Not long after the New Year in Tokyo City, groups of hurriedly marching teams emerged from the Forbidden Army barracks in the North City. Many people already knew about the invasion of Shu in Kansai, but the imperial court still claimed that the Uighurs' tribute route was blocked by party items, so reinforcements were needed.
The first snow of the new year has just settled, and the door of Guo Mansion is open, waiting to welcome the first distinguished guest this year.
The door of Guo Mansion rarely has such an opportunity to be opened wide. Because Guo Wei rarely interacts with important officials in the court in private, and those with lower status than Guo Wei can only use the corner gates on both sides.
At this time, Guo Xin was standing behind Guo Wei and his two elder brothers Guo Rong and Guo Tong. Also beside him were Guo Shoujun's three brothers, his brother-in-law Zhang Yongde, his brother-in-law Yang Tingzhang, and almost all the men in the Guo family were waiting for the guest in the front yard. 's arrival
The distinguished guests naturally refer to the three envoys of the dynasty, Wang Zhang, the imperial tutor, and his only daughter. The purpose of Wang Zhang's visit was also very simple - to discuss the marriage between the two families with Guo Wei, and also to allow the Wang family's daughter to appear in advance in front of the Guo family.
However, Guo Xin stood among the crowd without any pressure and his mentality was already very relaxed. After all, it was not him who was married to the Wang family, but his brother Guo Tong.
The Wang family's car should have arrived at the beginning of the month, but Guo Xin and others waited in the front yard for a long time, but Wang Zhang was still nowhere to be seen. This reminded Guo Xin of Xie Hui. Every time Feng Guo left a room to discuss matters, Xie Hui was always the last person present. Do these people like to use this to show their importance?
But Guo Xin felt relieved immediately after thinking about it. After all, he was marrying his only daughter, so it was understandable that he should use some tricks to make his daughter more valued in her husband's family.
Wang Zhang hasn't arrived yet, and the open door is like an empty mouth waiting for nourishment. Guo Xin was not a person who could sit still and wait, and his eyes soon began to wander around the front yard. The sky above is very clear, and the snow in the courtyard has long been swept away by the slaves.
Guo Xin looked around. The leader, Guo Wei, stood calmly with his hands behind his hands, raising his head and thinking about something. Guo Tong had his hands in his sleeves, looking a little nervous. He looked down again and saw that brother Ding's cheeks were red from the cold, so he took off his short coat and put it on brother Ding's body.
"Thank you, Brother Ercong." Brother Ding did not refuse, raised his head and thanked quietly.
Guo Xin nodded in response. He didn't wear too much, but the winter air in the north was dry. At his age, when he was full of energy, he would easily feel hot if he wore too much.
Just when Guo Xin was bored with waiting, Guo Pu, who was placed on the corner as a lookout, suddenly hurried in from outside the door. He ran so fast that he almost stumbled over the threshold: "The Grand Tutor's car is here!"
Guo Wei immediately strode towards the door, and Guo Xin quickly followed the others.
When I arrived outside the house, I saw two felt-covered carriages slowly approaching from the end of the street. Guo Xin was curious when he saw this. It was rumored that Wang Zhang had been in charge of the Hedong branch for more than ten years and his family had a lot of money. However, the car looked very simple to drive, and even looked a bit old upon closer inspection.
Two carriages stopped at the entrance of Guo Mansion, one after another. A figure quickly emerged from the carriage in front. Sure enough, it was the skinny old man Guo Xin had seen in Weizhou Camp before.
With a smile on his face, Wang Zhang got out of the felt curtain. Before he got out of the car, he stood on the shaft of the car and raised his hands to Guo Wei: "Wang is late, please don't blame Privy Guo!"
After Guo Wei returned the greeting, he pushed Guo Tong out from beside him and introduced to Wang Zhang: "This is my eldest son."
Guo Tong bowed to Wang Zhang very respectfully and said, "Master Wang is in control of the imperial court's finances and has a good reputation both in the government and at home. The younger generation has admired him for a long time, and today we finally meet him."
"Okay, okay." Wang Zhang looked at Guo Tong and nodded with a smile, all in agreement with Guo Tong's words.
When Guo Xin saw this, he thought that his brother was probably very satisfied with the marriage, but it seemed that Wang Zhang was not very enthusiastic about his future son-in-law.
Guo Wei introduced Guo Rong to Wang Zhang, and then it was Guo Xin's turn.
Guo Xin still remembered that Wang Zhang spoke for him in Weizhou, so he had a good impression of him, so he bowed: "I have met Taifu Wang."
Wang Zhang stroked his beard and looked at Guo Xin with a somewhat complicated look: "It seems that Commander Guo still remembers me."
Guo Xin was slightly startled when he heard the words. He heard that there seemed to be something else in Wang Zhang's words. He didn't know how to answer, so he had to smile.
Fortunately, Wang Zhang had no intention of embarrassing him, and quickly clapped his hands and shouted: "How long do you want my daughter to stay?"
When everyone heard this, they immediately focused their attention on the carriage behind. Guo Xin noticed that Guo Tong's eyes were fixed on the car curtain, and he looked nervous and holding his breath. He felt funny and felt pity for Guo Tong: a man and a woman can only meet after they are engaged, which is really no different from a gamble. .
Under the attention of everyone, the curtain of the carriage quickly shook, but first a hand came out from it and placed it on the arm of the maid who had been waiting under the carriage for a long time.
That hand was very well-proportioned. Although it was not as white as Yuniang's, it was still not ordinary. One look at it and you could tell that it was a hand that had been pampered for a long time. As the person in the car continued to stretch out his arms, a pair of white jade bracelets were also revealed on his wrists.
When Guo Xin saw this, he felt that his guess was correct. The Wang family was just hiding their wealth.
After the Wang family daughter whetted everyone's appetite, the car curtain was slowly lifted up with another hand, finally revealing the owner of the car.
Those hands betrayed Guo Xin, who originally thought that there was a shy and beautiful girl in the car. At this time, when he saw Ms. Wang coming out, she was inevitably a little disappointed.
Wang's figure seems to be a little chubby, which may be considered plump to put it mildly, and the wide skirt cannot hide her thick waist. Guo Xin turned his head and glanced at Guo Tong, but he didn't see any disappointment on Guo Tong's face. Instead, he seemed very satisfied with Wang.
Guo Xin couldn't help but think about that. With his brother's frail body, would he really not be crushed by the Wang family when he did that?
Fortunately, Wang's face is fairly square, especially her nose is wide and long, and she has not inherited Wang Zhang's skinny face. What especially attracted Guo Xin's attention was that Wang's eyes were very bright, but they were not ordinary philistine eyes, but more like shrewdness with desire. Guo Xin had a bad impression of this sister-in-law when they first met.
"This is my daughter." Wang Zhang's words brought Guo Xin back from his thoughts.
Mrs. Wang also walked up to the crowd and bowed: "I have met Privy Councilor Guo and all the gentlemen."
"Taifu Wang is a blessed man, having given birth to such a beautiful daughter." Guo Wei couldn't help but be polite.
"I have always taught this girl since she was a child. Naturally, she is not comparable to those popular fans." Wang Zhang was completely rude and laughed: "What's more, the only daughter in the family, how can she not put in effort?"
After singing and harmonizing, Guo Wei led Wang and Zhang inside: "This is not a place for talking. Mr. Wang is coming with me."
"Privilege Guo, you're welcome."
Everyone entered Guo Mansion one after another. Guo Xin fell behind and quietly looked at Wang who was walking in front. Wang was seen strolling behind Wang Zhang, looking left and right, as if looking for something.
However, Guo Tong quickly approached and seemed to have started chatting with Wang.
Seeing this, Guo Xin shook his head: If his brother is so impatient, he may easily be killed by the Wang family.
