In the blink of an eye, in April, Princess Anping got married. In order to show solemnity, the emperor personally sent the princess to the palace gate. In the capital, the old and new nobles, officials and eunuchs, all those who can make friends with the Cheng'an Hou Mansion all come to celebrate. The inner courtyard and outer courtyard of the Hou Mansion are next to each other, and the people can't wait to tiptoe to pass when they serve food.

Because Du Mingxin's wedding date was approaching, and he was going to marry into the princess's mother's family, he did not go to the palace to add makeup to her, but asked someone to send a pair of decent phoenix hairpins.

On this day, Du Mingxin did needlework with Du Mingshu in his room. She compared a silver-red silk thread to the sun shadow, and wanted to embroider the peony on the pillowcase, and asked Du Mingshu with a smile: "Aunt Geng has been better these two days?" ”

Du Mingshu was embroidering a belly pocket worn by a child in her hand, and when she heard her ask, she was worried: "I vomited more and more when the doctor first diagnosed it, and I almost couldn't get out of bed, and I had to vomit when I moved." ”

"Is there anything she wants to eat?" Du Mingxin asked, "It doesn't matter what you want, as long as you can eat it." ”

Du Mingshu smiled bitterly: "I just want to eat hawthorn, but the doctor confessed that I can't eat it when I am pregnant, not only is it easy to reflux acid in the stomach, but it is also easy to slip if I eat too much." ”

"I want to eat hawthorn...... Du Ming thought for a moment and said, "That's about wanting to eat that sweet and sour taste." I didn't like to take medicine before, but Mama Cui always made loquat in sugar water and white peaches in sugar water for me to eat......"

She turned her head and instructed Chuncao: "Go and talk to Mama and ask her to make a bowl of sugar water loquat and send it to your aunt." If my aunt can eat it, I can make a little fruit at home and send it over. ”

Chuncao agreed to go out to spread the word, but Du Mingshu was a little embarrassed: "Mama is my wife's nurse, how can I ask her to make food for my aunt." ”

Du Mingxin said with a smile: "My aunt's body is precious now, if my mother is here, she must be like this." ”

Speaking of the Shen family, Du Mingshu suddenly remembered something. She sat closer and said in a low voice, "Since the eldest sister came out of the Buddha hall, she has been staying at home. Yesterday I somehow went to my father's study......"

"It's time for her to be carried to the palace," Du Ming said in his heart, "while my father is happy because of Aunt Geng's affairs, I either go to ask for some money and things, or I go to intercede with the Liu family." ”

"Then she doesn't know what to say!" Du Mingshu said indignantly, "The Liu family is so black-hearted......"

Before he could say a word, the second master picked up the curtain and came in, and reproached: "I learned to chew the root of my tongue at a young age, who did I learn the rules from!" ”

The two sisters hurriedly got up to salute the second master, and the second master nodded indiscriminately and said, "Sister Shu'er, you go back first, I have something to say to your sister." ”

Du Mingshu answered, winked at Du Mingxin, and then packed up the needle and thread and left.

"Father, you drink tea." Du Mingxin took the teacup brought by Xia Ye and presented it to the second master.

The second master took a sip, but his face was a little sneering, as if he didn't know how to speak. "You, how is your dowry embroidered? If it's much worse, I'll go out and look for the embroidery outside. ”

"It's okay," Du Mingxin replied, "the shoes and socks are all embroidered, and the wedding dress is still a skirt fan, and it will be completed in early May." The bed tents and bedding are all helped by these girls in the house, and they are embroidered quickly. ”

"Oh, oh, that's good." The second master smiled awkwardly.

Du Mingxin thought about what Du Mingshu had just said, and he was not ready to take the initiative to speak, so the father and daughter sat silently.

"Sister Xin'er, you see that's the case," the second master touched the tip of his nose, and finally opened his mouth, "Aunt Geng is pregnant, and there is no one in our house since the Liu family left." Although your aunt is in charge of everything in the house, many things in our house are still messy. And I thought, well, I've been guarding it for so many years since your mother left...... When the child is born, no one can discipline it......"

"What do you mean?" Du Mingxin was a little confused, and it didn't seem that he wanted to take Liu back when he heard this.

"I also heard that you want to take Mr. Jiang to the Jin Palace" after you get married." The second master finally cut to the chase, "Have you asked the prince about this?" Before getting married, he will be the main supporter of the old age, what if the prince doesn't want to? ”

Du Mingxin lowered his head and pursed his lips and smiled. Mr. Jiang is also a teacher and a mother to her, how could Chen Xi not agree to support her......

The second master thought that she was also in trouble, so he continued excitedly: "Our family lacks a housewife, and you can't support Mr. Jiang there, so it's better for you to go and tell her about marrying to our family." First, there is someone in charge of the family, second, Geng's child is born to be taught, and third, it also solves your troubles, and Mr. Jiang will not be old and helpless. ”

The more he talked, the more he felt that his idea was good, and he stood up excitedly and rubbed his hands and walked back and forth, saying as he walked: "You tell her that if she is worried that she will not be able to have a child when she is old, just say what I said, Geng's child will be carried to her house to raise ...... when he is born."

"Father," Du Mingxin interrupted him in a deep voice, "Mr. Jiang has no intention of getting married. "Even if you want to marry, it's not to marry someone like you.

The second master was stunned: "She is not young anymore, is she waiting to die alone if she doesn't marry?" ”

Du Mingxin chuckled and said, "You don't have to guess a woman like Mr. Dujiang with an ordinary heart. She is now living a free and easy life, and it is better to live like this than to marry someone she doesn't know well. ”

The second master frowned and looked at her for a while, and said angrily: "Are you troublesome, ashamed, and don't want to ask?" If you think so, Mr. Jiang may not mean that! ”

Du Mingxin looked at his father's angry face, and was very bored in his heart. "Father, you're right, I'm really ashamed. Mr. Jiang has a noble bearing, and Mr. Wuyou Ran Zongmin is a brother and sister. I don't know who their husband is, but how can someone who has seen such talent be willing to marry you? ”

"Dead girl! Did you say that about your father? The second old man said angrily, "If you don't say it, I'll find someone to go to the Wei Mansion to propose marriage!" ”

"Don't be bored!" Du Mingxin's voice also hardened, "Don't you think this house is messy enough and the face you lose outside is not enough?" ”

"Unfilial daughter!" The second master stretched out his hand and wanted to slap her, thinking that she was about to get married, so he took her back again. "Then I'll go and take the Liu family back and take care of the Du family's second room again!"

Du Mingxin squinted at the second master and asked, "Are you telling the truth or being angry?" ”

"You can't take care of it!"

"Father, I really can't take care of your business. But as a daughter, I have to remind you. Du Mingxin said unhurriedly, "Since the death of your mother, the Liu family has been in charge, no matter how many pets you have in your backyard, no one has ever been pregnant again." However, how long has Liu been gone? Two or three months? Aunt Geng is pregnant, don't you think it's strange? ”