The female relatives left, and Brother Mao followed his sister to his little niece, leaving only Guo Boyan and Zhao Heng in the main room in the front yard.
Guo Boyan knew that Prince Shou definitely didn't want to see him and his eldest son in his heart, and he also knew that no matter what he did, he couldn't change the situation, but he had to be polite. After inviting King Shou to drink tea, Guo Boyan first praised King Shou's tour of the Yellow River to share the emperor's worries, and then began to talk about his previous experiences in the Yellow River area.
Although Guo Boyan was a military officer, he was also talented in governing the country and had unique insights. Zhao Heng listened and nodded from time to time.
Guo Boyan talked freely for about a quarter of an hour, just when he secretly guessed when the prince was going to say "business" to him, the eldest son suddenly appeared outside the main entrance of the main room, a young military general in his early twenties, dressed in Ma Jun Du Yu The official uniform has its own majesty. Guo Boyan looked at the eldest son and compared them silently in his heart. The eldest son and King Shou were both dragons and phoenixes. The eldest son was cold and coercive. People are more in awe than in awe.
In terms of bearing, the eldest son is not as good as the king of longevity, like a tiger and a leopard against a dragon and a phoenix.
In terms of talent, the eldest son has the courage to conquer the world, and King Shou has the talent to rule the world. In troubled times, the eldest son may have a certain degree of certainty over King Shou, but now is the peaceful world of the royal family surnamed Zhao. Beyond people.
In terms of strategy, both of them are still young, and have no chance to show it in the important affairs of the court, but in the case of the daughter, the eldest son does not have the right time and place, so he can only work hard in the dark and lose his morals. Shouwang Mingmei is marrying and is the righteous husband of his daughter, and King Shou does not bother to fight against the eldest son at all, and directly sends the eldest son to him, this old man, and uses his hands to solve his son.
Guo Boyan's eyes dimmed, the eldest son had no chance at all in this competition.
"Guo Xiao pays respects to the prince." Entering the main room, Guo Xiao first saluted the king Shou who was sitting on the main seat, staring at the ground with a pair of cold eyes, neither humble nor arrogant, nor did he care too much, as if what King Shou did when he came to the Duke's mansion had nothing to do with him.
"Get up." Zhao Heng said calmly.
Guo Xiao stood up straight, nodded to his father again, and then sat down to the lower right of his father.
Guo Boyan continued the previous topic with a calm expression, as if he was unaware of the grievances between the eldest son and King Shou.
After talking, it's time to eat. Because King Shou doesn't like making noise, Guo Boyan didn't invite the people from the second and third rooms to come over. Only their father and son accompany King Shou. Mrs. Tai and Mrs. Lin entertain their daughters in the backyard. Brother Mao Also stuck there. When the wine and dishes were arranged, Guo Boyan took the wine bottle first, and toasted the king of Shou: "My lord will leave tomorrow, and the lower official wishes the lord a great success."
Guo Xiao also picked up the wine bottle.
Zhao Heng nodded, Guo Xiao and his son were done in one breath, he only took a light sip.
When Guo Xiao and his son put down the wine bottles, Zhao Hengcai looked at Guo Boyan and said, "I'm not in Beijing, the princess and the princess, please ask the prince to take care of me."
The lord finally revealed his true intention, and Guo Boyan immediately assured him: "Don't worry, wang ye, the princess is the daughter of the minister, and the county master is also the granddaughter of the minister. Without the command of the lord, the lower officials will take care of them with all their heart, to ensure that their mothers will not have sex. Any mistakes, if there is a breach of trust, the lower officials are willing to be punished."
Zhao Heng glanced at him, raised the wine bottle and said respectfully, "It's time to work."
This time, he did it all.
Next, Guo Boyan tried to ease the atmosphere so that the practice banquet would not be so embarrassing. Zhao Heng ate the meal silently. Guo Xiao swept him twice, and was very disdainful in his heart. King Shou specially came to warn his father to look at him. Did he take him as such a reckless person
A hint of irony appeared in Guo Xiao's eyes. He wasn't that stupid. With his father watching him, he only had one chance to make a move. Guo Xiao would never act rashly before he was sure. He wants to do it once and for all, and take her as his own forever and ever without affecting the imperial government.
When the banquet was over, Zhao Heng walked out of the main room, stood in the courtyard with his hands behind his back, and raised his head slightly, as if he was admiring the night sky. Guo Boyan saw that the prince didn't want to stay at home for a moment, so he signaled the maid to go to the backyard to see how the girls were eating, but Mrs. Tai had already called attention to the movement in the front yard. Song Jianing had already rushed over, surrounded by her grandmother, mother and younger brother.
On the first day of February, the sky was full of stars, but the moon was not seen, the night was filled with darkness, and a few lanterns could not illuminate the place that was too large. Song Jianing turned around along the corridor and caught a glimpse of three figures standing in the courtyard. She fixed her gaze on her own prince and did not move. No one else looked at it, and walked to the king of Shou calmly.
"My lord." She said softly.
Seeing that she was wearing a cloak but not a hood, Zhao Heng took two steps forward and reached out to help her put the hood over her head, as if no one was around. Song Jianing couldn't be as calm as him, thinking that his stepfather, mother and other elders were watching, Song Jianing tilted his head shyly, a profile of his face was exposed under the hood, which was illuminated by the soft light into Feiyu.
Guo Xiao was hidden in the shadow diagonally behind his father, looking at her with deep eyes.
Zhao Heng looked at the wet nurse, the wet nurse understood, and walked over with the little princess who had just had a full meal and was in good spirits. Zhao Heng took his daughter, which was tightly covered by the swaddling clothes. He raised the hood that blocked her daughter's face, and then met the little girl's dark and bright almond eyes. Zhao Zhao grinned, and Zhao Heng also smiled, covering his daughter again, winking with Song Jianing, and walking towards the main entrance of the Duke's Mansion first.
Guo Boyan took his family out to send them away, until the three members of Shouwang's family could no longer see the shadows, and all the talents of the Guo family returned to each hospital.
Guo Boyan left the eldest son and came to the study. Guo Boyan asked his son in a deep voice, "Do you understand what the lord means?"
Guo Xiao looked directly at his father, and said with a blank face: "The son has already promised his father that he will marry Duan Hui, and he will no longer be involved in the affairs of the palace."
Guo Boyan didn't believe that his son could easily let go, but he was quite sure that his son would not dare to do anything while Shouwang was away from the capital, so he only asked, "When are you going to ask the emperor to marry him?"
Guo Xiao said without hesitation: "On my aunt's birthday in July, I want to take the opportunity of giving gifts to my aunt to ask my aunt to marry my cousin."
Guo Boyan seemed to have really thought about it when he heard his son's answer so quickly, and was a little relieved.
After finishing what he had to say, Guo Xiao said goodbye to his father and walked out of the study. Ah Shun greeted him with a lantern and illuminated it for him. The night wind was cold, and on the way back to Yihexuan, Guo Xiao looked at the dim yellow lantern swaying in the wind in Ah Shun's hand, but in his mind was the scene of King Shou helping her put on a hood, so close to her...
Guo Xiao closed his eyes and remembered the situation before she got married. His cousin teased her. She bumped her nose red. He walked over to check her injuries. The two were very close to each other at the time. Her nose was sore, and there were tears in Xing's eyes. She was weak and pitiful. He was really distressed and wanted to rub her, but he didn't want her to know.
If, if he told the truth, if he rubbed her nose, would she be less afraid of him, would she believe his heart
Guo Xiao pondered this question all night and stayed up all night.
Song Jianing also hadn't slept for almost a night, but it wasn't that she couldn't sleep, but she didn't want to. The prince who was holding her was reluctant to let go. In the end, she didn't know when she fell asleep. Later, she seemed to be woken up by him again. Muddy, Song Jianing vaguely heard the cock crowing, and after indulging, fell asleep in his arms again.
Zhao Heng hugged her motionless, and when she fell asleep, he looked at the bright sky outside, and then carefully placed her on the pillow. The husband and wife were completely separated, Zhao Heng leaned on one side, looked down at her, and wanted to touch her charming face again, but the moment he was about to touch her, he held back.
He didn't want to wake her up, and he didn't want her to send him off. If she did, she would definitely cry. When she cried, it would be harder for him to leave.
"An An." Zhao Heng called softly.
Song Jianing closed his eyes, sleeping peacefully.
Zhao Heng smiled, gave her one last look, got up and left. Turning to the front room and looking at his daughter for another quarter of an hour, Zhao Heng kissed his daughter's chubby face, and finally suppressed all his reluctance. He went to the front yard to meet with the two aides, and set off before dawn. Eunuch Fu, as his right-hand man, naturally also accompany.
The carriage reeled away, and silence soon returned to the gate of King Shou's Mansion.
In the backyard of the palace, Song Jianing, who had been working all night, unknowingly fell asleep until three poles in the sun. Falling on the bed, Song Jianing opened her eyes in confusion, only to find that the tent was already bright, and she was the only one on the huge bed. letter.
Guessing that he had sneaked away, Song Jianing's heart suddenly became empty, and her body lay there stiffly, without moving for a long time.
After an unknown amount of time, Song Jianing finally regained some energy, sat up wrapped in the quilt, and picked up the letter. Unfolding the pale yellow rice paper, she was familiar with the Qingyi handwriting on it:
Do not read.
Such a big piece of letter paper, just two words, cold, like his person.
Song Jianing stared at these two words repeatedly, looking left and right, tears rolling down silently. The lord is so cruel, it's okay not to ask her to see him off, he only wrote two words in the letter, and he didn't even have a heart-warming word, it's better not to write it!
Song Jianing was aggrieved, reluctant, and sad. He wanted to dislike the letter, but he was reluctant to dislike it. After taking a second look, he gently folded the letter and put it away. one look. She woke up, and the nurse came over with the little princess in her arms. Seeing that the princess was languid, the nurse said with emotion: "Princess, the more the prince does not let you send it, the more it shows that you have a heavy weight in the prince's heart. gone."
Song Jianing looked down at her daughter, the little girl was heartless, she didn't know that the father left their mother and ran away.
Song Jianing forced a smile, comforting her daughter as well as herself, and coaxed in a low voice: "Father, the king has done a big job, to relieve the people's worries, Zhaozhao has to eat well, and when you can climb, the father and the king will come back."
Zhaozhao looked at his mother without blinking, and suddenly kicked his legs, as if he was anxious to crawl faster.
Song Jianing smiled and hugged her daughter tightly.