Original work of "Do You Know": Minglan had three well-matched candidates, so why did she end up marrying Uncle Gu?
When Minglan was twelve or thirteen years old, Mrs. Sheng was looking for a partner for her. By chance, the old lady received an invitation letter from her niece Sheng Yun, so she took Minglan to Yuyang's hometown, where she met three candidates for her grandson-in-law.
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Tai Sheng’s cousin
Tai Sheng is Sheng Yun’s son and Minglan’s cousin. Sheng Hong's father is the second old man, and the father of the brothers Sheng Wei and Sheng Yun is the eldest man.
Back then, the eldest old man spoiled his concubine and destroyed his wife. He wanted to divorce the eldest lady, but Mrs. Sheng stopped him. However, the old lady was kicked out of the house and could only return to the countryside with her two children. Old lady Sheng often supported their orphans and widowed mothers.
Because neither of them had a father to care for them, they were both taken care of by their mothers. Sheng Hong and Sheng Wei had a close relationship since childhood, and were closer than brothers. Therefore, the eldest and second eldest brothers have always had a close relationship.
Sheng Yun originally wanted his son to marry his niece Pinlan in the future, but Pinlan's mother, Li, began to look down on Taisheng. She felt that although his family had a strong foundation, it was just a farmer's family, and Li wanted to marry her natal family. Nephew Li Yu is the son-in-law, but her sister-in-law disdains Pinlan.
Ms. Li can only go back to Taisheng and give her sister-in-law a smile every day. Sheng Yun was angry that Mrs. Li had regarded Taisheng as a substitute. Thinking that her second aunt still had a little girl with her, she wrote to her second aunt and praised her son. So Mrs. Sheng took Minglan back to her hometown in Youyang.
After meeting Minglan, Sheng Yun really wanted her to be his daughter-in-law. Ming Lan is good-looking, behaves elegantly, is proficient in accounting and housekeeping, and treats others politely and decently.
Minglan overheard Aunt Shengjun and the old lady praising her so much. She couldn't help but blush and felt very happy, but she also knew that it was impossible to be with Taisheng.
Aunt Sheng Yun likes her and would not treat her badly even for the sake of her grandmother. Cousin Taisheng may be a good person, but they are collateral blood relatives within three generations. It was popular in ancient times for cousins to marry cousins. Minglan's soul is that of modern people, and she is afraid that the next generation will not be genetically safe.
Another reason is that Taisheng belongs to Pinlan.
In the original work, Mrs. Sheng said to Minglan: "To be honest, Brother Tai is really a good boy. He has a money store at home and no brothers to compete with him. Yu Yang fell in love with him on the ground. There are quite a few of them; your aunt really loves you these days. Even Pinlan is reluctant to give you some of the treasures at the bottom of the box, for fear that they will all fall into your pocket."
Minglan looked at her grandmother. With his eyes open, he said carefully word by word: "My aunt treats me well, mostly because of your blessing, grandma. No matter how stupid my granddaughter is, she will not be so arrogant. Pinlan and cousin Taisheng grew up together, that... Uh, childhood sweetheart."
If Minglan marries Taisheng, it will definitely hurt the relationship she has had with Dafang for many years. Mrs. Sheng doesn't want to embarrass her relatives, so Taisheng PS.
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Brother Hongwen
He Hongwen is the first foreign man Minglan really knows.
When the Sheng family's grandparents and a group of servants went to Yuyang's hometown to change ships, they met everyone in the He family. After negotiating, they found out that they were two pairs of old sisters they had not seen in half their lives. They were so excited that tears filled their eyes. .
Old Mrs. Sheng introduced Minglan to Mrs. He. Mrs. He liked her very much when she saw her beauty and cuteness. She hugged her and kissed her several times, and then gave her a heavy purse as a meeting gift.
Then he asked his grandson He Hongwen to pay his respects to Mrs. Sheng. Minglan saw He Hongwen for the first time.
The original work says: A young man of fourteen or fifteen years old, with a fair face and slender eyebrows and handsome eyes, is not as beautiful as Qi Heng, but he has a strong bookish air, his behavior is regular and steady, and the He family is wealthy. Aura, but he was only wearing a plain fine satin straight clothes, and except for a sapphire pendant tied with a Ruyi sash around his waist, he had no accessories at all.
Minglan's first impression of He Hongwen was not bad. The two grandmothers still exchanged handkerchiefs. He Hongwen studied medicine with his grandmother since he was a child, and his medical skills were very good in his teens. Minglan felt unwell, so He Hongwen gave her herbal tea to soothe her spleen and stomach. Minglan felt much better after just one bowl.
During those two days on the ship, He Hongwen often talked to Minglan. Even if Minglan lied to him (dumping the medicine away), he would pretend not to know when he saw it. No matter what bad excuses Minglan made up, he never exposed them and always smiled, making Minglan embarrassed to tell lies anymore.
The two elderly people both wanted to form a family, and Minglan and He Hongwen were satisfied with each other. After preparing Minglan and hairpins, the He family came to recruit them, but two Cheng Yaojins came out halfway.
1. Cousin Cao
Cao Jinxiu is He Hongwen’s uncle’s cousin. They grew up together and were childhood sweethearts. He’s mother also wanted to marry her niece home as her daughter-in-law. At that time, the Cao family was a family of officials, and they looked down upon the He family, so there was nothing to do with it.
Feng shui changed. When Cao Jinxiu was ten years old, her family was exiled to Liangzhou because of her father's involvement in the "Xiaoliangshan Mine Case".
(The Xiaoliangshan mine collapsed and more than a hundred miners died. Unexpectedly, the mine owner colluded with local officials to withhold pensions and instead held the orphans and widows of the dead men on trial, which almost aroused public outrage. Cao Jinxiu's father was one of the officials who led to great chaos)
Seven or eight years later, the new emperor ascended the throne and granted amnesty to the world. The Cao family returned to Beijing from Liangzhou and directly relied on the He family.
First she concealed the fact that Cao Jinxiu was not perfect, but after Mrs. He exposed it in public, Cao's mother admitted that Cao Jinxiu had been a concubine to an official when she was in Liangzhou. Cao Jinxiu said that as long as she stayed with He Hongwen and became a maid, that would be enough.
Minglan said: If there is Miss Cao, there will be no me, and if there is me, there will be no Miss Cao.
He Hongwen rejected Cao Jinxiu for Minglan.
Cao Jinxiu was looking for life and death, and then she revealed that when she was a concubine, she was given safflower and could not have children. If her cousin did not want her, then she would only die.
After several twists and turns, the Sheng family’s ancestors and grandson lost their previous enthusiasm for He Hongwen.
When Mrs. Sheng promised Minglan to marry Gu Ting, she said this to Minglan: Now they can free their hands and feet to help their relatives, and no one is stopping them from being good people now. Got it! Is it possible that you still have to belong to the He family? Now everyone knows that girls from the Sheng family have no worries about getting married, and there are many people who care about them! ”
2. Gu Tingye
When the He family was considering whether to accept Cao’s cousin, Gu Er proposed marriage to the Sheng family. Compared with the He family’s indecisiveness, Gu Tingye had a clear goal and nothing
Gu Er first found out that Ru Lan and Wen Yanjing were having an affair, and after some planning, he asked his eldest brother-in-law Yuan Wenshao to introduce his wife, and Yuan Wenshao mentioned his sister-in-law (not the sister). , Gu Er directly agreed.
Gu Er is not only the second son of Marquis Ningyuan, but also a general personally appointed by the emperor. He has a second-rank official position, has gained fame and wealth, and someone in the capital wants to marry him. There were too many people to count. He proposed marriage to the Sheng family, and the Sheng Hong couple happily agreed. They planned to marry their legitimate daughter Ru Lan.
At the royal banquet, Shen Guo. My uncle reported to His Majesty the Emperor that General Gu wanted to marry a girl from the Sheng family, and His Majesty was in favor. Soon the whole capital knew that the Gu and Sheng families were planning to marry.
When Ru Lan and Wen Yanjing said their final goodbyes, A servant of the Gu family saw it, and Gu Ertiao told Sheng Hong that he also knew. Sheng Hong and his wife had no choice. Gu Sheng was married to the capital, and there was no room for regret. Sheng Hong and Wang could only beg shamelessly. The old lady asked Minglan to marry her.
The old lady was so angry that she scolded Sheng Hong and his wife.
Gu Er tried his best, but he had no intention of hiding it. He invited Minglan to Earl Zhongqin's mansion and confessed everything in front of Minglan, expressing his determination to marry her.
He also said to Minglan: In the future, I will be among the men. You are the oldest among women.
After Minglan returned home, she told her grandmother the whole story. Her grandmother asked about Minglan’s feelings and noticed that Minglan was interested in Gu. The two felt good and agreed to the marriage after thinking about it for a while.
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Cousin Li Yu
Since the He family was entangled by the Cao family, his attitude has changed. For some reason, Mrs. Sheng's attitude towards He Hongwen was much lighter. In August of the same year, when autumn was approaching, five guests came to the Sheng family.
Three are Sheng Hong’s old sons, and two are nephews who were friends with Sheng Hong from the same hometown. They went to Beijing to take the exam but had no relatives in Beijing, so they came to Sheng’s house to prepare for the exam together. One of them was Li Yu. .
Li Yu has a slender figure, delicate features, fair complexion and good looks, much like Sheng Hong when he was young. He doesn't have any bad habits. He usually stays in his room and studies hard. He doesn't have a girl with whom he lives, and he doesn't have a pestering cousin. Apart from peeking at Minglan for a longer time every time, there is nothing wrong with her.
Sheng Hong also liked this young man very much and once wanted to tell Mo Lan to him. Unfortunately, Mo Lan made mistakes several times.
When Minglan returned to Youyang’s hometown with her grandmother for the first time, she met Li Yu, who was Pinlan’s uncle’s cousin. In addition to Sheng Yun, Li Yu's mother also had a crush on Minglan and wanted her to be her daughter-in-law.
When they met again this time, Li Yu showed obvious affection for Minglan. Every time he visited Mrs. Sheng, he would peek at Minglan and smile at Minglan when their eyes met. Old Mrs. Sheng is quite satisfied with this young man. The Li family is from a scholarly family and is very wealthy. Their parents are kind and Brother Yu is also very motivated.
Li Yu planned to propose marriage to Mrs. Sheng after passing the exam.
Before the exam, Uncle Gu asked Hualan to come to the Sheng family to propose marriage. After many twists and turns, Minglan married Gu Tingye and became the Marquis of Ningyuan.
To sum up, the three candidates either have no fate or are too passive. There is also a wishful thinking Qi Heng, who cannot be the master or the master, so there is no hope.
Only Uncle Gu, who racked his brains and planned carefully to marry Minglan, was able to win the beauty back.