The Female Lead Decides to Act Wickedly

They still had to discuss marriage; being idle had too bad a reputation. Marquis Nanning used his official position to get Gu Jingyuan a rank—Qianniu Beishen.

He became a part of the Emperor’s personal guard. Although he still had no achievements, at least it looked decent on the surface.

Thus, Gu Jingyuan successfully married the legitimate youngest daughter of Duke Wei Mansion, from the Ma Family.

The legitimate youngest daughter married the legitimate youngest son, but the Ma Family felt it was beneath her.

Fortunately, although Gu Jingyuan loved to play, his character was not bad, and he truly liked his wife from the Ma Family.

She was beautiful, nobly born, and her dowry was substantial.

Although others said she married beneath her, she never acted willful or domineering in front of Gu Jingyuan.

She was kind, simple, and even a bit naive, with big, round eyes that only reflected him whenever she looked at Gu Jingyuan.

That kind of focus, that kind of deep affection, greatly satisfied Gu Jingyuan’s male vanity and sense of fulfillment.

As a result, he treated his wife from the Ma Family very well.

The Marchioness was an enlightened mother-in-law who never interfered in matters between her son and daughter-in-law.

Moreover, Gu Jingyuan was the youngest son, so the Marchioness did not have any expectations of him.

The Marchioness was also exceptionally wise; as the youngest son, after house separation, he could only equally split that thirty percent of the family estate with the second son.

The youngest son was not as capable as the second son, who had academic honors and a wife from the Prince Mansion, so he wouldn’t have a hard time after the separation.

The youngest son did not even come from a notable background, and his rank was obtained through an official position. Even after serving, he did not have an outstanding performance and directly ”merged into the crowd.”

As for his career, it was not worth mentioning, so they could only hope he had a good wife, ensuring that their third branch wouldn’t live too badly with the support of the Marquis Mansion and Duke Mansion.

For the sake of her son and grandson, the Marchioness was very close to the wife from the Ma Family, never imposing the air of a mother-in-law, nor instigating discord between her son and daughter-in-law.

He Tiantian:...Now, that is how a mother-in-law who cares for her son should behave!

Those mothers-in-law who deliberately make trouble for daughters-in-law either do not love their sons or have serious issues!

The Marchioness is smart and clear-headed, and because she treated the wife from the Ma Family well, the wife felt more at home in the Marquis Mansion.

The small family of the third branch, although not as prominent and distinguished as the first and second branches, was very harmonious.

After the two got married, they had two sons and a daughter in succession.

With both sons and daughters, no concubines or chambermaids, the loving young couple made many of the ”single dogs” in the Capital City envious.

Gu Jingyuan:...

The memories in his mind had almost been pieced together, but he still lacked a sense of reality.

He couldn’t help but feel a bit anxious and confused inside.

At that moment, the person he was most familiar and trusted came in, and Gu Jingyuan was overjoyed.

”Ah Dian, look quickly, these are all my private treasures!”

Gu Jingyuan pulled He Tiantian over to a nearby table and said, looking at the spread of things on it.

He Tiantian looked over, clicking her tongue, and indeed, they were treasures —

Various jade-carved seals, ornaments, porcelain zodiac figurines from official kilns, and a small box.

The box was also open, revealing a stack of silver notes.

Oh wow!

Who would have thought, this Marquis Mansion libertine, Gu Jingyuan, turned out to be quite handy at hiding private money.

Look at those silver notes with a face value of one hundred taels; there were several of them.

Perhaps for a noble family like the Marquis Mansion, having one to two thousand taels of silver was nothing.

But don’t forget, the Marquis Mansion hadn’t gone through house separation yet.

In ancient times, it was advocated that ”as parents live, there is no private property.”

In small families, any hidden property was usually under the wife’s dowry, rather than foolishly done by men themselves.

Because if not handled well, one could end up with a reputation of being unfilial and greedy.

Yet Gu Jingyuan was able to secretly save so much money, and He Tiantian had her suspicions:

There was no choice; he loved to eat, play, and enjoy life.

He often liked to have a drink with others or attend gatherings.

He was no longer a young boy but a man with an official position and a wife and children. When Gu Jingyuan went out to socialize, he would have to host once in a while.

However, he couldn’t always ask his family or his wife for money, so he simply saved some secretly.

He was part of the Qianniu Guards and occasionally went out on official business.

Though it wasn’t impressive in the Capital City, when he went out of town, he was an ”angel,” representing the Emperor.

Gu Jingyuan did not dare to gather wealth unscrupulously, but occasionally accepting gifts from local officials or wealthy merchants was no problem.

In this way, Gu Jingyuan had saved over a thousand taels of silver in a small fortune.

After losing his memory, Gu Jingyuan was no longer so obsessed with eating, drinking, and playing around.

Since he had forgotten old companions and friends!

Over the past year or so, he had become accustomed to relying on ”He Dian.”

After returning to the Marquis Mansion and regaining her noble status, he still trusted Ah Dian, his wife, the most.

So, he pushed all these things in front of He Tiantian, saying, ”Ah Dian, they’re all for you, you keep them for me!”