Chapter 858: 393 Spring Stirrings (Second Update)

"Okay," Xiao Liulang and Gu Jiao returned to the west chamber, and only after placing Xiaoqingkong on the bedchamber did Gu Jiao return to her own east chamber.

Madam He had finally come back to her senses at this point, "Your son-in-law looks not bad, but what a pity, he's a cripple. Jiaojiao is after all the daughter of a Marquis Residence, how could you find her a cripple?"

The Yao Family had never been particularly welcoming of Madam He and her daughter, and upon hearing these words, she immediately frowned.

Gu Jinyu hurried to smooth things over, "Aunt, my brother-in-law is very impressive, he is this year's top scholar."

Madam He curled her lip, "A cripple can also become the top scholar? Are top scholars so easy to come by nowadays? Then my Fengyi can become one too!"

Yao Fengyi, the son of Madam He and Yao Yuan, was two years older than Gu Jiao and Gu Yan.