Brother-in-law?

The woman who had not seen the crisp cry yet, Chen Wen's first reaction was incredible. Tianlai Novel | 2

After more than a year of marriage, he has seen anyone in the Zhou family. Even if the son-in-law is half a son, he doesn’t have to be too shirkable, even if he is a female family member in the family, Zhou Yueying only has one brother and no younger brother or sister. Her uncle’s family also has two sons. Now one is in Jiangxi and the other is in Shaoxing Mansion, and they are all working in the yamen, so there is no younger sister coming out.

It would have been like the civil strife in the Tubo period in the Tang Dynasty, and the princess got pregnant and gave birth to a child overnight. The Zhou family also gave birth to a "toothed daughter".

The mother-in-law was still beside him, and Chen Wen suddenly had such strange thoughts, and even he felt a little embarrassed. Unexpectedly, when he looked again, the worry on Zhou Yueying's face suddenly turned into confusion.

Fearing to be seen in his heart, Chen Wen hurriedly avoided the sight and went to find the source of the sound. At this moment, a woman emerged from Zhou Yueying's mother.

The woman looked only twelve or thirteen years old, wearing a pair of buns and a light-colored jacket and skirt outlined her green and well-proportioned figure just right. Her bright eyes and white teeth, and her appearance was sweet and lovely. However, this little girl was not like other women in the boudoir, and she didn't recognize her at all. When she looked at Chen Wen with big eyes, she was full of innocence and curiosity.

"Hello."

As soon as he said that, Zhou Yueying's mother introduced to Chen Wen: "Son-in-law, this is Xiao Jiuer from the parents' room, Ying Er's cousin."

It turned out to be the daughter of the Shaoxing family. No wonder a sister suddenly jumped out, which made Chen Wen think it was right. Hey, sometimes it may not be a good thing if he reacts too quickly.

In fact, if Chen Wen left Nanchang for one day, he would receive a letter from Zhou Yueying, which mentioned the visit of my parents' room. However, the Zhou family and the family in Shaoxing have been cut off for many years. It is said that they had a conflict at the beginning to separate the family. Now, the family came here and brought a little girl. It seems that the prince's majesty has already blown to Shaoxing, which has forced them to come and take a boat.

The girl approached Chen Wen, raised her arms high, tilted her head and gestured, and even tiptoed to the back.

"My brother-in-law is so tall. Both grandfather and dad say that brother-in-law are great heroes. When I see you today, it is indeed worthy of your reputation."

A taller than her little girl of twelve or three, is a hero. This little girl is quite funny.

With a smile, Chen Wen also knew that when he came, the Shaoxing family was not very satisfied with him for the interests of scholars, but there was no way, so he had to come over. Even the girl's words were probably taught by her grandfather and father. But they found such a girl and asked Chen Wen to hear it all at once. Perhaps they were not afraid of being noticed by Chen Wen. They were just to show goodwill, and doing this was already very tactful.

"It's windy outside, so let's go into the house first."

In the afternoon of mid-October, the weather was indeed a bit cold. Besides, Zhou Yueying, like her mother, was dressed as a destiny woman, and she would only make her feel more tired after standing for a long time.

However, it is not easy to show love in front of his mother-in-law and sister-in-law. Chen Wen watched Mo'er help Zhou Yueying walk towards the lobby, but was just watching over, but it was not convenient to do it in person. His mother-in-law and sister-in-law were served by their respective maids and soon returned to the house.

Calculate the day, Zhou Yueying gave birth in about a month. Now she has a big belly, and even if she comes out to greet her, it will only be a moment. When she returns to the room, her forehead is covered with fine beads of sweat, which is obviously very tired.

"Go back to your room and have a rest."

Chen Wen's concerned eyes came, Zhou Yueying smiled slightly, and then replied: "Husband, I'm fine, I'm just a little uncomfortable after standing for a long time, just sit for a while."

"obedient."

After softly comforting, Zhou Yueying got up and returned to the room. After sitting down and chatting for a few words, Chen Wen's mother-in-law and sister-in-law said goodbye and left. They were here to accompany Zhou Yueying. Now Chen Wen has returned home, so it is really not suitable to stay there, especially the little girl, who is still at her mother-in-law's house, and it is not nice to say even if she spends the night at her brother-in-law's house.

Carriages and guards escorted them, they soon returned to the Zhou family. It was already estimated that they would come back at this time, because after Chen Wen held the meeting, Zhou Jingting had already informed the house. After dinner, Chen Wen's mother-in-law went back to her room to rest, but the little girl went to greet her father.

At the same time, Chen Wen has already returned to his room. Since ancient times, women have been pregnant and giving birth to a woman, so the birthday of the ancients is also called the day of mother's difficulties, which is the day of celebrating her birthday. She is even more grateful to her mother for bringing her back to the gate of sheep.

The child in Zhou Yueying's womb has not yet given birth, but was born in the era of paternity leave in later generations. Chen Wen, who has been fighting outside for the past six months, was full of debts when facing Zhou Yueying. On the contrary, his wife was moved by this, but she didn't care much about it.

"As a woman, I also long for my husband to be with me, but men still regard career as the most important thing. I should take care of my family's affairs with all my strength and not let my husband distract myself."

Chen Wen, who had always been eloquent, didn't know what to say for a moment, so he had to hold it tightly to convey this touch.

"It's just that I'm pregnant and it's not convenient to serve. At the beginning of the marriage, I was still thinking that if it's inconvenient to serve, I'll let Mo'er serve his husband, which is considered to be the duty of a dowry maid. But now my husband is a prince, and Mo'er's status is too low..."

Zhou Yueying talked for a long time, but it was nothing more than taking a concubine. How could Chen Wen not hear that? This was the job of a wife, but Chen Wenjue never expected that she would mention it at this time. Once she thought of her pregnancy and still looking for a mistress for her husband, Chen Wen felt uncomfortable all over.

"You have a lot of pain in the past few months."

"I don't have any, I, I..."

In the era when the male protagonist is outside and the female protagonist is inside, taking a concubine is the job of a wife. The reason why the dowry maids will mostly become the first concubine of the head of the family is that the dowry maids are all the confidants of the wife since the boudoir era, so they can be used with confidence. However, sharing your husband with other women is ultimately a painful thing for women.

However, when some special situations occur, women cannot serve their husbands, such as when they are pregnant. At that time, instead of leaving a gap for wild women outside to enter the house to compete for favor, it is better to let the dowry maid fill this vacancy and be able to consolidate favor for themselves. The dowry maid is also happy to take on this glorious and arduous task, because this is the best ending for a woman who sells herself under normal circumstances.

Although not mentioned in the letter in the past few months, Zhou Yueying must be worried that Chen Wen could not stand the loneliness alone in Nanchang, so she took a concubine there, and she immediately became a "yellow-faced woman at home".

A person's thoughts go beyond the times and want to integrate into it, either die in the imperial prison like Li Zhi, or obey the times and can turn the entire era with his own strength. What's more, a woman like Zhou Yueying who has just accepted some theories that go beyond the times and is not valued by the times.

The incoherent woman sobbed softly, Chen Wen sighed, spread her arms and gently put them in his arms.

"So you want your cousin to be my concubine?"

"yes."

The woman's answer was very light, but she was obviously not satisfied with Chen Wen. "Is this idea from your family?"

"No, it's my own thoughts. I mentioned them to my mother, and my mother also agrees with them."

Zhou Yueying is telling the truth. When a mother is a mother, she naturally hopes that her daughter will be happy. In this era, women must end together, but men do not have to do this. Therefore, finding a well-informed family member to help her daughter at home is also an excellent choice - not only for the sake of securing favors, but also for the interests of her descendants. For example, if the sister is gone, it is not uncommon for the younger sister to be the second wife in the family of literati and doctors.

Now, Chen Wen's status is already extremely high. In terms of strength, among the various forces in the Southern Ming Dynasty, only Sun Kewang can barely go with him, and others may not even compare with him. In terms of titles, there was a Ming Dynasty, when the ministers were alive, the highest was the Duke of the State. Even now, the princes were only him, Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu. In summary, even if Yongli was aside, it was even more like a situation. Of course, the Zhou family was worthy of increasing investment.

As his status continues to improve, everyone around him is constantly repositioning his position in Chen Wen and the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang Mingjun Group. This is inevitable, just like he is also repositioning his position in the Yongli court?

"Be good, don't cry anymore. You'll be a mother anymore. If you still cry, you'll be laughed at by the child in your belly."

Looking at the person in front of him subconsciously touching his high bulge and burst into tears to make him smile, the playful figure of the little girl passed by Chen Wen's eyes again.

"As for your cousin, I'll talk about it later."

"Why?"

"Don't you know, starting in three years, the highest is in no time. This is not just a joke."

"What, what?"

Zhou Yueying looked confused, obviously unable to understand the meaning of this sentence. In fact, Chen Wen also remembered another sentence corresponding to it in his mind, but he did not say it. He simply told Zhou Yueying that this girl was too young and her ancestors had rules, and marrying a woman who was too young would be blessed.

"No wonder my husband likes an old girl like me."

Old girl?

Chen Wen sighed and thought to himself that this "old girl" seemed to have not been over the legal age when she got married. She was a little older at this time. She probably had to play in the flower world for a few years before she could get married.

"Yes, since I married my wife, I will be the first to be a duke and then a prince of Jin. If I don't do it, I will be able to jump three levels in one or two years. Isn't it a blessing for my wife?"

"Now your task is to raise your baby with peace of mind and give birth to our child." After lifting the knot in Zhou Yueying's heart, Chen Wen then smiled and said, "As for taking a concubine, let's talk about it if you have time. I don't have the time to think about these things now."

On the second day, Chen Wen held a joint meeting between the Kuaiji County Prince's Mansion and the Zhejiang Governor's Yamen. Yesterday, the meeting within the palace was mainly to deal with the case of embezzlement of public funds by the garrison office, while today's meeting was to further improve his own system and mobilization methods based on the patching of institutional loopholes.

"I believe you already know the key to the case of embezzlement of public funds by the garrison officials. Before I came back, I had consulted Governor Wang from Jiangxi. After I came back, I also solicited Governor Sun's opinion and decided to adjust the punishment for the government's corruption and be on par with the military officers. If you have any objections, you can say that you have no objections to me. Once the decree is issued, it will be implemented in the occupied area of ​​our Jiangsu and Zhejiang Kings Division."

After a week of scanning, although the officials present were inevitably whispering, no one dared to jump out and raise objections publicly.

Anti-corruption was extremely strict during the Ming Taizu, and the punishment was extremely harsh. Skinning and slapping was the most common. Comrade Zhu Yuanzhang, who had a relatively large mind, came up with more solutions, such as embezzling school construction fees and simply burying the corrupt officials' heads under the door in order to trample on others. There are many similar jokes. Chen Wen is now very imposing. Moreover, it is not unreasonable to deal with special matters during the war, and using military laws to punish corrupt officials. Besides, who would like to jump out at this time to make Chen Wen unhappy?

"Secondly, the Nangan area has been recovered for several months. Because its territory borders Huguang, Guangdong and Fujian provinces, and its military situation is complicated, it has always been dominated by military control. Now Jiangxi is becoming increasingly stable. I have discussed with Governor Sun to restore the position of Governor Nangan and to govern the four prefectures of Ganzhou, Nan'an, Nanxiong and Tingzhou. As for the candidates..."

Hearing this, all the officials present sat upright and widened their eyes. The civil and military groups of the Ming Army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang were naturally the ones who were in charge of Chen Wen. The two governors below were Sun Yu and Wang Jiang. Among them, Sun Yu had a deeper qualification and was always Chen Wen's most trusted civil servant leader.

The officials below, administrative officials, were given the title of the Administrative Commission, and judicial officials were given the title of the Administrative Commission, and there were also a series of officials directly under the Kuaiji County Prince's Mansion, which were not included in this list. Now there is an additional governor, and perhaps the internal structure of the entire civil servant group will change.

After seeing the attendees, Chen Wen finally turned his attention to Gu Shouli, the head of the Military and Justice Department, and took out a temporary appointment letter.

"As for the candidates, the head of the military and judicial department of the Kuaiji County Prince's Office, Gu Shouli, the left deputy chief censor of the Censorate, will be temporarily taken over, and will be officially taken over after the emperor's approval is issued."

Gu Shouli performed very well in the case of embezzlement of public funds by the garrison officials who had just handled. He succeeded Qi Xiufeng to preside over the military and judicial department for a year and was also diligent. In particular, he was also the most experienced aide under Chen Wen. He was even imprisoned during the Cao Conglong Rebellion without changing his loyalty. As a result, he became the governor of Nangan and was from Hou Guoyuan, the former commander of Nantangying, as the civil and military officials who were far away from the core occupied area, Chen Wen could feel relieved.

After thanking everyone for their congratulations, the old Tongsheng, who failed the exam, was already in tears. He had never been able to achieve such a high-ranking official as a governor. He worked diligently with Chen Wen for several years, and his official position soared up to 90,000 miles like a rocket. The Guangzong Yaozu was right in front of him. Perhaps he could still gain a higher status in the future. How could he not be excited?

"The emperor thanked the king for his kindness of knowing his favor and the governor Sun for his kindness of promotion. After the emperor took office, he would do his best to manage Nangan well and would live up to the king's entrustedness."

After the appointment of the governor of Nangan ended, Chen Wen then announced the decision to split the Military Intelligence Department into two parts: the Foreign Military Intelligence Department and the Internal Supervision Department.

The splitting of intelligence departments has been simply because of fearing that the authority is too great. Chen Wen is not afraid of the authority of the Military Intelligence Department, because there are military supervisors and the system constraints of military judges, and it is extremely difficult for intelligence officials to cover up the sky with one hand. However, Chen Wen is already unbearable to the inefficiency of the Military Intelligence Department. They dispersed their already limited power to both external and internal parts, which made it difficult for both aspects to meet Chen Wen's high requirements, so today's split.

After the order to split was issued, Chen Wen then collected another beating document, opened the first one, and said to the officials present: "The case of embezzlement of public funds by the garrison office officials in the final analysis is still a certain function of a quarantine officer, but there is a lack of effective supervision. However, if we have assigned quarantine officers and military officers to every hundred households, we cannot do it with the current strength of our Jiangsu and Zhejiang Kings Division. Therefore, on the way back, we made a general framework for its internal regulations and overall construction, and now we will be discussed at the meeting."
Chapter completed!