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

At the beginning of this year, Emperor Taishang took the throne, and Emperor Chengrui ascended the throne as emperor, amnesty the world, and decided to open Enke to win over scholars from all over the world.

Lin Qian was well-known and wanted to participate in this Enke, but the Supreme Emperor had already proposed a marriage for him, and Lin Qian was not too young. Most of the men his age were already married and had children.

If you want to participate in Enke, you have to study hard, and the wedding will be postponed for more than half a year. Lin Ruhai and his wife can't bear the fact that there is no one around their son who knows the cold and the hot. marry.

In the end, Lin Qian's grandfather-in-law Xiao Qian said, don't delay your grandson-in-law's future, you can afford to wait half a year.

Lin Ruhai and his wife just gave up.

Generally, the family resigns one or two months before getting married. Now, Lin Qian's good life is still at least half a year away, but the Lin family decided to resign now.

Because, this marriage was appointed by the Supreme Emperor, and the Lin family hired him early in order to calm the Supreme Emperor's heart.

After negotiation, the date of next appointment was set in mid-June.

Time passed by in a hurry, and in a blink of an eye, it was the day when the Lin family was hired.

On this day, the Xiao Mansion was very lively, more than half of the dignitaries in Shenjing gathered here.

The betrothal gift prepared by the Lin family came out from the gate of the Lin mansion and headed for the Xiao mansion in a mighty manner, unexpectedly drawing a long red dragon in Shenjing.

"This is just the betrothal gift of the Lin family. It is actually comparable to the dowry of other families, and it is only a lot more."

"The Lin family and the Xiao family are right in line, Uncle Lin and Miss Xiao are truly a match made in heaven."

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Ten miles of red makeup, swaggering through the market, let countless people point out the dowry, and then guess how much Miss Xiao's dowry is, some say 20, and some say [-].

Load after load, box after box, the dowry gifts were carried into the gate of the Xiao Mansion, and lined up one by one in the main hall of the Xiao Mansion for people to see.

After learning that the dowry was 4000 taels of gold, all the guests present were shocked, and then lamented the generosity of the Lin family.

The Xiao family didn't know about Yuan Chun, so they also sent invitations to the Rongguo Mansion, and Mother Jia brought Mrs. Xing Wang to the Xiao family.

Jia's mother knew that the dowry must be her daughter's handwriting, and she felt her face burning hot when she thought that she had failed her daughter's trust.

Mrs. Wang stood behind Jiamu, looking at the golden dowry, listening to the guests praising Lin Qian's talent, praising Lin Qian and Xiao's family as a good match, and praising Lin Qian and Miss Xiao being a match made in heaven. Although she knew that no one paid attention to her, Mrs. Wang still She felt that everyone was looking at her with disdain.

Thinking of Yuan Chun's hard life in the palace, Mrs. Wang felt jealous and hated, and hoped that her daughter would become a master, so that she could feel proud.

Although the Xiao family does not have the reputation of "white jade makes gold a horse" and "pearls are like earth and gold is like iron", the wealth owned by the Xiao family is only a lot more than the four big families of "Jia Shi Wang Xue".

Although the Lin family's dowry was extremely expensive, Xiao Qian and his wife didn't take it seriously. What they valued was the Lin family's regard for their granddaughter.

Mrs. Xiao said with a smile: "We don't keep any of these betrothal gifts, and give them all as dowry to our granddaughter."

After hearing this, the guests all said, "The old lady really hurt her granddaughter to the bone."

Mother Jia, who "buys a granddaughter for glory", was so ashamed, but she pretended to be nothing, and echoed: "The old lady is really kind to her granddaughter."

Mrs. Xiao knew nothing about Yuan Chun. She knew that Mother Jia was the mother of her granddaughter's future mother-in-law, so she said to Mother Jia, "I'm just such a granddaughter, so I naturally treat her like a heart."

When Jia Mu, who had more than one granddaughter, heard this, the smile on her face froze.

Mrs. Wang was ashamed and indignant when she heard this, she wished she could step forward and tear Mrs. Xiao's mouth.

However, Mrs. Xiao is the wife of Xiao Qian, the chief assistant of the cabinet. Mrs. Wang's husband is only a fifth-rank official in the Ministry of Industry. Xiao Qian probably has never even heard of Jia Zheng's name. Even Mrs. Wang didn't dare to do anything if she was courageous.

After hearing Mrs. Xiao's words, all the guests laughed, and Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang also laughed.

Mrs. Wang hated it to death, but there was nothing she could do. For the Xiao family, the Rongguo Mansion was insignificant, let alone Jia Zheng, a humble official.

Lin Mansion, main courtyard.

Lin Ruhai said to Jia Min: "Qian'er's marriage is half done, so I can rest assured."

Jia Min smiled and said, "Although I've settled down, I still can't relax."

Lin Ruhai asked suspiciously, "Why?"

Jia Min sighed: "Don't you have only one son? Qian'er is seventeen. Counting his age, Cheng'er is fifteen and Zhun'er is thirteen. It's time to marry a wife. Qian'er's marriage has twists and turns before, and we have no time to marry him." Taking care of Cheng'er and Zhun'er, now that Qian'er's business is complete, it's time for Cheng'er Zhun'er to see his wife."

Lin Ruhai said: "I thought that after Qian'er got married, he would be able to rest. Now, Qian'er's wife has not yet married, and Cheng'er and Zhun'er have grown up... Having too many sons is too tiring."

Jia Min gave Lin Ruhai a sideways look, and said angrily, "You bastard, the older you get, the less serious you become."

Although Jia Min is about to marry a daughter-in-law, she has just passed her 36th birthday. Because of her excellent maintenance, she is still graceful. The aura at this moment makes Lin Ruhai's heart flutter.

Lin Ruhai took Jia Min's jade hand and said, "If you get a wife like this, what more can a husband ask for?"

Jia Min's pretty face flushed, and she spat: "I just said that you are old and unscrupulous, and you are not prudish."

Thinking that his son was going to get married, Lin Ruhai chatted about being a teenager, and that night, he was turned into a red wave, and the mandarin neck intersected...

Although Mrs. Wang was not a kind person, she really hurt Jia Yu to the bone.

Therefore, although Mrs. Wang hates Jia Min, she has the same thoughts as Jia's mother, and wants Jia Yu to marry Daiyu as his daughter-in-law.

Jia Yu seems to be the noble son of the royal family, but his real identity is extremely embarrassing. Although he is the grandson of Rong Guogong Jia Daishan and has a high-ranking uncle Wang Ziteng, he is only a fifth-rank official His second son.

Although Mrs. Wang didn't want to admit it, she had to admit that with Jia Yu's status, it was difficult to marry a daughter-in-law who suited her heart.Mrs. Wang hates Jia Min, hates Wu Jiwu, and doesn't like Daiyu. However, Mrs. Wang is very satisfied with Daiyu's family background.

Mrs. Wang was not worried that Daiyu would turn against her after passing through the door. Mrs. Wang felt that since she was a mother-in-law, it was only natural for a daughter-in-law to set rules for her mother-in-law. Don't dare disrespect yourself.

As for the means, Mrs. Wang is very confident in herself and feels that she will be able to handle Daiyu after she passes through the door. As for Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang does not think that Jia Mu will live long enough for Jia Yu to get married.

"What kind of scheming can a girl have?" Mrs. Wang thought disdainfully.

Although the Lin family is powerful, Mrs. Wang is not worried that the Lin family will support Daiyu when the time comes.

Rongguo Mansion is Jia Min's natal family. Could it be that the Lin family turned against Rongguo Mansion for a daughter? As long as Daiyu married into Rongguo Mansion, even if she was wronged, what could the Lin family do?

It's hard to say", even if the Lin family and the Rongguo Mansion turned against each other... Mrs. Wang thought to herself: "The four families of King Jiashi and Xue are connected and have relatives. If everyone is honored, everyone will be honored, and everyone will be damaged. Would it still be afraid that the Lin family will fail. "

But now, Mrs. Wang hesitated, because on this day, Mrs. Wang heard such a rumor.

"Princess Changle loves Ms. Lin very much, and treats Ms. Lin as her own daughter. I heard that Princess Changle wants to pass on the title of 'Princess Changle' to Ms. Lin..."

Although there has never been a princess of the opposite sex in this dynasty, Mrs. Wang has no idea about the matter involving the eldest princess of Changle.

The eldest princess of Changle is 80 years old, and she still has a few years to live. If the eldest princess of Changle really passes the title of "Princess Changle" to Daiyu after her death...

A picture appeared in Mrs. Wang's mind - she was kneeling in front of Daiyu, shouting "Princess Thousand Years", and Jia Min was standing beside Daiyu with a sarcastic smile on her lips.

Mrs. Wang shivered, she didn't want to marry a "living Bodhisattva" to her son!

So Mrs. Wang hesitated.

Just a few days after Mrs. Wang heard the rumor, she received a letter from her sister.

Mrs. Wang's younger sister, married into the royal merchant Xue's family, now lives in Jinling, with a pair of young children.

Looking at the letter in her hand, Mrs. Wang showed a helpless smile at the corner of her mouth. As for the contents of this letter, Mrs. Wang could guess a lot even if she didn't open it or read it.

"Mr. said that Baochai is talented, ten times better than her elder brother... Baochai is young enough to help me manage the house...I invited a genius doctor a while ago and said that Baochai's illness is not a problem, as long as he takes good care of it , will be no different from ordinary people when he becomes an adult... Please help me find that scorpion-headed monk..."

Regarding her sister's thoughts, Mrs. Wang was like a mirror in her heart - she wanted to marry Rongguo Mansion and let Xue Baochai marry Jia Yu.

Mrs. Wang's younger sister, Mrs. Wang Xue, is a lady of an official family, but she married into the royal merchant Xue's family. Master Xue needs to rely on the power of the Wang family and Jia's family to do business, so she respects Mrs. Xue very much.

This dynasty followed the Ming system, and the children of merchants could also participate in the imperial examination and become officials. As long as there were officials in the merchants, they could become officials.For example, Zhang Siwei, the chief assistant of the cabinet in the former Ming Dynasty, was born in a family of salt merchants in Shanxi.

Mr. Xue, the husband of Wang Xue, is very talented in business. He concentrates on running the family business. Backed by the big trees of the Wang family and the Jia family, he has expanded the Xue family's business several times, but he has not participated in the imperial examination, nor donated officials. Therefore, the Xue family has not changed their family, and is still a business.

"Scholar, Farmer, Businessman", the last in the business row, Xue Wang was originally a lady of an official family, but she married a businessman's wife, Xue's family is wealthy, Xue Wang's life in Xue's family is very good, but she doesn't like merchants, she wants her daughter to marry Go to the official family, or the powerful family.

Mrs. Wang has also heard about this niece called "Xue Baochai", and she knows that although Baochai is only seven years old, she has grown up very well and is an extremely outstanding girl.

However, Mrs. Wang never thought about marrying the Xue family.

When Xue Baochai was born, a hot poison came out of her womb. Since she was a child, she was weak and sickly, and she was plagued by serious diseases. She didn't know if she would live to adulthood. son.

In order to treat Xue Baochai, her parents spent a lot of money to hire countless famous doctors, but no one could cure Baochai's strange disease. Master Xue and Wang Xue were almost desperate, but they didn't expect a monk with a scarlet head to come suddenly. , Said that he has a "sea above", which can cure Baochai's strange disease.

Master Xue was overjoyed and hurriedly asked the skinny monk to write down his poem.

After the crocodile monk wrote half a prescription, his complexion suddenly changed. He said something like "variables" and "heavenly secrets", and dropped the pen in his hand. Without saying a word, he turned around and walked away. None of the dozens of servants stopped him.

When Mr. Xue chased him out, the scarlet monk had disappeared without a trace.

In desperation, Mr. Xue had no choice but to order someone to take the medicine according to the half prescription, make a pill, and give it to Baochai.

Unexpectedly, after taking the pill, Baochai's condition improved a little.

Master Xue and Mrs. Xue Wang were both surprised and delighted, and they ordered people to search for the trace of the scarlet monk, but they found nothing.

Although Xue Wang's family is far away in Jinling, they have also heard about Jia Yu's reputation. Knowing that Jia Yu is not only well-born, but also extremely motivated, they moved their minds to marry Jia's family.

Since this is the case, the Xue Wang family did not want the Rongguo Mansion to know about their daughter's illness. However, although the Xue family is powerful and powerful, they only have influence in Jinling. As a last resort, Xue Wang had no choice but to tell his elder brother about her daughter's illness. Sister, I hope that my brother and sister can use the influence of Jia and Wang's family to find that scarlet monk...

Mrs. Wang never thought of marrying the Xue family.

In Madam Wang's view, Jia Yu was talented and motivated, and wanted to pass the imperial examination to become an official. Although he was only the second son of a fifth-rank official, he had a high-ranking and powerful uncle who was trusted by the Supreme Emperor. The daughters are all married... Mrs. Wang said in her heart: "As long as I am not crazy, I will not let Yu'er marry a merchant's daughter!"

In fact, even if Xue's family was not a businessman, but an official family, Mrs. Wang would not let her son marry Baochai, who was suffering from a serious illness, as his daughter-in-law.

Mrs. Wang took the letter from Zhou Rui's family, and seeing Zhou Rui's family's expression was very bad, she casually asked: "What's wrong with you?"

Zhou Rui's family shuddered and said, "Ma'am, my aunt is gone, and my aunt ordered someone to report the funeral."

Mrs. Wang stood up abruptly, took a deep breath, and opened the letter in her hand.

That's right, Master Xue is indeed gone, and Mrs. Wang's younger sister has become a widow.

Mrs. Wang had a good relationship with her younger sister when she was not married. Although she didn't want to marry the Xue family, she hoped that her sister would live well.

Mrs. Wang thought that the eldest son of Wang Xue's family was not yet ten years old, and was afraid that the Xue family would bully them as "orphans and widowed mothers", so she hurriedly said to Zhou Rui's family: "Go and tell the master."

Zhou Rui's family agreed, and Mrs. Wang sighed, and said, "Go and clean up, and go to Jinling with Zhou Rui... My natal family will definitely send someone there too. When the time comes, you go together. Don't let Xue's family People bullied my concubine, Pan'er and Bao girl."

The author has something to say:

In the Ming and Qing dynasties, "marriage" was a woman's second reincarnation. In this era, ethics and ethics were extremely strict, and "from one end to the end". Maybe she will be a widow for the rest of her life, or her marriage is far worse than the first time.

Mrs. Wang wanted Jia Yu to marry Daiyu, but she was not afraid of the power of the Lin family, because if Daiyu really became Mrs. Wang's daughter-in-law and was wronged in the Rongguo Mansion, what would the Lin family do?

Let Daiyu divorce and remarry?This is not feasible for the reasons just mentioned.

Therefore, even if Daiyu was wronged in Rongguo Mansion, the Lin family could only teach Rongguo Mansion a lesson because "the daughter was pressured to be a meat ticket in Rongguo Mansion", and could not be killed.

Besides, Mrs. Wang thinks very highly of herself, she has become the head wife of Rongguo Mansion, and she regards Rongguo Mansion as the private property of the second room, and has a high-ranking elder brother, Wang Ziteng. Although the Lin family is powerful, Mrs. Wang is not worried.

This is Mrs. Wang's thoughts in this article, I hope it is not wrong.