Chapter 3 Changing Minds
On the eighth night of the first month, dark clouds cover the moon. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
On the second watch, a green sedan chair rushed through Pingkangfang.
The sudden night breeze blew the blue-gray curtain, revealing the contemplative face of Guo Hongtao, Marquis of Yongchang, under the curtain. The deep eyes flashed with a gloomy look, and under the wide sleeves of the robe, a pair of big hands grasping the sedan arms had already burst out of green tendons.
With his right hand stretched out, he violently opened the curtain, his eyes cast on the hazy night in the distance, and seemed to see the dim light of Taifu's mansion again, and saw Du Mingze's hazy face under the lamp.
Since the founding of the Great Qin Dynasty and passed to Guo Hongtao, the Marquis of Yongchang, the Guo family has reached the fourth generation. Great-grandfather Guo Yu was awarded the general of the auxiliary state, in charge of the army, and was the founding father of the Great Qin, which can be described as the power of the government and the opposition; But when it came to his father Guo Xiang's generation, the martial artists among his descendants had gradually withered, and the prominent Guo family gradually declined, so that when Guo Hongtao was weak, he could only marry the Huaiyin Marquis Mansion and marry Chun Yu.
Different from his father's defense of the city, the ambitious Guo Hongtao is bent on restoring the glory of the Guo family to his great-grandfather, and Wen Tao and Wu are all involved; secretly planned a marriage with the Yang family, and in the court, he was even more attached to the party of Taifu Du Mingze, and was promoted all the way, and finally rose to the Golden Purple Guanglu Doctor (from the second grade) in the year of confusion.
After more than ten years of hard work, he has today's rights and status, but Guo Hongtao, who should be complacent, is not satisfied. As several princes of Jingzong became more and more adults, the eldest son and eldest daughter became more and more brilliant, and the outstanding sons and nephews of the Guo family also entered the imperial examination; His mind was active, and his eyes were aimed at a higher position......
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"Mother Yuan, send someone to ask if the Hou Ye has come back."
The inner room of Rongqing Hall in Guo Mansion is as light as a bean. Shen Sheng instructed the mother-in-law standing quietly under the corridor, and the flat wife Yang who had been freshened sat alone on the embroidery stool, looking at the confused night scene outside the window. When the narrow eyes saw the dim light of the Buddhist hall in the distance, they narrowed into two thin lines, and when they thought of Chun Yu, who only knew how to bathe in incense ashes every day in the Buddhist hall, he couldn't help laughing anymore.
Thinking about her, Yang's Banniang and sister Liuniang, they were originally the concubines of the Ministry of Shangshu, and they were talented. In the matter of marriage, although the biological mother Ru Mae Mei planned several times, it was not possible because of the obstruction of the eldest lady; In the end, the elder sister was sent to the palace by her father as a pet tool to serve Jingzong, who was over half a hundred years old; And she was also given to her father's subordinate at the time, who took Guo Hongtao as a concubine from the right prison guard Zhonglang. Once, their sisters resented and hated, but they never thought about what happened later.
Guo Hongtao, who is close to age, is heroic and martial, and he loves himself very much; And as her sister became more and more favored in the palace, she gave birth to a son and a daughter, and her position in the Guo Mansion became more and more stable, and she finally seized the power of Zhongfeng from the hands of his wife Chunyu. Although it is still the position of a flat wife, but the son has been crowned the son, the daughter is famous, and maybe she will be able to match a prince and nobleman in the future, and the glory and wealth behind her will also be inexhaustible, and everything will be successful, how can this not make people happy?
Suddenly, a hurried voice sounded under the porch, "Madam, Master Hou has returned." ”
"Really?" Standing up happily, Yang hurriedly beckoned the maid to make tea and make the bed, his eyes swept away, but he saw Yuan's mother's hesitant look, "What...... But is there anything else? ”
"Madame...... Hou Ye," it seemed a little difficult to speak, Mother Yuan paused, "Hou Ye was robbed by Aunt Guan halfway through, and now he has gone to Zhaohui Courtyard ......." ”
"Yao Guanniang, you fox girl!"
screamed, only to hear the sound of "bang", and the resentful Yang swept away the blue and white tea cup on the round table; In the end, a few tears cut down the white face.
Biting his lower lip fiercely, he retreated left and right, and the gradually calmed Yang lay down on the soft bed. Blurred teary eyes looked at the lilac gauze tent above his head, and his eyes seemed to cross the face of Yongchang Hou Junyi again. clenched his fists, his eyes were hateful, and he muttered repeatedly: "Yao Guanniang, let's see!" My son is the son of the world! What are you guys? Sooner or later, there will be a day of remediation! ”
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At this time, the inner room of Chaohui Courtyard is bright.
Guo Hongtao, who had already bathed, sat idly on the soft couch, his embarrassed brows finally relaxed, embellished with tea, and enjoyed the gentleness of his favorite concubine.
Dressed in translucent white yarn, exuding a faint jasmine fragrance, Aunt Guan, who was over thirty years old but well-maintained, leaned over to continue the tea, revealing her delicate and white neck just right, which attracted Yongchanghou's eyes to be hot, and her big hand instantly wrapped over her delicate body, and both of them fell on the couch.
In a moment, the woman's moaning and the man's panting came from the night wind, intermittently accompanied by the woman's voice begging for mercy, and the godmother-in-law under the corridor could be heard secretly laughing.
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The clouds and rain have stopped.
Under the dim light, Aunt Guan, whose hair was scattered, gently pulled her cloud bun, carried a wet handkerchief, and gently wiped it for Guo Hongtao. The plain white fingers pressed the head, and the force was just right, which made Yongchang Hou squint his eyes comfortably, drowsy, but there was a soft voice in his ears, "Master Hou, the concubine has a matter, I have been thinking about it for a long time, I don't know if to say it or not......
Yao Guanniang whispered softly, and seeing that Guo Hongtao didn't say anything, she boldly continued to speak: "After seeing the Mid-Autumn Festival, the eldest lady is about to die." The eldest lady is both talented and beautiful, and the husband chosen by the Hou Ye in the future will definitely be extremely rich. The concubine was brave enough to ask for advice from the third lady to raise her grandmother in the palace that the eldest lady had used......"
"Guan Niang's meaning, really-just asking for a nurturing grandmother?" Opening his eyes slightly, Guo Hongtao's profound gaze suddenly fell on the delicate Aunt Guan, and the other party was startled, and quickly knelt on the ground.
"The master is really wise, he knows what the concubine wants, and begs the master to have mercy on the third lady!" After not making a sound for a long time, Aunt Guan, who was kneeling on the ground, was gradually intimidated by the condensed atmosphere, and the pear blossoms brought rain, trembling and not daring to raise her head.
After a while, he saw a big hand pull himself up and put it into his broad chest, and a low murmur came from the top of his head: "I know that you are reminding Cui Qiao of her marriage, and I also know your concerns; Mama's matter is approved, and I will explain it to my wife tomorrow. My daughter raised by Guo Hongtao will definitely have a good son-in-law in the future! ”
Gently patting the supple delicate body in his arms, Guo Hongtao, Marquis of Yongchang, slammed open the screen window with one hand and looked at the first quarter moon that was gradually dewing behind the clouds in the sky.
The Marquis of Yongchang Mansion will be Yongchang, and he Guo Hongtao will be a very good minister!
In the quiet night, in the dim light, he seemed to hear the mournful screams of Chun Yu in the Buddhist hall, and saw the cowardly and cowering figure of his daughter Guo Lanxin. The two faces, which he could barely remember, suddenly appeared in his mind, and he shook his head in disgust.
Taiyuan Guo's never use useless people!
These two people are really flaws in his life!