Chapter 452: Retirement
Things are actually going quite smoothly.
Zhao Wei didn't do anything, but asked about the official surnamed Lin in front of a few small officials of Jining Mansion who were familiar with him, and after getting the relevant information, he asked the Lin family with concern if they were going to have a happy event recently.
The son of the Lin family is dying of tuberculosis, and he is planning to marry a daughter-in-law and enter the door to rejoice, which is no secret. Even because the Lin family once hit the orphan girl left by their former colleagues, they were told a lot of gossip by other people in the government, and those small officials also heard about it. They told what they knew, and they were a little curious about why Jiannanhou wanted to inquire about the Lin family, and they didn't hear that the Lin family had any friendship with Jiannanhou's mansion?
Zhao Wei sighed, saying that a family close to the clan that had been expelled from the family in the past, and the orphan daughter of his family now lives with her uncle's family, living in Jining, and has just sent him a letter asking for help from his cousin, saying that her uncle's family will marry her to the son of a family surnamed Lin who is sick and dying, and if her husband dies after she passes the door, she will be forced to be martyred. Although he felt that since this Fang clan had been expelled from the family, it had nothing to do with him, but when he heard that the girl's uncle had bullied his niece so much, he was also a little angry in his heart.
He said so much, he didn't ask the Lin family to do anything, and he didn't say whether he wanted to make decisions for his niece. He just sighed, frowned, shook his head again, and left.
Although he didn't say it, those little officials inevitably had to think about it in their hearts. For them, the Marquis of Jiannan is like an unattainable mountain for these local petty officials, not to mention that Zhao Wei is also in a high position and power, and he is deeply favored by the saints, and he has become a chaplain at a young age. Such characters are so kind to them. They don't put on a show at all, they naturally have to seize the opportunity to have a good stutter. If they can please the other party, they will be regarded as backers in the officialdom in the future, so why are they afraid of being bullied by the officials? Originally, they wanted to tie up, but they couldn't find a chance, but now they can be regarded as finding a way, so they naturally can't miss it.
They immediately called the Lin family's head family over. Inquire carefully. learned that his family did say a kiss for his seriously ill son, and he was about to pass through the door soon, and the other party was the niece of the Jiang family. I heard that I came here after the death of my parents. The family was also an official eunuch, but because of the rebellion of King Ying, she was implicated and lost her office, and her parents were angry. Both fell ill and died. This situation is similar to that of the Jiang family, as long as it is not a serious thief. Actually, it's not a big deal. The groom's mother went to Jiang's house to see the girl in person, and felt that she was very young and beautiful, and her manners, words and deeds were very elegant, and she was obviously the daughter of the official family. I was very satisfied, so I made a decision with the Jiang family. However, the girl's surname is Niu, not Zhao. I haven't heard that it has anything to do with Jiannanhou Mansion.
But Zhao Wei made it very clear that the person who was going to marry his niece was surnamed Lin. As a clerk in the Jining Mansion, he is quite powerful. In the Jining Mansion, there is only one official surnamed Lin, and there is no one else except his family. Since Zhao Wei only learned about this matter with his niece's letter, it is impossible to be mistaken. Since Jiannanhou is right, it must be the Lin family who is wrong. Several small officials persuaded the head of the Lin family, Jian Nanhou was obviously not very satisfied with this family affair, so he should quickly withdraw the marriage, how many daughters of good families outside can't marry? If you are worried that there will be someone in your daughter-in-law's mother's family in the future, it will not be easy to coerce, and you will go to the countryside to buy a daughter from a peasant family, in fact, it doesn't matter, what the Hengzhu Lin family wants is just a bride. If his son is cured in the future, it is a big deal to marry another daughter of a good family.
The forest official only felt inexplicable, but he listened to everyone's words. When he got home, he called his sons and nephews, and ordered them to go out and inquire about them. His nephew was the smartest, and he knew that the Jiang clan people, and there were many people who didn't like the long room, so he found one of the biggest mouths, invited the other party to a meal, and then inquired about the truth.
The niece of the Jiang family is not surnamed Niu at all, she is indeed surnamed Zhao, and she is also the great-granddaughter of the Duke of Jiannan County, and she is the cousin and nephew of the current Jiannan Hou. The sister-in-law of the eldest master of the Jiang family used to marry into the Jiannanhou Mansion as a daughter-in-law, but later committed an accident and killed the stepmother-in-law's son and daughter-in-law, who is the current Jiannanhou's father-in-law, and was thrown into prison. Her husband later rebelled with King Ying and was also beheaded. The couple left several children, but only this one daughter defected to her uncle's family, but her reputation was not good, so she borrowed her grandmother's surname and pretended to be surnamed Niu.
As soon as the nephew of the Lin family went back and said it, the head of the Lin family was immediately frightened. Zhao Xiang is actually the daughter of a great rebel sinner, and she still has a grudge against Jiannanhou! He also didn't care to think about why Zhao Xiang was able to send a letter to Jiannanhou for help, and Jiannanhou was also quite concerned about this family matter. This kind of daughter-in-law has no benefit in marrying home, maybe he will have to add an enemy to him, and it is better to withdraw from the marriage. Anyway, his family is not without silver, so he will go to the countryside to hire a peasant daughter, give her family more silver, and make a death contract, and he is not afraid that his daughter-in-law will kill his son in the future, and his mother's family will come to make trouble.
He made up his mind, and as soon as he told his family, his nephew reminded him again: "Jiannanhou frowned and shook his head and sighed at this marriage, what are you sighing about?" He has a grudge against that niece, it can't be to stand up for her, right? Maybe you're angry about the funeral? ”
The head of the Lin family hesitated again, thought about it, and gritted his teeth: "It's a big deal, don't let your daughter-in-law be martyred." Maybe my son won't die? If there is a case and I ask my daughter-in-law to guard him for the rest of his life, I will not shorten her to eat and drink. ”
The matter was solved like this, and the Lin family came to the door to withdraw without saying a word, and the Jiang family was caught off guard and asked them why. The Lin family also replied with a sneer: "Hiding your niece's true identity to kiss is obviously cheating on marriage!" Our lord and wife don't care about your family, so don't be too cheeky. If it really goes on, let's go to the prefect to argue and see who is right and who is wrong? ”
Master Jiang himself was weak and quickly shut up.
The Lin family divorced, and soon found a poor family in the village outside the city, and saw that the family daughter was handsome and had a gentle and stable temperament, so they settled down. The man in the family had no wife, married a new wife, and gave birth to a son, and the stepwife saw that the daughter left by the ex-wife was not pleasing to the eye, and saw that someone came to hire, even if she heard that the son of the Lin family was seriously ill, she still persuaded her husband to agree to the family affair. The bride price was all hidden by the stepmother, and the wedding jewelry and the wedding were all sent by the Lin family. If it weren't all for the Lin family to be carried back to the Lin family as it was, then the stepmother couldn't help but detain it. The girl was secretly crying at home, but the Lin family returned to the city happily. This time, it is not the Jiang family who pays attention to etiquette such as the Jiang family, and even the marriage date can be set in advance, and Chongxi rushes early, maybe it will be good for the groom.
Zhao Wei got the news and didn't mention anything else. But when I met those little officials. The smile on his face was even brighter, and he was more and more kind to them. This made them more sure in their hearts that what they had done before must have made Jiannanhou very satisfied. Then he also settled down.
In this compartment, the ancestors and grandchildren of the Zhao family, the officials of Jining Mansion and the Lin family were all happy, but in the other compartment, the Jiang family made a fuss. A good marriage has changed. But they couldn't confess to the Lin family, and they originally wanted to be friends with the Lin family. Now that they have a grudge, how can they swallow this breath? Although the Jiang family is down, they still have some old knowledge, and they come and go. They naturally heard the sigh that Zhao Wei had sighed before, and they also knew that Zhao Wei would intervene because Zhao Xiang secretly sent him a distress letter.
Mrs. Jiang immediately blew up. led someone to break into Zhao Xiang's room and questioned him. Who knew that it was someone else who met an obstacle in front of the door. But it was her youngest son, Jiang Zhongqiu, who begged her bitterly: "Mother, don't blame Cousin Xiang, she is also a poor person, she was unwilling to marry that marriage, why did you force her to marry?" The Lin family is just a mere official, and they are not worthy of their cousin Xiang. ”
Mrs. Jiang was even more angry: "I want to know what kind of soup she poured you, and you also talked faintly in front of your parents?" Where is the Lin family not worthy of Zhao Xiang? Do you think she is still the daughter of the Hou Mansion and the lady of the official family? She's the daughter of a sinner! Even if the Lin family is a Xu official, they are much more noble than her. You say she's a poor person? Isn't our family pitiful?! If it weren't for her father's involvement, why would our family have ended up where we are today?! ”
Jiang Zhongqiu's face flushed, and he lowered his head and said, "This ...... This is not doing Xiang's cousin's business, it is her parents' sin, how can it be her fault? ”
Mrs. Jiang was almost so angry that she fell down, but soon became vigilant again. She had already discovered that her youngest son seemed to take special care of Zhao Xiang and often said good things for her. She was worried that he and Zhao Xiang would have something that they shouldn't have, so she planned to marry Zhao Xiang early. Could it be that what she feared most had happened? No, it's not easy for her own flesh and blood to get mixed with a shameless girl like Zhao Xiang.
She ordered her mother-in-law to pull Jiang Zhongqiu away and led people to break into Zhao Xiang's room. Zhao Xiang sat on the chair very calmly, and he didn't know how much he heard about the things outside the door, and when he saw Mrs. Jiang, he just smiled slightly: "I've seen my uncle." My aunt suddenly came, I don't know what's going on? ”
Zhao Xiang has actually been worried for days. According to the little girl she trusted, the letter had been sent to the post station, but I don't know when it will be delivered to Zhang, and I don't know if Zhang will save her. She didn't sleep well and ate badly every day, until she heard the news of the Lin family's divorce, and she was ecstatic. She knew that the woman who was easy to coax and deceive in the Zhang family couldn't really watch the great-granddaughter of the county grandfather marry into the family of the officials. And since the Zhang family helped her once, it can be seen that she still has an old affection for her, maybe if she asks for it again, the Zhang family is willing to take her away? Whether it is to go back to Fengxian's hometown or follow back to the capital, it is an excellent choice. As long as she is allowed to return to live in the Hou Mansion, she is willing to be obedient and obedient for the rest of her life, and curry favor in front of the Zhang family.
With this kind of thought, she doesn't think much of the Jiang family. Although she knew that Jiang Zhongqiu meant something to her, she hated the ruthlessness of her uncles and aunts, and she was never willing to become the daughter-in-law of her eldest aunt. Besides, the Jiang family is also down now, Jiang Zhongqiu doesn't know if he has a future in the future, how can he have a good life if he marries him?
Mrs. Jiang came to question, but Zhao Xiang was not in a hurry, and had already thought of an excuse: "I didn't mean to sue, but I heard that the elders had arrived in Jining and had not seen them for many days, so I wanted to say hello to my great-grandmother." I was afraid that my great-grandmother would want to know how I was doing, so I mentioned it in the letter. I never expected that Master Hou would worry about my marriage. I met my great-grandmother and uncle another day, and I would like to thank them. ”
Mrs. Jiang was so angry that her face turned red, but she had scruples. What is the attitude of Jiannan Hou Mansion towards Zhao Xiang? I thought they were going to ignore it, but now it doesn't seem like it, so it's better not to anger them.
She turned around and left, but when she returned to the yard, she looked for her husband and said, "Give Jiannanhou a post?" Even if you can't see it in person, you have to say hello. The most important thing is, what is their attitude towards Zhao Xiang? If you still have the heart to care about her, then just let them bring people back! (To be continued)
ps: I'm going to reflect and start writing early tomorrow...... R655