On the twentieth day of the first lunar month, in addition to the major event of Zhou Shangshu's imprisonment, another major event in Beijing almost shocked the jaws of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces, and even the emperor was surprised when he got the news. This matter is not on the side, that is, the Anguo Mansion wants to be in-laws with the Gu University Scholar's Mansion.

The battle of the Anguo Mansion is not good, the prince and princess of Li are the big matchmakers, and the general and his wife of Youzhou come to the door to propose marriage. Because the marriage of the two families had already been agreed with Mr. and Mrs. Gu University, and the marriage of the two families had to be handled urgently, so Mu Chengxin and his wife came to the door this time with the bride price together.

According to the Great Zhou Rite System, there are strict regulations on the three books and six ceremonies for marriage, and the bride price is called the ceremony, according to the regulations of the Ministry of Rites, the maximum bride price in the family of the dynasty shall not exceed 36 lifts, the limit of silk jewelry is eight, the food is limited to ten, and the rest of the miscellaneous gifts are limited to ten.

The rites of the Anguo Mansion are naturally according to the highest specifications, and the pair of live geese led by Mu Zhengyi were personally caught by Mu Zhengyi out of the city. It is the first month, just spring, a large number of geese have not yet returned to the north, this season of the engaged people's homes, in fact, most of them are raised geese.

But Mu Zhengyi was unwilling to make do, so he asked Mu Hongshang to borrow Mu Biying's help, and went out of the city to squat for a few days.

I don't know if General Mu has the ability, or Mu Hongsheng's leopard has the ability, but they really let them catch several pairs of live geese and put them in the back garden of the Anguo Mansion to raise, and on this day, they picked out the most beautiful pair as a dowry, tied it with a red thread, and sent it to Gu Bachelor's Mansion.

Prince Li and Princess Li were dressed up happily, and Mu Chengxin and his wife took the ceremony to Master Gu's Mansion with the ceremony. The main gate of Gu's Mansion was wide open, and Mrs. Gu personally took the maid to greet her at the door, according to the rules of the Great Zhou, the matchmaker could not drink tea for the first time, and the elders of the girl's family had to toast in person.

Because Gu Yilan's parents were not in Beijing, this glass of wine was personally served to Princess Li by Mrs. Gu, and Princess Li drank the matchmaker wine in public with a smile.

And on this day, the carriage and horse sent by Mrs. Gu to pick up Gu Yilan had not yet arrived in Ningling, and Gu Sanye's family didn't know that the Gu family had already received the gift from the Anguo Mansion, and now the marriage between Gu Yilan and Mu Zhengyi was already a certainty.

It was also on this day that Scholar Gu received an urgent letter from his granddaughter from Ningling. It's a pity that the matchmaker came to the door, and the scholar Gu was very busy that day, and it wasn't until the evening that he had time to open his granddaughter's letter. After reading his granddaughter's letter, Scholar Gu's face turned blue with anger, he never expected that the third son, who had always been shrewd, would be so unbreathable this time.

"Sir, what's wrong?" Mrs. Gu looked at Scholar Gu's face with a strange expression, and personally poured him a cup of tea: "Why are you angry again?" ”

"Take a look for yourself," Scholar Gu directly put Gu Yilan's letter in front of the tip of Gu Furao's nose: "The third child is already so bold!" Dare to cross my promise to the Lin family. Fortunately, we held our hands tightly before discussing the matter with the Anguo Mansion, and today Na Caishun went smoothly, otherwise if the second master of the Lin family came to the door to ask for the crime at this juncture today, I would have a hundred mouths that were not clear. ”

"This ......" Mrs. Gu looked at Gu Yilan's letter, and she was also dumbfounded: "The third child is ...... What can I do, sir! The Lin family didn't react today, and I don't think they will give up easily. ”

"What to do?" Senior Scholar Gu snorted coldly: "I have already rejected the second master of the Lin family, why did he ask me?" I didn't promise to marry my granddaughter to him. ”

"But the third child of our family agreed." Mrs. Gu looked a little upset: "Really! Among the children, the third child is the most calm on weekdays, how could he suddenly do such a thing. ”

Scholar Gu slammed his face on the kang table, looking angry: "I'm not dead yet!" The Gu family is still in charge of the situation now! ”

"Oh sir, dissipate your anger." Mrs. Gu hurriedly brought the tea to Scholar Gu: "Da Zhengyue, don't be Hu." In any case, isn't it smooth and beneficial for the Anguo Mansion to come to propose marriage! Our family has received the bride price, there will be no change in this marriage, is it difficult for Lin Xiang to force us to quit our marriage? ”

"The marriage of the ninth sister will indeed not change much." Scholar Gu closed his eyes slightly, and sighed: "It's just that I never expected that the third child and the Lin family would be so deeply involved." I told him...... Alas! ”

"Don't worry, master," Mrs. Gu persuaded: "The third child has been in Ningling for a few years, this is a little anxious." He did something wrong, but it is not irreparable now, and it is not too late to make amends. He's not right, what our parents teach him is that the third child has always been transparent and can figure it out. ”

"It's such a big person, and it's still so unbearable, and I can't see it through my own daughter, so I'm really going back more and more." Senior Scholar Gu sighed, but he didn't say anything more, but stood up and prepared to go to the study to write a letter to Gu Sanye.

"I'm the ninth sister who is smart," Mrs. Gu also sighed: "It's a pity to marry to the Anguo Mansion." ”

"Humph!" When Senior Scholar Gu heard this, he got angry: "Could it be that you, like the third child, also want her to marry into the Lin family." ”

"It's not like this with a concubine." When Mrs. Gu saw Scholar Gu's face, she quickly closed her mouth.

Mrs. Gu was so clever that she couldn't find a reason for Scholar Gu to continue to get angry, so she had to go out to write a letter to her son with a sigh of relief. Seeing Xianggong go out, Mrs. Gu sighed, and her face showed a worried look.

The third child is really in big trouble this time! Mrs. Gu thought to heart. How could the Lin family give up! For now, I hope that the second master of the Lin family will not make too much trouble, it will not be good if the Anguo Mansion also gets the news......

Gu Furao's concerns are actually very reasonable. Prince Li and Princess Li personally mediated, and the husband and wife of the general of Youzhou came to the door with a dowry, with such fanfare, in less than half a day's effort, the news was obtained in the capital, and the Gu family wanted to be in-laws with the Anguo Mansion. Interested people only need to inquire a little to know that it is Mu Zhengyi, the eldest prince of Anguo Mansion, and Gu Yilan, the ninth sister of Gu University's Mansion.

Of course, the second master of the Lin family also got the news, and at the same time, Lin Zhiting, the eldest son of the second master of Lin, also got the news.

After Lin Zhiting heard the news, his face turned white, obviously after a long autumn, his father went to the Gu family to propose marriage and asked him to marry Gu Yilan, how could Gu Jiujie suddenly marry Mu Zhengyi of the Anguo Mansion?

Lin Zhiting looked at his father, his lips trembled, as if he didn't say a word, he stared at Lin Er Ye with a bit of despair, looking at a dazed look.