Optimus One Pillar of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 17 Emperor Longqing’s cousin-in-law

The matter is over, what else can Wang Zhaowen say?After all, if it were the other way around, and Shen Yishi used that method to let his son have sex with his daughter, Wang Zhaowen, then Wang Zhaowen would definitely erupt and fall out.

But now it's Shen Yishi who let your daughter, Wang Zhaowen's son, take advantage of this matter. It's his old Wang's family who took advantage of it.

So after listening to Shen Yishi's narration, Wang Zhaowen sighed, and said calmly: "Forget it, brother, you and I are friends. And if you didn't pull me back from the West Lake back then, I, Wang Zhaowen, would not have waited for today I'm so proud. Forget it, since the two children have become a gift to Duke Zhou, let's get the wedding done as soon as possible."

After saying this, Wang Zhaowen stretched out his hands and helped Shen Yashi, who was kneeling on the ground, up.

Wang Zhaowen agreed, is it that simple?As an old friend for many years, Shen Yishi knew Wang Zhaowen well. He knew that as long as he kept a low profile and never fought back or scolded him, he would be able to give his old friend face.When the two children are already married, Wang Zhaowen will definitely agree in the end.But Shen Yishi never expected that things would go so smoothly. Wang Zhaowen actually didn't lose his temper at all, didn't complain or accuse at all, and just agreed calmly.

Shen Yishi would not understand this matter, in fact, Shen Yishi ignored Wang Zhaowen's current age and Wang Daoqiu's current identity.Wang Zhaowen is 47 this year and is making great strides towards the ranks of the elderly.Moreover, he gave up the imperial examination and taught in his hometown for six years, which has long smoothed out the persistence of his youth in the ordinary.

At the same time, his son Wang Daoqiu is now in Xie Yuan. Unless something unexpected happens next year, a second-class Jinshi will not be able to escape.After all, Zhejiang has always had a prosperous literary style since the Southern Song Dynasty. It has always been second only to Southern Zhili in the Ming Dynasty, and is the second largest province in the country in terms of exams.Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Zhejiang Province's Jieyuan has never fallen to the top three, let alone failed the test.

This means that his son Wang Daoqiu will definitely become an official after the examination next year.And what does being in officialdom rely on?Money and connections were something the Wang family didn't have, but Shen Yishi did.

Relying on money and connections is very shameless and inconsistent with Wang Zhaowen's usual principles of life. When faced with this kind of thing when he was young, Wang Zhaowen would rather live in ruins than in ruins, and would rather die than lose his literary career. Character.

But he, Wang Zhaowen, is 47 now. He is old. His sincere heart is the same as his old waist, and he can no longer stand up straight.Moreover, as a father, he also hopes that his son Wang Daoqiu will have a smoother career in the future.And for this reason, I am willing to ignore my own conscience.

So when Shen Yishi put the design together, Wang Daoqiu and Shen Xiangning's story was revealed.Wang Zhaowen couldn't be said to be happy, after all, he was being plotted against, but there was nothing unhappy about him, after all, the real interests were there.

Shen Yishi didn't know that his old friend, after so many years of hard work, was no longer the high-spirited scholar he was back then. He was still looking at Wang Zhaowen with an old eye.So now he can't understand how Wang Zhaowen can be so easy to talk to when faced with that kind of thing.

But I don't understand, I don't understand, but as Wang Zhaowen is Wang Daoqiu's parent, his parents' destiny has been fulfilled, so the marriage between Wang Daoqiu and Shen Xiangning can be considered officially settled.

Seeing that the matter was successfully finalized, Shen Yishi ignored the reason why Wang Zhaowen was so straightforward today, and went directly to the next step, and began to discuss with Wang Zhaowen about Wang Daoqiu and Shen Xiangning's marriage, and what to do next.

Shen Yishi said to Wang Zhaowen in a deeply guilty tone: "Brother, thank you, thank you, thank you for your magnanimity. I know I was wrong. Brother, since the matter has come to this, I don't know what my brother will do about the subsequent marriage of the two children." , is that what you planned?"

"What else can we plan? You and I are both clean and ethical families. We just need to do everything according to etiquette."

"Yes, yes, yes, what my brother said is true. With the status of our family and your current status as Jieyuan, the etiquette must be the same. But we have to hurry up in terms of time. After all, The son and the daughter have become a gift from the Duke of Zhou, who knows if the daughter is pregnant now..."

Damn it, belly!This kind of thing would be nothing in later generations, but in this era where feudal ethics have the final say, this kind of thing is too serious.Once someone finds out, both men and women will be severely punished by the king's law.Moreover, both men and women and their families will be disgraced by the accusations made by thousands of people.As for Wang Daoqiu's current title of Jieyuan, let alone that, he will definitely be expelled by the imperial court.

Thinking of the serious consequences, Wang Zhaowen's face turned pale with fright, and the sweat on his head started to fall down.

Seeing that Wang Zhaowen was so frightened, Shen Yishi hurriedly explained respectfully: "Brother, don't panic, this matter is easy to hear! Now, brother, go and invite the village elders in your village and let them come over for a drink. When the time comes, You ask them to secure a match, and we will finalize the marriage contract today. Then, brother, prepare the wedding room for the son and the daughter at home, while the younger brother goes back to Hangzhou to purchase dowries. We will try to get the two children married within a month. In this way , even if the little girl already has the blood of your Wang family in her belly, it doesn’t matter. After all, it’s normal for a woman to give birth in nine months.”

"No, no, one month is too long, the two children's marriage must be done within half a month, and we can't let people talk about it."

Shen Yishi said that the marriage would be completed within a month, but Wang Zhaowen thought it would be too long. Wang Zhaowen was really afraid of being gossiped about behind his back!Of course, Shen Yishi also hopes that the marriage between Wang Daoqiu and Shen Xiangning will happen as soon as possible.So the two former good friends decided to sign the marriage contract today after friendly negotiation, and then went to find a "magic stick" to choose an auspicious day within these ten to 20 days to arrange the marriage between Wang Daoqiu and Shen Xiangning. Done.

After the matter was discussed, Wang Zhaowen went to invite the village elder and several respected elders from his old Wang family.As for Shen Yishi, after Wang Zhaowen invited people over, he started socializing at the ceiling level and gave a big red envelope to everyone who attended.

In the final burst of laughter, Wang Deqiu and Shen Xiangning's marriage certificate was witnessed by the village elders in Tandu Village. Wang Zhaowen and Shen Yishi, the parents of both parties, wrote a marriage certificate for each other.The two respected elders of the Wang family acted as matchmakers and signed the marriage contract between the two parties.

After getting the marriage certificate, Shen Yishile flew back to Hangzhou City at night, and called Wang Daoqiu to Shen's mansion the next evening.

Following the servants of the Shen Mansion into the Shen Mansion, Shen Yishi prepared a table of delicious food for Wang Daoqiu as usual, and also invited Wang Daoqiu's future mother-in-law, Mrs. Du.

Mrs. Du is 33 years old this year. She is not very beautiful, but she has a scholarly family, is knowledgeable and courteous, and has a very elegant temperament.As soon as Mrs. Du saw Wang Daoqiu, her mother-in-law looked at her son-in-law, and the more she looked at him, the more she liked him.

After all, Wang Deqiu is now seventeen years old, a young boy, and quite handsome.In addition, he is the authentic Xie Yuanlang who ranks first in the college entrance examination in Zhejiang Province.With Wang Daoqiu's appearance and test scores, what mother-in-law in China's 5000 years would not like it?

So from the beginning of the banquet, Mrs. Du's smile was always on her face, and she was particularly affectionate towards Wang Daoqiu. She kept picking up vegetables for Wang Daoqiu and asked Wang Daoqiu if it was hard to study!
Mrs. Du was so enthusiastic that the enthusiastic Shen Yishi turned into a little transparent. His enthusiasm made Wang Daoqiu's face blush with embarrassment, and the dishes in front of him were piled up into a hill.

Wang Daoqiu couldn't resist his mother-in-law's enthusiasm, so he changed the subject and asked, "I heard that my aunt's accent is from the north. Isn't she from Hangzhou?"

"Yes, my aunt's family is from Daxing County, Shuntian Prefecture. My father was a student of Shuntian Prefecture. Later, he failed in the imperial examination many times. After my mother passed away. Because my mother did not leave a son for the Du family, my father loved me the most. My younger sister was conscripted into the palace and became a maid. My father was disheartened, so he took me to Hangzhou, the paradise on earth, hoping to spend the rest of my life in this misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River. Later, by chance, my father got acquainted with me. My father-in-law was invited into the house to be responsible for educating Yishi. Then I married Yishi and gave birth to Xiangning and his two younger brothers. "

"Oh, it turns out that my aunt is from Shuntian Mansion! After autumn, my nephew will go to Shuntian Mansion and prepare to take the exam in February next year. Does aunt have a letter from home? My nephew can send the letter to aunt on her behalf. relatives."

"Hey, no, no, no, I haven't moved around for 20 years. I haven't been in contact with my relatives for such a long time. Besides, my father has passed away, and I come from a womanly family... Hey, forget it, forget it. ”

When Wang Daoqiu mentioned that he wanted to help him contact his relatives in the past, Du Shi's eyes were a little dodgey and he politely refused.

Wang Daoqiu was not a fool. When he saw Du's appearance, he knew that there must be something unspeakable about Du.Knowing that this matter embarrassed the other party, Wang Daoqiu hurriedly ended the topic and moved the conversation elsewhere.

Wang Daoqiu's feeling was right. In fact, Du's younger sister was Emperor Jiajing's current concubine Du Kang, who would also be the mother of future Emperor Longqing.

It's just that Concubine Du Kang was extremely unpopular. After Emperor Jiajing had an affair with her, he no longer favored her and left her as a widow in his own courtyard.He even waited for Xiao Longqing to move out of the palace and live in the palace outside.Emperor Jiajing also ordered the mother and son not to see each other in life and not to say goodbye until death.Even after Concubine Du Kang died of illness in the 33rd year of Jiajing, Emperor Jiajing rejected the request from the Ministry of Etiquette that the funeral be held according to the standards of a noble concubine, and he only allowed her to be buried according to the standards of an ordinary person. This can be described as being mean and unkind to the extreme.

From these things, it can be seen that Emperor Jiajing did not like Concubine Du Kang, and he did not hide his dislike.Because of this, after hearing that his "little cotton-padded jacket" was bullied by Emperor Jiajing, Du's father would rather take his eldest daughter and live in the Shen family as a tutor than stay in the capital. Then be that shitty relative of the emperor.

Du's father really felt sorry for his "little cotton-padded jacket", and he also really hated Emperor Jiajing.If you don't like it, why would you do that to your daughter?If there is no such thing, and his daughter is allowed to be a palace maid for a few years, and then she is released from the palace and returned to him, then wouldn't his family be able to share a family relationship?

Thinking of his darling being so spoiled by Emperor Jiajing, Father Du's heart hurts like a knife!Then think about the little padded jacket that I have been hurting for more than ten years, and I will grow old alone in that cold palace in the future, Du Shi's father can't bear it even more!
So Du's father, who felt sorry for his daughter but did not dare to challenge the imperial power, could only cowardly take his eldest daughter and escape from that sad place.And he never went back again. Even before his death, he told his daughter and son-in-law that he was buried in Hangzhou instead of being sent back to the Du family's ancestral grave in Daxing, Shuntian Prefecture.

Of course, these things mentioned above were all told by Shen Xiangning to Wang Daoqiu after Wang Daoqiu and Shen Xiangning got married, when the couple were talking privately.It was at that time that Wang Daoqiu realized that he had accidentally become Emperor Longqing's cousin-in-law.

(End of this chapter)