"Ayuan, come and meet your future sister-in-law." In the past few days, Wen Yuan's eldest brother Wen Xi, for some unknown reason, has been making noises about marrying the youngest daughter of the Jin family in Chengwei.
King Dingnan and the princess were not snobbish people, and their family backgrounds were strong enough, so they had no idea of consolidating their status through marriage.
It’s just that this daughter of the Jin family is really not a match for Wen Xi…
"Since you want to marry her, just bring her back to the house and let us see her. Why does the house have to make arrangements for you if you suddenly propose a marriage?"
Mrs. Wen spoke eloquently, and Wen Xi also knew that it would be unreasonable not to bring him back to his parents, so he promised his mother to bring him back in a few days.
Wen Yuan was happy at first, because his eldest brother had reached the age to marry and have children.
But that day, her mother suddenly found her and said, "Ah Yuan, go and persuade your eldest brother to let him associate with the fourth youngest of the Jin family."
What kind of girl could not be found in a powerful family like Dingnan Prince's Palace? She had to marry the daughter of a small family or a concubine with no name or status.
That's all, but the fourth child of the Jin family is still a troublemaker.
Wen Yuan was puzzled. He helped his mother sit down and asked, "What's wrong? Mother looks so worried... Is there any misbehavior of the Jin family?"
"That's not the case." Mrs. Wen took Wen Yuan's hand and asked her to sit down, "I heard some things about the Jin family. They doted on concubines and killed their wives, and the family tradition was not good. How could such a woman marry your eldest brother. "
If this was the case, it would really be inappropriate, but Wen Yuan still asked his mother to relax, saying that he would ask someone to investigate and find out the details of the Jin family.
"Silly boy, although you are a princess, I am also Princess Dingnan. Naturally, I dared to say these words after some investigation."
Princess Dingnan stood up and looked into the distance meaningfully, "The master of the Jin family forced his first wife to death, and made the fourth son, the biological mother of the woman your eldest brother likes, the mistress. How can a maidservant afford this? It is the important responsibility of a family to raise a daughter with a perverse temper, and even the child’s birth is unclear.”
The more he talked about Mrs. Wen, the more chilled he became. When Wen Xi searched for marriageable girls in the capital, he couldn't find any that he liked. Now he turned around and said that he wanted to marry a girl born from a concubine.
It was so ridiculous that Mrs. Wen was so angry that she had a headache and her eyesight almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Wen Yuan supported her from behind.
"It's absolutely crazy, Ah Yuan, you know that mother doesn't care about the other person's family background, but that she has good character and knowledge. Your eldest brother will be the head of the family in the future! How can you marry a concubine!"
Wen Yuan knew that both his father and mother had high hopes for his eldest brother, because he was the first child of the Dingnan Palace.
My father has only one woman in his life, his mother and his concubine, and they are the only four children. As the eldest son, the eldest brother has received a different education since he was a child. In the future, the family business will be controlled by the eldest brother... marrying a younger brother A daughter born from a concubine of a small family is indeed unjustifiable.
And...the Queen Mother would definitely not agree.
After Wen Yuan came out from her mother's place, her eldest brother immediately found her and asked, "What did mother tell you?"
"I didn't say anything. I said that brother, you will be in charge of the family business in the future, and she is not worthy of you."
Wen Xi used to respect his parents very much, but now he has completely changed his mind. "I knew that she just didn't like Ling'er, so she didn't like her no matter what. It was just because she disliked other people's families and was not worthy of Prince Dingnan's palace."
Wen Yuan, who was shorter than him, frowned as she listened to his words. She never imagined that the humble and respectful elder brother in the past would become like this.
Wen Yuan, who originally didn't have much opinion of the Jin family, now hates them inexplicably, "Brother, how can you say that about your mother? Isn't she all for you?"
Wen Yuan stood a little further away from Wen Xi. This move hurt Wen Xi, "Besides, my mother comes from a famous family, so it's normal to look down on the Jin family's small family."
"How come even you, Ayuan, have changed..."
"Brother, you have changed." He has become an enemy of the people in this family. He is no longer the kind eldest brother who thinks about his younger brothers and sisters.
After Wen Yuan left Dingnan Prince's Mansion, he did not return to the Princess Mansion, but instead went to Jin's house.
The family of merchants was quite wealthy, but the master of the Jin family was an illiterate man, while his first wife was literate and well-educated, but it was a pity that she was forced to death.
Wen Yuan looked at the big gold characters on the door plaque and thought to himself that the Jin family was really generous. Every door plaque had to be inlaid with gold.
"Princess Xianyang..." The concierge recognized Wen Yuan, but had no intention of inviting Wen Yuan in, "You..."
Chunhua, who was beside Wen Yuan, stopped the concierge, "Go and inform your master that I, Princess Xianyang, have arrived, and ask him to go out and greet her as soon as possible."
How dare the concierge offend Wen Yuan? He hurriedly ran into the house to inform the master.
"Wen Yuan? What is she doing here?" Mr. Jin thought that he had never done anything wrong, so he was not afraid of Wen Yuan causing trouble for him.
There will be no involvement between the people and the officials.
But Jin Li on the side was like a mouse that met a cat, unable to hold back a loud fart for a long time.
Mr. Jin took his wife and concubines to greet Wen Yuan outside the mansion, "Princess Xianyang's visit to our humble residence is really a blessing for us."
A humble house?
Wen Yuan walked in and took a look, my dear, this is called a humble house, and its repairs are no worse than those of the princes and ministers.
Tsk, tsk, tsk, look, there is a small gold mountain in the main hall, "Master Jin has a lot of wealth."
Wen Yuan smiled and sat on the main seat. The hand holding the tea cup did not move. She turned her head and asked Chunhua: "Master Jin must have donated a lot for the disaster relief the year before last, right?"
How could she not remember these merchants who had provided disaster relief? She asked that on purpose.
Chunhua understood what the young lady meant as soon as she heard it, and she pretended to think for a while, "Master Jin has never provided relief to disasters. Princess, you have remembered it wrong."
"That's all, that's not what I came here to talk about anyway."
If you're not here to talk about this, what are you here for?
Mr. Jin became more and more confused, "Princess Xianyang, are you here..."
"It's nothing, it's just that my family and your family are discussing marriage. Does Mr. Jin know?" Wen Yuan accurately found Jin Ling's mother, Jin Li, in the crowd.
"No... I don't know! What's going on." Although Mr. Jin doesn't know a word of Chinese characters, he still understands the gap between his Jin family and Dingnan Prince's Palace. How can he dare to seek such a high degree of marriage?
But he had many daughters, and he didn't know which daughter Wen Yuan was talking about discussing marriage with her family.
"Where is Madam? Why didn't you come out to greet her?" Chunhua and Wen Yuan exchanged glances and deliberately searched for her in the crowd.
Mrs. Jin Li stepped forward from the crowd and saluted, "Princess Xianyang... a commoner woman is the mistress of the house."
"Oh you!" Wen Yuan pretended to suddenly realize, "I thought you were a concubine, I'm sorry."
Jin Li's face looked ugly, but she had to apologize, "Well... about the little girl, it would be more appropriate to wait until Princess Dingnan talks about it in person, right?"
Doesn't this mean that Wen Yuan, an unmarried girl, is still a sister and has nothing to do with these things.
Mr. Jin understood that it was Jin Ling who was discussing marriage with Prince Dingnan...
He really loved that child, but why he never knew about it.
Of course he didn't know, that was something Jin Li deliberately hid from him.
"Mom didn't plan to come, but after all, it's my eldest brother's business, so let me come and take a look." Wen Yuan came to the Jin family on his own initiative, and of course he couldn't tell them the truth.
Mrs. Jin Li really believed it and asked someone to come to the back to call Jin Ling out.
I really feel pity for her appearance. Even Wen Yuan thinks her appearance is too superior, but she looks nothing like Mr. Jin...
"Don't be nervous, I'm just here to see you. How did Miss Jin meet my eldest brother?"
Wen Yuan began to cross-examine, but Jin Ling couldn't even speak clearly because of his nervousness, which almost made Wen Yuan disgusted to death, "What's going on? You are so nervous that you can't say anything to me. What if you are paying my respects to my father, queen, mother and concubine?" , why don’t you faint from fright?”
"No...no, it's the first time I see the princess's face, and I feel frightened...so..."
Wen Yuan immediately stopped her and said, "That's enough. I don't like to talk politely. I just want to know how you and my brother met."
The eldest brother has always been a very boring person and basically stays at home. How could he have the opportunity to meet such a small-family girl?
Seeing that she couldn't tell her for a long time, Wen Yuan couldn't wait any longer, "Since you can't tell me, I'm going to ask my eldest brother, Jin Ling, think about it, how can you stand shoulder to shoulder with my eldest brother like this?"
Jin Ling was saddened by what she said and ran back to the backyard with her face covered. Jin Li was angrily fighting for her daughter, "I mean, Princess Xianyang, after all, you are a eldest girl who has not yet left the palace. How come you come to criticize others like this?" Isn’t it good for my daughter’s marriage?”
Wen Yuan knew that she was unreasonable in this matter, but when her brother wanted to marry such a woman, she was the first to refuse, "I just care about my brother, and caring will lead to chaos. Mrs. Jin won't blame me, right?"
This is embarrassing for Jin Li, no matter what you say, it won't work.
Before leaving, Wen Yuan specifically asked in front of Mr. Jin and his group: "How can the Jin family be worthy of the Wen family of the Dragon Kingdom?"
Her mother didn't mind the family background of her future sisters-in-law, but Wen Yuan did, especially if a daughter brought up by a concubine from a small family like this could get on the stage.
Soon this matter reached the ears of the Queen Mother through Wen Yuan's mouth. The Queen Mother summoned Mrs. Wen and Wen Xi. Wen Yuan, as the place of complaint, had already been waiting for her brother in the Queen Mother's palace.
"Here, sit down." Wen Yuan sat at the Queen Mother's hand, staring at his brother with emotion on his face.
Princess Dingnan knew that the Queen Mother was about to attack, so she sat a little further away, leaving the seat next to the Queen Mother's other hand for Wen Xi.
Sure enough, as soon as the mother and son sat down, the Queen Mother asked Wen Xi, "I heard from your sister that you have someone you like?"
"It's...the royal grandmother..."
"Why do you look like this? Will the Ai family eat you?" The queen mother's eyes were unkind, but after all, she was her own grandson, so she couldn't do anything to him.
