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Chapter 190
From the time the imperial edict was sent to the general's mansion, the mansion was decorated with lights and even a three-day banquet was held to show the importance of the lost young lady and the recovered young man.
In this way, everyone knew that there were three beautiful young ladies and a young and successful young man in the He family, but for various reasons only two of the young ladies were seen.
For a time, everyone in the capital was saying that the two young ladies were not only talented and had been rewarded by His Majesty, but were also as beautiful as fairies.
The family that was initially unwilling to marry into the He family because they disliked the bad reputation of the new lady from the He family, now became tempted.
If someone asks you, don't you mind her reputation?
The only thing they would say is that she is the elder sister of the woman that His Majesty has personally approved of, how could she be any worse?
"Xin'er, your idea is really good. For a while, people only paid attention to the young girl waiting to be married in our mansion, and no one noticed the conflict between the two imperial edicts issued by His Majesty." He Jingmin clapped his thigh and praised.
The nanny beside Grandmother He sighed and said, "But now the appearance of the eldest and second young ladies has been seen. If someone with ulterior motives takes advantage of this one day, it will be a source of gossip."
The general's mansion had many males but not many females, so four of them were included in the family tree. The females became the oldest ladies in the family, so the ranking remained unchanged.
Grandmother He looked straight at Guo Ruo, and now it was time to call her He Ruo.
This granddaughter resembles her husband and has the most outstanding appearance. She is her favorite granddaughter.
So the words of protection came out of his mouth: "That's not our fault. We are so outstanding, should we cover it up and not let people see it? This should be done by people who have violated the law, right?"
The nanny admitted her mistake and lowered her head.
Grandmother He asked again, "But what are your plans for marriage?"
It turned out that she was not around and had never been included in the family tree. From outsiders' perspective, she did not have a good family background, so it was difficult for her to find a good family.
I thought that the family was wealthy and my brother and uncle were not petty people, so it would be happy and comfortable for me to stay in the mansion as a girl for the rest of my life.
But now that the girl's name has been made public through the imperial edict, everyone wants to marry her, so naturally this matter should be put on the agenda.
What's more, He Ruo is already 20 years old this year, and He Xin is 18, both in their prime years.
As for He Zhi and He Xi, they are still young, only fourteen, so their marriage will have to be put on hold for a while.
He Ruo lowered her head, her cheeks flushed, and she whispered, "I, I already have a lover."
Grandmother He was a little surprised: "Huh? Which family is he from? Is he from Suining City or the capital?"
They had not been in the capital for long, and they were well-behaved "ladies", so they certainly had no chance of meeting a young man from the capital, so it was most likely that he was a young man from Suining City.
Just as my thoughts were drifting far away, a report suddenly came from outside the door: Mrs. Pei has come, and she is the wife of Concubine Jing'an's younger brother.
Hearing this, He Ruo's face turned even redder.
He Xin said at the right moment: "Oh~ that's the mother of my eldest sister's sweetheart."
He Ruo made a mosquito-like sound: "Second sister, don't mess around."
As soon as Grandmother He saw He Ruo's expression, she understood. After all, she was young once, and she was just as pleased with her husband back then.
"Let's go and take a look together."
Pei Yuan negotiated with his parents for a long time in the mansion, and even bringing up his sixth uncle Pei and Concubine Jing'an was of no avail. Finally, he had no choice but to write a letter to the King of Shu.
In the end, I don’t know what kind of magic potion my cousin gave to my parents that made them agree to it.
This timing just happened to coincide with the time when He Xin and the other's reputation spread. In this way, people would not think that he and the young lady in the mansion had secretly decided to spend their lives together.
Just to conceal her identity, Mrs. Pei brought her young daughter with her, and he dressed up as the young sister's accompanying servant.
Before he entered the banquet hall, he saw He Ruo from afar. His eyes suddenly lit up and his feet felt as if they were filled with lead, and he could not move.
"Ahem," the woman glared at Pei Yuan. The maid behind her immediately understood what she meant and pulled Pei Yuan.
"I wonder what Madam Pei is here for?" Grandmother He greeted her, but her eyes were fixed on the servant behind Madam Pei.
Based on her experience, this person is definitely not a servant. His temperament and figure show that he is the master. She looked at He Ruo's blushing cheeks and said, "The servant of the Madam is also good-looking."
Mrs. Pei laughed and stated her intention directly without beating around the bush.
Grandmother He was about to say something, but when she saw He Ruo and Pei Yuan's eyes were about to stick together, she said, "The flowers in the mansion are in full bloom. Ruo'er and Xin'er, take Miss Pei to have a look."
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When Guo Xi received a letter from the capital, he learned that he had changed his surname, but he still called himself Guo Xi to the outside world. On the one hand, it was convenient for him to do things, and on the other hand, he had not yet gone to the clan ancestral hall to pay homage to his ancestors, so how could he change his surname privately?
Fang Peilin patted Guo Xi on the shoulder and said, "Guo Xi, today we are going to the countryside with Mr. Liu."
Ever since that day when he and Guo Xi decided to go to the village to practice together, his grandfather arranged for people he knew to go with him to the countryside to gain experience and see how the people lived.
However, there were many affairs in the countryside, and the gentry arranged by my grandfather were not always available every day, so their teachers would change every day.
"Mr. Liu?" Guo Xi asked.
As far as he knew, there was only one village with the surname Liu within a hundred miles.
"Yes, today Mr. Liu took us to Liujia Village to study. I heard that Liujia Village is the richest village within a hundred miles." Fang Peilin suddenly remembered something.
He smiled again, "But that was before your Guojia Village became wealthy. Now they are the second richest village, and there are many things to learn."
Guo Xi's face darkened slightly. If it was that Liujia Village, that would be the village where the landlord Liu lived and whom his eldest sister was forced to marry into at the beginning.
Although Landlord Liu was a good man at the beginning and did not pester the eldest sister because of his covetousness for her beauty, he still did not have a good impression of her.
The two of them got on the carriage and drove all the way to Liujia Village. The distance was not far, about half an hour, and it was noon when they arrived.
"Well, what can we do? I heard that the landlord will double the rent from next month in order to recover the rent that was waived in previous years. There are many people in my family, and even though it is a good year now, I can't bear it!"
"What else can I do? I can only sell myself. Although selling people into slavery is not a glorious thing, I think the slaves in Landlord Liu's family live better than the rest of us!"
"Liu Tian's family, please don't say that. We are free now. If we sell ourselves, we won't be able to decide where to go in the future."
The carriage slowed down a lot as it reached the village, and the words of the woman working in the field also reached the ears of the two people in the carriage.