Looking at this scene, Zhao Mengqi laughed in his heart. He seemed to have become Ximen Qing and was caught in rape.
Seeing that the "Wu Da" was filled with grief and anger and kept chattering and scolding him, Zhao Mengqi became a little impatient. He stepped forward, reached out and grabbed Liu Weizhen's chest and lifted him up.
Liu Weizhen was shocked and shouted, "You, you thief, what are you going to do..."
"If you can't speak well anymore, I will make you unable to speak again!" Zhao Mengqi looked fierce.
"Ah..." Liu Weizhen was really frightened. He felt weak and his tongue was a little tangled. "How...how...it's so...easy to talk...Gentleman, use your words but not your hands. You...put it down first. I'll come down..."
Zhao Mengqi didn't expect him to be so cowardly, so he couldn't help but laugh. Although Wu Da was shy, he was not a coward. This kid was not as good as Wu Da, so he loosened his grip and returned the free fall to Liu Weizhen.
Returning to the ground, Liu Weizhen staggered and sat down on his butt, his embarrassed appearance arousing laughter.
"Haha... Is this Mrs. Jiang's future husband?"
"I was so arrogant just now, but now I have become a coward. Tsk tsk, the Liu family is full of good people..."
"Is he Mr. Liu Jialang? He was always there before I saw him. Why didn't I see him come forward just now?"
"No, he is Liu Langjun? Mrs. Jiang's husband? I first saw him sitting next to Mr. Xu."
"Is there such a thing? I remember that Mr. Xu was clamoring for Mrs. Jiang to serve him. Why has Mr. Liu family been so indifferent?"
"Ouch, how could there be such a person? His wife didn't say anything when she was insulted and teased, but he got anxious when talking and laughing with others!?"
Liu Weizhen, who was on the ground, was secretly scolding the adulterer for being rude. After hearing the comments, he became even more angry. He scrambled to his feet, blushed and shouted to everyone around him, "Shut up! How I act has nothing to do with you." What does it have to do with it? I, the Liu family, are not allowed to be insulted by others!"
Seeing Liu Weizhen's furious look, the onlookers felt even more disdainful. However, they were still wary of the Liu family's power, so they all closed their mouths and opened their eyes, obviously intending to continue to watch his jokes.
Liu Weizhen's nervous performance made Zhao Mengqi couldn't help but shake his head. Coupled with the words he heard, he couldn't help feeling deeply sorry for Wanwan. How unlucky was he to marry such a thing?
It was worth it or not. For the sake of Wanwan's reputation, Zhao Mengqi still said, "So you are Liu Weizhen. I know that you and Madam Jiang are engaged, but you rushed up and made groundless accusations, but it makes no sense." Mrs. Jiang and I are old acquaintances. Is there something wrong with a few words of greeting when we meet? Everyone can see that there is nothing wrong with us. Our speech and behavior are all based on emotion and politeness. Why do you think so? Have you become dirty? You open your mouth for adultery but keep your mouth shut, bitch. I would like to ask, where is your nobility?"
"Since she has been promised to me, she is already a member of my Liu family. Of course, she must abide by the three obediences and four virtues, abide by women's ethics, and stay at home. This is the way to be chaste. How can she show up at will and talk and laugh with other men? The sound of wind!?"
Liu Weizhen was indignant and vented his dissatisfaction, "Mr. Yichuan said that starving to death is a small act of indecency but a big deal. The two of you are flirting with each other, and the adultery is obvious. If you do such a loss of chastity and indecency, what are you not a bitch!? "
"Haha, you are full of vitriolic words, it is simply unreasonable!" Zhao Mengqi laughed angrily, "In the eyes of a dung beetle, everything is excrement, and the whole world is a cesspit. In your eyes, we just talk and laugh. Losing your virginity, I really don’t know how much evil and evil you hide in your heart. Don’t say that Mrs. Jiang is not married to you yet. Even if she is a married woman, she is still an independent person, not an item of your Liu family, let alone There is no reason for you, Liu Weizhen’s slave, to be kept in captivity by you and not allowed to see anyone. In my opinion, you are not only sick, but also perverted. If Mrs. Jiang really marries you, it will be a great misfortune!"
Many people in later generations always think that Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism emerged from the Song Dynasty, and they believe that women in the Song Dynasty were severely restrained and had no freedom. In fact, this was not the case.
People usually think that women in the Tang Dynasty were open and free, and many aristocratic women had good looks and had sex. In fact, except for this and the power of princesses, women in the Tang Dynasty did not have any higher power than those in the Song Dynasty.
The costumes of women in the Tang Dynasty in many movies and TV dramas are quite cool, especially the blinding white flowers on the chest. In fact, this is limited to a very small number of upper-class people. Princesses can be exposed as you like, noble women can be half-exposed, and ordinary people can be You can only dress more conservatively, otherwise you will be overstepping your bounds and you will be punished if you are accused.
However, women's clothing in the Song Dynasty was not conservative at all. As long as you had money, you could wear clothes of any material and no one cared about it. Even commoner women would walk on the street with their breasts exposed. This is evidenced by ancient paintings. .
You can refer to Li Qingzhao for social freedom. The employment rate of women in the Song Dynasty was also the highest in history. It was not only in the hotel and catering handicraft industry, but also in ventriloquism, acrobatics, laundry industry, cook, matchmaker, storyteller, fortune telling, letter writing and other industries.
At this time, women still had the right to inherit family property. Although a daughter only had half of a son's, when she got married, she usually brought these family properties to her husband's family as a dowry, and she still had the right to inherit it. This is how generous dowries were given to women in the Song Dynasty. reason.
The more independent one is in terms of property, generally speaking, the freer the marriage and the higher the status. It is common for women in the Song Dynasty to divorce and remarry, and it is not uncommon for women to remarry after their husbands die. Fan Zhongyan's mother took him to remarry, and Wang Anshi asked his daughter-in-law to remarry. Guangzong's noble concubine Remarried, Li Qingzhao remarried once and then divorced. Cheng Yi, known as "Mr. Yichuan", also helped his niece remarry.
Even the imperial court has a decree, "If you marry a girl, you will have to pay thirty guan, and if you remarry, you will have to pay 20 guan; if you marry a woman, you will have to pay 20 guan, and if you remarry, you will have to pay 20 guan." Women here are treated better than men.
The society at that time did not have such terrible restrictions on women. It was only in the Yuan Dynasty that women could not leave without stepping through the second door. This was because at that time, it was very easy for women to be regarded as prey by the Mongols when they went out. After the fall of the country, men were helpless to the ruling class and could not protect their wives and daughters, so they had no choice but to ask women not to go out. Foot binding also became abnormal and emerged during that period.
In short, the Song Dynasty was the dynasty with the highest rights for women in ancient China. Although there were a few perverts who restrained women under the banner of ethics, most people in society were still very tolerant of women. Therefore, Zhao Mengqi's words aroused the approval of many people.
"Haha, Xiao Langjun is right. The word "pervert" sounds quite fresh, and somehow it feels very appropriate."
"The Liu family has only developed in the past few decades, and they break a lot of rules. They are more particular than the aristocratic family."
"Ms. Jiang, such a person is not worth marrying. Please call off the marriage before it's too late."
"There are some people who always talk about courtesy, justice, integrity and moral rules, but in fact they are just doing things like male thieves and female prostitutes, defrauding the world and stealing reputation."
These words made Liu Weizhen's face turn white and turn red, and he said angrily in embarrassment, "Shut up! It's a family matter for the Liu family to teach my wife a lesson, how can I allow you to wait for someone to interrupt!?"
At this moment, Wanwan, who had been silent, spoke up, "Liu Yanei, please be careful what you say. Although you and I are engaged, I am not your wife before the ceremony. Since Liu Yanei is so dissatisfied with my conduct, You are not worthy of the high-ranking Liu family, and I also feel that you are not a good match for me, so the engagement between you and me will be terminated!"
With that said, Wanwan took out a roll of wedding stickers from the brocade bag, unfolded it, tore it in half, and threw it at Liu Weizhen's feet together with a wooden plaque engraved with birth dates.
"From now on, you and I have nothing to do with each other! I will send someone to collect my reply on a certain day!"
Liu Weizhen was so dumbfounded that he picked up the marriage certificate and birthday card at his feet. He looked at them for a long time and found it hard to believe.
"You actually regret your marriage? Aren't you afraid of punishment!? How many sticks can you, a weak woman, endure?"
The reason why Liu Weizhen said this is that the Song Dynasty Xingtong indeed stipulated that if a woman regrets the marriage, she will be punished with sixty sticks, and if the man regrets the marriage, he will not be punished, but the betrothal money cannot be taken back. , sixty sticks.”
In the actual process, if both parties can negotiate privately and return the gifts received, there is no need to sue the official, and naturally there is no need to be punished.
But Liu Weizhen's attitude was obviously unwilling, and he was using this to threaten Wanwan.
Sixty sticks. With the Liu family's connections in the government, they could beat Wanwan to death three or four times with a little bit of skill.
The onlookers couldn't help but secretly cursed Liu Weizhen as an unworthy son. The relationship between Qin and Jin should have been consensual. Since one party was dissatisfied before the marriage, it should be consummated. There is no way to threaten him with the law. This is simply the behavior of a villain. .
Zhao Mengqi was of course very happy with Wanwan's decision. As for the punishment, it would only involve using his privileges, so he was not worried at all.
However, Wanwan had never thought about relying on Zhao Mengqi's power, and still paid no attention to the threat. She said calmly, "The engagement between you and me ends with receiving Cai Cai. My Jiang family has never received half a cent of the Liu family's gift money. According to law, no The betrothal gift does not constitute a contract, and the law states, "If you have been engaged for more than three years and do not get married without any reason, you will be subject to divorce." You and I were engaged six years ago, so you can go to the court to file a complaint. "
In ancient China, there were six rites for getting married, namely, nacai, asking for names, naji, nazheng, asking for dates, and personal greetings. However, after the war period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, by the Song Dynasty, it was simplified to three rites, namely, nacai, namo ( Accept the levy) and welcome in person.
Nacai means discussing marriage, which means talking to matchmakers, exchanging draft proposals, and exchanging final proposals. At this point, the two families have initially agreed to the marriage.
Of course, giving money means giving money, making a betrothal gift, a betrothal gift, and a financial gift. Only when the betrothal gift and betrothal gift are completed can the marriage contract be legally formed.
However, it was still early when the Jiang and Liu families agreed on marriage, so they were not in a hurry to take this step. Later, the Liu family also mentioned it many times, but Jiang and Chen declined them all, saying that it would not be too late to wait until the ceremony was about to take place.
This is the reason why Jiang Chen told Wanwan before that she could break off the engagement if she didn't want to.
Liu Weizhen was dumbfounded again. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that it was indeed the case. It turned out that the ceremony was scheduled for the eighth day of this month, which was only the day after tomorrow. Now the Jiang family could no longer be restrained by law.
But he didn't just give up. He said bitterly, "Marriage is a matchmaker's word and a parent's order. How can you, a woman like you, regret it and quit as soon as you say it!" The marriage between Liu and Jiang's family was a result of the marriage between the father and the father. Ling Kao claps his hands and vows to make an alliance. What you do is disobedient and unfilial, and the government can still punish you! I advise you not to be impulsive, and you may end up costing your life!"
Unfilial piety is indeed a serious crime in this era, but there is a lot of room for manipulation in how to measure it. If the Liu family goes to the government for this reason, it is really possible to finalize the crime and kill Wanwan. .
So everyone present was silent. At this time, there was a "tuk-tuk" sound, and a quiet and peaceful woman walked out of the building, leaning on a wooden crutch.
Wanwan hurriedly stepped forward to help her, "Mommy, just rest. My daughter will sort out the little things on her own, so there is no need to labor you."
Mrs. Jiang Chen smiled and continued to move forward with Wanwan's support, "They say that a girl can't help her mother, but you don't want to be a mother."
"How can..." Wanwan had no choice but to let my mother make the decision.
When Liu Weizhen saw Mrs. Jiang Chen arriving, hope ignited in his eyes. He quickly arranged his appearance and bowed deeply with his hands as a nephew, "My nephew Liu Weizhen, pay my respects to my aunt."
But after standing still, Mrs. Jiang Chen ignored him and looked at Zhao Mengqi with interest, which made him feel uneasy and said, "Meng Qi pays homage to Madam."
As the saying goes, the more a mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, the happier she becomes. The smile on Mrs. Jiang Chen’s face was not deep, but it became more and more genuine. good, very good."
After saying that, she looked at her daughter with a joking look, her eyes filled with meaning, which made Wanwan's face get hot. Fortunately, she was wearing a veil, so others couldn't tell.
Then Mrs. Jiang Chen looked at Liu Weizhen, who was still bowing, and said, "As an old lady, I will call you nephew Liu Xian."
"That's right. Auntie can call her nephew as she pleases." Liu Weizhen saw sweat on his forehead and already had a premonition that something was not good.
Mrs. Jiang Chen nodded silently, "Your father and late husband were friends in times of need, which is why we made this marriage agreement. This marriage is a solemn matter. Since we have made an agreement, we should abide by the agreement and honor the promise, and should not go back on it. "
Hearing this, Liu Weizhen was overjoyed, "What my aunt said is true!"
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Jiang Chen changed her tone and said, "However, things have changed. When the contract was signed, the two families also considered it, so they did not say death. Moreover, my husband often said that in life-long matters, one must respect the daughter's own wishes. .I have seen you child many times in my early years. I used to think that he was a smart person. But your behavior today has disappointed the old woman. Since the little girl is not satisfied with you, and the old woman does not want her to marry an irresponsible person. The man, besides, my Jiang family is indeed in ruins and cannot be as high as the Liu family, so today the old woman has made the decision to let this marriage go. If your family still has any doubts, let your father come and explain."
Like a thunderbolt from the blue, Liu Weizhen was charred on the outside and crispy on the inside. "How could it be like this? How could it be like this?"
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