Chapter 327 The First Meeting
The weather in December in Huangjun is just a slight coolness in the late autumn in Beijing, and a big coat outside the autumn shirt can outline a beauty of six or seven points into a very exquisite beauty. Guan Ruqin obliquely walked through the garden of Liuquan bluestone, and when he arrived at the door of Shunxi Hall, he heard a burst of laughter in the upper room, lifted the curtain, and saw Zheng Ting kneeling on the lap of Mrs. Guan, calling 'grandmother' one after another.
Guan Ruqin paused, snorted coldly in his heart, and had already stepped into the threshold under his feet, and immediately softened a group of harmony, and smiled softly: "Sister is really pleasing to people, since you came to the Guan family, grandmother has not lost her face every day, and she is smiling all day long!" ”
"Sister Ruqin is here." Zheng Ting smiled, stood up unhurriedly, got a cup of tea from the pot, and handed it to Guan Ruqin. "Sister, take a sip of warm tea."
Guan Ruqin slandered Zheng Ting in her belly, and pointed to Xue Tinghan and said: "It's really worthy of being my sister's girl, I have a good hand, the pendant I made for my eldest brother is really chic and beautiful, I also want to ask you for one, I don't know if my sister will give it or not." ”
"It's just some clumsy stuff, if my sister likes it, she can just tell them to go down, and be polite to me." Zheng Ting took Guan Ruqin's hand and walked next to Mrs. Guan, suddenly became sad, and said: "In the past, I always envied my sister for always being by my grandmother's side, and I have told my mother how many times, but my mother is stubborn, so she only guards the old things and the old house of my father. Now I have to go to my grandmother's left, but I have to marry far away in the capital......"
When Guan Ruqin heard the words of marrying in the capital, she couldn't help but feel jealous that Zheng Ting had a good father, and she left a good marriage for Zheng Ting when she died.
Mrs. Guan gently stroked Zheng Ting's hair and said, "Your mother's temperament is following your grandfather's, she is very stubborn, and she doesn't hit the south wall and doesn't look back." When I recognized that your father was a hero, I followed him with a heart, alas...... It's a pity! She looked at Zheng Ting and couldn't help but pity: "Ah Ting, it's not your grandmother who poured cold water on you, it's just that the family of the prince and the princess, not everyone can get benefits in it, not to mention, the family you chose, and a princess stepped on your head, you ...... Have you really thought about it? ”
Zheng Ting lowered her chin slightly, her long eyelashes fluttered, and she had a cute look that even a woman had to look at when she saw it.
"Grandmother, you know, Ah Ting, like her mother, is a character who does not look back if she recognizes it, when the king has not succeeded to the throne, I heard that the son of Helian is always with the king, and he is an out-and-out hero. Ah Ting secretly promised at that time, but her mother did not agree that Ah Ting had anything to do with the powerful family, and Ah Ting also begged her mother for a long time, and her mother agreed to let her eldest brother go to the fold and ask for this marriage. The matter has come to this, no matter what, Ah Ting will never regret it. ”
The words 'never regret' came out of Zheng Ting's mouth, as if she was saying it to others and herself. It was as if these four words, once spoken, could remind her that everything in the past had disappeared and could not be returned. She had to go forward with all her strength, to find the place where she should be.
"My A Ting has such a good face, if it is really wasted here, it is a pity. That's it......" Mrs. Guan sighed, and said lovingly: "Good boy, since you have decided, your grandmother doesn't say much, it's just that your mother's health is getting worse and worse, and your mother is also recovering from a serious illness, so it's really better than moving out in a hurry, just take care of it slowly." ”
Zheng Ting said: "My grandmother is full of compassion, Ah Ting understands it, but my mother said that as the married daughter of the Guan family, it is not so much to always harass in her mother's house. ”
The Guan family is also a big family in Weicheng, Huangjun, and Mrs. Guan gave birth to four sons and a daughter. Although the days are not rich, they are rich. It's just that the more people who are less than the lower than the bottom, the more right and wrong, and the more detailed the competition and calculation are with each other. Zheng Ting had already thought carefully in her heart, although the Guan family was not short of these mouthfuls of food, she was afraid that the Guan family would have a lot of miscellaneous food. Take Guan Ruqin in front of her, for fear that she will take away the favor of Mrs. Guan here and take away the dowry that originally belonged to them.
She has many lives on her shoulders, so she naturally has to be careful everywhere, if she shakes it out, everything will be over. So, those girls, as well as the mother, it's best not to have too much contact with people.
Mrs. Guan nodded: "Even so, let it be you." It's just that the princess is afraid that these two days are coming, and although the Guan Mansion has made arrangements everywhere, I still have no bottom in my heart. If something goes wrong...... "The Guan family has always lived a stable life, and the biggest official they have come into contact with is the master in the yamen." Therefore, some people are afraid of poking the basket, and some want to climb, and Mrs. Guan knows very well in her heart, so she is very worried that there will be chaos.
"Yes, sister, if you marry to be a concubine, the princess may not mind, but you marry her as an equal wife...... I'm afraid she won't let go easily in her heart, right? Guan Ruqin thought of this, and felt a lot more comfortable in her heart, and even poked Zheng Ting's scar under the pretense of concern: "Besides, that is the pearl of Xiangye's palm, and she is the princess of the royal family." But sister...... Nothing......"
Zheng Ting looked at Guan Ruqin, and secretly hated this Nizi for being cheap, if she gains power one day, she will be the first to cut her!! "Sister, don't speculate, be careful of misfortune. This is the will of the emperor, and no one can disobey it at this time. Besides, the princess is generous and virtuous, and she also offered to take me into the palace on behalf of the prince, how can she do anything to me? Our sisters will surely be at peace with each other and dependent on each other in the future. ”
Yes, no matter whether that Li Shuci is really virtuous or fake virtuous, in the eyes of the world, there must be constant speculation, if she makes a bitter plan or something, kill the prestige of this princess first, and damage her face, her life in the palace will be much better in the future, and it will also pave the way for her to squeeze out Li Shuci.
Guan Ruqin was speechless for a while, and Mrs. Guan said angrily on the side: "Yes, Aqin, don't talk nonsense!" ”
On the afternoon of the second day, Li Shuci's carriage arrived outside the city, and after the Guan family received the news, almost all the old and young people went out, along with the people from the official office, and a group of people came out of the city to greet them. Fortunately, Mrs. Guan's body is still strong. Li Shuci looked at the old and young people of the Guan family who knelt all over the ground to worship, and hurriedly stepped forward to personally mix with Mrs. Guan, "You get up quickly, there is no need to be polite." ”
On the side, the prefect of Ulcheng said on the side: "In the prefect of Ulcheng, Her Royal Highness the princess is here, and the lower officials have missed the welcome, and I also ask the princess to forgive the sins." Li Shuci looked at him, and he didn't stand up: "Lord Wang is polite, this time the princess of this world came to Huangjun for personal matters, and she didn't dare to work for Lord Wang." ”
Wang Yu saw that she spoke calmly, politely and politely, and he was also relieved. "You came from afar, and the lower officials have prepared another courtyard for His Royal Highness, and the inner son has prepared a banquet, I wonder if you can move now?"
Li Shuci was about to refuse, but Zheng Ting happened to say on the side: "Little girl Zheng Ting, meet Her Royal Highness the Princess." Zheng Ting was also very surprised when she saw Li Shuci for the first time, she was also a teenage girl, such a natural demeanor, it was really amazing. It turns out that a woman, even if she doesn't look at her appearance and removes external objects, can be as beautiful as she is.
"Oh? Are you Zheng Jia Ting? Li Shuci looked at the woman who stepped forward, wearing a Confucian skirt with a Xiangfei-colored begonia pattern and falling to the ground, with a plain white cotton cloak on the outside, her fingers like jade onions on her waist, and her slender neck leaning forward slightly, making a groveling posture, but it did not make people feel humble, but showed a rare elegance and self-control. Keep your head up. ”
Zheng Ting stretched out her hand to take off the light veil covering her face, and blew the jade that could be broken. muscles are exposed to the person in front of it. She lifted her slender chin lightly, and under her long eyebrows, which were like distant mountains and green daisies, a pair of eyes were shining, and the corners of her eyes were slightly poplar. Li Shuci heard Wang Yu, who was standing nearby, let out an indiscretable gasp. Sure enough, it's a beauty, no wonder she is so confident, and only Princess Anyang, who was famous in Beijing back then, can be slightly better than this look. She praised without hesitation: "What a pair of eyes like waves and water, what a beauty like flowers and jade!" ”
Zheng Ting thought about the other party's countless reactions. Anger, jealousy, disgust...... But she never expected Li Shuci to say this, but she didn't know how to answer. Moreover, although Li Shuci is not as good as her, she is also a natural beauty, especially the kind of profound bearing and the momentum of being in a high position for a long time, which makes her dare not make mistakes. She was dumbfounded for a moment, and had to say: "The princess is overrated, Zheng Ting doesn't dare to be." ”
As soon as Li Shuci saw Zheng Ting at first glance, the depression and worry in his heart suddenly disappeared for some reason, and there was an illusion of choosing a daughter-in-law for his son, thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile secretly.
Zheng Ting saw that the other party was not only not half annoyed, but also had a faint smile in her eyes, and couldn't help but guess even more, and said cautiously: "Your Royal Highness, you have just arrived, and you must not be able to fully adapt to the climate and soil here, so it is better to stay at the Guan family, and let Ah Ting serve the princess closely, and make the princess feel at home." ”
Wang Yu came back to his senses at this time and looked at Li Shuci: "Your Royal Highness, I'm afraid this is not appropriate......
Li Shuci understands people's hearts so well, and observing words and emotions is just commonplace for her. She looked at Zheng Ting's look of surprise and uncertainty in her eyes, and said to Wang Yu: "There is nothing wrong, the princess of this world is here this time to take her into the palace." During this stay, not only to teach Zheng Ting the law of the royal palace, but also to be familiar with each other's character and temperament, so it is very convenient to stay in the Guan family, if Lord Wang is not at ease, he will send someone to guard it day and night. ”