Chapter 236 Just have the conditions!

"Fortune telling?"

Yang Wenyuan felt that when Gu Tingye said this, his mouth was about to split open with laughter.

After all, the marriage proposal has reached the stage of fortune-telling, which at least shows that the Yu family has already confirmed most of Gu Tingye. However, they are still a little worried about Gu Tingye's past romantic history and reputation, so they come to pray to gods and Buddha.

As the saying goes, fortune telling starts with fortune telling.

If she wants to tell fortunes, Mrs. Yu must tell the identities, backgrounds, and birth dates of both parties in detail.

No matter how the original hexagram should indicate good or bad luck, in the eyes of the fortune teller at Daxiangguo Temple, against the backdrop of the clear meaning of the marriage between the two families, he would definitely not offend the two powerful families and reveal the slightest bad omen.

At the same time, observing the hesitation of Yu Yanran and the Yu family, he also had to leave himself a way out, so the best way was to be vague, saying that everything was going smoothly first, and then talking about some obstacles.

At the same time, in the side hall of the temple.

Old Mrs. Yu led Yu Yanran to sit in front of the fortune-telling table and looked at the person who was fortune-telling in front of her with a nervous look on her face.

After a long time, James said slowly:
"The girl's marriage palace does not have a main star, so it must be borrowed from the opposite palace. The opposite palace should have the Sun. After the Sun dominates the marriage palace, it must be in the temple to turn into auspiciousness."

When Mrs. Yu heard this, her face immediately showed joy.

"Huaji, is this a good idea?"

"To turn misfortune into fortune is to turn misfortune into fortune."

James continued:

"This is good, but unfortunately the Sun in the House of Marriage also means that marriage will come late. At the same time, we have to be careful of the evil star entering the house. However, I observe that the evil star is dim, so it should be fine, but it will be delayed for a while."

"Okay, okay, now I feel relieved." Old Mrs. Yu stood up contentedly.

She didn't think it was a big deal to postpone the wedding date for a while. After all, for a powerful and noble family like theirs, even if the two families liked each other, if there were no urgent matters, the entire process of accepting the betrothal gifts, accepting the betrothal gifts, asking for the date, and welcoming the bride would take at least half a year at the fastest.

As long as the couple doesn't conflict with each other, it's okay to get married later.

Anyway, Gu Tingye can't take the imperial examination now, and there is nothing urgent, so he can only sit at home and wait. At the same time, they can also observe Gu Tingye's temper and see if he is real gold that is not afraid of fire.

The door of the main hall.

When Gu Tingye saw the Yu family and their group coming out, he quickly left Yang Wenyuan and Changbai behind and went up to them to show his courtesy.

Yang Wenyuan also looked helpless about this.

Just when he was about to complain to Changbai about Gu Tingye, he saw his wife Hualan walking over from not far away with Wang Ruofu, holding some incense sticks and candles sent by Daxiangguo Temple.

Seeing this, Yang Wenyuan ignored Changbai and hurried over to take the things with a smile, talking and laughing.

Changbai was left alone there, rubbing his hands and squatting, wanting to show his courtesy but not knowing where to start.

Ningyuan Hou Mansion.

Ten days later, Gu Tingye was called back again by Xiao Qinshi, who said that Gu Yankai would lead this group of new military scholars to Lingzhou soon, and wanted him to go home for a final reunion.

Gu Tingye also wanted to inform his family about his marriage to Yu Yanran. After all, the wedding process would be handled by Xiao Qinshi, the wife of Ningyuan Marquis, and she also had to mention the matter of living in a separate mansion.

night.

Gu Tingye, with a happy face, walked in with the night breeze.

In the brightly lit hall, Xiao Qin had already prepared a sumptuous feast.

There were a lot of people inside.

Today was the farewell banquet held by the Gu family of Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion to see off Gu Yan, so all the people from the fourth and fifth branches of the Gu family were present.

"Tingye, you are here. Did you take a special bath in the courtyard? Is that why you are late?"

Xiao Qin was chatting and laughing with her sisters-in-law just now, but when she saw Gu Tingye, she immediately called out loudly.

As soon as these words were spoken, the room suddenly became quiet and everyone turned their eyes to Gu Tingye.

Gu Tingye was neither timid nor annoyed.

After all, he had no idea how many times he had experienced Xiao Qinshi's trick of manipulating time to make himself the target of public criticism, so it was no big deal.

"Thank you, mother, for your concern. I just went to the yard, but not to take a bath. I was moving some things I need for daily life back home."

"Go home?"

Gu Yankai at the top immediately snorted coldly:
"You've made so many elders and cousins ​​wait for you. It turns out..."

"Father!"

Gu Tingye had decided to move out of Ningyuan Marquis Mansion at this time. He was also deeply hurt by Gu Yankai's previous words, so he did not continue to accept it and interrupted loudly:

"The servant told me to eat at this time, but I didn't miss the time."

The room suddenly became quiet again.

Everyone began to look at Gu Tingye with suspicion, not understanding why Gu Tingye was acting out of character today and dared to argue with his father Gu Yan?

Gu Yankai was also stunned at this moment.

Gu Tingye interrupted him loudly. He was used to his authority at home and it was rare for it to be violated, so he didn't know how to respond for a moment.

However, Gu Yankai finally reacted, and immediately became angry and slammed the table fiercely, shouting:
"Asshole, how dare you talk to your father like that!"

Seeing Gu Yan getting angry, Xiao Qin was the first to try to smooth things over, fully demonstrating her image as a good wife and mother.

Everyone followed suit to comfort him, but while they were talking, many people began to look at Gu Tingye.

"Did Gu Tingye take the wrong medicine today?"

After a good deal of consolation, Gu Yankai finally calmed down, but he and Gu Tingye were still disgusted with each other and glared at each other.

soon.

After a slightly depressing dinner, and some casual chatting, the younger generations from the fourth and fifth rooms began to leave one after another.

Gu Yankai saw that Gu Tingye was still sitting there, thinking that he was going to give in to him and admit his mistakes, so he immediately sneered:
"Why? Aren't you moving your things to your own place? Aren't you in a hurry to go home now?"

Gu Tingye was also used to Gu Yankai's suppression, and replied:
"I have something else to discuss with my parents. Once I have finished, I will leave immediately and will not stay long."

"You..." Gu Yankai's chest heaved violently, looking extremely furious.

Xiao Qin quickly stroked Gu Yankai's chest and said:

"That's good. Mother also has something to discuss with you."

When the fourth and fifth rooms saw this, although they were curious like a cat scratching, they saw that Gu Yankai was extremely angry and were afraid of implicating others, so they did not dare to stay any longer. After leaving a few words to Gu Yankai to take care of himself, they got up and left tactfully.

After the other two families left, Gu Yankai sat back with a cold face. Xiao Qin then looked at Gu Tingye and said softly:

"Erlang, your father is about to go to Lingzhou for Ningyuan Marquis Mansion. I know that you are the one he is most worried about."

After a pause, Xiao Qin continued:
"The imperial examination is not yet decided. The only thing that can help you control your temper is marriage. You are now of the right age." Xiao Qinshi spoke sincerely. She thought that Gu Tingye would be angry because she interfered with his marriage. In the end, she heard Gu Tingye pause and said:

"Mother, you and I are thinking the same thing!"

"Ah?" Xiao Qin looked surprised.

Gu Tingye's performance tonight was really unexpected. With Xiao Qin's level, she couldn't help but scream out in surprise for a moment.

What's going on? Did I miss something?
Hearing Xiao Qinshi's sudden surprised cry, everyone looked over. Xiao Qinshi quickly concealed her expression and said awkwardly:

“My mother also thought it was a real surprise.”

However, Xiao Qinshi didn't want to care what Gu Tingye was up to.

After all, if it is as he wishes and Gu Tingye marries the "high-quality stock" he has carefully selected, he will have a lot to suffer in the future.

She had found that girl in the city of Bianjing with great difficulty.

She looks okay, but it's no exaggeration to say that she has a bad temper.

Her mother was not an easy person to get along with. She wanted to take advantage of everyone and was very mean and vicious. She had long had a bad reputation among the noble ladies in Bianjing.

Xiao Qin smiled secretly in her heart, but her face remained calm.

"Erlang, I have already found a family for you."

As she spoke, Xiao Qin handed the portrait of the woman in her hand to Gu Yankai and explained:

"Didn't Erlang want to take the imperial examination? There is no place at home to take care of the civil servant career, so you can only seek some help from your future in-laws. Therefore, your mother and I have been looking for you in Bianjing City, and finally found a girl of the right age in a family of civil servants."

"Kang family? The master Kang Haifeng is only a secretary? A seventh-rank official?"

Gu Yankai frowned.

Although he usually keeps a strong pressure on Gu Tingye, he still attaches great importance to the future of his own son.

After all, there are only three legitimate sons in the family.

The eldest son is weak and sickly, and there is a possibility that he will die young.

The three sons are unteachable and cannot be helped.

The only hope among the next generation is this smart but bad-tempered second son.

This is also one of the reasons why he has been strict with Gu Tingye since he was a child.

Because of the resentment towards the Bai family in the past, and then extended to Gu Tingye, Gu Yankai had already compromised and let it go as early as when he discovered that Gu Tingyu was weak and sickly.

Now, being strict with Gu Tingye seems more like loving him too much, criticizing him too much, and being angry at him for not fighting back.

Therefore, Gu Yankai naturally would not be perfunctory about Gu Tingye's marriage.

To pursue a career in civil service, one needs the support of the Yue family, but the master of the Kang family is only a minor official of the seventh rank. How can he make Gu Yankai look up to him?
If he were in the military, such a minor official wouldn't even be qualified to see him.

When Xiao Qinshi heard that Gu Yankai was so concerned about Gu Tingye's marriage, her heart skipped a beat, and the light in her eyes instantly darkened, but she recovered immediately after a moment and explained with a smile:
"Sir, although the head of the Kang family is only an official in charge of literature, his family has been aristocratic for generations. His wife is the eldest daughter of the Wang family, that is, the eldest sister of the Sheng family's wife. Their father is a veteran of three dynasties and is entitled to be worshipped in the imperial temple. He has a close personal relationship with the old man of the Kang family, so the two families are close in power and have decided to marry each other."

Xiao Qin listed the advantages of the Kang family one by one and continued:
"Although the current generation of the Kang family's master is unworthy of training, this is exactly suitable for Erlang."

As she spoke, Xiao Qin glanced at Gu Tingye, but saw that his expression remained unchanged. She even seemed to see a hint of smile in his expression, not knowing if it was her illusion.

However, this did not prevent Xiao Qinshi from continuing to promote her "Qinshi Selection".

"Kang Haifeng can't use the civil servant connections left by the old man of the Kang family. In order to prevent them from becoming increasingly weak over time, he can use them on our Erlang after marriage!"

Xiao Qinshi is well aware of the principle of avoiding the important and focusing on the trivial.

For example, whether Gu Tingye will be able to pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi, or what kind of bad things the eldest lady and the young lady of the Kang family do, he never mentions a word, but only picks out the good things and says only good things.

Gu Yan's frown remained unchanged.

He frowned as he read the portrait and the information on it, then handed it to Gu Tingyu beside him and said:

"Yuer, you are the eldest brother, what do you think?"

Gu Tingye coughed, took the portrait and glanced at it, then stretched it out so that his wife Shao could see it clearly. Then he asked the servant beside him to deliver the portrait to Gu Tingye, saying:
"Father, I look OK, but I still need to see if Erlang likes me or not."

Gu Tingyu could see what Xiao Qin was thinking at a glance.

If he was in good health in the past, he could have gone with the flow, but now his body was getting heavier and more depressed, and it seemed that there was no cure. He also had to think about his wife and daughter, so he had decided not to get involved in their affairs.

You guys fight your own battles, and I'll just watch from the sidelines.

Gu Tingye took the portrait and glanced at it briefly, then placed it lightly on the table and said:

"Thank you for your concern, mother. This woman is not pleasing to my eyes."

"Bastard!"

Seeing Gu Tingye's indifferent look, Gu Yankai's anger rose again:

"Your mother works so hard for you, but you don't even bother to look at her!"

After Gu Yan had finished venting his anger, Gu Tingye said leisurely:
"Father, please don't be angry for now. I have already found a marriage myself. There is no need for you to worry about it anymore."

Xiao Qin's eyebrows tightened, and she felt something was wrong. She said with a worried look on her face:
"Erlang, this matter still needs to be discussed with our elders. You don't know much about the people and girls in Bianjing, so it's inevitable that you will be deceived."

"Don't bother mother!"

Gu Tingye said passionately:

"The woman I want to marry is Miss Yu from Old Master Yu's family. Her family is not low-class, and her gentle and virtuous character is also well-known in Bianjing City. In every aspect, she is much better than the Kang...Kang Yuaner that my mother is looking for."

Gu Yankai didn't know who Kang Haifeng was, but he was very familiar with Old Master Yu. He didn't believe that Gu Tingye could marry the eldest daughter of the Yu family, and immediately poured cold water on him:
"You may like someone, but they may not like you!"

"Don't bother, father!"

Gu Tingye spoke with an excited look:
"Old Master Yu probably felt sorry for both Miss Yu and I because our mothers died young. He felt that we two were in the same boat, so he nodded and agreed."

"Really...really agreed?" Xiao Qin's face was full of disbelief.

If Gu Tingye proposed to marry the girl from the Yu family, wouldn't that be a great help in inheriting the title of Marquis in the future?

How can this work!
How is this possible?

Could it be that Old Master Yu has become senile and confused?

"But there are conditions..."

"It's OK, it's OK, that's what I said!"

After hearing Gu Tingye's last sentence, Xiao Qinshi felt relieved immediately.

As long as there are conditions!

(End of this chapter)