That night, Meng Jinyao was tired from the journey and had a good rest when she finally got home, but she suffered from insomnia.

Although she understood that her husband had official business to attend to, she still couldn't bear to say goodbye. It was probably the first time she had to be away for so long, and she was not used to it, so she moved into the man's arms and tossed around.

Gu Jingxi couldn't sleep because she was making such a fuss. He held her in his arms to prevent her from moving, and said with a smile: "Ayao, I won't leave Beijing until the day after tomorrow. If you can't sleep tonight, won't you be able to sleep even more tomorrow night?"

Meng Jinyao argued: "I guess it's because I haven't slept on a bed at home for a long time, so I'm not used to it."

Gu Jingxi did not expose her and suggested, "Then let me tell you a story?"

Meng Jinyao nodded: "Okay, then you can tell me."

Gu Jingxi's voice is really nice, but the stories he tells are also really boring. They are no different from a monk chanting sutras. Listening to them makes people drowsy.

Not long after, Meng Jinyao fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, at dawn, Meng Jinyao resisted her sleepiness and got up to wash herself up, yawning a few times during the process.

Seeing this, Gu Jingxi said, "Ayao, how about you sleep a little longer?"

Meng Jinyao immediately shook her head: "No, today is the day to say hello to my mother. It's not too late to go say hello and come back to sleep."

Seeing her insistence, Gu Jingxi let her go. After dressing up and having breakfast, the couple went to pay their respects to Mrs. Gu.

After paying their respects, Gu Jingxi and his two brothers left, preparing to go to the government office for duty. Gu Xiuhong followed closely. Now that he had a vacancy in the household department, he had to go to the household department to work.

Gu Xiuyuan was going to accompany Mr. Jiang back to his parents' home to visit his father-in-law and mother-in-law. After saying goodbye, he also hugged his son and left with Ms. Jiang, preparing to go to the Jiang family.

There were only Mrs. Gu, the three sisters-in-law left in the house, and Gu Xuanyi who had returned home with Li.

After being separated for a while, Gu Xuanyi was still very warm to Meng Jinyao, but cold to her father who was only interested in profit and did not care about her life or death, but her attitude towards her mother was pretty good, at least her mother did not care about her life or death.

Gu Xuanyi had never been back to her hometown in Huzhou, so she asked with great interest: "Third Aunt, is Huzhou fun?"

Meng Jinyao replied: "It's fun, the scenery over there is picturesque, there are a lot of delicious food, and the people in my hometown are also very easy-going."

Hearing this, Gu Xuanyi felt a little regretful: "I knew I would have gone back with you to worship our ancestors."

Meng Jinyao said with a smile: "There will be more opportunities in the future."

Listening to their conversation, Mrs. Zhang suddenly had an idea and said: "Xuan Yi, the nephew that Mrs. Zhou mentioned last time is from Huzhou. I think it's pretty good. He is also in the capital now. If you agree to see me, Then mother will spread it out in front of several elders today so that your grandmother can give her an opinion."

After hearing this, Gu Xuanyi didn't say a word, but looked at Mrs. Gu for help. Not to mention whether the young master was good or not, she simply resisted getting married. The last time she got married, her sleeves were cut off, and she was beaten.

Mrs. Gu immediately frowned and said disapprovingly: "Although our hometown is in Huzhou and there are tribesmen there, the tribesmen are still separated by a layer of relationship. In my opinion, it is better to find Xuan Yi from the capital. If something happens, I can go back to my parents’ home on the same day, and my parents’ family can seek justice for Xuan Yi right away.”

Mrs. Chen also echoed: "Sister-in-law, my mother is right. As our family has roots in the capital, we must find a husband for Xuan Yi in the capital. Doesn't marrying to Huzhou mean marrying far away? It's a long journey. It's too long to go back to my parents' home. It will take more than half a month. This girl who married far away will never have the opportunity to return to her parents' home many times in her life. Look at our Xuan Ling, she has come back several times this year, and when passing by, she returns to her parents' home to visit her elders. "

Zhang was stunned after hearing this. She didn't expect this. She just thought that the talented young man was quite good. He was born in an official family. He was now seventeen. He had also passed the examination and became a scholar. His family was well off. He had never married a wife before, and she didn't care. Xuan Yi has been married before, and now she is in the capital. If she wants to see her, we can arrange it.

Mrs. Gu glanced at her helplessly, but she didn't expect that she still didn't think carefully about her children's marriage. She said in a deep voice: "My wife, Xuan Yi is only sixteen years old, and she has only been divorced for a few months. There is no need to be in such a hurry." Find your husband's family as soon as possible. You should be more cautious about your second marriage than the first. Don't just look at the surface. All aunts must speak well of your nephew. Besides, he is from Huzhou, why doesn't the family look for him in Huzhou? Girl, when he came to the capital, his aunt wanted to set him up with Xuan Yi. Did he have a bad reputation in Huzhou and wanted to find a girl who didn't know about it in other places?"

Mrs. Zhang was stunned again. She knew she was wrong and nodded repeatedly: "What mother said is that the daughter-in-law has not considered it. Next time, she will find out more about it. If it is really good, she will ask mother to make a decision, and then arrange for them to get married." look."

Mrs. Gu didn't want to say any more. Her eldest daughter-in-law seemed to be very shrewd, but she was only shrewd when it came to petty profits. She often couldn't figure it out and was easily confused.

Mrs. Chen knew that her mother-in-law didn't want to talk more about this matter, so she wisely took the opportunity to change the subject: "Sister-in-law, Xuan Yi really doesn't need to worry for the time being. If it is urgent, her second brother will be the first to worry. Xiu Hong is two years older than Xuan Yi."

As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Gu said: "Xiu Hong has become an official now, and it's time to start a family. My second daughter-in-law, have you found a good candidate?"

Mrs. Chen sighed softly: "We have looked for a lot of girls to choose our daughter-in-law, and they are all good girls with good looks. However, he just refused and said that he didn't want to get married yet, saying that he had just entered the court and needed to make some achievements."

Mrs. Gu said warmly: "It's a good thing that Xiu Hong is so motivated. Since he doesn't want to get married yet, it's not too late to wait for another year or two."

Mrs. Chen shook her head helplessly: "He has grown up now and has big ideas. My daughter-in-law has no choice but to let him go. The second master's meaning is the same as that of his mother. It's just a problem for his daughter-in-law. He sees the sons of relatives and friends coming one after another. When you start a family, you are often asked about Xiu Hong’s marriage, so you will inevitably feel anxious.”

Mrs. Gu comforted her and said: "The fate has not yet come, and you can't rush it. If you force him to marry a girl he doesn't like, you will have to quarrel in the future. Xiuhong, this kid, relied on the imperial examination to become an official at a young age. He is a promising person." If you have a child, you won’t have to worry about not getting a wife.”

Mrs. Chen sighed: "I hope so."

Meng Jinyao listened to their conversation and couldn't get in a word. After all, she didn't have children yet, and she couldn't understand the emotions of a parent worrying about their children's marriage. She couldn't comment on anything, so she could only sit and listen.

Gu Xuanyi also wisely tried to remain silent, lest the fire would burn on her again later. What she was most afraid of now was that her elders wanted to arrange a marriage for her. Only after she had been married did she know how happy life was as a girl. How carefree.

When she marries into her husband's family, just setting rules can break her down. Especially when the winter is so cold, she has to get up early. Before she has eaten breakfast, she has to go to her mother-in-law's place to wait for her to get up. If her mother-in-law hasn't woken up yet, Just come and wait. She had never done these things to her mother, but she had to do them to her mother-in-law, and she felt so aggrieved.

Not only did she set the rules, but even if she went out too often, she would be criticized by her mother-in-law, saying that she stayed away from home all day long and was playful like a child, without showing any signs of being a wife or daughter-in-law.

Anyway, even if she gets married again, she can't marry into a family with a mother-in-law. She doesn't want to be disciplined again. Even though she knows that there is still a good mother-in-law, she is afraid that she will not meet a good mother-in-law.

The word "filial piety" is very important. No matter what her mother-in-law asks her to do or what she says, she cannot resist or talk back. Otherwise, she is unfilial. If word spreads, others will say that she has no family education and that her parents' family did not teach her well.

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