Guo Xiao and Princess Duanhui's wedding date is set on the twentieth of the first lunar month.
In fact, the marriage plan of the two has already been made, and the princess dowry that should be prepared is almost ready. The Privy Council, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Household are intensively planning the crusade against the Liao Kingdom. The Ministry of Rites does not need to make peace. The time between them was shorter, only two months, but the day of the marriage was still a sensation in the capital, and the people were excited to go to the streets to watch the excitement.
Guo Xiao was riding on a horse in a red robe, staring blankly ahead. On both sides of the street, the people were all looking forward to it. Guo Xiao's eyes occasionally swept across the faces of those old and young men and women, and the slightly cold wind of the first month was blowing on his face, Guo Xiao's eyes were cold, and his heart was also cold.
He got married, and the people who had nothing to do with him were happier than him, but he didn't feel anything, because it wasn't her in the sedan chair.
After blowing and beating, the guard of honor stopped in front of the palace.
Guo Xiao is the eldest son and the future head of the Guo Gongfu, and his wife is the clan wife. Therefore, although Emperor Xuande gave his daughter a princess residence, Princess Duanhui will still live in Guo's house and get married in the country. Government office.
In the princess's big wedding, in addition to the former King Chu family who were imprisoned in the Nangong Palace, King Rui, King Shou, and King Gong all brought their families to drink the wedding wine.
The male guests watched the ceremony in the front yard, while several concubines of Song Jianing and court wives were waiting to see the bride in the back yard.
"How many months have you been?" In Dongnuan Pavilion, Li Mulan sat next to Song Jianing and asked at the hem of her slightly bulging jacket. The weather is still cold, and the thick clothes don't show the size of the belly.
Song Jianing smiled and stretched out her right hand towards her. The small white hand was as tender and tender as a new lotus root.
Five months... Li Mulan did the math, raised her eyebrows, and said with a smile, "You slow down, maybe I can catch up with your second child."
This time, when the Great Zhou attacked Liao, Li Mulan and King Gong both had to go out on an expedition.
Speaking of this, Song Jianing worried for her and couldn't help asking Li Mulan's preparations, but Li Mulan was very fascinated. The only dissatisfaction was that Emperor Xuande insisted that she lead the army with Prince Gong. Since the spring hunt last year, Li Mulan didn't know what was wrong with Prince Gong, so she took the initiative to send the concubines and went to her house with a shameless face, forcing her to ask someone to be given contraceptive pills, otherwise she would have to take contraceptive pills. King Gong's greed, Li Mulan was really afraid that she would be pregnant too.
As a wife, Li Mulan would give birth to a child for Prince Gong, but that would be after she had gone to war.
"Why haven't the fourth siblings moved for so long?"
The two sisters were having a good chat, and Princess Rui suddenly interjected, jokingly said: "The third sibling is younger than you, and we are pregnant with the second one. We women, we should put children first."
Li Mulan glanced at her lightly, and said bluntly, "Yanque and Honghu, each has his own needs, the second sister-in-law is at ease and has a baby, don't bother you for me."
Princess Rui was talking about having children, but Li Mulan only mentioned having children. To say that there was no irony that Princess Rui had given birth to two daughters, let alone Princess Rui, even Song Jianing didn't believe it. Song Jianing pretended not to hear it, and turned her head to serve tea. Sister Mulan didn't like to listen to others persuading her to abide by the virtues of women, but Princess Rui bumped into it herself.
Princess Rui was furious, and because of her bad face, she was afraid of being laughed at by other wives. Princess Rui clenched her handkerchief, glanced at Song Jianing's belly, smiled and said, "I don't know where the third child is, now I hope that the third brother and sister will add a little nephew to us, which will make the emperor happy. "
It's a joke, she's not the only one in this room looking forward to her son, she wants to see if Song Jianing's child is still a daughter, remembering Li Mulan's irony, will the relationship between the two continue to be good.
In the face of Princess Rui's provocation, Song Jianing did not respond.
"Don't worry about it, I only bother her." Li Mulan leaned over and whispered to Song Jianing. Li Mulan does not dislike women who obey the three obedience and four virtues. Everyone has their own way of living, and she was born in the general's mansion. She witnessed her grandfather, uncles and cousins practicing martial arts to cultivate pride. If she was born in an ordinary mansion, Her mother has been disciplined since she was a child, and she may be just like any other girl.
Song Jianing is gentle and amiable, and treats people with sincerity. Li Mulan likes such sisters very much, but if Princess Rui is so talkative and likes to provoke right and wrong, Li Mulan will not like her.
"I know." Song Jianing winked at her playfully, "I only wish that Sister Mulan will win and triumph as soon as possible."
"Definitely." Li Mulan smiled and touched her belly, "If it is a son, the third highness will teach her, and if it is a daughter, I will teach her kung fu in the future."
Song Jianing laughed. Sister Mulan really couldn't speak, but having a daughter who knew kung fu seemed not bad.
"Come, come, Concubine, they are here!"
Quanfu people were excitedly arguing outside, and the female relatives in the warm pavilion stood up one after another and looked towards the princesses.
Princess Rui was the elder and took the lead to leave. Li Mulan held Song Jianing's arm, and was more nervous than Song Jianing about the child in her womb. She had never conceived, and she didn't know that pregnant women were not as fragile as they looked. Song Jianing's pregnancy went smoothly, and she didn't even feel morning sickness. It was only five months ago. At this moment, she was more curious about the new couple.
After walking out of the main room, Song Jianing looked up. In the corridor diagonally opposite, the bride and groom hugged the red silk and turned side by side.
Guo Xiao saw Song Jianing under the porch at a glance. She was wearing a pink jacket and was inconspicuous among a group of ladies, but no matter what she was wearing, Guo Xiao would be the first to find her every time they met. How hard is it to see once? Guo Xiao could hardly remember when the last time they met, as if she was pregnant again in a blink of an eye.
Glancing across her abdomen, Guo Xiao lowered his eyes, but the hand holding the red silk was clenched tightly.
After going down the corridor, the newcomers came to the front of the guests. Song Jianing followed Li Mulan to one side, smiling only at Princess Duanhui, who was covering her head. Guo Xiao passed by her, but took the opportunity to look at her without concealment, at her blushing cheeks, at her increasingly charming brows, his gaze seemed to have just been roasted from the fire, and it was burning hot to Song Jianing. Can not ignore.
She pursed her lower lip, but she never raised her eyes to look at him. She only looked at the burly figure in the red robe, passing by.
"Mother!" After the newcomer passed, Brother Mao and Zhaozhao were excited and followed behind. Brother Mao was eight years old, so he was very competent at coaxing his niece, and Zhaozhao also liked to play with his uncle.
Seeing her daughter's watery almond eyes, Song Jianing felt a little calm, touched her daughter's head, and went in together to watch the groom pick his hijab.
The hijab was raised, Princess Duanhui was dressed up, and she was bright and beautiful, a little shy of her daughter's family, but she was much more daring, looking up at the groom in an open and fair manner. Guo Xiao finally smiled, his black eyes staring at Princess Duanhui, the faint fire in his eyes, just like the groom's desire for the bride.
Princess Duanhui felt nervous and bowed her head shyly.
When it was time to drink a glass of wine, Guo Xiao sat beside Princess Duanhui and faced the female family members who were watching the ceremony.
Out of control, and not wanting to control, Guo Xiao looked at her again.
Song Jianing lowered her head and asked the little girl in front of her softly, "Isn't my aunt beautiful?"
Zhaozhao blinked, pointed at Princess Duanhui and shouted, "Auntie!" Not my aunt.
The female relatives laughed, and someone joined in the fun to teach the little princess of Shouwang's family: "I used to be my aunt, but today I'm going to change my name to my aunt."
Seeing that everyone was laughing, Zhaozhao seemed to understand, so he obediently called Princess Duanhui's aunt.
Princess Duanhui had never been very fond of seeing Song Jianing's mother and daughter, but only at this moment, she genuinely missed her mother and daughter for a while, and peeked at her groom's cousin with a blushing face. Guo Xiao was also laughing, but the smile was only superficial. He took the half gourd with auspicious meaning, and when the maid poured the wine, he immediately poured it into his mouth, but the wine had no strength at all, it was not as good as the one in his body. fiery.
After doing his due diligence, Guo Xiao went to the front yard to accompany the guests, and took Brother Mao along by the way.
Zhaozhao still wanted to follow, but Song Jianing didn't let it go. As soon as it got dark, she took her daughter back to her palace first.
Zhao Heng and several princes still have to entertain. Princess Duanhui is stubborn and willful, but after all, she is the only princess in the palace. Besides Zhao Heng, Prince Rui, Prince Gong, including the former King of Chu all love Princess Duanhui very much. Today Guo Xiao married their sisters, Prince Rui and Gong Wang Naken easily spared Guo Xiao and kept drinking.
Zhao Heng had no intention of joining in the fun, and sat on the seat to pour himself a drink.
"Third brother, tonight you are only brother-in-law, not sister-in-law, hurry up and feed him!" Guo Xiao was so drunk that Prince Rui couldn't stand it. He saw the third brother over there looking like an immortal. I also look forward to seeing the third child being drunk and making a fool of himself.
Guo Xiao listened, put down the wine bowl he just drank, and turned to Zhao Heng.
Not far away, Guo Boyan's heart skipped a beat, worried that his eldest son would get into trouble after drinking too much.
Guo Xiao knew that his father was looking at him, so he didn't say anything, just took the wine bowl that someone handed over, and before bowing his head to drink, he smiled at the King of Shou with no meaning, it was a provocation between men. Zhao Heng understood, and seeing Guo Xiao finish drinking the bowl, Zhao Heng walked over with his own and politely said to Guo Xiao, "Congratulations."
Guo Xiao stared at him stubbornly.
Zhao Heng understood the look in his eyes, but King Gong and the others acted as if Guo Xiao straightened their eyes, and poured out another bowl after booing. Guo Xiao raised a bowl and touched Zhao Heng, then raised his head and drank it with a big mouthful of water. Zhao Heng just wanted to take a sip, Guo Xiao finished drinking, saw him like this, sneered: "Isn't the prince afraid?"
Prince Rui took the lead in laughing.
Zhao Heng also laughed and said apologetically, "Zhaozhao doesn't like wine, so he drank less, and I laughed."
Guo Xiao's eyes froze, is it Zhaozhao who doesn't like alcohol, or is she
"It's getting late, I'll say goodbye first." After paying respects to the groom, Zhao Heng handed the wine bowl to Eunuch Fu, who had been waiting by his side, and left without anyone else. Guo Boyan respectfully went to see off the guests, Guo Xiao frowned, but was soon surrounded by a group of male guests, pouring him bowl after bowl.
Guo Xiao did not refuse anyone who came, and after drinking the jar, he sent someone to fetch a new one, which made Ah Shun tremble. The eldest son was getting married, and it was inevitable to drink wine at the dinner party. The grandfather of the country instructed him in advance to add some water to the eldest son's wine jar, but the eldest son would not allow him to drink the strongest drink. At this rate, can the prince still have a bridal chamber