The palace of the king of Gaoyang County was foggy, many people were cleaning the yard, and the air was filled with dust. Zhu Gaoxu walked around on the eaves, watching the eunuchs and palace maids busy working there, and the officials of the Zongren Mansion going in and out, busy posting paper-cut couplets and bringing people to move things into the gatehouse.

Several of the ladies from the palace took the rags down from the windows and bowed their knees together.

Zhu Gaoxu asked, "Whose palace maid are you?" ”

A palace maid said: "Back to the prince, the slaves and maids used to be the palace maids of Kunning Palace. The queen said that there were few people in the prince's mansion, and there were not enough people to wait for the princess of the county, so she sent some slaves and maids over. ”

"Oh......" Zhu Gaoxu nodded.

He continued to walk around the house, feeling very strange, as if marriage had nothing to do with him, and that it was all taken care of by someone else. I heard that someone would come and teach him etiquette and that kind of knowledge, but no one was paying attention to him at the moment.

So far, Zhu Gaoxu only knows that the person he wants to marry is the granddaughter of the Marquis of Wuding, surnamed Guo. I don't know anything else, I don't know what I look like, I don't know what kind of person I am. Of course, the choice of wife is not something he can decide.

Zhu Gaoxu has long known that marriage requires the order of his parents, and even vassal kings and even emperors are almost no exception. Zhu Gaoxu had already given up resisting, and at this time he did not want to challenge the established system.

At this moment, he suddenly saw a eunuch secretly wiping away tears, so he walked up and asked, "Why are you crying?" ”

The eunuch turned around and was startled, and then several eunuchs around him also knelt on the ground. The eunuch who was secretly crying just now said: "The slave and maid are guilty, the king of Gaoyang is overjoyed, the slave and maid should not disturb your joy, the sin is unforgivable......"

Zhu Gaoxu frowned and said, "I just asked you why you are crying?" ”

The eunuch kowtowed and said: "The slave's godfather is Wu Zhong, and because he is a person from Emperor Jianwen's side, his godfather was imprisoned and will be beheaded in the next few days." The slave and maid were working, and they couldn't help but think that their godfather was a very good person, and he used to protect his sons, but the end was so miserable. The slave and maid thought about their own results, and they were burned and thrown into the wasteland, and they couldn't help shedding a few tears, and the slave and maid didn't mean to......"

"Wu Zhong, I've seen a very kind eunuch." Zhu Gaoxu said, "Don't cry yet." I know Ji Gang, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, since your godfather is locked up in the edict prison, you should be in charge of Ji Gang. I'll go to him later and ask if I can spare my life, and if not, I'll get your godfather a good meal before the execution. You have also done your filial piety. ”

The eunuch was stunned for a while, and only came back to his senses after a while, "Isn't the prince busy with a happy thing, you want to do such a thing yourself?" ”

"Do you see I'm busy?" Zhu Gaoxu unfolded the sleeves of his robe and said.

The eunuch immediately knelt on the ground and thanked him for his gratitude, and said a lot of grateful nonsense.

Zhu Gaoxu helped him up, glanced at the eunuchs who were bent over and watched, and said a little loudly, "This is a small matter for me, but it is a big thing for you." Besides, you have found me, and I don't want to come forward in small matters, so how can you let everyone rely on me in the future? ”

The eunuch hurriedly said: "Lord Xie treats us as human beings, and the slaves and maids make cattle and horses to repay the prince's great kindness......"

So Zhu Gaoxu took a group of people and went straight to the Qianbu Corridor Jinyi Wei Yamen to find Ji Gang. That Ji Gang was very happy to sell his favor in front of Zhu Gaoxu, and only said that he would be wrapped up in him, and he would send Fengyang to guard the tomb first, and he would definitely not die!

Even Jianwen's cronies and eunuchs, Ji Gang dared to pack tickets? Zhu Gaoxu suddenly felt that Ji Gang had been favored beyond his imagination, and he was also very bold.

After doing this, Zhu Gaoxu returned to the county king's mansion to eat, bathe and change clothes, and finally dealt with it in one day.

At this time, he felt restless, he was not in the mood to have fun, and he didn't have the heart to do business, and he thought about the bride for several days...... Although he had thought about obeying his parents' arrangements before, he still felt that it was not a bad thing to marry a wife easily; But when it came to the end, I was still a little apprehensive.

After all, this is a wife, which is a very close person, and in ancient times, it was necessary to live a lifetime without accidents, can it be important? If you get a round girl to come through the door and tell him that this kind of girl is easy to give birth to, what can Zhu Gaoxu do?

The key is that the Guo family was personally chosen by Queen Xu, and Zhu Gaoxu didn't believe that a mother-in-law would find a beautiful daughter-in-law. That's why he's worried, and he's never had much hope for it.

In the middle of the night, Zhu Gaoxu tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. What kind of person he married in his previous life, he had no conditions to choose; Now that you are the prince, you don't even have a choice, and suddenly you are a little unwilling.

……

The people from the Zongren Mansion went to the Guo Mansion to send the dowry ordered by the emperor, and the official read the list in front of Guo Ming, and it took half an hour just to read the list, and he drank three cups of moist tea.

The royal family is really generous, and Guo Wei was dizzy when she heard it in the door. When the things were counted and sent in, she was even more dazzled, many things she had never seen before.

There are rosewood and huanghuali furniture, and there are many boxes of various colors of silk and satin mink, and jewelry is packed in boxes, each of which is a minimum of six. Boxes of gold, silver and jewelry, as well as a large number of good land houses in the suburbs of Beijing.

There are also ginseng, cordyceps, ganoderma lucidum, deer antler, rhino horn, tiger bone and countless other precious medicinal materials, as well as boxes of daily necessities. When Guo Wei looked at it curiously, there were many things she didn't know what to do.

When her mother Xu and sister Guo Yan saw these things, they gradually felt that Guo Wei's marriage was actually very good, and they were happy for her. Even my sister occasionally showed envy.

Xu Shi held Guo Wei's hand, his face was a little worried and happy, and he said with a complicated expression: "Shengshang Longen, these are dowries, even if they go to your husband's house, they are yours." In the future, Wei'er will not have a hard life, and she will be able to enjoy it for a lifetime. ”

Guo Wei blushed and said, "I just wanted to have a dress made of silk when I got married......

Then the dowry was also sent, and it was still very rich.

Guo Wei never stopped breathing, and her father and mother kept teaching her how to be a daughter-in-law and how to get along with people in the house, as if they wanted to teach her all the skills she had been doing for decades. I told her to go to the county king's mansion to see King Gaoyang, and to see the emperor and queen in the future, to be careful and serious, and not to offend the royal family.

When she was fourteen years old, she was never more important at home. Guo Wei not only felt that she had a lot of things on her shoulders, but she was also worried and afraid, for fear that she would not be able to do well.

…… First, two women from the palace came to teach Guo Wei etiquette, so that she could learn to look and recite words proficiently.

Before the auspicious day, a strange lady came out of nowhere. The lady gave Guo Wei a booklet, and then pointed to the picture on the booklet and talked to her.

As soon as she said a few words, Guo Wei's face turned red. The most taboo thing to say, the eldest lady opened her mouth and said.

Guo Wei glanced at the eldest mother, but saw that the eldest lady was serious. She was confused and didn't know what was going on.

"Vier, listen attentively." Mother said as she stood in the doorway.

Guo Wei had no choice but to sit there, and even her ears were red. After a while, she was terrified to death, when she heard that the "bearded man who drank and ate meat" was going to stuff that thing somewhere......

"I'm afraid I'll die on my wedding day! No wonder I was given so many things. Guo Wei blurted out in a trembling voice.

The eldest lady frowned and said, "Don't say that unlucky thing!" How can it be, it will hurt at night, but it will be comfortable later. ”

The eldest lady taught Guo Wei for a long time, and told her to hurry up and study.

The hope of the whole family is in Wei'er! When Guo Wei thought of this, she felt that these were all things she should bear, so she hurriedly read the booklet, she had a good memory and worked hard, and she was able to memorize the content at night.

So that night she had nightmares, woke up twice, and was so frightened that she was sweating profusely.

When she woke up, she couldn't help but shed tears, not only was she afraid of that thing, but she also felt that she would not be able to be with her mother and sister in the future, so the more she thought about it, the more sad she became, so she started crying. My sister slept next door, next to a thin wall, Guo Wei was worried that the crying would wake them up and make people more worried, so she had to grit her teeth and endure it.

Before dawn the next morning, Guo Wei was woken up.

A few women and a group of palace maids came to the palace, and her mother was also helping by the side, so she brought hot water in the early morning, bathed Guo Wei first, and then dressed up.

Guo Wei didn't sleep well at all last night, she was at the mercy of them in a daze, and her mind was still reciting the etiquette and the human affairs handed over to her.

She put on a phoenix crown full of jade, and wore a coat with a complex lining and color patterns. Guo Wei herself doesn't know what kind of dress she is wearing, it's too complicated, I'm afraid only these palace ladies who are in charge of etiquette, or there are officials, can understand.

Guo Wei just pinched the brocade on her body and looked curiously at the big red silk embroidered with gold thread.

There were also a few people on his face who were carefully greased and powdered, Guo Wei quietly looked at the woman's focused expression, and suddenly felt as if she was a ceramic bottle, which was being carefully carved by craftsmen and then sent to a porcelain kiln for firing.

Guo Wei looked at the bronze mirror and gently pursed her red lips to make the rouge on it even out. She saw herself inside, and she didn't seem to know much about it.

The innocent face is a little more beautiful and feminine at this time. But no matter how you apply it, it still has a childish appearance; The fourteen-year-old girl, dressed in a wide robe and a phoenix crown, looked really inappropriate.

Xu saw Guo Wei's noble dress next to him, he was happy again, and he was quietly wiping away tears.

Guo Wei said: "Mother, don't be sad, I can still go home to see my father and sister and brother." ”

Xu Shi hurriedly wiped away his tears with a handkerchief, "You are in the Junwang Mansion, you can do your own thing well, and you can rest assured that you are your mother." ”

After Guo Wei heard this, a pair of jade-white slender hands tightly grasped the corners of her clothes, her body was tense, and her lips opened slightly but she didn't say anything.