Changfeng, a young and handsome concubine, relied on his own efforts and opportunities all the way, and finally married the daughter of the Liu family. With the help of his virtuous wife, his life gradually became richer. Although Changfeng is outstanding, his identity is a concubine after all, and he doesn't have the same knowledge as Changbai, so he just took the test.
Although his official position is slightly higher than that of the Liu family's father, the Liu family is a noble family for generations and enjoys a high reputation. It was rumored that Sheng Hong had thought of letting Rulan marry into the Liu family, but the rules of the Liu family were strict, and the marriage was directly decided by his grandfather. Therefore, Changfeng's ability to marry the daughter of the Liu family is indeed Gao Pan of the Sheng family. However, behind this is also Mrs. Liu's shrewdness.
As we all know, there was no problem with Changfeng and the Liu family. However, a pandemic changed everything. The future son-in-law of the Liu family had to keep filial piety for three years because of his father's death, which made the marriage have to be postponed. It stands to reason that such a delay is reasonable, and it only needs to be negotiated between the man and the woman and wait for the end of the filial piety period to get married. However, the prospective son-in-law of the Jiang family was unwilling to be lonely, and during the period of filial piety, he had an affair with a pretty maid, and as a result, he became pregnant and gave birth to a child. This secret was soon revealed by the Liu family.
After Mrs. Liu learned about this, she did not hesitate to go to find out the situation, after all, this is related to her daughter's marriage. Although the Jiang family admitted their mistake, sincerely apologized, and promised to increase the dowry, they did not give a clear answer to other questions. Obviously, they intend to recognize the identity of the maid and the child. For Mrs. Liu, this means that her daughter has already had a concubine and an eldest son before she got married, how can such a day pass peacefully?
Therefore, Mrs. Liu did not hesitate to think that her daughter should not marry into the Jiang family. First of all, the son of the Jiang family actually had an affair with the maid during the period of filial piety, which was obviously unfilial piety, and there were problems with morality and self-discipline. How can a person behave like this before marriage suddenly change after marriage?
Secondly, Mrs. Jiang knew that there was a marriage contract with the Liu family, but she connived at the maid to have a child, such a mother-in-law is unreasonable, and her daughter will definitely not be happy in the future. Because such a mother-in-law will only favor her son and put all the blame on her daughter-in-law. In the end, the maid who was able to coax Jiang Gongzi to have an affair with her was obviously also a powerful character. What mother wants to see her daughter have such a strong opponent before she is married?
All things considered, Mrs. Liu thinks that the Jiang family's prospective son-in-law has a problem with morality, her mother-in-law is unreasonable, and the maid is a powerful character, so it is best for her daughter not to marry into the Jiang family. Because there is still a choice, once you get married, you may get into trouble. She even rejoiced in this unexpected pregnancy, because it allowed her to see the true face of the Jiang family thoroughly.
A person's character is not something that can be judged by words, nor can it be reflected in a few articles, but needs to be observed in events. Although Jiang Gongzi was born in a famous family and behaved decently, he had an affair with the maid during the period of filial piety and gave birth to a child. This is enough to make people see his character. From the attitude of the Jiang family towards this matter, it can also be seen that their handling style and family style. Although marriage is about the right family, moral character is the key to investigation.
After Mrs. Liu rejected this rotten family business, she set out to find a good family business for her daughter. She can choose to tear her face with the Jiang family, but that will make the two families feud, which is unwise for people who mix in officialdom. Therefore, although Mrs. Liu was very dissatisfied with the Jiang family's behavior, she had to cover up for them. And in order to protect her own interests, Mrs. Liu had to make a difficult decision.
In the end, the Liu family took the initiative to propose to the Sheng family, which was also a wise move. They did not take the initiative to take this step because of the problem of face, but took the initiative to take this step considering the age of their daughter. Although the Liu family seems to be "proposing marriage", it is actually retreating, which makes the Sheng family feel that they have a lot of face. Sheng Hong is also very understanding, although it was originally Lord Liu who proposed marriage in person, but later came with his mother. The two families gave each other enough face and successfully completed this marriage.
Changfeng's mother-in-law showed her wisdom and decisiveness. She insists when she should insist and compromises when she should compromise. This attitude is worthy of being able to cultivate such an excellent daughter as the Liu family.