Chapter 391: Thoughts
Seeing that it was about to be noon, the breeze was blowing, and the fragrance from the kitchen was wafting, Wen Jin heard Guiyuan's stomach "cooing", Mango was amused, and patted his little belly: "Mother, I'm not hungry, I want to wait for the eldest brother and the second brother to come back to eat together." With that, her little belly made a louder noise, announcing that she was "lying".
Several women were amused by Little Mango's actions.
"The emperor has a banquet today, your father and two brothers are all guests, and they won't come back for a while, you two refuse to eat first, then, drink some yogurt, and then eat a bite of snacks?"
"Okay!" The two little daughters replied obediently.
It's easy to be lazy after eating, even if you only drink a little **, and eat two yam cakes, the double eyelids of longan and mango began to fight, and in the haze, Mango also muttered: "I don't sleep, I have to wait for my father and brother-"
Wen Jin put the two daughters on her big bed, she also removed the hairpin ring on her head, leaned on the big pillow and squinted for a while, probably not the beginning of the day,
The mother-in-law who came to report the news from the second gate: "The prince is back, and the prince and the second master are also backββ"
This guy raised his voice, and Mango and Guiyuan got up as soon as they could: "Fatherββ, eldest brotherββ, second brother-"
"I haven't gotten home yet." Wen Jin hugged his daughters and kissed them on their pink faces, "Come, let's wipe our faces, straighten our hair, and go meet them!" β
"Good!" The two children had a clear heart, and they both spoke in unison when they answered.
When Wen Jin packed up and went out with his daughter, he saw the busy maid and woman, her steps seemed to be brisk, and her face was full of happy smiles.
They know that the prince and the princess must have a heavy reward today, and there are big meat slices to accompany the meal, these are secondary, the key is that in the future, when they go out to do errands, the eyes of people all over the street look at them, in addition to respect, there is also envy, which can make their sense of honor fiercely satisfied. People live with a living face and a living bark, who doesn't want to live with their heads held high and have more face?
After the celebration banquet, Emperor Yongchang and the prince returned to the palace together, and the two of them didn't want to take a car, so they walked and talked at the same time.
The prince sighed with emotion: "Father, in this battle, Erchen thought that he had also read a lot of military books, and maybe he could be useful, but he didn't think about it, Qian Zhaohui was good at making suggestions, and King Dairen was better at arranging troops, and those veterans couldn't show their skills, let alone Erchen's ability." β
Emperor Yongchang said with concern: "Do you have any regrets in your heart?" β
The prince shook his head: "No, I'm very happy, I understand a truth, for the king, you don't have to do everything yourself, you have to know how to use people, be good at using people, just like this war, if I point fingers everywhere and suppress the two brothers of the South China Sea Prince's Mansion, this war will not be able to win so quickly, maybe it will end in failure." β
Emperor Yongchang was very pleased: "What the prince said is very true, you have first glimpsed the way of being a king, you must continue to study, so that the foundation left by your ancestors will prosper for thousands of generations." β
"The sons and daughters obey the teachings of their father."
The two of them coincidentally came to Mei Guifei's palace, they hadn't seen their son for a few months, Mei Guifei had long been used to it, but her son went to the battlefield, even if it was a nobleman in the palace, she still had a mother's heart, and when she heard the news from the inner servant, the emperor and the prince came to this side, Mei Guifei couldn't suppress the excitement in her heart, and came to the palace gate with trembling steps to greet her!
Seeing her son's figure from afar, seeing that he had grown up, hadn't seen him for a few months, and was still mature, Mei Guifei couldn't help but burst into tears, this was tears of excitement, tears of joy, and tears of sadness, tears of longing, she thought of her eldest son, who was steady and generous, amiable to her younger brothers and sisters, and her eldest son, who was a mother, respectful and caring, careful and considerate, Mei Guifei's tears were even more powerful.
"Niangniang, are you happy to see the prince come back with meritorious service?" The palace maid Caifeng quietly reminded the concubine.
Concubine Mei gritted her teeth, took a deep breath, wiped her tears with a handkerchief, Caifeng hurriedly touched up her makeup, cleaned up slightly, and the emperor and the prince had already approached.
"Long live the concubines, long live my emperor, long live long live!"
"Love the concubine flat!" Emperor Yongchang was in a very good mood, and his voice was very loud, and he also said to the prince with a smile, "Look, the concubine is so polite, I have said many times that she doesn't have to pay such a big salute, but she has always been so cautious." β
"This is what a concubine should be."
After Mei Guifei finished speaking, she greeted the prince again, and the family went to the palace, the palace maid offered tea, and retreated, and Emperor Yongchang asked the prince to tell the story of the war in northern Xinjiang.
Concubine Mei listened very attentively, she knew that the emperor specially asked the prince to tell her to comfort herself. The emperor may not be good enough elsewhere, but his heart for Concubine Mei has always been different.
The prince spoke briefly, the emperor is old, and he has to take a nap at noon every day, otherwise, the afternoon court meeting will not be able to last, sure enough, the emperor's eyelids are heavy, listening to it, he will be sleepy, the concubine got up very considerately, helped him to rest, and then came out quietly.
"My son, you've worked hard."
"Mother, the son-in-law is very good, don't be sad, the two sons of the Nanhai Prince's Mansion are younger than me, and there are still two people in his family."
Mei Guifei's tears were even worse: "You, you still have to live for your brother, and you have two lives."
The prince was also a little compassionate, thinking of the generous and gentle eldest brother, his eyes couldn't help but be a little red, but he couldn't be so depressed, the mother concubine was not in good health, the imperial doctor said, you can't be too sad, the prince took a deep breath, and comforted him with kind words for a long time, Mei Guifei broke into tears and laughed, and ordered someone to invite her daughter and youngest son, and the four of them came to the hugging house outside to chat and talk.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, is the eldest prince of the Nanhai Prince's Mansion powerful, or is the second prince powerful?" The princess asked her brother curiously, with her big round eyes.
The prince hesitated: "This, I can't say it, the eldest son of the Prince of Nanhai's mansion, the king of Dairen County is good at dispatching troops, knowing and employing people, and he is careful and cautious, and he does not leak, and the second son Qian Chaohui is strategic, often whimsical, and his words are amazing." β
The princess turned her head to look at the concubine and said softly: "Niangniang......" There was a trace of longing and shyness in her eyes.
Mei Guifei sighed: "No, the ancestors set the rules, the horse can not be a high-ranking official, especially not a martial artist, the second son of the South China Sea Prince's Mansion, can't because of you, full of economy but useless, besides, your father will definitely not agree, the war in the West Xinjiang is imminent, the two young sons of the South China Sea Prince Mansion are famous all over the world this time, don't say that your father is your prince's brother, and he is reluctant to be his brother-in-law." β
The princess lowered her head and didn't speak, but the prince saw a round water spot on her clothes, and felt very sorry for his sister, not because of the theory of the concubine that he didn't help his sister, but because of Qian Chaohui's character, how could he always look at his daughter-in-law's face and act? My sister is still young, she will definitely be able to find a suitable colt and have a good life, he can't ruin Qian Zhaohui on a whim for his sister.
At the same time, Wen Jin and her husband were discussing the family affairs of their two sons, Zhang Lan was killed for a year, Miss Zhang was almost nineteen years old, she was a rare "old" girl in the capital, and her marriage with Jin Jin was imminent.
Jin Jin and Qian Qian are grandchildren, they are removed from serving for a year, but Wen Jin and Qian Jun are sons, and they have to serve Prince Ren for three years of filial piety, they can't go to other people's homes, but they don't delay marrying a daughter-in-law for their sons.
Qian Jun nodded, in order not to tire his wife, he proposed: "Because it is a filial piety period, let the people of the clan help handle the marriage." β
Wen Jin was a little regretful: "Then I can't give my son a good wedding." β
Qian Jun was very strange: "Haven't you always disliked being in the limelight?" The wedding organized by the clan must be decent and modest, but it will not be bad. β
Wen Jin smiled and shook his head: "Can our two big ones be in the middle?" β
Qian Jun remembered that on the street just now, countless young women looked at their son, wishing to keep the image in their eyes forever, and he couldn't help but laugh in a low voice: "Yes, yes, yes, he wants to be modest, and others can't agree." β
The two laughed for a while, and Wen Jin talked about Qian Qian: "Since the second child has returned and has thirty years of secular life, he must have to marry." β
"Hmm." Qian Jun nodded, "You can take a look at it first and see if there are any suitable girls."
"Good!" Qian Qian is four years younger than Jin Jin, compared with Jin Jin the year before, the range of choices is much wider, there are more girls who are not engaged at the age of fourteen or fifteen, and they are three or four years younger than him, there are not many sixteen-year-old girls, but they are not few, there are many good girls, and Qian Qian has just made a great contribution, although he has released the wind, although he has only lived in the world for thirty years, there are still many women who are willing to follow him.
People in this society have a short lifespan, and people who are fifty years old are already considered old people, and after marriage, they can love each other for 30 years, which is a luxury for many women.
The prince of Nanhai has no concubine, his son did not have a concubine before marriage, and it is very likely that there is no concubine, which has made the high-ranking nobles in the capital dream of, thirty years, and it is a desirable length of time. Think about other rich and noble families, wives enter the door for three or five years, there will be a concubine room, at least, the wife enters the door, there will be a room, those noble girls who are spoiled in their mother's house, have to knock out their teeth and swallow blood, pretend to be smiling in front of people, shed tears after people, and have to make virtuous in their hearts, that day, let alone a lifetime, a year is too long. Wen Jin just revealed that the news of choosing a daughter-in-law for the second son, the door of the house, almost let the matchmaker knock it down, in the capital, above the third grade, the daughter has some appearance, and there are some talented people, almost all of them have sent people to give it a try, less than ten days, Wen Jin is a little unbearable, she had to let the matchmaker come, leave the woman's name and address, go home and other news, she is relaxed, but other troubles are coming, those matchmakers directly on the road or even outside the gate to fight, this is not, deliberately make people hurt and angry, isn't it?
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