Chapter 20 The British Government
The British Government directly complained behind closed doors to the people who came to visit one after another. They did not see any of them, and all the gifts they sent were sent back.
In the main hall of the British Duke's mansion, the British father-in-law and his wife were sitting at the top. Except for the maidservant, no one else was present in the hall.
"Official, would you like to say something? I asked you to submit a letter earlier, but you said you wanted to test his character, so you kept delaying it. Now you said that your daughter has become a princess, and you can't submit a letter at this time. "It's appropriate. When will it be appropriate?" The British princess Sun looked at her silent husband and said angrily.
"Madam, haven't I already told you that this official family has just prepared to enthrone the crown prince, and has also designated our daughter as the crown princess. How many people in Bianjing City are rushing to give gifts to our family now? At this time What will others think if I write about the adoption?" the British father said earnestly.
The British Lord is also a veteran on the battlefield, and now he is in charge of the western suburbs camp. He has always been known for his strict military discipline.
But facing this married wife, I really can’t stand up.
"If you are thinking about what others think of you, have you ever thought about what the ancestors of the Zhang family will think of me when I meet them in the future? As the daughter-in-law of the Zhang family, I will not You can help the Zhang family, but if you don't succeed, then there will be no one to inherit the title, so how can I have the face to meet the ancestors of the Zhang family?" asked Sun.
"I didn't say not to adopt him. We can adopt him first. We just have to wait before submitting the letter." The British father said.
"When will we wait? Now my daughter is just engaged, not married yet. If she really becomes a princess, won't you be even more unable to speak?" said Mrs. Sun.
The couple had a good relationship, and the reason for the quarrel was about the stepchild.
The couple did not have no sons, but both sons died in the war with Xixia.
The British father-in-law insisted on not taking a concubine. In order to continue the Zhang family bloodline, Sun, who was nearly forty years old, risked her life to become pregnant with a child.
When I gave birth, I almost died, and I said I wanted to protect the baby first.
Unfortunately, I gave birth to a daughter in the end.
After that incident, the British Duke did not dare to let the Sun family live again, but he was not far willing to take a concubine, so he proposed adoption.
The Zhang family has been inherited for many years and is also a large family. There must be many children of the same family.
However, the British public was worried that their adopted heir would behave badly and corrupt the family tradition, so he decided to investigate carefully before making a decision.
Some people may find it strange that the Zhang family’s stepchildren have anything to do with not being able to go to school?
If you simply adopt an heir, of course it doesn't matter. You can inherit as many as you want, and the court can't control it.
But the Zhang family is different. The Zhang family is a noble, and the adopted heirs will inherit the title.
As mentioned earlier, the inheritance of a title does not mean that you can appoint whoever you want, it needs to be approved by a memorial.
In fact, according to official history, titles in the Song Dynasty cannot be hereditary.
But this world is somewhat different from official history. Titles can be hereditary.
Of course, the prerequisite is that the title is hereditary and non-replaceable when the title is granted. Naturally, those downgraded titles and titles cannot be inherited from generation to generation.
It can be hereditary, but there is a problem. The court wants to take back the title.
The court wants to take it back, but there must be a legitimate excuse to cut off the title.
In order to take back the title, the court had strict regulations on the inheritance of the title.
If you have no heirs and want your brother or nephew to inherit the title, you have to go to the official family. Only after the official approves will you have the right to inherit.
But generally speaking, officials and families will not get stuck in such a relationship.
But if you don't have close relatives like brothers and nephews, and you want to adopt a person of the same clan with a more distant bloodline to inherit the title, then I'm sorry, no.
In this way, the title was naturally taken back by the court.
However, this is not absolute. The court's statement to the outside world is that those who have meritorious service and do not have brothers or nephews can adopt distant relatives and inherit the title. This person with meritorious service refers to the contemporary titleholder, not the ancestors of past generations.
Although the British Duke has no brothers or nephews, he has meritorious service.
In addition, his two sons were killed in battle, and he proposed that his step-sons should inherit the title, so it was impossible for the officials to refuse to agree.
Otherwise, it will chill the hearts of people all over the world.
After all, the British Duke’s son died fighting for his country, and the court did not allow him to adopt an adopted heir to inherit the title. Who will work for the court in the future?
So the British father-in-law has not been in a hurry on this matter and wants to carefully select a suitable candidate from his own race to adopt him.
However, ever since the official came to him and told him that they wanted his daughter to marry the prince, the British duke became a little anxious.
He was worried that when the officials agreed that his adopted heir would inherit the title, people would gossip about him.
Fortunately, the official said that it would not be announced for the time being, so he still had time to slowly investigate and make selections.
But not long ago, he selected the candidate for adoption and prepared to choose an auspicious date. After completing the adoption under the witness of the clan elders, he submitted a letter to the officials. The officials announced the appointment of the crown prince at an optional date and announced the British public announcement. His daughter is the Crown Princess.
Therefore the British father wanted to postpone the adoption.
Otherwise, if the officials decide that his daughter will be the crown princess, and then he will send a letter to his step-son to appoint his stepson as the heir to the title, how will the world think of him?
Sun's eyes turned red and tears flowed out. She said, "I'm not a jealous person. I don't allow you to take concubines because you don't want to. You don't even know what other people say about me behind my back. They say I'm better than the sea." The married women in the family are all powerful. The Hai family has no children at the age of 40 and is asked to take a concubine. I would rather the iron tree blossoms than take a concubine for an official. If I live, I will suffer a little injustice. If I no longer have a title, I will die. I don’t have the shame to meet the ancestors of the Zhang family.”
“Who is talking nonsense? Just tell me, I will come and ask them what my family’s affairs have to do with them. It is their turn to be there. Are you talking nonsense? "
This is the first time that the British public has heard such rumors outside, and he is very angry.
"Do officials have the guts to come and ask questions? Why are they afraid of others' backlash and dare not write a letter?" Sun said, wiping her tears.
"Madam, can this be the same? I didn't write a letter, not just because I was afraid of criticism, but because I didn't want to make it difficult for the officialdom. The Marquis of Nanping also had no brothers or nephews. He adopted an heir and wrote many times. The official family has not approved it. If our daughter does not become the crown princess, I will write to the official family to agree, and no one else will say anything. Now that our daughter has just been designated as the crown princess, I will write a letter even if it has nothing to do with it. You have to think about your daughter when talking about this, right?" the British father-in-law said.
When it came to her daughter, Mrs. Sun stopped talking. Her adopted son didn't even have a kiss with her biological daughter.
Seeing that his wife was relieved, the British father continued: "I didn't say that I couldn't submit the letter. Anyway, my daughter is still young and it will take several years to get married. I will wait until the storm subsides in two years before I submit the letter. Don't worry about it all the time. This has happened. I usually watch my daughter learn to be a female worker when she has nothing to do. She will be a princess in the future, dancing with guns and sticks all day long. "
After hearing this, Mrs. Sun said as if she was mad at her husband. : "Who is to blame for my daughter dancing with guns and sticks? Wasn't it all taught by you? I said at the beginning that no girl should learn this. You said that your daughter liked it and insisted on teaching it, but now you are blaming me! "
"Look at you, why are you saying this again? I didn't blame you," the British man said with a smile.
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While the couple was chatting, they didn't notice that Zhang Guifen heard everything outside the door.
There are servants guarding the outside of the hall, and they should report Zhang Guifen's arrival.
But the British father-in-law only had such a daughter, and he was used to doting on her.
Zhang Guifen also asked the servants not to report it. How could they dare to report it?
Seeing that there was nothing useful, Zhang Guifen quietly slipped away with her maid Cui'e.
Back in the room, Zhang Guifen sat down in front of the table, put her hands on the table, and held her chin in a daze.
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