56. The second princess
After returning to the British Mansion, Yuan Lingchao was relaxed, and he couldn't say that it was bad to eat vegetarian, it was just to toss people.
Although the food and rice at Ci'en Temple are delicious, they will get tired of eating it every day. In order to pray for Mrs. Xu, even the ceremony has to be pious.
Respect Mrs. Xu Yuan Lingchao, the old lady's life is not easy, and she is sick and calamitous, Mrs. Ke often mentions to her the past of Mrs. Xu when she was young.
After going to Kefu once, Mrs. Xu seemed to be in better condition and in good spirits, and when she saw Yuan Lingchao coming, she asked the maid to send Yuan Lingchao snacks.
Yuan Lingchao couldn't shirk it again and again, and after taking a bite of the very sweet pastry, he also comforted Mrs. Xu.
Mrs. Xu is very satisfied with this, "Xiao Ai is growing her body, so she needs to eat more." ”
Mrs. Xu, who was chattering, also pulled Mrs. Ke and told her to make more delicious food for Yuan Lingchao, don't be too stingy.
After the old lady became seriously ill, she was delirious and sometimes her memory was confused, and even Mrs. Ke could not understand what her mother meant.
Mrs. Xu has worked hard all her life, pulling Mrs. Da Ke with hard work, but she is so painful when she is old, who is not sad?
"Xiaoyu, my mother can't rest assured that she can't let you go, I'm afraid that you will be wronged in the Guogong Mansion."
Mrs. Xu pulled Mrs. Ke again, this time it is estimated that the memory flashed back to the time when Mrs. Ke got married, "The British Mansion is a high-ranking family, and there are many rules, you will inevitably be angry, and you must learn to be patient and not negligent." ”
As he spoke, he coughed again.
Mrs. Ke stroked her back and replied calmly: "Okay, mother, I listen to you." ”
Mrs. Xu is delirious to this point, what else can she do? Mrs. Ke obeying her is the best way to reassure the patient.
Mrs. Xu continued: "Xiao Ai, this child is like me, blessed, Xiaoyu, you gave birth to a daughter, my mother is really happy." ”
For Yuan Lingchao's birth, Mrs. Xu, who was in good health, gave her gold locks, gold chains, safety buckles, and tiger shoes and hats. Licking affection, nothing more.
"Xiao Ai is like Xiao Yu, she looks smart, and her eyes are beautiful......"
Mrs. Xu didn't say that she fell asleep for too long, there was no way, after she was seriously ill, her spirit was not day by day, and this time she was able to wake up, all thanks to the blessing of the Temple of Mercy and Grace and the medicine prescribed by the divine doctor.
Mrs. Ke folded the quilt and didn't look at the second master, but asked Father Ke calmly, "Dad, you and your mother should take care of each other more." ”
Father Ke's health is not particularly good, he was busy in his early years, and he fell ill, while Mrs. Xu was busy with the affairs of the inner house, physically and mentally exhausted, and became ill from hard work.
Perhaps for this couple, happiness is very little, and suffering is the most.
Father Ke felt heavy, "I have to hold on to myself, your mother can't live without me." ”
Most of my life has passed, but my wife is seriously ill, who can accept it? Especially when Mrs. Xu is so sick that no one forgets it, the feeling can be imagined.
"Dad, mother, take a good look at her."
The second master scratched his head in embarrassment, he and his sister were born to his mother in the family, and the others were concubines and had no blood.
Except that they care about Mrs. Xu, who else really cares about her? Bi Shi is just for show, can he still expect extravagance from others?
Mrs. Ke left the Ke Mansion after visiting Mrs. Xu, and on the way back, she said to Yuan Lingchao: "Your grandmother has suffered a lot, and she has worked harder than anyone else to be this official wife." ”
Father Ke was a well-known hanger when he was young, he didn't learn and didn't have skills, and without Mrs. Xu's busyness, where would there be a stable back house? If it were someone else, it would have turned the sky upside down and made a lot of jokes. The hard work can be imagined.
What's more, Father Ke was also very romantic at that time, and when he saw a beautiful girl, he wanted to carry him into the house as an aunt, and Mrs. Xu made trouble several times before she forced Father Ke to restrain a little.
In fact, Mrs. Ke has always resented Father Ke, it was he who caused her mother to be sick and old before half a hundred, and it was he who broke her mother's heart and did not have a moment of peace.
"Mother, do you hate your grandfather?"
Yuan Lingchao said. According to her memory, Mrs. Ke has always been lukewarm to Ke's father, far less affectionate than her two elder brothers, and she thinks that she has a knot in her heart, and she can't persuade herself to let go.
Mrs. Ke sighed: "Everyone is old, who can my mother rely on?" She sadly found that at this time, the unreliable Father Ke was the best person to take care of Mrs. Xu, Master Ke didn't need to say much, just a concubine, it was enough to get by on face, Second Master Ke himself even had a problem with his life, how could he take care of Mrs. Xu?
Mrs. Ke is a married woman, and it is not popular in the world to take her mother back to her husband's house.
After all, there is only Father Ke.
Father Ke is a little more serious when he gets old, and he also begins to feel guilty about Mrs. Xu, but his wife, who has worked hard all his life, is overwhelmed, and his memory is confused after a serious illness, and no one remembers.
Occasionally, the arrival of Mrs. Ke and Yuan Lingchao made Mrs. Xu have a slight emotional change.
This is Mrs. Ke's most regrettable and sad, she swore to treat her mother well when she was a child, but in the end she still couldn't do it.
Yuan Lingchao could only comfort and say: "At least, grandma has a mother." ”
She didn't know much about Mrs. Xu's affairs before, but after listening to Mrs. Ke's words, she felt more and more that it was not easy for a woman to marry, and she would not be able to live for her husband and children all her life, and if she didn't live for herself, she might not be able to suffer as much as she could, and even when she had an unreliable husband and children, the already heavy life was even more bitter.
Mrs. Xu ran the Ke Mansion, and what she was waiting for was the weak apology of Father Ke when he was old, and at this time, the old lady had no children, and it was estimated that she was really forgotten.
Mrs. Ke sighed, "So, my mother has only one requirement for you - to hold on to yourself." ”
About Yuan Lingchao's husband, Mrs. Ke also chatted with Yuan Zhao a few times in private, Yuan Zhao believes that the person who treats Yuan Lingchao well is not in the family, but in the character, if he can love Yuan Lingchao for the rest of his life and never give up, he is also willing to marry the pearl in his palm.
Yuan Lingchao is good enough, and above him are the princes and county kings, and they have no intention of asking their daughters to marry the royal family.
Who is not bitter when she becomes an emperor's woman?
What's more, Yuan Lingchao also learned Mrs. Ke's arrogance in her bones, she refused to serve a husband with others, love is dominant, if there is no single-minded love, she will resolutely not marry.
Looking at it this way, only those poor children who meet Yuan Lingchao's conditions, so it's okay, they don't dare to do anything to Yuan Lingchao, the British Mansion is in one day, they have to be polite to Yuan Lingchao, Yuan Lingchao is not submissive, presumably he will raise his eyebrows with his husband.
Mrs. Ke was accustomed to Mrs. Xu's hardships and pains, and was determined not to repeat the mistakes of the past, so she picked Yuan Zhao, who had children over the years, and they were in love with each other, which also proved that her vision was okay, and Yuan Zhao really cherished her.
And Yuan Lingchao, can you meet her wishful husband?
"Don't worry, I'm not a self-sacrificing character, if you want me to give up myself to serve my husband's family wholeheartedly, don't think about it, it's impossible."
Yuan Lingchao reiterated her demand, if she wants to find a husband, she must be a man who is dedicated to her and does not have a second woman, otherwise, she will not marry for life.
In addition, you have to obey her and respect her, husband and husband, so that the wife will give everything and the husband will enjoy it.
Mrs. Ke held Yuan Lingchao's hand, "You are measured, don't worry." ”
Yuan Lingchao had an idea when he was a child, not the kind of person who went with the flow.
The conditions she said when she rejected Dongfang Xuanyi's marriage proposal were some exaggerations, but some were Yuan Lingchao's true thoughts, if you are ruthless, I will leave!
After the mother and daughter agreed on the issue of marriage, they returned to the British mansion hand in hand.
In addition, as time progressed, the wedding of the second prince was getting closer and closer, and the third prince Qin Xiang couldn't catch up in Qingzhou, so Concubine Jiang Guifei sent a heavy gift to the second prince on behalf of the third prince. Other concubines and princesses sent blessings to the second prince.
The atmosphere is getting more and more lively, the capital is red, the morning glow dyes half of the sky, and it seems that even God is sincerely happy for the wedding of the second prince.
On the day of the wedding, the second princess Cheng Jingwei was cherished by her parents, and her red makeup attracted everyone's discussion.
The second prince at the center of the incident is honored, and the more beautiful the second prince and concubine, the more powerful the second prince will be as a husband.
The second prince, Qin Bing, welcomed the princess over the mansion in person, giving the family a great face, which is enviable.
The wedding ceremony is cumbersome and complicated, and after crossing the brazier with the princess, it is the congratulatory ceremony.
"Worship heaven and earth!" Concubine Jiang Guifei went out of the house and attended the wedding banquet on behalf of Emperor Yanchang, and she received this gift.
"Second worship high hall!" Qin Bingcheng Jingwei bowed respectfully, and the guests applauded again and again.
"Send to the cave!" As soon as the protocol secretary's voice fell, a gentleman with a good thing shouted that he wanted to make trouble in the cave room, and he was warned that it was the princess, not for you.
The hole in the house, the bride has always been tossed, and all kinds of unbelievable dross rules are only what everyone can't think of, and there is nothing that can't be done. According to Yuan Lingchao's understanding, there is a popular rule of the noisy house in the countryside that the bride is "pressed" by the person who makes the hole, saying that it is to press the bride's bones, and after passing the door, he does not dare to dictate to the groom, which is really unsightly.
The loss is that the royal family is married, and this kind of unbelievable rule is not in the wedding ceremony, and the dignified princess is not something that these people can make trouble if they want to.
Most of the women came from the British government, Mrs. Ke led Yuan Lingchao and Yuan Lingyi and Yuan Lingyan sisters, Yuan Zhao led Yuan Fengxian, Yuan Fengxin, and Yuan Fengxing The three brothers went to the front hall, as if they were sitting with the male guests.
Yuan Lingchao, who was watching in the crowd, did not react much to the luxurious and magnificent prince's mansion, and he was also bored with the interested guests, but the only prince who got married took the princess Bo Luan to the wedding banquet, which has to be said to be a highlight.
Qin Rong said with a smile: "Congratulations, I wish the second brother and younger brother and sister to grow old together and give birth to a noble son early." ”
"I wish the second brother and younger siblings harmony and beauty." Bo Luan then said.
"Okay, thank you, big brother and sister-in-law." When the second prince Qin Bing saw the eldest prince Fei Boluan, who was richly and beautifully, his eyes lit up.
Empress Dowager Bo's niece and granddaughter were beautiful women in the capital who were famous for their beauty before they left the cabinet, and after the wedding, Bo Luan and the eldest prince Qin Rong respected each other like guests, and their lives were getting better and better day by day.
No matter how beautiful Cheng Jingwei is, she doesn't have the mature charm of Bo Luan, to put it bluntly, one is too tender, and the other is a stable sister.
Bo Luan, who felt uncomfortable at Qin Bing's gaze, said politely: "Together with the eldest prince, I wish the second brother and younger siblings happiness for a long time. ”
Qin Rong didn't know what to do, and then said: "Second brother, you and your younger siblings are made in heaven, and Luan'er and I are happy for you." ”
You said a word, and you almost didn't let the second prince Qin Bing refuse on the spot, what is this called? Deliberately reminded him that his princess was not as good as his sister-in-law?
"......" Qin Bing took a deep breath, "Thank you for your blessings." ”
I didn't think it before, but now he feels that his eldest brother is quite blessed, such a beauty is also possessed by the eldest brother, unlike him, who chooses just a beauty with an average appearance.
is also the second prince Qin Bingde Longwangshu, Cheng Jingwei is not a big beauty, but she is also an out-and-out delicate girl, Ding Potian is too young, and she doesn't look relatively mature without Bo Luan.
Of course, it was also this meeting that laid the foundation for Cheng Jingwei's fall from grace, and he became more and more disdainful of Cheng Jingwei later, so that the husband and wife fell out of harmony and caused a human tragedy.
After the blessing of the eldest prince and his wife, it is the blessing of the fourth prince and the eldest princess Princess Zhending, Princess Zhending's concubine is the grandson of the general's mansion, and he will marry next year.
The fourth prince, Qin Hui, said meaningfully: "Second brother, since you have married your second sister-in-law, you have to treat your second sister-in-law well." The eldest brother has a good idea of how the sister-in-law is. ”
Although Qin Rong is mediocre and incompetent, but for Bo Luan, he is the kind who is free from a spoiled wife and madness, and wants the stars not to pick the moon, and even until now, Qin Rong has no side concubines and concubines, his children are all born of Bo Luan, and the husband and wife are so affectionate, who is not envious?
As soon as the fourth prince mentioned Bo Luan, the second prince's mind remembered a glimpse with Concubine Ji De, his mother was not as gentle as Concubine Ji De, and his wife was not as beautiful as the eldest princess.
Is he destined to be worse than men? No! He was not reconciled.
The second prince tugged at the corners of his mouth, "The fourth brother's kind words, the second brother remembers." Don't worry, the princess and I will always be happy in the future. ”
As for who is happy, God knows, you know and I know.
"That's good, a glass to the second brother." The bride was surrounded and sent into the cave.
After the four princes finished toasting, the next thing was the congratulatory wine of the guests.
Yuan Lingchao replaced wine with tea, and after drinking a glass, he ate melon and fruit snacks.
Princess Cheng also came with Qin Meng, but she didn't stay too long, and left directly after giving the gift.
Concubine Jiang was quite satisfied when she saw this, Princess Cheng would come, and she was already decent.
Yuan Lingchao drank tea with little interest, and then suddenly found that He Zhishang, the servant of the Chinese book, had come over and announced the decree on behalf of Emperor Yanchang.
The holy decree didn't say anything, the first half was the emperor's blessing, and the second half was Qin Rong, the eldest prince of Qinfeng, as King Kang, and the second prince Qin Bing as King Shen.
When the edict was read, there was silence.