Daiyu's wife in the Red Chamber

Baoyu asked Wei Ruolan many things in detail, and Fang left Weibo's mansion contentedly, and went to find Daiyu by himself.

For Baoyu's actions, Wei Ruolan felt a little grateful in her heart. Just as she sent him back home, she was informed that the old lady was looking for her. He suddenly remembered that he had told his aunt about his proposal to marry Daiyu, and Miaozhen also knew about it. I forgot to report to Mother Wei.

When Wei's mother saw him, she said, "Your mother came here a while ago and told me that she fell in love with County Lord Jingxiao, do you know?"

Even though Wei Ruolan is as careful as a hair, he is a man after all, and with the fact that Wei's mother has a crush on Cheng Wan, he inadvertently skipped Wei's mother.What he didn't expect was Miaozhen, but he thought of it. After seeing Mrs. Fang, he went to Weibo's mansion and told Wei's mother that he had seen Daiyu a few times in Quicui'an, and he liked it. Also satisfied, intending to hire Lin Daiyu as his wife.

After hearing Miaozhen's explanation, Wei Ruolan breathed a sigh of relief, lowered her head and said, "Grandson knows."

Wei's mother said: "In the past, you thought that Miss Shi had no parents and refused to get married. Why did you agree with your mother and your aunt now? With your character and ability, you should marry someone who is well-matched and has both parents."

When speaking, Mother Wei felt a little bit of complaint.

She also met Daiyu at Jia's house, and thought that Wei Ruolan would be young and promising, and that she would have a bright future in the future, whether or not he had a second-rank military position would not affect him, and marrying a slightly inferior wife would avoid pressure on his family. The momentum of the room.On the contrary, my natal nephew and grandson may not have such ability, and if I want to be a matchmaker, it can be regarded as compensation for Cheng Wanzhi's suffering, and it can also bring my natal family back to the upper class.Unexpectedly, she planned everything well, but she did not expect that Miaozhen and Mrs. Fang both fell in love with Daiyu, and asked Princess Beijing to ask her wishes, Wei Ruolan did not object.

When Mother Wei learned of this letter, Concubine Bei Jing had already come to the door, and it was too late to stop her.

She thought about it for a long time, and carefully listed many dissatisfaction with County Lord Jingxiao. She only waited for Wei Ruolan to talk to him carefully, so that he persuaded Miaozhen to change his mind.Parents ordered the matchmaker's words, not to mention Wei Ruolan has the right to marry independently, it is difficult for Wei's mother to intervene, this is the only feasible strategy.

Wei Ruolan smiled faintly, and said: "What does it mean to be in the right family? Leaving aside Wei Bo's mansion, grandson is only the son of a fifth-rank military officer, and his father has long since passed away. Although there is a mother, she has already become a monk."

Mother Wei sighed after hearing this, pondered for a long time, and said in a deep voice: "Brother Lang, I don't think it's appropriate."

The implication is that she disagrees with Wei Ruolan marrying Daiyu.

Wei Ruolan frowned, her gaze was like the sea, and she looked at Wei's mother deeply. He didn't say a word, which surprised Wei's mother, and then she looked away at the plum blossoms in the vases.Although there is water in the bottle, those few red plums have long since withered, leaving only a few solitary petals, which Wei Ruolan brought back to honor her when Xiu Mu had a small gathering with others in the suburban plum garden last time.

The upper room fell into silence, only the sound of birds chirping.

Wei's mother couldn't bear it anymore, and slowly expressed her dissatisfaction: "It's not that I object without reason. You see, the county magistrate Jingxiao doesn't have parents and natal family, which is of no benefit to you; Fame, but when I saw her that day, Jiao Didi looked very thin and cowardly, which would be a hindrance to the heirs; the most important thing is that you can earn a bright future yourself, if you marry her, you will be second-rank, wouldn't it be a shame? Gossip about you? Marrying a daughter from a high family and marrying a woman from a low family are not unreasonable. What's more, the second wife is only a heir like you, and you should marry someone who can help you and make you happy The daughter-in-law is."

Wei Ruolan said indifferently: "Apart from this, is grandma still dissatisfied?"

The calmer he was, the more expressionless his face became, the more Wei's mother was unsure of what he was thinking, she frowned slightly and said, "Aren't these enough? These are the most important things, you should take them to heart."

Wei Ruolan said: "These are common people's ideas, and my grandson doesn't agree with them. The more incompetent a person is, the more he cares about these gossips. In other words, other families are scrambling to propose marriage to Jingxiao County Lord. Didn’t they think of what grandma said when they proposed marriage? Grandma only thought of these shortcomings, why didn’t she mention the benefits? According to the thinking of the world, Jingxiao County Lord Jin Zunyu Gui, not only has the dowry of several generations of mothers and ancestors, but also the grace of saints and empresses. Even if her parents are gone, she is still the daughter of a second-rank official. Yin, many families of generals are grateful for his virtue, aren't these benefits?"

Wei Ruolan really doesn't care about these things, what he cares about is Daiyu, and people in the world don't think so, so he can only use these things to prevaricate, which is also to refute his grandmother's remarks.

After hearing this, Wei's mother had nothing to say. She couldn't help but feel a little anxious, and frowned, "Brother Lang, why did you develop such a perverted temperament? What grandma said came from the bottom of my heart, and it was all for your own good." "As long as Wei Ruolan doesn't marry Daiyu, then she won't overwhelm the elder brother, and her nephew and grandson will also fulfill their wish and revive the lintel, which is the best of both worlds.After all, Mother Wei knew how powerful she was, and she didn't dare to reveal her thoughts, nor did she dare to reveal the plans of the Cheng family.

Wei Ruolan opened the mouth and said: "This matter has already been named in front of His Majesty and Your Majesty. Whether it succeeds or not is not determined by other people's opinions. Please don't worry about it too much, grandma. My grandson has his own ideas. Grandma like this Stopping it will inevitably make the grandson doubtful, a good marriage, others can't ask for it, how come to grandma, it's not good anyway."

Wei's mother stared blankly at the eldest grandson in front of her who was getting more and more imposing, her eyes flickered and were very dark.

When Wei Ruolan saw this, a flash of understanding flashed in her heart.

Wei's mother was most worried not about the dissatisfaction she said, but because she was afraid that Daiyu would win the favor of the empress, and marrying such a wife would be unfavorable to Uncle Wei and the eldest family, or she might want to ask Wei Yuan to marry her. Daiyu is also unknown.The elders and children are in order, and the world knows that only the eldest son and grandson of the eldest house can inherit the clan.

Thinking of this, Wei Ruolan secretly became angry, and felt that she should do something, she couldn't just let people like her grandmother continue to do whatever they wanted, and make the confidants who were placed in Uncle Wei's room act one or two after a while.

After Wei Ruolan left, Wei's mother slumped on the pillow.

In the evening, Wei's mother didn't have the heart to eat, after thinking and thinking, she called Wei Bo and his wife, without mentioning that she found Wei Ruolan today, and asked: "Do you think the Jia family will agree to this marriage?"

Uncle Wei ignored these things, and Mrs. Wei said: "It must be yes. Where can I find a better talent than Lang Geer in Manjing? What's more, although the princess of Jingxiao County has the favor and dowry, after all, he is the father of both parents. She is dead, and she has no mother's family members, and ordinary people can look down on her. But if she enters the door, what should the big house do? I am not as noble as her, and the future brother and daughter-in-law may not be stronger than her, big house Being overwhelmed by the second wife is not a good thing for the family."

Mrs. Wei is very shrewd and thoughtful. After going through all kinds of things in the past two years, it would be strange if she couldn't see the clues.Compared with his own mother and son, Wei's mother respects Wei Ruolan, but compared to Wei Bo and Wei Bo's future, Wei Ruolan is nothing.If you don't take this opportunity to change the situation of your mother and child, that is your shrewdness.

Therefore, as he talked, Mrs. Wei burst into tears.

When first hearing Wei Ruolan's proposal to marry Daiyu, Mrs. Wei regretted something, and secretly hated herself for not being one step ahead.She also fell in love with the second-rank military position that Daiyu could bring, and after marrying Daiyu, was she afraid that her son would not be as good as Wei Ruolan?Unexpectedly, Wei Ruolan was called to take the lead.

In this way, even if this matter fails, it will be difficult for him to ask for a marriage for his son.

Wei Bo showed some deep thought, and said after a long time: "Mother, Madam is right, the second daughter-in-law cannot surpass the eldest daughter-in-law, otherwise chaos will easily arise. It's like the Rongguo Mansion, where the second wife is the housekeeper, and the first wife seems to be absent. In the final analysis, it's not that the eldest wife's background is not as good as the second wife's, and she is suppressed by the second wife."

Wei's mother scolded: "It's not because of you, if Brother Lang didn't have an heir, how could there be so many troubles!"

Wei Bo only said yes, but when he lowered his head, there was a trace of disapproval in his eyes.

"Old lady, I can't blame the master. Isn't this for the sake of the second uncle? The successor is also the second uncle who went to the world to pass the word, and he values ​​Lang Geer the most." Mrs. Wei hurriedly said good things for her husband.

"Don't I know this truth? Do you need to remind me?" Wei's mother glared at Mrs. Wei, full of displeasure.He just got angry and scolded Wei Bo for such a sentence. In fact, he was reluctant to bear it, because he was afraid that his son would have a birth with him. Otherwise, after learning that Wei Bo had adopted Wei Ruolan under the pretense of his second son, she would have settled with Wei Bo. up.

Mrs. Wei hurriedly apologized, which made Wei's mother's anger gradually calm down.

After a while, Wei's mother said: "I thought the Jia family hadn't replied yet, so I thought of a way to make them decline Princess Beijing. Now that I think about it, they know Lange's benefits, how can they agree to refuse? Those The people who want to marry are mostly dudes, and they are not as capable as Lang Geer. It is a matter of the clan, what rules do you have? I see, it is this marriage that will not work, I am afraid that Lang Geer can do it. The future wives are still better than Brother Yuan's daughter-in-law."

Wei Ruolan lives in the fourth grade of official residence, the holy favor is prosperous, Wei Yuan only donated a prison student to study in the Imperial College, anyone knows who is high and who is low, Wei Ruolan is easy to marry a noble girl, but Wei Yuan It's not easy, and you can only find it in the houses of people with a lower family status than Weibo's mansion.Not only Wei Bo and his wife, but also Wei's mother was not very satisfied with this.

Mrs. Wei quietly pulled Wei Bo's sleeve.In fact, when they learned that Concubine Bei Jing was going to Rongguo Mansion to propose marriage, the couple had talked about it many times.

Wei Bo pondered for a moment, and suggested to Mother Wei: "In this case, we might as well separate."

When Wei's mother heard the word scorer, she immediately raised her eyebrows and stared, unable to keep talking.

Wei Bo explained: "In the past two years, Yuan'er has always been overshadowed by Lang Geer, and his classmates also laughed at him. They are getting older. After the new year, Yuan'er will also be 15 years old. If No matter how low the foundation of discussing relatives is that wealth and status are lower than that of Lang Geer, I don’t know how other people laugh at my son’s house! If the family is separated, it will be two families. People joke that the grace in front of a saint is not as good as that of a nephew."

Mother Wei showed hesitation.

Mrs. Wei said with tears in her eyes: "Old lady, in the past two years, I have loved the master more than Yuan Yuaner. How many people have laughed at the master behind his back, I won't list them one by one. Some people just don't say it on the face. In my heart, I also feel that the master is not as good as Lan Geer, saying that the master has done it for himself, and that the master is giving up everything."

Mrs. Wei is the one who wants to separate the family the most. Let alone Wei Ruolan's ability overwhelms her husband and son, even she has long been tired of the behavior of the second bedroom and the third bedroom eating and living in the house. The second bedroom is only Wei Ruolan. The three-bedroom family has a large population and huge expenses. Four seasons clothes, jewelry, food, food, etc., are more than twice as much as my own house, so what can I do with the salary of the third and fifth-rank officials?Half of what they spent should be on their own room.

Wei's mother didn't know that Mrs. Wei still had these thoughts, she just cared about Wei Bo's grievance, looked at him very lovingly, and said, "Why didn't I know about this?" If it wasn't for this, she wouldn't have thought about it She wanted to suppress Wei Ruolan's limelight, but she was worried that his ability would make Wei Bo even more mediocre and incompetent.

Wei Bo said: "What does the old lady mean?"

Wei's mother sighed: "Let me think about it carefully, the palm of the hand is flesh, and the back of the hand is also flesh, how can I be willing to cut off a piece?"

Wei Bo and Mrs. Wei understood that Wei's mother was a little shaken if she didn't refuse outright. They went out of the room and looked at each other with a smile. At this moment, the couple really had a good understanding, and they all wished to separate Wei Ruolan as soon as possible.

Mother Wei didn't think about it for too long, and made a decision the next day.

Calling Wei Bo, Wei Ruolan and Wei Sanshu, Wei's mother said: "Although the parents are not separated, they still say that the father is not, not that the mother is not. Moreover, I originally thought that after a hundred years, you will be separated from each other." It is not appropriate to separate the family again, after thinking about it, three years after death is the filial piety period, and the filial piety period cannot separate the family. Without me, the three of you may not be able to get along well. It is better to separate while I am still alive. Let me sit in charge, what belongs to you is yours, and I will definitely not let any of you suffer."

Before Wei Bo and Wei Ruolan could open their mouths, Third Uncle Wei had already yelled: "That's not right! Mother, absolutely not! You are still healthy, how can you separate at this time? Leave all the filial piety to your elder brother, What do people outside think about our second and third bedrooms?"

What Uncle Wei thinks is that one day in the Weibo mansion, others say that he is the third master of the Weibo mansion. After the family is separated, he is just a fifth-rank official. It is also difficult to live comfortably, and he is extremely reluctant to squander his family property to provide for his wife and children.

Mother Wei glared at him, and said, "It's time for you to separate after Ding You is over. It's because I couldn't bear it that I dragged it until now. I know what you're thinking, but don't think too much about taking advantage of it."

Seeing that Mother Wei had made up her mind, Third Uncle Wei pursed his lips and stopped talking.

Wei Ruolan had already expected it after talking to Wei's mother that day, but she didn't expect it to come so soon.It is not good for Sanfang to separate the family, but for him, it is a good thing to separate the family, so that in the future, after Daiyu enters the house, the head of the house will be suppressed by the mistress above, and Weimu will not have to look coldly.After the separation, Mother Wei must be taken care of by the eldest house.

Even if she wanted it in her heart, Wei Ruolan showed sadness on her face, dictating her reluctance.

Wei's mother sighed: "I also know that you are reluctant to leave, but it's just that every family comes here like this. It's inevitable that there will be some quarrels when we get together and live together. It's not good to be a black-eyed chicken. It's not good to make a mess. It's better to be clean, and the distance is fragrant and the distance is close." It stinks, it’s unknown if they will become more harmonious in the future.”

Uncle Wei curled his lips, he didn't believe this, it's no wonder it didn't benefit Da Fang.

Wei's mother is a resolute person. After making up her mind, she told the grandson of the third house and ordered Wei Bo to call the clan elders and the accountant to explain the separation of the family, and then ordered them to count the ancestral property and property of Wei Bo's mansion. Although she felt sorry for Wei Bo , but also unwilling to treat Wei Ruolan and Wei Sanshu badly, and separated the family with the heart of fairness and impartiality.

The clan elders were surprised at first, but then they all realized that they can't control their family affairs, just do as they like.

Because he was in a hurry to finish sorting out the family separation before Wei Ruolan came on duty in the palace, Wei Bo found many accountants to do the work, counting them all night, two days later, the list was made, and there was no objection.Finally, according to the rules, the ancestral property and mansion belonged to Wei Bo, and other land, houses, shops, money, etc. were divided into three shares, and Wei Bo, Wei Ruolan, and Wei Sanshu each had one share.

With a benevolent attitude, Wei Bo asked Wei Ruolan to pick first, followed by Uncle San, the second defender, and he kept what they didn't want.

In fact, these three family properties are all about the same. There are good and bad properties such as shops and land, and they are very even. The ancestral property belongs to Wei Bo.The Wei family also borrowed some silver from the imperial court, and withheld the 5 taels of silver when the family was divided, intending to return it some day, and divide the rest equally.

Wei Ruolan asked Uncle Wei modestly, and Uncle Wei waved his hand, saying: "I see that they are all similar, you choose first."

Hearing this, Wei Ruolan picked a random one.

After Wei Sanshu followed suit, Wei Bo received the last list and ordered people to go to take care of it. The property, houses, shops, etc. must be transferred to Wei Ruolan and Wei Sanshu's name, other furnishings, antiques, calligraphy, paintings, books, money, etc. They also had to move out of Wei Bo's mansion with the second and third bedrooms, and it was difficult to describe the cumbersome details.

At this time, Mother Wei said again: "I have waited a hundred years for those ladders to be distributed to you. Divide four equally, two for Lang Geer, and one for each of the long house and third house. I will also record it, lest I die quickly." , too late to leave a will.”

The clan elders listened and recorded it.

Uncle Wei was extremely dissatisfied, but he couldn't speak in public, so he could only resent him.What he was thinking was that he and Wei Ruolan had moved out of Uncle Wei's mansion, and Wei's mother had secretly given her good things to the eldest room, how would he and Wei Ruolan know?However, they are all the mother of Wei, and only she can make the decision.

Wei Ruolan didn't care, he didn't live in the five-entry compound allocated to him by the Weibo mansion, but ordered people to move his things to the other courtyard where he usually lives, and hurriedly rushed to move the things to the palace before entering the palace. One by one counted into the warehouse.

After the arrangements were made, Wei Ruolan went into the palace, and ordered his confidantes to pay attention to the rumors outside, and not to interfere as long as it did not harm Daiyu.

Haifeng was very clever, found Lin Tao, and explained in detail that Mother Wei opposed Wei Ruolan's proposal to marry Daiyu. family and other matters, ask him for help, lest someone in the Wei family make trouble and damage Daiyu's reputation.