Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

As for after the eldest lady of the Gao family wrote to him, did any of the Gao family’s daughters write to him, or did they maintain correspondence with his wife?
This is not important.

Gu Wenxuan roughly understood what Qian Huaizhi wanted to know, so he didn't keep the secret and just mentioned it. Fortunately, there was Madam Gao to keep an eye on things.

That is to say, during the period when his wife's master was in hiding, for various reasons, it was impossible for his wife to become a rich girl in the backyard of the Gao family's mansion.

But it is not the case that she was bullied by any of the daughters of the Gao family. At most, there was a difference in class between them, and they were not very close to each other, and it is still the same today.

Nowadays, even if there is correspondence, it is just a courtesy greeting. In comparison, the daughters of the Gao family and the eldest lady of the Gao family are two different things.

Qian Huaizhi understood.

It’s no wonder that my mother gritted her teeth when she mentioned Madam Gao. Even though she had to let my aunt (the Lady of Fu’an County) work as a maid, in the end even my little cousin was treated as a slave.

Before my uncle ascended the throne, my mother would not be angry no matter how many difficulties Mrs. Gao had for the safety of my aunt. But why did she wait until my little cousin left the house to cancel her slavery?

Just as my mother said, my aunt only had my little cousin as her successor, who she raised since childhood. Yet, my aunt couldn't let go of my little cousin before she died. This is so heartbreaking.

If she didn't know that her aunt had only adopted her little cousin in her life, it would be fine. But she was clearly an insider, so how could she have the nerve to be so ungrateful as to make her little cousin regard her as her benefactor?

“Madam Gao—” Qian Huaizhi glanced at Gu Wenxuan, then looked away down the mountain, “The Gao family is where it is today thanks to her resourcefulness and good judgment.

Ever since she took over, the Gao family has avoided marrying with the prince. It was a prince, but when my grandfather was conferred the title of prince, he did mention her eldest granddaughter to my mother.

At first, my mother thought that she wanted to marry her eldest granddaughter to my eldest brother, but my eldest brother was already engaged at that time, and before my mother could reply, the second letter arrived.

In her second letter, Mrs. Gao mentioned that Mr. Gao had met my third cousin in Jiangnan before. My mother then realized that she had fallen in love with my eldest uncle's second son.

My eldest uncle's eldest son was like me, weak in childhood and rarely left the house. There were rumors early on that my third cousin would become the crown prince and inherit the throne."

Hearing this, Gu Wenxuan had a concrete understanding of the image of Madam Gao in Princess Yong'an's mind. No wonder his senior brother Qian had a mediocre impression of the Gao family.

With Madam Gao’s cleverness?

Perhaps the reason why Old Lady Gao went through so much trouble to write a letter to Princess Yong'an to test her was not because she wanted her eldest granddaughter to become the wife of the Crown Prince of Rui's Palace.

Instead, it seems more like the Rui Palace is optimistic about pushing the current emperor to the throne, and its intention to form an alliance with the Rui Palace is more obvious, but everyone will think too much.

Look, there are still rumors from the early years, and the eldest granddaughter is being brought out again. Who wouldn't be afraid? The Prince of Rui's Mansion is still alive and well, and someone is eyeing the position of the Prince's wife. Maybe even Prince Rui, who knew that Princess Fu'an was in Gao's Mansion, regarded it as a threat from Madam Gao.

But, "What else did Madam Gao say about this matter later?"

Since the matter had come to this, Qian Huaizhi did not want to hide it from Gu Wenxuan. He walked away, shaking his head and replied, "My third cousin's marriage is not something my mother can interfere with.

Not to mention my mother, even my eldest aunt couldn't make the decision, so my third cousin could only marry a lower-class man, and my mother had to pretend that she didn't know what Madam Gao meant. "

What a good one who can only marry someone of lower status!
"After exchanging a few letters with Madame Gao, she never mentioned my third cousin again. In the second year, she wrote to my mother to announce the good news.

The letter stated which family's young master her eldest granddaughter had been betrothed to. When my mother learned about it, she immediately asked the official in the capital to add some dowry to the Gao family.

When the steward arrived at the Gao Mansion, he overheard the chief steward of the Gao Mansion tell him that Old Madam Gao was no longer in charge of the family and that Madam Gao was the one in charge.

Madam Gao is close to the old lady from her family, so for many things, it is difficult for Madam Gao to politely refuse the old lady's request in person. "I understand.

A wise man does not speak secretly.

Regardless of whether it is true or not, someone has been blamed first.

“This is also the reason why Uncle Zhou insisted on letting Junior Sister find a husband. After this incident, from what I know now, Junior Sister has been targeted by her.

It is said that Junior Sister was originally going to marry into a prince's mansion, but Junior Uncle Zhou insisted that one day he would have his eldest daughter of the Zhou mansion go to the capital to find a husband, so she declined.

Which prince's palace?

Gu Wenxuan really wanted to ask if it was the Ninth Prince’s Mansion, but after a moment of hesitation, he decided to pretend he didn’t know. Otherwise, who told him such a confidential matter?
gentlemen?

inappropriate.

young married woman?
Even worse.

It is better to know that you should not know.

Qian Huaizhi waited for a while, only to see that Gu Wenxuan was still quietly waiting for him to continue, and never spoke. "Do you want to know which prince's mansion the little junior sister was originally going to enter?"

This guy even handed over the ladder, or forced it on him. Gu Wenxuan couldn't help but laugh, "Some people want to climb high and see far, power and wealth are what they want in their life.

As for my husband and I, we are not afraid of you laughing at us. We just hope that we don’t have to worry about three meals a day, have fewer illnesses and disasters, and not be bullied by others. That’s enough for us.

"..." Qian Huaizhi glanced at him speechlessly, "No wonder my uncle always says that you have no ambition! People without ambition will be controlled by others in the future. How can there be no one to bully you?"

"I need you and my fellow brothers to protect me!" Gu Wenxuan said shamelessly, "I have you in front of me and my fellow brothers behind me, so what am I afraid of?"

Qian Huaizhi finally understood the helpless and amused feeling that Cheng Xianyu had every time he mentioned Gu Wenxuan's "disappointment", "Luckily your words were not heard by Master."

if not?
"If your master hears about it, even your uncle won't be able to protect you. You can't escape and stay with him for three to five years. You have to go up and down the mountain to fetch water every morning and evening.

Our master only wants us brothers and sisters to pursue a career in politics. He has never seen any of his disciples living a more leisurely life than he does.

Especially for a disciple like you who is so gifted, as the old man said, one should know the destiny before the age of fifty, so you should all behave yourself to him."

"Master is talking about you." Gu Wenxuan would never admit that he was the kind of talented disciple that Qian Huaizhi said, "I'm far from that. At the age of thirty, I can--"

"Stop!" Qian Huaizhi waved his hand imposingly, "Brother Jiang, look, your brother-in-law was scared away by your outrageous words."

When Gu Wenxuan saw Qian Huaizhi turning around to look for Dajiang, he also turned around to look, only to see that Dajiang had secretly fallen behind by several steps and mixed with his eldest brother and others who were walking behind.

Hearing this again, he quickly said, "Hold on, don't forget that you are the county lord. Come on, I'll take you to the front to see the difference between pigeons and quails."

"...How dare you laugh at me? How can I not tell the difference between a pigeon and a quail? Never mind. I won't pursue this. Tell me, what's the difference?" (End of this chapter)