sons, "Our Gu family has been passed down through farming and studying. If anyone wants to join the army, I will break his legs."
Gu Jiu smiled contemptuously, "Is it the daughter's legs that the father always wants to break?"
Lord Gu had a gloomy face and said, "I have said that it is not your turn to interfere in the Gu family's affairs."
Gu Jiu said, "Any seemingly insignificant matter could potentially implicate His Highness. As the prince's wife, I have the responsibility to take care of these matters for His Highness. Fourth brother, seventh brother, eighth brother, let me ask you, do you want to continue living like this, or join the army in the Beijing camp?"
The three brothers looked at each other, feeling very embarrassed.
On one side is the father, and on the other side is the sister who married the best.
They are caught in the middle, and no matter which side they choose, they are bound to anger the other side.
The seventh and eighth brothers were both hesitating.
The fourth brother made the decision first, "I want to join the army in the Beijing camp and go to my uncle's place."
With my uncle taking care of me, getting a promotion and a raise in salary are just a matter of course.
Moreover, it was obvious that the second sister had stronger luck, while his father was on the decline. Naturally, he would choose the second sister.
"Asshole!" Lord Gu roared, "Who allowed you to join the army? I'll beat you to death."
"Father, calm down." Gu Cheng quickly stepped forward to persuade him, "Fourth brother volunteered to join the army. Father, why don't you give him a chance? Maybe he can really make a name for himself."
Master Gu's eyes widened as big as copper bells. "Sixth Brother, what are you thinking? You watched your brother go to the army without stopping him. Are you afraid that someone will fight with you for the family property?"
Gu Cheng looked embarrassed.
He had good intentions, but he didn't expect his father to misinterpret his actions as harboring evil intentions.
Gu Cheng said seriously, "I have absolutely no such intention. If my fourth brother can pass the imperial examination, I will definitely stop him from joining the army."
Lord Gu was so angry that he fell backwards.
The fourth child, Gu Heng, was very smart when he was young and studied very hard.
Lord Gu has expectations for him.
As a result, Gu Cheng successfully passed the examination and became a scholar, while Gu Heng took the examination several times but was still only a student.
Lord Gu later discovered that the fourth son, Gu Heng, was only interested in studying. This was not apparent when he was a child, but his true colors were revealed when he grew up and took the exam.
It was obvious that Gu Heng had no talent for studying. Even if he spent eight hours a day reading, he would not be able to make any progress.
Reality has no warmth towards poor students, but is full of cruelty instead.
Gu Heng himself was depressed for a year or two and was very disappointed with himself.
Now that Gu Jiu asked him to join the army, he felt that this was a way out. Even if it meant disobeying Master Gu, he would go.
Look at Gu Yan and his wife. Thanks to Gu Jiu, their life has become more and more prosperous in recent years.
He was just too slow to react until now.
So, this time, he would not miss the opportunity to get close to Gu Jiu.
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