Chapter 243 My biased mother wants me to adopt my younger brother’s son!
The environment a person is exposed to is very important. Not everyone can stay clean, especially Ning Yucheng and Li, who are Ning Rong's biological parents and her most important family members. They kept repeating those brainwashing words in her ears, so she naturally listened to them and took them to heart.
Moreover, since she was a child, Ning Rong has been spoiled by her parents and grandmother, especially by her grandmother Zhang, where she is even more favored.
She had an illusion that she was no worse than her cousin Nymph, and that she was even better than her cousin.
But when she left the Ning Mansion and came into contact with outsiders, seeing that they all praised Ning Fu, the eldest daughter of Duke Cheng, and ignored her, how could she not have any thoughts in her mind?
Now, because of their different identities, the families they marry into also have such a big difference.
How could Ning Rong remain calm?
However, Ning Rong is better than Li in that, as the heroine in the original plot, although she has her own jealous thoughts, she does not have a vicious heart like Li.
She was jealous of Nymph, but never thought of doing anything to her. She just felt sad and lost silently in her boudoir, and couldn't help shedding two tears while embroidering her wedding dress.
Ever since Ning Fu found out the truth about her brother's death, she has hated everyone in the second house. If Cheng hadn't stopped her, she would have gone so far as to cause trouble for the second house herself.
Ning Fu knew that her parents had their own revenge plan, so she turned a blind eye to the people from the second house.
Now that she was about to get married, she certainly wouldn't think about whether her cousin Ning Rong from the second house would be jealous of her. All she had in her mind was the shyness of a newlywed and her plans for the future after marrying into the Duke of England's mansion.
The wife of the Duke of England is bedridden and unable to manage the household. The Duke of England's eldest son, Lin Chengqi, is not yet married, so the housekeeper of the Duke of England's mansion is now Qin, one of the Duke of England's concubines.
This Qin had no children and was not particularly favored by the Duke of England, but she was a maidservant who came with the Duke of England's wife and was given the opportunity to be the Duke of England's concubine, so her position naturally belonged to the side of the Duke of England's wife and the Duke of England's son.
Qin's housekeeper would naturally not treat his former master and young master badly.
Ning Fu has been thinking about how she can get the housekeeper's power from Qin in a decent and appropriate manner after she gets married, if the Duke of Ying's Mansion does not intend to hand it over to her.
After all, Qin's identity is a bit special, and Ning Fu doesn't want to offend her. But as the wife of the Crown Prince of the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion in the future, if she can't get the right to be the housekeeper, and the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion still lets Qin, a concubine, be the housekeeper, then she will become a laughing stock in the whole capital.
At that time, her mother Cheng was not liked by her grandmother Zhang, so her grandmother Zhang would rather keep the title of housekeeper herself and give the housekeeper power to her second daughter-in-law Li, making her mother Cheng lose face.
But at least there is still a fig leaf hanging on the surface. It can be said that the real housekeeper of the Chengguo Mansion is the old lady Zhang. The mother-in-law will not give up power, and Cheng, as a daughter-in-law, naturally has to follow filial piety and cannot seize power. This fig leaf cannot hide the truth from those who know it, but at least it does not make her mother Cheng a laughing stock.
The situation in the Duke of England's mansion is different. The Duke of England directly let Qin, a concubine, be the head of the household. If Ningfu cannot get the housekeeper's power from Qin, doesn't it mean that she, the Crown Prince's wife, is not even as good as a concubine of the Duke of England? This is really a joke.
Ning Fu was a little worried about the housekeeper's affairs, which caused her to not sleep well and her eyes were a little dark.
The next day, when Si Yuan came to Cheng's main courtyard for dinner, he happened to meet Ning Fu. Seeing the dark circles under Ning Fu's eyes, he asked with concern, "What's wrong with Fu'er? Did you not sleep well last night?"
In ancient times, it was actually difficult for fathers and daughters to have too many opportunities to be close to each other, because boys and girls sat at different seats at the age of seven. As the head of the Chengguo Mansion, Si Yuan had to attend court and continue to prepare for his next plan, so he was very busy.
Even though Nymph was the target of his mission, it was difficult for him to meet her too many times a day. He could only see her often in Cheng's courtyard.
Ever since Si Yuan said those words of approval to her last time, Ning Fu has become closer and more unrestrained towards Si Yuan. Si Yuan is also very doting and doesn't care about her some of her unruly behavior.
At this time, Ning Fu heard Si Yuan's question. She asked the maids to go down, moved a stool and sat next to Si Yuan. She told him very frankly about her recent worries: "Father, I was thinking that the prince's concubine mother is said to be the housekeeper in the Duke of Ying's mansion..."
Si Yuan was such a smart man that he naturally understood the meaning of her words at once.
Si Yuan immediately looked at Cheng, frowned slightly, and said, "Don't listen to your mother's nonsense. Your mother's situation was different from yours. The reason why the Duke of Yingzhou's mansion is managed by a concubine is because the Duke of Yingzhou's wife is bedridden and unable to work. Lin Chengqi is the prince and has not married yet, so there can't be no one to manage the mansion. That's why the Duke of Yingzhou promoted Qin. But after you marry in, you will be the wife of the prince in name only. It is your right to manage the house. The Duke of Yingzhou's mansion will not be so unrefined."
After all, it doesn't make sense for a legitimate daughter-in-law to not be allowed to be the housekeeper, but for a concubine to be allowed to be the housekeeper.
That Qin is not the wife of the Duke of England, so how could her status and position surpass Ning Fu, the legitimate wife of the Crown Prince?
And even if the Duke of England is crazy enough to want to do this, does he really think Si Yuan is made of clay?
When Cheng heard Si Yuan telling her daughter not to listen to her, she couldn't help but whisper back, "If Fu'er doesn't get the right to manage the household after she marries, won't she have to live a miserable life like I did before?"
Si Yuan just laughed at Cheng's stupidity sometimes. Although he could understand that Cheng had suffered a lot in this regard in the past ten years and hoped that his daughter would not repeat his mistakes, she didn't think about whether Ning Fu was in the same situation as before.
When Cheng married into the Chengguo Mansion, she was marrying up a bit. The person she was competing for the right to manage the household was her own mother-in-law, her husband's biological mother. The pressure of filial piety was enough to make her unable to resist.
Ning Fu married into the Duke of Yingguo's mansion. The housekeeper Qin was just the Duke of Yingguo's concubine and was not even her real elder. Qin also had no children and it was even more impossible for her to offend the prince and his wife.
Si Yuan laid these very obvious things out on the table and explained them to the mother and daughter in detail.
Cheng's mind suddenly seemed to come to her senses, and she realized how stupid she had been.
She looked at Ning Fu in embarrassment and annoyance, and said quickly: "Fu'er, listen to your father, don't listen to me. It's all your mother's fault."
Ning Fu understood in her heart. She held Cheng's hand and gently comforted her, "I know mother is doing this for my own good. She is just a little worried and confused."
After all, the issue of housekeeper rights has been a lifelong concern of Cheng, and she has never been able to get over it. Now that she is faced with the issue of housekeeper rights again with her own daughter, she is a little confused and her IQ has dropped.
With Si Yuan's guidance, after getting rid of this troublesome matter, Ning Fu realized that she had her father's support behind her, and she felt more confident.
Although Ning Rong got engaged before Ning Fu, Ning Fu is older than Ning Rong after all. Even if the second house wants Ning Rong to get married first, they still have to respect the order of seniority.
The first wedding should be that of Nymph.
Even Cheng, who had previously told Zhang that she should keep an eye on how much dowry Zhang gave to Ning Rong and require Zhang to give the same amount of dowry to Ning Fu, no longer cared about whether or not to give any dowry. She was concentrating on preparing for her daughter's wedding and had forgotten all about those annoying people.
The marriage between the Duke of Chengguo and the Duke of Yingguo was a major event in the entire capital city. It touched the nerves of many people and attracted a lot of attention.
Even the current emperor and the popular candidates for the throne, the third prince and the sixth prince, have cast their attention on this marriage.
Si Yuan remained calm and composed, as if he didn't notice anything, and continued to plan the wedding between the two families.
The Duke of Yingguo's Mansion has many connections in the military, and the Duke of Chengguo's Mansion has also grown and expanded its influence under Si Yuan. The marriage between the two families can be described as a powerful alliance.
But this also caused the current emperor to be wary.
But who cares? After all, they did not have any intermarriage, and the emperor was quite wary of them.
Since the two families would be feared by the emperor regardless of whether they were married or not, it would be better for them to form an alliance to resist the emperor's fear after the marriage.
Si Yuan had long seen through the nature of the current emperor, which was that any court official with relatively great power would be feared by the emperor, and the emperor would promote another person to share power, and he was very good at the art of balance.
Just like these princes in the fight for the throne, they were lifted up in pairs by the emperor to fight. It can be said that the emperor was very good at "keeping things fair" and "maintaining balance on the seesaw".
If the emperor really wanted to deal with those powerful court officials, he might not have the courage to do so, because dealing with a powerful official would mean taking responsibility for the turmoil that would be caused by dealing with this person. The emperor likes to look back and forth, hesitate, and finally keep things as they are.
Therefore, Si Yuan and Duke Yingguo were not afraid that the emperor would be wary of them. The old fox Duke Yingguo also saw through the emperor's nature, so he dared to propose marriage to Si Yuan.
The wedding was held in a grand manner. In order to show his respect for Si Yuan, the emperor specially sent the chief eunuch beside him to deliver rewards and asked the eunuch to give Si Yuan a joke, which roughly meant: My dear Ning, you are going to marry your only daughter, why didn't you tell me? I will also grant marriage to this newlywed couple. Now that I have learned about this matter in a hurry, I can only send someone to send my blessings.
After listening to this, Si Yuan smiled but complained in his heart: I really didn't believe you. The news of Ning Fu and Lin Chengqi's engagement had already spread a long time ago. I don't believe that you, an old man, didn't know about it!
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