A Concubine of Salted Fish in Qing Dynasty [Red House]

When the two brothers arrived in the yard, their own maids came to help them wash up, and they ate some food to make a bed. The two of them fell asleep and couldn't hold on anymore.

He was snoring because he was so tired.

When I woke up after a nap, maidservants came in to serve as soon as I made any noise.

The capital is not close to Anlin Mansion.

The two brothers ran fast all the way, even if Jia Zhu was feeling unwell, they never stopped.

It was because they were in a hurry, if it was late, the Lin family would count the time to help Ling return to Gusu.

Now the two brothers offer incense in front of their aunt's spirit, so they feel at ease.

They caught up.

Tomorrow, Chenyu will set off to help the spirit and return to his hometown.

After waking up, the two brothers will naturally go to visit the old lady of the Lin family, this is a courtesy.

Because they had a mission, the two brothers were observing and thinking on the way to the old lady's yard.

Lin's mansion was busy up and down, but after all, there were only a few masters.

Excluding the immature cousins, that is, the old lady and uncle.

Jia Lian couldn't help but feel a little complicated when he thought of seeing those members of the Lin family when offering incense to his aunt.

I heard that before, my uncle and the clan were not only distantly related by blood, but also not close. Now it seems that this has changed a long time ago.

There is no doubt about the power of the clan.

I don't know if they have any thoughts about my uncle's future marriage. If so, how will their Jia family, as the original natal family, behave when the time comes.

If the original spouse dies now, the original spouse's natal family will generally be consulted on the continuation of the marriage. This is mostly for the consideration of the children left behind by the original spouse.

If the original spouse's natal family disagrees, it is not unheard of that the original spouse's dowry will be taken away after a breakdown.

Therefore, the opinions of the original spouse's family will be taken into account in the continued marriage, especially when there are children who have not grown up.

In order to continue the in-laws of the two families, there are cases where the original spouse's younger sister, cousins, etc. are married off as the successor.

This has two advantages.

One is that the original spouse's children are taken care of by their aunts, so they don't have to worry about the children being mistreated; the other is that they don't have to worry about the in-law relationship being severed, and the two families can continue to be each other's arms.

After receiving the news of their aunt's death, they had to think about this practical issue while being sad.

The aunt of the Jia family had no biological children, and this promising uncle was nearly forty years old.

At forty there is no doubt, at fifty one knows the destiny.

40 years old is already the age to be a grandfather, but looking at the official position of my uncle, even if he is old, there will definitely be many people who are willing to give him their young daughters.

First of all, it was the wife of the third rank, and what's even better was that he didn't have a son under his knees.

There will be many people who want to fight.

Jia Lian also felt the same way. The possibility of my uncle remarrying is very high. If he remarries again, it has nothing to do with the Jia family. You don't need to think about it to know that the step-wife is only superficial to their original spouse's family. It is the relatives and grandparents who only get close to the stepmother's side.

This is of course not in the interests of the Jia family.

Even for the Jia family, it is not as good as a bastard being the head of the family. In that case, the Jia family is still the only ancestral family of the Lin family.

Before they went out, people from the two prefectures were discussing who would be suitable in the mansion.

In my aunt's generation, neither Rongning nor Ningfu had any suitable women, so she could only look for them in the clan.

But the promising people in the clan... can't get on the stage.

Sending her here as a stepmother is not good enough, at most she is a concubine.

Do you want to send a concubine here, or find a woman of the right age in the in-law's house as a successor?

Such as historians or Wang family.

Jia Lian knew why they didn't want to break this relationship.

Rongguo Mansion and Ningguo Mansion's current most powerful in-laws are the Lin family married by the aunt, and the other is the Wang family where the second wife of Wang belongs. Wang Ziteng has inherited his grandfather's connections in the army, and the momentum of development is also very good.

But the positioning of the Jia family is to turn Wu to Wen.

The Lin family is Wen.

Big brother Zhu is a talent of heaven, and he was admitted as a scholar at the age of 14.

The ancestors had high hopes for Big Brother Zhu, and they also thought that Uncle would be able to help Big Brother Zhu in the future.

The final result of the discussion was that if the uncle continued to marry, the Jia family would lead the way to finalize the successor, so that it would be convenient to take care of Daiyu.

Cousin Daiyu is still so young, so they can't trust others.

Jia Zhu couldn't help weighing the letter in his sleeve. This letter was written by his father, and it roughly said these things.

I don't know if my uncle will agree after reading it.

What the two brothers didn't know was that Mother Jia didn't have much hope of reporting this matter, but she alone knew what happened to Jia Lin's family.

During the discussion, she couldn't say bluntly that the possibility of this matter was very small, so she had no choice but to let them do it.

Be the best, not be disappointed.

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The funeral was undoubtedly hosted by the old lady, but she was an elder, so she didn't have to watch over the funeral, but mostly in her own yard.

Now that Jia Min's natal family is here, they definitely want to see her.

In fact, before the Jia family came, the old lady had already made the corresponding preparations. Every time the Jia family came, the Lin family did not go smoothly.

What's more, in the dream world she saw, Daiyu was taken to Rongguo Mansion by Jia's mother not long after Jia Min's mother passed away.

This is of course impossible now.

At that time, there were two reasons why the son was willing to let go. One was that the eldest daughter would not marry after losing her mother. It would easily make the world suspect that the daughter in such an environment had not received enough education, had doubts about her character, and might not be able to perform the duties of the mistress.

But Jia's mother didn't care about anything else, she was the wife of the Duke and Daiyu's grandmother's house, and the son believed that if he went to her, Daiyu would be well taken care of.

The other is that the situation of the son at that time was not good.

Today, the Holy Majesty has given birth to too many promising princes. Although the prince was appointed early, the prince did not sit on the throne in the end.

It was fine in the early stage, but in the later stage, as the emperor got older and the princes became more and more vigorous, in such a maelstrom, it was not easy to be loyal to the emperor, and it was not easy to choose a bet path.

No matter what you do, it will make the other party unhappy.

At that time, his son was far away from the capital, and he had been an official outside for many years. He couldn't grasp the situation in the capital immediately, and he was not too close. Moreover, he was single-handedly working outside with the help of someone with status in the court.

Even with the trust of the Holy Majesty, it is still too easy to go wrong.

It was also because the son sat in that sensitive position for too long at that time that the disaster happened later.

If he doesn't move, he has become a thorn in the side of some people.

The son discovered something was wrong and sensed the danger, so he chose to send his only blood back to the capital.

At the foot of the emperor, the mansion of the Duke of the State, you can stay away from the right and wrong of Yangzhou.

That's why there was a trip to Daiyu Rongguo Mansion.

Both of these problems don't exist now.

Daiyu lost her mother and was brought up by her own grandmother.

The route his son is taking now is different from the world in his dream, far less sensitive and dangerous, and he doesn't need to worry about sending his blood away.

But she still has to beware of the purpose of Jia Zhu and Jia Lian's visit this time.

Apart from offering incense to Jia Min, there is no other purpose?

As far as she knows, Jia Mu is not a character who resigns herself.

She didn't believe that Mother Jia would tell the rest of the Jia family what she had done, and maybe she still dreamed that one day, the Lin family would be able to let go of the past!

Now that Jia Min has passed away, the old lady believes that this is not what the other party expected.

It is very possible to do something to maintain the relationship between the two.

People with faces may have self-knowledge, but some people have long lost their faces.

The two who came here are Jia Min's nephews, and they are not much different in age from the two sisters Yingyu and Luoyu. Jia Zhu is said to be discussing marriage, but Jia Lian doesn't know if he is engaged. He is 14 years old this year, and Yingyu Luoyu Yu is 11 years old, just three years behind.

Speaking of cousins ​​and cousins ​​again, I have to guard against it.

In the dream world, seeing his Daiyu being disgusted by the second wife of the king, the old lady almost died of anger. If Daiyu hadn't become an orphan, which Baoyu would match their Daiyu?

Are you kidding me, the second son of a fifth- and sixth-rank official and the eldest daughter of a third-rank official?

His elder brother who died young also had a son. According to etiquette, most of the property of Jia's second room should be given to his nephew Jia Lan.

He himself is not self-motivated, and always calls mediocrity. He is born with a fraternal heart, and he loves young and beautiful girls and daughters-in-law, and old women feel dirty. A lot of women in the movie can make people physically and mentally exhausted.

Moreover, he has been dating the maid around him since he was 11 years old. The two people who came back here are 17 years old and the other 14 years old. According to the tradition of their family, they should already have someone. Of course, they should be separated from their daughter to avoid suspicion. .

She would never allow the next generation of the Lin family to marry the Jia family.

In addition to this possibility, there is another one that proposes to marry another woman from the Jia family.

For this old lady, I just want to sneer and dream.

Besides... Judging by his son's appearance, he still doesn't want to remarry, and now she doesn't want to force him either.

When Jia Zhu and Jia Lian saw the old lady, they didn't find anything wrong. They exchanged a few words, expressed their sorrow for their aunt, and then expressed their love for their cousin Daiyu, and they went to help.

I saw my uncle who was busy.

There are also two cousins ​​who are very neat.

At a young age, it is very natural to direct the servants to do things, and the servants are also very obedient. Obviously, these two cousins ​​are both prestigious.

Both Jia Zhu and Jia Lian couldn't help being stunned: "Cousin... so capable."

Lin Ruhai couldn't help but smile when he heard this.

However, it is customary to be humble on the lips: "It's just this ability, it's nothing to worry about."

As long as you see his expression, no one will really believe his words.

In this funeral, the three children of the Lin family made a big splash.

If it wasn't for the inappropriate timing, someone would immediately try to get married by handing over Huatou.

Especially Chen Yu, he attracted the attention of most people to the outside world, and made Lin Ruhai feel proud when he saw it.

Jia Zhu could tell that he was not as good at talking as Jia Lian, so after a few words of agreement, he took out the letter.

Lin Ruhai didn't even read it, and smiled slightly, and asked someone to take the letter away: "I accept this letter, and I will read it carefully later."

Jia Zhu didn't think it was wrong either, and Fu Ling was going back to Gusu tomorrow, so it was normal for my uncle to be busy now.

It's not just them who are busy.

Yun Shuyao is also busy.

She is checking luggage for a trip.

As the only son, Chenyu is duty-bound to help Ling return to his hometown. Although he is only eleven years old, at this time, 11 years old is not too young.

Some early, can get married.

And he didn't go back alone.

Together with the Master, Lin Yong and others.

Returning to the clan, Chenyu will still live in the clan for a while.

At first, Yun Shuyao was of course worried.

But looking at the luggage and manpower arranged by the old lady and Lin Ruhai for him, and looking at his son who has been stripped and is practicing martial arts again, his worries are reduced.

There will be an accident when you go out under such conditions, the probability is too small.

He will be back in a few months, and he will have a good relationship with the people in the clan, which will be beneficial to his future.

But, that's what reason told her, Yun Shuyao still sighed as she watched her son and his party get farther and farther away, feeling reluctant to part with her.

Luo Yu put her arms together: "Auntie, brother will be fine, don't worry."

Luo Yu still had some regrets.

She can't go.

She also wanted to go to the clan to have a look.

Yun Shuyao knew her very well: "When things are done, go to Zhuangzi for a short stay?"

If you can't go to Gusu, Zhuangzi is still fine.

Luo Yu cheered up: "Is everyone going?"

Yun Shuyao: "Ask the old lady, it should be fine."

Luo Yu nodded and cheered up: "Okay, I'll ask later."

She has seen too many people these days, and she wants to go to a quieter place to stay. Originally, she also wants to be a filial piety for her aunt, so it is appropriate to go to the countryside.

Another reason is that I hope that the little girl can change to another place and not be so sad.

Looking at her tears, I was really worried that she would break her eyes from crying.

Thinking about walking around Zhuangzi, the little girl should be in a better mood.

"Speaking of which, Auntie, you draw really well."

The aunt gave the younger sister a portrait of the wife, which almost showed the charm of the wife. Daiyu had to hold this painting at night to sleep more peacefully.

Yun Shuyao patted her hand: "Don't put down your brush, you can do it one day."

Luo Yu didn't speak any more, but the bond became tighter.

After all, she is not very old.

I have indeed learned a lot from helping my grandmother in charge these days, and it is not without feeling in my heart.

If it were the aunt who died, just thinking about it, Luoyu felt that her eyes would be swollen from crying like sister Daiyu.

She was busy before, even if she wanted to stay by Auntie's side, she couldn't be free. Now that the matter has finally come to an end, she doesn't want to be too far away from Auntie, and she can't wait to stick with Auntie all the time.

Carrying out funerals is always exhausting, and many people are infirm. If one funeral is not finished, the second funeral will come again.

The same is true in Lin's mansion, the smell of medicine wafts up and down, not to say that everyone is sick, but also to relieve fatigue and soothe the nerves.

At the same time, thank the guests behind closed doors, and began to recuperate.

Jia Zhu and Jia Lian stayed behind.

They want to get a reply from their uncle before going back.

Lin Ruhai didn't write a letter, so they didn't mention going back.

It hasn't been long since I arrived.

If they set off immediately, their bodies would not be able to bear it.

After two days of delay, Yun Shuyao ushered in a temptation.

The old lady sent someone to pass the word that she was out of energy and asked her to help manage some chores at home.

Yun Shuyao couldn't help but be silent when she heard this.

Her current situation is equivalent to the fact that her immediate superior has left, and as the most powerful person under her superior, although she has not been promoted, she is expected to get some of the rights in the superior's hands.

Facing this pie, Yun Shuyao pushed back.

There is an old lady on the top, Luo Yu and the others on the bottom, and so many experienced nuns, why should she go into this muddy water.

No matter how well you do it, what's the use?

As long as Lin Ruhai still wants to be an official, it is impossible for him to support his concubine as his wife.

Even if she works hard, she won't get a promotion, at most she will get some limited rights.

Wouldn't it be nice to continue to be a salted fish and manage your own private property?

If it's because the environment is not good and we have to fight, it's fine. Now the old lady obviously wants to raise two granddaughters. With Luoyu on her side, she won't suffer. When Luoyu gets married in the future, it's time for Chenyu to marry a wife , when the time comes, the new daughter-in-law butler will change her name to be justified.

Yun Shuyao is not worried that Luo Yu and the others can't do well. Yun Shuyao has taught them to read the books and settle accounts since they were eight years old. If they encounter problems, they don't have to worry about no one teaching them how to solve them.

Now that this happened, I guess I wanted to see if she was "inflated".

She pushed it, seemingly ignorant of good and evil, but this shows that she knows how to measure, and the old lady will be satisfied. If she is satisfied, she will be more satisfied and value the two children.

Sure enough, the old lady came back with a set of plain jewelry.

Afterwards, Aunt Mei found out about this, and blurted out: "Is Yun Shi stupid?! She doesn't even eat the meat delivered to your door?"

How hard it is for them to have some rights.

That is to say, you can touch your hand when you are too busy to do important things at home. Now that the old lady finally let go, Yun Shi actually refused?

Aunt Mei looked eagerly at the direction of the old lady's yard, waiting for someone to come.

Yun's refused, she won't!But why did the old lady forget her?

She looked forward to it, but no one came.

Luo Yu mentioned going to Zhuangzi, and the old lady agreed, but it would take some time.

It's not too late to go to Zhuangzi after the Jia family has left.

While Jia Zhu and Jia Lian stayed at the Lin family, they discovered more differences between the Lin family and the Jia family.

The aunt passed away, and the grief of the Lin family cannot be faked.

My uncle was on official business, so he got busy with it not long after, and rarely saw him.

It's rare to meet a cousin at home, but the people in the family talk about the arrangement of the eldest lady, and shut up about the arrangement of the second lady. The old lady lives behind the scenes, but the house is not chaotic at all.

Daiyu was brought by the old lady's side, chanted scriptures together, and slowly recovered.

—it seemed as if it didn't matter whether there was a wife or not.

And my uncle has never mentioned the letter, which made the two brothers feel a little flustered. Could it be... Uncle doesn't plan to remarry?

Even though their news is not well-informed here, he knows that many people want to promise their daughters to his uncle. Has he read the letter? What does he think?

In fact, when Jia Zhu and Jia Lian were observing the situation of the Lin family, the Lin family was also looking at these two people.

Yun Shuyao also assigned Luo Yu homework, asking her to write a review after observing these two people.

See what she can see.

This assignment is interesting.

Luo Yu raised his spirits.

What is the difference between these two cousins?

Have.

There are many more.

One is the eldest son of the second family, and the eldest son is the eldest.

One is the eldest son of the eldest son, the second in the eldest son, but he is the heir to the title.

Logically speaking, the eldest son of the eldest son should have a higher status, but what she saw was that the younger cousin obeyed the elder cousin more.

It's not just because of the big cousin's fame as a scholar.

Also, the knowledge of the two of them is very different.

The big cousin is expected to be a candidate, but the little cousin...can't even memorize the enlightenment books completely, let alone take the imperial examination.

Another point is that makes Luo Yu unhappy.

The big cousin is okay, he is worthy of being a scholar when he was young, most of the time he doesn't let go of the book, immerses himself in his studies, even when he is sick, he still holds the book, but the little cousin is restless, he doesn't like reading, and he can't sit still , if it wasn't for her young age, she probably would have gone out to play, and her eyes were always looking at the beautiful maids.

Did he think he was hiding it well?She saw it all.

Luo Yu sorted out these things, wrote them down and gave them to Yun Shuyao.

Luo Yu didn't understand: "Auntie, why? Isn't the Dafang the one who will inherit the title?"

Why did the heir of the big house develop such a behavior?It's not true that he doesn't have this ability, just look at the eldest son of Erfang.

Does Jia's first-class general have any objections?

Yun Shuyao: "His biological mother passed away early, General Jia remarried, and the husband and wife didn't care about things. Now the second wife is in charge of Jia's house, and he grew up with the second wife since he was a child."

Maybe for a while he thought he was the second room's son.

Luo Yu: "..."

She got it.

Both grew up in the second room, and turned out to be a young talent and a playboy.

These, Lin Ruhai saw more thoroughly, and he even tested them himself.

Jia Zhu is indeed a material to be made, but his body is weaker.

And Jia Lian...Chen Yu could outcompete him at the age of five!

Lin Ruhai also knew better about the Jia family's situation.

Seeing the comparison now, he couldn't help thinking, if Jia Lian's biological mother was still there, and the stepmother wasn't of such a temperament, would the result be completely different from now?

This reminded him of himself, and he once again resolutely decided not to marry again.

Then he opened the second uncle's letter.

The contents of the letter were within his expectations.

He really didn't know.

Thinking of the young son who died young, Lin Ruhai felt a pain in his heart. Even Min'er's death must have been caused by the severe loss of vitality during childbirth.

Mother-in-law doesn't mention it, since that's the case, let him be the villain.

Presumably with the temperament of the second uncle, he will only be ashamed to mention this matter in the future.