Princess, he is rich enough to rival the country

After the meal, the servants swiftly removed the remaining food from the table and replaced it with tea and snacks.

Gu Yanshu took a sip of tea, moistened his mouth, and then said softly:

"Father."

"what?"

Gu Hongji, who was thinking about how to repeat the old trick, left the job of receiving Qin Lu to the eldest son, and then ran away by himself, suddenly heard Gu Yanshu's voice, and didn't even react, only responded subconsciously.

"I don't know how is father?" Gu Yanshu asked with concern, as if he didn't notice Gu Hongji's ecstasy at all.

"all good."

Perhaps because of the interaction between Gu Yanshu and Qin Lu at the dinner table just now, when Gu Hongji faced Gu Yanshu's son, he felt more fear in his heart.

When answering Gu Yanshu's question, he involuntarily stopped his back. The appearance of sitting upright did not seem to be communicating with his own son, but as if he was facing his superior.

"What about grandma? The way I saw grandma just now seems to be not very good?"

Gu Yanshu didn't seem to notice Gu Hongji's nervousness at all, and continued to ask, his face was full of concern, like a junior who was worried about the elder's body.

"Your grandmother...it's really not well recently."

Hearing Gu Yanshu mention Mrs. Gu, Gu Hongji naturally thought of Aunt Chang who was released by him, and the expression on his face became more and more tense.

Obviously, even though Gu Hongji is not very smart, he also knows that he is wrong in the matter of Aunt Chang.

As the saying goes, what you are afraid of will come.

Sure enough, Gu Yanshu mentioned Aunt Chang in the next sentence:

"Grandmother is old, and her body is indeed not as good as our juniors. Father doesn't have to worry too much. I heard that Aunt Chang is taking care of grandma now?"

"Yes, your grandmother said that Aunt Chang was careful and thoughtful, so..." Gu Hongji nodded, and the more he said, the more guilty he felt.

Careful and thoughtful, what is the reason for this?

But which servant who can stay in the master's house for a long time is not careful and thoughtful?Do you still need to worry about the master?

It was precisely because of the feeling of guilt in his heart that Gu Hongji's voice became smaller and smaller, for fear that Gu Yanshu would get angry with him because of this.

Gu Mingrong, who was sitting by the side and hadn't left, seemed to realize something, and suddenly looked up at Gu Yanshu, squeezed

The hand holding the handkerchief tightened.

However, what neither Gu Hongji nor Gu Mingrong expected was that instead of getting angry, Gu Yanshu nodded in agreement:

"Aunt Chang is indeed a decent person, and it would be reassuring to entrust my grandmother to her."

Hearing this, Gu Mingrong's eyes widened slightly, her face full of disbelief.

If it was before Gu Yanshu got married, Gu Mingrong would not have doubted that Gu Yanshu would say such a thing.

But Gu Yanshu already knew that his aunt was responsible for the marriage, and he had already shown his dissatisfaction with his aunt before the wedding, so how could he still be willing to speak for his aunt now?

Just when Gu Mingrong was puzzled, she heard Gu Yanshu change the subject:

"There's just one thing that's not so good."

"Which point?"

Gu Hongji felt relieved just now because Gu Yanshu didn't pursue the meaning of his release of Aunt Chang, but now he brought it up again.

"Aunt Chang is going to take care of my grandmother's illness, so I think I'm going to spend the extra energy in the backyard of the Hou's mansion, right?"

Whether it's Gu Hongji, Gu Mingrong, or other people in Marquis Cheng En's residence.

Everyone knows that serving Mrs. Gu's sickness is just an excuse for Aunt Chang to lift the ban.

Aunt Chang is still managing the backyard of the Hou Mansion.

But what Gu Yanshu said just now was more like a warning than an inquiry.

Therefore, it is impossible for Gu Hongji to give other answers, so he can only nod along with Gu Yanshu's words:

"indeed so."

At this time, Gu Mingrong finally knew what Gu Yanshu wanted to do, he wanted his father to take over the power of his aunt as the head of the house!

Realizing this, Gu Mingrong tightened his grip on the handkerchief again, but didn't say anything.

Because Gu Mingrong knew that even now, because of Gu Yanshu's few words, his father accepted the power of his aunt as the head of the house.

But after Gu Yanshu left, this right would still be returned to Auntie.

After all, in the backyard of the Hou's Mansion, apart from Auntie, there is no other person who can be in charge of Zhongfu.

However, what Gu Mingrong did not expect was that what Gu Yanshu wanted was not just to make Aunt Chang lose her right to be in charge of the family.

I saw Gu Yanshu nodded slightly, and directly came up with a trick:

"In this case, there is one thing, I have to

I mentioned it to my father, has my father considered marrying another wife to take care of the backyard for my father? "

As soon as these words came out, two voices, one surprised and one angry, sounded in the room:

"what?"

"What did you say?"

The surprised voice came from Gu Hongji, and the angry voice, without thinking too much, was known to be from Gu Mingrong.

Since Gu Yanshu said such words, he naturally wouldn't care about Gu Mingrong's feelings.

Seeing Gu Hongji's face full of astonishment, as if he hadn't reacted, Gu Yanshu repeated what he just said:

"It stands to reason that this kind of thing should not be said by a junior like me, but since my mother passed away, my father has been alone, and there is no one in the room who knows the cold and the hot. My elder brother and I also saw it. Worrying in my heart. Now that my mother has been gone for more than ten years, my father should also think more about himself."

Gu Yanshu's words can be said to have pierced Gu Mingrong's heart every word.

What does it mean to be alone?

What does it mean that there is no one who knows the cold and the hot?

Seeing in his eyes and worrying in his heart, what position does Gu Yanshu put his aunt in?

However, Gu Mingrong couldn't find any words to refute Gu Yanshu, because strictly speaking, Gu Yanshu's words were not wrong.

Because no matter what Aunt Chang's status is in the backyard of the Hou Mansion, she is always just a concubine, not Gu Hongji's official wife.

As for Gu Hongji?

It has been a long time since I have considered the issue of continuation.

When Gu Yanshu was still young and in the second year after Mrs. Gu's death, Gu Hongji thought about this issue.

But at that time, Mrs. Gu said that the children in the family were still young, and it would not be good for the children to marry a second wife rashly, but it would not be beautiful, so it is better to wait until the children are older before thinking about it.

Gu Hongji was a filial son, and what the old lady said was indeed reasonable, so he temporarily put aside the idea of ​​remarrying.

However, the people of Cheng'enhou's mansion were not prosperous at all, and Gu Hongji only had Mrs. Gu as an elder. If Mrs. Gu didn't mention the matter of the reunion, the others would naturally not mention it either.

So as soon as this matter was shelved, it was shelved for more than ten years. Now that Gu Yanshu suddenly heard Gu Hongji mention it, Gu Hongji really didn't know how to answer:

"This……"

Although I don't know how to answer, but from

It is not difficult to see from Gu Hongji's reaction that he does not resist the matter of continuing the string.

At this time, Gu Yanshu lightly added fire:

"Even if father doesn't think about himself, he should think more about the brothers and sisters in the family."

"What does this have to do with your brothers and sisters?" Gu Hongji frowned. He really couldn't figure out whether he would continue or not, and what had to do with the children in the mansion.

"Why doesn't it matter?"

Gu Yanshu sighed slightly, seemingly helpless.

"The three elder brothers are all men, so it doesn't matter. But the two younger sisters in the family are both old. Not to mention, if I remember correctly, the second younger sister is going to be old soon this year, right? This mansion has always There is no Matron..."

Although Gu Yanshu didn't say the whole thing, the meaning was expressed very clearly.

Most of the Tianqi Kingdom married early and had children early. When the girls reach Jiji and the boys reach the age of seventeen or eighteen, the family will start to help out.

It's better for men, it's not too late to reach the weak crown, but it's different for women, if they still make a decision at the age of breaking the melon, it will be as difficult as heaven if they want to make another decision after that.

In addition to Gu Yanshu, Gu Hongji has three sons and three daughters. Now, besides the eldest lady who has left the cabinet, the second lady Gu Mingtong and the third lady Gu Mingrong are still at home.

As Gu Yanshu said, whether it is Gu Mingtong or Gu Mingrong, they are all at the age of talking about others.

Gu Hongji has never married a stepmother, so the Hou Mansion has never had a serious mistress. For the marriage between Gu Mingtong and Gu Mingrong, this is not a good thing.

But any family who is a little more particular will not be willing to discuss the marriage of the children in the mansion with a concubine.

It was also because of this that the marriages of the young masters in the mansion were also delayed.

It's just that the young masters in Cheng Enhou's mansion are not very old, and even Gu Yanli, the oldest, is only nineteen this year, so the problem is not so obvious.

The problem is not obvious, but it is not without problems.

Gu Hongji himself was born in the Marquis Mansion, so he naturally knew how particular the noble family was when they saw their in-laws.

Now that I heard Gu Yanshu say this, I was so excited at first, but now it has become [-] percent, that is:

"But this is not an easy task..."

Leaving aside the fact that Marquis Cheng'en's mansion is not as good as it used to be, let's just talk about Gu Hongji's age now,

Finding a suitable one is not an easy task.

Thinking of this, the eight points in Gu Hongji's heart became six points again.

But who is Gu Yanshu?

Being able to sit on the position of the richest man in the last days, how could Gu Yanshu do something unprepared?

At this time, Gu Yanshu only smiled lightly, and then gave Bai Shu who was standing not far away a look:

"Father doesn't need to worry about this, Bai Shu!"

Bai Shu took a step forward, took out a stack of papers from his pocket, unfolded them and placed them in front of Gu Hongji.

After Bai Shu retreated, Gu Yanshu raised his chin and signaled Gu Hongji:

"Father take a look first?"

Although Gu Mingrong was some distance away from Gu Hongji, and he didn't really see the content on the few pieces of paper in front of Gu Hongji, but he could vaguely see the portrait of a woman painted on it.

Gu!Yan!Book!

If eyes could kill, Gu Yanshu at this time would have already been beaten to pieces by Gu Mingrong!

Gu Mingtong noticed Gu Mingrong's strangeness when he was eating, and after pressing her once, he never dared to let go. He was a bit distracted by Gu Mingrong, afraid that she would do something out of the ordinary.

Now seeing Gu Mingrong wanting to eat people, Dang even couldn't help it, pressed Gu Mingrong again, and warned in a low voice:

"What do you want to do? His Royal Highness Li Wang is still here, you don't want to die, but we want more!"

"Shut up!" Gu Mingrong turned her head to look at Gu Mingtong. If her father really married another regular wife, what would be the difference between her being dead?

A few days ago, when my aunt was grounded, there were servants in the mansion who dared to show Gu Mingrong's face. When the new wife came in, how could she survive?

Not to mention that this new wife was chosen by Gu Yanshu!

It has to be said that in this respect, Gu Mingrong knows Gu Yanshu very well.

The few portraits placed in front of Gu Hongji are indeed "carefully selected" by Gu Yanshu.

"That's why you sent Zhi Ge to work yesterday?" At this time, Qin Lu also came to Gu Yanshu's ear and asked in a low voice.

"Zhi Ge's work efficiency is very good." Gu Yanshu also replied in a low voice, and gave Qin Lu a look of "I'm very satisfied" by the way.

After he gave Gu Yanshu the medicine yesterday, he mentioned the matter of returning home today. At that time, Gu Yanshu asked Qin Lu to borrow it.

Stop fighting for a few hours.

Since Qin Lu and Gu Yanshu are husband and wife, they naturally treat Gu Yanshu as his wife.

The wife wants to borrow someone from herself, how can there be any reason not to borrow someone?

Originally, Qin Lu thought that Gu Yanshu had something difficult to do, so he wanted to use Zhige.

Who knew that Zhige came back later and said that Gu Yanshu only wanted him to go to a matchmaker to get information.

Entrusting Zhi Ge to handle this kind of matter can be said to be like killing a chicken with a sledgehammer.

Although Zhi Ge didn't say anything, when he reported back, his tone, both in and out of words, expressed the meaning of "please don't come to me for such trivial matters next time".

It was precisely because Zhi Ge was responsible for the matter that Qin Lu knew very well about the portrait that Gu Hongji got now.

Most of the women above have a few things in common:

They are relatively older, but they are also relatively young, mostly between the ages of 24 and [-].

They are all women who have not been married because of various reasons such as keeping filial piety for the elders.

At the same time, most of the looks are passable, and it can be seen that if there is no delay due to external factors, they can all marry a good family.

The most important thing is that they are all very good at management, either they are very good at housekeeping, or they are extremely talented in business, and in general, they are very tactful.

According to Zhi Ge's report, among several conditions, Gu Yanshu valued the last point the most.

"Is the princess not afraid that Marquis Cheng En will not be able to suppress her?"

It wasn't that Qin Lu looked down on Gu Hongji, but the women selected by Gu Yanshu didn't have any fuel-efficient lamps. Even the one who was the best to deal with, Gu Hongji couldn't catch up with his flattery.

"If I can make him suppress it, why do I have to try my best to get the people in the house to re-transcribe it?"

After getting the materials yesterday, Gu Yanshu asked the people in the palace to copy them again, just to hide the business talents of these women.

Gu Yanshu's undisguised answer to his thoughts made Qin Lu feel inexplicably happy:

"This king's concubine is really filial."

"After all, there are wolves in front of this family and tigers in back, so it's okay not to be filial."

Gu Yanshu seemed to have not heard Qin Lu's irony at all, and directly accepted it as a compliment.

While saying this, he gave Qin Lu a look.

Following Gu Yanshu's eyes, Qin Lu happened to see Gu Mingrong's fierce eyes that wanted to peel Gu Yanshu's skin and cramps.

The smile in his eyes disappeared immediately, and the gaze he looked at Gu Mingrong gradually turned cold.

Who is Qin Lu?

He is the god of war who is full of evil spirits that can stop children from crying at night, and who is famous outside the world for being able to defeat others without fighting. His killing spirit is tempered bit by bit by the life and blood of the enemy on the battlefield.

On weekdays, even a slight look in the eyes can make people throw away their armor and armor.

Not to mention such a cold gaze at this time, how can a boudoir woman like Gu Mingrong be able to resist it?

Almost at the moment when Qin Lu's face turned cold, Gu Mingrong felt the coolness creeping up from his back.

The moment he raised his eyes and met Qin Lu's eyes, the blood in his whole body seemed to stagnate in an instant, and the five senses seemed to be blocked, and he could only feel the bone-eating coolness stolen from the blood and bone marrow.

At that moment, Gu Mingrong couldn't even think of resenting Gu Yanshu, Qin Lu's eyes were full of emotionless eyes.

However, when Gu Mingrong was trembling because of Qin Lu's eyes, Qin Lu had already withdrawn his gaze, and returned his attention to Gu Yanshu.