Chapter 124 Clan Rules
Divorce?
Mrs. Wang didn’t mind watching a big deal, but divorce... was absolutely not acceptable.
"How can we get divorced?"
She suddenly became anxious, "If my sister gets divorced, what will happen to Yuanchun and the others?"
Her daughter Yuanchun is about to get married!
"There are so many girls in the tribe, they will all be affected."
Mrs. Wang looked at Grandmother Jia and Jia Zheng and pleaded, "Madam, our Yuanchun is going to marry the Marquis of Xinping. If her aunt divorces and returns home, the old lady of the Cheng family will definitely come to complain. Then..."
"What's your mouth for?"
Before Lady Jia could say anything, Shen Ning interrupted her coldly, "You can't speak with your mouth, but where are your hands? My daughter's divorce has nothing to do with the Cheng family. She wants to turn her hand to my family? Wang..." Her voice turned harsh, "Do you want Yuanchun to follow Princess Baofeng's path again?"
Wang: “…”
She didn't know what she said wrong.
But it was too much for the sister-in-law to frame her like this.
"Sister-in-law," her voice also turned sharp, "Your daughter is still young, you are not afraid, but don't you really know how much of an impact it has on the girls in the tribe if there are divorced women in the tribe?"
"How deep?"
Shen Ning stood up at once. "You mean to say that those families who were originally interested in our girl would back off? Then let me ask you, why would they back off? Do they think our child has bad behavior?"
She smashed the cup in her hand with a 'bang'.
"Others don't know what kind of character our children have, and neither do you. Up to now, the East Mansion has only one daughter, Yue'er, who has not experienced this, but the West Mansion has one. I won't talk about the older ones. I just want to ask you, where are the eldest sister and the second sister?"
This world is too harsh on women.
In the Red Mansion, among the three men of the Jia family in the East and West Mansions, two of them lost their first wives.
Jia Min had four married daughters in her lifetime, and none of them are left alive, as they all died.
Were they really so weak that they could die from any illness? If so, why didn't they die at their parents' home? Mothers-in-law, husbands, concubines, household affairs... no matter how big or small, trivial, all fell on them.
Even if Princess Baofeng is of high status, right? But she can't stand the ulterior motives of her husband's family.
"If our beloved daughter gets married only to be tortured to death by her husband's family, then what's the point of having children? She can just drown as soon as she's born."
“…”
“…”
You can hear a pin drop in the room.
Even Lady Jia subconsciously breathed more lightly.
There's nothing we can do about it; the two who died were also her daughters.
"Now you are going to let my younger sister be bullied by others..."
"I don't."
Wang's voice became weaker, but she still tried to argue: "My elder sister and second sister died of illness, and my younger sister..."
She wanted to say it was different, but then she suddenly remembered that when Jia Jin was sick, no one called a doctor for her.
Even Bo Ge'er couldn't help it.
"Why are you silent?"
Shen Ning stared at Wang. "If you were sick, and your family didn't hire a doctor for you, and you had to endure the pain, how many times could you endure it?"
Yingchun was killed by the Zhongshan wolf.
All she wants is to live a stable life.
Who gave it to her?
"Those who torture their wives and are afraid of their parents' disturbances had better get away from me. Otherwise, if I see one, I will destroy the whole family."
The children were not stupid. Shen Ning knew that they were all eavesdropping outside, so she simply opened the door. Sure enough, Tanchun and Daiyu's two little heads were sticking to the door.
She ignored the two of them and only stared at Yuanchun, who was standing in the courtyard with a serious face. "Yuanchun, let me ask you, are you afraid that your aunt will affect your marriage with the Marquis of Xinping?"
“Don’t be afraid!”
Yuanchun shook her head and knelt down, "Please ask Auntie to make a decision for Auntie Jin. If she is alive, let her divorce and return home, and bring Cousin Mei and Cousin Bai back to our home. If she dies... let her return home and not be bullied by the Min family."
"Please ask my aunt to make the decision for my aunt!"
Yingchun and Tanchun were concubines' daughters and were more sensitive. Seeing their elder sister like this, they were no longer afraid and knelt down together.
Once they knelt, how could Baoyu, Daiyu, and Chang'an stand it? They knelt down almost at the same time, "Please ask the aunt (eldest aunt) to make the decision for the aunt (aunt)!"
"Did you see that?"
Shen Ning turned to look at Wang, "My daughters of the Jia family will not be bullied casually. If they are bullied, it can only be said that the men of my Jia family are useless and the head of the family is incompetent."
Wang: “…”
Jia She: “…”
Jia Zheng: “…”
Shen Ning's eyes moved around the three people, and then turned back to the outside of the yard, "You also remember this, I raised you, not to let you be a soft persimmon in your husband's house, to be easily bullied.
Baoyu..."
She called out the name on the spot, "Auntie asks you, when your grandfather was alive, why didn't Min Tai dare to treat your aunt like that?"
Baoyu: “…”
He doesn't know!
He only knows that his grandfather is very powerful.
"Auntie will tell you why, because your grandfather is a great hero, because a word or a look from your grandfather can determine the life or death of the Min family."
If Jia Jin or her children want to live a good life after coming to Beijing, they must at least get the support of the old lady.
Shen Ning simply brought up the Duke that the old lady had been talking about all her life, "Your grandfather is gone, and there is no one in the Jia family who can intimidate him, so your first and second aunts died one after another after your grandfather passed away. Your third aunt was trapped in the back house. If it weren't for Bo Ge'er who risked his life to return to the capital, she would have been killed like your first two aunts, and we didn't know about it."
Jia Baoyu: “…”
When the little guy thought that it was his aunt and how pitifully they died, tears suddenly fell from his eyes.
Even Yuanchun and others were extremely sad.
Lady Jia in the room couldn't help but have red eyes.
"Aunt..."
Shen Ning turned to look at Grandmother Jia, "Our daughter will get married, and other people's children will also marry in. Put yourself in their shoes. Only men in the Jia family who are over 30 and have no children can be allowed to take concubines!"
What? Jia She and Jia Zheng, who had concubines and maids, were stunned.
Jia Zhen and Jia Lian, who had just entered the courtyard, also stopped.
"We must investigate the three sisters, but while we investigate others, the Jia family must also discipline their children."
The Jia family did not value illegitimate sons.
Otherwise, Jia Huan wouldn't have grown up like that.
There would be few people who know about Jia Cong.
Shen Ning ignored the group of stunned people and said, "Yuanchun, take your brothers and sisters out."
"……yes!"
Yuanchun knew that her aunt would most likely continue to restrict her uncle and father, and it would be bad for her and her brothers and sisters to hear about these two people.
She hurriedly took a group of children out, not even sparing Bo Ge'er.
"Zhen'er, Lian'er..."
Shen Ning looked at the two new brothers and asked, "What do you think? If a man in the Jia family is over 30 and has no children, and then takes a concubine, can it be included in the family tree?"
This? Jia Zhen couldn't help but glance at Youshi.
Because the family restricted food, he went to share the table with her every day, and he felt that Youshi was a nice person.
"My son thinks it's OK!"
When he bent down and responded, Youshi's eyes brightened.
Wang Xifeng looked at Jia Lian eagerly.
Jia Lian was having a passionate conversation with his wife, so how could he bear to disappoint her? "My nephew also thinks it's okay."
Jia Lian had always looked down on his father, who had two concubines on the left and the right, so he liked his second uncle more, who only had two concubines.
He was still young and didn’t know that he was also like a sex-hungry ghost in the Red Mansion.
What he didn't know was that this decision was made by Shen Ning for him and Jia Zhen, father and son.
"Brother Xie, Brother Zheng, what do you two think?"
"Ahem~"
Jia She knew that his sister-in-law was mainly asking him, so he cleared his throat a little embarrassedly and said, "Very good, write it into the family tree!"
At the beginning, he was willing to be with Zhang for the rest of his life.
But after she left, he became... much more indulgent.
"Can!"
Jia Zheng received the look from his sister-in-law and nodded seriously, saying, "Filial piety comes first among all virtues, while lust is the source of all evils." He always considered himself a gentleman, "I won't mention the past, but in the future..."
Anyway, he only has two concubines.
But Big Brother...
It was a rare opportunity to turn the tables, so Jia Zheng was willing to give the most severe punishment. "If anyone commits the same offense again, he will kneel in the ancestral hall for three months, copy the clan rules a hundred times, and be flogged... thirty times."
“…”
Jia She couldn't help but look at his brother.
Jia Zheng did not look away.
"Aunt!" Shen Ning looked at the old lady, "What do you think?"
Grandmother Jia: “…”
Her son and grandson all agreed, what else could she think? "Very good!"
The old lady nodded and said, "It's the thirty lashes..."
"You also think it's too little, right?"
After finishing the letter, Jia Min, who was coming over here, couldn't help but curl up her lips when she heard her sister-in-law misinterpret her mother's meaning.
She said that her eldest and second brothers were getting older and it was time to take care of their health.
Compared with Zhu'er and Lian'er, they have already gained a lot.
She had really had enough of the mother-in-law giving a concubine to her son.
But my mother likes to do this.
Yingchun’s mother in the past and Tanchun’s mother now were both sent by my mother.
Although they were all quite dutiful and didn't give birth to children before the mistress, but... I won't mention the second sister-in-law, but how angry was the eldest sister-in-law at the time?
Jia Min had to go through life like that. On the one hand, she had to bear the pressure from her mother-in-law, on the other hand, she had to endure the sadness and coax her husband. It was so hard for her at that time.
Shen Ning seemed not to notice the twitching of the old lady's mouth, "Thirty lashes, if the servants had been gentler, it might have just been a skin break, which looks a bit tragic, but in fact, it will heal in less than a month.
But since this clan rule has been established, if the punishment is this light, then what kind of punishment is it?"
"You...you want to increase it to forty lashes?"
The old lady still loves her son and grandson.
After all, she has many sons and grandchildren.
As for the Dong Mansion, it has been the only child for three generations in a row.
Even if Shen felt distressed, she would only feel distressed for two of them.
"Fifty lashes!"
Shen Ning ruthlessly added ten more lashes, "And when the execution is carried out, all men from the same clan in the same city must be present."
“…”
“…”
Too cruel.
Jia Zhen secretly swallowed his saliva.
"In addition, my concubine is among them, and my concubine is also among them."
Shen Ning added: "If someone doesn't take a concubine but only takes a maid..., the same rule applies."
At the scene, Jia Zheng stood straight and was the first to agree: "Yes!"
“…”
Jia She glanced at his brother again, and nodded when his sister-in-law looked at him, "There is actually not much difference between a concubine and a concubine, and it is natural to include them all."
In his eyes, the difference is not big, but he doesn't know that in the heart of the little maid below, the difference is huge.
A concubine has no name or status, and at most she can get one or two taels of silver a month, which is the same as the monthly salary of a head maid.
But it is different for a concubine. Not only do I receive two taels of silver every month, I will also be equipped with old women and maids to serve me. Even if I don’t have a yard, I will have my own room.
"Okay, fifty lashes then."
Anyway, it wasn't her who was hit.
The old lady was speechless about her two sons.
He was also speechless about his grandson Jia Lian. The child now thought Feng'er was good in every way, but there would be times when one's tongue and teeth would fight. Who could predict the future?
However, the most pitiful one would be Baoyu, who knew nothing yet his future was decided.
"old lady……"
Wang didn't want to agree.
She has two sons.
"Sister-in-law!" After calling the old lady, she called Shen Ning and said, "Rich families give their children one or two concubines because they are afraid that they will be seduced by outsiders after they know the world. The royal family has aunts who teach people about the world. The old farmers outside want to buy another wife if they harvest two more buckets of grain. Our family..."
"shut up!"
This time, Shen Ning didn't need to ask her to shut up.
Jia Zheng jumped out first, "What do you mean by being tricked by outsiders? When children go out, are they alone? If you don't behave properly, you will be fooled by others. You must never say this again."
Wang: “…”
Looking at this righteous man, she felt so suffocated.
"Second brother is right."
Shen Ning smiled for a rare moment. "If a good child can be easily coaxed away, he is either mentally retarded or a fool, or...his parents did not teach him well. He should be directly removed from the family tree."
“…”
“…”
The scene fell silent again.
Removing the family tree is no joke.
From now on, children... really need to be kept under control.
"No objections?"
Shen Ning looked at Haodaer, "Since you have no objections, Zhener, please write it down."
"yes!"
Jia Zhen agreed readily.
Anyway, his son Rong Ge'er is not a fool.
"Just in time, I have finished writing my letter."
Jia Min came out at the right time and said, "Lian'er, go and mail it out quickly!"
Ah? Jia Lian quickly took it and said, "Yes!"
He took the letter and saw that it was sent to Governor Zhang's wife, Liu. His heart skipped a beat and he hurried out.
"Sister Min came at the right time. As for sister Zhen, whether she is alive or dead, my family will help her get a divorce. But as for my eldest and second sisters who passed away..."
"Same!"
Jia Min said, "We will deal with the eldest and second sisters the same way as the third sister did. If there is no place to bury them in the Jia family's ancestral tomb, I..."
Shen Ning interrupted, "If uncle knew that his beloved daughter was bullied like that after he left, he would definitely want his daughter to return home. As long as he had something to drink, he wouldn't let the eldest and second sisters go hungry."
At this point, she turned to Jia Zhen and said, "Zhen'er, when you offer sacrifices to your ancestors, will you be reluctant to part with the incense and candles for your two aunts?"
“I don’t dare!”
How could Jia Zhen dare to object? Besides, he also has a younger sister now.
The little sister can already chat with him 'ah ah'.
He never held Rong Ge'er when he was a child, and he didn't know how to hold him at that time, but he would hug little Yue'er every time she came to her mother.
The little girl is cute and adorable.
She is the granddaughter that her grandfather has been dreaming of, and the little girl that her parents have been thinking about for countless years.
It was so difficult for her mother to give birth to her. He was seriously injured and didn't dare to cry out in pain, for fear that something might happen to her mother or him.
If the little girl, whom the whole family cherished so much, was bullied after she got married...
Jia Zhen couldn't bear the thought of it.
"Since she is my aunt, she must be Rong'er's great-aunt. How can she not enjoy the incense and offerings from my family as she is our blood relative?"
His ancestors were all heroes. The wealth and honor they fought for with their lives should naturally be shared by their descendants.
"My son will ask someone to check with my eldest and second aunts when he gets back."
He is the patriarch.
Jia Zhen looked at Jia She and Jia Zheng, "Uncle She, Uncle Zheng, do you want to join us?"
"nature!"
It's rare for two brothers to speak in unison.
Mrs. Wang did not object to this matter.
She remembered that the eldest son had no children. If they divorced... then the dowry she brought with her, even if it was donated, would be a meritorious deed for the Jia family.
Mrs. Wang kept in mind what her daughter Yuanchun said about the Buddhist temple yesterday.
She also earnestly hoped to do something meritorious to prove something to the Bodhisattva.
There are some things that she cannot control.
If the Jia family had already had a family rule that a man could take a concubine only after he was 30 years old and had no children, there would be no Aunt Zhou.
Without Aunt Zhou, she would not have done such a thing.
Without Aunt Zhou, there would naturally be no Aunt Zhao.
There were no outsiders between them and the couple, and they were a happy family. How could she dirty her hands?
They forced me to do everything.
When she gave birth to one child, the old lady took it away. When she gave birth to two, then three, the old lady took them all away.
Mrs. Wang felt bitter.
In this life, she envied three people the most.
The deceased sister-in-law Zhang is one of them. No matter how absurd my uncle has been over the years, at least when my sister-in-law was alive, even if my mother-in-law sent a woman over, he would first show his loyalty to her.
Not to mention Brother Jing from the East Mansion, who has been taking care of his eldest sister-in-law Shen all his life.
When he was old, someone gave birth to a child for him, but they were still worried about him staying in the Taoist temple and took away all his private property.
It’s a pity that although he didn’t say anything, he showed his loyalty through his actions. Even though he was so poor that he had to carry manure, he still gave everything to him.
On this point, Jia Zheng is not even worthy of carrying other people's shoes.
And my sister-in-law Jia Min...
Although it was difficult to have children before, I now have both a son and a daughter, and they are both by my side.
Only she...
Her eldest son and daughter did not grow up with her and are not close to her.
They were just short of saying, Mom, you are wrong.
The younger son Baoyu...is also closer to the old lady.
"Then it's settled. Brother She, take Lin Zhixiao and Xing'er with you to Yansui first, take care of Sister Jin's affairs, and bring Sister Mei back. The Min family... don't even think about taking advantage of my Jia family. The two children have my Jia family's blood. If the Min family doesn't pay for child support, then we'll change their surnames."
Huh? "Yes!"
Jia She agreed.
Originally, this matter should have been handled by Lian'er, but now he is an official, and the position of Arsenal is more important than his position as a first-class general.
It was not convenient for Zhen'er to do so either, as he was the clan leader. Besides, Zhen was his sister, so it was his right as the eldest brother to step forward.
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