The Son-in-law of the Red Chamber

Ever since Luo Chenyue's marriage was settled, Luo Chenmai, the elder brother next door, has been worrying about his cousin's life.

There is only one Luo Wanyu left in the direct branch, but with the recovery of the Luo family in the past few years, no matter whether it is his return to Beijing or his second uncle's departure from Beijing, or the fourth younger brother who is currently attracting attention in the court.

In short, it is not entirely true that the Luo family is now in decline.

Although it is not as glorious as when his father was alive, but after all, there are more blossoms, and the elder brother has a good reputation among the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River. Today's Luo family, I have to say, has a more stable foundation than before, and it is no longer what it used to be. However, the honor and disgrace of the whole family rests on the father alone. Once the father falls, the Luo family will be like a headless fly.

Now, even if something happened to him, there is still the elder brother, the fourth younger brother, the second uncle, and there is someone who can speak in the hall.

It's not that Luo Chenmai is arrogant, but it can be clearly seen that the future of the Luo family is bright.

But before the next generation grows up, my brother has to be more cautious.

There are many people who want to cling to the Luo family and marry the Luo family with sincerity, but unfortunately, Luo Chenmai also has his own careful thoughts.

It is really inappropriate for the Luo family to be married to a prominent family. They already have two relatives from the princess mansion and the sister-in-law's family, which was also a prominent family for a while. Although neither of the parents of his daughter-in-law is alive, the Zhang family should not be underestimated.

This kind of contact has made a close relationship, according to the picture of the fourth brother, it can be seen at a glance, it is huge, no wonder the Luo family is so jealous and weakened in various ways.

Now that the Luo family's second wife is married to Prince Zhongshun, he can already imagine that the emperor might be jumping.

So when it comes to Wanyu, she can only be wronged.

My brother-in-law is really a good young man, in addition to his family background, he is also worthy of his cousin, such a low marriage will lessen Luo's attention.

As for the little idea in his daughter-in-law's heart, he naturally knew it well, but it happened that he also had this kind of appeal, so he didn't expose it, and only asked her to talk to his mother first.

Sure enough, there is no better candidate on the mother's side, so what's the point of choosing my brother-in-law?

Naturally, no one knew about Luo Chenmai's calculations. Even Luo Chenyi knew that his carefree second brother was a clumsy person on weekdays, but he didn't know that he had such deep thoughts.

It has to be said that fixed thinking kills people, even though they don't think generals are reckless like the common people, and they have nothing but brute force, but after getting along for a long time, Luo Chenyi still underestimated his second brother.

Let's not mention these, let's talk about Mrs. Luo and Zhang later. After serving her husband to go to the court, after handling a few housework, he took the girl and woman, and went to Mrs. Luo's yard together.

Because Luo Xu's body is a little weaker, the whole family is more pampered. Now he is five years old, but he has not yet enlightened. Luo Chenmai plans to wait until his son is two years older. Seven years old is not too late.

So he can still be at ease for a while, with his two young servants and a few little girls running around in the yard, when he saw his mother, he didn't care about the dirt on his body, and directly rushed over.

Although the child is weaker, but when he becomes mischievous, he is no different from ordinary children. This makes Luo Zhang's face very happy, but he also reprimanded, "In this hot weather, you are not afraid of getting caught in the heat and falling ill again." Grandmother Lao, father is worried, do you deserve the panic in your heart?"

Perhaps because of his weak body since childhood, Luo Xu's thoughts are more delicate and mature than those of his peers. He smiled and said, "Could it be that mother is not worried about her son? I don't believe it! It’s cooler in the morning, so I went out to play for a while. After a while, the sun slanted over, and my son went back to the room. Don’t worry, mother. Grandma seems to be a little uncomfortable these days. She often coughs in the middle of the night. I've heard it several times, but the partial grandmother stopped people from asking for a doctor, and didn't let people tell my father and mother."

"Xu'er did the right thing. My mother sent someone to invite the imperial physician. Xu'er honored her grandmother on behalf of her father and mother. She must be more careful in the future. Mother first thank Xu'er for your trouble."

Hearing the praise, the child was proud, his little face was flushed with joy, he straightened up, and solemnly responded to his mother.

The mother and son walked into Old Mrs. Luo's room hand in hand. Sure enough, she was tired, probably because she didn't sleep well at night.

Not long after, I heard that an imperial physician was invited to visit the house. Although Mrs. Luo blamed her daughter-in-law for being too cautious, it was the filial piety of the younger generation, and her precious grandson also contributed to it, so the old man was even more happy.

The imperial physician diagnoses the pulse and prescribes prescriptions, these routine things are all out of the question.

After sending the imperial physician away, and serving her mother-in-law with medicine, after a lot of busy work, Mrs. Luo Zhang finally mentioned Luo Wanyu's marriage.

Mrs. Luo also heard from her son about this matter, but in the end, she didn't have a suitable candidate for a while.

At this moment, hearing her daughter-in-law talk about her natal brother, the old lady pondered.

Luo Zhangshi only felt his heart hang up, for fear of being rejected by the old lady.

"After all, it's about the second room. Although your second uncle and aunt are not in Beijing, I'm afraid that your second aunt will go to Beijing in a few days. I can't make up my mind. I will talk about it after your second aunt returns to Beijing. You My second aunt's natal family, and the Song family also have a girl of the right age, who is not much different in age from her in-laws. If you ask someone, there are multiple choices. Although Wanyu is good, what if it doesn't work? You have to make extra preparations , and there is also a young girl in Zhenguo Gongniu's family, who is Mrs. Niu's first daughter, so she is also a suitable candidate, don't you think?"

Although the old lady Luo also thinks that both the man and the woman are good, but she also knows a little about Xiao Song's thoughts, and she is very high-minded, and she is afraid that she will look down on Zhang's offspring, especially the daughter-in-law. The mother's family is in decline again.

Mrs. Luo Zhang also knew the situation of her younger brother. Hearing what her mother-in-law said, she knew it well, and said with a smile, "That's right. I just think that both Wanyu and my younger brother are good children, so I thought about it." Let's get together, but after all, the second uncle and the second aunt have to make the decision in the end, let's search and pick out all the candidates, and the final outcome depends on the second aunt!"

Although the goal was not achieved, the Luo and Zhang shi were not annoyed. He had been blinded before. Yes, whether it is the Song family or the Zhenguo Gongniu family, they are no worse than the second wife of the Luo family!

Luozhang, who had untied his knot, naturally did not force anything, and chatted with his mother-in-law about the ladies and sons of each family.

Minrong City·Governor's Yamen Back House

Although there is a governor above, because he is a direct branch of the Luo family and appointed by the emperor, Luo Wenyuan's life in the local area is really good.

After the people heard that he was General Luo's uncle, their trust and gratitude towards Luo Chenmai was transferred to Luo Wenyuan.With popular support available, Luo Wenyuan's life is naturally comfortable and carefree.

Today, when he returned to the inner house, he saw his wife's face was very ugly, and he was a little confused. After all, since he left the capital, the smile on Xiao Song's face has never stopped. , in this Minrong city, she is also one of the top figures, no one will take her anger, so what happened today?

It's okay not to mention it, but once it was mentioned, Xiao Song could no longer control her tears. She had already cried a lot before, for her son and herself!

Xiao Song pushed the letter from the capital to her husband, Luo Wenyuan was still a bit puzzled, but after reading the letter, his complexion was slightly ugly.

Although Luo Chenmai's letter didn't say anything, it only said that the emperor gave his son a marriage, and the woman was the eldest daughter of King Zhongshun, Princess Qingli.

However, in Luo Wanyu's letter, she described this matter in detail, the eunuch's rudeness in delivering the decree, the second brother vomited blood, the busyness of the cousin and elder brother, etc., and described in detail what happened in Beijing. everything.

Luo Wenyuan's complexion didn't look any better.

"The son stayed in the capital and suffered such grievances. How can I, as a mother, bear it? Zhongshun Palace is simply deceiving people too much. Is their daughter a golden branch and a jade leaf? What can't be done? She is just a concubine. Where is this..."

"Okay, pack up your things and go back to Beijing quickly. No matter what, since the emperor has issued a decree to grant the marriage, there is no room for change in this matter. Prince Zhongshun is not a magnanimous master who will repay every grievance, so he is negligent. No, otherwise, it will be troublesome if you don’t know when the occasion will come. The daughter’s marriage should also be settled, so don’t let people figure it out. Besides, the sister-in-law’s health is not good. If there is any change, my daughter It will take another year to delay, so it would be better to settle it earlier. Brother-in-law's youngest son is now studying in the Imperial College, he is a good and motivated boy, what do you think? And Chen Mai's brother-in-law, who is already an official, is also You are young and promising, after you return to Beijing, you will investigate in many ways, and then discuss it with your sister-in-law, and make a decision as soon as possible!"

Luo Wenyuan said to his wife with a tired face.

"Master, wouldn't that be too wronged Wanyu? Although she has a lonely personality, I don't know how many times I've offended her, but after all, it's a piece of flesh that fell off my body. How can I wrong her? marry?"

"Low marriage has the advantages of low marriage. In the future, a daughter will have her natal brother's support, so she won't be wronged. The son-in-law's family will also depend on us to live, so that the daughter can stand upright after marriage. Think about it."

For the girl, Luo Wenyuan didn't care too much, and everything went according to Xiao Song's thoughts.

"Master, after all, she is the daughter of the second room. Although the sister-in-law is kind, there are others after all..."

"You can figure it out. After all, sister-in-law is familiar with the situation in Beijing, so it's always good to ask her more opinions!"

Luo Wenyuan frowned and said to his wife.

"I see, the matter of the daughter has to be approved by you, the father, don't worry, I will never cheat the daughter."

After the couple said a few more words about what happened after going to Beijing, they went to rest.

Three days later, Xiao Song, who had packed his things, boarded the ship from Minrong City, and went to Beijing with the official ship of the Ministry of Internal Affairs that delivered the tribute.

If things go smoothly, she will be able to enter Beijing in half a year. Everything here is fine, but after all, she is too far away from her children. Xiao Song always misses her two children, especially her frail son.

Thinking about how her proud son made such a marriage, he still didn't know how to panic, Xiao Song only felt that his heart was heavy...