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Chapter 481 A Dream of Red Mansions - Wang Xifeng 8

After Jia Zhu's wedding, Mrs. Wang finally remembered something and began to frequently invite Wang Xifeng to the Rongguo Mansion, with the intention of bringing Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian together. She also wrote a letter to Wang Ziteng, saying that the eldest wife of the Rongguo Mansion had some military connections, and hinted that Wang Ziteng could get them through marriage.

Wang Ziteng was indeed moved, but as soon as he saw Wang Xifeng's bright and beautiful face, he felt that it was a bit of a loss to marry Wang Xifeng to Jia Lian.

It's just that Prince Zhongshun is still hesitant and has not made any definite decision. After all, Wang Xifeng is still too young, and Prince Zhongshun not only has a princess consort, but also has one of his two concubines.

If this continues, by the time Wang Xifeng reaches adulthood, not only will all the positions of concubines in Prince Zhongshun be filled, but the prince will have given birth to several sons. Even if Wang Xifeng successfully marries into the palace and gives birth to a son, he will not be able to compete with the princess's or concubines' sons who have already grown up.

In the end, Wang Ziteng decided to ask Wang Xifeng for her opinion in person. As for his niece Wang Xifeng, Wang Ziteng might have previously regarded her as just an appendage of Wang Ren, but after spending some time together, Wang Ziteng more or less began to truly love Wang Xifeng.

"Feng Ge'er, you have always had your own ideas since you were young. I asked you to come here today because I have something I want to ask you in person."

"Uncle has something to ask, and your niece will naturally answer truthfully."

Although Wang Xifeng in her previous life was brought up as a boy since childhood, in fact, her education was not really the same as that of other boys. It was just that when Wang Ziteng was educating Wang Ren, he did not avoid Wang Xifeng and asked her to listen and learn some of Wang Ziteng's methods.

If Wang Xifeng had really been raised as a boy, she would not have followed the tradition of the Wang family's women that "virtue lies in lack of talent". She had not learned much "knowledge" and could only recognize a few words and read accounts.

In this life, Wang Xifeng was fascinated by the birth of Wang Ziteng's biological daughter Wang Xiluan, which made Wang Ziteng's feelings for Wang Xifeng much more sincere. At this moment, Wang Ziteng did not decide Wang Xifeng's marriage for his own benefit, but called Wang Xifeng over and asked for her opinion, which was a clear proof.

Wang Xifeng saw several pieces of letter paper on the desk as soon as she entered Wang Ziteng's study. She recognized the cover as a letter written by Mrs. Wang.

After hearing what Wang Ziteng said and thinking about Mrs. Wang's letter, Wang Xifeng immediately understood what was going on.

"Your aunt wrote to me, saying that Lian Er from the Rongguo Mansion's first wife is a good candidate and she is interested in marrying him. I wonder if Feng Ge'er is interested in the marriage your aunt mentioned?"

"Feng Ge'er is still young. Although he doesn't understand the love between men and women, he knows that when a family like our Wang family gets married, it's not only about marrying someone of equal status and childhood sweethearts, but also about marrying someone of the same blood and interests."

Wang Xifeng did not say she didn't want to do it right away. Judging from the memory of the original trader, this marriage was not decided by the trader himself. Now that she has intervened and finally gained some initiative, she naturally wants to end it early while Wang Ziteng has not made up his mind.

"Yes, that's right. The big families pay attention to marriage alliances, which is different from the superficial views of ordinary people."

After hearing Wang Xifeng's answer, Wang Ziteng nodded with great satisfaction and motioned Wang Xifeng to continue.

"Logically speaking, the four major families of Jia, Wang, Shi, and Xue have always been closely related and have intermarried with each other. They have long been connected. In order to maximize our interests, what we should do in our generation is not to continue to maintain our old kinship, but to actively 'marry out' and expand the marriage network."

"Mr. Lian from Rongguo Mansion may be a good talent, but Rongguo Mansion already has my aunt anyway. If I marry into Rongguo Mansion, at most it will make the relationship between the Wang family and the Jia family closer, but it won't bring any real benefits."

What Wang Xifeng said was one of the reasons why Wang Ziteng was troubled. When Wang Ziteng heard that Wang Xifeng, a little girl in her early ten years old, could actually say such words, his eyes became more satisfied.

Wang Xifeng waited for a while but Wang Ziteng didn't mention the military power of Rongguo Mansion, so she guessed that Wang Ziteng was still a little hesitant. However, Wang Ziteng didn't listen, and Wang Xifeng couldn't mention it rashly. As a girl who never went out, she had no way to know such "inside information".

We still have to increase the weight, Wang Xifeng continued tentatively: "Besides this, there is one more thing."

"Another point?"

Wang Ziteng was a little surprised. It was already remarkable that Wang Xifeng could think of the above point, but now there is another reason?

"Yes, one more thing."

"I have been to Rongguo Mansion twice, and it is easy to find that most of the power in Rongguo Mansion is now in the hands of the second house, that is, my aunt and uncle. Only one title remains in the first house."

"From a certain perspective, the first and second houses of Rongguo Mansion are actually in competition. If I were to get engaged to Jia Lian, the heir to the first house of Rongguo Mansion, then on the surface, the power and title of Rongguo Mansion would all be in the hands of the women of the Wang family."

"But you can't look at things that way. If that day really comes, the first and second houses will definitely have a dispute over which side can inherit the Rongguo Mansion. In other words, my aunt and I will definitely break up for our own interests."

Wang Xifeng did not pretend to be a kind girl in front of Wang Ziteng, nor did she pretend to have deep blood ties with her. She simply stated her views on Mrs. Wang and her own nature clearly in front of Wang Ziteng.

Wang Ziteng grew up with Lady Wang and was naturally aware of her selfish and greedy nature. Wang Xifeng was raised by him personally for four years, so Wang Ziteng also understood that Wang Xifeng was not the type of person who would give up what she deserved just because of blood ties.

"At that time, it would be inappropriate for you to choose to support either side, and it might even implicate the Wang family."

Wang Ziteng really didn't expect this. In his eyes, whether it was his sister or niece, they were all women of the Wang family and they would naturally be of one mind.

After all, the only things a woman can fight for are the right to be the housekeeper and the favor of her husband, and she has no say in other matters.

But after Wang Xifeng explained it clearly, Wang Ziteng put himself in her shoes and thought about it, and found that it was indeed true. After all, he had some conflicts with Wang Xifeng's father in his early years over family resources. If this was the case with brothers, how could his aunt and niece be an exception?

But in this way, wouldn't the military connections left by the old Duke Rong be gone? With the help of these connections, his path in the army would definitely be smoother. Thinking of this, Wang Ziteng was still a little unwilling. He tentatively asked Wang Xifeng: "What if the marriage brings extra benefits to the Wang family?"

Wang Xifeng knew that Wang Ziteng was referring to the palace power, so she did not ask any more questions. She just asked, "Aunt has been married into the Rongguo Mansion for more than ten years and still couldn't get this benefit from the Rongguo Mansion. Why can my uncle be so sure that I can get it if I marry Lian Er?"

"If you can only get it by marrying Lian Er, then it means that this extra benefit is related to the first wife of Rongguo Mansion. The reason why aunt can't get it just proves the fact that the first and second wives of Rongguo Mansion are not in harmony as I said before."