【Quick Wear】My Years as a Mother-in-law

Chapter 221 Grandmother Jia 23

Therefore, a marriage was arranged for Fengchun in less than three days. She was also a member of the royal family, but her relationship with the royal family was not close. When it was passed to Zhu Zhen, her title was already very low. However, he was considered the patriarch of the royal family. Because the wives selected in the selection were the ones left over by the royal family, he always refused them and found a wife for his own family.

That’s right, Fengchun’s fiancé is Zhu Yanchen, the eldest son of Zhu Zhen, the clan leader of the Ministry of Clan Affairs. Although his title is low, he has a high seniority in the royal family. Fengchun’s fiancé will inherit the position of clan leader in the future. He will have an official position without taking the imperial examination and will be guaranteed a stable income.

Yuanchun married into a princess's family, so Fengchun couldn't marry too low.

The main reason for the smooth marriage was naturally political. The Jia family quickly took sides after the new emperor ascended the throne, which showed that such a family was very "aware of the current situation." As for whether they betrayed the emperor? The emperor had already done that, so who knows if he betrayed him? The most important thing is that the family's title was promoted after the emperor ascended the throne, which is the "merit of following the dragon."

Of course, Yun Xi's training of the girls also added icing on the cake.

The beautiful girls of the Jia family were well educated by Yun Xi according to the rules of that era. They read the Four Books and Five Classics before the age of seven, and learned etiquette, special skills, female precepts, the Four Books, etc. after the age of seven. Moreover, the Jia family has a good family style and pays attention to rules. Girls live in the backyard after the age of seven, and adult men basically do not set foot there. In the eyes of matchmakers, this is a high-quality resource and it is easy to find a marriage.

It stands to reason that children in ancient times started to propose marriages at the age of ten, especially girls. However, in the original novel, there is no word indicating that anyone was arranging marriages for the girls of the Jia family. The most important reason is that Baoyu was hanging around in the inner house, tarnishing the reputation of the girls of the Jia family, so that none of the Jia family's relatives and political partners had the idea of ​​coming to the Jia family to propose marriages, let alone other people.

This time was different. If Jia Baoyu dared to act so recklessly again, she would expel him from the family tree. Didn't he come down to earth to gain experience? Go and experience the streets. He would become a beggar in the end anyway, so he might as well adapt early and experience the warmth and coldness of human nature. Maybe when he returns, his mind will be clear and he will be promoted directly...

The more Yun Xi thought about it, the more she felt that it was true, which led to her attitude towards Da Lian Bao becoming increasingly cold. Wang Shi saw it and was anxious. Why was Jia Min, that old daughter, such a treasure, while no one cared about her own Baoyu?

"Mother, this is Yuanchun's dowry list."

Wang handed over a list in a pretentious manner. Yun Xi took it and took a closer look. The total value was less than 50,000 taels.

Yun Xi acted indifferent. "Just prepare for your daughter. But if Zhu'er and Jue'er have any problems in the future, Yuanchun may not be able to help. After all, her family can only provide so much. The children must manage their lives well after marriage."

Yun Danfengqing lightly passed the buck to Wang. "It's no use playing these tricks on me. You want to make me dissatisfied with Yuanchun's dowry and then negotiate terms with you, Wang? What are you thinking?" She didn't care. She was already a first-rank imperial edict, and she couldn't ask Yuanchun for help. The people in the main house had no obligation to manage Yuanchun's dowry. She would just add to it according to the rules when the time came. Giving such a small dowry was tantamount to looking down on the Grand Princess's Mansion. They gave items worth 80,000 taels of silver as a betrothal gift.

To put it nicely, the second wife is from the Rongguo Mansion, but to put it bluntly, she is just a fifth-rank official who has been on the bench for many years. Jia Zhu, who has accumulated a lot of experience and has a bright future, also needs the help of his in-laws in his career, not to mention Jia Baoyu, who regards official career and economics as a traitor's way of gaining fame and reputation.

How could she have the nerve to do this?

Wang's face froze. "I've been so busy with Baoyu's first birthday celebration lately that I lost my mind. Yuan'er's dowry will definitely not be limited to this."

"Oh? Jue'er is only three months old, and you're already starting to prepare for the anniversary celebration. You're such a worrywart." Yun Xi said to her in a neither soft nor harsh tone, and without giving her a chance to continue, she drove her away.

"Ren Dong, put the dowries I gave to the girls separately. Each girl will receive 20,000 taels of silver." Yun Xi ordered: "Don't touch this money."

Honeysuckle nodded and asked with a smile, "Madam, would you like to prepare one for me?"

"I will divide it among them after a hundred years. What else can I give? I don't know if Min'er will give birth to a little girl. If she does, I will leave more private money for her." Yun Xi said leisurely while fanning herself.

The lively and quick-witted Xia Bing then said, "Old Madam, I heard that the Lin family has been a marquis for four generations, has few descendants, and is very wealthy. Is this true?"

"Xia Bing, you are not allowed to talk about it casually!"

Honeysuckle's face changed and she scolded her. Xia Bing was stunned for a moment and quickly knelt down to admit her mistake.

"Let's talk about it. It's not a big deal. Who in the capital doesn't discuss other people's wealth? Everyone does." Yun Xi smiled faintly and said, "The Lin family is rich, which is one of the reasons why the old Duke married into the family. I guess the Lin family is even richer than the Jia family."

Honeysuckle couldn't help but ask, "What? She's so rich?" She was in charge of the old lady's money box and thought that the old lady was a very wealthy person.

"That's right. The Lin family has four generations of marquises, and the Jia family is only in its third generation. Two generations have been dukes, and one has been an earl. The fourth generation of the Jia family married off four girls, which is equivalent to dividing up a large amount of property. The second branch also split up, and the property shrank again. The fourth generation also has quite a few girls, and they still need to provide dowries..."

"As for the Lin family, they've only had one son for generations, with no income. The dowries of the five generations of mistresses, including Min'er, are a considerable fortune."

Yun Xi knew without hesitation that the Lin family was richer than the Jia family. A quick check through the system revealed that the Lin family had approximately six million taels of silver in assets. If the eldest wife had not discovered the secret room, the combined assets of the entire family would not be as much as the other family's wealth. In the original novel, Lin Ruhai probably gave half to the Jia family and made other arrangements for the other half. He had calculated his daughter's future, but he had not calculated that people's hearts were fickle.

Rendong didn't know why the old lady sighed, but she had a general understanding of Miss Min's in-laws: a family of civil servants with a profound foundation.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, Yun Xi received a letter from the Xue family. Uncle Xue, who seemed very sick in her memory, not only sent a generous gift to express her gratitude, but also told her that the medicine was very effective. He knew it in his heart and would not tell anyone.

Won't tell anyone? Of course, he already understood the Wang family's plan. Yun Xi, who had already received 500,000 taels of silver, remained noncommittal and asked the excited Jia Lian to open the ten boxes one by one.

"Wow! Grandma, these are all good things. The Xue family has always only interacted with my aunt, and the gifts they sent in previous years were just a few pieces of brocade. Why did they send so many this year?" Jia Lian had no other intentions, he simply felt that the Xue family's actions this year were very strange.

Wang clutched her handkerchief tightly and listened attentively to Yun Xi's explanation. She had never received the Yunjin, soft smoke silk, century-old ginseng, blood swallows, etc. from the Xue family, let alone the two boxes of peacock feathers...