Chapter 1130: What bad intentions could Young Master Gu have?
In Zhongzhou, at the gate of the provincial capital, a team of carriages and horses entered the city in a mighty procession, attracting the attention of all the people around.
At the same time, in a private room on the second floor of the Sihai Restaurant in the city, facing the street, Gu Moyan was drinking with a sad face.
Xiao Mo'an, the crown prince's younger brother, who was sitting next to him, saw this and laughed: "Look at you like this, if you don't know, you would think something terrible has happened."
Gu Moyan glanced at him and said, "Grandpa Emperor told me to get married within this year. Isn't this a big deal?"
Xiao Moan smiled: "If you ask me, it's time for you to get married. Brother Moxi's eldest son is already one year old, and Ke Yan got married last year. It's only right that it's your turn now."
Gu Moyan said with a bitter face: "But the time is too tight. It's already March. Where can I find a wife in a few months?"
Xiao Moan said with a smile: "If you really want to marry, it will be a matter of minutes. As long as you spread the news that you want to get married, I guarantee that not only the ladies in Zhongzhou, but also the ladies in the capital will flock to you."
Gu Moyan snorted unhappily and was too lazy to pay attention to him.
Xiao Moan said seriously, "Hurry up. The old ancestor was ill for more than two months last winter. I can see that the royal grandfather is really worried. Don't tell me you don't know what the old ancestor's wish is?"
Gu Moyan's expression paused, and the worry between his brows became more intense.
The ancestors wanted to see him get married and have children, and pass on the Gu family legacy. How could he not know this?
But he really tried hard. After coming to Zhongzhou, he attended various banquets and met many ladies, but he just didn't meet someone he liked!
Xiao Moan continued, "Marriage is always decided by parents and matchmakers. Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang favor you three siblings and let you find someone you like..."
"But now that you've reached adulthood, it's time to shoulder your responsibilities. Look at the heirs of noble families; they all get married at the age of sixteen, seventeen, or eighteen. You've had so much fun for so many years, it's time to be content."
"Look at me. I just turned eighteen and I got married to the person arranged by my brother and mother. Now I am living a happy life."
"What do you mean by mutual affection and shared interests? It's good to meet someone like us, but if we can't, we have to live our lives as usual."
Gu Moyan remained silent. At this moment, he heard a commotion coming from the street. He stood up and walked to the window to look down.
Seeing this, Xiao Moan also stood up to take a look. Seeing the markings on the convoy, he thought of something and immediately said with a smile, "It must be the newly appointed governor coming with his family to take up his post."
As he said this, he looked at Gu Moyan.
"It seems the new Governor Tang Xianhui is Uncle Wang's former subordinate?"
Gu Moyan pondered for a moment and nodded. "I remember this Lord Tang. He served two terms as a fourth-rank councilor in Xiliang. He would bring his family to the palace to pay his respects during festivals. My father thought he was quite capable and a man who could get things done."
Xiao Moan smiled and said, "My brother thinks highly of him, too."
Gu Moyan noticed this. The emperor had become less and less involved in affairs in recent years and had tacitly allowed the crown prince to place his people everywhere.
This Tang Xianhui obviously caught the eye of the Crown Prince, otherwise, he would not have been promoted to the highest official in a province in just a few years.
After looking for a while, the two of them looked away and sat down to eat again.
On the other hand, Lord Tang also moved into the official residence arranged by the court with his family.
Mrs. Tang was busy until the evening, and then she arranged everything. She sat down to rest tiredly. After a while, she saw her daughter Tang Zijin coming over with a lunch box.
Mrs. Tang smiled immediately: "You've been traveling for more than half a month, why don't you rest early?"
Tang Zijin saw that Madam Tang was exhausted and felt very distressed. "My daughter is not tired, but you are the one who has to take care of your grandmother, father, brothers and sisters, and take care of all the big and small things in the family. You are the one who works the hardest."
As he spoke, he helped Mrs. Tang sit at the dining table and personally placed the food in the lunch box.
Mrs. Tang had been tired from the long journey and didn't want to eat at first, but seeing her daughter's filial piety, she couldn't refuse and said with a smile, "You've been busy for most of the day, and I'm really hungry."
Tang Zijin sat down below Madam Tang and said, "Then my daughter will eat with me."
Mrs. Tang nodded, and the mother and daughter ate together. After drinking half a bowl of chicken soup, Mrs. Tang couldn't help but ask, "Is your yard clean?"
Tang Zijin nodded: "It's almost done."
Mrs. Tang looked at her daughter with a guilty expression, "I'm sorry to have wronged you. Your yard is half the size of your older sister's, and the location isn't very good either."
She was the second wife. Her first wife was the old lady's niece and left behind a daughter.
It is difficult to be a stepmother. In order to prevent the master and the old lady from thinking that she has treated the original daughter unfairly, sometimes she has to let her daughter suffer a little.
Just like the distribution of the courtyards this time, she also wanted to give the best courtyard to her daughter, but Tang Zixin spoke up. If she didn't give the courtyard to her, the master and the old lady would probably have something against her.
Tang Zijin understood her mother's difficulties and smiled nonchalantly, "My daughter doesn't feel wronged. My yard is quite good. Although it's a little small, it has everything. Don't think about it anymore, mother."
Mrs. Tang was very pleased with her daughter's understanding. "You are a little too soft-hearted sometimes. Over the years, that girl Zixin has been getting more and more excessive. She always wants to outdo you in everything. If there is anything good in the mansion, she will choose it first. She has no elder sister demeanor at all."
Tang Zijin smiled and said, "Mom, grandma and father won't treat me unfairly anyway. Whatever big sister has, I have too. It's just that big sister chooses first. I'm not at a disadvantage as a daughter."
"My elder sister lost her mother, but I have my mother's love and my brother's company, so she won't lose out."
Mrs. Tang felt helpless about her daughter's non-competitive nature, but she did not try to correct her. It was not a bad thing for a girl to be less competitive.
After the mother and daughter finished their meal, they talked for a while before Tang Zijin got up and returned to her own yard.
The maids had already cleaned up the yard. Although Tang Zijin said in front of Madam Tang that he was not tired, he was very tired after such a long journey. After washing up, he lay down on the bed.
Tang Zijin did not fall asleep immediately, but picked up the glass puppy beside his pillow and looked at it in a daze.
There was a pair of glass puppies, less than two inches in size, made to look lifelike, and tied together with a red string. Unfortunately, there were cracks all over the two puppies, obviously they had been broken into pieces and then glued together again.
Thinking of the scene where the young master angrily threw the glass puppy, Tang Zijin couldn't help but frown.
It was obvious that the young master had taken her to the amusement park to play happily the day before, but she didn't expect that when they met again, the young master spoke harshly to her without mercy and coldly smashed the glass puppy he gave her!
So many years have passed, and she still remembers that scene deeply. Until now, she still can't understand why the young master treated her like that?
I heard that the young master has been living with the old duke in Zhongzhou these years.
Tang Zijin looked a little dejected. Even if she saw the young master, would she have the courage to ask him why? When they were young, the young master had been very kind to her, but he also liked to bully her. After not seeing him for so many years, he must have become even more vicious, right?!
Tang Zijin was a little annoyed. He quickly put the Liuli puppy under his pillow, turned over and forced himself to sleep.
(End of this chapter)
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