I'm reborn, only a fool would spoil you

This time, Fu Yuzheng and Tao Ying carefully selected five decent candidates, two of whom were military officers and three were civil servants, all of whom held high official positions.

Age: 27-28.

He is the kind who holds a certain status in the court.

Unexpectedly, after seeing each other for a while, my sister always shook her head and refused with various reasons.

Time flies and it is almost the end of the year.

On the evening of the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Laba Festival, Gao Ni did not return to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion after finishing his shift, but went directly to the Marquis of Jingyang's Mansion to spend the festival with Fu Yuzheng.

That night, except for father Fu Xiaotian who was still on the battlefield in the northwest and had not returned home, the rest of the people in the big house all gathered in the upper room to have dinner together.

"Gao Ni, here you go." Tao Ying, who was five months pregnant, personally served a bowl of Laba porridge to her "future son-in-law" and said with a smile, "This pot of Laba porridge was cooked by Zheng'er herself."

It goes without saying who this is specially made for.

After hearing this, Gao Ni immediately touched the top of Fu Yuzheng's head happily and said with a smile: "My wife still loves me."

Fu Yuzheng: ...

She rolled her eyes at him.

This stinky man is not serious again!

They haven't even gotten married yet, but he's not ashamed to call her "wife" in front of her family.

Well, Gao Ni has no shame. Look at him, he took the bowl of porridge from Tao Ying as if nothing had happened, took a bite, and did not forget to praise him again:

"My wife's brew is still the best. It is thick and smooth and melts in your mouth."

The words "my wife" made Fu Yuzheng so embarrassed that she secretly twisted his thigh under the dinner table.

Tell him to be quiet!

Tao Ying watched the interaction between the unmarried couple and was happy in her heart. She didn't think Gao Ni was not serious at all, she just thought that Gao Ni was full of love for her little daughter, which was good.

After looking at her younger daughter and then at her older daughter, Tao Ying couldn't help but feel worried. Why was Shu'er's marriage so difficult?

In the past two months, she has dated at least ten men, but none of them could impress Shuer.

I don’t know what kind of person Shu’er is looking for.

I’m already not young anymore, if I delay any longer I’ll soon become an old maid of 18!

In one word, worry!

While Tao Ying was worried, Cui Jiaojiao and Fu Linghao were chatting happily with Fu Yushu. Oh no, to be precise, it was Fu Yushu and Cui Jiaojiao who were listening to Fu Linghao's story seriously.

What story is this?

Tell interesting stories about his life in the Southwest Mu Mansion.

"Father is very good at fishing. One time, my aunt and I accidentally fell into the water. Just as we were about to call for help, Father actually used a fishhook to fish us out."

Fu Yushu: ???

Can fishhooks also be used to catch people?

Cui Jiaojiao was also very confused: "You are not talking nonsense, how can a fishhook hang a person?" After saying that, she went to find two fishhooks to try it out on the spot.

Obviously, no.

This tiny fishhook can be bent with just a little help from your fingers. How can it be used to hang a person?

After whetting everyone's appetite, Fu Linghao smiled and explained:

"Actually, fish hooks are one of the weapons that father usually uses. To father, fish hooks are almost the same as swords, spears, swords and halberds. Therefore, the fish hooks and fishing lines in father's hands are made of special materials, different from ordinary ones."

Fu Yushu's eyes lit up. Fishhooks can be used as weapons. That's really an ingenious idea.

When Fu Linghao was talking about the interesting things about the Southwest Mu Mansion, Gao Ni suddenly interrupted and said, "In two days, the King of Zhenbian will arrive in Beijing. This year, he will celebrate the New Year in Beijing."

"Really?" Fu Yushu asked with a smile.

Gao Ni nodded: "Of course, I received a letter via carrier pigeon this afternoon."

Hearing this, Fu Linghao couldn't help but sigh inwardly, how could his father and Gao Ni be so close? He didn't even know that his father was coming to Beijing for the New Year, but Gao Ni actually received the news first.

At this moment, the gatekeeper brought a letter, saying it was for the prince.

Fu Linghao took it and shook it. It was a very thick letter. But when he opened it, he found that it actually contained... three letters.

——One for him. One for Fu Yushu. And one for Fu Yuzheng.

Tao Ying took a look and smiled. This King Zhenbian was really good at coaxing children. He gave each of the three siblings a letter.

Fu Yuzheng was a little surprised. Is there a share for her?

I took it, opened it and saw only a few words inside, wishing everyone a happy new year.

But Fu Yuzheng couldn't help but admire Gao Ni: "Wow, the calligraphy of King Zhenbian is powerful, elegant and graceful. He really has a good handwriting!"

Gao Ni smiled and nodded: "Indeed."

Over there, Fu Linghao opened the letter and saw that it was not just a few words, but three pages of letter paper, which mentioned "coming to Beijing to celebrate the New Year"...

Among the three siblings, only Fu Yushu was too embarrassed to open the letter in public, and instead kept it in her arms.

After dinner, when she returned to her own courtyard, Fu Yushu couldn't wait to take it out and look at it. She saw...her letter paper had the most pages, as many as five!

It explained in detail why he suddenly left the capital two months ago and returned to the southwest. It turned out that his younger sister and her fiancé broke off the engagement, and his younger sister asked him to go back and seek justice...

In addition to the story about his little sister, Mu Shaoheng also wrote about some interesting things that he had experienced recently to make her laugh.

Fu Yushu was indeed happy. He laughed as he read the five pages of letter.

She even stood in the yard and read all five pages of the letter before she walked back into the house. Then, she sat on the warm couch by the window and read the interesting paragraphs in the letter twice.

This time, she noticed that at the end of the letter, there was a signature: Mu Shaoheng.

It also bears the seal of the King of Zhenbian.

Fu Yushu stared at the three characters "Mu Shao Heng" for a long time. It must be said that these characters were so powerful that they could penetrate the back of the paper, and they were so powerful that they faintly revealed a "decisive and domineering aura"!

It is true that the handwriting reflects the person!

~

Two days later, it was New Year’s Eve.

In the morning, Mu Shaoheng and his party arrived in the capital and moved directly into the Mu Mansion in Xiaonong Hutong. They also sent a housekeeper to the Jingyang Marquis Mansion to report the news.

When Fu Linghao learned that his father had arrived, he immediately took his wife to the Mu Mansion to pay his respects.

The steward of the Mu Mansion smiled and said, "My Lord, the prince said there is no need to bother. We can meet at the palace banquet tonight."

After hearing this, Fu Linghao had no choice but to give up.

After lunch, the family got ready and prepared to go to the palace for the banquet.

This time, Tao Ying will not attend the palace banquet tonight due to her pregnancy. Instead, Crown Prince Fu Linghao will bring Cui Jiaojiao and her two sisters to the palace for the banquet.

At this palace banquet, Fu Jingxuan and Chen Daiyu from the second house, as well as the fourth girl Fu Yuxuan were all on the guest list.

Naturally, as the second branch of the Marquis of Jingyang, they were not qualified to enter the palace. This time, they were invited as the daughter, son-in-law, and future daughter-in-law of the Prime Minister.

It’s typical that one relies on the parents-in-law’s family and husband’s family, but not on... one’s own family.

Therefore, even if Chen Daiyu is not liked by her parents-in-law and husband, she can still live with pride.

Just then, Fu Yuzheng and her sister went to the ceremonial gate to get on the carriage when they heard a scolding coming from the second carriage behind them.

"Tsk, without my family, you wouldn't even be qualified to attend the banquet in the palace! Why are you so arrogant?"

"Get out of the carriage and ride on a horse!"

"And you, a vixen, have seduced my elder brother to death. He gave up a good marriage with Princess Yuning for a poor and broke girl like you..."

Gee tut.

Chen Daiyu's mouth, even though she was missing two front teeth and leaking air, didn't affect her at all... she was like a shrew scolding in the street.

Fu Yuzheng couldn't help but purse her lips when she heard these unbearable words. The life in the second house was really lively every day!

As Fu Yuzheng was thinking about it, she caught a glimpse of the curtain of the second carriage being lifted, and Fu Jingxuan was indeed driven out.

But Fu Jingxuan was not a pushover. He stiffened his neck and cursed, "Bah, who wants to ride in a carriage with you? Don't you even smell the smell on you? The smell of powder all over your body is so pungent!"

"What did you say?" Chen Daiyu pulled aside the carriage curtain and leaned out of the window in anger. "This is Yuyantang's powder, ten taels of silver per jar, and it's so stinking that it can kill people? Is there something wrong with your nose?"

what?

Ten taels of silver for a jar?

This time, Fu Jingxuan was so angry that he scolded her directly: "Prodigal woman!"

"It's none of your business. I have a lot of dowry! I didn't spend your money!" As if to vent her anger, Chen Daiyu simply took off the purse from her waist and threw it to the servant, saying, "Go, go to Yuyan Hall and buy me ten more jars!"

Fu Jingxuan was so anxious that he snatched the purse from the servant's hand, kept it for himself and refused to return it.

Chen Daiyu was so angry that she almost jumped out of the car window to fight with him!

If the carriage had not already set off, this fight would have been unavoidable!

~

The second family was noisy, but the atmosphere in the carriage of Fu Yuzheng, Fu Yusu and Cui Jiaojiao was full of laughter.

Fu Yuzheng could see that her sister was very happy today, her eyes and eyebrows were full of smiles.

The Marquis of Jingyang's Mansion was close to the imperial city, and in just two quarters of an hour, the carriage drove into the palace gate.

Today, Fu Yuzheng and her sister were both dressed exquisitely, wearing beautiful winter coats and skirts with a thick cloak on the outside. Fu Yuzheng's was a plum-red cloak, and her sister's was a white fox fur coat.

As soon as the two sisters got off the car, they were like two twin sisters, one red and one white, who suddenly appeared, making all the noble ladies in the corridor pale in comparison.

Not only the group of noble ladies were outshined, but even the delicate flowers in the imperial garden were outshined.

Instantly, it attracted the attention of many princes and nobles.

Of course, they didn't dare to keep their gaze on Fu Yuzheng for too long, for fear that Gao Ni would find out... and gouge out his eyes!

So, everyone focused on spying on Fu Yushu.

"I really want to marry such a beautiful woman and hug her home."

"I heard that the eldest daughter of the Fu family is choosing. She has already looked at more than ten men, but she just doesn't like any of them."

"I wonder which boy is so lucky to get her..."

Similar words kept coming out one after another. When Fu Yushu first heard them, she would be annoyed by them, Dengtu Zi and Meng Lang, but now, after hearing them so many times, she has learned to turn a deaf ear to them.

A look of indifference.

Fu Linghao first went to pay his respects to Emperor Jingde, while the three aunts and sisters-in-law went to Empress Gao's Fengzao Palace. When they came out of paying their respects, they met Meng Yangwan.

Meng Yangwan has always gotten along well with Fu Yusu, so she left Fu Yuzheng and Cui Jiaojiao behind and went boating on the lake together.

In the cold winter, a thick layer of ice formed on Taiye Lake, and many noble ladies and princes played ice skating on it.

Fu Yushu had never played ice skating before, and she didn't dare to step on the ice for fear of slipping.

Meng Yangwan smiled and said, "Shu'er, it's not as slippery as you think. It's okay, the worst that can happen is you'll fall and get hurt!" After that, she forcibly took Fu Yushu's little hand and stepped onto the thick ice.

If you don't wear ice skates and just walk on it wearing your own embroidered shoes, it's indeed... not that slippery.

Walk slower, if you can.

As Fu Yushu was being pulled by Meng Yangwan and walking slowly forward, she suddenly saw many noble ladies looking up at the stone arch bridge.

Fu Yushu also looked over curiously and was surprised to see... a handsome young couple standing on the stone arch bridge.

The man was Mu Shaoheng in a white robe, and next to him was a girl in a red dress. The girl said something to him and the two of them were laughing.

Suddenly, the girl in the red skirt took Mu Shaoheng's arm, leaned close to his ear and whispered something...

Seeing this scene, there was a lot of discussion around.

"Who is that girl?"

"It seems that the King of Zhenbian brought it from the southwest. It should be a new concubine..."

Meng Yangwan was shocked and said, "No way? There's a new person around so soon?" She had been waiting for Fu Yushu to become the new princess.

Meng Yangwan glanced at Fu Yushu quietly, and saw surprise between her eyebrows and eyes, and she was obviously shocked as well.

[Come on, guess who this girl in the red dress is? If you guess correctly, I will praise you for your careful reading! ]