Princess and the General

Who Best to Marry?

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From JinLing to Lin’An was not too far.
It was just a few days away along the waterway, and Madam Su and her daughter quickly arrived.

On this day, Gu HuaiJiang sent Qi An, the steward who had been with him the longest, with Gu ShuBai and Gu JiuGe to receive them at DuTou.

After the low-ranking official responsible for DuTou saw this situation, he knew that the seemingly normal trade boat actually had a madam from Marquis Gu’s Manor seated inside.

He personally rushed to the front to help Madam Su and her daughter off the boat before rushing around to help carry the luggage.

Madam Su was three years older than Gu HuaiJiang.
Because she was a widow, she wore a plain brown jacket with a cyan quilt wrapped around her.
She had a very dignified and proper appearance.

Comparatively, the girl in the pink dress next to her was tall and graceful.
As for her accessories, she was not missing a single thing.
She was dressed exceptionally gorgeously.

“Eldest brother, second brother!”*

Seeing Gu ShuBai and Gu JiuGe, she cheerfully waved to them.
Her way of addressing them was even more intimate, as she skipped out on calling them “cousin.” Outsiders even thought that she was a young miss of Marquis Gu’s Manor.

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Madam Su looked at her two nephews.
They were tall and handsome, exceptionally so.
She could not hide the look of praise in her eyes.

Gu ShuBai and Gu JiuGe stepped forward to greet Madam Su, “Aunty, father sent us and Steward Qi to receive you and younger cousin.”

Madam Su looked behind them, and Qi An stepped forward while slightly bowed, greeting her respectfully.

“Steward Qi, don’t be so courteous.
You are someone who has been with our manor for a long time.
You were already working for my father when I was still young.
How could we have you personally come out to receive us?”

After saying this, she looked at Gu ShuBai, her eyes carrying a plaintive look.

Qi An hastily explained: “Madam Gu, please do not misunderstand.
It was this old servant who wished to come.
This old servant was very idle in the manor, and Lord Marquis wished to express his warmest welcomes, thus he sent this old face to receive you.
It will also save you from needing to deal with unfamiliar faces.”**

Only now did Madam Su smile, “That Lord Marquis of yours, troubling you with coming out here.
Could he not have sent Qi Zhou out?”

In this world, there was only one person who would dare to rebuke Gu HuaiJiang in front of members of Marquis Gu’s Manor.
That person would be Madam Su.

Not long later, all of the luggage from the boat was neatly placed inside the carriages.
Gu JiuGe looked around.
Two large carriages had been filled, yet that was still not enough.

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It seems that Madam Su was planning to stay for quite a long time.

“Madam Gu, young miss, all of the luggage has been packed.
Please get in the carriage!”

Madam Su nodded then, along with Su YunYan, climbed into a carriage that Marquis Gu’s Manor had prepared.
Gu ShuBai and Gu JiuGe rose their horses slightly ahead of the carriage.
Along the way, other pedestrians would move out of the way, and this procession was quite grand.

Su YunYan sat in the spacious and resplendent carriage.
Lifting the curtain and looking outside, she felt that her face was glowing more and more.

“Mother, I still like being in the capital more.
Would it be fine if we lived here for a bit longer?”

Madam Su saw that she was looking out at the sights of the streets.
Thinking that she liked the liveliness of the capital, she smiled and said: “Our JinLing is a former capital city.
It won’t lose out to the capital city of Lin’An when it comes to liveliness.
Why do you like it here so much?”

“It’s not because of the liveliness!”

Su YunYan pouted and said: “After father passed away, when have we ever enjoyed such grandiosity when going out? There was also that low-ranking official in DuTou.
When they saw people from Marquis Gu’s Manor, their attitude immediately changed! Even if father was alive, his reputation was not as great as Marquis Gu’s Manor!”

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The eldest son and second son of Marquis Gu’s Manor were personally creating a path, and the head steward had personally come to receive them.
There was nothing more glorious than this.

Su YunYan had been pampered since she was young and fully enjoyed this sort of glory.

Hearing her bring up the matter of her father’s passing, Madam Su’s eyes dimmed slightly before she helplessly shook her head.

“Oh you, I’ve spoiled you rotten.
In JinLing, our Su family is one of the top two families.
It’s also an aristocratic family with a reputation for academics.
As for you? It’s fine if you weren’t willing to study properly, yet you keep reaching for things that are beyond your grasp.
You’re even looking down on the Su family’s nobility.”

Su YunYan saw that she looked helpless against her and knew that she was unwilling to punish her.
Smiling brightly, she leaned over and rested her head on Madam Su’s lap.

“If it’s nobility, aside from the imperial family, who can even compare with Marquis Gu’s Manor? Mother, how can this be considered reaching for something out of my grasp? Didn’t you say that you wanted me to marry into Marquis Gu’s Manor?”

When she married into Marquis Gu’s Manor, she would enjoy that status fully.
At that time, it could no longer be considered aiming too high and would just be something that should happen.

Madam Su was doting but also helpless, tapping her on the forehead.

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“Oh you, how old are you to still be acting spoiled! I have brought this up with your uncle, but he never agreed to it.
He even refused when His Majesty tried, saying that he wanted his sons to marry the girls that they liked.
If they don’t like you, there’s no point.”

Su YunYan snorted and proudly raised her head.

“With my beauty, how could my cousins not like me? Moreover, even if uncle refused His Majesty, he might not refuse mother.
Who doesn’t know that uncle respects you, his eldest sister, the most!”

She began to massage Madam Su’s legs to curry favor with her, and Madam Su faintly smiled, finding her words to be comforting.

“That’s right.
We grew up together.
When we were young, father forced him to learn martial arts.
Even when it was frigid or sweltering, he never stopped.
There were times when he would be starved if the training was not going well.
I was always the one to secretly bring him food.
Oh, our dear Gu family, daughters were always doted on.
Even if father knew that I was only feigning compliance, he never punished me…”

“Then isn’t that fine?”

Su YunYan seemed to have more confidence than Madam Su, “Uncle will definitely agree to mother’s suggestion.
Mother, do you think it would be better for me to marry eldest brother or second brother?”

She snorted once more, “Either way, I won’t marry that sickly one.
Any of the others is fine.”

*TN: Cousins can address each other like siblings.
**TN: She’s both Madam Su and Madam Gu.
Su would be the family that she married into.