Mrs. Wang is naturally happy to see her daughter develop a strong relationship with her young cousin. One day she will no longer be able to take care of her children. It is a good thing that the younger generations can support each other.
When the maple leaves on the trees turned from green to yellow and turned slightly red, red lanterns were gradually hung on the corridor of the Nujun Mansion.
Duan Sitong's engagement banquet was in mid-August, and the date of marriage was in October. This was the date that the man and woman had specially asked someone to calculate after the Geng Tie ceremony.
They got married just over a month after the engagement, which seemed a bit rushed. Many families with children prepared wedding items when their children were young. The Ning Duan family is an unusual family, so the preparations will naturally be more
appropriate.
The matchmaker who talked about the marriage was very sharp-tongued, and it was so close that she said it was a rare happy event.
Getting engaged is a great joy, but getting married right after getting engaged is even more joyous. It proves that the children of the two families are a match made in heaven, and even God is looking forward to their marriage.
This made Mr. Wang smile and give him a lot of money.
Qiao Lan followed and listened, feeling ashamed. Sure enough, not everyone can do the job of a matchmaker. Not to mention recording the appearance and family background of those young men and women, she was far behind in terms of speaking nicely.
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Duan Sitong's marriage not only received concern from Duan's family, but also received greetings from Wang's natal family.
Since this marriage came suddenly, and the exchange of letters took time, the Wang family could not make it in time to attend Duan Sitong's engagement banquet, but they could barely make it in time for the wedding banquet.
At the end of September, when all the maple leaves on the Queen's house turned red, a letter from the Wang family arrived, saying that they would come to the capital soon.
Ms. Wang has not seen her family members for many years. In addition, her life has been rough in recent years. At night, she often recalls the scenes of her childhood and misses her family members more and more. When she heard that someone was coming to the family, she started preparations half a month in advance.
The queen's house is spacious, and the yard where the guests live is regularly cleaned by servants to prevent the tables and chairs from being stained with dust. Even so, Mrs. Wang is not worried, and she will go there every two days to take a look, and move the flowers in the yard from time to time.
Pots, and occasionally adding new tea sets and tables and chairs, I was so busy that I even prepared a few boxes of local products that my parents could take back, and placed them neatly in the empty house in my yard, just waiting for my parents to arrive.
The whole day was spent either busy with my daughter's affairs or with the yard where my mother-in-law's family came to live, and all other things in the house were given to the Shang family and the Liu family.
If in other houses, someone as careful as Wang's would probably be beaten by her mother-in-law, asking her to pay more attention to other things.
When Qiao Lan saw her, she didn't say anything and let Wang go. This was the anxiety before marrying her daughter, which she could understand.
When she heard the news that the Wang family had arrived in the capital, Mrs. Wang and her sisters-in-law were tasting the cakes for the planned wedding banquet.
Hearing the news from the servant, Mrs. Wang immediately put down her tea cup and stood up from her seat with a cry. The tea in the tea cup sloshed out a little and poured it on the table and even splashed on Mrs. Wang's clothes.
superior.
The maid who was waiting on the side hurriedly cleaned up the water stains on the table. Mrs. Wang took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and wiped it.
Mrs. Shang smiled when she saw this: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, go change clothes quickly!"
Mrs. Wang looked at the not-so-obvious puddle on her body, raised her eyes and smiled helplessly at the two of them, "I won't change my clothes just yet. I'm afraid I won't be able to make it in time. I'll do it later. I'll go to the door and take a look at the rest.
I’m sorry to bother you.”
Ms. Liu also had a smile on her face: "Sister-in-law, we are here, you can go in peace."
Wang nodded and quickly walked out of the yard.
The two of them suddenly felt envious when they saw Wang's leaving figure.
The natal families of Shang and Liu were both in the capital. When there was chaos in the capital a few years ago, many families took the opportunity to escape and dispersed to various places in Beijing. Many of those who did not escape died. Although people were sent to search for them,
But after several years, finding this person was like looking for a needle in a haystack, and no one had any hope.
Wang's natal family is located elsewhere, and its situation is much better than that of Shang's and Liu's natal families. This is also something they envy.
Women who are married and have children do not have many opportunities to meet their family members. Once they meet, they miss it. Being able to get together with their close relatives is a rare and happy event in this life.
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In the capital city, a carriage with dark blue curtains was waiting in the queue to enter the city. There were several carriage cages behind it, and the carriage was slowly moving forward with dust all over the carriage.
A middle-aged man with slightly white brows and no beard opened a corner of the car curtain. His thumbs holding the car curtain were covered with calluses. He was wearing a simple and tight coarse cloth covering the deep parts of his wrists.
Old wounds.
The man took a look at the most prosperous city in this land, and his eyes did not show the surprise or nostalgia that the locals imagined.
His expression was calm, as if he was a little sad, and he lowered the curtain after just one glance, blocking out the lively scene outside the carriage.
"Mr. Shi hasn't been back to the capital for many years. Don't you want to see more of the scenery outside?" asked a middle-aged man sitting in the front seat of the carriage. He was wearing a slightly shiny silk dress, a silk scarf on his head, and a slender hair.
He has a sheep's beard and holds a white feather fan, which is the popular appearance among the nobles at the moment.
Shi Xiyuan shook his head: "I won't read anymore! There have been too many changes in the past ten years, and the capital is no longer what I remember."
When Wang Kaizhi heard this, he put down his feather fan and poured a cup of tea. He pushed the tea to the people around him and changed the subject: "The young man just bought some tea and snacks outside the city. He said that the tea was from Huitian Lady Zhuangzi."
Mr. Shi might as well try it."
Shi Xiyuan's expression changed slightly when he heard this, "Really? Then I have to give it a try."
After Shi Xiyuan drank a cup of tea, he praised a few words, "The tea soup is clear, the tea is fragrant, and the taste is sweet. It is a rare and good tea."
At this point, the tea that was served before departure was not touched, and the snacks on the plate were not touched.
Wang Kaizhi looked at it, but couldn't help being speechless in his heart. This Mr. Shi was just like the rumors, he was like a stone and difficult to get close to.
However, such a temperament also has its advantages. It saves a lot of face and effort, not to mention the need for flattery.
Seeing that they were about to arrive at the Queen's house, Wang Kaizhi and Shi Xiyuan softly exchanged their confessions in the carriage.
Shi Xiyuan was the savior of the king's father, an unfulfilled scholar, and his old servant. He lost his wife and son in his early years, and now he is alone. This time he came to the capital with Wang Kaizhi to attend the wedding banquet of the Wang family's granddaughter.
, and also have some personal matters of my own.
Shi Xiyuan exchanged details with Wang Kaizhi, and the carriage almost reached the door of the Queen's Mansion and stopped slowly.
Listening to the bustling sounds outside, Wang Kaizhi saluted Shi Xiyuan: "I have wronged Mr. Shi."
During this period of time, you have to bear the humiliation and be a slave in his family.
"I received a lot of care from Mr. Wang Xiaolang along the way, how can I be considered aggrieved?" Shi Xiyuan said in a normal tone.
He took the lead in opening the curtain in front of the carriage, walked out, then lowered his head to wait for Wang Kai'zhi to get out of the carriage, and followed Wang Kai'zhi quietly, like a loyal old servant.
Mrs. Wang greeted her at the main entrance early. When she saw Wang Kai, her eyes lit up and she rushed forward: "Little brother!"
Wang Kaizhi smiled and bowed his hands, "Sister!"
Even though they hadn't seen each other for ten years, Ms. Wang still recognized the person in front of her at a glance. Before she was married, she was still in the process of enlightening her younger brother who wanted to earn her life.
When relatives met, Wang's eyes instantly turned red.
Wang Kaizhi was at a loss for a moment and handed over the veil: "It's such a happy day, please don't let me be sad."
Mrs. Wang took the handkerchief and was about to wipe her face with it when she suddenly found that the stitches on the handkerchief were so messy that it was hard to see what was being embroidered. She looked at them blankly and said, "Who gave you this handkerchief?"
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Wang Kaizhi smiled with pride: "Before leaving, my Ayuan embroidered it for me!"
Ayuan is Wang Kaizhi's only daughter. He has been married for several years, and he has such a precious daughter. He does not want to give up his daughter to study hard.
Now his daughter has embroidered a veil for him with her own hands, and he looks like jewels.
Mrs. Wang took the handkerchief and looked at it carefully for a few times, and sighed, "It turned out to be embroidered by Ah Yuan! Ah Yuan is so old, she can still embroider handkerchiefs!" With a smile, she stuffed the handkerchief into her sleeve and took out another one.
I wiped my tears with the handkerchief I usually used.
Mrs. Wang was extremely satisfied with her brother’s meeting gift!
Wang Kaizhi stared closely at the handkerchief that Wang had stuffed into his sleeve, feeling regretful for a moment.
It was the only handkerchief his Ayuan embroidered for him!