Happiness Consist in Contentment

"Fifty-one years..."

Mrs. Liu Guogong lowered her head and pouted, "Am I so old?"

Mother Pei smiled, "That's right, girl. In a blink of an eye, you're a grandmother."

Mrs. Liu Guogong snorted, "I've been a grandmother for a long time. If you don't look at how old everyone's children are, they're about to get engaged and married."

Mother Pei nodded, "Yes. The eldest son is about to get engaged, and he is fourteen. The uncle is in his thirties, right?"

"Isn't it?" Mrs. Liu Guogong sighed, "I still remember when the eldest eldest got married, how lively that night was! He was still young and so happy that he almost got drunk..."

Mother Pei looked at her with a smile, and said softly, "The Eighteenth Girl was also born at that time."

Mrs. Liu Guogong smiled, "Yes. This girl knows how to choose the time.

The mansion would be busy, and she had to come out in the evening. Not long after she was born, her eldest brother set off to welcome the bride into the mansion... In a blink of an eye, she was about to get married. "

Pei's mother saw Mrs. Liu Guogong's eyes turning red, and quietly supported her, walked slowly, and listened quietly.

"At that time, I hadn't held a child for many years. Even when An He was born, I only glanced at her. But I don't know why, when Xiao Shiba was born, listen to how small she is. As soon as the people cry, I feel like my heart is blocked..."

Mrs. Liu Guogong smiled, as if she saw the chickens and dogs jumping in the house that evening: "But it's very strange, as soon as I reached out to hug her, she stopped crying immediately before she opened her eyes, she was so cute that it made people feel distressed. ."

"Eighteen girls have always been the most well-behaved."

"Yeah! Good, she is always being snatched by An He and teased by An Zhuang. These two children have been naughty since they were young. But Anfang is a foolish child, and he always acts for them every time. Good words... what a fool."

Mother Pei said with a smile, "The eighteenth girl is not stupid."

Mrs. Liu Guogong laughed, "Yes, yes, she is not stupid. She is just too good."

"It's good that Madam knows."

"I know you love her. When she was a child, when she was greedy, she didn't dare to ask me for it, but she always went to you. You are the one who dotes on her the most."

"Don't Madam love Miss Eighteen? You love her more than I do."

Mrs. Liu Guogong smiled, "I love her. But the more I love her, the more scared I am. You don't know, I knew seven

My aunt almost turned her cold into tuberculosis, so I can't wait to kill that silly and sweet idiot! "

Speaking of this, Mrs. Liu Guogong gritted her teeth very much, "It's her own, why don't you care so much? Even a four-year-old child almost died in one night! At that time, I really had the heart to kill her. ."

Mother Pei's mouth twitched, "It's not like you don't know that Qi Yiniang is such a person. What else can she do other than cry? You have endured it for so many years, so why keep thinking about it."

"I'm annoying her!" Mrs. Liu Guogong curled her lips, "I also know that her temperament is like this. It's soft like a dough, and she can't even squeeze it.

But I really didn't think she was a fool! Can't even take care of a child! "

"Isn't the last eighteen girls still auspicious, every bad thing turns into auspicious! It's just that Madam has worked hard for the past few days, and now she still suffers from the root of the disease."

Mrs. Liu Guogong shook her head, "She called me mother, and I naturally have to do what a mother should do. Children are all the same, they came into this world cleanly, and adults' affairs should not involve them. Besides, they are all good children, and they have lived up to my hard work."

"It's just," Mrs. Liu Guogong looked up at the sky with a distant vision, and said with emotion, "Mom, I never knew that one day I would really spend my life in the inner courtyard like this.

When I was young, I was also angry and high-spirited.

At that time, what I thought was to use my skills to gain a foothold in the DPRK, and to be famous in the world! At least I have to leave a fortune in the history, but I didn't expect...

In the end, it was just a dream, no match for the cruelty of reality. "

Pei's mother looked at Madam Liu Guogong distressedly, "Girl..."

Mrs. Liu Guogong smiled, looked down at her, and said, "I used to be unwilling. Why? Women can only be kept in the inner courtyard? Are women really inferior to men?

I also don't want to become a mediocre woman who can only see the world.

However, when I gave birth to Geng'er, I realized that a mother is also a woman's greatest role!

How hard is it to be a good mother!

And I have been doing it for over thirty years. "

Mrs. Liu Guogong looked at the flowers and trees in the courtyard, and the lights hanging on the veranda were soft and quiet.

"Maybe when I was young, I still had some resentment in my heart. But now..." She shook her head and smiled, "Mom, I think I have been very lucky and happy in my life!"

Pei's mother blushed and smiled.

, "It's good that the girl feels happy!"

"Okay, Mom, it's getting late, so go back and rest early. By the way, let Cuiying open the storeroom tomorrow and pick some good things out... Little Shiba's dowry has to be prepared!"

"Okay, ma'am..."

The figures of the two gradually drifted away, and the servants who followed were far behind, and it was difficult to hear what they said...

The night, gradually quiet, tomorrow will be a new day.

...

After getting married, Liu Fang's life has not changed much. She still has to practice in the morning, say goodbye in the morning and evening, and practice calligraphy and painting.

But something has changed.

For example, the wedding dress had to be embroidered. Although the dowry was prepared by Mrs. Liu Guogong, she had to follow along. One was to study, and the other was to let her choose her own dowry. Furthermore, Yang An began to communicate with her frequently.

Almost every day a letter, Liu Fang is actually quite strange how he has so many words, every day does not repeat the same, and the writing is brilliant, making Liu Fang very ashamed!

- Her reply seems to be very ordinary, and it is too vernacular. Does she have to study more, so that there will be a generation gap in the conversation between the two after they get married...

When An He returned to the door in three dynasties, Liu Fang saw that she had not changed, and she was still living freely. It is said that she and her husband moved out of Wenyi Bofu the next day.

Liu Fang really didn't know what to say about the Seventeenth Sister. Mrs. Wen Yibo was probably just being polite. I didn't expect this naive couple to move out in such a hurry!

Also a talent!

When Mrs. Liu Guogong heard this, she rolled her eyes, and said to An He angrily, "Just do it!"

An He smiled and shrugged in disapproval, "Don't worry, mother, my daughter knows what she knows. Mother-in-law is happy!"

Mrs. Liu Guogong: ...hehe. Believe in your evil!

Liu Fang shook her head speechlessly, "Sister, are you sure Mrs. Wen Yibo is really happy? Didn't she hold back and prepare to kill you?"

An He was annoyed, "Am I that stupid? If my mother-in-law really wanted us to move out, how could I move out the next day after getting married? I'm not stupid!"

Liu Fang: ...you are disliked by others, and you still feel proud? (ー_ー)!!

Mrs. Liu Guogong: ...I didn't even see this stupid daughter! →_→

An He pouted, "Okay. I know. My mother-in-law just disliked me and my husband.

But what can be done? My mother-in-law is an upright person. As for me, my back hurts even when I sit upright for a moment. I really can't stand it.

Isn't it fine now, I

After moving out with my husband, it's good to go to say hello more often in the future, and you don't have to look at each other, right? "

Liu Fang, Mrs. Liu Guogong: …

"Whatever, anyway, you are married, how to live with love."

Mrs. Liu Guogong finished her speech angrily, and directly drove An He and Liu Fang out.

An He and Liu Fang stood at the door facing each other.

An He shrugged: It has nothing to do with me!

Liu Fang stared at her speechlessly: Who else has nothing to do with you?

An He shrugged again: Well, it's a little bit related.

Liu Fang: ...that's enough!

...

This is how life is spent at times like this, and time is passing unknowingly.

In June, Liu Fang's eldest nephew, the eldest son of the eldest son, got engaged.

In August, Liu Fang held a wedding ceremony.

In the twelfth lunar month, after Yang An's unremitting efforts, Mrs. Liu Guogong finally agreed to their wedding.

Liu Fang is finally getting married!

...

On the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, it is advisable to get married.

On this day, the people of the entire Kyoto crowded into the streets to watch the excitement, discussing this unexpected marriage.

"Hey, this young master of the Yang family is really lucky! He is also a great man to be able to climb up to Liu Guogong's mansion!"

"I heard that he is very handsome!"

"The girl in the manor's mansion must be ugly, otherwise how can I look at him? It's hard for this Young Master Yang, to be able to bear such humiliation and burden..."

"Tsk tsk, this is so sour! How do you know that the girls in the Guogong's mansion must be ugly? No one in Beijing knows that Liu Guogong's mansion is famous for being beautiful! Whether it's a son or a girl in the mansion, that's all. She is beautiful and everyone praises her."

"But, this eighteen girl has always been rumored to be ugly!"

"Heh, I was born in a family like Liu Guogong's mansion, my brothers and sisters are all good-looking people. Even if she looks better than you and me, she is ugly in the eyes of others. This 'ugly' is compared to you and me. They are all still beautiful, so why do you have the confidence to say that other girls are ugly here!"

"Uh... You haven't seen it before, how do you know that the eighteenth girl is not ugly?"

"Hey, don't tell me, I've actually seen it before. I was fortunate enough to meet the two girls from the Guogong's mansion during a lake outing in Beijing that day. No matter who they are, they all look like eighteen girls. She's prettier than me. I don't even think I'm ugly, so how can you say that the girls in the imperial palace are ugly?"

Everyone sees that his face is still more than beautiful, but his skin is a little dark, so he does not look good, but it is not ugly.

.

So, everyone nodded in agreement.

"Yeah, if you say that, that girl isn't ugly!"

"I don't know who is so immoral. It's too mean and vicious to always say that the girl's appearance is not salty!"

"It's, it's..."

"That's why, this Young Master Yang is really lucky! Not to mention the fact that he climbed the imperial palace, he can still marry such a beautiful girl!"

Everyone nodded in agreement!

Envy ah, and a little jealous. →_→

Not to mention the liveliness of the street for the time being, only to say that the palace is also very busy.

The servants walked in and out, fast and silent, and guests, relatives and friends had already arrived at the door, congratulating Tianzhuang one after another.

☆, 16 other types of contentment and happiness to wear

Orphanage

Shumo took the booklet with Liuli and Liuyue to count the dowry together to prevent anything from being missed.

The painting and calligraphy brought Liuyu, and Liufeng packed up all the last things in the room and prepared to take it to the Yang family along with the dowry.

Mrs. Liu Guogong brought Mrs. Quanfu over to dress Liu Fang.

Cuizhen has already led someone to wait for Liu Fang to bathe and change clothes, put on a red wedding dress, and is sitting by the bed with black hair and eating.

As soon as Mrs. Liu Guogong came in, she first waved her hand to let Liu Fang continue to eat, and then said to Mrs. Quanfu: "The child is still young, let her eat first, otherwise, after a day, I am afraid she will be exhausted."

As for going to the toilet or something, isn't there a group of servants to serve you?

Mrs. Quanfu is the wife of the Minister of Rites, and she is known as a blessed person in Beijing: both parents and in-laws are still alive, both children and children, all of them are promising, and there is no concubine in the mansion. to the second place.

The noble family is proud to invite her to be Mrs. Quanfu!

It's just that, she is the cousin of the current Jin Wen Emperor, a serious royal princess, not anyone who can be easily invited.

However, Mrs. Liu Guogong has known her since childhood and is a close friend of her boudoir, so over the years, this lady has always been Mrs. Quanfu at the marriage of the Guogong's mansion.

This also makes the nobles in Beijing very envious of Liu Guogong, marrying such a bully wife, there is nothing to worry about!

Liu Guogong: O(≧▽≦)O just having fun.

...

Mrs. Minister of Rites was also used to the temperament of her friends. After so many years, seeing her marrying so many daughters, doesn't she know what kind of person the other party is?

So, she just smiled and didn't speak.

When Liu Fang was full and drank two glasses of water, Mrs. Liu Guogong nodded in satisfaction and said to Mrs. Minister of Rites, "It's your job, Ah Yao."

"In that moment, you can give me the pair of jasper paperweights as a thank you gift."

Mrs. Liu Guogong glanced at her angrily and said, "Yes. As long as you dress my little girl well, I will give you that whole set of Bibo!"

"Really?" Mrs. Minister of Rites was pleasantly surprised, "Don't be rude."

Mrs. Liu Guogong snorted, "I always do what I say. When have you seen me cheating?"

Mrs. Minister of Rites smiled, "So good!"

Mrs. Liu Guogong glared at her, and then the two looked at each other and smiled, tacit understanding.

Liu Fang sat and watched, smiling calmly.

Others don't know the temperament of this Mrs. Minister of Rites. She has been with her mother since she was a child, so she naturally understands.

Mrs. Minister of Rites did not talk much, she first cleaned her hands and burned incense, and then she carefully dressed Liu Fang.

"As soon as you comb through your hair, you don't have to worry about wealth and honor;

Two combs to the head, no disease and no worries;

Three combs to the head, more children and more longevity;

Comb to the end again, raise the case and raise the eyebrows;

Two combs are combed to the end, and the wings fly together;

Three combs are combed to the end, and they are always tied together.

There is a head and a tail, rich and noble..." (This article comes from Baidu)

As the words for combing her hair were sung out, Mrs. Liu Guogong's eyes gradually became moist.

Liu Fang looked through the mirror to see the sad expression on her mother's face, and her eyes couldn't help but turn red.

The Lady of the Ministry of Rites sighed to herself, her subordinates kept moving, and quickly combed Liu Fang a concentric bun.

While putting on her hairpin accessories, he said to Mrs. Liu Guogong: "You have sent so many daughters out, how can you get used to it? Why are your eyes so shallow? Today is the happy day of the child, so don't allow it. You hire her!"

Mrs. Liu Guogong glared at her, "Which eye did you see me crying?"

Mrs. Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites smiled, "I didn't say you were crying, why are you anxious?"

After that, she said to Liu Fang, "Look, your mother loves you. Good boy, when you grow up and get married, you have to live a good life and don't let your mother worry."

Liu Fang nodded and replied softly, "Yes, Mrs. Chang."

The lady of the Ministry of Rites smiled without saying a word, put makeup on her face, and solemnly put on Liu Fang the gorgeous phoenix crown.

Mrs. Liu Guogong was too lazy to pay attention to her, watching Liu Fang gradually change from a pretty girl to a dignified young woman, she felt really uncomfortable.

I've never been used to saying things like this. Unless she has no feelings for this daughter. But they were all brought up by her hard work!

She still seems to be able to see the scene of the old man's palace full of children:

The boys were out of school, and the girls came hand in hand, chattering endlessly.

But the smiles on their faces are so pretty!

When she is naughty and mischievous, she can't wait to chase after him, but when she is well-behaved and sensible, she is also so caring and touching...

The more she recalled the past, the more uncomfortable Mrs. Liu Guogong felt in her heart: the children grew up, one by one, from toddlers to babbling, and gradually became stable and reliable men, elegant and beautiful women, and they all had their own. energy phase

With people who have been with them for a lifetime, they also have their own children, become parents and mothers...

This is so good!

Isn't that what a family's inheritance is like?

"Mother?"

Mrs. Liu Guogong came back to her senses and saw Liu Fang holding her hand and looking at her with a smile.

"Mrs. Chang went out. She said to wait for you in the study first."

Mrs. Liu Guogong smiled and stroked her temples and nodded, "It's so beautiful!"

Liu Fang agreed with a smile, "It's beautiful, but it's too heavy."

Mrs. Liu Guogong looked at the phoenix crown made of pure gold, frowned, and said, "I told your father a long time ago, don't use pure gold to make this crown, I must not listen! I really can't do anything about him."

Liu Fang smiled, "Mother, father also likes it like that. If one day he doesn't like Jin Zi anymore, then it will be a big problem."

Mrs. Liu Guogong also found it funny, "Yeah..."

There was silence between the mother and daughter.

Liu Fang just smiled and looked at Mrs. Liu Guogong, who caressed her face lovingly, full of reluctance: "I really want to run out now and tell that boy Yang An that he regrets his marriage..."

Liu Fang: …⊙﹏⊙∥

Mother, I'm about to get married, you still scare me like this, is it really okay?

...

"Mother! Mother!"

When the two were relatively speechless, a hearty female voice came from outside.

Mrs. Liu Guogong rolled her eyes, "Okay, here comes the debt collector!"

Liu Fang covered her mouth and smiled.

Princess An, the youngest daughter of Mrs. Liu Guogong's biological daughter, An Fei, the fifth daughter of Liu Guogong's residence, rushed into the room like a gust of wind.

"Mother, my daughter is calling you outside, why are you ignoring me?"

Before Mrs. Liu Guogong could answer, An Fei turned her head to look at Liu Fang, her eyes lit up, she reached out and pinched her face, and said, "Oh, little Anfang, you are finally married! This dress is so beautiful. !"

An Fei is a combination of the advantages of Mrs. Liu Guogong and Liu Guogong. She has a beautiful appearance, and has an eccentric temperament since childhood. She was doted on by her brother and sister and grew up.

Anyway, in Liu Fang's impression, the mother had a headache when she heard the fifth sister's voice, and if she said two more words, she would definitely explode!

However, her temperament outside is very delicate, and no one has ever said that she is not good. Even if she hates her at first, she will be fooled into her friend by her in the end!

This is also patience!

Anyway, Liu Fang grew up so big, and only saw Mrs. Liu Guogong always stand firm, and she was always annoying when she saw the fifth sister.

Outsiders, hehe.

Just look at the eighth prince who was chased and beaten by An Fei, and now that Prince An has become her husband, you know that no one can escape the clutches of the fifth girl.

Unless, she is not interested in you!

To paraphrase the words of Mrs. Liu Guogong: The five girls are completely the womb of foxes, and they are born to deceive people!

Liu Fang felt: You are right!

Ever since I was a child, I had a deep understanding of how Fifth Sister was cheating on her!

An Fei didn't know that Liu Fang thought about it in her heart for a moment, she just said to her with a smile: "The little sister is married, the fifth sister is really old. Alas~ I think I was married at the beginning, Xiao Anfang. You are just a little beanie (five years old), in a blink of an eye, you have grown up and married..."

Liu Fang: ...(ー_ー)!!

Sister, you say it, don't pinch my face, okay? Also, if you don't say this with a smile, she'll probably be able to believe it.

Mrs. Liu Guogong raised her hand and patted off An Fei's hand holding Liu Fang's face, and said angrily, "Just talk, what to do. What if you pinch your sister's face red? Ah."

An Fei pouted, "Mother, you are partial. You only care about my sister, not me. Besides, as my sister, my sister only knows when she is married. Why didn't you discuss it with me before? If there is something unknown, what should I do if I cheat my sister?"

"Ha!" Mrs. Liu Guogong sneered, "Tell you? I don't know where you are, what are you talking about?"

An Fei touched her nose, feeling embarrassed, "Cough, yes, the lord took me to Jiangnan to play some time ago, I forgot for a while. Mother, mother, mother... Well, don't be angry~"

While talking, he was pulling Mrs. Liu Guogong's sleeves and shaking it. Mrs. Liu Guogong quickly stopped her and said, "Okay, let's put some makeup on your sister today, don't worry about it. If you dare to make a fool of yourself, I will really If you want to commit the following crimes, I will beat you, the princess!"

An Fei giggled, "Yes, mother."

"Hmph. Okay, you are here with your sister, I'll go outside and have a look first."

"Okay, mother, walk slowly."

Having said that, An Fei also bowed respectfully.

Mrs. Liu Guogong glared at her before turning around and going out.

When An Fei saw Mrs. Liu Guogong gone, she rolled her eyes and immediately stood up straight, sat beside Liu Fang, crossed Erlang's legs, and pulled the melon seeds on the table with one hand, knocking while saying rudely: " Good sister, tell my sister, how did you fall in love with your brother-in-law?"

Liu Fang: ...heart, I'm so tired! (︶︿︶)