"Why does this child look so similar to my fifth sister?" Shi Yu muttered to himself.
You should know that among the three sisters in the eldest branch of the Luo family, the fifth sister has the best appearance. It should be said that it is difficult to find someone in the whole of Dalian whose appearance and temperament can compare with the fifth sister. No matter where she goes, not to mention men, even women are repeatedly amazed by her.
The actor on the stage looks about 30% similar when viewed from the side, but the expressions he occasionally reveals are 50% or 60% similar.
After the performance of "The Palace of Eternal Life", Luo Zhizheng took action and paid a large sum of money to buy the actress who came to the Fengban troupe to sing the role of Concubine Yang. In fact, a small role was nothing special, and there were many similar actresses in the world. But since she was in front of him, he couldn't let her become popular, otherwise it would be bad if someone with ulterior motives made a fuss about her.
Seeing that her husband had done the job, Mrs. Yu smiled, saying, "The Qintianjian has chosen an auspicious date for the wedding. I will get married in August next year. During this period, I have been worried, fearing that something might go wrong."
"You take such a small matter to heart, and you underestimate me. Don't worry, I know everything about Yao Niang's affairs. Just let Yao Niang play more at home these days. She will enter the palace next year, and it will be difficult for her to be free." Luo Zhizheng comforted Yu.
In Yu's room, there was a large embroidered portrait of herself, which was embroidered by Yao Niang stitch by stitch, and the image of Yu was very lifelike, just like a real person. She stroked her embroidered portrait and sighed: "Yao Niang was such a filial daughter, but it's a pity that she had a rough childhood. You and I found her again, but she entered the palace again after a few years of good life. Alas."
Luo Zhizheng nodded: "Yes, but if it is not so, it will not be able to temper her mind, so you can rest assured."
This matter is certainly not a big deal for the Luo family, but Shen Liang, the prince of Xuanping Hou, has made new moves. He has secretly found someone who is somewhat similar to Yao Niang, and asked the disciples of the prince of Jinyang to present the person themselves.
Gao Jian was of course lustful and had a group of people under him who were specifically responsible for finding beautiful women for him. This time, his men smiled and said, "Prince, we have found a stunning beauty for you."
"Really?" Gao Jian has been training in military affairs recently. His father, Prince Jinyang, was a leader among the royal family. He defended the capital for the late emperor and made great contributions.
Although the civil officials of this dynasty were powerful, military affairs were almost entirely in the hands of the princes and nobles, serving as a check and balance between the two.
His family had already arranged a marriage for him, and according to his status, the person who was seeking a marriage could not be of a low status, at least a first or second rank official. He would naturally treat his wife well, but he would not give up the entire forest for a single tree.
When he saw the beauty in front of him, he was stunned on the spot. This...
This girl doesn't look that much like Luo Wuniang.
That young lady really haunted her, but unfortunately, she was already the Prince of Chen's woman. For her, His Highness the Prince of Chen didn't even want any other woman.
Isn't this giving others a handle in advance? This is really unwise. If the woman remains childless after marriage, will the prince still be a strong contender for the position?
As soon as the servants saw Gao Jian's expression, they knew what he was thinking. After leaving the person behind, they retreated cautiously.
This girl was originally a embroidered girl from Suzhou. She was originally a commoner, but because her eyes were somewhat similar to those of Yao Niang, she was forcibly bought here. She originally thought that she would be sold to a secret prostitution place, but she didn't know that she would end up in such a royal palace.
She looked at the person in front of her again. There was a four-clawed dragon pattern embroidered on her chest and sea water patterns under her clothes.
Gao Jian prided himself on his intelligence, claiming to be the most intelligent person under the Prince Chen. He had long heard that the Shen Liang brothers and Lin Weinan were secretly doing things, but he finally understood after seeing them today.
So he sneered: "Okay, okay, so you are plotting against me."
Using a woman to create a rift between him and the Prince of Chen is a really vicious plan. If he really accepts her, he will probably not have a good ending in the future. The Prince of Chen is a man with deep scheming and is not easy to get along with.
"Someone come here." Gao Jian said loudly.
The servant came in quickly, and Gao Jian said to him, "Give this person to Shen Liang, and tell her that this prince gave it to her."
Although he was reluctant to do so, Gao Jian was not in a position to be blinded by greed. Moreover, there were pearls and jades in front of him. If he wanted to play, he would play with real people. How could any mediocre woman dare to be sent to him?
Of course he was not convinced by King Chen in his heart, but now he was working under King Chen, so he had to do so.
Shen Liang was planning to remarry because of his wife's death. His original wife was of prominent status, so he had to choose someone with outstanding character and appearance as his second wife. He happened to choose Cao Wanxuan's sister-in-law, the fourth daughter of the Lu family, whom he had met in the Dongyang Marquis Mansion.
During the marriage discussion, someone outside said, "Prince, there is someone sent by the Prince of Jinyang, saying that it is for you."
Shen Liang stood up suddenly: "Prince Jinyang, why did he send someone here?"
The visitor shook his head and said, "I don't know, but it was personally sent by the Chief Clerk of the Prince of Jinyang's Palace, and he asked you to accept it."
Although the head of the Lu family did not hold a high official position, he had a daughter who married into the Dongyang Marquis's Mansion. This time, he married a concubine's daughter to be the wife of the marquis's prince, which was certainly marrying up. Therefore, he did not know what the relationship between the Jinyang Prince's Mansion and the Xuanping Marquis's Mansion was for a while. He just watched and did not dare to say anything.
Shen Liang's eyelids jumped, "Send the person to the backyard first."
He was still calm and chatted with the Lu family without any awkward silence. The Lu family did not dare to say anything. But after seeing the Lu family off, Shen Liang went to the backyard and saw the people Gao Jian had brought over. Then he suddenly realized something.
It turned out that Gao Jian was not as lustful as the rumors said. This plan was foolproof. They even expected Gao Jian to be a greedy person. It was surprising that he could hold back.
No one knows what happened to this embroiderer.
However, when Gao Jian entered the palace and met Prince Chen, Prince Chen said to him meaningfully: "I heard that you sent someone to Shen Liang. Good, you didn't let me down."
Gao Jian broke out in a cold sweat. If he really accepted it, he would not be able to stand here anymore.
Last year, my third brother-in-law Wang Zongmu carried the coffin back home. This year, the mourning period will be over. He wrote to inform us that he would take care of Song Jie'er and Ang'er, and that his family has already remarried.
Luo Zhizheng could understand it very well. After all, the two children were still young, and the mistress had to be the head of the household. What's more, Wang Zongmu was still very young. He was already a Jinshi in his twenties. He wrote a letter asking him to go to the capital as soon as possible.
Yao Niang and the others knew that Wang Zongmu had remarried, so she couldn't help but ask Yu: "I just don't know which family my brother-in-law married into?"
"What a coincidence, I'm afraid you recognize the person you're marrying. She's Miss Dou Qi, your great aunt's family. When your brother-in-law was carrying the coffin back, the Dou family talked to him for a long time. We didn't know why, but now it's because of the marriage." Yu suddenly realized something.
"Dou Yuhong?" Yao Niang really didn't expect it to be her.
The Dou family is considered a famous family, and now the Dou old lady's family members are all high-ranking officials in the Manchu government.
Yu nodded, "That's her. Your father had a sharp eye and chose a talented brother-in-law for your third sister. He passed the imperial examination at the age of 22. It's just that your third sister couldn't let it go. Otherwise, I don't know how good she would be now."
A Jinshi in his twenties would fill vacancies in the Jinshi selection process, so he would have at least 30 years of official career...
Dou Yuhong is the second daughter of the head of the Dou family. Her family background is no worse than Luo Jingrou's, so people would rather marry her off as a concubine than to marry into the family.
"Third sister has always been a nitpicker. She always compares herself with the best, but is unwilling to burn her bridges. She thinks of herself as a god, but she died entirely at her own hands." Yao Niang couldn't help shaking her head.
However, Yu also mentioned: "We all know Miss Yuhong. She is different from your sister. She has always admired talented people the most. The Dou family tried their best to promote this marriage, and your father also said it was a pity."
Yao Niang snorted coldly: "Isn't it a pity? Third brother-in-law has been carefully taught by my father in our family for so long, and he has become the son-in-law of the Dou family so soon. Sigh."
"That's not a big deal. I'm just afraid that if you marry Dou, even your brother-in-law might change his mind. What about An'er and Song'er then? If our family takes them over, it would be like saying that the Dou family has bad education. In the end, the children will suffer." Yu really didn't know what to say.
The man got married too quickly. In Yao Niang's previous life, Luo Jingrou died and soon after that she married into the Lin family.
Yao Niang shook her head: "What if my brother-in-law wrote so many poems to mourn my sister? He still continued the song very quickly, as if he couldn't live without a woman."
Yu smiled and said, "That's childish talk. Your father is old now. If I passed away two years after entering the palace, he might remarry. But there are very few women in this world who remarry, especially those from wealthy families. Some of them have to stay widowed. So, you should live a good life after entering the palace, and don't worry about other things. Do you understand?"
"Yes." Yao Niang agreed with it.
But what Luo Zhizheng said was different from what Yu said. He specifically came to Yao Niang to negotiate a game. He just said, "You will be getting married in August this year. I think considering your scheming, even ten of you would not be a match for Prince Chen."
Yao Niang was a little unhappy that her father looked down on her, but she still said, "We were never opponents."
Luo Zhizheng smiled and said, "What I mean is that the palace is different from the outside world. For ordinary couples like me and your mother, the man is responsible for the outside and the woman is responsible for the inside. But Prince Chen is different. He has been a proud son since he was a child. Even if you are a beautiful woman, if you put on airs everywhere, he will not pay attention to you. Therefore, you must treat him with sincerity and tolerate him unconditionally."
In fact, Luo Zhizheng has always been a very proud person, and I didn't expect him to say that.
Yao Niang glanced at her father and seemed to know what he meant.
對于宸王這樣的天潢貴胄，你拿喬反而不行，他滿腹天下滿腹算計，哪裏有空哄你。
“可他身邊的女子誰不是圍着他打轉，哪個不是順從他呢？”瑤娘雖然覺得成親後，的确要以誠相待，但也不能無條件對待吧。
羅至正擺手：“我的包容是指——”
“你也看的出來，宸王并非是俯首帖耳之輩，到時候也許我會支持正統，不會支持他，那你作為我的女兒，你要無條件站在宸王那邊，不管別人說什麽，你要和他站在一邊。”這才是羅至正真正要說的話。
瑤娘以前想的都是內宅的事情，還沒想到朝堂，現下羅至正說的這是大事。
她忍不住點頭：“您說的沒錯，我不知道他有什麽報負，但他選了什麽路，我都要陪他走下去，當然前提是他對我好。”
羅至正自認看人很準：“你放心吧，宸王為人固然心狠手辣，但是對他母妃極其孝順，可見他是個有情無義之人。勸谏之事是我們臣子做的，你呢，就別讓他兄友弟恭，順其自然就好。其次，其次就是他們這種人一般不會信任別人，只有你做一件讓他真的覺得你是可以信任的，那你絕對會在他心目中的地位不同。”
“有的男人一旦功成名就就性情大變，而宸王這種人反而是平日身邊奉承的人太多了，多是虛與委蛇，反而想看到真心。”
實際上羅敬柔出嫁時，羅至正也同她說過，當然，那個時候他說的和瑤娘不同，他說的是讓羅敬柔堅持，一定會守得雲開見月明的。
現下對于瑤娘，這個女兒過于有主見，所以告訴她和宸王相處的正确方式。
瑤娘點頭：“爹說的是金玉良言，女兒一定會銘記于心。”
“嗯，這就對了。”羅至正深感欣慰。
他已經失去一個女兒，還有兩個女兒，是萬萬不能再失去她們了。
徐青容的兩百擡嫁妝已經擡進了周王所在的皇子所，她在沒嫁進來之前就一直是興安公主的伴讀，和林貴妃那邊很熟悉。
但進門之後，徐青容是左右逢源，她不僅在洪貴妃這裏倍加孝順，同時對林貴妃那邊也是沒有斷過聯系，再有她兩百擡嫁妝進門，早就把先進門的王元霜比下去了。
王家雖然是伯爵府邸，但兄弟姊妹多，一百二十擡已經是很不錯了，哪裏知道徐家會來這一招，徑直把她比下去了。
整個皇子所都在提及徐青容的紫檀櫃多麽名貴，西洋鏡多麽亮堂，徐青容卻是想進門來是想做周王的賢內助的。要知曉，現在皇帝沒有立皇後，而且皇帝素來喜歡洪貴妃，很有可能洪貴妃可能成為皇後。
到時候，她就可能會是太子妃，甚至是未來的皇後。
今日，她特地一早過來坤寧宮請安，洪貴妃對徐青容倒是很和氣：“坐吧，你平日倒也不必日日都來。前朝的時候，也不必日日請安。”
宮裏雖然規矩大，但是以洪貴妃而言，她還是覺得徐青容伺候周王比較重要，她這個婆婆并非是最重要的。
徐青容則正色道：“兒媳在二所住着也無事，不如在這裏服侍婆母最好了。”
她和周王這幾日相處的不錯，但知曉周王和洪貴妃感情不親密，遠遠比不上宸王。在洪貴妃這裏只有宸王像親生的，反而周王像後娘養的，宮中上下誰人不知。
但誰會出來主持公道，大家只會說周王不好，原因就是洪貴妃不喜歡，這也是某種歪理，他們理所應當的就認為肯定是周王不好，洪貴妃才不喜歡。
既然她進門了，就一定要做足孝順名聲才行。
洪貴妃見她堅持，倒也不說其她了，只是現在宮中最緊要的事情是宸王的婚事了。
“你三弟的婚事早已定下，就在中秋之前，羅姑娘也是你見過的，日後她進門了，你們就可以在一處說話。你是知道的，瑤娘那孩子為人很好。”洪貴妃本來就喜歡瑤娘，也希望她們妯娌能和睦相處。
徐青容颔首：“是啊，瑤娘和我是一起選伴讀的，她的為人我是很清楚的。”
“只有她的品貌配策兒，我才覺得是絕配。”洪貴妃在心裏美滋滋的想着，他二人相貌都好，日後生的孩子不知道是怎樣的好看。
玄策是她的兒子，向來眼高于頂，但卻對瑤娘癡迷不已，她這個做娘的，只能期待兒媳婦對兒子同樣的好，否則兒子的一片癡心就付諸東流了。
說完這個，洪貴妃開始做早課，徐青容也陪着做早課，只是她看到洪貴妃這裏的經文幾乎都是瑤娘所寫，深覺對方已經提前部署，暗自警惕。
而不像她這般，之前的心一直在大皇子那裏，好容易提前暴露出成少謹私下和大皇子勾勾纏纏，沒想到走了一個成少謹，卻讓王元霜白白得了好處。
還好，她如願以償嫁給周王，成了周王妃。
至于羅瑤娘，她和她打過交道，也是個非常難纏的人物。
回去之後，周王姬妾都在她面前低眉順目，徐青容并不把她們放在眼中。只等周王回來，她才起身讓人服侍，“今日在母妃那裏坐了一上午才回來的。”
“唔，有你替我孝順母妃也好。”周王道。
周王對正妻還是尊重的，尤其是現在大嫂進門一年都沒什麽動靜，他若是能早日誕下一個皇孫，那就是皇長孫啊。
而徐青容見周王不反對，越發覺得自己是對的。
高玄策以前想來請安直接就來了，但現在有新嫂子天天過來，他只能找徐氏回去的時候再過來。
這日，他過來時，洪貴妃念叨：“早上還特地準備了你愛吃的赤砂小饅頭，怎麽沒過來呢？”
高玄策笑道：“嫂嫂在這裏，我總是要避嫌，反正兒臣孤家寡人一個，吃不吃無所謂。”
“說怪話，放心，你媳婦兒馬上就要進門了。”
“兒臣可沒聽說過她擅長庖廚的。”記得前世他們剛到安州的時候，她炒的肉還有血，後來是他做的菜。
然後倆人都不耐煩做飯，就是她花錢在外面買吃的。
洪貴妃搖頭：“那你就說錯了，她母親上次進宮同我說，她在家裏做了鮮花餅，常常在小廚房做給她爹娘吃呢。”
瑤妹為了他果然學了很多，大抵前世嫁給林緯南那個家夥，她不喜歡吧。
“那敢情好，到時候母妃也有福氣了。”高玄策不遺餘力的讓瑤娘在洪貴妃這裏印象更好。
洪貴妃随意提起洪淑怡的婚事：“聽說她想嫁給宣平侯世子，但人家選了一個小官的女兒沒選她，這個孩子在婚事上尤其坎坷。”
高玄策就不耐煩聽這些了，他反而提起四皇子的事情：“鎮南王是我大臨唯一的異姓王，替我們大臨守着雲南，可惜膝下只有一女，此女已經上京，怕是到時候要擇夫婿，母妃可要留心些。”
鎮南王的女兒？
洪貴妃并不放在眼裏：“不過藩王之女，倒也無礙。”
“母妃，我聽說鎮南王對這個女兒有求必應，她若嫁給誰，豈不是到時候誰就有了雲南一派的支持。我不在意她嫁給誰，反正只要不嫁給大皇兄一派就好了，此事，您務必要看着。”高玄策慎之又慎的道。
洪貴妃點頭。
當然，洪貴妃母子并不在意這個鎮南王之女，嚴妃卻和四皇子在打商量，“你父皇必定會替你說一門十分顯貴的親事，原本本宮看上的是高麗公主，但我想鎮南王的女兒也許更好。畢竟……”
雖說四皇子腿跛了，可還是有萬一，萬一這個皇位真的輪到四皇子繼承，可不能被異族妻子拖了後腿，雖說現在高麗是大臨的藩國，但畢竟是異族。
四皇子贊同：“一切但憑母妃作主。”
反正娶妻是任務，妾侍才是自己最喜歡的，他是無所謂。
他是皇子中最不受寵愛的，父皇對他們母子一直淡淡的，若非他腿跛了，也不會有這個眷顧。大哥之母雖然也不受寵，到底曾經是正妃，況且大皇兄居長，自來不同，娶的是伯爵府的千金，文采出衆。二皇兄娶的是清流頂級門閥士族之女，而三皇兄娶的也是世家大族之女，且未來的皇嫂更是品貌無人能匹敵。
而他卻能娶的，雖說身份高，但都是一些番邦偏遠地方的女子。
六月十八是瑤娘的生日，這次是及笄，羅家并不準備大肆操辦，因為馬上八月要嫁女兒，那才是最盛大的喜事。
但郁氏依舊為女兒置辦了新衣，請了族中長輩窦老太君等人辦及笄禮。
高玄策做事情十分妥帖，他把每日誰的生日誰的喪禮甚至誰要辦什麽事情都在每日的黃歷上寫的很清楚，顯然瑤娘的生辰他也寫在那裏。
除卻是瑤娘生日之外，還是君山伯老伯爺的壽辰，高玄策很快就選擇了瑤娘的及笄禮，準備悄悄送去就歸來。
Who knew that as soon as he walked out of the door, he saw a bully molesting a woman. The carriage was blocked in the middle of the road and couldn't move forward. Because he was traveling incognito, the area was naturally not cleared.
"Master, this..."
"Nothing, this place is not far from the Imperial College, and the Luo family is nearby, I can just walk over."
But the girl who was molested by the bully saw a young man getting off the carriage. He was very dazzling and dignified. She was full of expectations, but she didn't expect that he got off the carriage and walked away directly, which made her very disappointed.
Instead, a young man who followed behind her, although lame, was kind enough to save her and said to her, "Miss, here are twenty taels of silver. I have something else to do. This money is for your overnight stay."
This girl was naturally the daughter of King Zhennan and the Lady of Qingxi County. Her father promised her to go to the capital to find a marriage partner, so she set up a trap here to test the character of these princes' sons.
In terms of the extent to which they saved her, the Fourth Prince was the best. The First and Second Princes even sent people over to pretend to save her. The Third Prince was the most heartless and ungrateful. Although he was more handsome, he was a man who watched someone in danger without rescuing her.
She wanted to tell her father about this so that he would know who would be the most suitable person to be the future emperor.
At this time, Gao Xuance just handed the jade hairpin in his hand to Yao Niang: "Sister Yao, I finally made it. I was afraid I would be late."
Seeing that he was usually calm and relaxed, but now sweat was dripping from his forehead, Yao Niang was touched and quickly handed him a handkerchief: "It's okay, don't be too anxious, wipe the sweat off your face."
Gao Xuance took the handkerchief and smelled a faint fragrance coming from it. His mind became more charming, but he looked at the time again: "Go in quickly. The coming-of-age ceremony is about to begin. Don't delay for me."
"Okay, soon we will be together forever." Yao Niang glanced at him and ran out shyly.
Gao Xuance held the handkerchief in his hand, smiling at the same time as worrying that the wedding day was too long away.