The Jia family was worried about Yingchun's marriage, but they didn't expect that Jia Min would tell them about Yu Zhijian's youngest son.
Yu Zhijian rose rapidly from his position as prefect of Tianjin.
He was just appointed as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong this year.
His youngest son Yu Pei had just passed the imperial examination and was now studying at the Imperial Academy.
Lin Ruhai helped me look up some academic information and I felt it was very good.
Because of Jia Min, Mrs. Yu also gave two classes at the girls' school. She had a very good impression of Yingchun. When she heard that Jia Min wanted to marry her niece, she was so happy that she even gave her a tiger skin.
Jia She originally wanted to stretch it out, but when he was secretly assisting the Japanese envoys, Lord Yu risked his life to help him, and the boy was indeed a good guy.
Never mind, that's all! He resigned himself to the fate of going through the marriage process for his daughter.
Fortunately, the emperor granted Lord Yu a mansion in the capital. Although Lord Yu could not return, Madam Yu did.
“Aunt…!”
Seeing the dowry that Chen Ning prepared for her, Yingchun's eyes couldn't help but turn red.
When the family property was divided, the eldest aunt helped each of them to obtain three thousand taels of dowry (property) and let them manage it themselves.
Those things are nothing to them now, but they were extremely rare at that time.
Because she was a concubine's daughter and her father had lived in the East Courtyard for a long time, she lived with her second uncle and second aunt in the old lady's side.
Her father was not on good terms with her second uncle and second aunt, so she was the type of person who was not loved by her father, mother, or close to her brother and sister-in-law.
Yingchun didn't dare to do anything out of the ordinary. She just behaved herself and lived an honest life.
However, she also knew in her heart that her future would not be very good.
The precedent of the three illegitimate aunts was there for us to learn from. When they got married, the Jia family was still at its peak. By the time she got married... she didn't even know if she could have freedom like an ordinary family.
Yingchun was once very worried! Until her aunt gave her a set of "Zizhi Tongjian"...
Everything changed from then on.
She began to get close to her father and her stepmother, and even to her brother and sister-in-law when they saw her.
During those years, they studied and learned how to be housekeepers in Ningcuixuan of the East Palace.
Whenever there are good things in the house, my aunt, my elder brother and his wife will give them first.
Even though she later transferred to a girls' school, as a concubine's daughter, she never felt the slightest bit of stage fright.
Yingchun knew that she was where she is today, something she had never dreamed of.
"Silly girl, are you reluctant to leave your aunt? That's okay, just come back often to visit."
Shen Ning watched her grow up, and actually felt even more reluctant to let her go.
The little girl that she had pampered in her hands was really about to be taken away by someone else, even with the basin.
Although the hateful times have been progressing, they have not yet progressed to the point where girls can choose not to get married at will.
"Even if you get married, you have to go to Lord Yu first. When he takes the exam, you have to come back."
“…”
Yingchun leaned on Shen Ning's legs, feeling her eyes sore.
She knew that once she was married, she couldn't just go back whenever she wanted.
Not to mention those far away, even my fourth aunt followed my uncle to his post and has not been back for more than ten years.
I don’t know how difficult it is for my classmates who are married and have gone to other places to come back.
The old lady is old, and she is the only person my mother is close to.
Fortunately, they are all in good health.
She didn't worry that much.
It's my aunt~ She gave birth to my younger sister at an old age, and then she was extremely sad about my uncle's death, and she was stabbed several times. Now, no matter how well she takes care of herself, she gets sick once or twice a month.
Yingchun was worried about her, "Aunt, please take care of yourself. I will honor you."
"Of course!"
Chen Ning smiled, "Auntie is still waiting to live a hundred years, listening to your stories about various places." She was very curious about Nurgan Dusi, Nangharwei, etc., but it was a pity that she couldn't go there in person. "I heard that there are mountains and forests further north. If you have the chance in the future, when you get there, ask someone to help me go further in and draw a map for me."
Going north across the Bering Strait, you can see the North American continent.
That's a lot of land.
Although she didn't know what the future would be like, she knew there were large tracts of arable land there, and there would always be people who wanted to take the risk.
"I heard from Yu Pei that as soon as Lord Yu arrived there, he organized a team to explore the way there."
After they got engaged, they were arranged by their elders to meet several times at home, in temples, Taoist temples, etc.
The two of them were quite awkward at first, and Yu Pei just made small talk and told her everything.
On several occasions, Yingchun saw that his face turned red as he spoke.
"Yeah?"
Shen Ning was surprised, "I heard it's very cold over there."
"It's also very cold in Nurgandusi. I heard that the team set out in the summer."
Yingchun saw that her aunt was really curious about that place, so she secretly made an idea in her heart that when she went there in the future, she would form a few more exploration teams to go and take a look.
The 16th day of the twelfth lunar month is the right time to get married, so she got married on that day. The next year, after returning to her parents' home, she went to Nurgandusi where Lord Yu was with her mother-in-law and husband.
She became pregnant here, and Yu Pei went back to Beijing to take the exam, but never came back.
Fortunately, Yu Pei was also appointed as an official here. She followed her husband to Fuyu County and served for three years. She was then transferred to Heihe, Buludan River Guard, Onon River Guard, Ulaanbaatar and other places.
From Outer Manchuria, he moved to Outer Mongolia and stayed away for nearly eighteen years before returning to Beijing.
At that time, she was already a mother of three children.
However, because she missed her hometown too much, she found a pair of Saker Falcons and asked the court's animal trainer to train them specially. In addition to helping deliver official documents, they also helped her and Yu Pei write countless letters to her parents-in-law and the capital.
Fortunately, when I returned to Beijing, although my grandmother was no longer around, my aunt and stepmother were still able to come out of Beijing to greet me.
At this time, she had been conferred the title of Lady Wenhua by the emperor, a first-rank imperial title, because she had made great efforts to run schools and promote the Chinese language both in Outer Northeast China and in Outer Mongolia.
Of course, there were rebellions in the process. Yu Pei was a civil servant, but she came from a family of military generals. Because of her, the military and political cooperation between the border troops in various garrisons was very close, and rebellions were often suppressed as soon as they broke out.
Madam Wenhua was specially honored by the emperor because of her merits.
People all say that she is the female Zhuge behind Yu Pei.
However, the female Zhuge who returned to Beijing cried like a fool in front of her elderly stepmother and aunt.
She cried so much that the people who came to greet her couldn't help but have red eyes.
"Aunt, mother, I will never leave again."
When her grandmother passed away, she could only pay tribute to her from afar.
Although the old lady didn't love her very much, she gave her a period of stable life.
now……
"Don't worry, I won't leave again."
Xing looked at her daughter, who had always been able to support her despite being far away all these years, with relief and joy in her eyes, "Sister-in-law, did the Queen agree to your request?"
"yes!"
Shen Ning smiled and nodded, "I have recommended you as the headmaster of the girls' school."
Yu Pei has been serving in foreign countries for many years and is familiar with Northeast China and Mongolia. He has been appointed as the Prince's Junior Tutor to assist the Prince. How could he leave? "I'll give you one month. After one month, you will have to take up your post."
"You are the old headmaster, so if I don't understand something, can I still ask you?"
Her three children couldn't believe it when they saw their mother holding their great-grandmother's hand and rocking her like a little child.
"nature!"
Shen Ning smiled and nodded.
"Aunt, you are so kind."
Yingchun hugged her dear aunt again, and felt that the sky in the capital was blue and bright. (End of this chapter)
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