Chapter 1222: The Path of the Heart
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In the evening, Xie Yingfen came to Xie Mulin's house and told her about today's conversation with her biological mother Wanqin.
Xie Yingfen said: "My aunt grew up in a rich place like the Cao family, the people in that family have a lot of hearts, and all she thinks about is intrigue, she used to be a dowry for the young lady, and later became a concubine. She was so old that I couldn't twist it if I wanted to, so I simply used the way she was used to breaking things down and making it clear to her. She found that what she was doing was unprofitable, and she would not be delusional again. β
Xie Mulin looked at the fourth sister with appreciation: "This is very good. As long as Aunt Qin doesn't always want to make a fuss about your marriage, when your marriage contract with Yang Chun is made public in the future, she won't make trouble casually, so that everyone won't be too embarrassed. Even if she is dissatisfied with something in her heart, you persuade her again, and she will accept it. β
Xie Yingfen nodded and sighed: "I actually wanted to tell my aunt a long time ago, but I was afraid that my aunt would be dissatisfied with Cousin Yang in her heart, so she thought of some unacceptable way to break the marriage contract while people outside didn't know about it, so that I could find another person." But the old lady in the second room and Aunt Mei Jun live at home, and they are sven and polite women, and they have never dealt with someone like my aunt in their lives, how can they cope with it? There's nowhere to avoid it! If I really ask my aunt to do something, it will affect Cousin Yang's reputation and delay his future, not only will I offend the second old lady and Aunt Mei Jun, but my father's face will not look good.
"Although the second room is next to each other, the father is also their descendant, and hitting the second old lady and Aunt Mei Jun in the face is the same as hitting the father's face. My aunt has been with Cao's for a long time, and she doesn't take the second room very seriously in her heart, but we can't help her from messing around. Therefore, I have never dared to mention this marriage in front of my aunt. She heard some rumors in her heart, but every time she asked me, I was vague, making her think that the matter had not yet been decided, and there was room for reversal, so she was honest. β
However, this is just a stopgap measure, and sooner or later the matter will have to be made clear to Wanqin. Xie Yingfen chose to speak now, also because she knew that Xie Mulin's marriage was imminent, this was an important family affair with the prince's mansion of the clan, which was very important to the Xie family and equally important to Wanqin. As long as she is not dizzy and angry in her heart, she can't make trouble at this time, otherwise Xie Pu and the Wen family will never spare her, and she will not be able to find any good family affairs for her children.
Xie Yingfen did not point out the marriage between herself and Yang Chun now, but only gave Wanqin a foundation first, so that she could understand that the marriage of a wealthy family may not be suitable for her, as long as it is beneficial to the fourth brother Xie Hanzhi, the children of ordinary official eunuchs may not be a good choice, and the people with a simple population are more conducive to Xie Yingfen to seek benefits for her mother's brother after she marries.
She said to Xie Mulin: "Next, when the second sister and your marriage is completed, I will just talk to my aunt more, tell her some stories about women who married into the Houmen Mansion and did not have a good life, and then talk about how happy the girl who married a promising young talent from a small family and lived a happy life." In this way, she will have the bottom in her heart, and she will no longer always think about the Cao family and other high-ranking families. In the future, when my father told her about Cousin Yang's coming, she was dissatisfied with something, and I had something to deal with her, so that she would be satisfied with my marriage. β
Xie Mulin was a little curious: "What reason does the fourth sister plan to use to convince Aunt Qin?" "It's not that she said that Yang Chun's family background is not comparable to that of the prince's children, and it is also far from the eldest brother-in-law Huang Yan! Although Huang Yan's father died early, Huang's father was an official to the fourth rank before his death, he was a real official son and a famous family, but the family population was smaller, and the family was not very wealthy. Yang Chun is only very close to the Xie family from the bloodline of the foreign family, and his biological father is just a person, and his reputation is still very bad, and he is separated from his mother in disguise. Yang Chun is at most the son of a lifter, the nephew of the five-grade official Master Yang, and he has a reputation for showing talent, which is a bit far from Xie Yingfen's identity as the daughter of the political envoy. If it weren't for the fact that he was the grandson of the second old lady Song, Xie Pu might not have taken a fancy to him when he chose a son-in-law.
It is not easy to make Wanqin, who is used to snobbery, satisfied with such a son-in-law.
Xie Yingfen also understood her second sister's concerns, so she replied with a smile: "So this time, when I strongly persuade my aunt not to always stare at the children of those high-ranking families, I will talk about the future of the fourth brother." I said that in the future, my marriage should be beneficial to my fourth brother. There is Zhushan Academy in the second room, and just the connections of the second old lady's maiden father during his lifetime are enough for Cousin Yang to benefit. With this marriage, the fourth brother will study in the academy in the future, and the gentlemen will only be more attentive. In the future, if you can't get into the Jinshi, or if you don't want to be an official after being admitted to the Jinshi, you can also return to the academy to teach, which is both idle and decent. Once a few jinshi are taught, he will also be a famous teacher in the world, and hundreds of officials in the court will also respect him for three points!
"Moreover, Cousin Yang is the grandson of the second old lady, and he married his father's daughter in order to give birth to children and grandchildren with two-room bloodlines in the future. This is the long-cherished wish of the second old lady. I helped my father realize the long-cherished wish of the second old lady, and my father felt sorry for me, so he would naturally benefit the fourth brother and take more care of the fourth brother, so that even if the fourth brother is a concubine, he can be the same as the two elder brothers, and he will not fall behind because of the difference between the concubines. β
It sounds very reasonable, but Xie Mulin still said solemnly to Xie Yingfen: "Our children, no matter how good they are, as long as they are talented, their father will support him in the imperial examination." He has never treated his brothers differently, even if he did not strictly require the third brother and the fourth brother as he did with his brothers, it was because the third brother had no intention of studying, and the fourth brother was young and frail, and his father was afraid that he would study too hard and it would be detrimental to his health. β
Xie Yingfen smiled slightly: "I naturally understand in my heart, the fourth brother has never felt that he is not as valued by his father as his brothers. It's just that my aunt thinks so in her heart, so let's just follow her thoughts. Once she understands that this marriage is beneficial to the fourth brother and jointly beneficial to herself, she will not stop it anymore. She has always hoped that I can marry a wealthy family, but she is just hoping that I can help the fourth brother more in the future, so that he can also have a prosperous day. As long as my marriage is beneficial to the fourth brother, she will not care if I marry a high-ranking man or a nouveau riche, whether I am a civil servant or a military attachΓ©. β hf();