There are precedents in the history of the Red Chamber

It was a letter from Wei Zhenniang. Wei Zhenniang and Wei Shishi came to the historian for help today, but went back without saying a word, and now wrote a letter with a suggestion.

"Since my father was imprisoned, my mother went to high gates, mostly perfunctory, and even avoided. Feeling the king's righteousness, I sent a letter to ask for help." Wei Zhenniang detailed that since Wei Yan entered the prison, their family visited everywhere for help. It was perfunctory, and some people didn't even see them.The historian had the best attitude towards them, and Wei Zhenniang felt that the historian was really willing to help them, so she wrote this letter to discuss.

"Family is strict and unconcerned, only for the sake of etiquette and law. When the sage appeases his anger, please try to persuade him. The king's safety should be the most important thing, and no extraneous issues." Wei Zhenniang understood his father's approach very well. In the eyes of the world, the inheritance of the son It is the orthodox road.In fact, the sage was already very kind to the crown prince, and it was unprecedented for a crown prince to be reinstated after being abolished.It's just that my father has received such an education since he was a child, and he is dedicated to maintaining the order of etiquette, which offends the saint.Wei Zhenniang guessed that this was just a sage venting his anger, so he asked Shi Zhongzhu to find an opportunity to intercede on the basis of ensuring his own safety.

"The world is impermanent. If things cannot be done, I have other plans. Please discuss with me." Of course, the Sacred Heart is unpredictable. If the matter is irreversible, and the sage condemns the Wei family, Wei Zhenniang still has another solution that is not a solution. It's hard to say in the letter, please ask Shi Zhongzhu for an interview.

Shi Zhongzhu admired Wei Zhenniang's letter after reading her.Shi Zhongzhu himself had a special experience. After the mutiny, especially after killing someone, he couldn't sleep all night long, but Wei Zhenniang calmly analyzed and found the most beneficial ally at the moment when his family's life and death were at stake. Humbled.

"Where is the messenger?" Shi Zhongzhu asked his servants.

"Waiting outside the door."

"Come in and answer." After Shi Zhongzhu ordered the messenger of the Wei family to come in and answer, a handsome young daughter-in-law walked in.This is Qiushuang next to Wei Zhenniang.It turned out that as soon as Wei Yan entered the prison, Wei Zhenniang was afraid that the situation would get worse, so she quickly married all the personal maids who planned to marry into the historian family and then match others. Fortunately, the candidates were all optimistic in advance.Now beside Wei Zhenniang, except for Qiu Ju who is determined not to marry and is willing to be a nun in the future, the other three maids are all married, after all, married people have a wider range of activities.

"The servant girl from the Li family pays respects to the Second Master Shi, and the Second Master is blessed and safe."

"Get up, what did your master tell you when he ordered you to deliver the letter?"

"Miss has no other orders." Qiu Shuang replied cautiously.

"Miss? You are her personal servant?"

"Yes. The maidservant's original name is Qiushuang, and she was given the surname Li to the Chariot and Horse Department of the Outer Court just now, so she calls herself the Li family." Shi Zhongzhu admired Wei Zhenniang even more after hearing this answer.Wei Yan was just released from prison today, and she made a decisive decision to let her personal servant girl out, and it was from the chariot and horse department. This decision is amazing.

"Okay, go back and tell your lady, Shi Yaoyun is waiting."

After dismissing the Wei family, Shi Zhongzhu didn't have time to rest, so he immediately went to Shi Bosong's Tingtao Courtyard to discuss.When they came to Tingtao Courtyard, sister-in-law Xu and her four children had already rested. Last night they made a fuss, and today they cleaned up the mess. Wei Shishi even came to make a fuss. Not to mention the children, even the adults couldn't bear it.Shi Bosong was reading in the small study, and Shi Zhongzhu saw that his elder brother was waiting for him.

"Second brother is here, sit down." Shi Bosong greeted.

"Brother, tell me about the situation at the court today in detail. I listened to it piecemeal, but it's not complete." Shi Zhongzhu said straight to the point, and now is not the time for small talk.

Shi Bosong explained in detail that the early pilgrims had simply and rudely announced the fact that the three princes had rebelled, and did not say how to deal with it. There was a group of censors represented by Wei Yan who quarreled all morning. Apart from tossing themselves into prison, To no avail.

"Second brother, do you want to write a letter to Daddy?"

"It's too long to reach." Shi Zhongzhu sighed, Fujian is too far away from the capital, and the fastest way to go back and forth is a month, and the day lily is cold in a month.

Shi Bosong came over and said in a low voice, "Don't you have carrier pigeons?"

"It was given by the sage. The carrier pigeon is an important item in the army. Where can I have it!" Shi Zhongzhu did take the carrier pigeon with him to keep in touch with the sage during his study tour. He also had the idea of ​​domesticating it himself, but the carrier pigeon is military supplies. Even raising pots of exotic peonies caused such a commotion, Shi Zhongzhu didn't want to bother anymore.

"Yes, so what should we do now."

"Brother, didn't dad tell you when he left?" Shi Zhongzhu thought he went out before Shi Ding and his wife, and wondered if his dad would give elder brother a little treat afterwards.

"When my father left, he only said that he was loyal to the king's order, that he was not a friend or party, and that he had to consult with his third uncle if he had anything to do." Shi Bosong was also very depressed, and Shi Ding was not a prophet either. Now that he lacks experience and the situation is in such a mess, it is already very good for him to be able to keep the Bowling House.

"Then let's go to the third uncle's house?" Shi Zhongzhu suggested.

"When you just returned to your room, Third Uncle had already sent someone to tell you. Recently, you've been acting like a man with your tail between your legs, waiting to see what happens." Shi Bosong said.

Shi Bosong and Shi Zhongzhu spent half a day discussing in the small study of Tingtao Academy, and determined the historian's political line. On the surface, they were loyal to the sage, but in fact they were biased towards the sixth prince.Shi Zhongzhu is not in the mood to think about his ups and downs in his marriage right now, and he is too busy with family planning.

It was late at night, Shi Zhongzhu returned to the Autumn Festival Courtyard to wash up, and was about to rest when his servants came to report that the Wei family had come, and they were two young daughters-in-law.

Did something happen?

Shi Zhongzhu rubbed his face, pulled himself together and called people in.Two people, one is from Qiushuang and Li's family whom I just met, and the other...Wei Zhenniang.

Wei Zhenniang also combed the hairstyle of a newly married young woman, wearing the clothes of Wei's servants.Shi Zhongzhu came to his senses, asked his servants to go out, called Chunya and the others to watch outside the door, and then let Wei Zhenniang and Qiushuang sit down and talk.

If Wei Zhenniang had the courage to come, she was not afraid of getting into trouble, so she sat down directly, and Qiushuang stood behind the chair.

"Cousin, there's a curfew, how did you come here?" Shi Zhongzhu asked, and he couldn't go out even now, let alone during the martial law period.

"I once had a kindness with the guard at the gate of Dongshi. Don't worry, my cousin. I walked over with muslin wrapped around my feet and a cloak, so no one would easily notice me."

"Well, why did you come here overnight?"

"What do you think of the letter I wrote to my cousin today?"

"Okay. I will intercede when the saint's anger subsides a little. It's just..."

"I know, God's grace is unpredictable. Cousin acted out of righteousness, and the result depends on God's will." Wei Zhenniang is not someone who insists on others to help her with their lives.

"Cousin, do you think there is a bad plan?"

"Yes! I am tolerant towards married women. If the father is guilty, the married daughter can be spared. If the husband's family is guilty, the dowry of innocent female relatives can be preserved."

Hearing what she said, Shi Zhongzhu thought to himself, does Wei Zhenniang want to marry into the Shi family in advance?

"Cousin, in your opinion, what will the saint do with the Wei family?" Wei Zhenniang asked.

"It's serious but exile, easy is dismissal." Shi Zhongzhu replied, no matter how much a saint hates the family, he would not kill people directly. The family's in-laws are complicated, and if one is not careful, the government will be in turmoil. A saint who has just experienced the rebellion of the princes will certainly not I hope that the government will make waves again.

"If it really comes to the point of exile, I would like to ask my cousin to help keep my biological mother's dowry." Wei Zhenniang pleaded: "My mother passed away early, and she is an innocent female family member. I have been managing the dowry these years, and I have roughly The accounts are sorted out." After Wei Zhenniang finished speaking, she took out a large volume of account books from her sleeve, put them on the high table, and pushed them in front of Shi Zhongzhu.

"Cousin, don't stop there, put it away..." Shi Zhongzhu was taken aback, and said sharply, spreading things out halfway, what is it like to bribe you, do historians still covet Mrs. Wei Jiaxian's things?

"My cousin misunderstood. I don't mean to look down on my cousin. The world says that gold and silver are vulgar things, but without these vulgar things, how can life be?" Wei Zhenniang lost her mother since she was a child. Without money, it is difficult to move an inch.

"What do you want to do?"

"In case the sage is exiled to the Wei family, please cousin use this dowry to keep Brother Kang." The Brother Kang in Wei Zhenniang's mouth is Wei Kang, the youngest son of Wei Yan and Wei Shi.Hearing what Wei Zhenniang said, Shi Zhongzhu understood that the eldest son, Wei Jing, was ten years old this year. After passing the threshold of seven years old, according to the law of Dai Viet, only seven years old can be exempted from liability. Now Wei Kang is only six years old and can just keep it.

"What about you?" Shi Zhongzhu asked.

"Parents are in disaster, and the safety of their children can't be ignored." Wei Zhenniang sighed faintly.She is a woman, even if she is as old as Kang Geer, it is estimated that her father still chooses to keep Kang Geer, besides, she does not have a biological mother, so good luck will not favor her, it is better to give up her mother's dowry to keep Wei's family Bloodline, just for this, her father and mother will look at her high.

"The road to exile is full of difficulties and dangers. It's not something you, a boudoir daughter, can bear. It will be very hard!"

"Zhenniang is not afraid of suffering!"

Looking at Wei Zhenniang's thin body, Shi Zhongzhu felt sorry for him: "I can marry you."

Wei Zhenniang raised her head sharply, looked at Shi Zhongzhu's serious eyes, and suddenly couldn't hold back her tears.Ever since her father was imprisoned, she had disguised herself as copper-skinned and iron-framed. The family's aunt had already panicked, and her two younger brothers were young. If she didn't stand up, the Wei family would collapse before Wei Yan was convicted.When talking with Shi Zhongzhu, she pretended that she had no feelings, everything was measured by interests, and she only hoped to keep the last hope of the Wei family.It's just that she's also tired, and she's still just a 15-year-old girl, how can she not be afraid of great changes?

Wei Zhenniang stood up, gave a deep blessing, wiped away her tears and said, "Thank you cousin, with my cousin's words, Zhenniang will not feel bitter."

"I'm serious." Shi Zhongzhu emphasized again.

"I know, so I can't be so selfish. If the Wei family really came to the point of confiscating the family and exiling it, my cousin, the son of heaven, and the young talent would not be able to marry me. You should marry a wife who is beneficial to your official career. No matter how bad it is, you should have a clean family background." wife, your wife cannot be the daughter of a sinner, and your child cannot have a sinner's mother."

"I know, there is always a way." Shi Zhongzhu comforted, there are always more ways than difficulties, isn't it?

"There is no way."

"Maybe, take a concubine?" Shi Zhongzhu tentatively asked, Wei Zhenniang deeply shocked him today, making him want to marry this girl desperately, so he couldn't help but want to make sure that this is someone who really understands him , or another lucky peony.

Wei Zhenniang looked up at Shi Zhongzhu, her face showed no insult, she suddenly smiled and said: "Cousin don't need to test me, 'I hope to win the hearts of the one, and the white head will not be separated'"The wife is the first wife, and the son is the first son, The family is harmonious, and the family has no accidents', I know my cousin does not approve of concubines."

"You know." Shi Zhongzhu was really surprised. The articles he wrote were all circulated in a small area. It seems that Wei Zhenniang really paid attention to herself.

"Do you agree?"

"The voice of my heart."

Shi Zhongzhu looked at Wei Zhenniang's serious face and knew that she was not lying. The mainstream of society today is still wives and concubines. Yan also retains this aristocratic flair, raising a house full of domestic prostitutes, and Wei Shishi never regards these things as trouble, and even she likes to watch the singing and dancing performances of domestic prostitutes.

If Shi Zhongzhu was [-]% willing just now because of the requirement of moral responsibility, now he is [-]% satisfied because he has found someone with the same values.

"Cousin, Zhenniang, I will find a way to save you."

Wei Zhenniang looked at Shi Zhongzhu's serious appearance, and sighed with emotion at his emphatic love and righteousness, but she didn't dare to hurt him: "Cousin don't bother about me, I'd rather die than drag you down, you know my mother, I It's very similar to her, in order to protect the one she loves, she always sacrifices her own life."

Mrs. Wei committed suicide to protect Wei Zhenniang, Shi Zhongzhu knew.