[Red Mansion] Let's listen to a general's order

"My lord, I heard that although the great general has no children, he has always loved and cared for his nephew. It just so happens that Ziying of our family is a talented person with both civil and military skills, and is worthy of his daughter." Madam Feng is well versed in Madam diplomacy. The way, as long as you marry Li Lian's niece or niece, and become your relatives, you are afraid that Li Lian will not vigorously promote your husband and son! ?What's more, it's just a trivial matter like my husband's slip of the tongue, which can be resolved in minutes.

Feng Tang nodded rather moved.

"The general's favorite is the daughter of his elder brother Jia Enhou, but it is said that generals He Qi and Niu Jizong have already set their sights on that girl, and they will propose marriage for their brothers and nephews as soon as the girl reaches Ji." He also heard about He Qi and Niu Jizong's intention to pardon Jia's daughter, but he knew nothing about the other daughters of the Jia family.

"In addition to Jia Amnesty's first wife's daughter, the second wife of the Jia family also has a second wife and a concubine. The head of the Jia family and the first-class town general Jia Zhen's sister was also raised in front of the old lady of the Jia family. Being sent into the palace, a concubine is not good enough for Ziying in our family. And the first sister of the head of the Jia family is still young, and she is separated by several rooms, so I am afraid she is not very close to the general." Mrs. Feng was critical. the way.

Feng Tang frowned. After what his wife said, there was not even a suitable candidate.

Since Mrs. Feng brought it up, she would naturally not let her husband down by talking nonsense.

"Master, do you remember that the General was born as a dragon and phoenix?" She said with a smile at the corner of her mouth, confidently.

Feng Tang was thoughtful.

When Mrs. Rong Guogong gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix twins, it can be said that the capital city was famous, and people talked about it for a long time.

"The great general's elder sister, Jia Min, married Tanhualang Linhai, and then went to Yangzhou with her husband to take up the post. She was also unlucky. She died of illness a few years ago, and she gave birth to a pair of twin daughters who came to Beijing to be raised by Mrs. Jia. "In Madam Feng's view, as long as Feng Ziying can marry one of the twin daughters, it will be a good thing!

Not only can he please Li Lian, but both his son and husband can be promoted by Li Lian, and because of Lin Hai's backing, he can get into the circle of civil servants.Moreover, as four princes and eight princes, the Jia family also has a lot of contacts, so it is a breeze to support the nephew and son-in-law!

"I heard that the general likes these two nieces of the Lin family! Fearing that they might not be used to the dishes in the capital, he specially ordered someone to find a chef in the south of the Yangtze River. If he got something good at the front line, he also ordered someone to send it back immediately. They enjoy it." Mrs. Feng had heard the news from her circle of wives.

Without him, although Jia Amnesty's wife Xiao Zhang is calm and reserved, Jia Zheng's wife Wang is aggressive and wants to save face.

The uncle is Rong Enbo who is a prince, the uncle is a world-renowned champion, and even the husband of the sister-in-law is a Tanhualang, an official worshiping Xunyan Yushi.However, her husband, Jia Zheng, is not up to expectations, and is just a small worker from the Ministry of Industry.Thanks to the blessings of her uncle and uncle, the Wang family has infiltrated into the circle of first-class dignitaries in Beijing. If others know that her family has a estrangement with her uncle and uncle, what's the use of face?Naturally, she brags from time to time how close she is to her uncle and how much her uncle loves her children.

"This may be true." Feng Tang agreed with his wife's words. He had also seen Li Lian send some of the rare treasures he seized back to the capital, and maybe some of them were given to the two girls of the Lin family.

In fact, besides giving those treasures to his beloved nephews and nieces, Li Lian also sent the big heads into the palace for the emperor to enjoy.The Supreme Emperor deeply felt that his children always cared about him, so he was very heartwarming. Under the joy of Long Yan, he ordered people to send many rich rewards to the champion's mansion.

The son of heaven is rich all over the world, let alone the emperor who has been in power for ten years!

The items that the Supreme Emperor bestowed on Li Lian were more than three times as valuable as the rare treasures that Li Lian sent to the palace.

Mrs. Feng smiled and said: "It's not too late, I will find a matchmaker to go to Rong Enbo's residence tomorrow to ask Miss Lin to marry."Otherwise, whichever reacts, it will not look good if there is a fight.

"Father, mother." Feng Ziying, who has easily decided her life's major events in a few words, has no dissatisfaction. "My son heard Baoyu say that the Lin family's eldest girl has a weird temperament, a bad temper, and she is not easy to get along with. On the contrary. "Although the second girl of the Lin family is a bit weak in stature, she loves to make her petty, but she is simple, honest and pure in her dealings with others. I privately think that the second girl of the Lin family is a good match." The meaning is very clear, the eldest girl of the Lin family is not easy to control, and the second girl of the Lin family Although he has various shortcomings, he is simple and easy to talk, and is more suitable as a bridge between the Feng family and the general.

Since you want to marry, you must maximize your benefits.

To Feng Ziying, it doesn't matter whether Lin Daiyu is physically weak or not, whether her temperament is brisk or not, and whether she understands a housekeeper or not is not important.The most important thing is her identity ─ ─ the first daughter of Xunyan Yushi, the niece of General Tiance, the niece of Bo Rong Enbo, and her easy-to-drive personality.

Ever since Feng Tang sent her to Li Lian's side and tried every means to please Li Lian, Feng Ziying began to understand the importance of power.Li Lian's age and interpersonal relationship are very different from Feng Ziying, and there is no common topic, but even if he has a hot face and a cold ass, he has to befriend Li Lian, just for the champion Hou Lilian behind Li Lian .

Now, his father just said something wrong and accidentally offended the general, and the whole family had to worry about it, walking on thin ice. In this way, Feng Ziying further understood the importance of power, and wanted to find a wife who could help him in his future career. .

In the past, because of Lin Han, he chose Lin Han's apprentice (illegitimate daughter) "渏玉".

But now, because of Li Lian, because of Lin Ruhai, and because of Jia She, Lin Daiyu replaced "渏玉" and became the best choice.

If Baoyu knew that he usually complained about cousin Yiyu's bad temper in front of his "friend" Feng Ziying, and prevented him from meeting with cousin Daiyu, and that cousin Daiyu was good in every way, he would not "sell" the "bad cousin" out, but instead If he wants to take Daiyu's cousin away if he lures a wolf into the house, I don't know if he will cry and faint in the hut, or if he will rise up once in a while and find Feng Ziying in a life-and-death duel, fight to the death and avenge the hatred of taking his wife! ?

"This is wronging my son." Mrs. Feng said distressedly.But it doesn't matter, her body is weak, and if she can't give birth to a son in the future, she can't stop her from choosing a few good ones for her son.

"Then the second girl of the Lin family!" Feng Tang decided.

In this regard, Mrs. Feng is actually very willing, and her daughter-in-law is easy to talk and easy to handle, so it is naturally very good for her mother-in-law.

"But... what about Yiyu?" Feng Ziying still likes Yiyu very much.

Before today, he had always thought that he would marry Yiyu in the future, so he was not at all interested in the second girl of the Lin family who was praised by Baoyu as a flower.

Mrs. Feng solved her husband's difficulties, and even the future of her son and husband is guaranteed, she feels refreshed, "It's just an illegitimate daughter, after the second girl of the Lin family passes through the door, she can just accept her as a concubine. "Anyway, although she didn't really do anything, but the relationship between that wild girl and her son is so close, the reputation of innocence is gone, and she won't even have a concubine at that time!Giving her a concubine is already very good. If it wasn't for her father Lin Han's sake, Mrs. Feng would not allow an illegitimate daughter to enter her house.

"Mother!" Feng Ziying frowned.

He used to think that he would definitely marry "Mu Yu", so he made a vow to "Mu Yu" to marry her. After that, his mother repeatedly expressed to "Mu Yu" that she was very satisfied with her as a daughter-in-law.It is very wrong to demote a wife to be a concubine before a person is married!

Mrs. Feng said indifferently: "It's just an illegitimate daughter, do you still dare to think about my son's position as wife? Who gave her such a big face!?"

She turned her face away and said kindly: "Ziying! If you like that jade, after you marry Miss Lin Er, you can take her as a good concubine!"

Only those who come from a clean background, at least free, have serious concubine documents, and are carried in from the outside, equivalent to half masters, can be called good concubines.

"How can this be possible? At the beginning we agreed to marry Mu Yu as his wife. Moreover, Mu Yu has a strong temper, she will definitely not be willing..." Feng Ziying's voice obviously dropped in the second half, Obviously heartbroken and lost.

"Don't worry, my mother will go out in person, and she will definitely agree to it! It's a big deal, we'll just favor her a little bit in the future." Thinking of how much respect Muyu had shown her in the past, Mrs. Feng was full of confidence.

Feng Tang shook his head and sighed: "This time, our Feng family is sorry for her. If she is willing to marry Ziying, she will marry in as a concubine. My family will be left to her son in the future; if she does not If you are willing to marry Ziying, then our Feng family will recognize her as a righteous daughter and give her 3 taels of silver as a dowry."

After the death of a man's main wife, the concubine can also become his main wife.Although there are few examples, it is not impossible. After all, the status of the concubine is higher than that of ordinary concubines.

He, Feng Tang, behaved well all his life, sat upright, and was bright and well-behaved. He never disdained crooked tricks such as behind-the-scenes tricks the most.

However, today he finally did something wrong.

Back then, he was upright and didn't know how to adapt. He bluntly said in front of the emperor who was still the emperor at that time that he was suspicious and incapable of employing others.Afterwards, he did not receive any punishment from the emperor, and he was all bearded and tailed, and he was safe and sound.

Who wouldn't give a thumbs up and say "the emperor has a lot, Feng Tang is lucky?"

However, who has seen that Feng's family is neglected, and his colleagues are lucky to avoid him, as if seeing a disaster, even his wife is full of gossip when she returns to her mother's house.

Even though the emperor seemed to be teaching with an open mind back then, he turned Feng Tang into the position of General Shenwu for eight years...

Eight years!He stayed at the rank of General Shenwu for eight years without making any progress.

If he hadn't been instructed by others to make good friends with Li Lian, he might have lost his position as General Shenwu.

Feng Tang was fed up with being straightforward, offending his superiors, and having no one to help him.He has become that frightened bird, and he doesn't want his wife and children to experience the lack of family and warmth again, and he doesn't want his son to suffer the same loss as himself without the support of his parents.

The next day, Rong Enbo Mansion

"Big girl! Second girl!" Xueyan ran all the way from the main hall back to Lixiangyuan.

"What's the rush? Talk after you recover your breath." Yiyu stopped her needlework and looked at her amusedly.

Daiyu said playfully, "You brat, where did you find out some gossip again?"

Xueyan is Daiyu's second-class girl, responsible for all kinds of close and easy tasks, such as serving tea and pouring water, bathing and washing, and occasionally running errands.Seeing that she was young, Daiyu didn't bother her in the past, and let her gossip all over the house asking for gossip, and learned to talk to them when she heard something interesting.

Xueyan came in panting, "Big girl! Second girl! An official media is here!"

"Ah?" Yiyu and Daiyu exclaimed together.

"Whose official media?" Yiyu wondered, could it be that her uncle sold her second sister to the Zhongshan wolf again! ?Impossible, the eldest aunt and brother Hu would not allow him to do this, let alone the fact that the little uncle is back!

"...It's... from General Guangwu's residence. His family has appointed an official media to come to the door, and they have already arrived at the front hall."

Daiyu was puzzled and asked: "General Guangwu? What kind of family is it?" I have never heard of any contact between Rong Enbo's residence and General Guangwu's residence.

"General Guangwu is one of the generals who came back from this great victory. His surname is Feng. His previous position was General Shenwu. The young master of his family and the young master Baoyubiao are good friends."

Xueyan is a small person, so she has a lot of skill in inquiring.

Yiyu was surprised and delighted.

Surprised that Feng Ziying discovered her true identity, happy that her future husband came to propose marriage.

Yiyu has never acted against Daiyu, and every time she buys some novelty and exquisite gadgets outside to give back to her younger sister, so Daiyu knows that her sister often travels with Feng Ziying, and there is love between the two of them. things.

Although Daiyu, as a model of a noble lady in ancient times, had some criticisms about this, it was rare for her sister to be so happy, and she couldn't bear to say anything. Anyway, she just kept an eye on her and ensured that her sister didn't suffer any disadvantages.

Could it be that after General Guangwu returned to Beijing, Feng Ziying mentioned the matter between him and his sister to General Guangwu, and General Guangwu decided to come to propose marriage?In this way, he is responsible!Daiyu guessed.

Apparently, Yiyu also thought the same way, her cheeks were flushed and she was so beautiful.

It's a pity that Xueyan said with a blank look: "Your servant can hear clearly, the official matchmaker told the old lady that he would propose marriage to our second girl!"

"What!?" Yiyu lost her voice. The embroidery needle in her hand accidentally pricked her finger, but she didn't feel the pain at all.

Even Daiyu was surprised, and asked: "Have you ever heard clearly whether it is the eldest girl or the second girl?"

Xueyan pouted, "Your servant heard clearly! The official media appointed by General Guangwu mentioned the daughter of Xunyan Yushi's concubine, isn't she the second girl of our family!"

Feng Ziying proposed marriage not to her sister, but to me?Daiyu was also dumbfounded.

"Sister, could there be some misunderstanding?" She hurriedly turned her head to look at Yiyu, for fear that she would feel resentful and think that she had done something to hurt the sisterhood.

Yiyu knew Daiyu well, so naturally she would not misunderstand her.

"Xueyan, have you heard anything?"

Xueyan thought for a while, and said: "My servant heard the old lady say...she is just a grandmother, and the girl still has her biological father, so she can't be the master of the girl. Naturally, the girl needs to go to Yangzhou to ask for the master's consent in order to get married. , I temporarily declined."

Daiyu breathed a sigh of relief, it's fine, there is still a chance for things to turn around.

"Sister, I have to go to the residence." Yiyu's eyes flashed with determination.

Needless to say, Daiyu naturally knew what she was going to do, so she supported her with both hands.

Yiyu is not as innocent as Daiyu.

Having read countless novels about ancient Gongdou and Zhaidou, she always felt that there was something strange in them.

Although she had a good impression of Feng Ziying because of the image of a young hero in Cao Xueqin's writing, her affection for him increased greatly in the subsequent relationship, and she tacitly agreed to the fact that Mrs. Feng would marry herself as her daughter-in-law in the future. of.only……

She was the master's apprentice (illegitimate daughter) on the outside, and she asked herself that she had never shown her feet in front of the Feng family.She is sure of the ability of the Dongchang fanzi left to her by her aunt (Feng Zizhi), and she guesses that the Feng family will definitely not guess what is wrong from the fake identity of the fanzi.

Moreover, she never mentioned her real identity to Feng Ziying.Even if the Feng family guessed that she was Lin Ruhai's daughter, they should know that Lin Ruhai had twin daughters under her knees.Why did he categorically propose that he wants to marry the second girl of the Lin family instead of the eldest girl?

Knowing that Daiyu is sensitive, in order not to make her worry too much, Yiyu naturally pretended to be nonchalant and comforted Daiyu again and again.Afterwards, he restrained himself, finally dealt with Wang Xifeng, Jia Tanchun and others who came after hearing the news, and only went to the little uncle's house at noon in the name of slipping away.

The words are divided into two parts.

On the second day of the emperor's large-scale award, each family and government either prepared generous gifts to congratulate the beneficiary's house, or the beneficiary's family was full of people, and there was a rush of people coming to congratulate.

Even Li Lian announced that the soldiers in Tiance Mansion would rest for three days, so that they could go home and reunite with their relatives.

Lin Han has a quiet personality, is alone, and has few interpersonal relationships except those in Tiance Mansion.But in order to avoid the noise, he still left the mansion alone and took to the streets, intending to sit down in a teahouse that he often opened on weekdays, listen to books, sip tea, and pass the time.

However, he somehow walked past a teahouse in a familiar street in Changshu, and found a jewelry store.

As soon as he raised his eyes, he saw a piece of jewelry on the shelf, and he couldn't take his eyes away anymore.

After a while, I found my voice again.

"Wrap that up."