Gu Tingye replied awkwardly. Sheng Changbai's reminder brought Gu Tingye back to reality.
As the greatest contributor to the emperor's succession and the most popular person in front of the new emperor, during this period everyone was holding Gu Tingye up. No one wanted to offend Gu Tingye, so no one mentioned this matter.
But it doesn't mean that this incident has never happened. In fact, it has only been two years since Gu Tingye pissed Gu Yan to death.
Not to mention how much responsibility Gu Tingye had to shoulder, but Gu Yan became the headmaster and raised Gu Tingye once.
At least Gu Er shouldn't have made such a big show of marrying a new wife during his filial piety period.
"It's not too late to wait until the filial piety period is over. During this period, you can also take care of your family's household affairs. Get your house in order, and wait until your daughter-in-law gets married, so that I can live a peaceful life with you."
Sheng Changbai persuaded me with kind words.
If the house is not cleaned up, even if Gu Tingye marries a daughter-in-law, she will not be able to live peacefully at home.
Although the emperor gave Gu Tingye a large mansion - Orange Garden, it seems that Gu Tingye has completely separated the family and lived on his own.
But Chengyuan and Ningyuan Houfu are separated by a street. It is obvious that Zhao Zongquan deliberately wants to cause trouble between Gu Tingye and Ningyuan Houfu.
Of course, the emperor could not have purely good intentions, just to reconcile Gu Tingye and his family.
After all, the emperor is a political figure, and everything he does is to serve politics and is calculated.
Gu Tingye was an upstart from Yuzhou who moved into Bianliang with Zhao Zongquan.
And because of the birth of the second legitimate son of the Hou family, he was born to belong to the old nobles of the court.
Gu Tingye's dual identity was naturally suitable for the emperor to reconcile the relationship between the new nobles in the court and the old nobles.
If you want Gu Tingye to play his role, you must not let him leave the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion and stay away from the old noble group.
Therefore, Gu Tingye was given a mansion next to the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, just to prevent Gu Tingye from getting involved with the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion.
"When I have free time, I will deal with things at home... I must get back what belongs to me." Gu Tingye replied angrily.
What I want to get back is, of course, the hereditary title of the Gu family and the five hundred thousand taels of silver that Gu Tingye's mother married into the Gu family.
Although Gu Tingye is not a person who is determined to retaliate, he has suffered a serious injury and it is impossible not to have the idea of revenge.
Xiao Qin and Gu Tingyu made a big plot, and the two of them teamed up to drive Gu Tingye out of the Gu family, which almost made it impossible for Gu Tingye to turn over.
Now that Gu Tingye has the power, of course he still wants to take revenge.
The method of revenge is, of course, to prevent the wishes of the two people from coming true.
The two people messed with Gu Tingye to prevent Gu Tingye from getting the title and property of the Gu family. Gu Tingye taking these away can be regarded as the greatest revenge on the two people.
"It is difficult for an upright official to deal with household affairs. It is up to you to decide your own affairs."
The affairs of the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion were too complicated, and Sheng Changbai could not express any opinions.
Even if he advised Gu Tingye not to waste time, do more serious work, and not compete with the Gu family, Xiao Qin would not be able to let Gu Tingye go.
Although the eldest Gu, Gu Tingyu, now inherits the title of Marquis Ningyuan, Gu Tingyu is in poor health and has no son yet.
Gu Tingye, the second oldest son, has a higher succession line to the title than Xiao Qin's own son, Gu Laosan.
The fight between the stepmother and the cheap son is definitely unavoidable.
"Let's go, let's see Yuan Ruo go to see the bride." The Gu family's affairs were not suitable for deep conversation, so Sheng Changbai changed the subject.
The wedding between the top nobleman of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the granddaughter of the prime minister is considered to be the top wedding in the Great Zhou Dynasty besides the royal family.
Even the queen mother and the emperor would send eunuchs to congratulate the queen and bestow some valuables, as if they were followers.
The scene is much grander and more luxurious than the Sheng family's wedding.
Qi Heng's parents were both wealthy. Princess Pingning inherited most of the property accumulated over generations from the Xiangyang Marquis Mansion. In addition to the property inherited from his ancestors, Qi Guogong also managed the salt business, which was rich in oil and water for many years.
Only Qi Heng, an only son, finally found something that could make him spend money, so he decided to die.
All aspects were done to the highest level without violating etiquette.
Just for the money, more than a million dollars were spread out. It can be said to be a wedding of the century in this era.
It’s not a bad idea to check out this excitement.
"Madam, young master, today you are going to the Qi family for a banquet. The fourth girl is back again."
Of course, Sheng Changbai did not attend Qi Heng's wedding alone, everyone from the Sheng family also went.
It's just that the male guests and female guests were separated, and Sheng Changbai was not with the women in the family.
"Why is she back again? There is no reason for a married daughter to run home every two days."
Wang Ruofu complained with a lot of sourness, this is because Wang Ruofu is jealous.
Because Hua Lan was in charge of Uncle Zhongqin's residence, it would take several months to return to the Sheng family except during holidays.
Usually when mother and daughter want to meet, they have to wait for some banquet to be held at someone's house.
It's not like Mo Lan went back to her parents' home so frequently. She came back four or five times in less than ten days after she got married.
"Mother, have you seen the advantage of your daughter marrying young? After Mo Lan gets married, she can go back to her parents' home frequently. After Ru Lan goes out, she can also come back often." Sheng Changbai replied.
Generally speaking, women in this era still do not often return to their parents' homes.
If the family fortune is small, women need to farm and weave to support the family; if the family fortune is good, women need to manage the family property.
It is unrealistic for Ru Lan and Mo Lan to go back to their parents' home frequently.
But it is still possible to come back three or five times a month.
But there is a prerequisite, that is, Ru Lan must live in the capital.
"Now that you are married, you can live a good life in someone else's home and think about returning to your parents' home all day long. I don't know why she came back this time, and she complained to your father about her grievances. Don't expect me to come forward.
." Wang Ruofu continued to complain.
Mo Lan went back to her parents' home so frequently, so of course she felt uncomfortable staying at her own home.
The yard Wen Yanjing rented was not big, and Mo Lan was not used to it in many aspects.
More importantly, even though Wen's family was from a poor peasant family, Wen Yanjing's mother still asked Mo Lan to behave accordingly.
Now that there are two women in the family who are qualified to be the head of the family, of course they still have to compete.
Wen Yan respected his mother and did not look down on Mo Lan at all because he was from a prosperous family.
Speaking of Wen Yanjing's mother, she is very similar to Youyang Sun Shintong's mother in terms of personality and every aspect.
The difference between the two families is that Sun Shentong did not pass the examination.
Wen Yanjing passed the Jinshi examination, and Wen Yanjing's mother became more confident to surrender to her daughter-in-law.
Wen Yanjing's mother asked Mo Lan to behave according to the rules, which was much more excessive than Wang Ruofu's request to Hai Chaoyun.
It’s not just about serving three meals a day, greeting you in the morning and saying hello in the evening.
Mo Lan also had to do laundry, cook, and make beds.
It was Wen Yanjing's mother who supervised Mo Lan's work, so that Mo Lan, a daughter of a high family, must be docile and make her daughter-in-law submissive.
Mo Lan is a smart woman, and she also knows that women all have this fate.
I still gave my mother-in-law face and was a good daughter-in-law for three days.
But after three days, Wen's mother-in-law showed no signs of restraining, and Mo Lan was no longer used to it.
Because of her natural identity suppression, Mo Lan did not choose to be a hard support, but she was also completely uncooperative.
Either she reported illness and took a rest or she hid back at her parents' house. The most outstanding thing was her non-servient attitude.
After returning to her parents' home, she went to Lin Zongshuang to avenge her grievances, and then the two of them went to Sheng Hong to complain.
I hope Sheng Hong can find Wen Yanjing and ask Wen Yanjing to restrain his mother.
There is nothing wrong with the Wen family in this matter, it is the same with every family.
Being unreasonable and making trouble is not Sheng Hong's style. Sheng Hong was embarrassed to find Wen Yanjing.
I just want to persuade the arrogant Wang Ruofu to go to Wen's mother-in-law to argue.
Upon hearing this request, Wang Ruofu naturally refused to stand up for Mo Lan.
But I couldn't bear Sheng Hong's nagging all day long.
What shouldn't make people think that the daughter of the Sheng family is easy to bully?
When Mo Lan was bullied at her husband's house and no one took care of her, others would think that Ru Lan was easy to bully.
In short, Wang Ruofu will be very annoyed by the fact that Mo Lan returns to her parents' home.
"Mom, if father wants to see you, just turn him away. If the fourth sister wants to go home, just let her go. She basically won't come to Wei Ruixuan anyway."
It seems that Mo Lan probably just wants to hide in her parents' house and help her mother-in-law return to her hometown.
This will obviously take some days. It will probably be until Wen Yanjing is released from office and leaves Beijing that Wen Yanjing's mother and younger brother can return to their hometown.
"The daughter this little mother taught me really has no rules. She can't even do basic filial piety to her mother-in-law."
Wang Ruofu, Mo Lan's aunt's mother-in-law, didn't speak like her natal family, but more like Mo Lan's mother-in-law.
In fact, in general matters, Mo Lan is more disciplined than Lan. Mo Lan knows how to exercise restraint and can hide his performance much better than Lan.
If she could marry into a high-ranking family and meet a mother-in-law with a higher status than herself, Mo Lan would probably be better behaved than anyone else.
But after all, the Wen family only came from a poor peasant family. The Wen family's mother-in-law was originally just a rural woman. Her son became a Jinshi, and then she became a daughter of an official family.
Sheng Changbai thought it was impossible for such a rural woman to make Mo Lan obey her.
"Why did mother mention this again? You shouldn't say such things."
"I made a mistake."
Because Sheng Hong is a concubine, such offensive words about a concubine are still not allowed in the Sheng family.
Wang Ruofu was really angry, so he couldn't control his mouth. Probably during this period, Sheng Hong was really annoyed.
After a few more days like this, it was the day when Ru Lan got married.
There is actually no difference between the marriage process of Ru Lan and Mo Lan.
Both of them married new scholars, so the man's status can be said to be equal.
Compared with Jinshi status, there is not much difference between the two families whether they were originally wealthy businessmen or farmers.
Sheng Hong didn't value his legitimate concubine in the first place, and it was Mo Lan who he preferred more. It was impossible for the Sheng family to treat the two sons-in-law any differently.
The same banquet was held, the same guests were invited, and Ru Lan was married off in the same way.
Even Mo Lan's dowry, which was quite large, was not prepared by Sheng Hong. It was all put in a box and cage and could not be seen from the outside.
After going through the same process again, Rulan got married.
After marrying off these two troublemakers, Sheng Changbai felt that the pressure was much less.
After all, when a daughter gets married, she becomes a member of another family. If the two of them cause trouble, it will be the husband's family that loses face, and the Sheng family will only be affected by a small part of it.
Even if two people committed any crime, according to the laws of the Zhou Dynasty, the Sheng family would not be implicated.
After three days of returning home, Ru Lan also wanted to have a Guining banquet this time, and the Sheng family gathered a lot of people this time.
Hua Lan was there with Yuan Wenshao and their son and daughter, and Mo Lan was there with Wen Yanjing.
It was the most crowded gathering ever. After there were more people, the gathering was quite lively and the atmosphere was good.
Just after listening to Ru Lan's brief words, I knew that Ru Lan's situation was still better than Mo Lan's.
Of course there are necessary procedures such as website rules, but Mrs. Li is not so harsh on Ru Lan.
Compared to the Wen family, the Li family is a businessman. They have traveled extensively and seen a lot, gaining a lot more knowledge.
She would not be blindly confident like Wen's mother-in-law, thinking that if her son won the Jinshi, he would be no weaker than anyone else, and that he could become a high-ranking official in the future, or become an executive, and would not give the Sheng family any face at all.
The Li family became more awake and understood that even if Li Yu won the Jinshi, it did not mean that the Li family would be equal to the Sheng family.
I understand that for Li Yu's official career to go smoothly, the support of the Sheng family is indispensable.
Still trying to treat Ru Lan as kindly as possible, although there are still rules for Ru Lan to follow.
But Ru Lan only served three meals a day and stood up to serve dishes to several cloths. Relatively speaking, she was much easier to accept.
But after finishing the meal, Ru Lan still had some problems.
"Second brother, I also want to stay in the capital." Originally, mother and daughter were chatting again. Seeing Sheng Changbai come in, Ru Lan asked Sheng Changbai for help.
"What do you want to do in the capital? Do you want to learn from the man in Linqige? Your husband goes to another place to serve as an official. Why don't you follow your husband's appointment and stay in the capital to guard an empty house?"
Before Sheng Changbai could answer, Wang Ruofu quickly said that it seemed that the mother and daughter had some communication about this matter before Sheng Changbai came in.
"Fifth sister, since your brother-in-law is going to take up a new post, of course you have to follow him. Your most important thing now is to provide money for the Li family. If you don't go with your brother-in-law, it's because you want to make more money.
Are a group of concubines and concubines coming out?" Hua Lan followed Wang Ruofu and said.
Hualan has been troubled by the issue of giving birth to a son for a long time. Now, Hualan takes the issue of heirs more seriously than most people.
"Brother Yu is going to Qingzhou to do some recording and join the army. It's on Jingdong Road. It's not a remote and cold place. Why don't you go?" Wang Ruofu asked.
The positions of Wen Yanjing and Li Yu have actually been divided.
Thinking that Ru Lan would not be able to endure the hardships of a poor land, Sheng Changbai still exercised a little while Li Yu went to Qingzhou.
According to Wen Yanjing, Sheng Changbai did not interfere and was transferred to Binzhou on Guangnan Road to join the army as a manager.
Both of them are ninth-rank officials. According to their imperial examination rankings, this is a normal arrangement.
Sheng Changbai arranged activities for Li Yu, which meant that he arranged them in Shandong where the environment was not bad.
Wen Yanjing was assigned to the remote Guangdong and Guangdong provinces as part of the normal arrangement for a new Jinshi.
This was the result of Sheng Hong's greetings, and he tried to allocate people to peaceful and prosperous places in remote areas.
With this relationship, it's not that Sheng Hong's connections are not as good as Sheng Changbai's, it's just that his level of dedication is different.
Guangdong and Guangxi in the Zhou Dynasty had not yet undergone large-scale development, and were generally still barbaric places used for distribution and demotion.
Guangdong and Guangxi in the Great Zhou Dynasty were sparsely populated, had no four seasons, were hot all year round, and had many snakes and insects.
Moreover, the mountains and forests are full of miasma, making it easy for outsiders to contract malaria.
In this era, malaria is considered an incurable disease without specific medicines, so you can only fight it hard. After being infected, you will never survive.