Chapter 28: Mother and Daughter Gossip About Happiness
Shen Junqian was also secretly surprised when she really saw Princess Ning, Princess Ning was wearing homely clothes, and she didn't look much different from the old lady next door, except that her age didn't look like a person in the year of destiny. There is no white hair on his head, not to mention, there are no wrinkles on his face, he is wearing a purple half-arm skirt, and he has a simple hairpin ring on his head that fixes the bun, and he leans on the beauty couch at the top.
Seeing that the Xiao family brought the girls of the Shen family to salute, he stood up from the couch and said softly: "Get up, I haven't seen you for a few years, Liniang has arrived." He ordered someone to serve tea.
Xiao sat down with a smile and said: "Li Niang has not asked the princess for a few years, presumably there is a well-informed and interesting 'newcomer' around the Niangniang, but I am afraid that I have forgotten about this 'old person' long ago, and now I can't give you a few more kowtows when I see Niangniang." ”
Princess Ning smiled and nodded Xiao's, and said to the two daughters-in-law and De'an sitting on the side: "I haven't seen you for a few years, my mouth is still so smart, and if I continue to talk about it, I can really say that the dead are alive and the white are black." ”
Therefore, the banquet was presided over by the princess, with the assistance of the eldest lady and the third lady of the palace, so only the fourth and fifth ladies sat next to Princess Ning.
Princess Ning's fifth daughter-in-law smiled and quipped: "Isn't that what the princess said, when Liniang was not married in her mother's family, she was sharp-tongued, and it is said that this requires lip service, and Mr. Lishan is not her opponent." ”
Although Xiao Shi was teased, he was also generous, "Even if my mother praised me so much, Liniang was cheeky, probably because my father and mother wanted me to be smart when they gave birth to me, but they never thought that I was clever, and they were all smart to this mouth." Xiao said it so wittily that it made everyone in the hall laugh.
Princess Ning looked at the girls behind the Xiao family, and saw that Shen Junqian was being led by the Xiao family, thinking that it was the sixth girl of the Shen family, and beckoned to Shen Junqian: "This is Sister Qian, I often hear A Luo mention you." ”
Seeing that Xiao had let go of his hand and motioned for himself to go over, Shen Junqian obediently trotted to Princess Ning's side, Princess Ning put her arms around Shen Junqian, took a closer look and said to Xiao Shi: "This girl looks like you, but when she laughs, she is more like your family Xiyuan." ”
I asked Shen Junqian some more, similar to how old I am and what I like, and when I saw that Shen Junqian answered them one by one clearly, I was a little more happy, and took Shen Junqian's hand and dialed a jade bracelet on Shen Junqian's hand and said: "The first time I saw Sister Qian'er, although this bracelet is not a particularly precious thing, but I usually bring things on weekdays, so I will give it to Sister Qian'er to relieve her boredom." ”
"Niangniang, Sister Qian is still young, that can suppress the luxury of this bracelet, this bracelet is blinded to her, I think Niang Niang still casually rewards Sister Qian with any golden beans to play. Xiao Shi hurriedly excused himself.
Princess Ning waved her hand: "What can be suppressed and can't be suppressed, it's just a bracelet, I said to Sister Qian'er, Sister Qian just take it back and play with it, if you like it, bring more, if you don't like to put it away, what can it be worth."
Seeing Princess Ning say this, Xiao Shi didn't say anything more, and thanked Shen Junqian for his kindness.
Princess Ning called the Shen Junwei sisters forward, asked a few words by themselves, and each of them rewarded a piece of jewelry.
When Shen Junqian withdrew with the Xiao family, he couldn't help but secretly ask: "Mother, why is the princess of King Ning the second lady of the palace and not the eldest lady?"
"The eldest young master of the palace is only the eldest son, and the second young master is the eldest son, so the second young master is the son, and the second lady is naturally the princess. Shaw explained.
"Ah, aren't King Ning's five sons all born to Princess Ning?" Shen Junqian was very surprised, didn't he say that King Ning and Princess Ning were immortal couples?
Xiao Shi explained with a smile, "Of course not, I usually see that you are quite clever, why are you stupid today, isn't your sister Junluo's mother just a concubine, because she was raised by Princess Ning's side and recorded as a concubine?"
Shen Junqian was silent for a while, and asked, "Then why do you envy Princess Ning so much, saying that King Ning and Princess Ning are immortal couples?"
Xiao Shi squatted down and asked his little daughter, who obviously didn't seem to be very interested, after listening to this, "Then let's talk about Sister Qian'er, what kind of life is considered happiness, and what kind of fairy couple can be regarded as a fairy couple?"
Shen Junqian looked at Xiao Shi Nuo Nuo and said a little unwillingly: "That is, it is like a father and mother like the third uncle and three aunts, who have no concubines and no concubines...... "One life and one couple!"
Xiao couldn't help but smile and touch Shen Junqian's head, Shen Junqian looked back, and Shen Junying, who was walking behind her, also laughed out loud and asked, "Third sister, don't you want to be like this?"
Shen Junying said lightly: "Of course I want to, but this matter is unavoidable, our family ......" glanced at the Xiao family, and then said: "The third aunt is the county lord, and the third uncle is in love, so naturally there will be no concubines." You see that a gentleman like my father is still in a family like the Shen family, there is not a concubine room, and he is the only one in the family who has a concubine room, but do you think my mother is dissatisfied?"
"Besides, where did my father come from if he didn't have a concubine?" Shen Junying couldn't finish pouting and glancing at the sisters beside her.
Xiao Shi tapped Shen Junying's head, "Sister Ying, you can't be like this, the girls of our Shen family have always been generally valued, and you sisters should also support each other." ”
Shen Junying nodded indifferently, "I know, I know." ”
Xiao also knew that Shen Junying had always had this temperament, but he didn't have any bad intentions and followed her, and talked about the previous topic: "Actually, Sister Qian's father suffered a loss from restless maids when he was young, and he is so ...... to women Bland. ”
It was the first time for Shen Junqian to hear this, and they all looked at Xiao Shi in surprise in an instant.
However, Xiao Shi didn't seem to mean to say it deeply, and instead talked to Shen Junqian about her initial question: "Sister Qian'er thinks that because King Ning has a concubine and a concubine, she thinks that Princess Ning is not as happy as people think?
What is a woman's happiness? What is a fairy couple? In fact, it is difficult to say.
Many people's happiness is comparative, not necessarily good, but she is better than everyone around her, which is happiness. It's like the husbands of the people around her have two concubines, and as long as she has one, she feels that this is happiness. She is indeed happy because of this happiness, and you can't think that this happiness is fake, that's not right. It can only be said that this kind of happiness is too ethereal and can easily disappear, for example, if there is a person around her who has no husband and no concubine, she will immediately feel unhappy.
If happiness is pinned on this comparison, happiness will always be rootless duckweed, full of uncertainty. ”
Xiao Shi looked at the sisters who were listening carefully, and then said: "In fact, the world's treatment of men and women is unbalanced, a woman's life, when she is at home, is pinned on her father, marries on her husband, and is her son when she is old. ”
Shen Junqian suddenly said, "Mother, I can also rely on you." ”
"Yes, my mother will also rely on our sister Qian in the future?" Xiao Shi said happily, but his tone obviously didn't care.
Seeing Shen Junqian's unhappy pout, Xiao scratched her little nose and said: "Mother naturally believes in Sister Qian'er, but Sister Qian'er is still young and doesn't understand a lot of things, is your Princess Daoning so enviable just to make King Ning fall in love with Princess Ning?"
In addition to the eldest young master in King Ning's Mansion, the other four young masters are all from Princess Ning, which is also Princess Ning's confidence!"
"Mother, the kind of happiness like duckweed you just said, what about other things that are not like duckweed?"
"Unlike duckweed, the woman herself must always know what she wants, what she wants, and what she can want? There is never a perfect world of both worlds, you can only take one good thing, not that you can't take the others, but you have to evaluate whether you have the ability to pick up the same again, if the estimate is wrong, reluctantly take it, you may lose what you originally had.
Just like a husband, the woman doesn't want to have a dedicated husband, but the way the world is like this, it's not that no one gets it, but if you have already picked up something else, you have to be content, if you are not satisfied, you are either unhappy, or you try to get it.
There are no concubines and no concubines, except for those poor who can't afford to raise their wives and children.
Those of us who were born to enjoy what the inferior did not enjoy, naturally have to bear the price that they would not bear. ”
Shen Junying couldn't help but interject and asked, "Princess Ning, what is it?"
Xiao Shi smiled and said: "What kind of princess do you think, Princess Ning? In fact, it is the same kind of life and different people, and the feelings may be completely different, after all, everyone wants differently."
If what you have is exactly what you want, then whether your life is good or bad in the eyes of others will not affect your happiness and happiness.
Just like the prince and the princess, how many people think that Princess Ning is not a good match for King Ning, but King Ning thinks it is good. Sometimes between men and women, it's nothing more than four words, willing. ”
Shen Junqian and the others seemed to understand a little, but this passage brought great changes to the lives of several people in the future, until many years later, the married sisters reunited again Speaking of today, Fang was full of emotion.