"At this point, I can only choose to avoid it." Su Hao said, "I hope it's not too late to make amends."
"Avoidance?" Cheng Yi asked puzzledly, "What is avoidance?"
Su Hao said: "I plan not to see Miss Han again for some time in the future. She will probably give up on her if she knows that she has no relationship with me. If Magistrate Han can find her a suitable husband again, she will probably get married."
Cheng Yi shook her head and said: "Sure enough, men are so unsympathetic and ungrateful. How do you know what your daughter's family is thinking? Since Miss Han is in love with you, how can she forget it for a moment? Even if she obeys her parents' orders and marries someone else, her
Her heart is also tied to you, how can she be happy in this life?"
"Isn't that true?" Su Hao scratched his scalp and said, "Actually, I have only known her for a few months. In these few months, we have not met many times. Is she so obsessed with me?"
Cheng Yi said: "I don't know about this, but when I was with her, she talked about you more than she talked about herself. I can guess a little bit of her thoughts. I
I think the key to this matter is Master Su yourself, what exactly do you think about Miss Han?"
Su Hao was a little embarrassed, hesitated for a while, and then whispered: "I dare not hide it from Miss Cheng. I do treat Qian'er as a confidante. If there were no such worldly things, I would join hands with her."
Until old age."
"If that's the case, Cheng Yi has two ways. I wonder if Master Su is willing to listen?" Cheng Yi said, thinking that she might be able to solve some problems for Su Hao, Cheng Yi felt a little proud, and she didn't know what Su Hao's name was.
Feeling changed.
"There are two ways? I would like to hear the details." Su Hao's eyes lit up and he quickly replied. He couldn't think of a single way, but Cheng Yi was able to think of two ways at once, which surprised him.
Already.
"The first way is for the young lady to talk to Xiu'er privately to see if she is willing to give up her position as the head wife. If she is willing to be a concubine, wouldn't this obstacle disappear?" Cheng Yi said.
Su Hao shook his head and said: "It would be too unfair to Xiu'er to do this, and I don't want to do it either."
Cheng Yi said: "For us women, it is a blessing to be able to find a husband as we wish. Being a wife or a concubine is actually for others to see, and it has no meaning to the woman herself. I think that in a wealthy family, the main wife is left out in the cold.
It is a very common thing for a concubine to be favored. Although the Ming Dynasty law clearly stipulates the status of the head wife, how many of the big and high-ranking families can do this? You, Mr. Su, will definitely be the one to leave the cabinet and become the prime minister in the future.
, Xiu'er is a country girl after all, if she were a real wife, I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to afford this wealth."
"This..." Su Hao stared at Cheng Yi dumbfounded. He was really confused by Cheng Yi's fallacy.
Cheng Yi herself was a girl from an official family. Before her family suffered a disaster, she had also been in the circle of ladies and knew a lot about the family affairs of these officials. What she said sounded a bit cold-blooded, but
But it is a very cruel reality. If Su Hao is just a scholar in a small county, then there is no problem for Lu Xiu'er to be his head. But if Su Hao really becomes a high official in the future, with Lu Xiu'er's background, he will have to be an official.
It's a bit inappropriate for a big lady.
"If Mr. Su feels that it is inconvenient to say these things to Xiu'er, Cheng Yi is willing to be the lobbyist." Cheng Yi said.
"Ahem, let's talk about the second plan." Su Hao couldn't accept Cheng Yi's suggestion and jumped directly to the next plan.
Cheng Yi pursed her lips and smiled. From Su Hao's reaction, she knew that he was still somewhat tempted by the previous plan, but he just couldn't get rid of it because of emotions. When Su Hao asked about the second plan, she replied: "This second one
The method depends on Master Su himself working hard."
"Did you say this for the first time?" Su Hao asked.
Cheng Yi said: "It is not always the case that daughters from official families cannot be concubines. If the husband's family is very powerful, it is a blessing for the official family to be able to join such a husband's family. What's wrong with being a concubine? If you are favored by your husband's family,
A concubine is no less popular than a wife, and many parents are vying to give their daughters to high-ranking officials as concubines."
"Miss Cheng, the more you say this, the less reliable it becomes." Su Hao smiled bitterly, "You mean to ask me to become an official as soon as possible. If my official position is bigger than that of Han Zhi County, Han Zhi County will
If you please me, you don't care whether your daughter becomes a wife or a concubine, right?"
"Exactly." Cheng Yi said.
"I think you are a girl who has not left the court. How can you know so much?" Su Hao said with emotion.
This sentence is unintentional on the part of the speaker, but intentional on the part of the listener. Cheng Yi is 23 years old this year and has not yet married. From the perspective of future generations, it is not a big deal, but in the Ming Dynasty, she was considered a leftover woman who could not get married.
It is very taboo to mention marriage. Su Hao directly called Cheng Yi a girl who had not left the court. Cheng Yi's face immediately darkened. If she had not been in awe of Su Hao, she would have gone violently.
"Why did Mr. Su talk about the little girl? Do you think what the little girl said just now is too much?" Cheng Yi said with a dark face.
"No, no, I don't mean any harm." Su Hao then realized that he had made a mistake and quickly apologized, "Miss Cheng, I didn't mean to be disrespectful to you at all. I just said that the two methods you just mentioned are...
It's very realistic, and it doesn't sound nice to say it, but this is the reality of society. However, I always feel that these two methods are not perfect enough. The former method is unfair to Xiu'er, and the latter method is unfair to Qian'er."
"Who asked you to provoke two women at the same time!" Cheng Yi said angrily, "I also saw that Xiu'er and Qian'er are my good friends, so I kindly gave you advice. You don't want to watch
Qian'er washes her face with tears every day, right?"
"Alas, it's too late for me to regret it." Su Hao sighed, "Let's consider this matter in the long term. By the way, Miss Cheng, Qian'er, please go see her when you have time. It's not convenient for me to see her recently.
You go and comfort her. If she intends to find another husband, I will give her my blessing."
Cheng Yi said: "What if she is not the king and will not marry?"
"This..." Su Hao looked troubled, and after a long while he stamped his feet and said: "Then I will do as you said, seize the time to become an official, be an extremely powerful official, and let Han Wen cry and shout to send his daughter away
Be my concubine."
"How do you look like a scholar? You are simply vulgar!" Cheng Yi was angry and funny. She glared at Su Hao fiercely, said goodbye and left.
In the following days, Su Hao still hid at home in the name of recovering from his injuries, and did not dare to go to the county government office to see Han Wen. However, Cheng Yi accepted Su Hao's request and went to the back office of the county government office to meet with Han Wen.
Qian met and came back to tell Su Hao that Han Qian already knew about the marriage proposal, and indeed she cried several times. However, after Cheng Yi's persuasion, she stopped crying now and spent every day at home thinking about the map.
.
"Does she intend to find another husband?" Su Hao asked Cheng Yi.
Cheng Yi said: "From what the little girl sees, she has no such thoughts. I asked Honglian privately, and it seems that the magistrate of Han County mentioned this matter to Qian'er, but Qian'er refused with death, and the matter was dropped. Now
I just want to see if you have the ability to impress Magistrate Han."
"It's easier said than done!" Su Hao said, "If I want to become a high official, I need to pass the imperial examination, provincial examination, general examination, and palace examination. This cycle will take at least 10 years. Can Qian'er afford it?"
"With your talent, isn't there a way to become an official faster?" Cheng Yi asked.
"Unless... I really flatter the eunuch." Su Hao said with self-deprecation.
"For the sake of beauty, Mr. Su might as well give it a try. I'm afraid he will leave a good story in the future." Cheng Yi encouraged. This little girl didn't have the same sense of justice as her brother. Instead, she felt that if Su Hao fawned over him,
It is a good choice to become a eunuch, to gain a good status and finally win a beautiful woman. This may be a girl's world view.
Su Hao said he wanted to flatter the eunuch, but it was just a momentary joke, but unexpectedly the words came true. After he stayed at home for a few days, Han Wen sent someone to call him to the county government again and told him about the
The search for gold mines in Tonggushi has been approved by Jiangxi Mine Supervisor Li Long. Li Long asked Su Hao to take people to Tonggushi to prospect for gold immediately, and then return to Nanchang.
"Although Li Long is an eunuch, he has some righteousness, which is different from Chang Wu." Han Wen introduced to Su Hao.
"Does the county magistrate mean that I can get closer to this person?" Su Hao asked.
Han Wen pondered for a while and said: "It is not appropriate for this county to make decisions for you on this matter. It is a shameful thing for scholars in the world to make friends with ministers. If you interact with ministers too much, you may be known as a eunuch in the future.
.However, having said that, who in this court does not make friends with the ministers? This Li Long is still a minister with a good reputation. Even people like Chang Wu, Nanchang Mansion and the Chief Secretary do not have
A large number of officials are fawning over him?"
"But, why is it necessary for me to make friends with Li Long?" Su Hao continued to ask.
Han Wen said in a tone of hatred that iron cannot be transformed into steel: "Change it, I'm not afraid of making you angry. I think with your writing skills, if you want to take the imperial examination to get a high position, I'm afraid you won't be able to do it. These heretical skills of yours are dedicated to
In the emperor's home, you might be able to be appreciated. Li Long is the emperor's personal attendant, if you can make him appreciate your talent, you might be able to reach heaven and earn yourself a good future."
What does this saying in Korean mean? Su Hao was stunned. Could it be that he really wanted to be his father-in-law and had already begun to plan his future? If he could really be appreciated by Wanli and work as an official and a part-time official, that would be
If it weren’t for Han Wen, he would have given his daughter to him half-heartedly?
Befriending ministers in order to get a higher position sounds like a good path, right? Especially, this path may determine your sexual happiness for the rest of your life, for the sake of a happy life with wives and concubines... No, it should be said that it is for the sake of enabling yourself to obtain
For a better opportunity to serve the people, just reluctantly give it a try. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)