Chapter 973 My Fair Lady
The son's marriage was decided by Du Shiyi. Wang Rong had not been to the Jiang family of Duke Chu in person. Now, since he brought his eldest son back to Chang'an to get married, after the previous election and corruption case of the Ministry of Personnel was settled, she took Du Guangyuan to visit Jiang's family in person.
Jiang Du was naturally very polite about the arrival of his prospective son-in-law, especially Du Guangyuan was handsome and upright, and was with the two gold medals who had been with the two gold medals for many years. At most, he was very different from the children of Guijie who were playing polo. After asking a few casual questions, he naturally became even more satisfied. He actually sent someone to take Du Guangyuan to the backbone to pay homage to his wife. When the person left, he stopped the idle people and waited, and then asked Wang Rong: "Will Mrs. come back to Chang'an this time to leave after Guangyuan gets married, or stay for a long time?
"Even the eldest son is married, I am old, and I used to go to work with Du Lang, but my father never showed filial piety, so I didn't plan to go back.
Jiang Du originally thought he might have to give in every hint, but when he heard Wang Rong say this, he knew that the couple should have thought it through carefully. Although he was relieved, he still said in a deep voice: "It would be best if the lady of Taiyuan County can think so. However, in Chang'an, there are many nobles and powerful people, and you and your wife have raised good children. It is better to settle the marriage of their children as soon as possible, so as not to be scheming in the future. Since the Du family and I are in-laws, we will do our best to deal with it if we have anything to do. Please rest assured."
Most of the imperial edicts of the foreign wife of the Tang Dynasty depend on the rank of her husband, but the title is not necessarily the same as her husband. Sometimes it is related to the people's counties. For example, Wang Rong was named Duke of Jingzhao County because of his ancestral home, and her husband Du Shiyi was named Duke of Jingzhao County, but she was named Madam Taiyuan County. Although Jiang Du was the Duke of Chu, his wife was from the Li family of Longxi and was named Madam Qin.
Both Jiang Jiao and Jiang Hui brothers have passed away. Today, the Jiang family in Tianshui has no outstanding talents. Jiang Du is just known as a Duke, and is incomparable to Du Shiyi's popularity. To outsiders, this marriage cannot be matched. However, Wang Rong felt that Jiang Du's loud promise was rare. If it were other families with equal status, they would rarely make such a guarantee because they were in-laws. What's more, the friendship between Du Shiyi and Jiang Du was far from general. Du Shiyi was entrenched for Jiang Jiao before, which made Jiang Du, who wanted to stop the horse from being a poisonous to Wang. Over the years, Jiang Du, as Li Linfu's cousin, has also secretly helped Du Shiyi a lot.
At this time, it seemed pretentious to say too much. Wang Rong just nodded gratefully and said, "Thank you for your kindness."
Jiang Du, who is straightforward, hates the most is that others are unhappy, so Du Guangyuan's temperament just showed is quite in line with his own stomach. Wang Rong's answer also made him very happy. He smiled and said, "Today's thing should be for Neizi to come out to entertain him, but I often hear Du Shijiu say that the wife of Taiyuan County is smart and smart, and I can't stand it myself if I have a chance. Now I think Neizi has already met Guangyuan, so I will accompany my wife to the bedding hall. It's not that I boasted that I only have Liu Niang, a daughter, and I treat her as treasures. The lady will definitely like her."
Du Guangyuan was a little cautious at first, but seeing Jiang Du's wife Li, who was gentle and easy to get along with, gradually felt relieved. He was originally thinking about whether his future wife would peep around, but he deliberately paid attention to the movements everywhere, but found no traces. He felt a little disappointed in his heart. When he heard the voices from outside, he thought that he was his fiancée and finally couldn't help but show up, but he saw that the two people entering the door were their mothers and their future father-in-law, and he was stunned.
After hearing Jiang Du explain to him a few words, Li went out in a good mood. Then he apologized to Wang Rong: "When Grandpa was still there, Alang was a famous Guijie, who was good at traveling, and he called friends. Although he still did his own thing, he was always a good father at home. My Liu Niang was not like her. She has been calm since childhood and has a moderate approach. But after all, she was the only daughter at home. If there were any bad things in the future, please be more tolerant. Guangyuan was young and promising, and after marriage, he became an adult. When he was appointed as an official, Alang would definitely do his best."
Du Guangyuan knew when he set out from Lingzhou of Shuofang that he had been a different general in Shuofang and was not a real title. After this marriage, it was the beginning of his real title. He thought he had been awarded a fifth-rank official at a very young age. If he really wanted to be awarded this scattered official, in the time when Qianniu was gradually declining, there would probably be only the so-called noble agent like Shang Chengfengyu who started his business. So, seeing his mother thanking him, he thanked him without spirit. After lingering for a while, when he said goodbye with his mother, he couldn't help but look around again.
"What do you think? If you really want to meet your wife who has not passed away, why don't you ask your future mother-in-law to ask her, she may not refuse."
Du Guangyuan's face turned red after being joking like this by his mother. However, he was a stubborn person. After thinking about it, he turned around and bowed to the wife of Qin Li, who was sent to the door of the bedroom, and said, "Madam, I have a ruthless request. Can I... Can I meet... the sixth lady of the noble mansion?"
As soon as these words were said, Li smiled and said, "I saw that you never mentioned it, and I thought you didn't have such a heart. She should be in the back garden at this moment, so I will take you and Lingtang here."
Du Guangyuan felt even more embarrassed when Li was so generous, especially when his mother was still looking at him with a smile. When he arrived at the back garden of Jiang's house, he found that in the late winter and early spring weather, the plum blossoms in the garden had bloomed. Among the bright red plum blossoms, there was a girl in a tender yellow dress in the distance. When Li shouted, she responded and turned around and looked at him. Although it was only the first time he met, he was surprised when he saw her, and then his cheeks were slightly flushed, and then he came straight up, which gave him an inexplicable feeling of favor.
"Liu Niang, this is the lady of Taiyuan County and the eldest son." Li smiled and introduced Wang Rong and Du Guangyuan to his daughter, as if the mother and son were just guests who came to visit, without mentioning him at all. Seeing Jiang Liuniang step forward and saluted Wang Rong, her eyes turned on Du Guangyuan unconsciously, and she continued, "It just so happened that the plum blossoms are blooming right now, so you can take them to enjoy it."
The atmosphere of the prosperous Tang Dynasty has always been open. Yuye, the princess and princesses, often travel in men's clothing and show off the market, and even more so, it is no problem to raise a few faces. The daughters of the nobles and powerful families often play together and do not dare to show up in public at all. As for the trend of half-opening and open-snow skin, it is even more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. In a simple saying, looking at a woman's background, you can see it at a glance just by looking at her clothes. In contrast, Jiang Liuniang's clothes are naturally more open than those of the women in Lingzhou, Shuofang. It would be fine if there was no man in the inner courtyard on weekdays. As soon as her mother left, she was a little unnatural in front of Wang Rong and Du Guangyuan.
Therefore, when a maid next to her handed a scarf with a clue, she felt relieved and quickly took it over and surrounded her neck tightly. Then she said embarrassedly: "These two days have been warm and cold. The wife and the eldest son have been traveling thousands of miles to Chang'an, but are they still used to this weather?"
"I am a native of Chang'an. Guangyuan ran around with his father and lived in Chang'an for a few days." This was the first time Wang Rong saw his future daughter-in-law. Seeing that Jiang Liuniang's physical appearance was impeccable, and her son became a little stupid in front of others, she simply played the lead role on his behalf and asked Jiang Liuniang's usual preferences, diet, daily life, and study and make friends. When she learned that Jiang Liuniang had liked riding horses since she was a child, and her bow skills were even quite accurate, she couldn't help but look at Du Guangyuan. As expected, she was surprised when she saw her eyebrows dancing.
"Guangyuan's father was sick when he was a teenager, so although he had learned swords by Mr. Gongye, he was unable to achieve success in the end. Therefore, seeing that Guangyuan was very talented in martial arts, he turned a blind eye to his bad poetry and books." Regardless of whether Du Shiyi had said or not, Wang Rong kept his eldest son's foundation to his future daughter-in-law. Seeing that Jiang Liuniang did not show any strange looks, she laughed and said that the six arts of gentlemen were indispensable. She couldn't help laughing for a moment. After glanced at the two of them, she suddenly said, "I happened to think of something that I forgot to say to the wife of Qin, Guangyuan, please ask the sixth lady to take you to choose well, and turn around and fold a good plum blossom in a bottle."
Without waiting for the two of them to have any objections, Wang Rong turned around and left quickly with Mo Xie who was following today. Following the way to the door of the back garden, she saw Li waiting there. When she saw her, she was surprised at first, then she knew it. Then she walked forward.
"Although children and grandchildren have their own blessings, it is inevitable that you should worry more when you are a parent."
"Yes, isn't it the same for me? Alang and I have only one daughter, Liu Niang, and I have always hoped that she has a good home. Although the princess is noble, how can I compare to a man who truly respects and loves her?"
When Li followed Jiang Du, Jiang Du seemed to be a playboy, but her heart was open-minded, so she was very clever and never cared about the nonsense outside him. Sure enough, there were many maids in the family, but Jiang Du was either here or Yu Qian stayed alone in the study. Except for her two sons, she was not raising her, but only Jiang Liuniang, the daughter, and there was no other child. At this moment, seeing Wang Rong nodded knowingly, she thought that Jiang Du and Li Linfu were cousins, and Li Linfu was clearly afraid of Du Shiyi. Although she didn't understand why he was picky among the two capitals and finally chose Du Guangyuan, she decided to believe her husband.
"Madam, after Guangyuan got married, he will become an official. I wonder what job does Mrs. Du and Dashui have? "
Chapter completed!