Li Xun continued the boring blind date, and on the other hand, the dangerous aura was slowly approaching Huang Xuan, and something unexpected happened.

The envoy of the Dashi Empire soon met Zhao Zhi, and after expressing his respect for the Emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty and his willingness to live in peace between the two countries, he immediately sued Huang Zhi, saying that he was too hostile to the Dashi Empire, had an arrogant attitude, and often coerced him by military means.

Wang Anmao took this opportunity to slander Zhao Zhi: "Huang Zhi mobilized troops for personal gain, did not report to the court, acted recklessly, stole and reduced the food rations of the soldiers, appointed cronies, deliberately provoked a war between the two countries, and intended to seize power and merit." ”

Subsequently, Wang Anmao took out Huang Chen's handwritten letter a few years ago, it turned out that it was the rebellion of the White Turban Army that year, and the court successfully quelled the rebellion, and afterwards, the treatment of the White Turban Army was too lenient, like Huang Baichuan, the White Turban Army rebelled against thieves, brutalized the people, and fought against the imperial court, and finally it was a high position, compared to the court generals who fought desperately, and the reward was even richer.

Zhao Zhi was furious, secretly suppressed the matter, and recruited Huang Zhi to return to Beijing to report on his work on the pretext of inquiring about the military situation.

In the sixth year of Chengping, November 13.

Matsudaira Marquis Mansion.

Because of the battle of Jiangnan and the battle of Longyou, Li Xun made a lot of meritorious contributions, and he was knighted as the son of the founding county, half a month ago, his father Li Mancang was also a father with a son, and the title was promoted to the marquis of Songping County, and he was given a three-grade official uniform, and all kinds of treatment were received.

"Dog, how was the blind date lately?"

Li Mancang and Li Xun, father and son, had lunch and sat in the living room drinking tea and chatting.

Li Xun shook his head: "Don't mention it, I've been on a blind date more than a dozen times, all of them were for one meal, but there is no follow-up, I haven't even seen the blind date, and I don't know whether it's ugly or beautiful, it's awkward to think about it." ”

Li Mancang frowned and scolded: "This is the rule, don't talk nonsense if you don't know it, let others hear it, and it will be a laughing stock." ”

Li Xun didn't want to argue with the old man, and said: "Old man, I don't know when this blind date will end, why don't you take advantage of the fact that I'm free now and marry Xiaolian into the door first?" ”

Li Mancang was silent, he actually didn't have too many requirements for his daughter-in-law, it didn't matter if he had a good background or not, as long as he was virtuous and decent, it was a pity that Li Yi didn't think so, the eldest sister was like a mother, and her status was so noble, what she insisted on, Li Mancang was powerless to oppose it, and Li Xun, as a junior, had no right to speak.

Xiaolian was watched by Li Mancang and grew up, regarded as a few, although she was a concubine and her status was not high, but she and Li Xun grew up together since childhood, and the relationship was basically there, Li Xun would never treat her badly, and she had her own side to protect her, even if Li Xun married a wife and entered the door, Xiaolian would never be wronged at all.

Li Mancang glanced at his son and said, "Talk to your aunt and see what she has to say." ”

Li Xun nodded and said, "That's okay, I'll go into the palace in the afternoon to discuss this matter with my aunt." ”

Li Mancang said solemnly: "Dog, if you marry Xiaolian, you must be good to her, you know!" ”

Li Xun nodded and said silently: "With me for a day, no one wants to bully her." ”

In this world, the wives and concubines of the eunuchs and the rich families are in groups, and sometimes, the number of concubines is used to judge a person's status and wealth, but the marriage system in the real sense is actually monogamous and polygamous, and the status of the wife is much higher than that of the concubine.

Of course, it is not completely absolute, some concubines, or with appearance, or with talent, can often get the endless favor of their husbands, and their status in the family is even worse than that of their wives, such concubines, the living environment is much better, if they can give birth to male offspring, they have a name in the government, and their guarantees in all aspects will be greatly improved, even if the husband dies, the wife can not harm at will, if she is lucky, the wife dies first, and she is corrected, then it is really bitter, once fly on the branch to be a phoenix.

Li Xun entered the palace to meet Li Yi and told him about Xiaolian.

Li Yi smiled, and didn't blame Li Xun, after all, his younger brother and nephew were born poor, they hadn't read any books, and they didn't know much about many things and rules.

If an unmarried man dares to do this, whether he is a high-ranking official, a talented man, a wealthy businessman, or a large landowner, he will be despised by people, and it will be difficult to find a wife.

Everything has to start with the "maid in the room".

The maid has many duties, the most important of which is to accompany the lady.

If you are lucky enough to get pregnant in the process of accompanying the maid, the maid will generally become a concubine with the support of the hostess, and she is the eldest concubine, commonly known as the lower wife.

Why is the wife so tolerant of the maid? Is the wife so generous?

Obviously not, so why is Dudu so tolerant of the maids?

This has to start from the identity of the maid in the room, the maid in the room is often selected by the wife in the maid, often the hostess's henchman, the rich and famous family of the maid is simply the wife of the maid to marry, is the wife of the personal maid who grew up with the wife.

Even when the wife can't give birth to a child, the maid still has the obligation of "surrogacy".

The maids are usually the henchmen and right-hand men of the main wife, so some smart wives will connive and even help their regular wives get pregnant quickly, even if they have not yet given birth to an heir, they will not hesitate to take the title of the eldest concubine before their husbands take concubines and consolidate their family status.

Whether it is to repay her kindness or out of emotion, after she becomes a concubine, she will consciously become a community of interests with her wife, and take the initiative to help her wife block the rights and wrongs in the backyard.

At this time, the wife can be her own eldest wife calmly, if any concubine dares to be restless, she doesn't need to take action herself, and the concubine she brings can clean her up properly!

Behind the unmarried concubines, in fact, is the struggle for family power.

The behavior of a man taking a concubine before marriage is actually a substitute for the concubine, snatching the power of the wife to choose a concubine and setting up backyard rules, which is not understood in the strict etiquette of the Great Jin.

After all, if the concubine wants to enter the door, and the wife does not agree, it is a very troublesome thing, even if the male owner is the head of the family, he is often helpless.

If Li Xun really marries Xiaolian first and accepts her as a concubine, the status and power of the main wife will inevitably be affected, resulting in a long-term situation of restlessness in the family and discord between wives and concubines.

Therefore, taking a concubine before marriage is a very unpopular behavior in Dajin.