Chapter 77 One word becomes a prophecy
Chapter 77: One word comes true
"My dear relatives, since ancient times, marriages have been decided by parents and matchmakers. This is what you said.
Xiu'er has already put on her veil and is waiting to get married. Are you planning to leave her here?"
Mrs. Wen didn't dare to talk to Shao's mother, and her criticism was directed at Shao Shucai.
As a mother herself, she knew that women tend to help their relatives rather than others, so she would definitely put her son's interests first.
Shao Shucai is the head of the family, the dignified old man of the Shao family.
Women can be unreasonable, but men must be reasonable. Can a grown man take back what he has promised without changing his expression?
My daughter's first fiancé died early, so it can be said that it was a verbal agreement and she is not considered a widow.
This second marriage had already gone through the three letters and six ceremonies. If she was broken off right before the wedding, as a woman in this feudal era, she would have no chance of survival. If she wanted to preserve her reputation, she had no choice but to commit suicide.
Mrs. Wen has always been a gentle, polite and elegant lady.
But this matter involves my daughter's lifelong happiness and even her life. As a mother, I have to earn money for her, so I may have to grit my teeth and throw a tantrum.
Shao Shucai rubbed his hands awkwardly, twisting his body uncomfortably, and looked at his son, "Quanzhong——"
When he proposed the marriage, no matter how you looked at it, the daughter of a Jinshi was the best choice, and there was no reason for his son to disagree, so he acted domineeringly for once.
When he wrote a letter in front of Mrs. Wen, his tone was unusually harsh, fully demonstrating the majesty of the head of the family.
He thought Quanzhong would definitely be happy about this.
You, a man who worked as a slave for three years, married a beautiful and elegant young lady and inherited the connections and property of the Wen family. All of this can be turned into a script for Hui Opera. Is there any doubt about it?
Who knew that you, my son, would be so successful that you got married without going through me. Isn't this harming your father?
Everyone looked at Shao Quanzhong.
Shao Quanzhong really didn't expect the situation to be like this.
But who is he? He has six ideas in a blink of an eye. Is this difficult for Master Shao?
When it comes to military and political affairs, Shao Quanzhong knows himself well and knows that he needs a real Zhuge Liang to assist him.
Le Xiucai has the ambition of Zhuge Liang but not his talent, so he can only be responsible for logistics like Sun Qian and Jian Yong.
He also serves as Hua Xin, flattering and building momentum for himself, and is willing to do the dirty work at critical moments.
I lack a Zhuge Liang.
These days in our Qing Dynasty, there are plenty of talented people.
But the talented people nowadays are not Zhuge Liang who is willing to protect Liu Bei.
He would follow whoever had power, and he would choose Cao Cao as his protector. He had to be a governor-general to be qualified to recruit great talents. He could forget about becoming the commander of the Huai Army who only managed two battalions.
One has to rely on the experience of the previous life and his cleverness to climb to a high position first, so that he can recruit talented people to assist him and truly become a hero to fight for the world.
I have limited plans for big things, but when it comes to being clever, who else in the world can be better than me?
I could tell at first glance that Zeng Xiaoyi, who was clinging to me, was of the same type as me, so I said I would accept him no matter what - smart people are not honest.
Compared to me, this little guy is still far behind...
Seeing Shao Quanzhong in a daze, everyone thought he was in trouble. In fact, Shao Quanzhong did not take the difficult situation seriously at all, and accidentally thought too far ahead and lost his mind.
Suddenly, he felt the surroundings become quiet, and Shao Quanzhong came to his senses. His face changed immediately and he burst into tears.
“The Wen family is my benefactor, and Master Wen has been very kind to me.
I respect and love Miss Wen. As a servant of the Wen family, how could I dare to have any offensive thoughts towards the young lady of the master's family?
That's why I can grow old with Huier.
Hui'er and I have already obtained our marriage certificate, and I will definitely not let her down.
However, I didn't expect the elders' good intentions. I - if I let Miss Wen down, Miss Wen's life would be ruined. If she committed suicide at a young age, I would never forgive myself in my life.
I never expected that I would face such a dilemma before I could accomplish my great cause. Alas, I—I—"
He reached out to pull out his command sword, but found that the official uniform he was wearing did not match the sword, so he didn't bring it with him. Alas, he missed a performance prop.
He could only pinch his thigh hard with his right hand under his official robe to make his expression look more naturally painful and enhance the effect of the performance.
Shao Quanzhong looked as if he was about to commit suicide, and all his words were directed to Ronghui.
He thought faster than anyone else and realized immediately that it was impossible to let Miss Wen commit suicide in the current situation, and Rong Hui had to give in.
But to make her give in, Shao Ye's acting talent will have to be used. Wife, I'm reminding you, my great cause has not yet been accomplished, great cause, do you hear me clearly?
Wenxiu is in charge of the gentry consortium, which is very helpful to my cause.
Compared with our common great goal, isn't it unimportant for me to just marry another wife?
Shao Quanzhong never thought of having a harem in his life. He only wanted to climb up the social ladder so that he could have the strength to take revenge and kill the Japanese pirates.
Time is running out and I don’t want to waste my energy on women. Marrying Ronghui is enough.
But he is a hero, not a romantic man like Le Sen. If the situation requires, it would be no harm to marry more than one woman.
Miss Wen is a beauty after all. If he had not met Rong Hui, he would have found ways to marry Miss Wen and seize the connections and property left by Master Wen.
Since Wenxiu insists on sticking to me, I'll just accept her if I can. What man would complain about having too many beautiful wives?
"Brother Shao, please don't let it get you down."
Rong Hui was a sixteen-year-old girl. No matter how smart she was, she could not withstand Shao Quanzhong's cunning and was immediately tricked.
She waved her hands and said, "Mother, since Sister Xiu'er is going to get married, I can't just watch Brother Shao in a dilemma. Just give her this bracelet."
Mrs. Wen was unyielding and asked, "Where is the dragon and phoenix sticker?"
this--
Rong Hui hesitated. She really didn't want to be someone's mistress.
Sister Xiu'er is one day slower than me, but since I was the first, why should I do that?
Seeing that they were in a stalemate, they suddenly heard someone laughing beside them, "What's so difficult about this? They are both the principal wives, so it doesn't matter if they are both the eldest."
Everyone looked back and saw that the person who spoke was the first distinguished guest at the wedding, County Magistrate You.
Magistrate You stroked his beard and said, "In ancient times, there were Ehuang and Nvying, and in the Jin Dynasty, there were Jia Gonglu's left and right wives. In an emergency, they acted according to the rules, which did not harm the elegance of the matter."
Shao Quanzhong's knowledge was really limited. He was lucky to have heard of Ehuang and Nvying. He subconsciously asked, "Who is Jia Gonglu?"
County Magistrate You was embarrassed for a moment. "Ahem, he was the Grand Commander who destroyed the Eastern Wu during the Jin Dynasty. He held an envoy, a fake yellow axe, and was named Grand Commandant. His character was - ahem, he was rich and powerful, and he was a very famous official."
He couldn't go on. Jia Gonglu was notorious for killing the emperor, destroying the Cao family, and supporting the Sima family to ascend to power.
Shao Yuting's reputation as a butcher was well-known. He was ruthless and merciless, and had the potential to be a hero in troubled times. Like himself, many officials were optimistic about his future and were willing to cooperate with him.
Don't let your words come true...
No one present had the knowledge of a man like him who had passed the imperial examinations twice, so no one thought deeply about it.
Miss Wen was wearing a veil. She lifted a corner to look at the road and ran over in small steps, "Mother, please don't force Sister Hui'er.
Since someone as learned as Master Yu said there is a precedent, these two big things can be done.
Sister Huier, please put away your dragon and phoenix stickers. I don’t want them anymore.
Mother, this bracelet doesn't come in a pair of two, so you can just give one to sister Hui'er."
Wenxiu is now the manager of Wenfuji. She is very busy, but she is quite smart.
From now on, who will be favored in the family will be decided by Brother Shao, not by who has the certificate.
If I am unreasonable and bully my sister Hui'er, what should I do if Brother Shao hates me and leaves me alone even if I marry him?
Walking up to Shao Quanzhong, he whispered, "Brother Shao, you are quite good at acting. You have taken advantage of me. I will punish you severely."
This is already close to boudoir flirting. That foreign vixen can charm people, so why can't I?
Before the wedding ceremony or even the tea ceremony the next day, the mother was already called.
Mother Shao looked at her two daughters-in-law. Both of them were good. The problem was solved smoothly. She put a bracelet on each of them with a smile, feeling very satisfied for a moment.
The next afternoon, Shao Quanzhong and his two beauties returned to Hailing from Jingjiang on a sloop of war.
During the three-day holiday, he married two beauties in a whirlwind wedding, which is unprecedented. The price is that now he has dark circles under his eyes and keeps rubbing his waist with his hands.
As soon as she got ashore, the radiant Wenxiu limped into the arduous work of preparing to build the Hale rocket plant.
Shao Quanzhong took Rong Hui back to his home in the city.
Wenxiu was unwilling to live under the same roof with Ronghui, nor did she want to let Mrs. Wen be lonely, so she simply continued to live in the Wen mansion.
In the future, Shao Quanzhong will have two homes, the Wen Mansion and the Shao House, which will give the Wen family the illusion that "Shao Quanzhong is finally marrying into the family" to comfort themselves.
As soon as he entered the door, Aunt Qiao, the housekeeper, came to greet him, "Master, you are very happy. I have good news to report."
(End of this chapter)