Greetings, Ninth Uncle - Chapter 50

[Chapter 50 Dowry]

When Zhai Yanlin heard this, he was stunned.

As if remembering something, Mrs. Zhai suddenly became happy and said cheerfully: “Yes, it’s just right for her to be Brother Qing’s mother, why didn’t I think of her before!

” She was born in a Houmen, and her first-born mother was the head of Qingfu County, and her status was very respectable and noble. With such a background, she was the first wife to be the first wife of the Duke’s Mansion.

Although Cheng Yujin is an adoptive, it is not considered a serious royal bloodline, but Cheng Yuanxian’s Hou position cannot be faked, and Cheng Yujin was trained according to the standard of the eldest daughter since childhood. Whether it is receiving people or housekeepers, she is a good hand. .

Thinking like this, Mrs. Zhai vaguely remembered that some time ago, the Cheng family gave the emperor a screen to celebrate his birthday, which was very sacred.

It seems that the person with the main needle of the screen is Cheng Yujin.

Mrs. Zhai herself was surprised. The situation of Cai Guogong’s mansion was special. She originally thought that it would be more difficult to choose a suitable successor, but she did not expect that there was actually a perfect match.

Cheng Yujin has a noble status and a reputation for filial piety. Such a person will not humiliate the family of the Duke’s mansion, and even if he takes it out, he can stand up to the appearance of Mrs. Cai Guogong.

In addition, she is very gentle and sensible, virtuous and filial, and can manage the family of the Duke’s Mansion. The most important thing is that she can manage Zhai Qing and will be a good stepmother in the future.

The more Mrs. Zhai thought about it, the better she felt, so she said to Zhai Yanlin in a negotiating tone: “Guo Gong, what do you think? The identity and temperament of the eldest lady of the Cheng family are suitable. You are busy with external affairs and have no time to care about brother Qing. , and I’m getting older and weaker, and sometimes I can’t keep my eyes on it. The eldest girl from the Cheng family is young, has poetry and books, and has patience, so it’s just right for her to take care of

Qing’er .”

Go for what the idea is.

He has reached middle age and has experienced many ups and downs, and he is no longer as emotionally rich as a young man, with joy and anger.

His state of mind was like a pool of stagnant water, but at this moment, Zhai Yanlin seemed to have been pierced by his mother, and it was rare for him to feel embarrassed and shy: “It’s all up to the mother. As long as the mother thinks she is good, the son has nothing else to do.”

Mrs. Zhai was a little surprised to hear that. Zhai Yanlin rarely mentioned women. Even if it was Brother Qing’s mother, who had been married to him for many years, and gave birth to a son to the Duke’s government, Mrs. Zhai had never heard Zhai Yanlin praise his wife. it is good.

But today, Zhai Yanlin turned out to be uncharacteristically, following her words and admitting that Cheng Yujin was outstanding.

After thinking about it again, Mrs. Zhai understood, yes, today Zhai Yanlin went to Yichun Hou’s mansion to entertain, and he was meeting with Miss Cheng’s family.

In this way, Zhai Yanlin is very satisfied with Miss Cheng herself.

The main reason for marrying a daughter-in-law is to take care of Zhai Qing, and it is rare that his son also likes it, so everyone is happy.

Mrs. Zhai was very satisfied, and Xu Xu said: “I have long heard that there is a big girl in Yichun Hou’s mansion, who is very good in life, but at that time I just listened to it and didn’t take it to my heart. It is getting more and more declining, but after all, it is still a mansion, and the title can be passed down to one generation, which just fell on the father of Miss Cheng. After the uncle of the Cheng family became the prince, she became the daughter of the prince, and her status was 10% more valuable. Because of this, I never thought about the Cheng family. The second girl will not stay in the Hou Mansion in the future. I can’t commit a crime. The eldest girl has both political integrity and talent. Many ladies consider her a daughter-in-law in private. If you don’t talk about it, you may not be able to get it.”

Now that there is no one in the room, Madam Zhai said the truth, not that they didn’t think of Cheng Yujin, but that they didn’t think about it at all.

Cheng Yujin used to be famous, and her family, family, ability and ability were not bad at all. Such a person would not worry about marrying at all. She could choose the princes and families. How could it be seen that Cai Guogong’s mansion was the stepmother to fill the house.

Because she knew her own situation in her heart, Mrs. Zhai didn’t even come forward to make trouble.

Zhai Yanlin felt a little uncomfortable hearing this, but he also had to admit that the difference between the first marriage and the second marriage was too great. Even for a man, when he married a successor, the conditions for the woman were much lower in all aspects.

Zhai Yanlin has developed extremely well in the DPRK over the years, and the growth of power has made up for his disadvantage in age, but he is still a little far from choosing one of the best ladies and ladies in the capital at will.

In particular, Zhai Yanlin also has a six-year-old son.

Zhai Yanlin didn’t answer, but Mrs. Zhai brought back many memories, and told Zhai Yanlin about old things: “If it was before, I wouldn’t mention it at all, so I don’t have to make fun of myself. That old lady in the Cheng family is not a fuel-efficient lamp. , she has a big heart. Back then when she was a lady, she was restless. Later, when something happened to the Xue family, she got lucky and got married into the Hou’s mansion. She fought hard with others, but one of her two sons was more different than the other. Instead, she has reached the third generation and raised a very outstanding granddaughter. She hopes to marry her granddaughter into a high-class family and sell it at a high price. The eldest girl was dismissed from her relatives and her reputation was damaged, so she had to settle for the next best thing, I’m afraid her eyes are still on the top of her head.”

This is exactly what Zhai Yanlin cares about most.

Zhai Yanlin, the previous generation, was too lazy to care, but he wanted to know why Cheng Yujin was divorced: “Mother, do you know if there is any secret about Miss Cheng’s divorce? Who was her former fiance and why did she break off the engagement?”

This old man Zhai People really know, she said: “It’s not because of the Huo family. It’s ridiculous to say that Miss Cheng and Lord Huo got engaged because of the life-saving grace. In the end, the Huo family said that they had made the mistake of admitting the wrong person and should be the second lady. Look, what are they doing?”

Zhai Yanlin was surprised and couldn’t help but ask, “Huo’s family? But Huo Changyuan, the Marquis of Jingyong who made military exploits last year and inherited the lord’s grace?”

“That’s him.” Zhai The old lady nodded and said, “Originally, a talented man and a woman are beautiful, and the marriage is a long-term relationship. It is a marriage that matches the top of the pile. Who would have known that Huo Houye would do such a thing and quit his elder sister to order a younger sister. The two of them were twins, and they were mistaken. It’s normal, but the reputation of a good girl’s family has been ruined like this, and I

can’t hear it from an outsider.” Zhai Yanlin was at a loss for words.

, I was very optimistic about this junior, but I didn’t expect that his private affairs would be handled in such a mess. If the marriage contract says that he will retire, let alone other things? How can such a person be of great use.”

Mrs. Zhai didn’t understand what was going on in the court, but looking at Zhai Yanlin’s attitude, the court was also very displeased with this kind of non-compliance with the contract.

Zhai Yanlin slowly wanted to understand what happened today, and said in surprise, “That means, Huo Changyuan will marry the second Miss Cheng family in the future? Miss Cheng has replaced her sister’s engagement?”

“Yes.” Madam Zhai disdainfully said, “This is It’s a shame that Mrs. Cheng can do such a shameful thing. She doesn’t look like an elder, and I feel ashamed for her.”

Zhai Yanlin understood, no wonder Cheng Yumo looked relaxed and happy during the day, no wonder Cheng Yujin saw Cheng Yujin Yu Mo’s face was not good, and he only took his anger as a sister. It turned out that there were such entanglements in it.

Zhai Yanlin immediately understood Cheng Yujin’s attitude, and thinking back on her words and deeds at this moment, Zhai Yanlin was full of pity.

The marriage was broken off by her fiance and her sister took the place of her engagement. No wonder she spoke to Miss Cheng Er.

It turned out that it was Qu Cai who made Cheng Yujin the successor, but now Cheng Yujin has been divorced, and it is Cheng Yujin’s good fortune to be able to marry in as the wife of the country’s father.

Zhai Yanlin knew that the marriage had basically come to an end. Except for having a disobedient son, his other conditions were very high. He didn’t lack a step-wife, but Cheng Yujin might not be able to find a marriage as good as that of the country’s wife.

Zhai Yanlin suddenly had an indescribable feeling. When he went out today, he just thought it was normal, but he didn’t want to go back and forth, and it might even affect the rest of his life.

He first met the second young lady. He thought that Cheng Yujin was just trying to gain fame and fame, and he was old-fashioned and boring, but then he met the real person. To be his new wife.

This realization made Zhai Yanlin feel joy from the bottom of his heart. Only now did Zhai Yanlin know that it turned out that he had such a high opinion of Cheng Yujin.

But Zhai Yanlin was accustomed to taking the initiative, only women had to live or die for him, and he never bowed his head to please women.

Zhai Yanlin calmly suppressed his joy and said, “I don’t have any requirements for the successor, the only thing is, keep my duty, understand the general situation, take good care of Zhai Qing, and don’t have unreasonable thoughts, that’s enough.”

Mrs. Zhai nodded, agreeing, “That’s right. The future title will belong to Brother Qing. If she does her duty, she will educate Brother Qing and give her son more family property in the future. What I am

afraid of is that she is fascinated by wealth and wealth, and she has the idea of competing for the title with Brother Qing.”

Zhai Yanlin frowned and said: “I see that Miss Cheng has clear eyes and a shrewd breast, and she is not as shallow as an ordinary woman. I wouldn’t do such a thing.”

Madam Zhai glanced at Zhai Yanlin, wanted to say something, and swallowed it.

After all, the son is old, so Mrs. Zhai, a mother, is not easy to say.

Just like what she said just now, Mrs. Zhai felt that it was not necessarily. Before she entered the door, Zhai Yanlin spoke loudly to Miss Cheng, waiting for her to marry in the future, getting along day and night, seeing the beautiful wife and beauty in her eyes all day, Zhai Yanlin would still be able to. Remember Zhai Qing?

I’m afraid it’s enough.

Mrs. Zhai didn’t say these words directly. Now it’s clear that she likes her son. She said too much, but she was disgusted. When Zhai Yanlin’s freshness passed, it would not be too late for her to persuade her slowly.

Mrs. Zhai stopped talking about this, and instead said: “Guo Gong, since you are interested in the Cheng family, you’d better go to the Cheng family when the Huo family is hired in a few days.”

“What?” Zhai Yanlin said again .

Shocked, “Old Marquis Cheng is only seven or seven today. Even if Miss Cheng Er is a granddaughter, she can’t get married this year, right?” Mrs.

Zhai shook her head, noncommittal, but said: “Marquis Jingyong is not too young, so anxious Son

, it is not surprising that Er Gu Niang is married while hot filial piety.”

Zhai Yanlin paused and asked, “What about Miss Cheng? ” Mrs.

Zhai smiled meaningfully and said, “That’s why I said, Cheng Cheng. It is good fortune that the eldest girl can marry into our family.”

Zhai Yanlin understood, he opened his mouth, but he didn’t know what to say for a while: “Mrs. Cheng…it’s too anxious. It’s still in the period of filial piety. Whether it is appropriate for Rexiao to get married or not, just talking about the big girl Cheng, even if you get married privately, there is no time for the six ceremonies, if the second girl leaves the cabinet first, how will the eldest girl’s face go?”

It’s just that she has no face, Madam Zhai drooped the corners of her mouth and was too lazy to say more.

She said: “The Cheng family has found a good name, saying that the grandfather is reliant, and the eldest girl should be filial to the grandfather. We don’t need to identify whether this is true or false. Anyway, the Cheng family said so, so we believe it. Anyway, the end of the year After that, Cheng Yujin can get the name of filial piety, and the two girls in the Cheng family can marry well. If we marry Cheng Yujin and come back, we will have a good face. Everyone has their own advantages, and there is no need to be obsessed with truth or falsehood in some things. ”

The truth is true, there are many tacit words among the nobles.

Even if all the palaces in the capital know why Cheng Yujin was delayed for a year, as long as no one can tell the truth and the face looks good, this matter can be brought to a successful conclusion.

Zhai Yanlin has seen many similar things. If it was in the past, he would not bother to ask after hearing it, but now he doesn’t know why, thinking of Cheng Yujin, he always feels resentful in his heart.

Such a beauty, who obviously did nothing wrong, why should she suffer such humiliation?

But Zhai Yanlin just thought about it. If he had a bad relationship with the Jingyong Houfu for a woman, it would be a big joke in the world.

Not to mention that Cheng Yujin has nothing to do with the Zhai family now, even if Cheng Yujin exchanged Geng Tie and married into Cai Guogong’s mansion, Zhai Yanlin would not affect his diplomatic entertainment in the court for a woman.

So Zhai Yanlin just sighed and said, “I see. That being the case, when the Huo family is hired, I will go to Yichun Hou’s mansion.

” A betrothal gift was sent.

The day of Cheng Yumo’s marriage was also imminent.

Old Madam Cheng’s room was full of people.

At this point, the guests were almost gone, and Nguyen finally found an opportunity to talk to Madam Cheng about the dowry.

“…Mother, Mo’er is going to Hou’s Mansion after all. She is young and she is Mrs. Hou as soon as she walks through the door. If the dowry is not enough, how can she subdue everyone in Jingyong Hou’s Mansion? How can she block the crowds in the capital? Mother, Huo Jiaguang Three thousand taels of betrothal gifts have been sent, if we have fewer dowries, wouldn’t it make Jingyong Hou’s house look down on us?”

Today, when the Huo family carried the betrothal gift, many people gathered to watch. The maids and maids were all around the corridor of the main courtyard. Every item was brought in in the eyes of everyone.

Huo Xue’s family is a very face-saving person, and every aspect of the betrothal ceremony has been fully done. Ruan’s and Cheng Yumo’s faces are bright and very proud.

But as soon as the outsiders left, they hurriedly came to Mrs. Cheng to discuss the dowry.

The Huo family’s betrothal gift was glorious, if Cheng Yumo showed his cowardice in the dowry, wouldn’t it make the whole capital ridiculed?

Originally, Lord Cheng gave Cheng Yumo 2,000 taels of dowry before he left. Counting the daughter out of her father-in-law, Mrs. Ruan was very satisfied with this amount, but now, Mrs. Ruan’s mind became active again.

There is only so much money in the public, if Cheng Yumo wants less, then the rest must be more for the big room.

The big house Cheng Enbao is still young, and it will take more than ten years to marry a woman. Cheng Yujin’s marriage in the future may not be at any level. It is better to transfer her case to Cheng Yumo first, and then make it up after a year. .