Song Jianing followed Guo Xiao back to Concubine Shu's Changchun Palace, and as soon as she entered the first door, Princess Duanhui's low cry came from the warm pavilion: "Grandmother, cousin bullies others, cousin Jianing is fat, I Just kidding, my cousin said I was a village woman, and called me His Royal Highness in front of the third brother and the fourth brother, don't want me as a cousin..."
The granddaughter cried pitifully, and the lady just thought it was funny, she hugged the person and coaxed: "What nonsense, your cousin hurts the most is your cousin..."
Princess Duanhui buried herself in Madam Tai's arms and cried, "No, he is better than me to outsiders!"
Mrs. Tai frowned, raised her eyes secretly, and saw that Mrs. Lin had already left her seat and stood in front of Concubine Shu with her head bowed. Mrs. Tai was very satisfied. If Mrs. Lin made a big mess because of this trivial matter, then the position of Mrs. of the country is really not suitable for her.
Outside the door, Song Jianing panicked. Princess Duanhui complained about Guo Xiao, but Guo Xiao reprimanded Princess Duanhui because of her. Will Madam Tai and Concubine Shu punish her? Recalling the punishment of Princess Duanhui for kneeling on her in her previous life, Song Jianing only felt a dull pain in her knees, and cold sweat began to break out on her forehead and face.
Guo Xiao was so arrogant that Princess Hui was ignorant. Seeing her step-sister's timid appearance, she was inexplicably angry. When he moved, he asked in a low voice, "Have you made a mistake?"
Song Jianing's face was pale and pale. Only after entering the palace can you truly understand the gap between the royal family and the commoners. If they ask you to kneel, no matter how wronged you are, you can only suffer. Hearing Guo Xiao's question, Song Jianing thought and thought, and felt even more wronged. It was Princess Duanhui who mocked her first for being fat as a pig. She hasn't cried yet. Why is Princess Duanhui crying
She drooped her head and shook her head.
"Since you didn't make a mistake, don't be afraid." Looking at her head, Guo Xiao finally stepped in without touching her head. Song Jianing followed behind, glanced quickly, saw the slender figure of her mother with her back to her apology to Concubine Chao Shu, Song Jianing's eyes were sore, and tears welled up. It was she who implicated her mother...
"Jianing, come over and apologize to the princess." Lin Shi also scolded her daughter with worry hidden in her eyes.
Song Jianing walked up to Mrs. Tai's side without hesitation. In order to calm Princess Duanhui quickly, and to show Concubine Shu's sincerity and not anger her mother, Song Jianing thumped and knelt down, kowtowed with a "dong" sound, Touching his forehead, he said, "Princess, it was my fault. I will never make you angry again. Don't cry."
In the huge warm pavilion, she knelt down there, shocking everyone.
In fact, both Mrs. Tai and Concubine Shu knew that Princess Duanhui must be the first to provoke, and Mrs. Tai did not blame Song Jianing at all. Although Concubine Shu knew that Song Jianing was right, but her daughter was wronged because of Song Jianing, she still wanted to briefly remind the mother and daughter of the Lin family, but she did not expect Song Jianing, a child from a commoner, to be so frightened. gift.
Concubine Shu suddenly lost her anger at all, a widow mother and daughter, who were so lowly to the core, were not worth her care.
"This child, bickering between sisters is a common occurrence, and my aunt doesn't blame you, so why is this?" Concubine Shu was shocked and motioned for her niece to help her sister. Tingfang felt distressed for a long time, hurriedly walked to Song Jianing's side, bent over and helped him up. Song Jianing was half relieved when she heard Concubine Shu's words, but still looked at Princess Duanhui nervously.
After all, Princess Duanhui was only nine years old. She was accustomed to the kneeling and worship of palace maids and eunuchs, but she had never been kowtowed by the ladies of the official family. Song Jianing was so afraid of her that Princess Duanhui was no longer angry. She wiped away her tears and said arrogantly: "Okay, I'll forgive you this time, don't be mad at me again."
Song Jianing quickly assured.
Princess Duanhui burst into laughter and looked at her cousin with red eyes, but saw Guo Xiao's thin lips pursed tightly, his face ashen, a terrifying look she had never seen before. Princess Duanhui couldn't laugh anymore, but she couldn't figure out what she had done wrong. Song Jianing was willing to kneel, so what did it have to do with her
Bowing her head, Princess Duanhui hid beside her mother, silently uneasy.
Concubine Shu hugged her daughter and warned seriously, "Jia Ning is your cousin. If your cousin doesn't bully you, you are not allowed to bully your cousin. Let me know and I will punish you and never leave the palace again."
Princess Duanhui coquettishly got into her mother's arms.
Lin Shi forced a smile: "It's all because Jia Ning is ignorant, so don't blame the princess."
Concubine Shu blamed herself: "Sister-in-law doesn't need to comfort me, I spoiled Duan Hui..."
Mrs. Tai took care of things in time, and the atmosphere eased. She smiled and said, "It's getting late, the goddess will coax the princess well, we will retire first."
Concubine Shu personally sent her mother and her group out of Changchun Palace.
On the way out of the palace, Mrs. Lin wanted to hold her daughter, but that was out of order. With her mother-in-law by her side, she had to be a filial daughter-in-law and never leave her mother-in-law. Tingfang is gentle, she grabbed her sister's little fat hand early, and it was inconvenient to speak in the palace, so she warmed her sister's hand. Because of the fear, Song Jianing's hands were cold, and she was warmed by the gentle sister all the way. After she walked out of the palace, Song Jianing was finally not afraid.
Guo Boyan was stumbled by Emperor Xuande, so he sent someone to spread the word and told his mother to go back to the house first.
Mrs. Lin helped Mrs. Tai get into the car, and turned around to see her daughter holding hands with Tingfang, her chubby face returned to ruddy, Mrs. Lin's eyes softened, she glanced at Tingfang gratefully, and got into her carriage. The elders all went up, and then Tingfang led her sister to their car, let her go first, and helped her with her own hands.
"Thank you sister." Song Jianing said sweetly.
Tingfang smiled softly, Guo Xiao stood on one side with one hand behind his back, looking at the little fat hand held by his sister, he moved his index finger, but he could only help his sister into the car. The two little girls were seated, and the moment the maid lowered the curtain of the car, Guo Xiao saw her sister hug Song Jianing into her arms, and Song Jianing only showed half of her fleshy face.
On the way back to the mansion, knowing the ins and outs, Tingfang comforted her sister in a soft voice: "Duanhui is a princess, and her temper is bigger than ordinary people. Try not to provoke her in the future." Besides, there is no other way, she is a princess, she This cousin is not qualified to dissuade her like her own sister.
Song Jianing leaned against her sister and nodded obediently, her watery almond eyes staring blankly at the swaying curtains. Entering the palace once, inexplicably offended Princess Duanhui, and left a bad impression of a toad on the future emperor. If possible, Song Jianing would never want to enter the palace again in this life.
Back at the Guogong's mansion, Mrs. Tai called Guo Xiao and Tingfang to disperse first, and brought Lin Shi and Song Jianing back to her Changxinyuan alone.
The maids all withdrew, Lin looked at her daughter and said to her mother-in-law, "Mother, I didn't discipline Jia Ning well..."
Madam Tai waved her hand to stop her daughter-in-law's self-blame, then called Song Jianing to her side, took her granddaughter's little fat hand, and said lovingly, "An An, tell your grandmother everything about the palace. , To tell the truth, no one has to worry about it, don't worry, although grandma is old, she is not confused yet."
The old man was too kind, Song Jianing blinked and whispered.
Mrs. Tai patted her little hand and wondered: "So, An An is right, then why do you kneel down for the princess?"
Song Jianing burst into tears, and her tears fell down. She didn't want to kneel, but...
"I'm afraid the princess will punish me." With his head down, Song Jianing burst into tears, crying out the grievance of being punished for kneeling in the previous life.
Lin Shi turned her head sadly, trying to hold back her tears. In order to support her daughter, she threatened Guo Boyan with her life to claim the title of wife, but she did not expect that her daughter and the brothers and sisters of the Duke's government got along well, and the first grievance she suffered came from the palace. That is the princess, no matter how distressed she is, she is helpless.
Both mothers are like angry little daughters-in-law, Mrs. Tai is funny and helpless, commoners who are accustomed to being humble rise to the sky in one step, and some adapt.
Mrs. Lin did a good job. Madam Tai said earnestly while wiping tears for Song Jianing: "The next thing, grandmother will only say it once, and An An will keep it in her heart. Don't tell anyone, not even my sister."
Song Jianing raised his head blankly.
The little girl has tears hanging on her eyelashes, which is really lovable. Mrs. Tai can fully understand the maintenance of the eldest grandson to her stepsister. Who doesn't like a well-behaved and beautiful sister? Wiping away the new tears on Song Jianing's face, Mrs. Tai whispered, "An An is now Guo, the fourth girl of the Duke's Mansion, don't say you did nothing wrong, even if your words collided with the princess, as long as it's not too much, you'll be fine. You don't need to kneel and kowtow to her. An An, remember that your words and deeds now represent the dignity of our Guo family girl. You can no longer treat yourself as a Song family girl, you know? You can't, and neither can anyone else, unless she I want to offend our Guo family."
She must correct the cowardice in her granddaughter's bones. Today is her own family, so she will kneel. Kneeling to the princess is not too shameful. If the daughter of another official bullies her granddaughter, the granddaughter will kneel when she is afraid Admit it, that's not what she wants to see.
Song Jianing was stunned.
Guo Boyan said similar things to her, but Song Jianing didn't take it to heart. She felt that Guo Boyan was just talking about it casually, and she couldn't really see herself as a girl from the Guo family. But now, so does Mrs. Tai. said. Guo Boyan may want to make his mother happy, but Mrs. Tai has no need for that.
Could it be that she can really...
The little girl was confused, and Mrs. Tai encouraged her to nod her head, holding her granddaughter's shoulders and saying, "In the future, you have to hold your head high and show the momentum of the four girls in the imperial palace. Even if you get into trouble, your father will still carry it." Jiaojiao What kind of trouble can a silly fat girl get into, and the granddaughter of Yunfang of the third room, Mrs. Tai will definitely not say that. The timid should be encouraged, the arrogant should be suppressed.
Song Jianing nodded vigorously, she really understood.
Mrs. Tai smiled with relief, let go of her granddaughter, and said to Mrs. Lin, "Okay, you two go back and talk to yourself."
Lin's heartfelt gratitude to her mother-in-law, she solemnly gave a big gift and took her daughter away.
Mrs. Tai has asked all the questions. Her daughter's grievances have been comforted enough. She entered the inner room and looked at her daughter's chubby face. Lin finally realized a serious problem. The daughter is right, the fault lies with her mother. Before meeting Guo Boyan, she missed her deceased husband for neglecting her daughter all day long. After she remarried Guo Boyan, she always worried that her daughter would be bullied by the sons and girls of the state government. Think about the upbringing of your daughter.
Up to now, she can not restrain her daughter's appetite, but she has to pay close attention to her words and deeds.
"Does An An understand what Mrs. Tai means?" Mrs. Lin asked softly.
Song Jianing nodded and said embarrassedly, "Mother, even if Princess Duanhui is angry, I won't kneel anymore, don't worry."
Lin Shi hummed, changed the subject, and said sternly: "Starting tomorrow, you can learn the rules from Mama Cen, and you can't be petty anymore."
Song Jianing was just greedy, not lazy, and continued to nod.
The mother and the two were chatting when Guo Boyan came back. Before leaving the palace, he went to Changchun Palace and heard his niece complain to his son aggrievedly. Knowing that the stepdaughter was in Lin's room, Guo Boyan did not let the maids pass the message, and returned to the study in the front yard, ordering someone to pass it on.
Guo Xiao will arrive soon.
Guo Boyan reprimanded her face to face: "As an elder brother, you should protect Jia Ning, that's right, but you know Duan Hui's temper, why are you irritating her? In the end, isn't it on Jia Ning's head? If you can't solve even the little things, how can you rest assured that you will handle the important affairs of the imperial court in the future?"
A stepsister and a cousin, coaxing both, is it difficult? Don't make things bigger.
Guo Xiao lowered his eyes and said, "My son is wrong."
Guo Boyan stared at his son and snorted coldly, knowing that he was wrong, why didn't he see it
"Find a new thing to bring to the palace, and coax your cousin." The niece was happy, so that she could forget about this unpleasantness, and she would not remember hating Jia Ning.
Guo Xiao said goodbye: "My son will do it right away."
After training his son, Guo Boyan picked up a scroll of idle books, read it for a quarter of an hour, and went to the backyard again.
Song Jianing had already left, and Lin was sitting by the window with a heavy heart. Hearing the movement outside, he hurried out to greet Guo Boyan's stern face, and Lin immediately felt guilty. Today's matter, the daughter is indeed right, but in the end, the daughter cried Princess Duanhui angrily, and lost the honor of the Guo family, Guo Boyan will not...
Three days after their wedding, this was the first time Guo Boyan saw emotions other than fear, politeness, and shame on Lin's face.
He was dark in his heart, and said solemnly: "I heard people say what happened in the palace."
Lin Shi sank in his heart and said nervously: "Grandpa, it's all my fault, I..."
Before he finished speaking, his red lips were suddenly pressed by his fingers, and the pulp of the fingers was thick and there were obvious calluses. Lin Shi was speechless, his clear almond eyes looked at him in a panic, Guo Boyan smiled, like the first melting of ice and snow, his index finger lingered on her soft lips for a moment, and then he put down his hand and said: "Duanhui is stubborn, you two have been wronged. ."
There is no blame, only comfort. Between his own sister, his niece, and his stepdaughter, this man chooses to act fairly.
Lin Shi was relieved, and looked at Guo Boyan for a moment. She lowered her head, thanked her softly, and said a few words on behalf of Princess Duanhui.
"Really virtuous." Guo Boyan smiled and sat down, his eyes not leaving his sweet wife.
Seeing that Lin Shi was uncomfortable, he poured tea while discussing business affairs: "Master Guo, I want to ask Cen Ma to teach Jia Ning, can you see it?"
Guo Boyan looked at her white jade-like hands, and said absently, "Yes, if you don't mention it, I'll tell you too."
He could think of this, indicating that he really cared about his daughter, Lin Shi's heart warmed, and his voice softened a bit. He held the tea bowl in his jade hand and took small steps to bring it to Guo Boyan.
Guo Boyan took the tea with one hand and grabbed the hand she was about to withdraw with the other, his eyes were like fire, burning Lin's face red.
Guo Boyan's throat rolled, and he stopped drinking the tea. He pulled the beauty to his lap and hugged her, eager to eat the sweetness in her mouth.
Two quarters of an hour later, Qiuyue and Caiwei, who were waiting outside, heard a delicate cry, accompanied by the thought-provoking sound of tables and chairs moving. The two women looked at each other, blushing, and walked out of the main room with light footsteps. Why blush? The sun is shining!