In 1861, Zeng Guofan turned 50 years old and was ready to take a new 19-year-old concubine. The concubine was happy in her heart and happily served Zeng Guofan, but unexpectedly, Zeng Guofan suddenly shouted: "Someone, take her out of my room quickly." The concubine was so frightened that she couldn't do anything, so she could only beg for mercy again and again.
When Zeng Guofan married his first wife, the sedan chair arrived at the woman's house, but the woman felt that he did not match his name because he did not get famous, and suddenly regretted the marriage. This marriage was made by Zeng Guofan's mentor Ouyang Ningzhi, and he felt very sorry for the Zeng family, so he discussed with Zeng Guofan and married his daughter Ouyang Bingyu to him.
Although Ouyang Bingyu is a bride in emergency, she is a good wife and mother, not only taking good care of Zeng Guofan, but also successfully entering Zeng Guofan's heart.
Since Zeng Guofan married Ouyang Bingyu, his life has been like a hanging, and he has been promoted continuously, but even if Zeng Guofan has become a feudal official, he has always been concerned about Ouyang Bingyu, and swore that he would only have this one lady for the rest of his life and never accept concubines.
Unexpectedly, at the age of 50, Zeng Guofan broke his oath and accepted a 19-year-old young woman as a concubine. It turned out that Zeng Guofan's subordinates saw that he was often thousands of miles away from his wife and was very busy with official business, so he privately found a young woman with sharp legs and feet to take care of Zeng Guofan's daily life.
When the woman was brought to Zeng Guofan, Zeng Guofan originally refused to agree, but after taking a look, he felt that the woman looked unique and fit his eyes, so he simply asked a few words about the woman's situation. When he heard that the woman's father was a teacher and that he was also literate and hyphenated, Zeng Guofan suddenly changed his mind and promised his subordinates to let the woman stay.
The woman's name is Chen Chunyan, she is handsome, well-behaved, and admires Zeng Guofan very much. After a period of contact, Chen Chunyan took good care of Zeng Guofan, and could chat with him to solve problems, Zeng Guofan was very satisfied and decided to accept Chen Chunyan as a concubine.
One night, Zeng Guofan returned to the room tired after busy official business, only to see that the room was neatly cleaned up by Chen Chunyan, and the foot soaking water with the right temperature had been prepared next to the bed. And Chen Chunyan was waiting at the door, and after seeing Zeng Guofan come back, he hurriedly saluted and reached out to pick up Zeng Guofan's court clothes.
Zeng Guofan was in a good mood and said: "Don't be rigid at home, don't be polite. Who knows, when Chen Chunyan was waiting for Zeng Guofan to soak his feet, he was stunned when he lifted the clothes on his legs. It turned out that Zeng Guofan suffered from a kind of leprosy in his early years, and he often itched all over his body, and because of his indecent peeling, Zeng Guofan rarely took off his clothes in front of outsiders.
Zeng Guofan was stunned when he saw Chen Chunyan, and said slowly: "Chunyan, I'm a bad old man, and I still have a disease on my body, it's normal for you to be scared when you see it for the first time." After hearing this, Chen Chunyan blushed in anxiety, and quickly shook her head and said: "Adults are heroes, it is a blessing for a little woman to be able to serve you, I am not afraid, I just watch you work hard for the country, and you have to endure the diseases on your body, and I feel sorry for my lord." ”
Zeng Guofan's heart warmed after hearing this, and he reached out and stroked Chunyan's hair and said: "Since I promised to accept you as a concubine, you are also a member of my Zeng family, and I will tell you about the family affairs, and the family motto that should be observed must be observed, and it will depend on you to bother in the future." Zeng Guofan slowly told Chunyan about the affairs and rules of the Zeng family, Chen Chunyan listened attentively, her eyes flashed, and she occasionally asked a few questions.
After Zeng Guofan soaked his feet, he got up and walked to the desk, he had the habit of writing a diary every day, Zeng Guofan felt that it was a big deal to take a concubine into the room, and he was ready to write the matter of taking a concubine into the diary.
Unexpectedly, when I was counting the dates, I was taken aback, and suddenly my hand was loosened, and the pen fell on the paper, staining it black. Zeng Guofan straightened up and shouted outside the door: "Come on, bring Chunyan down for me." Chunyan was reminiscing about what Zeng Guofan had just said about the Zeng family, full of joy, and was overwhelmed by Zeng Guofan's shout, thinking that she had offended Zeng Guofan, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed and begged for mercy.
The housekeeper who heard the shout and entered the door was also confused, looked at Chunyan who was kneeling on the ground and kowtowed, and asked Zeng Guofan: "My lord, what do you need to do, please command." At this time, Zeng Guofan left his seat, pulled up Chunyan, who was kowtowing, and kindly explained the reason.
It turned out that from the death of Emperor Xianfeng to today, it was only 98 days, and the Qing Dynasty stipulated at that time that the death of the emperor was a state funeral, and entertainment, marriage, etc. could only be carried out after 100 days, which was 2 days away from the expiration. If you take a concubine at this time, the consequences will be unimaginable, and if you are small, you will be demoted, and if you are large, you may be full of people.
Zeng Guofan instructed the housekeeper: "Take it down and settle it well, and wait until the hundred days are full, and then let Chunyan come in." After Chunyan heard this, she showed joy again, and hurriedly kowtowed to thank her, got up and retreated. Two days later, she officially became the concubine of Zeng Guofan. However, even so, Zeng Guofan's concubine also caused a storm, and some people even arranged his concubine in advance during the state funeral to the emperor and asked him to be punished.
Fortunately, the imperial court at that time needed the support of Zeng Guofan, and because Zeng Guofan had always been cautious and cautious about etiquette, it was not affected.
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