Madam Hou

Chapter 82

In fact, it is not complicated to talk about the past, and the back house is full of turmoil, which one doesn't?
When Elder Marquis Lin died of illness, it was indisputable that Elder Lin, as the son of the eldest son, accepted the title, and there was nothing to talk about.Mr. Lin was smart since he was a child, and he was brought up by Mr. Lin himself. He is good at martial arts and good at planning. At the age of 16, Mrs. Lin's natal sister-in-law Mrs. Gao personally acted as a matchmaker, and Mrs. Lin hired Dong Shi, the eldest daughter of Dong He, who was then General Zhenyuan, as his wife.

It is said that people with a little bit of talent will always have some ideas in their hearts to make contributions and make a name for themselves, and Elder Lin is no exception.His own conditions are not bad, he has learned the art of war and martial arts, and he is a military officer, but no matter how strong his own conditions are, he still needs opportunities to have a chance to make contributions.Fortunately, he has a strong natal family, and his natal family also created this opportunity for him.

One year after Grandpa Lin took over the throne, Goguryeo, which borders on the northeast of Dayan, invaded the Celestial Dynasty. The first emperor decreed that Dong He, the general of Zhenyuan, would lead troops to fight against the Goguryeo invasion.

The Northeast is where General Dong Da’s family started, and Goguryeo also invaded the Celestial Empire from time to time. Every time, General Dong Da led troops to repel them. Although the scale of the Goguryeo invasion was larger than before, Dong Da The general didn't take this to heart, thinking that this time, he could easily repel it as usual.

As long as you lead the soldiers around, you can earn military merits and get closer to the official position. For such a good thing, General Dong did not forget to bring his son-in-law along with him, and arranged a position in the army for his son-in-law to go out with him.

But things backfired. Perhaps General Dong underestimated the enemy. In the battle against Goguryeo, Dayan actually had twice as many troops as Goguryeo, and everyone in the court thought that the battle would be won. lost.And it is reported that Goguryeo led troops to the expedition or a young general who was just 20 years old.

Twice the strength of the army, the old general who had led the army for more than ten years, was finally defeated by a fledgling kid. This man sounds ashamed.When the first emperor saw the five-hundred-mile urgent battle report, he was furious. If he hadn't been persuaded by the servants around him, he would have wanted to imprison the entire Dong family that night.

In this battle, General Dong died in an ambush, and Mr. Lin was captured. To avoid being humiliated, Mr. Lin committed suicide in the end.At the end of this battle, Su Yun, who was General Wu De at the time, led the remaining [-] soldiers, defeated Goguryeo with a narrow advantage, and repelled it back to the territory of Dayan.After this battle, General Su Yun became famous.

It can be said that this battle made General Su Yun, but General Dong became thousands of ashes.

After this battle, although the first emperor did not punish his family members for the sake of General Dong's contribution to Dayan, the once-famous General Dong's mansion finally fell.

When the news of the death of General Dong and Master Lin came, Mrs. Lin, who was suffering from the loss of her son, fainted on the spot, and Mrs. Dong, who was suffering from the loss of her father and husband, was even more distraught. The Hou Mansion is also filled with a sad atmosphere.

But sorrow is sorrow, the Marquis died in battle, and the title was vacant. It is also very important for the Marquis to solve the problem of the marquis' succession.

If Mr. Lin had a son, it would be justifiable for the eldest son to inherit the title, so there is nothing to say.But the problem is that Mrs. Dong had three daughters in a row, but no son.Well, there is no concubine, but the concubine is also fine. It is not so legitimate to put the concubine under the name of the Dong family, and the concubine inherits the title. Backing up, coupled with the means, all the maids in the room connected to the room found the wrong place and sent them out, so where did the bastard come from.

Elder Lin has no sons, and third master Lin is the second son, so it is clear and right for him to inherit the title.Since the founding of Dayan, there have often been cases where a brother died without a son, and the younger brother inherited the title. There are even noble families. When the elder brother died, because the son was not young enough to bear the title of title, the younger brother made a will and inherited the title. There are also.But here comes the problem again, Mr. Lin has no children, but when Mrs. Dong fainted from grief, she was just diagnosed to be pregnant for three months.Mrs. Dong, who was Lin Hou's wife at the time, was of course unwilling to let the third master Lin take on the title. Although she had three daughters in a row for ten years after entering the family, if this child was a son, who would be willing to hand over the title.

However, Mrs. Tian, ​​the third wife of Lin, believed that her husband should inherit the title under such circumstances.The child is still in the mother's womb, so there is no reason to leave the title idle until the fetus is born, what's more, it is not known whether the child is male or female, even if it is a son, what does a newborn child know? Assume the responsibilities brought about by the succession of the title.

The two families fought, and Mrs. Lin, who was the common mother of Master Lin and Master Lin San, was in a dilemma.

Mrs. Lin Tai has two sons. The eldest son is sensible, smart and promising. What's more, there are too many excellent ones, so it goes without saying who Mrs. Lin would like more.In addition, when Mrs. Lin gave birth to the third master Lin, it was difficult to give birth. After four days and four nights, she almost lost her life. Mrs. Lin was a little displeased. Master Lin San was not with him when he was young, but was brought up by Mrs. Lin.The relationship between Mrs. Lin and her mother-in-law is not good. After returning to Beijing after the release, the third master Lin was taught by Mrs. Lin not to get close to Mrs. Lin. Although Mrs. Lin made remedial measures, the effect was not obvious. In the end, the heart that was close to him also cooled down, and his heart was more inclined to the eldest son who was close to him.

In terms of closeness, Mrs. Lin is more inclined to the big family.But the eldest son has passed away after all, if Mrs. Lin is too partial to the eldest son, she is afraid that the younger son's heart will be cold, and the Dong family has three daughters in succession, who knows if this is the son.Mrs. Lin was hesitating between the eldest room and the third room, while Dong and Tian were constantly fighting.

Tian is the eldest daughter of Marquis Fushan, she wanted to be strong since she was a child, so she originally looked down on Master Lin San.Before she married Master Lin San, she had a marriage. When she was 14 years old, she had to observe mourning for three years because of the death of the man's father. The marriage was finally delayed until 17 years old.After the man's filial piety, the marriage was about to be finalized, but the man died of a sudden illness before the wedding date, and the Tian family also gained a reputation as a Kefu.

But no matter what others say, Tian's mother, Mrs. Tian, ​​naturally thinks that her daughter is so good that she should match the best man in the world.Despite Kefu's reputation and her age, Mrs. Tian still wants to find a son-in-law who suits her.But the reality is that a wealthy and famous family is not willing to let their own son marry such a daughter-in-law, a down-and-out family or a successor, and Mrs. Tian is not willing to let her daughter marry.Mrs. Tian spent three years picking and choosing, but in the end she couldn't find a satisfactory son-in-law. Instead, she delayed her daughter's age.

Mrs. Tian was helpless, and finally faced the reality, and finally chose a not-so-famous and not-so-young Master Lin San.Mrs. Tian's idea is that although Master Lin San has no great achievements and loves to eat, drink and have fun, he is weak in heart and has no ability to stir up even greater disasters.I married my daughter, and I had a large dowry to accompany me. As long as I can hold Lord Lin Sanhou, I will live in a separate family in the future. There is no mother-in-law and sister-in-law to serve, and there is nothing wrong with being free.What's more, with my daughter's heart and means, it is easy to handle Master Lin San.

After Tian entered the door, she thought that her husband was the second son, and there was a huge gap in ability between him and his eldest uncle, and he had no intention of competing for the title. All his goals were towards the direction of taking control of Mr. Lin San and then splitting the mansion. March.But it happened that the eldest uncle was short-lived. Chengjue died just a year before even giving birth to his son.

In such a situation, the Tian family also had some thoughts, after all, no matter how good it is to live alone in a separate government, it is not as good as being a lord.I didn't think about it before because the situation is stronger than others. Now that I have this kind of opportunity, why give up, even if I don't think about it for myself, she still has a son.

Mrs. Tian also knew that Madam Lin always favored the eldest family. From what she saw since she entered the door, Madam Lin's attitude towards Master Lin San was just a little bit better than that of the concubine.Even if Mrs. Dong gave birth to three daughters in a row for ten years, and she gave birth to the eldest grandson of the Hou family in the second year after entering the house, Mrs. Lin did not favor her house.Regarding Mrs. Lin's attitude, it's not that Tian has no opinion, let alone has no troubles. It's just that Mrs. Lin's "filial piety" suppresses Tian's rationality and becomes unreasonable. Often because of Master Lin San holding back his legs, both sides would suffer from troubles.In addition, Tian wholeheartedly felt that his family would eventually have to be separated from the government, so he didn't want to make too much trouble.

But in the current situation, how is Tian willing to give in.

Although Mrs. Dong had Mrs. Lin's help, her natal family was defeated, but Tian's family had a strong support from her natal family.Although her mother's family can't manage her husband's affairs, she couldn't bear the Fushanhou's mansion to dredge the Ministry of Rites to put pressure on Mrs. Lin Tai, asking her to decide on a candidate for the title as soon as possible.If the Yongning Hou Mansion was still strong, Mrs. Lin would dare to compete with the Ministry of Rites, but Mr. Lin was defeated together with General Dong. Although the emperor did not convict the Yongning Hou Mansion, the Hou Mansion is also in an embarrassing period at this time. Madam Lin couldn't be tough even if she wanted to.

Mrs. Lin hesitated for four months. Originally, she wanted to wait for another three months to wait for Dong to give birth before making a decision, but in the end she let go of her insistence when the midwife who showed Dong the fetus asserted that it was a girl. It is agreed that Master Lin San will accept the title.

After obtaining Mrs. Lin's consent, Marquis Fushan immediately helped his daughter to take care of it, and within half a month, he completed the procedure for Master Lin San to accept the title. The eldest son Lin Fengqi is the eldest son.

When the midwife asserted that her child was still a daughter, Mrs. Dong also lost her mind, but when Lin Fengqi's position as the son of the eldest son was sealed, Mrs. Dong unexpectedly discovered that the few who showed her a picture Midwives have all received large sums of property from Mrs. Tian.Dong was so angry that she was eight months pregnant and struggled to argue with Tian.

The two quarreled in Tian's courtyard. I don't know what the content of the quarrel was. In short, the final result was that the two pregnant women were so angry with each other that they gave birth prematurely.

Tian's pregnancy was earlier than Dong's, and the premature birth was not far from the due date. Although the fetal gas was moved, the birth was smoother than Dong's. After giving birth for two days and two nights, she finally gave birth to a son. .But in the end, Tian's family was hurt at the root, and she couldn't conceive again after this child.

As for Mrs. Dong, originally because of the pain of losing her father and son, and also worried about the succession of the title, there was a lot of movement during the whole pregnancy, and the doctor said several times that she would not be able to keep it.In addition, Mrs. Dong was pregnant for exactly eight months, and everyone said that she would live seven times and not live at all. Dong's delivery was much more difficult than Tian's. At one point in the middle, the midwives came out to ask whether to protect the older one or the younger one. .

But fortunately, Dong was born in a military officer's family. Although he has never practiced martial arts, he has practiced some physical fitness skills with his sisters, father and brothers since childhood.The body is good, although it was difficult to give birth, but after three days of struggling, he finally gave birth to a thin son.

After Mrs. Dong gave birth to her son, Mrs. Lin did not regret letting her second son inherit the title too early, and finally made her eldest son and grandson embarrassing.Later, he even thought about asking the second son to return the title to his nephew after a hundred years, but in the end he gave up because Master Lin San had already asked him to be the son, and there is a rule that the son cannot be rescinded without fault.Moreover, Mrs. Lin also knows that the second son is not close to her, and the daughter-in-law's natal family is tough. This method is not feasible at all. More mentions.

After Mr. Lin passed away, Mrs. Lin Tai was too sad, and she followed after a few years. This is a later story.

After hearing Lin Fengqi tell the whole story, Yinniang sighed a little at the end: "Although Dayan also has an example of brothers inheriting the title, but no matter what, some of the behaviors of parents when they compete for the title are not so open and aboveboard. , even brother Hu's illness is partly caused by his parents, but the son doesn't say anything about his father's fault, and the mother fought for this title because of us, so we, as sons and daughters, shouldn't blame too much."

Yin Niang leaned against Lin Fengqi's chest, and drew with her fingers the complicated patterns on the clothes on his chest. After a while, she asked cautiously: "Do you feel sorry for Eldest Aunt? Return the position to the fourth brother, are you willing?"

"How can I do that!" Lin Fengqi retorted immediately, and when he saw Yinniang looking into his eyes, he continued to explain: "Although I feel a little sorry for my aunt and brother Hu, but my son has no faults and cannot be dismissed. Please resign from the position of the son of the eldest son and return it to the fourth brother. Others will not think that we are brothers and sisters, they will only think that I have made a big mistake to lose the position of the son of the eldest son. There is such a stain on me. His official career is also disadvantageous."

And if he really did this, it wouldn't be his son telling others that what his parents did back then was wrong, how can a son slap his parents in the face like this.What's more, people seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. He has known since he can remember that he is the prince, and he will inherit the title in the future. One said.As for feeling sorry for the eldest aunt and brother Hu, he just needs to take care of them a little more in the future, and he is unwilling to hand over the title to him.

Yinniang still understands her husband a little bit, and he is not the kind of person who regulates her behavior with the loyalty, integrity and shame of a saint. She naturally knows what she thinks in her heart, which is Yinniang herself. She is also unwilling to return her title to Brother Hu.What's more, in that case, it's not unreasonable for my father-in-law to inherit the title. It's just that when Mrs. Lin Tai disagreed, Mrs. Lin Hou and her natal family plotted against Mrs. Lin Tai and Mrs. Dong, which was somewhat unfilial and disrespectful. benevolence and righteousness.

Yin Niang asked again: "Auntie and our family are not separated. It is reasonable that brothers and sisters in the first room and the third room should raise their young children together. But why didn't sister Ling and Sister Rong of the first room live with Sister Zhi?" They are in the same row, but the fourth brother is in the same round as you, the second brother, and the third brother?"

Lin Fengqi said: "This is because at that time, after my grandmother decided to let my father become the prince, my grandmother wanted to take care of the eldest son, and when my father and mother still felt a little guilty about the eldest son, she wanted to separate the fourth household in advance. The eldest aunt shared more property in one room. The second uncle and the fourth uncle were concubines, so it was a right thing to separate the family, and they moved out quickly after taking the money from the division. But the eldest aunt only divided the family because she was still pregnant. The property did not have time to divide the mansion. It was just that the family was divided after all, and the two cousins ​​did not grow up with sister Zhi and the others. Later, when Brother Hu was born, the eldest aunt was unwilling to leave the Hou Mansion, and the grandmother was angry with her parents. His calculations did not mention the separation of the family, and even brother Hu's young teeth were arranged with us brothers."

Yin Niang sighed: "This is really confusing. Now that the eldest family shares a room with us, does it count as a separation?"

Lin Fengqi spread his hands and shrugged, "Ask me, I'll ask who!"

It really was a mess, I'm afraid there will be more disputes between the eldest and the third house in the future.

Yin Niang turned over, leaned her head on Lin Fengqi's chest, lay on the kang and thought for a while, and then continued to ask: "I heard that you were almost kidnapped by the nanny when you were young. How does this matter have anything to do with... auntie?" There are relationships?"

Lin Fengqi played with the hair on Yinniang's chest, and said slowly: "There is no evidence to prove that it is related to the eldest aunt."

If you don't say there is no evidence, but if you can't find any evidence, it means that you still have doubts.

Mentioning this incident made Lin Fengqi feel a little depressed, but he continued to tell his wife: "I was only four years old when this incident happened, and I don't remember many things. Get a glimpse of what happened. You know that there is no reason for the master to feed the children himself in a wealthy and honorable family. They are usually raised by the nanny. The young masters and ladies grew up drinking the nanny's milk, and most of the time they were brought up by the nanny I'm afraid I spend more time with my nanny than with my mother, and my feelings for my nanny can't be compared with ordinary servants, and I'm no exception."

(End of this chapter)