Return to the Song Dynasty

"Your son, are you shy? You're not young, even a young gentleman who looks as old as you on the outside is going to start a family." The queen mother said with a smile. "But the sixth brother has just become a queen, I am several years younger than the sixth brother, so what... Mother queen, son, don't worry, really."

"You, don't be like your sixth brother. He has his own ideas, and he doesn't want to be favored by the elders. He was fascinated by that foxy girl surnamed Liu at a young age, and he insisted on making a fuss about her as the queen. Aijia How can you agree." The empress dowager frowned, and got angry when she mentioned Zhao Xu's empress.

"Although Meng Yuan's granddaughter, Meng Yuan's granddaughter Meng Yuan, whom your imperial grandmother is optimistic about, has been established as the queen, she has also conferred Jieyu on that Liu family. Alas, your sixth brother is really fascinated by that Liu family. The queen mother can't control him anymore..." When Zhao Xu was mentioned, the queen mother was also dissatisfied.

'Gah?And this thing! As soon as Zhao Yu heard this, the two empress dowagers were scolding the emperor with him. This let Zhao Xu know that there is still good news, but don't poke a hornet's nest, and quickly changed the subject, "Mother, why did you suddenly think of giving the son to me?" Have you chosen a concubine?" As for the matter of suddenly marrying the young lady of the Ma family, Zhao Yu didn't quite understand it, so he still had to ask clearly, and he couldn't just marry in a daze.

"It wasn't all of a sudden. The Ai family and your mother have been looking at each other. When the Ai family gets old, this wish is gone." It was not the Queen Mother who answered Zhao Bi, but the gray-haired Queen Mother.Swept by the old man's loving eyes, Zhao Yu suddenly felt sour and swelled in his heart, which was very unpleasant.

"The Ai family is just waiting to see the grandson get married soon. The young lady of the Ma family is named Zhen'er. She is beautiful, gentle, and talented. She is Ma Qu's favorite granddaughter, but she is a bit old. It's all because Ma's family chose east and west, and they were confused, which delayed the flowering of the little lady. She is three years older than you. If you don't want to, the Ai family will choose another little lady for you. But choosing a concubine This matter cannot be delayed any longer, and there must be someone who knows the cold and hot in your palace to take care of the house for you." The Empress Dowager patted Zhao Bi's head and said with a smile.

"Grandmother, you and the queen mother must have chosen well. The grandson is not afraid of the young lady's age." Zhao Bi bumped into the empress dowager's arms and arched his head, acting like a child. 'In any case, since we are destined to be husband and wife, I will treat her well. '

Zhao Bi is not stupid, of course he knows the painstaking efforts of the two empress dowagers in choosing a concubine for him, it will definitely not work if the family is powerless, they will not be able to help and take care of Zhao Bi in the future, and even if the family is powerful, Zhao Xu will not agree.Although the Ma family has Ma Qu as an official privy envoy, but this old man is going to retire soon, this official position will not be so prestigious, not to mention that Ma Zhen'er is a bit older, and Zhao Xu doesn't like it either.Originally, Ma Zhen'er was also on Zhao Xu's concubine selection list, but Zhao Xu had already brushed her off.In this way, Zhao Xu must have no objections to choosing Ma Zhener as the princess.

That's right, I pick the rest by myself. I'm old, and my grandfather is getting old soon, so there's no threat, so I give my younger brother a princess, and I also solve the problem of the granddaughter's marriage for the old minister. It's so good to kill two birds with one stone.Zhao Xu's little plan was crackling.

However, even if Ma Qu is an old official, he still has prestige and contacts, and even his students, nephews and friends are in court, just like an ancient tree with tangled roots, its roots are still deep.This is also the reason why the Empress Dowager only took a fancy to his little lady.

"Hey, it's embarrassing to see that we are thin-skinned. Then this matter is settled like this. The official's Ai family also mentioned it, and the official also agreed. Let's quickly pick a good date Oh, hey, I have to make three letters and six engagements before we can marry the concubine and come in. Ai’s family is busy, and our royal family can’t be careless in marrying a daughter-in-law.” When the Queen Mother heard Zhao Bi’s straightforward agreement to the marriage, her face was filled with embarrassment. I just laughed and said, 'Finally I have a good boy who is willing to listen'.

Three days later, under the imperial decree, the eldest granddaughter of Ma Qu, the privy envoy, and the eldest daughter of Ma Yun, the censor Zhongcheng, were gentle and honest, soft and upright, and she asked the publicity outside, and authorized the king of Daning County to be the princess.

As soon as the imperial decree of marriage was issued, everyone got busy. The Ma family was busy preparing the dowry to marry their daughter, the royal family was busy preparing the dowry to marry their daughter-in-law, and the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs were the wedding organizers, and they were even more busy.The other ministers and wives were busy preparing gifts to drop by.

But it is said that the older lady of the Ma family has finally married, and she is married to the Daning County King who has just been appointed by the official family. This explosive news has also become a new topic of conversation in Bianliang City after dinner.

"Father, our Zhen'er's marriage has become the news of the streets and alleys, and people are talking about it everywhere, alas." The Ma family attaches great importance to Ma Zhen'er's marriage, and the whole family is discussing the matter of marrying a daughter.As the father of Ma Zhen'er, Ma Yun can be said to have broken his heart for this daughter. It's not that the daughter is not good, but that the daughter is too good. Lyceum.In the past, an expert gave her orders, saying that this girl was ordered to replace Zhu Chi, and if she met a dragon, she would become a phoenix, a real and even noble figure.The Ma family didn't take this to heart, they just wanted to find a good home for Ma Zhen'er.

This generation of the Ma family is all sons, just such a little lady, her father, brother, and grandparents are as precious as jewels, and she started saving dowry since she was a child, and before she was old enough, the family began to see each other.When it was Jiji, all the people who proposed marriage had broken through the threshold, but the Ma family didn't know what evil they had fallen into. They just picked and chose from a bunch of young talents, but in the end they were all dissatisfied, so they just kept procrastinating. , until the flowering period of the little lady was missed.Now the Ma family wants to get married, but all the suitable ones have already married wives. The young lady Ma can't be a concubine for others. The rest are either too young or have a bad family background. Qu and Ma Yun, this hair is falling out a lot.

Even Ma Qi and Ma Bin are worried about this big sister.My sister has a gentle personality, is proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, needlework is also good, and she even has cooking skills.When I was young, I sewed purses and made snacks for my younger brothers, but it was so difficult to find a brother-in-law.Alas, I blame my grandfather and father for delaying my sister.That's all, that's all, the past can't be chased back, anyway, now my sister finally has a place to go.

"As long as you talk about it, let's talk about it. I'm afraid of talking too much." Ma Qu raised his eyelids.

"My lord, you are not afraid of talking. Our Zhen'er is a big girl. Isn't it because the king of Daning County is not happy when he hears something out of tune?" Mrs. Ma was a little nervous, always afraid My granddaughter married off and suffered. "A royal decree from the official family made a marriage for the granddaughter, to be the princess of the county king. It's so suitable, the prince is three years younger than his granddaughter, so can the prince be willing?If he doesn't want to, and he has to marry because of the imperial decree, then it's not good to look at Zhen'er everywhere, can he treat Zhen'er kindly? '

"Don't worry about it." Ma Qu knew what the old wife was thinking, "This imperial decree was issued by the government, but this family was chosen by the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, and Xiang Zongliang also gave it to the old man before." Through the words, the old man felt that the relationship was good, so he had no objection, so it was decided. The prince himself, the old man has seen it before, he is a handsome young man, not bad." Ma Qu stroked his beard and said slowly.

"Qi'er, you are familiar with the prince, tell me what kind of temperament this prince is?" Mrs. Ma is still not at ease, what's the use of looking at the face, life depends on the character, if the prince is a violent master Well, Zhen'er has to suffer after marrying.

"Huh?" Ma Qi was suddenly called by his name, and everyone in the room stared at him, feeling a little dizzy. "My lord...he's very easy-going and nice, um, um, really nice." Ma Qi still feels unrealistic for Zhao Bi to become his brother-in-law. Think about Zhao Bi. When I was a child, when I heard about Shizhai's performance, I really thought it would be better not to talk about it.

"Why are you repeating these two sentences over and over again? When the time comes, you should be more realistic. Mother asked you, there are rumors outside that the king of Daning County is not doing his job properly, just idles around all day, and even goes to the kitchen to fiddle with food, but is it true?" Mrs. Ma Yun, Mrs. Li couldn't hold back any longer, so she caught Ma Qi and kept asking.

"This, this..." Ma Qi stammered, sweating, and really didn't know how to answer.The point is that this rumor is really true, he, Ma Qi, has never seen Zhao Bi do anything serious.He didn't pay attention to lectures when he was a child, he was a slow learner, and he was quite stupid when he was a child, and he was once considered a fool.When I grow up, I don't look so stupid anymore, but that foolish look, alas, is really a good face for nothing.Let’s talk about being friends, that’s okay, Zhao Yu’s character is not bad, but as a brother-in-law, alas, why does the eldest sister have to marry him? It’s really a flower stuck in cow dung, even if this cow The dung is royally trimmed with gold, which is also cow dung. (Ma Qi, you are sure to shit——Zhao Bi)

"Walking the cat and teasing the dog, idle? That's the best." Mr. Ma Qu took a sip of tea. "Then what do you want him to look like? Knowledgeable, courteous corporal, and well versed in the way of governing the country?"

'Of course, do you even need to think about it?Isn't this a positive and progressive young man? Everyone in the Ma family thought unanimously.But these words sounded like thunder in Ma Yun's ears. He quickly raised his head and looked at his father. Mr. Ma squinted his eyes and continued, "When you are a prince, you have to look like a prince. Mu Xiuyu will be destroyed by Lin Feng." , the pile is higher than the shore and the current must be turbulent, and mediocrity will last long. What is a proper job? What's wrong with getting a salary without doing work? Doesn't the prince like to study cooking? That's just right, my Zhener also Well, the young couple cooks and eats together, enjoys flowers and birds, and their life is no worse than that of a fairy. Anyway, the old man has never heard that the prince has a hobby of molesting maids and visiting brothels, so that's it. "

Puff~puff~A room full of people spraying tea, coughing, coughing, and unlucky coughing when they choked on their own saliva.Originally, after listening to the previous paragraph, I thought that my grandfather (father) had a vicious vision, a thorough view of things, and was quite educated, but why did the last sentence change suddenly.

"Master, what are you talking nonsense about? There is still a grandson here." Mrs. Ma thumped the old man. While getting up and going out for a walk, he actually started singing the second half of the sentence, and I don't know what tune it was singing.

Recently, because Mr. Ma is preparing to retire, the burden is about to be unloaded, and the whole person seems to be more and more detached, and there are always surprises, and the whole Ma family is forced to get used to it.