"Brother Keng, it's impossible for Baoyu to join the army..." Mrs. Wang preemptively struck. This was absolutely impossible.
"Uh, join the army?" Feng Ziying was almost intimidated by Mrs. Wang. You dare to say that, but I dare not respond. With Baoyu's virtue, do you also dare to say to join the army? Even I never dared to think that he could join the army.
"No, no, aunt said it was far away. My nephew did not ask Baoyu to join the army. The Jia family started with military service. That is a road of narrow escape and Baoyu cannot withstand it." Feng Ziying quickly comforted Jia Zheng and his wife.
Jin Chuaner, who happened to be beside Mrs. Wang, brought the tea in. Thinking of Baoyu's absurdity that led to the girl's death in the well, Feng Ziying couldn't help but take another look when she took the tea.
It's not that he has never seen Jin Chuan'er, but that was a year ago, and another year later, this girl has become more round and round, with fair and delicate skin. She is really a beauty. It's sad that Baoyu wants to forcefully eat rouge. .
Jia Zheng didn't pay attention, but Mrs. Wang noticed it keenly.
Recalling that I heard that the Feng family only assigned a personal maid to serve the Feng family, I originally thought that this was because the Feng family was shabby, but now it seems that this is because the Feng family intends to be self-disciplined and stick to their duties. No wonder this Feng family is poor. He can read books, but it seems that the Feng family's eldest son has fallen in love with Jin Chuan'er, right?
People like Mrs. Wang will naturally not take a maid in their eyes. Even if it is the eldest maid next to her, it is nothing compared to her own Baoyu's future.
Now that the eldest son of the Feng family is already a member of the family, and the Feng family and the Jia family are close friends, coupled with the relationship between the eldest son of the Feng family and the Jia family, this girl and her sister Yu Chuaner were given to the eldest son of the Feng family. It's not a problem for Lang to be a personal maid, but she can still sell the Feng family's eldest son. If these two girls go to the Feng family, they can also put in good words for the Jia family and Baoyu from time to time.
Feng Ziying naturally didn't expect that her casual glance at Jin Chuan'er would arouse Mrs. Wang's crazy thoughts. This also shows his status and weight in the minds of Jia Zheng and his wife, plus his previous overwhelming favor, so It takes every move to attract Mrs. Wang's attention.
"Brother Keng, is there any other suitable path for Baoyu?" Since he rejected joining the army, Jia Zheng couldn't think of any other path, so he couldn't help but lean forward and asked.
This is really about caring and chaos, father and son connecting hearts.
"Uncle Shi, Auntie, although Baoyu can't study, there is still a difference in this study." Feng Ziying took a sip of tea leisurely and put down the teacup.
Um? What does this mean? Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang were both puzzled.
"Baoyu is not interested in the meaning of the classics, and cannot read them, let alone political theory, so there is almost no hope of taking the road of scientific examination. However, Baoyu still has some literary talent in poetry and songs, which is not all bad. The saving grace is that I heard from my third sister that Baoyu’s poems were quite good and he was praised by several of Uncle Shi’s disciples many times..."
Before Feng Ziying finished speaking, Jia Zheng was already shaking his head and smiling bitterly.
There is no point in writing poetry! Hundreds of years ago, the imperial court stopped testing poetry and poetry!
Poems, lyrics, and songs are simply a form of entertainment that literati use to entertain themselves during their leisure time. In other words, if scholars and civil servants are not familiar with poems, lyrics, and songs, it will at best mean that you lack elegance, but it will not affect your career as an official. But you will not know how to do it. If you don’t understand the classics and political theory, you are not even qualified to be an official.
To put it nicely, poems, lyrics, and poems are just the icing on the cake to add character. Having this ability as a literati can make you more famous among scholars, but it cannot help you gain a foothold in the scholarly community. In the final analysis, you have to It depends on whether you can pass the imperial examination.
For Baoyu, he has no basic qualifications. Even if he can write two crooked poems, what's the point?
"My dear nephew, Baoyu can indeed write two useless poems, but what's the point? You can neither seek an official position nor make a living by planning, so you can't just rely on this to entertain yourself at home, right?" Jia Zheng sighed. .
"No, Uncle Shi, that's not what I'm talking about." Feng Ziying was still unhurried, "I'm saying that since Baoyu can't read the classics, he might as well spend more time on poetry and poetry. Well, he can also let him He took part in more outings with literati to increase his reputation..."
Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang finally realized that they were not relying on these poems and songs to plan anything, but they were relying on these poems and songs to increase their reputation. So what was the purpose of increasing their reputation?
Seeing the two mothers come back to their senses, Feng Ziying smiled slightly and said, "Poetry, poetry, and poetry are still highly respected among us scholars after all. If you do well in poetry, you can also gain a lot of fame. Since Baoyu doesn't like classics, meanings, policy, and theory, he doesn't like it." To make a living, if you want to maintain the Jia family in the future, it is very important to find a well-matched marriage partner. My nephew thinks that if Baoyu can gain some fame in this area, he might not be able to find a suitable family. "
Feng Ziying especially emphasized the words "matching the family", which naturally meant something.
Wu Xun families such as the Jia family are no longer popular now. They rely on Yu Yin to get by, and they are declining day by day. Everyone tacitly understands that civil servants will basically not look for Wu Xun children, so the remaining groups will not talk about it. Yue.
If the Jia family cannot produce scholars and does not have enough livelihood support, then it is a high probability that the next generation will decline or even be reduced to a broken household. This is not unknown to Jia Zheng and others. The Xue family and the Shi family have gradually revealed it. In another ten years, maybe Xue The family historian will be forgotten by everyone. In another twenty years, will the Jia family follow in their footsteps?
In order to prevent the Jia family from collapsing so quickly, and Jia Baoyu was unable to study and make a living, he could only rely on marriage to find a long-lasting and strong backer.
If you want people to like you, you have to have something eye-catching. Baoyu has a good skin and a big face, not to mention it is quite attractive, but this is not enough. If you are famous in poetry, then Maybe there will be some opportunities.
Jia Zheng and others also understand that Jia Baoyu's best marriage partner can no longer be a martial arts family, but a civil servant family will definitely not find a martial arts child who has not even been a scholar. Apart from civil servants, there are only royal family members. .
Feng Ziying didn't make it clear, but Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang both understood.
Indeed, if you want to find a relatively long-term and stable backer, you can't turn to the civil servants, then you can only be the royal family.
The royal clan of the Great Zhou Dynasty has always liked to be arty and respected the scholar-officials, but the civil servants never liked marriages with the royal clan. Even if they were candidates for the emperor's harem, the civil servants would stay away from them and would never give away their daughters. After entering the palace, after such calculation, Jia Baoyu seemed to have some hope.
Seeing the excited expressions of Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang, Feng Ziying knew that her move had impressed the other party, but it was not that simple to get close to the royal family.
There are many heirs to the current Emperor, but most of these heirs are quite old. For example, Prince Yi Zhong is the eldest, already in his early fifties, while the fourth son of the current emperor is close to fifty, and Prince Zhong Shun, the ninth son, is the youngest. I'm already in my forties.
Baoyu is only twelve years old now, which means that it will take three to five years before marriage can be discussed. Then the suitable women among these royal family members must be carefully selected.
Moreover, if you choose someone else, they will also choose you. You are a declining heir of the second house of the Duke. To be honest, there is no other bonus. It is difficult to impress people with your face alone, so Feng Ziying suggested that Jia Baoyu should be in Work hard to become famous through poetry and prose, so that you can have a chance to take this chance.
It has to be said that Feng Ziying pointed out a clear path to Jia Zheng and his wife. After thinking about it, Jia Zheng and his wife felt that this was probably the most suitable and practical path for Baoyu.
Not to mention the princess, even if he could marry a more reliable princess, the Jia family could barely maintain its stability and wealth for a few more decades.
Seeing that both Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang were interested, Feng Ziying finally breathed a sigh of relief.
This matter finally has a clear direction, at least I know which direction to work towards, and here I have an explanation for Baoyu.
He is born with a good skin, plus he is good at poetry, wine, and romance. Well, let's see if he can impress a certain princess and princess. Why does it feel a bit like he wants to "serve people with sex"?
There was a silence in the study room. Both Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang were judging the gains and losses. Feng Ziying also knew that it was not easy to be a concubine. Dazhou's consort sounded awesome, but the taste was not necessarily pleasant. Taking a concubine would have to be It depends on whether you have the ability to make the princess surrender, otherwise you will sleep with some ugly princess for the rest of your life.
All in all, if you have goals in some aspects, you will have to lose in some aspects. This is normal.
Feng Ziying can think of it, Jia Zheng and his wife can also think of it, but for now, this is indeed the most reliable option, not to mention that the princess and princess are not ignorant, educated, virtuous and beautiful, like Wei Ruolan's mother is Da Zhou The recognized virtuous princess even took the initiative to take concubines for her husband. This depends on luck and ability.
In the end, Jia Zheng nodded: "My dear nephew, on Baoyu's side..."
"Uncle Shi, aunt, in my nephew's opinion, it is better to let Baoyu stay up for a few days first, let him taste the feeling of being unwilling to eat and sleep restlessly, so that he can cherish the hard-won opportunities in the future and stop acting willfully. , Of course, this is still a matter of a few years later, but we need to start cultivating it in a targeted manner now. Well, I don’t think this is difficult for Baoyu,..."
Feng Ziying's words made Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang nod slowly.
Let Baoyu endure it for a while, and first try to taste the various social beatings he may face when he grows up. Maybe it will really help his growth and let him understand that nothing can be obtained easily. .
