Daily life of a co-wife

After the young master of the valley returned, the Gu family became more lively.

They were going to marry off several girls one after another within half a month. Holding so many wedding banquets in a row was really exhausting for the Gu family.

"Mother, although father and his men have passed away, he should still have some old subordinates under him, right?"

That day, Su Qingmo asked the wife of Marquis Anguo about some things.

The people under Gu Zigui are also members of the Gu family.

However, he was born in the Ningguo Marquis Mansion, and she was not sure whether he would be of the same mind as her in the future.

If it is better.

But what if not?

You know, even father and son can become enemies.

How can she guarantee that Gu Zigui will pay attention to her child in the future?

Since you have such concerns, it is better not to put all your hopes on him alone from the beginning.

After having this thought, Su Qingmo thought of her father-in-law's old subordinates.

She had inquired about it. Although they were both Gu family's private army, the two brothers were not garrisons in the same place back then.

They came together during the Battle of Dufeng.

They are all led by the Gu family, but these people should not be of the same mind.

“There are definitely some people.

Hey!

In the battle of Dufeng, our Gu family lost eight men, and they also suffered losses.

Our Gu family is not well off, let alone those people."

When this topic was mentioned, Lady Anguohou seemed a little silent.

It's not that she doesn't want to take care of her old subordinates, but she is powerless.

Their Anguo Marquisate was just an empty title of Marquis. If it weren't for Su's dowry, she wouldn't even be able to afford to marry her daughter off.

"Mother should be able to contact them, right?"

Let her think about how she can win over these old subordinates. From what her mother said, she knew that what these people lacked most at the moment was money.

However, having money alone is not enough.

"Yes, they can be contacted, but I'm not sure how sincere they are." said the wife of Marquis Anguo.

Everyone knows that the emperor has his own ministers.

After Yunci's death, his subordinates would definitely look for another patron.

Speaking of sincerity, isn't sincerity something used for transactions? As long as the conditions she offers are good enough, she won't be afraid that the other party won't be sincere.

However, it is not enough to just support these people, we also have to find a way to provide them with a livelihood.

But when it comes to making a living, it becomes difficult for her.

What to do is not about what is easy to do, but about the real need. When you can't even afford to eat, you can't ask others to buy meat.

"If you want to help them, I will give you their contact information later." said the wife of Marquis Anguo.

There is such a mysterious master behind the Su family, and she believes that she has that ability.

“I can’t say I can help you, as the Gu family still has Zigui.

However, although the two Duke's Mansions of Ning'an are one family, my mother also knows that the Gu family had split up long ago.

Today, each member of the Gu family is a family of their own.

Mother, do you think we can benefit from the Ningguo Marquis's Mansion?" Su Qingmo asked.

To support those old subordinates, in the name of a group of women?

She certainly doesn't look down on women, but women have too many inconveniences in doing things.

The wife of Marquis Anguo paused.

Both of their governments are having a hard time, let alone who is relying on whom.

Although she received Su's dowry and also acquired some family business, there was no problem with the family's daily expenses.

But no matter how much they had, the Gu family still had not saved much.

Although Su was rich, she couldn't get this part of the money.

Fortunately, Su's son will be her adopted grandson in the future, and everything of Su's will be inherited by her child.

The Ningguo Marquis' Mansion has more income, but there are many people in their mansion and the expenses are also high.

As a princess of a country, Princess An Ning's dowry was no worse than Su's, but Princess An Ning was probably unwilling to use her dowry to build the Ningguo Marquis's family business.

Relying on the income from the mansion and Zigui's salary, the wife of the Marquis of Ningguo could barely support the family.

When it comes to saving money, it’s probably difficult.

She heard from her eldest sister-in-law that the expenses of Tang alone could cover half of the expenses of the Ningguo Marquisate.

Most of Tang's expenses are spent on medicinal materials.

She has always been in contact with the military doctor Tang, and they have a large pharmacy in their mansion.

"What do you think?" asked the wife of Marquis Anguo.

"Mother, have you ever thought about adopting one or two sons?" Su Qingmo suggested a solution.

An adopted son is different from a stepson. He cannot inherit everything from the Gu family.

With this identity, they can interact with them normally.

"The old lady won't agree." said the wife of Marquis Anguo.

After Zili and his family passed away, she also thought about adopting a child from her hometown.

The old lady did not agree with this request.

She felt that the Gu family should be inherited by her blood relatives.

“They are just adopted sons, just like two more people to help us run errands.

Mother can talk to the old lady nicely. I don’t think the old lady is an unreasonable person.

Of course, if you don’t dare to say it, I can use my strength on Zigui.

I think the old lady will still listen to Zigui's words." Su Qingmo said.

"How can you guarantee that the adopted son is of the same mind as us?"

This is what Lady Anguohou was worried about.

When there are men in their family, they can still suppress the people under them.

There is no male in the family now. Even if Su has a child, it will take many years for him to be able to take on the responsibility of the Anguo Marquis Mansion.

“We will slowly look for someone, and we will eventually find someone with good character.

Mother, don't think too badly of people. I acknowledged you as my godmother and boarded the ship of our Anguo Marquis Mansion.

Regardless of whether he is of the same mind as us or not, he can only be used by us."

She doesn't know how to control people's minds.

but……

As long as you can offer enough benefits, you don’t have to worry about others betraying you.

"So, do you have any requirements for this candidate?"

"I remember that my mother had contacts with people from her natal family. When Zili was still alive, you wanted to establish a closer relationship with her.

only……

It would be best if this adopted son is not married. After you adopt him, you can let him marry someone from the Luo family." Su Qingmo suggested.

She heard that her mother-in-law was planning to take a niece from her mother's side to Anguohou to be raised.

When we say education, it depends on whether there is a chance for her to become Gu Zigui's woman.

The Gu family is the Gu family. Now that their sons are gone, Marquis Anguo and his wife also have to plan for their future.

She didn't dare to protect the child born by Su Qingmo, because he would be close to her.

She wanted to have a child who was related to her by blood.

"I have to think about this matter carefully." Lady Anguohou became interested.

Originally, she was thinking about how to help people from her mother's family.

Even though she is now the wife of Marquis Anguo and has a status, she does not have any real power.

Apart from providing some financial support to her parents' home from time to time, she had no other way to help them.

Letting your niece marry your son as a concubine is a good idea, but it is too difficult to implement.

It would be fine if Zigui had three wives, one of whom was a princess. Apart from that, the most difficult thing was that Zigui was not her son at all, and he did not live in the Anguo Marquis Mansion.

As his aunt, it was not right for her to take a concubine for him.