"Lord Shizi, does the Queen Mother really want to find a poor scholar for the county lord?"

In another small courtyard of the Han family, there are also people talking about Han Jiaojiao's marriage.

It was a woman in her thirties who spoke, and her appearance was not very beautiful, but she was delicate.

But she is very calm between her eyebrows, speaks softly, and exudes a delicate and steady breath from her bones.

She's like a big sister, looking at a man's gaze, it's all inclusive.

She is Aunt Wu, the first favorite concubine by Han Chong's side, she was originally Han Chong's maid, and she has served him since she was a child.

Aunt Wu and Han Chong, master and servant for more than 20 years, the relationship between them is very complicated-

Master servant! Sister and brother! Lover! Close relatives!

She never flattered, and she didn't act arrogantly.

But her very existence is a thorn in the heart for the master's mother.

Aunt Wu is not a "favorite concubine" in the real sense, but she has become a famous fox in Beijing.

was angry with the housewife, and the male owner was saddled with the infamy of spoiling his concubine and killing his wife.

The daughter who was born still pressed the eldest daughter of the original spouse.

If you haven't seen Aunt Wu, you will definitely imagine her as a stunning enchantress after listening to her "deeds".

And once you see her, you will have a doubt: that's it?!

looks average, and is three years older than Han Chong.

It is better to be gentle and prudent.

But such a person grabs a lot of them.

Why did Princess Yongjia suffocate herself to death because of such an "old woman"?

Some people even think that Princess Yongjia is too much, jealous, and intolerant, that's why-

Aunt Wu didn't deliberately perform for the sake of whitewashing, she herself is such a character.

Therefore, Han Chong was particularly distressed.

It was the Duchess Cheng'en who also interceded for her in front of the Queen Mother.

"Hmm!"

Hearing Aunt Wu's question, Han Chong responded indifferently.

"Son of a poor family, this background is too low!"

Aunt Wu's soft face was full of concern, "The county lord has a noble status and a weak body, is it too aggrieved to marry so low?"

She didn't pretend to be kind and generous, but she was really worried about Han Jiaojiao.

Han Chong raised his head and looked at Aunt Wu fixedly, and seeing that her eyes were sincere, he said slowly: "This is what my aunt and cousin meant. ”

"And I think it's pretty good!"

Han Chong doesn't have much affection for Han Jiaojiao's daughter.

When Han Jiaojiao was born, his relationship with Princess Yongjia was the most stiff.

Princess Yongjia insisted on driving Aunt Wu away, and Han Chong felt that she was unreasonable.

There were also Duchess Chengen and cousins in the middle, and the couple almost turned against each other.

And Han Jiaojiao is only four months older than Han Chong and Aunt Wu's beloved daughter.

Han Chong's fatherly heart was all given to this concubine.

Subsequently, when Princess Yongjia went to work with him, she died of illness in the local area, and Han Jiaojiao became more and more transparent in the Han family.

A serious illness, Han Jiaojiao almost didn't survive.

When the Empress Dowager Han in Beijing heard about it, she immediately sent an old palace maid who had served Princess Yongjia to rush over and take Han Jiaojiao away.

This separation, that's three years.

Three years later, Han Chong could finally be transferred back to the capital.

Han Jiaojiao was also taken back to the Guogong Mansion.

However, on the first day Han Jiaojiao returned to Beijing, she fainted outside her home.

Although the stepwife was infamous for being "unkind", Han Chong, the father, was also pulled out to "whip the corpse".

The bad deeds of the former favored concubine who killed his wife, and died of anger to his original partner have all been turned out.

Han Chong originally wanted to return to the capital to do a big job, but as a result, thanks to Han Jiaojiao, an unfilial daughter, Han Chong would be pointed at when he went out.

There are also some people who are jealous of his talents, and they are all kinds of sneering at him.

When he went to the Yamen, his colleagues and subordinates looked at him very strangely.

It seems that he is a peerless negative man, a big fool in the court!

Isn't it stupid?

Let go of the noble birth, the "dowry" is not respectful, but to spoil a cheap maid.

obviously had the opportunity to make a contribution, but it was buried because of the disaster in the inner courtyard.

Some of the fierce generals in the army, when they saw him at the court meeting, were even more cold, and almost pointed their noses at him and scolded him as a "bastard lamb"!

"What do they know? They don't understand anything! ”

"I, Han Chong! At the age of eighteen, he was admitted to the show, and he was proficient in horseback riding and archery. ”

"Yunwen Yunwu, among the new generation of children in Beijing, is the best."

As a result, just because he married Princess Yongjia, his talents were all covered up.

Others will only say that he is lucky, relying on his identity as a colt and relying on the shadow of the Huo family, he can be promoted!

Nonsense!

He didn't rely on women's nests.

Originally, Han Chong liked Princess Yongjia, a woman who was so bright and flamboyant, like the most gorgeous peony flower.

However, Han Chong really couldn't stand the criticism of outsiders.

As if in order to prove himself, Han Chong deliberately promoted Aunt Wu and snubbed Princess Yongjia.

I watched a delicate flower wither and wither day by day.

Princess Yongjia died, and Han Chong regretted it.

Even with it, she felt guilty about the only daughter she left behind.

However, when the next person brought Han Jiaojiao over, Han Chong was extremely disappointed-

This is his and Yongjia's daughter?

Why are you so cowering, cowardly?

The little family spirit is full of grievances, as if he has been abused.

doesn't look like the daughter of his Han family at all.

Compared with Mingzhu, there is no comparison.

Han Chong's inexplicable machismo began to make trouble, disliking Han Jiaojiao in every way.

Han Jiaojiao was already worried about the loss of her mother, and finally saw her only blood relative, but she was deeply stung by the indifference in the other party's eyes.

She became more and more timid and inferior.

It's all because I'm not good, I'm not as good as my sister, I've disgraced my mother, and I've disappointed my father.

And the more she was like this, the more disgusted Han Chong became.

In this way, a vicious circle begins.

Until Mama Zhou picked people up.

Han Chong almost forgot the existence of Han Jiaojiao, the eldest daughter.

He regarded his concubine Han Mingzhu as the pearl of his palm, and personally enlightened and taught.

Aunt Wu stood aside, and the three of them looked happy, as if they were a family of three.

However, all this beautiful thing was completely broken after Han Jiaojiao returned to Beijing.

Han Chong was once again caught in the whirlpool of public opinion, Aunt Wu confirmed the infamy of the first favorite concubine, and Han Mingzhu, the original small and medium-sized socialite in Beijing, was also affected.

"It's all because of Han Jiaojiao, an unfilial girl!"

Han Chong secretly hated, but the current Han Jiaojiao was no longer the poor little girl who was four or five years old and raised her head to pray for her father's love.

She was getting sicker and weaker.

As soon as Han Chong said two words of "admonition", people began to wipe their tears.

Han Chong: ...... Don't fucking cry!

Han Chong was afraid that he would scold his daughter so much that he vomited blood, which would make his already bad reputation even worse, so he had to throw his sleeves and leave in a bad mood.

"No matter! I won't care about this unfilial girl in the future! ”

Han Chong's words were not just shouting.

He really doesn't care anymore.

Han Jiaojiao has not yet married until she is sixteen years old, and Han Chong doesn't care.

On the contrary, he enthusiastically named Han Mingzhu the youngest son of the Zhenguo family.

Alas, Mingzhu is good at everything, and her appearance and talent are very similar to herself.

The only deficiency is that the background is not good enough.

Although Han Chong "persuaded" his stepwife to put Han Mingzhu in her name and became the nominal concubine.

However, what is fake is what is fake, which means that it sounds better.

If it's really time to talk about marriage, the right people will dislike it.

In the end, Han Chong made every possible selection, investigation, and selected the son of the Cheng family.

The youngest son, there are four brothers in front of him, no matter how much he turns, it is impossible for him to inherit the title.

However, Sheng is the son-in-law of the Guogong Mansion, his parents love him, and his brother takes care of him.

The best thing is that Cheng Wulang is a good seedling for reading.

At the age of fifteen, he was admitted to Xiucai, and after two years to participate in the Autumn Festival, he may be able to win the lift.

Cheng Wulang is not a child of a poor family, and he needs to rely on the imperial examination to change his life.

He can be admitted to the lifting person, which is the icing on the cake.

Her own pearl is a famous talented girl in Beijing, and Cheng Wulang is definitely a talented woman, a very good match!

"Don't talk about Nanping, let's prepare a dowry for Mingzhu."

"Alas, I'm sorry for you, I can't even give you a decent property!"

Speaking of the dowry, Han Chong looked at Aunt Wu with some guilt.

As the son of the Cheng'en Mansion, his parents value him, his aunt loves him, and he is spoiled by his grandmother and other elders.

His little coffers were quite full.

However, when Yongjia died of illness, the Queen Mother took care of her blood relatives, and it was not good to punish Han Chong, but she also had to make an example and give an explanation to the Huo family.

So, Empress Dowager Han made the decision and confiscated Han Chong's private treasury, all of which were under Han Jiaojiao's name.

Han Chong was not allowed to return to Beijing, so he was allowed to "think about it" in the local area.

After thinking about something, Han Chong didn't care.

But his little vault was taken away, and he was really in pain.

Originally, he still thought that Aunt Wu was from a humble background and had no money in her hands.

He was going to take some out of the private treasury and record it in Aunt Wu's name.

In the future, when the children talk about their relatives, he will also share another inheritance with the children from the private treasury.

Result –

Nothing!

In those three years in the local area, Han Chong worked hard to save some more.

But these are really nothing compared to the private treasury that was taken away by Han Jiaojiao.

Now that Han Mingzhu is getting married, the Han family will give a dowry, but that's all.

The Queen Mother was disgusted with Aunt Wu, and even Han Mingzhu was affected.

At most, the Queen Mother symbolically adds some makeup, but she will not be as generous as she treats Han Jiaojiao.

There is also a stepwife, and she should not give a dowry to her cheap daughter.

is the death of Duchess Chengen, Princess Yongjia, she will not scold her son, but she will blame Aunt Wu for being a fox.

Compared with Aunt Wu's Han Mingzhu, Duchess Chengen loves a pair of children born by his stepwife even more.

Han Chong calculated, Han Mingzhu's dowry was a little shabby!

Not to mention that compared with Han Jiaojiao, who has a rich family, even other nobles in Beijing can't compare.

Don't think about ten miles of red makeup, it's a bit reluctant to be able to get together a hundred and eight dowries.

Han Chong is worried that his beloved daughter's dowry is too late, how can he have the leisure to care about Han Jiaojiao, an unfilial daughter?

Aunt Wu saw that Han Chong was so "willful", and it was difficult to persuade her, so she had no choice but to give up......

(End of chapter)