The Son-in-law of the Lin Family in the Red Chamber

After 13 years of Chengrui, Xue Baochai finally got married.

Xue Baochai is a few years older than Daiyu, and is already 20 years old this year. In this era when marriage can be done around the age of Ji, Xue Baochai is an out-and-out old leftover woman, an old lady who missed Huaxin.

In fact, although the Xue family has declined, the in-laws of the Xue family—the Jia family, the Shi family, the Wang family, etc.—are among the most powerful families in Shenjing, and the Xue family is very rich. She has blue eyes and wants to marry back home as a daughter-in-law.

It's just that many of those who intend to marry Xue Baochai are poor scholars who study hard but don't know when they will be able to make it to the top. , the family background is shabby, the family style is not upright, not even the Xue family, and there is no outstanding handsome person in the family to match Baochai... Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai naturally look down on these two kinds of families.

Because Xue Pan did not live up to expectations, Aunt Xue put the burden of revitalizing the Xue family on Xue Baochai's shoulders, hoping that Baochai could marry into a powerful family and help Xue Pan and the Xue family after gaining a firm foothold.

However, Xue's family was set in the west, and the only male, Xue Pan, was a pool of mud. Although Xue Baochai was both talented and beautiful, he was plagued by serious diseases, and he didn't know if he would be able to have children after marriage...

The real rich and powerful family would not consider Xue Baochai at all. Aunt Xue originally wanted to marry Xue Baochai to Jia Yu, but felt that the marriage might still be successful due to the relationship between the Xue family and the Jia family.

However, people are not as good as heaven is. Aunt Xue thought very carefully, but she didn't expect that Jia Yu was actually a lecherous old ghost. Because she had an affair with the big girl who was close to her, she was beaten into a disability by Jia Zheng, and then disappeared. .

In this way, Xue Baochai's marriage was delayed again and again until Xue Baochai was 19 years old, that is, Chengrui's 12th year...

In the 12th year of Chengrui, Xue Pan was severely injured, and he used his fingers to exhaust himself while he was ill, and finally died in Huangquan.

Xue Pan is Xue Baochai's older brother, the only male in the Xue family, Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai's support, Xue Pan's death has dealt a great blow to Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai, but, objectively speaking, for Xue Baochai, this is not Not a bad thing, but a great thing.

For women in this era, the natal family and the natal family are very important. If the natal family is powerful and the natal brother is strong, then this woman will naturally be able to stand upright in the husband's family!

However, if the natal family is powerless, or if the natal family is not up to the expectations, then the woman will naturally have no confidence in her husband's family. What's more, if the natal family is too high-quality, the woman may not even be able to marry!

The situation Xue Baochai encountered belongs to the latter!

As mentioned earlier, Xue Pan is a puddle of mud. Not only does he not live up to his expectations, he cannot support Xue Baochai, but he is also arrogant and domineering, causing trouble everywhere!

No one would want to have such a brother-in-law!

Xue Baochai never married, and Xue Pan accounted for a large part of the reason...

Now that Xue Pan is dead, the Xue family has adopted a son for Xue Pan. This child is still young, but he is not only honest, but also very intelligent. He is completely different from Xue Pan.

After Xue Pan, the "dumb overlord", died, Xue Baochai finally married herself.

Xue Pan could no longer speak, and Aunt Xue listened to Xue Baochai very much. Therefore, Xue Baochai's marriage can be said to have been arranged by Xue Baochai himself.

Since Xue Baochai agreed, it proves that she is quite satisfied with this marriage. Who is the person that Sister Bao is willing to marry...

Shenjing, Zhao Guogong's mansion.

Jia Yue is the direct descendant of Rong Guogong, but in fact, the relationship between Jia Yue and Rong Guo Mansion is very ordinary. After Jia Yue became an official, she seldom cared about what happened in Rong Guo Mansion.

This time, if Daiyu hadn't mentioned it casually, Jia Yue would not have known that Sister Bao was about to get married.

Jia Yue asked with great interest: "Which family is married to the Xue family?"

Daiyu smiled and replied, "Husband, have you heard of Chen Zhanpeng?"

Jia Yue pondered for a while, and said, "Chen Zhanpeng...is he the younger brother of Chen Ruiwen, the hereditary third-rank Weizhen general?"

Daiyu nodded and said, "That's right, it's him."

Jia Yue frowned and asked, "The Xue family asked their eldest daughter to be their stepmother? It's not easy to be a stepwife..."

Daiyu sighed, and said: "Miss Xue is not in good health. The imperial doctor said that it may... affect the children...General Chen already has two sons, so he doesn't care..."

Jia Yue was silent for a while, and then said: "It's not a big deal. In terms of relationship, Miss Xue and us can be regarded as close relatives. You prepare a few things and send them to Rongguo Mansion..."

Lin Daiyu was stunned, then understood what Jia Yue meant, and said, "Okay, leave this to me, after all..."

Xue Pan's death has a lot to do with Jia Yue and his wife...

Chen Zhanpeng was born in the Duke of Qi's mansion. He is the grandson of Chen Yi, the Duke of Qi. Chen Ruiwen, who is now the Duke of Qi's mansion, is Chen Zhanpeng's eldest brother.

Chen Zhanpeng is a rare and motivated person among the "Four Kings and Eight Dukes". He did not rely on Qi Guofu to live, but chose to join the army. Chen Zhanpeng is 30 years old and serves as a fourth-rank military officer in the Beijing camp.

Although the Xue family has declined, Xue Baochai still has a high-ranking uncle, Prince Teng, the ruler of the nine provinces.

This Chen Zhanpeng happened to be Wang Ziteng's direct descendant, and the reason why Chen Zhanpeng was able to hold an important position in the Beijing camp was because of Wang Ziteng's care.

A year ago, Chen Zhanpeng's wife passed away. Chen Zhanpeng was in his prime, so he naturally needed to marry another wife to take care of the housework.

After the death of Chen Zhanpeng's father, Chen Zhanpeng's brothers split up. Now, the relationship between Chen Zhanpeng and Qi Guofu is not very harmonious, so Chen Zhanpeng asked Wang Ziteng to help him find a step-wife.

Wang Ziteng fully agreed and handed over the matter to his wife. Before that, Aunt Xue also asked his brother Wang Ziteng to help his niece Xue Baochai find a good family. Wang Ziteng also handed over the matter to Wang Ziteng. lost his wife.

Mrs. Wang Ziteng felt that Chen Zhanpeng and Xue Baochai were a good match, so she told Wang Ziteng, and Wang Ziteng also thought it was suitable, so she sent someone to Rongguo Mansion to ask Aunt Xue what she thought.

Aunt Xue frowned when she heard this, she didn't want Baochai to be her stepwife, you know, even though a stepwife is also a first wife, she has to be a concubine in front of her original wife's memorial tablet...

Aunt Xue wanted to refuse, and was about to send someone to reply to Wang Ziteng, but Xue Baochai stopped her.

Baochai said calmly, "Mom, I am willing."

Aunt Xue was stunned, and then she was very anxious, and said: "You are still young and don't know the difficulties of being a step-wife. I can't let you suffer."

Xue Baochai said softly: "Mom, my daughter is not impulsive, she knows what she is doing."

Aunt Xue still disagreed, and said, "You know, the living will never be able to compete with the dead..."

A slight smile appeared on the corner of Baochai's mouth, and he said, "I don't fight with the dead, and I don't need to fight with the dead. I only fight with the living."

Aunt Xue continued: "However, General Chen and his original spouse have a very good relationship, and they have two sons, the older one is almost ten years old..."

Baochai said coldly, "Mom, I don't care."

Aunt Xue was at a loss for words, Xue Baochai sighed, and said, "Mom, I don't care whether he has a son or not, and I don't care how his relationship with his first wife is...General Chen is in the fourth rank at the age of [-], that's enough. ..."

Baochai added silently in her heart: "This is enough, even if it is a stepwife, a wife can be as expensive as her husband..."

Aunt Xue is a person who has no opinions. Under Xue Baochai's persuasion, Aunt Xue finally agreed to the marriage and ordered someone to ask Wang Ziteng and his wife for help.

Chen Zhanpeng is Wang Ziteng's direct descendant. I heard that the woman is Wang Ziteng's niece. She is very good-looking and virtuous, and has a decent family background. Although she is a little weak, Chen Zhanpeng already has a son.

So, after some discussions, the marriage was settled.

In terms of power, the Xue family is far inferior to the Chen family, but there is a difference between marrying a step-wife and marrying an original spouse. The step-wife's family background is better than that of the original spouse, and there is no need for a family match.

Xue Baochai is just right.

For these years, the Xue family has been temporarily living in the Rongguo Mansion, relying on the Rongguo Mansion for a living. Now that Xue Baochai is married, he should naturally return to the Xue family's old house in Shenjing to be married.

However, Xue Pan died, Xue Pan's stepson was only five years old, the Xue family had no male who could take the lead, and Aunt Xue was afraid that Baochai would be wronged after she married, so she wanted to use the power of the Rongguo Mansion to make Baochai Her husband's family did not dare to underestimate Baochai, so they told Mrs. Wang that they wanted Baochai to marry in Rongguo Mansion.

After Jia Yu disappeared, Mother Jia seemed to have lost half her life. From then on, she spent all her time playing with her grandchildren, not caring about worldly affairs. Now, Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng are in power in the Rongguo Mansion, and one of them is Aunt Xue's. The elder sister, one is Aunt Xue's niece, and naturally she will not disagree with Aunt Xue's request.

In this way, Baochai went out from the Rongguo Mansion as the niece of the Rongguo Mansion, took a sedan chair out of the gate of the Rongguo Mansion, and married into the Chen family.

The Xue family was rich, and after Xue Pan died, although Xue Pan had adopted an heir, Aunt Xue only had Baochai as her own child. Walk.

Although Baochai's dowry was not as good as that of Daiyu's, it was still ten miles of red makeup, blocking most of the street and dazzled many people's eyes.

The huge dowry worth 10 taels made Baochai's husband's family and people in the Qi State Mansion not dare to underestimate Baochai because of her low status. , there is a certain relationship.

However, etiquette cannot be discarded. After officially becoming the fourth-rank wife, Baochai was led to Chen Zhanpeng's original tablet before she had time to be happy...

With a smile on the corner of her mouth, Baochai knelt down in front of the memorial tablet, saluted as a concubine, and called her "sister", her sincere words and deeds, and her calm expression made everyone present give Baochai a high look.

However, is Baochai really as calm as he appears?

of course not!

There is no woman who can not care about this kind of thing, of course Baochai also cares, but Baochai cares more about what her husband and in-laws think of her.

Baochai will do any behavior that is beneficial to him, any behavior that will allow him to gain a firm foothold in his husband's house, and he must do it well, even if he feels very uncomfortable...

Baochai looked down at the phoenix crown and Xiapei she was wearing, and felt that it was all worth it.

However, Baochai is not proud and complacent because she has fulfilled her wish to become the imperial wife. On the contrary, Baochai lives every day in the Chen family like walking on thin ice, for fear of doing something wrong.

The reason is simple, she is a stepwife, no matter what she does, she will be compared with her original partner.

Furthermore, Baochai was not satisfied.

Now, although Chen Zhanpeng and Baochai are husband and wife, they don't fully trust Baochai. Chen Zhanpeng's original son has already remembered things. He naturally hates Baochai, a woman who occupies the place of his biological mother.

Therefore, Baochai's situation is not optimistic. Baochai still has a long way to go...

Thinking of the two sons left behind by Chen Zhanpeng's original spouse, Baochai sighed, replaced Fengguanxiapei, put on simple and elegant clothes, and picked up a needle and thread.

Ying'er asked in a low voice, "Does the girl want to make clothes for the master?"

Baochai shook her head with a smile, and said, "This is for the two elder brothers, children grow up fast..."

The author has something to say: I don’t like Xue Baochai, but the twelve beauties in Jinling are poor daughters, and I really can’t bear to abuse her sister, so... ╭(╯^╰)╮