My Stepmother is Soft and Charming

The Guo family's attitude makes it clear that they want to advance and retreat with the General's Mansion. Our grudge with the Gu family cannot be resolved. If this continues in the future, I'm afraid that the Duke's Mansion will not be able to get ahead, and together with Prince Fu's Mansion and Wei's The family also suffered.

Mother, I'm afraid we have to make plans early.

Princess Fu has been working hard among the royal family for so many years, so she naturally has some foresight.

So her words reminded Mrs. Wei, and also aroused the unwillingness in Mrs. Wei's heart.

What do I mean, you deliberately picked such a day to disgust the Duke's Palace? Xue Niang hasn't married yet, and the Guo family is going against the Princess Palace because of their displeasure. If they have to deal with us in the future, it's just a matter of words. thing.

That's what mother said.

Mrs. Wei was obviously not someone who would sit still and wait for death, so she was silent for a while and then said to her daughter.

When Jialian was a child, your grandfather came to talk to me and your uncle about whether to support the fourth prince. Now the power of the East Palace is in control, with Prime Minister Guo as the civil official and Liu Lang as the general. Under such circumstances, if you stand I’m afraid the risk for the Fourth Prince’s team is too great, what do you think about this?”

Mrs. Wei's words gave Princess Fu some more thoughts that she shouldn't have.

The Queen and the Crown Princess did not like her, and this was not a matter of a day or two, so even though she was Princess Fu, she actually had no status among the clan, and she was just looking at the flowers.

The most important thing is that if the prince ascends the throne and becomes emperor in the future, judging from the extent of Prince Fu's contribution in the East Palace, he will probably become a marginal figure.

This was something that the proud and arrogant Princess Fu couldn't bear.

Therefore, she and Mrs. Wei looked at each other and sensed the other's reluctance.

My grandfather is a smart man. It will be very difficult to persuade him to join the Fourth Prince who has little chance of winning.

After hearing what Princess Fu said, Mrs. Wei was not anxious but smiled happily.

How about the children's debt? The children's debt, your grandfather may not agree, but Jia Lian's thoughts are quite obvious. Compared to the other sons and grandsons, I see her falling in love with the fourth prince.

Mother wants Jialian to marry into the fourth prince's palace? But there are also princesses and concubines in his palace. With a status like Jialian's, she will definitely not be a concubine.

Then don't worry. Didn't you also become a concubine back then?

Hearing this, Princess Fu suddenly realized what she was saying, and said with a smile with a charming look in her eyes.

Look at me, I can't figure out such a trivial matter. A bad reputation doesn't matter. Real benefits are what make people happy.

The mother and daughter looked at each other and smiled, but they made arrangements for Wei Jialian clearly.

If she and the fourth prince were really entangled, it would mean that the Wei family would have to take sides, and the Duke's Palace and Prince Fu's Palace would also take the opportunity to vote in together.

And with Wei Taiwei's ability, he can bring together those forces that have long been rejected by the East Palace. Regardless of the individual ropes, if they are twisted together, they will definitely pose a threat to the East Palace.

No one covets the position of emperor.

No one can say what will happen in the future before the world is decided.

If the concubine, who has always been favored, is allowed to have some pillow air in front of His Majesty, wouldn't the situation become clearer?

The situation is changing, and the excitement in Sui'an City has never stopped.

At the end of March, two happy things happened.

Many people gathered in front of the Princess's Palace and the General's Palace, but the Royal Guards were stationed in front of the Princess's Palace, and most of the carriages and horses coming and going were high-ranking officials and nobles, which made people envious.

On the contrary, except for the Guo family's carriage and horses, there was no one else in front of the General's Mansion.

But this does not mean that the General's Mansion is a place that no one cares about. After all, the Guo family has put a lot of thought into this appointment, so they generously brought dozens of betrothal gifts.

Many of the things inside were gifts from the emperor, which shows how much the Guo family values ​​Xue Niang.

The Guo family members who came today were all rosy-cheeked and refreshed.

Especially Guo Jiashiro, who is in high spirits during happy events and naturally looks more handsome and upright than usual.

Mrs. Guo and Mrs. Guo accompanied him. As for Prime Minister Guo and the other men in the family, they naturally had court affairs to attend to, so they did not come.

But when accepting the offer, the Guo family had already given Xue Niang enough face, so even if only three people were hired today, no one outside would say that the Guo family was treating Xue Niang lightly.

In the General's Mansion, Mrs. Gu and Mrs. Guo sat at the top. Everyone in the hall was smiling. As the man and woman who were responsible for this happy event, Guo Jiashiro and Xue Niang got a chance to talk alone on the porch of the courtyard. .

After the engagement, you and I are engaged to be married. It doesn't matter if we are closer than others, so I went to Zhenbao Mansion the day before yesterday to pick out an East Pearl hairpin for you. It looks unique in style. Do you like it?

Guo Kaishiro was not a stickler for etiquette, so he was not too embarrassed.

Although Xue Niang looked a little shy, she still accepted it openly.

This dong bead doesn't look too big, but what's interesting is that there are eight small ones in total, which are grouped together to look like snowflakes.

It not only conforms to her behavior, but also bears the character of her maiden name, Xue. With such care, how could it be that she bought it the day before yesterday? It must have been specially made.

Thinking of this, Xue Niang was moved in her heart.

The husband-to-be in front of him looks rough, but his mind is delicate. He will probably be considerate in his future life.

So, after accepting the hairpin, I tied it directly on my hair and asked a little shyly.

Does it look good?

nice.

Guo Kaishiro's eyes were full of tenderness, and then Xue Niang also took a purse she had just embroidered and handed it over, saying softly.

Grandma said that there is this custom in Jinling. On the day of the engagement, the woman will give one to her husband as a gift to look forward to the future.

The purse is made of red satin, flat gold embroidered with a hundred butterflies, and specially decorated with goose yellow tassels. It looks festive and can express emotions.

After Guo Kaishiro took it, he looked at it carefully and said with a smile.

My mother once told me that your embroidery skills are excellent. I didn't quite believe it, but now it seems to be true.

It's just some gadgets in the boudoir, not worth mentioning.

I like it very much and will definitely treasure it.

After Guo Kaishiro said that, he hung the purse directly on his belt, which matched well with the brocade robe he was wearing today.

The two looked at each other and said nothing.

When they returned to the house, everyone saw the purse hung on Guojia Silang's waist and the Dongzhu hairpin in Xue Niang's bun. For a moment, they were happy that this talented and beautiful couple were a match made in heaven.