Chapter 474: High School Admission! The Imperial Decree of Marriage Arrives!
Ever since the marriage was granted, Gu Jingyao felt that time passed very quickly.
Maybe for the prince it is waiting, torture and torment, but for Gu Jingyao it is reluctance, separation and an unspeakable little sadness.
This family is so warm, and everyone in the family is so sincere and wonderful. She can't bear to be separated from them.
The days passed by in Gu Jingyao's countless reluctance until the announcement of the spring examination results.
The capital city became bustling again, and this time the protagonists became Gu Jingshu, Qin Qinghui and others.
Qin Qinghui and Gu Jingshu's scores are both among the top three in the first class. We will know the specific results after the palace examination is over.
Both the Gu family and the Qin family are very happy. There must be two among the top three.
This time, everyone in the capital was waiting for the palace examination. Some people even set up bets in gambling houses. Some people bet on Qin Qinghui to be the top scorer, and some people bet on Gu Jingshu to be the top scorer.
In order to join in the fun, the eldest grandfather and the second grandfather dragged Old Man Qin along to place a bet.
In order to avoid losing everything, the three of them divided the money into three parts, one part was used to bet on Qin Qinghui, one part was used to bet on Gu Jingshu, and the other part was used to bet on the person analyzed by Qin Qingyuan and Qin Qingyun.
Old man Qin and his two other sons asked their eldest and second grandsons to analyze who might be the top scorer and who might be the third. After the family knew about the second place.
Ning Ning smiled and said, "Grandpa, Great Grandpa, Second Grandpa, what's there to be entangled about? Of course, half will be given to Fifth Brother and half to Jingshu. Grandpa, this is five hundred taels, and Fifth Brother will be the top scholar."
"Grandpa, give me a thousand taels."
"Grandpa, I want one too!"
Gu Yunfei and Wang Xinru each bet one thousand taels, all betting that Qin Qinghui would be the top scorer.
"Do we really have to bet so much?" Old Man Qin felt that he had made a big mistake and asked uncertainly.
"Of course, we believe in Fifth Brother!" several people answered in unison.
"Oh, Grandpa, I'll add another 500 taels, just like my eldest sister-in-law and my fourth brother's wife, we'll both bet 1,000 taels."
In order to support her fifth brother, Ning Ning felt that she could not lose and could not lose even a little bit of love from her second sister-in-law.
Old Man Qin hesitated a little, and Mrs. Qin said unhappily.
"Only you are allowed to bet, and the granddaughters-in-law are not allowed to support Qinghui in the betting. Go to the gambling house now and bet everything, and also bet another 500 taels on me."
Mrs. Qin waved her hand and also bet five hundred taels. Old Man Qin felt that he shouldn't have told his family. Now, the whole family had bet money.
But the old woman had given the order and it had to be carried out, so he had no choice but to take the silver and go to the gambling house.
Qin, an honest old man who has been dealing with crops all his life, had to deal with a gambling house for the first time because of his fifth grandson.
Of course, it wasn't just the Qin family that put pressure on them; Qin Zhizhi and Gu Jingyao also put pressure on them.
The people in the gambling house had not expected that this year's Spring Examination would be so lively and the betting was so high. There was a constant stream of people going to the gambling house every day, all waiting for the Palace Examination.
Gu Ting and Gu Shi also bet on it. Gu Ting paid special attention to this Spring Examination. Winning or losing was not important. The important thing was to support his nephew.
Qin Qinghui and Gu Jingshu were both a little nervous after hearing about this. They put all their efforts into preparing for the palace examination and were determined not to let their loved ones lose.
Amidst everyone's anticipation, the palace examination finally arrived. The officials were eagerly awaiting it because they had all bet some money.
The emperor personally examined them and was very satisfied. He appointed Qin Qinghui as the top scorer and Gu Jingshu as the third place on the spot.
Before the person announcing the good news left the palace, all the officials were already in an uproar, some were happy and some were worried.
Gu Ting wanted to have a fight with the emperor. He felt that the emperor did it on purpose because he had suppressed his nephew's title of top scholar.
As soon as the horse parade ended, the emperor's decree granting marriage arrived at the Gu family.
The emperor personally arranged a marriage between the top scholar Gu Jingshu and the daughter of the Duke's Mansion, Shu Mianmian. Gu Ting was still grieving over the money he lost, but he was delighted to hear that his nephew was also arranged to marry. Gu Ting was dumbfounded.
He felt that the emperor did it on purpose and wanted to go to the palace to argue with him. Why did he only grant marriage to their family, and not to the top three candidates?
Gu Ting was about to go into the palace angrily, but was stopped by the eldest princess.
"My dear, the Fourth Miss Shu was chosen by Jingshu himself. My second brother and his wife are also satisfied. He asked me to inquire with the Queen before. It just so happens that Madam Shu asked the Queen to find someone for Miss Shu."
"Let's discuss this privately. We won't disturb Jingshu during his imperial examination. We'll discuss this matter after it's over. The Empress might be afraid of changes, so she might ask the Emperor to grant the marriage."
The eldest princess smiled and explained to Gu Ting that this arranged marriage was a good thing.
"Humph, why is the emperor thinking about our child?" Gu Ting was a little dissatisfied.
"Okay, my second brother and his wife are very happy. Jinghuai and Zhizhi are also satisfied with the fourth Miss Shu. Don't make things worse."
"Princess, why didn't you tell me earlier? The Emperor knew it earlier than I did."
Gu Ting felt aggrieved. This was his nephew's marriage, so why did the emperor know about it earlier than him? He expressed his dissatisfaction.
"According to seniority, the Emperor is still Miss Shu's uncle. If he wants to grant the marriage, of course he must be told. Otherwise, how can he grant the marriage?"
"Besides, if Fourth Miss Shu comes in, she will have to call you uncle, which sounds more like uncle than aunt."
The eldest princess knew how to coax Gu Ting, and she could make her husband happy with just a few words.
"Princess, you're right. I misunderstood. From now on, our Gu Mansion and the Shu Guogong Mansion will be related by marriage. In theory, Jingshu and the Emperor are both sons-in-law of the Shu family. Neither is more noble than the other."
When Gu Ting thought that the emperor and his nephew would both be sons-in-law of the Gu family in the future, he inexplicably felt that he was a generation higher than the emperor and felt happy.
As for the emperor's marriage for his nephew, he had long forgotten about it.
"Let's go, let's go to my second brother and his family first. Granting a marriage is a big deal."
"Hey, Princess, let me support you, go slower!"
Gu Ting was coaxed into a happy mood and came to terms with it. He was in a very good mood and helped the princess to go to Gu Shi and Mu's courtyard.
The nannies and maids wanted to laugh. Their prince consort was really like a child sometimes. No matter how angry he was, they, the princesses, could always coax him into peace with just a few words.
When the two arrived at the Mu family's courtyard, many people had already arrived, including Gu Jinghuai, Qin Zhizhi and people from the Mu family.
When everyone saw the princess and her husband coming, they quickly bowed. The princess smiled and told them not to be so polite.
Everyone invited the eldest princess to sit down and discuss Gu Jingshu's marriage together.
"My second brother and his wife and I have already started preparing, so we just need to follow the normal process." The eldest princess said with a smile.
"I think so too. Getting married is a big deal. Let's take our time. The imperial edict doesn't specify the wedding date anyway."
From the moment Mu received the imperial edict, she was both excited and thrilled.
"Second brother's wife is right. Our Gu Mansion is currently busy with Jingyao and the Crown Prince's marriage. I think the Shuguo Mansion understands."
The eldest princess felt that the most important thing at the moment was the wedding of the crown prince and Gu Jingyao.
"The princess is right. We must prioritize. The Crown Prince's wedding cannot be delayed."
Everyone was so happy and so focused on Gu Jingshu's success in getting admitted to the imperial examination and his marriage that they forgot that Gu Jingyao and the prince's wedding was also approaching.
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