Chapter 90
Jiao Wanwan raised her eyebrows slightly, and Mrs. Gao sneered: "The princess and the princess have a deep relationship, which is enviable, and Wen Niang is also envious of the relationship between the princess and the princess. β
Jiao Wanwan couldn't help but want to laugh, because she was envious, did she want to destroy? Or, take it for yourself and take this affection for yourself?
Fifteen or sixteen, of course, is young in modern times, and at the age of junior high school students, mistakes can be forgiven. But in this ancient world, fifteen or sixteen is the age when you can get married, okay? Jiao Wanwan herself was married at the age of seventeen, and Zhao Defang also married a wife at the age of seventeen.
However, for the sake of General Gao, Jiao Wanwan is really difficult to deal with this matter, since Mrs. Gao has come to apologize, Jiao Wanwan plans to take it lightly, as long as she explains the matter clearly: "It's okay, it's just, little lady, it's called Wenniang, right?" I see that I am not young anymore, is it time to say kiss? Does Mrs. Gao have a fancy family? If so, you're welcome, tell me, and I'll help you ask for a decree for marriage. β
Mrs. Gao's face changed, and Jiao Wanwan was a little surprised, unwilling to give marriage? It's that I didn't choose a good family or what's going on, but it doesn't mean that I will get married right away.
"Thank you for your concern, it's just that Wen Niang is naΓ―ve, her father and I don't want her to marry too early, and we want to keep her for a few more years." Mrs. Gao said with a smile, but Jiao Wanwan was a little unconvinced.
At the beginning of the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, the population was too small, so the imperial court promulgated many regulations conducive to population growth, for example, children could be exempted from taxes, and even those with more difficult families could apply to the local yamen, and the yamen would give subsidies. In order to encourage women to marry, there are also many provisions on the protection of women after marriage. Widows are also encouraged to marry, and if they cannot survive and leave, they can continue to marry.
In addition, girls who have reached the age of eighteen have to get married. If Eighteen can still get married, this marriage may be decided by the court.
Therefore, in order to prevent the imperial court from marrying off their little ladies at will, whether they are noble families or ordinary people, they will start to look at each other when their little ladies are fourteen or fifteen, and strive to be able to give the marriage before the age of eighteen. Even if you get married a year or two later, anyway, this marriage has to be decided first.
Like a tall lady, there are not many people who haven't taken a fancy to others at the age of fifteen or sixteen. The Gao family is not the kind of ordinary family, it can be regarded as a noble, such a person is the most exquisite, and after taking a fancy to it, they will discuss marriage for a year or two, and prepare for the wedding for a year or two, and it is impossible to wait for the girl to marry out when she is one or twenty years old.
"If Mrs. Gao has any difficulties, don't be polite." Jiao Wanwan said with a smile: "Just say it, maybe I can help too." β
Mrs. Gao hurriedly waved her hand: "There is nothing to be embarrassed about, thank you Princess Niangniang for your trouble, we also feel sorry for Wenniang and want to keep her for a few more days." Probably because she felt that her arguments were not very convincing, Mrs. Gao added: "Her temperament is too naΓ―ve, so we want to teach her a few more years." β
Jiao Wan nodded gracefully, and said with a smile: "Since this is the case, then in the future, if you want to help, just ask." The tall lady is innocent and cute, and she looks very good, I think, in the future, she will be able to find a wishful husband of the same age. β
said, took a sip of the teacup: "I often sigh, our prince sometimes looks like a tall lady and his father, often without a smile, in this world, except for me, it is estimated that no one can stand him." β
First, Zhao Defang's age does not match, and second, Zhao Defang is estimated to be a concubine in his life, and he doesn't have any hope, if Mrs. Gao is smart, what should she do after she goes back.
Sure enough, Mrs. Gao responded with a few words, said a few more gossips, and hurriedly got up to leave.
followed by the first birthday banquet of the cocous, Jiao Wanwan has been busy for this for more than half a month, and she started to prepare early, writing posts and preparing for the banquet, in the winter, the vegetables are not easy to get, and the table can't be full of meat, right? So as soon as winter came, I hurriedly let people plant some easy-to-feed vegetables on the hot spring village, and a lot of bean sprouts were produced.
Bean sprouts were available before the Great Song Dynasty, but black beans were used more, mung beans and soybeans were relatively few, and Jiao Wanwan also let people try it several times before sending it out.
I also like it very much, and when I saw the plate with mung bean sprouts on the table, I immediately wanted to grab it.
On the right day, he began to get up and toss before dawn, not at all like he used to dislike the winter and was too cold to get out of the bed, Zhao Defang was a little helpless, and reached out to press the person who was about to get out of the bed: "It's still early, aren't things ready yesterday?" What are you going to do now? β
Jiao Wanwan fluttered and moved his arm away: "I'll take a look again...... Is the test thing ready? "The test is to catch Zhou, at the beginning when Jiao Wanwan asked about Zhao Defang, Zhao Defang was still a little confused, but fortunately, the word Zhou, as the name suggests, can still be understood, and then he corrected Jiao Wanwan's statement with tears and laughter - saying in front of himself is no problem, but if he says it in front of others, there will be a problem.
Every time Jiao Wanwan said it, she had to think about it before she remembered the title she was going to prepare, but fortunately, she wouldn't make a mistake now.
"Haven't you checked them all several times? Besides, with Aunt Liu and Aunt Li here, why should you worry? Zhao Defang's arm didn't move at all, and pressed the person into the quilt: "It's too late to get up in another hour, don't worry, I won't go on a business trip, even if I have a business trip, it's okay, my Zhao Defang's son, even if I catch rouge gouache?" β
The corners of Jiao Wanwan's mouth twitched, and she regretted that she had told Jia Baoyu the plot of catching Zhou and catching rouge as an anecdote, Zhao Defang was not taboo, and she was very interested in putting some rouge gouache or snack boxes or the like in the things that caught Zhou.
Then, I was stopped by Jiao Wanwan, joking, even if you can't take Zhou's thing seriously, it can't be a joke, when the child grows up in the future, others say, hey, it's the one who grabbed Zhou and grabbed a box of rouge, where is the child's face put?
Don't underestimate children, children are also very face-saving.
"I really don't need to look at it anymore, it's definitely all ready." Zhao Defang said with a smile: "The kitchen has been prepared, and it's not the first time you've held a banquet, what's there to be nervous about?" β
"It's the first time I've held a banquet related to the weed." Jiao Wanwan muttered, Zhao Defang couldn't cry or laugh: "He's a one-year-old child, even if there is really something wrong with the banquet, it can't be related to him, right?" Just stop and sleep a little longer. β
Jiao Wanwan didn't have Zhao Defang's strength, so she couldn't get out of being pressed, so she had to lie on the pillow and comb it again in her heart, making sure that there would be no problems, and as soon as her mind relaxed, she fell asleep in a blur. Originally, she was busy with the first birthday banquet in the past two days, her sleep was not very good, and she was suspected of being pregnant.
Zhao Defang's side was already cold, and he didn't know how long he had been up, but he wasn't in the room anyway. Jiao Wanwan hurriedly called someone in, and held the basin with a smile: "The prince is considerate, don't let the maid wake up the princess, the prince is boxing in the front yard at this time." β
This is also influenced by Jiao Wanwan, Jiao Wanwan wants to lose weight, and Zhao Defang wants to strengthen his body. You can't have your daughter-in-law who loves sports and maintains a good figure, but she is getting older and fatter, right?
Hearing that Zhao Defang was still boxing, he knew that it was still early, and Jiao Wanwan was not in a hurry, and slowly let people wait for her to dress up. As soon as she cleaned up here, Zhao Defang came in over there, and her body was dry and refreshing, she should have taken a bath.
Whether it is convenient or not in this winter also depends on the conditions, Zhao Defang has this condition, so he can naturally wash it once a day. Jiao Wanwan was a little lazy, so she simply changed her boxing exercise to once every two days, and she was naturally lazy in taking a bath.
"Eat more breakfast, and I'll be busy later." Zhao Defang pinched her arm, said with a smile, and turned his head to look at the door: "Where's the lotus?" β
It happened that the voice of the nurse sounded at the door, and the milk of the milk shouted to the father, Zhao Defang smiled, and did not wait for the nurse to enter the door, and took the first step to greet him, hugged the milk in his arms, and kissed the little face: "Did you sleep well last night?" Are you hungry at this time? What do you want to eat? Do you miss your parents? β
She was young, and she only cared about what she was most interested in, so she immediately clapped her hands and responded: "Eat, eat, eat!" β
Jiao Wanwan will eat if she supports her forehead, will she develop a foodie β‘β‘ now? Thinking of herself again, Jiao Wanwan immediately had a bad premonition, the genetics seem to be quite strong, and they have acquired influences, do you really want to be a foodie?
"What to eat?" Zhao Defang was still asking with great interest, Hua Rong was his first son, and he was called a pet on weekdays, while holding and asking, he walked around the room: "Come, let's learn to speak first, look at this, table, table." β
She blinked her eyes and read along, although her tone was vague, she could still guess it after listening to it too much.
Waiting for the maids to put breakfast on the table, Zhao Defang proudly hugged his son and announced: "Just now, I learned five more words, come, Wo Rong, tell your mother to listen, let your mother know that you are a smart and good child." β
Standing on Zhao Defang's lap, Lotus pointed to the plate on Table Mountain: "Eat, eat, eat!" β
Jiao Wanwan sneered and laughed, and Zhao Defang was not embarrassed: "My son is smart, he knows that he has to eat when he is hungry, and only when he is full can he have the strength to learn to speak, come, which one to eat, Dad will clip it to you, is this good?" β
He had just had breakfast, the third princess, no, she is now the eldest princess of the kingdom, and she led her own Langjun to the door first. The third horse surnamed Wei, looks very handsome, and the eldest princess of the country of Yu is also in a deep relationship, first helped the eldest princess of the country of Yu when he entered the door, and looked at her from time to time when he spoke.
Jiao Wanwan couldn't help laughing, and when Zhao Defang beckoned Wei Langjun to the front, Jiao Wanwan hurriedly pulled the eldest princess of the Kingdom of Yu to her side, lowered her voice and asked with a smile: "It looks good for you, now you are blessed." β
The eldest princess couldn't help blushing, and Jiao Wanwan asked again, "How does it feel to be pregnant?" What do you like to eat on weekdays? β
Yongqing was pregnant for the first time, and she was a little panicked, listening to Jiao Wanwan's question, she hurriedly poured out all her daily troubles: "My favorite food in the past suddenly became annoying to see, I can't hear the name, otherwise I will be disgusting, and I especially want to eat melons, fruits and vegetables, where do I get fruits and vegetables this season, even if I have them, I can't stand eating them every day, right?" The doctor said to eat more good food, and as a result, I was able to eat those country things, pickles and the like, do you think the child will not grow well? β
Jiao Wanwan hurriedly comforted her: "No, no, looking at your good face, it can mean that the child in the belly is growing very well, don't worry, listen to the ...... of the imperial doctor."
As she spoke, the second princess Yanqing also came over, after all, they were sisters, and the two immediately got together, just so that Jiao Wanwan could take time out to be busy with other things, now she is the home field, and she has no time to chat if she wants to, she has to arrange tea and snacks, and she has to arrange the pastime before and after the banquet, whose wife and whose family are not in harmony, the seats can't be arranged together or something, it's messy, but fortunately, Jiao Wanwan is now experienced.
The first time she held this kind of banquet was two years ago, and the first time she was in a hurry. Counting, this is the fourth time, not much, but it is more important than the previous ones, so Jiao Wanwan didn't dare to relax for a moment, not only sent out the big girls around her, but even Huangmei and Lamei, who had become relatives, were called in to help.
Of course, no matter how busy you are, you can't neglect it, and not only can you not take away the manpower around the child, but also add a few more people to take care of the child.
Finally, it was almost noon, and seeing that it was almost auspicious, I was just going to let people put out all the things that caught Zhou, and someone came to the palace. The first is the small yellow door next to the official family, and he is rewarded with a piece of jade pendant, and he names the things to be placed in the Zhou. Then there was the maid beside the Empress Dowager Song, who also brought the reward of the Empress Dowager Song - pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, all carved from white jade, which was very valuable. Then there is the queen Wang's, the statues of Wenqu Star and Wuqu Star made of gold, although they are not the size of a palm, they are particularly delicate and their value is not low.
put these things on the table where Zhou was grabbed, and then Zhao Defang personally hugged the lotus root and put it on it, and dotted the things around: "Which one do you like?" If you like it, take it and put it in your own treasure chest later, okay? β
Jiao Wanwan felt that she was an enlightened mother, and the meeting gifts and festival gifts that she had earned since she was a child were all made in a box for her to store, as well as a toy box or something. So don't look at the young age, but also know that the things you like are put in the box.
However, I didn't understand Zhao Defang's words, I heard the two words of the box and clapped my hands, I didn't see my box for a long time, I was a little unhappy, I raised my hand at Jiao Wanwan with a pout, and my eyes blinked pitifully - didn't you say give me the box?
"Look at the calypse, which one do you like?" Jiao Wanwan didn't hug him, pointed to the table again, glanced at it, and then attracted her attention, there are so many things, by her side, are they all her own?
Reaching out to take one, Zhao Defang and Jiao Wanwan next to him looked a little nervous. Although they themselves don't believe in grasping Zhou Ding's life, they can't stand the nervousness of the people around them, and subconsciously, they also value it more.
What she was holding was a brush, and when she grabbed it, she accidentally scratched it on her face, and immediately widened her eyes, curious and puzzled, reached out and pinched the brush head, giggled twice, pinched it again, and then, in Zhao Defang's expectant eyes, threw the brush aside.
Catch another is a golden abacus, shiny, children like it very much, but a little heavy, children can't pick it up, pout, shift the target.
The little yellow door sent by the official family next to him and the maids beside the Empress Dowager Song were also very nervous, and they had to go back to relay the situation of the arrest of Zhou later, but they couldn't miss a little.
"Yes, yes, it's this book, take this book to Daddy." Seeing that the time for a stick of incense had passed, and Zhao Defang had not gotten anything yet, Zhao Defang was a little anxious, and Jiao Wanwan dragged him: "You can't say that, otherwise you won't be allowed." β
Zhao Defang touched his nose and didn't make a sound, and when she heard the voices of Zhao Defang and Jiao Wanwan, she looked up and smiled at them, grabbed something from her side casually, and dangled it around. The couple held their breath and waited, and saw the little fat man holding the table and wanted to stand up, but unfortunately, he was too fat, and he was also thickly dressed in winter, and he didn't stand up twice after standing up, so he was unhappy, and raised his arm to call his mother.
Jiao Wanwan didn't move, the child was aggrieved, and called his father again, Zhao Defang raised his eyebrows: "I didn't throw it away, this is a catch, right?" β
"Count, Xiao Langjun grabbed a seal, and his son will inherit his father's business in the future!" The person next to him hurriedly said, this seal happens to be the seal of Zhao Defang's dean, probably because he often brings it home, and he knows him because he has seen a lot of flowers, so he grabbed it in his hand just now and wanted to give it to Zhao Defang.
But no matter what the reason, he grabbed the seal, and in the future, the son will inherit his father's business, Zhao Defang couldn't close his mouth, raised his hand and hugged the person in his arms and kissed the two: "My son has vision!" Hahaha, in the future, it will be better than blue. β
Everyone hurriedly followed and praised, the little yellow door next to the official family came to resign first, Jiao Wanwan hurriedly asked people to send tea money, and politely sent people out. As for the maid beside the Empress Dowager Song, she has seen a lot and is very familiar with it, but today this is also a happy event, and the red envelope is indispensable: "Go back and tell the Empress Dowager SΓΉ Niangniang, it's all good here, she is smart, and now she can already call her grandmother, and after a while, this side will disperse, and I will take him into the palace to ask the Empress Dowager to say goodbye." β
"Xiao Langjun is smart and clever, and at a glance, he knows that he is a good man with a good demeanor when he grows up, and the princess will be blessed in the future." The waitress also praised with a smile, praising the little hairy child who hadn't grown up yet, and Jiao Wanwan couldn't help blushing.
Yongqing has a body, it is when the mother's love is overflowing, and he can't wait to hold the lotus in his arms and kiss it hard, but it's a pity that he can't hold it with his stomach, so he has to follow the side to tease the lotus to speak.
The most important part of grasping the week has passed, so there will be no big problems left, Jiao Wanwan finally breathed a sigh of relief, asked Princess Yanqing to help greet her, led everyone to sit down, ordered people to serve food, and the banquet officially began.
Eating and drinking is actually a very tiring thing, but fortunately, Jiao Wanwan's identity is enough, so she doesn't have to be too exquisite, otherwise, at the end of this day, the whole person will be tired and thin.
In the middle of the afternoon, the guests were sent off and had to enter the palace again. When you get to the palace, although you don't have to be busy, it's not easy, you have to fool the queen mother, you have to take care of the queen mother, and you have to think about not offending the official family's harem too much.
When I got home, I couldn't help but lie on the bed, which startled Zhao Defang, and hurriedly touched her forehead: "Are you tired?" Not feeling well? Would you like to ask a doctor to come and have a look? β
Jiao Wanwan waved her hand: "No, no, I'll just rest for a while, it's not a big deal, I think, if I'm so busy every day, maybe I'll lose weight a long time ago, and I don't have to learn boxing to lose weight, fortunately, this kind of thing is once or twice a year, hey, I don't know when I will grow up." β
Zhao Defang looked at her suspiciously: "Didn't you say last time that children just have to grow up slowly?" If you grow up too fast, you can't enjoy the fun of being a child, why, now you want your child to grow up faster? β
Jiao Wanwan nodded with a smile and pinched her feet: "If you grow up early, you can marry your daughter-in-law early, marry your daughter-in-law early, I don't have to worry about the things in this house, I can hand it over as soon as possible, and then every day is to eat, drink, sleep and sleep, do what you want to do, and be comfortable." β
Zhao Defang couldn't cry or laugh: "Other women can't wait to take the things in the backyard into their own hands......"
"That's because there are many women in the backyard and there are many things, and if the power of the housekeeper is not grasped in his own hands, he will not know when he dies." Jiao Wanwan pursed her lips, moved to Zhao Defang's side with a smile, and raised her hand to wrap her arms around her waist: "So, in my life, I am so lucky, I have a maiden family like the Jiao family when I didn't go out of the cabinet, and after I got married, I married a lover like you, and I was safe and worry-free for the rest of my life, and I was born to enjoy a happy life." β
Zhao Defang thought for a while and nodded: "Indeed, fortunately, he met me." "Otherwise, he would have been treated as a demon a long time ago.
Jiao Wanwan smiled happily, Zhao Defang looked at her condescendingly, her own lady was not beautiful, compared with the women in the palace, her appearance was not one or two points, but she was a little better than all the women he had ever seen, that is, her eyes, especially the eyes when she laughed, seemed to be sprinkled with stars, incredibly beautiful. Her biggest charm is probably the ability to laugh when people laugh.