The excitement in Hongpingyuan lasted for a long time.

The madam gave an order to have the food prepared in the big kitchen. During lunch, a group of female relatives ate lively.

If not, this is a happy event for Duke Dingguo after all. They would not be overstepping their bounds as future in-laws, and they might have to hold a celebration banquet.

At night, when Rong Shoufu returned to the main room from the study, he saw that his wife was the only master in the room, so he waved his hand and sent all the servants out.

The lady's personal maid knew that they were going to say something important, so she quickly stood by the pillar under the main porch and watched - so that she could not hear what was said in the room, but could see what was going on in the yard.

"Does the old man have anything to say?"

Seeing Rong Shoufu dismissing his servants, Mrs. Tai personally loosened his coat, handed him warm tea and asked.

"Dingbian Marquis has been granted the title of Duke, and the crown prince of Dingbian Marquis will be the crown prince. When we decided on this marriage, it was a high-profile matter. Now everyone is eyeing this marriage eagerly. Therefore, we arranged for a concubine.

Get married."

Rong Shoufu pondered for a long time before slowly speaking.

"But, but, how uncomfortable is this for the eldest girl? Let's arrange a younger sister for her to marry with her. This is not a dowry maid who has a contract of prostitution in her hand. Besides, is this necessary? It's just a country.

He's just the prince. Our house is also a first-grade chief minister's house, and the eldest is also a third-grade one. Even those who marry princes don't all arrange marriages with maidens, right?"

The lady said hesitantly.

The eldest lady is the legitimate daughter and has been trained as a noble lady.

But she is a woman after all. After getting married, she also brought a younger sister as a dowry.

She cannot be beaten or sold. Even if she is treated harshly, some people will say that she cannot tolerate her blood relatives.

This is one aspect.

In addition, Dingguo Gongfu is nothing more than a Dingguo Gongfu.

Those families who marry county princes, princes, and princes don’t all arrange to marry as concubines?

Besides, their Shouxin Mansion is not an ordinary family, but they are all families with real power.

Although the boss's assistant minister is equivalent to the minister's deputy and does not have that much power, he is still a serious third-rank official.

Where do you have to arrange for someone to get married?

"As girls of the Rong family, I have raised them with fine clothing and food for so long, so it is right for me to make some contributions to the family. They have all attended girls' schools, and their female teachers have also taught them the principles of prosperity and loss.

, is there anything unacceptable?”

Rong Shoufu said impatiently.

For the sake of big things, such small sacrifices are nothing.

As expected, women can only be confined to the back house.

However, when he thought about his plan, he patiently explained the reasons to his old wife.

"Do you know what the title of Ding Guo Gong means? The saints all praised Ding Guo Gong for stabilizing the country, so they gave him a title with the word 'Ding'. Besides, there are some princes and princes who are compared with Ding Guo Gong.

Come on, even if you have a good name, how can you have any real power? Even Prince Rui, the holy brother, didn't he just get a sinecure to manage clan affairs? It depends on the real power in his hands. Nowadays, who can

He has hundreds of thousands of troops at his disposal and is trusted by the emperor? Duke Ding is one of them. Arranging a concubine who is a decent young lady in our house shows that we value this marriage. Besides, I

I’m still thinking of conferring a title with Wen. When the time comes, I’ll naturally need the help of nobles like Dingguo Gong, who is deeply favored by the emperor. You can tell your interests to the boss, his wife and the eldest girl, and they will understand.”

It was naturally extremely difficult to confer a title with literature in the Jing Dynasty, but it was not unheard of.

If he becomes an official in the future, and the emperor wants to reward him for his hard work for the court in his life, and there are other nobles who can help and give advice, it is not really possible.

In addition to the royal family, the nobility of the Great Jing Dynasty only had three levels of titles: Duke, Marquis and Uncle.

Even if it is the lowest rank, it is still a noble honor.

In this court where there are many ups and downs, no one dares to say that they are still standing.

However, if you become a noble, even if your official position is revoked, you still have a title that can preserve your appearance.

People should be prepared for danger in times of peace.

"Yes, old man."

Mrs. Tai is a typical traditional woman from a scholarly family.

He is a model of obeying his father before marrying and obeying his husband when married. He has never disobeyed Rong Shoufu in major matters.

Therefore, although Rong Shoufu also had concubines, he had no children, which was a great honor to the Dowager.

Rong Shoufu asked her to treat her direct descendants favorably, so she was very obedient and treated her legitimate descendants well.

Rong Shoufu asked her not to neglect the concubines, and she was also very obedient. She treated the concubines and grandsons according to the rules and would not be too harsh and streamlined.

A scholarly family, a noble family.

It’s not just reputation that matters, but also money. It’s really tiring to maintain the food and drink expenses of such a big stall.

But she still pressured her eldest daughter-in-law to make the basic configuration and proportions as required.

Of course, she would just turn a blind eye to the things that the eldest daughter-in-law could deduct. As long as she looked good on the outside and the Rong family's face was well maintained, it would be fine.

"As for the candidate, you can decide with the eldest daughter-in-law. However, don't decide on the third girl. She is very beautiful. Don't waste her appearance. Looking back, she will be selected for the royal family or other nobles. When the time comes, there will be one more

In-laws with real power are better for the Rong family."

Rong Shoufu said one more thing about the candidates.

After he finished speaking, he hesitated for a moment before continuing: "Usually, the concubine's marriage follows the first wife's marriage. But..."

Rong Shoufu pondered for a moment and then continued: "However, in order to avoid being too conspicuous, it is better to carry my concubine over at night for a year and a half."

As soon as this in-law became powerful, he immediately married into his own family, which was too eye-catching and seemed that the family was eager for quick success.

It would be better to send a concubine over quietly later. As long as the Dingguo government knows how much they value it, it will prevent others from pointing fingers at them.

After finishing speaking, Rong Shoufu lay down to rest, indicating that the topic was over.

But after the madam lay down, she did not rest immediately.

Mrs. Tai still has a deep affection for her eldest granddaughter, who is always under her knee.

After the eldest wife and Aunt Zhao gave birth to two young ladies, the eldest wife happened to marry her legitimate daughter back to her hometown in Shuzhou.

For a moment, there was an emptiness under her knees. Naturally, the wife was in a bad mood, and she began to think about adopting a granddaughter.

The eldest lady had been fighting with Aunt Zhao all the time. After she knew what the madam was thinking, she reluctantly sent her eldest daughter to the madam's yard to raise her.

The eldest lady was raised in the Tai Madam's yard until the hospital was opened. Even her enlightenment was done by the Tai Madam.

Even after the hospital was opened, the eldest lady would often go to the Taifu's place to relax in the morning and dusk without interruption.

Therefore, the relationship between the grandfather and grandson is extraordinary.

Thinking of the injustice her granddaughter is about to suffer, how can the concubine sleep peacefully?

The next day when everyone was paying their respects, they saw the madam who was in low spirits due to being unable to sleep at night.
Chapter completed!