Concubine daughter of the Lin family in the Red Chamber

Shen Ze didn't speak, what Shen said was that the aunt of the Lin family wanted to plot against Yuan Niang in order to ask Lin Ruhai to marry the pro-daughter of the Shen family, and it would be a lot of help, but the second aunt stepped in. , In addition, at that time, Dafang deliberately picked Yuanniang off, so they added fuel to the flames, and Wuniang was carried into the Lin family as a concubine crying. If you want to say sorry to Wuniang, why was the second aunt alone?

Early the next morning, Shen Ze, Shen Shi, and Aunt Shen took their eldest sons Shen Xun and Lin Daiyu to Jia's house. Jia's mother hadn't seen Daiyu for a long time. Just as she was thinking, she saw her come back and held her in her arms. She asked her if she was used to living in Chen's house, and said to Shen with a smile: "Daiyu is my heart, and after leaving me for so many days, I think about it every day."

Lin Daiyu was also in Jia Mu's arms, very sad, after a while of pleasantries, Lin Daiyu was pulled away by the Jia sisters to talk, and then Jia Mu shunned the girl and started talking about serious business with Shen Ze.

Shen Ze smiled and said: "I knew you loved your granddaughter a long time ago. When I was in Suzhou, I heard my father mention that you sent more than a dozen carts of things to Daiyu's full moon ceremony back then. Now who in Suzhou will do it?" Man Yue also said that no grandmother is as generous as you."

What he said made Jia Mu laugh from ear to ear: "Your father is so strong? He was half a matchmaker in Ruhai and Min'er's marriage. Now I don't know if Daiyu and Baoyu's marriage can be arranged. He goes out?"

Shen Ze smiled and said: "Although father is getting old, if it's Daiyu's marriage, he must come to have a glass of wedding wine. Speaking of which, our Shen family and Lin family are good friends, and Ru Hai and I grew up together Yes, my father treats her like a nephew, and Daiyu can be regarded as his half-granddaughter. Yuanniang and Wuniang wrote back, saying that they would marry the Jia family. The old man was very happy, saying that Daiyu had Your shelter, you don’t have to worry about it for the rest of your life.”

Mother Jia laughed and said, "I also said this is a good marriage. If Aunt Shen hadn't said that she wanted to count the family property, it might have been settled long ago."

Mrs. Shen and Aunt Shen didn't speak, Shen Ze smiled and said: "I heard what they said, and I also think they are wrong. If you tell them, don't take it to heart, this marriage is good for two surnames. Good thing, you are Daiyu's grandmother, you love Daiyu more than anyone else, don't you?"

Mother Jia nodded in satisfaction, seeing that what Shen Ze said was reasonable, and Aunt Shen and Mrs. Shen didn't speak, she relaxed a little, and said with a smile: "If I don't love Daiyu, I can't call her my grandson-in-law." gone."

Shen Ze smiled and said: "Wu Niang wants to count the family property, and she also needs to prepare a dowry for Daiyu. Our customs in the south of the Yangtze River pay attention to ten miles of red makeup when marrying a daughter, and Daiyu is the only daughter of the Lin family. I don't know here, Jiangnan is going to make a joke, she is worried about this, and she is not disrespectful to you, please don't take it to heart."

Mother Jia nodded: "There is such a custom in Jiangnan, but I thought, since there is no one in the Lin family, so don't go to Jiangnan, just have a good time here. .”

Shen Ze explained: "You don't know, although the Lin family has no direct descendants, but there are still many old friends in Suzhou. When their children got married, Ru Hai gave generous gifts. Although Ru Hai is gone now, But they are still watching Daiyu's marriage. They just wait for Daiyu to get married so that they can return the gift. Not to mention them, but to our Shen family. They will all come over for a glass of wedding wine. We know it well, they will inevitably not chew their tongues, and compare Daiyu's dowry with each other. If Daiyu's dowry is thin, the kind ones will not say anything, and the unkind ones will not say that the Jia family has swallowed the Lin family's property. ? The one who married into the family as a daughter-in-law just to cover up, do you think this is the truth?"

When Jia Mu heard this, she was angry at first, and then thought about it. Shen Ze was right. Suzhou was rich in products, and there were many wealthy households. Comparing the dowry of daughters, daughter-in-laws had more dowries, and son-in-law Lin Ruhai had many old disciples. At that time, even if you don't come to the capital to give congratulatory gifts, you will inevitably go to Shen's house to find out what's going on. Among other things, for the dowry alone, you can get as much as is written on the dowry list. If you don't have it, you will naturally be ridiculed. I really can't move.

But is it true to hand over all the family property?Not to mention that some have already been spent, can the second daughter-in-law of Shan agree?Where do the empresses in the palace get money every time they need it?

Shen Ze could see the hesitation on Mother Jia's face. Although he was honest to his family, he was thoughtful to outsiders, but he made a lot of calculations, and when he thought about it, he added fuel to the fire: "Daiyu is married, we will marry you." Father came to Beijing for a wedding, and he had to go to the palace to talk with the emperor, so it would be very honorable to simply ask the emperor to give him a marriage, what do you think?"

Jia's mother was shocked, that's right, Shen Yueming is the emperor's best friend, the emperor loves to make friends, and when Shen Yueming comes to the capital, he must enter the palace to pay his respects to the emperor, when the emperor asks why he went to Beijing Naturally, Shen Yueming would not hide it. If the emperor is happy, he might look at Shen Yueming's face and reward him with grace. When the time comes, no matter if it is Daiyu or Baoyu, it will really reach the sky in one step.

But then she hesitated again. If there is a big trouble, the crown prince will inevitably be alarmed. If the crown prince develops suspicions against the Jia family, no matter whether it is the empress who was promoted by the crown princess in the palace, or Yingchun who married into the Bao family, they will all be successful. It's useless.

Jia's mother then thought, if the emperor personally bestowed the marriage, would the prince still object?I'm afraid that in order to please the emperor, I'm just making fun of it, as long as it's handled properly, maybe it will be a blessing in disguise, but in the end, I have to think carefully, so I smiled: "Now it's almost the end of the year, even if we make an agreement, it will be difficult to get married soon. Why don't you wait for the beginning of spring, first count the Lin family's things and write them down on the dowry list, and then proceed with the marriage."

Shen Ze naturally agreed.

Aunt Shen did not expect that Mother Jia would be relieved as soon as Shen Ze stepped out, she was very happy, and on the way back said to Shen Shi: "Brother is really safe in handling things, even the old lady has to be convinced."

Shen said with a smile: "My silly girl, the old lady of the Jia family is very smart. Eldest brother talked about old friends in the south of the Yangtze River, and also mentioned the emperor. The two sides are connections on the one hand and favor on the other. Both are more valuable than the Lin family's property. If you really take this opportunity to get online with the scholarly families in the south of the Yangtze River, the gentry and squires, even if the Lin family's property is not worth a cent, it will be worth it. What's more, if you get a marriage from the emperor himself, it will be such an honor, not only Jia Baoyu, but the whole family. Jia's family followed suit, the old lady is not confused."

Aunt Shen said: "She's plotting against her. As long as the Lin family's property doesn't fall into the hands of others, and Daiyu gets married in a beautiful manner, I'm satisfied."

Shen also smiled and said: "That's right, Daiyu's marriage was arranged in the spring, maybe I will be able to marry my daughter-in-law by the end of the year. Speaking of this, have you ever talked to Wanru?"

Aunt Shen was a little embarrassed: "I mentioned it once, but it didn't seem like I said anything. I thought she also acquiesced, but it's something that has already been decided. I haven't told her yet."

Shen said: "Hey, how long do you want to delay? Why don't you hurry up and say, let the two of you cultivate a good relationship during the Chinese New Year, and I'm still waiting to have a grandson."

Aunt Shen thought about it too, and told Lin Wanru if she wanted to go back.

Who knows that when Lin Wanru and Chen Ruixue went to visit the historian's house when they returned to the Chen Mansion, Lin Wanru didn't come back. Lin Wanru originally said that he couldn't go, but Chen Ruixue received the post. Neither Chen Ruiyu nor Chen Ruishuang wanted to go out, and she was too embarrassed to go alone, so she went Life and death pulled Lin Wanru into him.

Aunt Shen waited for half a day before Lin Wanru came back, but seeing her eyes were red, she was a little surprised: "Who are you arguing with?"

Lin Wanru said: "I didn't quarrel with anyone. Today I went to Shijia and met Xiangyun. She has no father and no mother. She lives with her uncle and aunt. The situation is really difficult."

Then he talked about going to the historian's house. Shi Xiangyun was very happy to see her, and he took her into the room to talk. He talked about new tea, asked her to taste it, and asked the little girl to bring hot water. Bring it over, the water is still cold.

Shi Xiangyun was so angry that he questioned the little girl, but the little girl actually retorted: "Today my wife invited a lot of people over, girl, let's save trouble, we will run back and forth if we get tired."

Shi Xiangyun was so angry that he was angry and embarrassed in front of others. Fortunately, Lin Wanru helped smooth things over, but behind his back, Shi Xiangyun still cried a lot, and Lin Wanru was also sad for her, and cried once with her .

Aunt Shen also sighed after hearing this: "A child without a father and no mother, no matter how bright the outside is, the inside is sad. Although you have no father now, I still have to worry about you. Your sister has no father and no mother. I just hope that the marriage with the Jia family will go smoothly, and that she will have a good home."

Lin Wanru didn't speak, and Aunt Shen said again: "When your sister's marriage is over, it will be your turn. I have already made an agreement with your aunt. Once Daiyu's marriage is over, I will arrange your marriage with Ruiwen." .”

Lin Wanru was taken aback, and stared blankly at Aunt Shen: "Why didn't Auntie tell me?"

Aunt Shen smiled and said, "Didn't I ask you before? You didn't object? Besides, this kid Ruiwen is stable and reliable, and he kisses you better. Don't you have any dissatisfaction?"

Lin Wanru didn't say anything. If you put aside your feelings, Chen Ruiwen is indeed a rare candidate for a good son-in-law. He is handsome and has a good temper. He is also the eldest grandson of the Duke of Qi's mansion. If he inherits the Duke of Qi's mansion in the future, he will become the wife of the Duke of Qi I'm afraid that the concubine's daughter of the idle family would not be able to pursue this marriage. If it weren't for the sister relationship between the aunt and the aunt, this marriage would not have fallen on the head of a concubine.