Gu Lihua secretly thought about it for a long time, but he didn't come up with anything.

The marriage of the seventh brother is decided by his mother after all, that is, as the elder brother, he cannot interfere with what kind of person his brother wants to marry into the house. It's just that Aunt Hong is really not like talking this time, after listening to the third aunt and grandmother of the Lin family, she wants to tell the third girl of the Lin family to the seventh brother.

Before her mother and seventh brother agreed, she dared to promise without permission, these days are too used to her, how can it happen in the long run?

Gu Lihua looked coldly at Aunt Hong in front of her, and secretly said in her heart for a while.

Seeing that Gu Lihua didn't speak, Aunt Hong didn't dare to speak, so she could only stand aside in a daze, waiting for Gu Lihua's orders.

After a while, Gu Lihua still said: "Hongmei, the seventh brother is his mother's precious son, his marriage, his own mother and himself are in charge, as long as he likes it, even if his mother doesn't allow it, he will marry that person back." Don't worry about salty radishes, just stay in the house these days and reflect on it! ”

After that, Gu Lihua instructed the maid who was waiting beside Aunt Hong and sent her back, while he himself went to Ruiyue Courtyard to get back the pair of cards from Cai's family.

On the back room side, the liveliness of the previous hall has been transmitted.

Lin took the pruning shears in his hand and took care of a few camellia plants sent by the flower house.

A few days ago, after thanking the 'white peony' sent by the flower house, Lin instructed the people in the flower room to send some 'white ink plum' over, the white ink plum is a kind of camellia that looks similar to the plum blossom, and the white petals are stained with dots of black, which is called 'white ink plum'.

It's a pity that these white ink plums are not easy to feed, and a few pots were sent from the flower house, and now there are only the ones pruned in the hands of the Lin family, and the rest are all dead.

Lin concentrated on pruning the white ink plum in his hand, and Mama Liang instructed the maid to fetch the glass flower bottle used to hold the flower branches.

"Old lady, I heard that the back room is not small? Aunt Hong actually wanted a seventh master to be a matchmaker, and asked to marry the third girl of the Lin family in Fujian, Feng Lao'an was angry for a while, and scolded Aunt Hong in front of the sixth master, Aunt Hong also reasoned with Feng Lao'an, and finally Feng Lao'an was so angry that he shouted that Swift invited the sixth master and Aunt Hong out. ”

The maids in the back room where Feng Lao'an was serving, and the maids in Lin's house were sitting together. Usually when they are idle and bored, the maids and women who serve in the two courtyards will get together to make flowers, eat a few wines, and chat a few words.

When Mama Liang got the news, she was told by the maids who were waiting at the bottom, and she came to the Lin family in person.

As if he hadn't heard Mama Liang's words, Lin continued the work he was doing, pruning unnecessary branches and leaves for the camellia that had already bloomed. Seeing that Mama Liang and the maid in the house no longer bowed their heads and gossiped, they slowly opened their mouths.

"Shichiro is the precious son of my second brother and sister, and now his career is prosperous, how can she be willing to let him marry now. Besides, the third girl of the Lin family in Fujian is about to marry into the house as a concubine aunt, the sister of the second girl of the Lin family, the second girl of the Lin family married Brother Yucheng as a concubine, then the third girl of the Lin family is going to marry Qilang, isn't this a mess of the rules? ”

"What the old lady said is that if the third girl of the Lin family really marries the seventh master as the head lady, it will be a violation of the rules. When Brother Yucheng sees the third girl of the Lin family who is married, what are you going to shout?"

Mama Liang replied to Lin's sentence, and then instructed the maid next to her to fetch the mountain spring water to be put in the glass flower bottle.

Lin's flower raiser likes to use mountain spring water to raise flowers. Therefore, Mama Liang had to tell the little maid every day to go to the Jinding Mountain outside the city to fetch mountain spring water.

After putting the pruned camellia branches in the glass flower bottle, Lin took the soup woman handed by the little maid, glanced at Mama Liang in front of him, and said, "We are about to return soon, but there can be no more moths." Shichiro's marriage is decided by my two brothers and sisters, so let's not go to other people's affairs. ”

As soon as Lin finished the previous sentence, he continued in the next sentence: "Tell the little maids who are waiting in the courtyard to be cautious in their words and deeds, and not to move around at will." Now my second siblings are just afraid that they are angry, so they don't touch her moldy head. ”

"Old lady, old slave understands." As soon as Mama Liang's voice fell, she seemed to remember that she hadn't told the Lin family the news of the Jiang family's second brother's departure, so she said; "Old lady, the Jiang family brother has already left the house. Before leaving the house, our three girls went to see her, talked about a long call, and heard that when they went out of the second door, our three girls went to see him off in person. ”

"Brother Jiang is a good match, and Sister Tang is also a good match. It's just that the Jiang family is a marquis with a title inheritance after all, let's take care of the family, even if there is a family fortune, the bottom is still the merchant family. No matter how good Sister Tang is, others will only say that she is the daughter of a businessman. ”

Lin didn't want to say these words, and when she saw that Mama Liang mentioned Jiang Zhiming, she also mentioned it by the way.

"The old lady said again, where can the businessmen next to me be compared with our Gu family? The eldest lord is also a person who has won the Jinshi, and the eldest lady's family has also been out of the Jinshi, and Sister Tang is a girl in the big long house, where is the daughter of a businessman? It's clearly the daughter of a famous family! ”

Mama Liang joked a few words, and then heard the sound of lifting the windshield curtain outside the door.

After a while, a waiting maid came in and said, "Old lady, the third girl has come here, saying that she has something to discuss with you, and she is waiting outside the door now." ”

The sky outside gradually darkened, and there were already maids hanging up the octagonal palace lamps on the corridor, and putting down the bamboo curtains hanging on the corridor. The wind outside was whistling, and there was a crackling sound on the bamboo curtain.

"It's been this hour, why does Sister Tang want to come over? Could it be that something is wrong? Lin sat on the soft couch, hugged the soup woman in his arms tightly, and asked the maid who came to report the news.

Hearing Lin's question, the maid hurriedly replied: "Old lady, the third girl only told the slaves and maids that she wanted to see you, but she didn't tell the slaves and maids what was the matter. Do you want the slave maid to invite the three girls in at once?"

When Lin heard this, he paused, and then said, "It's windy outside, so you better invite the third girl in quickly!" lest it blow too much wind and cause the three girls to catch a cold. ”

The maid got Lin's orders and immediately invited Gu Yutang in. Gu Yutang came over this time and brought Ah Hua and Da Han with him.

Gu Yutang bowed to the Lin family, and then sat down on the embroidery stool that the maid had prepared a long time ago, raised his eyes and glanced at the Lin family who was sitting on the soft couch, and then said, "Grandmother, coming over so late disturbs your tranquility." ”

Looking at Gu Yutang's earlobes and red little face blown by the cold wind, Lin hurriedly ordered someone to take the soup woman up and hand it to Gu Yutang opposite.

"You kid, don't learn from those sour masters, pay attention to those truths. You are your grandmother's distressed granddaughter, and when you want to come over to see your grandmother, your grandmother will be waiting for you. ”

As she spoke, the maid who had already had a spirit handed over tea and snacks and placed them on the high table beside Gu Yutang.

Gu Yutang didn't move her mouth for a long time, and Lin thought that these things were not to her liking, so she said.

"Sister Tang, are these foods not to your liking, do you want me to tell the cook to cook you a bowl of soup cakes? The new cook in the big kitchen, you haven't tasted her craftsmanship yet, have you?"

Gu Yutang shook his head and said busily: "Grandmother, don't bother so much, Tang'er is not here to eat, she has something to discuss with you." ”

"Tell me carefully, what are you here to discuss with your grandmother? As long as grandmother can do it, my sister Tang, you can mention it to grandmother! Lin's voice fell, and an interesting maid in the house withdrew.

Gu Yutang has something to discuss with the Lin family, where is the reason to leave them to listen to in the house? So without waiting for Lin to call Mama Liang to drive them out, they retreated knowingly.

Seeing that the maid who was waiting in the house was gone, Gu Yutang replied: "Grandmother, Tang'er wants to discuss with you about my marriage with the son of the Jiang family." I would like to ask my grandmother to discuss with my mother as soon as possible and decide my marriage with the son of the Jiang family as soon as possible. ”

As soon as Gu Yutang's words came out, the Lin family understood why Gu Yutang came over so late?

It turned out that Sister Tang personally went to send the Jiang family brother out of the mansion, and she had already agreed with him, she came over and begged her to discuss with the Yang family as soon as possible, and then asked the Yang family to go to the Dingwu Hou Mansion to discuss with the Tao family.

When the Jiang family brother returned to the Hou Mansion and mentioned it to the Tao family, the marriage was really finalized.

Hearing Gu Yutang say this, Mama Liang listened to it, didn't hide her smile, and laughed on the spot. "Old lady, our three girls have grown up this time, and they are thinking about marrying the Marquis of Dingwu. In two years, it will be time for our girl and hairpin, and the marriage with the Jiang family brother is still decided early.

After the Jiang family brother became famous, the third girl married to the Hou Mansion, which was also beautiful. ”

As soon as Mama Liang said this, Gu Yutang's little face was flushed with shame on the spot, and she hurriedly raised the soup woman in her hand and blocked half of her face.

"Mama, stop talking nonsense, where does Tang'er think about marrying into the Nahou Mansion sooner? It's just that Jiang Zhiming's wife told me that Tao's mind is vacillating now, and my marriage with him is still decided early. Otherwise, Dow suddenly regretted it that day, so what would he do?"

When Gu Yutang said this, Lin also smiled.

"Silly boy, how can Dow regret it? Let's take care of the family's wealth, and the girl who marries out, the dowry will cost tens of thousands of taels, and marry you to the Marquis Mansion of Nading, but it is a transaction that only makes money and does not lose money. Dow is a smart person, and she knows it. ”

"Grandmother, Tang'er is not a thing, there is nothing to buy and sell. And I have a law that stipulates that the dowry silver for a girl to marry her mother-in-law's family is the girl's own private property. Could it be that if I marry the Hou Mansion, then the Tao family can still confiscate my dowry silver?"

Gu Yutang put down the soup woman who was blocking half of his face in his hand, and replied unhurriedly.

Lin didn't expect that his granddaughter still knew the laws of the imperial court. In this way, if she marries her to a Longtan tiger's den like the Dingwu Marquis Mansion two years later, she will be relieved, at least she will not be bullied by the Tao family.

"Sister Tang, the dowry that the girl's family brought to her mother-in-law's family is the girl's own private property, even your husband and mother-in-law, and it can't be moved. If you really can't stay in the Dingwuhou Mansion in the future, pack up your courtesy, take your dowry, and come back to live in the mansion.

As long as your grandmother is around, no one will dare to gossip about you. Lin said, seeing that Gu Yutang had been talking for a long time, and his mouth was dry, he hurriedly ordered the maid to go down and make a cup of milk tea.

In the courtyard of the little county lord Mu here, since the little county lord Mu learned that Jiang Zhiming went to Chengjiang, he sat alone under the porch, watching the maids and women waiting in the courtyard coming in and out, but no one greeted her.

Mother Zhang, who was serving the little county lord Mu, felt that this was not the way, so she took a snow-white fox fur from the back room, draped it on the shoulders of the little county lord Mu, and persuaded lightly.

"County Lord, the little prince of Dingwu has returned to the Hou Mansion, you just sit here for the night, and he won't come back, the old slave is waiting for you to rest, right?"

Lord Mu Xiaojun looked stunned, as if he hadn't heard Zhang's mother's words, and asked softly.

"Mother Zhang, did you hand back the news that I am in Punpu to the palace? Now those palace guards in Chengjiang are coming for me, right?"

Lord Mu's voice was very soft, but it scared Zhang's mother so much that she knelt on the ground in fright and explained for a while.

"County Lord, yes. It was the old slave who handed back the news that you were in Punpu, but the old slave was never disloyal to you! The old slave does this, always for the good of the county lord! ”