Chapter 243 Gathering
Qi Shuo didn't expect Lin Hao to ask him out so soon. In his opinion, Ah Hao would have to wait until Lin Chan returned home three days later before she would remember to look for him.
"Want to learn how to weave grasshoppers?" Qi Shuo was a little surprised after hearing Lin Hao's words.
The grasshopper he made...is it so adorable?
Lin Hao nodded heavily: "Yes, Ah Shuo, please teach me as soon as possible."
Other mothers would at most ask their daughters to give them a handkerchief, a shoe insole or something like that, but her mother set her eyes on the straw grasshopper!
Lin Hao felt powerless when he thought about it.
"good."
Qi Shuo was a calm person, and he was even more patient with Lin Hao. With his hands-on teaching, Lin Hao quickly made a decent grasshopper.
"It's still worse than what you wrote." Lin Hao looked at it for a moment and said regretfully.
"I just made it up for fun. Exquisiteness has its advantages, but being a little rough has its own unique fun." Qi Shuo comforted the somewhat discouraged girl.
"It has to look similar, at least. I'll try making another one."
Qi Shuo: Ah Hao’s sudden competitive spirit is quite strong.
Understanding Qi Shuo's eyes, Lin Hao sighed deeply: "You don't understand."
Qi Shuo smiled and said, "Then let's make another one."
So he made one after another, until the fifth one, when Lin Hao stopped and said: "That's enough, I won't make any more."
Qi Shuo smiled and said, "Okay, I'll weave a pair of dragonflies for you."
"No!" Lin Hao was shocked. Facing the other party's puzzled eyes, she almost cried, "Let's write it next year."
Qi Shuo didn't know what he was thinking about, and the smile on his lips deepened: "Okay, I will make a little gadget for you every autumn from now on."
"Ah." Lin Hao responded, and quietly and proactively took Qi Shuo's hand.
When Lin Hao returned home on the third day, she saw her radiant sister and her brother-in-law who was always grinning.
After dinner, Cheng Shu accompanied Han Baocheng for tea, while Lin Chan was pulled into the house by Lin to ask about the situation in the Shangshu Mansion.
"Everything is fine. You don't have to worry about me, mother." Lin Chan's cheeks flushed slightly when she said this, revealing the joy that came from the bottom of her heart.
The population of the Shangshu Mansion is simple. The old Shangshu and the old lady are kind. The father-in-law doesn't talk much. Although the mother-in-law is not close, she doesn't deliberately make things difficult for them. The underage brother-in-law and sister-in-law have no contact for the time being.
Of course, the most important thing is that the person you marry is considerate, considerate and cheerful.
In Lin Chan's opinion, this is a good start, and she believes that she has the ability to live a good life.
"Then I'm relieved." Lin's mood brightened, and she remembered, "Chan'er, do you know that Ah Hao's maid Baozhu made grasshoppers out of straw that look so lifelike, just like the real thing? I'll ask Baozhu to make you a pair later."
Lin Chan looked at Lin Hao with a smile.
Lin Hao held his forehead and said, "Mom, the grass is all dead now."
Let her go.
The family chatted and laughed until it was getting dark. Lin Chan reluctantly said goodbye to her family and went back to the Shangshu Mansion with Han Baocheng.
The following days were peaceful. While the people of the capital discussed the general's daughter's wedding after dinner, they began to look forward to another grand event: the prince's wedding.
The wedding day of the Crown Prince and the eldest daughter of the Duke of England is coming soon.
In anticipation of this wedding, the palace began early to clean and renovate, and to put up lanterns and decorations. Concubine Jing's residence was bustling with people coming to congratulate her every day.
People feel refreshed when they are happy. Concubine Jing did not feel tired at all when dealing with the concubines who came to congratulate her one after another. In fact, she looked a few years younger.
When the Crown Prince came to pay his respects, he saw that Concubine Jing looked well and in a good mood. He said, "Mother, you have worked hard these days for our son's wedding."
"It's not hard for mother." Concubine Jing looked at her handsome son, unable to take her eyes off him. "Mother could never have imagined that we would end up like this..."
So many princes had died young in the palace back then, and she had nightmares every night, never getting a good night's sleep. That was until she made up her mind to personally mix the medicine into her son's food and feed it to him...
"Mother?" The prince called out when he noticed Concubine Jing was distracted.
Concubine Jing came to her senses and changed the subject without leaving a trace: "After the wedding, you will be a real adult. You can't act like a child and do whatever you want. Mother knows that you are not so satisfied with the choice of Crown Princess, but don't neglect her because of this. The most important thing is that you spend more time together and give birth to a little grandson as soon as possible. In the future, there will naturally be countless women who can satisfy you for you to choose from..."
"I understand, son." The prince responded indifferently after hearing what Concubine Jing said.
He had been obese for so many years, and although no one dared to laugh at him in person, the look in his eyes could not be hidden. After going through all this, what else could he not tolerate?
Seeing her son like this, Concubine Jing smiled with relief: "Go and get busy. You are the Crown Prince now, and you have a lot to do. You don't need to come to me all the time."
"Then you should have a good rest."
The prince returned to the East Palace and remembered that today was a day off for officials, so he sent a eunuch to tell Yang Zhe and others to have a small gathering at Wuweizhai.
Wuweizhai is considered the best restaurant in Beijing. In recent years, he would go there several times during this season to taste the delicious crab stuffed with orange.
Emperor Tai'an once revealed to the prince that after his wedding he would have to attend court to observe government affairs, and it would be inconvenient for him to leave the palace to relax at that time.
The prince changed into casual clothes that did not reveal his identity and arrived at the restaurant first, followed by Yang Zhe and others.
"I'm sorry to have kept Your Highness waiting." Han Baocheng, the last one to arrive, bowed deeply to the prince and clasped his fists to express his apology to the others.
The prince looked at the radiant young man and couldn't help but smile: "You are newlyweds, so it's understandable."
Han Baocheng blushed immediately: "Your Highness, how could you make fun of me?"
"Your Highness, how could I possibly be making fun of you? That's exactly what happened." Zhang Liangyu continued with a smile, "That day, I asked you to drink, but you couldn't even come. Did you go shopping with my sister-in-law?"
Others also started joking.
Han Baocheng took a sip of wine and scolded with a smile: "Don't tell me you won't get married? You will have this day in the future."
At this point, he raised his glass: "Baocheng congratulates His Highness in advance."
The prince smiled and drank the wine.
"Come on, come on, have a drink."
Including the prince, all the people were young people. After a few drinks, the atmosphere quickly became lively.
Among them, Han Baocheng and Zhang Liangyu were cheerful and most of the time they were chatting and laughing. Yang Zhe was calm and casual, Wen Feng was steady and spoke little, and Li Lan was a little reserved.
The prince looked at these energetic faces, and the slight resistance he had towards his upcoming wedding quietly dissipated.
My mother is right. Now that I have become the crown prince, I can’t just do whatever I want. I still have a long way to go.
At this time, Yang Zhe stood up and said apologetically, "I'm going to go wash my hands. You guys drink first."
Han Baocheng also stood up: "It just so happens that I want to go too, Brother Yang, let's go together."
Yang Zhe smiled and nodded.
"Come back quickly." Zhang Liangyu shouted.
Yang Zhe and Han Baocheng responded with a smile and went out together.
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