At this time, although Lin Daiyu was gone, Mother Jia still pushed out Shi Xiangyun to compete with Xue Baochai.
But this time, Lin Daiyu attracted everyone's attention. Shi Xiangyun, who once said that as long as she had a sister like Xue Baochai, it didn't matter if she didn't have parents, she wasn't as close to her sister as she was in the original work.
Mother Jia liked Shi Xiangyun because she was from her mother's family, the Shi Family. Moreover, the Shi Family had two marquises, while the Jia Family only had Jia She, a third-ranked general.
Besides, although Xiangyun didn't have parents, her parents left her a lot of dowry. Even if it was for the sake of face, the Shi brothers would definitely add to Xiangyun's dowry. They would definitely let Xiangyun marry in a grand manner.
As for Xue Baochai, although the Xue Family was rich, Xue Baochai was only a daughter. How could Aunt Xue let Xue Baochai marry into the Jia Family with all the Xue Family's assets?
Therefore, Mother Jia wouldn't let her Baochai marry a merchant's daughter.
However, Madam Wang "valued" Xue Baochai because she was her sister's daughter. In the future, she would be her aunt and mother-in-law. In addition to Wang Xifeng, who was also from the Wang Family, she would have the final say in the Jia Family!
Moreover, she was now building a garden for her daughter to visit her parents. Did the hateful Lin Family think they were beggars? She only took ten thousand taels, which wasn't enough to fill the gaps between her teeth.
In order to give Yuan Chun face, she had no choice but to borrow a lot of money from her sister. At that time, she had also verbally spoken to her sister. In the future, Yuan Chun would make the decision for Baochai and Baochai. There wouldn't be any problems.
Moreover, she had never intended to return the money that was in her hands.
As a result, the Jia family was very lively during this period of time. The men were busy building a garden for visiting relatives, while Mother Jia and Madam Wang were using Jia Baoyu's marriage as an excuse to fight. They went back and forth, and it was very lively.
On the other side, the Lin Family was also very lively recently.
The Crown Prince heard about the recent situation in the capital and felt that it was very interesting. Especially the families that were building gardens for visiting their parents, there was a lot of excitement to see every day.
The Crown Prince wanted to go out of the palace to see the excitement, but the Emperor didn't have any objections. The Emperor never locked the Crown Prince in the study to study.
As his best friend, Jin En naturally had to accompany the Crown Prince on this "incognito visit".
When Jin Xuan heard that there was something fun, he naturally wanted to go with them.
Jin Xuan was Jin En's younger brother and was considered to be familiar with the Crown Prince. Jin Xuan had a lively personality and was a bit of a sociable person. When he first met the Crown Prince and saw that the Crown Prince never put on airs in front of him, he slowly let down his guard against the Crown Prince. All day long, he treated the Crown Prince as if they were good brothers.
So this time, after knowing that the Crown Prince wanted to come out to play, he wanted to tag along even more.
However, who was this annoying girl beside the crown prince?
Princess Shu He was the Sixth Prince's legitimate daughter, and the Sixth Prince was the Emperor's most beloved younger brother.
The Sixth Prince had a weak body since he was young, so he was excluded from the list of successors from the start. The Sixth Prince and the Emperor were close in age, and the Emperor had liked this weak and gentle younger brother since they were young. In addition, the Sixth Prince didn't pose any threat to him. Even after he ascended the throne, he had been recuperating in the Prince's residence, acting like a free and unfettered Prince. He never participated in political affairs, so he was more sincere to the Sixth Prince. After ascending the throne, he immediately bestowed the Sixth Prince's legitimate daughter the title of Princess and took care of his other sons.
So even though the Sixth Prince didn't have any real power, no one in the capital dared to look down on him.
And because Princess Shu He was the Sixth Prince's legitimate daughter and was bestowed the title of Princess, she was a girl, so no matter if it was the Emperor or the Empress, they all favored her.
The Empress only had one son, the Crown Prince, and because she was framed, she could no longer conceive. The Empress had always wanted a considerate daughter, but she was unwilling to adopt a girl born from a concubine in the palace. And now that Princess Shu He appeared, the Empress transferred her motherly love to her.
Princess Shu He wasn't the Emperor's daughter, so the Empress could dote on her without worry.
Gradually, the Empress often let Princess Shu He stay in the palace. All these years, Princess Shu He stayed in the Empress' palace more than the time she stayed in the Sixth Prince's residence.
And after staying with the Empress for a long time, Princess Shu He naturally became familiar with the Crown Prince.
For the same reason the Empress liked Princess Shu He, such a cute and well-behaved younger cousin, without any conflict of interest, the Crown Prince was willing to favor her more. Slowly, Princess Shu He became the last person in their generation who had a close relationship with the Crown Prince.
This time, when the Crown Prince was going out of the palace to join in the fun, Princess Shu He knew and made a fuss about coming.
The Crown Prince doted on this younger cousin, and Princess Shu He acted shamelessly and coquettishly. In the end, the Crown Prince had no choice but to bring her along.
But — — the Crown Prince looked at Princess Shu He in front of him and didn't understand. That younger sister of his was usually a little too lively, but she was still very well-behaved and obedient. How did she become like this?
On the other side, Jin 'en was the same as the Crown Prince. He didn't understand when things had developed to this point.
His younger brother, other than being too clingy to his sister, was very gentlemanly in front of other people. Who didn't praise the Lin family for their good upbringing!
But why was his younger brother at odds with Princess Shu He today?
Originally, it was just a small matter and the two of them could quarrel.
Sigh — — Princess Shu He was a princess after all, and she was younger than his younger brother by two years. Even if it wasn't for the dignity of the imperial family, just for a girl, his younger brother couldn't be so ungentlemanly!
Perhaps there really was a saying in this world that One Day's Birth Characters didn't match!
But at this time, no matter if it was the Crown Prince or Lin Jin 'en, they didn't think that the development of these two people would exceed everyone's expectations.
While Dai Yu was watching her precious son crawl around the room and play happily, in the capital, the Jia family was bustling with activity for Jia Baoyu and Xue Baochai's wedding.
In the end, Mother Jia couldn't win against Madam Wang. Her Baoyu still ended up marrying Xue Baochai, that merchant girl whom she had always looked down on.
Although Mother Jia liked Shi Xiangyun, Shi Xiangyun wasn't the fatherless Lin Daiyu of the past. Shi Xiangyun still had two uncles to take care of her. How could she watch Shi Xiangyun waste all her youth in the Jia family without any status? No matter what, Shi Xiangyun was still part of the Shi family and was their eldest brother's daughter. Their eldest brother was gone and Shi Xiangyun was with them. If they didn't take good care of Shi Xiangyun, not to mention whether they would have the face to see their eldest brother in the future, even their reputation would be ruined.
Although the Shi family was one of the four great families of Jinling, their relationship with the other three great families had become much more distant. It felt like they were drifting away from the other three great families.
This time, when the Shi family saw that the Jia family had no intention of marrying Shi Xiangyun to Jia Baoyu and that Shi Xiangyun was getting older, they took Shi Xiangyun back and quickly found a marriage for Shi Xiangyun.
After all, Shi Xiangyun wasn't the only girl in the Shi family. They also had daughters. If Shi Xiangyun, the eldest sister of this generation, didn't get married, how could they arrange a marriage for their daughter?
When Madam Wang saw that the Shi family had arranged a marriage for Shi Xiangyun, she didn't say anything about Jia Baoyu marrying at a young age. Although her Baoyu was a man, he was already at the age of marriage.
As a result, Madam Wang actively looked for Jia Yuanchun, hoping that Jia Yuanchun could help settle the marriage between Jia Baoyu and Xue Baochai.
Although Jia Yuanchun was also a smart girl, she had spent all her time learning the four arts and learning how to fight for favor. She didn't know much about other things.
And in the palace, she couldn't do anything without money. So after Madam Wang talked about how rich the Xue family was and how good Xue Baochai was, Jia Yuanchun felt that Madam Wang was right. She also felt that Xue Baochai and her brother, Baoyu, were a good match.
Now with Jia Yuanchun's help, even if Madam Jia didn't like Xue Baochai's background, it was useless.
Not long after Jia Baoyu got married, Lin Jinen also got married.
The girl was the Empress's niece. Although the two families were connected by marriage, although Lin Jinen and the Crown Prince were good friends, they were not as reliable as relatives.
The Empress had naturally met Lin Jin 'en, her son's good friend. Everyone knew that the children of the Lin family were well-educated, so whether it was for the sake of her son or her niece, she had to settle down Lin Jin' en first.
Later, Jia Min met the girl. She saw that she was a generous, dignified, gentle and virtuous woman. Originally, because the Empress had arranged the marriage, she couldn't choose her daughter-in-law by herself.
Everyone knew that the Empress was a virtuous Empress. The girls taught by the Empress's maternal family were naturally good.
But no one expected that not long after the Empress arranged the marriage for Lin Jinen, the Emperor would issue an imperial edict for Lin Jinxuan and Princess Shuhe to marry.
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