novelhk Chapter 260 Hexagram 8
Chapter 260 Hexagram 8
Gu Yao is almost always free now. After all, she has been busy with her work and the entire court has fallen into a period of leisure.
I was outside with my friends, listening to some music, drinking and chatting about some gossip.
"Ayao, have you heard that our seven emperors are getting divorced? The prince consort probably won't have a good ending either,"
Gu Yao was a little surprised when she heard this: "Didn't they say that the Seventh Prince Consort was pretty good? His Prince Consort was pretty good and treated him well, too. How could they get divorced?"
The current emperor has thirty children, among whom the father of the Seventh Imperial Minister is relatively favored. Moreover, he married the second son of the Duke's Mansion, who is good-looking and ambitious. It should be impossible for them to divorce. After all, I heard rumors that they have a good relationship and have three children.
Her colleague Lord Zhao smiled and said, "Your news is not bad, but there is one thing you may not know. The consort had a childhood sweetheart, and she wanted to make her the third husband. Qi Diqing didn't want to. After all, when they got married, they agreed that they could marry two husbands, but not concubines. I didn't expect that the consort would go back on her word now. She wanted to marry her childhood sweetheart, and they even had a child, so Qi Diqing divorced her directly, and the three children belonged to Qi Diqing."
When Gu Yao heard the news, she felt that this was another prince consort who was looking for death.
You clearly want status, fame, wealth and glory, but in the end you regret it after getting it. If you want to find what you want, isn't this courting death?
How can you be so depressed when you have seven emperors and ministers? With seven emperors and ministers, you have everything.
She actually wants to marry her childhood sweetheart. If that's the case, she shouldn't have married Di Qing in the first place, so that she can be with her childhood sweetheart.
Anyway, for Gu Yao, if she married Di Qing, she would definitely live a good life with him. After all, one cannot have everything.
The royal family is not so easy to offend. Even if you are in the Duke's Mansion, you have to kneel down in front of the royal family.
I think this prince consort is really capable, but he is just like the prince consort of the twenty imperial ministers. Both of them are not very smart, but they always like to be smart.
"Master Zhao, then this prince consort will be in trouble. But it's good to be in trouble. It will make her not take the emperor of the royal family seriously."
Lord Zhao took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "You know what, they are really confident, thinking that even the emperor will hold their daughter in high esteem. In fact, they don't think about it. This is the royal family. They probably haven't read any books, otherwise how could they not take the emperor seriously?"
People in the court envied those who could marry an imperial minister. You know, if a family marries an imperial minister, they can have decades of wealth and prosperity, and can also bring wealth to the next generation.
If the next generation can establish a relationship with the royal family, then it can be passed down from generation to generation.
Mr. Zhao thought that it would be great if he could marry Emperor Qing.
Gu Yao took one look at her and knew that Lord Zhao thought the same as she did. When the two of them clinked their wine glasses, everything was said without words.
Gu Yao sighed: "Some people don't know how to appreciate the blessings they have. Come on, Lord Zhao, let's drink. The wine here is delicious, and the Xiaoqu is also good. Next time we have time, let's come here to eat again."
It’s quite interesting to live in the capital city, as court officials can be found in every elegant place.
Even among these fun ones, there are many rich second-generations and official second-generations who are having fun here.
Gu Yao thought about taking some time to bring Lin Wulang and the others to listen.
When they were in the teahouse before, he and Bin Wulang had come here when they had time. They liked it very much. After all, there are so many fun places in the capital.
She and Lord Zhao drank a cup of tea, listened to some music, and then went back.
She also bought some wine here and took it back. Some of her family members like to drink, after all, the wine here is not intoxicating.
Lin Wulang looked at Gu Yao and took the things from her hand and said with a smile: "My wife is back. It seems that she went to listen to the ditty again today. Is the ditty in the teahouse good today?"
Gu Yao smiled and said, "Not bad, I'll take you out for some fresh air then."
Then she told him the gossip she heard today. Lin Wulang was surprised when he heard it: "I didn't expect that the emperor sometimes has an unhappy marriage. But that son-in-law is really a piece of shit. How can I let down the emperor's feelings?"
Lin Wulang felt that the royal family was too far away for him, even though Gu Yao would also meet the emperor.
But no matter how much he had never seen it, to him, the Emperor was a high and mighty person, so how could his prince consort dare to treat him like this?
If she had married Emperor Qing, she would have lived a good life for the rest of her life. I didn't expect that the prince consort would actually ruin his own future. It really makes people think that he is crazy.
Lin Wulang sighed, "If I were a daughter and married Emperor Qing, I would definitely worship him and treat him very well so as not to make him angry."
Gu Yao smiled and said, "That's your idea. But for those princes-in-law, marrying an emperor is not only glorious, but also stressful. However, they are too greedy, so they choose this path. They deserve it."
Lin Wulang then smiled and said, "But that's true. After all, they are daughters of wealthy families. They have lived a good life since childhood. It's normal for them to be a little dissatisfied. What's more, she did it for her childhood sweetheart. Let's not talk about him. Anyway, your Majesty will take care of her. By the way, my wife, Ah Ping wrote us a letter. She has taken in three young maids over there. One of them is pregnant. We will have granddaughters and grandsons again."
Gu Yao smiled and said, "She has enough people there, Qilang will take good care of him. Let's pick some things and send them over. By the way, let Achen write a letter to her mother and father, so that Aping won't forget about us children."
"Ah Ping had written to Ah Chen and the others before, and Qi Lang is there too. No matter what Qi Lang says, he will not let Ah Ping forget about the children in the capital."
Lin Wulang knew that Gu Yao was afraid that Gu Ping would have no feelings for the children at home after being away for too long.
He didn't think so. After all, his Ah Ping was a good daughter. What's more, he was also very good to his grandchildren. How could he forget them?
Gu Yao felt that it would be because if she didn’t come back for the past few years, she would have other children over there and all the efforts she had put in would be different.
Two months later, Mi Erlang gave birth to a son, although he was a little disappointed.
But he felt that it was good enough to have another child, since they were his own flesh and blood anyway.
The next day, Li Sanlang also gave birth to a daughter. It could be said that this baby was also premature, which was probably the reason why he was always fantasizing and acting up.
She was restless the whole day after entering Gu Yang's yard. She had a miscarriage before. This time she finally got pregnant and she was acting up again.
In the end, she had a premature birth, and the daughter she gave birth to was weak. Even Doctor Li said that she had to take good care of her, and maybe she would have to take medicine from a young age.
Gu Yao is now a little annoyed with Li Sanlang.
Looking at Lin Wulang, he said, "I thought Doctor Li's son was sensible before, but I never expected he would be such a person, making trouble all day long. Fortunately, he is in our family. If he was in other families, he would have been dead long ago."
Gu Yao really felt that the rules in their family were pretty good, and there wasn’t much conflict.
The two bad births were his own fault, but his third daughter, No. 8, always listened to him and really fell in love with him.
If Li Sanlang was a kind person and a good person, she would think it was nothing, but he was just a troublemaker.
He always thinks himself a bit noble, and even takes advantage of the fact that Gu Yang likes him to ignore Doctor Lang.
Fortunately, Wu Wulang was a capable man. Li Sanlang had offended him several times, and he was afraid of being punished. Otherwise, he would probably have miscarried his second baby.
Seeing that he didn't want to be angry, Lin Wulang said quickly, "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Don't worry about them. It's their own business. Ayang is already an adult. Why do you still have to control him? Let's focus on the other children. They haven't married yet."
"You are right. During this period, we should take the other children in our family to attend more banquets to let the people in the capital know that our boys can get married, and even our girls can get married. Let the embroiderer make them some beautiful clothes and some nice jewelry. Don't be stingy. Our children have the conditions to dress up."
Gu Yao likes to make everyone in her family dress beautifully.
Isn't she working so hard just to make her family live a good life? Now that her family is living better and better, she naturally wants to make their life even better.
Lin Wulang smiled and said, "Our family is already very good. You can see that we are looked up to by others whenever we go out. In a few days, it will be the first birthday of Xing'er's fourth child. We must go. He has already given birth to four children. I hope he won't have any more, or his body won't be able to bear it."
Gu Yao frowned upon hearing this: "Didn't you tell him before that having too many children is not good? Doctor Li also said that it is good for men to have one or two children. There is no need to have more children."
Gu Yao felt that Gu Ning was okay since he had two children, but how come Gu Xing had two more? He was now the father of four children, which really made her a little angry.
When Lin Wulang heard this, he quickly said, "It's because he didn't take some measures, otherwise he wouldn't have given birth again. But luckily when I went to see him before, he said he wouldn't have any more children in the future, and he has already taken some measures."
Gu Yao's expression eased a lot after hearing this: "That's good, you are the elder, and some of his younger generations don't know much. I'm afraid that the people of the Dai family let him give birth all the time, and they don't care about his health at all."
A few days later, Lin Wulang and Han Yuqing brought their unmarried boys to Gu Xing's home to attend his child's first birthday.
Gu Xing's family still hasn't split up. After all, their family is large and wealthy, and the elders in the family don't want to split up.
After all, Dai Yanhua is doing well in her official position now, having reached the rank of Grade 4, and this is also due to Gu Yao's promotion and the reputation of their Marquis' family.
Originally, Dai Yanhua wanted to divide the family, but how could her elders leave such a big tree alone?
In the end, none of the Dai family's children separated, after all, their mansion was big enough for them to live in.
But Gu Xing was a little unwilling, after all, he wanted to be the master of his own house.
What's more, there are children in the family. Although there is enough room for them, it is still quite crowded. Will the children also live in the Marquis' Mansion after they get married?
"Big Daddy, you don't know, my wife said she wanted to separate the family a few days ago, but unfortunately my father-in-law didn't want to, and even my mother-in-law didn't want to. I don't know what they are thinking. Sometimes there is not enough space at home, but they still hold on to the children and don't let them separate."
Han Yuqing sighed and said, "Yanhua is in a good position now. I guess your mother-in-law is unwilling to let your family split up. After all, Yanhua is a well-known figure in your mansion."
Gu Xing sighed: "I didn't expect that my wife's over-motivation was actually a mistake, otherwise we would have split up long ago."
"It would have been better if Yanhua had been sent abroad. If she was abroad, you could stay away from home for more than ten years. You could be the master of your own house, and the children at home would have lived a more comfortable life."
Gu Xing curled his lips and said, "My wife had already agreed to go when the time came, but unfortunately she was stopped by her mother-in-law, who even scolded her a few times, saying that it was good for him to stay in the capital. In the end, he was not sent out. If we had been more determined at the beginning, we would have left long ago."
Gu Xing felt quite regretful when he thought about it. He was envious of his elder sister who had been living such a good life in the past one or two years while studying abroad.
Lin Wulang immediately said, "Your father-in-law and his family are old anyway. Maybe when they get old, they will let you split up the family property. Just be patient for a few more years. Fortunately, you have enough space in your current courtyard, and this mansion is also very large. Don't say anything for now, lest your father-in-law and his family accuse you of being unfilial."
Reputation is very important to Gu Xing and others. After all, they are officials and hold high positions. If they have a bad reputation, it will affect Dai Yanhua's position, so let them endure it.
Gu Xing couldn't help but sigh: "Yes, big brother, I know it in my heart, so I have been enduring them. Fortunately, they need to rely on my wife now, so they didn't go too far, otherwise I would not allow it."
Gu Xing's fourth son's one and a half year old is quite lively.
After all, Dai Yanhua is now a fourth-rank official, and his family lives in a marquisate. Most of his colleagues and relatives of the marquisate have come, bringing the banquet to a climax.
However, they were successful, but Dai Yanhua's other sisters were jealous. In their hearts, they never expected that the third sister could climb so high and even be so successful.
Some people who just want to live a life of idleness and wait for death hope that Dai Yanhua will get better and better so that they can reap the benefits later.
Gu Xing is feeling much better now and is flattering him.
Even some people in the Marquis' Mansion who had been at odds with him before were flattering him.
"Third brother-in-law, our little Shi is really cute. He will definitely be a handsome boy in the future. I wonder how many families will come to propose to him when the time comes."
Gu Xing’s fourth child is the tenth child in the Marquis’ Mansion, so the servants usually call him the Tenth Young Master.
Gu Xing was also very happy with the flattery from others. After all, which father doesn't want his child to be praised?
"Seventh brother-in-law, please stop praising him. How can he be so good-looking when he is just a child? I just hope he doesn't grow up to be ugly, so that he won't be unable to get married."
"How could that be? Third sister has such a high status, and you are beautiful. Our little ten has inherited the beauty of both of you, and will be even more lovely in the future."
Nice words don't cost money, and of course he can say them to flatter Gu Xing. After all, it's not intimidating to say such words as long as he can get benefits.