Chapter 170 Wang Qilang Goes to the Capital
Chapter 170 Wang Qilang Goes to the Capital
By March, the list of successful candidates in the capital had come out, and this time, Gu Ping had indeed passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi.
He also ranked tenth, which means he was at the top. If he had taken part in the palace examination, he would probably have done even better.
When Gu Yao received the news, she immediately asked Wang Qilang and the others to go to Beijing to meet up with Gu Ping.
Gu Chen wanted to stay in Shicheng. After all, he was still young and the weather was not too warm now. It would be very troublesome if he got sick on the way.
Wang Qillang was definitely going to the capital. He felt at ease leaving the child in Shicheng, but he was worried about leaving Gu Ping and Chen in the capital.
Their backyard seemed very harmonious, but Wang Qillang knew very well that it was because of Gu Yao's pressure.
Besides, Gu Ping attaches great importance to rules, otherwise the three of them would definitely have to earn money.
He also knew that his backyard would not be so harmonious after everyone went to Beijing this time, but he was not afraid.
After all, he is a doctor, and no one in the Gu family can challenge the doctor's position.
They are the eldest branch of the Gu family, so he must grasp his position well, otherwise he will be laughed at by the sisters-in-law behind him.
Gu Chen is still young, so she doesn’t care much about leaving her father. She is very happy lying in Lin Wulang’s arms.
Wang Qillang hugged Gu Chen, and then took Fu and the servants with him and set off for the capital.
Lin Wulang looked at Wang Qilang and the others' receding backs and was a little worried: "My dear wife, do you think they will make it to the capital safely? Will they encounter any problems on the way?"
Gu Yao hugged him and said, "Don't worry, our servants and guards are all very good, and we have the escort agency. We have spent so much money, they will definitely arrive in the capital safely, and they will definitely write to us when the time comes."
As for the decision made by everyone that Wang Qilang should go to Jincheng City, they couldn't let the young couple be separated for too long.
They were also worried about Chen being alone in the capital. No matter what, they couldn't break the rules of the capital, otherwise Gu Ping would be laughed at.
After Wang Qilang left, the Gu family fell into peace again, and Gu An went to learn martial arts this time.
There are martial arts schools in Shicheng, and after all, it is close to the border. She also took the examination to become a scholar, but it was only after she passed the examination that she gave up the imperial examination and entered martial arts school.
She didn't like the imperial examination very much. If it weren't for martial arts, she wouldn't even have passed the exam to become a scholar.
After she started learning martial arts, she felt like a fish in water. She came from a noble family and was also very good at martial arts.
They are all among the best in martial arts, so I think it will be easy for them to pass the martial arts examination.
Gu Yao found a master for her and fed her with delicious food, rare herbs and fish every day. She grew very fast and had grown very tall after half a year.
The Bai family was even happier seeing how outstanding she was.
Especially when Bai Shushu heard the praises from people around him, he felt happy and joyful, and was also relieved that Gu Yao was so motivated.
As expected, the in-laws his father found for him were so reliable. Especially when thinking about the harmony of the Gu family, he was even happier, thinking that he would have a good life in the Gu family in the future.
Half a year later, they already knew that Gu Ping had entered the Hanlin Academy. Wang Qillang and his men arrived in the capital safely and even managed the city in perfect order.
Lin Wulang was happy: "It seems that it was right to let Qilang go to Jingcheng City. We should have let him go earlier, otherwise I guess there would be no one to take care of Aping."
Gu Yao smiled and said, "Don't we still have Chen? Chen takes good care of us, and Gu Ping's life is pretty good too."
Lin Wulang shook his head and said, "Chen is too spoiled. I heard that she sometimes always talks back to Ah Ping. This is not good. We should still rely on Qilang in the capital."
Wang Qillang is so outstanding and considerate. Gu Ping is suitable as such a doctor. Fortunately, Gu Yao asked Wang Qillang to be Gu Ping's doctor.
"Don't say this in front of them, or else Chen will lose face."
As a grown-up woman, Gu Yao would not care about her daughter's backyard, but she still had to give her more reminders.
But don't let Lin Wulang interfere. After all, they are a wife and husband, not an outsider.
Lin Wulang smiled and said, "Of course, I'm not a fool, how could I not know? I just complained beside you for a while, but I didn't say it in front of them."
Lin Wulang knew that Gu Ping was his daughter, but after all, he had a family and children. If he was more controlling, he would be wrong.
"We will go to the capital to arrange An An's wedding. After he gets married, it will be An Ning. Time flies. But does An Ning really have to go to the capital to hold her wedding?"
Lin Wulang also knew that they were going to the capital, and after arriving in the capital, Gu Ning would meet the standards for marriage.
But it’s not a good idea to marry from Cong Shoubei’s family. After all, they may not be willing in the capital.
"Shoubei Cong is also willing to do this. After all, his daughter is going to the capital to take the imperial examination. She will definitely stay in the capital. His doctor Lang Aning must also be there. Otherwise, who will take care of his daughter?"
This was what Gu Yao meant at the beginning, otherwise she would not have told Shoubei Cong.
Thinking that she also knew the situation, I agreed to hold the wedding directly in the capital.
Lin Wulang breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, Cong is a good man. I will ask Aning to be more filial to them when the time comes."
Lin Wulang was afraid that his family would be unhappy. After all, it was not right to get married in the parents' home instead of the husband's family.
"Don't worry about this matter. The Cong family is prepared."
As time went by, Gu Ping felt like a fish in water in the capital. After all, she still had the connections left by Gu Yao. Although not many, they were enough for her to use.
She lived a good life in the capital. Her husbands were all nice. Even Wang Qilang was pregnant again, which surprised everyone.
Chen and the others complained a lot, especially Chen, who thought that there had been no news from him for such a long time, and how come Wang Qillang got pregnant not long after he came here? God was really unfair.
This also made him take medicine all day long, just because he wanted to have a child.
Wang Qilang never thought that he would have a second child so soon. But he really wanted it, after all, who doesn't want to have many children?
For a family like theirs, one child is not conservative, and Gu Ping will also want a little servant in the future, so for a doctor like him, the more children the better.
Lin Wulang looked at Gu Yao and said happily: "Qilang is pregnant again, it's really great, our Achen will have a brother or sister."
"Then you should be nicer to Chen'er, especially since he doesn't live with his mom and dad now. I'm afraid he might have some thoughts in his mind."
"What else do you think? Wouldn't it be nice for him to have brothers and sisters? It would give him a companion."
Lin Wulang didn't think he had any ideas. It was good to have many children and be blessed.
Gu Yao didn't say anything else. Could it be that if he said that, Gu Chen would feel that he was not valued?
But she didn't plan to say it out loud, as it would be bad to say it out loud. She planned to be nicer to her eldest granddaughter. After all, it was really cute to have her eldest granddaughter around them.
Lin Wulang felt relieved when he saw how nice Gu Yao was to Gu Chen. This was his daughter's daughter, so of course he loved her very much.
Gu Chen naturally didn’t know what it meant that her father was pregnant with a second child, after all, she was still young.
Although she was alone in Shicheng without her father by her side, she was not lonely.
After all, there are many children in the Gu family, not to mention Gu Yao’s little daughter is also there, so the two of them can play together.
Ever since Mi Erlang gave birth to a daughter, there have been no more crying babies in the Gu family, so Gu's father always urged Gu Yao to go to the backyard more often.
After listening to his words, Gu Yao felt a little overwhelmed. She didn't lack children, so why did she give birth to children every day?
Moreover, she felt that she had enough children. Although she only had four daughters, some families were not as well off as her, so she didn't care.
Seeing her nonchalant look, Father Gu had no choice but to turn his conversation to Lin Wulang.
"A Lu, you are a doctor, but you have to arrange more men in the backyard to serve A Yao. She is busy with videos and can't remember them, but you have to remind her. Our Gu family only has four daughters, which is still too few. Think about those wealthy families, which have more than a dozen. And there are two little servants in the backyard. It's not good to always not see her wife. We doctors have to be generous. Now the Gu family has such a good life because of A Yao, so we have to serve her well."
Lin Wulang listened to what Gu's father said and said quickly: "Dad, I know, I will arrange it, but sometimes my wife doesn't want to go back to the backyard, and I can't do anything about it. But don't worry, I will try to let my brother in the backyard see my wife more often and won't let my wife be alone."
Originally, Father Gu wanted to ask Lin Wulang to pay more attention to Gu Yao, but then he thought that since she already had a granddaughter, it would not look good if she was still pregnant.
After all, he is a doctor, and Father Gu didn't want to abandon him, so he said, "You should go see A Yao more often. After all, you are a doctor. Wouldn't it be great if you could get pregnant?"
Lin Wulang felt a little shy when he heard this, thinking that he was already this old, why did Gu's father still say such things.
Besides, he already has a granddaughter, so it would be bad if she really got pregnant. Moreover, his son-in-law is pregnant with his second child, so he'd better give up.
After Lin Wulang returned, he thought about Gu Yao's other two little servants. The two brothers of the Tang family had never been pregnant.
Most of the children born in their mother's family were daughters, so they thought that if they got pregnant, they would be able to give birth to a daughter faster.
Then he started to make preparations, and every time in front of Gu Yao he would praise the two brothers of the Tang family.
The Tang brothers were quite respectful to him. They would always make him some headbands or clothing materials, and even make clothes for his two children. It was considered virtuous of them not to do so.
Gu Yao smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to like them so much. If that's the case, give them some more things. I heard their families are quite poor, so give them some things as well. Our Gu family doesn't need anything anyway."
After hearing this, Lin Wulang became a little jealous: "If my wife likes it, then go visit them more often. The best thing to do for them is to pamper them more and make their life easier in our home."
Gu Yao knew that he was jealous, and said with a smile: "Our Gu family is already doing well. Think about which family can treat Xiao Shi as well as we do. Their allowance is one of the best, so don't worry. They are doing well at home, but only in our Gu family can we live a life without worries about food and clothing. We should be grateful."
What Gu Yao said was right. Although the two brothers of the Tang family were sons of scholars, their family was too poor. They didn't even have decent clothes or enough food to eat.
Although their mother was a student, it was not considered an official title. She was just a scholar. What's more, their mother did not work and was unwilling to open a private school. What else could she do?
They just talk about scholars and don't do any work, so they have to rely on their fathers and a few people to do the embroidery work, but it doesn't sell for much money.
Many people in such families are unwilling to marry, and even if they do, they would only marry her to be a servant, but they are still unwilling to do so.
After all, the people who come to their house are unreliable, some are gamblers and alcoholics. They are poor, and their fathers are unwilling to marry them to such people.
Fortunately, the Gu family came and made them Lord Gu's servants.
Because of joining the Gu family, the Tang family is now better off. Sometimes he would save his own money and send it to his parents' home.
Even because of his two sons, the price of the Tang family's embroidery work has doubled. Isn't it just for the sake of the Gu family's face?
With the money from selling embroidery, and sometimes help from his two brothers, and their younger sister also growing up, the Tang family was considered to be a little better off.
If we allow them to marry and increase the population in the end, their fields will be better and they will definitely have enough food to eat.
The Gu family did not treat the families of the men in the backyard badly. Sometimes they would examine their character and introduce them to some jobs.
If her mother's family is in a mess, it will be hard for them to leave, and his children will also lose face.
Gu Yao was also satisfied with the peace of mind of his two brothers, but she was afraid that something might happen in his backyard.
In the past, Lin Liulang always liked to make trouble, so she cruelly locked him up on the farm, which made life at home much better.
Now listening to Lin Wulang's words, Gu Yao thought that she rarely went to the two brothers' place. Sometimes she only went back once every few months.
Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been almost a year since they came in, and their presence is still very low.
She already has a granddaughter, and she is not a very important person, so she doesn't like to run behind.
Shicheng needs her to do a lot of things, so she doesn't like romantic talks very much.
Now listening to Lin Wulang's words, she thought that she had indeed neglected the two brothers of the Tang family for too long, so her father couldn't stand it anymore.
But she didn't want her father to take a maid for her. She already had a granddaughter, and it would not be a good idea to take a maid for her.
"Alu, when you have time, persuade our father not to find a man for me. There are already so many. What will happen to Aping and the others if I find another one? What's more, Aping will have a second child soon. It would be unreasonable for me to find another one."
Seeing Gu Yao's face as if facing a great enemy, Lin Wulang smiled and said, "So there are things that can scare a wife. But I heard that other officials and even businessmen have a lot of servants, but our Lord Gu only has a few servants. Don't you think that's too few?"
Gu Yao didn't get angry when she heard his jokes. She just hugged him and said, "I'm already very happy to have a husband as good as A Lu. Am I still an unsatisfied person?"
As they were talking, Gu Yao and Lin Wulang spent a wonderful night. To her, the old man was more in line with her standards, after all, they had been together for so many years.
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