Generations of men in the Sheng family have favored concubines and neglected their wives.
Sheng Hong's father, the former champion Lang, married the only daughter of the noble and prominent Marquis Yongyi, and did not accompany her for a lifetime, but destroyed the son born to the two because of the favor of the concubine, and finally ended in a loss of love.
Sheng Hong not only inherited the genes of his father Tanhualang's favorite concubine and wife, but also gave full play to this characteristic.
Sheng Hong's behavior of spoiling his concubine and killing his wife not only made the concubine Lin Yushuang live like the main room, but also made her boldly and recklessly "take care" of Aunt Wei, who died after ten months of pregnancy.
Lin Yushuang actually wanted to put the blame on the eldest lady Wang Ruofu, but Sheng Hong listened to her slander and went to Wang Ruofu desperately to question. This is what happened after Aunt Wei's "one corpse, two lives" incident.
You don't have to bother staring at me, I just want to ask you three questions. First of all, my uncle's house is safe and sound, you can go early or late, why did you want to take me with Aunt Wei when she was about to give birth?Secondly, there are four old wives in the house who know how to deliver babies, three of whom you brought from your mother's house, and you know best who they usually listen to. In the end, how could I return to the house by coincidence and just in time to see Aunt Wei for the last time?
Sheng Hong's questioning hit the nail on the head, if it weren't for Mrs. Sheng's wisdom, Wang Ruofu would be difficult to explain clearly even if she had ten mouths.
Mrs. Sheng accused Sheng Hong in the original book:
You have become more and more unruly over the years, you can go outside and ask which family treats concubines like you!Providing her with fame and wealth makes her almost more favored than her wife. Your behavior of confusing your wife with the side room has broken the rules and may lead to family strife, but you still want to resent others ......
Mrs. Sheng witnessed Sheng Hong's preference for favored concubines and his indifference to his wife: Lin Yushuang is peerless, good at bowing his head and flattering, and is Sheng Hong's beloved;And Wang Ruofu is willful and reckless, and can only play tricks, and has become an existence that Sheng Hong regards as a thorn in his side.
Whenever Wang Ruofu and Lin Yushuang had a conflict, Sheng Hong always tried the case partially, and even reversed black and white, causing the plaintiff's eldest lady to become the defendant inexplicably.
Mrs. Sheng has been suffering from her son's favored concubine and wife for 20 years, but why has she not been able to deal with Lin Yushuang for a long time?
Now let's analyze the reasons for this.
Mrs. Sheng is an emotional person, and she is unwilling to hurt the mother-son relationship that is not related by blood.
Sheng Hong is not the biological son of Mrs. Sheng, but the concubine born to Tanhualang's concubine Mu Chun Xiaoniang.
Born in the Mansion of the Marquis of Yongyi, Mrs. Sheng came from a prominent family, having spent her childhood in the palace and receiving careful instruction from Empress Jing'an, so she was not only noble in character, but also arrogant in nature.
She fell in love with the talented man in his prime at a glance, and resolutely decided to marry the Sheng family, who was born in business. In the battle between wives and concubines, Mrs. Sheng was unwilling to compete with Tanhualang's many concubines because of her noble status, and she only knew that she kept quarreling with her husband.
Because of her proud nature, Mrs. Sheng is reluctant to compete with her husband's concubine for favor, but Tanhualang's concubine is very powerful.
A concubine who used to serve by Tanhualang's side, relying on her strong position in the Sheng Mansion, not only disdained Mrs. Sheng, the housewife, but also planned a conspiracy to kill her son.
Mrs. Sheng always thinks of her own son's misfortune in the back house, and her heart is like a knife. She deeply regrets her decision and has not yet recovered from the pain of losing her son. And her husband, who spent her life with her, the talented man who was quite famous in the capital, died early due to a serious illness, which made people sigh.
After Tanhualang passed away, the towering ancient tree in front of the Shengfu Gate fell, and the monkeys scattered. The original majestic Sheng family mansion is now only left by Mrs. Sheng and her concubine Sheng Hong.
Mrs. Sheng is a person who attaches great importance to love, and in order to maintain and express her loyalty to the love and righteousness of Tanhualang and his wife, she decided not to let his grave be desolate and unattended after a hundred years. Despite her young age, she once again resolutely decided to ignore the strong opposition of her parents and firmly guard the discipline of her husband who had lost his conscience.
She inherited the helpless Sheng Hong to her name, provided him with the opportunity to study, and helped him seek fame. When Sheng Hong reached the age of marrying a wife, she transferred all the family business of Sheng Mansion to Sheng Hong's name, leaving no money.
Mother and son have been together for decades, and Mrs. Sheng and Sheng Hong have formed a deep mother-son friendship. Although Mrs. Sheng witnessed Sheng Hong's act of killing his wife by his favored concubine, out of cherishing this rare mother-son relationship, she chose to turn a blind eye to Sheng Hong's behavior and was unwilling to interfere.
Mrs. Sheng thought in her heart that she and Sheng Hong were both ill-fated people, one lost her own son because her husband favored the concubine, and the other lost her mother because of her father's connivance with the concubine. They relied on each other and kept each other warm, so that they could get through the most difficult period of the Sheng family.
Old Lady Sheng finally settled down, and she didn't want to let the Sheng family fall into turmoil again because of her disposal of Lin Yushuang. In addition, after all, she and Sheng Hong are not biological mother and son, and she doesn't want to leave scars in his heart.
Therefore, Old Lady Sheng would only teach Sheng Hong some lessons when he pampered his concubine and neglected his wife.
You are too useful, if it is useless, you should follow the rules, the wife is the first, the descendant is respected, don't blindly spoil the concubine and kill the wife, and make the family restless. You are very valuable, so if you don't have value, you should follow the norms, value legal wives and orthodox inheritance, and don't spoil concubines and ignore their wives to avoid family rest.
Mrs. Sheng has insight into people's hearts, and she has a deep understanding of Sheng Hong's character.
The mother always knows her child best, and although Sheng Hong is not her biological child, after decades of getting along, Mrs. Sheng knows him better than anyone.
Mrs. Sheng once commented on Sheng Hong and said that he was a mediocre father and a son.
Mrs. Sheng thinks that her son Sheng Hong is a selfish and hypocritical person, who has both self-esteem and extreme inferiority. For many years, he pretended to be respectful and filial, but to maintain his image and face as a scholar.
Mrs. Sheng is well aware of Sheng Hong's character, and she is very clear about the reasons for her son's inner conflicts, all of which come from his identity as a concubine.
When he was young, he suffered a lot due to following his mother, and only with the help of his stepmother was he able to get an education and make progress. Now that he has become Sheng Hong, he has a natural sympathy and empathy for the background and fragile state of the concubine Lin Yushuang.
He was afraid that Lin Yushuang and her children would experience the pain of his time again, so no matter how Lin Yushuang played tricks, reversed right and wrong, or oppressed the eldest lady Wang Ruofu, even if it would cause trouble and disturb the family, he would try to protect her.
After Lin Yushuang let Aunt Wei die twice, in order to help her get rid of the guilt, Sheng Hong initially considered putting the responsibility on Wang Ruofu, but after Mrs. Sheng disagreed, she expressed her willingness to bear it herself: "It's all the son's fault, although the mother scolds."
Mrs. Sheng said angrily that Sheng Hong defended Lin Yushuang in every possible way, and she was even worried: "I don't dare to scold you, maybe your heart is also abusing me." ”
Sheng Hong faced Mrs. Sheng's anger and rebuke, showing a frightened and respectful expression.
The son was afraid and guilty, and the son obeyed what his mother said.
Sheng Hong's submissive, cautious and respectful attitude was what he showed, but Mrs. Sheng could see at a glance that this was just him pretending. He has been promoted to an official and is about to go to Bianjing, so he doesn't have to take his mother's years of teaching to heart.
Old Lady Sheng had already seen through Sheng Hong's conduct, she looked at his adjutant-de-camp appearance, and didn't say anything, just sighed helplessly.
Mrs. Sheng was reluctant to hurt Sheng Hong's fragile self-esteem.
Just promoted to the fifth grade **, he didn't take his mother's teachings to heart because he was a concubine, and Mrs. Sheng saw through Sheng Hong again - he didn't mean to punish Lin Yushuang at all, it was all for the selfish desires in his heart.
Mrs. Sheng knew very well that if Lin Yushuang did not make a major mistake and punished her at will, it would be tantamount to humiliating Sheng Hong and hurting his self-esteem. To completely punish Lin Yushuang and win Sheng Hong's approval, the only way to wait for her to make an undoubted big mistake.
Therefore, Mrs. Sheng endured Lin Yushuang's existence for 20 years and was unwilling to dispose of her.
Old Lady Sheng was looking for an excellent opportunity to defeat Lin Yushuang in one fell swoop.
Mrs. Sheng's courage and perseverance inherited her identity as the daughter of the Marquis of Yongyi, and at the same time lived up to the majesty she once served Empress Jing'an. In terms of intelligence and city, she can even rival men.
She deeply understands that Sheng Hong has been blinded by Lin Yushuang, unable to distinguish between right and wrong, good and evil. If you treat Lin Yushuang's problem lightly, not only will it not solve the dilemma, but it will also cause chaos and turmoil within the Sheng family.
Only by waiting for the best time can Lin Yushuang's problem be completely solved, and there must be conclusive evidence to convince Sheng Hong.
Mrs. Sheng then invited the female official in the palace, Mama Kong, to come and educate Sheng Hong on her future in the name of teaching the Sheng family's daughter rules and etiquette.
Under the careful planning of Mama Kong, Sheng Hong gradually realized that wasting time and pursuing pleasure is not as good as being dignified and virtuous, and Lin Yushuang, who is poorly educated and narrow-minded, is really not a suitable partner.
Through Mama Kong, Mrs. Sheng expressed her original indescribable ideas and plans that were difficult to implement, in a vain attempt to understand the true situation of Lin Yushuang, which not only did not offend her son, but also let him see her true face.
Mrs. Sheng had just finished her homework, and Lin Yushuang immediately made a big move of "indulging in girls", but her efforts were not in vain.
After the scandal of Mo Lan and Liang Han's Hualong Temple was spread in the capital, the original plan for his son to marry Rulan, the lord of Pingning, changed his mind in an instant.
When Wang Ruofu sent someone to inquire about the news, the county lord of Pingning not only categorically denied the marriage contract reached before, but also asked contemptuously: "How is the marriage of the four girls in your mansion going?"”
The meaning of the county lord of Pingning is obvious, the girl of the Sheng family has done such an ugly thing, who would be willing to marry you, and the whole capital knows about it.
Lin Yushuang not only brought trouble to all the women of the Sheng family because of the humiliating thing of conniving at her daughter, but also discredited the Sheng family, especially the image of Sheng Hong. In order to settle the matter as soon as possible, Sheng Hong had to ask his biological mother for help in a low voice.
Mrs. Sheng understood that she had finally waited for the opportunity to deal with Lin Yushuang, and she said to Sheng Hong with a solemn face, looking at her son who was kneeling on the ground and kept kowtowing.
Hong'er, do you remember the conversation between our mother and son a few years ago, after Aunt Wei died?At that time, I advised you to restrain the Lin clan well, but you did not follow my advice, which led to the catastrophe like today. Now it's so ......
Before Mrs. Sheng could continue, Sheng Hong already felt cold sweat pouring out, and he kowtowed again and again to apologize:
Mother, please work harder to teach your son, who has no virtue or talent, and who has relied entirely on your guidance all these years.
Old Lady Sheng stared at her son with a frightened face, and said word by word: "This time I want to severely punish the Lin family, are you distressed?"”
Her mother's cold words made Sheng Hong understand that she planned to punish Lin Yushuang severely, and there was no room to defend herself.
Mrs. Sheng asked, "What if I decide to take her life?"Sheng Hong understood that he could no longer keep Shuang'er, so he gritted his teeth and said this:
She is an abominable person, and her death is nothing but a well-deserved retribution!Even if he wanted her life, it could only be regarded as seeking justice for Wei.
Mrs. Sheng did not hesitate to seize the perfect opportunity, and she said with a blank face: "I don't want to hurt her, but we can't keep her here anymore." ”
Mrs. Sheng has always dealt with Lin Yushuang with the power of thunder, and after everything is arranged, she always does the same.
Closing statement: Mrs. Sheng was compassionate and adopted the girl Lin Yushuang.
In order to pursue the glory and wealth of the Sheng family, she should have married into the Sheng family, but when Mrs. Sheng was about to find a good family for her, she suddenly took the risk of having an affair with Sheng Hong.
After becoming Sheng Hong's concubine, she gradually indulged under Sheng Hong's favor and connivance, and became more and more unscrupulous every day. On Sheng Hong's bed, except for herself, she could no longer accommodate a second woman to sleep.
In order to win favor, she not only oppressed the eldest lady Wang Ruofu for several years, but also led to the tragic ending of the gentle and kind Aunt Wei.
If the Sheng family did not have Mrs. Sheng, a person of noble birth and noble conduct, I don't know what kind of situation she would put the Sheng family into.
The wise old lady of the Sheng family adopted a strategy of wanting to capture her old age, allowing her to fight for power and profit in the family for many years, and when she showed her true colors, she defeated her in one fell swoop, and finally dealt with her with strong means.
In this world, hurting and being hurt are mutually opposed and mutually unified. When you hurt someone, you mean you're hurting yourself.
Not everyone is stupid and weak and can be bullied and insulted at will.
There will always be people with extraordinary abilities who can defeat you effortlessly with their wits and skills.
It's like an old lady Sheng.