"Auntie," Du Mingxin decided to make it clear, "Li Gongzi is afraid that because of his father, he can't make decisions about the marriage at will, maybe the emperor has his own arrangements." I can help ask him if he is married, or what kind of wife the family wants him to marry. However, no matter how much I have, I'm afraid I won't be able to help. After all, the prince is not at home at the moment, what do I do, in the eyes of others, it represents the Jin Palace. ”

"But this is Sister Zhu'er's life!" The eldest lady's face showed a very painful expression, and her eyes were full of disappointment and unwillingness. "Your eldest uncle is just a fourth-grade official, and the Li family will definitely not see it. But Li Gongzi is good friends with the prince, and the emperor specially asked Li Gongzi to live in the palace to take care of you, isn't it ten or a hundred sentences for others to say a word? ”

"This is Sister Zhu'er's lifelong event, and it's just a gesture for you...... Sister Xin, don't be too lonely, you always have to use your mother's family sometimes! The eldest lady wiped her tears, but there was a faint resentment in her words.

Du Mingxin smiled helplessly: "Auntie, you have screwed my meaning!" Since I agreed to help Sister Zhu be a matchmaker, I will definitely not let go. But seeing that Li Gongzi is not the best choice, if he is not careful, he will mess up the emperor's arrangement, why bother? Before, Mrs. An Guogong recognized the second lady of Wei Guogong's mansion as a goddaughter, do you remember? At that time, the Deng family wanted the queen to marry the second lady and my uncle, but in the end the emperor cut off the beard......"

"It's just that the second miss has been replaced by the eldest lady, what's the difference?" The eldest lady said dissatisfiedly.

Du Mingxin found that it was almost impossible to communicate. She shook her head and said with a smile: "I can help my aunt and sister Zhu, I have already said it." If the aunt doesn't believe in this evil, just try it yourself. If you end up causing a lot of trouble, and you make people laugh at Sister Zhu, don't blame me for not reminding you in advance. ”

She took a sip of the teacup and put it down, then glanced at Chuncao. Chuncao understood, stepped forward and said with a smile: "Big lady, the time has come for the princess to take a nap, look ......?"

"Good girl," the eldest lady stared at the spring grass, and said in a strange manner, "Serving in front of the princess, you are not what you used to be, the tide is rising!" Okay, since I don't want to be seen, then I'll go! ”

"Sister Zhu! Let's go! The eldest lady walked to the door of the main room and shouted, "The pastries you have worked so hard to make may not be seen by people!" When it is served, it may not be rewarded to a slave who looks down on people! ”

Du Mingzhu heard her mother shouting in the main courtyard, and hurriedly came out of the small kitchen, seeing that her mother's face was not good, knowing that the matter had not been discussed, she was quite uncomfortable.

Anyway, she was still polite, and hurriedly entered the main room to confess to Du Mingxin, then came out to catch up with her mother, and the two of them left together.

"What's going on!" Seeing that the eldest lady was gone, Chuncao helped Du Mingxin to get off the kang, and muttered as she walked to the inner room, "The princess said it so clearly, she is just pretending to be confused!" I want to take advantage of your momentum, but I don't listen to your persuasion, and it's no wonder that I can be so angry that my aunt can cry! ”

"Forget it," Du Mingxin said with a stroke of his stomach, "just ignore these idle spirits." ”

She stood by the bed, and was served by someone to take off her outer clothes and lay down in the warm bed. "Speaking of which, in the second half of this year, Sister Shu'er should be in time, and I don't know if my father is concerned about her marriage."

Xia Ye replied: "This morning, when the slave and maid returned to the mansion to give the New Year's gift, I heard the little magpie next to the fifth girl say that the second master Yamen does not go often now, but he just likes to drink in the mansion and fight against a few Qing guests and poetry. Either go back to the inner courtyard to see Aunt Geng, hoping that Aunt Geng can give birth to a son. ”

Du Mingxin sighed and said, "Then this year's spring, let's also help Sister Shu'er take a good look." My father didn't care about her, and she had no one to count on but me. ”

*

The Chinese New Year in the capital has always been very lively. A few years ago, because of the war, the residents of the city were not able to have a good New Year, last year the Great Yan Dynasty was decided, people's hearts fluctuated, and the New Year Festival was still not good.

It seems that the momentum that has been accumulated for several years has been released this year, and as far as the eye can see, there are crowds of people everywhere in the capital, and the scene of peace and prosperity is prosperous.

On the day of the Lantern Festival, perhaps in response to the lively Spring Festival, Kunning Palace made a decree to give marriage, and King Ning, who had just lost his wife, made a marriage with the eldest lady of Anguo Mansion.

In order to make her mother's face look better and the daughter of the Deng family to be gentle and virtuous, the queen specially said that it was because King Ning had two children who needed to be taken care of by her mother, so she gave marriage to King Ning's wife before her filial piety passed.

The well-informed people in the court had already learned the news, and King Ning finally got his wish, so even if there were still white lanterns hanging in the palace, there were still people coming to congratulate him.

On the afternoon of the day the marriage decree was issued, Chen Ting entered the palace. Under the pretext of congratulating the Queen Mother on the Lantern Festival, he came to Cining Palace. Seeing the two sons obediently sitting around the Queen Mother eating Lantern Festival, Chen Ting didn't know what to say for a while.

"You're here." The Queen Mother raised her eyes and saw him standing at the door, and said coldly, "When did the Deng family ask you to be his son-in-law?" ”

When the two children heard the adults talking, they looked up and saw that it was their father coming, and the two of them hesitated to stand up and timidly called "father".

Chen Ting saluted the Queen Mother first, and then smiled at the two children: "You have lived in Cining Palace for a few days, are you still used to it?" Do you want to go home? ”

The younger one was too frightened to speak, so he hid behind his brother and clutched his brother's back tightly.

The older one glanced at the Queen Mother first, and his small fists were clenched to death, as if he was full of breath, and then he said: "Although the family is good, Cining Palace is just as good." The ancestor loved his son very much, and urged his son to read every day, and called a literate eunuch to accompany his son to practice calligraphy. The ancestor also found two eunuchs who could play with my younger brother and me, and I could strengthen my body while playing. ”

Chen Ting was very uncomfortable when he heard it, and he said with a forced smile: "But you two live here, it's too noisy after all." The Queen Mother is old and likes to be quiet. Now that the New Year is over, go back with me today. ”

The younger brother glanced at the Queen Mother in a panic, and cried out with a "wow". "I, I don't want to go......" He loosened his brother's clothes, ran to the Queen Mother's side, hugged the Queen Mother's legs and cried, "Ancestor, I must be well-behaved, I won't make trouble anymore!" Yesterday, I kicked the vase and accidentally knocked it down, and when I grow up and make money, I'll buy you another one! Ah no, buy ten! Don't drive me and my brother away! ”

The Queen Mother bent down to pick him up, hugged him in her arms, and comforted him softly: "As long as you don't want to leave, just live in Cining Palace with peace of mind!" If I don't agree, I'll see who can snatch you away!" ”

When he said the latter sentence, his eyes were already staring at Chen Ting fiercely.