The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law

"Foolish!" Mr. Hu huffed coldly, "If we don’t agree to the marriage with the Lin Family, do you think Yu Qing has any chance of becoming Top Scholar?"

"What do you mean?"

"Ignorant woman, who becomes Top Scholar and who doesn’t, isn’t it up to those few important figures who control the court? If Yu Qing doesn’t marry the young lady from the Lin Family, why should they let him become Top Scholar? Do you or do you not believe that in next year’s spring imperial examination, amongst the top three ranks, there will certainly be one who is that Miss Gu’s husband."

"Ah...?" The concubine was so frightened that she thumped to the ground, wailing about the injustice of the world.

Mr. Hu paid no heed to this ignorant woman and personally went to the front hall to see the matchmaker summoned by Madam Lin.

The matchmakers, of course, praised the girl to the skies and ground below, as three of them put on a performance, one after another, embellishing the story of Gu Youyou’s sole handling of typhoid treatment in Lingnan.

And then there was the foundation of Jisheng Hall, the first to propose medicine taken with a rinse, creating various fruit-flavored pediatric medicines, addressing the issue of children finding it difficult to take medicine.

And her unrivaled intelligence; if only she hadn’t been born a girl, where would there be a place for men to become Top Scholars, and so on—such was the unceasing praise from their eloquent tongues. To them, the young lady from the Lin Family, Gu Youyou, truly was unparalleled above and below the heavens.

Mr. Hu listened with delight; such a daughter-in-law was indeed rare, apart from her own family having little background.

Of course, this wasn’t a problem because she was Lin Xingyi’s only niece. As long as the Lin Family approved the marriage, that would suffice, since their goal was to attach themselves to the Lin Family, to the Ducal Residence.

The matchmakers’ eyes became slits as they beamed with joy, "Mr. Hu, I know your son Yu Qing may be a child born out of wedlock, but he is incredibly talented, in no way inferior to those born to noble families. You too have high standards, but this Miss Gu isn’t bad either; her medical skills are exceptional, even the Empress Dowager’s leg ailment was cured by her, and even the Princess respectfully addresses her as teacher.