Chapter IV, Negotiations

Gu Jue went to Qingzhou to discuss business on the day Mrs. Yan came, and when she came back, it was already ten days later. Just in time for the New Year of the girder.

On the first day of the first lunar month, Gu Ziyue and Gu Zixuan got up early to greet Gu Jie, but Gu Jie's business negotiations in Qingzhou were not very smooth, so they did not leave her two to talk.

Mrs. Yan left to return to Yuezhou as early as the 28th of the lunar month, so she was not in the house at this time. After breakfast, Agarwood Pavilion sent someone to Gu's house, saying that the shopkeeper had invited Miss Gu.

Gu Ziyue smiled lightly and agreed. changed into a water-blue dress and went to the Agarwood Pavilion. After entering the private room on the second floor, Gu Ziyue saw a man standing tall and jade, standing by the window, the man's hair bun was tied high, and the fine white jade crown showed grace and bearing. The man, dressed in a blue brocade robe with silver trim, turned around when he heard the sound of the door being slammed.

Gu Ziyue guessed that this person was Su Chenye at the beginning, and when he turned around, it confirmed her conjecture. She bowed slightly.

Su Chenye smiled, his eyes were dyed with layers of smiles, and replied, "Miss Gu, please get up." No need to be polite. “

Gu Ziyue closed her eyes and smiled softly: "Childe came here today, is it to answer the little girl's doubts?"

"Exactly, if Miss Gu is confused, you might as well say it bluntly, since she made a promise, she naturally hopes that Miss can marry me willingly, this is a lifelong event, if Miss is unwilling to marry again after knowing my identity, Su is not reluctant, and will try her best to help Miss Gu get rid of trouble. ”

"The little girl is married, and she will overcome it in the future, she has no doubts, she just hopes that Su Gongzi will keep her promise. Gu Ziyue actually had a lot of doubts, but when she saw Su Chenye, she couldn't bear to ask, she knew that he couldn't answer her doubts, and even if she did, the answer might not necessarily satisfy her, she had been a person who had lived for more than 30 years, and she had experienced so many things that backfired, and she no longer had any excessive prayers for life, she just needed a husband who respected each other, as long as she didn't have bad luck like in her previous life, it was her blessing, really.

Su Chenye was obviously stunned for a moment, and said, "Miss Gu always surprises me. ”

"I hope Su Gongzi has always felt like this. Gu Ziyue replied with a light smile. Then he asked: "Su Gongzi's marriage is a big deal, I'm afraid it will involve diplomatic relations between the two countries." What should I do then?"

"You don't have to worry about this, the border between Dongliang and my Han is constantly fighting, the people are not living, my father and emperor have long been unable to do it in recent years, and most of the military ministers who can be used in the court are old, and now if they can marry, it will be of great benefit to our Han." As for Dongliang, the current situation in Dongliang is actually not optimistic, if the girl wants to know, I will send someone to list a detailed network for you. Therefore, I went to General Yan last month and asked him to mention this matter to the Emperor of Dongliang first, and at that time, during the Shangyuan Festival, I will personally ask your Emperor of Dongliang for a decree and ask him to personally give him a marriage. ”

Gu Ziyue nodded and said, "That's very good, but if you want to enter Beijing on the Yuan Festival, won't you be able to come on my birthday?"

"Miss Gu thinks there's anything wrong?"

"On the day of my birthday, Mrs. Li Jiada proposed to me. After a pause, he continued, "The prince doesn't know, the eldest master of the Li family is an official in the capital, and he is a household secretary. Childe knows that the household department has always had a lot of oil and water, and the Li family has also made a lot of money from it in recent years. As the prince said, now the situation in my Liang dynasty is not optimistic, the eldest master of the Li family is the prince single-handedly, the prince has become more and more mediocre in recent years, the Li family in order to fill in those holes for the prince, has long been empty of the household, and now the Li family has taken a fancy to my Gu Mansion's Wanguan family wealth, intending to marry and empty my Gu Mansion, since I Gu Ziyue has seen their tricks, how can I sit back and wait for death? But I have no one to rely on, or even no one to use, so I have to do this method to avoid the catastrophe of my Gu Mansion. ”

"That's fine, I just need to get the word out in advance. lest the Li Mansion have any crooked ideas. “

"That's good. “

When Gu Ziyue returned to the Red Snow Pavilion, it was already time for lunch, she changed into a crimson jacket and went to the main hall, and on this day, the whole Gu Mansion had to eat together. When she arrived, Aunt Gu Jiebai and Gu Zixuan had already arrived.

"Why did the eldest lady come? “

"Hmph, the eldest sister's shelf is really getting bigger and bigger. Could it be that with Mrs. Yan's support, he won't look at his father in his eyes?"

Gu Ziyue smiled coldly and said lightly: "Yes, not only does my uncle support me, but my uncle has also told the emperor that he wants to ask the saint to marry me." ”

Gu Jue was taken aback, and said angrily: "When is it? Your marriage naturally has me and your aunt, how good is it to let an outsider interfere." ”

"Outsider? Uncle is not an outsider. It's just that now it's useless for my father to say anything, and the Holy One has already answered, and now he is looking for a candidate. It's my sister, take advantage of my birthday, take a good look at which family's concubine is more honest, and get married quickly. “

Gu Zixuan suddenly became angry, and shouted loudly: "Gu Ziyue, don't think that you are great if you have the Holy God to support you, my family affairs are taken care of by my mother, and you don't need to worry about it." “

Gu Ziyue didn't open her mouth to refute this time, and laughed it off. So the family sat down and began to have lunch. A meal is fine.

However, no matter how precautionary Gu Ziyue was, she would never have thought that Aunt Bai would dare to do anything about her diet. Gu Ziyue was born with an allergy to crabs, but the porridge for lunch that day was mixed with crab juice, and Gu Ziyue immediately had a high fever when she took a nap, and her body was densely covered with red rashes.

Mama Wen was frightened when she saw this, and immediately found a doctor to take a look.

"Miss this is an allergy symptom, is caused by improper diet, remember to use Sengli to wipe the body these days, to subside the heat, but only with warm water, otherwise it is easy to leave scars, I will prescribe a few more pairs of medicine, let her sleep well, sweating, about three or five days can be fine, in the future diet must be paid attention to, such a high fever if not treated in time, there will be life-threatening. ”

Mama Wen was startled when she heard this, and quickly nodded yes. "Pick up the words, follow the doctor to grab the medicine. ”

When Gu Ziyue woke up, it was already a child's time, her whole body was very itchy, even on her face, and just when she was about to scratch it, Mama Wen happened to come over and stop her.

"Miss, you don't know what allergies you have eaten, and you have a lot of rashes all over your body, since you are awake, you get up and wipe your body and drink the medicine by the way. ”

Gu Ziyue was stunned for a moment, and said slowly: "I'm only allergic to crabs, it seems that there is a problem with lunch." Thinking of this, Gu Ziyue's eyes lit up coldly, "Okay, Aunt Bai, the means are powerful, are you planning to give me some color to see?"

Yan Bi helped Mama Wen to stand up, scrubbed her body, and drank the medicine before falling asleep again.

Gu Ziyue rested like this for a week, and her body was good, at that time, the rumors of the prince of the Western Han Dynasty asking for marriage had already spread all over Dongliang, but everyone didn't know who he wanted to marry. Mrs. also began to prepare for Gu Ziyue's birthday. When she came to the Gu Mansion this time, she had already talked to Gu Jie.

"My brother-in-law must have known that my lord has asked the emperor for a decree to ask the emperor to marry Yue'er in person. As for who the husband is, it's time to tell you. In the past few days, the prince of the Western Han Dynasty who has been rumored in Daliang is the favorite candidate of my lord. What does my brother-in-law think?"

Gu Jue was taken aback, and immediately stood up and said with some annoyance: "Mrs. Yan, Yue'er's marriage should have been decided by me, you took the lead in asking the emperor for a decree, and I have endured it, but now even the husband has been chosen, but you can put me, my biological father, in your eyes?"

Mrs. Yan smiled coldly and said, "Is Master Gu planning to sell Yue'er to the Li Mansion so that you can ask for an official position for your uncompetitive concubine?"

Gu Jue was stunned for a moment, and looked up at her: "I don't know where Mrs. Yan heard the rumors, Yue'er is my biological daughter, I will choose a good family for her, and now that she is married to the prince of the Western Han Dynasty, I don't know how sad it will be in the future." “

"Master Gu doesn't know, this time His Royal Highness the Prince of the Western Han Dynasty personally went to find my general to ask for a marriage, not our Gao Pan, besides, Yue'er's mother is a first-class lady, why can't Yue'er marry?" After a pause, he said, "In addition to informing Master Gu of this matter, there is one more thing to discuss with you." “

"Hmph, Mrs. Yan is in charge of her own affairs, so why bother with me. “

"I want to think about it too, but your aunt is so capable, my Yi'er's dowry is in her hands, and she is almost going to be lost. Now that Yue'er is about to get married, she also hopes to hand over the dowry back to Yue'er to take care of, on the one hand, Yue'er follows her mother's will and gets back what belongs to her, and on the other hand, she also learns some skills to run the family, so as not to get any jokes that the Western Han Dynasty will not have. “

Gu Jue nodded, and without speaking, he regarded it as acquiescence.

"There's nothing else to do, it is estimated that the holy decree will arrive around the Yuan Festival, Master Gu is still ready to receive the decree, as for marrying into the Li Mansion, not only Yue'er can marry, I can also look at Gu Zixuan, Master Gu may wish to consider it." As for the dowry, I have to bother Master Gu to tell Aunt Bai in person, lest people say that I am bullying others. After Mrs. Yan finished speaking, she turned around and left, and when she was about to go out, she turned her head and said, "Alas, to be honest, sometimes I really want to bully people once without being polite." “

The last sentence really choked Gu Decided.

Gu Ziyue has become more and more lazy since she recovered from a serious illness, she spends her days in the Red Snow Pavilion reading and practicing calligraphy, and she doesn't go out often, in fact, she is also thinking in her heart, how to transfer the property of the Gu Mansion to her own name as much as possible, and how to send Gu Zixuan to the bed of the eldest son of the Li family?

After all, being a man is to be tougher, although we often say that suffering losses is a blessing, but often, we lose a lot, but we don't feel the blessing, probably because they are a little greedy.