Capítulo 1369: Chapter 1369: Wang Yongzhen Pays a Visit
As for Yang Zongbao, who is now Gu Changque, after returning to the Gu Family, he only made a public appearance during the recognition ceremony.
So people wanted to take this opportunity to establish a connection with him, after all, isn’t he the Third Master of the Gu Family?
Not to ntion, Gu Changqing, who has always been upright and never used power for personal gain, personally sought a favor from the Emperor for this newly found younger brother.
He arranged for Gu Changque to have a noble yet idle official position of the fifth rank.
Now, who in the Capital City isn’t aware of how much Gu Changqing dotes on and wishes to make ands for this newly reunited brother?
We must know that Gu Changyin has remained without official status all these years.
In comparison, who wouldn’t look at Gu Changque with newfound respect?
Moreover, everyone knows that despite his age, Gu Changque is not yet married! He is practically a golden bachelor.
Those families, with daughters delayed in marriage due to various reasons, young widows, and those with beautiful daughters wanting to attach themselves to the Gu Family, all hired matchmakers to arrange a marriage with Gu Changque.
In no ti, all the renowned matchmakers in the Capital City had visited the Gu Family, and the Eldest Lady and Old Lady Gu were flooded with nurous proposals.
Old Lady Gu, feeling sorry for her youngest son, who had suffered for so long, and still hadn’t married.
Her only wish, naturally, was to see Gu Changque married and have children before she passed away.
Thus, enthusiastically, she and the Eldest Lady started selecting from the proposals, finding about ten eligible young won, and dragged Gu Changque along, saying they would organize a matchmaking event for him.
Gu Changque firmly refused!
Old Lady Gu thought Gu Changque was just embarrassed and tried to persuade him earnestly.
Gu Changque directly stated that he would never get married in his life! The suffering and grievances he had endured were all caused by a woman’s presumptuous feelings.
Although he has avenged himself now and cleared the poison from his body, except for his blood-related mother, Old Granny Zhang, and Wang Yongzhu, he had a natural aversion to other won.
Upon hearing this, the joy of finding her son was overshadowed by concern for Old Lady Gu. Isn’t that troubling?
The Eldest Lady was also surprised to hear this, but she was an understanding person and, after hearing about her brother-in-law’s past experiences, could comprehend his feelings.
She could only offer consolation.
Gu Changqing, upon hearing this, didn’t force his newly reunited younger brother. Learning that Old Madam Gu was upset, he went to comfort her.
Nowadays, the Gu Family was bustling with such commotion.
Old Madam Gu wasn’t discouraged, thinking that his unwillingness to marry was just because he hadn’t t the right person. Once he did, he’d naturally be willing.
So, every few days, she had the Eldest Lady organize various banquets under different pretexts, so much that all the flowers in the courtyard, both spring and sumr, were admired to the point of wilting.
Gu Changque remained resolute, not yielding at all.
Who knows how long this tug-of-war would last?
Reading up to here, not only Wang Yongzhu but even Old Granny Zhang was amused.
Old Granny Zhang shook her head: “Your grandmother doesn’t understand your Third Uncle’s temperant. Now that he’s newly reunited with the family, your Third Uncle can still endure. If things drag on and your grandmother doesn’t hold back, your Third Uncle might just run away!”
Wang Yongzhu felt Old Granny Zhang’s words made a lot of sense.
Old Madam Gu’s intentions were good, but unfortunately, having been separated from Gu Changque for too long, their relationship was inherently thin. Her excessive desire to treat him well and make ands was misused, becoming a burden.
Gu Changque, having been outside for so many years, naturally had his own ideas.
He was fundantally very decisive and strong-willed; otherwise, how could he have persisted in finding his enemy for so many years?
Despite his gratitude to Old Granny Zhang and love for Wang Yongzhu, neither had made him change his mind over such a long ti.
If Old Madam Gu continued, she might indeed push him to the point where he’d consider running away!
The affairs of the Gu Family were broadly as described; the remaining papers contained so current situations in the Capital City.
Wang Yongzhu skimd through and then folded the papers and put them away.
Old Granny Zhang, guessing there was more to co from outside, didn’t ask further.
The two discussed Gu Family matters for a while before Wang Yongzhu returned to the other courtyard.
Li Changnan was no longer in the study; he had gone to stroll around the village, likely wanting to understand Qilidun.
Only Song Chongjin was left.
Wang Yongzhu handed the folded papers to Song Chongjin, who quickly skimd through them and understood the situation.
“Earlier, Ninth Master Lee also ntioned so things about the Capital City and the current state of the Song Family. He said Lady Ruan has been sent back to the Ruan Family, and now the Song Family and Ruan Family are in a deathly struggle with the Wang Family. He also ntioned that the old Third of the Song Family is acting recklessly.”
“Lady Hou sought out Song Hong, hoping he would speak with Madam about finding an appropriate girl from the Gao Family for the old Third, but Madam refused! I heard there’s conflict between the Gao Family and the Hou Family, with the Hou Family planning to marry their woman to the old Third!”
Hearing this and recalling Lady Gao’s attitude before leaving, Wang Yongzhu beca increasingly puzzled.
Lady Gao’s friendly gestures and firm support for their side, was it truly out of consideration for the future when she grows old?
She always felt there was so hidden agenda behind it.
The two discussed the happenings in the Capital City for a while, and as it was approaching noon, the call for lunch ca, yet Li Changnan hadn’t returned from his stroll?
Just as they were about to send soone to search for him, they heard a knock at the door. The man guarding the door opened it to find a stranger of a woman peering inside hesitantly. Seeing the man at the door, she quickly took a step back and said in a low voice, “I, I’m the Magistrate’s Lady’s elder sister. I, I have sothing to discuss with her—”
Opening the door was Song Xiaoyin. A thought flashed through his mind, and he recalled the various rumors in the village about this sister of Madam’s.
His face imdiately darkened, signaling to Song Xiaomao beside him to report inside.
Song Xiaomao walked up to the study door and said loudly, “Reporting to the Master and Madam, a woman outside claims to be Madam’s sister and says she has sothing to say—”
After a mont, Song Chongjin and Wang Yongzhu ca out of the study and saw the timid, yet unable to suppress her curiosity in surveying the courtyard woman. Who else could it be but Wang Yongzhen?
Although they didn’t know why Wang Yongzhen ca, after the hundredth-day morial of Wang Laozhu, there had been no contact between Wang Yongzhu and Wang Yongzhen.
So long, and Wang Yongzhen stayed proper. Even when Wang Yongzhu returned several tis, she dared not visit.
Why co today? What is it about?
Wang Yongzhu wondered, took two steps forward, stood in the courtyard, and looked at Wang Yongzhen plainly: “You have sothing to discuss with ?”
Wang Yongzhen hesitated and said, “I’ve co to, to deliver a ssage. Your guest, the handso young man, has been surrounded and can’t return—”
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