National Beauty

In Linyun Hall, Guo Boyan was out, and Lin was entertaining guests in the front hall.

The little maids filed in with tea and refreshments. One was placed between Lin and Aunt Tan, and the other was placed on the coffee table of the cousin Tan Wenli and the cousin Tan Xiangyu. In the process of serving tea, the hall was extremely quiet, Lin's smile was quiet, beautiful and gentle, and the Tan family members were all looking at her.

Aunt Tan is a widow a few years older than the Lin family. She is luckier than the Lin family. Although her father and husband are gone, she left her son with the title of Yongan Bo, even though this title is from the emperor’s grandfather. If the elder is downgraded to the uncle, if the son can't make meritorious deeds, then after the son's death, the Tan family's title will be gone. But anyway, the Tan family has a knighthood, and there is also the in-laws of Weiguo Gongfu. Aunt Tan will not be reduced to the Lin family, and orphans and widows will be bullied by others.

But Aunt Tan is also inferior to Lin's. Lin has a generous dowry, and he has no worries about food and clothing. Therefore, before remarrying, he can cherish the memory of her husband every day and be a leisurely and lonely wife in the house. The Tan family was different. The deceased old man was born in a poor family, and relied on brute force to repeatedly make military exploits on the battlefield. Both the old man and his son can't run business, so compared with the famous family like Weiguo Gongfu, the Tan family lived poorly and couldn't afford to put on a scene. When Uncle Tan's funeral was sent out, he still relied on Guo Boyan to help him, and he was buried once in a splendid manner. In the past few years, Guo Boyan was weak to Tan Jia, and Guo Xiao secretly gave his aunt several silvers.

Aunt Tan worked hard, and the meager income of the shop Zhuangzi was spent on her children. She herself was reluctant to dress up, and would only add new clothes during the holidays. When she came to Guogongfu today, she wore a newly made Shu embroidered jewel, and she relied on this one when she went to Beppu in the next year. She was so bitter. When Lin came out to entertain, Aunt Tan first looked at it. Not Lin's face, but Lin's clothes. The snow-blue zizi is embroidered with exquisite Su-embroidered peonies, and a light pink Su-embroidered long skirt is worn underneath. Following Lin's footsteps, the skirt swaying like a lake, beautiful as heavenly work.

After seeing Lin's beautiful face clearly, Aunt Tan felt as if she had knocked over a few jars of vinegar in her heart, and her tears came down with sourness. Her natal family was an ordinary talented family in Taiyuan. Her father helped him when his father was down. After his father made meritorious service, he repaid his gratitude and married her as a daughter-in-law. Aunt Tan was surprised and delighted, she only felt that she had flew to the branch and became a phoenix. Unexpectedly, the Tan family was not as beautiful as it looked outside.

Aunt Tan didn’t care. She was a widow and a widow. She was able to raise a pair of children, and finally earned the reputation of being a good wife and mother. But what is this Lin family, a beautiful business widow, how can she still be a country after her second marriage? Mrs.-in-law? Why she has to look at people's faces and sullenly for fear of offending this patron every time she comes to Guogong's Mansion, Lin can easily sit in the position of Guogong's wife, enjoying the glory and wealth of the Guo family inside, and the officials outside. Madam's fawning and envy?

God is so unfair! A shameless widow like Lin should be soaked in the pig cage!

With eyes down, Aunt Tan's face did not leak, but her hands under the table were clenched so tightly that her nails were about to sink into her palms.

She was unwilling. Tan Xiangyu, a twelve-year-old cousin girl, looked at Lin's face in a daze. While envying her, she also raised a glimmer of hope. Lin's family background can be a wife of the country. She is a decent girl from the Bofu family, and her appearance has inherited the advantages of her parents. She is a beauty praised by the neighbors. If she plans carefully, cousin...

Both the mothers thought of their situation from the Lin family. Only the cousin, Tan Wenli, was attracted by the Lin family. Unexpectedly, Guo Xiao’s stepmother would be so beautiful, with a beautiful face and red lips, and a slim waist. , With only a glance, he hooked his soul away, and the tongue of fire inside his body was secretly surging.

With three pairs of eyes staring at her, Lin was indifferent. As early as when she was about to marry, she wanted to understand the various situations she might face after entering the house. Things are still going well in the Guogong Mansion, but she is mentally prepared for how other noble ladies treat her, and how the mother of the elder Guo Xiao thinks of her.

"Madam, please use tea." Lin said with a smile.

Aunt Tan didn't like Lin, and it was unpleasant to listen to her. She forced a smile, picked up the tea bowl, and looked at Lin, she asked casually: "Duke Guo is out?"

Lin nodded: "Today, General Han returned to Beijing to face the saint, the Lord of the Kingdom has entered the palace."

Zhenbei General Han Da is Guo Boyan's best friend. Guo Boyan told Lin before going out in the morning. Tonight, he will not get drunk with Han Da, and ask Lin to not wait.

Aunt Tan knew about the relationship between Guo and Han, and she sighed: "When it comes to General Zhenbei, I think of my hard-working sister. My sister likes flowers and plants and shares similar interests with Madam Han. I followed them to appreciate. All kinds of exotic flowers, after the death of my sister, Madam Han was in grief and never hosted a flower banquet again..."

Lin had just arrived, and he restrained the maid around him from inquiring about the former Guogong's wife without authorization. She really didn't know this. He immediately remembered Mrs. Han in her heart and reminded herself to be cautious when meeting in the future. If Mrs. Han really regards Tan as a confidant, then Mrs. Han may be more picky about her.

Wiping the non-existent tears, Aunt Tan quickly glanced at Lin, and seeing that Lin had no special reaction, she pursed her lips and kindly persuaded: "My sister loves lotus the most, the lotus in the pond of the government mansion, the lotus in the lake, My sister is watching the people planting plants in person. Now the lady butler, please always pay attention to the fact that the lotus flower is blooming, and Pingzhang and the three fathers have a place to cherish memory."

Lin smiled and said, "Thank you for the reminder, Madam, I will ask the gardener to take care of it.

She understands Aunt Tan's careful thinking, but Lin only finds it funny. Guo Boyan really cherishes his original partner so much, he will not force her to be his woman only by fate, let alone every night... What's more, she wants to be the lady of the country, just to be able to support her daughter, she hopes Guo Boyan treats her with dignity. As for who Guo Boyan really pretends in his heart, she really doesn't care. It is enough to be nice to her daughter.

Aunt Tan wanted to talk about sister-in-law's old things again, and Guo Xiao led two younger sisters.

Aunt Tan’s jealousy towards Lin disappeared immediately. Only the care and love for her son’s nephew was left in her eyes. She stood up to meet her, and asked with concern: "I haven’t seen you in half a month, why are Ping Zhang and Ting Fang thin? Up?"

In the main seat, Lin looked down and smiled, revealing a touch of helplessness. What Tan said was that she suspected that she was treating Guo Xiao brothers and sisters harshly?

"My aunt is really joking, and my third brother just said I'm fat." Ting Fang glanced at her stepmother, smiled politely, and quickly changed the subject: "The twelfth lunar month is very cold this year. How is my aunt? I still want to see tomorrow. It's up to you, you came first." While talking, nodded to Tan Wenli and Tan Xiangyu.

"Just your sweet mouth." Aunt Tan took her niece in her arms affectionately and touched her head. Aunt Tan herself can’t tell whether she really loves or must love her. All she knows is that she wants to treat her niece and niece as her own children. Only in this way can the relationship between Tan and Guo be unbreakable.

Ting Fang leaned in her aunt's arms and sighed silently. It’s true that her aunt’s painstaking efforts are true, and it’s true that she is good to them, so she can understand her grandmother’s dislike for her aunt and her brother’s help to her aunt’s family. In any case, Tan’s family is her mother’s family, and her cousins ​​and cousins ​​are both They are blood relatives.

"Jianing, this is the aunt of Yong'an Bofu." Lin came over and smiled and motioned for her daughter to salute the elders.

Song Jianing obediently blessed Aunt Tan: "Aunt."

Aunt Tan pursed the corner of her mouth. The daughter of an unruly widow looks like Lin, what face is her aunt? Aunt Tan really didn’t want to respond, but Lin was able to seduce people, and Guo Boyan was 80% fascinated by the newly married Hu Meizi. If she and Lin were torn apart, Lin would go back to Guo Boyan to file a complaint...

No, she had to bear it. Before her nephew inherited the title of the National Palace, or before Guo Boyan abandons the Lin family, she had to maintain a clear harmony with the Lin family.

"Jianing is so beautiful." Aunt Tan said with a smile, bending over to touch Song Jianing's cheek, and squeezing it rare: "Why do you grow so fat?"

Song Jianing took a breath and almost couldn't hold back to touch her face. She endured it sensibly, but the remaining handprints on her fleshy cheek revealed Aunt Tan's strength just now. Lin saw it, and Ting Fang and Guo Xiao also saw it. Ting Fang was anxious and embarrassed. Guo Xiao directly said to his stepmother: "Mother is busy here. I invite my aunt to sit in Yihexuan."

Lin was not polite, and said with a smile: "I have a son, and I will be free in the next day. I will ask my wife for tea again."

Guo Xiao nodded and asked his aunt's family to go out sideways.

Aunt Tan was too lazy to be with Lin, holding Ting Fang’s little hand and walked away. Tan Xiangyu hired Tingting to follow her mother. The rest of the light was on Guo Xiao’s side. She didn’t pay much attention to Song Jianing, and Tan Wenli was different. Song Jianing paused and smiled at Song Jianing: "Cousin, do you want to go together? How lively we are."

Except for Princess Duanhui, Song Jianing didn't know anything about relatives like Guo Xiao, but she was not stupid. The aunt, nephew, cousin and cousin reunited to talk about her own words. What did she come to do? What's more, Aunt Tan obviously didn't like her, so she pinched her face still aching.

"No, I still have to do my homework." With any excuse, Song Jianing walked to his mother's side, and the Lin family supported her daughter's shoulders.

Tan Wenli was a little disappointed, this girl was beautiful, and he liked it very much.

Guo Xiao glanced at him coldly, and when the group had gone out, he turned around and bowed his head to apologize to his stepmother: "Where my aunt is rude, I also look to my mother Haihan. Don't worry, I promise that there will be no next time." He is not happy. This sudden stepmother didn't like anyone to take her mother's place in this home, but before Lin showed any hostility, he would not bully a weak female stream.

"Human nature, the elder is too worried, go quickly." Lin said sincerely.

Guo Xiao said, before leaving, his cold eyes flashed over Song Jianing, and he saw the little girl pouting her mouth slightly and her head against her stepmother, which was obviously wronged.

Of course Song Jianing was wronged. As soon as Guo Xiao left, she rubbed her face and complained to her mother: "It hurts."

Lin helped her daughter's small face to check, and saw that her daughter's tender tofu-like face was reddened in the middle, she secretly gritted her teeth, and while helping her daughter to rub her face, she whispered: "I will see the Tan family stay away. "In the end, Guo Gongfu is still Guo Xiao's. Guo Xiao's relatives are the best who can not afford the conflict.

Song Jianing nodded glumly.

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"Ting Fang, you can honestly tell your aunt, did Lin bully you? Is the grandfather of the country partial?" Aunt Tan asked suspiciously, holding his niece on the road to Yihexuan.

Ting Fang was funny and looked at the elders and said, "Auntie, my mother is very good to me, and my father is not partial to anyone. You can rest assured."

Unbelievable, Aunt Tan looked back and forth, and whispered: "The stepmothers in the world are all the same. It is impossible to treat the child left behind by her original partner. Now her foundation is unstable and she has to pretend to be gentle and virtuous. Madam’s position, huh, wait, the first one will attack you. Your eldest brother is in the front yard, she can’t control it, and my aunt is most worried about you.”

Ting Fang can only emphasize repeatedly that her stepmother is not that kind of person.

Aunt Tan felt even more stupid for her niece.

"If you talk too much, you will lose it, so aunty will stop saying a few words." Guo Xiao reminded coldly. What the Lin family was like could not be determined overnight, so he acquiesced in his aunt's warning to his sister, but the same meaning, the aunt didn't have to say it over and over again.

Aunt Tan looked at her nephew and shut up. When her nephew was young, she dared to show her elder's profile. In the past two years, her nephew has grown tremendously, and the majesty of her son has become more and more majestic. It is simply another Guo Boyan, and Aunt Tan has unknowingly changed from the discipline side. Become the one that bows to the ears.

But what should be said is still to be said.

When he arrived at Guo Xiao’s Yihexuan, Aunt Tan called his nephew aside and said in a low voice: "Ping Zhang, you are older, and some things may be better understood than my aunt. Ting Fang is by Madam Tai's side, and Lin can’t do anything about it. How much scheming. You are different. Your son's position is given by the Lord of the Kingdom. If the Lord of the Kingdom can give it, you can also take it back. You have to keep an eye on it, in case Lin gives birth to a son...her one The widow dares to claim the status of the lady of the country, who dares to say that she doesn't care more?"

Guo Xiao sneered: "I'm afraid she doesn't have that ability."

Young and crazy, Aunt Tan sighed: "What do you know, she is like that, the pillow wind is blowing too much, Grandpa Guo..."

"Auntie." Guo Xiao didn't want to hear anyone slander his father.

Aunt Tan stopped wisely.

Guo Xiao looked at her, and in turn warned: "Auntie, I know you care about us, but I know the affairs of the house in my heart. Auntie doesn’t have to bother, let alone act on that side. I don’t want to do anything for today. Next time."

The little movement was noticed by the nephew, and Aunt Tan's face blushed and hesitated about how to answer the conversation.

"It's cold outside, let's sit inside, aunt." Guo Xiao handed over a step.

Aunt Tan breathed a sigh of relief, and went in to accompany his niece, leaving Guo Xiao alone under the eaves of the gallery, with cold eyebrows.