The copper colored glaze lantern hanging outside the carriage swayed and made a crisp sound. Guo Shao sat comfortably on the soft chair padded with tiger skin, thinking that this carriage was really a high-end dowry for Fu Ermei.
The carriage was spacious, with solid wood planks that were polished very smoothly and were still new. Guo Shao could see the natural and fresh texture of the solid wood, and could smell the fragrance of the wood. The curtains were also woven in an antique style, with patterns and knots made of red silk to facilitate the curtains. Even the seat cushions were made of tiger skin.
It was really too extravagant. Guo Shao felt for a moment that he had truly entered the ranks of the nobility overnight. This intuitive feeling was very strange. It was not that his military rank had risen or his strength had changed, but that everything was suddenly completely different.
Before the marriage, he almost lost everything, but now he found that marrying a daughter of a rich family was a sure win. The dowry of Fu Ermei, just the three thousand acres of fertile farmland and villas in the south of Dongjing, was completely worth all the betrothal gifts of Guo Shao. Not to mention the real money and horses. After Guo Shao married the Fu family, he not only did not go bankrupt, but immediately became a big landlord and a rich man. Humph, I think the father-in-law, who has been a king for generations, will not watch his son-in-law go bankrupt.
And I made a small profit from the gifts I received yesterday. If it were an ordinary family holding a wedding or funeral, giving a one-kan of money would be considered a generous gift; but these colleagues in Tokyo gave thirty or twenty kan to one thousand copper coins.
In the end, Fu Yanqing was the one who suffered the loss, as he lost a lot of money in marrying off his daughter. Guo Shao finally realized how generous the Queen was in helping him by marrying her sister to him the year before.
Now Guo Shao is really grateful to Fu from the bottom of his heart. In this world, besides his parents and family, who else could be so good to him? The Queen has given him tremendous benefits in big ways, and even considered and arranged the place to summon them in small ways. Such meticulous care is really no different from that of his own sister.
When we arrived at the Fu family mansion, we saw that there was a guard every ten steps and every five steps outside the gate. The guards had already controlled the surroundings. The carriage drove straight into the yard from the side door. We saw some umbrellas, flags and other ceremonial objects in the front yard. It seemed that the queen had already arrived and had just arrived not long ago.
Guo Shao got out of the car first, then stood at the back door, and when Fu Ermei came out with her back bent, he reached out his hand. Fu Ermei blushed slightly, and gently handed her hand to Guo Shao, and helped him walk down. She leaned forward and whispered: When I am with my husband, I feel like a princess.
But seeing many eunuchs and palace maids around, she stopped her little tricks and followed behind Guo Shao. The gray-haired eunuch Cao Tai came out, bowed and saluted, and said with a smile: "General Guo, Madam Fu, please come this way. I will lead the way for you."
The three of them entered the main hall one after another. The hall of this house was originally quite spacious, but the scene they saw when they walked in seemed very crowded, as if they had put a dragon in a swimming pool. People were standing everywhere, and the chairs to the north were crowded with people.
The queen was wearing a yellow phoenix robe and looked elegant and dignified. She was looking at him with a smile, and Guo Shao felt a little nervous. In front of so many people, he didn't dare to look at the queen directly, so he could only step forward and pay his respects in a proper manner.
Fu Ermei did not act rashly. Although the two sisters looked at each other with eyes that seemed to have a thousand words to say, Fu Ermei still followed Guo Shaoxian in bowing and kneeling. The couple said together: "Greetings to the Queen."
Because of the difference in status, things seem a bit strange, mainly because there are too many people around.
At this time, the queen did not say anything grand, but just said kindly: Second sister, come to me.
Fu Ermei was delighted and stepped forward. The queen stretched out her hand from her long robe sleeves and immediately grasped the wrist of the second sister. The two looked at each other, their faces full of joy of reunion, and they talked about their well-being and gradually became intimate.
Guo Shao had to stand in the middle awkwardly, and of course he felt left out.
For a moment, Guo Shao even felt that Fu was particularly cold and indifferent to him, more than anyone else. They didn't seem like a relative at all. It was as if Guo Shao was a transparent person. Such a tall man stood in the middle of the room, but was ignored by everyone.
There was not even a polite greeting. Although Guo Shao did not care, he still felt very embarrassed in such a situation. This situation was like everyone sitting at a table at a banquet was toasted, but he was ignored and felt that his self-esteem was trampled.
Yes, since Guo Shao entered the room today, the queen and her sister were particularly affectionate, but she didn't say a word to Guo Shao, and didn't even look at him. What's going on
Although the Queen had only said a few words before, that was to avoid suspicion. Today, they were relatives, so why not say a few polite words in front of everyone? Guo Shao even wondered what he had done wrong to upset the Queen.
At this moment, the second sister whispered beside Fu: There are too many people here, they are all listening to our conversation, let's go to another place.
Fu followed her second sister's instructions and left the front hall, but still ignored Guo Shao. But her second sister saw Guo Shao standing there and said, "My dear, please walk around in the yard and wait for me. I haven't seen my eldest sister for a long time and I want to talk to her."
Guo Shaoqiang smiled and said, "It's okay. The Queen is my second sister's biological sister. We naturally have a lot to talk about after a long separation. Don't worry. I'll be waiting to take you back."
Surrounded by eunuchs and palace maids, the two sisters entered a moon-shaped door. Fu tilted her head slightly and said, "Don't follow me."
Everyone bowed their heads and lowered their hands and said: Yes.
Seeing this, Fu Ermei chuckled and said: "Big sister, being the queen is so powerful, everyone has to be respectful to you. Didn't you see my husband Shao Ge'er, he was also very respectful to big sister just now? Humph, he only knows how to bully me."
Fu held her second sister's hand, looked her up and down, shook her head and said with a smile: "How come I didn't see that he was bad to you? You are so happy, are you satisfied with your sister's arrangement?"
It's not that they are mean to me, but they are bullying me anyway. The second sister blushed.
Fu Shiguang saw the blush on her second sister's cheeks and immediately guessed what was going on. She said in a calm tone like an experienced person: "Women will eventually get married, and after they get married they will sleep with the emperor. What's the big deal?"
She had been married twice, and everyone knew it, not to mention her own sister, of course she also knew it. Fu comforted her softly and kindly: It may be painful at first, but it will pass if you bear with it. All women in the world have to go through that stage, and there is nothing that cannot be endured.
After hearing this, the second sister whispered: It's just too embarrassing. Big sister wasn't looked down upon because of that incident.
Fu's face was flushed with shame, but he remained calm and composed.
The second sister came closer, her face getting redder, and she didn't say a word even though there was no one around. Seeing this, Fu was very curious, so she kept asking, and then said: We sisters grew up together, and when you were young, I always gave things you liked to your second sister first.
After hearing this, Fu Ermei was immediately moved, remembering that her sister had really taken care of her and was very kind. She stopped hiding anything and told him what happened last night. After that, she asked: "Women are all like this, right? I have never heard those women talk about this at home. I guess they are embarrassed to talk about such things."
Fu's face had turned red. Although she had not experienced it herself, she was well-informed and immediately understood what was going on. If some books were banned in the market, there were almost no taboos in the palace. She knew that some things were extremely rare and not everyone could experience them. She couldn't even say a word for a while, she just felt her face burning and her heart beating.
Seeing her elder sister's look, the second sister lowered her head and said: I wanted to stop talking about it a long time ago, but my sister insisted on asking me.
It's nothing. Fu's voice was strange, and her usually clear and sensible mind felt dizzy at this moment. She pretended to be calm and said, "Just bear with it next time."
The second sister whispered: I couldn't help it. At first I was very nervous and scared, but I knew it in my heart. But when it came to that moment, I felt my scalp tingling, as if my soul had left my body, I didn't even know where I was, my body was completely out of control, I didn't even know what I did, said, or said, how could I bear it, I couldn't control myself. After the incident, I lay there feeling that I had lost my face long ago, and my body was falling apart, it really felt like my soul had just come back after wandering around.
Fu walked into the side room without saying a word, found a chair and sat down softly, legs tightly together, with a very strange expression. But she still straightened her back and neck, looked dignified, and pretended to be calm. But she couldn't help being curious, and asked casually: "Does my second sister feel any pain?"
The second sister was recalling the past, so she leaned on her sister's legs and whispered: "My husband was very good to me. It was a little painful at first, but he kept asking me and coaxing me with kind words, so I forgot about the pain later. I only remembered the pain in the morning."
He Fu's face looked very embarrassed.
The second sister was so excited that she started to share everything about her and Guo Shao with her elder sister. She talked about how interesting the Lantern Festival was, how scary and exciting riding and archery were, and how Guo Shao gave her advice and cared for her at home. She talked about it in great detail.
She couldn't help but stand up, turned around in front of Fu, and said that this dress was also what Guo Shao liked, so she wore it.
Fu Ermei had forgotten everything else, completely immersed in the unprecedented fun, and didn't pay much attention to her sister's reaction. She looked happy and joyful. Of course, there was no need to pretend in front of her most trusted and dear sister. She said frankly: My husband is the best person in the world. For more than 20 years, the happiest things for me have all come together in these few short months.