Ming Dynasty , there was a rich man in Luoyang City who was doing cloth business in the city. Although his family is not a top rich man, he is still well-known in the local area and lives a wealthy life.
Lin Fu Man's wife, Jin, has been married to him for many years, but has not had children, which makes him very anxious. Lin Furen then married another concubine, Liu, who was not only beautiful, but also very successful. Two months after marrying the Lin family, she became pregnant, which made Lin Furen danced and stayed by his side every day, fearing something would happen.
After ten months of pregnancy, the baby was born. One morning in March, Liu successfully gave birth to a baby girl. Although he is a daughter, Lin Furen has no children for many years, and regards her as a treasure and holds the soft little guy. The rich man Lin actually cried with joy.
Lin Furen named his daughter Lin Keyu. Lin Keyu is white and clean, with beautiful eyes and lovely eyes. Anyone who sees her will praise her, saying that Lin Keyu has been so beautiful since she was a child and is definitely a great beauty when she grows up.
When Lin Furen's concubine was not born, the Taoist priest said that he was pregnant with a daughter. Lin Fu Man loves his daughter very much and hopes that she will have a good home in the future. Therefore, before she was born, she decided to settle her husband's house early.
engagement partner is a family named Wang in Luoyang City. Although the Wang family is not as rich as the Lin family, the Wang family is a scholarly family. At that time, the status of the scholar was higher than that of the merchants. Although the head of the Wang family was just a scholar, he was knowledgeable, able to write and paint, and was famous far and wide. The famous gate in the city is three points respecting the Wang family.
The son of the Wang family is Wang Baotian. He was influenced by his father since he was a child. He can write poetry and draw, and he can be said to be a genius. The Wang family has high hopes for his son, hoping that he will become famous in the future and bring glory to the Wang family.
Lin Furen of course also hopes that Wang Baotian can make a name for himself. In the future, his daughter can live a worry-free life with him and he can also grow a face.
For more than ten years, both children have grown up. Wang Baotian was admitted to the scholar at the age of 16 and had a bright future. Unexpectedly, he failed to take the provincial examination.
In addition, Lin Keyu, she was a beauty when she was a child. When I grew up, I became even more beautiful. At that time, he was known as the number one beauty in Luoyang City, and there were also many famous young masters and rich children who came to propose marriage.
Luoyang The only son of Zhu Fugui, the richest man in Zhu Facai's family, heard that Lin Keyu was as beautiful as a fairy, so he asked a matchmaker to propose marriage. When Lin Furen found out, he began to sway.
He was thinking that if Wang Baotian could pass the imperial examination, he would pass the imperial examination in the future, so that his daughter would be honored and his wife would be noble. However, Wang Baotian didn't even pass the imperial examination and his family was not very rich. He began to regret making this marriage for his daughter.
The Zhu family is the richest man in Luoyang, with a wealthy family and a herd of cattle and horses. Not only stores, but also printing and dyeing factories. If her daughter marrys the Zhu family, she will be able to live a luxurious life in the future.
Lin Furen thought this way, so he went to Lin Keyu to talk and asked her if she was willing to marry the Wang family or the Zhu family. Lin Keyu was spoiled by her parents since she was a child. Everything was arranged early, and she never had to make decisions by herself. So she had no opinion of her own, so she said to her father: "Everything was arranged by her father!"
Judging from the current situation, marrying her daughter to the Zhu family will only make money and not lose money, and there will be no risks. It is not certain to marry into the Wang family. It would be fine if Wang Baotian could pass the imperial examination in the future. If he fails, he can only be a teacher like his father, and his daughter can only eat braised vegetables with him.
After repeated consideration, Lin Fuwen finally decided to marry his daughter to the Zhu family, but now he has a engagement with the Wang family. If he voluntarily terminates the engagement, he will definitely be stolen from the back and everyone will call him a lover of the rich and the poor. If he doesn’t terminate the engagement, how can his daughter marry the Zhu family?
Lin Furen sat on a chair in the living room, thinking hard, and was dizzy, but he didn't come up with a good solution. At this moment, Lin Keyu came to him and told his daughter about his concerns, saying that he wanted to terminate the engagement with the Wang family, but he could not find a suitable reason, for fear that the impact would be too great.
Lin Keyu was at a loss after hearing what his father said. The rich man Lin looked up and saw Xiaoyu, the maid beside Lin Keyu.
He stood up and looked up and down with a smile.Xiaoyu was shy when she was seen, and Lin Keyu didn't know why her father looked at Xiaoyu like this.
Lin Furen said: "Marry Xiaoyu to the Wang family, so there is no need to break the contract..." Lin Keyu also thought this was a good idea.
Xiaoyu is an orphan who was sold to the Lin family as a maid at the age of ten. He has a good relationship with Lin Keyu, and Xiaoyu heard Lin Furen’s thoughts. In fact, I am very happy to marry the Wang family.
She can take this opportunity to get rid of her maid status, otherwise she will be a maid for the rest of her life and will never make a name for herself. Wang Jiabao is only eighteen years old now, and one exam does not mean anything. If he passes the exam in the future, his wife can live a good life with him based on his husband's honor. Even if he fails the exam, he can still be a teacher. At least it’s better to have food and drink than to marry a rural villager.
Xiaoyu already had an idea in her mind and said, "As long as I can solve the problems of my master and lady, I am willing to marry into the Wang family on behalf of the lady."
Lin Fuwen was very happy after hearing this. He also praised Xiaoyu as a woman who values love and said, "As long as this matter can be resolved smoothly, I will not treat you badly!"
Xiaoyu said, "Sir, don't say that. I have been in the Lin family since I was a child. I am a member of the Lin family. It is my blessing to be able to do something for the master!"
Lin's rich man found the best of both worlds, so he was so happy. When I went to bed at night, I told my concubine about the plan.
Liu said: "Is this a bit inappropriate? It's fine for a while, and I'm afraid I can't hide it after a long time. Sooner or later, I'll be discovered by the Wang family. By that time, we will be suspected of cheating. If the Wang family wants to pursue the matter, it will be troublesome to report it to the county government!"
When Lin Furen heard this, he was worried and said: "I've broken off my marriage and lost my reputation. I won't be able to gain a foothold in Luoyang City in the future. Now I want to let Xiaoxiao be worried. Yu replaced Keyu, you said you were afraid of being discovered. Do you want Keyu to marry into the Wang family to suffer? I feel reluctant to let him go! "
Liu said: "I have an idea. Why don't we regard Xiaoyu as our adopted daughter? The Wang family married the lady of the Lin family, and the goddaughter is also considered. If the Wang family knows it, it will be useless. He can only suffer a loss in silence!"
Lin Furen heard his wife's words and thought it was a good idea, so he recognized Xiaoyu as his adopted daughter and named him Lin Keyu.
Lin Furen was afraid that things would change for a long time, so he took the initiative to go to the Wang family to discuss the wedding date, saying that both children were at the age of marriage and got married as soon as possible.
Wang Baotian failed the exam and was worried that the Lin family would break the engagement. Unexpectedly, Muhammad Lin took the initiative to ask them to get married. Of course, the Wang family agreed immediately, so the two families chose a good day and discussed various matters to prepare for marriage.
On the wedding day, the Wang family was decorated with lights and full of guests. Eight large sedan chairs welcomed Lin Keyu into the house. After the wedding banquet, it was already the second update. Wang Baotian married the most beautiful woman in Luoyang and was quite excited.
When he held up the bride's red hijab with his trembling hands, he couldn't believe it. The bride looks average and not as beautiful as the legendary one. He thought the rumors were unreliable, so he didn't take them to heart.
Wang Baotian poured two glasses of wine, handed one to Lin Keyu, and said, "Madam, it's getting late. Let's take a break after drinking this glass of wine!"
Lin Keyu shyly picked up the wine glass. After the couple finished drinking, they took off their clothes and went to bed.
After getting married, Lin Keyu took on all the housework, not only doing laundry and cooking, but also chopping wood and carrying water. She doesn't need Wang Baotian to worry about big and small things at home. Wang Baotian has no worries and naturally has higher reading efficiency.
Wang Baotian saw that his wife was diligent and could do any dirty work, and thought to himself that Lin Keyu was the eldest lady of the Lin family, how could she do such rough work? It was incredible, but he was glad he married such a virtuous wife.
When you go to bed at night, Lin Keyu will bring foot washing water to Wang Baotian to wash his feet. Wang Baotian was very moved. He held his wife's hand and said, "Madam, thank you for letting you suffer. I must study hard and let my wife enjoy happiness sooner..."
Lin Keyu said softly, "My husband has this sentence that is enough. It is my honor to be able to do something for her husband. It is not hard at all...My husband believes in you and will definitely become famous in one fell swoop."
Lin Keyu's appearance Wang Baotian was not satisfied at first, but they had been together for a long time. He felt that it was his blessing to marry such a good wife in this life. Now, if he is given a beautiful woman, he will not change to
. After Lin Furen married Lin Keyu to the Wang family, his concerns were resolved, so he legitimately married Lin Keyu to Zhu Fugui, thinking that his daughter would enjoy all his glory and wealth in his life. The beautiful mood is self-evident.
Lin Keyu After she married into the Zhu family, she had five or six maids every day, eating delicacies, wearing silk, and going out in a sedan chair, and living a noble life. She was grateful to Xiaoyu from the bottom of her heart. If Xiaoyu had not married her, she would be the one who suffered in the Wang family now.
There was an unexpected situation in the day. Just a few days after Lin Keyu's good life, something happened to the Zhu family. Zhu Fugui was a playboy and used his family's money to dominate the outside. As a result, he beat people to death.
And the person he beat them to death was not ordinary people, but royal family. Zhu Fugui was taken to beheaded, and his father Zhu Facai died of excessive sadness! The Zhu family had no manager, so the family property was divided completely by the tribe members.
Lin Keyu had only been married for a few months, and she became a widow, not even a family. There was no way, so she went back to her parents' home.
Lin Furen was also painful to see his daughter become a widow at a young age. When their family was in great grief, Wang Baotian took his wife to work in the Hanlin Academy. Lin Furen regretted it when I heard it. . If my daughter married Wang Baotian, there would not be such an ending. The husband is still honorable and the wife is noble, but there will be too late.
In addition, Wang Baotian works in the Hanlin Academy. Although he is just a small civil servant, he will have more opportunities to work in front of the emperor. A year later, Wang Baotian was promoted to a sixth-rank official. Since then, his career has been very smooth. He has made great progress all the way. He has only been three years since he has been promoted from the sixth-rank to the first-rank prime minister and became the prime minister.
Lin Furen heard that Wang Baotian became the prime minister, and he felt even more regretful. If he had married his daughter, his daughter would be the first-rank lady, and he is also the prime minister's father-in-law. Needless to say, Lin Furen regrets the more he thinks about it. As he thinks, he gets sick.
One day, Lin Furen's confidant Mr. Liu heard something on the street. He After returning home, he told Lin Furen that Lin Furen was frightened after hearing this, and his condition worsened again. Then he didn't eat or drink for a day and regretted and blamed himself.
it turned out that Mr. Liu heard that Wang Baotian learned the truth about Lin Furen's cheating marriage and knew that his wife was not the lady of Lin's family at all, but a maid. So he became angry and prepared to take revenge against Lin Furen.
Now Wang Baotian is the prime minister, and Lin Furen is like an ant in front of him. In addition, after he did such an outrageous thing, Wang Baotian would not spare him. It would be easy to make him die.
Lin Keyu saw that his father was seriously ill and lost a lot. Thinking about why his life was so hard, he cried in front of his father's bed.
Lin Furen said heartbrokenly: "It's my father who is sorry for you." If I marry you into the Wang family, you can enjoy all your wealth and glory, and you will not become a widow at a young age. My father is sorry! But don't worry, if Wang Baotian wants an explanation and his father takes it alone, it has nothing to do with you..."
Lin Keyu also felt distressed when she saw her father's face full of tears and regret. She cried and said, "Father, don't say that. I have a responsibility for this matter. If I hadn't loved the rich and despised the poor and insisted on marrying Zhu Fugui, I wouldn't have been like this now. "
Both father and daughter regretted their intestines and couldn't help crying. At this moment, a servant suddenly reported that the prime minister was coming. Lin Furen and his daughter were stunned and didn't know what to do. They knew that Wang Baotian was here to settle the score with them, and they were very frightened.
"Father, you are old, how can you bear the jail disaster? You hide quickly, I will bear all the responsibility! "Lin Keyu quickly opened the wardrobe. She wanted to hide Lin Fu Ren inside.
Lin Fu Ren said: "You are still young and the road is still long. I'm old bone, it doesn't matter if I die. If he wants to take revenge, come to me! You hid quickly, I said you ran away from home..."
At this time, both father and daughter had to take responsibility on themselves and pull each other.Wang Baotian has already entered the house.
Wang Baotian was wearing a purple official uniform, black black hat, and black high boots. His face was red. He looked very elegant. Behind him was a group of followers, all wearing unified official uniforms.
Lin Furen almost collapsed when he saw it, and quickly knelt down in front of Wang Baotian. "I don't know that the prime minister is here. I'm guilty, the prime minister. Everything is done by the old slave in a moment of confusion. Everything is my fault. Please punish the Prime Minister and ask the Lord to spare my daughter's life. It has nothing to do with her..." Lin Furen beg to
Lin Keyu also cried and said, "All this is caused by my despising the poor and loving the rich, and it has nothing to do with my father. Please observe clearly!"
Wang Baotian looked at the crying father and daughter and actually laughed. He was about to take revenge, and Lin Furen and his daughter knelt on the ground with their heads down, trembling all over.
Wang Baotian bent down to Fu Lin Fu Man and said, "My father-in-law, what are you doing? I am here to thank you today. Please get up quickly!"
Lin Fu Man was at a loss when he heard this. He designed a marriage scam. Wang Baotian wants to thank him. Is this irony? He dared not get up.
"Sir, I have no complaints no matter how you want to punish me, so don't joke with me, the old man..." Lin Furen knelt down.
Wang Baotian looked at the woman beside him and said, "Keyu, tell your father quickly!"
When Lin Furen heard this, Wang Baotian called Keyu. The two of them couldn't help but look up and saw a noble lady wearing gold hairpins and silk standing in front of them. This girl is really the maid Xiaoyu.
Xiaoyu had a smile on her face and helped Lin Furen up and said, "You recognize me as your adopted daughter, and that's my father. Baotian is your son-in-law. Father, get up! Baotian and I are here to see you today!" As he said that, he asked someone to carry the gift in.
Lin Furen couldn't believe this result when he saw this. Wang Baotian did not hold him accountable, but came to see him with a gift, which made him feel ashamed.
Xiaoyu told Lin Keyu, "We grew up together and have a deep relationship. Although we are not sisters, we have a better relationship than sisters... We haven't seen each other for three years, and I don't miss you a day..." Xiaoyu's words made Lin Keyu feel ashamed
Lin Fuman still feels uneasy in his heart. He didn't know why Wang Baotian wanted to thank him, so he said, "How dare I accept the Prime Minister's gift? I feel guilty about it, please take it back!"
Wang Baotian said, "Your contribution is invaluable. Come and listen to me slowly..."
It turns out that after Wang Baotian was promoted to prime minister, according to the system at that time, the prime minister's wife would be awarded the "first-rank lady of imperial edicts." The life and deeds of this first-class lady of the imperial edict must be reported truthfully. Xiaoyu knew that she was just a maid, and she faked her identity with Lin Fu Man to deceive Wang Baotian. The consequences of identity exposure are serious.
Xiaoyu thought about it again and again, and she decided to take the initiative to tell the truth to Wang Baotian. She cried and said, "My husband, I lied to you." I am just a maid next to Miss Lin, not really Miss Lin’s family. I know I am not worthy of you, and I dare not expect to be the wife of the prime minister. Please let me stay by your side as a slave or a servant. I can see the child.
Wang Baotian was also shocked when he heard his wife's words. It turned out that I had been deceived for three years, and my wife was just a maid from the Lin family. He couldn't accept it for a moment.
But think about it carefully. His wife has worked hard and taken care of him in every possible way over the past three years. Especially before he became an official, his wife paid a lot for this family, so he had no worries and was admitted to the juren with peace of mind. Now he has become a high-ranking official, and his wife has made great contributions. How could he be an ungrateful Chen Shimei ?
Wang Baotian grabbed Xiaoyu's hand, his eyes full of love. He said: "No matter whether you are a lady or a maid, I will marry you home, you are my wife. It is the wife who was appointed by the imperial edict. No one is worthy except You Keyu. You have done so much for me, and I will be nice to you all my life. I swear.
Xiaoyu didn't expect that Wang Baotian would not only not blame her, but would say such affectionate words. She threw herself into her husband's arms, cried wildly, feeling that her efforts in the past three years were worth it.
Wang Baotian felt in his heart that if it weren't for the maid Xiaoyu asking his maid Xiaoyu to marry instead of Miss Lin, he wouldn't have married such a virtuous wife, so he decided not to pursue the mistakes made by Mr. Lin, but to thank him.
Wang Baotian finally said, "...You gave me such a virtuous wife. How could I not come to thank you?" Lin Furen became even more ashamed when he heard what Wang Baotian said, and even wanted to find a crack in the ground to get in.
Wang Baotian seems to be grateful to Lin Fu Man, but in fact it is the greatest humiliation to Lin Fu Man. He has been calculating all his life, but he did not expect that once he miscalculated, he actually gave his daughter's happiness to his maid. After Wang Baotian and his wife left, Lin Fuwen was both angry, shy and angry. If you can't catch it in one breath, you will die.
After Lin Fuwen died, his first wife remarried and his concubine ran away with others. The family property was divided up, and in the end Lin Keyu had to live on the streets.
Everyone in Luoyang knows that Lin Furen and his daughter asked his maid to cheat their marriage, and they all fight for Wang Baotian. Now that the Lin family has come to this point, people applaud.
Xiaoyu heard about the Lin family and hurried back from Beijing. She asked Lin Keyu to live in the Wang family's former residence and gave her some money to continue her life. Only then can Lin Keyu have a place to live.
Later, Wang Baotian came back to worship his ancestors. Lin Keyu felt that he had no shame to face Wang Baotian, so he left quietly and became a nun in Mount Emei . From then on, the ancient Buddha of Qinglantern was accompanied by his whole life.
If the lady married him, he would have no future. The lady could not do anything and could not stand poverty. The two were left with quarrels. Wang Baotian had no intention of studying. This story tells us: Don’t be idle and love the rich. Be honest in your life and work. You must have some things in your destiny. Don’t force it when you are destined to be there any time. No matter how good a person is in calculating, he is secretly secret. As the saying goes, man’s calculation is not as good as God’s calculation.
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