Prequel to the Red Chamber: I Am the Second Wife

How can this work!Of course Li Shouzhong quit. Whoever's daughter loves him most, Jia Zhuming pretends to have a better future than the son of the Huang family, and Li Shouzhong is a self-confessed nobleman who looks down on the fat Huang family with little cultural background.How could you marry your daughter into such a family? !

"No?" Wang Ziteng stared at him immediately, and spattered Li Shouzhong's face with spittle: "Oh, what do you mean you can't? You can still eat the shit you pulled out? The Jia family and the Huang family are getting married today." , how many relatives, friends, and colleagues of these two families came to congratulate, and the candidate for the bride has been announced in front of everyone, and Mr. Yin Yang has also reconciled. He also burned incense and prayed in front of the ancestors. You are staring at me now What do you think of those two families? I am a middleman, and the affairs of these two families are all on my shoulders. And you matchmakers, their faces are on my shoulders. Where?" Wang Ziteng's voice became lower and lower, and he finally snorted, his gloomy eyes could swallow people alive.Shivering from the prince's murderous aura, Li Shouzhong stammered and said, "I can't figure out what went wrong. But it was agreed before that my daughter would marry the Jia family, and my elder brother's daughter would marry the Jia family." From the Huang family. It’s hard to explain to the family if they suddenly have to switch over.”

"To whom is it difficult to explain? Your family is also a well-educated family. Do you know what a promise is worth, and do you know what it means to be honest? Who do you want to explain to? Tell her to come out and I will tell her." Wang Ziteng knew Li Shouzhong looked upright and dignified as a gentleman, but in fact, most of the family affairs were decided by his wife.Li Shouzhong's wife is definitely a person who is virtuous on the outside and treacherous on the inside.Looking at Li Shouzhong's hesitation, he knew that it would be difficult for him to go back and explain to his wife.But who is Wang Ziteng?

Li Shouzhong, who was forced into a corner by Wang Ziteng, was speechless. Apart from Wang Ziteng, Fang Haogu and Jia Zheng were there. If he pulled his wife out as a shield, the capital would immediately spread his reputation of fear of internal affairs.As a scholar, what he talks about is self-cultivation, Qi family, and peace of the world. Even if his wife can't manage well, he can still make peace with the world.Li Shouzhong stammered, "I'm worried that my daughter will be sad."

"Bah, what a shameless girl, you call your girls out now, and I'll scold them in front of you. This is also the girl from your Guozijian Jijiu's house, and she is ashamed to hide when she hears that she is a relative." Why are you still crying and clamoring for someone to marry? You are not cheating. Who can marry such a girl?" Wang Ziteng spit on Li Shouzhong's face, with a mocking tone The bold and unrestrained character of the girl from the Li family.In this era, it has always been the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker. When a girl hears about marriage proposals, she has to blush and avoid everything to show respect.But Li Shouzhong, the father of his daughter, was forced by Wang Ziteng to come out with Li Wan as an excuse.The result was even better, and Wang Ziteng caught him making a big fuss.

Jia Zheng saw that his uncle was about to make a fuss, so he hurriedly came out and pulled Wang Ziteng away to help his uncle sit down on the chair, and then pulled Li Shouzhong, who had shrunk into a ball, out of the corner and helped him to sit down.Jia Zheng had a sad face on his face: "I didn't check it first, the bridesmaid had already read it out. What else can I say in front of relatives and friends of the tribe, and now my heart is in a mess. When I came out, the old lady She was lying sad and sulking. She is an old man, and she is most afraid of being angry and angry. If there is anything wrong, it will be my son's unfilial piety!" Jia Zheng took the handkerchief and started Wipe away tears.

Wang Ziteng seemed to have just remembered something, glared at Jia Zheng and said, "Why are you crying? I am the one who is going to cry. I will not do what I said today. I will go to the Meridian Gate tomorrow and kill myself with a sword to thank the world." .How is my sister now?"

"Don't talk about it, Zhu'er's mother was so angry that she felt distressed and almost fainted. When I came, the imperial doctor was already on the way." Jia Zheng took the handkerchief and began to wipe the corners of his eyes again.At this time, Zili, who was chatting and laughing with Jia Mu at home about how to marry him, itched his nose for no reason, covered his mouth with a handkerchief and sneezed.Someone must be talking about me behind my back!

"You're pretty good. When I came out of Huang's house, Lao Huang was so angry that his eyes were crooked and his mouth was slanted. His old mother just carried it on his back. He gritted his teeth and said: No matter what, he will press The person on the famous post married a daughter-in-law, and now all his relatives and friends know that he is going to be in-law with the family of Jijiu in the country. If there is another accident, their old lady will die, and then he will fight you desperately!" Wang Ziteng said. The posture that I am the full-fledged spokesperson of the old Huang family forced Li Shouzhong to death.According to Wang Ziteng's posture, he could either be a relative or an enemy, there was no choice.

"Well, how did this happen—" Li Shouzhong still didn't give up, but he was interrupted by Fang Haogu just as he opened his mouth: "I think this matter can only be done according to Xiao Wang's instructions. You are also a scholar, how can you be a man? I don’t know the reason for this. If you say what you said today, if it spreads out, you won’t be ridiculed by the scholars all over the world! As long as you make a promise, a gentleman bases himself on sincerity, and trust is his foundation. No matter how he makes a mistake, the two girls will become others’ Daughter-in-law. If you change them back, they won’t become second-married people. Are you saying that your Li family has no second-married daughters, let alone second-married people? Didn’t you slap yourself and your ancestors in the face by doing this? lost."

Li Shouzhong has completely collapsed. In fact, Wang Ziteng's arrogance and Jia Zheng's sadness have not shaken his inner persistence. Can he still spit out the meat when he reaches his mouth?But Fang Haogu's words completely made Li Shouzhong lose the courage to persevere, and the good image he spent decades building was about to collapse. Between his own reputation, future and daughter's happiness, Li Shouzhong still chose to preserve himself.In fact, the Huang family is also very rich, so it would be very difficult for him to climb up to this position and then move up a step.With the help of the Huang family, maybe it can be improved to a higher level.Looking at Jia Zheng's sad look, the old ladies and wives of Jia's family were all sad about this incident.They still like my daughter in their hearts, and they will definitely feel that they are indebted to my family, and it will be easier to ask them to do things in the future.

After making up his mind, Li Shouzhong spread his hands helplessly: "That's the only way to go, let's do what Brother Ziteng wants."

"That's not what I meant. This is how it should be! There's no reason for a married daughter-in-law who beats drums to turn around and send her away when she makes a mistake. Besides, the Huang family is not bad, his family is so rich. From now on, your daughter will be I want to enjoy the blessings. When I go to Jiangxi, I want wind and rain, which is much better than being a little wife in the capital. In the past, I was the young mistress who was in charge of the family. It is my nephew who has no chance with your family. But you are not Have you always advertised that you take your elder brother's daughter as your own daughter? From now on, our two families will still be relatives." Seeing Li Shouzhong's soft-spoken attitude, Wang Ziteng began to pour him soup again, and poor Li Shouzhong was squeezed in his palm by Wang Ziteng Just like a ball of mud, it has long been mesmerized.

Jia Zhengque was unhappy, and he complained to Li Shouzhong angrily: "You have saved face here, how can my family explain it? Although the relatives and friends in the clan didn't say anything, the face has been lost! I want to withdraw!"

Retire!Li Shouzhong was immediately impatient. It is well known that the betrothal gift was exchanged today.Li Shouzhong hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to Jia Zheng: "Brother Cunzhou is all younger brothers, isn't it? It's all family members who hate it, and made such a joke."

"What family members made a fuss by accident? I think you must have done it on purpose. Isn't your family known as a scholarly family? Both men and women in the family are educated and literate, so why did you take the Geng Tie wrong? You are bullying my Jia family. It started with martial arts, so the family members can't read!" If Jia Zheng played a rogue, the effect would be astonishing.Everyone present except Wang Ziteng was dumbfounded.Jia Cunzhou, who is always talking about moral articles, loyal to the country, and always politically correct, has such shameless moments.Fang Haogu was distracted by the side and cut off several of his beards, his facial features wrinkled from the pain.Li Shouzhong was almost choked to death by his own saliva. He looked at Jia Zheng dumbfounded, as if the person in front of him was just wearing Jia Cunzhou's skin with a new core inside.

"It's wronged, it's really wronged!" Li Shouzhong pointedly explained that he definitely didn't do it on purpose, but Jia Zheng just didn't believe it: "Forget it, everyone knows that I am a loner, and I never do it in office to make money. Although my family has a title based on the reputation of our ancestors, it can't hit me. It seems that the Huang family is more prosperous and decent. It's natural for you to feel sorry for your daughter. But you can't forget about it like this Yi, the ancestors of the Huang family went into business, but the wealth of the world is not the same as that of me, a petty official who lives on a salary. If you put it forward openly, I will not make it difficult for you, but what you do will cause Li Daitao to stiff Play tricks, play around like a fool!" Jia Zheng put all the responsibility on Li Shouzhong, insisting that he fell in love with the Huang family's wealth and directed the play himself.

"It's really wronged. Although the Huang family is rich and famous, it is your Zhu'er who has a better future. I don't feel sorry for my daughter. Why would I stick my flesh and blood on someone who has nothing to do with it? If you didn't mention the Huang family, I've just found someone to marry my niece to. What does it matter to me what she looks like in the future?" Li Shouzhong was bald by accident.

The scene was quiet, and everyone looked at Li Shouzhong with the eyes of a monster, "Oh, so that's the case—" Fang Haogu dragged and emphasized the look that Li Shouzhong gave you, while Wang Ziteng took it with disdain. Looking at him from the corner of his eyes, Jia Zheng stared at Li Shouzhong with the eyes of a monster, his face began to flush.Jia Zheng clenched his fists, the wings of his nose opened and closed, and the veins on the back of his hands burst out.

Wang Ziteng sneered: "I'm afraid this is your sincere words. The emperor still praised you as a filial person, and there is still a family of loyalty and filial piety inscribed by the emperor in your hall. If this word reaches your majesty's ears, you It is the crime of deceiving the emperor!" After Wang Ziteng said this, Li Shouzhong completely knelt down for him.

"I was confused just now, please let me go." Li Shouzhong burst into tears, talking about how difficult it was for him to get to where he is today after ten years of hard work and pretending to be aggressive in the officialdom.Seeing that Li Shouzhong didn't even have the slightest trace of a scholar, Jia Zheng felt sick for a while.

Jia Zheng sighed helplessly and said to Wang Ziteng and Fang Haogu: "For the sake of his elder brother, let's help him hide it. I'm also confused. Although it sounds good for you to be the Imperial Academy's sacrificial wine, it's okay. Relying on those few salaries, it is difficult to support the already tight life, and your elder brother's family is also difficult. People are a bit selfish. Since you have a heavy burden, I have a solution. Anyway, your nephew has grown up. It's better to share it with them and tell them to start their own businesses. I'll help them with some money." Wang Ziteng and Fang Haogu also expressed their willingness to help Li Shouyi's wife live alone with their children.

In the end, Li Shouzhong's daughter, Li Wan, was still going to marry into the Huang family, and Li Jin became Jia Zhu's wife. Jia Zheng's prince Teng and Fang Haogu spent a sum of money to settle Li Shouyi's family in another quiet place in the capital to live by themselves.

Jia Zheng bowed deeply to Wang Ziteng and Fang Haogu when he came out of Li's house. Fang Haogu hurriedly pulled Jia Zheng: "If it weren't for my talkativeness, I would not be beautiful. There are so many twists and turns. Knowing people, knowing the face, but not the heart. Who knows Li Shouzhong It turned out to be such a person! You don't blame me now, I am already grateful."

"Don't be sad, old master. If you hadn't come to propose marriage, my brother-in-law would still not be able to find a savior, and Li Shouyi's wife and children would still be bullied. Now everyone is happy, and it is also a merit of yours. Come to my house tonight, I will If we have good wine, we won't go home until we get drunk." Wang Ziteng dragged Fang Haogu to leave, while Jia Zheng put down a big stone in his heart and wanted to go back and report to Zili.

Of course, Fang Haogu didn't know that Jia Zheng wanted to call Jia Zheng, but Wang Ziteng glanced at his brother-in-law meaningfully and said to Fang Haogu, "We don't care about him, we have to worry about his son marrying a wife." Running errands, so what wine is there for him to drink? We will have a hard meal when Pearl gets married, so you should prepare good wine for us!"

Jia Zheng said happily: "It's natural, I must toast in person, thanks to the help of my brother-in-law and teacher." The three left separately.

Waiting for Jia Zheng to go home, he first went to Mother Jia and told what had happened. Mother Jia sighed: "God has eyes, and good and evil are rewarded. From now on, Jin'er will treat her well when she enters the house. I looked at Jin'er." Er is better than her cousin, and it is rare to be able to remain calm in such an environment." Jia Zheng and Jia's mother discussed how to deal with Jia Zhu's marriage, and Jia's mother thought about it: "Just be the same as Lian'er. They are all my grandsons, and I want a bowl of water to make it flat." Jia Zheng also felt that this should be the case, so he said some gossips before leaving.

When she arrived at Zili's yard, she saw Autumn Equinox coming out with a water basin. Seeing Jia Zheng, she hurriedly said, "Master is here. My wife has just rested now. Master, let's wait until tomorrow." Jia Zheng waved his hand and said If he wanted to go in, the autumn equinox would stop him, but he didn't dare to stop Jia Zheng from going in anyway.

Zili had already washed and slept, she was lying on the bed in her pajamas, and she seemed to be asleep. As soon as Jia Zheng came in, she saw that the curtains on the bed hadn't been lifted, and Zili's long hair was winding between the pillows and mats, her face No makeup applied, trance is like a white hibiscus flower that has not woken up in spring.Jia Zheng somehow remembered how harmonious and harmonious they were when they were harmonious, but now they are so estranged.Jia Zheng quietly walked to Zili's bed, he looked at Zili's sleeping face quietly, with mixed feelings in his heart.Jia Zheng suddenly bent down to steal the incense, but he didn't even touch Zili's face just after he bent down.Zili suddenly opened his eyes, and the ambiguous atmosphere just now disappeared, Jia Zheng rubbed his hands together in embarrassment, bent over, his face turned red and turned pale: "Well, I see a bug on your face. "

No wonder!Zili looked at the dense gauze on the window, how could there be bugs in the room with the incense still burning.She moved in the bed and asked Jia Zheng to sit on the edge of the bed.Zili's action excited Jia Zheng, who hadn't touched Zili's bed for several years.Jia Zheng sat down in a hurry, and was about to reach out to grab Zili's hand, but Zili hugged his arms across his chest: "The Li family's business is done? I think Li Shouzhong is a profit-oriented person. He won't turn against us and Lao Huang's family."

"It's been negotiated, and tomorrow I will send someone to help Li Shouyi's wife to help her move. I never thought how you moved Lao Huang. Although he always smiles, he is very assertive." It’s hard for him to help us act.” Jia Zheng was very interested in the sudden appearance of the Huang family.

"Actually, it's nothing. You have to know that if you hadn't promoted business in Shanyin County, the Huang family might not have been able to make a fortune. Later, when they were in Qingzhou, his family also did business with us. It can be regarded as a family friend. Wait. He donated an official, and my brother did not miss him. I asked my brother to say it, and Lao Huang agreed. He said that he wanted to find a girl from a scholar's family to be his wife, so as to wash away their family's copper stink. Clean it up. I think that even if Li Wan knows how to calculate, she won't seek any benefits from the Huang family. If she lives in Ansheng, it might be a good home. If she wants to find out something, the Huang family is different from ours. I don’t care about face at that time.” Zili mentioned the history of the Huang family, and couldn’t help but think that it’s the combination of officials and merchants that makes him rich.

Jia Zheng and Zili talked nonsense, but they refused to leave. Of course, Zili knew what Jia Zheng was planning, but she was not at all tempted, and directly asked the girl to invite Jia Zheng out. "I have something to tell you. The old lady said that Zhu'er's marriage is the same as Lian'er's. I think..." Before Jia Zheng finished speaking, he was surrounded by Qiu Equinox and a group of little girls. Jia Zheng stood helplessly. Touched his nose outside the door and went back.

Here, Autumn Equinox served Zili to lie down again, and she couldn't help asking: "Why doesn't Madam ask Master to stay? If nothing else, it's because of Master Zhu's marriage, Master should be spared if he runs back and forth." Forgive me. It’s easy for those villains to take advantage of the loophole.”