The abandoned wife married into a wealthy family, and the scumbag father wailed every night

All the noble families in the capital are in mixed feelings today. The Emperor suddenly conferred the title of Cheng Anbo last night. This sudden news surprised all the noble families!

These noble families have worked hard for Da Deng for hundreds of years, but they don't even have the title of earl, let alone viscount or baron.

It’s not that they care about the Earl’s annual salary of one or two thousand taels of silver. In their eyes, this amount of silver is not worth mentioning at all.

What they care about is the glory and power that the title brings. People with titles are naturally of higher status than these nobles without titles.

The title of nobility is obtained by exchanging one's life, but the Gu family can get a title by just relying on a few pieces of sweet potatoes!

This was something they had worked hard for several generations but still could not get, yet a farm boy had gotten it so easily for no apparent reason. How could they feel comfortable about it?

Besides, what are sweet potatoes?

Unheard of!

Ever since Lin Zhixue got the news, he has been deep in thought in his study. He never expected that Gu Yulang, whom he had suppressed for many years, would be able to soar to the sky even without taking part in the imperial examination!

He had a vague feeling that he shouldn't have divorced Gu Yingxue...

The head of the Su family, one of the four great families in Beijing, sat in his study with a thoughtful look on his face.

His three sons all had indignant expressions on their faces.

"Dad! What's the origin of the Gu family? They are just country folk, farmers! The emperor actually gave him the title of Cheng Anbo. Isn't this a slap in our faces?!"

Mr. Su’s eldest son, Su Yongyi, said with some indignation.

The Su family was a wealthy family, and their family tradition of passing down poetry and literature was well-known in the capital for their nobility.

Over the years, my father has been trying hard to get a title, but the emperor has never agreed!

But now the title was given to a peasant so easily. How could he swallow this?

"Quit your nonsense, you can't question the emperor's decision!"

Old Master Su was frowning in deep thought when he heard his eldest son's outrageous words. His face suddenly changed and he shouted at him harshly!

Mr. Su's second son and third son exchanged glances quickly, and both saw expressions of gloating in each other's eyes.

Then he quickly lowered his head, not really caring about the matter.

Both of them were born out of wedlock, so they wouldn't get any benefits even if the Su family got the title.

All the benefits belong to their eldest wife and have nothing to do with them.

After listening to his father's reprimand, Su Yongyi realized that he had spoken without restraint in his haste, and hurriedly tried to make amends:

"Dad, I'm going to complain to you in your study right now. I know the severity of the problem."

Mr. Su looked at his carefully trained successor and said helplessly:

"You are still too young! You haven't experienced any storms. No matter what happens in the future, the most important thing is to stay calm!"

Su Yongyi responded repeatedly:

"Yes, yes, yes, my son, remember this!"

The second son of Old Master Su looked like he was really worried about the family:

"Dad, I have sent someone to inquire. The Gu family bought a house on Luxi Street. That house should be worth about 20 taels of silver. I think this Gu family must not be an ordinary farmer!"

When Old Master Su's third son saw that the insidious second son was secretly performing in front of his father behind his back, he was furious and annoyed and said with contempt:

"There are not so many tricks. It's just that the second-married daughter of the Gu family hooked up with Xie Tingzhou. I think the money must have come from the Xie family! If the Gu family is really capable, they would have stayed in the countryside for so many years!"

"Deer Creek Street?"

When Mr. Su heard the words Luxi Street, he felt that they were somewhat familiar but he couldn't remember where they were for a moment.

"Father, there is a branch of our Su family who lives on Luxi Street. He came to ask to see you several times, but was rejected by you every time."

The second son of the Su family was very good at observing his father's expression. He knew what his father meant as soon as he saw his father's expression. He spoke quickly, thought for a moment, and added:

"Father, what a coincidence! The Gu family's house is right next to the house of our branch, Su Weizhi."

After the second son of the Su family finished speaking, he looked at his nose and his heart and stopped talking.

Su Weizhi has asked me several times to get in touch with my family, and I have also spoken for him. From now on, we owe each other nothing.

As for other things, he couldn't help. He was a bastard's son and he was already walking on thin ice, so he couldn't take care of him.

"Go and ask Su Weizhi to come over and answer the question."

Old Master Su rubbed his brows and said something and then stopped talking.

Although he appeared calm, his heart was actually filled with turmoil!

The emperor values ​​the Gu family so much, and the Gu family and the Xie family have become relatives.

His Su family is the last of the four great families. If it continues to develop, it will probably be squeezed out of the ranks of the four major families!

How could he have the face to face his ancestors!

Upon hearing this, Old Master Su's eldest son, Su Yongyi, quickly sent his confidant to Luxi Street, and at the end he gave one more instruction:

"Go find out how many daughters the Su family has and what their character, talents, and appearance are like."

Su Yongyi looked at the back of his confidant and snorted coldly. Isn't it just an arranged marriage? Could it be that the girl raised in their scholarly family is not as good as an abandoned woman from the countryside!

Even though Xie Tingzhou is older, it is a great fortune for them to marry into the Yongchang Marquis Mansion!

The Yongchang Marquisate is a noble family that has enjoyed hereditary titles for generations!

Su Yongyi felt a little regretful that he had no daughter but only two sons. His second and third brothers had many daughters, but they had too many tricks in their minds and he dared not use them.

It’s better to first see what the situation of the Su family’s branch is before making any plans!

The Luo family in Yangchenghou Mansion was not peaceful at this time either.

"Father, isn't the emperor giving too much face to the Gu family? Just because they grew those sweet potatoes, he conferred a title on them, and it can be inherited for five generations! Earls are usually inherited for three generations. What contributions have they made to deserve such an honor?!"

Lord Luo's eldest son, Luo Zhehai, had a look of worry on his face. Why was the Gu family so evil?

"Do you believe they can grow 40 shi of grain per mu?"

Old Marquis Luo pursed his lips and looked fierce. This Gu family is really in conflict with him!

First he was forced to abandon his beloved daughter, and now he was inexplicably conferred the title of earl to disgust him!

Although he looked down upon the title of earl, he could give this title to anyone except the Gu family!

"My son thinks this is just an excuse the emperor made up to grant them titles. The sweet potatoes won't be planted until next year. Planting crops depends on the weather. Even if the yield per mu is less than 40 dan, they can completely blame it on the weather!"

"Our Da Deng has never grown sweet potatoes before, so how can he know what kind of weather sweet potatoes need? They can just say whatever they want when the time comes!"

Luo Zhehai simply didn't believe that there would be crops in this world that could produce 40 dan per mu.

It's just an excuse the emperor made to silence the public!

By then, the Gu family will continue to make excuses saying that the weather is bad. When they arrive in the capital, they will make plans with the help of the Xie family. Who will say that their titles are not legitimate?

Luo Zhehai clenched his fists. He felt a fear in his heart that his enemy was slowly growing stronger while he was slowly losing power.

"Hey, why did your sister fall in love with his son-in-law? What a bad fate!"