Chapter 1,745 The turmoil is about to begin, and the Zhou family begins
Chapter 1745: The turmoil is about to begin, the Zhou family enters the scene
Class consolidation is the most acute problem in society.
Although Su Mingzhe demonstrated his talent and learning through "The Love of Lotus", "Inscriptions on the Humble Room", and "Ode to Afang Palace", in the eyes of the world, his marriage to Xie Daoyun, a talented daughter of the Xie family, was still considered a high achievement.
After all, Xie Daoyun is the legitimate daughter of Xie's family, while Su Mingzhe is the son of a merchant.
In the environment that emphasized agriculture and suppressed commerce, the gap between the Su family in Yuyao and the Xie family in Chenjun was huge.
It's not something that Su Mingzhe, a 'young talent', can make up for.
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"Son, you should be fine when you come back this time, right?"
Su's father nagged for a while and then asked his son the purpose of coming back.
You know, even on New Year's Day and Spring Festival, my son didn't come back from Wuxing County.
It's not Tomb-Sweeping Day yet, but my son has come back so many days early, which inevitably makes people suspicious.
Su Mingzhe raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect that his father had such a sharp mind. No wonder he could develop the Su family's business so much.
"Dad, things need to be kept secret."
Su Mingzhe hesitated for a moment, and then revealed the secret that he wanted to tell only to his father in front of his mother:
"There was a severe drought in the north last year, and there is fear of a locust plague this year. In our area south of the Yangtze River, there was a winter epidemic last year, and we sent troops to the north this year. If there is another flood in the summer, there may be unrest anytime and anywhere... I came back this time to remind my family,
Be more prepared!"
"Well, don't worry, my son, my father has already prepared for this."
Su's father has long been aware that something is wrong. Recently, he has been hoarding food. At the same time, he has secretly gathered his servants to train and guard against various incidents.
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The next few days.
Accompanied by his father, Su Mingzhe found the local county magistrate and planned a place for the Su family in Wubao.
Wubao appeared in the Pre-Qin and Western Han Dynasties.
It appeared widely during the Eastern Han Dynasty.
During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it also became common in Jiangnan.
Unlike a county in the north, the number of Wubao can generally reach dozens or even hundreds.
The number of Wubao in the south of the Yangtze River is not only small, but also the walls of the Wubao are simple. Most of them are fences and wooden villages built against the mountains.
Any battalion of 500 people can break through with one attack.
Now, Su Mingzhe has given the Su family a place in an official Wubao. Not only can they be honest and build the walls into masonry structures, but they can also purchase leather armor and bows and crossbows from the government.
When the Su family's servants don their armor, they will be able to withstand the attack of thousands of people, not to mention the attack of a few hundred people.
…
Qingming passed in a blink of an eye.
When Su's mother returned from her parents' home, she saw her son and asked casually:
"Mingzhe, do you still remember Miss Zhou's family?"
"How can you not remember this?"
Su Mingzhe was almost psychologically affected by Miss Zhou, and he couldn't forget it even if he wanted to.
"Well, I met your aunt today. It was your aunt who helped introduce this marriage."
Mother Su sighed and then continued:
"Your aunt said that the Zhou family wanted to arrange a marriage for her, but Miss Zhou escaped from marriage twice in a row this year. Her reputation was so great that no one was willing to marry her. Not only that, the other girls in the Zhou family were also affected.
Implicated... Oh, what a sin!"
"……hehe."
Su Mingzhe snorted slightly and wanted to gloat, but in the end he didn't say anything.
…
The Su family was able to marry the Zhou family because, in addition to being well-matched, there was another level of relationship, that is, Su Mingzhe's biological aunt married into the Zhou family and was Miss Zhou's aunt.
Therefore, the marriage between two families is not a blind marriage in the true sense.
Now that the marriage between the two parties has failed, Su Mingzhe started to rise to fame with the help of three articles, but the Miss Zhou family's reputation was ruined and the entire family was implicated.
Su Mingzhe's aunt was criticized by all three families.
…
Seeing her son's bad attitude, Su's mother didn't want to say anything disappointing, but remembering her sister's plea, she still said:
"Your aunt asked me to ask you, if Miss Zhou's family is willing to give you a baby, would you be willing to do it?"
"Make it small for me?"
Su Mingzhe was stunned when he heard this, with a face full of surprise:
"Mom, she is the legitimate daughter of the Zhou family, how could she be a baby for me?"
In this era where people pay attention to being well-matched, when someone is chosen as a junior, it is not just based on family status, but based on legitimate concubines.
For example, Wang Yun's younger sister, Wang Yanzhi, was a concubine whose parents died early, so she was given to Su Mingzhe by her brother as his concubine.
Under normal circumstances, concubines are more likely to be sent to be incarcerated.
The situation of a legitimate daughter being a child is very rare, and can even be considered rare.
In a situation like Miss Zhou's, after her reputation is ruined, she will not become a concubine, but will choose not to marry for the rest of her life.
…
Su's mother is also the legitimate daughter of a wealthy family, so she naturally understands that legitimate daughters do not follow small rules.
Now that the Zhou family is actually willing to let Miss Zhou give birth to Su Mingzhe, it is most likely that they were forced to do so due to the suppression of public opinion and reputation.
"Son, just tell me, if you let her give you a baby, would you agree or not?"
"I agree, how can I disagree?"
Su Mingzhe raised the corner of his mouth slightly, remembering the true appearance of Miss Zhou that he had seen that night. Although she was not stunningly beautiful, she was still very talented and beautiful.
To have such a arrogant and famous lady as your concubine is something to be thankful for and look forward to.
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Taking concubines is not taking a wife.
All processes are very simple.
Su Mingzhe first wrote a letter to Xie Daoyun of Wuxing and stated the reason. After getting permission, within ten days, he took Miss Zhou as his concubine.
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Early May.
Wuxing County, Su Mansion.
Early that morning, Xie Daoyun got up and asked several maids to put makeup on herself.
Qingyin, who was taken over by Su Mingzhe, had her own house and maid although she was not made a concubine.
When she came in to say hello to Xie Daoyun, she was surprised when she saw that her lady was wearing a pink dress:
"Miss, why are you wearing this old dress today?"
"Where is it old? I remember wearing it only two or three times..."
Xie Daoyun spun twice in front of Qingyin and chuckled:
"Does it still fit?"
"It fits. Not only does it fit, it also fits the body."
As Qingyin spoke, she smoothed the wrinkles on her lady's front and back, and then said with a smile:
"Miss, why do you think of wearing this dress?"
Xie Daoyun did not hide the secret from his personal maid, and smiled directly:
"My husband wrote a letter a few days ago, saying that he would be able to come back in early May. I think he will be here in a day or two."
Seeing that her young lady was so happy, Qingyin couldn't help but joked:
"Miss, my uncle didn't come back alone, he also brought Miss Zhou's family with him."
"well……"
When Xie Daoyun thought about it, his eyebrows were curved and there was a little more sadness between his eyebrows:
"Miss Zhou is also a miserable person. When she comes in, we must treat her kindly."
"Don't worry, miss, I know how to do it."
Qingyin said, waving the other maids to retreat, then lowered her voice and said:
"Miss, tell me, will Miss Zhou tell my uncle that she defected to the young lady?"
"Probably...no."
Xie Daoyun suddenly started to panic after hearing Qingyin's reminder.
At the beginning, she took in Miss Zhou who had escaped from marriage, which was definitely a very unfriendly behavior for Su Mingzhe and the Yuyao Su family.
If a man settles old scores because of this incident, Xie Daoyun's face instantly turns pale when he thinks of the family laws that men like to enforce.