Chapter 127: Forced Marriage
As soon as Fang Youwei and Liu returned to the small courtyard on the outskirts of Beijing, Liu called Fang Shuangshuang to him. Naturally, there is nothing good to say about her, and the Liu family has always been worried about not forming a family member of the Bochang Marquis Mansion, and he feels that he is a ghost made by Fang Shuangshuang.
So she didn't have anything good to say to Fang Shuangshuang, but she just told her not to miss the opportunity again. The Shen family is now also a serious Dingbei Hou Mansion. Before entering Beijing, she inquired about it, Shen Yue had already left Shen Wensong as the heir, and the marquis of the Shen family was now hereditary, and it was naturally Shen Jinhua's turn to wait for Shen Wensong. As long as Fang Shuangshuang can climb onto Shen Jinhua's bed, the Fang family will definitely be able to become Mrs. Hou in the future.
Although Fang Shuangshuang sneered in her heart, she agreed obediently on her face.
Now she has no hope for anyone, and the Fang family has never raised her as a bargaining chip because she was born beautiful. After following the Fang family, I thought that this aunt and grandmother still had at least a little bit of calf licking, and she was the first to push her out when she didn't expect to encounter something.
So she didn't want to rely on anyone now, and the reason why she agreed to go back to the Shen family to serve Old Madam Shen so obediently was also to escape the care of the Fang family.
The Shen family is now lying on the sickbed for a long time, and they are asleep most of the day, and their bodies can't take care of where they still have time to take care of her. And the people next to the Shen family can't see her every day, so naturally no one cares where she goes.
For the sake of her own future, what she wants now is to be uncontrolled, and only in this way can she complete what she wants to do.
Just as Fang Shuangshuang had just entered the gate of the Shen family with her front foot, the people in all the rooms of the Shen family on her back foot got the news. The Liu family and Shen Wensong were on the spot when the Fang family was talking in the morning, so they knew that Fang Shuangshuang was going back to the Shen family. When it came to the second and third rooms, they were a little surprised, and the old lady took Fang Shuangshuang back to the house at this time.
Could it be that he still plans to let Fang Shuangshuang stay in the Shen Mansion?
The Fang family really has this plan, and now that the Shen family's big house has inherited the title, it is naturally not something that Fang Shuangshuang can compare. Although the Fang family is lying down, he is not stupid, Shen Jinhua can't in the big room, and there is Shen Jinxi in the second room. And for Shen Jinxi, although he gave him a mandarin duck last time, he was rejected by him in person. Now the mandarin duck was found by the Su family and sent directly to Zhuangzi. Although she didn't say it, it didn't mean that she didn't remember it in her heart.
Besides, in her opinion, it is enough for Fang Shuangshuang to be a wife to Shen Jinxi, after all, she is her niece and granddaughter. Not to mention being a concubine.
This is also the reason why she agreed to Fang Shuangshuang's return home, that is, to point out Fang Shuangshuang to Shen Jinxi.
Therefore, as soon as Fang Shuangshuang entered the Shen family in the afternoon, the Fang clan summoned the Su clan over.
Shen Yuxiao looked at the Su family's red eyes when she came back from Songhe Courtyard, and knew that she had been wronged, so she retreated and went to the main house.
As soon as Su saw Shen Yuxiao come in. Immediately reddened angrily: "Xiao'er, how can you say she can do this!" ”
Shen Yuxiao naturally knew who she was talking about, and asked with concern: "Mother, but did grandmother say anything?" ”
Hearing this, Su sat up straight, and was a little angry: "She actually wants to stuff the Fang family's girl to Jin Xi!" Calling me over today is to say directly, to settle the family affairs for the Fang family girl and Jin Xi. ”
Shen Yuxiao was suddenly shocked, when the Fang clan took Fang Shuangshuang back to the house, she noticed it, but she didn't expect the Fang clan to be so direct. I just want to settle the family affairs. "My brother's marriage is also decided by my father and grandfather, and my grandmother is afraid that it is inappropriate for my grandmother to speak alone, so why doesn't my mother reply to her like this."
"How could I not understand, I told her at the time, your father is in charge of Jinxi's marriage, and I can't be the master alone. But she held an elder's shelf, and said that these little things should not bother your father and grandfather. Could it be that she is a grandmother, and she can't be the master of the younger generations. I can't say anything at all, so I let people take the birthdays of Jin Xi and the Fang family girl and go to the people. The more Su Shi spoke, the more angry he became. I just feel that my hands and feet are very cold.
Hearing this, Shen Yuxiao immediately frowned, and the Fang family directly asked them to give them a combination of eight characters, which was to unilaterally make this marriage happen.
In the former Tang Dynasty, it was very important to discuss the eight characters, first of all, both parties approved the marriage. will exchange Geng stickers to ask people to join the eight characters. On the other hand, if the eight characters are combined, the marriage must be agreed by both families.
Fang's self-assertion first combined the eight characters, which was equivalent to the overlord forcing the second room to admit this family business. If Shen Yue and Shen Wenshan come back, it will be a foregone conclusion. Fang Clan went out through some rumors, saying that Shen Jinxi and Fang Shuangshuang had already merged into eight characters, and they were a pair made in heaven. Even if Shen Yue and Shen Wenshan oppose it, they can't withstand public opinion.
After all, if the man and the woman have eight characters, and the criticism is a good one. Then the man does not agree to this family business, which will be criticized by the world.
If the Fang family takes a step back at that time, it is said that the lintel of Fang Shuangshuang's family is indeed inferior to the Shen family, and it is not necessary to be the young lady of the Shen family, and retreat to Shen Jinxi to be a noble concubine. Shen Yue and Shen Wenshan also had nothing to say. Thinking of this, Shen Yuxiao only felt that the Fang clan was really a ruthless person, even in this case, she could still come up with such a bad move. It doesn't make people peaceful, and they are even more tired of Fang's in their hearts.
Sure enough, when Shen Yue and Shen Wenshan came back from the palace in the evening, the Fang clan called everyone to Songhe Courtyard.
After waiting for a room full of people to arrive, Fang Shi took out the eight-character comment that people went to join in the afternoon and said: "I see that the grade of Jinxi is not young, and it is also the age when it is time to start a family. I never thought that these two people were really fate, and they turned out to be a good one. ”
As he spoke, he asked the magpie to hand Shen Yue the closed eight-character criticism.
I saw that the red sprinkled gold paper wrote that the yen was weak, and the Japanese branch was comparable, which meant that Fang Shuangshuang and Shen Jinxi complemented each other. According to the eight characters that the Fang clan combined, this family affair is naturally the best.
However, neither Shen Wenshan nor Shen Yue would believe the words written on this piece of paper, even if it was true, they couldn't let Shen Jinxi marry Fang Shuangshuang.
Let's not say that Shen Wenshan will not agree, even if Shen Yue loves Shen Jinxi, he will not let Shen Jinxi marry Fang Shuangshuang. Besides, the Huang family intended to marry Huang Qiong to Shen Jinxi, because the two families were also ventilated. If it weren't for the fact that there were too many things during this period of time, this family affair would have been settled a long time ago. You can still wait for the Fang clan to play tricks here.
After reading it, Shen Yue coldly put the approval on the table: "Jinxi's marriage has already been decided, if you have nothing to do, it is better to have children and recuperate, don't get involved in these things." It means that I don't agree.
Fang had already guessed that Shen Yue would say this, and he was not in a hurry at the moment: "Jin Xi is my grandson, as a grandmother, is it wrong to care about her grandson's marriage." Besides, it's also very suitable for me to look at the frost and Jinxi, not to mention the side. In terms of this batch of words, frost is also a great assistance to Jinxi. Can I still hurt him? ”
Hearing this, Shen Yue's face became more and more cold: "It's better for you to interfere less in Jinxi's marriage, as for the Fang family girl, I heard that her parents also went to Beijing." Her parents should also decide her marriage. You will not care about these things in the future. ”
"But Shuangshuang and Jinxi have already combined Geng Tie, or specially asked Tang Matchmaker to send it, if you let others know that Jinxi and Shuangshuang have merged Geng Tie, but the Shen family does not recognize this family. How do you tell others to talk about two children? When Fang said this, he was forcing Shen Yue to comply.
Sure enough, Shen Yue's face was even more gloomy: "Who made you so self-assertive!" ”
The Fang clan was not afraid at all, she had fought with Shen Yue for so many years, and her face was cold at the moment: "Master, this is blaming the concubine!" The lord went to Changchun Garden every day when he returned to the house, and since he returned from returning to Xinjiang, the concubine body is the second time he has seen the master, that is, he wants to discuss with the master, and he can't see the master's person, is this still a strange concubine! If it weren't for the family affairs of Shuangshuang and Jinxi, I'm afraid the old man wouldn't have set foot in this Songhe Courtyard for half a step. There was a little more rebuke to Shen Yue in his words.
Hearing this, everyone's faces changed, although they knew that Shen Yue doted on Madam Qin. Coupled with Fang's previous actions, he had already lost Shen Yue's heart. But in front of everyone like this, the Fang clan directly poked Shen Yue for disrespecting her as a wife, but it was the first time.
Just now, Shen Yue just made his own opinion, but this time Shen Yue was really angry, and he took the case: "What have you done yourself, you are psychologically clear, don't ask me not to save face for you in front of the child." ”
Seeing that there was an imminent outbreak between the Fang clan and Shen Yue, everyone was cautious for fear of touching Shen Yue's anger. Fang Shuangshuang, who had been standing at the head of Fang's bed with her head down, stood up and softly broke the deadlock: "Uncle, grandfather, and grandmother, don't be angry about this matter anymore. ”
This is the contradiction between Shen Yue and the Fang clan directly. It came down to her marriage to Shen Jinxi.
Shen Yue didn't really want to fall out with the Fang Clan, so he immediately eased his face and sat down, listening to Fang Shuangshuang continue to speak.
"Frost knows that she is not worthy of her second cousin, and she doesn't want to embarrass her aunt and grandmother. Today, my aunt and grandmother are distressed. Only then did he rashly take the Geng post to close the eight characters, and my aunt and grandfather should not be angry, everyone should think that this thing had not happened. In the future, if someone talks about it, frost will only be regarded as a deaf ear. "It's up to one person to take on the outside discussions.
Fang Shuangshuang opened her mouth like this, which made the elders of the Shen family a little ashamed, a daughter of the family could understand the righteousness so well. Immediately, they all felt a trace of pity for Fang Shuangshuang.
Of course, there are those who understand. Fang Shuangshuang is pretending to be pitiful and wants to win everyone's sympathy. Shen Yue and Shen Wenshan, who are familiar with Confucianism, feel that it is too much to persecute a woman like this. But the women of the Su family and the Ma family, who were well versed in the battle in the back house, looked at Fang Shuangshuang but had no sympathy at all.
Fang Shuangshuang saw that Shen Yue was silent, and her eyes turned red at the right time, and she raised her head, her eyes were full of tears, and she was already beautiful. It is really the appearance of a pear blossom with rain in spring, which makes people feel pity.
Seeing that Shen Yue was a little relaxed, and no matter how tense he was with Shen Yue just now, Fang immediately spoke: "Shuangshuang is so sensible, my Shen family naturally can't treat you badly, since the master said that Jinxi's marriage has been decided." Then let Shuangshuang make a noble concubine for Jinxi, and after Jinxi gets married, he will carry Shuangshuang in. can be regarded as living up to the frost, and she can't really be asked to take the guidance of the world alone. ”
This can be regarded as a step back, even if Shen Yue and Shen Wenshan feel very unhappy to be persecuted by the Fang Clan like this, they are not good at objecting, and the matter is so decided. A room of people naturally did not have the intention of staying in Songhe Courtyard anymore, and they dispersed unhappily and returned to their respective courtyards.
Su Shi and Shen Yuxiao have always stood by Shen Wenshan's side, and from the beginning when Fang Shi took out the criticism, Su Shi was so angry that he couldn't rush up and tear up the criticism. Although he didn't say that he wanted to be a wife to Shen Jinxi now, even if he was a concubine, the Su family was unwilling.
Fang Shuangshuang had a relationship with the Zhang family, although it was said that the problem was Zhang Mang, but in the eyes of outsiders, he would only feel that Fang Shuangshuang's life was too hard, and the Fang family, who had not yet passed the door, was ruined.
In addition, Fang Shuangshuang is too beautiful, which always makes her feel uneasy, such a woman is not a person who is content with the back house. And raising her as a noble concubine, it is difficult to guarantee that in the future, in order to fight for the position of the main room, Shen Jinxi's family will be disturbed.
If the Huang family knew that Huang Qiong's marriage had not yet been decided, the family would first find a concubine for Shen Jinxi. It is difficult to guarantee that Mrs. Huang and General Huang will not change their minds, since the last time Shen Wenshan said that the Huang family intended to marry Huang Qiong to Shen Jinxi. The more she looked at Huang Qiong, the happier she became, and naturally she didn't want to lose this family business because of this. At the moment, his heart was even more angry, and as soon as he returned to Fanglin Garden, he looked at Shen Wenshan: "Master, how good do you say this." ”
Shen Wenshan didn't expect the Fang clan to come out like this, and he didn't know what to do at the moment. Looking at the Su family, he had to comfort him: "Don't worry too much, it's just my mother's meaning, the Fang family doesn't know what to say yet, let's take a look." ”
When Su Shi heard this, she had other thoughts in her heart, the husband and wife of the Fang family, she had heard what the Liu family said. That Fang Youwei is a backboneless, and the Liu family is an open-minded person, not to mention that they were extremely happy to do something like Zhang Mang at the beginning. If he knew that the Fang clan had promised Fang Shuangshuang to Shen Jinxi, he would naturally agree with it. So what opinion can her Fang family have, if she really confirms the matter of Fang Shuangshuang and Shen Jinxi, where can the family be peaceful in the future.
Just when they were still worried about how they could push this marriage, they were in the house of Yicui Courtyard. Fang Shuangshuang sat in front of the dresser, looked at herself in the bronze mirror, and asked Mama Lu.
"How's things going?"
Hearing this, Mama Lu handed the twisted handkerchief to Fang Shuangshuang to wipe her face, and then said softly: "I have already inquired according to Miss's instructions, it shouldn't be long before I can get the news." ”
Before arriving at the Shen Mansion today, when she was in the carriage, Fang Shuangshuang took out her jewelry, asked Mama Lu to take it and exchange it for silver money, and then hired two people to find her a great Confucian named Qian Zhongwang where to live.
(To be continued.) )