A few days later.

In the morning, Mrs. Ning went to Gu's mansion, and she said that she would return that morning, but before noon, the subordinates of Gu's house came to Ning's house to report that Mrs. Gu stayed in Gu's house for lunch, and Cao and others had to eat by themselves.

I thought that I would come back soon after lunch, but Old Lady Ning was stunned and stayed in the Gu Mansion for more than an hour. When Mrs. Ning came back, Cao Shi went over and asked, "Old lady, what is Mrs. Gu looking for you?" How did you say it for so long? Could it be that Zi'er and the girl of the Li family fought before? ”

"This has nothing to do with Zi'er. Speaking of which, the Gu family has many relatives, and the Li family may not be real relatives, and the Gu family doesn't pay much attention to the matter of the Li family. Old Mrs. Ning waved her hand, called Cao Shi to her, and said, "I'm pondering...... The old woman came to me for Qing'er's business. ”

Cao Shi frowned in surprise when he arrived, and couldn't help asking, "What can Qing'er do?" ”

Mrs. Ning said while thinking: "The old lady didn't say exactly what it was, but she always mentioned Qing'er to me in her words, and asked me if Qing'er's marriage was decided. ”

Cao Shi was stunned for a moment and muttered, "Why did you ask about Qing'er's relatives again?" Cao couldn't help but think about it and asked: "In order to propose marriage to the fifth prince of Gu, Gu Fu even sent a marriage certificate, but when he met the concubine as a matchmaker, this matter was yellow." I heard that the fifth prince of Gu is about to marry the girl of the Xiang family, could it be that the marriage of the fifth prince of Gu is talking about it again? Gu Fu wants to revisit the old matter with us? ”

Mrs. Ning waved her hand and said, "Where do you want to go?" It's not Gu Wugongzi. Gu Wugongzi's marriage has been being prepared, and he will have to do serious things next month, and Mrs. Gu also asked me to go over to have a wedding wine at that time, how can it be Gu Wugongzi's business? ”

Cao Shi was puzzled: "Since Gu Wugongzi's side has not changed, why did he suddenly ask about Qing'er's marriage?" ”

Mrs. Ning pondered: "I don't know, Mrs. Gu didn't tell me clearly, but she always asked me about Qing'er's marriage, which made me think she might have some other ideas." ”

Cao Shi groaned: "Could it be that Old Lady Gu still wants to find a husband for Qing'er?" But Qing'er is going to recruit a lot of money, and Mrs. Gu won't know about it. Cao couldn't help but think again: "Could it be that Mrs. Gu has any candidates suitable for Qing'er recruitment, and she wants to introduce us to you?" ”

Old Madam Ning shook her head and said, "No, no, no, Old Madam Gu didn't mean that. I heard her tell me a few things as if she were intentional, and most of them were all solved after the girl climbed to the family of the prominent husband. So she kept asking me if we would like to marry Qing'er. ”

Cao couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Could it be that Old Lady Gu means that as long as Qing'er can climb to a good family, there is no need to recruit trouble?" ”

Old Lady Ning nodded and said; That's what she meant. What she means is that as long as Qing'er can marry a powerful and good husband, and marry a husband who even the patriarch of the Ning clan does not dare to underestimate, the family will no longer dare to bully our family, and will not force us to hand over the mulberry garden, and Qing'er's vows will not count. ”

Cao lowered his eyes, thought for a moment, and said, "A good husband who is powerful and powerful...... When Mrs. Gu suddenly talked about this, it wouldn't be casual chatter, right? Does she have some suitable candidate who wants to protect Qing'er? ”

Old Mrs. Ning nodded: "I think so, too, but she didn't tell me who that person was." ”

Cao frowned, unable to believe it: "However, if it is really such a prominent son-in-law, how can Mrs. Gu be sure that the son-in-law will be willing to marry us?" ”

Old Mrs. Ning said: "Although Old Madam Gu didn't say who that person was, I listened to her, and it seemed that she was the Gu family's own son-in-law." Although the Gu family is far from us, the Gu family has the intention of letting Qing'er marry Gu Wugongzi in the past, and they don't dislike our family, so if it is the son of the Gu family, he may indeed be willing to marry our family. ”

Cao Shi nodded, echoed and said that it was reasonable, but asked suspiciously: "But...... How can there be a son-in-law brother in Gu Mansion who is the same age as Qing'er? I remember, except for Fifth Young Master Gu, the few remaining ones who can barely be regarded as the right age for Qing'er are all Gu Mansion's sons, even if Gu Mansion values us, it is impossible for them to be willing to let Qing'er marry their sons. ”

Mrs. Ning said: "This is not difficult, the Gu Mansion not only has those sons in the mansion, but also the Gu family has many branches, and there must be collateral lines similar to Qing'er's age, the kind we have never heard of." ”

Cao Shi nodded and muttered, "That's right." ”

Mrs. Ning whispered: "This matter only has such a meaning, and the details have not yet been decided." The reason why Mrs. Gu mentioned it to me was actually to explore our attitude and see if we still have any intention of letting Qing'er get married. You are Qing'er's mother-in-law, I called you over to ask you, are you willing to let Qing'er marry? ”

Cao couldn't help but be stunned, and he couldn't figure out a clue in his heart.

After Ning Yongda's death, this family has been in turmoil, but fortunately, Ning Ningqing stood up and supported the family, and temporarily kept this family business from under the claws of the family by vowing to recruit a son-in-law.

Ningxia Qing is a child who reports good news but not bad news, and the hardships that Ningxia Qing has suffered, Cao's family is not clear. Cao couldn't help but worry about Ningxia Qing's situation day and night, couldn't sleep every night, couldn't stop thinking about what difficulties Ningxia Qing had encountered again, but he didn't dare to mention his worries in front of Ning Ningqing.

Cao felt that he was very indebted to this eldest daughter, he was incompetent, and he could not support the family, so he could only let his daughter, who was less than seventeen years old, stand up and block himself with a weak body.

Even she realizes that she is now involuntarily partial to the eldest daughter among the two daughters. It is precisely because she has always felt ashamed of her eldest daughter in her heart.

If Ningxia Qing can really climb to a good mother-in-law's family, so that Ningxia Qing can keep the family business without such hard work, Cao's heart will only be 110,000 willing.

Moreover, if it is a recruitment, Ningxia Qing can only recruit some men from poor families who have not done much, but if Ningxia Qing is married, he can find a better and more promising husband for Ningxia Qing. Considering Ningxia Qing itself, when considering marriage, marrying someone is definitely a better choice than recruiting people.

Therefore, as a mother, it is impossible for the Cao family not to want Ningxia Qing to marry out.

But it's not that simple.

Since Ningxia Qing has already sworn an oath, as soon as the oath comes out, it is equivalent to spilled water, how can it be taken back casually? Even if Gu Fu has the ability to erase the vow of redundancy for a while, can it erase it for a lifetime? In case someone turns out the matter of making a fuss in the future, how should Ningxia Qing deal with it?

Moreover, since Ningxia Qing made an oath, he has been running around like a man. Which girl from a good family is not out of the door, does Gu Fu really not mind those things in Ningxia Qing?

Cao knew in his heart that the old lady must have similar thoughts in her heart.

What's more, Aunt Du said those strange things to the Cao family a few days ago......

On that day, Jade didn't have the slightest useful news. According to Cuiyu's description, although Ningxia Qing shows up outside all day long, her behavior has always been very regular, which makes Cao's heart relax a little. But Cao's didn't completely let it go, it was purely a mother-daughter connection, and Cao's always felt that Ningxia Qing was really a bit weird.

Although the Cao family was not happy to see the man next to Ning Xia Qing secretly Chen Cang, because the Cao family didn't want Ningxia Qing to ruin his reputation, the Cao family didn't want Ningxia Qing to be sad. If Ningxia Qing really has a sweetheart, the Cao family will set a man next to Ningxia Qing, isn't this a living break up of Ningxia Qing and that kid? Ningxia Youth Guild will be sad.

The Cao family didn't want Ningxia Qing to make mistakes, but he didn't want to break up Ningxia Qing and that kid alive, Cao was afraid of harming Ningxia Qing's reputation and being afraid that Ningxia Qing would be sad. Cao only felt that this thing was very difficult to do.

Cao Shi knew that he couldn't tell all the hidden worries in his heart, so he only said: "This matter is too complicated, and it can't be explained clearly at one time......

The old lady also said, "Yes, I also find it very difficult." ”

Cao Shi thought for a while and said, "Why don't the old lady inquire again, what does the old lady Gu want to tell Qing'er to that son-in-law's brother, and whether the child's brother's parents are happy, and then we will make a decision?" ”

The old lady nodded and said, "That's what I thought, too." To be honest, after listening to Mrs. Gu mention this, I couldn't make up my mind for a while, I couldn't understand what it was like in my heart, and my eyelids kept jumping on the way back, and I didn't know if it was good or bad. The old lady laughed at herself: "As I get older, I can't hold my breath anymore." ”

The old lady took out the invitation, looked at the invitation and said, "Anyway, I will go to Gu Mansion in a few days to drink Gu Wugongzi's wedding wine, so let's ask again when the time comes." ”

Ten days later.

A few days later is the day of Gu Huaiteng and Xiang Qingshu's great joy, Mrs. Ning couldn't bear to come to the door in advance with a congratulatory gift, which was regarded as congratulating Gu Huaiteng, and when she arrived at Mrs. Gu's courtyard, she was just about to enter the door, and it happened that Gu Xuesong was inside, and Gu Xuesong was getting up to leave.

When Mrs. Gu saw that Mrs. Ning had arrived, she was immediately happy, and said straightly: "It's a coincidence, old sister, come and sit." Let me introduce to my old sister, the one in front of you is the son of my eldest brother in the capital, named Cedar. ”

Mrs. Gu introduced Mrs. Ning to Gu Xuesong again, and Gu Xuesong saw the salute and immediately left. Old Lady Gu looked at Gu Xuesong's figure leaving, and said to Old Lady Ning with a smile: "Xuesong has been on the side of the capital before, and now she has been sent by the imperial court to serve in Meigong County, so she lives in Meigong County. ”

Old Mrs. Ning smiled and politely flattered: "Master Gu is indeed a talent, and his future is immeasurable. ”

Old Lady Gu said: "No, Cedar does have unlimited prospects in the future. The only regret is that the child Cedar is not by my eldest brother's side now, and there is no one to protect him for him, so this marriage has been delayed until now. My eldest brother was also in a hurry, so he had to ask me to find a good family for Cedar. ”

Old Mrs. Ning was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood, and said tentatively in a low voice: "Master Gu is dignified, and he was born in the Gu family, and his career is infinitely bright, and now that he is at the age of discussing relatives, many big families must be looking forward to marrying their daughters to him." ”

Old Lady Gu showed a meaningful smile, sent all the people in the room away, pulled Old Lady Ning to the seat next to herself, took Old Lady Ning's hand, and whispered: "Cedar's child is indeed good, but there is only one point, Cedar's biological mother is not a wife and concubine in the house, and her status is low. Cedar was only picked up by my eldest brother when he was older. ”

Since they all mentioned Gu Xuesong's secret life experience, it is equivalent to telling Mrs. Ning directly that Mrs. Gu is planning to let Ning Xia Qing marry Gu Xuesong.

Old Mrs. Ning was slightly stunned, but she didn't expect Gu Xuesong, who had such an outstanding appearance, to have such a background in life.

That's right, if it weren't for such a life experience, how could Old Lady Gu want to give Ningxia Qingxu to Gu Xuesong?

With Ningxia Qing's conditions, marrying Gu Huaiteng is Gao Pan, let alone marrying Gu Xuesong, who looks better and has a better future. If it weren't for Gu Xuesong's background, how could Ningxia Qing, who even Gu Huaiteng didn't dare to hope for, be told to Gu Xuesong?

However, even if Gu Xuesong has such a background, for Ning Xia Qing, it is still high.

Although Gu Xuesong was born in the outer room, he is also the biological son of Mrs. Gu and her eldest brother, and he is a serious Gu family bloodline, and he will enter the Gu ancestral hall in the future and enjoy a hundred years of incense. If Ningxia Qing can marry Gu Xuesong, he will also be included in the Gu family tree with Gu Xuesong in the future.

Moreover, Gu Xuesong is already holding an important position at a young age, and such a prospect is beyond the reach of most rich and noble sons, if I am sorry for Mrs. Gu, Mrs. Gu's own grandson, Gu Huaiteng, will not have this kind of life in eight lifetimes. And Gu Xuesong is so outstanding, he is a rare handsome person.

Like all the elders in the world, although Mrs. Ning knew that the Ning family was just an ordinary merchant, she always felt that Ningxia Qing was not comparable to the daughters of other merchants, and she always felt that Ningxia Qing's appearance and heart were far better than ordinary women, and she was not compatible with ordinary men. But Mrs. Ning now has to admit that marrying Gu Xuesong is Ningxia Qinggaopan.

Mrs. Gu persuaded from the side: "Cedar's child was not at home since he was a child, and he was only taken back to the house when he grew up, and he has never been close to my sister-in-law since then, so it is estimated that he will not be honored by my eldest brother and sister-in-law in the future." But anyway, Cedar is working outside, and it's normal not to go home, and no one will say anything, so you don't have to worry about that. ”

Mrs. Gu persuaded again: "If someone's girl marries Cedar, she can follow him to live in another mansion, and you don't have to go back to serve your in-laws, which can be regarded as saving a lot of trouble." What do you think? ”

"I ......" Mrs. Ning was still in shock and had not yet recovered, and said hesitantly: "With such a prominent son, I naturally only feel good ......"