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Chapter 4748 4751 [Hot Cake]

After Wang Xifeng gave birth, the child was not given a full name or a nickname for the time being. She was simply called "Big Sister".

Because the infant mortality rate was quite high in ancient times, parents were worried that their children would not grow up, so they did not give their children names when they were young, or they gave them nicknames or derogatory names to deal with it.

When the child grows up and reaches school age, he or she will be given a formal name.

Wang Xifeng began to recuperate after giving birth.

Xiang Nan also wrote a guide to take care of women during confinement, instructing Ping'er on how to take care of women during confinement.

For example, the hygiene, diet, daily routine, exercise, etc. of the mother during the confinement period are all scientific and effective.

In the original version of "Dream of Red Mansions", Wang Xifeng did not take good care of herself after her miscarriage, and ended up suffering from "bleeding". She bleeds constantly and soon becomes pale and thin.

Therefore, Xiang Nan didn't want her to repeat the same mistake.

Ping Er followed this method to help Wang Xifeng with her confinement, and she naturally had a very good confinement. After two months, she was able to move around freely, and she did not have any underlying illness.

This "Postpartum Guide" soon became a best-seller. Not only did princes and nobles come to ask for it, but even Jia Yuanchun in the palace copied a copy.

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It happened to be the New Year when Wang Xifeng was in confinement.

Originally she was worried that Yingchun, Tanchun and Li Wan would not be able to manage the household well, but in fact, after a year of experience, the three of them have basically grasped the overall situation.

Yingchun received the most training in particular. She was no longer the timid and wooden person who couldn't even make a sound when pricked by a needle.

So even during the busiest and most complicated Spring Festival, the three sisters still managed it very well, making everyone very satisfied.

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In the new year, Xue Pan is eighteen, Baochai and Yingchun are sixteen, Xiang Nan is fifteen, Tanchun, Daiyu and Xiangyun are fourteen, and Xichun is twelve.

Except Xichun, it is time for everyone else to get married.

In fact, over the past year, the Jia family has been constantly looking for relatives, especially Yingchun, Tanchun and Xiang Nan, who are the main targets of marriage.

Because Yuanchun became the queen, the marriage prospects of Yingchun and Tanchun were promising.

Although they were born out of wedlock, they were still daughters of the Jia family after all.

The Jia family is now thriving. Not only is the Jia family the king, but they have also produced a queen and may produce an emperor in the future. Therefore, countless families want to marry into the Jia family.

So after choosing and choosing, I am a little dazzled.

As for Xiang Nan, there were even more people proposing marriage to him. Countless families wanted to marry their daughters to Xiang Nan.

In this way, their family will also have a divine son-in-law, and naturally they can get a lot of benefits.

After all, the Jia family used to be living from hand to mouth and was on the decline, but now it is thriving, and it is obviously all Xiang Nan's credit.

Even if they were blind, they would understand.

Therefore, the four kings and six dukes, and even the Prince Zhongshun's Palace, all sent people to propose marriage, and they did not even ask for the wife to be the principal wife, a concubine would be fine.

Because Xiang Nan is now the crown prince of Rong Wang, according to the law, he can marry one wife and two concubines. The wife is the crown prince's wife, and the concubine is the concubine. Although the concubine is actually a concubine, she is still the master in name.

Just like the emperor has only one wife, the queen. But no matter whether it is the imperial concubine, noble concubine, imperial concubine, imperial concubine, or even maid or concubine, as long as they enter the palace, they are the "master".

Therefore, even if she is a concubine, she is still a popular commodity that everyone is vying for.

However, all those who came to propose marriage to Xiang Nan were rejected by Grandmother Jia on the grounds that the child was too young and the marriage should be delayed.

Xiang Nan knew that Jia's mother wanted Lin Daiyu to marry him. So she wanted to wait until Lin Daiyu was older before arranging a marriage for him. He naturally had no objection to this. ...

After the Chinese New Year, Yingchun's wedding was scheduled in advance.

He is the grandson of Duke Zhenguo Niu Qing, and the son of Niu Shuye, the current first-class earl Niu Jizon.

The Duke of Zhenguo, the Duke of Ningguo, the Duke of Rongguo and others are collectively known as the Eight Dukes, and they are old friends.

Niu Shuye is the second son of Niu Jizon. Although he is not qualified to inherit the title, he is smart and studious, and is quite outstanding. He just passed the imperial examination and became a scholar last year.

Grandmother Jia, Jia She, Jia Zheng and others all thought that this child was good and a good match for Yingchun.

Xiang Nan secretly observed and found that Niu Shuye was quite good, with a gentle personality, and liked reading, painting, playing chess, etc. He should have a lot in common with Yingchun, so he did not object.

After Yingchun got engaged, she began a series of procedures such as offering betrothal gifts and asking about the date of marriage. However, she would have to wait another one to two years before actually getting married.

After all, Yingchun was only sixteen, not too old. In two years, she would be able to get married at eighteen.

Tanchun is still slowly choosing her marriage partner. She and Daiyu are both only fourteen years old, so it will take at least a year before they can consider engagement. Currently, they are only in the selection stage.

It is worth mentioning that although Xue Pan was eighteen years old and Xue Baochai was sixteen years old, both of them had reached the age of marriage, but no one proposed marriage to either of them.

In Xiang Nan's opinion, the reason why the marriage between these two people was difficult was mainly due to the decline of the Xue family.

The ancestor of the Xue family was originally a Ziwei Sheren. Although his official position was not high, he was only a fifth-rank official, but he was a close minister of the emperor. He was responsible for drafting imperial edicts and decrees and was highly favored by the emperor.

Later, when it came to Xue Baochai's grandfather's generation, the Xue family began to serve as imperial merchants and received treasury funds.

As we all know, no matter how wealthy a family is, it cannot be richer than public funds. Therefore, with the support of the imperial court, the Xue family made a lot of money and their business spread all over China.

Hence there is the saying “In a good year, there is heavy snow; pearls are plentiful as dirt and gold is as plentiful as iron.”

Later, Xue Baochai's father inherited the Xue family's business and did well, but unfortunately he died too early, dying before he was forty.

The only son, Xue Pan, had no talent for managing the business, which led to the officials in various provinces enriching themselves at the expense of public resources, causing the Xue family's business to plummet.

The Xue family changed from being an official to a businessman. Although they made money, they were far from power. However, for the sake of money, there were still princes and nobles willing to marry them. For example, the Wang family married their daughter to the Xue family.

But now the Xue family has neither an official position nor money, so who would be willing to marry their daughter to them?

The key point is that Xue Pan is really not presentable. He is uneducated, arrogant, and domineering. At a young age, he committed the evil act of beating someone to death in the street, and his reputation has become ruined.

All the princes and nobles in the capital city knew that Xue Pan was the "stupid bully" and the "big fool Xue". Who would marry their daughter to such a man?

The same goes for Xue Baochai.

Although she is completely different from Xue Pan, she is well-educated, beautiful, intelligent, not fond of luxury, gentle and virtuous. However, outsiders do not know these advantages of hers.

After all, the prevailing trend at the time was "A rich lady should not leave the front door or the back door."

Even though she was extremely beautiful and talented, she had almost no chance to show her talents.

This is called "throwing a pearl into the dark".

When people heard that Xue Baochai was the sister of Xue Dasha, they might have been interested in her, but they immediately gave up the idea.

Therefore, Xue Baochai, like Xue Pan, had difficulty finding a husband. Although they were both of marriageable age, no one came to propose marriage to them.

As for the so-called "golden and jade match" of "the golden lock needs to find a woman with jade as a match", although it once spread throughout the Jia Mansion, the Jia family never took up the idea.

(End of this chapter)