Da'an's best son-in-law

Today is the day of the Wei family's family banquet. The rule set by Mr. Wei is that one family will have a banquet every three days, which is unbreakable. Ye Chen has participated in several such activities in the past few days since he came to the Wei family. However, his situation was very embarrassing. Neither the elder nor the younger generation of the Wei family knew him well. During the meal, only Wei Yanran and his father-in-law and mother-in-law exchanged a few words with him.

As for Mr. Wei, he was very enthusiastic towards him. This was partly due to his close friendship with Ye Chen's grandfather. Although Ye Chen was just a pawn in the marriage between the two families, the Wei family treated him quite well. As for how they treated him behind the scenes, Ye Chen didn't care.

According to the rules, the two people were just engaged and had not actually held a wedding. However, the Wei family couldn't wait to take him over and said that the wedding would be made up for later. It seems that the Chen family has tightened the pressure and wants to win over the Ye family as soon as possible.

After attending the dinner, Wei Yanran still held Ye Chen's hand affectionately, and the two of them went back together. Regarding the former, which was a matter of honor, Ye Chen also expressed his understanding and was happy to cooperate. After all, it was an honor for him that such a beautiful woman was willing to hold his arm, Ye Chen.

Thinking of this, Ye Chen couldn't help but laugh. He was really slowly accepting the identity of his son-in-law.

"Why is your husband laughing?"

Looking at Ye Chen who suddenly laughed next to her, Wei Yanran asked doubtfully.

He told Wei Yanran exactly what he thought, and the latter smiled when he heard it. These days, every time Ye Chen attends a dinner party, most people in the Wei family stay away from him. She is still worried that he will be disgusted with her identity. It seems that she is worrying too much.

The two chatted for a while on the way and returned to the attic. Lian'er had already laid out all Ye Chen's bedding. She even knew which book he was going to read tonight, so she thoughtfully found it for Ye Chen and put it on the table. , next to it is brewed tea.

The two people who came back were a little surprised to see such a scene, especially Ye Chen and the maids around Wei Yanran. He and Lian'er had the best relationship, but this little girl would prepare it for him so thoughtfully. It actually surprised him.

Wei Yanran didn't say anything, but a smile with unknown meaning appeared on her face. She took a deep look at Ye Chen, then turned and went upstairs.

Seeing the surprised looks in their eyes, Lian'er's little face suddenly turned red and hot.

"Aunt...Uncle, Lian'er has prepared everything for you. If you need anything, just call me." After saying that, the little girl also ran up quickly, as if she couldn't bear to stay here any longer.

Looking at the two masters and servants going upstairs, Ye Chen shook his head helplessly. He also felt the way Wei Yanran looked at him just now. She didn't think she had done anything to her little maid, and Lian'er. , how could it happen today...

Maybe it's just that he always takes this girl to play around, and this girl thinks that she has a good enough relationship with him. Putting aside these chaotic thoughts, Ye Chen once again picked up the biography that he had read half of yesterday.

As a talented girl in Jizhou, Wei Yanran had a large collection of books. Ye Chen had been reading all of her books these days. The more he looked at it, the more Ye Chen admired Wei Yanran's vision. In the An Dynasty, it was still believed that "a woman's lack of talent is a virtue". Girls from ordinary families basically had no chance to study, and women from rich families could not. It’s just reading and literacy.

But in Wei Yanran's collection of books, there are not only various poetry collections, but also historical records of various dynasties and dynasties, as well as many vernacular novels. According to Lian'er, Wei Yanran has already read these. Being able to take care of such a complicated family business while still insisting on studying, Ye Chen couldn't help but admire the former in his heart.

What I have been reading recently are biographies of poets from the An and Tang dynasties. Due to the confusion of history, what is recorded here is also very different from my previous understanding. For example, Li Bai only left three poems on it, saying that he was killed in a sword duel with others. Du Fu had always been a high-ranking official in the Tang Dynasty. As for his feelings about his family and country, because he was in a high position, his poems were all about praising the peaceful and prosperous times, but there was no sense of sadness like what he had read.

While reading slowly, Ye Chen's eyes suddenly stopped on one page.

Lu You was born in the [-]th year of Kaiyuan and died in the second year of Tianyuan at the age of sixty-four. I converted the time in my mind, and it almost matched the time in history.

Today I just used Lu You's poem to deal with my husband. He still wants to take a good look at Lu Fangweng's life.

Lu You was born during the founding of the Zhou Dynasty and during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Zhou Dynasty. He took the examination of the Ministry of Rites, but due to some reasons his official career was not smooth. After Zhou Xiaozong came to the throne, he was granted a Jinshi background and served successively as the chief registrar of Ningde County in Fuzhou, the official of the imperial edict, and the general magistrate of Longxing Prefecture. Because of his persistence in resisting the Jin Dynasty, he was repeatedly rejected by the Zhuhe faction. In the second year of Jiatai, Zhou Ningzong ordered Lu You to go to Beijing and preside over the compilation of Xiaozong's and Guangzong's "Records of the Two Dynasties" and "History of the Three Dynasties". The official went to Baozhang Pavilion to prepare it. After the book was completed, Lu You lived in seclusion in Shanyin for a long time. He passed away in the second year of Tianyuan and left his last work "Shi'er".

The Zhou Dynasty was originally a dynasty in the north of Da'an, but was later destroyed by the Jin Dynasty. This sentence at the end of the book is Lu You's last poem.

"When I die, I know that everything will be in vain, but I will not see the same sadness as all the nine states. When Wang Shibei set the Central Plains day, he never forgot to tell Nai Weng about the family sacrifices."

Ye Chen learned this poem when he was studying. Now that he is in Da'an, when he reads it, he can feel the sadness and unwillingness in Lu You's heart.

Now that the Jin soldiers have destroyed the Great Zhou Dynasty, their tendency to go south to annex the Central Plains is still unabated. The next target is Da'an. But now that Da'an has repeatedly tolerated the Jin Dynasty, is it to repeat the disaster of the Song Dynasty's demise? "My lips are dead and my teeth are cold," Ye Chen muttered to himself and closed the biography in his hand.

While he was reading the biography and sipping tea, Lian'er was not so cool. At this time, she was cleaning things here and there uneasily. Originally, the young lady would not come back at this time, but because someone was causing trouble today, the young lady and her uncle came back early, and they happened to catch her making the bed for her uncle.

"It's all that bastard Wang Cang's fault." The little girl had gritted her teeth and scolded the former a thousand times.

"What's wrong Lian'er?" Wei Yanran asked seriously.

"Ah, I'm fine, miss, I just..."

"Just what?"

"I'm just afraid that Miss will be angry because I made my uncle's bed. No, that's not the case. Lian'er should have made my uncle's bed, but I..." The more I explained, the less clear it became.

Seeing Lian'er's helpless look, Wei Yanran's deliberately serious face couldn't hold back any longer and burst into laughter.

"Okay, it's your duty to serve my uncle. Don't think so much. It's getting late. Go to bed."

Hearing what the young lady said, Lian'er's originally anxious mood relaxed. She felt like she was being pardoned and ran downstairs like a rabbit.

Looking at Lian'er's leaving figure, Wei Yanran's beautiful eyes flashed with a hint of contemplation. Lian'er, a girl who has been with me for so many years, has a very clear personality. If she didn't really want to, she would never take the initiative to make Ye Chen's bed.

Today's incident made her realize that Ye Chen's scheming and the city's government might be even more powerful than hers. After only being here for half a month, I can see the situation of the Wei family so clearly. There were few disturbances in other industries of the Wei family, except for their own silk and satin shop, which was suppressed from time to time. I am afraid that it is not only the Chen family that is against me, but also people within the Wei family. My uncles and cousins ​​are all eyeing the Wei family's property.

Old Mrs. Wei is still here, and everything is going well. If the old Mr. Wei goes to the west, it is conceivable that he, a female prostitute, will face obstacles if he wants to take charge of the Wei family's property. In addition, coupled with the pressure from the Chen family, I don’t know if the Wei family can sustain it.

Thinking of this, Wei Yanran sighed softly and blew out the candle. I hope that by then, I can support the precarious Wei family...