The literary giants of the late Ming Dynasty began by copying books

"Dad, how was your meeting today?" Shen Yixiu's face was red when he asked. Shen Yan couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he saw his daughter's shyness and concern.

He thought for a long time on the way back. Although he was angry with Wang Wenlong in his heart, he also felt that Wang Wenlong was indeed a good match for Shen Yixiu.

Unfortunately, his old father-in-law had to help Wang Wenlong persuade his daughter.

"The conditions at Jianyang's home are not bad. There is a bookstore at the door and I can carve books." Shen Jue saw her daughter nodding happily and continued to say bravely: "It's just that he has a concubine in his family. She was originally the daughter of a large merchant. It seems that I am quite close to him, and the concubine named Li is gentle and honest, but I don’t know what you think..."

As she spoke, Shen Jue saw Shen Yixiu gradually being stunned. When she finally finished speaking, Shen Yixiu's face turned pale. She bit her lips and said after a long time: "Let my daughter think about it."

After saying that, without waiting for Shen Jue's consent, Shen Yixiu ran back to the room and closed the door, not even letting the maid in. Then Shen Jue heard the sound of crying coming from the room.

Shen Jue couldn't help but sigh.

Shen Yixiu didn't speak for a whole day, thinking about things even while eating. It wasn't until the evening of the next day that she said to Shen Jue: "Dad, I want to see Wang Jianyang."

The next day, Wang Wenlong was brought to Shen Yixiu by Xu Xueju. The elders did not want to get involved in this matter, so they left Wang Wenlong and Shen Yixiu to talk alone in the room.

Wang Wenlong looked at Shen Yixiu's haggard face and felt a little guilty, and said proactively: "I didn't tell the truth. I understand that Miss Shen doesn't want to marry me."

Shen Yixiu didn't say anything. After a long time, he suddenly asked, "You don't want to marry me?"

Wang Wenlong was stunned and saw the little girl staring at him, and said frankly: "I think so."

"For me or for the Shen family?"

Wang Wenlong confessed again: "At first, it was for the Shen family. Later, when I saw the young lady's appearance, I felt that she was a good match."

Shen Yixiu pursed his lips and asked in a low voice after a long time: "In that case, why didn't you lie to me and my father? If you lied to me and said that you would drive away your concubine after getting married, even if you didn't do so after getting married, or you would keep her outside your house. , there is nothing my father and I can do about it."

Wang Wenlong could only smile bitterly when he saw that Shen Yixiu was serious and seemed to have actually conceived such an idea in his mind.

"I can't do this kind of thing."

"I have feelings for your country fairy sister. She has done a great favor by becoming my concubine in my house. I promised her to be upright, so naturally I can't let her go. What's the point of doing something sneaky behind my back?"

"Besides, you are only fourteen years old and you came to another place with your father. I lied to you. If your father leaves again, then... I can't help you anymore."

"You..." Shen Yixiu stamped his feet, very unwillingly.

Seeing Shen Yixiu's aggrieved expression, Wang Wenlong said frankly, "That's exactly what happened. I'm the same person. If you think it's inappropriate, I'll just say it. To be honest, there is a big age difference between us. It’s still a little girl’s house.”

Shen Yixiu frowned and said, "Why do you always think I'm a little girl? I'm fourteen years old too? I...I didn't say I didn't want to marry..."

Wang Wenlong was stunned and looked at her blankly: "So you are willing to marry me?"

Shen Yixiu's face was red, and he twisted the tassels of his fan with his white and tender fingers. After a long time, he nodded.

She was unwilling to accept Wang Wenlong's concubine, but she felt reluctant to return to Suzhou just now.

To put it bluntly, this is the little girl's first youthful moment.

These days, many couples have never been attracted to each other in their entire lives, but Shen Yixiu was really attracted to Wang Wenlong, and he couldn't let it go for a while.

If she hadn't wanted to agree to the marriage, Shen Yixiu wouldn't have called Wang Wenlong to see her every other day. Wang Wenlong's conditions were really good in this era. Although he was not a great poet or writer, his character and talent were very bright, he had the style of a famous official, and he was quite rich at the same time.

Objectively speaking, Shen Yixiu also likes to be with Wang Wenlong: Wang Wenlong does not have an evil mother-in-law in his family, and he can even let Li Guoxian write. This shows that Wang Wenlong will definitely not interfere if he wants to write something after he gets married.

Wang Wenlong himself didn't think it was anything, but this kind of respect and freedom for women was simply unimaginable in other families at this time.

Historically, after Shen Yixiu married Ye Shaoyuan, let alone publishing a collection of poems, her mother-in-law disliked him just because she felt that Shen Yixiu would not have the energy to take care of the housework when he wrote poems.

If there are conditions, who wants to be restrained for the rest of their lives? The relaxed environment in Wang Wenlong's home is very attractive to Shen Yixiu. This is why Shen Jue persuaded Shen Yixiu even if he knew that Wang Wenlong had a concubine.

Shen Yixiu specially called Wang Wenlong over, but actually he just couldn't hold it in his heart. It was the first time that the little girl fell in love with a man, and she was engaged to him. The scene she imagined in her heart was extremely romantic, but she didn't expect that the man actually took a concubine.

This reality really makes Shen Yixiu miserable.

Xu Xueju and Shen Jue were sitting not far away. Originally, it was illegal for the two of them to talk alone in the room before they were married. Shen Jue was so tolerant of Shen Yixiu, which could be called doting in this era.

Wang Wenlong hurriedly notified Shen Jue after the young man and woman had settled the matter. Seeing that he had settled the topic, Shen Jue couldn't say anything. Instead, Shen Yixiu took the initiative and asked, "I want to visit his home."

Wang Wenlong also guessed that she must want to meet Li Guoxian and nodded in agreement.

When Shen Yixiu met Li Guoxian, Wang Wenlong couldn't help but sweat, but he didn't expect that the two girls got along well.

Shen Yixiu asked curiously: "This is where my sister created "The Legend of Zhen Huan"? Did she write it directly, or did she have to make a manuscript?"

"First you have to write an outline, and then you make a rough draft. You still have to revise the draft after it's finished! I'll show you the outline."

After all, Li Guoxian was a few years older than Shen Yixiu, and he had grown up in a businessman's family. He had no stage fright at all. Wang Wenlong was dumbfounded when he saw that after a few words, the two of them became affectionate.

Even Shen Yixiu had a very good impression of Li Guoxian and felt that the two of them were very quarrelsome.

When Li Guoxian walked out of the study, Wang Wenlong followed him curiously and asked, "Aren't you jealous? You are quite a nice person."

Li Guoxian turned around and rolled his eyes at him, and said helplessly: "What if I don't help you? After all, you have a gentle personality, which is my luck."

Li Guoxian really thought so. She was very afraid that Wang Wenlong would marry a powerful lady. After chatting with Shen Yixiu for a while, she breathed a sigh of relief when she found that Shen Yixiu was gentle and reasonable.

Shen Yixiu was also quite satisfied. She also felt that Li Guoxian was not an uneducated shrew, and she felt that they would still have something to talk about after getting married.

And even after Shen Yi's cultivation Qi disappeared, he still felt that it was normal for Wang Wenlong to take concubines. This was how women thought in this era.

Historically, Ye Shaoyuan had five daughters and eight sons, three of whom were born to Shen Yixiu, and the other two daughters were born to Ye Shaoyuan's concubines.

You must know that in history, Ye Shaoyuan has been socializing in the imperial examination after getting married. He failed to pass the imperial examination for decades and spent a lot of money. In addition, after the separation of the family, the family property was greatly reduced. For a period of time, the livelihood of Ye Shaoyuan's family still required Shen Yixiu to sell off his dowry. to maintain.

After Shen Yixiu's death, Ye Shaoyuan praised her for having "three virtues" and said: "Germany consists of talent and beauty."

Shen Yixiu's talent and beauty are his own, and the so-called virtues can be seen in Shen Yixiu's life in the Ye family: serving Ye Shaoyuan's mother, raising more than a dozen children, presiding over the huge Ye family, spending family property to support her husband's education, and his husband has been studying for decades. She never complained when she failed to pass the Jinshi exam, and when her husband's family used her dowry to marry a concubine and have children, Shen Yixiu never complained.

In comparison, at least Wang Wenlong can make money on his own, and Shen Yixiu likes him, so he is considered a good match in this era.

(End of this chapter)