On the Mid-Autumn Festival night, when the Guo family listened to the play in their back garden, the palace was also holding a palace banquet, and the banquet was full of royal relatives.
Emperor Xuande sat on the main seat, slowly tasting wine with a golden bottle in his hand, and glanced casually at the people in the hall.
The King of Qin was his younger brother and was seated with Princess Qin.
The Prince of Wu'an was his own nephew and was seated with the Princess of the County.
The eldest son, the King of Chu, got married last year, and now the princess has a bulging belly and will be born in two months. Emperor Xuande hopes to be a little grandson.
The second son, Prince Rui, has been married for a year. There is no good news for the princess. It is said that the second child is very fond of a concubine in the backyard. son. He doesn't care which woman his son likes, but he can't delay the birth of his son-in-law.
Turning his eyes, Emperor Xuande once again looked at his third son, King Shou. Seeing King Shou sitting alone, Emperor Xuande frowned.
After all, he was his own son. He didn't give his son a marriage back then. In the final analysis, the third child didn't look down on him. It wasn't that he, the father, did not look at his son on purpose. Now that two years have passed, Emperor Xuande smiled a little too long ago. Looking at the lonely King Shou, Emperor Xuande felt a little uncomfortable, and left the King of Chu alone before the banquet.
"Royal Father, are you okay?" The King of Chu looked out, a little anxious, and wanted to accompany Feng Zheng, who had a belly, back to the palace as soon as possible.
When Emperor Xuande saw it, he frowned imperceptibly. The second child loves his concubine too much, which is inappropriate. There is a concubine next to the old man in the hall. It is good to love him for three or five years. But now Emperor Xuande doesn't want to worry so much, he said concisely: "Next year, your fourth brother will also be nominated as a concubine.
Before he finished speaking, seeing the King of Chu grinning, Emperor Xuande snorted and said solemnly: "Tell him, this is the last time, this time if he doesn't like it again, then he will be a bachelor for life!"
"Father, don't worry, the third brother was not enlightened before. Now that he lives in such a big palace alone, he has long been looking forward to marrying a daughter-in-law." Concerning the important events in his brother's life, King Chu's patience suddenly improved, and after thinking about it, Asked: "Father, is this time choosing a concubine, like last time, choosing good family sons from various places?"
Emperor Xuande shook his head and said lightly, "I think about it again, it's getting late, go with your daughter-in-law." He gave his son a teasing look.
The King of Chu wanted to ask about the origin of a beautiful girl. If he still asked for a grade below 5, Song Jianing would not be able to draft, but since his father's words were unknown, he did not ask any further questions and saluted and retire. After leaving the palace gate, seeing that the carriage of King Shou's Mansion had left, the King of Chu first sent Feng Zheng back to the mansion, and then rode to King Shou's Mansion on horseback. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, there is no curfew in the capital tonight, and the King of Chu travels unimpeded.
Zhao Heng was about to take a bath, and Eunuch Fu waited for the master to undress and chatted, "My lord, tonight, the government has invited a troupe to sing a good song, but unfortunately it only lasted for half an hour."
Zhao Heng was silent.
The voice of the guard Zongze suddenly came from outside: "My lord, His Highness is visiting."
Zhao Heng tilted his head, and Eunuch Fu had already helped him fasten his belt.
Zhao Heng went to the hall to see his brother, it was getting late, and the King of Chu didn't give a shit, and said straight to the point: "The royal father just told me that he will draft for you and the fourth brother next year, how about it, what conditions do you have this time? If you have a quick talk, otherwise I will wait for the royal father to point you to a princess, and the royal father will not condone you this time."
Zhao Heng lowered his eyes, the talent show... The show girl's background is too low, he never thought of conferring marriage through the talent show.
"If anyone chooses, I will enter the palace." Facing the courtyard illuminated by the moonlight, Zhao Heng said slowly.
The King of Chu was surprised and said unexpectedly, "Are you going to ask your father to marry him?"
Zhao Heng nodded.
The King of Chu understood and said with a smile: "It should be like this, so, since you know what to do, Big Brother doesn't bother, but if you need Big Brother's help, don't be polite to Big Brother, just come to me."
"Okay." Zhao Heng agreed, got up to see his brother out of the house, and watched his brother go on horseback. Zhao Heng turned around and walked up to the room, his eyes swept over the Duke Wei's mansion next door.
Song Jianing hasn't slept yet. Tonight, the sixth child is vigilant, and the master and servant are whispering.
"Girl, haven't you been telling me to pay attention to the news of the two cousins. You are listening to the play in the front tonight. I secretly stared at the back and found that the cousin and the third girl made eye contact three times." Liu'er sat beside the bed On the embroidered stool, she reported in a low voice, fearing that Song Jianing would not understand, she explained thoughtfully: "Everyone was watching the play, no one spoke, and Young Master Biao looked at the third girl three times for no reason, and the third girl watched him even more. There are only three matches."
Song Jianing hugged the pillow and was thoughtful when she heard this.
Liang Shao had been in Beijing for a month. She had seen him three times at Madam Tai's side. She knew that Liang Shao had peeked at her, but the one who peeked at the most was Yun Fang. Clearly. From this point of view, Liang Shaoxian should have seduced Yunfang, right? Liang Shao's skin bag, if he hadn't tasted hardships in his hands, it would have been easy for a girl who was just in love with him.
Why did Liang Shao want to hook up with the third sister, instead of her, the fourth girl whom he once favored Xian'e
Thinking of Liang Shao's behavior in his previous life, Song Jianing didn't understand anything. Liang Shao clearly wanted to climb the big tree of Guo Gong's mansion through his third sister.
Song Jianing remembered that Liang Shao later married another wife, who was given to him by his mother in his hometown in Jizhou, but Song Jianing didn't know how much sister Yunfang loved Liang Shao and whether she had been bullied by Liang Shao. So she still had to find a way to remind sister Yunfang.
A few days later, Yun Fang led Brother Shang to find her, and Song Jianing took Brother Mao and the four siblings to play in the garden. In the golden autumn season, sweet-scented osmanthus is fragrant. Brother Shang taught Brother Mao to poke the ant nest with a wooden stick. The two little guys squatted on the ground and seriously guessed which was the ant emperor and which was the general, not to mention how stupid.
"Ah..." Yun Fang sighed heavily.
Song Jianing glanced at her and asked curiously, "Does the third sister have something on her mind?"
Yun Fang leaned on her shoulder, pulled Song Jianing's soft little hand and said, "I was thinking that the second sister will get married next year, and we will be the only two left in the palace."
When it comes to marriage, Song Jianing's heart moved, and she said softly, "I should sigh. The third sister will definitely get engaged next year, right?"
Yun Fang blushed and patted her hand lightly.
Song Jianing put her arm around her and teased in a low voice, "Third sister blushed, does she have someone she likes? Which son, have I seen it?"
Yun Fang secretly liked Liang Shao for a long time, and she liked it very depressed. First, Liang Shao immersed herself in reading all day and couldn't see it easily. Second, she was not used to hiding secrets, and it was very uncomfortable to hold things in her heart. The second sister Lan Fang is the most old-fashioned, always keeping the rules in her mouth. She dare not look for it. The fourth sister, Song Jianing...
Yunfang turned her head and looked at Fourth Younger Sister's beautiful, over-the-top but a little child's innocent face, she bit her lip and glared at Song Jianing and said, "I told you, you are not allowed to tell others, if Let others know, I, I will make a clean break with you, and I will never recognize your sister again!"
Song Jianing quickly assured that he would never leak the secret.
Only then did Yun Fang get close to her ear and say the person's name.
Song Jianing's eyes widened in shock, and there was a hint of incomprehension in his eyes, as if Yun Fang had done something wrong. Liang Shao was so handsome, Yun Fang thought that Song Jianing would envy her and pick people, but seeing Song Jianing's disapproval, Yun Fang was suddenly unhappy and frowned, "What do you mean?"
Song Jianing knew that even if she said bad things about Liang Shao's conduct, most of Yun Fang would not believe it, so she said something else and whispered, "Cousin Liang is a talent, it's not surprising that my sister likes him, but you want to think about it. It's clear, he's just recruiting people now. Even if he is the champion of high school next year, he has to start from a junior official of the eighth grade. If a jinshi is a junior official, he will have a lower rank. For money, when we were in the south of the Yangtze River, we heard that many local officials who just took office like to take the daughter of a local wealthy businessman as a concubine.
Yun Fang's blushing face slowly turned white. She was the third girl of the State Duke's Mansion. She had been serving her since she was a child. The fourth sister was from a small county in the south of the Yangtze River and knew more about local officials than she did. Looking at Song Jianing's serious face, Yunfang never doubted the truth of what she said.
So, if she really married Liang Shao, would she have to work her way up from the wife of an eighth-rank petty official? In case Liang Shao becomes a local official, the Liang family's family seems to be very ordinary. If Liang Shao has no money, wouldn't it use her dowry to run it? That kind of life is just a thought, and Yunfang can't accept it. The eldest sister married into the Zhenbei General's Mansion and will become the general's wife in the future. The second sister married a famous family, and she was also a noble daughter of the imperial government. How could she be? Much worse than the two sisters
Compared with these, Liang Shao's handsome face suddenly lost its attractiveness.
But Yunfang liked Liang Shao for a while, and even longed for a life after marrying Liang Shao, but her dream was suddenly shattered, Yunfang felt a little uncomfortable, sat for a while, and finally led Brother Shang listlessly away.
Song Jianing was very happy, Yunfang's sister was arrogant and arrogant, and she must be reluctant to live with Liang Shao's "wool" life as a wife of a low-ranking official.
After successfully solving a problem, Song Jianing was in a good mood, and the food tasted better.
Guo Boyan came back in the evening, looking at the stepdaughter with bright almond eyes who was eating with vegetables, she was clearly still a child with a pure and contented appearance, Guo Boyan shook his head and showed a helpless smile. Song Jianing didn't see it, but Lin caught it. She didn't say anything at the dinner table. After resting at night, she asked curiously.
Guo Boyan was also about to tell her, hugging his sweet wife's soft body, he looked down at her eyes: "The day before yesterday, I accompanied the emperor to patrol the Imperial Army, and found a young talent with natural power. He is twenty this year, simple and honest, and he looks very Zhou Zheng. In the past two days, I sent someone to check his details. He is the second son of Master Lu, Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, and has not yet married."
Lin Shi suddenly sat up and said excitedly, "You want to match him with An An?"
Guo Boyan nodded, and then continued after a moment of silence: "I'm just helping you pick people, and in the end, I want you to be the master of An'an." It's either his own daughter or his troubles. Make it clear in advance, lest the wife be afraid of his majesty and dare not refuse even if she is dissatisfied.
Lin Shi and Guo Boyan have been husband and wife for three years, and they trust Guo Boyan's vision very much, especially the four words "honest and honest" that Guo Boyan just said just spoke to her heart, her daughter Jiaojiao is stupid No, you should cooperate with an honest man. He is too smart. After his daughter was sold, he was counting money for others.
"Grandpa, I want to meet this person first."
"Well, I'll make arrangements."