National Beauty

Mrs. Tai has her fifty-fifth birthday, and all children and grandchildren must prepare birthday gifts.

Mrs. Tai is the kindest old lady Song Jianing has ever met in her two lifetimes. She is very kind to their wives. In Song Jianing's heart, Mrs. Tai is similar to the Bodhisattva in the sky, so she started preparing birthday gifts early. It doesn't matter how the gift to Guo Xiao is perfunctory. Song Jianing changed three or four of the peach kerchiefs embroidered by Mrs. Tai. Don't mention it.

On the sixth birthday, Song Jianing embroidered the veil on the fourth day, and happily ran to Huanyueju to find his mother.

Qiuyue and Caiwei were standing under the eaves of the gallery. Seeing Song Jianing, the two girls looked at each other and greeted them in unison: "The four girls are here!"

Song Jianing was focused on her veil, didn't look at them closely, smiled, and walked straight in. Qiuyue thought about Grandpa Guo's effort to enter a cup of tea. There was no movement inside, so there was no obstruction, and she only explained naturally: "Grandpa Guo is back home early this morning, and he is talking to his wife."

Song Jianing slowed down when he heard the words.

On the warm couch in the east, Lin had just broken free from Guo Boyan's arms, quickly sorted out some clothes, and looked at the man who had Brother Mao put on his lap to cover up, and then shouted: "An'an, come in. , Just now my mother was still talking about you."

Song Jianing breathed a sigh of relief, really afraid that his mother and stepfather were in love.

When I entered the room, I saw my mother sitting in front of the couch, his stepfather sitting inside with his younger brother, a man who was nearly 40 years old, wearing a stone cyan robes, looking at her with a smile at the corner of his mouth, but still showing a kind of long-standing high-ranking man. Majesty, but he was holding a four-month-old boy at this time, and he looked more like a loving father.

"Father." Song Jianing called with a smile.

Guo Boyan nodded and curiously said: "How come here?" This daughter sticks to her younger brother. Every time he came back, the little girl almost always coaxed her to play with her younger brother.

Song Jianing took out the veil she had embroidered for a long time, and said shyly: "I just finished embroidering the birthday gift for my grandmother, I want to ask my mother to have a look."

Guo Boyan didn't understand needlework, so he hung his head to coax his son.

Lin took the embroidered veil from her daughter, looked at both sides carefully, and smiled and encouraged: "An'an's needlework is getting better and better. Your grandmother definitely likes it. Put it away quickly and don't get it dirty."

Song Jianing was very happy to receive the compliment. Hearing her brother's babbling voice, she couldn't help but stare at him, who hadn't been playing with him for a long time. Guo Boyan hadn't held enough of his son yet, but seeing the desire in his daughter's eyes, he smiled, motioned Song Jianing to sit on the couch, and then handed Brother Mao to his daughter.

Four-month-old brother Mao, white and fat, with **** eyes and smart, can already recognize the common relatives around him. Seeing his sister, his mouth grinned, revealing his pink gums. Song Jianing was rare, holding his younger brother in one hand and holding it up in the other, teasing his younger brother with the jade bracelet on his wrist.

Lin looked at these children, remembered one thing, and said to Guo Boyan: "Today, the wife of Mrs. Liu, the head of the household department, came to visit his mother and took Ting Fang's hand for a long time. I heard her saying that there seemed to be a matchmaking court. The meaning of Fang and his second son."

Song Jianing secretly pricked up her ears when it was related to her sister's marriage.

Guo Boyan didn't even think about it and said: "Don't worry about anyone who asks. Zhengchang is a good son that I saw with my own eyes. As long as the sixth day of the court is open, our two families can formally discuss marriage." He and Zhenbei General Handa is a fateful friendship. The Han family only has one room for Handa. His daughter was the only young wife who was married before. There is no worries about the wife. The mother-in-law above liked her when she was a child, and it couldn't be more appropriate.

Lin naturally knew that the Han family was good, and said with emotion, "It's too far away. I'm afraid Ting Fang lives there alone and misses home."

Guo Boyan didn't speak, and he was reluctant to marry his daughter, but the Han family was the best destination for his daughter in the second half of his life.

Song Jianing lowered her head to look at her younger brother, but her ears listened to what her parents were talking about. She couldn't tell what it was like. She felt dissatisfied with Sister Tingfang, and she was happy to know that the Han family was a good match for her sister, but also a little bit sour. Sour and bitter. If her father and mother had been fine in the previous life, they would definitely discuss her marriage in such a low voice, choose the best husband for her, and send her to marry gracefully, with her natal family backing her, and her husband would not dare to follow her. Give her to others...

Immersed in the loneliness and helplessness of the previous life, his wrists suddenly felt heavy. Song Jianing regained his senses, and saw that Mao's two chubby hands actually hugged her lowered arms unknowingly, and sent them to his mouth. Seeing his brother's open little greedy mouth, Song Jianing suddenly forgotten all his unhappiness, bowed his head and pasted his forehead with his brother.

In the last life, the mother is still alive. In this life, the mother is still alive. The stepfather treats her very well. He also has a younger brother. There are so many parents who care about her. Song Jianing believes that he will be like Ting Fang’s sister in this life. A good man who gave her a stable life.

On the sixth day of the sixth day, when Mrs. Han and her son came to Changxinyuan to pay her birthday to the wife, Song Jianing and Sanfang had already hid in the side room ahead of time. Ting Fang was shy and stayed away alone. Song Jianing, Lanfang, and Yunfang were hidden in the door curtain. Later, look out expectantly. Song Jianing took one side alone, and Han Zhengchang and her son walked in side by side. Fortunately, Han Zhengchang was born very tall and stalwart, which made the three sisters see clearly.

A man is not so handsome, but he is definitely handsome. Song Jianing is most impressed by Han Zhengchang's straight nose, which looks very decent. Having seen enough for herself, Song Jianing ran over and pulled the shy sister over, and she opened a curtain of the door to show her. The man her father and grandmother picked for her, Ting Fang couldn't be really curious. He half-pushed and half-placed and glanced out. At first glance, he noticed that the man was tall, taller than his brother, and at the second glance, he felt that the man was darker than his brother. In the end, she endured her restraint and took another look, and she felt that she was okay. She looked upright, and her character was controlled by her father. What could she worry about?

After seeing it, Ting Fang blushed and walked away. On the birthday banquet, Mrs. Tai asked her favorite granddaughter alone. Ting Fang blushed and nodded, and agreed. The wife finally had a worry, and she was particularly reluctant. After conveying her granddaughter's wishes to Guo Boyan Lin, she handed over the marriage to Lin's family to arrange, and she stayed with her granddaughter wholeheartedly.

Zhenbei General Han Da and his son will return to the frontier at the end of February. There is an auspicious day in the second half of the month. The marriage of the two families is officially set. It is agreed that the Han family will be married when they return to Beijing to report on their duties at the end of the year.

The big matter was resolved, and Han Da and his son left Beijing, leaving only Madam Han to sit in the general's mansion to handle the bride price and other matters. On the same day, the Royal Palace of Chu sent people a wedding invitation to the Palace of Weiguo, inviting everyone from the Guo family to the Palace of Chu for a wedding drink on March 18th. Guo Boyan acted cautiously and inquired secretly, and he was relieved when he learned that the king of Chu widely invited his officials to be instructed by Emperor Xuande.

The king of Chu was the eldest son of Emperor Xuande, and his first son got married. Naturally, Emperor Xuande hoped to make it lively and show the majesty of the heavenly family.

On the official residence of the State of Weiguo, the only male guests attending the banquet were Guo Boyan and his son, and the wife Yutai took two little girls, Song Jianing and Yunfang, to the palace. There were too many people to go to the palace, and it was easy to get into trouble.

To go to the palace to have a wedding wine, Song Jianing went to bed early the night before, and fell asleep the next morning, vaguely hearing movement in the street. Song Jianing opened his eyes, the window was still dark, everything was silent, and there was the sound of wheels rolling away. Song Jianing yawned. Understood, it should be the Shouwang next door who set off and went to help with his brother early.

Song Jianing was very sleepy and continued to sleep. When they arrived at the Chu Palace, a long line of carriages had already been parked outside the Chu Palace. Guo Boyan and Guo Xiao took the lead to get off the horse, and Mrs. Tai also got out of the car with her two granddaughters. Three generations of grandparents walked for a while. After entering the palace, the female relatives went directly to the backyard.

"That's Princess Qin." Madam Tai walked forward slowly with a smile, her lips fluttered, and softly reminded her two granddaughters.

Song Jianing is no longer the little girl from Jiangnan who knows nothing when she just entered the Guogong Mansion. He has long heard of these imperial relatives in Beijing from the crowd.

Emperor Xuande had two brothers with the same father and mother. The elder brother was the great ancestor of the founding emperor who made the Great Zhou Jiangshan. The great ancestor died of illness. Emperor Xuande ascended the throne. The third younger brother under the back cover was King Qin. King Qin is thirty-four years old this year. Although he has an official position that sounds very prestigious, he is actually a leisurely prince. He usually lives in simple terms. He only has an extraordinary relationship with the uncle and nephew of Chu, because when the Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Xuande joined forces to fight the Quartet Only the young King Qin stayed in his hometown, and King Chu stayed with his third uncle all day, saying that he was sympathetic to the father and son.

Princess Qin is about the same age as Lin's, but Lin's glamorous. Compared with other beauties in Beijing, Princess Qin looks a bit inconspicuous. She doesn't have the grandeur of a princess. She smiled and entertained the female relatives of various houses. The official lady is no different. Seeing Mrs. Tai, she even took a few steps outside.

"The princess is too polite." The lady was flattered.

Princess Qin said softly: "You are an elder, you should." After speaking, she looked at Sister Song Jianing.

The sisters saluteed obediently, and Princess Qin praised them one by one.

After seeing the ceremony, the wife went to the flower hall to sit. Song Jianing stayed by her grandmother honestly, and she pressed her lips when she heard the voice of Princess Duanhui coming from outside. As if she knew what she was thinking, Mrs. Tai patted her granddaughter's little hand gently. Over there, Princess Duanhui and Princess Qin finished their courtesy, and immediately came to look for her grandmother. When she saw Song Jianing, Princess Duanhui's face sank, and she acted like she wanted to grab Song Jianing's place.

Song Jianing was about to step aside, and Mrs. Tai pointed to the main seat next to him and said, "Don't grab it, don't grab it, I'll reserve a seat for you."

The tone is intimate, with warnings in his eyes.

Princess Duanhui did not dare to be presumptuous in front of her grandmother, glared at Song Jianing and passed by reluctantly.

The guests chatted with joy and laughter. When Mrs. Tai finished the third bowl of tea, the front yard of the palace suddenly heard crackling firecrackers. Princess Yunfang and Duanhui jumped up almost at the same time, going to the front to see the newcomer entering the door. The wife laughed and turned her head to persuade the little granddaughter: "An An, too, will be the big girl next year. I won't let you go if you want to see it."

And how many times can ordinary people experience the marriage of the prince?

Song Jianing wanted to see it. Since the wife allowed her, Song Jianing was accompanied by the wife's maid, Jin Gui, and went happily.