Chapter 230: Reform of the Inheritance System
Yan Yuheng just sat down with Baili Kong and Baili Chenghui for a while, and then returned to Qinlan Courtyard, and the big room, the second room, and the third room had nothing good to say now. However, Yan Yuheng returned to the door today, plus Baili Yanjiao and Prince Chun came back, and the second and third rooms would come over no matter how reluctant they were.
The big room, the second room and the third room have not been separated, and now everyone is just maintaining the surface, so they broke up after chatting in the lobby.
At this time, in the Qinlan Courtyard, Baili Yanqing was chatting with Baili Yanyu, Yanmeng, and Yanhui sisters, but the sisters in the second and third rooms did not come, and Baili Yanyu did not appear.
Over the years, the relationship between Baili Yanyu, Yanmeng and Baili Yanyu has become much more estranged, and both of them have resentment against Cui Yingying and Baili Yanyu.
used to be afraid of the main courtyard because Cui Yingying, the mother-in-law, held the marriage of the concubine in her hands, and since Baili Chenghui fell in love with several concubines, the marriage of Baili Yanyu and Yanmeng was quickly decided.
Yanyu is set to be Li Wei, a fellow jinshi from a poor family, and Yanmeng is a wealthy merchant family, although it is not a royal family or a noble family, but it is also good to marry and become a wife and be the head of the house.
As long as Baili Mansion does not fall, and the daughter married by Baili Mansion is not a cowardly person, she will not be bullied by her husband's family.
Here in the big house, Baili Yanqing was the first to get married, and after she got married, Yanhui also had to marry to Ning Wangfu as a side concubine, and Yanyu and Yanmeng also had to marry one after another.
Except for Baili Yanyu, who is two years younger than her, the sisters will get married in this year.
Baili Yanqing naturally hopes that her younger sisters will marry early, but today she saw that the old lady couldn't hide her sick look, and it didn't seem like she could support it for long.
If Yanyu and Yanmeng and Yanhui did not marry early, once they met the old lady who was mourned, although they kept filial piety for a year, the time dragged on, and it was easy to change.
Baili Yanqing knew that the marriage between Yanyu and Yanmeng did not go through Cui Yingying, and it was a family affair set by Baili Chenghui. Cui Yingying was very annoyed.
But if Cui Yingying makes a move, Baili Yanyu and Yanmeng don't want to find a good one.
Although Baili Yanqing feels that Baili Chenghui's father is sometimes a bit scum in women, and even has a lot of negligence for his children, he is completely free-range, but at least he is still concerned about the children's family affairs.
When it comes to getting married, Yeon-woo, Yeon-meng and Yeon-e all have shy faces on their faces.
"Miss, my uncle is back."
Baili Yanqing, Yanyu, Yanmeng, and Yanhui looked over when they heard the sound, and saw Yan Yuheng walking towards the courtyard, and several of them stood up.
"Hello brother-in-law." Yan Yu, Yan Meng, and Yan Hui all said politely towards Yan Yuheng.
"A few sisters are polite." Yan Yuheng nodded at Yan Yu, and said, "You sisters talk first." I sat inside. ”
"Chunmiao, take Shizi over to rest." Baili Yanqing said, Yanyu and Yanmeng and Yanhui said: "No need, big sister, we have also sat for a while, and next time we have time, we will talk to the big sister." ”
"Alright then, you guys go back and rest and see you later."
"Big sister, big brother-in-law, goodbye."
Baili Yanqing did not keep Baili Yanyu, Yanmeng and Yanhui anymore. After they left, they entered the house with Yan Yuheng.
"How's it going to talk to my grandfather and father?" Baili Yanqing held Yan Yuheng in her hand, and after the two sat down next to the coffee table, Chunmiao served tea diligently.
"Sit for a while. After a while, he didn't say anything. Yan Yuheng didn't hide it from Baili Yanqing, and told what happened to Zhuyuan just now.
Baili Yanqing frowned, although she knew that the relationship between the big room and the second room and the third room was a little tense. But he never thought that he was no longer willing to do superficial work in front of Yan Yuheng and Prince Chun.
"Uncle Xiao is acting more and more high-profile now." Yan Yuheng also knew that the second and third rooms were close to King Ruijun, and he also knew that the relationship between Baili Mansion was a little stiff due to different supporters. But I never thought that the second and third rooms couldn't wait to show the big room's face.
Baili Yanqing shook her head, the second and third rooms acted like this, they were a little anxious for quick success, they were so confident that King Ruijun would definitely win, and they couldn't wait to draw a line with Baili Kong.
For the dispute between Emperor Xia Hui and King Ruijun, Yan Yuheng is contradictory and complicated, both of them are his uncles, his maternal grandmother and mother are involved in the struggle for imperial power, and even he can't escape.
Yan Yuheng saw that Baili Yanqing was worried, patted Baili Yanqing's hand, and comforted: "Qing'er, don't be afraid, I will take care of you." ”
Baili Yanqing took the opportunity to approach Yan Yuheng's arms, where was she worried about the second and third rooms, and she was not worried about her own safety. In fact, the dispute between Emperor Xia Hui and King Ruijun, Baili Yanqing is happy to see, and she also doesn't like Emperor Xia Hui, but she can't watch King Ruijun come to power. So only when Emperor Xia Hui and King Ruijun competed, she could fish in troubled waters.
At noon, Baili Yanqing had dinner in Baili Mansion, and then went to Zhuyuan to sit for a while, and then returned to Hou Mansion with Yan Yuheng.
As soon as she got out of the carriage, she happened to meet Yan Qinghao, who had just returned from the palace, Baili Yanqing raised a smile and called, "Daddy." ”
"Came back so early." Yan Qinghao was also very happy to see Yan Yuheng and Baili Yanqing.
Yan Qinghao will go back to the base tomorrow, and he doesn't know when he will be able to return home. And as soon as he is gone, when the eldest princess has any demons, he will not be able to whip him.
Yan Qinghao twisted his eyebrows, the eldest princess went to Cining Palace early this morning, and after coming out of Cining Palace, she went to Ruijun Palace, and she has not come back yet.
When the eldest princess will come back, Yan Qinghao doesn't care, but he knows that the eldest princess is involved in the affairs of Emperor Xia Hui and King Ruijun.
Yan Qinghao felt that the eldest princess was very unnecessary, the eldest princess was a woman after all, and there was no need to get involved at all, whether it was Emperor Xia Hui or King Ruijun who won, they would not embarrass the eldest princess.
And if King Ruijun wins, Yan Qinghao will naturally not be able to escape, but if Emperor Xia Hui wins, the eldest princess will help jump up and down like this, and Emperor Xia Hui will not be able to tolerate it in the future.
Yan Qinghao wasn't afraid of anything, but he just felt that the eldest princess would affect several children like this.
"Daddy, what did the emperor do?" Baili Yanqing was a little tired, but when she heard the words of Yan Qinghao and Yan Yuheng, she thought she had heard it wrong.
"The emperor changed the inheritance system of concubines." Yan Qinghao paused before saying: "Now the respect for the concubine remains unchanged, but in the case of no concubine, you can record the concubine in your name as a concubine, and you can inherit the throne in order, and you don't need to inherit it from the side." In the case of adoption, it can only be in the case of childlessness, but from a brother or clan. ”
Baili Yanqing and Yan Yuheng nodded, this is more reasonable, in the eyes of many men, no matter how concubine, they are their own children, but they are respected, and their status is not as good as that of concubines.
However, his own concubine cannot inherit his own family business, but he has to inherit it from a brother next to him or a step-in-law from the clan, which no one is happy with.
It's just that this is the system established when Great Xia was founded, and it has not changed for so many years, and for so many years, it is not that no one has proposed it, but the emperors of all parties have not agreed.
Now Emperor Xia Hui agreed to change it.
In this way, many people who have no concubines are naturally very grateful to Emperor Xia Hui.
However, this has advantages and disadvantages, and the inheritance system has been changed, and the status of the concubine has also improved. In the past, the concubine had no inheritance right, but now that the concubine has the right to inherit, there is naturally a threat to the concubine, and this inner house is going to have a bloody storm again.
"Why would the emperor agree?" Baili Yanqing was a little puzzled, but she remembered that there were officials who had proposed it before, but the Empress Dowager Cui and the emperor did not agree.
However, the royal family is not restricted by the inheritance law, whether it is the prince or the prince, they are all the emperor's dragon sons, and they all have the right to inherit.
According to the patriarchal system, the eldest son of the natural grandson is the first heir, but the heir of the emperor has always been the three points of the emperor's succession, the queen has no son-in-law, she can raise other princes, and the prince can also be abolished, sometimes the last laugh is not necessarily the son-in-law.
Yan Qinghao glanced at Yan Yuheng and told Emperor Xia Hui's life experience, Baili Yanqing's eyes flashed, and he finally knew what was wrong with Emperor Xia Hui and Empress Dowager Cui.
When she was in the palace, Baili Yanqing felt strange, it stands to reason that no matter how much Empress Dowager Cui loves King Ruijun, it is impossible to ignore Emperor Xia Hui's thoughts.
But Empress Dowager Cui has been fighting for the benefits of King Ruijun, and she has no scruples about Emperor Xia Hui's thoughts, and after a long time, Emperor Xia Hui is not the son of Empress Dowager Cui.
Thinking about it this way, it is not surprising that Emperor Xia Hui agreed that his concubine had the right to inherit in the case of a named concubine.
Although Emperor Xia Hui doesn't have to care about the impact of his life experience on the throne, if the fact that he is not the prince is exposed, then the eldest son of the Great Xia Kingdom should be the king of Ruijun, and in terms of the patriarchal system, the king of Ruijun is the first heir to the throne.
I don't blame Empress Dowager Cui for being unfair, but what can I do, it is Emperor Xia Hui who is sitting on the throne now, if there is no Emperor Xia Hui, she would be a virtuous concubine who sat on the throne of the queen back then.
King Ruijun was born late, and he was a posthumous child, but the Empress Dowager Cui was still unwilling. Watching his son bow down to Emperor Xia Hui, the most important thing is that Emperor Xia Hui is not the biological son of Empress Dowager Cui, but the son of Empress Dowager Cui's sister-in-law.
And now in the Ruijun Palace, the eldest princess is in the study of the Ruijun King and asked incredulously: "Brother Huang, is what the queen mother said true, the royal brother is really not from the queen mother." ”
When King Ruijun heard what the eldest princess asked, his face also flashed gloomy, and he nodded.
The eldest princess looked stunned, how could this be, the royal brother was not the son of the queen mother, a concubine of Cui's mansion.
"Sister Huang, I am the eldest son of my father and mother, my brother has occupied my position for so long, it is time to pay it back, can Sister Huang help me." King Ruijun looked directly at the eldest princess and asked. (To be continued......)