Clear Wear and Lie to Win

Chapter 155
"The slave feels that Chengfeng's proposal is inappropriate."

The person who spoke was not young, his name was Program, he was nearly 60 years old, his hair was a little gray, and the average life expectancy in ancient times was around forty, and almost sixty was indeed not young.

This person's qualifications are quite deep. The reason why he followed this time is because his hometown is in Jinan, and the late emperor respected this person when he was alive, so Yinzhen did not refuse.

This man is a Han, and he admires Zhu Cheng's Neo-Confucianism very much. He thinks that women should stay out of the door and obey their husbands in everything.

"A woman's duty is to take care of her husband and raise her children at home. If women are allowed to live in households, that means allowing women to show their faces in public. The servants think this is inappropriate. Women will marry in the future. No one is willing to marry a woman who shows her face."

After hearing this, Chengfeng immediately retorted: "Master Cheng has something wrong with what he said. Since they are planning to set up a female household, they naturally made up their minds and prepared themselves. Some people are willing to marry. Master Cheng cannot represent men in this world. Besides, the establishment of a female household did not say that she must show her face, but in order to protect the rights and interests of women, women are already in a disadvantaged position, just like the case of the Chen family. If the emperor and empress were not kind, wouldn't it be an unjust case? Mr. Cheng, as an official, you must naturally pretend to be the people of Liming in your heart. This man is a commoner of the Qing Dynasty, and so is this woman. Mr. Cheng, don’t say that you don’t treat your own mother as a person of the Qing Dynasty. If Mr. Cheng thinks it’s wrong to be humble Why don't you go home one day and ask your wife to ask her to take back the dowry given to her daughter and distribute it to her son, what do you think?"

Of course not.

Master Cheng's first wife had only one son, and the rest were a bunch of bastards. When her daughter got married, she gave almost all of her dowry to her daughter, and some subsidies from the public.

If Mr. Cheng really dared to go home and do this, his wife would probably be hanged in front of his house.

The face of the program was flushed with anger: "You are making too much sense."

Chengfeng said with a blank face: "It is impossible for Mr. Cheng to wrong someone. The humble job is just telling the truth. Besides, what the humble job said is all caused by women. It is said that good men have ambitions everywhere. A capable man will naturally I won't be greedy for a little bit of my daughter's family, Mr. Cheng said, is this the reason?"

Chengfeng is really eloquent, the program is blocked by him and he can't speak.

Seeing this, Yinzhen said: "I think Chengfeng's proposal is good, this matter has been settled like this, and I will let Chengfeng take charge of it for the time being."

This matter was originally decided in private, and Chengfeng was naturally happy to accept it.

"The servant accepts the order, and the servant will definitely live up to the entrustment of the emperor."

Yinzhen smiled and said: "Well, well, this matter is settled like this. I will let the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites cooperate with you."

"Slave, thank the emperor."

"Go down!"

Things that have been formulated in the first place are just regressing now, so within a few days, the laws in this regard came out.

In addition to what Chengfeng said at the beginning, there is also the fact that the dowry of the first wife in the family must be faithfully kept in the Yamen, and only the children of the first wife have the right to inherit this dowry.

If someone wants to play the idea of ​​this dowry, he needs to be imprisoned for one year and banned from the exam for three years.

It can be said that it is not heavy, and the law clearly stipulates that the dowry of the first wife is determined by herself, and the husband has no right to interfere.

If the concubine dies and has no children, the dowry concubine can designate an heir, but this designation must be done in person at the yamen, and must be in public. If there is no inheritance document from the yamen, the dowry will be confiscated.

There are also some bits and pieces and more detailed things. This law was quickly rushed to the capital, and then all the existing newspapers were publishing reports.

As the place where the incident occurred, Jinan was naturally the first to get the news.

The huge Chen Mansion is naturally not bad for ordering newspapers. In addition, Chen Yingjiao's mother had the habit of reading newspapers before she was alive, so Chen Yingjiao also developed this habit.

So when she saw the explanation of this part of the law in the newspaper, Chen Yingjiao burst into tears of joy. Among other things, with this guarantee, no matter if she married with the Chen family property as a dowry or set up a female household by herself, life would be At least she won't be as helpless as her mother.

Immediately Chen Yingjiao said: "Your majesty is wise!"

The impact of this incident is indeed not small. It is said that concubines are not allowed to be on the stage, but most concubines from rich and noble families are more favored than their first wives. Sometimes, if their mother's family is weaker, there are really people who take the dowry of their first wife to raise concubines and raise children. of.

Regarding this kind of thing, the first wife can only watch and try to prevent it. Now that there are laws and regulations, those who are the first wife can at least give their children a guarantee.

So recently the yamen has started to get busy. The dowry lists are left by the wives of various prefectures. Their ideas are also simple, especially in the current world. It hurts, at least with money, I can live on.

And because of this, many people have conflicts. To be honest, some people feel that their wives are insulting themselves even if they don't want their wives' dowry, but they can't stop them no matter what.

You can't suppress your first wife just because of this. If it gets out, others might think that you are someone who wants to covet your wife's dowry!

Because of this matter, Yinzhen's status among women is much higher. There is a saying that is better to be a poor man's wife than a rich man's concubine. Most women still want to be a man's wife. The legal provisions of women's interests are naturally highly respected by women.

After Chen Yingjiao got the news, her uncle also sent someone over to take her to the capital, but now she has no one close to her in Jinan.

Chen Yingjiao finally thought about it, made a decision, went to the Yamen to register her property, and then set up a female household.

Speaking of which, although the Chen family's property is not very large, it is quite a lot. There are many fertile farms and shops. Although Chen Yingjiao is capable, she also knows that she is alone in Jinan, and if there is anything to do, she has no one to make decisions.

So in the end she decided to sell most of the family property and keep some properties. After all, the memories of her and her mother are here, so she still left some properties, and she will have a place to live when she comes back in the future.

Then she took the family property and planned to go to the capital with the people sent by her uncle. She planned to buy a house in the capital, and then buy some Zhuangzi shops. She was also interested in running a business. There was a female householder. If she met a suitable one in the future People go to use their family property as a dowry. If they don't meet the right person, then just recruit a son-in-law.

Chen Yingjiao had a good plan. While selling her property, she went to the small courtyard where she lived when she was rescued. She planned to send some things as a thank you.

But when she went this time, the small courtyard was no longer guarded by guards like when she lived in it last time. There was only a middle-aged couple living in the small courtyard, who were said to be guarding the courtyard.

Chen Yingjiao asked: "Uncle and Auntie, may I ask, where are the people who originally lived here?"

The uncle glanced at Chen Yingjiao and said: "The master's family doesn't live here all the time, they stayed here for a few days and rescued them. What's wrong with the girl?"

Chen Yingjiao had no choice but to express her intentions. She would leave the capital soon, and it would be difficult to meet her in the future. I don't know if she can repay the kindness she owed.

"The old lady who lived here saved my life, and will leave Jinan soon, so I'm here to thank my benefactor."

The uncle and aunt seemed to think of something after hearing this, and the aunt said: "You are Miss Chen!"

Chen Yingjiao said in surprise, "You know me?"

The aunt went on to say: "I'm just a gatekeeper. How could I know this, but the master sent someone to give instructions when he left. If a Miss Chen came to the door, just say your thank you. The master has received it. Have a good time."

In the end, Chen Yingjiao left feeling disappointed, without seeing her benefactor, this was probably the only way to go in her life.

Chen Yingjiao didn't connect Yinzhen with the emperor, she was a little clever, but she still couldn't predict things like a god.

(End of this chapter)