Mrs. Gong held the letter and signaled Zhang Fang to go in and reply.

Shang Zhi raised his eyebrows, news about Gu family, Gu Yingying?

She also went to the main courtyard with her.

Mrs. Gong sat on the long couch, Shang Zhi sat down alongside her, Zhang Fang asked Mrs. Gong to read the letter and he would say it again.

Mrs. Gong looked at the contents of the letter and frowned, "They're a family business in Gu's business is in decline, are they going to go to Beijing?"

Zhang Fang bowed and replied respectfully, "Madam, the Gu family was in Qinghe County, and business problems occurred. Anyang Fucheng produced a lot of ore. Their family moved to Anyang Fucheng in order to obtain the gold mine. The business was indeed a step further than the family business in Qinghe County. When Miss Gu was in the palace, many people went to the Gu family to ask for marriage. The Gu family said to the outside world that Miss Gu had already liked a family and was just waiting to get the hairpin and married her in eight-carrying sedan chairs. There was news circulating in Anyang Fucheng that it was said that the man was an official, so many rich gentry retreated and stopped the idea of ​​marrying the Gu family."

"When Miss Gu was seventeen, she still didn't see the man coming to the house to marry her. Gradually, bad rumors spread, and the Gu family's business also had problems. Miss Gu moved to the capital. People from Anyang City said that she was coming to the capital to find a husband who made an oral engagement."

Mrs. Gong frowned. The man was an official and had an oral engagement. What was he talking about the Gong Mansion?

Since the Gu family is waiting for the Gong family to fulfill their marriage, they should write a letter to the Gong family to discuss the marriage when Gu Yingying and the couplet are on their way.

Mrs. Gong always felt that this incident revealed something strange. She couldn't say anything wrong.

Shang Zhi keenly discovered the strangeness, "You mean the Gu family was in decline in Qinghe County and had problems with their business, so they turned to Anyang Prefecture City, and then took down the gold mine, and their business improved?"

Zhang Fang said: "Yes, the Gu family has become a famous wealthy family in Anyang Prefecture City in just a few years."

Shang Zhi fell into deep thought. The minerals were controlled by the government, and there was no privatization, but the government authorized them to mine. Gu Jiajiajia's business began to decline in Qinghe County. It had no background in Anyang Fucheng, but he overcame the wealthy gentry in Anyang Fucheng and seized the right to mine gold mines. Is there nothing wrong with this?

Mrs. Gong also thought about this, and she thought: "Mr. Gu and the Master were both candidates for the imperial examination. They went to Beijing to take the exam together. After he got the exam, he did not give up. Instead, he continued to participate in the imperial examination until the year before Feiyan passed away. He was admitted to the imperial examination and was arranged to be an official in the royal palace to be a Ji Shan. Later, because of the Gu family, he abandoned his official position and took over the Gu family's family business and took the whole family to Anyang Prefecture City. The ability to obtain mining entries was the connections he made when he was a Ji Shan in the royal palace."

Shang Zhi nodded. If he had been on duty in the royal palace, it would make sense to get the mine. But Shang Zhi always felt a little unusual in his heart, "Godmother, do you know which prince's mansion he was in for Ji Shan?"

Mrs. Gong was not very clear about this matter. The Gu family did not disclose it in detail, only saying that he was an eighth-rank Ji Shan and an official of the royal palace.

She rubbed her temples, but took Gu Yingying's affairs to heart.

"The Gu family is also complicated, not as simple as it was in Qinghe County back then. It was just an ordinary merchant. Now it involves the relationship between the mine veins and other officials. I don't know any other hidden information inside. This marriage cannot be settled."

Gong Zhenghua's life is honest, clear and upright, and cannot be ruined by her in-laws. She would rather have a shallow family background as long as her family background is simple and innocent.

Shang Zhi doesn’t like Gu Yingying. What she says always makes people feel uncomfortable!

"It's good if you know what you know." Shang Zhi was really worried that Mrs. Gong was optimistic about Gu Yingying and Gong Xingchen because of her friendship in the past year, and tried her best to match the two!

This time, I feel relieved.

"Miss Gu, aren't you going in?" Chang Le's voice rang outside.

Shang Zhi and Mrs. Gong looked at each other and saw the deep meaning from each other's eyes.

Shang Zhi felt that it wouldn't be a big deal for Gu Yingying to listen to these words, as it wasn't an important matter anyway.

Mrs. Gong thought more deeply. When did Gu Yingying come and how much did she hear? If it were ordinary people, they would avoid these words, but she stood at the door and listened. If Chang Le hadn't seen her, she would have planned to leave after hearing Shang Zhi's farewell?

Now that he can calm down, he is a smart person.

The voices of Gu Yingying and the breeze and drizzle sounded outside, "I just came here, and when I heard the words of Aunt Gong and Sister Shang, I didn't know whether to go in or avoid it, but you caught it. Now, I can't leave, I have to go in."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Yingying pushed the door open and looked at Mrs. Gong, "Auntie Gong, my father was the same year as the magistrate of Anyang Fucheng. It was because the county magistrate of Anyang Fucheng invited him to Anyang Fucheng and took the mine for him that his father moved his family to Anyang Fucheng. There is another reason. Qinghe County is a sad place for them. They can't forget the pain of sending black-haired people. They just got an opportunity and went to Anyang Fucheng."

Not to mention it, Mrs. Gong does not agree with the marriage between the two families.

Shang Zhi heard her explanation and pursed her lips and smiled, "Ms. Gu has been waiting for her second brother to come to marry you?"

Gu Yingying was stunned for a moment, and never expected that Shang Zhi would not play according to common sense and asked so bluntly.

"Ms. Gu is not convenient to answer?" Shang Zhi's smile remained unchanged.

Gu Yingying smiled slightly, "I have been keeping the engagement, waiting for Brother Chen to come to propose marriage. The reason why I never asked my parents to come to the house to mention this marriage when I was in the middle of the night is that I was worried that Brother Chen did not forget his sister, and he would definitely fulfill the engagement after he forgot. But I was already a big girl by the seventeenth time and could no longer wait. Many bad rumors were also spread in Anyang Prefecture City. I had to go to Beijing to find Aunt Gong to test your words. If I don't plan to be in-laws with the Gu family, I will go back and ask my parents to see me."

These words were said without any loss.

Shang Zhi said: "When will Miss Gu return to Anyang Prefecture City?"

Gu Yingying's smile froze, and Shang Zhi's question was too sharp and compelling.

The marriage between the two families has not been made public. Mrs. Gong is not optimistic about the marriage, and she only talks to Shang Zhi privately. When Shang Zhi saw that she was standing outside and heard it, she directly made it clear!

Gu Yingying frowned fiercely, and she was angry that Shang Zhi was meddling in other people's business!

"When my parents return to Beijing, we will go back with them." Gu Yingying said meaningfully.

As for the suggestion that she would wait for her parents to return to Beijing to say marriage, and then go back together to get married. Or wait for her parents to return to Beijing to do business and go back together, Shang Zhi didn't know.

Shang Zhi nodded, and she stood up and said to Mrs. Gong: "It's getting late, I'll go back first."

Mrs. Gong did not leave Shangzhi, and asked Chang Le to send Shangzhi out of the mansion.

Gu Yingying and Mrs. Gong were left in the room.

Gu Yingying bit her lower lip and held the handkerchief uneasy with both hands, "Aunt Gong is not satisfied with the Gu family's family background? If so, Yingying will stop thinking about Brother Chen."

Things have reached this point, and Gu Yingying cannot pretend to be deaf and dumb. She must spread it out and retreat to advance.

Mrs. Gong sighed, "You are a good child. This marriage should have ended with the death of your sister. In order to keep this promise, you will delay your life for several years. When your parents come to Beijing, I will make it clear to them."

Gu Yingying almost tore the handkerchief in her hand apart. She restrained the anger in her heart, and tears in her eyes were shining with water mist. The pear blossoms looked like tears, which made people feel pity.

Mrs. Gong was sad, but her family was better than anything else.

Gu Yingying's eyelashes trembled, and two lines of tears fell. She stood up and left in a hurry, covering her mouth and nose.

When he returned to the yard, there were no tears in Gu Yingying's eyes? There was only a piece of cold frost and cruelty.

Guizhi came in with lunch and looked at Gu Yingying standing in front of the window with an unpredictable look.

"Miss, I'm having a meal." Guizhi spoke in a low voice.

Gu Yingying glanced at the food on the table, and suddenly had an idea in her heart.

Sitting at the table, Gu Yingying held the bowls and chopsticks and held a piece of lotus root. She said, "Guizhi, go and do something for me."

Guizhi came over her ears.

Gu Yingying explained a few words in her ear, and Guizhi's eyes suddenly widened, "Miss, you..."

"Go and do it now!" Gu Yingying interrupted Guizhi and used the rice gracefully. After eating a bowl slowly, she put down the bowls and chopsticks, held a cup of tea to rinse her mouth without any effect.

Two hours later, Guizhi returned home and placed a medicine bottle in Gu Yingying's hands. "Miss, I ran to many places and then grinded an old mother to sell me the medicine. She said that only a little bit would be enough."

Gu Yingying stared at the medicine bottle in her hand and curled her lips slightly, "Will Brother Chen go home tonight?"

"I'll be back tonight."

Gu Yingying looked out the window with her eyes strange and unpredictable. She tightened the medicine bottle in her sleeves, "Notify the kitchen that there is no need to prepare Brother Chen's food tonight, I will cook myself."

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It's time to get a lunch box tomorrow, I'm sorry~
Chapter completed!