Sheng Xiangxun finally owed his son one debt, but in the end, he ceded land to pay compensation and promised his two daughters countless benefits.
Well, that’s right, two daughters.
Although he didn't provoke Sister An'er, Sister Yuan's quirky little girl didn't forget her sister and took the opportunity to get some good things for her sister.
When Sister Yuan burst into tears and laughed, she and her sister held hands and jumped out to play. Then Sheng Xiangxun held the half-deflated little treasury and looked at Mrs. Zheng with no tears in her eyes: "What do you mean? Who did this little girl learn from?"
Zheng looked at him gently, but smiled silently.
Third Master Sheng: "..."
Well, maybe let him.
Well, that’s okay!
Now that the girls were not around, Sheng Xiangxun quickly sat down next to Zheng and asked what was wrong: "I see you look tired, what's wrong?"
Mrs. Zheng saw that he was careful and couldn't help but sigh: "My sister-in-law wrote a letter and told me some things about the Zheng family... Since the eldest brother adopted his uncle and became the heir-grandson, the second brother has regarded himself as the eldest son in the house.
Because parents valued the eldest son, the grandmother tried to raise the eldest brother but failed, so she took the second brother away. The old man pampered his grandson and raised the second brother to be arrogant and extravagant, and it was not like he could achieve the ancestral legacy.
In addition, it was difficult for him to have children. He had more than ten wives and concubines, but only one son and one daughter. My poor nephew, although he is diligent and diligent in his studies, has always been frail due to his premature birth, and I don’t know what he will do in the future.
However, the third brother already had six children and was the youngest in the family. The second brother had something to worry about. He was afraid that his parents would choose their youngest son to inherit the family business, so he clamored to ask his married daughter to marry him. "
"Ah?!" Sheng Xiangxun felt like he couldn't turn his head, "No, I know your niece well. Wasn't Sister Yuan already married before she was born?"
"Yes." Ms. Zheng had a headache thinking about these things. "Although the girl hasn't given birth to a child yet, I heard that the young couple have a good relationship, and the parents-in-law are kind. They abide by their promise to take a concubine at the age of thirty without any urging. Pass."
Sheng Xiangxun was a little confused about his second uncle's thinking: "My second uncle didn't look like this before!"
"Before? We haven't returned to the Zheng family for at least six years. At that time, the eldest brother's lineage had not yet been classified as the clan leader's branch. The third brother only had two sons at that time, so he naturally looked normal!"
Mrs. Zheng said with some emotion: "Fame and fortune are so touching! My father and mother traveled together to visit the mountains and rivers. Maybe they wanted to avoid the two brothers and downplay the inheritance of the family business."
"How can this be downplayed?" Sheng Xiangxun shook his head in disapproval, "It seems that the second brother's worries are not unreasonable. The third brother may not have the intention to surpass his elder brother. Maybe the parents-in-law also want to Third brother will inherit."
He felt that this was wrong: "Ling Niang, when you write to your parents-in-law, please advise them not to hide like this! Inheriting the Zheng Mansion is a big deal. Even if your parents-in-law prefer the third brother, you must tell them clearly. If you hide like this "Look, as time goes by, no matter how deep the brotherhood is, it will turn into enemies."
"Sister-in-law said that the eldest brother talked to them more than once, but unfortunately the result is still like this." Zheng also had a sad look on her face, "The second brother always feels that he is inferior to his elder brother in front of his parents, and it is difficult to have children. If he really chooses the third brother Chengye, I’m afraid he won’t accept it well.”
Sheng Xiangxun only felt that these things in the Yue family were caused by his parents' hesitation.
But after all, it was the Yue family's matter of choosing the heir. He, the son-in-law of the Zheng family, couldn't say much, so he could only ask about the second uncle's daughter: "What about the niece? I remember that the second sister-in-law is a powerful person. The second brother is also a little afraid of her, so she won’t persuade him?”
Speaking of this, Ms. Zheng couldn't say enough: "The second brother's children are all concubines. Because the second brother took concubines, the second sister-in-law didn't have the deep friendship with him as before, and she was also very cold towards the two children.
If the second sister-in-law's mother's father hadn't been rigid and did not allow her daughter to get married, the second sister-in-law would have been unable to get along with her second brother.
Now I heard from my sister-in-law that she is very fond of the youngest son of the third brother's family. Although there is no mention of adoption, the child has basically grown up in her. "
"Oh! Your third sister-in-law doesn't treat the children like eyeballs! I remember that she took very good care of those two sons and was always present in everything. She actually treated the wet nurse as a decoration."
Mrs. Zheng glanced at him: "That was earlier. Then in six years, she gave birth to four children, three sons and one daughter. Six children are under her knees. How much more precise can she be? In addition, she suffered quite a lot when she was young, and she is still relatively young. She is weak and the youngest is not as strong as her previous brothers and sisters, so it is not unusual for her to entrust her youngest son to the care of her second sister-in-law."
What Zheng didn't say was that although the second sister-in-law's mother's family was old-fashioned, the dowry they gave her was very generous. In addition, the second sister-in-law was good at managing money. She had been married into the Zheng family for many years and probably had more private houses than her sister-in-law, sister-in-law and sister-in-law combined.
Even if the third brother and the third sister-in-law inherit the Zheng Mansion, six sons and three daughters, how much will it cost just to marry? It may not be much easier for them to give up a young son, but for the child, it can inherit a large amount of property, so why not?
"That is to say, the second brother is holding on to her so that the second sister-in-law can't pass him over and adopt her." Ms. Zheng sighed, feeling that the Zheng family might be in chaos in the future.
Sheng Xiangxun hummed: "I wouldn't be happy if it were me. It's not like I don't have my own children. What's going on with my nephew?"
As soon as he said this, he felt his wife's gaze.
With a strong desire to survive, he immediately said: "It's my fault that I took the concubine. There is only space for two people, but I want to insert someone else. Wouldn't it cause trouble? If I didn't take the concubine, the couple would be harmonious and beautiful. If there is really no heir, the second brother will not be unwilling to accept it, and he will already enjoy the happiness of family relationship!"
He was talking nonsense in a hurry, which made Mrs. Zheng snort coldly: "That sentence before was the truth, right? If my nephew kisses me again, can he still be a close relative of his own flesh and blood? The bastard is also his own child!"
"Isn't there a distance when you are born?" Sheng Xiangxun quickly made up for it, "The second brother's mistake was that he should not betray the mandarin union and take a concubine to have a child! The world has always been the order of the parents, and the matchmaker's words are rare in a blind marriage. When you meet someone you like, it is your fault not to cherish it!
If your second brother and I were to change places, we would definitely not take concubines just to have our own children! The big deal is adoption! Look at how happy your second brother is now. How can any couple focus on living a happy life? "
"Huh!" Ms. Zheng saw that he remembered that the tip of her nose was sweating, so she didn't care about him.
It's no fun to be serious about this kind of hypothetical thing.
After all, if we haven’t reached that point, who knows what choice anyone will make?
"Forget it, let's not discuss this anymore. Anyway, you are thousands of miles away from them, and they are beyond your reach. They won't listen to your suggestions. I just want to lend a hand when I can help."
Sheng Xiangxun quickly ended the topic, but he didn't know that the topic of Duke Sheng's Mansion was about to come up.
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