Chapter 550: Mother and Daughter, Inside and Out (Third update, please vote for 300 monthly votes!)
After listening to Feng Ziying's words, Aunt Xue was also surprised, happy and worried.
What was surprising was that this happened so suddenly, Feng Ziying actually wanted to be the second wife of the Feng family. What was happy was that Feng Ziying actually had such thoughts and wanted to marry Bao Yatou as the second wife, but what was worrying was that there were still many unspeakable things in it. measurement factors.
Of course, King Zhongshun is a prominent figure and the emperor's brother, so his words naturally have weight. However, Feng Ziying also said that relying solely on King Zhongshun's lobbying will definitely not be enough. The imperial court's decision to grant a title is not a casual move, and it must be explained in one fell swoop, and Feng Ziying herself must Only by establishing merit as a pretext can the emperor speak freely.
Although Feng Ziying is very popular now, she has just posthumously granted the title of Feng's family house not long ago. Now that you are coming to do this again, I am afraid that not only the emperor will not let go easily, but also other civil servants and military generals will have objections. This is also a problem.
However, Aunt Xue was overjoyed when Feng Ziying dared to express her position like this. At least she was serious about it and it was no longer as simple as making a random wish for her daughter. As Feng Ziying said herself, if she did not consider getting a knighthood for her second wife, Now his family can apply to the Ministry of Rites to have both a family and a family, but Baochai would be too aggrieved to have a white body and a family.
In other words, the marriage is definitely decided, but Feng Ziying hopes to give Baochai a more decent treatment.
This is of course a good thing.
"If this is really the case, I will really let go of this matter with you." Leaning on the Kang table, the autumn-scented Money Python quilt was particularly plain, Aunt Xue put one hand on her waist, Holding the big red money pillow with one hand, "I'm afraid that the lotus flower that Brother Keng said in his mouth will not come true in the future..."
"Mother, you have lived in the house for so long. Brother Feng has come to the house so many times. Even his aunts and uncles are very dependent on him. Didn't you say that our ancestors also asked Brother Feng for help in the past few days? What about Baoyu? Do you think Brother Feng is this kind of person?" Xue Baochai couldn't help but argue.
Aunt Xue also thought about it. The Jia family in the Rongguo Mansion now relies on Feng Ziying for some things. Her brother also said that Feng Ziying's future is limitless. It must be impossible to talk about such things in vain. Besides, if it doesn't work out, she will marry first. In the past, it was not impossible to talk about the issue of knighthood in the future, but it just felt a little wronged.
What I am most worried about is the timing. Bao Yatou is already sixteen this year. If it really drags on for a year or two, getting married after the age of eighteen will inevitably attract gossip.
Moreover, Brother Keng also said that it was best not to tell anyone about it. Living in Rongguo Mansion, the gossip inside and outside was too much for people to bear.
"Girl, of course you can trust me, but you also know who can guarantee the affairs of the imperial court? Brother Keng is not the emperor, so how can this knighthood be granted on the spot? Maybe he has tried his best, but The court is just dragging it. I heard from my brother that brother Keng is indeed highly valued by the emperor now, but he will be destroyed by the wind. This is too dazzling and will inevitably attract the jealousy of villains. You just did it before I have been granted the title of eldest uncle, and now I am going to grant the title of second uncle. Is this court run by your family? There will definitely be people who will gossip."
Aunt Xue’s words came to her slowly from what she heard from Wang Ziteng.
This Feng Ziying is too young. She is a new scholar and a member of the Imperial Academy. She has also made great achievements in suppressing rebellions. Now she has also written a strategy for opening up the sea. She has won such a prestigious position as editor of the Hanlin Academy. This is too enviable. Well, among the Jinshi in the same discipline, even the Three-Tripod Armor can't compare to him. What does this make those fellow students who are still suffering in pain think?
There is another layer that the brother did not say, but Aunt Xue also knew to some extent that the Four Kings and Eight Dukes and Jia Shi Wang Xue and other Wuxun families relied more on the Supreme Emperor to maintain their current momentum. However, although the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor are father and son, this relationship is not They are not so harmonious, and even the elder sister's eldest daughter is said to have some unclear reasons for entering the palace.
It's just that the brother is unwilling to talk about this, so it's naturally difficult for Aunt Xue to ask, but in any case, the brother is full of praise for Feng Ziying.
Today's sudden good news made Aunt Xue suddenly worry about gains and losses.
Aunt Xue's words made Baochai, who had always been assertive, a little panicked, "Mom, do you think Brother Feng will...? How about we go find our uncle?"
"Girl, your uncle can't help you much. I heard what your uncle said, and I even hope that Brother Keng can help him more in the future. Brother Keng is a civil servant, and your uncle is a military commander. This civil and military officer On the road, military attachés cannot help the civilian officials much, but the civilian officials can help the generals a lot..."
Aunt Xue also liked her words a lot. If her daughter married Feng Ziying, the family would have a supporter, and her son seemed to be doing much better under Feng Ziying's control than before.
Thinking of this, Aunt Xue felt more and more that Feng Ziying was a noble member of the Xue family. She even felt that even if she didn't ask for the title, she would marry Baochai as soon as possible, and it would not be too late to seek those icing on the cake in the future.
Thinking of the eldest family and the third family, the family status of the Shen family and Lin's father, the ancestor of the Xue family, Ziwei Sheren, was a few generations earlier. Compared with these two families, they are much inferior. Fortunately, their daughter In all aspects, Brother Keng has a deep love for Baochai, which is why he has such good fortune.
"Bao girl, mother is thinking that if the title of nobility is something that can only be met, why not let the Feng family propose marriage to our family now and negotiate the marriage. After the Shen family daughter marries into the Feng family, you can also Marry into the Feng family earlier." The more Aunt Xue thought about it, the more worried she became. This marriage was so suitable, and it would be bad if there were more complications.
“What’s the matter, mother?” Baochai was also greatly surprised. She didn’t know why her mother became so anxious all of a sudden.
"Well, you are quite old. If you delay it for another year or two, you will have to keep this secret. It will definitely attract gossip. Why not marry into the Feng family earlier? It will also show that our Xue family does not care about the wealth of their Feng family. , this kind of marriage when you are poor is far better than the marriage when you are rich, isn't it?"
What Aunt Xue said out of sheer wisdom did make some sense, and Baochai was also a little moved, but thinking of Feng Ziying's words, especially when she said that in order to avoid estrangement between herself and Sister Lin in the future, it would be best to have a relative. Baochai naturally understands this truth.
After thinking about it, Baochai slowly shook his head: "Between mother, daughter and Brother Feng, Brother Feng knows in his heart that there will never be any difference depending on when he married into the Feng family. What you said makes sense. But Brother Feng must have his considerations when he thinks so. When the time comes, my daughter will talk to Brother Feng and see what his opinion is."
"Well, since that's the case, you can ask your brother to invite Brother Keng to come and sit at home. If that doesn't work, we won't live here in Lixiangyuan, and we will just find another house to live alone." Aunt Xue thought for a while and said .
"Mother, that's a bit inappropriate. If we find out in the future, my aunt may think that our family has climbed too high, or that we are intentionally separated." After thinking carefully, Baochai shook his head, " And now that the eldest sister has entered the palace, the daughter feels that her aunt's family is more dependent on Brother Feng, so her daughter can't see what is going on here, but the Jia and Xue families have always been one, so moving out without any reason is not a good idea. It will arouse suspicion and is ultimately inappropriate.”
Aunt Xue didn't expect her daughter to be so considerate, but she was still a little worried: "Then what if your aunt finds out that Brother Keng wants to marry you and Girl Lin?"
Xue Baochai was silent for a while.
Of course she understood what her mother meant.
It turned out that my uncle and aunt had intended to let Tan Yatou marry Brother Feng, but later on, when Brother Feng was selected for the imperial examination, we could no longer mention it. Later, it was said that the ancestors had some thoughts on Girl Yun's matter, but they have not yet revealed it. .
If there is news that she and Girl Lin are going to marry Brother Feng in the future, Girl Yun won't know about it, but she is afraid that whether it is her ancestors, aunts, uncles, or Tan Yatou, she will inevitably have some resentment in her heart, and may even feel that her family Did you do this intentionally behind their backs?
"Mom, the pure will become pure themselves, and the dirty will become dirty. We haven't done anything sorry for others. It seems that we are guilty of moving out. Tan Yatou and Yun Yatou are both good sisters with their daughter, but this time Things are decided by God and not by man." Baochai said with a plain face.
Aunt Xue couldn't help but sigh.
Tan Yatou and Yun Yatou are good friends with their daughter. It is rare for her daughter to have such close friends when she comes to Beijing. If there is a rift due to this, Bao Yatou will probably be very sad.
It's just that no one can make the final decision on this kind of thing. Tan Yatou was not born in the right belly. If she was born in her sister's belly, it would be hard to tell. And Yun Yatou's parents died young. Although the old lady liked her, but For such a big matter, she couldn't take the place of her uncles and aunts in making the decision for her.
The only worrying thing is that the news that Brother Keng is going to marry Bao Yatou and Lin Yatou has spread in the Jia Mansion. The impression of my family in the Jia Mansion is about to change, but there is no way to avoid such things. avoid.
It would be great if we could find a way to get the best of both worlds to resolve this embarrassment.
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After solving Baochai's matter, Feng Ziying felt great. Now there was only one thing left, which was to fix her mother's impression of Miaoyu. Well, it didn't even require much of an impression, she just needed to make her mother think that Miaoyu had a physique that was fertile. That’s it.
Feng Ziying also feels that her life is extremely fulfilling. On one side, she is making plans in an orderly manner around borrowing money to open the sea and opening up routes. On the other side, she has to take care of her own marriage to avoid going wrong. Fortunately, all this will come to an end. A temporary end.
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