Concubine Zhou through the Red Mansions

Zhou Xiaoxian rubbed her brows, this Jia Baoyu is really worrying.

Lin Daiyu is two years younger than Jia Wan, and she is fourteen this year, just at the age of engagement, so Lin Hai has been looking for someone to help him get married.

Look at others, after all, even if he is a man, he can't stick his hands in other people's backyards.

He still nodded in his heart to what his cousin's aunt and sister-in-law said, but it would be foolish to ask him to superficially agree with Zhou Xiaoxian's behavior of spying on other people's backyards.

In this life, because Lin Hai did not die of illness in Yangzhou, he returned to Beijing to become a second-rank official in Beijing. Although it was only a vain job, he had been an official for many years and had a wide network of contacts, so there was an endless stream of people seeking to marry his daughter.

Lin Hai picked out a few that had problems in principle, and sent all the remaining posts to the Captain's Mansion. Zhou Xiaoxian did not disappoint Lin Hai. With the secrets he had accumulated over the years, only the remaining posts were selected. There are three families, and these three families are not without problems. However, how can there be anything perfect in this world?

She has tried her best to investigate, these three families can be said to be the choice of the good Yue family in every respect, and the rest is Lin Hai's business.

Ever since Zhou Xiaoxian accepted Daiyu, the first thing she did was to straighten the tendons in her head, so what about the "before alliance with wood and stone", what about "returning tears", you can go as far as you can!She didn't even want to keep the "golden and jade marriage" for Jia Baoyu, but Xue Baochai was not under her control, that's another story.

Therefore, in order to be afraid of having long nights and dreams, Zhou Xiaoxian also hoped that Daiyu could settle down as soon as possible, so that Jiamu would not have a lot of ideas and make the family restless.

Lin Hai received Zhou Xiaoxian's reply in less than ten days. Although he had all the information in hand, he felt uncomfortable no matter how he thought about it. Why did he single out the person so quickly?His daughter is so good, how can those bastards be worthy of her!

Lin Hai, who was unhappy, came to the door directly, and the incident happened at this time. I don't know where Jia Baoyu heard the news, but he went straight to the Captain's Mansion when Lin Hai was there.

At first, Lin Hai didn't have any idea, after all, the whole capital knew that the Second Master Bao of the General's Mansion was incomprehensible, but when he heard Jia Baoyu's words clearly, he was so angry that he almost went up and kicked him over.

Zhou Xiaoxian didn't stop him, but Lin Hai endured it himself. After all, he is a scholar and a second-rank official, so it's really not easy to fight this kind of kid.Moreover, if something went wrong, if the Jia family relied on their Lin family, it would make him want to cry without tears!

However, if he didn't do anything, it didn't mean that no one would take care of him. Jiangyu had always disliked Jia Baoyu. In the past, she could find someone to bore him with sacks, but now she can do it directly.

Although Jiangyu is still young, she has been obsessed with martial arts since she was a child, so Lin Hai specially found him a master who taught him martial arts. After all these years, he has made some achievements.

So, knowing that his fall was inexplicable, but Jia Baoyu didn't suspect Jiangyu, and instead complained to Jia Ying about the unevenness of his house afterwards, otherwise he wouldn't have made such a big embarrassment in front of Uncle Lin.

Jia Ying said in her heart, you are less ugly, my place is checked every day, there is not even a stone, there is no such thing as unevenness, but he has no obligation to explain Jia Baoyu's doubts, so he just Laugh without saying a word.

Besides, Jia Baoyu's fall was really serious, his knees were worn out and bleeding, and his arms seemed to be broken.Didn't you see that the person who would cry and make a scene for everyone to know about the slightest pain is now so painful that he can't even hum?

Lin Hai looked at his miserable appearance, and looked at his son with some doubts. He thought it was a coincidence, but Jiangyu was not far away from him. If it was him who moved his hands and feet, he should be able to see it.

Lin Hai's doubts were not unreasonable, but he was almost kicked by Jia Baoyu before, so naturally he didn't pay attention so clearly.Moreover, looking at Jiangyu's skilled movements, it is obvious that this is not the first time he has done this kind of thing, he is familiar with it once!

In fact, the inner activities of several people are just a matter of a moment. Zhou Xiaoxian was stunned for a moment, and immediately realized that she called the maid to invite Jia Mu in front. Mrs. Wang came over, and took her own post to invite the imperial physician. Gently moved the person to the nearest wing.

Seeing the messy situation, Lin Hai suddenly felt dizzy, thinking that when the old lady came over, he would probably talk about Daiyu's marriage again, so he hurriedly said goodbye to Zhou Xiaoxian with Jiangyu.

As for the matter of choosing a son-in-law, naturally it can only be put on hold for now.

After Lin Hai and his son left, the son, Jia Mu, and others arrived soon after.

Zhou Xiaoxian continued to deal with her mother-in-law and sister-in-law with a big head, which is why she said that Jia Baoyu is really a horoscope for their family, and it is really not easy to get in.

She knew that although Mrs. Wang had a kind face and a cruel heart, her belief in Buddhism was true, as could be seen from the lamp oil she offered in the temple every year.What's more, since Jia Zhu was deprived of fame, he has devoted all his attention to Buddhism. If his parents were not still there, he would probably have to follow his cousin and find a family temple to stay.

Under such circumstances, Mrs. Wang naturally put all her hopes on Jia Baoyu, so although there was no miracle like Hanyu in his mouth, he was still the most important son of Mrs. Wang.

Zhou Xiaoxian couldn't understand why Jia's mother attached so much importance to this grandson. After all, in this life, Jia's mother really had a lot of grandchildren. However, as Jia Baoyu gradually grew up, she became more and more like Jia Daishan. Zhou Xiaoxian had to admire Jia's mother. After all, Jia Baoyu once said that "among all the children, she is the most similar to the old Duke."

Therefore, after moving the movable Jia Baoyu back, Mrs. Wang heard a few specious words. At first, she was not happy that her precious son was always running to other people's houses. In her heart, apart from Jia Mu, the following She is the housekeeper's wife, she

People in Dafang have always been ignored.

However, in front of Sanfang, she always couldn't hold her head up. There is a huge difference between a princess appointed by the imperial court, a royal person, and a fifth-rank pleasant like her, so she really didn't want her son to have a relationship with her. How close.

This time, Baoyu fell so hard, if it wasn't because of Zhou Xiaoxian's status as princess, and because she couldn't find the uneven place her son mentioned, the matter would not have ended so easily.

Originally, she was thinking that Sanfang would suffer, but within two days, people from the Zhongshun Palace came to the door. This is good. When Jia Zheng became angry, he didn't care whether Jia Baoyu was injured or not, which directly caused Jia Baoyu's death. Baoyu's old wounds were not healed and new wounds were added, and now he has to rest on the bed. According to his pampered and pampered efforts, it's been a bad month, and Mrs. Wang naturally focused on her son.

Zhou Xiaoxian started to investigate these things, and found that apart from those families where Princess Shang married the princess, there were also many officials in Beijing who only married one wife.

For this reason, Zhou Xiaoxian also deliberately inquired about the reason, wanting to see if there is any story behind it, but the matter was not as she thought.

It's so complicated, just because there was a rule in the law code of the founding ancestor Taizu, "A man can only take a concubine when he is [-] and has no children."

Although there are very few people who can do it now, not everyone has forgotten this.

Although Lin Hai didn't think it was a serious problem for a man to take a concubine, but under Zhou Xiaoxian's reminder, he felt that his daughter was very good, so he naturally wanted to find someone who could treat her wholeheartedly.

Therefore, the most suitable of the three is the second son of General Chen's family.

The more Zhou Xiaoxian looked at it, the more she felt that this person was suitable. Their ancestors were civil servants. It was only in the generation of General Chen's father that someone took the path of martial arts. of.And she also learned from her brother that this General Chen is very prestigious in the army, and several of his sons were thrown into the army by him to practice.

However, Zhou Xiaoxian also learned that although he had experienced in the army, this Chen Zhuo, the second youngest of the Chen family, was about to take the imperial examination next year, and he already had the reputation of a scholar.

Although Lin Hai still thinks it's not enough, there are not many people who are sincerely promoted at the age of 17. It is not easy for a 17-year-old scholar.Besides, one year later it may be the Juren.

Lin Hai thought about it for a few days and felt that his cousin's analysis was right.

The Chen family's first wife has sons and does not take concubines. General Chen is less than fifty now, and he can still protect them for many years. Chen Zhuo will win the competition next year. Even if he fails, he will give more guidance and guide his cousin in the future The imperial examination questions over the years have come up with what she calls "a sea of ​​questions", which should be no problem.

The most important thing is that it is not safe for his daughter to be around like this. His mother-in-law is about to change from a hint to an explicit one. Get married and stay together forever." If this word spreads outside, the daughter will really never marry and stay in a family temple!

Lin Hai and Zhou Xiaoxian settled down the people, and the rest of the matter will naturally come soon. Originally, since General Chen's father took the path of martial arts, the relationship between those civil servants has dropped a lot, let alone General Chen. In the first generation, both brothers were born in the army. I didn't expect the second son to study so well. Naturally, I had to find a capable father-in-law for him. Therefore, the two families met and quickly settled the matter.

The Lin family has no female elders, and the nuns in the palace can take on the role of education, but in terms of engagement, there must be a serious female elder to come forward. Although Zhou Xiaoxian and Lin Hai are only cousins, she is the princess of the royal family. The one who married is the Jia family with four princes and eight males,

So having her come forward is also very good for the Chen family, and the Chen family is naturally very happy.

Since Daiyu is only 14 years old this year and is still three months away, the two families have discussed that she will get married when she is 16 years old.Originally, the Chen family was a little displeased, mainly because of Chen Zhuo's mother, she felt that her son was already seventeen, and in two years or so, he would be twenty, a bit late, what kind of daughter-in-law is so delicate!But General Chen nodded, but she couldn't help it.

This is somewhat similar to Yingchun's husband's family.

Zhou Xiaoxian still felt that it was too early. Although Daiyu had been taken care of by her for several years, and her temper had improved a lot, at least she would not cry against the wind and hurt Yueyue, but her body was weaker than ordinary people.Although Wan'er was also 16 years old when she got married, she was in good health and liked to practice martial arts since she was a child. Although she couldn't dance swords and guns, she was good at boxing and kicking.

It seems that Miss Lin's training still needs to be stepped up, which directly caused Lin Daiyu to rest every day in the next two years. However, this also reduced the frequency of her going to Jia's house, and directly eliminated the source of the incident.Zhou Xiaoxian said that she was very pleased.

When these things were going on, all of Jia's mother's thoughts were on Jia Baoyu. When she received the news, the two families picked a good day and even settled down.

As an insider, Zhou Xiaoxian naturally did not escape Jia's mother's cross-examination, but she also had the upper hand, after all, Mrs. Wang knew about it early on.

"It's all because the daughter-in-law didn't tell her mother. The second sister-in-law said before that the mother hadn't rested for several days because of Baoyu, so the daughter-in-law planned to wait for the matter to be settled before making her mother happy." It's not that I didn't tell you, you The second daughter-in-law already knew about it.

Mother Jia naturally understood Zhou Xiaoxian's meaning, and gave Mrs. Wang a hard look, "Why so fast, Daiyu is not yet fourteen this year, so the Chen family's brother is just that good?"

"My cousin said that although he is only a scholar now, he has passed the school examination on his knowledge, so he should be fine next year. And I heard from my brother that General Chen has made a lot of contributions in the past two years. It’s not stable, and maybe there will be great fortune in the future.”

Mother Jia's eyes darkened when she heard this. Originally, what she hinted was clear enough, but Lin Hai just pretended not to understand. Now that she has made a small decision, it is not her who can intervene. After all, a relative of the Lin family , she still didn't want to stop.

Mrs. Wang pulled the veil, what a great fortune, even if she had a title, it fell on the eldest son, and Lin Daiyu married the second son, so she couldn't touch it.

Zhou Xiaoxian took two sips of tea as if she didn't see the faces of the two, and then returned.