206 Concubine Hui visits relatives(1/2)
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Not long after this incident, Concubine Guo Hui returned to the Duke of Qi's mansion to visit relatives. After reporting to the Emperor Xi of Yue, the Duke of Qi's mansion finally welcomed Concubine Guo Hui. Mrs. Guo personally accompanied Concubine Hui into the door and saw that the garden of the Duke of Qi's mansion was divided into inner and outer gardens by a lake, with beautiful flowers and trees and corridors in the middle. Although there was no clear boundary, the inside and outside were very clear.
It was a very clear weather. Concubine Guo Hui walked to the pavilion and couldn't help but stop. Seeing her like this, Mrs. Guo ordered someone to arrange the fruit and said, "Let's sit here first."
Not far from the pavilion is the beautiful lake, and the lake water shines in the sun. Li Weiyang is quietly by the side, just smiling. Concubine Guo Hui looked at the environment of the Guo Mansion and felt very happy. She smiled and said, "Big **, I remember when I left, this garden was like this. Now when I come back, it is still like this, and almost no changes have occurred!"
Mrs. Guo smiled slightly and said, "Although the garden has not changed a lot, the children have grown up. You were still a little girl when you left, but now even Your Highness Jing is a heroic young man."
Concubine Guo Hui glanced at the handsome and upright King Jing Yuanying sitting next to her, and smiled faintly, "Yes, time passes, and in the blink of an eye, my hair has grown on my temples."
Mrs. Guo didn't see this way, and just said softly: "As long as we can see the child grow up safely, we will grow older and it doesn't matter if we work harder, the empress said, right?"
Concubine Guo Hui nodded and looked at Li Weiyang. She couldn't help but think of the rumors she had heard in the palace. She wanted to say a few words at this moment, but seeing that there were so many people around her, she held back the words in her heart and just said, "Is the mansion okay?"
Mrs. Guo smiled and said, "The princess heard that you are coming back, but she was so happy. She said she wanted to personally decorate the banquet and would like to give you a surprise later. Now I will stop me from letting you enter the inner hall. I don't know what I'm doing."
Concubine Guo Hui smiled and finally understood why she had not seen Princess Chenliu yet. She missed her mother very much, but Princess Chenliu said this, so she had to continue sitting in the pavilion. Mrs. Guo saw that Concubine Guo seemed to have something to say. She thought about it and waved the maid behind her back, then said softly: "Empress, you might as well say anything if you have anything to say."
Concubine Hui did not expect Mrs. Guo to be so direct, and said, "I heard about the two brothers Guo Teng in the palace, and also heard that Mrs. Qingping even made a big fuss at home. Is there such a thing?" Although Concubine Guo Hui was in the palace, she had many eyes and ears, not to mention that Mrs. Qingping came to make a fuss, I'm afraid that no one nearby knew about Mrs. Qingping's wife. The man was arrogant and arrogant. After she left here, she began to publicize everywhere, saying how Guo Su, Duke of Qi, was her own brother and how she neglected her sister. Although everyone knew that this was no wonder that Duke of Qi was, but over time, some rumors were inevitable.
Mrs. Guo was angry, but because the other party was the eldest sister of her husband and could not act. When she heard that Concubine Guo Hui took the initiative to mention this matter, she sighed and said, "If she could be as reasonable as the Concubine, things would be much easier!"
Concubine Hui smiled and said, "She and I were not born to the same mother. Of course, they are not the same mind. It's just that they are so unreasonable and unreasonable, which is really rare in the world. I hope my mother will not be sad for her."
Mrs. Guo said disapprovingly: "Although the princess didn't say anything on her face, how could she not feel sad? That was the child she raised with. She rushed in and didn't even look at her. She kept accusing her younger brother, and didn't think about who forced us to have no way out and who wanted to frame my Jiaer. She was indifferent to right and wrong, and she was in a reversal of black and white. What could we say? We couldn't argue with a shrew."
Concubine Guo Hui nodded and said, "It is best if you think this way. In fact, Mrs. Qingping Hou is not afraid. I think Princess Lin'an is a big trouble!"
When Mrs. Guo heard this, she frowned slightly and said, "A few days ago, I heard that Princess Lin'an specially entered the palace to see Queen Pei, but she didn't know what they said. When she left the palace, her face looked very ugly. From that day on, she closed the door of the princess's mansion and kept her door open, and didn't know what the hell was making behind her back!"
Concubine Guo Hui was obviously worried about this matter and said, "Now it seems that this matter is not good. You should think of a complete solution!"
Mrs. Guo said: "After all, she is a princess of a country. No matter how much she is, we have to tolerate it."
Concubine Guo Hui shook her head and said, "You can't just tolerate it. Princess Lin'an kneeled shamelessly at the palace gate for the sake of that man. It's already well known. I think it's clear how she will deal with Jiaer. These days, Jiaer will stay in the mansion and don't go out, so as not to cause any trouble."
Li Weiyang heard this and smiled faintly, "Empress, I'm afraid that even if I don't go out of the main door and don't go out of the second door, someone will come to the door. Besides, Mrs. Qingping Hou suddenly came to provoke and spread those rumors outside, but Princess Lin'an did not stay out of the door. The behavior of these two people is really strange. Don't the Empress think so?"
Guo Huifei was stunned when she heard this. She and Mrs. Guo looked at each other and immediately noticed the unusual thing. She thought for a while and said, "You mean..."
At this moment, Yuan Ying, who had been sitting aside without saying anything, had a cold smile in his eyes and said slowly: "Mother, Jiaer is saying that this Princess Lin'an has formed a line with Mrs. Qingping, one is in the dark, one is in the light, one is outside, and the other is inside, all of whom are eyeing us."
A trace of shock and anger flashed across Guo Huifei's face: "Can they still want to do what? Do you want Jiaer to pay for his life?"
Yuanying glanced at Li Weiyang and smiled and said, "I'm afraid it's true." However, he could not see any panic from Li Weiyang.
Concubine Guo Hui thought about it, then suddenly turned her head and looked at Mrs. Guo and said, "If this is true, then Wen Ge and Cheng'er's marriage would be pushed."
When Li Weiyang heard this, his eyebrows jumped and looked at Mrs. Guo at the same time.
Mrs. Guo frowned, looking thoughtful, but didn't say anything. Yuanying looked surprised when she saw Li Weiyang and smiled, "What? Haven't my cousin heard about it yet? In fact, the lady of Qingping Hou had a engagement with your third brother."
Li Weiyang couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this: "Oh? Is this really true? Why didn't my mother mention it to me?"
Mrs. Guo sighed and said, "I remember that your father was saved by the Marquis of Qingping on the battlefield. Wen Zhengrong proposed to marry his daughter Wen Ge to your third brother Guo Cheng. Your father was soft-hearted and agreed. Mrs. Qingping did not have such a quarrel with our mansion at the beginning. She originally wanted to get married and turn war into jade, but she did not expect that she would reach this point step by step. This war is really impossible to resolve. If she married the daughter of the Wen family again, I am afraid..."
A dark cloud appeared on Mrs. Guo's face. Li Weiyang understood what she meant very well. Mrs. Qingping hated Duke Qi's mansion to the extreme. If she married her daughter, I'm afraid the Guo's mansion would be in peace! She thought for a while and said, "Mother, don't worry. She hates our mansion so much, and she will definitely not marry her daughter."
Mrs. Guo shook her head and said, "You don't know her yet. She is the most tricky and rude. The things she recognizes are not something that even ten cows can't get back! She has three daughters in total, and she decides for each marriage. If she is determined to marry her daughter, she will definitely have some plans! If she is not careful, she will ruin our nine generations of people if she is not careful! It's really not worth the loss!"
Li Weiyang smiled. People in the West often say that marrying an unvirtuous daughter-in-law will harm people's nine generations. This is a bit exaggerated and understandable. I think it is clear that if Miss Wen Ge enters the house, she will definitely help her mother make trouble. Of course, the Guo family will not have a good life.
Yuanying smiled and said, "If my aunt is unwilling to admit this marriage, it is not impossible to find a reason to reject it."
Concubine Guo Hui whispered: "What do you know? Since the marriage was decided by the two families long ago, and if you break off the engagement for no reason, where did you place the Duke of Qi's mansion? Although the Hou of Qingping is a good person, it is not so easy to talk to! What's more, my elder sister is irritable, ruthless, and extremely tricky. If you retire her daughter's marriage for no reason and leave her daughter nowhere to marry, isn't this a grudge?"
When Li Weiyang heard Guo Huifei talk about this, he was already worried when he saw everyone, and couldn't help but smile and said, "Mom, let's listen to what the third brother means."
Mrs. Guo shook her hand and said, "Your third brother, you ran faster than a rabbit when you mentioned this matter, which shows that you are unwilling to marry me."
Li Weiyang sighed and said, "Maybe Miss Wen is not as bad as you think, and will not help Mrs. Qingping Hou do evil. After all, she will marry, and this Guo family will be her future support. If she is really a smart woman, she should know how to choose..."
She said halfway, but saw the maid greeting him: "Empress Hui, Madam, Your Highness the Princess has prepared everything, please let the Empress go to the table."
When Concubine Guo Hui and everyone heard this, they stood up. Mrs. Guo patted Li Weiyang's hand and said, "Let's not mention those unhappy things. We must be happy today." As she said that, she held Concubine Guo Hui in one hand and Li Weiyang in the other, she walked towards the inner hall. Yuanying smiled and followed them strode.
In the inner hall, Princess Chenliu had already arranged a table full of dishes. Princess Guo Hui looked at the table full of dishes, tears flashed in her eyes, and she stepped forward and knelt down to Princess Chenliu and said, "Mother!"
Princess Chenliu personally helped Concubine Guo Hui up: "Silly child, get up quickly. I have re-treated the yard where you used to live, but you must stay for a few more days!"
Concubine Guo Hui smiled and said, "I have reported to Your Majesty that I want to stay in Guo's Mansion for a few days, so my mother will rest assured."
At this time, Concubine Guo Hui's clothes had already been moved over, and Princess Chenliu ordered the capable maids around her to settle down. Concubine Guo Hui helped Princess Chenliu and listened to her nagging instructions. The mother and daughter shared the joy of family. Mrs. Guo also stood aside and comforted them from time to time.
Princess Chenliu sat on the table, looking at her daughter with her eyes, tears in her eyes couldn't help but flow out. She quickly wiped it away and said, "I'm a little older, and now I'm so excited that I'm so out of control. You don't have to worry about me, just have a good meal."
Concubine Guo Hui was worried that Princess Chenliu was too excited and hurriedly said, "Mother, I'll send you back to rest, don't work so hard for your daughter."
Princess Chenliu shook her head and said, "I have finally arranged this table of dishes. If you want to eat them, I will feel relieved!"
The Duke of Qi smiled and said, "Empress Hui, these dishes are made for you by His Highness the Princess himself." The three brothers of the Guo family smiled even more, and Director Guo said, "Empress, I have helped too!" He was afraid that others would not know him.
Concubine Guo Hui was slightly stunned. She did not expect that Princess Chenliu had cooked such a table of food for her at this age. In the palace, she enjoyed all the rich clothes and delicious food. But there, people's hearts were cold, and no matter how good the food was, they were not happy at all. However, in the Guo family, there was a table of ordinary dishes and the whole house was filled with family members, and she felt relieved. She held Princess Chenliu's hand tightly and almost shed tears: "Mother! My daughter is unfilial! She can't serve her side and share family."
Princess Chenliu wiped away the tears, patted her hand gently and said, "Silly child, look at the words you said, the children will be laughed at."
Yuanying smiled and said, "Grandmother, Mother is happy. I haven't seen her so happy for a long time. Besides, this family is all their own people, are you still afraid of the words coming out?"
The Duke of Qi nodded and said, "What King Jing said is that your mother doesn't have to worry. Just say anything, no one will laugh at her sister." At this time, he no longer called Concubine Guo Hui the Empress, but called her "sister", which shows that the relationship between the two is very good.
Li Weiyang saw it, but sighed softly. In the past twenty years, Concubine Guo Hui came back three times, and each time could only stay for only three days. This is a long separation for the mother and daughter. What is the wealth and honor in the palace? Can it be compensated for such family happiness? She smiled and went up to personally make dishes for Concubine Guo Hui. Concubine Guo Hui glanced at her and said with a smile: "Jia'er is a very sensible child, and I really envy the great**."
Mrs. Guo smiled and said, "I want to envy you. With a son like King Jing, who is both civil and military, it is not as hard as my monkeys who are more worried than the other ones. It is really impossible to rule!"
Director Guo shouted: "Mother! The Empress is back very rare. How can you exaggerate us in front of her?"
Mrs. Guo glared at him and said, "Do you still need to promote your things? The Empress would have known it long ago."
Director Guo touched his head and said, "Is that so? Is my reputation of being both civil and military, and talented has been passed down to the palace?" He said three adjectives in one breath. Concubine Guo Hui couldn't help laughing and said, "Yes! Who doesn't know that the fifth son of the Guo family is the smartest boy in most cities!"
Everyone laughed at this sentence, and the atmosphere in the room became very harmonious and happy. They were like a family, without any identities, and were happy.
At this time, Li Weiyang found that King Jing Yuanying had been looking at her. She turned her eyes away and did not look at him. She knew the other party's thoughts very clearly, but she really didn't want to be Princess Jing, so she had to let her down.
After using the meal, Concubine Guo Hui returned to the garden. At this time, Princess Chenliu was forced to rest because she was too tired. Duke Qi also went to the study to handle his official duties early. Only Mrs. Guo, Li Weiyang, King Jing Yuanying, and three brothers from the Guo family were accompanying the Concubine.
Jing Wang Yuanying looked at Li Weiyang and said, "I heard that Jiaer's piano is playing well. Can you play a song for us?"
Li Weiyang smiled faintly. Her piano skills were really not very good. I don’t know where King Jing heard the words “played well”? But in a blink of an eye, he saw the Guo family looking at her with anticipation. She thought about it and couldn’t refuse. She turned to Zhao Yue and said, “Come and get the piano,” then smiled slightly and said, “I played it badly, please forgive me.”
Guo Cheng clapped his palms and smiled and said, "Come on, this is the first time I've heard you play music."
Soon, when he saw Zhao Yue holding a piano, Li Weiyang brushed away the dust on the piano with one hand and smiled and said, "I haven't touched the piano for half a year. I'm afraid I'm going to make a laugh today."
As she said that, she lifted the zither handkerchief on the piano and started playing it gently. Yuanying listened quietly. Li Weiyang's piano sound was touching. The song was the popular "Hanjiang" recently. Although the tune was very simple and the person who played it did not have too high skills, it sounded like a blue sky, relaxed and happy, and even the mood became wider.
In fact, playing the piano is not about skills, but about the mood of the person who plays the piano. Yuanying hopes to understand Li Weiyang and her person through the sound of the piano, but he still can't figure out what the other party was thinking in his lowered eyes.
Director Guo laughed. He liked Li Weiyang's piano sound. The notes were like hers, and there was always a touching charm. He stood up, took out his beloved long sword casually, and his slender body suddenly resurrected in the music, dancing when he heard the song. Everyone did not expect that he was so elegant, and they couldn't help but applaud. At this time, Director Guo's sword light was dazzling, as if Houyi shot down the nine suns, and his dance was agile and agile, just like a god flying in a dragon, obviously in high spirits.
Although Guo Dao's appearance is handsome and his personality is very free and easy, among the three brothers, he always makes jokes, jokes, and even walks around Zhang Tai, as if he doesn't care about everything. But now it seems that he has been hiding himself and trying to act mediocre. Li Weiyang looked at him and smiled slightly. The strings in his hand have become faster, and Guo Dao's sword dances faster. At this moment, he is no longer the noble prince of the Duke's mansion. He is just a person who forgets both things. He feels that Li Weiyang's piano sound is sometimes gentle as the caress of his lover, sometimes violent as a whip. The notes are getting more and more rapid, passing through the heart, drifting farther and farther, traveling through the clouds until they can never be heard again. And at this moment, his sword is like thunder, which makes people hold their breath.
It was not until the end of the song that Director Guo suddenly woke up. He took a deep breath and calmly put away his long sword. The originally brilliance that seemed to be condensed by the river and sea disappeared from him lightly. Although he had already sweated and had a thin dress and was breathing damply, he turned to find that everyone was stunned and couldn't help but smile and said, "What's wrong?"
Yuanying looked at Director Guo and was slightly surprised. Li Weiyang always had a magic power to see through people's hearts. Although her piano skills were not outstanding, they seemed to evoke the wildness in Director Guo's heart. No matter how lazy this young man was on weekdays or how indifferent the world, deep in his heart, he was eager to get rid of all the constraints and live happily. Did Li Weiyang discover this? Yuanying looked at the other party and his eyes became deeper and deeper.
However, Concubine Guo did not notice Director Guo, but fell into her own thoughts. The sound of the piano stopped for a moment. She murmured: "Jia'er said that she was not good at piano skills, but I felt very happy when I listened. When I was young, I often sat here to play the piano, but at that time my elder brother often laughed at me and said that I was not this material, so it would be better to smash the piano and learn the long sword. This is the thing that suits me more."
When Li Weiyang heard this, he couldn't help but look up at the other party. Mrs. Guo smiled and explained, "Your aunt, I haven't liked the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting since I was a child. Instead, I am very interested in the knives and swords of boys' homes. For this reason, I specially hired a martial artist for her. She practiced well, but this is also beneficial. She is now healthy and open-minded, which is related to these. If Jiaer likes it, I will also invite you a martial artist to practice a few tricks, which is to strengthen your body." Guo Huifei, back then, not only loved martial arts, but also had a very lively and outspoken temperament. Li Weiyang was just too quiet.
Li Weiyang waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Mom, don't make me happy. Why do I still learn martial arts at this age?! Didn't you deliberately let the three brothers laugh at me?" Learning martial arts requires time and talent. Li Weiyang knew that he did not have such talent, so she refused directly. In her opinion, many skills do not lie in many things, but in essence. Her greatest ability is to recognize people. As for martial arts, she has Zhao Yue around her, and she doesn't need martial arts at all.
When Guo Huifei heard this, her eyes became far-reaching. I wonder if she remembered something in the past, and a kind of sadness was shrouded in her face. She slowly said: "It's better not to learn, what would girls learn from those who are doing with swords and guns? How good would it be if I was as quiet as Jiaer at the beginning! I didn't think about it all day long... Maybe now I have already married a person who is looking for ordinary people, living an ordinary life, having children, and I don't have to leave my mother for so long or so far away from my relatives."
Li Weiyang was a little strange when he heard her words. He couldn't help but look at Mrs. Guo, but found that the other party was also frowning and thoughtful.
The three brothers from the Guo family opposite, when they saw the atmosphere was wrong, they couldn't help but wink each other. Yuanying interrupted and said, "Mother, today you are just coming out to relax, why are you so sad? Let the past go over. Look at the weather today, and the company of relatives, you might as well appreciate it and bring all these back to the palace. Isn't this better?" He said that taking back to the palace was to leave these beautiful memories.
Concubine Guo Hui's eyes were filled with tears, and she nodded slowly and said, "I'm talking very much."
When Mrs. Guo heard this, she seemed to know very well about Concubine Guo Hui's thoughts. She looked at the children and knew that some words should not be heard by them, so she said to Guo Cheng: "You take Your Highness Jing to visit the garden, Jiaer, you can go with you."
Everyone knew that Mrs. Guo had something to say to Concubine Hui. Guo Cheng stood up first and said, "Let's go, let's go and go to the garden."
The others stood up, Li Weiyang walked out of the pavilion and looked back. For some reason, she always felt that Concubine Guo was worried, as if she had some difficulties. However, what did Mrs. Guo have to say to Concubine Hui alone?
Li Weiyang is a person with a strong mind. While thinking about these things, she was absent-minded until Guo Cheng asked her: "Jiaer, have you heard what I said?"
Li Weiyang was stunned and raised his head and said, "What did the third brother just say?"
Guo Cheng couldn't help but laugh and said, "It turns out that I've been talking here for half an hour, and you didn't listen to a single word!"
Yuanying smiled and said, "Since he walked out of the pavilion just now, Jiaer has been thinking about his own thoughts, afraid he doesn't have time to listen to us." In fact, he kept observing Li Weiyang. The more he paid attention to her, the more he couldn't understand what she was thinking.
Li Weiyang glanced at King Jing and said lightly: "I didn't hear what you were saying just now, but it must not be an important thing. If it weren't for this, the third brother might have jumped up at this moment."
Guo Cheng said distressedly: "Why doesn't it matter?! It's a lifelong event that concerns me!"
Li Weiyang smiled and said, "It seems that the third brother doesn't want to marry the young lady of the Wen family."
Guo Cheng sneered: "People say that their daughter looks like a mother. Her mother's temper can't get better! Of course I don't want to marry her."
Guo Dun laughed apart: "San brother, you can do it. When you were a child, you had a very good relationship with her. Do you think we are all fools? Who are you lying to??"
To be continued...