Chapter 538 The T-shaped volume puzzle is difficult to solve
"Sister, what Brother Keng said is not unreasonable. However, Brother Keng, your marriage must be decided early. If these martial arts families are not suitable, do you still plan to find someone among the civil servants' families through your teachers and others? a suitable?"
After all, she was brought up by herself. With Feng Ziying’s wink, Xiao Duan understood that Feng Ziying probably had someone in mind. But if there was a suitable candidate, why not put it forward openly? Could it be said that the family could not agree?
"Yes, Brother Keng, we can't delay this matter. Since you think these are not suitable, there are still some candidates here. Well, many of them are women from civil servant families in the imperial court..." Duan Duan Shi didn't know that her sister was trying to protect her son, so she nodded in agreement.
"Mom, aunt, actually my son has someone he likes, and he also got the teacher's approval, but he hasn't had time to tell mother and aunt yet. Originally, he said that he would talk about it after these few days are busy, but today since mother and aunt Speaking of which, the son just said it clearly."
Feng Ziying pursed her lips.
He was really a little nervous.
Originally, he planned to sort out his aunt's ideological work and ask her to help him, but now his mother and aunt caught him off guard, so he could only rely on the tacit understanding between himself and his aunt. Fortunately, his aunt loved him, He has cooperated with me in various ways since he was a child, and most of them can help him get around.
"Oh?" Both the Duan family and the younger generation were immediately interested. It was novel that their son had taken a liking to it.
There is no such thing as free love in this era. There are very few opportunities for young men and women to meet. Even if they meet by chance, it is just a chance encounter. Can it still be love at first sight?
“Whose girl?” Duan and Duan asked in unison.
"Actually, both mother and aunt know it, but they have never met. Well, Miss Lin is the legitimate daughter of Lin Hai, the censor of salt patrol in the Huaihe River. She is also the niece of Duke Shibo and Uncle Zheng of the Rongguo family. The granddaughter of the old lady. The ancestors of the Lin family were also princes, and could be regarded as after the martial arts, but Mr. Lin was a scholar." Feng Ziying said generously: "My son met her in Linqing, and I always felt that we were destined to be together. I've met him once or twice in the Jia family, um, and Mr. Lin, Mr. Shen and Master Qiao are both of the same age, and Mr. Lin was the top pick in the spring of that year."
Feng Ziying said this, and both the big and small Duans recalled it.
Brother Keng and his party in Linqing did save a few people. One is said to be the prefect of Jinling now, another is a girl from the Lin family, and another was the second wife of the Xue family in Jinling, and is also related to the Rongguo Mansion. , and later had business cooperation with the Feng family.
“Brother Keng, I’m afraid this Miss Lin is a little young, right?” Duan said hesitantly, “She still lives in Rongguo Mansion now?”
"Well, Miss Lin is three years younger than her son. She no longer lives in Rongguo Mansion because Mr. Lin is ill. Last time when her son went to Jiangnan, Miss Lin happened to go back to Yangzhou to visit her father. She hasn't come back yet." Feng Ziying introduced: " This time my son went south for business and met Mr. Lin. Well, to be honest with his mother, Mr. Lin also helped his son’s career a lot. His son also expressed his love for Miss Lin to Mr. Lin. Mr. Lin had no objection,... "
Mrs. Duan frowned, but seeing that her son was speaking so sincerely, she could not object. She just hesitated and said: "Brother Keng, this Miss Lin is too young. If she wants to marry you, I'm afraid it will take two or three years, right? How can you delay your marriage until two or three years?"
Mrs. Duan was a little reluctant, which meant that she would have to have her third grandson for at least three or four years.
Although it is said that one can get married at the age of fourteen these days, everyone also knows that women are too young to give birth to children, and the mortality rate is very high. Generally speaking, women are required to wait until they are sixteen years old before they can talk about pregnancy and childbirth. Fortunately, children are born after the age of eighteen. This is also the reason why the women in many couples in this era are often larger than the men.
Feng Ziying had anticipated this a long time ago and nodded slowly: "The mother's worries are known to the son, but think about it, if the son and the Shen family's daughter are to get married this year or next year, well, that means that maybe the Shen family's daughter will get married next year. She may be pregnant. If she gives birth to a child, it may be the year after tomorrow. If the son and Miss Lin are engaged now, it will be almost two or three years after the Shen family daughter gives birth to the child. By then, the son and Miss Lin will be engaged. Isn’t it just in time to get married?”
Feng Ziying is thinking about the best, leaving her mother with something to worry about.
If we don't get rid of these thoughts first, I'm afraid that when my mother knows about Lin Yatou's body and bones, her opposition will become more intense.
Now let her accept the fact that she will get married three years later, and then she knows that Lin Yatou's body is a little weak, but thinking that it is three years later and Lin Yatou has grown up a few years, she will definitely be much better.
If it can be supplemented by having a concubine sister as a concubine, like her own aunt, the mother's acceptance will be much higher.
Moreover, if you have a concubine sister who comes to marry you, as your aunt, you will definitely have a greater sense of psychological identity first. After all, everyone prefers someone with a similar identity to themselves. In this way, there is a family member who speaks a common language, so that the aunt can also Can speak for myself more.
Feng Ziying couldn't be too careful and thorough in his thinking. He understood the psychology of both the elder and younger Duans. For this reason, he also spent a lot of time thinking about strategies, just because he was worried about his mother getting in the way.
The eldest Duan was reluctantly persuaded by her son. If Shen could really conceive a grandson for her next year and give birth to him the year after that, indeed the past two years would have passed in such a flash, and three years would not have seemed that long. , which is not unacceptable.
"Well, Brother Keng, how is Miss Lin's health?" This is the question that Duan is most concerned about. Feng Ziying has said so much before. The Lin family can barely be regarded as a martial arts queen, but they are scholars and are still among the best. Then It is indeed very suitable, but the most important thing is whether it can have children.
Feng Ziying sighed inwardly.
Mother values this the most. No one else. My father had one wife, one concubine and two concubines. It was his mother who gave birth to him, and only one of the three aunts gave birth to a daughter. No one can tell whose fault it is. All in all too thin.
"Miss Lin is still young and is a little thin, but my son asked her for a practice prescription from Master Zhang and asked her to start practicing last year. It was very effective this year." Feng Ziying did not dare to lie. If you ask, you will know that if you know that you lied, your mother will be even more opposed.
As soon as he heard this, Mr. Duan’s eyebrows stood up, and his voice suddenly became sharp, “You have a bad body? That’s not possible! Absolutely not!”
"Mom, it's not that she has bad health, but that she is too young, so my son hopes that she will grow healthier. This is also in line with your wish to give birth to a son as soon as you get married. As a thirteen-year-old girl, you Do you think she can be much stronger? She is not a country girl who is exposed to wind and rain all day long..."
Feng Ziying said helplessly.
He originally wanted to wait until his mother understood Lin Daiyu's situation, and then it might be safer to have a concubine sister as a dowry, but seeing his mother's eyebrows raised and menacing, he knew better than to break up the matter. To be clear, I am afraid that my mother will forcefully arrange a marriage for herself.
"Then I don't care, brother Keng, mother has said long ago that I can do anything according to you, but this matter must be decided by mother, even if your father is here, it will be the same!" Da Duan was so imposing. Hong even stood upright, obviously having touched her vagina, "Brother Keng, don't tell me anything. When you marry a wife and take a concubine, your mother must make the decision. Your body is not strong enough." , then absolutely not, mother will not take this risk! It is up to you, Brother Keng, to take a concubine, and mother will never interfere!"
Feng Ziying sighed, "Mom, Miss Lin's son is also married, and he is our third wife! The son has already promised to Mr. Lin, and Miss Lin also has a concubine sister who is three or four years older than Miss Lin. It is from a concubine that Mr. Lin took when he was in Suzhou. Mr. Lin is also willing to let Miss Lin, a concubine's sister, come over as a concubine. Miss Lin's sister is very healthy and fertile..."
At this time, Feng Ziying couldn't care anymore.
Until now, he has never seen Lin Yatou's sister who is practicing spiritual practice. Wang Wenyan has never contacted him, so he probably hasn't found her in Beijing yet.
Now he can only tell nonsense. Lin Yatou's physical condition can be known by asking, but no one knows about this concubine sister. Let this matter be revealed first to stabilize his mother's heart, and at the same time, it can also make her mother feel better. My aunt is so good at interrupting.
“Oh?” Mr. Duan hesitated for a moment.
Dowry with a concubine is not just any family marriage. Generally speaking, it is a marriage between large families, and such an arrangement must involve great interests. Moreover, dowry with a concubine is rare, and even more Most of the time they are dowry maids. After all, who would worry about having no heirs before they even get married?
For example, the marriage between the Feng and Duan families was because the Feng family was a prominent family in Linqing, while the Duan family was a wealthy family in Datong. At that time, the Feng family only had a young son and no second wife, so now this is considered for marriages between three families. , and then the eldest son, the eldest son, died young as expected.
So when the eldest Duan was over thirty and still had no children, she married the younger Duan as her concubine as agreed. As soon as the younger Duan married into the Feng family, the eldest Duan became pregnant. It was said that it was the younger Duan who brought it. Joyful.
That’s why Xiao Duan has such a high status in the Feng family. Even the eldest Duan has always regarded Xiao Duan as her own sister and has a very deep affection for her. She even gave Feng Ziying to Xiao Duan to bring up since she was a child because she felt that Xiao Duan was lucky enough to bless Feng. The only son in the family.
At this time, Mr. Duan interrupted, "Brother Keng, are you telling the truth? Is that girl really a concubine of Duke Lin?"
"Auntie, who would dare to deceive such a thing? It's just that Lin Gong's legitimate wife is the legitimate daughter of Rongguo Gong's Jia family, so he didn't dare to make it public before. Later, after his wife passed away, Lin Gong wanted to welcome the girl back several times, but A fortune teller said that this girl needs to practice in a place outside the country for ten years before she can be blessed, so..."
At this time, Feng Ziying can only trust Ma Youjian and use her imagination. Anyway, there is such a thing. As for other details, there is no need to worry too much.
Xiao Duan glanced at her sister and nodded slowly: "Brother Keng, if what you said is true and this girl has a healthy body, then you can consider it. But brother Keng, did you really identify the girl from the Lin family? Is it you? Do you feel that you are destined to meet this Miss Lin, or will this Mr. Lin be of great help to your future career?"
Hearing what her aunt said, Feng Ziying didn't know that it was her aunt who was helping her carry the sedan chair. She was overjoyed and then slowly said: "Mom, aunt, Miss Lin is indeed destined to be with her son, so his son also recognizes her." , this time when he went to Yangzhou, Mr. Lin was of great help to his son. After returning to Beijing this time, both mother and aunt should know that the emperor and the cabinet ministers attached great importance to the strategy of opening up the sea proposed by his son, which involved another incident. Important things need to be done in Yangzhou. I estimate that after waiting for another half month, my son may have to go to Yangzhou..."
The elder Duan was a little unhappy because his sister had already decided the tone of the conversation. He glared at her sister complainingly and snorted softly: "Brother Keng, everything else is easy to talk about, except for the situation of these two girls. You have to ask clearly, even if you meet me in person, you will feel at ease. Everything else is up to you, except for this mother, seeing is believing!"
Giving Feng Ziying a wink, Xiao Duan continued: "What my sister is saying is that you have to meet at least one person to feel at ease. Brother Keng, my sister is doing this for your own good. If you have a legitimate son in the future, your backyard will be stable." There won’t be any chaos.”
Feng Ziying knew that it would be good to achieve such a result, but it was a bit troublesome for her mother to ask for a meeting.
I have to finalize the marriage before Lin Ruhai's death to give an explanation to the Lin family, but now that my mother can't pass this test, there's no chance.
I can't bring Lin Yatou back from Yangzhou and let her mother see her, right? And most of the time you will be dissatisfied when you see it, and it may even be self-defeating.
Just seeing her aunt giving her a wink, Feng Ziying also knew that if she continued to argue, she would probably arouse her mother's rebellious mentality. She even felt that there was something fishy here, so she might as well borrow the donkey from the **** and come down to discuss how to solve this problem.
Leaving her mother's room in a depressed mood, Feng Ziying returned to her small courtyard, wondering how to deal with the matter.
Lin Daiyu is definitely inappropriate, but what about her concubine sister?
Wang Wenyan said that he had arranged for people to come to the capital to search, and the time for the discussion was about the same. If there were no special circumstances, there should be a result. Why haven't he been contacted yet?
(End of this chapter)