"When Mr. Shi Xiaohou passed away, Miss Shi was the legitimate daughter of Mr. Xiaohou. Since there was no heir, her younger brother succeeded him as Marquis Baoling. I don't know if I remembered it correctly just now." Aunt Liu smiled. said.
"No!" Everyone said nothing and looked at Shi Nai. Shi Nai had no choice but to nod.
"According to the law, if Mr. Shi Xiaohou has no heir, Mrs. Shi can choose an heir to carry on the family sacrifice. I wonder, can I remember it wrong?"
"It is the old sage's will that our marquis inherit the title." Mrs. Shi Nai screamed.
"Of course, the title of the imperial court is determined by the Holy Heart of the Saint. But even if it is a commoner who has no wife, he will be given a secret marriage and a son after his death. Anyway, it is recorded in the genealogy, and their family will not be cut off. I am My dear, Eunuch Xia, do you know what my servant is saying?" Aunt Liu sneered.
The meaning is very clear. You took away the title with the consent of the royal family. No one dares to say anything, but you didn't even get an heir for the eldest family. You just want to send Xiangyun away with a dowry. How can you say it? So in the future, under Dafang’s name, there won’t even be anyone to provide food for him? This is a matter of human ethics, and most people really can't afford it.
Shi Nai was stunned for a moment and did not want to have an heir. Shi Nai did not dare to do so at that time. What they were thinking was, if the eldest brother had an heir, would the title still extend to the second brother? Over the years, everyone has acquiesced. But now, Aunt Liu represents Xiangyun's mother's natal family. If we ask this question, she was once in charge of the punishment room in the palace. Although the rules inside the palace are different from those outside, what she said is all agreed upon. No matter who Can't say anything.
"My eldest sister-in-law was so sad that she followed her eldest brother and it was too late to have an heir." Mrs. Shi Nai said hurriedly and immediately passed the responsibility.
"Then I will help her set it up now." Ou Mengmeng smiled and turned to Aunt Liu, "Is this okay?"
"Of course, if you want to create an heir for Mrs. Hou, in addition to Mrs. Hou and Mrs. Hou's natal brothers, you, as the highest elder of your husband's family, have the right. Of course, you also need the consent of Mrs. Hou's maternal family." Aunt Liu was flawless. She said she could, but added that she had to get the consent of her mother's family, after all, he would be their son.
"Shi Nai only has one son, so it's not easy to force others to do anything. Shi Ding has several sons who are military generals and have good health. How about letting the fourth son of the Shi Ding family come over and be the son of the eldest son?" Ou Mengmeng thought about it and looked at Xia eunuch. Now she could see that the situation was no longer under her control.
Eunuch Xia smiled and said, "Does Marquis Zhongjing and his wife agree to this?"
"If he doesn't agree, I will live with their family. His father is also my brother. If I go and live there, I won't make their family unworthy of wives, right?" Ou Mengmeng said it matter-of-factly.
The rules of the Shi family are not very good, otherwise, Cui Lu could be stolen out and asked to bring a letter to Yuanyang. Therefore, it is estimated that with such skill, he made a big fuss in Baolinghou Mansion, and the news that Mrs. Baolinghou was unworthy has already spread.
Besides, he was acting according to the new emperor's playbook. Although the two of them had not communicated before, there were some things that smart people could do together with the same look.
"It's okay. Let's talk to you later. I think the emperor will agree to it because of the young marquis's achievements." Eunuch Xia's smile was as sweet as honey. He had a feeling that the old lady had a back-up plan.
"Do you want to write a letter to your grandma?" Mother Liu didn't think the son of the Shi Ding family was a good candidate. According to her, she would rather have the orphan from the side branch.
"No, when your cousin went there, the eldest daughter-in-law also left me her dowry list before she left, saying that it was Xiangyun's dowry. I wrote a letter to the eldest daughter-in-law's family, and the eldest daughter-in-law's maiden family also said Now that Xiangyun is here, the dowry of the eldest daughter-in-law will be used as Xiangyun's dowry. The letter also mentioned the issue of establishing an heir. I hope that I can make a good choice. Don't rush for a while, just to find a support for Xiangyun. . This is also the reason why I haven’t mentioned it all these years.” Ou Mengmeng took out two more letters.
One letter was sent by Xiangyun's mother to Rongfu. At that time, in addition to the letter, the infant Xiangyun was also sent to Rongfu; the other was that Jia Mu knew that Xiangyun's mother had been martyred, and she felt sad, so she still followed the etiquette and went to Rongfu. After the letter was given to Xiangyun’s maternal family, it was written by Xiangyun’s maternal grandfather and had his maternal seal on it. These are all vouchers, proving that they have authorized the old lady to choose an heir for the eldest son.
"The old lady is really wise. Miss Shi is now grown up. It is the right time to choose an heir, establish a household for the eldest son, and choose a son-in-law for Xiangyun." Aunt Liu nodded with a smile, and first took the late wife's When the dowry is taken out, it is the dowry. As for the private property of the eldest family, according to the law, the heir and the legitimate daughter each get half. It's better than letting the white-eyed second wife take it away.
Eunuch Xia almost wanted to applaud them, he was so cooperative: "Go and spread the word about our family to Shuntian Mansion and Zhongjing Hou and his wife. By the way, their fourth child is also here. Old lady, is it okay? "
"What the old minister said is absolutely true! We must inform them. Let alone the succession, just say that I am going to die! If Shi Ding is not filial, I will really have no home to return to." Ou Mengmeng sighed softly. A sound.
The three nuns below were all speechless. You are a married woman who has been married for more than fifty years. Now you say you have no family to return to. Your nephew and his wife have been scolded so much that they have no room to reply, and they are also scolded by her for being unfilial.
But yes, her two stupid sons are synonymous with stupidity and filial piety. After such a while, these three people were really in awe of the old lady, and they didn't dare to accuse themselves of being from the palace.
Shuntian Mansion is about to die, and knowing that it is Mrs. Shi again, I really wonder if I should change my position as an official. Where there is Mrs. Shi, it is really difficult. Send everything to Shuntian Mansion. What kind of place do you really think Shuntian Mansion is? However, he didn't dare to delay and ran to Shi's Mansion immediately. Of course, by the way, ask someone to call Jia She. You old ladies, stop it yourself.
Shuntian Mansion didn't even hear Eunuch Xia calling him, mainly because he was afraid of being dominated by Mrs. Shi, so he couldn't hear anything else at all.
Jia She and Jia Zhen were in school. When they heard that the old lady called Shuntian Mansion to go to Shi Nai's house, Jia She asked someone to lead the horse. He did not forget to tell Jia Zhen, "It must be Shi Nai who is angry with the old lady." Got it!"
Jia Zhen was speechless and asked someone to fetch the horse. She didn't want to say anything about Jia She. He felt that he was the one who saved Shi Nai. The old lady seemed to have nothing to do with the Jia family, so she went to torment the Shi family. well! Forget about the old lady at home, no matter what she does, she can't be offended by others. what to do! Dear old lady, you can still throw it away!
Shi Ding and his wife came separately, and Shi Ding was not at home. She said that the old lady wanted to see the Fourth Young Master. Although Mrs. Shi Ding felt a little strange, she still called the Fourth Young Master and hurried to Shi Nai's house.
However, Mrs. Shi Ding was sitting in a sedan chair. Even though the two families were actually quite close, she met Shi Ding, Jia She, and Jia Zhen at the door, who were coming quickly.
"Ah, you are all here?" Shi Ding became even more convinced when he saw that they were all here.
"Yes, yes, come in quickly. I don't know how the old lady is doing." Jia She is indeed a filial son.
"That's it, that's right, it can't be done..." Shi Ding also felt sad and his eyes were red. Although the old lady has not cared much about them these years, she is her aunt after all.
When Jia She heard this, he became anxious and rushed in immediately, "Old lady..."
Today, my colleague's child is celebrating his 100th birthday, and I have a cold and can't go there. It was 42 degrees outside. Last night, several colleagues muttered in the small group and didn't want to go. So eating has almost become a burden. Fortunately, for this 100-day banquet, all the colleagues invited as gifts of "bamboo rice" were invited. (Bamboo rice) refers to a gift for a newborn baby. I don’t know how Wuhan is called in other places, but now everyone gives red envelopes. I was thinking about it yesterday, what is this called?
