Chapter 018: Get Together
"Really? Which Toshihiko is it? β
Gu Jialuo was pleasantly surprised, and asked urgently. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
The county lord of Qinghe said with a smile, "It is the eldest son of the second room of the Weiguo Mansion, named Xiao Ruyu, eighteen years old this year, he just passed the examination last year, and he is a very elegant and broad young man." β
Patriotic Mansion?
Somehow, at the mention of this name, a serious, stereotypical face appeared in Gu Jialuo's mind. That is, Qiu's mother, who once came to give a gift on behalf of Mrs. Liu.
mentioned Qiu's mother, Gu Jialuo couldn't help but think of the legendary old birthday star-Mrs. Liu of the Weiguo Mansion!
I think that at the beginning, Gu Jialuo had just come out of the Iron Threshold Nunnery, and the stigma on his body had not been washed away.
Mrs. Liu was angry with the Tiejian because of the grievances between the eldest princess of Pingyang and the Ruan family, and then she didn't like Gu Jialuo, who was branded with the Tiejian. Even with Qiu's mother, a subordinate, raised her chin and spoke to Gu Jialuo.
Or then Gu Jialuo followed her husband to the wild land in the southwest without hesitation, and shared hardships with her husband, life and death, and Master Miaozhen in Beijing tried her best to help her publicize, and her reputation was completely whitewashed.
Mrs. Liu will not be affected by the rumors outside, but after listening to the truthful relay of the county lord of Qinghe, she knows that Gu Jialuo has really changed her past mistakes and is a down-to-earth husband and child, so her perception of her has improved.
After Gu Jialuo became pregnant this year, Mrs. Liu also ordered someone to send some nourishing medicinal materials to the county lord of Qinghe, and sent them to Wumeng along with the Qi family's convoy.
Mrs. Liu can't say how much she likes Gu Jialuo, but at least, she no longer looks at her with colored eyes.
But the memories of the early years were too profound, and Gu Jialuo was subconsciously a little afraid of this loyal lady.
The county lord of Qinghe naturally knew about the small friction between Mrs. Liu and Gu Jialuo, and when he saw Gu Jialuo looking like a little quail, he couldn't help but chuckle, "Coincidentally, when the second lady of the Weiguo Mansion came to our house to discuss family affairs that day, she also talked about you." β
"Mentioned me?" Gu Jialuo pointed to his nose with his backhand and asked with some surprise. Okay, do what you want her to do.
The county lord of Qinghe stretched his eyebrows and said softly: "Yes, the second lady said that the ancestors of their family often mentioned you, saying that you are a good boy who understands the rules, knows the proportions, and values affection. In this world, it is very rare to have a noble girl who is from a background like you, but can still abandon the prosperity of the capital, follow her husband to thousands of miles away, and is not afraid of hardships and dangers. β
Gu Jialuo's heart suddenly surged with a warm current, and his eyes were inexplicably a little sour.
Three years, it took her three years, she suffered so much, suffered so many crimes, and even encountered danger several times, almost wanted to die, all kinds of hardships are like drinking cold water for three or nine days, Gu Jialuo remembered it bit by bit.
At the beginning, he did not hesitate to be cheeky and relied on Qi Jinzhi's side, in order to regain the recognition of the mainstream society.
It is really not an easy thing to wash your reputation and reshape your image.
Mrs. Liu has always been low-key, and many young noblewomen don't even know the story of her old man, but she is the most just, strict, and authoritative elder in Beijing, and the words that come out of her mouth are convinced by the noblewomen in the capital.
Because Mrs. Liu will never succumb to power and say things against her will or do things against her will, decades ago, she could not hesitate to break into the palace for the sake of her fellow Ruan, and in order to protect Ruan's daughter, she did not hesitate to clash with the powerful princess of Pingyang several times, and now, she will not change her temperament and original intention because of anything.
For example, right now, even against Master Miaozhen, who is more domineering and powerful than Pingyang, Mrs. Liu will not give up her adherence to principles.
Three years ago, Master Miaozhen continued to help Gu Jialuo say good things, and the women of the entire upper class society were responding, but Mrs. Liu didn't say a word, and when asked, she only said 'Lu Yao knows the horsepower', how Gu Jialuo is, her old man depends on her specific performance.
"Is she really, really, really saying that?"
Gu Jialuo's voice trembled, his eyes flashed with water, and he asked excitedly.
The county lord of Qinghe understood Gu Jialuo's feelings at this time, she reached out and patted Gu Jialuo's hand, and nodded vigorously: "That's right, Mrs. Tai did say so." She also said that you are a good wife, a prosperous husband, and a blessed one. β
Gu Jialuo sniffed hard, and said with joy: "Old man, old man Miao praised, I, I haven't done well enough, I will work harder in the future." β
The county lord of Qinghe smiled with satisfaction and said softly: "Okay, I'll wait and see." β
As she spoke, she also stuffed Gu Jialuo with a handkerchief, and said angrily: "They are all mothers, and they are still so childish." Don't sprinkle the golden beans, wipe them quickly, let's get down to business. β
Gu Jialuo took the handkerchief, wiped his face indiscriminately, and then said embarrassedly to the county lord of Qinghe: "My son is rude, don't blame my mother." By the way, hasn't the Patriotic Mansion always refused to marry the powerful? Why this timeβ"
Halfway through his words, Gu Jialuo realized that he had said the wrong thing.
Sure enough, the county lord of Qinghe smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "Our Qi family is no longer a powerful person. There is neither a title nor a high-ranking official, and Brother Jin is motivated, and now he is just a small five-rank Beijing official. Sister Min is at most the daughter of a county lord and the sister of a small Beijing official, which is completely in line with the 'family rules' of the Weiguo Mansion. β
Gu Jialuo was a little sneering, but she still asked the doubts in her heart, "Mother, having said that, I always feel that something is wrong. The Patriotic Mansion, uh, is it really as it appears - "no desire, no desire, low-key moderation?
The county lord of Qinghe was stunned and looked at Gu Jialuo fixedly.
Gu Jialuo thought that she had said the wrong thing again, but the problem was that she really felt that the Weiguo Mansion was acting too deliberately.
If you want to keep a low profile, avoid suspicion, and want to eliminate the emperor's suspicion of your own family, it's nothing. But everything has a degree, and once it has passed, it appears false.
In the past, the Weiguo Mansion had no direct in-law relationship with Gu and Qi, and Gu Jialuo didn't care whether the other party was really low-key or acting. But now it's different, Qi Minzhi wants to marry into the Xiao family, if the Xiao family really has a problem, wouldn't it hurt her to marry Minzhi?!
The county lord of Qinghe looked at Gu Jialuo for a long time, and just when Gu Jialuo couldn't sit still and wanted to get up and admit her mistake, she suddenly smiled, smiling so comfortably, "Good boy, Xiang'er, you are really a good boy." β
For the rest, the county lord of Qinghe didn't say much, especially Gu Jialuo's speculation about the Weiguo Mansion, she didn't comment on it.
BUT GU JIALUO UNDERSTOOD WHAT THE COUNTY LORD OF QINGHE MEANT: IT TURNED OUT THAT QI LINGXIAN AND HIS WIFE HAD ALREADY NOTICED THE STRANGENESS OF THE WEIGUO MANSION, BUT THEY WERE STILL READY TO MARRY THEIR DAUGHTER INTO THE XIAO FAMILY.
Well, if only they knew!
Gu Jialuo and the county lord of Qinghe talked about Qi Minzhi's dowry and dowry again, and seeing that it was getting late, the county lord of Qinghe sent Gu Jialuo back.
Back at the Agarwood Courtyard, Qi Jinzhi hadn't come back yet, Gu Jialuo asked the nurse to bring the two children, put them on the big kang in the west room, took out the toys, and the mother and daughter played together.
Just when Gu Jialuo was having fun, Ziwei walked in with a letter, "Grandma, the eldest lady of the Huo family sent it." β
"Splendid? Give me the letter! β
Gu Jialuo eagerly opened the envelope, looked at the letter, and couldn't help but smile: "Great, the family affair of Jinxiu has finally been decided." (To be continued.) )