"The Ninth Prince is too impatient. As soon as the Ninth Prince's Consort's mourning period is over, he immediately wants to marry the Minister's daughter. Anyone can see what he's thinking." Gu Weicong frowned. It was obvious that he didn't like the Ninth Prince and felt that he was a bit stupid.
As the older brother, Gu Weikai didn't think differently. He nodded and sighed, "The Emperor is old. If the princes fight, the ones who suffer will be us commoners."
"To tell you the truth, I've been drooling over the foreign trade for a long time. But when you said that the Empress lost the power to control the six palaces, I felt that the world was about to change. It's not the right time to eat this meat."
"But how can we refuse the Minister's good intentions? The Yue family's power overflows the heavens. It's not a good marriage partner. "
"Sigh." The two brothers looked at each other speechlessly. They just wanted to have a little relationship with the Yue family, just like the other merchants in Jinling. They provided convenience with money, and the nobles provided convenience with power.
It was too unpleasant to say that officials and merchants colluded. It was just giving each other convenience. If everyone did this, the Gu family couldn't stand out.
But they didn't expect that it would attract an unattainable marriage partner. It was really scary.
"That Miss Yue comes to our house every day. If we refuse now, we'll bring disaster to our family."
Even though Huarong was the most doted child in the family, she still didn't have the right to know this information that could endanger her life. All she knew was the gossip.
Finally, that Miss Yue didn't come. She immediately changed into men's clothes and went out to get some fresh air.
Ever since the rumors spread that The Seventh Son Of Gu and Young Lord Yue had become best friends, Lin Heqing, the number one follower, was jealous.
He didn't believe that Gu Qi would abandon him, so he waited at the teahouse that Huarong had to pass every day.
Huarong was always high-profile when she went out. When she walked on the street, the vendors along the way greeted her.
"Young Master Gu, you're going out. We have new fruits today. Take one to eat on the road." The fruit seller, Uncle Jiang, handed over four oranges.
"Thank you, Uncle Jiang." Huarong didn't stand on ceremony and took them. He passed two to Shuxiu and two to Lin Heqing. This was the usual practice.
In the past, Uncle Jiang was beaten to the point where he couldn't get out of bed because of protection fees. It was Huarong who saved him and protected him from being bullied by other hooligans. As the young master of the Gu family, he didn't lack money, so he didn't ask for protection fees. He was purely doing a good deed … uh … purely out of boredom.
Uncle Jiang was very grateful and gave Huarong a fruit to eat every day.
Upstairs, the dispirited Lin Heqing was drinking tea. Fugui, who had been ordered by him to keep an eye on the street, saw Huarong slowly walking over. He immediately patted his young master's shoulder excitedly, "Young Master, Young Master, he's here, he's here."
The tea that was about to reach his mouth spilled all over him. If it was any other day, he would definitely lose his temper, but right now, he couldn't care less.
He stood up, stretched out his head, and then raised his right hand to greet Huarong, "Chang 'an, Chang' an, Chang 'an!"
His voice was too loud and urgent, so it was hard to ignore. Huarong looked up and laughed, "Lin Heqing, I haven't seen you for a few days, and you've become so successful. You've even learned the signature moves of the ladies in Drunken Red House. You're really something."
As he spoke, Lin Heqing was so excited that he rushed down to give Huarong a bear hug. As usual, he pressed his folding fan against his chest and pushed him away with his left hand on his head.
"Get lost, my reputation as a homosexual is all because of you! Stay away from me, I still want to marry a beautiful lady. "
It was the same familiar formula and the same familiar smell. Lin Heqing was about to cry. He sniffed and said, "Chang 'an, I thought you wouldn't care about me anymore."
Two oranges were stuffed into his hand. "Stop, stop, stop," Huarong rolled his eyes in disdain and then asked, "Did you have any fun these days?"
"Yes, yes, yes." Lin Heqing nodded like he was pounding onions.
The two of them went to a nearby restaurant and found a seat by the window. Lin Heqing couldn't hold it in any longer. Even the oranges couldn't stop him from talking.
"Chang 'an, let me tell you, the capital has been very lively recently. Just yesterday, the young miss of the Minister's residence was almost bitten by a snake when she went out for a walk. The Ninth Prince saved her, and when she came back, Miss Yue wanted to hang herself. Don't you think that's strange?"
Huarong frowned deeply. Recently, she was allergic to the Yue Clan. She felt uncomfortable all over when she heard about it, and her expression darkened.
Lin Heqing thought that she had thought of something deeper like him, and immediately became more excited. He chattered non-stop, "You've guessed it too, right? My father told me not to interact with people from the Imperial Clan, and also not to interact with those young masters. I guess someone is going to be unlucky. "
"Ah?" Huarong was confused. The more he listened, the more confused he became.
"In the past, my father didn't let me hang out with you. He always told me to get close to the Imperial Clan and those young masters. But now, it seems that you are the best." Lin Heqing laughed mischievously.
"Oh, right, there's one more thing. Tomorrow is the day of the marriage between the Yang Clan and the Wen Clan. Are you going? It's really strange. It's obviously such a big scandal, but they still want to hold such a high-profile and grand wedding. What are they thinking? "
He frowned and couldn't figure it out.
Huarong nodded, "Of course, I have to go and watch the fun."
The Gu Clan was a well-known merchant in Jinling. Usually, big clans wouldn't hold such a low-key wedding. Regardless of whether they were relatives or not, they would send gifts. It didn't matter if others returned the gifts. What was important was that the Gu Clan's gift must be present.
Since it was a happy occasion, as long as they didn't bring gifts, others would not shut the door and let them in.
The next day, Gu Zhong woke up early and was stopped by Shuxiu.
"Miss Shuxiu, does Miss have any orders? Has she reported it to the masters? " Gu Zhong asked. He had long been used to it. Their Miss basically didn't ask the elders for approval when she did things. She had always done it temporarily and then reported it later.
Shuxiu learned a trick from Huarong. When she asked for something, her attitude had to be warm and a bit forceful. Therefore, she smiled and said unquestionably, "Uncle Zhong, Miss said that she wants to go to the Wen Clan's wedding banquet today. You can just send the gifts to the Moon Embracing Pavilion."
After she finished speaking, she didn't wait for Gu Zhong to reply and turned around.
Gu Zhong had no choice but to instruct people to send the prepared gifts to the Moon Embracing Pavilion while he went to report to Gu Weikai.
"You said that Anin wants to go to the Wen Clan's wedding banquet?"
Gu Zhong was shocked. In the past, the Young Master spoiled the Young Master to no end. Why was he acting like this today? As if something bad was about to happen.
"Yes, the gifts have been sent to the Moon Embracing Pavilion. Miss will go when the time comes." He replied politely.
"You can leave. I understand this matter." In the end, Gu Weikai waved his hand, as if he was making a decision.
Half an hour later, Gu Weikai personally came to the fifth branch. "Where is Miss? Has she gotten up? "
"Eldest Uncle, why have you come?" Huarong, who had already gotten up and was eating lean meat porridge, came out. She very sensibly poured tea for Gu Weikai. "Is something the matter, Eldest Uncle?"
"You stay at home today. You're not allowed to go anywhere." Gu Weikai finally spoke with difficulty. It had to be known that he usually couldn't refuse his niece. Once he refused, his heart would feel uncomfortable and uneasy. He would always feel that he wasn't a good uncle.
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