ingxi asked, "Which one do you think has a higher chance of passing the imperial examination"Meng Jin Yao stopped her steps, tilted her head to look at him, and smiled mischievously, "Husband, do you...As soon as she finished speaking, everyone was stunned.

Today's Yongchang Bo Mansion is no longer what it was ten years ago. After the death of the old Yongchang Bo, the current Yongchang Bo is mediocre in talent, his son is only twelve years old and has not yet entered the service, and he cannot stand up at present. Even the eldest son is only thirteen years old. The Yongchang Bo Mansion has fallen into decline. Even if Gu Xiumin elopes, the Gu family will hold the wedding as scheduled and marry Meng Jin Yao in.

While Meng Jin Yao followed the path downhill and married Gu Xiuming, becoming his legitimate concubine. No matter how much other women were favored by Gu Xiuming, they would ultimately be mere mistresses with no standing in society. It would be easy enough to deal with them later.

But now Meng Jinyao is saying she wants a new groom

Changxing Houfu has three houses. The first and second houses are illegitimate, while the third house is legitimate, born to the old Madam Gu. After the death of the old Marquis, she became the new Changxing Marquis. Changxing Marquis Gu Jingxi has only one son. If Meng Jin Yao wanted to choose another young master to marry, where could she find a more honorable match than marrying Gu Xuming as the heir

Mrs. Gu unexpectedly glanced at her. The young girl looked delicate, yet facing such a situation she could remain so calm and confidently put forward her demands. This impressed Mrs. Gu. She hadn't expected the daughter of Marquis Yongchang to be so bold. Admiring this kind of child, she said, "It is our Gu family who owes Miss Meng an apology. Then we will follow Miss Meng's wishes. Our Gu family has no wife or fiancées. All eligible bachelors will step forward and allow Miss Meng to choose."

Upon hearing this, the guests were astonished. They had not expected Old Madam Gu to agree to such an outlandish request. Could a groom simply be changed at will

The eldest son can't sit still. With the current power of the Changxing Hou Mansion, why would their son marry a daughter from a fallen family

Zhang shi's first objection was: "Mother, this..."

Old Madam Gu glanced lightly at Zhang, interrupting her next words: “Although Xiuwen is only fifteen, he can also get married.”

Hearing this, Zhang shi even though she was unhappy, didn't dare to disobey her mother-in-law in front of the guests. She could only awkwardly reply, "Mother is right."

Anyway, Xiuwen is only fifteen years old from their family. Meng Jinyao might not look down on someone younger than herself. Xiuhong from the second room is seventeen this year, a year older than Meng Jinyao, so it should be Xiuhong that she chooses. Even if Meng Jinyao likes Xiuwen from their family, it's fine, because Xiuwen is not the eldest son.

Although Madam Chen found this young girl to be spirited and courageous, composed in the face of danger, she wouldn't be too keen on having her son marry her. After all, marrying his cousin's fiancée would surely invite ridicule later on But at this juncture, she dared not object, for otherwise, her mother-in-law could make things difficult for her.

There are four grandsons in the Changxing Houfu. The eldest son, Gu Xiuyuan, is already married and can be ruled out. The second son, Gu Xiuhong, and the fourth son, Gu Xiuwen, are both unmarried. The two resentful young men are about to be forced into marriage because of their unreliable cousin/uncle. Standing before Meng Jingyao, they allow her to choose one of them.

"Mrs. Gu spoke in a gentle voice: "Miss Meng, my two grandsons are both unmarried. Which one do you have your eye on"

Meng Jinyao sized up the two young masters before her. The second master, Gu Xiuhong, was elegant and handsome, while the fourth master, Gu Xiuyan, still had a hint of youthful naivety on his face as he stared intently at her.

Choose one of the two.

She felt this was also a difficult choice. The two brothers, Gu Xiuhong and Gu Xiuming, had a good relationship. If she married Gu Xiuhong, if she conflicted with Gu Xiuming in the future, Gu Xiuhong might not protect her. And Gu Xiuwen was a little younger. Marrying someone like a younger brother wasn't something she was happy about.

Upon hearing Madam Gu's question, she lifted her head to reply when a casual glance caught sight of the exceptionally handsome man. He was dressed in a deep purple silk robe, his face as beautiful as jade, with eyebrows like ink paintings and narrow phoenix eyes that met hers.

She recognized this person. He was originally her prospective father-in-law, the father of her fiancé, Marquis Gu Jingxi of Changxing.

She looked at Gu Jingxi, her eyes lit up, and she pointed at Gu Jingxi and said: “I choose him.”d for the imperial examinations, the Meng family wouldn't have fallen to such ruin."Gu Jingxi said solemnly, "Ayao, when we have children in the future, we must start from a young age. Whether it's a...