After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 891 Guess
Ma was shocked when she heard this. She never expected to hear such news: "Why? She doesn't want to get married? Could it be that she was frightened too much in the Jiang family and is afraid to get married?"

Fang had no choice but to marry Hai Baozhu into the Jiang family. First, Hai Baozhu was still young. Whether she was left alone in the Hai family's eldest house to face the ill-intentioned or incompetent clansmen, or to leave her home with Aunt Qiu and Hai Baozhu, there were great risks. Second, Hai Baozhu was a girl, not a male who could inherit the family business. Even if she went to the Jiang family, there was no reason for her to be exterminated. Fang thought she had the ability to control the Jiang family's master, so she chose to marry with her daughter.

However, many years passed, Hai Baozhu grew up and became more beautiful. Fang had been protecting the ancestral property of the Hai family, so the Jiang family had not been able to get what they wanted. After Uncle Jiang woke up from his infatuation with Fang, he became much harder-hearted. He wanted to use Hai Baozhu as a hostage to threaten Fang to give in, so he deliberately promoted the marriage between Hai Baozhu and the children of the Jiang family. Fang refused, so the Jiang family planned to make Hai Baozhu a fait accompli, trying to make it a done deal so that Fang and her daughter could no longer refuse.

Under such circumstances, Hai Baozhu must have been schemed against a lot. Although her mother had always protected her well, she was inevitably frightened a lot during this process. It was possible that she would become afraid of marriage and not want to get married.

Ma had seen similar examples before, so he immediately thought that Hai Baozhu might have such an idea.

However, Aunt Cui said, "It doesn't look like that. Youchan said that when they had just left the Jiang family and settled down in Yongping Prefecture, my cousin was worried that her reputation as a second marriage would affect Zhu Jie'er's marriage. Zhu Ge'er said at the time that he knew a lot of scholars in Yongping Prefecture, many of whom had good character, temperament, talent and family background, and could marry Zhu Jie'er, so my cousin was relieved. My cousin was afraid that Zhu Ge'er's acquaintances were too close, and they might be insiders, and would be picky about Zhu Jie'er's background. Zhu Jie said at the time that she didn't want to hide her background and family background from others. If the other party disliked it, she could just break up and find someone else. There would always be good people in the world who would not be picky or dislike her. Besides, if she really couldn't get married, she could just find a husband to come to her house, and she could be more filial to her cousin. When Zhu Jie said these words, she was very open and generous, which showed that she was not unwilling to get married."

Ma choked for a moment before saying, "We still have Baozhu in the eldest house, how could we allow Baozhu to marry in? How could the man we marry be a promising and good man? We can't waste such a good girl like Baozhu."

Aunt Cui nodded: "My cousin also said that what Zhu Jie'er said is unreasonable. There are still brothers in the family, and there is no one to support the family. Why should we recruit a son-in-law? My cousin even went to comfort Aunt Qiu and Zhu Ge'er for this, but they didn't take it seriously."

Aunt Qiu and Hai Baozhu might be honest people who know how to repay kindness, so they would not take Hai Baozhu's words to heart. However, Fang brought her daughter to live with the concubines and concubines, which was not the same as when she was the head of the family. She had many more concerns in her actions, so she stopped her daughter's words and went to explain to Hai Baozhu and Aunt Qiu to avoid misunderstandings.

Ma recalled that when Fang first came to the Hai family, although she was living under someone else's roof, her uncles and aunts from both houses were very kind and caring to her. She was spoiled since she was a child. When she was in her teens and had not yet married, she began to help the eldest housekeeper, and the elders were willing to indulge her. She had never been so cautious at that time, which showed that she had really suffered a lot of grievances in the Jiang family over the years.

Ma couldn't help but feel distressed. She sighed and said, "When she was in Yongping Prefecture, Baozhu wanted to get married. Why is it that after arriving in the capital, she doesn't want to see a man? Her mother didn't mention this to me."

Haitang had a guess: "Could it be... that she doesn't want to get married, but just doesn't want grandma to arrange a date for her? Does she have a crush on someone?"

Ma was stunned for a moment, and said hurriedly, "If she has a lover, then she should just tell me! I can go and find a matchmaker for her. Why does she have to pretend to be sick?! She is weak to begin with, and if she pretends to be sick a few more times, her health will be ruined. What will she do in the future?!"

Haitang thought for a while, "Could it be that the person she likes has a bad family background? She is afraid that the elders in her family will not agree, so she dare not say it out loud, and can only use illness to delay the meeting?" Ma frowned, "What kind of person can it be? I didn't dare to pick a promising child from an official family for her. I only picked an inconspicuous but kind-hearted person from a big family, and he had to be from a low-ranking family. Such a person is far worse than your family, and may not be as decent as the Jiang family in the past. If I didn't think that the eldest house has been in decline for many years, with only one pillar to support the family, and I don't know what the future will be, I wouldn't let Sister Zhu lower herself. If the person she likes is not as good as the one I like, what kind of background can it be?"

She thought of how Hai Baozhu had been living in the Jiang family since she was young, and had lived in seclusion all along, not daring to go out and see people easily. It was not until she left the Jiang family that she saw the outside world. She immediately became worried: "Could her lover have any relationship with the Jiang family?"

Haitang felt that it was not necessary: ​​"If the other party was really from the Jiang family, Sister Baozhu would have married him long ago, and would not have struggled to leave the Jiang family without settling on a marriage. Moreover, with the hatred between the Hai and Jiang families, Sister Baozhu only hates the Jiang family and would never be tempted by their children. If he was not a member of the Jiang family, but had a connection with the Jiang family, Sister Baozhu would not have been so relaxed and happy when she left Jianghai Village."

During the years that Hai Baozhu lived in the Jiang family, the Jiang family had intentions towards her and would not allow an unrelated man from another family to have any contact with her.

Haitang suspected that if Hai Baozhu had fallen in love with someone, it would have happened after she left the Jiang family. During her temporary stay in Yongping Prefecture with Fang's mother and daughter, and after moving to the capital, she had freedom of movement. Perhaps she met some young talent when she went out?

Ma thought that if the man was really a young talent and not married, Hai Baozhu could confess to her family so that they could find a matchmaker to facilitate the marriage. Not only did she refuse to confess, she also used illness to avoid meeting him, fearing that the man's identity was really problematic.

Ma was worried: "Could it be that he is already married? Baozhu is so foolish! It's impossible. What is she still thinking about? If she could marry a good family earlier, she could put these past things aside and live a good life!"

Aunt Cui guessed: "Maybe it's a young man from a good family, and Sister Zhu felt that she couldn't possibly marry him, so she just kept silent about it?"

Haitang held up her chin and guessed, "I wonder if my cousin aunt knows what Sister Baozhu thinks? If even my cousin aunt doesn't know, then the identity of Sister Baozhu's lover may not be to her aunt's liking, and he is not a candidate for a son-in-law that she can accept. It shouldn't be a military officer, could it be a businessman?"

Ma turned her head and looked over. "That's true. Baozhu met mostly scholars in Yongping Prefecture. As long as they are not married, there is no reason why any scholar would not be pleasing to Baozhu's mother. But it's hard to say after they moved to the capital. I remember Baoshun mentioned that most of the people living around the house they live in are merchants. Could it be that Baozhu met a young man from the neighbor's house when she went out one day and fell in love with him?"

Then she would have to find out from her grandson Haijiao.