Daughter's Portable Space

Chapter 504

"What did my father tell you?"

After explaining the matter clearly, Luo Yunrui and Qin Shaotian left after a hasty late lunch.On the carriage, Luo Yunrui and Qin Shaotian were sitting on both sides of the table. Although they were not very intimate, the atmosphere was more harmonious.

Qin Shaotian smiled slightly, and was not in a hurry to speak, but first picked up the warm tea on the carriage and poured a cup for each of them.

Speaking of which, the matter of the Luo family can really be regarded as a long time ago.However, sometimes, time will not erase the past kindness and resentment, but will intensify the hatred in the heart.Especially, when one's own family is getting worse and worse, but the other party's life is extremely comfortable.

In Luzhou City, the Luo family used to be an extremely prestigious family.Of course, only in the past.

Once upon a time, the Luo family had a double family, but others were envious.But helplessly, although this ancestor can give certain glory to the descendants of the next generation, it can't prevent the decline of a family.Luo Yunrui only knew that the Luo family had been an official since the old man of the Luo family, and it was only when the old man of the Luo family became an official that he truly entered the court.However, she didn't know that more than a hundred years ago, the Luo family had a moment of prosperity.

Unlike the Qin family, the branch Qin Shaotian belongs to has never been a direct branch.Moreover, the ancestral land of the Qin family is in the capital, and it took only a hundred years to move to Luzhou City.And more than a hundred years ago, Qin Shaotian, who could only be regarded as a down-and-out literati, was expelled by the family.But at the same time, the Luo family was the most prestigious family in Luzhou City. Not only did the head of the family worship the first-rank prime minister, but the descendants of the descendants were even more talented in writing, and produced many amazing talents.

It's a pity that no matter what kind of family it is, it is difficult to guarantee its long-term prosperity.However, the beginning of the decline of the Luo family had something to do with the late old man of the Luo family.

"My grandfather was a concubine?"

Luo Yunrui never thought that there would be such a story in her natal family.What made her even more unexpected was that the old man of the Luo family, who always looked down on concubines and thought concubines and concubines were lowly people, would be a concubine.

Although the status of women in this dynasty is slightly higher than that of the previous dynasty, it is still common for men to have three wives and four concubines.If it is an official family, maybe they will give the first wife the dignity they deserve for the sake of face, but it is very common to favor a concubine in private.In the past, Luo Yunrui never thought about why the old man of the Luo family didn't have red sleeves around him, and even the old man of the Luo family hated the concubine in the house of the second master of the Luo family.

However, just because you haven't thought about it before doesn't mean you can't think about it now.If the old master of the Luo family is a concubine himself, then it is only natural to put on a posture in order to deceive others.

only……

"Although the concubine's status is a bit low, it is common among the big families. If my grandfather didn't have a brother born by the concubine, then it would make sense to let him stand in the family."

The astonishment was only a moment, and Luo Yunrui quickly recovered her usual calmness.Although there are some people who feel that the concubine can't get on the stage, they would rather choose adoption than let the concubine inherit the family business.But after all, there are still a small number of families who value rules and save face. Most of them choose to let the sons of the sons inherit the family business when faced with the situation of having no sons.

After all, other people's children, even relatives, are not as good as their own sons.

For example, in Luo Yunrui's previous life, neither the eldest son nor the second son of the Luo family had any brothers, so didn't they all choose to let the concubine inherit the family business?
"Yes, in the absence of a son-in-law, it is indeed a matter of course for the old man of the Luo family to inherit the family business as a son-in-law. But, Ruier, you have to understand that what you said is based on the premise that there is no son-in-law. " Qin Shaotian laughed heartily, as if he was not talking about the Luo family's family business, but some happy joke.

She glared at Qin Shaotian reproachfully, although Luo Yunrui also understood that Qin Shaotian had no other intentions in laughing like that, but at least it was her grandfather, and he was an old man who had passed away, so it was a bit disrespectful after all: "Shaotian, what do you say? What do you mean, could it be that you want to tell me that my grandfather has a brother who is a descendant? But since there is a descendant, even if the descendant is relatively young, there is no reason for my grandfather to inherit the family business."

The population of the Luo family is not small. As a woman, Luo Yunrui does not have many kinship connections, but this does not mean that the Luo family has no kinship.

If it is said that the old man of the Luo family used his status as the eldest son to seize the family business that should have belonged to the eldest son, then it is absolutely impossible for the relatives of the Luo family to sit idly by.What's more, if someone had sued him at that time, the old man of the Luo family would probably be prosecuted for the crime of seizing the family property.

"The old man of the Luo family doesn't have a younger brother who is born in the same family, but he has an older brother who is born in the same family. In addition, he has absolutely no intention of seizing the family property. It is entirely his father's intention to let him stand in the family." Seeing Luo Yunrui's expression of extreme astonishment Qin Shaotian added: "When the old man of the Luo family was 17 years old, his father expelled his elder brother from the family, and also canceled the marriage that his elder brother had made since childhood, and at the same time, he once again asked the young lady of the aristocratic family The object of marriage proposal is the old man of the Luo family himself."

Hearing these remarks, Luo Yunrui was no longer surprised, but unbelievable.She suddenly discovered that the second master of the Luo family in the previous life was not actually partial.The concubine's younger sister is stronger than her, more beautiful than her, smoother and better at being a person, and her biological mother is extremely favored. It is natural for the second master of the Luo family to prefer the concubine's daughter.Moreover, even if she was extremely eccentric, in her previous life she could only be regarded as a concubine and was raised as a daughter-in-law, but she never left Luo Yunrui without food or clothing.

Taking a step back, this daughter is different from his son.Whether it is a prostitute daughter or a concubine daughter, she is destined to marry after ten or so years.The only difference is how much you can help your natal family in the future.If she is educated well, maybe the concubine daughter will have great blessings in the future.

But the difference between the legitimate son and the concubine is quite different.

According to the law of this dynasty, bastards cannot participate in the imperial examination.Of course, if the aunt had a kind heart and put the concubine under her own name, that would be a different matter.The old man of the Luo family became an official through the imperial examination. Although he was only a candidate at the time and his official position was not very high, it can at least show that the old man of the Luo family had been recorded under the name of his aunt before the imperial examination.

What happened to the Luo family back then, that the concubine was allowed to inherit the family business instead of the legitimate son, and even expelled the legitimate son from the family!

"The one who poisoned and tried to assassinate the Luo family was grandfather's brother?"

It is impossible to get to the bottom of the original reason, and Luo Yunrui's curiosity is not so strong.She cares more about the present than the past decades ago.For example, who killed the old man and the old lady of the Luo family, and who repeatedly dealt with the eldest son of the Luo family, and even the poison in Aunt Xue's hands...

"Yes, or no."

Luo Yunrui suddenly stretched out her hand over Xiaoji, and pinched Qin Shaotian's arm: "Don't be tricky."

With a soft cry, Qin Shaotian looked helpless: "Rui'er, think about it for yourself, how can a patriarch drive out his son-in-law from the family and let the son-in-law inherit the family business? Don't care how enchanting the son-in-law's biological mother is. Touching, isn't this concubine's room just a servant? Or is it a plaything?"

"Then who knows?" Pursing her lips, Luo Yunrui actually agreed with Qin Shaotian's statement in her heart.Even though the second master of the Luo family in the previous life favored Aunt Xue in every possible way, he never thought of abandoning Luo Zhang, let alone set Aunt Xue up.He even said that he loved Aunt Xue very much, but he didn't bother to tell her many things.This is already obvious, at least it shows that in the eyes of the second master of the Luo family, Aunt Xue is just a joke.

"Since the Luo family was once glorious, the head of the family cannot be a person who is arrogant. There are some things that the Luo family can't say too clearly, especially your father and your uncle. After all, they are the biological sons of the old man of the Luo family. It's disrespectful to talk about elders. However, even if I didn't explain it clearly, I have already guessed seven or eight points."

"Is there a problem with the son-in-law?"

Qin Shaotian raised his eyebrows, and then nodded appreciatively: "Yes. It is possible for a father to expel his only son-in-law from the house without hesitation. To be so ruthless, and have not given a legitimate reason to the outside world, all of this... can only be selfish."

Insidious?

Luo Yunrui figured it out in an instant.

What secrets can make a father so angry?The only possibility is that there is something wrong with the lineage of the legitimate son.To put it more bluntly, it was a man who was cuckolded, and in a fit of rage, he expelled his son who was not his own son from the house, and made the son who was not favored by him the heir.

However, the truth of these things, did the son-in-law who was kicked out of the house ever know?
Seeing Luo Yunrui's expression, Qin Shaotian immediately understood Luo Yunrui's thoughts: "Tsk, not everything can be put on the bright side. Besides, who's son is not well-bred? Especially Yes, that was the only son of the Luo family at that time. Judging by the style of the Luo family, even the old man of the Luo family, who is a son of the son, has studied knowledge, so the achievements of the son of the son must be even more extraordinary?"

Under normal circumstances, the bastard is usually careless even if he goes to a private school.At most, I can learn to read and write, so that I can help the family manage the business in the future.After all, the old man of the Luo family passed the Juren examination, which shows that his knowledge is not bad.

If even the negligent concubine has such talent, the only concubine...

Luo Yunrui shook her head with a wry smile. When the incident happened, maybe all the pride and glory at the beginning turned into irony?In particular, the reason behind this is still so unbearable, even in the face of the legitimate son whose lineage has been confused, he probably has no face to explain the reason clearly, right?
Wait, that is to say, the so-called elder brother of the old man of the Luo family may have completely hated his concubine without knowing the truth?Then everything can be explained.

(End of this chapter)