Hearing that Guo Xueying was selected, Mrs. Guo was stunned for a moment and asked, "Do you know what position?" ”

Amber shook her head, "The messenger said that he would come to our house tomorrow to read the decree, and then I would know what the status of the eldest girl was." ”

Mrs. Guo pondered and asked, "Do you know which daughters are selected at this chrysanthemum banquet?" ”

Amber couldn't answer.

Seeing this, Yan Niang said: "Sister-in-law, Xue Ying should be home, and it won't be too late for you to ask carefully when she comes back." ”

"Yes, yes, I'm really dizzy." Mrs. Guo patted her head, "Amber didn't enter the palace again, how do she know." ”

Yan Niang smiled and took Qingyang's hand out of the main hall.

Jiang Yucheng was waiting for his wife at the gate of Guo's mansion, and after Yan Niang approached, he helped her into the carriage, "Are you tired?" Yan Niang shook her head, "I'm not tired, it's just that it's a little painful to accompany my sister-in-law and wait for the news." ”

Jiang Yucheng said: "I won't use it tomorrow, just rest at home for two days." Yan Niang nodded, talked about Guo Xueying's selection, and asked curiously: "Husband, do you say that Xueying's position is high?" ”

Jiang Yucheng shook his head, "I don't know about this, but the only thing I know for sure is that the position of the crown princess has nothing to do with her." Yan Niang thinks that too, Guo Xueying's family background is here, where can the position of the crown princess fall to her.

When the two got home, it was almost dark, Jiang Mu and Man Man were still waiting for them to eat, and the twins couldn't stay up for a long time and were taken to sleep by Ji Niangzi and Lily of the Valley Caryophyllus.

Jiang's mother was very interested in the prince's choice of concubines, and asked Jiang Yucheng: "Has the eldest girl of your senior brother's family been selected?" ”

Jiang Yucheng repeated what he said to Yan Niang in the carriage, and Jiang's mother frowned when she heard it: "It's not the crown princess, it's the concubine?" ”

Yan Niang said: "Mother, the concubine of the prince is different from the concubine of ordinary people. "If the crown prince ascends to that position one day, the son of the concubine may also win the throne.

Jiang's mother pursed her lips, "A concubine is a concubine, no matter what her man's identity is, she doesn't have to kowtow to his wife for tea, and she can't even wear red for the rest of her life." ”

Yan Niang wanted to say something, Jiang Yucheng quietly shook his head at her, and Yan Niang stopped.

Early in the morning of the second day, six holy decrees were issued from the palace, and Xiao Huangmen, who announced the decree, first went to the mansion of the eldest princess of Qinyang and read out the holy decree of the princess selected as the crown princess by the lord of Derong. Then he went to the Marquis of Jinyang's mansion, and Fu Jingyue, the second daughter of the Marquis of Jinyang, was elected as the crown prince Liangdi. As soon as these two holy decrees came out, the whole capital was stunned.

No one thought that the mediocre-looking and mediocre reputation of the county lord De Rong would become the crown princess, and the niece of the Empress Dowager Fu's mother's family and the wife of the prince who was determined by everyone became a concubine.

Let's not talk about anything else, the surviving Empress Dowager Fu and the deceased Empress Fu are both daughters of the Fu family, how come they were reduced to concubines when it was the turn of the third-generation daughter of the Fu family?

After receiving the holy decree, the Qinyang Eldest Princess's Mansion and the Jinyang Marquis Mansion both closed their doors, and no one knew what they were thinking. The holy decree went to the homes of the two good ladies to announce the decree, and finally it was Guo Xueying's turn to inherit the emblem.

Mrs. Guo knelt on the ground, listening to Xiao Huangmen read the holy decree in that sharp voice, and her heart was bitter for a while. The eldest daughter is talented, docile and polite, and her father is still a servant of the ministry, but in the end she is the two with the lowest rank among the six.

After receiving the holy decree, Guo Shilang stuffed Xiao Huangmen with a bulging purse, and Xiao Huangmen smiled and stuffed it into his arms. "Congratulations to Guo Shilang, congratulations to the eldest girl, the younger one has to go to the Shaoqing Mansion of Guanglu Temple to announce the decree, so I won't stay longer."

Guo Shilang personally sent people out.

After returning to the main room, I only felt that the atmosphere in the room was very strange, the wife was half leaning on the head of the bed, looking depressed, and the second daughter was also listless.

"What's going on?" He asked, a little confused.

Guo Hongying preemptively said: "Father, this choice of concubine is too unfair, then Wu Meiyao's appearance, family background and talent are not as good as her sister, why did she become a good woman, but a girl as outstanding as her sister has to be subservient to her." ”

What Guo Shilang can say, this is what the emperor and the queen mother mean. Guo Xueying persuaded softly: "Dad, mother, sister, it's useless to talk about things that have become a foregone conclusion, if it is rumored by someone with a heart that we have complaints in the palace, it will be more than worth the loss." ”

Mrs. Guo looked at her eldest daughter and choked up: "It's all my fault, if I wasn't a merchant girl, according to Xue Ying's ability, Prince Liangdi would have done it." ”

"Mother, what nonsense are you talking about, sister, me and younger brother, our three sisters and brothers have never disliked your background. My father often told us that if it weren't for my mother and grandfather's family, where would we be able to have such a privileged life now. Guo Hongying argued.

She has a good little sister, her father's official position is similar to Guo Shilang, although her mother is from a scholarly family, but the whole family lives on her father's little money, but the family lives tightly. The little sister has to make a new dress during the New Year's holidays, and if she encounters something that costs money, she can't even make a new dress.

Guo Xueying also said: "My sister is right, we have never complained about you, so don't take the responsibility on yourself anymore." She took a deep breath and said firmly: "When she enters the East Palace, her daughter will rely on her own efforts to get the prince's favor, and if she is not favored, her daughter will also strive to be the biological mother of the prince's eldest son or eldest daughter." ”

As he spoke, he looked at Mrs. Guo again, "Mother, a temporary failure is nothing, my daughter will take advantage of the opportunity and work hard to defeat others." ”

The eldest daughter's words made Mrs. Guo feel as if she had changed into a different person, she looked at her husband Guo Shilang blankly, only to see that his face had an approving look, obviously agreeing with the eldest daughter's remarks.

Mrs. Guo's forcibly held back tears flowed out again, this time not with remorse and guilt, but with emotion and worry.

The two daughters and her husband took turns to comfort themselves, and Mrs. Guo quickly cheered up. Guo Xueying's election as the crown prince Chenghui is a happy event, although she can't wear a red wedding dress to marry like the usual girl's family, Mrs. Guo still can't help but organize a simple banquet for her daughter.

Most of the guests who went out of the pavilion banquet were relatives and acquaintances, and there were only six tables of male guests and women. Jiang Yucheng is Guo Jinyi's fellow disciple, and the Jiang family is naturally invited.

After receiving the post sent by Mrs. Guo, Yan Niang was a little worried, and she didn't know what makeup gift to prepare for Guo Xueying. Jiang's mother proposed: "When we were in Lingjiang Town, didn't the Yun family give you a booklet, and let people copy a copy to give to Miss Guo, which is much better than sending gold, silver and jade." ”

Speaking of the booklet sent by the Yun family, it is specifically for women's health, which contains the best time for women to conceive, body position, how to maintain the uterus and some recipes for replenishing qi and blood.

When Yan Niang and Jiang Yu got married, the Yun family specially gave this thing to her as a makeup gift. After giving birth to twins, she has been recuperating according to the above prescription to lose weight so quickly, and her body is getting better and better. In the end, Yan Niang still listened to Jiang's mother's words, and asked people to copy a new copy, and attached two silver tickets of one hundred taels as a congratulatory gift.

Sure enough, after receiving Yan Niang's congratulatory gift, Mrs. Guo felt that only Yan Niang understood her own thoughts. Even her mother's family only knows how to send silver and jewelry, where would they consider that after Guo Xueying entered the East Palace, the most urgent thing is to use her heirs to gain a firm foothold.

After the banquet, Mrs. Guo handed over Yan Niang's congratulatory gift to Guo Xueying, Guo Xueying opened the booklet and looked at it, the expression on her face changed from plain to happy, and after closing the booklet, she said: "Auntie's daughter has accepted this heart, and she will not treat the Jiang family badly if she gets what she wants in the future." ”

Mrs. Guo nodded, "I'll convey this to you for you, the most important thing for you now is to prepare for entering the palace." ”

Guo Xueying responded.

Mrs. Guo asked again: "This time when you enter the palace, which maid are you going to take to the East Palace, is it summer or winter?" "Guo Xueying is Chenghui, and according to the rules of the palace, she can only bring one maid who is waiting into the palace.

Nian Xia and Fudong are her personal maids, one is cautious and steady, and the other is lively. Mrs. Guo selfishly wanted her daughter to bring Nian Xia into the palace, for fear that it would be difficult to control the winter.

Who knew that Guo Xueying did not plan to take the two of them into the palace, "Both of them stayed at home." ”

Mrs. Guo was anxious when she heard this, "Then how can it be, the people in the palace are not familiar with the place, if there is no caring person to help you, how difficult it will be, or I will take amber..."

Guo Xueying interrupted her mother's words and said, "Don't worry, I didn't say no, I have already chosen the person." ”

Mrs. Guo asked, "Who is that person?" ”

Guo Xueying smiled, "I can't say it yet, you will naturally see you on the day you enter the palace." ”