Quite simply, it is not a contest between the Li family, the Jia family, the Xue family, and the Wang family, but only a matter of age and generation.
When Aunt Xue entered Beijing, her son was already clamoring to take over the house and take a concubine, barely an adult. Moreover, Xue Pan is Wang Xifeng's cousin, and Wang Xifeng has been married for several years. There was such an adult son, Aunt Xue, although the age may only be more than forty years old, but in that era, it can already be regarded as an "old woman". Then, her thousands of miles travel, relatively no suspicion.
Li Yi was just a young woman in her twenties. She wants to go out, not to mention a thousand miles away, that is, to go to the same city to fight in the qingwuguan, it is also very inconvenient, more inconvenient than the average unmarried girl - otherwise, there is no need to emphasize "so Li Gong referee and so on" said.
Age, for women, is a big issue. In the Republic of China era depicted in "Jinghua Smoke and Clouds", the widow Manniang in the old family was reprimanded by her father-in-law for going to a movie. A few years later, she went to a foreign restaurant with a dance hall, and it didn't matter, because "she is now a middle-aged woman, and she thinks, and at the same time, Mrs. Zeng (her mother-in-law) also thinks that she has passed the dangerous period of being tempted by youth" - after the "dangerous period of being tempted by youth", she can have a relatively relaxed freedom of action.
In addition to the difference in age, there is also the problem of generationality. Aunt Xue did not have an in-laws, but Li Feng had an in-laws and a mother-in-law in the church.
No, no, no, I'm not saying that Li Feng has her in-laws in charge and doesn't let her go out, and Aunt Xue can do whatever she wants without in-laws restrictions. Not so. Rich and noble ladies like them have their own set of rules of conduct, and they do not need to be pointed out by others.
If there is an in-laws, there is the responsibility and obligation to serve the in-laws. Now the Internet often attacks "my mother is not easy, you marry me to honor my mother", but in ancient times, it was natural. The daughter-in-law's service to the mother-in-law is more natural than the son's husband.
Aunt Xue's in-laws have passed away, and she does not have this responsibility, so she can consider for her children: part of the purpose of entering Beijing is to fight for the future of Baochao and Xue Pan. For such reasons, Aunt Xue's travel is not only reasonable, but also brave, worthy of commendation and learning.
Li Yi, his son is still young. Whether it is to take care of his son or to cultivate his son's learning progress, Rong Guofu is the best environment. Coupled with the responsibility of serving her in-laws, what reason did she have to leave Jia Province? Where can she go?