Chapter 73 073 There is no hope, I can’t carry him. I really can’t carry him! …
The current situation of the Duke Liguo's Mansion is actually not much different from that of the Duke Ningguo's Mansion and the Duke Rongguo's Mansion.
Apart from the fact that the eldest master of their family did not run away from home to cultivate immortality or seek the truth, but eloped to pursue true love, there is essentially no difference in abandoning their homes and careers.
Liu Fang, the current heir to the title of Duke Liguo, was originally the second legitimate son of Duke Liguo. Their eldest legitimate son was named Liu Ying, who was Liu Xianglian's biological father.
The eldest master of the Liu family was originally a child of another family. He passed the imperial examination when he was fifteen or sixteen years old. He took the same path as Jia Jing of the Ningguo Mansion, that is, to build his family through the imperial examination. Leaving aside the Four Kings, at least half of the Eight Lords' families chose this route.
After all, it is a peaceful age now, and there is no need for so many military families.
It can be said that the Four Kings and Eight Dukes all rose to power through military merit. The Four Kings have now declined, and the Eight Dukes' merits are far inferior to those of the Four Kings. If they don't transform quickly, do they want to die immediately?
The identities and status of the four kings are a little awkward, so they can only give up military power and pursue literature, and work hard to be wise ministers.
Therefore, the Hachiko family, who had a bit of brains, also began the journey of transformation.
During this period, the Jia family was quite successful.
After all, Jia Jing, the eldest son of Ningguo Mansion, successfully passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi. Although he went to Xuanzhen Temple outside the city to become a monk not long after the success, at least he had tried his best.
Although Jia Jing's son Jia Zhen seemed to be useless, and his grandson Jia Rong was not very capable either, it seemed that Jia Rong was about to reach the age to get married and have children.
As long as they delay long enough, maybe someone who is capable of studying will appear, and then their Ningguo Mansion will be saved!
As for Rongguo Mansion, the eldest son Jia She is hopeless, but the second son Jia Zheng seems to be okay. Although he was rewarded with a small official position of the fifth-rank official of the Ministry of Works by Master Kang based on the memorial submitted by the old Duke of Rong, Jia Daishan, before his death, he at least entered the officialdom.
Moreover, his adopted son Jia Zhu is quite capable.
This Mr. Zhu passed the imperial examination and became a scholar at the age of fourteen. Now at the age of sixteen, he has taken a try. Although he did not pass the imperial examination in one go, he is still young and has a long way to go. He will always have opportunities in the future.
Because of the eight kilometers, the Jia family has two people, and they are the top two on the list. Their family’s situation is like this, so naturally the other six gentlemen are not as capable as theirs.
Either the offspring are few and there is no son after searching for a long time.
Or even if there are several sons, none of them can support the family.
After counting and counting, only the Duke of Liguo had two legitimate sons, and both of them were educated. Even the eldest legitimate son Liu Ying passed the examination for a scholar when he was a teenager, and passed the examination for a juren when he was just 20 years old.
This was really a typical example of other people's children, until one day he accidentally walked into the theater and fell in love with Yu He, the leading actress in the troupe who was performing on the stage.
Originally, Liu Ying's next life plan was to take part in the palace examination and pass the imperial examination, and then marry the girl who was of equal social status and whom he had been engaged to.
But at this time, Liu Ying was accidentally dragged by a group of friends to listen to such a play, and from then on she became fascinated with this art.
As to whether she was just fascinated by this art or also by the performing arts artist Miss Yuhe, we don't know.
Anyway, he seemed to have become a different person from then on, and became obsessed with singing opera.
Until the end, he abandoned his thriving academic career for the sake of Miss Yuhe, a famous actress in the opera troupe, ruined a long-arranged marriage between people of equal social status, and angered his father, the clan leader. The old Duke Liguo directly severed their father-son relationship and kicked him out of the house.
All this happened in less than three years. Later, Liu Xianglian was born, he died of illness outside, and Miss Yuhe committed suicide for him. In total, it was less than ten years.
In just ten years, a legitimate son of a duke's mansion turned into a handful of earth. The world is really unpredictable.
Liu Xianglian, who was only five or six years old at the time, had experienced the ups and downs of life, and from then on developed a personality that is difficult to describe.
The old Duke of Liguo was heartbroken by the rebellious behavior of his eldest son, whom he had originally placed high hopes on. He was hurt even more when he learned of his eldest son's death. Fortunately, he still had a grandson.
But this grandson was a person who could not be tamed, and finally passed away in the atmosphere and sadness.
As for his daughter Liu, she married Wang Ziteng early and gave birth to Wang Yao and Xianyu. Liu Fang, who was mediocre and had always performed mediocrely, took advantage of Liu Ying's opportunity and became the heir to the Duke of Liguo's mansion.
Speaking of which, the so-called aunt in front of him is Liu Fang’s wife, Shi.
That’s right, it’s the girl from the Shihou family where Lady Jia was born.
By this calculation, it is no surprise that this aunt also comes from a large family. She is actually Lady Jia's niece and Shi Xiangyun's aunt... So, isn't this a coincidence? We are all relatives, which is great.
Xianyu felt a little uncomfortable when she looked at her aunt who looked 50% similar to Lady Jia.
However, this did not stop her from stepping forward and completing the greeting process perfectly - what a joke, this kind of thing was like it was already engraved in her mind, she didn't have to think about it at all, okay?
When Shi saw Xianyu, she was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. She pulled her hand to take a closer look and praised her. Her mouth was as sweet as honey, which gave Xianyu a glimpse of the grace of Jia's grandmother when she was young.
No wonder she said that she was better than Feng Jieer when she was young. It turns out she was not bragging.
The current appearance of her niece is amazing. I wonder how powerful Grandmother Jia was at that time. She must be even more powerful than Sister Feng.
After all, Sister Feng's cleverness and ability are written on her face and can be seen, but the abilities of Mrs. Shi and Lady Jia are not obvious.
Only those who keep calm and composed are masters. After all, Sister Feng is still a little young.
Fortunately, if nothing unexpected happened, Feng Jieer would not have to marry into the Jia family and suffer from the pressure in her life.
After all, judging from what the old lady of the Wang family and Wang Ziteng said, the Jia family has no hope and they are currently choosing a new son-in-law for Sister Feng.
In her opinion, with Feng Jieer's personality and abilities, it is most appropriate for her to find a son-in-law. In this way, she will be able to subdue him, and her family will be able to support her. In the future, she can have a child to inherit the family business. Isn't that great?
I just don't know if it's a good idea to say this directly... Well, I'll probably say it when I have the chance.
After all, Feng Jieer is a really good person, and she really doesn't want such a good girl to live a hellish life like in the original book in the future.
Xianyu was just thinking about it in her heart, and she never thought about expressing her inner thoughts outwardly. However, Fengjie was right next to her and heard everything she said clearly.
Of course, the old lady of the Wang family also heard Xianyu’s thoughts.
With their stable performance, these two have won the honor of being ranked in the top two in Xianyu's favorability - this means that they can hear Xianyu's thoughts almost all the time.
Although he is sometimes shocked by Xianyu's wonderful ideas, he also often hears many "oracles" concerning family and personal destiny.
This is also good.
A lot of them are useful information, which is good for themselves and the entire family.
Son-in-law?
This matter had never been considered before, but after Xianyu mentioned it through her inner voice, both the old lady of the Wang family and Feng Jieer suddenly understood.
The two of them looked at each other and saw a sudden realization in each other's eyes - it turns out that this is how it can be done.
Yes, why not?
With the strength of their Wang family and their sister Feng being so smart and capable, of course they can do it this way.
Then we have to plan carefully.
If it's a marriage of convenience, then wouldn't it be much easier for Feng Jieer to get married?
Things like family background and conditions don't have to be so rigid.
The old lady of the Wang family and Feng Jie'er, the two women who are currently in charge of the Wang family, have excitement in their eyes. They are almost impatient to find a son-in-law to take over the Wang family - after all, the eldest master of the Wang family and his son Wang Ren are really no good.
The statement that there is no one in the eldest son's family is not an exaggeration.
A useless man is enough to destroy an entire Duke's Mansion, not to mention that there are actually two such men in their Wang family...that's really a disaster.
Compared with the fierce ideological clash between the old lady of the Wang family and Sister Feng, Mrs. Shi and her daughter, the little girl of the Liu family, who were guests and could not hear Xianyu's thoughts at all, were completely out of the situation.
Yes, Mrs. Shi did not come alone today, she also brought her daughter Liu Ruyan.
This name made Xianyu silent for two seconds, and she almost complained on the spot - no, what good family's daughter would be named this? Is he really not grudge against his daughter?
Isn’t my second aunt Ning a lady from the Shihou family?
And Ning’s husband Liu Fang is the son of the Duke’s Mansion after all, so how come he lacks the most basic ability to appreciate things?
Isn't this really some stage name given to some top girl in a brothel?
Well, we can't discriminate. I just hope that you two can be more reliable in educating your daughters, right?
Before Xianyu finished her thought, she heard her aunt, Mrs. Shi, saying with a smile, "I wonder if Sister Feng and Sister Xian have told them yet?"
Huh? No?
Is it so direct?
Xianyu was stunned by her aunt's directness. Although she knew that she and Fengjie were at the right age to get married, and it was normal to be repeatedly asked about this, she still couldn't accept this kind of scene - what was the difference between this and being repeatedly whipped?
Seeing Xianyu's unhappy expression, the old lady of the Wang family hurriedly said, "What are you talking about, Auntie? Our two girls are still young, and we want to keep them for a few more years before we talk about this matter."
But Mrs. Shi didn't understand the atmosphere, or deliberately didn't understand the hint from the old lady of the Wang family, and still said excitedly: "Oh? The old lady is being modest? How come I heard that Sister Xian'er's marriage has already been settled?"
The old lady of the Wang family's expression froze, and she immediately turned to look at Liu. Liu felt a little guilty, but she straightened her back instinctively - so she asked her natal family for support?
Mrs. Wang was so angry that she laughed. She was about to start a fight, but when she looked up and saw Xianyu, she held her breath and said, "That's not a big deal. I think your aunt remembered it wrong. A master told us that it's not her destiny to get married too early. She should wait a few more years and see."
Shi was about to say something, but was distracted by Feng Jieer's stepmother Li, who was watching the show. What a joke! If you keep talking, the old lady in their family will explode. Can we still eat this meal? Today is the big day for the Wang family, so this is not the right thing to do.
The old lady of the Wang family finally breathed a sigh of relief, and turned to look at Liu, who seemed unaware of this and even a little dissatisfied with it, and became even more furious - there is no way you can have this daughter-in-law here, today is a good day for your son Wang Yao, and in the end you have to ask your sister-in-law to help smooth things over, and you are still dissatisfied here?
There's really no cure.
But no matter what, the situation finally stabilized. Xianyu breathed a sigh of relief and was just thinking about eating a few bites of her favorite dishes, when suddenly the little girl Liu Ruyan next to her turned around and whispered to her:
"Cousin Xian, I heard that your aunt is going to arrange a marriage for you with the prince of Beijing. Is this true?"
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