Marry a concubine? Reborn to move out of the mansion and marry a general

As night fell, the endless stream of people who came to congratulate left, and the Gu Mansion lost its bustle. Only the family sat together.

Gu Yechen warned earnestly: "Now that you two brothers are going to pursue a career in government, remember that no matter where you go, you must always keep the people in mind and never commit acts of corruption or abuse of power!"

Gu Jiusi grinned: "Grandfather, don't worry. The master has long told me that a gentleman should do what he should do and not do what he should not do. I want to be a gentleman!"

"That's what my grandfather told me!" Gu Shian just nodded and glanced at Gu Feiwan:

"Sister, it's all selfishness on the part of a brother. I have no ambition here. Big brother is careless when writing essays, but he will snore after just one look at the account book. You will have to bear the heavy burden of the family!"

"This is because my grandparents, uncles, aunts, and brothers value and trust me. Otherwise, how could a girl like me have a chance to realize my ambitions?" Gu Feiwan took out a gold ingot:

"I don't know why, but every time I see this silver, I feel like I've seen a relative. It's especially intimate!"

"Hahaha, you have the blood of the Gu family flowing in your body, so of course you are born to do big business!" Gu Yechen was so happy today that he drank a whole jar of wine. At this time, the alcohol had worn off a little, but he was still passionate:

"The moonlight is very beautiful today. I will show you a set of punches!"

"Hey..." Before Mrs. Gu could stop him, Gu Yechen had already jumped into the yard, his fists punching like a tiger descending from the mountain.

"Good!" Gu Feiwan loved watching his grandfather boxing. At this moment, he stood under the corridor and clapped his hands vigorously.

"Forget it, this stinky old man is able to please my granddaughter by exerting his strength, so he is of some use!" Old Madam Gu scolded with a smile.

Madam Gu covered her mouth and laughed secretly: "Mother is right, we should let Heshan do his part!"

Hearing this, Gu Heshan looked at Gu Hechuan with some pride and said, "My second brother is not good at this, so naturally I am the only one who can help father with this!"

"Tsk, just fancy moves!" Gu Hechuan looked down on him, but still stood up and stood in the corridor to watch.

At midnight, the Gu Mansion finally became completely quiet.

The lights in Gu Feiwan's room were turned off. Qinglin, who was on night watch, heard the noise from the inner room and simply spread the quilt on the footboard in front of the bed. "Miss, the general hasn't sent any letters for five or six days. Are you worried about him?"

"do not worry!"

"I know the young lady is worried, but she is just being stubborn."

Gu Feiwan lifted the curtain: "Why are you speaking in his favor?"

"I am not on the side of the general. He makes the young lady worried. I hate him!" Qinglin waved his palm lightly and said with a smile:

"If I had the kung fu of Ahri, I would definitely go out of the city to find the general and beat him up to vent my anger!"

"I can't go either. The general made me swear a solemn oath when he left. During the days he is out of the city, I must stay with my wife!" Ali's voice came from the window.

"What oath?" Gu Feiwan was surprised. Ning Weizhou had never been such a powerful person.

"Alas!" Ali sighed, "The general said that if I can't do this, I will have diarrhea every time I eat sweet potatoes in the future! Madam, do you think this is not a poisonous oath?"

"..."

The master and servant in the room looked at each other, both speechless!

"Go to bed early, young lady. The general is brave and invincible, and Prince Dun has also been on the battlefield. Those bandits will be wiped out soon!" Qinglin covered Gu Feiwan with the quilt again and comforted her:

"When the general comes back, he will know that the girl is pregnant. He will definitely not want to abandon her. Even if he has to go to Jiangnan, he will take her with him!"

"It's not that I want to go to Jiangnan with you, but ever since I got pregnant, I don't know why. I was so happy just one moment, and then I became inexplicably anxious the next moment..."

"Don't worry, Madam. My mother said that all pregnant women are like this, so their husbands should be more virtuous. A real man is one who can make a pregnant wife happy!" Ali said outside the window.

"Your mother?" Gu Feiwan sat up again: "Ali, do you remember?"

"No, that's what I thought just now, so I said that!" Ahri clapped his hands: "So, I also have a mother!"

"Silly child, you certainly have a mother. Your mother must be a particularly cheerful and bright woman!"

"Ali loves what my wife said!" Ali turned over and flew to the roof, looking at the starry sky: "My mother must be thinking about me too. When Ali remembers everything, I will go find her!"

On the second day, all the successful candidates on the list had to go to the palace to be worshipped. The top three candidates would wear red silk, ride on white horses, and race around the capital so that the people of the city could see the talented people of Wu.

"Are you Gu Shian?"

In the Golden Palace, the emperor's voice was majestic.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live Your Majesty!" Gu Shi'an performed with ease, and his kneeling salute made all the old ministers nod in praise.

"You are truly a young talent. You are the youngest number one scholar in this dynasty." The emperor stood up and took two steps forward:

"Is there a marriage?"

"I have no marriage partner!"

"I do have one..."

"Your Majesty, I am from the Gu family. According to the Gu family motto, you are not allowed to marry before the age of 25. Otherwise, you will be expelled from the family, removed from the family tree, and will not be buried in the ancestral tomb after death, and will not be worshipped by future generations!"

"..." The emperor was stunned for a while, then laughed it off: "Hahaha, the Gu family motto is really interesting. Didn't Gu Qing's ancestors want the family to have prosperous descendants?"

"I heard from my father that it was because our ancestors were too poor to support a daughter-in-law, and they were afraid that it would bring trouble to other families' pampered girls, so they gave us this instruction!"

There was a burst of laughter in the court, and one minister asked, "Does Gu Zhuangyuan's ancestors believe that people are no longer poor after the age of 25?"

Gu Shian said sternly, "Gu family, anyone who can survive past the age of 25 and not starve to death should have made an achievement in the world!"

"He's very courageous. It's true that only such a family motto can produce a talent like Gu Zhuangyuan!"

"Ahem!" The emperor cleared his throat. "If that's the case, do the second and third place winners also have this family motto?"

"Your Majesty, I don't have any!"

"Neither do I!"

"Hahaha, that's good. I have two younger sisters, and I'll marry them to you!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

Among the top three in the first class, two were granted marriages, and both married the emperor's sisters. This honor is rare in the world!

"Brother, I heard that His Majesty issued two imperial decrees in the palace today, granting marriages to the second and third place winners respectively?"

"Yes!" Gu Shian jumped on the carriage. After touring the streets, he got off the horse at the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall and saw Gu Jiusi who came to pick him up.

Gu Jiusi felt a little regretful: "Why didn't you find a marriage for my brother?"

"The Gu family's precept is that men under the age of 25 are not allowed to get married!" Gu Shian answered him.

"Ah? When did the Gu family have this family motto? I haven't heard my grandfather mention it?" Gu Jiusi was puzzled!

"Now there is!"