Poor Family

After the dragon boat race, the emperor returned to the palace, and all the officials also left.

Because her son won the prize in the competition, Princess Chengyang was very happy at first, but when she saw her son handing the imperial tourmaline bracelet to the girl of the Shi family, Princess Chengyang was in a bad mood.

After returning to the Marquis Mansion of Yongchuan, Princess Cheng Yang called Master Fan Xiaohou to her front: "Where's the imperial bracelet from the emperor?"

Seeing his mother's expression, Master Fan Xiaohou knew that she was upset, and his expression was slightly tight, but he still replied honestly: "I gave it to the sixth younger sister of the Shi family."

When Princess Chengyang heard her son call her so affectionately, she became even more unhappy: "What Sixth Sister, where did you get Sixth Sister?"

Master Fan Xiaohou hurriedly said: "Mother, Shi Jiulang and I are friends, and you agreed to it at the beginning."

Princess Chengyang: "I agree with you and Shi Jiulang, but I don't agree with you and his sister."

Master Fan Xiaohou didn't understand why his mother had such great hostility towards Shi Fuxin, he said puzzledly: "Mother, when I was in Liaodong, I went to other houses as a guest and associated with their girls, but you didn't say anything? Why is there such a big reaction this time?"

Princess Chengyang snorted coldly: "That's because you and those girls have nothing out of the ordinary. Of course, mother will not interfere with your friendship."

After a pause, he looked at his son seriously, "But you are too close to the sixth girl of the Shi family, and today you gave her the jade seal bracelet bestowed by the emperor in public."

"Do you know that many people are watching your words and deeds, and your behavior will be misunderstood."

Master Fan Xiaohou muttered: "If you misunderstand, you will misunderstand."

After hearing this, Princess Cheng Yang slammed her palm on the table with a 'snap': "What kind of bastard are you talking about? If people misunderstand that you are interested in the sixth girl of the Shi family, how can you kiss?"

Master Fan Xiaohou hesitated for a moment, looked at Princess Chengyang, and said uncomfortably: "My son really likes the sixth younger sister."

After hearing this, Princess Chengyang stood up abruptly, pointed at Master Fan Xiaohou and said sharply, "Are you going to piss off your mother? There are so many ladies from famous families in Beijing, why do you fall in love with a wild girl?"

Seeing Princess Chengyang so angry, Master Fan Xiaohou felt a little uneasy, but when he heard Princess Chengyang say that Shi Fuxin was a wild girl, he couldn't help retorting immediately: "Mother, the sixth younger sister is also the daughter of the uncle's family."

Princess Chengyang sneered: "The daughter of the Uncle's family, don't you know that their family was taken back to the capital five years ago?"

Master Fan Xiaohou frowned: "Even so, what does that mean?"

Princess Chengyang calmed down, and sat back again: "Explain what, it means that she is not qualified to marry into the Hou Mansion!" Looking at Master Fan Xiaohou, "Mingyu, your wife will be the head of the Hou Mansion in the future."

"At that time, the sixth girl of the family grew up in the borderlands, and her vision and knowledge were not good. Tell me yourself, can she be qualified for the position of the mistress of the Hou Mansion?"

Master Fan Xiaohou: "Sister Six is ​​very smart."

Princess Chengyang looked indifferent: "Living in the capital, you can't just be smart." Seeing her son pursing her lips in disbelief, she continued, "Your aunt Qingyang also mentioned to me the sixth girl of the Shi family before, in order not to refute you I also sent someone to inquire about Aunt Qingyang's face."

"However, the news I inquired about was not very satisfactory. Many people said that the sixth girl of the Shi family had a bad temper, she often spoke out against her elders, and she was very aggressive."

Master Fan Xiaohou shook his head disapprovingly: "Mother, this is slander."

Princess Chengyang hummed: "Slander? This is what the eldest wife of the Wei family said personally. The eldest wife of the Wei family is the second aunt of the Shi family. A person who is so disliked by her own aunt, how can he have good conduct? "

Master Fan Xiaohou said angrily: "An aunt who spreads bad things about her niece outside, her character is really bad."

Princess Cheng Yang: "Even if the eldest wife of the Wei family is exaggerating, if the sixth girl of the Shi family is really good enough, how can there be bad comments?"

Just as Master Fan Xiaohou was about to refute, Marquis Yongchuan came in.

"I heard your mother and son arguing from afar, what happened?" Yongchuan Hou looked at Princess Chengyang with a smile.

Princess Chengyang immediately told her husband about the fact that her son gave the bracelet bestowed by the emperor to the sixth girl of the Shi family: "There are so many people in the stands, and there are quite a few people I saw. When I came back, I heard people talking about it." .”

Marquis Yongchuan was not angry, he smiled and said, "It's a good thing that my son has a girl he likes." As he said that, he looked at Master Fan curiously, "At that time, Miss Six must be a great beauty, right?"

Princess Chengyang snorted, and said first: "What a beauty, it's just that she's not ugly."

Master Fan Xiaohou quickly added: "Father, the sixth younger sister is very cute and very likable."

Marquis Yongchuan gave an 'oh' and didn't comment on it, but continued to ask with a smile: "Just because she is cute, you fell in love with her?"

Master Fan Xiaohou thought for a while, and looked at his parents seriously: "Father, mother, my son knows that Sixth Sister is not as good as other ladies in many ways, but when he is with her, his son will feel that life is colorful delicious."

"When she is happy, she will tell her that she is very happy, and I will be happy too. If I have something happy, tell her, and she will be happy for me."

"When she is unhappy, she will get angry with me, and I will be anxious, angry, angry, and quarrel with her."

"I did something that made her unhappy, and she would not follow me, but would argue with me."

"She will tell me what makes her dissatisfied with me, and ask me what makes me dissatisfied with her, and then we will work together to find a solution."

Master Fan Xiaohou spoke very excitedly, but Princess Chengyang and Marquis Yongchuan didn't quite understand.

Princess Cheng Yang couldn't help but walk up to Lord Fan Xiaohou, and nodded her son's forehead: "The family treats you so well, you have to rush to find someone to rule you?"

Master Fan Xiaohou showed helplessness: "Mother, you don't understand what I mean, I mean, when I'm with my sixth sister, I feel very real, and I can freely express my happiness and unhappiness."

"In front of other ladies, I am a noble young master. What they see is not me, but the son of the princess, the eldest son of the Yongchuan Houfu."

"And what I'm facing are all young girls in the grid. It seems that no matter what I do, they have no objection and can accept it. They even want to please me in turn."

Princess Chengyang was really confused: "Isn't this bad?"

Master Fan Xiaohou said affirmatively: "No, I don't like this. Before the Dragon Boat Festival, I had a quarrel with my sixth sister. Although I was very angry at the time, I was happy afterwards."

Princess Chengyang didn't know what to say, she sat next to Marquis Yongchuan, and said angrily: "Your son has something wrong with him, he doesn't like people who treat him well, and he insists on catching up with those who treat him badly."

Yongchuan Hou smiled: "Since my son thinks that the sixth girl of the Shi family is good, let's find a chance to meet him." He said, looking at Master Fan Xiaohou, "Okay, we know what you mean, during your mother's exam period , you are not allowed to mess around, behaviors like giving gifts in public are not allowed to happen in the future."

Seeing his father supporting him, Master Fan Xiaohou immediately smiled and nodded in agreement.

Marquis Yongchuan waved his hand to let his son back down.

As soon as the people left, Princess Chengyang said unhappily: "What did you stop me from doing just now? And you wouldn't really agree to Mingyu marrying the sixth girl of the Shi family, would you?"

"The title of Uncle Wuchang is coming to an end soon. How can such a family marry our family?"

Marquis Yongchuan said with a smile: "My son is on the rise, the more we oppose him, the more he will rise to the top, it's better to follow him."

Princess Chengyang frowned: "Follow my son and let him continue to communicate with the sixth girl of the Shi family. At that time, the family must not arrest our son to death."

"The title of the Shi family is about to disappear, and the Shi family is probably racking their brains to climb high. The fastest way is to marry the girl in the family into the high family."

"I've found out clearly that the second girl of the Shi family married the seventh prince as a concubine, and the third girl married into An Guogong's mansion. Now the sixth girl is eyeing our Mingyu."

"This Shi's family is really good at studying. I don't want such an in-law."

Marquis Yongchuan also felt that the lintel of the Shi family was too low, and he was not worthy of his son: "Mingyu knows the importance, you first follow his wishes and meet the sixth girl of the family at that time. objected with just cause."

Princess Cheng Yang nodded, and then said worriedly: "What if the sixth girl of the Shi family makes Mingyu have to marry him?"

Yongchuan Hou frowned: "Isn't it? After all, she is a girl from the Bofu, and she still wants to gain some face and reputation."

Princess Chengyang: "I wouldn't be worried if it was a girl who was raised in the uncle's house, but the sixth girl of my family grew up in the border, how could she care about her face and reputation?"

Marquis Yongchuan thought for a moment: "Tell the servant next to Mingyu to take care of Mingyu."

"It can only be the!"

Princess Chengyang sighed: "It's not good if the son is too outstanding, he will surround him with anything dirty and smelly."

royal palace.

Kunning Palace.

The prince came to eat with the queen, and found that the queen seemed to be thinking about something, so he asked with a smile, "Is the queen mother worried?"

The queen looked at the prince: "Didn't the mother and the queen want to let the sixth girl of the Shi family enter the East Palace, but today, Fan Mingyu gave the bracelet from the emperor to that girl in public."

The prince paused, and after thinking for a while, he remembered who the sixth girl of the Shi family was.

The boss of the beauty, Shi Dingxuan's younger sister, Shi Dinghao's older sister.

Well, it does have some value.

The prince smiled and said: "Mother, it's not good for my son to have too many women in his backyard. Now there are Crown Princess, Lin side concubine and three good concubines in the East Palace, so my son has no shortage of people to serve him."

The queen said: "The queen mother wants the sixth girl of the Shi family to fill the position of the last Liangdi."

The crown prince smiled and said: "Mother, the last Liang Di, the son has already been chosen, she is the granddaughter of Dou Shaofu's family."

After the queen heard this, she was surprised: "You can accept two side concubines. Dou Shaofu has a high reputation among civil servants, and his girl has entered the East Palace. Don't you give me the position of side concubine?"

The crown prince shook his head: "Young Master Dou only wishes that the girl from the concubine enter the East Palace, and the position of Concubine Liang is enough. For the remaining position of side concubine, I should think carefully about it."

The queen nodded: "Although that girl from the Shi family can earn money, she is not qualified to be your side concubine, that's all, since Fan Mingyu has taken a fancy to it, then forget it."

The prince didn't care, and helped the queen to eat.

Lanyue Tower in the uncle's mansion in Wuchang.

Shi Fuxin leaned against the railing, turning the lotus lantern hanging under the eaves for a while, and playing with the jade seal bracelet in her hand for a while.

At this time, Shi Dinghao came with a bag full of peach cakes, and when he came to Shi Fuxin, he stuffed the peach cakes to her: "Young master gave it."

Shi Fuxin took apart the peach cakes and let Shi Dinghao eat them.

Shi Dinghao looked at his sister's expression: "Sister, every time the fourth sister receives something from her fiancé, her face is full of joy. Why don't you feel very happy when Young Master gives you something?"

Shi Fuxin looked at her younger brother: "Let me ask you, is this peach cake made by Fan Mingyu?"

Shi Dinghao shook his head.

Shi Fuxin asked again: "Then Fan Mingyu bought this peach cake?"

Shi Dinghao shook his head again.

Shi Fuxin picked up a piece of peach cake: "Fan Mingyu didn't make it, nor did he buy it. I didn't feel his intentions for me."

Shi Dinghao: "."

Shi Fuxin looked at his younger brother's bewildered expression, and said with a smile, "Are you calling me hypocritical in your heart?"

Shi Dinghao nodded.

Shi Fuxin put down the peach cakes: "For this bag of peach cakes, Fan Mingyu only needs to order his servants, and he didn't spend any thought."

Shi Dinghao said weakly: "But Young Master remembers to give it to you."

Shi Fuxin didn't speak, sometimes she felt that she wanted too much.

Getting along with Fan Mingyu is a pleasure, but this happiness will not last long. She feels that she and Fan Mingyu are more like friends who eat, drink and have fun together.

When we got together, I was very happy; when the party was over, so was the joy.

I also look forward to getting together to play together next time, but I don’t, and I don’t feel it’s a pity.

Shi Dinghao looked at Shi Fuxin: "Sister, you were very happy when the young master gave you a tourmaline bracelet, don't you prefer him to give you a bracelet?"

Shi Fuxin: "I am happy that he gave me the bracelet, because the bracelet is a reward for the dragon boat race, it is a gift from the emperor, it is rare and precious."

"Fan Mingyu is willing to give me something he can't give me, of course I'm happy."

Shi Dinghao: "So, you want a valuable gift?"

Shi Fuxin squinted at her younger brother: "What I want is my heart, not a gift." After a pause, "Jiulang, if you have a girl you like in the future, give gifts that she doesn't have. or something she can get easily, you won't be able to impress her heart."

Shi Dinghao scratched the back of his head, half understanding.

On May 11th, Wuchangbo Mansion received a post from Yongchuan Marquis Mansion, inviting the family members of the Shi family to visit Xizi Bieyuan in the eastern suburbs on May 13th.

Xizi Bieyuan is a royal Bieyuan, which is specially rewarded by the emperor to Princess Chengyang to escape the summer heat.

Knowing that they were going to visit the Imperial Palace, the girls of the Shi family all looked at Shi Fuxin with a smile.

"It's thanks to the sixth sister that we have the opportunity to see the scenery of the Royal Palace."

"I heard that there is a Huanyisha River in Xizi Bieyuan. You can take off your shoes and socks and walk in it."

Shi's family members don't have the opportunity to enter or leave the imperial courtyard on weekdays. Because of herself, she allows her family members to have access to things that are usually out of reach. Shi Fuxin admits that her vanity has been satisfied at this moment.

It was also at this moment that she realized that she was on the edge of a corner. When facing Fan Mingyu, she had fallen into a trap of wanting and wanting.

Fan Mingyu has a good status and a good family background, so it is doomed that he will not be able to bend down to satisfy his emotional needs.

And she doesn't need a husband who goes along with her in everything, what she needs is a strong backing and an identity transition.

Therefore, Fan Mingyu is very suitable for her needs in choosing a spouse.

Looking at the happy girls, Mrs. Shi glanced at Shi Fuxin worriedly. Young Master Fan might be interested in Miss Xin, but Princess Chengyang and Marquis Yongchuan might not agree.

However, after witnessing too many things that were impossible to become possible on the sixth granddaughter, Mrs. Shi did not express her worries.

On May 13th, the female family members of the Shi family happily went to the Xizi Courtyard in the eastern suburbs.