Chapter 051

Ever since the two marriage decrees were officially issued, Zhan Shaoying has been somewhat distraught, and he doesn't know what's wrong with him.

Although I only met the eldest princess a few times, I always felt like I was lost.

He had always had a feeling that the eldest princess was supposed to be his.

Last night was the wedding night of Fourth Uncle and the Eldest Princess, but Zhan Shaoying was restless the whole night and could not sleep.

After finally falling asleep, he dreamed that he had suddenly transformed into a high-spirited groom, and his new wife was not Qi Lehou's daughter, but...

Zhan Shaoying was shocked and suddenly came back to his senses from his dream. His face was pale and he drooped his eyelashes tremblingly.

Jiashan was still standing in front of him with a smile on her face, and the figure of her fourth uncle was also following her closely. It seemed that they were a perfect match made in heaven and envied everyone.

A match made in heaven?

Zhan Shaoying frowned slightly. Somehow, this word popped up in his mind at the first moment.

There are many words in the world to describe a perfect match between a man and a woman. Talented man and beautiful woman, golden boy and jade girl... But Zhan Shaoying's thoughts are stubborn and can't change their minds about the match made in heaven.

He vaguely felt that he had been described in this way before.

Strange, who is this describing him and? He clearly has never been married.

Zhan Shaoying's gaze faded and he stood there in a daze, unable to find a place for his sight to rest.

However, the people sitting in the main hall had different expressions on their faces when they saw that he hadn't spoken a word.

The first one who lost his temper was Zhan A-li. Like Zhan Shao-ying, Zhan A-li was of the same generation as the nephews and wanted to greet Jiashan.

Seeing that Zhan Shaoying remained silent, Zhan A-li poked his head out from behind Zhan Shaoying. He asked with a smile, "Big brother, do you feel embarrassed to call me Fourth Auntie because she is younger than you?"

Zhan A'li looks lively and cute, but he is not even older than Zhao Youze. When he opened his mouth, even Jiashan's expression softened a little, probably because he was thinking of his younger brother.

Zhan A-li was as tall as Jiashan's waist. He raised his head, his little face was rosy and cute. He said to Jiashan, "Fourth uncle and aunt, I'm sorry, big brother. I'm sorry."

"Hello, fourth aunt." Zhan A-li said in a respectful manner, "My name is Zhan Shaoheng, and my nickname is A-li. I wish you and your fourth uncle a happy marriage, and hope that you will have a fat little brother soon."

Zhan A'li's childish talk and speech made many people in the main hall laugh for a moment, and the awkward atmosphere that had arisen because of Zhan Shaoying was also diluted a little.

As soon as Zhan A'li spoke, Jiashan recognized his voice. Last night, when Lady Zhen Guo was feeding her grandson's cake, he was the little boy who asked her "whether to have a baby or not" under the window.

Thinking of what Zhan Yue had said before that he had a nephew named "Ali", Jiashan could guess that Zhan Ali and Zhan Yue must have a good relationship.

Jiashan took a new red seal from Madam Zheng and tenderly handed it to Zhan A-li. She smiled and said, "Thank you for your kind words, A-li."

Zhan A-li blinked his eyes and said, "Thank you, Auntie."

With Zhan A'li leading the way, the other younger children did not show any fear and came forward one by one to pay their respects to Zhan Yue and Jia Shan. In addition, each of them added a few auspicious words.

Jiashan did not discriminate among them and gave them all titles of honor.

However, the one that was prepared for Zhan Shaoying was still in Jiashan's hand and had not been given out yet.

Even after a young man from the most remote branch of the Anguo Mansion had met Jiashan, Zhan Shaoying still stood there in a daze like a mute wooden stake.

Not to mention what Old Madam Wen and others would think, even Zhang felt that her son was really strange today.

Thinking that the eldest princess could have been her daughter-in-law, Zhang smiled a sour or bitter smile. She looked at Zhan Shaoying in confusion, fearing that he was bewildered and could never get out of that circle.

Although today is a family reunion, it is not a complete family dinner. The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, as a blessed person, also participated in it, and there were also people like the Wen family who were related to her.

If they saw Zhan Shaoying like this, would some gossip spread?

The princess's fate is already uncertain. If Marquis Qi Le also thinks that the Zhan family is not sincere in marrying them, then it will be a disaster for nothing. Not to mention that the marriage will definitely not be concluded, it may also affect Ying'er's future career...

Zhang felt extremely anxious.

Zhan Yue was staring at Zhan Shaoying with a slightly gloomy look. Just as he was about to speak to seek justice, he saw Jiashan suddenly look at him as if he had realized something.

Jiashan smiled, her red lips half opened, and she whispered something softly in a voice that almost only the two of them could hear.

Zhan Yue listened carefully and found that she said "leave it to me".

Thinking that she has always been a brave and strong girl, the deep meaning in Zhan Yue's eyes faded slightly.

Jiashan casually put the seal in her hand into Zhan Shaoying's hand. Her tone was extremely considerate, like that of a caring elder.

Her smile deepened: "If you really can't say it, forget it. After all, I am two years younger than Ying-ge'er, so I won't force you."

"This red envelope is a token of my love. I can't give it to the rest of the youngsters and not give it to Ying." Jiashan said, "Don't be polite to Fourth Auntie. Take it."

When Zhan Shaoying heard the word "Fourth Aunt", he couldn't help but tremble his lips, and his eyebrows seemed to be covered with a layer of cold frost.

Jiashan just stared at him without blinking, with a smile on his face. Even the tone of his words when he told him to "take it" was the same as when he told Zhan Ali to "study hard".

What did she think of him as, a kid of eight or nine like Zhan A-li? Did she know that she was already eighteen and a respectable man?

Zhan Shaoying's face instantly turned red.

It was as if someone had poured a basin of boiling water over him from head to toe, causing him to lose all five senses and incomplete six senses.

Zhan Shaoying's face was almost distorted at this moment.

After recovering for a while, he slowly raised his head. Not surprisingly, he saw himself gasping for breath in Jiashan's pupils.

It turns out that she also has him in her eyes.

There was a burning dark red in Zhan Shaoying's eyes. Compared with Zhan Yue who was calm on the other side, his expression was rather ferocious.

He clenched the seal in his hand. He suddenly wanted to ask Jiashan. When His Majesty came up with the idea of ​​summoning him to be the consort, was it her idea at all?

Zhan Shaoying let out a breath of foul air uncontrollably, and just as his upper and lower lips were about to open, the slow voice of Old Lady Wen suddenly rang out in the main hall.

"Brother Ying," Wen Lao Taijun, who had been worshipping Buddha for many years, even her tone seemed to be tainted with a solemn sandalwood scent. She said in a neither light nor heavy tone, "As a descendant of the Zhan family, you must be polite."

"Thank you, Fourth Aunt." said Old Lady Wen.

Zhan Shaoying's expression was slightly sluggish.

As the great-grandson, when he was born, the old lady was already very old. The old lady Wen was not a pedantic person, and did not ask Zhang to hold Zhan Shaoying on her lap so that she could play with her grandson.

Except for important days when he had to kowtow to the Old Lady, Zhan Shaoying didn't have much interaction with the Old Lady on weekdays.

But in my memory, every time my great-grandmother spoke at home, it was as if she was thundering and she never allowed anyone to disobey her.

Zhan Shaoying couldn't help but tremble his fingers gently in his sleeves. His eyes were dark, and his back, which was originally like a pine tree under heavy snow, was subtly bent at this moment, like a straw that couldn't bear the weight.

As soon as the old man opened his mouth, Zhang's words immediately came up. She responded with a rare sense of tact, "Yes. This is your fourth aunt's first day of marriage. Even if you have met her before, you still have to show your courtesy."

While Zhang was interrupting, she also found a step for Zhan Shaoying to go down the stairs.

Zhan Shaoying pursed his lips tightly, his ears were buzzing.

The words of Old Lady Wen and Zhang were still circulating in Zhan Shaoying's mind over and over again.

I don’t know how much time had passed; it felt like just a moment, yet it seemed like a lifetime.

Zhan Shaoying wiped his red eyes, looked away, and said in a short and dry voice: "Thank you——"

He paused, and the remaining two words seemed to be intended to completely scrape away the flesh and bones beneath his skin.

He said very lightly: "... Fourth Aunt."

Jiashan smiled, raised her eyes, and said in a neutral tone, "You're welcome."

Zhan Yue stared at him closely, and with one hand he openly grasped Jiashan's five fingers in his palm, silently tightening his grip.

At noon, as usual, we all have lunch together.

Except for Lady Wen and the wife of Duke Zhenguo, who were at the top of the hierarchy, the rest of the female family members were not as high-ranking as Jiashan.

Just now, Jiashan greeted everyone from the perspective of a new bride. But during the meal, they did not have so many advantages to take advantage of.

After all, Mrs. Wen San, Mrs. Song and other relatives were a level away and were very aware of current affairs. However, Mrs. Zhang saw that Jiashan's attendance was more honorable than her own, and although she said nothing, she was writing down everything in her mind as if she had a clear account.

It was only the first day after the princess got married, but she was already superior to him in every way, and even made her son feel embarrassed when she met her relatives.

Zhang sneered in her heart: In ten days, the princess will return to the palace to rest in peace. It would be better to move such a huge Buddha statue to the princess's residence as soon as possible, so as to avoid upsetting both parties!

Zhang didn't have to worry about it, Jiashan was also thinking about the affairs of the princess's mansion.

After her marriage to Zhan Yue was decided, her father began to have people renovate the princess's mansion. People in the capital are either rich or noble, and many plots of land are owned by others.

Later, my father built another mansion for her two streets away from the Duke of Anguo's mansion.

Although she married into the Anguo family in both her previous and next lives, the location of the princess's mansion was slightly different due to time issues.

It's not a big deal. You can get used to the different locations slowly, and the location won't be too bad.

The important question now is whether Zhan Yue would be willing to live with her in the princess's mansion?

The relationship between him and Anguogong was weak, so it was not a big deal. But Old Lady Wen had raised him for nearly twenty years, and the relationship between the grandfather and grandson was genuine. As long as Old Lady Wen was still alive, I was afraid that Zhan Yue would be reluctant to let him go.

How should I bring this up with him?

Jiashan thought depressedly, holding his chin in his hand.

Su Yu and Dan Cui were counting the gifts that the people from the Anguo Mansion had given her today.

Born as a princess, Jiashan had seen almost all the good things in the world. Ling Suyu and the others counted the gifts, not to compare the value of the real gifts. It was just that the importance of the gifts for the bride could also reflect the closeness of the relatives.

For example, Fu Xiao’s wife, Ms. Song.

Although the Fu family is not as well off as before, the couple somehow got a Western-style "self-ringing clock" from somewhere.

Nowadays, a "self-ringing bell" is still quite rare and is considered a very valuable meeting gift.

Compared with Song's, Zhang's pieces of silk were much more shabby, not even as rare as the jade pendant given by Mrs. Wen San.

Thinking of the various rumors she had heard about the Anguo Mansion when she was in the palace, and thinking about Zhan Shaoying's reaction today, Dan Cui couldn't help but sigh: "Although the Crown Prince's wife and the Prince Consort are of the same blood, I think she is not as close as the wife of the Wen family. It is said that there is discord between the legitimate and illegitimate children in the Anguo Mansion. It can't be true, right?"

Su Yu gently pushed Dan Cui's arm, indicating that her words "discord between legitimate and illegitimate children" were inappropriate. The princess had already married into the family, and His Majesty had also acknowledged the legitimate status of the prince consort, so where did the discord between legitimate and illegitimate children come from?

Dan Cui also realized that she had said something wrong, so she quickly followed suit and kept silent.

Jiashan's tone was very disapproving. She smiled and said, "If they don't get along, then they don't get along. Who really regards her as a proper sister-in-law?"

"The way to get along with each other is to give and take, and pay attention to mutual respect. Since she doesn't do good to us, there is no need for us to respect her." Jiashan said, "Go out and stand up straight, don't embarrass me."

Jiashan's words were very firm, and Dancui couldn't help but follow suit, saying proudly: "Yes!"

As the master and servant were talking, there was a sudden sound of a door being pushed open outside - it was Zhan Yue coming back.

The whole process of recognizing relatives was completed when lunch was over.

However, the people who came were basically relatives and friends, so Zhan Yue had to see them off, so compared to them, Zhan Yue came back later.

Seeing the master and servant talking while counting things, Zhan Yue sat down next to Jiashan. His gaze turned to the pair of Nine Phoenix bracelets on Jiashan's hands.

He paused for a moment and said slowly, "My mother told me that this was the engagement gift that the Duke of Anguo sent to the Fu family that year."

"Later, when Duke Anguo regretted his engagement, the Fu family also withdrew from the marriage."

"I never thought that my grandmother would give it to you."

The scattered sunlight from outside the window poured in, and the tails of Zhan Yue's slender eyes were stained with a little golden luster like broken gold, which looked warm and bright.

He smiled silently: "It seems that grandma is very satisfied with this granddaughter-in-law."

Zhan Yue has lived a very dull life for the past half of his life. Only a few people can occupy a place in his heart.

His mother who passed away early is one, and his grandmother who raised him with great care is also one.

Some words came to Jiashan's lips, but she couldn't say them.

Jiashan moved his lips, took Zhanyue's hand and said, "We have seen grandma today. Let's go see mother tomorrow morning."

"I can't marry a new wife without telling her." Jiashan looked at him and smiled, "right?"

Zhan Yue looked at her intently, and somewhere in his heart that had just sprouted a little suddenly blossomed without making a sound.

His throat moved slightly and a breath of hot air came out from between his lips and teeth.

Zhan Yue suddenly reached out and pulled Jia Shan into his arms. He touched Jia Shan's lips lightly as if no one was around: "Yes."

He looked into her eyes, his gaze lingering on her face for a moment, and slowly asked out a question that had been lingering in his mind.

Zhan Yue's voice was deep and mellow: "You seem to dislike Zhan Shaoying very much."

"Why?" Zhan Yue asked softly.