"Why did you find time to come to the palace today?" Shen Qingqiu asked.
After all, Gu Yanran is now a busy and popular figure in the capital. Since Dao Yue was crowned the King of Side by Side, she has not hosted any banquets. Gu Yanran waved her hand, "Of course I have good news to inform you."
So he told her the date of Song Ruoxue and Gu Shaohe's wedding.
"The third day of next month, isn't that a bit tight?" After all, this month is already halfway through. Shen Qingqiu frowned, and after a little thought, he figured it out. After all, the Emperor and Empress' wedding was in two months, and in order to prepare for their wedding, he could only hastily arrange the wedding of Song Ruoxue and the others.
"I think I am sorry for them." Shen Qingqiu thought that marriage was just a set of rules. As long as two people had each other in their hearts, it didn't matter what the rules were. But her thinking didn't mean others would think so.
Gu Yanran said: "There is nothing we can do about it. Even if you don't want to, it is the emperor's wedding after all, and you have to follow the ancestral rules." Shen Qingqiu just sighed when he heard this.
Gu Yanran smiled, "Besides, even if you two were to get married, one of them is a son of the Marquis's Mansion, and the other is a daughter of the Song family. The marriage would not be hastily done. Don't forget that Song Ruoxue's eldest brother is the richest man in the area. Would he let his sister down?"
After Gu Yanran finished speaking, she took out two pieces of translucent agate from her body and said, "In addition to talking to you about marriage today, I also want you to help me with some advice. What should I make of these two pieces of agate as a gift to the couple?"
Shen Qingqiu took the agate and took a look. It was made of natural jade and was indeed a very good item.
"Where did you get this from?" she asked.
"This is what Dao Yue got from a cliff on the battlefield," Gu Yanran told her about how difficult it was for her husband to get this item, "so I'm afraid it won't be carved well and it will be wasted."
Shen Qingqiu smiled, "I think the value of this item lies in its naturalness. If you carve it and then send it to them, it would be a waste of effort if they don't like it. It would be better to give it to them directly and see what they like. I don't think Shaohe has any thoughts on this, but Ruoxue should have some ideas."
Gu Yanran knew how Shen Qingqiu understood Song Ruoxue, so she smiled and said, "Indeed, you are right. Then I won't bother with this."
So he stuffed the things back into the box.
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As everyone was preparing, Gu Shaohe and Song Ruoxue's wedding date soon arrived.
Although Gu Shaohe had the idea of setting up his own mansion, things like the marriage were still prepared in the Marquis' Mansion.
As a new bride, Song Ruoxue was woken up by her family early in the morning to dress up. Looking at the dignified and elegant bride in the mirror, Song Ruoxue herself felt a little shy.
Zheng leaned against her sister, feeling both reluctant and happy for her. She said, "When I married you, you were still a half-grown child. Now it's time for you to get married. Time flies." Song Ruoxue threw herself into her arms, "Sister-in-law, I really can't bear to leave you."
Zheng patted her head and said, "You can still act like a spoiled child in front of your family now, but you must remember that when you marry Shaohe, you will be the mistress of the third house, and you must be in control of everything. It will be bad if you are still so spoiled."
"What's wrong with me being spoiled? Gu Shaohe knows that, right?" Song Ruoxue pouted. "He still calls me Miss every day?"
Zheng just smiled and said, "That Shaohe is just kidding you. You two are fine as a couple, but you will be the mistress in the future and you will be in charge of a large courtyard. If you are still so naughty and immature, how can the servants in the courtyard obey you?"
Song Ruoxue was stunned for a moment, and only then did she slowly understand what it meant to get married.
She was actually a little nervous about marrying Gu Shaohe. Although she liked Gu Shaohe, she always felt awkward these days. Now she understood... In fact, she was not afraid of marrying Gu Shaohe, but that after getting married, she would no longer be the Song Ruoxue of the past. She had to take on the responsibility of managing her husband's family, and she had to put away her previous playful thoughts.
Song Ruoxue pouted, "Then I really lost a lot. I went from being a young lady to a housekeeper."
Zheng couldn't help but burst out laughing when she heard her say that. "Shaohe will be sad if you say that? Don't you want to marry him now?"
Song Ruoxue didn't answer her directly, but said, "I can't say for sure now." Then she asked her sister-in-law, "What about sister-in-law? Have you ever regretted marrying my brother?"
Her question really stumped Zheng. Looking at her sister-in-law's eyes, Zheng thought for a moment and said, "That may be the case..."
"Ah..." Song Ruoxue frowned, somewhat unconvinced. After all, her brother and sister-in-law had such a good relationship.
"Sister-in-law, you and my brother have such a good relationship, how could this happen?"
Zheng smiled bitterly, "Marriage is not just about the relationship between the husband and wife." Now that the matter has passed, Zheng is not afraid to tell her sister-in-law, "I married into the Song Mansion at a low level, and I haven't been able to give your brother a child for so many years. Although my mother-in-law treats me well, a daughter-in-law is still an outsider. You have seen the matter of taking a concubine these days... Although your brother treats me well, this matter can never be resolved."
Zheng sighed, "But now I have thought it through. If you don't have a son or daughter, I will personally find a concubine for your brother." Because Song Zhi treated her very well, she didn't want him to be without a daughter.
Song Ruoxue frowned, "How can that be possible!" She bit her lips and suddenly thought of something, "Sister-in-law has been taking tonic medicine for these years, and the doctor didn't say anything wrong. If she can't have a baby, it may not be her problem, but my brother's. Otherwise, let my brother go see a doctor?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Zheng rejected them, "How can this be possible? Your brother is a man, how can he go to the doctor for such a thing? Isn't it a joke?" Zheng was unwilling to let her husband's reputation be damaged because of her.
"But..." Song Ruoxue wanted to persuade her again.
"I think Ruoxue is right." A voice suddenly came. The two turned their heads and saw that Song Zhi appeared outside the door at some point.
When Zheng heard him say that, she frowned and said, "My sister is just a child and doesn't understand anything. Don't you understand anything too? If you go to the doctor for something like this, won't your colleagues laugh at you if they know about it?"
Song Zhi looked at his wife and said, "So should I let my wife endure the ridicule?" They had been married for so many years, and Song Zhi didn't know how much gossip his wife had endured, but he had no choice. Zheng had seen a doctor many times and took supplements like water.
"If the matter is really my fault, you don't have to worry. Mother won't force you." Song Zhi said.
Zheng shook her head, "Absolutely not."
Song Ruoxue watched the couple pour out their hearts to each other, and felt as if a handful of dog food had fallen from the sky and was stuffed into her mouth. She raised her hands and said, "Brother and sister-in-law, listen to me, who said that seeing a doctor would definitely make you lose face?"
Song Ruoxue looked at the two of them, "Have you forgotten what I've been doing recently? Have you also forgotten that I know a great doctor?"
Song Zhi and his wife looked at her, and Song Ruoxue said, "Sister-in-law, you really don't have to worry. Sister Lin is my good friend. With her diagnosing brother's pulse, she will definitely not leak anything. You two should go. Sister Lin is a miracle doctor. If there is a disease, we will treat it. If there is no disease, we can rest assured, right?"
Zheng called Song Ruoxue and she was a little moved, so Song Zhi looked at her and held her hand, "You go with me."
Zheng looked at her husband and finally nodded.
"Okay! Today is my wedding day. If you two keep arguing with me, how can I get married?" Song Ruoxue said in a tender voice. Zheng was embarrassed and quickly let go of her husband's hand.
"The bridegroom's welcome party has arrived!" a servant outside shouted.
Zheng quickly covered Song Ruoxue with a red veil, and soon the two brothers of the Song family helped her out of the door and handed her to Gu Shaohe personally.
Song Ruoxue was wearing a red veil, so she couldn't see what he looked like, but she could see his jet-black boots.
The corners of her lips curled up slightly. When she was young, she wanted to marry someone she loved, and this wish was finally fulfilled.
——
After Gu Shaohe and Song Ruoxue got married, they opened a mansion. It wasn't a very big mansion, about one-fifth the size of a marquis's mansion.
But Song Ruoxue took the abacus beads and scanned them, but she felt something was wrong. "That's weird..."
Gu Shaohe had just gotten married, so he naturally took a rest. Seeing his new wife's expression, he asked, "What's wrong?"
"This mansion is not big, but it cost 20,000 taels of silver to renovate it?" Song Ruoxue might not have known this before, but now she is also the one who manages household affairs. "Even if it is a house as big as the Marquis's Mansion, it would cost at most 2,000 taels to renovate it. 20,000 is enough to build a yard like this!"
This courtyard was not newly built, but a reward from the palace. If I said that I built it myself with so much money, it would be worth it, but nothing seems right now.
Gu Shaohe touched his nose and saw that Song Ruoxue was about to ask someone, so he said, "Don't ask, I paid all the 20,000 taels, not a penny less."
Song Ruoxue frowned immediately, "It's not like we're building a golden courtyard, why would we need so much money? Did someone cheat you?"
Gu Shaohe said: "I am a Jinyiwei, how dare others lie to me... It's just that I built another yard and spent some money."
Song Ruoxue frowned immediately, "You are such a good guy, Gu Shaohe! I work so hard to manage the household affairs, but you are such a spendthrift. You just spent 20,000 taels of silver after getting married. How can you live like this in the future!"
Gu Shaohe begged for mercy again and again: "Madam, please calm down, Madam, please calm down!"
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