Chapter 118: His Foolish Wife
In the afternoon, while Mengyao went to see the Empress, Gu Yu stayed in the mansion and was not idle.
He busied himself with counting the silver notes he had obtained from the Wang Clan and the Emperor. Afterwards, he happily placed the silver notes into a specific box. Once the box was closed, he was finally done!
“Brother-in-law, what did my sister say to you? You’ve been smiling foolishly all afternoon, it’s quite creepy!”
“Go away, go away, your brother-in-law is happy.”
“What is it! You’re hiding it from me, that’s really not enough!”
Seeing Gu Yu sitting alone on the chair and smiling happily, Gu Qingheng did not continue reading. After putting down the book in his hand, he curiously asked Gu Yu.
What exactly did they do after sending him away this morning?
It was really making people curious!
“It’s nothing major, it’s just that the Emperor gave a lot of silver notes, which was truly a pleasant surprise!”
“It’s just silver notes! I thought it was something else! But, brother-in-law, you like silver that much, so only this can make you happy!”
“Hmph, silver is so good! Kid, don’t forget me when you become a corrupt official in the future!”
“…”
After hearing that it was due to the large amount of silver notes, Gu Qingheng found it both funny and helpless.
Thinking about how his brother-in-law liked silver so much, and his sister doted on him so much, they were truly a match.
So fitting.
However, after hearing Gu Yu mention the word “corrupt official,” Gu Qingheng rolled his eyes speechlessly. He thought that he hadn’t even become an official yet, and Gu Yu had already confirmed his fate as a corrupt official, which was a bit too early.
He didn’t want to develop into a corrupt official!
Since ancient times, corrupt officials have never had a good ending.
Therefore, Gu Qingheng thought it was best to be honest!
At most, he would bring his brother-in-law with him when he confiscated other people’s houses.
“Don’t talk about that, it’s still early! Why don’t you talk about how to avoid my father? That’s more practical.”
“???”
Gu Qingheng, in order to change the topic from corrupt officials, spoke words that made Gu Yu’s face freeze. Then, he looked at Gu Qingheng with confusion, not knowing why he brought up his father-in-law at this time.
Like Gu Mengyao, Gu Qing also received rewards today.
However, compared to Gu Mengyao, the currently popular and only female general, Gu Qing was not noticed by others.
At most, he was only discussed a few times as Gu Mengyao’s father.
Although Gu Qing did not contribute to this war, based on the principle of not leaving anyone behind, the Emperor rewarded all the generals who went to the battlefield as encouragement, so that they would contribute more to protecting the Linfeng Kingdom in the future.
As for those who were captured by the Minghua Kingdom, because the people had not yet been brought back from the Minghua Kingdom, the rewards were not distributed in their absence.
Also, because their performance was not up to par, they should have been punished. However, the Emperor, thinking of their hard work in fighting, made up for their merits with rewards, thus offsetting the punishment.
With this proclamation, everyone was happy.
However, Gu Yu felt that the Emperor was a fox, playing a good hand. This way, how much would he save!
However, since both sides agreed, Gu Yu couldn’t say anything about it.
He couldn’t let those captured individuals say no to the Emperor, even if they were beaten, they would still get the reward!
And now, what was the matter with his father-in-law?
“When I came over, I saw my father discussing something with some people… When he saw me, my father chased me away, but I could eavesdrop! I overheard…”
“Overheard what! Don’t keep me in suspense!”
After hearing his brother-in-law’s words, Gu Yu was very anxious, not knowing what Gu Qingheng had overheard!
Since Gu Qingheng asked him to avoid his father-in-law, it must have something to do with him…
Could it be that the aphrodisiac his father-in-law gave him had been upgraded?
“Alright, then I won’t delay! My father asked those people what method could be used to make the newlyweds pregnant.”
“…”
“It’s already so obvious, it’s clearly to have children for my sister and brother-in-law! I heard my brother-in-law say that he wanted to wait for my sister to grow up, so I thought of telling you this, but then I saw you smiling foolishly and kept delaying, forgetting about it. Fortunately, I just remembered.”
The direction Gu Qingheng was thinking in was different from Gu Yu’s, but the result was almost the same.
A big crisis!
His father-in-law had already found a think tank. He must have been determined to hold his grandson!
In this situation, even though Gu Yu had many ways to deal with enemies, he couldn’t use them on his father-in-law, so it became a difficult problem.
Seeing Gu Yu frowning, Gu Qingheng couldn’t help but sigh, thinking that his brother-in-law was really having a hard time!
Would he and Sister Lian also encounter such a situation in the future!
“Forget it, no matter what method is used, it’s useless… In two more days, we’ll return to Yang Family Village! Once we’re far away, even if my father-in-law wants to do anything, it will be futile.”
“Are you leaving already?”
“Do you still want to stay in the capital? If so, you can stay here for a while, until…”
“It’s not that, it’s my sister’s coming-of-age ceremony. It will be held in five days!”
“…I just wanted to leave quickly and forgot about this. It seems I can only endure it.”
Just as Gu Yu was saying that his brother-in-law could stay here, Gu Qingheng quickly interrupted Gu Yu. The words that came out of his mouth made Gu Yu freeze, thinking that he had been so anxious that he had forgotten about the coming-of-age ceremony.
The coming-of-age ceremony, which was very important to Gu Mengyao, could naturally not be missed.
Gu Yu could only smile wryly at this moment, thinking that during this time, no matter what his father-in-law did, he would have to endure it.
Or, drug his father-in-law… that would be troublesome for Auntie Fei.
“Brother-in-law, the expression on your face right now is like an evil villain. Are you thinking of some bad plan? I’ll tell you in advance… if you drug my father or something, my sister will be angry.”
“Alas, what should I do! I have no solution.”
When his brother-in-law saw through him, Gu Yu was like a deflated ball, becoming listless and not knowing what to do next!
Thinking of his father-in-law’s watchful eyes, Gu Yu felt a shiver!
“Heh heh, that’s why we need to discuss it! How about this, brother-in-law, give me three thousand taels of silver, and I’ll handle this matter for you.”
“How will you do it?”
However, at this moment, Gu Qingheng chuckled and patted his chest, assuring… as long as he was given the money, he could resolve this crisis.
This made Gu Yu very confused, thinking about how Gu Qingheng would do it.
His father-in-law was not easy to deal with.
“As long as this matter can be resolved, don’t worry. If it doesn’t succeed, you can deduct my money!”
“You said it! But why do you want money? Don’t you have pocket money? No, your pocket money is kept by me, and you usually don’t have any place to spend money.”
“I can save it! I want to be super rich when I meet Sister Lian!”
“…”
Listening to his brother-in-law’s peculiar way of saving money, Gu Yu felt both amused and speechless. But this was also quite good… like today’s matter, let’s see if his brother-in-law can solve it!
Thinking of this, Gu Yu immediately agreed to the transaction.
Gu Qingheng nodded with satisfaction upon hearing Gu Yu’s agreement. Then, he left and returned shortly after.
Such speed made Gu Yu even more curious!
Has the matter been handled or not!
“Brother-in-law, my father’s side has been taken care of, you don’t need to worry.”
“What did you do?”
After Gu Qingheng gave Gu Yu an OK gesture, Gu Yu became even more curious.
It was resolved so quickly, making Gu Yu feel that the three thousand taels of silver were a bit of a waste.
“Umm… it’s better that you don’t know. Anyway, my father won’t force you anymore, so don’t worry too much about it! Oh right, it’s time to go back to study, I’m leaving.”
However, when Gu Yu asked, Gu Qingheng was a bit hesitant. Then, seeing that the situation was not good, he quickly ran away.
This made Gu Yu feel depressed, thinking that his brother-in-law must have done something strange!
“Yu, what’s wrong?”
When Gu Mengyao pushed the door open, she saw Gu Yu sitting on the chair with a worried expression, as if he had some difficult matter that was troubling him. Gu Mengyao quickly asked, not knowing what had happened?
When she went to the Imperial Palace, Gu Yu still looked happy!
“Mengyao, you’re back from the Imperial Palace!”
Upon hearing Gu Mengyao’s voice, Gu Yu came back to his senses. Seeing Gu Mengyao’s worried look, he waved his hands repeatedly, indicating that he was fine and there was no need to worry.
It was better not to let his little wife know about such things.
“It’s nothing major, I was just worried about how you were in the Imperial Palace and if anything would happen.”
“Yu, you’re overthinking it! The Empress and I had a very pleasant chat, but she was too far along in her pregnancy, so we couldn’t chat for too long before she got tired.”
“What did you chat about that made you so happy?”
To change the topic, Gu Yu directly asked Gu Mengyao about her trip.
Although, just looking at the happy expression on her face, he knew it was very good, but to divert Gu Mengyao’s attention, Gu Yu had to ask.
Moreover, Gu Yu was also quite curious about Bai Qian.
Why did she have such a good impression of Gu Mengyao?
“The Empress’s knowledge is truly profound. She chatted with me about many strange and unusual stories, as well as legends about various weapons. If it weren’t for the Empress’s poor health, I would have loved to chat more!”
“So that’s how it is!”
“Yes, besides these, she also asked about you, Yu!”
“About me?”
“Yes, and about Qingheng too! But it was all about childhood things… it happened to be when you first transmigrated, Yu, and it left a deep impression on me.”
Hearing Gu Mengyao say this, Gu Yu was very confused, thinking about what this Empress Bai Qian wanted to do?
Only his foolish wife was still happily unaware that she was being pried for information.
It seemed he would have to find an opportunity to meet this Bai Qian in the future.
