Chapter 428: Ancient White, Rich and Beautiful
Matchmaker Wang stood up and left the upper room of the Gu family. She felt that she had been rejected in the old house of the Gu family.
What the hell! The second young man hasn't even passed the imperial examination yet, and the whole family has already started to act arrogantly and look down on the second young lady of the Lian family.
"Mother Wang, please stay."
Matchmaker Wang walked out of the Gu family's gate angrily and was stopped by Gu Ruinian.
Matchmaker Wang looked Gu Ruinian up and down and thought that this must be the second son of the Gu family. Although he was not as handsome as Widow Tong's son, he was also quite handsome.
It's just that there's a wound on this face...
"Mother Wang, my family members are not good at speaking. Please forgive me if I have offended you." Gu Ruinian bowed to matchmaker Wang and apologized.
Matchmaker Wang's impression of Gu Ruinian suddenly came to her mind.
This kid is more polite and sensible than other people in the Gu family's old house.
Gu Ruinian touched his face and said, "On the day I took the carriage to take the exam, I tried to save a child and the horse got scared and threw me out..."
Matchmaker Wang smiled.
Gu Ruinian said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "Mother Wang, I am just a son of a farmer. I am only taking part in the provincial examination and have no official title yet. It is my honor to be valued by the Lian family. My grandparents and parents' opinions are not mine. For me, I firmly believe that heroes do not care about their origins. Whether they are born of a legitimate wife or a concubine, they are all equal in my eyes. Mother Wang, please help me pass on a message to the second young lady of the Lian family. If I am lucky enough to be valued by the second young lady, I will definitely live up to her expectations in the future. Half of my honor of getting married and becoming a prime minister belongs to her."
Matchmaker Wang was a little confused by Gu Ruinian's words.
No, you haven’t even become a scholar yet, yet you dare to talk big.
However, Matchmaker Wang still decided to tell this to the second daughter of the Lian family. After all, if the marriage really worked out, she would get a lot of gifts as a thank-you.
"Okay, I will definitely help you convey this message to Miss Lian Er." said Matchmaker Wang.
Gu Ruinian bowed to Matchmaker Wang again.
Looking at the matchmaker Wang walking away, Gu Ruinian showed a mysterious smile. He felt that his words were ambitious and impeccable, and he was not afraid that he would not be able to impress the second daughter of the Lian family and make her curious about him.
In this era, the daughters of wealthy families were not allowed to leave the house, and could not hear any vows or sweet words from men before they got married.
His main strategy is to win over people's hearts.
Gu Ruinian thought that it would be best if he could meet the second young lady of the Lian family.
Although he had never been in love in his previous life and had never eaten pork, he had seen pigs run. With the strategies on capturing beautiful and wealthy girls he found on the Internet, wouldn't it be easy for him to capture beautiful and wealthy girls from ancient times who even outsiders could not see?
Then the second lady of the Lian family's plan began to brew in her mind.
Tong Huaqiong hid behind a paulownia tree in the old house and couldn't help but feel her teeth ache.
When she went to the pig farm and passed by the old house, she heard what Gu Ruinian said to Matchmaker Wang.
Fortunately, she didn't eat anything, otherwise she would have vomited.
Even the story about saving the children was a lie.
They are all from the same hometown, and she saw through Gu Ruinian’s plan at a glance.
This guy wants to start a harem and wants the second lady of the Lian family to fall in love with him because of his words.
Tong Huaqiong could guess Gu Ruinian's background. He must be the patriarch of a family that favors boys over girls, and the whole family treats him like a golden egg laid by a phoenix.
The only similarity between him and the Phoenix Man is their gender.
The scholar's honor that was borrowed must be repaid sooner or later.
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It’s time to announce the results of the provincial examination.
Tong Huaqiong asked Gu Jingzhe to change into new custom-made clothes early in the morning.
The Gu Family Ancestral Hall was opened.
Tong Huaqiong looked at the dark door and thought, because she had the memory of Tong Dajiao in her previous life, she knew that Gu Jingzhe would at least pass the exam to become a scholar.
Why do the people in the Gu family firmly believe that Gu Jingzhe and Gu Ruinian will pass the imperial examinations?
Of course, Tong Huaqiong understood that this was all influenced by Gu Ruinian.
Just like in later generations, if a person always tells his family the good news that he always gets the first place in the exam, then his family will form a fixed impression that he cannot fail.
The same goes for Gu Ruinian.
The reason why the clan leader opened the ancestral hall was mainly for Gu Ruinian, and Gu Jingzhe was a buy one get one free deal.
Everyone in the old house changed into new clothes and were busy in the ancestral hall, full of energy.
Tong Huaqiong asked Gu Dahan to prepare wedding money, firecrackers, cakes, melon seeds, and tea. At this time, she didn't care whether the old house would prepare these.
This is not the time to be fussy about my son’s happy occasion.
After all, she still has to watch the second wife slap her in the face.
Just wait, they will all become the foil for her and Gu Jingzhe.
Gu Ruinian was in an uneasy mood early in the morning, and he suddenly became timid when he changed into new clothes and went to the ancestral hall.
These days, both his family and clan members have been praising him so much that he doesn't know the east, west, south, or north. The luck of being able to pass the examination and become a scholar has gradually become an fait accompli.
But the result will come out eventually, and he began to worry about it.
I was worried about how I would face the world if I failed the exam.
What worries him even more is what would he do if Gu Jingzhe passed the exam but he failed.
Gu Ruinian was so worried that he couldn't eat, and it was reflected on his face. In Tong Huaqiong's eyes, Gu Ruinian looked wilted.
"What's wrong with Ruinian? Didn't you sleep well?" Tong Huaqiong asked.
"No, I read a little late yesterday." Gu Ruinian said calmly.
God knows he felt annoyed and wanted to escape.
But the patriarch pulled him enthusiastically and spoke words of praise to him.
"Mom, I'm a little nervous. What if I fail to pass the exam to become a scholar?" Gu Jingzhe suddenly said to Tong Huaqiong.
Tong Huaqiong touched Gu Jingzhe's head for a rare moment and said, "There's no way you won't pass the exam."
When Gu Jingzhe's mother rubbed his head, his eyes felt sore and he wanted to cry.
Opening an ancestral hall is such a big event. If he really fails, his mother will be so disappointed.
When Gu Ruinian heard Gu Jingzhe's concerns that he would not win, he felt relieved. At this moment, he really hoped that Gu Jingzhe would survive.
"Why hasn't anyone come yet? Why don't we ask Dahan and Dahu to go to the county and take a look."
Old Master Gu was getting anxious waiting.
In the south, if a student passed the imperial examination, the government would come to announce the good news early in the morning.
Qinghe Bay is far away from the county now, so the team bringing the good news should have arrived by now.
What's more, the county will be informed of the news one day in advance, and it is usually sent to the towns and villages early in the morning.
Could it be that both of my grandsons failed the exam?
Mr. Gu's face turned a little pale. If this was the case, he couldn't bear it.
Therefore, Gu Dahan had to take people to the county to check the situation.
"Grandpa, wait a little longer." Gu Ruinian tried to stop him.
The person who was having the hardest time at this time was Gu Ruinian. Sometimes he felt that he could pass the exam and sometimes he felt that he would fail.
His mood was in a state of ups and downs, and he hoped to know the result as late as possible.
If he and Gu Jingzhe failed the exam together, he wouldn't be too embarrassed.
"Then wait a little longer." Old Master Gu anxiously gulped down a cup of tea.
"Mom, will my third brother pass the imperial examination and become a scholar?" Gu Taohua asked a little nervously.
Tong Huaqiong nodded calmly.
Gu Taohua, Gu Dahan, Chen Sufen, Liu Yue'e and others had a superstitious belief in Tong Huaqiong. Since Tong Huaqiong said that she could win, she would win, they were relieved.
The old house trusts Gu Ruinian just as the first house trusts Tong Huaqiong. In their minds, there is no possibility that Gu Ruinian will fail the exam.
Even Wei, who didn't like her younger brother-in-law, sincerely hoped that Gu Ruinian could pass the imperial examination so that the family's life would improve.
The happiest person was Jia. She was not anxious at all. When her son took the examination for the title of Tongsheng, the whole family was extremely anxious, but her own son passed the examination.
It will be the same this time.
Suddenly, there was a noise outside the ancestral hall.