Time felt like a long time when it was written on paper, but when it really did go by, it was also very fast. In the blink of an eye, it was the end of July. In just a few days, Wang Rong and her husband would leave home to go to the palace, and then on the day of their wedding.
The wedding ceremony coincided with the fifteenth day of the eighth month's Mid-Autumn Festival. The emperor had his wedding during the day and even held a banquet at night to invite his officials.
Wang Rong had lost a lot of weight in the past four months, and her features had become sharper as well. She was no longer as amiable and childish as she used to be, and when the old lady saw her like this, she regretted telling her about what had happened that year.
"Grandmother, don't worry. I've already called her mother for more than ten years. As long as she abides by her responsibilities, I won't make things difficult for her." Wang Rong said, "Even if Wang Zhixi did not offend me, I would not harm her."
"I just wanted to tell the Empress not to be controlled by her sisterhood, but I forgot how disturbed the Empress will be when she finds out." Sometimes I feel sorry for her, but when I think of your mother, I always treat her even more harshly. In these years, she has gradually become mean and easily angered, but there was one thing she wasn't wrong about, as this family never treated her as a family. "
"Grandmother, about Mother, just tell me, don't tell your brothers. I won't be able to meet her in the future, as my brothers do all day long. If they don't respect their mother, it will be a loss of face for father. " Wang Rong He said. It's her choice whether it's good or bad. "
"I saved it." Grandmother said.
"Grandmother, once I enter the palace, I won't be able to come out again. Grandmother, I can summon you to the palace to see more, but not my two little sisters. Grandmother has asked them to come to our house in the name of Fu Chang. We are sisters after all. "
"Then tomorrow." the old lady said.
"Grandmother will arrange it." Wang Rong He said.
Ning Xuemo didn't know that Wei Lingzhi and Tang Tang Tang'er had received an invitation from Duke Yongnian's house at this time. Naturally, they knew that it was Wang Ronghe who wanted to see them, so they put on their best clothes and brought over the gifts they had prepared for Wang Rongzi after hearing the news.
The first thing she did was to meet the old lady, then the host of the invitation, Wang Fuchang, came out to receive a few sentences. Currently, Wang Fuchang was being restrained by her personality, teaching her etiquette, and looking at how it used to be, she didn't know that the other party had sincerely praised her a few times. The more she studied, the more she understood her previous inadequacies, and the more she clearly realized that her mother was trying to teach him a lesson.
Just as they were talking, Wuyou walked over and said, "The Empress heard that a lovely guest has arrived, and would like to invite her to come take a seat."
Ning Xuemo hurriedly stood up. "It's my honor to be summoned by the Empress."
Wuyou led the three of them to Wang Rong's courtyard, but along the way, they had to pass by the guards, the inner guards, palace maid and four other defensive lines before they could enter the house. They lowered their heads and entered, but before they could even look up, they had to bow. Wuyou and Wulv, however, were already prepared. They had already stopped the three of them long ago, not allowing them to kneel down.
"When you see me in the future, you'll have to kneel down." Wang Rong He said, "This room is filled with close people, there is no need to be restrained."
The three raised their heads, unaware that they had seen Wang Rongzhi. They couldn't help but cry out in alarm, "How can the Empress be so thin?"
"When I went to the palace this time, I was faced with all sorts of young and beautiful foxes and spirits. Although they were originally not good looking, they were definitely thinner than fat." Wang Rong He said, "Come, let me sit next to you. In the future, if you want to meet up again like this, you won't have much time."
"It's a good thing he looks alright." Wei Lingzhi took a close look at Wang Ronghe's facial features, "The way to change your hairstyle is more like a different person."
"We have to congratulate the Empress." Wei Lingzhi said, "At the very least, isn't the Empress going to be a fox spirit fighting with a group of fox spirits?"
"I also don't want to fight over steamed buns. After the wedding, there will still be peace and harmony." "There is no need for a warrior queen in the palace."
"This place is right inside elder sister's residence. It is so heavily guarded, and I didn't even dare to breathe loudly all the way in. However, I was so stifled." Tang'er said.
"If I don't dare to breathe too loudly like this, what will I do when I see you in the palace?" Wang Rong He said, "I don't care. In the future, you all must urge your husband to properly advance, and give you all the title you want. You can also come to the palace and see me during New Year's Eve."
"I wonder if I can still come if I change my husband?" Ning Xuemo giggled.
"I'm afraid I can't. My stomach is already full. If it were my husband, then I wouldn't have ended up in a miserable state. I definitely wouldn't have agreed to that." Tang'er said.
"I heard that after elder sister made her appearance, I wanted to have father and mother come to the Empress' home to talk about marriage. Didn't I say that the Empress's Third Brother still hadn't been married yet? I came to marry into the Empress' house, so how many times can I see my elder sister in the future? In the blink of an eye, the Empress' house has betrothed Third Brother to me. "
"You little rascal, you still want to be my sister-in-law?" Wang Rong said with a smile.
"I originally thought that among all of us, perhaps only you would be able to get what you want. You value loyalty the most, and people are smart, but then there will be trouble. It wouldn't be difficult to coax your husband and his wife for life. I never thought that in the end, you would end up marrying someone who is the most unlikely person in this world to have a couple for a lifetime. " Wei Lingzhi sighed.
"So, all of you have to work hard for happiness. Husband's concubine, if you don't want to, then don't agree. Be more confident. In the future, the empress will be your backer." Wang Rong said with a smile.
"But His Majesty is also very good to his sister. I feel that there might be a chance." Tang Tang'er said, "When father returned home, he said that because of the bestowal from the esteemed empress's father, the Cabinet argued with His Majesty for a few rounds. His Majesty insisted on bestowing the title of the empress's father, the Duke Yongnian, on because he valued the empress as well."
"Perhaps he values me highly, but it is also insignificant. It is his honor to have His Majesty bestow upon his own father-in-law. When the Cabinet took the Former Emperor as their home, Empress Chen compared it with the rewards bestowed upon Empress Dowager Li by the Emperor after she ascended to the throne, it was really the Former Emperor's face. Besides, Empress Dowager Li has never been a Queen. " "If a queen has such thoughts for a lifetime, it is not far from the day she is deposed."
"Pei pei pei, children's words are always spoken." Ning didn't know what to say.
"The day of great joy is about to arrive. Even the Empress has to take it for herself, don't say everything." Wei Lingzhi also said.
In the blink of an eye, two young and pretty girls were sent to our courtyard. I told my husband that if they really can't leave the woman, then during the time I was pregnant and while I was giving birth to your child, you shouldn't sleep with other women, and don't let my life be so worthless. It's not that I don't allow you to sleep with others, but when the child lands on the ground, I'll sleep with you. It's just that when I'm pregnant, you have a little bit of care for me, so don't go to sleep. "
"He said he wasn't going to sleep, and he really didn't. "Although there have been some ruckus in the past few days, I was happy to have caused it."
"If my sister hadn't told me these things, I would still be like all women who are magnanimous and virtuous. When I'm pregnant, I'm worried that I won't be able to serve my husband and will have to endure the unhappiness of arranging women for my husband. If I'm unhappy, how could the child be happy in my stomach?" Ning didn't know what to say.
"That's great." Wang Rong He said, "Love between husband and wife also needs to be punished, not as soon as one gets married. The relationship between husband and wife is very deep, even if he is by your side, he won't feel comfortable. Even if you chase him away, he won't leave."
"I also look forward to the love and love between the Empress and His Majesty, as well as the continuation of the children." "I don't know." "The palace is still quiet. I pray that His Majesty's first son will come out from the Empress's bosom so that I can go to the temple and pay my respects."
"It's not that we want to go together, it's that our request in front of the Buddha is also for the Empress's son to go smoothly." Wei Lingzhi and Tang Tang'er said.
Wang Rong He held their hands. "It is a blessing for Rong to be able to have you sisters. It's fine if you just don't know how to beg, but you two still haven't married out yet.
"If the Empress can go easy, what is there to be ashamed of?" Tang Tang'er laughed.
The sisters couldn't speak too long either, otherwise Aunt Mei Dong would come in again. Wang Rong He gave them the prepared gifts, "It's all palace style, take this back to honor. I only hope that our sisterhood will not fade, and we will part ways. "As usual, my grandmother can enter the palace every month. If you encounter any troubles, ask my grandmother to send me a letter, I definitely will not decline."
When the three of them returned home, facing their mother-in-law's little sister, the empress wouldn't pay any more attention to your words. They took out the palace jewelry they had given them and said, "The empress said to let our future husband properly enter the palace and give me the title I want to fight for so that I can enter the palace to see the empress."
During the days when Wang Wei came to find Wang Rong and her daughter for marriage, the father and daughter actually had more opportunities to meet each other alone than before. However, it was mostly about Wang Wei saying that it was a big wedding, and today was no exception. Wang Wei saw Wang Rong and said, "Empress, this is the money this official has prepared for you."
Wang Rong was stunned. "Aren't we supposed to put the money in the dowry box?" What's dad doing for me at a time like this? "
"You have to take all the money you put in there. Take this money. Other than the Empress, no one else knows it, so it's convenient for the Empress to use." Wang Wei said.
"Wang Rong borrowed money from him." Daddy was so considerate in thinking for me. "
"You've lost weight and become more similar to your mother." "Don't listen to others saying that you're not as pretty as them. In my heart, your mother is the most beautiful woman in the world, and you are the most beautiful girl in the world."
"Dad, do you still remember what I look like?" Wang Rong asked.
"Of course I do. How could I not?" Wang Wei thought about it and laughed, "Your mother and I grew up together, and at that time, we were still young and immature. When I actually married her, your grandfather scolded her again. If I knew that you had ill intentions, I would have taken my lady into my eyes long ago. "
"Dad, mom gave birth to me, so you don't want to see me. Do you hate me?" Wang Rong asked.
"No, your mother didn't die while you were alive. Your mother died because of me." Wang Wei said in a low voice, "At that time, our family was at Yu Yao, and your father was just on a daily patrol and catching pirates. At that time, he thought that he was smart, that the pirates would catch him by half and never stop, that they would always have the income to exterminate the bandits, but walking by the river all day long, how could he not get wet in his shoes and be threatened by others. When your mother was pregnant with you, she still had to worry about me.
"So when your mother leaves, I will rely on our relationship to transfer to the capital and not interfere in the affairs of the sea bandits anymore. This is what I promised your mother, that I will be more obedient and take care of my own matters in the future."
"Bao`er, why would father not want to see you? Why would father hate you? You're the girl your mother and I have been looking forward to after three kids. If your mother were still here, we would have definitely pampered you as Yu Yao's happiest wife."
"But the moment father saw you, he remembered what your mother told me when she was nostalgic for you. Father didn't want to hug you and cry all the time, that's why I didn't see you. In the blink of an eye, you've grown up and are about to marry into a place that I can't see. I regret that I didn't hug you too much, and if I went underground and your mother asked me what it would be like to hug you, I wouldn't be able to answer. "
Wang Rong's eyes reddened as she threw herself into Wang Wei's embrace, "Father."
Wang Wei wrapped his trembling hands around her as tears streamed down his face, "My daughter, you will have to walk your own path in the future. Dad can't help you, I really can't help you."
"Father, don't do anything. As long as you are healthy and live for a long time, it will be your daughter's wish." Wang Rong cried.