Chapter 407 Discussion

Jia Lian had no intention of guessing Zicuckoo's thoughts now. His mind was filled with thoughts on how to deal with Lin Ruhai when he saw her later, so he only nodded slightly to Zicuckoo and walked across. Walk to Lin Ruhai's room.

Who would have known that Lin Ruhai was not in the Nuang Pavilion where he had been recuperating, but instead summoned him in the main hall.

When Jia Lian entered, he saw Lin Ruhai sitting on the main seat covered with fur, with two wind screens on both sides. In the hall, except for the old housekeeper, there was no one serving.

Seeing that Lin Ruhai was so ill and still put on such a posture, Jia Lian naturally understood that Lin Ruhai had made a decision.

So he took a deep breath, walked straight into the hall, and bowed to Lin Ruhai: "I have met my uncle."

"Sit down." Lin Ruhai nodded. , after Jia Lian bowed his head and sat down, he asked: "Have you gone to see Yu'er, how is she doing?"

"Sister Lin's complexion is much better than yesterday, I believe Wang Taiyi said That's right, Sister Lin is fine, uncle, you can rest assured."

"Hmm..."

Lin Ruhai hummed, then lowered his head in thought, as if thinking whats the matter.

Jia Lian did not interfere, but sat quietly on the pear wood chair below, with a very upright posture.

"I have seriously considered what you said yesterday..."

Lin Ruhai deliberately said just this, then stopped and looked up to see Jia Lian's reaction. .

Jia Lian just straightened his figure again, indicating that he was listening and made no other movements. Even the expression on his face did not change.

Lin Ruhai nodded when he saw this. He was indeed trained by His Majesty, and he was not surprised by honor or disgrace.

Originally from a distinguished family, with outstanding character and appearance, and extraordinary intelligence, and now he is valued by His Majesty. At least, there is no problem with his future.

So he stopped beating around the bush and said straight to the point: "You said you wanted to marry your sister Lin. I have a few more questions to ask you. Are you willing to listen?"< br />
　"Even though my uncle said so, my nephew can do whatever he wants."

　"Haha..."

　"First point, I want to ask you, Are you able to fully decide on your own affairs?

I don’t want you to promise many things now, but in the future you will do things that break your promise on the grounds that it is hard to disobey the orders of your elders.”< br/I hold the two positions of commander of the Xicheng Military and Horse Division and deputy commander of the Shenji Battalion. At home, I am also the acting clan leader.

In addition, my biological parents died early, and now no one in the entire Jia family except the old lady can interfere with the decisions I make.

As for the old lady, she is sister Lin’s direct grandmother. I think as long as it is for the good of sister Lin, she will not object.

Even if she objects, her nephew is confident that he can convince her, and there will never be anything that her uncle is worried about.

If not for this, my nephew would not dare to speak to his uncle. "

Jia Lian knew that Lin Ruhai was worried about his stepchildren...

Lin Ruhai nodded. Lin Ruhai knew about the Jia family's situation and made a special trip to inquire about it yesterday. He knows that Jia Lian did not lie to him.

With Jia Lian’s current status, even Jia’s mother will not easily oppose Jia Lian’s decision.

Others are naturally less qualified.

　“Let’s talk about the second point. Since you have already married a wife, and now you want to marry your sister Lin, naturally you can only become a concubine.

I want to ask you, if I really agree to betroth your sister Lin to you, what status will you give her?

A good concubine, or a noble concubine? ”

Lin Ruhai stared at Jia Lian with burning eyes.

The concubine system in the world is generally divided into two types.

Good concubines and bad concubines .

As for concubines and concubines with lower status than concubines, it goes without saying.

Strictly speaking, those types of people are not considered A concubine can only be regarded as a plaything in a man's house.

And a concubine, even if it is just a lowly concubine, at least needs to go through a simple ceremony before she can be brought into the house.

This Concubines are usually of low status.

For example, Aunt Zhao and Aunt Zhou in Jia Zheng’s house are both low-class concubines.

As for good concubines, they are required to be at least She is the daughter of a good family, married to someone else as a concubine.

Although a good concubine is still not as good as a real wife, at least she is not like a mean concubine, who can be beaten and scolded at every turn.

Because, Like the first wife, a good concubine usually has her own dowry and has a certain degree of financial independence.

And when marrying, at least four people have to carry a sedan chair, and it is clear that the matchmaker is marrying, rather than like Like a bad concubine, no matter what the master's family arranges, he can be carried into the house in a small sedan chair.

For this reason, the titles of good concubine and bad concubine are somewhat different.

A concubine is generally called aunt.

As for a concubine, she has a second bedroom and a side chamber. The servants can also call her the second-bedroom grandmother and the third-bedroom grandmother.

For example, in the original work, "Jia Ershe secretly married Sister You".

Jia Lian married the second sister You, the younger sister of the You family. Although he only married in secret, because the second sister You was a girl from a good family, and Jia Lian was from a different family, he invited Jia Zhen, You family, etc. As witnesses, four large sedans were carried into Huazhi Lane.

Therefore, Second Sister You is a good concubine.

Therefore, Jia Lian’s young servant Wang’er Zhaoer and others called Second Sister You, also “Grandma You”, not aunt.

At that time, the second sister You could be called Jia Lian’s second wife.

But people like Aunt Zhao are not qualified to be called Jia Zheng’s second wife. Jia Zheng was a very decent man. He did not have a second wife, only one wife, and two concubines who served in the house.

Because the status of being a concubine with others is low, nowadays it is basically only those women who can't help themselves, such as maids from big families, who are willing to be concubines with the masters and young masters, or women who are prostitutes.

These are all concubines, and they occupy more than 90% of the concubines.

And good concubines are rare.

Because generally good families will not let their daughters be concubines unless there is a reason.

This is the custom nowadays, but as Lin Ruhai, even if he agreed to Jia Lian and let his daughter be Jia Lian's concubine, he would never be willing to be like others.

Lin Ruhai, who has read poetry and books, certainly knows that there are actually noble concubines above good concubines.

The term "noble concubine" has a long history and has been used in many dynasties.

Especially in the pre-Qin period, when the princes were at war, many royal princesses and princes’ ladies needed to marry other heroes due to political marriages.

Usually, the marriage is carried out in a high-profile manner with the etiquette of a noble concubine.

The status of a noble concubine is naturally far higher than that of a good concubine.

Since ancient times, all families with noble concubines have become rich and powerful.

And a concubine is definitely not at the mercy of anyone, not even the mistress can be bullied.

To be honest, even the concubine in the palace is actually a title evolved from the concubine. This shows the status of the concubine.

Since there is this saying in history, Lin Ruhai wants Jia Lian to adopt this attitude.

So, he seemed to be asking, but in fact he only gave Jia Lian one option! After he said this, he looked at Jia Lian's face, as long as Jia Lian is unwilling at all, he will cut off the idea of ​​continuing to negotiate with Jia Lian.

Although he had no choice but to agree to marry his daughter to Jia Lian for many reasons, he did not want his daughter to suffer injustice.

He must fight for the rights that should be fought for his daughter.

Of course Jia Lian understood what Lin Ruhai meant. He thought for a while, raised the hem of his robe, knelt down and said, "Uncle, if you don't want to tell me, my nephew is also going to explain it to your uncle.

Sister Lin is the fourth generation of marquises, and she is the only legitimate daughter of her uncle. Her status is extraordinary.

It is my nephew’s great fortune to be able to marry him.

So, let’s not talk about good concubines and noble concubines. My nephew has never wanted Sister Lin to be a concubine, but wants to marry her as an ‘equal wife’.

After Sister Lin marries into my family, my nephew will also treat her as a real wife.

My nephew has said this before, and I reiterate it just to let my uncle know that my nephew is definitely not I just said it casually, but I really think so."

"A common wife?"

Lin Ruhai frowned.

To be honest, if Jia Lian said this yesterday, he would be disgusted.

But today, he had clearly expressed his intention to agree. When Jia Lian said this again, he started to seriously think about the feasibility.

"Let alone this dynasty, even in the previous dynasties, there was no such thing as equal wives."

This is the term.

Of course, I also know that the so-called equal wife is just a nicer way of saying concubine.

But I love Sister Lin and don’t want to let her When she is a little wronged, even if it is just a title to comfort her, I will definitely win it for her.

As for outside, it doesn’t matter whether others approve or not.

As long as I take Sister Lin out for banquets in the future, and others see me treating them with respect, they will naturally not dare to have the slightest bit of contempt.

To put it bluntly, if my nephew is lucky enough to be able to do so again in the future, If I have achieved meritorious service for the imperial court, I will personally pray to Your Majesty and give Sister Lin a royal decree.

This is what I have thought for a long time, but yesterday I was afraid that my uncle would think I was a frivolous person. I dare not say that."

Jia Lian said seriously.

When Lin Ruhai heard this, a smile finally appeared on his face.

He did not doubt Jia Lian's words.

Because, my concubine, since you dare to get involved with a "The word "noble" is naturally different from the other concubines.

A noble concubine is qualified to receive the favor of the imperial court. This is why Lin Ruhai must be given the status of a noble concubine by Jia Lian.
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In fact, he saw how much Emperor Ning Kang valued Jia Lian, and thought that if possible in the future, he could ask Jia Lian to give Daiyu a reward, even if it was only five or six grades, it would at least be a reward.
< br /> Unexpectedly, before he said anything, Jia Lian had already taken the initiative to speak.

This made him somewhat relieved.

As for Ping’s wife, although it sounded like she was Above the noble concubine, after all, the noble concubine is a common saying in all dynasties, but the common concubine is not.

But it doesn’t matter, at least it shows that Jia Lian’s treatment of Yu’er is up to them. Go.

"I hope you will remember your words and do what you say in the future. "

Lin Ruhai said something and called Jia Lian up, and then she no longer put on airs, but resumed her previous attitude towards Jia Lian.

"You What I said yesterday is that the first boy you and Yu'er will give birth to in the future is willing to be adopted in my name and become my direct grandson. Do you really take it seriously? "

" "It's true."

However, my nephew does not dare to lie to his uncle. He knows that Sister Lin is fragile, so even if she marries into my family, I plan to let Sister Lin take good care of her health first, and will not let Lin rashly. My sister gave birth to me.

Otherwise, if something goes wrong with Sister Lin, my nephew will regret it for the rest of his life!

So, even if everything goes well, this will not be possible until at least four or five years later.

Therefore, I hope that my uncle will take good care of his health and raise his grandson personally in the future..."

Lin Ruhai listened to what Jia Lian said and smiled while stroking his beard.

“Even if you don’t say it, I won’t let you ruin Yu’er’s body right now.

You kid...you don’t need to comfort me with false words, I still know my body.

To tell you the truth, I have decided that after my death, Yu'er will observe my filial piety for three years before marrying you. By then, Yu'er must have grown up.

As long as you take good care of her during this period, her health will definitely be much better.

When the time comes, it would be great if she could give birth to a child. I also believe in you and will not break your promise to me.

But if my Lin family is destined to have no offspring, don’t be harsh, let alone blame you, Sister Lin, for this. At that time, the issue of adoptive heirs will be over, do you understand? ”

Jia LianHearing the meaning of Lin Ruhai's words, I couldn't help but admire Lin Ruhai's love for her daughter, so I solemnly said: "My nephew, I obey."

Having said this, the dust seems to have settled. .

Jia Lian suppressed the excitement in his heart and was about to discuss the specific regulations of marrying Daiyu with Lin Ruhai. Lin Ruhai took the clinker in the hands of the old housekeeper. After taking a sip of tea, he waved his hand. : "Not busy."

"I have one last request for you.

If you can agree, we can naturally continue to discuss the following matters."< br />
　"Uncle, please speak."

At this point, Jia Lian certainly has nothing to worry about.

Even if Lin Ruhai wants to test him or even make things difficult for him, he is not afraid.

This is because he is confident enough.

After all, he could even destroy the emotional line between the perfect match between the waiter Shenying and Fairy Jiangzhu, thus taking away Sister Lin’s heart. He didn’t think that Lin Ruhai who looked like this now could still Can stop him.