Chapter 816: My cousin is reborn and wants to snatch my marriage (25)
"I know, but if I don't marry him, will he stop eating, drinking and having fun and become motivated? Since he won't do that either, then what's the difference between me marrying him and not marrying him? He just gives me a playmate." Gu Shichu said with innocent eyes.
"You are quite eloquent." The wife of Marquis Qi Yang said indifferently.
"Thank you, thank you..." Gu Shichu smiled sweetly, and the dimples on the corners of her mouth appeared again.
"You are just the niece of Duke Anguo. I have never heard of any good reputation about you before. Given Zhou's personality, it is impossible for her to hire a nanny to train you, right? Although my son has no future, he will inherit the marquis's mansion in the future. Then his wife will have to take charge of the mansion and be the eldest daughter-in-law of the Ming family. Do you think you have the ability to do so?" The wife of Marquis Qi Yang was like a strict boss interviewing a subordinate, and her eyes became sharp when she looked at Gu Shichu.
Gu Shichu raised his eyebrows and said, "I think I'm not stupid. Can I manage the Marquis' Mansion well? I can't guarantee that. Even if I promise that I can manage it well, you probably won't believe it now, right?"
Madam Qi Yanghou snorted, feeling that Gu Shichu had hit upon her thoughts, and said, "You are quite good at making excuses..."
"Mom, there are not many people in our house. Aren't the other industries managed by you and dad? If you are really worried about us, then after we give birth to the children, you can train your grandchildren to manage the family business, right?" Ming Xun said confidently, having already made arrangements for the future plans of his future children.
Madam Hou was choked by his words and was speechless. Looking at the two like-minded young couple in front of her, she finally chose to give up: "I think you two are really like the pot with the lid! Forget it, I don't want to be the Queen Mother who breaks you up..."
So after this meeting, the Marquis's wife finally compromised with her son completely, and soon went to the Duke of Anguo's Mansion to propose marriage to her son.
"What did you say? You want to marry our third daughter, who is now the Crown Prince's wife?" When the first wife, Mrs. Zhou, heard what the Marquis's wife said, she could not believe her ears and asked again in shock.
The Marquis's wife nodded calmly, "You heard me right. Although there was some unpleasantness in our house before, I'm sure you know who was responsible. This time I came to continue the marriage between our two families, and I also want to make peace with your Anguo Mansion. I don't know if you are willing to accept it."
The Marquis's wife really disliked the Anguo Mansion. Even when she was seeking a marriage for her son, she was firmly in the upper hand: This marriage is the basis for the two families to put aside their past grievances and continue their friendly cooperation. It depends on whether you accept it or not...
Of course Zhou didn't want to accept it. If her own daughter was favored by the marquis' wife, she would be very happy. After all, although Mingxun was not ambitious, he was the eldest son of the marquis's family.
Unfortunately, the future daughter-in-law that Madam Hou chose turned out to be her niece, Gu Shichu, whom she disliked very much. This made her very unhappy. How could such a good marriage be given to Gu Shichu? !
Zhou really wanted to reject this marriage, however, as the wife of Duke Anguo, she could not let her own preferences affect the future of the Anguo Mansion. Renewing the marriage with the Qiyang Marquis Mansion was obviously a beneficial thing, so she could not act on her own.
"I can't make the decision on my own regarding such a big matter. I have to ask the Duke." Zhou said, trying to suppress her displeasure.
"That's normal. I'll wait for the good news from Madam." The Marquis's wife did not stay any longer. After receiving this reply, she left neatly.
"Mother, why would the wife of the Marquis of Qiyang be willing to let Gu Shichu be her daughter-in-law?" Gu Shiyao came out immediately after the Marquis' wife left and asked in confusion. She had been hiding in the inner room of her mother's room before, so she heard everything clearly. "My third sister is mediocre, not famous, and has no father or mother. Why did the Marquis' wife take a fancy to her?"
Gu Shiyao said sourly that she had plotted against Gu Shichu and Mingxun before because she wanted to cancel the engagement and completely sever the relationship between Gu Shichu and Tang Buqing, but that did not mean she was willing to see Gu Shichu become the wife of the prince of Qi Yanghou.
If her last plan had succeeded, Gu Shichu, who was having an affair with Ming Xun before being married, would not have been able to become Ming Xun's legal wife, but would have only been his concubine. That was why Gu Shiyao did not take her seriously at all.
But now, it was the wife of Marquis Qi Yang who came in person to propose marriage, and in ancient times she would become the Crown Prince's wife.
Although the Qiyang Marquis's Mansion was destined to decline in the future, it still had more than ten years of glory and splendor before it declined, as long as the Qiyang Marquis supported it. Wouldn't it be possible to enjoy more than ten years of happiness when you first married into the manor in ancient times? Or you can enjoy happiness by stepping on your own head...
After all, after she marries Tang Buqing, her status and position will be inferior to that of Gu Shichu, who became the Crown Prince's wife, for a period of time. How can she bear this?
Seeing her daughter's indignant expression, Zhou was immediately furious. She hit her arm angrily and said, "You did it all yourself! If you hadn't caused that scandal, you would have been the Crown Prince's wife, and it wouldn't have been that little bitch Gu Shichu's turn.
It's too late for you to regret now. Don't forget that you and Mr. Tang are already engaged."
"I don't regret it, I just think that my third sister is not qualified to be the wife of the prince of Qi Yang..." Gu Shiyao quickly restrained her expression and explained.
"Who knows what the wife of Marquis Qiyang is thinking? Maybe she doesn't want to make things too awkward with our family and wants to clear up the past grudges." Zhou snorted coldly and said, "As for looking at Gu Shichu? If I had a legitimate daughter, it wouldn't be her turn. Unfortunately, the wife of Marquis Qiyang can't let a concubine's daughter become the Crown Prince's wife, so Gu Shichu has to get the chance for nothing!"
Zhou still thinks that the wife of Marquis Qi Yang was willing to choose Gu Shichu as her daughter-in-law because Gu Shichu is a legitimate daughter after all. Although she is the daughter of Duke An Guo's half-brother, she is also his niece, and their relationship is relatively close.
"Okay, okay, this is not your business. Just focus on embroidering your wedding dress." Zhou interrupted Gu Shiyao's questioning and only wanted to ask Duke Anguo whether it was necessary to reconcile with the Qi Yang Marquis's Mansion and continue the marriage.
Of course it was necessary. Duke Anguo had no feelings for Gu Shichu and didn't care who she married, but he cared about the family interests of the Duke's Mansion. It would be beneficial to the family interests to resolve the past grievances with the Marquis Qiyang's Mansion, so he agreed to the marriage of Mingxun and Gu Shichu without hesitation.
Soon, the eldest son of Marquis Qi Yang exchanged engagement letters with the third daughter of Duke An Guo, and word of their marriage spread. Those people in the capital who knew the inside story and thought that the two families had broken up were amazed and admired the broad-mindedness of the two families, who were able to put aside their past grudges even after such a quarrel. No wonder they held such respected positions in the court, it was all because of their broad-mindedness and the ability to accomplish great things without being fussy about trivial matters.
(End of this chapter)
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