Jia Lian had no intention of guessing Zi Juan's thoughts now. His mind was full of how to deal with Lin Ruhai when he saw her later, so he only nodded to Zi Juan and stepped to Lin Ruhai's room.
Who knew that Lin Ruhai was not in Nuange where he had been recuperating, but instead summoned him in the main hall.
When Jia Lian entered, he saw Lin Ruhai sitting on the main seat covered with fur, with two wind screens on both sides. In the hall, except for the old housekeeper, there was no one serving.
Seeing that Lin Ruhai was so ill and still put on this posture, Jia Lian naturally understood that Lin Ruhai had made a decision.
"First Evolution"
So he took a deep breath, walked straight into the hall, and bowed to Lin Ruhai: "I have met my uncle."
"Sit down." Lin Ruhai nodded. After Jia Lian lowered his head and sat down, he asked, "You went to see Yu'er. How is she doing?"
"Sister Lin's complexion is much better than yesterday. Doctor Wang must be right. Sister Lin is fine. Uncle, you can rest assured."
"Um……"
Lin Ruhai hummed, then lowered his head and pondered, as if thinking about something.
Jia Lian did not interfere, but sat quietly on the pear wood chair below, with a very upright posture.
"I have seriously considered what you said yesterday..."
Lin Ruhai deliberately said just this, then stopped and looked up to see Jia Lian's reaction.
However, Jia Lian only straightened his figure again, indicating that he was listening and made no other movements. Even the expression on his face did not change.
Lin Ruhai nodded when he saw this. He had indeed been trained by His Majesty, and he was not surprised by honor or disgrace.
He originally had a prominent family background, outstanding appearance, and extraordinary intelligence. Now he is valued by His Majesty. At least, there is no problem with his future.
So he stopped beating around the bush and said straight to the point: "You said you wanted to marry your sister Lin. I have a few more questions to ask you. Are you willing to listen?"
"No matter what my uncle says, my nephew will do whatever he wants."
"hehe……"
"First, I want to ask you, are you able to fully decide on your own affairs?
I don't want you to promise many things now, but in the future you will do things that break your promise on the grounds that it is hard to disobey the orders of your elders. "
Jia Lian cupped his hands and said seriously: "Uncle, don't worry, don't mention that I have been made a marquis by His Majesty, and concurrently serve as the commander of the Xicheng Army and Horses Division and the deputy commander of the Shenji Battalion. At home, I am also the acting clan leader.
In addition, my biological parents died early, and now no one in the entire Jia family, except the old lady, can interfere with the decisions I make.
As for the old lady, she is sister Lin's direct grandmother. I think as long as it is good for sister Lin, she will not object.
Even if she objects, her nephew is confident that he can convince her, and there will never be anything that her uncle is worried about.
Otherwise, my nephew would not dare to speak to his uncle. "
Jia Lian knew that Lin Ruhai was worried about his stepchildren...
Lin Ruhai nodded. Lin Ruhai knew about the Jia family's situation. Yesterday, he made a special trip to inquire about it and knew that Jia Lian did not lie to him.
With Jia Lian's current status, even Jia's mother would not easily oppose Jia Lian's decision.
Others are naturally even less qualified.
"Then let's talk about the second point. Since you have already married a wife, and now you want to marry your sister Lin, naturally you can only be a concubine.
I miss you. If I really agree to betroth your sister Lin to you, what status will you give her?
A good concubine, or a noble concubine? "
Lin Ruhai stared at Jia Lian with burning eyes.
The concubinage system in the world is generally divided into two types.
Good concubines and bad concubines.
As for concubines and concubines with lower status than concubines, it goes without saying.
Strictly speaking, those kinds of people are not concubines, they can only be regarded as playthings in the man's family.
And a concubine, even if it is just a lowly concubine, at least needs to go through a simple ceremony before she can be admitted into the house.
This type of concubine usually belongs to a lowly family.
For example, Aunt Zhao and Aunt Zhou in Jia Zheng's house are both cheap concubines.
As for a good concubine, it is required that she be at least a daughter of a good family and marry someone else as a concubine.
Although a good concubine is still not as good as a legitimate wife, at least she is not like a bad concubine who can be beaten and scolded at every turn.
Because, like the first wife, a concubine usually has her own dowry and has a certain degree of financial independence.
And when getting married, at least four people must carry a big sedan chair, and the matchmaker is getting married, instead of being like a lowly concubine who is carried into the house in a small sedan chair regardless of the master's arrangements.
Therefore, the titles of good concubines and bad concubines are somewhat different.
A concubine is generally called aunt.
A good concubine is a second wife or a side wife, and the servants can also call her a second wife or a third wife.
For example, in the original work, "Jia Ershe secretly married Sister You".
Jia Lian married Sister You, the younger sister of the You family. Although he only did so secretly, because Sister You was a woman from a good family and Jia Lian was from a different family, he invited Jia Zhen, You family and others to be witnesses and carried a large sedan chair. Carrying it into Huazhi Lane.
Therefore, Second Sister You is a good concubine.
Therefore, Jia Lian's young servant Wanger Zhaoer and others called Second Sister You "Grandma You" instead of aunt.
The second sister You at that time could be called Jia Lian's second wife.
And people like Aunt Zhao are not qualified to be called Jia Zheng's second wife. Jia Zheng was a very decent man. He did not have a second wife, only one wife, and two concubines who served in the house.
Because the status of being a concubine is low, nowadays it is basically only those women who have no choice but to do so, such as maids from big families who are willing to be concubines with masters and young masters, or women who are prostitutes.
These are all concubines, and they are also concubines who account for more than 90% of the total.
And good concubines are rare.
Because generally good families would not let their daughters be concubines unless there was a reason.
This is the custom nowadays, but with Lin Ruhai's identity, even if he agrees to Jia Lian and lets his daughter be Jia Lian's concubine, he will never be willing to be like others.
Lin Ruhai, a person who has read poetry and books, certainly knows that above good concubines, there are actually noble concubines.
The saying of "noble concubine" has a long history and has been used in many dynasties.
Especially in the pre-Qin period, when the princes were at war, many royal princesses and princes' ladies had to marry other heroes because of political marriages.
Usually, one gets married in a high-profile manner with the etiquette of a noble concubine.
The status of a noble concubine is naturally far higher than that of a good concubine.
Since ancient times, all families with noble concubines have become rich and powerful.
And the concubine is definitely not at the mercy of anyone, not even the mistress can be bullied.
To be honest, even the concubine in the palace is actually a title evolved from the concubine. This shows the status of the concubine.
Since there is such a saying in history, Lin Ruhai wants Jia Lian to adopt this attitude.
Therefore, he seemed to be asking, but in fact he only gave Jia Lian one option! After he said this, he looked at Jia Lian's face. As long as Jia Lian was unwilling at all, he would cut off the idea of continuing to negotiate with Jia Lian.
Although he had no choice but to agree to marry his daughter to Jia Lian for many reasons, he did not want his daughter to suffer injustice.
He must fight for the rights that should be fought for his daughter.
Of course Jia Lian understood what Lin Ruhai meant. He thought for a moment, raised the hem of his robe, knelt down and said, "Uncle, if you don't want to tell me, my nephew is also going to explain it to your uncle.
After being the fourth generation of marquises, Sister Lin is the only legitimate daughter of my uncle, so her status is extraordinary.
It is my great fortune to be able to marry my nephew.
Therefore, there is no need to talk about good concubines and noble concubines. My nephew has never wanted Sister Lin to be his concubine, but wants to marry her as an 'equal wife'.
After Sister Lin marries into my family, my nephew will treat her like a real wife.
My nephew has said this before, and I reiterate it just to let my uncle know that my nephew didn't just say it casually, but really meant it. "
"Plain wife?"
Lin Ruhai frowned.
To be honest, if Jia Lian said this yesterday, he would be disgusted.
But today, he had clearly expressed his intention to agree. When Jia Lian said this again, he seriously thought about the feasibility.
"Don't talk about this dynasty. Even in the previous dynasty, there was no such thing as equal wives."
"Although this dynasty does not have it, looking back through the ages, there is this saying.
Of course, I also know that the so-called equal wife is just a nicer word for noble concubine.
But I love Sister Lin, and I don’t want her to suffer any injustice. Even if it is just a title to comfort her, I must win it for her.
As for outside, it doesn't matter whether others approve or not.
As long as I take Sister Lin out for banquets in the future, and others see me treating them with respect, they will naturally not dare to show any contempt.
To put it bluntly, if my nephew is lucky enough to make meritorious service to the court in the future, I will personally pray to His Majesty and grant Sister Lin a royal title.
This is what I have thought for a long time, but I didn't dare to say it yesterday because I was afraid that my uncle would think I was a frivolous person. "
Jia Lian said seriously.
When Lin Ruhai heard this, a smile finally appeared on his face.
He did not doubt Jia Lian's words.
Because, since a noble concubine dares to be labeled with the word "noble", she is naturally different from other concubines.
A concubine is qualified to receive the favor of the imperial court. This is why Lin Ruhai must be given the status of a concubine by Jia Lian.
He actually saw how much Emperor Ning Kang valued Jia Lian, and thought that if possible in the future, he could ask Jia Lian to give Daiyu a reward, even if it was only five or six grades, it would at least be close to him.
Unexpectedly, before he said anything, Jia Lian had already taken the initiative to speak.
This made him somewhat relieved.
As for the equal wife, although it sounds like it is higher than the noble concubine, after all, the noble concubine is a common term in all dynasties, but the equal wife is not.
But it doesn't matter, at least it shows that Jia Lian's treatment of Yu'er is left to them.
"I hope you will remember your words and do what you say in the future."
Lin Ruhai said something and called Jia Lian up. Then he stopped putting on airs and resumed his previous attitude towards Jia Lian.
"You said yesterday that the first boy you and Yu'er will give birth to in the future is willing to be adopted in my name and become my direct grandson. Do you really take it seriously?"
"It's true.
However, my nephew does not dare to lie to his uncle. He knows that Sister Lin is fragile, so even if I marry into my family, I plan to let Sister Lin take good care of herself first and will not rashly let Sister Lin give birth to me.
Otherwise, if something goes wrong with Sister Lin, my nephew will regret it for the rest of his life!
Therefore, even if everything goes well, this will not be possible until at least four to five years later.
Therefore, I hope that my uncle will take good care of his health and raise his own grandson personally in the future..."
When Lin Ruhai heard what Jia Lian said, she stroked her beard and laughed.
"Even if you don't tell me, I won't let you ruin Yu'er's body right now.
You kid...you don't have to comfort me with false words, I still know my body.
To tell you the truth, I have decided that after my death, Yu'er will observe my filial piety for three years before marrying you. By then, Yu'er must have grown up.
As long as you take good care of her during this period, she will definitely be in better health.
By then, it would be great if she could give birth to a child. I also believe in you and will not break your promise to me.
But if my Lin family is destined to have no offspring, don't be harsh, let alone blame you, Sister Lin, for this. At that time, the issue of adoptive heirs will be over, do you understand? "
Jia Lian heard the meaning of Lin Ruhai's words, and couldn't help but admire Lin Ruhai's love for his daughter, so he solemnly handed over his hands and said: "My nephew, I obey."
Having said that, it seems that the dust has settled.
Jia Lian suppressed the excitement in his heart and was about to discuss the specific regulations of marrying Daiyu with Lin Ruhai. Lin Ruhai took the clinker in the hands of the old housekeeper. After taking a sip of tea, he waved his hand: "I'm not busy."
"I have one last request for you.
If you can agree, we can naturally continue to discuss the following matters. "
"Uncle, please speak."
Now that things have happened, Jia Lian certainly has nothing to worry about.
Even if Lin Ruhai wants to test him or even make things difficult for him, he is not afraid.
This is because he has enough confidence.
After all, he could even destroy the love line between the perfect match between Waiter Shenying and Fairy Jiangzhu, thereby taking away Sister Lin's heart. He didn't think that Lin Ruhai, who looked like this now, could still stop him.
