While relatives may still be sad, others are already singing.
After Shen's death, except for Shen's family and her children, the rest of the people did whatever they wanted after more than a month. Even Xu promised Dong'an Hou that she would find a second wife for Fang Weichang.
"So fast?" Fang Yaqing, who was pregnant, found it unbelievable.
Mi Niang shook her head: "This is normal." Since Xu was also a concubine, Mi Niang didn't finish her words. Some people asked matchmakers to arrange marriages for their wives while their wives were just lying on the hospital bed.
He said that he was looking after his children at home, but in fact he was just looking for someone to look after him.
Xu also said, "Just rest assured and take care of your baby. I will take care of your elder brother's affairs. Your father has found him a position as a thousand households, and he has the status of a nobleman. I have planned to find a daughter among the daughters of low-level officials, preferably one from a military family. This is also what your brother wants."
It is difficult for Fang Weichang to stir up any trouble again. He is disgusted with Shen, but it must be said that Shen's family background is of great help. Now that Shen is dead, and Dong'an Hou has instructed Xu to find a successor for Fang Weichang, according to Xu's original intention, she would definitely not find a good girl for Fang Weichang. However, Fang Weiyan said that family background is secondary, and the person must be gentle and virtuous.
Xu understood the meaning immediately. When people are young, they can be self-disciplined and restrain themselves for fame and fortune. Therefore, Fang Weichang did not like disputes in the backyard and was willing to give respect to Shen and take few concubines. Now that Shen is gone, the two concubines in the family are of little use.
If he marries a virtuous and generous wife, he can have any beauty he wants. A weak wife without a family background will definitely not be able to control Fang Weichang. If she has a strong will, then it won't matter. But Fang Weichang has been restricted enough in the first half of his life. If he marries a wife who can't control him at all, that would be like a tiger out of the cage.
Besides, Dong'an Hou also felt that she was the right stepmother to marry a virtuous woman.
The head of the family still values the harmony in the family and the prosperity of everything.
Since she was not choosing her own daughter-in-law, Xu only wanted to know if the girl had a good temperament, the softer the better, and her appearance could not be too bad. Of course, she was very generous and had the style of a marquis.
I never thought that there was a girl from a commander's family who fit the description: "The girl is dignified and gentle, but she is good at housekeeping and sewing. What's rare is that she is not very young."
The commander-in-chief was a fourth-rank official, commanding a thousand households, and was also a real position.
Fang Weichang now had a job, so he naturally couldn't just sit and wait for death. He asked his friends to inquire about the marriage that Xu had arranged for him. People all said, "She is Commander Yu's eldest daughter. Not only is she beautiful, but she is also a very virtuous person."
"That's not bad if you put it that way." Fang Weichang snorted coldly.
But he didn't believe Xu's kindness.
The man said, "At most, Commander Yu is quite old, and his son is still young, so he may not be able to handle the situation. On the other hand, the successor cannot be compared with the original wife."
If the Yu family is too noble and powerful, how will the children born to Shen cope with it?
Fang Weichang also thought it made sense.
The marriage was settled so quickly. The Shen family had met the girl from the Yu family once and thought she was humble and gentle, so they couldn't help but nod their heads. If she was too strong and too beautiful, like Mi Niang, they would have been worried.
If you are too beautiful, you will easily attract others; if you have too strong a temper, your grandchildren will be treated harshly.
There was no one in that mansion to make decisions for her grandchildren.
As for taking back the grandchildren, that is unlikely. The Marquis of Dong'an is also a noble mansion, so how could he give the Fang family's children to the Shen family?
Moreover, the Shen family was a family of successful candidates in the imperial examinations. Although they had fine clothes and delicious food, they could not compare with the extravagance of a marquis's mansion.
The Shen family also agreed, and Fang Weichang was even more satisfied.
The only ones who felt sad were probably Xiao Shenshi and Wang Sanniang. Xiao Shenshi said to Wang Sanniang, "I am so thankful that my family married me to your family. Otherwise, the waters in the Marquis' Mansion would be too deep."
The Wang family is a small official family with a small population, so she can make the decision.
My elder sister Shen married into a family like that. Although it looked glamorous on the outside, she was actually worried at every step.
Wang Sanniang sighed: "Is it really worth it for such a title?"
"Who said it wasn't true? The Xu family is ruthless, and when she joins forces with the Ruan family, there is no reason why my sister would not lose." Little Shen couldn't help crying when she thought of her sister.
The only happy ones were Aunt Fang and Aunt Lin. Ever since Shen left, they no longer had to take contraceptive pills and instead secretly used their own medicine to replenish their blood. Aunt Lin had suffered too much and it was good enough that she was still alive. Aunt Fang did have someone to save her after all, and there was good news just before the New Year.
She had no intention of going against the principal wife, she just hoped that the person who came would be gentle. She had a son, no, a daughter, who was also her own flesh and blood, so she would not be alone.
After Mi Niang knew the good news, she sent a lot of supplements over. These supplements were all of top quality and enough for her to recuperate. Aunt Fang was extremely grateful.
For Mi Niang, the Chinese New Year means another busy day, especially with the presence of Old Lady Weng at home. She loves liveliness, and it would be bad if the younger generations did not create some liveliness and the family would seem deserted.
Fang Weiyan was very busy as he held several positions. I heard that it was he who drafted the imperial edict to confer the title to the emperor's new favorite, Zheng Zhaoyuan. The wording was very beautiful and the emperor even specially rewarded him.
"These things are secondary. The main thing is decency."
Mi Niang laughed and said, "I never thought Zheng Dou Niang would become Zhao Yuan so quickly. With her around, I think Concubine Fan De will have a hard time."
This Zheng Dou Niang is both scheming and beautiful, and most importantly, she is "loyal" to the empress. The emperor is a very strange person. He himself has no sincerity, but he hopes that others will be sincere to him.
"No way, Zheng Zhaoyuan was born as a palace maid--"
"As long as I am favored by the Emperor, it doesn't matter if I am a palace maid. Look, your mother chose me. My father was only a Jinshi at that time, but I still married into your family."
At this point, Mi Niang sat on him, and Fang Weiyan felt that it became difficult for him to breathe. Mi Niang pressed him and said, "Let me ask you, if you met me first, but your parents didn't agree, would you marry me?"
Fang Weiyan was about to speak when Mi Niang pulled his ear and said, "Speak properly."
"Yes, I will marry my Mi Niang home no matter what." Fang Weiyan hugged her.
【My Honey Girl】It is really interesting to hear these words coming out of Fang Weiyan’s mouth.
"Good, Wei Yan."
During the Chinese New Year, Mi Niang took Xian Ge'er back to her parents' home. Originally, everything was fine in the Marquis' Mansion, because Xian Ge'er had many brothers. Although Xu loved her grandson, she also had young children to take care of. Fang Yaqing was pregnant, and Fang Weijun's marriage was being prepared, all these would distract her attention.
But when the jealous brother returned to his grandparents' home, he was truly the center of attention. His two younger brothers had grown up, and even the youngest brother had gone to elementary school, so they were all big boys now.
Mrs. Ding Er even said, "It's so cold, the baby won't be frozen to death, right?"
Fang Weiyan smiled and said, "We have kept him very well. You don't know that he is in good health. Mi Niang has taken good care of him."
Mrs. Ding looked at her daughter thoughtfully. She knew her own daughter well. She was studious in studying poetry and books, but was a complete slacker when it came to taking care of children. She heard that her son-in-law was more skilled at holding a child than her daughter.
But the son-in-law was really kind and praised his daughter in front of everyone.
Mi Niang didn't think so much. She felt at home when she returned to her parents' home. Second Mistress Ding and Zhou came over to talk. When Zhou saw Mi Niang, she thanked her and said, "Thank you, aunt. Your eleventh brother's position has been relieved. We will take up the post in the early spring of next year."
Since Fang Weiyan was very familiar with the chief academic officer of the Imperial College and the officials of the Ministry of Personnel's Examination Office, he certainly had his own tricks to build connections, and his tactics were very superb. With just a few hundred taels of silver, he secured a position for Ruan Shiyi and sent him to Quanzhou as an experienced official.
Quanzhou has a mild climate and is a place for trade, so it is a good place to go.
Mi Niang smiled and said, "Eleventh Sister-in-law, please don't say that. We are all family, and this is the way it should be. My father also told me that Eleventh Brother is very experienced in handling affairs, and he will definitely have a bright future in Quanzhou in the future."
Zhou was very pleased to hear this.
Peng Chengwanli, this is also Ruan Shiyi's revenge. Although he did not succeed in the attack, he also has a heart for the country and the people.
Mrs. Ding Er held Xian Ge'er tightly, and Mi Niang said quickly, "Mother, this kid is quite heavy. He is already more than nine months old. He fits very well in my hands. A girl almost broke her arm holding him. I was the one who found out. Now several people are taking turns holding him. Please give him to me."
"How did you raise it so well?"
"Because we read a lot of books and combined it with actual feeding experience, we have started to feed him some complementary foods now. Many people say that he should be breastfed until he is two years old, but Wei Yan and I have discussed and decided to stop breastfeeding when he is one year old, and slowly he will start to eat normally." Mi Niang thinks that taking care of a child is not difficult, and those folk remedies are ineffective. The most important thing in taking care of a child is to be careful.
Seeing her daughter talking, Mrs. Ding said unhappily, "Now we are not as good as you in raising children."
Mi Niang stuck out her tongue.
The men outside were already drinking. Ruan Jiading liked Fang Weiyan, his son-in-law, very much. He couldn't help but be concerned about his son-in-law's family affairs: "The Jian family has been in trouble recently. Do you want to continue the marriage with the Jian family?"
The emperor wants to promote Cui Ti, so he wants to use Zhang Xiang's methods, but they are too harsh, so he needs someone more gentle.
The Jian family is Prime Minister Zhang's in-laws and close friends. If we want to remove Prime Minister Zhang's foundation, we must start with the Jian family first. Besides, it is well known that the Jian family is rich.
Normally, everyone flattered Mrs. Jian for being in charge of the finances of nine provinces. In the emperor's view, those flatteries were because the national treasury was empty in recent years, and it would be a win-win situation to confiscate the Jian family.
The women in the rear house and those who had not been in the court for a long time certainly had no idea, but officials like Ruan Jiading had already seen the ripples even though they were still calm. He was now extremely grateful that his daughter had helped them to get recognized as relatives, otherwise he would definitely have been implicated.
Fang Weiyan nodded: "This marriage has been decided a long time ago. If we break the contract, how will others see it?"
"Your family is truly kind and righteous." Ruan Jiading asked himself if he could do that.
But Fang Weiyan thought, when the engagement was first made, both Xu and Old Lady Weng were very satisfied. Since they were so optimistic from the beginning, they should not regret it afterwards. Isn't that what husband and wife are like? If everyone betrayed their loyalty, then what would be the point of living in this world? There would be no point in living.
Of course, he was not being generous to others. If Xu wanted to withdraw, there was nothing he could do.
After all, there is only so much he can do about his brother's future and marriage.
Now that Fang Weichang is married, he will join the army. This is also the way that the Marquis of Dong'an wants to get rid of his eldest son, but it also depends on how Fang Weijun performs.
The father-in-law and the son-in-law toasted each other, and in the end, the family played mahjong. Mi Niang and Ding Ernai even asked Fang Weiyan and Ruan Jiading to play together. Mi Niang was very experienced in the card game.
"Self-touch. No matter what cards you play, I won't win. I must self-touch." Ruan Jiading felt that he had a great hand and was overjoyed.
The other three people present were all very smart. Mi Niang secretly looked at her mother. Her mother was the best at playing bad cards. Every hand of cards she played was terrible, and none of them was what she wanted. Fang Wei Yan was also very scheming and seemed to be able to count cards. Her father was lucky, but he acted recklessly.
She looked at the cards and naturally won, a jack, a three of a kind, and two of a kind.
As a result, I received a chicken, but no one below me played a chicken. If a chicken was played, wouldn’t it be a cheat? Three of a kind is not okay either. Three of a kind and six of a kind are the easiest to win.
"Huh, little chicken." Mi Niang still hit it out.
Fang Weiyan moved his hands, but coughed: "No."
Grandma Ding Er glanced at her son-in-law and smiled: "I'll touch one, nine."
All nine of them were in a mess. Ruan Jiading said disappointedly, "Shujun, the cards you played are all the ones that everyone played badly."
Mrs. Ding Er smiled slyly: "It's very difficult for me to win a fight with people like you. I just have to not make any mistakes."
Ruan Jiading took the two-card and hesitated a bit, but he was still quite adventurous and threw it out directly: "Two cards."
Mi Niang laughed out loud: "Nonsense, I'm nonsense."
Fang Weiyan was also delighted and gave her twenty coins, "Mi Niang, take it."
"Thank you, Wei Yan." Mi Niang happily put the money into the cash box.
Only Ruan Jiading murmured, "Son-in-law, why didn't you win the lottery? If you had won the lottery earlier, I wouldn't have made the mistake."
But his muttering was silenced by the sound of shuffling cards.
For example, the Ruan family is at ease, but the Jian family is shrouded in worries. Mrs. Jian doesn't care about Jian Ningchu's life or death. Although she is a good person, she is not her granddaughter after all. Jian Yuehua is a useless person, and the Zhang family can hardly save itself.
She already knew what would happen to her, but it was impossible for her to hand over all the money she had saved.
The best way is of course to put Jian Ning in her wedding attire and marry her into the Marquis's mansion as soon as possible. The Marquis of Dong'an had protected the current emperor in the past and he is also a nobleman. The emperor will not easily touch him. Moreover, there is Fang Weiyan. Although his foundation is shallow, he is also slowly coming to the fore...
But Mrs. Jian was unwilling to give her money to Jian Ningchu, an outsider.
Just when she was thinking about it, something happened to Jian Ningchu. She went with her stepmother to be the first to burn incense. Her stepmother was superstitious and always believed in this. Although the adults at home didn't say anything, Jian Ningchu seemed to have noticed something.
When they were going down the mountain, the carriage broke down and Jian Ningchu was helped down from the carriage by her maid. Unexpectedly, she was seen by He Tinglan. He took a quick glance in surprise and saw that there were only a few people in the suburbs, so he rode forward immediately.
"Why are you here, Miss?"
Jian Ningchu immediately hid aside. He Tinglan didn't expect that this girl looked so much like Ruan. When he was about to speak, he saw a man in a flying fish suit coming over.
The usually arrogant He Tinglan smiled and said, "Commander Gu, what a rare guest."
Gu Wangshu looked at He Tinglan coldly and said, "We, the Jinyi Guards, are just doing business. I wonder if Uncle Nan Ping has any advice?"
He Tinglan said hurriedly: "I don't have much to teach you. I'm leaving now."
Gu Wangshu had long eyebrows that reached his temples, and in the red flying fish suit he wore, he looked dignified, cold, and very handsome.
Jian Ningchu quickly stepped forward to thank him: "Thank you for your help, sir."
Gu Wangshu frowned, without even looking at Jian Ningchu, and said, "Who has time to save you?" Then he rode away.
Jian Ningchu, who stayed behind, patted her chest. She couldn't afford to offend any of these people.
"Miss, the carriage is repaired."
"Okay, let's get in the carriage."
"Miss, the commander of the Royal Guard just now was really good-looking, even better looking than the future aunt."
The maids chattered, but Jian Ningchu said, "It's an unprovoked disaster."
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