Chapter 378 Impotence
Seeing that Granny Wu lowered her head and dared not utter a sound, the old lady said after a long while: "Tomorrow, find those matchmakers who are arranging marriages for Yan'er and tell them that I am getting old and eager to have a grandson. I am no longer picky and let them choose a few good ones."
In recent years, due to the Gu family's ancestral rule of not taking concubines, matchmakers came one after another to arrange a marriage for Gu Yan.
Later, seeing that the old lady was too picky and that several matchmakers had introduced her to men without success, and knowing that she was not in a hurry to get Gu Yan married, the number of matchmakers gradually decreased.
This year, Gu Yan was promoted, and many matchmakers are watching closely, waiting for her to announce that they will come to her door one after another to introduce suitable girls.
Before Gu Yan's reputation is completely ruined, we should arrange the marriage as soon as possible. Once the bride comes to visit, Gu Yan will know how good the person his grandmother chose for him is, and he will naturally change his mind and become her obedient grandson again.
"good."
Granny Wu responded softly.
The general secretly confided in her, instructing her to speak up for the old lady when appropriate.
She knew all along that the old lady wouldn't give in easily, and that the general's pursuit of his wife was still a long way off.
The old lady's ideas are deeply ingrained, and it will not be easy to get her to accept Meng Xiyao overnight.
We must proceed slowly, leaving the old lady with no other choice.
She must not appear too eager; a few words of gossip at the right moment will suffice.
Saying more would be superfluous.
The old lady didn't sleep much all night, thinking about how to reason with Gu Yan the next day and make him understand her good intentions.
One moment he was thinking about the list of girls provided by the matchmakers, and how to choose the most satisfactory one in the shortest amount of time.
I dozed off for a while as dawn broke. When I woke up again, the morning light was streaming through the window.
"Madam, Madam, the General has left the manor and we don't know where he went. The guards have searched the entire manor, but they haven't found him."
Granny Wu's gentle call dispelled the old woman's lingering sleepiness, and she immediately sat up in shock.
"Didn't I tell you to lock him in the room? What trouble has this brat gotten himself into this time?"
Granny Wu said, "It was locked. But the guards said the window was smashed, and the general must have run out through the window."
"This wretched child not only refuses to admit his mistake, but also dares to go out and fool around?"
Recalling Granny Wu's reminder from yesterday, the old lady frowned. "Send people out to look for him. Once you find him, bring him back to me."
“The general is skilled; if he doesn’t want to, we have no one in our household who can capture him. Besides, there are too many people outside who will talk a lot. If we let the guards fight with the general in public, who knows what kind of gossip will spread? How will the general establish his authority in the military camp after that?”
Old Mrs. Wu's words were all reasonable.
Only then did the old lady realize that Gu Yan had been too tolerant all along; otherwise, given Gu Yan's abilities and skills, her old bones would have been unable to control him long ago.
But Gu Yan is acting impulsively and behaving abnormally now. He has to be controlled even if we can't control him. Otherwise, if Gu Yan does something outrageous outside again, how will we deal with it?
“This wretched child is out there flirting with women and making a fool of himself. If I don’t interfere and discipline him, won’t I just become even more of a target of gossip and ridicule? Go and arrest him. If one person can’t catch him, send two. If two people can’t catch him, send four. Arrest him immediately and lock him up. Release him on his wedding day.”
After watching Granny Wu leave to carry out her orders, the old woman immediately got up, dressed and washed herself, and went straight to the front hall.
She has no appetite for breakfast now; she needs to find a good granddaughter-in-law as soon as possible to bring her grandson's unruly heart back into line.
After waiting for about fifteen minutes, only Granny Wu came looking for them.
The old woman said unhappily, "Have you forgotten what I told you yesterday? Why didn't you bring a single matchmaker in?"
"How could this old servant dare to forget something so important?"
Granny Wu looked aggrieved. "It's because no matchmaker is willing to come. Those matchmakers who were very enthusiastic when they saw me before, all of them are making excuses to refuse today."
"How could this happen? Did you convey my intentions to them?"
The old woman stood up, unable to accept that her grandson had suddenly gone from being a beloved figure to a stinking dog.
Gu Yan's behavior yesterday was indeed dissolute, but no matter what, it's only been a day. Could it be that all these matchmakers have already heard the news?
Besides, there are plenty of idle young men from official families in the capital who frequent brothels and have matchmakers for them. Why is it that when Gu Yan is so careless, no matchmaker is willing to come to his door?
Granny Wu said, "This old servant also felt something was wrong, so I went out to inquire around. A matchmaker mentioned it to me, saying that the general spent the whole day in brothels yesterday, spending a fortune to choose more than a dozen girls, but, it turns out..."
Too ashamed to speak, Granny Wu changed her words, "He didn't accomplish anything. He's clearly all show and no substance, born impotent. If he were to introduce a girl to the general, it would be like pushing a girl into a fire pit. They won't earn money that goes against their conscience and violates their morals."
Granny Wu couldn't help but feel worried. The general was really going all out. Not only did he go around philandering, but he also treated her so cruelly. His reputation for impotence was known to everyone.
If he doesn't leave himself a way out, what will happen if Miss Meng decides not to marry him? I wonder how the general will handle the situation.
"Bullshit!" The old lady flew into a rage, so angry that she uttered such a rude word.
How could her grandson not be good enough?
It didn't work out, but at least my grandson still had some sense of propriety, unlike those spoiled brats who have no bottom line!
These gossipy women outside are so immoral. She only has one descendant, Gu Yan. If they spread rumors that he is impotent, aren't they trying to make her family line die out?
“This old servant doesn’t believe these rumors either. But others do, including matchmakers and the families of young women in the capital who are ready to be married. Our household knows that the general is drowning his sorrows in alcohol, but others don’t.”
"You wouldn't believe it, the rumors outside are so detailed. They say they saw the general excitedly carrying one girl after another into a room, only to come out in a fit of rage..."
"Stop talking!" The old lady paced back and forth anxiously. "Don't let this shameful thing offend my ears. This wicked boy must be crazy. Why else would he bring a vixen into his room if not to do something shameful? He didn't do anything inside, and then he continued to drown his sorrows in alcohol. If this wicked boy weren't my own grandson, I would definitely feel that he has some kind of problem."
She was extremely worried.
For a moment, he didn't know whether it was better for Gu Yan not to have any affairs with those brothel women, or to simply finish what he had done.
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