After Lin Ruhai thought for a moment, he said calmly: "I was about to talk to Wen Yan about this."
Wang Wenyan was shocked. It was definitely unusual for Lin Ruhai to take the matter so seriously, and it was related to Feng Ziying. But it was also related to Lin Ruhai's legitimate daughter, which made Wang Wenyan even more shocked and a little bit inexplicable. expectations.
"This time Feng Ziying came here and proposed to me that she wanted to marry Yu'er." Lin Ruhai pondered while stroking his beard, "I told you before that his concubine is the eldest son of his uncle, so Qiao Yingjia Zuofu married Shen Ju, Shen Jiyu's eldest daughter, and he will marry Yu'er as his legitimate wife for his third wife."
Wang Wenyan frowned, "He himself wants to marry Miss Yu? What about his family's attitude?"
Lin Ruhai was satisfied. Wang Wenyan was right. When he said this, he naturally understood what he meant, but he did not abandon his own principles of life.
Wang Wenyan was a meticulous person and could naturally hear the meaning behind his words. This was Feng Ziying's own intention to marry Daiyu, not the intention of her parents. This was very important.
Although Feng Ziying is now famous in Shilin, he is only sixteen years old after all, and according to the current etiquette and customs, the parents make the decision on the marriage, and the children's own thoughts do not count.
Of course, for a person like Feng Ziying, even his parents will definitely respect his opinions to a great extent, but this degree does not mean absolute, and the decision-making power still lies in the hands of his parents.
And celebrities like Feng Ziying need to respect their parents' wishes. If their parents don't approve of the marriage, it will be really troublesome.
Although Wang Wenyan still doesn't know what problems this marriage has for Feng Ziying and Miss Lin, he can feel that there must be some obstacles.
After thinking about it for a while, he slowly said: "Dong Weng, from the classical understanding of this matter, it shouldn't be a problem. Everyone lives in a house and forms a family of their own. Even if there is a relationship between the wives of each house, It's just that they are sisters-in-law. With a prestigious family like the Feng family, this situation is reasonable. Dong Weng should not be troubled by this. And if the Feng family can get this marriage, especially Feng Ziying Since I have such a fate with you, I should be happy to see it come to fruition."
Wang Wenyan analyzed carefully and comprehensively, and obviously did not understand what problems this marriage would have.
Lin Ruhai would not stop her, and the Feng family was also willing. In addition, Feng Ziying came to discuss the marriage in person. Although it was not polite, it also showed that Feng Ziying should be willing. Could it be that Miss Lin was unwilling and Dong Weng was too fond of Miss Dong Weng? This trouble? It doesn’t look like it either.
Lin Ruhai also noticed Wang Wenyan's doubts and shook his head: "It's not what Wenyan thought. Yu'er and Ziying have this fate. Ziying also takes good care of Yu'er in Beijing. To put it bluntly, they are inseparable. It’s not an exaggeration, but Guan Yu is not like this.”
When Wang Wenyan saw that his father-in-law was so honest and didn't even hide his children's personal relationship, he was moved and felt more and more pressure on his shoulders. It almost felt like he was being left alone.
Since this is not a problem, what else could be the problem? Wang Wenyan was very curious.
Lin Ruhai naturally understood Wang Wenyan's curiosity and grinned with a wry smile: "Wenyan has never met Yu'er. Yu'er, like her mother, has a delicate body and is young now, so...well, the Feng family She is from the Sanfang lineage, and she attaches great importance to continuing the incense. Ziying also mentioned it to me, and the problem may be that her mother may not agree with it..."
Wang Wenyan suddenly realized that it was no wonder that his boss was so troubled.
For a prominent family like the Feng family, the identity of a legitimate wife is of no small importance, and the identity of a legitimate son is equally important, and can even be said to be the key to continuing a family.
If the legitimate wife has no children, it will inevitably shake the status of the entire family in the family.
Think about the situation in Feng's family room. If his daughter has no children and her daughter from the same year and from the same hometown marries into the eldest house but has a child, Lin Ruhai can predict the dangerous situation that her daughter will face without even thinking.
Likewise, that would definitely be unacceptable to Feng Ziying's mother.
The absence of a legitimate son means that the concubine may have to inherit the family status if she gives birth to a son, and the status of the legitimate wife is also easily challenged. Although it is a bit exaggerated to say that pampering a concubine will destroy the wife, it is enough to illustrate the existence of this risk.
To put it bluntly, it doesn't matter if a concubine has no sons, but if the legitimate wife has no children and other concubines have children, it is a harbinger of instability in the backyard, and the competition between concubines and sons will also bring consequences to a large family. Come huge troubles and challenges.
This problem is really difficult to solve. Even a character like Wang Wenyan, who is full of scheming, finds it difficult.
"Is the young lady's body really that delicate? Will it affect fertility?" Since Dong Weng confided in her, Wang Wenyan naturally tried her best and frowned, "Have you ever asked the doctor to take a look at it?"
"Wen Yan, it is not for the doctor to judge such matters, and the key lies in what the Feng family thinks? Maybe his family is not willing to take risks." Lin Ruhai was also helpless.
Wang Wenyan rubbed his hands and thought for a long time, "Dong Weng, it is true that this kind of thing cannot be solved by external force, but Dong Weng only has one young lady, and the other brothers are far apart..."
Lin Ruhai naturally understood what Wang Wenyan meant. If his two concubines had children, then the concubine could also be married off as a concubine, or the daughter of an uncle's brother could be married off. But as the legitimate son, this can ensure that the Lin family's position in the Feng family will not be challenged or violated.
It's a pity that neither of his two concubines have any children, and he has only three generations, no uncles or brothers.
"Can Dong Weng choose a girl from Lin's distant relatives as his adopted daughter, and then take the girl as a dowry when she gets married..." Wang Wenyan also thought of this question.
"It's just that my Lin family lineage has been passed down to me for three generations, and the Lin family members are also far away in Suzhou. It is really difficult to find such a suitable candidate at this time." Lin Ruhai couldn't help but sigh.
"Dong Weng, this matter is simple, just leave it to Wen Yan. All we need is a letter from Dong Weng, and Wen Yan can set off for Suzhou tomorrow. Presumably, the Lin family may not all be wealthy families. There are also poor daughters. If there are This opportunity is also a blessing." Wang Wenyan volunteered and said with emotion: "If there is no such guarantee, I'm afraid Dong Weng will feel uneasy."
Lin Ruhai sighed in his heart that he finally did not invite the wrong person. This Wang Wenyan was really a loyal person, but even if he could really do it as Wang Wenyan said, the woman would be far apart by blood and would not be able to marry Feng in the future. Family, if it really comes to that point, it may not be very good to Yu'er.
After pondering for a long time, Lin Ruhai said softly: "Until now, I don't hide anything from Wen Yan. In fact, I still have a daughter..."
"Ah?!" This really shocked Wang Wenyan. Lin Ruhai also has a daughter?
It had been four years since he had been transporting salt to Si Yamen in Lianghuaidu. Lin Ruhai had never concealed anything about him, even if it involved some secrets, he spoke freely. However, he had never heard that he had a daughter.
Could it be that Lin Ruhai had a daughter from a foreign wife? Although it is not uncommon for a person with Lin Ruhai's status to have a concubine, having a daughter can definitely be adopted as a concubine. What's more, she has been widowed for several years, and there is no situation where a married woman is not allowed to have an outside concubine. That's right.
Seeing that Wang Wenyan was inexplicably shocked, Lin Ruhai also had a look of embarrassment on his face. After thinking about his words, he slowly said: "I'm afraid Wenyan also thinks I'm a little ridiculous, right? It's indeed a ridiculous thing when he was young. More than ten years ago, Not long after Zhuo Jing and I got married, I was still serving as the censor of Zhejiang Province in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Later, I followed the left deputy censor of the capital to Hangzhou for inspection..."
"..., his father was the political envoy of Chengxuan in Zhejiang, so he was sent to imperial prison, and Hou was executed in prison...., he was sent as a slave and sold into the Jiaofangsi. I saw that he was pitiful, so I ransomed him. ,..."
Wang Wenyan nodded slightly. The Chief Envoy of Zhejiang was a second-rank official. Before Zhou Dynasty launched the governor system more than ten years ago, he was the number one figure in Zhejiang Province. He had also heard about this case. At that time, I didn’t know there was such a story.
"…, and then I became pregnant. However, Zhuo Jing and I had just gotten married and had just given birth to a son at that time. It was really not the right time. Moreover, a censor like me would have had an affair with the daughter of a criminal official. , that would be like being a thief, and will definitely be criticized and deposed..."
"Later she gave birth to a daughter, and I sent her back to my hometown in Suzhou. Because I had been working as an official in Beijing, I could only go home to visit when I was on tour, so it was rare to see her after many years. She later thought I am heartless and unrighteous, so I escaped into Buddhism and practiced in Panxiang Temple..."
"Dong Weng, where is that young lady?" Wang Wenyan felt relieved.
It’s not surprising that it turned out to be such a romantic affair.
More than ten years ago, Lin Ruhai was only in her twenties. It was a time when she was in a romantic and suave mood. When things like this happened, she would inevitably fall into the trap of cherishing the beauty and cherishing the jade.
But as a censor, he had such an affair with the prison officer who was handling the case. It must be forbidden by the court regulations. Otherwise, it would be regarded as a violation of the law for personal gain. If she was taken as a concubine, it would be even worse. It's a violation of heaven's rules. If someone finds out that he is a foreigner, he will probably suffer a lot of criticism, so that's the only way.
At least he's not a heartless character who won't recognize him as soon as he lifts his pants. This Dong Weng does have some friendship.
"She has been following her mother to teach and practice in Panxiang Temple. I have visited her several times, but I have never revealed my identity. Her mother only treated her as master and disciple and did not tell her the truth. It was only said that her parents died and she was sent to a temple..."
"It's just that she has always been smart, and I'm afraid she guessed something from her daily life..." Lin Ruhai sighed with a bitter smile: "Every time I go, her mother avoids me, and she is also quite indifferent to me... "
