Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

Zhang Zan thought about it seriously for a while, what could he come up with with his straightforward and upright gentleman nature.

After a while, he shook his head and said to his wife: "My sister is wrong, she is wrong. If you want to cover it up, it is better to sincerely admit and apologize to Mrs. Rong Guo, so as to get Mrs. Rong Guo's forgiveness."

"My mother apologized to Mrs. Rong Guogong this morning. Mrs. Rong Guogong only said, 'How many years have passed, Brother Hu is so old.' Then she avoided talking about it. That attitude, Alas! I'm panicking with embarrassment. Husband, she doesn't look like she can accept our apology and forgive us."

"Then it's time to apologize. Take the blame." Zhang Zan insisted.

"My younger sister made a mistake first, and the only way to do it is if the parents come forward and frankly admit to Mrs. Rong Guo that the goddaughter is not available. Do you want to use any other method to suppress the matter of my younger sister? Acknowledge your mistakes, don't forget that people are doing what the sky is watching, and justice is at your fingertips. When it is revealed, it will really ruin the reputation of the Zhang family girl."

The sister-in-law was so anxious that tears were about to fall, "Husband, it's because the concubine is in poor health and didn't take good care of my sister."

Zhang Zan shook his head, "Lan Ying, this is not your fault alone, you should not take the responsibility. If mother can teach our Zhao'er, she can also teach my sister well. The root of my sister's matter is not you, but It's on everyone in the Zhang family. It's just because she was very lovable and well-behaved when she was a child, and she never acted out of line, so nothing happened that required her father to intervene and teach. Besides, Brother Hu's matter , It is also related to the men of Rongguo Mansion, Rongguo Duke and brother-in-law should bear most of the responsibility. They disagree, and my sister can't do it alone."

He patted his wife's hand and comforted: "You don't have to worry about this matter, my father and I will discuss it with the man in Rongguo Mansion."

The sister-in-law tugged at her husband's sleeve, after thinking about it, she decided to tell her husband about her in-laws' plan.

Zhang Zan stood up abruptly, "This matter is absolutely impossible. After my father became an official, I am now a fourth-rank Yushi Zhongcheng. The family status of Rongguo Mansion is too different from ours. Qi Dafei is not even. I will persuade my parents to give up. got this idea."

"Husband, if you say it like this, the father-in-law and mother-in-law should blame the concubine for telling you this matter."

The sister-in-law tugged on her husband's sleeve in embarrassment and refused to let go.

"Husband, can you think about it again, my mother told me not to tell you."

Zhang Zan's face became embarrassing, he sat down angrily, and said to his wife: "I didn't approve of my younger sister's marriage at the beginning. My younger sister's temperament is not suitable for marrying into a wealthy family to be the eldest son's wife. My father said he After seeing Enhou for ten years, she will definitely protect her sister. But this protection must be measured, and if she cannot be manipulated, she will not take the rules seriously."

"Husband, why don't you talk to your brother-in-law, don't indulge your sister too much in the future." The sister-in-law looked at her husband's face and spoke slowly.

"When we choose a husband for our daughter, we must also consider the husband's character as the first, followed by knowledge and ability. Brother Hu has a good nature, and he will be good to his daughter. According to the concubine, Brother Hu inherits Jue will always be decades later. At that time, husband, you may not be much worse than your father-in-law, and you can't say anything about Qi Dafei."

Zhang Zan refused without the slightest hesitation, "We'll wait until I get to that point. It's also a matter of remarrying the grandchildren. Besides, we are a scholarly family, so why do we want to marry a nobleman?"

"Husband, if you say this to your parents, I, I have no choice but to ask myself to go home."

Zhang Zan is silent, his wife has been married to him for more than [-] years, and her character and behavior are worthy of his respect.The husband and wife respect each other as guests, and the friendship is deep. When his wife said something like Da Gui, he had to act cautiously.

"Lan Ying, don't worry, I won't talk to my father about the next generation's marriage, I'll go over and ask my sister about how to deal with it properly."

"Then don't be too blunt, your parents are getting old."

"Okay, I'll pay attention."

The relationship between husband and wife is good, so Zhang Zan naturally takes his wife's advice to heart.

Zhang Zan went to talk to his father about this matter, and happened to meet his younger brother Zhang Yu who was also in his father's study.The second brother has always been flexible, let him listen, maybe he will have a good idea.

Zhang Ying didn't take it seriously, "It's just that your sister is reluctant to part with her own flesh and blood, so she cried a few words to Enhou. If Rong Guogong and his son don't take that idea, she's crying to God, what's the matter with her I can't do it either."

Zhang Zan was anxious, "Father, let's just talk about our own mistakes now, and see how we can get the forgiveness of Mrs. Rong Guogong and his wife. As for the faults of Rong Guogong and his son, their own husband and wife, mother and son will settle accounts, and that is not up to us. Otherwise, if this incident broke out that day, it would damage the reputation of the Zhang family."

"Jichen, you don't have to worry so much. With Duke Rong and his son standing in front of you, it's no one's turn to criticize your sister."

Zhang Taifu didn't think so.

But Zhang Yu said: "Father, what the eldest brother said is reasonable, we should think about it carefully. If, the son said that if Rong Guogong passed away first, this is very possible. He has been fighting for many years and has been injured. Rong Guogong At the funeral, madam used this matter to say that her brother-in-law and sister were not filial. Do you think my brother-in-law can still be a prince? Will Brother Hu have a future? The world will no longer say that the dead are wrong, but how will they think about their brother-in-law and talk about it? The daughter of the Zhang family?"

Following the second son's words, Zhang Taifu's face gradually became more serious.That's right, Shi Shi didn't love her eldest son in the first place, so if she really wanted to make such an announcement at Jia Daishan's funeral, her natal family's Marquis Shi would come forward to support her...

That is to properly give the title to the second son.

No wonder she agreed silently when Mr. Rong Guogong and his son talked about it. It turned out that the calculations were all behind. M's, the needle behind the hornet's tail is the most poisonous to a woman's heart, and what she said is absolutely true.

If such a situation really happened, my 20 years of hard work and all my planning would be in vain.

Zhang Taifu looked at his two sons seriously, "To be honest with you two, I have planned for your sister. But I didn't expect her to be cowardly and unable to support her. She was the one who chose the concubine for the prince. At that time, why did the father rush to the holy place to ask for a marriage to Enhou? It was because the holy man had a vicious vision. I was afraid that your sister would be seen through by the holy man when he saw each other. At that time, it would not only be a matter of not being able to be elected as the crown princess, but also The sage's reliance on Rong Guogong is so great that it is impossible to ask for a marriage order."

Zhang Zan was a little annoyed, but he tried his best to restrain himself in front of his father.

"Father, we have a good scholarly family, why should we marry Xungui? My younger sister chooses the second son of a similar family background. She can live a relaxed and comfortable life. It won't harm Enhou, and we don't have to worry so much."

Zhang Ying shook his head, the eldest son is a gentleman, a gentleman from the heart, how can he be the head of the family in the future.He turned his attention to his second son, who had always been on good terms.Because I was the Minister of the Ministry of Households and the number one scholar among the eldest sons, I overwhelmed the second son of the scholar, and did not take the imperial examination for ten years.

Now he wanted to hear what his second son had to say.

"Heng Chen, what do you think?"

Zhang Yu looked into his father's eyes and said, "Father, can you tell your son why you decided to send your sister to the East Palace or the Duke's Mansion? Are you worried that Jia Daishan will know the truth about his sister, and the marriage will turn into a feud? You know?" These are the things my son can express his opinion on.”

Zhang Ying was embarrassed for a while, then nodded heavily.

"Everyone in the world knows that our Zhang family is also from a big family in Jiangning, and your grandfather was also elected, and your generation can be regarded as a solid inheritance of the scholarly family. I wonder if you have noticed the changes in the status of the royal civil and military ministers in the past dynasties. At the beginning At the beginning of the dynasty, the civil and military were all noble. After a hundred years, the civil and military balance began, and then the civil and military were low. Now the court is in the period of civil and military balance. After the sage went west, there were no external worries and no internal strife , soon the military general will lose his momentum in the court."

Zhang Zan and Zhang Yu nodded in agreement.

"It was an accident for my father to be able to teach the prince and Enhou. The masters that the sage assigned to the prince were all highly talented and well-educated people. But the sage thinks that although the household department is not as good as those in the Qin Tianjian in terms of arithmetic, It can be used to teach the prince is the most suitable. In the beginning, he was not a father, but because Enhou was unruly, he had a fierce fight with the prince. Father spent a lot of effort to adjust/teach the two of them to get along peacefully... Then he was promoted from household minister to household minister, cabinet minister, and then the title of Taifu. It's not because of father's knowledge that he really He is higher than his colleagues in the imperial court, but the sage values ​​the friendship with the three generations of Rongfu and honors his father."

After Zhang Taifu finished speaking, he fell into deep thought.

After a while, he continued: "When I was my father, I went to and from the court, quietly pondering the history of the aristocratic family. The name of the scholarly family sounds good. If it is interrupted for a generation, it will easily become a farming and studying family. Ordinary country gentry. Have you noticed where the descendants of the cabinet ministers and ministers were all 50 years ago?"

The two brothers shook their heads in unison, let alone the Shangshu 50 years ago, he was the predecessor of his old father, and his descendants also disappeared from the court.

"But you have seen the Zheng family of the Empress Dowager. Although the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager have passed away one after another, the Zheng family has declined. But there are saints. If there is a successful child in their family, the saint will definitely be promoted. There is no son. To be able to stand in the court hall, there are still a few who are serving as imperial guards in the palace. When these people are released, there will be at least one fifth-rank Qianhu. Now the title of Cheng Engong is still on the head of the empress dowager's nephew. Zheng The one in the parent's house still has status in the capital."

When Zhang Taifu said this, he showed regret.

"It's a pity, if your sister can have the three-pointed nature of your brothers, I would dare to send her to the position of the princess. Now I have to make a big turn, maybe I have to wait for you to send your granddaughter to the princess in the future." The position of the crown princess is gone. It has to borrow the connection between brother Hu and his brothers and the royal family. After 50 years, even 100 years, it is not surprising that the Zhang family will return to the state of your grandfather."

"Father, why don't you put your mind on teaching your children and grandchildren to work hard and have a promising future?"

Zhang Zan asked directly, and Zhang Ying motioned for his second son to answer.

"Father, elder brother, do you think what I said is right? When a person is good, Jinshi depends on chance. Even if Chunwei wins, there are many people who have a rough official career. Brother, the Jinshi who is on the same list with you is still a sixth rank What about the seventh-rank people. Are they really not capable enough? The saying that there are people in the court who are easy to be an official is a wise saying. Father, you are worried that after you become an official, no one will support me and elder brother, so you chose Rong Guogong. Instead of choosing Enhou?"

Zhang Ying nodded.

"When you get married, you have to plan a little bit. At that time, when I went to the Holy House to ask for the decree, what I was most afraid of was that Jia Daishan refused the marriage because of his kindness. Fortunately..."

Zhang Taifu's face was full of luck, "It's also Madam Hou's order in your sister's life."

Zhang Zan interrupted him loudly, "Father, if Duke Rong knows that you forced your sister, who is not worthy of being the eldest son-in-law, into the Rongguo Mansion, will it become a feud? ..."