The marriage of Guo Jianshu, the second young master of the Guo family, and his cousin Zhao Ya went through the process in an orderly manner without any objection. The wedding date has been set, in November.
Guo Jianshu was unhappy because she was rejected by Shen Jingzhu, so after the wedding invitations were made, she told her entourage to send them to the princess's house and give them to Shen Jingzhu. Regardless of whether Shen Jingzhu came or not, she had to let her know about it. The entourage knew With his subtle thoughts, he planned that if he saw Mr. Shen then, he would praise the young master's excellence in front of her, so that Mr. Shen would know that she missed a good marriage.
Of course, in the Princess Mansion, the entourage still did not dare to be presumptuous, but said respectfully: "I hope this wedding invitation can be delivered to Master Shen. Today is Xiu Mu. I wonder if Master Shen is in the mansion?"
The concierge of the Princess Mansion smiled and said: "Master Shen, how can I find time to see you now? The princess has ordered a banquet. Today is a day for Master Shen, Master Yin and others to be in glory."
The attendant had a bad premonition after hearing these words. He squeezed out a smile and asked, "What happy event? I wonder if I will have the honor to be blessed by these adults."
The concierge said proudly: "Master Shen has been canonized by the saint as the Lord of Anping County."
As a confidant of Guo Jianshu, this follower has also read books and knows some common sense. County Lord!
This, this Shen Jingzhu actually has a title!!
I thought she could be promoted so quickly just because she flattered Princess Qionghua and flattered noble people. Who would have thought that someone with such experience could actually become a noble person canonized by the saint Chrysostom.
Even though he was very confident in the young master's talent and learning, he also knew that the young master's hope of getting a title was very slim. Looking down at the wedding invitation, the entourage immediately felt embarrassed and had the urge to dig a hole and hide it.
The concierge looked at the wedding invitation in his hand and asked, "Which family are you from? Does your family have any relationship with Mr. Shen?"
"I, my master is Guo Jianshu, the second young master of the Guo family. He was elected last year." He quickly mentioned his master's name.
The concierge recalled it, but still didn't remember who it was. He just asked another person to go in and talk to Shen Jingzhu.
After a while, the servant came out, returned the wedding invitation, and said: "Master Shen said that she and the young master of your house are strangers, so I won't waste time."
The smile on the concierge's face faded. All cats and dogs wanted to come over and touch Mr. Shen.
The entourage quickly returned with the wedding invitation.
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Guo family.
Guo Jianshu was quite dissatisfied. After he got married, he had to split the money. According to what his parents told him, he could only get 20% at most. How could he be willing to do so?
My parents are too partial to my eldest brother. He has been taking exams for so many years and is not even a scholar. How can he compare with him? The glory of this generation of the Guo family will eventually fall on him. He originally thought that the three in the family Brother, as the most promising legitimate son, he can still get 40%. The gap is not that big. In addition, he also has great opinions on the house outside that he is going to live in. That house is not big enough, nor is it exquisite enough. , far inferior to the Guo family's ancestral home. He knew that his mother was very dissatisfied with Zhao Ya, but he was her biological son, how could she blame him for this?
I didn't expect my parents to be so resistant to my cousin... If I had known earlier, I shouldn't have secretly communicated with my cousin about music, and even let my cousin get pregnant. It's better to restrain myself first, and wait until I marry a well-matched and virtuous wife, and then take my cousin as a concubine. .Even if he likes his cousin's gentle temperament and beautiful face, he has to admit that because his cousin was not taken seriously by his grandfather's family since he was a child, he is indeed somewhat lacking in housekeeping.
Zhao Ya brought him a piece of iced sour plum soup and said gently, "Try this sour plum soup. I have adjusted it according to your taste for several days."
Zhao Ya is getting married in November and will have to move to another house in two days to prepare for the wedding. Before that, of course she has to keep in touch with her cousin. Because she was pregnant before marriage, even if she gave birth to the Guo family
As the eldest grandson, the servants in the house still looked down upon her, and there were many rumors behind her back. Even her betrothal gift was a full 30% less than that of her sister-in-law. Zhao Ya was not ungrieved in her heart, but in the eyes of the world, she could
She is very lucky to be her cousin's first wife. How dare she offend her elders? If they regret the marriage, she won't even be able to become a concubine.
She comforted herself that after she and her cousin got married, she could move out. At that time, she would only need to come over for a few days to greet her mother-in-law, and she could stay in her own home and be the graceful hostess on weekdays.
After drinking the sour plum soup in one gulp, Guo Jianshu relaxed his eyebrows. This was indeed his favorite taste. It was not too sweet, not too sour, and because of the addition of mint, it tasted quite refreshing.
When I turned around and saw my cousin's eyes worshiping him as if he were a god, the anger in my heart calmed down a lot.
Forget it, the worst thing is that after they get married, he will just teach her slowly.
Zhao Ya also showed Guo Jianshu the calligraphy she practiced.
Guo Jianshu saw that she had compiled the poems he had written before into a volume and used them as copybooks to write down.
Zhao Ya's cheeks were slightly red, "My cousin's poems are so well written that I can't get enough of them. I just hope I can write them a few more times so that I can be imbued with your literary style, cousin."
Guo Jianshu felt even happier after being praised like this by her. That's right, his talent is there. When he reaches high school, his parents will know that they will still have to rely on him in the future.
He took the copybook and began to give instructions to his cousin. When the two were feeling tender and affectionate, the entourage also came back.
Guo Jianshu saw the wedding invitation in his hand and guessed that it had not been sent out.
"Master Shen, don't you want to come?"
The attendant said: "Master Shen has a happy event today, and I won't be able to see her."
happy event?
Zhao Ya's first reaction was that Shen Jingzhu's marriage was settled. She didn't believe that Shen Jingzhu could find someone better than her cousin.
She smiled and said: "I wonder which Yaozhou hero has such an honor?"
The attendant said: "It's not that happy event. The angel from the capital came today, and Shen Jingzhu was canonized as the county lord by the saint."
The smile on Zhao Ya's face disappeared. County Lord? Shen Jingzhu is so powerful, right?
Guo Jianshu blurted out, as if he had been punched hard, "Impossible!"
The attendant hurriedly said: "Young man, you don't dare to joke about such a thing."
Zhao Ya suddenly felt that marrying her cousin didn't seem that exciting anymore. If she could be the county head, she would be willing to never marry anyone in her life, so there was no need to let her cousin go.
Guo Jianshu's expression became distorted, and he felt shocked, confused and deeply jealous.
The room immediately fell silent.
I don’t know how much time passed, but there was a commotion outside.
Guo Jianshu said angrily: "What is going on outside?"
Soon, he knew the reason.
It turned out that Mrs. Guo heard that Shen Jingzhu and Yin Yuewei had been canonized, so she ordered the whole family to receive double monthly payments this month. According to her, these two were officials from Yaozhou, so naturally they were from Yaozhou.
Glory.
Guo Jianshu:......
He suspected that his mother had deliberately rewarded him.