A Thousand Hills

Chapter 339

Xie Moru guessed a little bit about the eldest princess's thoughts, as a mother, especially a daughter is no better than a son, of course it will be sad for a son to marry a bad wife, but as long as the son is promising, he can still live with a good one.Daughters are different. If you marry once, if you don’t marry well, even if you can change it again, a woman will lower her figure if she marries the second time.

However, Xie Moru only guessed that the First Princess Concubine was not happy about the marriage between Princess Wen An and Zhao Qin, but he did not expect that the reason why the First Princess Concubine tried her best to prevent this marriage was because of Zhao Chongyi.If it wasn't for Zhao Chongyi's matter, even if the eldest concubine didn't like the marriage, after all it was Emperor Mu Yuan who bestowed the marriage, I'm afraid that the eldest concubine would pinch her nose and admit it.

Even the fifth prince asked one more question about the illness of the eldest prince and concubine when he returned to the mansion. The fifth prince said, "I didn't see that elder brother is such a considerate person before. He said that sister-in-law was not in good health, and went back to the mansion early as soon as he was released. You How are you looking at my sister-in-law?"

Xie Moru smiled slightly, dismissed the maid, and then spoke to the Fifth Prince.

The fifth prince frowned, "Sister-in-law has always been docile and courteous. Since Father has bestowed the marriage, how can we allow her to go back on her word? Eldest brother also, can you be confused?"

Xie Moru said, "A daughter is mother's heart and soul, so it's just a matter of reason that sister-in-law doesn't like this marriage. As for His Royal Highness, he has always been careless. Wen An's marriage is with the Zhao family, so His Royal Highness may not know about sister-in-law's illness." It's fake."

"I don't like the Zhao family very much either, but after all, my father's marriage has been bestowed upon me."

"I have met Erlang's daughter-in-law a few times, and she is quite polite. It's just that women are different from men. When a woman is married, she takes care of the inner room. No matter how important the inner room is, as long as the man can support it, the woman This day will not be sad. With our Erlang's temperament, if you ask me, there is no one in Hedi who can live a life like our Erlang. Ms. Zhao is blessed. But the son of the Zhao family that Wen An refers to as marriage is said to be weak Even though he is the great-grandson of the eldest son of the Duke's mansion, at such an old age, does he have fame or errands? In a family like the Duke's mansion, even if a child is outstanding, he must It's three points, but I haven't heard of his ability. Don't talk about sister-in-law, even if I marry a girl, I can't be happy." Xie Moru shook his head and said, "It's just sister-in-law's method, which treats the symptoms but not the root cause. Ann went to the nunnery to recite the three-year scriptures, is it possible that she will not marry when she comes out?"

The Fifth Prince said, "Who knows what she's planning."

The husband and wife just said casually, Xie Moru said, "Dalang is sixteen this year, and seventeen next year. The mother's filial piety period is one year for grandchildren, and we are 27 months old. It stands to reason that we will be filial piety by the end of this year." But I thought, at that time my mother, I stayed for three years, and my mother's here, let us also stay for three years. Dalang's big wedding, if not, it will be next year. Don't worry about others, he The yard needs to be tidied up. When is the time, I will post a post to ask Princess Yongfu to come over and see if there is anything to be changed. The princess has a good idea of ​​what the house looks like, so she can arrange the furniture in time."

Thinking about Fu Bo's mother, the Fifth Prince sighed softly.Thinking about the fact that the eldest son's wedding is coming soon, the fifth prince smiled and said to his wife, "If you say that the world is unpredictable, I remember that the first time we met was at Aunt Yi'an's house. You and Sister Yongfu had such a quarrel. I can imagine that they are now in-laws."

"At that time, I was young and had a hot temper." Xie Moru smiled, "Since His Majesty bestowed this marriage, Princess Yongfu has restrained her temper in front of me. Every time I see her, I feel better." Seeing her former enemy in front of him Aggrieved, that feeling is indescribably wonderful.

The fifth prince laughed loudly and said, "You are also narrow now."

"It's Princess Yongfu who loves to think too much. I'm afraid that sister Zhen will marry me and be tortured by me. I'm not such a mother-in-law." Xie Moru smiled, "Sister Zhen is a good child, which is quite the opposite of Princess Yongfu. You It's strange to say that, with Princess Yongfu's temperament, how can she raise such a gentle and generous child like Sister Zhen."

"Look at what you said." The fifth prince thought about it and was also amused.Mourning the crown prince's death, when her father was seriously ill, Princess Yongfu didn't participate in mourning the crown prince, and she didn't even say a word to the Empress Dowager Hu.Comparing the two, the fifth prince feels that although this elder sister has done many unflattering things in the past, she has nothing to lose.Compared with Concubine Liu Xian, she is a hundred times stronger!
After the couple talked, Erlang brought back Dalang's groom's clothes at night. Since he was the emperor's grandson, the groom's clothes were mainly gold and red, with red background and gold embroidery, which was extremely luxurious.Sanlang looked at it for a while, then asked Erlang, "Is it okay to do it quickly?"

Erlang smiled, "I'm in charge of the Department of Internal Affairs, why would they dare to delay? Brother, hurry up and try, if something doesn't fit, I'll take it back tomorrow and ask them to change it."

Saburo then said, "Yes, brother, try it, let me have a look too."

Da Lang is used to being steady, he smiled and said, "I haven't seen Xifu before?"

"I've seen other people wear it, but haven't you seen elder brother wearing it? Try it quickly."

Dalang didn't move, so he didn't want to make fun of Saburo, Dalang thought, and went back to his courtyard to try quietly at night.Therefore, according to Sanlang's words, Dalang didn't try it, so Sanlang was angry and said to Erlang, "Second brother, you also ask the Department of Internal Affairs to chase away my wedding dress, and bring it back to me earlier. See the sky!"

The fifth prince almost choked on the third son's words, put the teacup away casually, and scolded, "Don't make me mad! There is no one who wears wedding clothes every day!"

"Simply speaking, it depends on whether the father is serious or not." Sanlang was depressed, and sighed, "Since Aunt Jiang and Liulang went to Sichuan, I have no confidant."

The Fifth Prince was really choking this time, until the children were all sent away after dinner, Fang whispered to his wife, "You said, our Saburo won't be interested in Earl Jiang, right?"

Xie Moru knocked on the fifth prince's forehead with his fingers, and reprimanded, "What nonsense are you talking about. Sanlang also bought a pair of hairpins and sent them to Miss Chu."

The fifth prince breathed a sigh of relief, "But I was scared to death."

Xie Moru glared at him.

Da Lang is the eldest son, and this is the first great event for the princes of the Fifth Prince's Mansion, so Xie Moru should treat it seriously.First, let’s ask Princess Yongfu to come and talk. Xie Moru will tell Wisteria about the specific matters.As soon as Wisteria went to the Princess Mansion, Princess Yongfu smiled and said, "Tell your concubine, I will definitely go tomorrow." He ordered someone to reward Wisteria with a prize.

On the second day, Princess Yongfu took several female officials from the mansion, and one of them was the eldest maid beside her daughter.Princess Yongfu has saved her daughter's dowry for more than ten years. Seeing that her daughter is about to get married, she naturally wants to see what kind of courtyard the Fifth Prince's Mansion has prepared for her daughter and son-in-law.

Not to mention, in the past few years, Princess Yongfu has been more polite to Xie Moru because of this marriage gift.Seeing this courtyard now, Princess Yongfu felt that, after all, she was not polite in the past few years.Xie Moru's taste is undeniable. Sister Zhen likes lotus the most. A lotus pond was dug in the small garden of the courtyard. Now is the season when the little lotus is showing its sharp corners. Although there is no scenic spot, look at the clear water in the pool , Princess Yongfu was overjoyed, and said with a smile, "This pool is well repaired."

Xie Moru said, "This yard is drawn by Dalang, and the craftsmen of the Department of Internal Affairs have been repairing it. I see it is okay, and the princess likes it too, so it is really good."

Princess Yongfu heard that it was her son-in-law's style, and she felt even more joyful, and said with a smile, "Dalang, this child, has a really first-class vision."

Xie Moru led Princess Yongfu to look at the small garden, and then entered the main room. The decoration has not yet started, and the room is still empty, but the wood prepared for the decoration is all high-quality chicken wing wood. Princess Yongfu looked around, No dissatisfaction.

After all, it is a new house and a new courtyard, it is inconvenient to entertain Princess Yongfu, after a general look, Xie Moru invited Princess Yongfu to Wutong Courtyard for tea.Princess Yongfu saw that Xie Moru was easy to talk about everything, and she was very happy to see the yard today. Even though she didn't leave lunch, she went home happily, and said to Xie Moru, "Now you are busy and I am busy, so I won't talk about it." These etiquettes are clichéd, after the children get married, some of them will come to disturb you."

Xie Moru smiled, "I will send the princess."

Princess Yongfu was in a really good mood, and she went home and said to her daughter, "Oh, your mother-in-law is strong, but she is reliable in her work. I have seen the yard, and it is very well organized. It is not worse than your yard. It is said that the son-in-law is special. I specially found someone to draw the picture, and cleaned it up according to the picture. The son-in-law has a good eye, and the yard is well repaired. When you get married, flatter your mother-in-law more, don't offend her, life will not be sad."

Sister Zhen couldn't laugh or cry when she heard it, "Look at what mother said."

"What's wrong with me is all the truth. You have to keep it in mind. Although her temper has improved a lot in recent years, you haven't seen her when she was young... Hey, in short, you must not offend her. "

"I'm fine, why offend my fifth aunt."

Princess Yongfu thought for a while, and said, "That's right, you are soft-tempered, and you won't even offend you. But, it's different after you get married. Take care of Da Lang, and don't let other little sluts get close to you." For him. The husband and wife live their lives wholeheartedly, and it is difficult even if life is not good."

Princess Yongfu babbled and said, "Your matter is settled, and your sister's matter is at hand again."

Since Sister Zhen is about to get married, she doesn't shy away from these matters of marriage. She said, "For my younger sister, it's better for the mother to have an idea first, and then ask the emperor's grandfather to marry her."

"I think so too." Princess Yongfu has long been optimistic about the candidate, but the eldest daughter will definitely have the status of a princess in the future, and if she can go further, it will be even more expensive.In contrast, the second daughter might not be so lucky.Princess Yongfu felt a little regretful.

The marriage between Dalang and Sister Zhen is scheduled for mid-June, which is the season when the summer heat is about to dissipate.

Princess Changtai and the others all laughed, "Their two families are getting married, so we have to give double gifts."

Princess Yongfu smiled, "You are envious, you should also ask your father to marry you."

Princess Changtai smiled and said, "Don't recruit me, big sister. I'm not as lucky as big sister. I have two lovely big girls like Sister Zhen and Sister Bao."

People are in good spirits on happy occasions, and Princess Yongfu has always been displeased with Princess Changtai bearing the name of Princess Yuandi, who is obviously younger than her, and even pushes her down.However, Princess Yongfu didn't care about it now, and said with a smile, "I'm serious, your Dalang Erlang has reached the age of marriage, you are optimistic about someone, and begging your father to marry him, wouldn't it be decent."

Princess Changtai smiled, "What big sister said is that she will have to ask to be in front of the emperor at that time." Even Princess Changtai also feels that Princess Yongfu is lucky, but it is a pity that she has no daughter. He recruited a nephew from the fifth prince's mansion to be his son-in-law.

This marriage is settled, and I am satisfied in every way.

Even Qingliu, who was inclined to mourn the prince at the beginning, would say "a match made in heaven" when they saw this marriage.After all, the Crown Prince Mourning is dead, the King of Anping County has moved out of the palace with his mother and younger brother, and the Fifth Prince is the only direct descendant and is already the first in line of succession.

What's more, there was a dispute between the five princes and the mourning prince in the past, which was also mixed with the death of Empress Su. Now that the five princes are able to marry Princess Yongfu, it is also a gesture of reconciliation.Not to mention others, but the former Crown Princess Wu, who was unable to go out due to widowhood, and the children were also keeping their filial piety, so they also prepared two generous gifts, one for the Fifth Prince's Mansion and one for Princess Yongfu's Mansion.

On the day of the wedding, both Emperor Mu Yuan and Queen Mother Hu gave a lot of things.It goes without saying that the Fifth Prince's Mansion is famous and lively.The fifth prince, Xie Moru, is exhausting to both his parents-in-law. The man with the best spirit in the mansion is San Lang. This is a well-known master of bridal chambers in the elite circle of the imperial capital. .That night, the fifth prince had some insomnia, and woke up early the next day. Xie Moru yawned and said, "What's wrong with you?"

The fifth prince said, "It's time to get up, don't wait a while for the bride to come over, we haven't cleaned up yet, wouldn't it make the bride wait for a long time."

"I'm not nervous as a mother-in-law. How nervous are you as a father-in-law?" Xie Moru said, "Have you never heard of a kind of mother-in-law who deliberately delays the time, just to tell the daughter-in-law to wait for a long time so that the daughter-in-law Get off your horse."

Xie Moru said so, the fifth prince got up faster.

Xie Moru snickered.

Xie Moru has the habit of doing morning exercises, and since his wedding, he has also cultivated the habit of the Fifth Prince.But today the husband and wife got up too early, it was pitch dark outside, and it was not time for morning exercises.Fortunately, it may be because of the newlyweds, Wu Zhen had heard countless frightening legends about her mother-in-law from her mother before, and the young couple also woke up very early.On the first day, I had to serve tea to my parents-in-law, and I also had to meet my uncle and sister-in-law. Wu Zhen married her as the eldest daughter-in-law, so naturally she had to be more solemn.

When Wu Zhen got up, Da Lang said it was early, but when he arrived at Wutong Court, he heard that his parents-in-law were up, and Wu Zhen couldn't help giving Da Lang a look.Da Lang said, "In the past, my father and mother were not so early."

Wu Zhen glanced at him again, and whispered, "Hurry up."

Da Lang smiled and took his wife's hand.Wu Zhen blushed slightly, and the young couple entered the gate of the Indus Courtyard together. A maid went in first to report, and after a while, Wisteria came out, smiled and said, "Eldest son and grandma also So early."

Da Lang smiled, "Aunt Wisteria is early, I wonder if she came early."

Wisteria smiled and led the two of them in, and they greeted each other, Xie Moru said, "Sit down, your father is thinking about it, and he made trouble with me early. Wait a moment, Erlang and the others will come over later gone."

Although Da Lang has always been dignified, after all the joy of the wedding, his face is also full of joy, he said with a smile, "My father must be worried about my son."

The fifth prince became a father-in-law because of his promotion, and said very solemnly, "After getting married, you will be an adult. You used to be a son, but now you have to learn to be a husband and a father."

Da Lang hurriedly listened seriously.

While the father and son were talking, several side concubines came over, and after a while, Erlang and the others also came, and Sister Xin came the latest, she was really tired after helping entertain the ladies who came from various families these days Not light.The main reason is that although the three men in the Fifth Prince's Mansion have marriages, there are still three men who can start discussing marriage.As for the Fifth Prince's Mansion, the elite circle is very popular, so any wives who come here must bring one or two noble girls of the right age.These noble ladies were all entertained by Sister Xin.

Wu Zhen is both a sister-in-law and a cousin. Although the two families were not very close in the past, they have met each other.

Only when everyone comes together is the bride offering tea.

Xie Moru was always generous with his hand, what he gave to Wu Zhen was a set of ruby ​​headbands, the rubies inlaid on the headbands were all true red, no matter the color or brilliance, they were all rare treasures.Even though Wu Zhen was used to seeing good things in the Princess Mansion, she also felt that they were precious.

Wu Zhen also gave needles and threads to her parents-in-law, and then, the ones given to her younger uncles were all pens, ink, paper and inkstones, and the ones from the princess' mansion were naturally not ordinary.For Sister Xin is a set of pink pearl jewelry for little girls, pearls are rare, like colored pearls, especially such round and even grains, it is also rare.

Everyone thanked the elder sister-in-law, and Xie Moru pointed out several side concubines for Wu Zhen to know.Because they are all in the concubine, there is no need to show the courtesy, but it is just a half-courteous ceremony for the concubine Su.

As for serving tea, it was not the turn of Concubine Su at all.

The whole family met once, Xie Moru ordered the concubines to go back to have breakfast by themselves, and they don't need to serve them.The children had breakfast in the Indus Courtyard. In the past, the whole family ate around a table. Now that the eldest daughter-in-law came in, they divided the tables into male and female.Wu Zhen served her mother-in-law and sister-in-law for dinner. After she served Xie Moru and sister Xin each with chopsticks, Xie Moru said, "Sit down."

Wu Zhen sat down obediently, and she was served by her own maid during the dinner.

After breakfast, the Fifth Prince brought Erlang Saburo to the court, Silang Wulang Xin and his sons were going to study in the palace, and Dalang Wu Zhen and his wife would go to the palace to pay their respects to the elders.If Empress Su was still around, Xie Moru might also enter the palace together.Xie Moru has always been lazy to go to the Mercy Palace, so he only let the young couple go.On the other hand, Princess Yongfu basically didn't sleep all night, took a few bites of breakfast early in the morning and went to the palace by car, just in time for her daughter and son-in-law to enter the palace to pay her respects.

Seeing his mother-in-law and aunt waiting in the Palace of Mercy, Da Lang didn't know what to say.

Wu Zhen was also quite surprised, but after thinking about it, this is indeed something her mother can do.

Princess Changtai joked, "Eldest sister is too impatient. I won't be able to see you when you return home in three dynasties. Fortunately, you came to the emperor's grandmother so early in the morning to wait. To be a daughter-in-law for my uncle's family, our Dalang With such a good-looking talent, there is nothing to worry about."

Princess Yongfu smiled, "I'm not at ease, I was about to come here to pay my respects to the emperor's grandmother, it just happened by coincidence."

The three princesses laughed when they heard this.

Empress Dowager Hu was old and dim-sighted, and she was happy to see her grandchildren getting married, not to mention the great-grandson and great-granddaughter were overjoyed. Empress Dowager Hu kowtowed when she saw the young couple, and ordered someone to bring out a box of things as a reward.After calling them to come to talk, Empress Dowager Hu has nothing to say about her temperament, so she took Sister Zhen's hand and chattered away, saying, "You are a good boy, I don't worry about others, it is your mother-in-law who has a strong temper some……"

Wu Zhen was about to kneel to her great-grandmother, and said quickly, "Grandfather, my aunt has always been very kind to me. My mother often told me at home that there is no one in the world who is more thoughtful and capable than my aunt. Let me learn from my aunt." I’m doing it. If I can learn one-tenth of what my aunt did, I’ll be able to benefit from it forever.”

Empress Dowager Hu usually hates to hear people say Xie Moru is a good word, but now she listens to Wu Zhen's words, she thinks carefully for a moment and says, "This is reasonable, you are indeed too soft-tempered, you should be stronger."

Wu Zhen broke out in a cold sweat, and it was still Princess Yongfu who said, "Don't worry, Grandmother, Ah Zhen is fine, Da Lang is also a sensible person, you always wait to go out, you haven't seen me, oh, their small courtyard My son is also very tidy. I say it is better than sister Zhen's house when she was at home." Although she was not willing to say good things about Xie Moru, she couldn't say bad things about Xie Moru in front of her son-in-law.What's more, Princess Yongfu was really happy to make this marriage, so she said a few good words for Xie Moru.

Empress Dowager Hu nodded, "That's good." Thinking of Xie Moru's temper, he has never been stingy.Moreover, no matter how domineering Xie Moru is, he is still alive and can always support the children, and he must not let the children be bullied by Xie Moru.

Empress Dowager Hu made up her mind while confirming her important surname once again.At the same time, he was thinking that his granddaughter was still soft-tempered, so she had to give some private advice for a while.

For a while, when he heard that Emperor Mu Yuan had come to court, Da Lang took his wife to pay his respects to the emperor's grandfather.Emperor Mu Yuan was also very happy to see the young couple, because Wu Zhen was a granddaughter, and they were often seen on weekdays, so Emperor Mu Yuan stayed with the young couple to say a few more words before sending them away.

The young couple received a lot of things from Emperor Mu Yuan, mainly because Wu Zhen is the first granddaughter of Emperor Mu Yuan. Although Princess Yongfu has a bad temper, Emperor Mu Yuan still likes this gentle and quiet granddaughter, otherwise, he can't give it to her. Give this marriage gift.Now, looking at the young couple, the handsome man and the beautiful woman, you can see that they get along well with each other when they talk. At Emperor Mu Yuan's age, he personally pointed out the marriage. How can you not be happy to see such a situation?Therefore, the reward is quite generous.

After coming out from Emperor Mu Yuan, the two went to the Ci'en Palace to resign once again. They originally wanted to go back to the residence, but in the end, Empress Dowager Hu played the cards unreasonably and decided to keep the young couple to have dinner in the Ci'en Palace.Such grace, the young couple can not refuse.

You know, apart from the great wedding of the Prince of Anping County, the grandsons of other emperors who came to the palace to pay their respects the next day after their marriage did not have the honor of being given a meal by the Queen Mother Hu.

There is another funny thing, because Princess Yongfu was raised in the Palace of Mercy since childhood, among all the princesses, she is the most favored by Empress Dowager Hu, and she is also free in the Palace of Mercy.Seeing that the Empress Dowager Hu was keeping a meal, Princess Yongfu specially ordered a few dishes to be prepared in the Shoushan Room, saying that they were Da Lang's favorite dishes.Everyone laughed, saying that Princess Yongfu loves her son-in-law.

Da Lang said as a son-in-law: There is such a mother-in-law who does not play cards according to reason, the pressure is not ordinary.

Something happened in the palace, and the news spread quickly.Empress Dowager Hu is not clear and bright, this old lady always thinks of what is what, she suddenly left the young couple to have dinner in the Palace of Mercy, and when word spread, N people came up with N kinds of political explanations.There are no secrets in the elite circle, not to mention that this matter cannot be concealed from others. The rest of the people only lamented that the fifth prince's mansion doted on the day, but the eldest prince and concubine sighed lightly. With a character like Princess Yongfu, it is such good luck to marry a daughter.She thinks she is no worse than others, and her daughter is still the princess of the second rank, so she is so unhappy in her marriage!

The First Prince Concubine was so sick, Zhao Guifei was also anxious, and then, Zhao Guifei thought of a way, and said to the First Prince, "Why don't you give it a try?"

Ever since the First Prince lost his temper and Concubine Zhao got annoyed, she put away most of her strong heart.Seeing the happy event in the Fifth Prince's Mansion today, Concubine Zhao was really envious and jealous, so she came up with this idea.

The eldest prince said, "Erlang's marriage is also this year, so there is no need to worry. The daughter-in-law has also met. I think the words of Immortal Bai Yun are still accurate."

"If she recovers, let Sister Xi come back from the nunnery. There is no reason for a good princess to live in the nunnery. Wouldn't it delay Sister Xi's youth?" The eldest prince is easy to fool, and Concubine Zhao is not easy to fool.In fact, as soon as the second granddaughter had to pray for her daughter-in-law in the nunnery for three years, Concubine Zhao suspected that it was the daughter-in-law who did it to delay the second granddaughter's marriage.Duke Zhao's mansion is Concubine Zhao's natal family, and Concubine Zhao begged for this marriage with Emperor Mu Yuan. Now his daughter-in-law is not happy, and Concubine Zhao has been unhappy for a long time.Looking for an opportunity, we must marry our second granddaughter.

The eldest prince didn't understand his mother's meaning at all. He listened to his mother's words and just shook his head all the way, saying, "My daughter-in-law can be well because of Sister Xi's recitation of the scriptures. The elder fairy said that it takes three years to recite the scriptures. Only a daughter-in-law can be good. Sister Xi is very filial, even if she is asked to come back, she will not come back."

Concubine Zhao was so angry with the eldest prince's dull head that she couldn't speak. In the end, the eldest prince added, "If mother and concubine you are sick, let alone recite the three-year scriptures, even if you recite the 30-year scriptures, the son will also give you the same sentence." read it."

Hearing this, Concubine Zhao was furious, picked something up in her hand and threw it at her son, angrily said, "Get out of here! My old lady is doing well! She's still alive! I need you to chant scriptures!"

Dalang's marriage was completed, and the fifth prince smoothly took over the Qingliu faction that had previously mourned the prince.

(End of this chapter)