The Evil King's Favorite Concubine: Genius Perfumer

Chapter 219 Family scandal ([-])

"Presumably you also know that our great-grandfather, Duke Wen Chuan, was a Jinshi."

"Oh, I know that."

The Fang family is known as the century-old family of Deling, and it has produced some scholars.This great-grandfather, Wen Chuan Gong, was a well-known first-class Jinshi, and later became an official of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Han Rui was even more surprised when he heard that this "family scandal" was related to his great-grandfather Fang Xuezhen.He didn't know much about the court stories decades ago, but Fang Xuezhen's official voice seemed to be quite good, and he had heard some stories about his old man when he was in the Imperial College.

In my impression, my great-grandfather was an upright gentleman, how could there be any scandal?

Wait, Brother Shaobai said just now that "the two are the main wives" - no way, this kind of thing that is obviously against the etiquette is really not like the legendary Fang Zheng's old-fashioned great-grandfather could do it?

"Can't think of it?"

Now that the topic was brought up, Fang Shaobai was not afraid to continue talking.

"Mr. Wen Chuan entered school as a young man. When he passed the examination, he was only a weak crown, and he had not yet married a wife. Everyone in the family knew that he would have a bright future, so they were not in a hurry to propose marriage to him. They only said to take the Jinshi examination first and then discuss marriage."

"However, shortly after Duke Wen Chuan went to Beijing for the exam that year, the old lady... who is Duke Wen Chuan's mother, suddenly fell ill with a strange disease. No matter how many imperial physicians she visited, she couldn't be cured, and she was about to die."

"When the family came, they were worried about the old lady's condition, and at the same time, they were also afraid that Ding You would delay Wenchuan's final scientific examination, so they died as a living doctor and listened to the words of the village witch..."

"Sorceress?" Han Rui was stunned. Does this involve witches again?
Fang Shaobai twitched the corner of his mouth, and continued: "There is a goddess who said that we must immediately marry Wen Chuangong to celebrate, so that it is possible to save the old lady."

"So at that time, the family sent a letter to Wen Chuan Gong stating that the situation was critical, and at the same time they were busy looking for a suitable girl from a good family in the countryside. Because the old lady's illness could not be delayed, Wen Chuan Gong's father quickly appointed a scholar for him. The daughter of the father-in-law, hired here with a lot of gifts...that is our great-grandmother."

Of course Han Rui had no impression of this old ancestor whom he had never met, he just wanted to know what was going on with the "two wives".

He didn't wonder how his great-grandfather managed the marriage when he was not at home.In the folk, there are often men who are rushing for exams or doing business, and the family finds a suitable wife for him. Due to various reasons, they have to rush to get married, so there are many old ways to hold weddings without the groom's official presence.For example, worshiping a rooster or something is very common.

"I don't know if it's a coincidence, or if the sorceress really came true... Maybe it's because of taking the medicine to a certain extent, it will work naturally, who knows? In short, after the great-grandmother passed the door, the old lady's illness improved rapidly, and The body is getting better and better."

"At this time, the whole family was naturally happy. Mr. Wenchuan also successfully entered the scientific examination, and unexpectedly won the Jinshi in one attempt, and he was still a first-class Jinshi..."

There seems to be nothing wrong with the story here.But when this newly-promoted Jinshi returned to his hometown, the relatives who came out of the family found a problem——

Fang Xuezhen, who just got a Jinshi, actually came back with his newlywed wife!Moreover, this bride is also the daughter of his room tester, the daughter of the servant's family!

"The old man, great-grandfather, actually married him without telling him?"

Han Rui blurted out.

"It's not considered marrying without telling... The situation at that time can only be said to be a coincidence."

Fang Shaobai said: "People in the Song Dynasty had the custom of arresting their son-in-law under the list. Although it was not very popular in the Great Xiao Dynasty, there were still many people who admired Wenchuan Gong at that time and wanted to recruit him as a son-in-law. At that time, Wenchuan Gong His uncle happened to be in the capital, and he made friends with that servant, so he acted as the master for his parents."

"Hey, didn't you say that when the old lady was seriously ill and happy, did she write a letter to her great-grandfather?"

"……Ugh."

Fang Shaobai spread his hands and said with a wry smile: "Mr. Wenchuan didn't receive the letter."

Uh……

The letter from home was not delivered, the probability of this kind of thing is too high, it can be said to be commonplace.Even more coincidentally, after the Fang family's uncle told Fang Xuezhen about his marriage, he also wrote a letter about it and sent it back to Deling County, but this letter was also lost on the way.

What a mistake!
Fang Xuezhen didn't expect her parents to marry her a wife in her hometown suddenly, and her family didn't expect Fang Xuezhen to get married in a foreign country and come back.

Now the whole family has a headache, who is the real wife of the two brides?
At the time of the round entry, Jin Shi, the daughter of a scholar, was a few months earlier than Wen Shi, the daughter of the minister, but Wen Shi had consummated their marriage earlier, and Jin Shi and Fang Xuezhen were just empty couples.

In terms of marriage etiquette, the Jin family had three matchmakers and six engagements, but the Wen family did not elope and marry randomly.

Although Jin's family background is not as noble as Wen's, an official lady, she is also a good daughter of a scholar's family.What's more, the parents-in-law love this "good-footed" eldest daughter-in-law very much, and think that it is her mother-in-law who recovered from illness and her husband admitted to the imperial examination as soon as she came in. Such a good daughter-in-law cannot be dismissed!

In private, the Fang family's old couple also prefer the docile and obedient Jin family, but they don't like the arrogant and domineering Wen family...

Fang Xuezhen had just reached the pinnacle of her life when she immediately encountered a peerless problem.

With two wives, it is difficult for anyone to be the main wife.

Let the Jin family be the legal wife, how can the father-in-law in Jingzhong be willing to give up?Then do you still have a future?This just won the Jinshi and hasn't been elected yet!What's more, Wen Shi is beautiful and knows poetry, and he is very close to him. Since they got married these days, their relationship has been very good. He can't stand the wind blowing beside his pillow.

But making Wen's official wife, the parents will not be able to pass this test at all.Parents do not agree, can not be listed in the genealogy, what kind of wife?
"Oh, thinking about it, I also have a headache for my ancestors."

Although his current situation is very complicated, Han Rui was still very surprised when he heard this long-standing gossip, and his emotions were not so tense.This is simply a story that only a storyteller tells, but it actually happened?

"After all, the old lady is very concerned about the future of her son..." Fang Shaobai said: "That's why we came up with a vague 'two-headed big', which means that our village recognizes great-grandmother and her old man as the main house. Chuan Gong went to a distant place, and left her alone outside..."

"What about the family tree?" Han Rui asked the crucial point.

"Drag."

Regarding this point, Fang Shaobai admired his ancestor's wisdom in life very much, and many things turned around just after a while.

Because miraculously, Fang Xuezhen only stayed in his hometown for a short period of time, as if forced by his parents to consummate the marriage with Kim, and soon after he left with Wen, Jin found out that she was pregnant.The one who was born later was Fang Shaobai's biological grandfather, who was also Han Rui's maternal grandfather.

And Wen Shi, who has been by Fang Xuezhen's side all the time, has not been out for several years.The first child was born after five years of marriage, but it was a daughter, and she couldn't support her.Two years later, Fang Xuezhen's second son was born.

At this time, her father, Wen Shilang, failed to stand in line during the transition of two generations of emperors and was marginalized, and soon died of illness quietly.Without the support of her natal family, Wen finally failed to justify her marriage...

The last wife of Fang Xuezhen recorded in the genealogy is the Kim family.

(End of this chapter)