It's Hard to Be the Concubine of the Red Chamber

Chapter 100

It was probably because he had a complete break with Tu Mingxuan, and also because he had completely turned against the Zhen family, so even though Concubine Zhen has only left for a short time now, Yuan Chun has no intention of being shy about her.

Although it is not good to directly tie marriages to younger siblings, it does not prevent Yuan Chun from speaking about this matter openly--while discussing these matters with Mrs. Wang, he also talked to Tu Mingxuan at the same time.

"The third younger sister is also old now. Although she is the daughter of a concubine, she just sounds like she has a strong temper. In my opinion, with a docile temper like the second younger sister, choose a concubine who is a harmonious family like now. It is very good, everyone is happy. As for the third younger sister, if she chooses the same family, firstly, she may feel that this aunt, the first sister, has malicious intentions to torture her, and secondly, she is also afraid that she will really disturb her husband's family. The wind and the rain made enemies." While the family was entering the palace, Yuan Chun smiled and discussed Tan Chun's marriage with the family, "I would like to trouble my wife to choose a good marriage for the third girl, because I and the Queen Mother We are acquainted, and I often hear the Empress Dowager talking about Cheng'en Gong's house, and I just think that the third master of Cheng'en Gong's family is very good, if he can succeed, it would be good for the wife to record the third girl under the door."

To be honest, from the long-term perspective of Yuan Chunmeng, this is indeed a good marriage, but now it seems that it is very malicious.

In the dream, Tanchun, as a princess and pro-Qian Xiangguo, even though she failed to keep the entire Jia family in the end, the reason why the second room was not convicted was that she was protected by Tanchun to some extent—as the daughter of the second room, although she did not say anything , but Yuanchun still inherited Tanchun's friendship in his heart.

Even if this incident hasn't happened yet, Yuanchun is willing to give Tanchun a good future - but it can't just be given to Tanchun who hasn't done anything now, if he wants a good future, he has to be Tanchun himself Just work hard.

As I said before, the Empress Dowager’s family background is not considered high. Although her family can be regarded as a scholarly family for generations, she can only be regarded as a petty official. It’s just that she suddenly became the mother of the emperor, and this is considered to have stepped into the upper class. , so there are always some omissions in this rule.

The empress dowager is not too old now, and her parents are still healthy, so the title of Lord Cheng En was given to the empress dowager's father by grace, and the third master Yuan Chun mentioned refers to the third son of the only elder brother of the empress dowager. The second son of Duke Cheng'en.

However, this third master is just a matter of business, but he is a little out of touch in private affairs, such as the second son of the first wife that Yuan Chun planned to tell Tan Chun, but he is actually the only son of the original wife of the son of Duke Cheng'en ——And the eldest son of Cheng Engong's son was the son of his stepwife who was later strengthened.

Although this stepwife was originally a concubine, but in terms of blood relationship, she is the daughter of Mrs. Cheng'en's natal concubine. Although she is not liked by Mrs. Cheng'en, she can be regarded as a childhood sweetheart with Cheng'en's son for a while. .Later, the fiancé who was originally engaged by the wife of the eldest son died of illness, and she couldn't find a suitable marriage, and she was unwilling to keep watch for the original fiancé, so she tried every means to enter the Li family's house.

It just so happened that the original wife of Mr. Li's family was not in good health at that time, and he hadn't left a child for the Li family. He only thought that if he could give birth to the eldest grandson of the Li family, it would be a good family if he was restored after the original wife was gone. In terms of marriage, who would have thought that although the grandma of the Li family was sick, she would survive for several years. Three years after the present stepwife gave birth to her eldest son, she gave birth to another son who was also sick.

Although the original spouse left a son for himself, he was congenitally sick. No one dared to insist that the child would grow up. In addition, the Li family could only be regarded as an ordinary official family at that time. It is difficult to find a better step-wife when there is a first-mother's son-in-law, so the son of the Li family simply helped his cousin who gave birth to the eldest son who is still considered favored to become a step-wife.

Now Mrs. Cheng Engong's wife has a son and two daughters of her own besides the eldest son she gave birth to at the beginning, and she is favored by Cheng Engong's son. bother.

You must know that even though they are both legitimate sons, the step-wife son-in-law is always a head lower than the original wife's son-in-law. If it is calculated according to the law, even the title of the family in the future will belong to this son who was not born by him—— If Mrs. Cheng Engong hadn't adopted this child by her side early, she might have been tortured by this stepmother long ago.

In the dream, Mrs. Cheng En, the son of the prince, played tricks on this stepson's marriage, and hired the daughter of the Nan'an palace to enter the door. After the death of the Supreme Emperor, the Nan'an palace disappeared, and in a blink of an eye, the girl of the Nan'an palace became the daughter of the guilty minister. , There is no way to compare with the family of the daughter-in-law of Mrs. Cheng Engong's eldest son.

However, the third master of the Li family was capable. Later, when the son of Cheng Engong made it clear that he was partial to his wife, he resolutely left home and joined the army. Although he failed to inherit the title of Cheng Engong, he became The general stationed at the frontier is more promising than his brother who only inherited a false title.

"The younger sisters in the family all understand that the second girl is indifferent to fame and fortune, and the son-in-law she chose is excellent. The third girl, like Bao girl, is more willing to create a world by herself. It's just that Bao girl If you come from a lower family background, it is good to choose an official from a humble family, but it is just to help relatives, and does not point to Bao girl's future. Although the third girl is from a concubine, but after all, she is the granddaughter of the Duke, so she is also a suitable choice He is a son-in-law with a taller background. I heard from the queen mother that Cheng Engong is no longer a director, and it is time to build a good relationship with Cheng Engong's son and his wife. Although this third master may not be able to Inheriting the title, but if the third girl can be more virtuous after marrying in, she may not be unable to get a future after waiting for ten years, and this palace is not in vain." Tanchun's marriage is in the hands of Mrs. Wang, although Yuanchun is now It is very useful to speak as a concubine, but in the end, she would not want to turn against Mrs. Wang just because of Tanchun.

Therefore, this kind of marriage that doesn't look very good now but actually has a good future prospect is perfect for Tanchun.

Whether it's Jia Zheng or Aunt Zhao and Tanchun, they only value the other party's background in Cheng'en Gongfu, and are not very willing to marry a concubine daughter. Mrs. Wang can only see the status quo that the third son is not favored, and doesn't think Tanchun can do it. What a good life, so naturally two joys.

As for Cheng Engong's mansion, Yuan Chun didn't think that with the ability of the current wife of Cheng Engong's son, he could find a stepson and daughter-in-law who were more sympathetic to her than Tanchun.

----split line----

Although Concubine Zhen has just passed away, even if there is no national filial piety, it is not suitable to handle red affairs only considering taboo issues.But Cheng Engong's family has never been on good terms with the Zhen family, and the Jia family has completely turned against the Zhen family, but there is not much taboo because of Zhen Taigui's funeral.

At least when the age of both parties is relatively appropriate, it is not easy for anyone to control the matter of seeing each other in private.

Yuan Chun even reported this matter to Tu Mingjun.

"Originally, the younger sisters from the natal family were almost at the age, but now the concubines are rumored to be extinct. The Holy Majesty should know that if the concubine has no chance to give birth to a prince, her status in the eyes of outsiders will be completely fulfilled." It's a lie. So this time, firstly, the mother's family is anxious to find a few decent in-laws for the family while the concubine is still favored, and secondly, the concubine is also anxious to marry off the younger sisters, so that the family can save money. He came up with the idea of ​​sending the girls from his natal family into the palace, so he hit it off so quickly, so he was in a hurry to marry off the girls one by one." Taking advantage of a certain day, Tu Mingjun came to play chess with him again At the same moment, Yuan Chun frankly told Tan Chun about the marriage affairs, not even hiding his own little selfishness.

It was not the first time that Yuanchun talked about his first few younger brothers and sisters in front of Tu Mingxuan, but fortunately, Yuanchun never talked about any issues about the future of his natal family, and only talked about not being married yet. The younger brothers and sisters who were still children didn't touch Tu Mingxun's nerves much.

Even as long as Yuan Chun is always so knowledgeable and interesting, Tu Mingjun doesn't care about discussing these things with Yuan Chun.

For example, when Yingchun got married before, Yuanchun told the serious Hetu Mingjun about her intention of choosing this marriage for Yingchun.

Tanchun is no exception at this moment.

"When I entered the palace in the Rongguo Mansion before, I said in a daze that Mrs. Cheng Engong Shizi seems to be more interested in the third sister's marriage." Because the two sides only have a little intention, and they haven't been fully settled yet, and there are still some shortcomings in it. Thinking that everyone knew it, Yuan Chun just said vaguely, "In the Rong Mansion, it seems that the position of the Cheng En Gong Mansion is more stable than that of the concubine, a childless concubine, so they really want to please the Madam."

The affairs of Duke Cheng's mansion are not a secret, especially for Tu Mingjun, the grandson of Duke Cheng'en.Although the original wife of the eldest son was raised under Mrs. Cheng'en Gong's knees, the children born by Mrs. Shi Zi are also from the blood of Mrs. Cheng'en's family - and Mrs. Shi Zi has more than one son after all - Mrs. Cheng'en Gong may not be willing to do it for him. A grandson has a falling out with other grandchildren.Calculated from the truth, although the original wife's son-in-law occupies the title of righteousness, the possibility of inheriting the title is really slim.

Although both the queen mother and Tu Mingjun are qualified to turn the tide, this is a private matter of Cheng Engong's family, and they may not have any affection for the original wife.

"It seems that Mrs. Shizi values ​​the concubine. This younger sister is a concubine. Even if she is really wronged, the Rong Mansion will never do anything for her, and the Rong Mansion probably wants to use this in-law to please the son and the son. Mrs. Shizi, to put it bluntly, if the third young master has any promise in the future, the Rong Mansion will always be able to take advantage of it as in-laws. If the third young master has no future, the left and right will also climb up to Cheng Engong's mansion." As a first-hand operation Yuan Chun couldn't be more clear about the twists and turns of the people who came out of this situation, "You know, the concubine's younger sister's background is said to be the granddaughter of the Rongfu, but she is actually just a doctor's family. The concubine's daughter is unlikely to find a better marriage."

The Rongguo Mansion—especially the second room of the Rongguo Mansion—has always had a high opinion of itself, because Jia Mu is still alive, it seems that the whole family is still immersed in the glory of Jia Daishan when Jia Daishan was still alive, especially because the second room is favored. He almost regarded himself as the master of Rongguo Mansion.But you have to know that Jia Daishan had disappeared twenty years ago, the current Rongfu is just Jia She's first-class general's mansion, and the second room is really nothing more than a doctor's mansion, there is really nothing to show off.

"When the girls in this family are getting married, they always value only the status of their father and brother. I have never seen anyone take out the name of their grandfather. The uncle is a first-class general after all, and the marriage of the second sister is decent. Now These three younger sisters are really no more than the girls of the fifth-rank doctor, since the family wants to have a seemingly glamorous marriage, it is inevitable that they will be a bit of a loser." When Yuan Chun said this, he showed a little bit of dismay. "However, it really counts that the only one who can talk about it in the Rong Mansion is the concubine, who is a decent concubine in the palace, besides the grandfather Yu Yin who has been talking about it for more than [-] years. The second sister's mother-in-law got married before. I came to the palace to look for a concubine before, just by looking at whether there is anyone in Cheng Engong's mansion who came to visit my concubine recently, I can probably know whether this marriage is possible or not."

Although Tu Mingxuan is not very proficient in this kind of parental shortcoming, since Yuan Chun has already spoken so clearly, Tu Mingxuan can naturally understand the truth of it.

Although Yuan Chun had clearly stated the calculations and problems involved, Tu Ming, who had seen too many intrigues in the harem, did not think there was any problem with this.