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Chapter 565: Miss Yu is reborn [Thank you! Goodbye! 46K more to go]

Changbai looked at Xu Zaijing who walked into the academy, nodded slightly, and said to Zaizhang behind him: "Brother-in-law."

Zai Zhang responded with a smile.

Xu Zaijing looked at the pile of homework on the table in front of Changbai and raised his eyebrows.

After taking off their cloaks, Xu Zaijing and his brother sat down at their respective desks.

The two men's maids lit the candles on the desk and sat on the wooden platform at the back.

Xu Zaijing closed his eyes and sat in his seat. After taking a deep breath to calm himself, he began to read.

after awhile,

The cotton curtain at the door of the private school was lifted again, and the coolness of the early morning poured into the school.

Xu Zaijing thought it was Gu Tingye who came, but when he looked up, he found it was Qi Heng.

Moreover, when Qi Heng walked into the school, he did not look at Changbai, Xu Zaijing and others who were holding candles at first, but at Minglan who was sitting in the corner.

When Qi Heng saw that Minglan's seat was empty, there was a slight look of loss in his eyes.

Noticing Xu Zaijing's gaze, Qi Heng smiled slightly and nodded to Xu Zaijing, "Brother Jing, after you left Xuande Tower last night, did you go straight home?"

"good."

"No wonder I didn't see you when I left the palace!"

After saying that, Qi Heng bowed and greeted Changbai and Zai Zhang, then walked towards his desk. As he walked, he took off his cloak and handed it to Buwei who was standing beside him.

quickly,

Gu Tingye and Chang Feng also arrived at the school one after another.

After Gu Tingye sat down, Qi Heng turned his head to look at Gu Tingye and said, "Second Uncle, were you okay last night?"

Gu Tingye waved his hand and said, "They are just a few hooligans who deserve a beating. What can I do to them?"

Xu Zaijing looked at the two people who were talking in confusion, with a look of "what happened" in his eyes.

Qi Heng looked at Xu Zaijing's expression and hurriedly said, "Brother Jing, you came home early. I didn't know that my second uncle had a fight with someone outside the palace last night."

Sheng Changfeng sat behind Qi Heng and asked with curiosity in his eyes: "Young Master, why did Second Brother Gu fight with others?"

As he spoke, Chang Feng also glanced at Gu Tingye who was yawning with his mouth open.

Before Qi Heng could speak, Gu Tingye said, "Tsk, that boy is blind. He's always by my side, chatting with Miss Hai for no reason! Even when she doesn't want to pay attention to him, he keeps on talking to himself!"

"I tried to persuade him with kind words, but he responded with harsh words. So I can only teach him a lesson."

Chang Feng nodded after hearing this and said, "Oh, I see! If you marry a girl from the Hai family, there is a rule that you can't take concubines casually. I don't dare to even think about it."

Gu Tingye looked back at Chang Feng and said, "Chang Feng, you said that as if I had some idea. I was just doing it for justice, but I didn't have any ulterior motives."

After finishing his words, Gu Tingye glanced at Qi Heng and continued, "However, Yuan Ruo, you had a very happy chat with the eldest daughter of the Yu family last night."

Qi Heng, who was sorting out his writing on the desk, was startled. He turned his head to look at Gu Tingye, nodded and smiled, "Second uncle is right. The eldest daughter of the Yu family and Sheng..."

Qi Heng paused for a moment and said, "After she spoke to me in a gentle voice for a while, I learned that the Yu family's eldest daughter's maternal grandfather, the Fan family, was actually related to my aunt's family."

Gu Tingye looked at Qi Heng and nodded a few times, his eyes turning, as if he was thinking about Qi Heng's aunt's maiden name.

Then, Gu Tingye asked, "Yuan Ruo, you talked with Miss Yu for so long, aren't you afraid of being misunderstood? If the princess knew about it, would she go to the Yu family to discuss the marriage?"

"To discuss marriage!? How could that be possible?"

Qi Heng was a little stunned and asked Gu Tingye in an incredulous tone.

While asking, Qi Heng also looked at Xu Zaijing behind Gu Tingye, his eyes full of a look of seeking Xu Zaijing's opinion.

Xu Zaijing nodded gently and said affirmatively: "Yuanruo, yesterday was the Lantern Festival, which is a festival for married men and women to see each other. What Erlang said makes sense."

"This..." Qi Heng's eyes were filled with anxiety, and the thought of 'what are you, Jing'er, my cousin, and Miss Feiyan?' flashed through his mind.

Chang Feng, who was standing behind Qi Heng, was holding a brush and nodded as well, saying, "The old Grand Tutor of the Yu family is in a high position and has been in office for decades. He has many students and former officials! In the future, the young master will enter the officialdom. So, it will be a good marriage."

Seeing Qi Heng's anxious look, Gu Tingye felt relieved and asked in a happy tone: "Yuan Ruo, from the look on your face, it seems that you don't want to marry into the Yu family?"

Qi Heng nodded repeatedly and said, "I was just chatting with Miss Yu, I don't have any other thoughts!"

Gu Tingye tried hard to suppress the corners of his mouth and said, "Then we should tell the princess to avoid any misunderstanding."

"Yes, yes, that's right, Uncle Er is right! Buwei, go back quickly!"

Qi Heng turned around and said.

Buwei, who was sitting in the back, quickly stood up, answered yes, and walked out.

After a while, the voices of girls talking were heard outside the school.

Hearing the noise, Qi Heng, who was feeling uneasy, hurriedly looked towards the door.

Soon, the three Lans and their maids entered the house one after another.

Molan, who was walking in front, looked at Qi Heng with a little shyness in her heart, and after nodding in greeting, she walked to the desk.

Rulan and Minglan entered the room behind Molan. When they saw Qi Heng looking at them, they both bowed their heads and hurried to their seats.

"Brother Yuanruo, I heard that you went there last night," Molan just said.

"cough."

Changbai, who was at the front, coughed lightly.

Molan looked at everyone except Qi Heng who was reading with their heads down, and did not continue speaking.

"cough!"

Another cough was heard, but it came from outside the house.

Master Zhuang lifted the door curtain, looked at everyone in the school, and nodded with satisfaction.

Sitting down on the Luohan chair behind the table, Zhuang Xuejiao placed the folding fan in his hand on the table and said, "Everyone, hand in your homework!"

The partitions on both sides of the school are covered with translucent windproof window paper.

When Zhuang Xuejiu arrived, the sky reflected on the window paper was still dim.

As Master Zhuang began to comment on everyone's homework, the sky reflected on the window paper gradually brightened, and the candles on everyone's desks were blown out one after another.

It's bright.

Xingguofang, the residence of the Duke of Qi.

Princess Pingning sat in the hall, looking at Buwei who was standing at the door with his head bowed, and said, "Brother Heng asked you to come back just for this matter?"

Bu Wei bowed: "Yes, Madam, the young master is also afraid of affecting the reputation of the eldest daughter of the Yu family!"

Princess Pingning pondered for a moment and said, "Marriage is a matter of parents' orders and matchmaker's words! Tell Heng'er to focus on his studies and not worry about these things! Go." "Yes, Madam!"

Not to bow in reply.

Watching Buwei take a few steps back and turn away, Princess Pingning sat in the chair for a long time in silence.

The green smoke from the incense burner floated for a long time. Looking at the silent Princess Pingning, the personal mother beside her asked carefully: "My queen, if that's the case, should we still go to the Yu family to inquire?"

Princess Pingning took a deep breath, looked at the precious carpet not far away, and said, "Now that Heng'er said that, I've thought about it again."

The close mother pretended to listen attentively.

"Although Old Master Yu loves Miss Yu, Miss Yu's biological mother died early, and she had a stepmother early on, and this stepmother even had children! The Fan family, our maternal grandfather, is not a wealthy family either."

"If there is a stepmother, there will be a stepfather! Seeing that most of the Yu family's connections will be inherited by Master Yu, and considering her stepmother's stinginess and greed for money, the Yu family will probably not be able to give Heng'er any help."

"Let's just forget it!"

Listening to Princess Pingning's words, the personal mother nodded repeatedly and said, "My queen, you are worrying too much! It is a blessing for the eldest daughter of the Yu family to be able to marry into our Qi family! After the marriage, the connections of Old Master Yu will naturally come to her!"

Princess Pingning took a deep breath, straightened her chest, raised her chin, shook her head, and said:
"Forget it! After all, Madam Gu is Miss Yu's biological mother. If Madam Gu and her children get together, I don't know how our family will be laughed at!"

"Your Highness is right! In the city of Bianjing, there are only a few noble ladies who are worthy of the young master! Speaking of which, the Chai family is the old lady's family, and Miss Zhengzheng is of the right age for marriage."

Princess Pingning waved her hand and said, "Zhengzheng, our family doesn't want to think about it anymore."

"My Lady, the Master of the Hai Family has made great contributions in the north, and Miss Chaoyun is not young anymore."

"Their family has too many rules, and the Hai family has five Jinshi scholars. Forget it."

Afterwards, Princess Pingning continued to talk to her nanny about the girls from various families in the capital.

After the 20th day of the first lunar month, all the lanterns inside and outside Bianjing were taken down.

Not only did the streets and alleys return to their former appearance, but Xu Zaijing also resumed his study rhythm of going between Xu's house and Sheng's house as he had done before.

Stars shift,

Then it was February,

The weather was getting warmer, and many people in Beijing went out of the city to visit their parents.

Inside and outside Bianjing,

The gardens of the royal family and wealthy families are often open to the public for sightseeing.

Of course, some charge money and some don’t, it all depends on the host’s opinion.

Quyuan Street,
In the racecourse of the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion, the dragon colt that was pregnant last year has now shrunk in size, and a handsome little pony is following beside it.

Beside the racecourse,

Pingmei stood by the wooden fence with her sons Gu Shixing and Gu Tingyi, looking at the foals in the field.

Not far from them stood Mrs. Bai, who was holding her granddaughter Yan Jie'er, and Mrs. Sun and her two daughters-in-law.

Gu Shixing looked up at Pingmei beside him and said, "Mother, is this pony the one my uncle gave me?"

Pingmei smiled and nodded.

"What about Xu Xingdai? Does he have it?"

"Brother Dai doesn't have it."

Gu Tingyi spoke for Pingmei from the side.

"Oh!"

Gu Shixing nodded happily.

Pingmei glanced at her son and said, "Okay, your uncle's horse will have a pony in the future."

"But my pony is my older brother!" Gu Shixing said with a smile.

Hearing this, everyone around started laughing.

Madam Bai looked at the handsome pony in the arena and said to Sun, "Sister, Jing'er is really willing to give it away. If it were me, I wouldn't have the heart to give such a beautiful pony away!"

Sun's belly was slightly protruding, and she looked at Madam Bai with a smile on her face. Her eyes were gentle, but there were many indescribable meanings in them.
Mrs. Bai looked at the silent Sun. She was puzzled at first, but then the tacit understanding they had gained over the years made her quickly understand the meaning in Sun's eyes.

It's probably like, 'You can even give away the title of Marquis of the founding emperor, what good horse can't compare to this!'

Back then, Madam Bai chose to expose the Qin family's conspiracy, allowing Gu Tingyu to grow up very healthily, and marry the eldest daughter of the Xu family, which meant that Gu Tingye was no longer qualified to inherit the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion!

Seeing that Mrs. Bai understood what she meant, Sun smiled and shook Mrs. Bai's hand.

Mrs. Bai felt relieved and said with a sour nose: "I am the legitimate mother of a man, I can't covet the child's things!"

Hearing this, Xie and Hua Lan, who were beside Sun, looked at Mrs. Bai with admiration in their eyes.

What happened to Ningyuan Hou's son Gu Tingyu?
Although the Gu family has not said it explicitly over the years, what Bianjing is most lacking is shrewd people. Just by looking at the changes in the relationship between the Qin family and the Gu family over the years, one can guess it almost exactly.

Sisters-in-law Xie and Hua Lan had heard their mother-in-law say this several times before!
The two sisters-in-law discussed that if they encountered the same situation as Mrs. Bai, would they make the same choice as Mrs. Bai? Both of them had a question mark in their minds.

After all, one is a biological child and the other is not.

Sun looked at her happy grandson not far away, then turned around and looked at Mrs. Bai, whom she had known for many years.

She couldn't help but think of the information that Pingmei had vaguely revealed to her when she was talking to her in private before, which was about some plans of her brother-in-law Gu Tingyu.

"Mother, the official wrote me a letter a while ago."

Thinking about Pingmei's words, Sun smiled and said, "When do you plan to arrange Yijie's marriage with the Shoushan family?"

Mrs. Bai took a deep breath, adjusted her mood, smiled, and said, "It has to be after Ye'er's wedding is done!"

Sun nodded: "Then, which noble lady do you plan to marry, sister?"

Mrs. Bai whispered, "I asked Yi'er what Yanran, the eldest daughter of Old Master Yu's family, was like, and Yi'er praised her a lot!"

Sun and her two daughters-in-law looked at each other and said, "Sister, the Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion has a Jinshi like Yu'er, which has helped them get rid of the reputation of being a soldier! Ye'er is also very successful in his studies, and he is considered one of the best men in the capital!"

"The parents of the eldest daughter of the Yu family are really pitiful to the girl!"

Mrs. Bai nodded and said, "The couple of Lord Xiaoyu are a little greedy! But now my family has a son, Wen Youyu, and the wife is a noble lady like Pingmei who comes from a marquis's mansion! The man that Yi'er is going to marry in the future is the son of a noble earl. If Ye'er finds a powerful wife from a noble general's family, I'm afraid."

Hearing this,

After thinking for a moment, Sun nodded in agreement and said, "What you think is very reasonable, so I won't say any more."

Mrs. Bai smiled and nodded, saying, "As the saying goes, when a girl gets married, she is reborn! Sister, I also heard from Zhique, the servant next to Ye'er, that..."

Xie and Hualan, who were standing next to Sun, looked at each other in surprise after listening to what Mrs. Bai said.

When Mrs. Bai finished speaking,
Sun smiled and said, "Sister, now that you mention it, I was really too talkative just now! Brother Ye likes her, and mother-in-law likes her! According to you, if the eldest daughter of the Yu family marries into your family, it can be regarded as a good rebirth."

(End of this chapter)