He lied that he was assassinated in the capital, and Guo Boyan was considered to have stabbed a big or small slap in the face. While on vacation, he had to go to the Ministry of Punishment and the palace the next day. Before leaving the house, Guo Boyan ordered his children to be called to Zhenghetang.
Guo Xiao lived close by and came first.
Guo Boyan was sitting on the red sandalwood Taishi chair, thinking about the most suitable date for the wedding, when he heard the footsteps of his son, he raised his eyes with a tea bowl. My son is sixteen years old. He is a bit taller than before he left Beijing at the beginning of the year. The top of his head reaches his chin. He is tall and straight, as handsome as a green bamboo. .
"Father, are you looking for me?" Guo Xiao came in with his feet raised, and asked respectfully, his stern brows were exactly the same as Guo Boyan's.
Guo Boyan was not dissatisfied with such a well-mannered, both civil and military son. He smiled and pointed to the chair on the left: "Sit, did such a big thing happen yesterday, are you scared?"
Guo Xiao nodded, but he was amused. His father underestimated him too much. At first glance, such an arrow wound was pierced at close range, not a long-range shot, which would frighten his grandmother and others. Furthermore, in Guo Xiao's memory, his father was very skilled. He was always invincible in battle. There was no reason why his father was chased by assassins and fled in embarrassment. Guo Xiao guessed that there was another inside story, and his father didn't want to say it, he just didn't ask.
"How is my father's injury?" he asked concerned.
Guo Boyan smiled: "A little injury will heal for a few days."
Because of this injury, Mrs. Lin could soon enter the door smoothly, so when he mentioned the injury, Guo Boyan unconsciously showed a bit of pride.
Guo Xiao looked at his father unexpectedly, guessing that his father must have a happy event. He made meritorious service in the southern tour and was rewarded by the emperor
The father and son chatted for a while, and the eldest girl Tingfang arrived, wearing a jade hairpin and a lotus-blue robe. She was demure and elegant. She came in and asked with concern, "Does my father's wound still hurt? I heard that you rode out the door yesterday. Until the arrow wound is healed, father should still ride in the carriage, I am afraid that you will accidentally pull the wound."
The daughter is filial and sensible, Guo Xiao's expression softened, and he said with relief: "Okay, remember it for my father."
Tingfang smiled lightly. The fourteen-year-old girl, with a face like a peach blossom and an elk with eyes, is beautiful and charming. Compared with her elder brother, she looks more like Tan, the lady of the country who died early. Guo Boyan was in a trance for a moment, as if he had seen Cardamom Nianhua's deceased wife through his daughter, and thinking about what he was going to say next, Guo Boyan suddenly felt a little guilty towards a pair of children.
In the past few years, he has been working for the emperor, traveling all over the place, and living at home throughout the year is limited. His son is fine. He took him out to practice for two years. When it was the daughter's turn, the father and daughter were very emotional, and apart from a few daily greetings, there was nothing to say.
But what about guilt? Lin Shi still wants to marry, the only thing he can do is to care more about these two children in the future.
Taking a sip of tea, Guo Boyan put down the tea bowl, looked at his son and said, "I was assassinated yesterday, how did I get back, you both know?"
Guo Xiao said: "Yes, I heard that she is the sister of Lin Dong's family in Jinxiufang."
Guo Boyan sighed, leaning back in his chair and sighing: "I sent someone to inquire, Lin's husband passed away, she and her daughter have been widowed for four years, and after returning to Beijing, she brought her daughter to the quiet back house, and the neighbors praised her for being dignified. Shoujing was hijacked by me unexpectedly, and my reputation has been affected along the way. My father relies on their mother and daughter to survive. Now that her reputation has been damaged, how can my father sit idly by? Last night, after careful consideration for my father, I decided to marry her. Go through the door, what do you two think?"
Guo Xiao pursed his lower lip. After his father was injured, he sent the chief to inquire about a lot of news, saying that the Lin family was beautiful, and there was an endless stream of people who came to the Lin family to ask for marriage before leaving the cabinet. The only time I went out in half a year, I happened to meet my father.
Recalling the spring meaning on the corners of his father's brows, Guo Xiao immediately understood that his father played such a big play in person, just for the widow. A widow with a daughter can actually bewitch a wise and heroic father to such a degree
The son does not tell the father, let alone the matter of the continuation of the marriage, Guo Xiao can only hope with his grandmother: "Father, does grandma know?"
Guo Boyan nodded: "Your grandmother has seen Lin Shi and praised her for her ability to advance and retreat. She has already agreed."
Guo Xiao's complexion changed slightly. He was only sixteen in the end. When he encountered such a big event, he couldn't hide it in the city, not to mention that this was not an ordinary big event. When his father remarried, the name of the deceased mother's wife of the country fell on the woman next to him. The other party was still a widow whose character was questionable, and Guo Xiao was very dissatisfied.
Why does Tingfang feel good about having an extra stepmother suddenly? But she was more sensitive, worried that her brother's outspoken words would anger her father. She took the lead in getting up and smiled to ease the atmosphere: "My father has worked hard for many years, and my grandmother has been persuading you to marry us a mother earlier. Be filial to your mother."
The daughter is so good at talking, Guo Boyan reciprocates the favor, and said sternly: "filial piety where she should be filial, if she acts wrong, you can bring it up directly, and don't have to worry about being a father." But in his heart, he was sure that Lin would be a good mother and would never bully her. The children left by the original spouse, let's say, just like Lin's weak and weak, Guo Boyan is more worried that Lin's will be bullied by Diao slaves after entering the door.
The daughter made a statement, and Guo Boyan looked at his son.
The matter was a foregone conclusion, Guo Xiao left his seat and said, "Congratulations to my father, father, rest assured, the son will be strict with himself and never let his mother bother."
Guo Boyan nodded in satisfaction and smiled: "I will also tell your mother to take good care of you. By the way, Jianing will also move in. She is just ten years old and grew up in Jiangnan. She has never seen the world. Brother and sister, please remind her when you go out as a guest, and don't let outsiders see the jokes of our country's government."
Tingfang responded softly.
After passing the anger with the children, Guo Boyan went out the door refreshed. The brothers and sisters sent them to the door. When they walked back, Tingfang lowered her head slightly, frowned, and was full of worries. She had a handkerchief acquaintance who also lost her mother when she was young, and her father remarried. The new wife appeared to be kind to the daughter left by her original spouse, but in fact she was extremely partial, and gave all good things to her own children first.
Tingfang didn't care about the cost of food and clothing, but her father was not close to her. After Lin entered the door, would her father lose her sight
"Don't worry, little sister, I have everything, and no one should make you feel wronged." Guo Xiao patted his sister's shoulder and assured in a low voice.
Tingfang's restless heart suddenly calmed down. Even if her father was partial, she still had her own brother and grandmother, and her life would not be too bad.
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Wei Guogong was assassinated on the fourth day of the fourth day, and on the fifth day of the fifth day, the streets and alleys of the capital were all about this. Among them, the most talked about by the people was the romantic deeds of Wei Guogong and the widowed aunt of the wealthy businessman Lin family. Lin's beauty has long been heard by everyone, but now that he is alone and widowed all the way, in the narrow and closed carriage, can the grandfather of the country be unable to control it
From ancient times to the present, the common people like to listen to this kind of peach story. No matter what the facts are, as long as there is a man and a woman, there will be gossip to chat.
Just as the people were waiting to see the jokes of the Lin family, on the sixth day of the first lunar year, the matchmaker invited by the Duke of Wei came to the Lin family to propose marriage, and for fear that the neighbors would not know, the matchmaker was at the door and greeted Liu, who came to greet him. Shi made clear his identity: "My grandfather is grateful for Lingmei's kindness and learned that Lingmei is not currently married, so he specially sent me to propose a marriage."
The neighbors were stunned, it was true or false, the dignified father-in-law, the popular man in front of the emperor, was willing to marry a twenty-seven-year-old widow
The neighbors couldn't believe it. Song Jianing, who got the news, dropped the sweet-scented osmanthus cake in his hand in shock, and asked Lin Xiuxiu dumbly, "Who will propose marriage?"
Lin Xiuxiu said excitedly: "Guo Wei, the one who hijacked your carriage, let's go, my mother is entertaining the matchmaker in front, let's go to the corner."
Song Jianing is a good boy. She will never do what the adults tell her to do, but she is too eager to know the exact news, so she followed her cousin and hid under the window of the front yard hall and listened with her ears pricked up.
"... Our grandfather is the most fair. He learned that Miss Lin was wronged because of him, so he immediately discussed with Mrs. Lin that he wanted to marry Miss Lin... The grandfather also said, let Miss Lin relax, he will pick up the young lady. Miss going there together and pampering her like her own daughter, that's an inexhaustible amount of glory and wealth..."
After the matchmaker finished speaking, Liu's hearty laughter came from inside.
My aunt was going to be the wife of the father-in-law. Lin Xiuxiu and You Rongyan looked down and saw that their cousin had a bitter face and were about to cry.
"Cousin is not happy?" Lin Xiuxiu asked suspiciously.
Song Jianing's mind was full of chaos, and all kinds of messy thoughts flashed one after another, one moment is Liang Shao's hypocritical face, another moment is Guo Xiao's indifferent face persuading her to accept his fate, another moment is Princess Duanhui's contemptuous eyes, and another moment is after rebirth, Guo Boyan. Several meetings with their mother and daughter.
Confused, Song Jianing left her cousin behind and ran to find her mother.
Sitting on the warm couch by the window, Mrs Lin was sewing winter clothes for her daughter when she heard the familiar footsteps. She paused her needlework and looked towards the door.
"Mother, Grandpa has sent someone to propose a kiss..." Song Jianing ran over, panting, anxiously.
As expected, Lin's heart was still in the water, and he was only surprised by his daughter's reaction. Putting down the needle and thread, she took her daughter into her arms, and while wiping the sweat off her forehead, she asked softly, "Does An'an not like Grandpa Guo?"
Song Jianing was stunned, why is her mother so calm? Is it...
The daughter was stupid, Lin Shi smiled softly: "What are you thinking?"
Song Jianing was thinking about Guo Boyan. Guo Boyan, who is in his prime, is tall, mighty, dignified, and even more powerful. Such an excellent man has a life-saving grace for his mother. It is reasonable for his mother to like him, right? With Guo Xiao, wouldn't she be happy if Guo Xiao was willing to give her the wife's status after taking her away, and then give her endless favor
However, when her mother married into the Duke's Mansion, she had to meet Guo Xiao without looking up...
No, even if we meet, she is Guo Xiao's sister in name!
Song Jianing's watery almond eyes became clearer and clearer. In this world, what could be safer than a sister who became a lecherous man