Guo Fu fell into the water, and this river tour should really be over. Although Princess Duanhui was reluctant, there was no reason to stop it.
On the shore, everyone parted ways, Zhao Heng sent a pair of half-brothers and sisters back to the palace, and Guo Xiao took his younger brothers and sisters back to the palace. When he arrived at the Guogong Mansion, Guo Xiao arranged for his twins to send Yunfang to the third room, and he personally sent his stepsister.
Lin Yuntang was the closest to the main entrance of the palace, feeling Guo Xiao's persistent gaze, but Song Jianing felt that the journey was extremely long, and as he was about to reach the courtyard gate, the man who had been two steps behind finally spoke up: "Wait a minute. Wait, I have something to ask you."
Song Jianing vaguely guessed what it was for, and after calming down for a moment, she turned around and looked at Guo Xiao curiously.
The night was quiet, and the moonlight was like water, making her almond eyes black and translucent. Guo Xiao looked at these seductive eyes, and again flashed in his mind the situation of her being held tightly in his arms by King Shou, so intimate, he never hugged her like this. His eyes turned cold, Guo Xiao lowered his voice and said, "I see, you and the Third Highness are hugging each other."
Song Jianing blinked, a little embarrassed, but he didn't care much about the tunnel: "Yes, if the Third Highness hadn't pulled me in time, I would have fallen into the water with my second brother." King Shou just used a lot of strength to save people. , hugging her was purely accidental. Song Jianing didn't do anything wrong, so naturally there was nothing to feel guilty about, but hugging by a man and a woman was illegal after all, so on the boat, she tried her best to pretend that nothing happened.
Guo Xiao thought that the trial would come out... Unexpectedly, her eyes were open and she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
"Four girls, are you back?" The doorkeeper heard the movement and came out to greet him.
Song Jianing breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at Guo Xiao: "It's getting late, eldest brother, go back early."
Guo Xiao nodded in a complicated mood.
Song Jianing turned and walked away, entered the courtyard, and saw her mother and stepfather sitting in the hall playing chess, probably waiting for her. Looking at her mother's gentle and beautiful face, Song Jianing's heart was slowly dissipated because of the memory of her biological father that haunted her all night. She sat next to him and watched a game of chess. She went back to her room and went to sleep calmly.
The next day, Guo Xiao continued to work at the Ma army camp. Song Jianing led Brother Mao to visit. He first sat with sister Lan Fang, who was already engaged, for a while, and then went to the garden with Yun Fang and Brother Shang to sneak his younger brother and wait for the two boys. Enough to play, the four siblings went to Changxinyuan together. Since sister Tingfang got married, Changxinyuan has become much deserted, so Song Jianing and the others have come more diligently to avoid Mrs. Tai being alone.
As soon as the children came, Mrs. Tai smiled and asked the maid to prepare the cakes. Song Jianing, Yun Fang, and Brother Shang each took care of the square Huanghuali kang table, while Mrs. Tai held the youngest brother Mao to take care of it. The food was being eaten happily, and the concierge sent someone to spread the word, saying that the cousin from Jizhou was coming, and attached a letter of worship.
Song Jianing was eating the sweet and sour hawthorn cake without thinking too much. People from the third room of Duke Wei's mansion often came to visit with various relatives.
Mrs. Tai took the invitation, smiled after reading it, and told the maid to hurry up and greet her.
"Grandmother, which cousin?" Yun Fang asked curiously.
Song Jianing, who had eaten the last piece of hawthorn cake, also raised his head and looked at Mrs. Tai.
Mrs. Tai looked out the window and sighed: "It's my mother-in-law's grand-nephew, about the same age as your eldest brother. If you meet someone later, remember to call your cousin."
She was born in the Liang family in Jizhou. When she first married into the Guo family, the Liang family was also a local official. Emperor Gaozu replaced the previous dynasty, and a large number of old officials from the previous dynasty were withdrawn. Her short-lived husband had the same interests as Emperor Gaozu and helped Gaozu conquer the world. Gaozu naturally appreciated him and sealed the prince of the country. The Liang family would not be able to do it.
Mrs. Tai was worried that her mother's family would go to Beijing to defect to her and cause trouble for her husband, but her father wrote to her, telling her to be the lady of the country. She is able to walk steadily, and if she is not promising, she will not be allowed to intervene even if she defected to the government.
Because of his father's Taoist family teaching, decades have passed in a flash, but no one from the Liang family went to Beijing. They only sent stewards to bring some food from their hometown during the festivals. Mrs. Tai was homesick but couldn't go home. She only hoped that the Liang family would soon produce a talented person who could become an official of the Great Zhou Dynasty by herself, and then be able to walk around the door.
Looking forward to looking forward to, and finally looking forward to a grand-nephew that she only knew about in her home book, and she has not seen anyone yet, so Madam Tai is extremely happy in her heart.
Madam Tai was happy, but Song Jianing's face turned pale.
Mrs. Tai's maiden family, Jizhou surnamed Liang...
Song Jianing clenched her hands unconsciously, her almond eyes staring at the ground blankly, but her memory returned to her previous life. That day Liang Shao came back from the county government office with a look of excitement, as if there was a big happy event. She inquired while serving tea to him. Liang Shao happily hugged her to his lap and said a lot to her. Said that one of his powerful relatives was going to pass by Fucheng, said that relative was the prince of the Duke Wei's mansion in the capital, and said that he was going to visit Fucheng to pay homage.
At that time, Song Jianing was Liang Shao's concubine, Liang Shao was her husband, and her husband had a happy event, so of course she would be happy with it. How could she have thought that Liang Shao would be so ruthless that he would give up the person next to him for the sake of his future in the officialdom
Song Jianing resented Guo Xiao for bullying others, she hated Liang Shao, hated Liang Shao's ruthlessness, and hated him for his hypocrisy!
I just don't know, there are several grand-nephews in the madam's family, which one is coming to pay homage today.
Song Jianing bit her lip and went down to the ground together with Yunfang, so we can greet each other later.
"Sister hug!" Brother Mao wanted to chase after his sister when he saw that his sister had gone to the ground.
Song Jianing was very confused at the moment, coaxing his brother to be obedient, Mrs. Tai patted Brother Mao's head, and stabilized the little guy for the time being. Song Jianing continued to stare at the curtain of the second room, not only hoped that the person who came was not the sanctimonious hypocrite, so as not to look angry, but also hoped that it was Liang Shao who came, so she had a good chance to vent the hatred that she had held back for seven or eight years in her previous life!
My heart skipped a beat, and the maid's soft voice finally came from behind the door: "Biao Gongzi, please."
Before he finished speaking, the door curtain was pulled open by the maid, and a tall man in a bamboo-green robe stepped in. Because of his position, the man took the lead and swept towards the two girls on the opposite side when he raised his head. What I saw was Song Jianing. Immediately, the man's eyes were filled with surprise that could not be concealed, but this was the first time he entered the palace, and he had to be cautious in his words and deeds. The man quickly suppressed the shock caused by the beauty, and looked at the lady on the couch. Good health and longevity than Nanshan."
With tears in her eyes, Mrs. Tai quickly wiped the corners of her eyes and choked: "Get up, get up, come closer, and let me take a good look."
Only then did Liang Shao get up and take three or two steps to the front of the couch, holding his head high.
Mrs. Tai saw the shadow of her father and brother on the face of her nephew and grandson, and the longing that had been hidden in her heart for decades turned up and turned into two lines of old tears. Yun Fang felt distressed and rushed over to comfort her grandmother. Liang Shao followed her advice and glanced at Yun Fang secretly. There was a girl in the corner of the eye. She was as beautiful as a goddess. Liang Shao had been expecting that girl to come over, but she didn't move after a while. , Liang Shao couldn't help but look curiously.
Song Jianing quickly lowered her eyes, if not, she was afraid that she would not be able to hide her hatred and resentment!
Liang Shao couldn't see her eyes. He didn't dare to look at her for fear of being noticed by others. He looked away at a glance, but it was Brother Mao who was sitting next to Mrs. The son also cried with a wow, crying for his sister. The younger brother is more important than anything else. Song Jianing forgot his grievance with Liang Shao for the time being. He walked over quickly, picked up his younger brother and said to Mrs. Tai, "Grandmother, you have a guest here. Let me take Brother Mao back first?"
At this time, Madam Tai was full of her family, and absently touched Brother Mao's head, that's right.
Song Jianing skillfully helped his brother put on his shoes, smiled at Mrs. Tai again, and left, not even looking at Liang Shao at all from beginning to end.
The sister and brother were far away, and Mrs. Tai suddenly remembered it and said to Liang Shao angrily: "Look at me, I've been taking care of myself, and I forgot to introduce you. The fourth cousin and the fifth cousin of your great cousin's uncle's house just left. Brother, this is the cousin of your third cousin's uncle's house, I'm doing three." At the end, he pointed at Yunfang.
Liang Shao hurriedly saluted, with handsome eyebrows, as modest as jade: "Three cousins."
Yun Fang glanced at him, her face suddenly turned red, and she hummed softly.
Liang Shao looked at the blushing cheeks of the cardamom girl, nodded slightly, and looked away again a gentleman. With tears in her eyes, Mrs. Tai didn't notice the strangeness of her granddaughter. She smiled and said, "Yunfang, let's go back first, and when I'm close enough to your cousin, I'll ask you to come over and get acquainted."
Yun Fang nodded obediently, finally took a peek at Liang Shao, and left shyly.
Mrs. Tai asked Liang Shao to sit down on the couch, saying something, asking whatever comes to mind, as if there were countless things to say. Liang Shao answered very carefully at first, but after a long time, he dealt with Mrs. Tai with his mouth, and his eyes were focused, but he thought of the two cousins just now.
This is the first time he has come to the Guogong Mansion, but he inquired about the situation of the Guogong Mansion on the way. Naturally, he knew that there were two girls in Guo's family house. The eldest girl was married. They are called the four girls, but they are actually the daughters brought from the Song family by Mrs.
Thinking of Song Jianing's blushing lips, Liang Shao couldn't help but feel a pity, it would be great if such a beautiful person changed his identities with the third girl, Yunfang. No matter how rare beauty is, it will be useless after ten or twenty years, but something like identity will benefit endlessly in a lifetime. In addition to preparing for next year's Spring Festival, and relying on the imperial government to make friends with dignitaries in the capital in advance, another purpose of his trip to Beijing was to try his best to marry a girl from the Guo family as his wife.
After all, Mrs. Tai is old. As soon as Mrs. Tai left, his relationship with the Duke's government was cut off, and he became the son-in-law of the Guo family, which was a long-term solution.
In front of Yun Fang's shy look when he left, Liang Shao vaguely felt that his trip to the capital should go well.
The only regret is probably Song Jianing, with such a face and figure, he really couldn't bear to give up.