Chapter 89 Son's Marriage
When Fei'er came out, she saw Chunxiang walking away. Thinking of Chunxiang's arrogant and domineering appearance before, a figure suddenly flashed through Fei'er's mind.
She said that she seemed to have seen Aunt Zhang somewhere before, and it turned out that she looked somewhat similar to that person.
"Fei'er, is it really that hard to close a door? It takes forever!"
Gu Yingxue's angry words came over, and Fei'er concealed the cunning in her eyes, quickly closed the door and went back.
April's fragrant blossoms are intoxicating, a time of mid-spring in the human world.
For the noblewomen of the capital, the triennial imperial examinations held no ripples in their hearts.
If there was anything they were concerned about, it was whether their daughters could take this opportunity to marry those sons of prominent families who had passed the imperial examinations.
"Mother, why are you in such a hurry to find your daughter? Has something happened?"
Gu Shuyan encountered Ji Shi's maid halfway there. Seeing the maid's hurried appearance, Gu Shuyan didn't dare to delay for a moment and rushed over.
Upon hearing this, Madam Ji handed the invitation she was holding to Gu Shuyan and said, "Take a look at this first."
Looking at the four large characters "Duke of Anguo's Mansion" written on the invitation, Gu Shuyan didn't understand what was wrong with it.
“Mother, is there anything wrong with this invitation?”
"There is nothing wrong with the invitation itself, but our family has never had any dealings with the Duke of Anguo's family. I'm afraid this invitation is aimed at your two older brothers."
The fact that a family with whom they had no prior dealings suddenly hosted a banquet, especially when both of the Gu family's sons had passed the imperial examinations, inevitably raises questions.
In addition, the Duke of Anguo's mansion had a sixteen-year-old unmarried daughter, and Ji Shi felt that the other party was eyeing her two sons.
"Mother, aren't you overthinking this? My brothers' names aren't on this invitation."
As far as Gu Shuyan knew, although the Duke of Anguo's mansion had a daughter of marriageable age, the Duke of Anguo was determined to marry her off to a prince to curry favor with the emperor, so Ji Shi's worries were completely unnecessary.
"Don't overthink it. Your father has been out socializing lately, and quite a few adults have been hinting, both openly and subtly, that they want to arrange a marriage between our family and ours!"
Previously, her two sons were focused on their studies, and Ji Shi felt they were still young, so she didn't take the matter to heart.
But now, both of her sons have passed the imperial examinations, especially Gu Renjie, who has become the top scholar in the imperial examinations. How could Ji Shi not be worried?
"Mother, my brothers are all grown up now, and they've even achieved academic success. It's normal that there are many families wanting to arrange marriages for them. Don't you intend to let them get married?"
After Gu Shuyan finished speaking, she looked at Ji Shi with amusement. Upon hearing this, Ji Shi pretended to be annoyed and slapped Gu Shuyan.
"Why don't I want your brothers to get married? I'm just worried that they're not from good families."
The Marquis of Yi'an's family was not a small or insignificant household to begin with. Now that both of their sons are successful, Ji Shi is afraid that those who are inquiring are only trying to curry favor with the Marquis of Yi'an's family.
"Mother has her concerns, but isn't this banquet at the Duke of Anguo's mansion a perfect opportunity? Since my brothers haven't decided on any particular family yet, why don't you take this opportunity to observe the character of the girls from these families? If you find one you like, then as long as my brothers have no objections, you can arrange it. If you find one with a bad character, you can simply refuse her."
Gu Shuyan's words directly awakened the Ji family, who were filled with worry.
She was only thinking that the Duke of Anguo's family might want to marry their daughter to their son. How could she forget that the banquet was originally held for nobles to get to know each other?
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