Getting Rich from Legend of Zhen Huan
Chapter 25: Mutual Understanding and Heresy
Although Ulanala was marrying with the royal family, Yixiu was her younger sister after all. It would be awkward for her to marry before her elder sister! And Rouze was indeed old enough to get married. Since the palace had put a sign on her, Fei Yanggu wanted to let Rouze take care of her first. His intention was to pick a young talent from his military subordinates.
Now the Qing Dynasty is at war with the Dzungars. It has been almost six years since the 27th year of Emperor Kangxi. Fei Yanggu, relying on his many years of experience in the battlefield, estimates that the war and peace will last for decades. If he seizes this opportunity, he will be promoted very quickly. By then, the husband he chooses for Rouze will inherit his power in the army and have military merits to prove his achievements. Rouze will not have to worry about her life after marriage being worse than when she was in the mansion.
The person he chose was a young general under his command named Zheng. His family had a long history of military learning and his ancestors made their fortunes through military achievements. Although General Zheng was young, he was indeed quite talented in arranging troops and formations. In time, he would become a great man.
However, when he told his wife about this idea, she really didn't agree with it at all. First of all, swords and knives are blind on the battlefield. If something unexpected happens, does she have to stay a widow? Secondly, the Zheng family is not well-known. No matter how nice Fei Yanggu said, it was just a guess. If nothing is accomplished, does she have to stay a widow and pay respects to Yixiu, her concubine? Even if he is young and promising, and has made many contributions, and is awarded the title of first-class duke, that's the end of it. The head of the previous king of a different surname, Wu Sangui, is still hanging on the city wall!
Fu Jin would never allow her daughter to live a life where she had to pay respects to other women every time they came to pay homage! Especially with Yi Xiu as a comparison, Fu Jin could not accept it!
Thinking of this, she wanted to calm Fei Yanggu down first, "Master is right! But doesn't Master feel sorry for Rouze? I haven't asked anyone to find out what kind of person General Zheng is. If we get engaged so hastily, can you bear to see Rouze suffer?"
This talk and persuasion really made Fei Yanggu feel a little embarrassed. It was not that he did not love Rouze. On the contrary, Fei Yanggu loved this only legitimate daughter like a treasure. He just did not want to delay Rouze's blooming period, so he wanted to settle down. Fu Jin also had a point. This matter could not be rushed. It was better to find out slowly!
Fu Jin was also getting anxious. Rouze had a sister who was about to get married, so it was hard for her to say no. However, the situation was uncertain, and hastily getting engaged would only affect Rouze's future. Fei Yanggu would definitely not agree with her risky behavior. The only solution now was to delay. After all, there were only so many princes of the right age. They had all started to learn how to handle government affairs in the previous dynasty in the past two years. As long as she could delay for two years, she would have someone to choose from!
Just like this, Fu Jin pretended to be eager to collect information from various families. Every time she saw Fei Yanggu, she would sigh that after looking left and right, all the girls of marriageable age had problems. Or she would act as if she really couldn't bear to see Rouze get married so early. After a few times, Fei Yanggu also understood that Fu Jin wanted to keep Rouze for a few more years. He sighed and let Fu Jin go. Anyway, the princesses in their family would never have trouble getting married.
Fei Yanggu and his wife kept this matter secret, and no one in the mansion knew about it except their confidants, but the parties involved could not hide it.
On this day, Liu Youyou was trying on her makeup, and checking if her dress and headdress were damaged. She was trying on clothes with the help of a little maid, but she heard a gentle knock on the door. She opened the door and knocked. It turned out to be Rouze. However, since Liu Youyou was getting married, Rouze, as an unmarried girl, was detained by Fu Jin and rarely came to see Liu Youyou. This time, she must have used some trick to knock on the door.
Seeing that Rouze seemed to be worried, Liu Youyou dismissed the maids and talked to Rouze in private. Rouze put her face on the table without any hesitation and talked about her unhappiness: "Xiaoyi, is there only one way for a woman to go, which is to get married? A few days ago, I heard my mother discussing my marriage with Madam Zhou!
But when I think about how I will be like my mother, staying at my desk all day to manage accounts, take care of my husband and children, and not even having time to spare for the things I like, I feel like what's the point of living like this? What's more terrifying is that if I have a child in the future, I will never be able to dance the stunning dance again! By then, I will have fat on my belly that I can't lose, and scars that I can't erase. How can I be as light as a swallow? "
Rouze couldn't help feeling sick when she thought that she would live like her mother in the future, like a clay Buddha, without her own joys and sorrows, and could only put on a kind face and take care of her husband's concubine and the children born to her in the backyard.
Liu Youyou finally showed her surprise. This Rouze, who was supposed to be pure and innocent and ignorant of worldly matters, actually had her own reluctance in her heart. She was not as perfect as everyone remembered.
Rouze raised her head and smiled: "It turns out that Xiaoyi is not that calm after all!" Rouze saw the truth behind Liu Youyou's dignified and polite appearance.
Liu Youyou also understood that Rouze was a sensitive girl, and she no longer concealed it: "If my sister wasn't so pure and kind, I could certainly be unstable."
Only then did the two sisters finally speak their minds.
"Then I would like to ask Xiaoyi, are you willing to marry the Fourth Prince?" Rouze asked the same question from that night.
"Does it belong to us to decide whether to marry or not?" Liu Youyou asked. "From a public perspective, thunder and rain are all grace from the emperor. The entire Ulanala Mansion is just a servant of the Aixinjueluo family. How can we make the decision? From a private perspective, we women are men's private property. How can we have any say?" Liu Youyou has indeed been dissatisfied with this environment for a long time, even if it is just an illusion. And one last complaint, how did those time-traveling heroines seamlessly connect to the ancient times?
Rouze didn't expect that the real Liu Youyou was so sharp, even more dangerous than she thought. "These words, once they come out of your mouth, only enter my ears. Don't tell the truth like this again!"
Liu Youyou smiled nonchalantly: "Sister, you said this is the truth, don't you agree with me?"
The roles of the two sisters seem to be reversed. Liu Youyou abandons her disguised reserve, while Rou appears hesitant and shackled.
"You also said that for the sake of our family and parents, we have no choice." Rouze said helplessly.
"If there is a choice, sister, do you want to be a husband and mother?"
"Others think that I continued to write "Jinghong Wu" in order to be like Concubine Mei, in the hope of gaining the favor of her husband. But I am also well-read. People know that Concubine Mei's real name was Jiang Jia Caiping. If the Tang emperor had not been so licentious and lustful, she would not have been trapped in the harem because of her beauty and talent in poetry and literature. The plum garden is in full bloom in winter, but it cannot match the smile of Taizhen. With such a precedent, shouldn't I be alert?" Rou Ze expressed ideas that were very different from the mainstream opinion outside.
"I read the books of my predecessors and re-edited "Jinghong Wu". Can't it be because I like it and want to do it?" At this point, Rouze couldn't help feeling sad.
Liu Youyou was silent. If Ruo Rou had not been born in such an era, she might have become an outstanding dancer. Many people still do not understand the idea of giving up marriage and having children because it would affect their dancing career, but it is better than staying in the feudal society where dancing is regarded as "serving men with beauty"!
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