Chapter Twenty-Three: Any Reason
Master Gu is a strict person, and he doesn't like Chen Yu's appearance very much, he and Chen Sheng are both colleagues in the court, even if they have any opinions, they can't say it in person. casually praised Chen Yu a few words, and the Chen Mansion and his party sat down in turn according to their seats.
He looked at the large vermilion boxes placed outside the hall, which were full of them, and asked, "What is in those boxes?"
The servants of the Chen Mansion outside the Chen Sheng Dynasty made a gesture, and the servants had to open the boxes one by one, and the dazzling light suddenly dispersed.
"Hehe, this is a meeting gift from Chen to Master Gu, and it is also a dowry for the third lady. Chen Sheng raised his eyes and glanced at Master Gu as he spoke, he had a calm face at the moment and did not say a word.
This action is inevitably too fast, isn't it? The two families sent a dowry for the first time they met, could it be that the Chen Mansion wanted a young lady so much?
Gu Qing pinched her sweat behind the screen, she was afraid that she would hear Master Gu's answer in the next sentence.
The hall was quiet, Liu Ye turned her eyes to look at Master Gu, and then at Yu Niang, their faces were a little shocked and hesitant, so she took the lead and said: "Oh, Lord Chen is really generous, he really looks up to our family Qing'er, I look at these gold and silver jewelry, enough for her to use most of her life." ”
Liu Ye is really intimate with my family's Qing'er, and Yu Niang is very uncomfortable listening to it. In fact, she heard a lot of things about Chen Yu's excellent character at the beginning, and this so-called other person is Liu Ye.
At that time, Liu Ye took the initiative to talk to her about Gu Qing's family affairs, and she thought that Liu Ye would see it after she recovered from her illness, and she would no longer worry about her in the house. What's more, she is also a mother, and she thinks about her children, so she talks about the son of the Chen Mansion.
Under Liu Ye's clever mouth, Yu Niang was said to be itching, she really wanted to find a reliable husband for Gu Qing, and she didn't pay attention to the rumors outside on weekdays, Chen Yu was said by Liu Ye to be the only man in the world, so she discussed with the master to let the Chen Mansion come over to meet.
But today, she looked at Chen Yu like a good man, and even felt that even under her armpits, she was full of squish. I regretted it at the moment, but seeing that Liu Ye wanted to match such a family affair, I didn't know what her intentions were.
"Master, what do you think?" asked Liu Ye tentatively, ignoring the resentful gaze cast by Yu Niang.
Master Gu was not optimistic about the Chen Mansion, and it was only because of Yu Niang's repeated stubbornness that he agreed to meet this time. Now, Chen Yu, a child, is really out of his sight, but if he hastily refuses, and the Chen Mansion and his party go back in a hurry with the box in front of everyone, maybe there will be some gossip.
Qing'er, she ...... is only over fifteen years old, and the old man doesn't want her to marry so early. He meant something.
Liu Ye added thoughtlessly, "Didn't the master say before that Qing'er could get married?"
Immediately, Yu Niang's hand on the armrest tightened, and she grabbed the handrail for a long time without speaking. Gu Qing understood, Liu Ye was determined to send herself out, although it was her mother who took the initiative in this family business, but she was also sure that there must be Liu Ye stirring one or two behind her back.
Mrs. Chen glanced at Chen Sheng worriedly, Chen Sheng stood up and said with a smile: "Master Gu really don't worry, the third young lady has arrived at our Chen Mansion, and the people are waiting for them to eat and drink well, and those gold, silver and jewelry, you can have whatever you want." Moreover, the insiders especially love their daughters, but they have not received God's mercy and have nothing to do, which is also a pity for us. ”
Hearing him say this, Master Gu hesitated, although he was not so close to a few children, but this lifelong event could not help but be good.
"Master, Mrs. Chen and I can be regarded as old acquaintances, I understand her suffering, if Ning'er is still in the mansion at the moment......" She didn't say anything more in the middle of the sentence, Liu Ye deliberately paused, so that everyone could understand her mind.
Mrs. Chen gave her a grateful look.
"Master......" Yu Niang called, Liu Ye's words were particularly piercing in her ears, blaming her for being anxious, so she mistrusted others. But now the face is how to persuade the Chen family to retire and keep the reputation of the two families.
Seeing this, Liu Ye was afraid that Master Gu would listen to Yu Niang's words and refuse this family business, so he hurriedly said: "Why doesn't Master let Qing'er come out to see the son of the Chen family by herself?
She's really not afraid of trouble.
For Liu Ye, her children have left her side, and Master Gu dotes on Yu Niang, she suddenly became isolated and helpless in the house, and she was a little afraid that Yu Niang would rob her of the scenery, so she thought that she would take a step ahead of her, at least she couldn't let herself suffer.
Besides, she thinks that Gu Qing's ability to marry into the Chen Mansion can be regarded as a blessing, how many children can be born from the dancer? Unlike her Ning'er, she is destined to be the phoenix among people in the future.
"Qing'er, she's not in the house......" Yu Niang immediately lied, and before she finished speaking, a sick voice came from behind the screen.
"Mother, ahem...... Qing'er is here. ”
Everyone raised their eyes and looked at it, but they were all startled when they saw it, where was the lively third lady who used to be in the past? It was clearly a sick man who was seriously ill.
Gu Qing bent over slightly, took a handkerchief to cover his mouth, to cover his cough, his face was pale, and he was supported by a maid when he walked, and he seemed to be very sick.
Yu Niang was surprised, she didn't dare to slack off, and got up and pulled Gu Qing to her.
"This ......" Chen Sheng froze instantly, pointing at Gu Qing who couldn't speak for a long time, Gu Fu wanted to let such a person marry?
"Qing'er has seen her father and mother, Lord Chen, Mrs. Chen, this is the son of the Chen family, right?" Gu Qing had a pale and weak smile on his face, and pretended to say casually: "There is such a handsome Chen Gongzi who is happy for Qing'er, Qing'er is really fortunate in three lives." ”
There was silence in the hall again.
Chen Sheng's face became ugly, what do you mean? Chong Xi? Could it be that these three young ladies are short-lived ghosts, and this family business is to extinguish evil spirits?
Mrs. Chen was also restless, pulling the corner of Chen Sheng's clothes and shaking her head slightly. Even though their son has a bad reputation outside, he has not been reduced to marrying a sick daughter-in-law back home.
Liu Ye was also extremely surprised, she didn't know if her illness was true or not, and she didn't feel like a minor illness, for fear that she would infect herself, so she quickly covered her mouth and asked, "You girl, how did you do it?"
Seeing this, Chen Sheng was even more angry, thinking that Gu Fu knew that his daughter was seriously ill but still wanted to settle this family business, he stood up at the moment and said indignantly: "Third Miss is sick, right? Master Gu wants to leave Third Miss in our Chen Mansion? Hehe, this family business, let's stop it." ”
Chen Yu didn't react, there were countless women he had played, although Gu Qing was sick at the moment, he could look beautiful from the silhouette, so he secretly looked at her.
This can stump Master Gu, the cunning at the corner of Gu Qing's mouth can't escape his eyes, and he also knows that Gu Qing doesn't like such a family matter, so he thought about it slightly, and said with a plan: "Eh, Master Chen, I'm really sorry, the little girl has only occasionally felt a cold recently, and the doctor has already come to see it, and it's not a big deal." It's just that this wind and cold happened to be born in these days, which is really unfortunate and ruined this family business. ”
Chen Sheng is not a three-year-old child, coupled with the word Chongxi, he only felt that Master Gu teased him around, he refused, his beard was crooked, and he spoke mercilessly: "Since this is the case, please ask the third lady to recuperate in peace in the house, and wait for him to recover safely, and it is not impossible for Chen to punish the dog to propose marriage." ”
Since they have said so, there is definitely no hope for the family affairs of Chen Gu's second mansion, Master Gu waved his hand, and said a few polite words, and the Chen Mansion and his party left the Gu Mansion with the box again.
"Sir. Liu Ye was really not satisfied with such an ending, and said coquettishly to him: "Gu Qing, this girl doesn't want to marry, don't marry, it's hard to say that there is a family matter, and she was ruined by her, what a bad reason for being sick." If this spreads, what will happen to the reputation of our Gu Mansion?"
Gu Qing's approach was inappropriate, and after listening to Liu Ye's words, Master Gu squinted at her. Lord Chen originally wanted to rely on this family affair to win over him in the court, and he knew the connection. Although he didn't want to agree to this family affair, there were some things that needed to be tactful, and now that Gu Qing was so stirred up, Lord Chen would definitely have a grudge against him.
"What's ailment?" he asked, his voice calm, not like he was angry or something.
Gu Qing had already taken off the handkerchief and straightened his waist, but the thick flour on his cheeks would not be clean for a while.
"Father, Qing'er didn't get sick, but she didn't agree with this family business, so she made this decision. ”
She was too honest and knew that she had made mistakes, and she also knew to admit them.
"Do you look at yourself, like a young lady? You only think about playing all day long, and you forget all the rules in the house?" Master Gu said in a deep voice, "Family affairs are for the orders of parents, and the words of the matchmaker are not decided by just a few words from you." ”
"But father, getting married is Qing'er's lifelong event, and he should think about it thoroughly. Look at that Chen Yu, who is nostalgic for fireworks and willow lanes all day long, not doing his job, although he is the same age as his eldest brother, he is still waiting at home to sit and eat. Father, do you want to marry your daughter to someone like that?" are the words especially sincere, because what happened to her in her previous life, and she doesn't want to be like that again in this life.
Gu Qing's questioning made Master Gu pause, his lips opened, and he swallowed what he wanted to say. Looking at her again, there was a different meaning in his eyes, "Then tell me, what about the man in your mind?"