Chapter 116: Stop Arguing
When Gu Yu and Gu Qingheng rushed to the street, they didn’t need anyone to guide them and headed directly to the most crowded place to find Mengyao!
As creatures who enjoy joining in on the excitement, humans have truly taken this to the extreme.
When Gu Yu went to see his wife, he was so squeezed by the crowd that he couldn’t push from the outer edge to the inside.
With so many people, Gu Yu was reminded of the scene of people rushing to catch trains during the Spring Festival travel rush…
Fortunately, Gu Yu remembered his younger brother-in-law and was timely pulled out of the crowd by him, preventing them from being separated.
“Brother-in-law, there are too many people here! If my sister is inside, it’s really very difficult to even move ah!”
“Who says not! Just now someone took the opportunity to try and take advantage of me, so I gave him a laxative.”
“…”
As if catching a life-saving straw, Gu Qingheng tightly grabbed Gu Yu’s clothes. After speaking, he looked at the surrounding crowd with lingering fear, clearly feeling very helpless about the situation.
And when he heard Gu Yu’s words, Gu Qingheng was even more speechless, thinking that in such chaos, there really were all sorts of people!
However, his brother-in-law’s tofu was not something that could be taken easily.
The price to pay was also very heavy.
“Brother-in-law, how can we see my sister?”
“Very simple.”
“???”
“Who dropped money! So much silver, all over the ground!”
While Gu Qingheng was still confused, Gu Yu’s lips curled up, and then he immediately shouted loudly. At the same time, he took out dozens of copper coins from his space and threw them into the air like a scattering of flowers.
When the people around heard this, it’s unknown who shouted along with them, “There’s really money!”, causing a crowd of people to stop watching the excitement and look down for money, to see if they could get a bargain.
Gu Yu took this opportunity to quickly pull his dumbfounded younger brother-in-law forward. They pushed through without any obstruction and arrived at the innermost area.
“Brother-in-law, you’re really something! It’s amazing, why didn’t I think of this method!”
“This is nothing, stop chattering and quickly look for your sister.”
Seeing his younger brother-in-law’s admiring look, Gu Yu couldn’t help but smile proudly, but he didn’t say anything more about it. It was more important to find Mengyao now!
Surrounded by so many people, if it were him, he would have been annoyed to death long ago!
“Where do you need to look! Brother-in-law, look over there, riding a horse, isn’t that my sister! Not to mention, my sister looks so handsome in this formal attire!”
As Gu Qingheng spoke, he also pointed in a direction, indicating that Mengyao was there.
Seeing this, Gu Yu didn’t say anything more and directly took Gu Qingheng to them.
Because she was going to meet the Emperor today, Mengyao was not dressed in her usual attire but in a light black riding outfit, with her hair tied up high, making her look heroic and spirited.
Her androgynous style made Mengyao look less like a girl and more like a handsome young man.
As a result, the women watching from the sides had their eyes glued to Mengyao.
The infatuated expression on their faces sent a chill down Gu Yu’s back. He immediately thought that his wife should not release her charm, otherwise she would be attractive to both men and women!
At this time, after squeezing through the crowd, Gu Yu finally arrived in front of Mengyao.
“Yu? Why are you here! I was thinking that by the time you woke up, I would have already returned.”
“Qingheng woke me up… you’ve been stuck here for half a day, why didn’t you call the soldiers to disperse the crowd?”
“They’re all here to watch the excitement, it wouldn’t be good to disperse them! They’re just curious, and they’ll leave in a while.”
After seeing Gu Yu and Gu Qingheng arrive, Mengyao’s face lit up. When she was about to dismount, Gu Yu stopped her.
It was fine for Mengyao to be on the horse now, but once she dismounted, she would be jostled around by others, which would not be good.
However, listening to Mengyao’s words, Gu Yu did not hold out much hope.
The onlookers did not seem like they would leave anytime soon.
Alas, he had to step in.
After secretly sprinkling some medicinal powder, Gu Yu signaled Mengyao to leave quickly while the crowd was suffering from headaches and dizziness. They had to leave before the ten-minute medicinal effect wore off.
“Brother-in-law, you’re playing dirty tricks again, you’re too wicked!”
“I’m wicked? Then you continue to squeeze. I just saw an old woman trying to take advantage of you, and I blocked her.”
“What? That’s too terrifying! I’m still a child, and someone already wants to lay hands on me, it’s simply abominable.”
Seeing his younger brother-in-law’s expression as if he had swallowed a fly, Gu Yu couldn’t help but smile, thinking that this was how he should deal with Gu Qingheng, otherwise he would chatter endlessly, which was too noisy.
Of course, someone wanting to take advantage of Gu Qingheng was something Gu Yu made up.
In such a crowd, Gu Yu couldn’t pay too much attention… However, looking at Gu Qingheng’s appearance, was he really molested?
If so, that would be pitiful…
After Gu Yu made his move, there were naturally no major problems. Mengyao led the people and quickly left the crowd, heading back to the Gu Residence.
Gu Yu looked at the people led by Mengyao, there were only two or three of them, and the things they were holding in their hands were nothing special, just some unique items from foreign tributes.
Such a reward, the Emperor was truly too stingy!
He had previously gifted many gold bars, but now there were no gold bars… Moreover, the information his younger brother-in-law brought back was completely inaccurate, there was no silver at all!
Sighing dejectedly, Gu Yu quickly returned to the Gu Residence while secretly complaining about the stingy Emperor.
“Yu, what’s wrong? You look so unhappy, did something happen just now?”
After telling the servants to send the Emperor’s rewards back to the room, Mengyao noticed that Gu Yu’s expression was a bit off. Compared to the excitement when they last met, he seemed a bit listless and uninspired.
This made Mengyao quickly ask, thinking if he had been bullied when he came over!
Her little husband was so handsome, it was possible he was taken advantage of!
“Sister, don’t worry! My brother-in-law didn’t encounter anything bad, but I… Alas! My brother-in-law is just disappointed that the Emperor’s rewards are too little! I heard when I went to find you earlier that a large amount of silver was brought back, which made my brother-in-law very excited.”
After hearing Mengyao’s words, Gu Qingheng couldn’t help but chuckle. As he spoke, he seemed to recall something, and his little face immediately drooped, but he also explained why Gu Yu was dispirited.
When Mengyao heard this, she felt a mix of wanting to cry and laugh. She then thought that Gu Yu’s obsession with money was indeed possible.
“No, I’m just too hot.”
“Haha, brother-in-law, stop making excuses.”
Gu Yu naturally did not admit to his younger brother-in-law’s words and stubbornly retorted, stating that he was not disappointed because of the money.
At most, there was a little bit of disappointment.
It’s all the fault of that stingy Emperor!
“Don’t listen to those people’s nonsense, I wouldn’t bring back a pile of silver!”
“As expected, my sister is wise, knowing that compared to future power, money is nothing.”
“No, I discussed it with the Emperor and exchanged the silver for silver notes! Earlier, Yu said that he liked silver notes the most.”
“…”
Just as Gu Qingheng was about to continue praising his sister, Mengyao said something very seriously, causing Gu Qingheng’s forehead to be covered in black lines. He thought he had praised her in vain just now!
Indulging his brother-in-law like this… what if he becomes arrogant in the future!
“Silver notes? Did the Emperor give them directly without any other requests!”
When Gu Yu heard Mengyao’s words, he didn’t burst into joy. Instead, he thought that the Emperor, who was usually stingy, would not be so generous!
Were there any other additional terms?
If that was the case, Gu Yu did not want Mengyao to be troubled because of the silver notes. Anyway, the Wang Clan was still there, and if he went there occasionally, he would gain a lot.
The marked Wang Clan was destined to not be able to keep their money.
“Don’t worry! It’s okay. At that time, when the Emperor asked me what I wanted in court… I remembered that Yu liked silver notes, so I said so.”
“Mengyao, next time something like this happens, you can’t just ask for silver notes! You’ve won so many battles for the Emperor, and he only rewarded you with silver notes?”
Upon hearing Gu Yu’s worried words, Mengyao immediately shook her head, indicating that things were not that complicated.
The Emperor asked what she needed, and she directly stated it.
However, when Gu Yu heard that Mengyao only asked for silver notes, he felt a pang of heartache, thinking that the Emperor made a huge profit!
Mengyao had participated in many wars, and previously she had just brushed it off. Now the Emperor could not deny that Mengyao indeed had skills. To win her over, he would definitely give a generous hand… but only asking for silver notes was a bit of a loss.
If it really didn’t work out, being a minor official would also be acceptable!
Although there were no female officials, Mengyao could set a precedent…
“Besides silver notes, the Emperor also granted me the title of ‘Riding Commandant’ and a thousand mu of land. An imperial decree will be sent later.”
“Riding Commandant? What kind of official is that?”
“I didn’t know at first, my father told me… Strictly speaking, this is not an ordinary official title, but an honorary title, with a rank but no official duties, awarded based on military achievements.”
“What rank?”
“Higher than the sixth rank.”
“Heh heh, the Emperor is indeed calculating. You risked your life on the battlefield so many times, and he only gave you an honorary title of the sixth rank. There are a total of nine ranks and eighteen grades, you’ve been treated too shabbily.”
Even after hearing that Mengyao had received other rewards, Gu Yu was still extremely depressed after hearing that she had been granted an honorary title.
His little wife was so capable, she deserved a higher position!
“No! This kind of reward is actually to my liking. If the Emperor really found me a job in the Capital, I wouldn’t be able to return to Yang Family Village!”
Compared to Gu Yu’s depression, Mengyao found it quite good.
Anyway, she didn’t like interacting with people from the imperial court, so this kind of honorary title was better.
Moreover, she remembered… Yu had wanted to farm before, and now with a thousand mu of land in Lian Town, he could play around with it.
