"Sister, what Brother Keng said is not unreasonable, but Brother Keng, your marriage must be decided early. If these martial arts families are not suitable, do you still plan to use your teachers and others to get married in the civil servant family?
Looking for a suitable one?”
After all, she was brought up by herself. With Feng Ziying's wink, Xiao Duan understood that Feng Ziying probably had someone in mind. But if there was a suitable candidate, why not put it forward openly? Could it be that the family could not agree?
"Yes, Brother Keng, we can't delay this matter. Since you think these are not suitable, I still have some candidates here. Well, many of them are women from civil servant families in the imperial court..."
Mrs. Duan didn't know that her sister was playing tricks on her son's behalf, so she nodded in agreement.
"Mom, aunt, actually my son has a crush, and he has been approved by the teacher, but he hasn't had time to tell mom and aunt yet. Originally, he said that he would talk about it after these few days are busy, but today since mom and aunt
Speaking of which, my son just said it clearly."
Feng Ziying pursed her lips.
He was really nervous.
Originally, he planned to sort out his aunt's ideological work first and let her come to help, but now his mother and aunt caught him off guard, so he could only rely on the tacit understanding between himself and his aunt. Fortunately, his aunt loved him,
I have cooperated with myself in various ways since I was a child, and most of the time I can help myself get round.
"Oh?" Both the Duan family and the younger generation became interested at once. Their son took a fancy to it on his own. This is novel.
There is no such thing as free love in this era. There are very few opportunities for young men and women to meet each other. Even if they meet by chance, it is just a chance meeting. Can it still be love at first sight?
"Whose girl?" Duan and Duan said in unison.
"Actually, both mother and aunt know it, but they have never met. Well, Miss Lin is the legitimate daughter of Lin Hai, the censor of salt patrol in the Huaihe River. She is also the niece of the uncle of the Rongguo family and the uncle of the government. She is the niece of the Jia family.
The granddaughter of the old lady. The ancestors of the Lin family are also princes, and they can be regarded as after the martial arts, but Lin Gong is a scholar." Feng Ziying said generously: "My son met her in Linqing, and he always felt that he was destined to do so. Later, he met her in Linqing.
I've met him once or twice in the Jia family, um, and Mr. Lin, Mr. Shen and Master Qiao are all of the same age, and Mr. Lin was the top pick in the spring of that year."
When Feng Ziying said this, both the big and small Duans recalled it.
Brother Keng and his party in Linqing did save a few people. One is said to be the prefect of Jinling now, another is a girl from the Lin family, and another was the second wife of the Xue family in Jinling, and is also related to the Rongguo Mansion.
, and later had business cooperation with the Feng family.
"Brother Keng, I'm afraid this Miss Lin is a little young, right?" Duan said hesitantly, "She still lives in Rongguo Mansion now?"
"Well, Miss Lin is three years younger than her son. She no longer lives in Rongguo Mansion because Mr. Lin is ill. Last time when her son went to Jiangnan, Miss Lin happened to go back to Yangzhou to visit her father. She hasn't come back yet." Feng Ziying introduced: "
This time my son went south for business and met Mr. Lin. Well, to be honest with his mother, Mr. Lin also helped his son’s career a lot. His son also expressed his love for Miss Lin to Mr. Lin. Mr. Lin had no objection...
…”
Mrs. Duan frowned, but seeing that her son was speaking so sincerely, she could not object. She just hesitated and said: "Brother Keng, this Miss Lin is too young. If she wants to marry you,
I'm afraid it will take two or three years? How can you delay your marriage until two or three years?"
Mrs. Duan was a little reluctant, which meant that she would have to have this third grandson for at least three or four years.
Although it is said that one can get married at the age of fourteen these days, everyone also knows that women are too young to give birth to children, and the mortality rate is very high. Generally speaking, women are required to wait until they are sixteen years old before they can talk about pregnancy and childbirth.
Fortunately, children are born after the age of eighteen, which is why in many couples in this era, the woman is often larger than the man.
Feng Ziying had anticipated this a long time ago and nodded slowly: "The mother's worries are known to the son, but think about it, if the son and the Shen family's daughter are to get married this year or next year, well, that means that maybe the Shen family's daughter will get married next year.
She may be pregnant, and if she gives birth to a child, it may be the year after tomorrow. And if the son and Miss Lin are engaged now, it will be almost two or three years later when the Shen family's daughter gives birth to the child. By then, the son and Miss Lin will be engaged.
Isn’t it just in time to get married?”
Feng Ziying was thinking about the best, so that her mother would have something to worry about.
If we don't get rid of these thoughts first, I'm afraid that when my mother finds out about Lin Yatou's body, her opposition will become even more intense.
Now let her accept the fact that she will get married three years later, and then she knows that Lin Yatou's body is a little weak, but thinking that it is three years later, Lin Yatou will definitely be much better when she has grown up a few years.
If it can be supplemented by having a concubine sister as a concubine, like her own aunt, the mother's acceptance will be much higher.
Moreover, if you have a concubine sister who comes to marry you, you will definitely have a greater sense of psychological identity as your aunt. After all, everyone prefers someone with a similar identity to themselves. In this way, there is a family member who speaks a common language, so that the aunt can also
You can speak for yourself more.
Feng Ziying had to think carefully and thoroughly, and had a thorough understanding of the psychology of the elder and younger Duans. For this reason, he also spent a lot of time thinking about strategies, just because he was worried about his mother getting in the way.
The eldest Duan was reluctantly persuaded by her son. If Shen could really conceive a grandson for her next year and give birth to him the year after that, indeed the past two years would have passed in such a flash, and three years would not have seemed that long.
, which is not unacceptable.
"Well, Brother Keng, how is Miss Lin's health?" This is the question that Duan is most concerned about. Feng Ziying has said so much before. The Lin family can barely be regarded as a martial arts queen, but they are also scholars and are still in the top tier.
It is indeed very suitable, but the most important thing is whether it can have children.
Feng Ziying sighed inwardly.
Mother values this the most. No one else. My father had one wife, one concubine and two concubines. It was his mother who gave birth to him, and only one of the three aunts gave birth to a daughter. No one can tell whose fault it is.
It's too thin anyway.
Therefore, the mother is also obsessed with finding a daughter-in-law who can bear children. In this way, if the main wife can give birth to more legitimate children, the entire family will be stable. It is better for the concubine to give birth to a legitimate son if there are legitimate children. If there is no legitimate son, it is inevitable.
There was a dispute.
"Miss Lin is still young and is a little thin, but her son asked her for a practice prescription from Master Zhang and asked her to start practicing last year. It was very effective this year." Feng Ziying didn't dare to lie.
If you ask, you will know that if you know that you lied, your mother will be even more opposed.
As soon as he heard this, Mr. Duan's eyebrows stood up, and his voice suddenly became sharp, "You have a bad body? That won't work! Absolutely not!"
"Mom, it's not that she has bad health, but that she is too young, so my son hopes that she will grow healthier. This is also in line with your wish to give birth to a son as soon as you get married. As a thirteen-year-old girl, you
Do you think she can be much stronger? She is not a country girl who is exposed to wind and rain all day long..."
Feng Ziying said helplessly.
He originally wanted to wait until his mother understood Lin Daiyu's situation, and then it might be safer to have a concubine sister as a dowry, but seeing his mother's eyebrows raised and menacing, he knew not to break up the matter.
To be clear, I am afraid that my mother will forcefully arrange a marriage for me.
"Then I don't care, brother Keng, mother has said long ago that I can do anything according to you, but this matter must be decided by mother, even if your father is here, it will be the same!" Da Duan was so imposing.
Hong even stood up straight, obviously having touched her vagina, "Brother Keng, don't give mother any nonsense. When you marry a wife and take a concubine, your mother must make the decision. Your body is not strong enough."
, then that’s absolutely not possible, mother will not take such a risk! It’s up to you, Brother Keng, to take concubines, and mother will never interfere!”
Feng Ziying sighed, "Mom, Miss Lin's son is also married, and he is our third wife! The son has already promised to Mr. Lin, and Miss Lin also has a concubine sister who is three or four years older than Miss Lin.
It is from a concubine that Mr. Lin took when he was in Suzhou. Mr. Lin is also willing to let Miss Lin, a concubine's sister, come over as a concubine. Miss Lin's sister is very healthy and fertile..."
At this time Feng Ziying couldn't care anymore.
Until now, he has never seen Lin Yatou's sister who practices spiritual practice. Wang Wenyan has never contacted him, so he probably hasn't found her in Beijing yet.
Now he can only tell nonsense. Lin Yatou's physical condition can be known by asking, but no one knows about this concubine sister. Let this matter be revealed first to stabilize his mother's heart, and at the same time, it can also make her mother feel better.
My aunt is so good at interrupting.
"Oh?" Mr. Duan hesitated.
Dowry with a concubine is not just any family marriage. Generally speaking, it is a marriage between large families, and such an arrangement must involve great interests. Moreover, dowry with a concubine is rare, and even more
Most of the time they are dowry maids, after all, who would worry about having no heirs before they get married.
For example, the marriage between the Feng and Duan families was because the Feng family was a prominent family in Linqing, while the Duan family was a wealthy family in Datong. At that time, the Feng family only had a young son and no children, so now this is considered for marriages between three families.
, and later the eldest son did indeed die in infancy.
So when the eldest Duan was over thirty and still had no children, she married the younger Duan as her concubine as agreed. As soon as the younger Duan married into the Feng family, the eldest Duan became pregnant, and it was said that it was the younger Duan who brought it.
Joyful.
That's why the little Duan has such a high status in the Feng family. Even the eldest Duan has always regarded the little Duan as her biological sister and has a deep affection for her. She even gave Feng Ziying to the little Duan to bring up since she was a child. She feels that the little Duan is lucky enough to bless Feng.
The only son of the family.
At this time, Mr. Duan interrupted, "Brother Keng, are you telling the truth? Is that girl really a concubine of Duke Lin?"
"Auntie, who dares to deceive this kind of thing? It's just that Lin Gong's legitimate wife is the legitimate daughter of Rongguo Gong's Jia family, so he didn't dare to make it public before. Later, after his wife passed away, Lin Gong wanted to welcome the girl back several times, but
A fortune teller said that this girl needs to practice in a place outside the country for ten years before she can be blessed, so..."
At this time, Feng Ziying could only trust Ma Youjuan and use her imagination. Anyway, this is what happened. As for other details, there is no need to worry too much.
Xiao Duan glanced at her sister and nodded slowly: "Brother Keng, if what you said is true and this girl is in good health, then you can consider it. But brother Keng, have you really identified the girl from the Lin family? Is it you?
Do you feel that you are destined to meet this Miss Lin, or will this Mr. Lin be of great help to your future career?"
Hearing what his aunt said, Feng Ziying didn't know that it was her aunt who was helping her carry the sedan chair. She felt overjoyed and then slowly said: "Mom, aunt, Miss Lin is indeed destined to be with her son, so his son also recognizes her."
, This time when he went to Yangzhou, Mr. Lin was of great help to his son. After returning to Beijing this time, both mother and aunt should know that the emperor and the cabinet ministers attached great importance to his son's strategy of opening up the sea, which involved another incident.
Important things need to be done in Yangzhou. I estimate that after waiting another half month, my son may have to go to Yangzhou..."
Mrs. Duan was a little unhappy because her sister had already decided the tone of the conversation. She glared at her sister complainingly, snorted and said, "Brother Keng, everything else is easy to talk about, except for the situation of these two girls.
You have to ask clearly, and even you have to meet me in person before you feel at ease. Everything else is up to you, except for this mother, seeing is believing!"
Giving Feng Ziying a wink, Xiao Duan continued: "What my sister is saying is that you have to meet at least one person to feel at ease. Brother Keng, my sister is doing this for your own good. If you have a legitimate son in the future, your backyard will be stable."
There won’t be any chaos.”
Feng Ziying knew that it was good to achieve such a result, but her mother's request to meet her was a bit troublesome.
He had to finalize the marriage before Lin Ruhai died in order to give an explanation to the Lin family, but now that his mother couldn't pass this test, there was no chance.
I can't bring Lin Yatou back from Yangzhou and let her mother see her, right? And if she does, she will probably be dissatisfied, and it may even be self-defeating.
Just seeing her aunt giving him a wink, Feng Ziying also knew that if she continued to argue, she would probably arouse her mother's rebellious mentality, and even felt that there was something fishy here, so she might as well borrow the donkey from the slope and come down to discuss how to solve this problem.
After leaving her mother's room in a depressed mood, Feng Ziying returned to her small courtyard, wondering how to deal with this matter.
Lin Daiyu is definitely inappropriate, but what about her concubine sister?
Wang Wenyan said that he had arranged for people to come to the capital to search, and the reasoning time was about the same. If there were no special circumstances, there should be a result. Why haven't you contacted him yet?
