In Changchun Palace, in the warm and spring-like Pavilion, Concubine Shu was talking to her nine-year-old daughter, Princess Duanhui.
"Mother, why did eldest uncle marry a widow?" Princess Duanhui leaned beside her mother and asked with a pout. She played around in the palace, and several times she heard the little palace maids and eunuchs talking about the marriage of the eldest uncle, and they all laughed at the identity of the new aunt. Princess Duanhui didn't understand at first, but later she understood the meaning of the widow. She was very angry. People in the palace were talking about her uncle, and they were angry that the widow's aunt was hurting her uncle.
"Mother doesn't know either." Concubine Shu said casually, looking at her newly painted gorgeous Kodan.
Princess Duanhui snorted: "I don't like her, I don't want to call her aunt."
Only then did Concubine Shu raise her eyes and scolded her daughter lightly: "Don't make trouble, at least obey the rules in front of your uncle."
She also didn't like having a widow and sister-in-law. The eldest brother was bewitched by beauty, but made her a laughing stock in the mouths of other concubines. Concubine Shu didn't blame her elder brother, but only blamed Lin Shi for seducing men for not keeping the rules of women. But in front of her elder brother, she should give Lin's decency, so that when Lin's eldest brother blows the pillow wind in his ear, she will fall into trouble here.
Although Princess Duanhui is young, the children who grow up in the palace can understand this simple truth.
Not long after, the little palace maid came in and reported that it was Mrs. Tai and others who had arrived.
When her mother came, Concubine Shu happily took her daughter to the courtyard to welcome her. There were many rules in the palace, but in the main concubine's palaces, whether it was straight-forward or relaxed, it all depended on each concubine's preference. Concubine Shu used to be simple and relaxed, and Emperor Xuande liked her like this, so she came here several times a month, and her love never stopped.
"The court lady pays her respects to the empress." Mrs. Tai took the lead in salute.
Lin and others followed closely.
Song Jianing is a person who has entered the palace once, so she has seen a little bit of the world. Now she is accompanied by his wife and mother. She is not very nervous. She saluted according to the instructions of Mother Cen, and no one could pick it out. any errors. Concubine Shu stepped forward to help her mother, and her eyes quickly swept across Lin's mother and daughter. First, she was surprised by Lin's excessive beauty, and then she was startled by the chubby face of her cheap niece, and she regained her calm in an instant.
"Mother, my eldest brother is really lucky. Look at my new sister-in-law, she's almost compared to the new beauty in the palace." Holding Mrs. Tai's arm, Concubine Shu praised Lin Shi with a smile.
Lin's cheeks were slightly red, and she lowered her head and said, "My aunt praised me wrongly. It is my luck for three lifetimes to get the wrong love from the grandfather of the country."
Concubine Shu smiled and then praised Song Jianing: "Jianing, right? She looks so good, it's rare to see it." After speaking, she took out a green jade bracelet from her sleeve and bent over to put it on for Song Jianing: " This is my aunt's meeting ceremony, my aunt likes a child your age the most, and when my elder sister enters the palace, Jia Ning also comes along, so you can accompany your aunt to relieve the boredom."
She was dressed in costume, her eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar to Mrs. Tai, she was young and bright, Song Jianing saw her smiling amiably, so she obediently said, "Thank you aunt for the reward."
Concubine Shu pinched her chubby cheeks and turned around to introduce her daughter: "This is Duan Hui, one year younger than you, and you will be cousins in the future."
Princess Duanhui understands the truth of Xu and Weishe, but she is too young to be a perfect mother, and she doesn't like Lin's heart. Now she finds that the daughter that Lin's brought into the Guogong's mansion is so good-looking, she is better than her princess. Princess Duanhui immediately disliked Song Jianing, raised her chin arrogantly, and stared at Song Jianing unhappily.
The daughter of a businesswoman's widow, also worthy of her sister
Her appearance completely matched the Princess Duanhui in Song Jianing's memory. As the saying goes, it's hard to change a country's temperament. Realizing that Princess Duanhui has been arrogant since she was a child, Song Jianing didn't dare to call her cousin, so she respectfully called "Princess".
Princess Duanhui was a little satisfied, reluctantly responded, turned to find Tingfang, and hugged Tingfang's arm affectionately: "Cousin, you haven't been in the palace for a long time, and cousin." She tilted her head and rejoiced. He looked at Guo Xiao, who was wearing a white robe.
Song Jianing couldn't help but secretly observe the pair of childhood sweethearts. When I met Guo Xiao in my last life, she was eighteen, Guo Xiao was twenty-four, and it was rare for a man to not marry in his early twenties, but royal princesses usually get married later. If Guo Xiao was waiting for Princess Duanhui, he would understand. . Later, it seemed that a lot of things happened in the capital. She didn't know the inside story. She only knew that Princess Duanhui's marriage had been delayed. It was not until the three years of filial piety to the previous emperor that the new emperor granted her the marriage.
Guo Xiao has been pampering her for seven years, which is considered a great favor, but Guo Xiao has waited for more than ten years for Princess Duanhui, and she has not been married until her early thirties. This is called true infatuation. Princess Duanhui, where is her so-called "special pet"? The only thing Song Jianing didn't understand was that since Guo Xiao liked his childhood sweetheart cousin so much, why did he come to look for her every night? Just to meet the needs of the body
It should be like this, Princess Duanhui delayed Guo Xiao for so long, and was embarrassed to care about her, so she acquiesced to her existence, and only found fault with her when she was about to get married.
Song Jianing really wanted to see how the infatuated couple got along when they were young, it must be very warm and touching.
She blinked her watery almond eyes for a sneak peek, Guo Xiao noticed it, couldn't guess what Song Jianing was looking at, and nodded lightly at his cousin.
After the ceremony, everyone moved to the warm pavilion to speak.
Concubine Shu and Mrs. Lin were unfamiliar, and the lady too warmed the atmosphere. Concubine Shu gave her mother face. Mrs. Lin had a good relationship with her aunt and sister-in-law. On the children's side, Princess Duanhui firmly occupied Tingfang. Every time Tingfang wanted to pull Song Jianing to join the conversation, Princess Duanhui interrupted arrogantly. Tingfang couldn't resist her and gave her sister an apologetic look.
Song Jianing didn't care at all, just sat on the chair and ate the cakes on the table gracefully. The palace is different. The yam cake in the shape of plum blossom is exquisite and beautiful, and it is decorated with a golden osmanthus, which is fragrant. The milky white yam melts in the mouth, and the jujube filling is sweet and fragrant...
After eating one piece, Song Jianing glanced at Tingfang and Princess Duanhui, who were chatting happily, and went to get the second piece with confidence. The fat finger had moved to the top of the porcelain plate, and there was a sudden light cough from the opposite side. Song Jianing felt guilty for no apparent reason. , in a panic, withdrew his hand, raised his head with a blushing face, and bumped into Guo Xiao's cold and handsome face.
Song Jianing lowered his eyes, picked up the sachet from his waist and played with it. The sachet was embroidered by my mother, and the pink satin was embroidered with plum blossoms with fine stitches.
After reading the sachet, Song Jianing glanced at the pastry plate on the table, and was secretly swallowing, when a little eunuch suddenly walked in, lowered his head and said to Concubine Shu, "Niangniang, today, the emperor is testing archery skills, His Royal Highness. The Zhi Shizi has entered the palace, and a special person will come over, and Xuan Shizi will go to the martial arts training ground to compete."
Guo Xiao immediately stood up and resigned to the elders.
Princess Duanhui's eyes were bright, she ran to Guo Xiao's side, and said excitedly, "I'll go with my cousin!"
Guo Xiao couldn't control her and looked at his aunt in the main seat.
"Mother..." Princess Duanhui pulled the jade pendant around Guo Xiao's waist and skillfully acted like a spoiled child to her mother.
Concubine Shu didn't take it seriously and said with a smile, "Go ahead, take Jia Ning with you. Tingfang is getting older, so come and sit with auntie." The niece will be married next year, and the princes are also getting married one after another. The concubine didn't want the emperor to misunderstand that she meant to help her niece build a bridge. The duke's mansion is deeply trusted by the emperor, and it is impossible to make friends with princes to cause suspicion.
Tingfang responded obediently.
Song Jianing looked at her mother awkwardly, she panicked when she wanted to see the emperor.
Embarrassed by her daughter, Lin shi didn't dare to let her daughter go to the royal group of men, got up and explained, "Madame, Jia Ning is young and doesn't understand the rules, I'm afraid she will bump into a few His Royal Highnesses..."
Concubine Shu said, "Sister-in-law is worrying too much. Your Royal Highnesses like to have someone cheering you on. Today, many little cousins cheered them up, and they will only be happy." After speaking, she waved to Guo Xiao: "Come on, don't ask the emperor to wait. ."
Guo Xiao bowed and said goodbye, Princess Duanhui happily stood by his side, Song Jianing finally looked at her mother and followed her fate.
After leaving Changchun Palace, you don't have to be afraid of your elders. Princess Duanhui glanced at Song Jianing, who was a few steps behind, and pouted to Guo Xiao, "Cousin, uncle is confused by that woman, why don't you persuade him?" Low, deliberately wanted Song Jianing to hear.
Song Jianing lowered his head and pursed his lips tightly. She doesn't mind what Princess Duanhui says about her, but she can't stand others humiliating her mother.
"Sir, don't mix things up." Guo Xiao strode forward with a cold expression.
Princess Duanhui pouted, and in a short period of dissatisfaction, Guo Xiao was thrown away by several steps, she trotted to catch up, grabbed Guo Xiaoyupei, and begged softly: "Cousin, please walk slowly, I Can't keep up with…”
Guo Xiao turned sideways, and saw his cousin's little face turning sad and happy, as well as his stepsister who was twenty or thirty steps behind. The fat girl in a pink dress drooped her head as if someone was bullying her, her red lips pouted high, and she walked slower and slower. She almost regarded the palace as the small courtyard of her Jiangnan Song family, and she could go as fast as she wanted.
"Jianing." Guo Xiao said displeased.
Song Jianing raised her head, her mouth still pouting.
Guo Xiao's face was gloomy: "Follow up."
Song Jianing was afraid of him, and with an "oh" sounded, Dian Dian Dian Dian Dian Dian Dian Dian Dian Dian Dian Dian Dian Dian Dian Dian Dian Dian Dian Dian Dian Dian Dian's little face also trembled slightly. Princess Duanhui was the first to meet such a fat girl, she burst out laughing, and continued to whisper to Guo Xiao loudly: "Cousin, look, does she look like a pig?"
Song Jianing blushed and was angry, but she pretended not to hear.
Guo Xiao glanced at his stepsister's red ears, and asked Princess Duanhui coldly, "Princess Tangtang, what kind of village women do you learn from?" His voice was not low.
Princess Duanhui never expected that her cousin would train her, but what she just said was indeed a bit vulgar, and she couldn't refute her cousin, so she gave Song Jianing a hard look. It's all to blame for this widowed woman surnamed Song, otherwise how could she be disciplined by her cousin
After staring, Princess Duanhui continued to chase Guo Xiao, Song Jianing walked and ran for a while and followed, thinking of Guo Xiao's phrase "village woman", the more he remembered it, the more he wanted to laugh. Guo Xiao looks like Pan An is both civil and military, and he is also the heir of the noble government. If he was told that the two women he had taken a fancy to in his previous life were the "village women" and "fat pigs" who were following him now, would Guo Xiao be angry? lung
If it wasn't for his own life, Song Jianing really wanted to give it a try.
Thinking wildly, hurry up and hurry. After two quarters of an hour, Song Jianing, who was out of breath, finally saw the imperial martial arts training ground and the royal father and son in the center of the training ground. The fat man wearing the scarlet dragon robe is naturally Emperor Xuande. As for the four princes of different heights next to Emperor Xuande...
Song Jianing had only seen the third prince Zhao Heng, and the moment he recognized him, Song Jianing seemed to see the golden light above his head.