Chapter 252 Early Planning

"The Guo family's attitude clearly shows that they want to stand together with the General's Mansion. The hatred between us and the Gu family cannot be resolved. If it continues like this in the future, I'm afraid that the Duke's Mansion will not have a chance to make a comeback, and the Prince Fu's Mansion and the Wei family will also suffer."

"Mother, I'm afraid we have to make plans early."

The Princess of Fu has been working in the royal family for so many years, so she naturally has some foresight.

So her words reminded Madam Wei and also stimulated the resentment in Madam Wei's heart.

"I said, deliberately choosing such a day is just to disgust the Duke's Mansion? Xue Niang hasn't married yet, and the Guo family is going against the Princess' Mansion because of their dissatisfaction. It will only take a word to deal with us in the future."

"That's right, mother."

Madam Wei was obviously not someone who would sit and wait for death, so she was silent for a while and then said to her daughter.

"When Jialian came of age, your grandfather once asked me and your uncle to talk about whether to support the Fourth Prince. Now the Eastern Palace is in power, with Prime Minister Guo as a civil official and Liu Lang as a military general. Under such circumstances, if she stands on the side of the Fourth Prince, I'm afraid the risk is too great. What do you think about this?"

Mrs. Wei's words made Princess Fu have some thoughts that she shouldn't have.

It has been a long time since the Queen and the Crown Princess looked down on her, so even if she is Princess Fu, she actually has no style among the clan members, but just looks at the flowers and brocade.

The most important thing is that if the Crown Prince ascends the throne in the future, judging from the contribution of the Prince Fu's Mansion in the Eastern Palace, I'm afraid he will become a marginal figure.

This is something that the arrogant Princess Fu can't tolerate.

Therefore, she and Mrs. Wei looked at each other and both smelled the other's unwillingness.

"Grandfather is a smart man. It will be very difficult to persuade him to join the Fourth Prince, who has no chance of winning."

After hearing what Princess Fu said, Madam Wei was not anxious but laughed happily.

"Otherwise, how can we say that children owe each other debts? Your grandfather may not agree, but Jialian's thoughts are quite obvious. Compared with other princes and grandchildren, I think she is more attracted to the Fourth Prince."

"Mother, do you want Jialian to marry into the Fourth Prince's mansion? But he already has a princess and a concubine in his mansion. With Jialian's status, she will definitely not be a concubine."

"Then don't worry. Didn't you become a concubine back then?"

Hearing this, Princess Fu suddenly realized, and said with a charming look.

"Look at me, I can't figure out such a small thing. What's the point of having a bad reputation? Real benefits make people happy."

The mother and daughter smiled at each other, and arranged Wei Jialian clearly.

If she and the fourth prince were really entangled, it would mean that the Wei family would be forced to take sides, and the Duke's Mansion and the Prince of Fu's Mansion could also take the opportunity to join them.

With the ability of Wei Taiwei, he could gather together those forces that had long been excluded by the Eastern Palace. Although the ropes were not very good, if they were twisted together, they would certainly pose a threat to the Eastern Palace.

Who doesn't covet the throne of the emperor?

Before the world is decided, no one can predict what will happen in the future.

If the imperial concubine, who has always been favored, were to blow some pillow talk in front of His Majesty, wouldn't the situation be clearer?

The situation was changing, and the excitement of Sui'an City never stopped.

At the end of March, there were two festive events.

There were many people in front of the Princess's Mansion and the General's Mansion, but the Royal Guards were sent to guard the Princess's Mansion, and the carriages and horses coming and going were mostly dignitaries, which made people very envious.

On the contrary, in front of the general's mansion, except for the carriages of the Guo family, there was no one else.

But this does not mean that the general's mansion is a place where no one cares. After all, the Guo family also put a lot of thought into this betrothal, so they carried dozens of betrothal gifts.

Many of the things inside were gifts from the emperor, which shows the importance that the Guo family attaches to Xue Niang.

The Guo family members who came today all had rosy faces and were refreshed.

Especially the fourth son of the Guo family, who was in high spirits when he was happy, naturally looked more handsome and upright than usual.

Old Madam Guo and the third wife of Guo accompanied him. As for Prime Minister Guo and other male members of the family, they naturally had court affairs to attend to, so they did not come.

But when accepting the marriage proposal, the Guo family had already given Xue Niang enough face, so even if only three people came to betrothal today, no one outside would say that the Guo family treated Xue Niang poorly.

In the general's mansion, Madam Gu and Madam Guo sat at the top of the table. Everyone in the room was smiling. As the couple of lovers in this happy event, Guo Jia Silang and Xue Niang got a chance to talk alone in the courtyard corridor.

"After the engagement, you and I are engaged. It's okay to be closer than others. So I went to the Treasure House the day before yesterday to pick out a Dongzhu hairpin for you. It looks unique. Do you like it?"

Guo Jia Silang was not a person who was fussy about etiquette, so he was not embarrassed.

Although Xue Niang looked a little shy, she still took it openly.

This Dongzhu didn't look big, but the interesting thing was that there were eight small beads, which were surrounded together to make a snowflake shape.

It was in line with her eighth year of birth and had her maiden name, Xue. With such care, how could it be bought the day before yesterday? It must have been made specially.

Thinking of this, Xue Niang was also moved.

The future husband in front of me looks rough, but he is actually thoughtful and will probably be considerate to me in the future.

So, after receiving the hairpin, she put it on her hair and asked shyly.

"Does it look good?"

"It looks good."

Guo Jia Silang's eyes were full of tenderness, and then Xue Niang handed over a purse she had just embroidered, saying softly.

"Grandmother said that there is such a custom in Jinling. On the day of the engagement, the woman will give her husband a purse in return, hoping for the years to come."

The purse was red satin with a hundred butterflies embroidered in gold, and it was specially decorated with goose yellow tassels. It looked festive and expressed the love.

After Guo Jia Silang took it, he looked at it carefully and said with a smile.

"My mother once told me that you are very good at embroidery. I didn't quite believe it, but now it seems to be true."

"It's just some small things in the boudoir, not worth mentioning."

"I like it very much and will definitely keep it."

After saying this, Guo Jia Silang hung the purse directly on his belt, which matched his brocade robe today.

The two looked at each other, and everything was self-explanatory.

When they returned to the house, everyone saw the purse hanging on Guo Jia Silang's waist and the Dongzhu hairpin on Xue Niang's bun, and for a moment they were delighted by this talented man and beautiful woman, a match made in heaven.