Chapter 46 046
The grandmother celebrates her fifty-fifth birthday, and all her descendants have to prepare their birthday gifts.
The Grandma is the kindest old lady Song Jianing has ever met in his two lives. She is very kind to both the mother and the mother. In Song Jianing's heart, the Grandma is similar to the Bodhisattva in the sky, so she started preparing her birthday gift early. It doesn't matter how much the gift given to Guo Xiao is perfunctory. Song Jianing changed three or four of the cranes embroidered by the Grandma, so he was very attentive.
On the sixth day of the lunar month, Song Jianing embroidered a veil on the fourth day of the lunar month, and ran to Huanyueju to find his mother.
Qiuyue and Caiwei were standing under the eaves of the corridor. When they saw Song Jianing, the two girls looked at each other and greeted each other in unison: "The Fourth Girl is here!"
Song Jianing was all focused on his handkerchief. He didn't look at them carefully, and smiled and walked straight in. Qiu Yue thought about the time when the Duke of the Kingdom had just entered a cup of tea, and there was no movement inside, so she did not stop him. She just explained naturally: "Donald of the Kingdom is back home early this day and is talking to his wife."
Upon hearing this, Song Jianing slowed down.
On the warm bed in the East Side, Lin had just broken out of Guo Boyan's arms and quickly tidied up his clothes. He picked up the man Mao Ge'er was placing on his legs to hide it, and then he called out, "Come in An An, my mother was talking about you just now."
Song Jianing breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that his mother and stepfather were in love.
When he entered the house, he saw his mother sitting in front of the couch, and his stepfather was sitting inside with his younger brother in his arms. A man in his forties was wearing a stone-green home-cooked robe with a smile on his lips, but he still showed the majesty of a person who had been in a high position. However, he was holding a four-month-old boy at this time, and he looked more like a kind father no matter how he looked.
"Father." Song Jianing called with a smile.
Guo Boyan nodded and said curiously: "Why did you come here?" This daughter is attached to her younger brother. Every time he came back, the little girl almost always coaxed her younger brother to play with her mother.
Song Jianing took out the handkerchief she had embroidered for a long time and said shyly: "I just finished embroidering the birthday gift I gave to my grandmother, I want to ask my mother to take a look."
Guo Boyan didn't understand needlework, so he nodded and lowered his head to coax his son.
Lin took the handkerchief embroidered by his daughter, looked at both sides carefully, and smiled and encouraged, "An'an's needlework is getting better and better, your grandmother must like it. Put it away quickly and don't get it dirty."
Song Jianing was very happy to receive praise. When she heard her younger brother's babbling sound, she had not played with her younger brother for a long time, so she couldn't help staring at her younger brother. Guo Boyan had not yet held her son, but saw the desire in his daughter Xing's eyes. He smiled and signaled Song Jianing to sit on the couch and hand over Mao Ge'er to his daughter.
Four months old Mao Ge'er is white and fat, with big eyes, black and smart, and can already recognize common relatives around him. Seeing his sister, he grinned his little mouth and revealed his pink gums, Song Jianing was so surprised that he held his younger brother with one hand and raised the other, teasing his younger brother with the jade bracelet on his wrist.
Lin looked at these two children, remembered something, and said to Guo Boyan: "Today, the wife of Mr. Liu, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, came to visit her mother, and took Tingfang's hand and praised her for a while. When I heard her, it seemed that she wanted to match Tingfang and his second son."
Regarding her sister's marriage, Song Jianing secretly pricked up his ears.
Guo Boyan said without thinking: "No one can ask, don't worry. Zhengchang is the best man I have seen with my own eyes. As long as the court meets the court, our two families can officially discuss marriage." He has a lifelong relationship with Han Da, the general of Zhenbei. Han Da has only one family in the Han family. His daughter married her and was the only young lady. She has no worries about sisters-in-law. The mother-in-law above likes her since she was a child, which is the most suitable.
Lin naturally knew that the Han family was good, and sighed softly: "It's just too far away. I'm afraid that Tingfang will live there alone and miss home."
Guo Boyan didn't say anything, and he couldn't bear to let his daughter marry far away, but the Han family was the best destination for his daughter in the second half of her life.
Song Jianing looked at his younger brother with his head down, but his ears listened to his parents' discussions. He couldn't tell what it felt like, he was reluctant to part with his sister, he knew that the Han family was a good match, and he also felt a little sour and bitter. If his father and mother were all good in his previous life, they would definitely discuss her marriage in a whispering manner, select the best husband for her, and send her to marriage with her grandmother. With the support of her parents, her husband would not dare to give her to others casually...
Immersed in the loneliness and helplessness of my previous life, my wrist suddenly increased. Song Jianing came to his senses and saw that Mao Ge'er's two fat hands actually hugged her lowered arms without realizing it, and put them into his mouth with force. Looking at his brother's open little greedy mouth, Song Jianing suddenly forgot all his unhappiness and lowered his head and put his forehead on his face.
If you have suffered in your previous life, your mother is still alive in this life, and your stepfather is very nice to her, and she has an extra brother. With so many family members who care about her, Song Jianing believes that he will marry a good man like Tingfang's sister in this life who can give her a safe life.
On the sixth day of the lunar month, when Mrs. Han and his son came to Changxinyuan to pay their birthday to the grandmother, Song Jianing and Sanfang had already hid in the side room in advance. Tingfang was shy and hid far away alone. Song Jianing, Lan Fang and Yun Fang hid behind the curtain and looked out expectantly. Song Jianing took one side by one, and Han Zhengchang and his son walked in side by side. Fortunately, Han Zhengchang was very tall and majestic, which made the three sisters see clearly.
Men are not very handsome, but they are definitely handsome. What impressed Song Jianing the most was Han Zhengchang's straight nose bridge, which looked particularly decent. After seeing enough, Song Jianing ran over and pulled his shy sister over. She opened a curtain for her sister to show her. How could Tingfang be really not curious about the man she chose for her father and grandmother. She glanced out half-pushed and half-pretty. At first glance, she noticed that the man was very tall, taller than her brother. At second glance, she felt that the man was darker and not as good as her brother. Finally, she held back her reserve and looked at her again. She felt that she was okay. She looked handsome and had her father's character. What else was she worried about?
After seeing it, Tingfang walked away with a blushing face. The birthday party ended that day. The lady asked her beloved granddaughter alone. Tingfang blushed and nodded, and agreed. The lady finally got through a thought, but was particularly reluctant. After conveying her granddaughter's wishes to Guo Boyan, Lin, she handed over the marriage to Lin, and she devoted herself to accompanying her granddaughter.
The generals of Zhenbei, Han Da, and his son, will return to the border at the end of February. There will be an auspicious day in the end of the month. The marriage of the two families has been officially decided, and the appointment will be made to get married when the Han family returns to Beijing to report their work at the end of the year.
The major matter was resolved. Han Da and his son left Beijing, leaving only Mrs. Han to take charge of the general's mansion and handle the betrothal gifts. On the same day, the Chu King's Mansion sent someone to send a wedding invitation to the Duke of Wei's mansion and invited the Guo family to have a wedding banquet on March 18th. Guo Bo was cautious in his words and actions and inquired secretly. He learned that the King of Chu invited all his ministers was instructed by Emperor Xuande, so he felt relieved.
The King of Chu was the eldest son of Emperor Xuande and his first son got married. Emperor Xuande naturally hoped to have a lively and show the majesty of the Tian family.
At the Duke of Wei’s Mansion, the only male guests to the banquet were Guo Boyan and his son, and the wife was taken by the Grandmaster Song Jianing and Yun Fang, two little girls, were in the royal palace, and there were too many people going there, which was easy to cause trouble.
To go to the royal palace for wedding banquet, Song Jianing went to bed early the night before, and slept in a daze the next morning, and vaguely heard movements on the street. Song Jianing opened his eyes, it was still dark outside the window, everything was silent, and there was a sound of wheels rolling away. Song Jianing yawned and understood. It should be the King of Shou who was next door who set out to go to his brother's side to help.
Song Jianing was very sleepy and continued to sleep. When they arrived at the Chu Palace, a long group of carriages had already stopped outside the Chu Palace. Guo Boyan, Guo Xiao and his son were the first to get off the horse, and the grandmother and grandchildren also took the opportunity to get off the car. The three generations of grandparents and grandchildren walked a long way into the palace, and the female family went directly to the backyard.
"That's the Princess Qin." The lady walked forward slowly with a smile on her face, her lips twitched, and she softly reminded her two granddaughters.
Song Jianing is no longer the small-scale girl from Jiangnan who just entered the Duke's Mansion who knows nothing. She has long heard of these royal relatives in the capital from other people.
Emperor Xuande had two brothers with the same father and mother. The elder brother was the founding emperor Gaozu, who conquered the Great Zhou dying. Emperor Xuande ascended the throne and sealed the third brother who was younger than him was the King of Qin. The King of Qin was 34 years old this year. Although he had a very powerful official position, he was actually a leisure prince. He lived in seclusion and had a very special relationship with the uncle and nephew of the King of Chu. Because when Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Xuande joined forces to fight in all directions, only the young King of Qin stayed in his hometown. The King of Chu followed his third uncle all day long, and it was not an exaggeration to say that he was like a father and son.
The Princess of Qin is about the same age as Lin, but Lin is beautiful. Compared with other beauties in the capital, the Princess of Qin looks a bit inconspicuous. She does not have the temperament of a princess. She smiles and entertains the female relatives of various prefectures. She looks no different from the wife of an ordinary official family. When she sees the grandmother, she even takes a few steps outside.
"The princess is so polite." The lady was flattered.
Princess Qin said softly: "You are an elder, you should." After saying that, she looked at Sister Song Jianing.
The two sisters saluted obediently, and Princess Qin praised each other.
After the ceremony, the lady went to the flower hall to sit. Song Jianing stayed with her grandmother honestly. When she heard Princess Duanhui's voice coming from outside, she pursed her lips. The lady seemed to know what she was thinking, gently patted her granddaughter's hand. Princess Duanhui had finished politely with Princess Qin, and immediately came to find her grandmother. Seeing Song Jianing, Princess Duanhui's face darkened and she acted coquettishly to steal Song Jianing's position.
Song Jianing was about to get out of the way, but the grandmother pointed to a master seat next to her and said, "Don't rob, don't rob, I'll leave you a seat."
He spoke intimately, and there was a warning in his eyes.
Princess Duanhui did not dare to be arrogant in front of her grandmother, so she glared at Song Jianing and passed by reluctantly.
The guests chatted with laughter and joy. When the Grandma finished the third bowl of tea, the sound of firecrackers suddenly came from the front yard of the royal palace. Yunfang and Princess Duanhui jumped up almost at the same time and wanted to go to the front to see the newcomer enter the door. The Grandma smiled and turned her head to persuade the little granddaughter: "An An, let's go and have a look, I will be the big girl next year. I won't let you go if I want to see it."
How many times can ordinary people experience in their lifetime when the prince gets married?
Chapter completed!