When he was sixteen years old, Jiang Yadan's absurdity was already known to everyone in the government and the public.
He was well aware of the ridicule behind those face-to-face sighs, but it didn't matter - he had long been accustomed to the life of being discussed, but in the past it was envy, jealousy and hatred, but now it was gloating. After thinking about it, these are just clouds.
It's just that he doesn't care, but Jiang Qianchuan can't do it. After careful consideration, it was decided to let him get married.
"Qianbin is the eldest daughter of this generation of the Tao family. Although her appearance is not the best, when it comes to being virtuous, gentle, gentle and knowledgeable, I can guarantee that there is no girl in the two generations of my Tao family who is better than her! "Although it is said that he has a tendency to degenerate, the sixteen-year-old boy has always been loved by his grandfather and is handsome. Not to mention his status, even girls of the same age will show off his bright clothes and horses through the market. There are not many people who are attracted by their romantic appearance when they look back and smile.
So there are many people competing for him.
Finally, it was the words of his step-grandmother, Mrs. Tao, that moved Jiang Qianchuan, "Of course there are some very beautiful girls who want to be married to Dan'er now. But if I don't speak for my mother's family, if I say that Dan'er is a bad student, then Isn't it because of his beauty? If he really marries a beautiful girl, the young couple is full of energy, and Dan'er is born with outstanding appearance. Don't think that his wife will not be able to persuade him, but she will lead him away. I am less and less interested in going to school!”
Jiang Qianchuan originally did not plan to let his beloved grandson get married so early. In his opinion, sixteen is the right age to study. Anyway, a man has nothing to worry about getting married late - especially his most valued direct grandson, who has absolutely no worries about marrying a girl with both talent and beauty and a decent background.
Now that he has changed his mind, he wants his grandson-in-law to take control of his grandson after he comes over, so that he can rein in the danger.
So what Mrs. Tao said, and the grand-niece Tao Qianbin she recommended, although her appearance is mediocre, is not bad, but her temperament is indeed gentle, generous and considerate - this is what Jiang Qianchuan considers to be a qualified grand-daughter-in-law. standard image.
Grandparents and grandparents reached a consensus, and when they wrote letters to Northern Xinjiang, of course they chose the right ones. Although Tao Yinsong had been dead for several years at this time, the Gu family and the Jiang family, which had already formed the prototype of the struggle between the two empresses, were still just upstarts in the eyes of the world.
In the eyes of the whole country, the most famous family in Darui is none other than the Tao family.
If honor is not the first requirement, the Tao family's legitimate daughter is definitely a candidate for daughter-in-law that is rarer than the princess!
Under such circumstances, when Jiang Tianchi and his wife heard that they wanted to hire the Tao family's eldest daughter as their eldest daughter-in-law, they certainly had no objection.
Just because the two generations of elders were satisfied with the marriage did not mean that Jiang Yadan was also satisfied.
The reason for his reluctance, on the surface, is that he loves beauty. Tao Qianbin is good at everything. He needs to have a good family background, talent and learning, he must have magnanimity, he must have a good temperament, and he must have a good temperament... except for his beauty. .
Her appearance, even when dressed up, could at most be said to be delicate.
Of course, such a superficial reason could not be passed in front of Jiang Qianchuan, but it strengthened Jiang Qianchuan's determination to hire Tao Qianbin for him: "This child's grandmother was right, this child is really addicted to women now." , the more this happens, the less likely he is to marry a beautiful woman! Otherwise, how can he have the energy to study well?"
In fact, although Jiang Yadan was disappointed with Tao Qianbin's lack of beauty, he was not so disappointed that he disdained to marry her. The reason why he really didn't want to get married was because even though he failed to resist, he still hated being plotted against.
He is the eighth among his peers. The two above him are cousins, the sixth and seventh grandsons of the third family.
The age gap is not that big.
When he discussed the marriage, the two cousins were already married.
Both the Shi family and the Zhang family belong to the Jiang family, and they cannot be said to be outstanding. To say that it is purely about hugging the Jiang family is not considered—generally speaking, it is a very common marriage: these two families have a good relationship with the Jiang family, and they are not as powerful as the Jiang family, but this marriage will not be said to be based on their daughter. .Bit.
In other words, at Tao Qianbin's age, she could be promised to Jiang Yaqing or Jiang Yayi.
In fact, given the background of the eldest daughter of the Tao family, it is more appropriate to give it to Jiang Qianchuan's eldest grandson, Jiang Yaqing. Judging from the situation at the time, doing so would be of greater benefit to the Tao family - after all, the identity of the eldest grandson is more important than that of the second eldest grandson. The eldest son of the house should be important.
Jiang Yadan believed that with his step-grandmother's skills, it would not be difficult to arrange this marriage.
The most important thing is that Jiang Yaqing's wife Shi Shi is not very beautiful. In terms of appearance, she can only be said to be slightly better than Tao Qianbin. Regarding this, Jiang Yaqing never complained before and after they got married. According to Jiang Yadan's understanding of this cousin, although he also likes beauties, his requirements for getting a wife still follow the ancient saying of "Marry a wife with virtue." , it doesn’t need to be too beautiful, as long as it doesn’t make people laugh when you take it out, it’s enough that you have a decent temperament, talent, virtue, and a family background that is worthy of him.
But Mrs. Tao did not do this. Instead, she told Jiang Yadan about Tao Qianbin. Jiang Yadan knew clearly what her intentions were: she was no longer optimistic about the third house.
In other words, she started to take a fancy to the fourth house!
As for why Mrs. Tao, who had always been eager to give advice to the third room and didn't care even if she was ignored, had such a change, Jiang Yadan also knew very well: "I don't think the sixteenth brother is mediocre in talent, but the nineteenth brother is very smart."
This year Jiang Yashuang was four years old and had already begun to show that his talent was not inferior to that of his brother.
Even though Mrs. Tao's biological seventh son, Jiang Tianjiao, was more talented than his two nephews, Jiang Tianjiao, who was not as old as Jiang Yadan at that time, was still growing up, even though he was loved and valued by Jiang Qianchuan.
With the shadow left by his stepsister-in-law Han to Jiang Qianchuan, even though he loved his step-son Jiang Tianjiao, who was extremely talented and kind-hearted, he paid more attention to the rights of his first wife's legitimate son.
In addition, Mrs. Tao's marriage greatly offended the first wife's natal family, the Dou family. Although Mrs. Tao's daughter Jiang Tianluan became the queen and her son Jiang Tianjiao was so dazzling, she was still cautious in the Jiang family's backyard and did not dare to cross. , so as not to offend Jiang Qianchuan and harm his biological children.
This is also the reason why Mrs. Tao frequently mentioned Jiang Tianqi after she came to the house, but did not take much care of Jiang Tianchi - although Jiang Tianchi was also the first wife, he was the second son. As a stepmother, Mrs. Tao didn't care about her eldest son, who had the status of an orthodox heir, but she tried her best to teach her second son. What was her intention
It's clear that you want Jiang Tianchi to overpower Jiang Tianqi, right
Considering that Mrs. Tao herself has a biological son, her biological son is quite outstanding.
So the purpose of her doing this can be surmised with a little thought: She saw that Jiang Qianchuan protected his first wife and legitimate son so well that it was impossible for her to attack directly, so she made a roundabout plan, first using the guise of kindness and kindness. He cultivated Jiang Tianchi under his own banner, and when he became outstanding, he instigated him to compete with his eldest brother!
The two true sons of the first wife were fighting each other, and she would do something to make them both suffer or even die together. After that, wouldn't her own seventh son be able to take the throne
Mrs. Tao looked at these things clearly, how could she be willing to give advice to the fourth room rashly
It's just that Sanfang's vision and magnanimity are really not good enough. Seeing that he is always being suppressed by Jiang Tianao, there is no hope of getting ahead. On the other hand, not only the fourth family's success in the military, but also the situation of their children made Mrs. Tao decide to make another investment!
After all, she, Jiang Tianluan, Jiang Tianjiao, mother and son can be said to be weak in the Jiang family, and they are secretly guarded by Jiang Qianchuan. If she doesn't recruit her first wife and legitimate son as an ally, she is worried that her son's talent will become a source of disaster. .
Otherwise, the third room is obviously not affectionate to her, so why should she rush to please the third room? !
It's just that since the third room didn't live up to expectations and didn't give her face, the fourth room had hope, so Mrs. Tao naturally wouldn't hang herself on the tree of the third room.
In order to pave the way for her biological son—who would have thought that Jiang Tianjiao would die of illness a few years later—Mrs. Tao believed that investing in a four-bedroom apartment was imperative!
Tao Qianbin was the introduction to this investment.
"Everyone in the world says that you have a hard life. You come from a famous family, and you are a lady. You have a scholarly talent. Except for some regrets about your appearance, you have nothing to criticize in your character, talent, and virtue... You have married an ignorant person like me. Except for your appearance, You don’t look at anything outside, so that you are depressed all your life, and finally die of dystocia!”
After Tao Qianbin passed away, Jiang Yadan recalled his first wife and murmured to himself when no one was around, "Actually, am I the only one who seriously wants to harm you?"
He had already said that he did not want to marry Tao Qianbin.
However, Mrs. Tao, who decided to give up the third-bedroom apartment and switch to the fourth-bedroom apartment, faced a dilemma: neither the fourth-bedroom couple nor her husband was in Beijing. Frightened by Jiang Qianchuan's guard against his step-brother, there must be sufficient reasons for her care and kindness to her non-eldest brother-in-law.
If Tao Qianbin marries Jiang Yadan, then the eldest son of the fourth wife is both Mrs. Tao's grandson and her niece and grandson-in-law. What's wrong with her taking special care of him
This is just a near-term consideration.
Thinking further - with Tao Qianbin's temperament and personality, if she did not die in childbirth, but waited until her mother-in-law returned to Beijing to make the decision for her, her status would be unshakable.
Imagine if there was no Da Qin Dai Rui.
Then Jiang Tianchi will definitely not be Jiang Qianchuan's heir.
But he can earn the title himself - if Jiang Qianchuan chooses, he will not pass the title to the second son beyond his eldest son, even if the second son is better than his eldest son. For many years, the Jiang family has always adhered to the idea that the direct descendants are the most valuable and the direct descendants are more valuable than the elders. This will never change unless there are major changes or unavoidable circumstances.
Jiang Tianchi's title must belong to Jiang Yadan.
Jiang Yadan's title must of course belong to his legitimate son - if Tao Qianbin had been alive and she had personally taken care of Jiang Jingkun, how could she not take this child to get close to the Tao family
It is tantamount to continuing the friendship between the Tao family and the Jiang family.
Therefore, Mrs. Tao knew that if she only considered Tao Qianbin's life, she could marry any of the young masters of the Jiang family, but she could not marry Jiang Yadan, who valued beauty.
But from Mrs. Tao's point of view, she chose Jiang Yadan.
Jiang Yadan, who was not happy that his marriage was being plotted and was disappointed with his wife's appearance, was already in a bad mood after discovering his father's plan. It's strange that he still wanted to treat his wife well!
Of course he knew that this was unfair to Tao Qianbin, but who would give him justice
His grandfather wanted him to make progress, but was stingy about giving him real protection;
His father wanted him to be desolate so that he could put pressure on his uncle;
Uncle hopes that he will be abandoned so as not to threaten his house in the future...
After struggling in the heavy net, Jiang Yadan thought desolately: "Actually, there is nothing wrong with being a dandy?"
Eat, drink and have fun all day long, not caring about worldly affairs, not thinking about tomorrow, just enjoying yourself in time.
Although I wasted my time, I still had the joy of that time.
The days of indulgence always pass quickly.
Looking back on the years from boyhood to youth, Jiang Yadan can be said to have seen all the beauty of the world.
But in fact, he really remembered very few of the beauties that came and went in his life.
An Zhenshang is one of them.
He had always been ruthless, but he had been entangled with this outsider for many years without telling her, and finally forced her to come in against the wishes of the elders in the family. This was one of the few true feelings in his life of flirting with women.
The reason why he looked at An Zhenshang differently was simple.
An Zhenshang's appearance and behavior were all in line with his taste.
If he had not been born with such a ridiculous fate in this life, and was still studying hard with his grandfather, thinking energetically about how he would shine in the family in the future, he would definitely try his best to ask her to be his wife - but it is a pity that such a person who suits his heart will eventually become a wife. Come to him for power.
Jiang Yadan speculated that she believed to death that she was able to stay with him all those years and enter the Jiang family because of her extraordinary skills and her ability to firmly capture his heart among countless competitors.
If Mrs. Zhuang hadn't been ruthless and Jiang Yadan couldn't disobey her mother, she would have done more.
But he didn't know that the truth was that Jiang Yadan had taken a liking to her at first sight, so he was willing to indulge in those methods - even if they were abandoned, he was still there, so how could he be someone who could be easily fooled
It was precisely because he knew that as a rich lady, she was willing to follow him without any name or status, just to let him support her natal family - otherwise, Jiang Yadan would never look at her lightly after Mrs. Zhuang's order. She went to die.
"Since you are catering to me for the sake of power, it is natural for you to die under power today." That year, Jiang Yadan listened to his mother's instructions and thought very indifferently, "Although I am unbearable, I will not be so lowly as to do it for someone who has never experienced anything." The woman who truly loves me goes against her mother’s will!”
Although he continued to wander around the flowers after An Zhenshang's death, his interest waned from then on.
From then on, the most favored woman could not last more than three to five months.
Anyway, the power of the Jiang family is becoming more and more prominent. Even if it changes every three to five months, there will always be new people around him.
I know how much comments and scolding this kind of behavior will attract - but again, he has been surrounded by comments since he was a child, and has long been accustomed to ignoring things he doesn't want to hear.
But even though everyone thought he owed a lot in the backyard, Jiang Yadan always believed that he had a clear conscience.
The first wife was not the one he wanted to marry. His love died for An Zhenshang, and he had no intention of marrying her again when he entered the house.
As for the others, they just get what they need - they need his powerful status, and even their handsome face and strong body; and he needs their gentleness and beauty to indulge themselves from resentment and sink into thoughtlessness. Think of the abyss where there is no pain or injury.
As for those women who are occasionally forced...
Once it was over, it was over, and he had long forgotten that it was beyond the horizon.
He irrationally believed that he owed no one anything to his wives and concubines!
If I really want to say I owe something, it is to my children.
In fact, strictly speaking, he is not bad to his children—he is extremely unlucky to his wives, concubines, and extramarital affairs. But although he is not caring about his children, he is not harsh either.
Of course, as a father, it would be irresponsible to let him fend for himself.
But Jiang Yadan has his worries and sorrows: "My father clearly wants me to be an abandoned son, and I have two younger brothers. In the future, whether he is sixteen or nineteen, he will inherit the Zhenbei Army, after all, it cannot be me! Today! My father and my uncle are brothers, so they can use me as an abandoned son in order to fight for power! When they grow up in the 16th or 19th year, what's so surprising about fighting each other for power? "
Therefore, "Why should we educate our children too well? As a father, I can't get ahead. If they excel in the future, it will only increase their suffering. Like my grandfather, who regards his nephews as more important than his own flesh and blood, in the end, Young Master! Instead of letting them fight to the death with their uncle in the future, it would be better for them to live in a muddle like me - at least they can have a good time and enjoy themselves!"
The same goes for my daughter, "My sons and I can't get ahead. What's a good thing if girls are too pushy and strong?! It's better to know some responsibilities from a young age, get married and leave the troubled waters of the Jiang family." , maybe even happier!”
He had no one to say such considerations and words.
Since he is unwilling and unable to expose his father Jiang Tianchi's plan, as the eldest son of the fourth family, who is still held in the palm of his hand even if he has fallen, if he teaches his children to keep their heads down and not to have extravagant expectations for the future... then he will not arouse suspicion. Weird!
Simply ignore them and let them grow naturally.
"Be kind to Nineteen, and love your younger brothers and sisters." He thought this was the only thing he could do for his children.
The ninth sister Jiang Qilai, whose bloodline is unknown, married well at least; the sixteenth brother Jiang Yazhu, who was born as a concubine, although with mediocre qualifications and high ambition, seemed unlikely to achieve anything, but the fourth brother had few sons, and Jiang Yadan was treated as an abandoned son. A father would never forget him.
So both of them are worth getting along with.
As for the twin eighteenth sister Jiang Qizheng and the nineteenth brother Jiang Yashuang, it is even more necessary to win over them.
Although the life of his younger brother Jiang Yashuang has been based on his sacrifice from beginning to end—
He learned bad things while being raised by his uncle; so Jiang Yashuang was raised directly by his grandparents;
His sudden depravity began with womanizing; so before Jiang Yashuang met his later wife Qiu Yilan at the age of fifteen, let alone taste the forbidden fruit, if the maid serving him wore a new skirt for no reason, They will all be transferred away with excuses. In more serious cases, no one will see that maid again in this life;
He was dissatisfied that his first wife was not beautiful enough, and he was never close to her after marriage; so Jiang Yashuang chose a stunning woman herself. Although her elders were not very satisfied with her experience, family background, and scheming, they all nodded in the end!
Even his successor has traces of paving the way for his younger brother - if the former King of Huainan and King Yongyi of Great Qin were not his father-in-law, how could Chu Xiao not choose to stand when his father Jiang Tianchi revealed that he wanted to make his eldest son the crown prince? To the position of the vanguard of the Huijun royal party
Judging from the fact that Chu Xiao has always been able to survive the turmoil of court battles in Qian Rui for decades and ensured that his power was not weakened, if he were not Jiang Yadan's father-in-law, he would not be able to do this kind of thing. Will never participate!
But it happened that his daughter promised Jiang Yadan a second string.
Jiang Tianchi held the hands of his in-laws and cried, "showing his heart", telling how helpless and painful he was when he was forced by his cousin and brother-in-law to abandon his eldest son, and how today, when the world has finally come to its own head, Eager to compensate his eldest son - in this case, how could Chu Xiao say the word "no"
He can't even think about getting into the water!
So when he got into trouble, the entire Qianrui royal family was legitimately dealt with by the new dynasty: I, the Jiang family, haven't treated you well enough? ! Not to mention that King Lu and Queen Mother Rui both went to Lu to "serve", let's talk about Chu Xiao, you were the king before Rui, and you are still the king in our Daqin! What else are you dissatisfied with
Even you, the former Rui clan who was made king, dare to retaliate for kindness, so God knows what other Rui clans have done!
... It is impossible to say that there is no resentment. Not only Jiang Yashuang imagined in guilt: "What if it was not myna but me who was born first..."
Jiang Yadan never thought: "If I were born later, my brother would have paved the way..."
So while he was enjoying the romance together, he thought half-heartedly: "With me like this, let alone protecting my children from now on, I'll be fine if nothing happens to me! If my children want to find someone to support them, who else can they look to if they don't look to their uncle? I He is indifferent to his wife and concubines, and he is indifferent to his children, but he has fulfilled his responsibilities as a brother to his younger brothers and sisters. If my children are in trouble in the future, they will not just sit back and watch, right? "
Sure enough, his legitimate son was raised at the knees of his younger brother. Both Jiang Yashuang and his wife regarded him as their own and loved him very much. Although the children of concubines are not as valued as the legitimate children, they are different from other children of the royal family after all.
That is to say, the twins Jiang Jingli and Jiang Jingrui were inevitably ignored because they were born to An Zhenshang, considering Jiang Jingkun.
But overall, there is no problem for Jiang Yashuang and his son to remember this friendship for a generation or two.
At the end of this life, Jiang Yadan thought tiredly and happily: "It's over!"
He ignored anyone's calls, including Jiang Yashuang and Jiang Jingkun, and was so relaxed that he closed his eyes with a smile on his face.