On the tenth day of the first lunar month in the forty-third year of Da Mo, the second prince Mo Junwen married Shi Baojing, the daughter of the Shi family.
Because Emperor Mo Wen was seriously ill and Shi Junfeng passed away, everything about their marriage was kept simple.
In addition, in order to make Shi Baojing's marriage more dignified, Shi Junhe also selected some precious items from the warehouse of Shi Guogong's palace to add to Shi Baojing's makeup, and asked her to marry from Shi Guogong's palace.
These actions of Shi Junhe showed that even if Shi Baojing married into the palace, Shi Guogong's palace was Shi Baojing's natal family and could support her.
When Shi Baojing found out, she was extremely moved.
On the morning of her wedding, she rushed to the door of Shi Junhe's house in Dongyuan to meet Shi Junhe before everything started.
Shi Junhe quickly stretched out his hand to help Shi Baojing and scolded gently: "You are the bride today. When you kneel down and kowtow later, there is no need for you now to avoid being tired."
Shi Baojing still insisted on kowtowing her head before getting up. Her voice was low and sincere: "Now that Baojing has lost her father, she regards you as her own father. It is only natural for a daughter to kowtow to her father; my uncle is very fond of Baojing." Well, Bao Jing will always keep it in my heart and I will never forget it. I only hope that I can repay you if I have the opportunity in the future."
Shi Junhe was dumbfounded by Shi Baojing's serious words, and sighed helplessly: "You kid, you think too much. Since you call me uncle, I should take care of you. How can I be unkind? If you live your life well from now on, you will be better than anything else."
Every time he sees the petite girl in front of him, he thinks of Shi Junfeng - now the truth is revealed, this man who has been silent since childhood and has no sense of existence is his only biological brother - who was murdered by Shi Juncai. It's still hard to get over it.
However, today is a great day, but it is not suitable to say this.
Shi Junhe shook his head slightly and sighed: "Okay, you are busy today, so you can go back! I told Qingxue that she will go to your room to stay with you later, don't worry."
Shi Baojing's only worry was seen through.
While this made her a little embarrassed, she also felt a warmth welling up in her heart.
She thanked Shi Junhe again, "Thank you uncle!"
When Shi Baojing returned to her room, she saw Shi Qingxue coming in the morning light.
Shi Qingxue congratulated her with a smile: "Today is the wedding of my second sister. My sister came here specially to join in the fun. I hope my sister won't dislike it."
Shi Baojing hurriedly welcomed the person into the house with a smile, and then said: "You also know that I don't have any other sisters who are closer to me. I really want you to come and accompany me. How can I dislike you?"
Shi Qingxue smiled even more happily and asked Xia Mang to send the gift card, "This is my little sister's thought, to add makeup and happiness to my sister."
"What the hell..." Shi Baojing was about to refuse.
She had received too much favor from her uncle, and she truly deserved it, and she did not dare to ask for more.
Shi Qingxue suppressed her hand and said warmly: "The ones before were given to you by your father, but I am your little sister, so naturally I have to add makeup to you, otherwise it would be called against the rules! I am still a sister. Do you disdain these gadgets of mine?"
After saying that, she pouted in response, looking like 'I'm going to be unhappy'.
"Of course not, I just..." Shi Baojing started and then stopped.
Her eyes fell on the gift list: a pair of jade Ruyi, a set of jade Yanyu Qingshan tea set, a blue cloud pattern couplet beaded peacock pattern brocade dress and an emerald smoke Luoqi cloud skirt, a blue satin pinch flower outer skirt and vine green Wearing a long skirt and a box of fine gold and silver jewelry...
These things are rare even if Shi Baojing owns them, and it must be the same for Shi Qingxue.
But Shi Qingxue didn't show mercy at all when he gave it away - even if the money didn't mean anything - the friendship was evident.
How could Shi Baojing have the nerve to accept such an expensive gift, but Shi Qingxue didn't give her a chance to refuse and directly called her maid Yan'er to follow Dong Shuang to receive the gift.
Shi Baojing said solemnly: "Then I would like to thank my sister for her kindness. I will express my feelings after my sister gets married someday."
Shi Qingxue waved her hand, indicating that she didn't need to take it to heart.
Then Shi Qingxue told Bao Jing some other anecdotes, and then slowly diverted Bao Jing's attention, so that she would not be indulging in guilt.
Until Xiniang arrived to help Shi Baojing dress up, she had no intention of thinking about anything else.
Everyone needed to prepare for the wedding day, and everyone did it one after another in an intensive and orderly manner.
Shi Qingxue has always been by Shi Baojing's side. Even if there is nothing she needs to do personally, her presence means peace of mind to Shi Baojing.
It wasn't until Shi Baojing was sent to the bridal chamber and the wedding dinner began that Qingxue sat down.
Although the second prince Mo Junwen was not favored, he was still a serious prince. Naturally, he could no longer live in the palace for a long time after his wedding.
Mo Xiangbin had already prepared the Second Prince's Mansion for him. The location was not very good, but it was very close to Shi Junfeng's previous residence, both in Xicheng. In the future, it would not be too far to go back to his parents' home or even to Shi Guogong's Mansion.
Everyone knows that it is basically impossible for Mo Junwen to inherit the throne, but because of this, he poses the smallest threat to all parties; in addition, sometimes the reputation of the Duke's Palace is blessing, and the people attending the wedding banquet are not few.
Shi Qingxue's seat happened to be next to Wen Renchi. She had not seen Wen Renchi for a long time. When she met Wen Renchi's gentle eyes, she couldn't help but smile sweetly and shouted in surprise: "Big brother!"
"Come and sit down!" Wen Renchi also smiled gently at Shi Qingxue, and thoughtfully pulled out a chair for her, and moved some of Shi Qingxue's favorite foods in front of Shi Qingxue.
Shi Qingxue accepted Wen Renchi's care unceremoniously as before, with a big smile on her face.
Wen Renchi was kind to Shi Qingxue, and even now, he still takes good care of Shi Qingxue like a child.
Neither of them saw anything wrong with this. In fact, this was their usual way of getting along.
However, in the eyes of 'careful people', it means something else.
Dong Hui was still talking to Shi Junhe at first, so she didn't notice that Shi Qingxue came back or that Aunt Zheng tugged at the corner of her clothes in private, so she looked over.
The first thing she noticed was Shi Baoning's sad eyes. Then she followed the other person's line of sight and saw such an intimate scene that reminded people of a lot.
Dong Hui's face sank, and she unconsciously remembered Shi Baoning crying to her after their wedding. The alarm bell rang in her heart, and she quickly shouted: "Qingxue."
Shi Qingxue and Wen Renchi were forced to stop their conversation and looked at Dong Hui one after another, their eyes filled with doubts.
Even Shi Junhe looked over and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong?"
Dong Hui was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to speak.
She couldn't just say that she was worried that Shi Qingxue had an affair with her brother-in-law and would try to take advantage of her sister, so she stopped her with words, right
Don't say that she is just guessing, even if there is any evidence, these things cannot be brought to the table, otherwise it will be embarrassing for everyone.
Dong Hui looked embarrassed and said with difficulty: "No, it's nothing. I just haven't seen Qingxue for a day and I want her to come over and stay with me."
Such a reason is almost the same as a lie, and you can tell it immediately.
It was just that everyone was concerned about her being a pregnant woman, so no one raised any questions.
Shi Qingxue was stunned for a moment and then stood up as instructed, walked to Dong Hui and sat down, took the initiative to serve Dong Hui with tea and food, and served her attentively, "Mom, you are still pregnant with a younger brother and sister, please eat more!"
"Okay, okay. You stay here with mother today and don't go anywhere." Dong Hui knew that such a request was unreasonable, but she couldn't think of any other way to separate Shi Qingxue and Wenren. Chi, that's all it can do.
Although Shi Qingxue was confused, she still nodded obediently, and then just as Dong Hui hoped, she didn't go anywhere and just stayed with her.
However, Dong Hui still felt dissatisfied.
Because although Shi Qingxue didn't talk to Wen Renchi anymore, Wen Renchi seemed to be paying attention to Shi Qingxue all the time. If there was anything delicious, he would always remember to ask his servants to bring a portion to Shi Qing In front of the snow table.
Dong Hui observed carefully and found that they were really what Qingxue liked to eat.
Some of them were not fully understood even by her mother, which made Dong Hui feel like there was a thorn in her heart that she couldn't spit out or swallow.
This feeling could not dissipate until she returned to Shifu.
"Azheng, today I felt that nothing was wrong with them for a while, and then I felt like something was wrong. They were going around in circles, and I almost got myself involved..." Dong Hui said to Aunt Zheng distractedly. Talking about his own dilemma.
In the end, even she herself was not sure what she was thinking, "Do you think I think too much?"
Aunt Zheng advised gently: "Madam's scruples are actually not unreasonable. Sister-in-law and brother-in-law should pay attention to this to avoid being criticized. I want you to tell me, Liu Niang..."
When talking about Shi Qingxue, Nanny Zheng paused deliberately and looked at Dong Hui in embarrassment, as if she was hesitant to continue talking.
Dong Hui waved her hand and said, "There are only you and me, master and servant, here. If you have anything to say, it doesn't matter."
Aunt Zheng then said with confidence: "Liu Niang has a cheerful and lively temperament, which is very lovable. This is a good thing, but when it comes to the interactions between men and women, sometimes it is easy to lose the sense of propriety and make people talk. Especially It’s because Liu Niang is still unmarried and not even formally engaged, which makes her even more controversial.”
Dong Hui frowned as she listened, but she had to admit that what Aunt Zheng said made sense.
In fact, if you really want to talk about it, Dong Hui naturally likes her younger daughter's sweet and flexible temperament compared to her eldest daughter's dignified and rigid nature, but when she thinks of Shi Qingxue and Wen Renchi, she feels uncomfortable in her heart.
Because Kou Lian took the opportunity to climb into Shi Junhe's bed and gave birth to Shi Baoyan, Dong Hui had always been taboo about this kind of thing, and her feelings for Shi Qingxue also became complicated.
"Azheng, what do you think we should do about this matter?"
She couldn't watch Shi Baoning cry all day long, but she wanted her to tell Shi Qingxue frankly and keep him away from Wen Renchi.
She couldn't say such words.
Therefore, it was a trivial matter to hurt the harmony between mother and daughter. If Qingxue had never had such thoughts before, after she said it, she had an idea.
Then she really had no place to cry even if she wanted to.
Aunt Zheng guessed Dong Hui's thoughts and suddenly mentioned another thing: "Madam, it has become more and more inconvenient for her to move around recently. Didn't she still want to let me come into the house to accompany you?"
Dong Hui nodded, "It is true, but what does it have to do with our current conversation?"
"My aunt and my uncle have just been married. My uncle is originally from our house. If my aunt comes back, my uncle will not be allowed to come back with her, right?" Aunt Zheng carefully reminded Dong Hui of this.
Even if Wen Renchi has official duties now, he still has to come back to sleep at night.
We are all in the same courtyard, and we can't see each other when we look up. When the time comes, Wen Renchi and Shi Qingxue will have more opportunities to meet.
Dong Hui's expression changed when she heard this, "Why didn't I think of this before!"
She grabbed Nanny Zheng's hand and said eagerly: "Whether that's the case or not, we must isolate them first and take precautions before they happen.
Ah Zheng, you have a good brain, but you have to help me think of a way! "
In fact, Grandma Zheng already had a solution in mind, but she still hesitated for a long time before saying hesitantly: "I do have a solution, but it's just..."