Chapter 289, look down on
After the dragon boat race, the emperor returned to the palace, and all the officials 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 Yongchuanhou Mansion, Princess Chengyang called Xiaohou Fan to her front: "Where's the imperial bracelet from the emperor?"
Master Fan could tell from his mother's expression that she was upset. His expression was slightly tense, but he replied honestly, "I gave it to the sixth younger sister of the Shi family."
Princess Chengyang became more and more unhappy when she heard her son call the girl from the Shi family so affectionately: "Sixth sister, where did you get your sister from?"
Master Fan Xiaohou hurriedly said: "Mother, Shi Jiulang and I are friends, you agreed 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, and he said puzzledly: "Mother, when I was in Liaodong, I went to other houses as guests and got acquainted with their girls, but you didn't say anything? Why? How big is the 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."
Pause for a moment, then looked at his son seriously, "But you have gone too far with 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 your words and deeds are watched by many people. Your behavior will be misunderstood."
Master Fan Xiaohou muttered: "If you misunderstand, you will misunderstand."
Princess Chengyang slammed her palm on the table with a 'snap' after hearing this: "What 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: "Motherly, my son likes the sixth younger sister."
Princess Chengyang stood up when she heard this, pointed at Master Fan Xiaohou, and said sharply, "Are you going to **** off your mother? There are so many ladies in Beijing, why do you like a wild girl?"
Seeing Princess Chengyang so angry, Master Fan Xiaohou felt a little uneasy, but when Princess Chengyang said Shi Fuxin was a wild girl, he couldn't help retorting immediately: "Mother, the sixth younger sister is also the daughter of the Bo 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 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 on the border, 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 got was not very satisfactory. Many people said that the sixth girl of the Shi family has a bad temper, she often speaks against her elders, and she is 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 Chengyang: "Even if the eldest wife of the Wei family exaggerates, if the sixth girl of the Shi family is really good enough, how can there be bad comments?"
Master Fan Xiaohou just wanted to refute, but Yongchuanhou 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." .”
Yongchuan Hou was not angry, he smiled and said: "My son has a girl he likes, that's a good thing." Then, he looked at Fan Xiaohou curiously, "At that time, the sixth girl must be a great beauty?"
Princess Chengyang snorted, and said first: "What a beauty, it's just not ugly."
Master Fan Xiaohou quickly added: "Father, the sixth sister is very cute and very likable."
Hou Yongchuan gave an 'oh' and didn't comment on it, but continued to laugh and asked: "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 me that she is 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, she will not follow me, she will argue with me."
“She will tell me what I am dissatisfied with, and she will also ask me what she dissatisfies me, and then we will work together to find a solution.”
Fan Xiaohou was very excited when he spoke, but Princess Chengyang and Marquis Yongchuan frowned.
Princess Chengyang couldn't help but walked 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 didn't understand what I meant. I mean, when I'm with my sixth sister, I feel very real, and I can express my happiness and unhappiness at will."
"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 Hou Mansion."
"And the ones I'm facing are all young women in the grid. It seems that no matter what I do, they have no objection and can accept it, and even want to please me in turn."
Princess Chengyang was really confused: "Isn't this bad?"
Master Fan Xiaohou affirmed: "No, I don't like this. Before the Dragon Boat Festival, I had a fight with my sixth sister. Although I was very angry at the time, I was happy afterwards."
Princess Chengyang didn't know what to say, so she sat down beside Marquis Yongchuan and said angrily: "Your son has a problem, he doesn't like people who treat him well, and he insists on chasing people 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.
Hou Yongchuan waved his hand to let his son back down.
As soon as the others left, Princess Chengyang said unhappily: "What did you stop me from 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 get married with our family?"
Hou 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 your son and let him continue to associate with the sixth girl of the Shi family. At that time, the family must not arrest our son to death."
"The Shi family's title 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 have found out clearly that the second girl of the Shi family married the seventh prince as a concubine, and the third girl married the Anguo Gongfu. Now the sixth girl is eyeing our Mingyu."
"The Shi 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 Shi family."
"Everyone has shortcomings and deficiencies."
Princess Chengyang nodded, and then worried: "What if the sixth girl of the Shi family uses some means to make Mingyu have to marry him?"
Hou Yongchuan frowned: "Isn't it? After all, she is a girl from the uncle's family, and she still needs to gain some face and reputation."
Princess Chengyang: "I wouldn't worry if it was a girl who was raised in the uncle's house since childhood, but the sixth girl in my family grew up in the border at that time, how could she care about face and reputation?"
Hou Yongchuan thought for a while: "Tell the servant next to Mingyu to take good 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."
Imperial Palace.
Kunning Palace.
The prince came to accompany the queen to have dinner, and found that the queen was 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 given by 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 beautiful woman, Shi Dingxuan's younger sister, Shi Dinghao's older sister.
Well, it does have some value.
The crown prince smiled and said: "Mother, it is not good for my ministers to have too many women in their backyard. Now the East Palace has a crown princess, side concubine Lin and three good concubines, and my ministers have no shortage of people to serve them."
The empress said: "The empress mother wants the sixth girl of the Shi family to fill the position of the last concubine Liang."
The crown prince smiled and said: "The queen mother, the last Liang Di, has already been selected as a son and minister, and she is the granddaughter of Dou Shaofu's family."
After hearing this, the queen 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.
Wuchangbo Mansion, Lanyue Tower.
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 arrived in front of 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 his 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, things like buying peach cakes are usually done by servants.
Shi Fuxin picked up a piece of peach cake: "Neither did Fan Mingyu make it, nor did he buy it. I didn't feel his care for me, so naturally I wouldn't be very happy."
Shi Dinghao: "."
Shi Fuxin looked at his younger brother's dumbfounded expression, and said with a smile, "Are you thinking that I'm hypocritical?"
Shi Dinghao nodded.
Shi Fuxin put down the peach cakes: "Fan Mingyu just ordered his servants to buy this bag of peach cakes, and he didn't spend any thought on it."
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.
Being happy 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;
I also look forward to the next time we get together to play together, but I don’t, and I don’t feel disappointed.
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 jewelry?"
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 am happy."
Shi Dinghao came to a conclusion: "So, you want an expensive gift?"
Shi Fuxin squinted at his younger brother: "What I want is a 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. If you give her something that she has or something she can get easily, you won't be able to impress her. heart."
Shi Dinghao just smiled and scratched the back of his head, not knowing if he listened or not.
On May 11th, Wuchangbo Mansion received a post from Yongchuan Hou Mansion, inviting the female family members of the Shi family to visit the Xizi Courtyard 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.
The girls all smiled at Shi Fuxin when they learned that they were going to visit the Royal Courtyard.
"It is 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 go in and out of the imperial courtyard on weekdays. Because of herself, she allows her family members to get in touch with things that they don't normally have access to. Shi Fuxin admits that her vanity has been satisfied at this moment.
It was also at this moment that she was surprised to find that she was a little bit of a dead end. When facing Fan Mingyu, she fell into the wrong circle of wanting and wanting.
Fan Mingyu has a good status and a good family background, so it is doomed that he cannot bend down to meet all his needs.
And what she wants is not a husband who goes along with her in everything, what she needs is a strong backing and a leap in status.
So, Fan Mingyu is very suitable for her needs in choosing a spouse.
Realizing this, Shi Fuxin took a deep breath, the unhappiness that had troubled her heart for many days dissipated, and she also figured out how to get along with Fan Mingyu in the future.
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 in the sixth granddaughter, Mrs. Shi did not express her worries.
On May 13th, the family members of the Shi family happily went to the Xizi Courtyard in the eastern suburbs.
(end of this chapter)