Under the dim light, Aunt Lin's face was shy and extremely tender, and she said gracefully: "Honglang, I am also very happy today. Firstly, I have a good relationship with my eldest sister, and secondly, for our Mo'er. Many ladies and wives are here today. He praised Mo'er for being decent and generous and lovable; it's just... ugh..." She sighed quietly, dragging out a long list of sadness.
"Since you are happy, why are you sighing?" Sheng Hong was sleepy and wanted to sleep.
"I am thinking about whether Mo'er will be as lucky as my eldest sister in the future. Although all the girls in the house are the same now, I am afraid that when we get married in the future, people will think that she is not raised by my wife..." Aunt Lin The voice gradually became lower.
Sheng Hong remembered the difficulty he had faced when he went to the Wang family to propose marriage, and sighed: "There is a difference between concubine and concubine after all, but as long as I am here, I will not wrong Mo'er."
Aunt Lin said softly: "I know best how Hong Lang treats our three wives, but how can Hong Lang interfere with the female guests from the official, princely, and noble families? The wife has to take the girls out to see the world. In this way Mo'er won't let me, a humble biological mother, be a burden and buried in the inner palace without anyone knowing." When he said it later, his voice was sad.
Sheng Hong pondered for a moment and said, "That makes sense. I'll talk to my wife later and tell her that in the future, when interacting with female guests, we can't just bring Ru Lan with us. We must also bring Mo'er and Ming'er with us. If they have good character and good fortune, Sheng Hong will be successful in the future." The family can also have two more good relatives."
Aunt Lin looked charming, leaned into Sheng Hong's arms, and exclaimed: "My dear Mr. Hong!" In the blink of an eye, she suddenly became sad again, and frowned: "I heard that the maid who was watching the excitement outside said that Hua My sister has a hundred and twenty-eight dowry bearers, a farm and a village, and many accompanying people. She is so impressive, I don’t know Mo’er..."
Sheng Hong was a little confused at first, but after all, he had been brainwashed twice by Aunt Kong, and he was a little wary of Aunt Lin's request. After thinking about it, he said: "If you don't care about my husband's family, I will treat my daughters the same way, but I will treat them the same." This girl is the dowry that the wife paid for her. If we look at it carefully, Mo'er may not have a dowry like my eldest sister."
Aunt Lin said coquettishly: "Hong Lang has a good temper. Now that my wife is married, her dowry is from the Sheng family. All my brothers and sisters call my wife mother. She can't be too biased!"
Sheng Hong's heart went cold, his mind began to clear up, and he said slowly: "To put it another way, only unpromising men worry about women's dowries all day long. My brother-in-law was also from a famous family of three generations of officials, so he used I have received the Wang family's dowry, and now it's hard for me to talk in front of my eldest sister. I made up my mind when I asked for marriage. I won't move a penny from my wife's dowry, so I'll leave it all to Changbai, who is also a descendant of the Sheng family anyway. .”
Aunt Lin was anxious. She sat up from the bed and said, "What about Brother Feng and Mo'er? Is it possible that Hong Lang just ignores them? Is it possible that my aunt will have to make them suffer in the future?" Tears filled her eyes again.
Sheng Hong remembered the tricks used by Grandma Kong and said slowly: "Is it my fault that you don't have a generous dowry?"
Aunt Lin choked and looked at Sheng Hong in disbelief. She didn't expect him to speak like this.
Sheng Hong secretly sighed that Aunt Kong was so good at everything. During one chat, Aunt Kong revealed a cyclical pattern when he and Aunt Lin were getting along. Every time, Aunt Lin would first cry out about her humbleness and pitifulness, and then he would He felt sorry for her and coaxed her, and then Aunt Lin became even more pitiful and worried about her future, crying and crying endlessly, and then he soft-heartedly promised her this and that.
Aunt Kong sneered at that time and said, if Aunt Lin had a family background and dowry like Madam, would she have a child with Sheng Hong?
Although Sheng Hong believed that he and Aunt Lin had 'true feelings', she still had her own self-awareness and was not so whimsical. So Aunt Kong taught Sheng Hong the words just now and used them to give Aunt Lin all kinds of transgressions. The request made a sudden stop, and even the next few sentences were prepared.
Sheng Hong put on his middle coat and sat up, his voice became colder: "At the beginning, I was afraid that you mother and son would be bullied, so I just set aside a piece of my ancestral property for you. This is already against the rules, but for you and Brother Feng Sister Ermo, I still did it; you are already much more respectable than ordinary concubines, are you still not satisfied?! If you want to be on par with the main wife, you should not have become my concubine in the first place."
Aunt Lin almost lost her breath after hearing this, and said with a trembling body: "Why are you like this, Mr. Hong? I have a true love with you. Even if I am the wife of another family outside, I will not be the first wife of another family. I am willing to be a child with you. How can you, How……"
Sheng Hong felt a little depressed in his heart. He knew that Aunt Kong was a female Zhuge, and even guessed what Aunt Lin said next, so he followed the trick and said: "Since you have a true love for me and are willing to be small, you also Why do you complain all the time and always ask me for this or that? Is this how you feel sincerely?"
As he talked, even Sheng Hong himself felt a little bored, and seemed to feel that Aunt Lin and he were no longer so 'true'.
Aunt Lin was left speechless, as if she had been slapped head-on. She sobbed for a while, organized her words, and then choked with aggrieved words: "If it were for myself, I wouldn't even say a word, but, But, I have to do it for the children! I know that I am humble, but Brother Feng and Sister Mo are my own flesh and blood. I, I am really worried..."
Sheng Hong said coldly: "If Mo'er gets married in the future, I will make an exception for the sake of the Sheng family's face. But if the in-laws are ordinary, is it possible that I would let Mo'er's dowry be on par with Hua'er who married into the Earl's Mansion? And Ru'er Ming'er, they are also my flesh and blood! As for Brother Feng, a man exists in this world. He should be self-reliant. He should study and be elected and become an official. In the future, he will establish his own business. Is it possible that he will just rely on his ancestral kindness? My eldest uncle at that time I have almost lost all my family property. My eldest brother now earns most of his family property by himself! Although I am not talented, I am not entirely dependent on the old man today!"
Aunt Lin wiped her eyes and secretly hated her. Since Aunt Kong came, Sheng Hong was not as doting on her as before. She had always been willing to accept her and serve her submissively. Today she wanted to take advantage of Sheng Hong's happiness to persuade her. If he puts more property in his name, he will have a pair of children who will not be left behind by others. However, Sheng Hong seems to have been prepared for it. He talks about it in detail, and she can't help but feel secretly panicked.
Seeing Aunt Lin's frightened and pitiful expression, Sheng Hong consciously slowed down her tone: "How can I not love Brother Feng and Sister Mo, but after all, the children and legitimate concubines are placed there. If I mess up the rules, I will not only offend people. What a joke, maybe it will cause some trouble in the family."
Sheng Hong suddenly felt that he was too soft. He remembered the last few words of Grandma Kong and immediately used them on the spot. He said sternly: "You should also take care of yourself. It's because you think like this all day long that you cause trouble." Sister Mo is competing with the sisters, if Brother Feng is so disrespectful in the future, I will punish you immediately!"
After saying that, he immediately put on his clothes and got out of bed, sorted out his description, and walked straight out the door regardless of how Aunt Lin shouted from behind. He only turned around and said one last sentence: "Educate your children well, and you will have a good life in the future. If you can give I’ve given it all to you, don’t worry about the rest anymore!”
Aunt Lin was frightened and angry. She was used to being favored. She couldn't save her face and went to ask Sheng Hong, so she just broke a silver tooth.
Sheng Hong sighed as he walked out. Aunt Kong had been in the inner house for many years and knew the details of these families best. He knew all the princes and princes who had fallen into decline and had their titles taken away from them, and even some of them were still there. Understand. Family troubles are often caused by unworthy descendants, and unworthy descendants are caused by bastard tutors. A fallen phoenix is worse than a chicken. What he saw in the capital was shocking when those down-and-out families lived in poverty. He also saw it with his own eyes. How his uncle pampered his concubines and destroyed his wife, so that the large family property was almost exhausted. If it weren't for the support of his aunt and Sheng Wei's hard work, the whole family would have fallen into ruin long ago. Sheng Hong was terrified when he thought about it.
When the cold wind blew outside, Sheng Hong calmed down and felt that he was worrying too much. After all, Changbai and Changfeng are both diligent and studious now. How can they compare with those dudes who fight cocks and lackeys, play birds and admire flowers? Back then, Sheng Hong was led by his late father. When my old friend Shishu led me to visit and recognize people one by one, I felt envious of those aristocratic families who have been married for generations. Those families have strict family traditions, and their descendants will be successful for generations. Even those with noble titles dare not look down upon them. I don't know if the Sheng family will be so lucky in the future.
Sheng Hong sighed, is it easy to be an ideal and ambitious official?