Autumn is over and it is already August 17th.

August 25th is the day when Gu Xuanyi gets married. The granddaughter of the Hou Mansion is getting married, and she is marrying the eldest son of the Wu'an Mansion. Even though the elders are not optimistic about this marriage, they still take it seriously.

Everyone in the house was busy, and the three sisters-in-law were preparing for the wedding. Meng Jinyao learned a lot from the two sisters-in-law.

Mrs. Zhang has already drawn up the dowry list, and now that the family has not been separated, when the girls get married, the dowry will be provided by the father-in-law of the house. If the parents want to give anything else, they will be added separately.

The eldest uncle, Gu Jingsheng, had purchased a small fortune, but not much. Mrs. Zhang herself did not have much dowry. Although her father was the number one scholar, he came from a poor family. She was eleven years old when her father won the number one prize.

After her father won the top prize, he entered the Qingshui Yamen of the Hanlin Academy. He had to let his brothers at home study and ask his grandma to teach her what an official lady should know so that she could marry into a good family. Life was tight at home, so it was natural for her to leave the government. There was no dowry, and the reason why he was able to get into the Changxing Marquis Mansion was because Gu Jingsheng liked his face.

Now that her daughter is about to get married, Mrs. Zhang has nothing good to give her. However, her husband is generous and gave her a shop that is his own private property.

However, fortunately, the Changxing Marquis Mansion has a rich family, and the dowry provided by the father-in-law is affordable and will not be shabby.

Mrs. Zhang took the dowry list to Shou'an Hall, presented it to her mother-in-law, and said respectfully: "Mother, this is Xuan Yi's dowry list. What do you think of it?"

Mrs. Gu took the order and just glanced at it briefly. The second daughter-in-law was assisting and keeping an eye on it. The eldest daughter-in-law did not dare to seek personal gain either in giving gifts to her daughter or giving her daughter a dowry, so she planned the dowry. The orders are all quite satisfactory.

Thinking of Gu Xuanyi's temperament and marrying into a large and complicated family like Wu'anbo Mansion, life would be difficult in the future. Mrs. Gu said warmly: "Let's add more money and silk."

Mrs. Zhang was flattered, but she did not dare to make the decision privately. She asked, "Mother loves Xuan Yi. My daughter-in-law should thank her mother for Xuan Yi first. How much more should I add?"

Mrs. Gu thought for a moment and replied: "Add another two thousand taels. As for the silk and satin, you can take care of it."

Mrs. Zhang said with a smile on her face: "Thank you, mother."

Mrs. Gu warned: "While Xuan Yi is not married yet, tell her to calm down her temper and be careful about her words and deeds when she comes to her husband's house. Don't marry her and suffer a loss the next day. She is from Wu'an Bo Mansion." A lot, this person has a lot of thoughts.”

Mrs. Zhang's smile faltered and she felt bitter in her heart. Wu Anbo was a man of four houses. Wu Anbo had seven children, including two sons and one daughter by his legitimate sons and two sons and two daughters by his concubines.

The second and third concubines also have many children. The second master has two sons and three daughters, and the third master has three sons.

The Fourth Master is the step-in-law of the old uncle. He is still young, only twenty-two or three years old. He currently only has two sons and one daughter, and is expected to have children in the future.

Counting this way, her husband Xuan Yi has a total of eleven brothers. Xuan Yi has to get along with ten sisters-in-law. In addition, there are seven sisters-in-law and sisters-in-law in total. The environment of such a big family is very complicated, and with a large population, there will be more discord. .

It would be difficult to survive the separation of the family after the death of the old lady. After all, the old lady as the step-in-law is actually not old. It seems that she is not yet over forty years old. She is only a few years older than her. She is in good health and will live another ten or twenty years. I guess it won't be difficult in years.

How can her daughter cope with such a big family?

Mrs. Gu glanced at her and shook her head imperceptibly. It was not the time to blame anyone now. She could only make a few remarks: "There is also the matter of the middle feed. Xuan Yi can't handle it. You Let her stop being smart and take over for the time being, let her mother-in-law take charge first, and learn how to run the house seriously with her mother-in-law. As well as the dowry mothers, choose two smart and steady ones for her, and it is best to give her advice to restrain her. Temperate, so that she can grow up quickly, otherwise her mother-in-law will criticize her."

Madam Zhang nodded and said, "My daughter-in-law will tell Xuan Yi properly."

Madam Gu said another word of comfort: "Don't worry, as long as the Changxing Marquis Mansion does not fall, they will not dare to do anything to Xuan Yi. At most, they will suffer some losses. If they do too much, our Gu family will not be able to spare them and bully them." The girl from the Gu family just slaps the Gu family in face."

After hearing these words, Mrs. Zhang felt reassured and her anxiety was reduced a lot. After leaving Shou'an Hall, she went to her daughter's yard.

Aunt Feng said: "Old madam, although I was not born by you, you are really good to me, and you even gave me an extra dowry."

Mrs. Gu said calmly: "Zhang has been a housekeeper for many years, and has worked hard even without credit. Two thousand taels of silver is not much for the Marquis, but it is not much for a married girl. At least she has plenty of money. It's a lot. There are only two girls in the family in three generations, so you can give more. Now I give Xuan Yi more, and when I get to Xuan Ling, I will give more. It’s an additional subsidy.”

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Everyone in the house was busy, so Gu Xuanyi was happy in her heartless way, not having the slightest idea that she was about to fall into a big hole.

Gu Xiuwen, who was studying at Lingshan Academy, also came back from leave and was about to drink his sister's wedding wine. He saw his sister holding her chin and looking at the dancing flowers and butterflies in the garden, smiling heartlessly. When she heard about the marriage, her sister secretly met Wu Anbo. I got it through the interactions between the princes.

He frowned, couldn't help but poke his sister's forehead, and said, "Xuan Yi, how can you still laugh when you marry Prince Wu'an?"

Gu Xuanyi's smile froze and she glared at her brother displeasedly: "Fourth brother, what do you mean by this?"

Gu Xiuwen hated the irony and said: "We are from the same mother and we were born on the same day. Did your brain come from me when you were in your mother's womb?"

Does this mean she has no brain?

After hearing this, Gu Xuanyi was completely annoyed and said indiscriminately: "Fourth brother, what's the matter with you? Going to Lingshan Academy will make you prestigious, right? When you come home, you bully your own sister. Do you think you are really smart? You can get into Lingshan Academy." Doesn’t the academy rely on Third Uncle?”

Gu Xiuwen was furious: "...You stupid idiot! There will be a time when you will regret it!"

At this time, Gu Xiuming's disapproving voice came: "Fourth brother, tomorrow is the day when my eldest sister is getting married. It doesn't matter if you, my biological brother, don't congratulate you, why do you still say such things?"

Gu Xiuwen said with a sullen face: "She has found such a husband for herself. I really can't say congratulations to her."

Although he used to be a lazy young man who didn't study seriously, he was not an idiot. He also understood that Wu'anbo Mansion was not suitable for his sister. With her temperament, she would definitely not have a good life in Wu'anbo Mansion.

Gu Xiuming glanced at Gu Xuanyi who was standing aside angrily, then looked at Gu Xiuwen, pursed his lips and smiled: "Is that wrong, fourth brother? Prince Wu'an comes from a noble family and has a lot of talent. He is a good husband that is hard to find even with a lantern. My sister is the eldest granddaughter of the Hou family. She is as beautiful as a flower. She is a perfect match for Prince Wu Anbo, a match made in heaven."

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