Wang Ren's wife died of illness, and he had a smart, young and beautiful sister in his family. Sister Feng had met them in the Grand View Garden before, and they all got along well with each other. The eldest sister Li Min had married Xue Pan and gave birth to a son and a daughter.
She lives a harmonious and beautiful life, and Li Qi is also very beautiful, more than enough to match Wang Ren.
Xue Pan is just a businessman, but as long as Wang Ren and his family become relatives, isn't it justifiable for his brother-in-law to help support his nephew? Besides, Sister Feng's family are all rough people who only care about money and not people, and the Lin family
The difference is, as long as you give up money, there is no affection that cannot be restored.
Li Wan's abacus made a sound, but Sister Feng unexpectedly refused, with a very legitimate reason: "...I have also met Miss Li Min. It can be said that she is a good girl with both political integrity and talent, and she is worthy of a young man from a wealthy family.
It’s more than enough, not to mention our unworthy brothers?”
"It's just that an old acquaintance of my father's, General Xu, has already made the decision and told him to give his daughter to him, and he is willing to be his stepmother. Originally, for this birthday party, I planned to discuss with relatives, prepare betrothal gifts, and go to Xiangyang with my mother.
My brother got married..." Sister Feng smiled and said: "After my father retired, General Xu helped our family a lot. Miss Xu is also a good person and does not shy away from being a step-in-law. Now my mother has paid a betrothal gift.
The Xu family is here, and after a while, we can have a wedding banquet. Therefore, our family has to accept my sister-in-law's kindness."
When Li Wan heard about it, he was very disappointed, but he had already arrived early, so what else could he do? Couldn't he just rush to become a concubine? Even if she was willing, her mother wouldn't, and her father would be furious. When the time comes,
Don't fail to catch up with the fresh end and lose the stable end instead, which will result in more loss than gain.
Li Wan was very worried: now that the marriage was not possible, if he wanted Wang Ren to help support Jia Lan, he would have to do everything possible to please Sister Feng, and there would be a lot of bleeding. That family was all bachelors with bare legs, and they had the temper to pluck their hair.
If you can think about the person who took the copper coins out of the oil pan and spent them, how can you have enough for the dowry in your hand?
Besides, Lan'er will get married in the future. If everything is given to their family, what will Lan'er do? Especially in the past few years, I heard that the market price has risen again.
If you pay more than 10,000 yuan, which daughter from a good family would be willing to marry you?
Thinking of this, Li Wan's smile became alienated, and she said lightly: "Marriage is destined by God. In this case, it can only be said that our two families are not destined, and we can't force it." After saying that, she stood up and said goodbye: "Master Wang, although you have to withdraw.
I am an official, but life has to go on. Besides, your family is doing well. At least Wang Dusi is up again, which can be considered a great blessing among misfortunes."
Sister Feng sneered in her heart and deliberately spat at her, but after all, she was worried that she was at her father's birthday party, so she could only say lightly: "This is natural. My sister-in-law walked slowly, my sister is busy here, so I won't see you off.
." After saying that, he asked Ping'er to greet him instead, and went back to his busy work.
Li Wan didn't look good, but he still cared about his dignity, so he held back his anger, threw up his handkerchief and left.
On the way, Li Wan had many thoughts on his mind: The Jia family had fallen, the Lin family could not be relied on, and the Wang family was blocked. Is there any good way to help Lan'er now?
The Feng family? General Shenwu is still quite powerful in the capital, so he wants to find the fourth girl? Although she is cold-faced and cold-hearted, judging from her willingness to accommodate the shameless family of Ning Mansion, she is still affectionate.
It's righteous. Anyway, she stays far away. It doesn't matter if she says a few more good words about the past and accompanies her... No, no, why did I forget that she is in Luoyang?
If she doesn't personally watch this kind of thing, even if the Feng family is willing to help, it won't make any difference.
Girl Qin? Her husband is in Wuchang... Tsk, she is from the Xue family. Girl Bao is the most evil-hearted. She is the wife of Uncle Zhongqin. She doesn't even have much help for her brother. This kind of thing
, as long as she said a few words behind her back, and the army has no eyes, what if my Lan'er is deceived?
Li Wan thought about it, there were thousands of calculations, and there were thousands of loopholes, but there was no completely sure way. He couldn't help but feel discouraged: Military merit is a double-edged sword. If you can't do one well, you may not earn the fame, but you won't be able to do it first.
Take your life.
How many people have been granted the title of marquis or general in ancient times? I am only a person like Lan'er, so even if I want to gain fame, I can't do it without losing my life! Therefore, the person I support must be someone I can completely trust.
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Those sisters from the past, even if they have their way, are not serious relatives after all, and they don't have too many interactions. They are so far apart from each other, who knows if they will sincerely help their family? Money is a trivial matter, but being able to entrust your life is the most important thing.
event.
Li Wan secretly planned in his heart and was determined to find a reliable future for his son.
Sister Feng heard that Li Wen was engaged, and both of them were subordinates of the royal family of Nan'an County. Moreover, they were still step-brothers, and the first one still had children.
Sister Feng was speechless, and then asked Daiyu, Yingchun and others, "Sister-in-law, did you sell your sister for the sake of your son?"
Yingchun said with a headache: "My sister-in-law's temperament is not like this. How could she do such a thing? Is there some misunderstanding?"
Daiyu sighed: "Instead of going through all kinds of twists and turns, why didn't she just give her son a daughter of a general? It's just right for the father-in-law to support his son-in-law and not change his name?"
Sister Feng curled her lips and said: "How can that be done? Her son will become famous in the future and bring glory to his ancestors. Naturally, the family he wants to marry must be a very good one. He is not the daughter of a scholarly family, but also the daughter of a noble family. How can he be just a mere daughter of a noble family?
How many fourth- and fifth-grade vulgar ministers and generals' daughters are worthy of it? Not to mention those who love to play with swords and guns and are uncultured, but I'm afraid they can't even read and write. What if they end up with that Feng Lazi who can't read a single Chinese character?
A single virtue can ruin our Lan'er's life?" After saying that, Sister Feng couldn't help herself and started laughing.
Everyone was so amused by Sister Feng's sinister look that they couldn't stand up straight: "Hey, that's not the case. With such a mother-in-law here, if this girl really has the same virtues as you, we will really waste each other's lives."
After Sister Feng finished laughing, she said sternly: "I just feel sorry for Miss Li Min. We have gotten along with her before, and we know that she is a good girl, and the comfort from the Xue Pan family is also good in character and appearance, but... alas, what happened to the elder sister-in-law?
Did you persuade her stepmother to agree? Logically speaking, Mrs. Li is also smart, so how could she agree to such a marriage? "
Yingchun and Daiyu are also puzzled by the explanation: in the world, the first wife is more important than the first wife. Although the stepmother is regarded as the first wife in the family name, she is also considered as a concubine in front of the first wife in the clan.
Emperor Xiaode also issued a clear decree that children other than the legitimate son of the original wife could not inherit the ancestral ancestral property. As long as they are not stupid or really have no means, today's wealthy families are not willing to marry their daughters to other people's families to become stepchildren.
Then Mrs. Li really cared about her daughter, and the first wives of the generals all had children. What did Li Wen do to make Mrs. Li willing to give her daughter to such a family as a stepmother?
Baochai said slowly at the side: "What else can there be? Our sister-in-law has a comprehensive plan. When Miss Li Min encounters this kind of thing, for the sake of her reputation, she can only marry herself."
Tanchun also let out a long sigh, looked unhappy, and shook his head helplessly.
Obviously, these two first-grade ladies knew the inside story.