Chapter 1: Hou Fu's eldest son【02】
Mrs. Weining Hou did not intend to alienate Fu Yuanze and his biological mother Zhang, but Fu Yuanze himself did not want to get too close to his biological mother, Aunt Zhang.
The reason is very simple. The attitude of his father Weininghou let him know how big the gap between the direct descendants is, not only the Weininghou mansion, but also all the families. Even if the head of the house is confused, people from the outside will look down on the prostitute.
Therefore, Fu Yuanze deliberately wanted to please his mother-in-law, so that he could be recorded under the name of the mother-in-law. Even if he was still not as good as the eldest brother of the orthodox eldest son, he could still have the status of a son-in-law. In the future, he would start out as an official much higher.
It's a pity that he has been courting his mother for so many years, but her mother has always been cold and indifferent to him.
Fu Yuanze was not so cheeky and wanted to stay, so he went to see his biological mother, Aunt Zhang, as ordered by Mrs. Weining Hou.
Under the circumstances of Mrs. Weining Hou's grace and beauty, Aunt Zhang could still be favored by Weining Hou and gave birth to a son and a daughter. It is conceivable that Aunt Zhang's appearance is definitely not bad.
However, compared with Mrs. Weining Hou's dazzling dazzling beauty, she is more elegant and gentle, and it is her gentleness that Weining Hou likes.
Aunt Zhang saw her son coming, but there was not much joy on her face, Liu Mei frowned slightly: "Madame didn't let you have breakfast?"
Fu Yuanze said calmly: "My mother is used to not seeing me in her eyes, and it's not that my aunt doesn't know. Even if I wait outside before dawn, it's not as important as her own son not sleeping."
Concubine Zhang's tone was not very good: "Then if you want to blame it, you have no ability to be born in your wife's stomach. Instead, you became a concubine!"
Although Concubine Zhang also hopes that her son can become a registered son-in-law, if nothing else, at least if he can go to the next level, he can also make Hou Ye pay more attention to his son, and his son will have a better future in the future.
But she is a mother after all, planning to let her own son find ways to recognize another woman as his biological mother, how can she feel better?
Especially in this regard, Fu Yuanze didn't give up on her mother, but he was very active in planning to keep the identity of the first-born son, which made Aunt Zhang feel abandoned by her son.
It's just that she still loves her son in her heart and is willing to help her son plan. But after all, his heart was uneasy, and his tone naturally couldn't get better.
"You still have to study hard. If you behave well, Lord Hou will naturally see your goodness!"
A teenager in his teens was very emotional and could not empathize with his mother, so when Fu Yuanze heard Aunt Zhang's slightly ironic words, his dissatisfaction was evident: "My father only cares about the big brother and not me, and it's not because the big brother is the direct son and I am not. Is it a concubine?"
Although the status of a concubine is not as good as that of a direct son, it is a normal etiquette, but there are many different treatment, and Fu Yuanze has accumulated a lot of resentment in his heart. Even his father Wei Ninghou valued Fu Yuanjia more, in Fu Yuanze's view, it was all because of Fu Yuanjia's son-in-law, not because of Fu Yuanjia's excellence.
Seeing that her biological mother and her brother were quarreling, Fu Qinglian quickly persuaded her: "Brother, my aunt is also doing it for your own good, so don't say such words to stab my aunt's heart."
Fu Qinglian is thirteen years old this year, and she is six years younger than her sister-in-law Fu Qinghe, so she doesn't feel very deeply about the differential treatment between the concubines and concubines. Therefore, she is a little bit incomprehensible to her elder brother being obsessed with the status of the first-born son, even at the expense of hurting her biological mother's heart.
Fu Yuanze frowned when he heard his sister's words, and glanced at the gloomy look on Aunt Zhang's face, but after all, he didn't say anything.
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When Fu Yuanze's side was unhappy, on the side of the main room, the mother was kind and the son was filial and happy.
After breakfast, Mrs. Weining Hou mentioned his marriage to Yuan Jia: "Yuan Jia, you are going to take the imperial examinations in the future, my father and I wanted to choose a girl from a scholarly family for you, and you will also Good qinse and ming."
However, the marriages of this era are very important to the words of the matchmaker, so Mrs. Weining Hou only mentioned this to Yuan Jia, but she didn't say which girl she liked.
Yuan Jia knew that she was still Luo Qing, the daughter of the Luo family, so she didn't ask, "Everything is up to my mother!"
It was not until lunch time that Yuan Jia saw the original owner's father, Wei Ninghou.
Wei Ninghou has a very handsome appearance. He is an honest and serious man. When facing his children, he has no smile on his face. He is the standard strict father of this era.
When Weining Hou met Yuan Jia, he compared his homework. Although Wei Ning Hou, who was not good at reading, would only recite a sentence called Yuan Jia to pick up the next sentence, this was a very important performance.
As for Fu Yuanze, the concubine, Wei Ninghou just asked, "How was your grade in the school this month?"
Fu Yuanze replied with some anticipation in his heart: "Father, my grades are top grade."
Wei Ninghou nodded lightly: "Yeah." Then he stopped.
Fu Yuanze didn't expect the test and praise, and his hope was lost again.
Seeing this scene, Yuan Jia also vaguely understood Wei Ninghou's attitude towards his two sons.
For the heir of the eldest son, Wei Ninghou has high expectations, so what he attaches great importance to is that he often asks about his grades, he spends the most time, and most of the family's resources are also directed towards the heir.
This is normal, after all, it is politically correct for a family to put resources on the heir.
Wei Ninghou didn't care about Fu Yuanze, the concubine, but he was less strict with the concubine than the eldest son who was going to inherit the family business in the future.
But in Fu Yuanze's opinion, Wei Ninghou could only see his first-born brother in his eyes, and he ignored him. As time passed, he became more and more unwilling and resentful. The relationship between the two brothers is even less likely to get better.
Yuan Jia didn't want to take the initiative to post Fu Yuanze, the original male protagonist, to make a good relationship. They are not brothers born to mothers. The status quo is good.
Houmen have a lot of rules. After Weining Hou asked about his two sons' studies, he began to order food. No talking was allowed during the meal. In a silent atmosphere that was so quiet that there was no sound of spoons and chopsticks colliding, lunch was over.
After Weining Hou finished his lunch, he called Yuan Jia to the study when he left.
Fu Yuanze looked at the back of his father and eldest brother leaving, his eyes dimmed slightly, and then he also salutes Mrs. Weining Hou and said goodbye, and went to study in the school.
He is the same age as his eldest brother, Fu Yuanjia, but Fu Yuanjia has been admitted to Juren now, but he is still only a scholar.
This was a big blow to Fu Yuanze, so he studied very hard in the school recently, and went there earlier than his classmates.
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Mrs. Weining Hou was busy looking at her son's marriage. As for Fu Yuanze, a concubine of the same age as her son, of course, she could only wait first.
She chose to choose, and chose Luo Qing, the daughter of the Luo family, mainly because she saw the retired old man Luo from the Luo family.
Mr. Luo is a great scholar with many students, so he has friends all over the place. It's a pity that he gave birth to a son who didn't live up to his expectations. He was not talented enough in reading. He only took the test of a fellow jinshi. .
Mrs. Weining Hou is not that short-sighted. She knows that Luo Qing's father is not up to the standard, and his position is small. Luo Qing's brother is even worse than her father. So far, he can't even pass the exam, but this is also Luo Qing's advantage. . Her father's career was not good enough, so he couldn't use Mr. Luo's many contacts. Wouldn't it be good to leave it to his promising grandson-in-law?
So Mrs. Weining Hou didn't dislike that Luo's family and Hou's family were unworthy. When she found a suitable day, she sent a message to Mrs. Luo, and the two families knew about the marriage.
Mrs. Luo was still a little puzzled when she received Mrs. Weininghou's post. After all, her family was Qingliu, and she had nothing to do with Xungui's side, but after all, it was an invitation from Mrs. Yipinhou, so she went with honor.
After learning that Mrs. Weining Hou meant her daughter to marry the prince of the Hou family, Mrs. Luo was overjoyed, and when she got home, she excitedly told her master and daughter Luo Qing about it.
Luo Qing's father heard that Weining Hou's mansion wanted to marry his family, and there was no reason why he didn't want to. If it wasn't for the woman's restraint, he would have urged his wife to take the initiative to propose marriage.
Both Father Luo and Mrs. Luo thought it was a good marriage, but Luo Qing resolutely opposed it after finding out: "No! I don't want to marry Fu Yuanjia!"
Mrs. Luo was angry and puzzled: "What nonsense are you talking about! That is the prince of the Hou family, and the prince has passed the entrance examination at a young age and understands Yuan, and the future is promising. You will be happy when you marry!"
Hearing what her mother said, Luo Qing couldn't help but smile bitterly in her heart. No matter how good Fu Yuanjia was, she couldn't bear him enough to provoke the eldest princess, and then died young. Does she have to repeat the tragic life of being suppressed by the princess in her last life and finally leaving?
But she can't say these explanations. After all, everyone thinks that Fu Yuanjia is an excellent husband-in-law candidate. She is of noble birth, talented and good-looking. It is indeed a high profile to marry Fu Yuanjia as her.
But even if she doesn't reconcile with Fu Yuanjia, Fu Yuanjia will die in the future, and it will be Fu Yuanjia's younger brother Fu Yuanze who will inherit the title of Marquis.
Luo Qing thought of Fu Yuanze, and her heart suddenly moved.
Anyway, the person who will truly inherit the title of Marquis in the future is Fu Yuanze, so why not change her husband?
As for Fu Yuanze's concubine status, Luo Qing doesn't care. After all, it is Fu Yuanze who will inherit the title and become a marquis in the future, so it doesn't matter whether he is a direct descendant or a concubine.
Luo Qing's calculus was rattling in her heart, but Mrs. Luo had already made a decision: "I have already promised the Hou Mansion for the marriage, just be obedient and get married, and don't make any fuss!"
Luo Qing knew that she couldn't convince her parents, so she didn't resist openly, but privately pondered how to disturb Huang's marriage.