Chapter 331 Marriage
When Su Wan returned to the mansion, Gu Baozhu was sitting in the pavilion sewing clothes. Gu Qingsong stood in the house, watching Gu Baozhu quietly through a small window.
In these days, although Gu Baozhu didn't call her daddy, it could be seen that she was slowly opening her heart and learning to accept Gu Qingsong.
Gu's mother reconciled with herself and was able to live in peace with Gu Qingsong.
Gu Qingsong also saw things a little further, knowing that he could use the injury to make Gu's mother relent, but he felt that he owed his mother and son a lot, and he couldn't do such a despicable thing, and it was difficult to ask Gu's mother for reconciliation.
The corners of Su Wan's mouth raised slightly, feeling relaxed as if the dust had settled.
Everything is going in the right direction.
"Madam, the eldest princess has handed over an invitation. Please come over if you have time today." Mrs. Hu handed the invitation to Su Wan.
Su Wan thought for a while, and as she had nothing to do now, she went to the eldest princess's mansion again.
The eldest princess entertained Su Wan at the waterside pavilion, and all the maids retreated, leaving them alone.
The eldest princess personally made tea and poured it for Su Wan: "Wanwan, I have caused you trouble by inviting you to my house today."
"No, I just have nothing to do today. It's worth it to drink the tea you brewed by yourself." Su Wan held the tea cup. The golden tea soup was lingering with a faint fragrance. She took a shallow sip and the fragrance lingered on her lips and teeth.
"You don't have to flatter me. If you want to drink the tea I made, you can come to the eldest princess's mansion at any time." The eldest princess's smile faded away after a while, and there was a trace of sadness in her eyebrows: "Jingyun is now the new emperor. Mr. Jiang and Tingyuan taught him that Xie Wuya was not needed and he wanted to leave the capital to travel. "
Su Wan frowned. Although Xie Wuya was in the world of mortals, he was no different from a monk with a pure heart.
"I showed him several girls from aristocratic families, but he didn't come forward. If this continues, I think he will become a monk sooner or later. Even if he marries a girl from aristocratic families, he won't be able to keep him." The eldest princess really had no choice, so she asked Su Wan helped: "The Cao family was ransacked and exiled, and you rescued Mrs. Cao and Cao Wanqing? Cao Wanqing's engagement with the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion was terminated, and she will not live in the capital in the future. You let Cao Wanqing stay with Xie Wuya?"
Su Wan frowned, not expecting the eldest princess to have this idea.
Other girls from aristocratic families, even if they are engaged, may not be able to follow Xie Wuya through the world.
An ordinary girl from a poor family might not be able to catch the eyes of the eldest princess.
Cao Wanqing is different. Before her house was confiscated, she was also a noble girl. Now she has fallen into poverty, but she has not lost her primary school education and can wander around with Xie Wuya. She is the most suitable candidate.
Su Wan disagreed: "Miss Cao is not young. Although she is in a downturn now, her family is still there. If she returns to Jinzhou to join her grandfather's family, she can also find a good husband. It is insulting to her to follow Mr. Xie without any name or status. If the two of them are not together, how can she talk about the marriage?"
"I can accept her as my adopted daughter." The eldest princess has already thought of her plan: "If the two of us can't make it, I will choose a good marriage for her, and we can get married in the eldest princess's palace with glory."
Su Wan's heart moved. Although Cao Wanqing had the support of her maternal ancestors, there would inevitably be secret fights among high-ranking families. If the eldest princess supported her, it would not be a good thing for Cao Wanqing.
"I can't agree for her. I have to ask her for her own opinion." Su Wan saw the joy in the eldest princess's eyes and couldn't help pouring cold water on her: "The young lady's life is something that cannot be wasted. If she agrees, she can One year. Of course, it’s not just Mr. Xie who is in love, Miss Cao also has feelings for Mr. Xie. If she doesn’t want to marry, you can’t force her.”
"No problem!" The eldest princess received Su Wan's support and felt much more relaxed. She quickly asked her about her affairs: "I heard from the Queen Mother that you are planning to build a Baishan Hall and want to grow your own medicinal materials? Isn't that weird? Lack of land? I can grow medicinal materials for you on all the land in my name without paying rent."
Su Wan didn't expect such a big surprise to hit her head, "I bought it?"
"Do you have so much money to buy it?" The eldest princess has a lot of mountainous land in her hands, and some of it is worth every inch of land. Even if you have money, you can't buy it. "I know your concerns. I am worried that my descendants will have trouble with you in the future. Dispute. Let's do this. I'll give you the land to plant, and you'll give me 10% of the profits from the mountain. We sign a contract, and we won't take back the land, and it's up to you to terminate it."
The eldest princess asked the female officer to bring a box, opened it and pushed it in front of Su Wan.
Su Wan's eyes lit up when she saw the land deed inside. She thought about it in her mind and realized that the 10% decision would put the eldest princess at a bit of a disadvantage.
"I'll give you 20%. If you agree, sign the contract immediately."
Without saying a word, the eldest princess asked the female officer to bring pen, ink, paper and inkstone. The two of them deliberated, drafted the contract, and signed and fingerprinted it.
Su Wan put the contract into her arms and said with a smile, "If you know who else is selling land, you can tell me."
"I'll help you keep an eye on it."
Su Wan thanked the eldest princess graciously and returned home with a full harvest.
Coincidentally, Cao Wanqing planned to leave Beijing with her mother tomorrow and came to Gu Mansion to say goodbye to Su Wan.
Just in time to save Su Wan from looking for her, he quickly invited people to the main courtyard and said straight to the point: "Miss Cao, I just went to the eldest princess's mansion. The eldest princess has a son, Xie Wuya, have you heard about it? "
Cao Wanqing nodded slightly: "I've heard of it, and I know a little bit about it."
"Mr. Xie wants to leave Beijing to travel. The Grand Princess is worried about his lifelong event. She has chosen you as her daughter-in-law and wants you to accompany Mr. Xie so that the two of you can develop feelings for each other. If you two fall in love with each other, you can get married. If you don't like each other, the Grand Princess will adopt you as her adopted daughter and choose a marriage according to your wishes. You will be married in the Grand Princess's Mansion in a grand ceremony for one year." Su Wan said seriously, "Please think about it carefully."
Cao Wanqing was stunned. If she was still the daughter of the Governor, she would definitely refuse without hesitation.
Now, even if she has a family background and the support of her grandfather, it is not her own family after all. Her family has committed a crime again, and her marriage has been rejected. It is difficult to find a good marriage again.
In addition to her mother, her grandfather's family has three uncles and two aunts, and many cousins. When the Cao family was in trouble, the grandfather and uncles sent a letter. The grandfather hoped that the mother and daughter would go back. The uncles were trying to find out the family background of the Cao family and whether it had been confiscated.
If she goes back like this, I'm afraid she won't have a good life.
Now there is another way to choose, that is, to spend a year of her life, she can get the support of the eldest princess, not only her mother will be in her maternal grandparents' home, even if she and Xie Wuya can't be married, she will have a little status in her husband's family in the future.
Cao Wanqing did not refuse: "I can agree, on the premise that the eldest princess now recognizes me as her adopted daughter, and the eldest princess arranges someone to send my mother back to Jinzhou, leaving two maids to serve her."
In this way, the people in the maternal grandparents' home will not dare to bully my mother and look down on her.
"Okay, I'll send someone to deliver a message to the eldest princess." Su Wan assigned Qing Yuan.