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Chapter 5 There Are Two Kinds of Marriage in the World
Lin Xingwei's grandfather, Su Heng, was a Taiwei who ranked among the three princes, with a gold seal and purple ribbon, and the head of the country.Uncle Su Yi is now in the palace as the wife of the royal nephew, who is the current prince, and is the prince's tutor.

Lin Xingwei's father, Lin Huaishan, used to be just a scholar with no family background. He was able to do things in the Taiwei Mansion, and he married his mother only after being appreciated by his grandfather.

After Madam Hou gave birth to Lin Xingwei, she had nothing to do with her. In order to appease her sister and make the Lin family treat her better, the Empress asked the Holy Majesty to designate Lin Xingwei as princess, and gave her the title of "You Ning".

The grandfather and grandmother once said that the father and mother would adopt the eldest cousin Lin Tingyu as the heir, and then make him the son, but the mother refused.

It's not that the mother doesn't want to, but because she is afraid of causing discord among the brothers, because the second aunt, Mrs. Zhen, is reluctant to adopt her only son to the uncle and brother.

"Princess, don't worry." Mrs. He put down her needlework, and said softly, "Although Lord Hou is gone, the Su family is still here. Madam Hou still has the final say in our Hou mansion."

Lin Xingwei poured out three copper coins from the turtle shell, made a careful divination, shook his head with a sigh, and said, "In three to five years, my mother might not be able to be the head of the Lin family and the Hou's mansion. Get married again and remarry."

"Princess, please don't talk nonsense!" Mrs. He glared at her, "Mrs. Hou and Lord Hou are very affectionate, how can they be willing to remarry? Everyone has their own ambitions, and Mrs. Hou is willing to guard the house for Master Hou. Don't worry about it, princess Regarding Mrs. Hou's matter, the queen said that she would have the princess and General Wei meet, the princess is well prepared."

Lin Xingwei put away the tortoise shell and copper coins, stuffed them into his sleeves, blinked his eyes, "What are you going to prepare? I've been talking about this for several days, and I haven't seen General Wei coming yet. Let's talk about it when he comes."

If General Wei and Lu's couple come here and hold a small banquet, everything is appropriate.

But Lin Xingwei had already calculated that Wei Mingji would not come, since he didn't want to come, then the marriage will be delayed like this.Now that the pressure has been put on Wei Mingji's side, the queen won't blame her if she talks about it.

Mrs. He counted with her hands, hesitated for a while before saying, "It's only a few days before the Mid-Autumn Festival. Doesn't General Wei want to come on the Mid-Autumn Festival?"

"I don't have time to see him during the Mid-Autumn Festival. I'm waiting for my two cousins. They want to bring me something." Lin Xingwei lay on the bed, propping his chin with his hands, kicking his feet happily.

Seeing that she didn't care much about General Wei, Mrs. He felt a lot more relaxed, and carefully probed: "The princess used to be very afraid of General Wei, but now it doesn't seem to matter. If this marriage is really done, the princess should how?"

Lin Xingwei pursed his lips and thought for a while, "It depends on what General Wei does. If he uses his power to suppress me, I can only obey."

She propped her head on one hand, stretched her fingers with the other, and counted: "But there are generally two types of marriages in the world, one is affectionate and does not doubt each other; Whatever kind of life the general wants to live with me, I will do it."

"When did the princess become so open-minded?" Mrs. He looked at Lin Xingwei in surprise.

"Don't look at me, ma'am, I don't have flowers on my face." Lin Xingwei said calmly, "I just figured it out. My father is gone, so I should take care of my mother's worries and not embarrass her. Besides, General Wei is the official envoy of the capital. To assume a position of high authority at such a young age, and to be appreciated by His Majesty, is there not much difference in thinking about it?"

Lin Xingwei knew in his heart that this marriage was unreliable, but on the surface it was better for his mother to rest assured.

"The princess has really changed." Mrs. He was very pleased.

The Mid-Autumn Festival was just around the corner, and Mrs. Hou made everyone in the house get busy, and sent Lin Xingwei to send gifts to her grandfather, grandmother, and two uncles, and invited everyone to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival in Hou's house.

Taigong Lin had drooping eyelids, sunken cheeks, sparse beard, and a serious face.Seeing Lin Xingwei, he didn't smile much, just squinted his eyes and didn't speak.

Old lady Lin had a ruddy complexion and a plump body, which made her look a little extravagant. She even held Lin Xingwei's hand and said a few kind words.

Second Uncle Lin Huaifeng and Second Aunt Mrs. Zhen were also at the side, sipping tea and sitting with them.

Lin Huaifeng served as the prime minister's mansion in Xicao, and led all the officials to play a role. He was in charge of the advancement and retreat of the officials in the mansion, and his rank and salary were more than four hundred shi.Since Lin Huaishan's death, Lin Huaifeng has become the most sensible boy in the family.

There are the most sensible son-in-law and daughter-in-law, who have moved from the Hou's mansion to live in the second son's courtyard since the eldest son's death.

From Lin Xingwei's point of view, the couple are the ones who will most agree with the old couple's happiness. It's not like Mrs. Hou who is stubborn, and it's not like Lin's third son is away from work and doesn't care about his family. He only cares about his wife body.

The third uncle, Lin Huaiyue, served as the magistrate of Meng County, not far from the capital, and the rank-to-pay ratio rose from [-] shi to [-] shi in two years. The third aunt, Pei, was a concubine who grew up in a big family in Bozhou.

It is said that when Lin Huaiyue was still a young envoy in the countryside, Pei's mother, in order not to let her daughter follow her own footsteps and become a concubine, cared about Lin Huaiyue in every possible way, and married her daughter to Lin Huaiyue.

Lin Xingwei couldn't help admiring the lady's foresight. The third uncle's prosperity in those years was not considered to be a success, but he finally managed to securely rise from the rural envoy to the county magistrate, and his salary was getting higher and higher year by year.

The most important thing is that the third uncle hurts his daughter-in-law terribly.Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Lin still disliked that Mrs. Pei was a concubine. There were invitations outside for a few years when they first married. Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Lin would rather bring the eldest daughter-in-law and the second daughter-in-law, and they didn't care about the third daughter-in-law. With Ding, her family status has risen.

Later, Lin Huaishan became the Marquis of Nanyang, and the Marquis of Nanyang had the final say on the affairs of the family, and the old couple of the Lin family stepped down from the position of the head of the family.Nanyang Hou and his wife act fairly and uprightly, and the relationship between brothers and sisters-in-law is much more harmonious than before.

In recent years, apart from Lin Huaishan's death, everyone in the Lin family has suffered some blows. Everything else in the Lin family has not advanced or retreated, neither rising nor falling, and life can be considered stable.

The third uncle's county magistrate has been serving for a long time, and the county magistrate has changed one after another, but the third uncle's county magistrate has not changed.

Fortunately, Meng County is not far from the capital, and the third uncle left the third aunt at home with Mrs. Hou, and it was harmonious to take time to run by himself.

It's just that Mrs. Lin complained many times that Mrs. Pei didn't go to Meng County to take care of his son, but stayed at home to enjoy the blessings. He said so many times that Mrs. Pei was reluctant to come to Gu Yu's residence.

From Lin Xingwei's point of view, Taigong Lin is more open-mouthed than old lady Lin in many matters. He has his opinion that "everyone is drunk but I am sober". He never takes other people's difficulties seriously, but always points fingers.

No, Taigong Lin's complaints about the Hou's mansion came again.

(End of this chapter)