bookrebus Chapter 361: Love in the Red Mansion is as Deep as the Sea 41
Chapter 361: Love in the Red Mansion is as Deep as the Sea 41
Tanchun's marriage is neither too high nor too low, which is really difficult. The family that is too high looks down on Tanchun because she is a concubine's daughter, and the family that is too low is so poor that they have to rely on the woman's dowry to survive.
Grandmother Jia really looks down upon those families who get something for nothing. How poor must they be to start calculating their daughter-in-law's dowry!
After two months of negotiation, there was still no result. After all, Lady Jia was old and could not bear this kind of thing, so she lay in bed for several days.
As a son-in-law, Lin Ruhai would definitely go to visit his mother-in-law when she was ill. Jia's mother looked at Lin Ruhai and burst into tears: "My Min'er is so lucky! You have suffered so much over the years!
I, an old woman, have finally understood after living this long that children are all debts! You said there is nothing wrong with being a girl, but her status as a concubine is really embarrassing.
If Wang Shi is a good person, she would register the girl under her name, and now the chances of getting married would be much better."
Seeing Lady Jia in such a state of embarrassment, Lin Ruhai couldn't help but laugh: "Why bother your mother-in-law with such trivial matters? I have a ready-made candidate.
Daiyu and Jinyu's husband, Yang Zhanhui, has now reached the rank of fifth-rank official in the Ministry of Personnel. His third son is a good writer and has a good character.
The Yang family had a good tradition, with a family rule that a man could only take a concubine if he was 30 and childless. Everything else was good, except that the Yang family had served in official positions for a short time, so their financial resources were a bit thin.
Grandmother Jia slapped her thigh and said, "What's the big deal if it's a little thin? It's just a matter of giving more dowry to the girl! As long as the child has noble character and is ambitious, that's all that matters!"
After getting approval from Grandmother Jia, she called Jia Zheng over, as it was his daughter's marriage after all. In those days, marriages were strictly based on the wishes of the parents and the matchmaker.
Jia Zheng listened to Lin Ruhai's words and pondered for a while before nodding in agreement. He was well aware of Lin Ruhai's level; he said that if he wrote well, then this couldn't be bad.
Besides, Yang Zhanhui was much younger than him and had already reached the rank of Doctor of the Ministry of Personnel. What kind of government office was the Ministry of Personnel? Jia Zheng would have to be insane to disagree.
Lin Ruhai couldn't help but sigh that it was all about timing and luck. He originally wanted to leave the third son of the Yang family to his own daughter, but the emperor issued an edict that Daiyu was the prince's principal wife.
It's really helpless. Life in the royal family is not so easy. The Yang family is far simpler and does not have so many messy things.
As long as I am here, my daughter will not starve even if I am poor. Now I have no choice but to let Tanchun take advantage of me.
Lin Ruhai acted very quickly in his matchmaking, and the Jia family today is not as badly reputed as it was in the original novel.
Jia Zhen was kept under close watch by Jia Jing, and no bad rumors came out about him.
Yang Zhanhui admired Lin Ruhai's character very much, so he understood as soon as he got a hint from Lin Ruhai.
Two days later, Yang Zhanhui's wife, Qiu, came to visit Jia's mother under the pretext of visiting her. Jia's mother warmly entertained Qiu, and all the girls in the Jia family came out to meet the guest.
Tanchun, Xichun, and Xue Baochai, who was staying at the Jia Mansion, were all praised by Qiu, who also prepared a gift of calligraphy to send to them.
After Lady Jia finished her introductions, Mrs. Qiu took Tanchun's hand and said, "The old lady is really good at taking care of people. The girls in this mansion are all like water onions.
As soon as I saw this child, I couldn’t help but want to get close to him.”
Jia Mu knew that this was a good choice and could not help but feel secretly proud, but she said modestly: "My maids are just plain-headed and straight-faced. They don't deserve such praise from Madam Yang."
Both sides were very satisfied with the talks, and Tanchun's cheeks were blushing from beginning to end.
The news of Aunt Zhao's favor spread quickly, and Tanchun knew that the person praised by Uncle Lin must be right, and this was a proper marriage.
Jia Zheng, accompanied by Lin Ruhai, also looked at the other party. Looking at the young man in front of him who answered questions fluently, Jia Zheng nodded with satisfaction.
The Yang family quickly sent an official matchmaker to propose marriage. Grandmother Jia first declined politely, saying that this was the etiquette and made her daughter look noble. Then the matchmaker came to the house and Grandmother Jia accepted the engagement letter from the man.
It was only when the matchmaker came to their house for the third time that Lady Jia and Jia Zheng agreed to the marriage. They did not agree to it the first time as it would have seemed that the woman was being too eager and wanted to lose value.
Generally, this kind of official media is used when both parties are already interested and the matchmaker just goes through the motions.
No one would go to someone's house to propose marriage with a straight face. Getting married doesn't mean making enemies.
Tanchun's marriage was settled, and Aunt Zhao cried and laughed so much that she almost went crazy.
Aunt Zhao used the best fabrics she had saved over the years to make a set of clothes, shoes and socks for Lin Daiyu. She worked tirelessly on them and even took pearls from a headdress to decorate her clothes and shoes.
Lin Daiyu came to the Jia Mansion to visit Lady Jia. Aunt Zhao found Lin Daiyu and bowed to her as soon as they met.
Panicked, Lin Daiyu hastily dodged, "Auntie, you are embarrassing me! This is unacceptable."
Aunt Zhao's eyes were red: "Miss Lin, I only have a pair of children. Huan'er is a boy, so I am not too worried about him. But Tanchun is a girl, and getting married is like a second reincarnation.
I don't have anything good to give you, this is something I made myself, so please keep it as it's a token of my love for you."
After saying this, Aunt Zhao turned and left. Xueyan unfolded her clothes, shoes, and socks and exclaimed, "This is hard work! The hibiscus flowers on it look like they're about to bloom."
Look at these shoes, they look really nice when you walk on them."
Lin Daiyu sighed, "How pitiful are the hearts of all parents in the world. Xueyan has prepared the gifts. This is a token of her love. We will just give her some extra dowry when she gets married."
With Tanchun's marriage settled, Grandmother Jia finally put her worries to rest, and Mrs. Wang gradually "recovered".
The Xue family is in a very awkward situation now. Xue Baochai couldn't help but feel angry when she saw Tanchun's marriage. No one is so mean-spirited. People younger than her are already engaged.
Now that Yingchun is married, Tantian stays in her room all day embroidering her dowry and rarely goes out.
Xichun would come to pay her respects to Lady Jia every few days, leaving only Shi Xiangyun and Xue Baochai who came to the Jia Mansion from time to time to compete.
The Xue family has now shot the arrow and there is no turning back, they can only rely on the Jia family. But who is Grandmother Jia? She has been shrewd and calculating all her life.
How could she agree to such a thing? In Jia Mu's view, Shi Xiangyun was a noble lady from a marquisate, and her dowry was also generous. When Shi Xiangyun's mother passed away, she personally saw that the second and third rooms sealed up Shi Xiangyun's mother's dowry.
No matter how you look at it, Shi Xiangyun's support is stronger than Xue Baochai's. Although the Xue family is an old relative, Xue Baochai's brother is an unstable factor.
Who doesn't know about the murder? He's usually ignorant and spends money like water. Baoyu will be miserable for the rest of his life with such a brother-in-law.
Grandmother Jia really couldn't figure out what was going on in Wang's head. To say that she didn't love her children was a bit unfair to her, but to say that Wang loved her children wasn't entirely true.
That's really digging a hole for your own children to jump into. In recent years, the first wife has really crushed the second wife. Jia Lian has done a good job in his position. In two years, he will be promoted when he returns to the capital.
Last year, Feng Ji gave birth to another son for Jia Lian. With two sons and a daughter, Feng Ji can be said to have established a firm foothold.