Chapter 125: Submission
Jia Zhen and Jia Zheng went to summon the clan elders to discuss the revision of the family tree. You accompanied Shen Ning and slowly walked back to the East Mansion.
"What? Are you afraid that your uncle can't speak well to those clan elders?"
Seeing Youshi looking slightly confused, Shen Ning couldn't help but ask her.
"That's not true." Youshi shook his head, "Whether it's the people in Beijing or the people in the hometown, they all depend on the two houses to live. Since the uncle and the two uncles have decided, they want to oppose it. I can’t object.”
She is in charge of clan affairs and is well aware of some of the clan's shortcomings.
Relying on the two houses, whether they are rich or not, most of the men of the Jia family are not engaged in childbirth, and their family affairs are left to their mother or daughter-in-law to take care of. They only need to enjoy the competition from their mother or daughter-in-law. It’s convenient when you need it.
Except for her mother-in-law who never gave the uncle a concubine, almost all the mothers-in-law in the clan have done this.
Just like the second aunt Wang said, the old farmer who received two more buckets of grain wanted to buy a concubine, not to mention the old and young masters.
The family rule is that only those who have no children at the age of thirty can take a concubine...
"Mother, you set this clan rule because you think the uncle has too many concubines?"
Their uncle has three concubines and two common wives, but his wife is not happy to see them, so she never dares to come. in front of her.
"..."
Shen Ning turned around and looked at Youshi seriously, "You don't think it's much?"
"No!"
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Youshi shook her head hurriedly, "My wife is wishing to live without them." But this is the way of the world, "Now with this clan rule, the uncle can no longer take concubines, and it is too late for the wife to be happy. However, this clan rule may be considered too much in the eyes of many people." It is strict and cannot be kept at home. If you build an outside room..."
"If Zhen'er sets up an outside room, you know that with such clan rules, you will choose to turn a blind eye. Just one eye, or make a fuss?”
“…Let’s make a fuss!”
In the past, Youshi felt that even if he knew, he would choose to turn a blind eye or close one eye. .
But now she will definitely make trouble.
"It's over now."
Shen Ning sighed, "With this clan rule, the initiative lies in the hands of the Jia family's daughter-in-law."
That's what she wants. .
As long as the men of the Jia family are not afraid of clan rules, beatings, or embarrassment, then let it go!
“Do you believe that without this clan rule, it won’t be long before Lian’er will have several more concubines?”
Youshi: "..."
She thought for a moment and had nothing to say.
In Xifu, from the old lady to the eldest wife, the second wife, and even the eldest master, they may give concubines to Lian's second brother.
"He and Feng'er can be regarded as childhood sweethearts."
In Dream of Red Mansions, Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng are not without feelings.
They had a good relationship at first.
But later Jia Lian wished he could kill the person he once loved.
“But people’s hearts are fickle, especially feelings, which never remain the same.”
Shen Ning sighed in her heart, “Given this clan rule, I don’t expect to completely curb the clan. It’s because of the fickle nature of some men, but I hope to stop the habit of keeping concubines in the family.”
There are too many cases where the mother-in-law puts people into her son’s house to make things difficult for her.
In Dream of Red Mansions, she hates attackers the most.
Pretending to be a virtuous person, but in fact?
With this clan rule, even if she wants to climb into bed..., don't even think about it in the slightest.
"With no outsiders between newlyweds, there will be at least three years to cultivate their relationship. The bride will have this buffer time, so she will not be so tired from the beginning."
As for the future. , then it depends on each other’s fate.
After all, you have to run your marriage on your own.
She can only help so much.
If you can stand up, you can use clan rules to suppress men. If you can't stand up..., then you can only point to the little relationship between husband and wife when there were no outsiders. Let the man have some conscience towards you.
Shen Ning sighed, "Zhen'er has an impetuous temper. From now on..., besides me, you will also have clan rules to rely on. I hope you can control him."
… …
Yansui, Min family.
When the groggy Jia Ku woke up, he looked at the furnishings in the room as if he were in a dream.
In fact, she really thought she was dreaming.
Faintly she seemed to hear crying.
Jia Ku once suspected that she was dead.
However, the person who tidied up her room looked like her Sister Mei.
"Mom, are you awake?"
Min Mei turned around and saw her mother's eyes opened. Not to mention the surprise, "Great, you scared me to death. "
"Don't be afraid, mother is here."
Jia Ku asked weakly: "This room..."
"Ms. Nie fell out of favor and was driven to our former abandoned courtyard. That person..."
Min Mei also felt that something was wrong with her father.
He had just beaten her, so how could he be kind enough to give her such good medicine as Ji Shi Tang?
He actually asked Dr. Fan to treat my mother. There must be something she doesn't know about it.
“That man was invited out by General Tang, and he changed the yard for us when he came back.”
Speaking of this, Min Mei couldn't help but suspect that it had something to do with her grandfather's family.
But after her grandfather passed away, those two uncles had no contact with her mother at all.
The old lady and two aunts in Rongguo Mansion never responded to the letters my mother initially sent to Beijing.
The eldest aunt in Ningguo Mansion has a letter, but since her mother was banned from the rear house, all the letters have been blocked.
"Mother, I also heard that my aunt in Ningguo Mansion was awarded a royal title by the emperor because of some things." Min Mei's eyes shone slightly, "Tell me, is it because of my maternal grandfather's family?" There is momentum over there, so my father changed his attitude towards us?”
this?
Very possible.
Jia Kui's groggy mind became much clearer again, "Who in the family went to find Brother Bo? How long have they been gone? Have you asked about them?"
She once asked Min Tai I still had some hope, but now I have no hope.
I just pity her children.
"Inquiry."
Min Mei said: "On the day you vomited blood, Brother Bo asked the man to call a doctor for you. The man ignored him, so Brother Bo secretly packed up his things and went to the capital overnight. Xiao The servant was afraid of taking responsibility, so he reported it to Mr. Nie the next night. Mr. Nie told the man that they all thought he was hiding somewhere and was threatening the family, so they sent people to look for him casually. After three days of searching and no one was found, they took it seriously. ”
But it was too late to pay attention to it.
"On the fifth day, they found out that Brother Bo went to the capital. Mother, please relax. It is said that Brother Bo went with the Weiyuan Escort Agency. They have escorts and they must hurry to Cangzhou. There will be no danger for Brother Bai to follow them. Cangzhou is not far from the capital. He must have entered Rongguo Mansion by now. "
That's good.
Jia Kui sighed with relief, "The Jia family has a military channel."
I hope the two brothers can cherish their old friendship.
But Jia Kui didn’t dare to hold out any hope.
The eldest brother has a bad temper and has no feelings for his brothers and sisters, let alone her sister, a concubine.
Second brother..., he always only listens to his mother-in-law.
The aunt-in-law only has respect for them.
Brother Bai has seen her writing letters to the sister-in-law of Dongfu, hoping that he will go to Dongfu!
But Jia Zhen, the eldest nephew of Dongfu...
Jia Kui closed her eyes. When she was at home, she and her eldest nephew probably said three hundred words together. No.
After all, we can only get together once during the New Year.
When he was a child, she made him a kite. Later, she made him a handkerchief, a sachet and so on every birthday.
As a concubine, she did not have much freedom. Unless the sister-in-law of Dongfu invited her, her aunt would not let her sisters go out to meet people. But when my eldest sister-in-law is in the inner house, Brother Bai knocks on the door. Will the door let him in?
The seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's door.
The Ning and Rong mansions are both the Duke's mansions. It used to be better when my father was around, but my father and uncle are gone, and the two mansions are gradually declining. In order not to be looked down upon, the gatekeepers will put their eyes on them. overhead.
Her son...
"If Brother Bai enters the Duke's mansion, there will be a letter within seven days at most."
If there is no letter within seven days...
Jia Ku didn't dare to think what would happen to his son.
"Go and ask your father to come. I have something to tell him."
For the sake of her son, she could only ask her sister-in-law in Dongfu to help her find him.
Of course it would be best if the son is in the house. If he is not in the house... he must be found as soon as possible.
The capital is so big, just pointing at the people here and looking for it, you don’t know when you will find it.
So, not long after, Min Tai came.
Seeing that Jia Kui's energy was gradually recovering, he was really relieved.
"It'll be fine if you wake up."
He sat on the edge of the bed with a sincere look, "I felt so sad when I found out that you were so ill..."
Min Tai He looked uncomfortable and unable to speak, and even his eyes gradually became watery.
"Master, write a letter to the sister-in-law of Ningguo Mansion! If Brother Bai comes to Beijing, if there is anything, she can help us find it as soon as possible."
This?
Brother Bai is a child. Although Cangzhou is close to the capital, he has no money. He is so poor that he goes to live in the house there. People don't care whether they see him or not.
I wrote a letter, and I will definitely ask about Brother Bo's situation at home...
"Wait a little longer!"
Although I am also worried about my son's safety, But his safety is more important.
Even if Min Tai feels that the Jia family will not care about Jia Kui, he is always a little afraid if he does something wrong.
After all, if the Jia family falls again, it will be okay to deal with him.
What's more, the Jia family is getting up again.
"I heard that the sister-in-law over there in Dongfu gave birth to another child."
What?
Jia Kui was a little dazed.
"Because of the news, we didn't even get a gift. It's not good to suddenly ask someone to find a child for us..."
Min Tai said: "Do you think this will work? I'll send another one." I will send some gifts to the two houses and resume exchanges first. If the front team fails to find Brother Bo, we will ask the two houses for help. "
We will escort him back first."
But the relationship between the Min family and the Jia family cannot be severed.
"...Do you know if my sister-in-law gave birth to a boy or a girl?"
"Girl!"
"Then my cousin..."
"He is still in the Taoist temple."
Min Tai said: "It's my sister-in-law. I heard that she is going home to give birth. At that time, he took the initiative to repay the money owed to the treasury and donated a lot of money. The emperor may have given her a imperial edict because of his old feelings. "
Who would have thought that the emperor would do this?
At first, everyone thought that Ningguo Mansion was doomed.
Not only did Jia Jing not attack Chengjue, he couldn't even stay at home and went to the Taoist temple outside the city to wait.
Although Jia Zhen attacked Jue, she was demoted three times in a row.
But Jia Kui left the Rongguo Mansion alone and actually wrote a letter to the unlucky couple.
He was afraid of being implicated and provoked by his brothers, so he banned her.
The sister-in-law later wrote a few more letters, but he didn't read them and just burned them.
Min Tai regretted it deeply, "You don't have to worry about my sister-in-law. It's about Rongguo Mansion..."
He hesitated for a moment and finally said: "I heard that my uncle My son, Jia Lian, has been promoted to the position of arsenal doctor. The family should give him a gift. What does he like? "
Arsenal doctor?
Jia Ku finally knew why she moved back to the main courtyard.
"After so many years of no contact, finally... it's time for him to get married."
Jia Kui felt sad and happy at the same time.
The sad thing is that this person really has no profit and cannot afford to be early.
I am happy that my mother's family has recovered, and her children...
"Yes! He is already married."
Min Tai said: "I heard that I am marrying a daughter of the Wang family, the prince Teng who is in charge of the capital."
Blame him!
Although his father-in-law has passed away, there are still many old in-laws in the Jia family.
Master Wang is the governor of the Beijing camp, and that son was originally the uncle of Ning Guofu.
If he hadn't blindly avoided suspicion and tried to work together during their difficulties, some of the Jia family's connections in the military might have been used to his advantage.
Min Taihui's intestines turned green when he thought of this at this time, "Also, the eldest son of the second brother-in-law, Jia Zhu, is also married. He is married to the daughter of Master Li, the Imperial Academy's Jijiujiu."
Although the two uncles are not very good, the wives married by the two nephews are actually very good.
This civil and military person...
If it weren't for Jia Ku, he would have slapped his thigh in regret.
“They all got married last year, so I have to prepare some gifts for this.”
The second sister-in-law who heads the family is very particular about people. When her father-in-law is around, she always returns 10% to 20% more gifts when the two parties go back and forth.
Two years after his father-in-law passed away, he wanted to get a promotion, and he also thought about taking this route. At that time, he also went to the other side for gifts. Although he did not succeed, the gifts he received in return were always It will be 10% or 20% more.
Hiss~
Thinking about it this way, Min Tai regretted it even more.
No matter how many gifts you give him, he will never lose money!
Why are you being incited by your brothers to break off contact?
Yes, yes, come to think of it, there are many people in their house. It’s the birthday of the old lady, the birthdays of uncles and sisters-in-law, and there are also many nieces and nephews...
In addition to giving gifts during the New Year If there is a gift in return, he will lose everything else.
But...
Min Tai still regrets it!
If he had known that Jia Lian had such a good fortune, he would have given gifts to his Yue family and the army would have subsidized him.
Now that it has been discontinued for several years, I don’t know if they will take it back.
The arsenal doctor is not one who appreciates all manners.
How many people hold treasures in their hands and try to get them from others, but they can't find a way out.
Alas~
He has connections, but now...
"Ji Niang, you are so lucky to take medicine. Get better soon. I will accompany you back to Beijing to get married!"
No matter what, Jia Kui belongs to Jia Lian. Dear aunt.
With her, he could always talk to Jia Lian.
As long as you can talk, everything else will be easy.
"Sister Mei is still young...," Jia Ku took the opportunity to make a request, "I don't agree with her being a concubine."
"...Okay, I'll discuss it with my eldest brother later and switch to Sister Fu." Let’s go.”
They are all daughters of the Min family anyway, so it doesn’t matter if you change her.
At this time, Min Tai did not dare to confront Jia Ku, "I was wrong." He admitted his mistake, "When we get to Beijing, we will look for Sister Mei over there. It’s definitely better than here with her two uncles and cousins.”