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

Qingshuang saw that Gu Feiwan's hands were stained with the juice of fresh lotus seeds, so she hurriedly stood up and wrung a handkerchief to wipe Gu Feiwan's hands.

While wiping, he said: "Sister Qinglin is right. There are many rules in the rich and powerful families, just like in the Weiwu Marquis Mansion in the past..."

Qingshuang paused, stole a glance at Gu Feiwan, and seeing that her master showed no sign of displeasure, she continued:

"Those of them who were born in the mud, once they gained power, they all made up a lot of rules. Not to mention the noble families, even ordinary families, as long as they are passed down for three or four generations, the rules between the upper and lower levels are very strict. I have been spoiled by the girl and I can't stand these rules!"

"You are quite difficult to please, girl. So what kind of family can satisfy you?" For the first time, Gu Feiwan felt that this carefree-looking girl beside him actually had her own ideas in mind.

"I have thought about it. I will not marry a poor man, a rich man, or a scholar. As for the others, I will have to see the man first before it counts."

"Why don't you marry a scholar? What's the logic behind this?" Gu Feiwan was surprised. The court now attaches great importance to civil officials, so the scholars of Wu State have a higher status than those who practice martial arts.

Even if they are officials in the same court and have the same rank, civil officials can always dominate over military officials.

Qingshuang raised her head: "Madame Zhu said that, what was it called..."

For a moment, Qingshuang forgot the truth that Nanny Zhu had said, and her face instantly wrinkled into a bun!

After thinking hard for a while, Qingshuang slapped her thigh and finally remembered: "The loyal ones are usually butchers, and the unfaithful ones are usually scholars. When Nanny Zhu said that, I felt it made sense! Like me, I only learned a few characters around the young lady. Compared with those young ladies who can recite poems and write beautiful characters with a broom, I don't know where I am. I can't do such a refined thing as adding fragrance to the sleeves!"

Gu Feiwan nodded. This was indeed true. Ladies from wealthy families were trained from a young age. They were taught strict lessons in music, chess, calligraphy and painting by their teachers. Although women did not have to take imperial examinations, they could not be careless in these things.

For example, Qingshuang grew up in a poor family and was sold to the Xie family as a maid. It was only because of Gu Feiwan's kindness that she had time to learn a few words, which made her different from ordinary slaves.

But if you really stand in front of those young ladies who have undergone rigorous training, you will be far inferior to them in terms of temperament and background.

Seeing that Gu Feiwan agreed, Qingshuang spoke even more vigorously: "So, I won't marry a scholar. He won't be as fresh as before, but he despises me for being vulgar and unworthy of being a match. I won't put up with that filth!"

"However, I also have my own advantages!" Qingshuang raised her head again, her face as bright as always:

"I have a good temper. No matter how angry I am, I will be fine after a good sleep. I can also be fine if I have something delicious to coax me. If I have anything to make me angry about, I will say it right away. I will not hold it in. The more I hold it in, the more upset I will be!"

"I just want to find a man who is just like me. If I am unhappy, just tell me. If I can change something, I will change it. If I cannot change something, I will ask him to change it!"

Gu Feiwan was laughing so hard that she couldn't stop. Nanny Zhu came in and scolded her, "What a shameless girl, she actually keeps talking about finding a man! Marry her off quickly, young lady, so that she won't teach the two young masters bad things!"

Qing Shuang was not convinced: "Why can't I say it? It's all human nature. If you don't want to marry, you must find someone you like. I don't want to marry someone who is wronged. If I have to force myself to get along with you for the rest of my life, I'd rather stay with you!"

"You are relieved now, and it's easy to talk it out, but the girl has not been settled yet so late. Fortunately, the general has not come back yet, otherwise he would have kicked you out!" Nanny Zhu scolded with a smile.

Qing Shuang then jumped up with an "Oops!" "I forgot the time!"

Then he said mischievously, "Our general is not as fierce as the nanny said. He is a very gentle person!"

Madam Zhu laughed twice: "Now in the official circles of Wuzhou City, everyone calls our general a 'smiling tiger' behind his back, saying that he killed half of the officials in Jiangnan while smiling! You still call this gentle? It's just that he loves his wife and his dog. You little girls are all benefiting from my help!"

When Qing Shuang heard this, she actually became proud and put her hands on her hips: "That's right, since the young lady is protecting me, I walk sideways!"

"Go away, go away, you made me so naughty at this late hour. You won't be able to sleep well later. I'll punish you by making you write big characters!"

Nanny Zhu had really hit Qing Shuang's weak spot. Qing Shuang's pretty face fell and her lips were pouted so tightly that a bottle of oil could be hung on them:

"I'll just leave, why do you have to bring up such a big issue?"

Qing Shuang had been out for quite a while, and Gu Feiwan was still overjoyed when he thought about it.

Nanny Zhu was making the bed. "Miss, the general said he has something to discuss with the two young masters today, so he asked you not to wait for him. If you stay up all night, your eyes will be tired from reading the account books during the day."

"Okay!" Gu Feiwan agreed, but then he thought of something else:

"Where's Ali? I haven't seen her much in the past two days."

"She should be in the pomegranate garden!" Nanny Zhu cut two candles and the room suddenly became dark.

"As long as the two young masters are not around Lou Yi or Lou Er, Ali will definitely not leave, but she always hides. Sometimes, even when Miss An Ran calls her, she refuses to come out."

"Forget it. If she doesn't want to come out, let her be alone. When she gets to Xishu, she might have some troubles to bother her."

Gu Feiwan found a comfortable position, leaned against the head of the bed, and closed his eyes slightly.

Nanny Zhu responded, and seeing Gu Feiwan's expression, she knew that she was determined to wait for Ning Weizhou to come back, so she said no more, took the sewing basket in front of the window, and sat quietly in the outer room to accompany him.

Near noon of the second day, when Gu Feiwan was checking the account books with Huang Mazi in the study, someone outside reported that Ji Yueyi had arrived.

Huang Mazi checked the bill and found it to be almost correct, so he stood up and said goodbye: "Boss, the Chamber of Commerce has prepared all the food and supplies for your journey. Miss Qinglin will personally check it. I will have someone send the bill to you for your review later."

"No need. I trust Qinglin the most. Once it's ready, just send it over directly."

Huang Mazi agreed and walked out with his body bent.

Ji Yueyi was led to the outer room of the study, where Gu Feiwan took a nap after being tired of checking accounts.

Although the place is not big, it is decorated very warmly and exquisitely.

After Ji Yueyi sat down, she looked a little embarrassed. This was the first time she had seen Gu Feiwan since Liu Biyan was captured.

"Fei Wan, your grandfather is weak and was afraid that the children would be sick, so he didn't come. However, he asked me to bring gifts for the children!"

As she spoke, Ji Yueyi took out two gold bracelets from her bosom. Qingshuang took one and handed it to Gu Feiwan.

Gu Feiwan knew at a glance that these two bracelets must have cost a lot of silver to make. The surface was polished very smoothly, the color was dazzling, and it felt heavy in the hand.

As expected, Ji Yueyi said, "This was made by the most famous craftsman in Wuzhou City. He told me that it was for children to wear, so it must be made smooth and not rubbing. I checked it, and it is indeed well polished and does not rub the skin at all."