The world's strategies are often unknown to the women of the boudoir
The fireworks rain in March, and the south of the Yangtze River is a good year. In the boudoir, three peonies bloom one after another, and one blooms a different life experience. Hua Zhi, Hua Ling, Hua Qin, the three sisters have been obsessed with poetry and books since childhood, and their appearance is outstanding, and they never thought that their life experiences would be so different.
Hua Zhi loves the martial artist Yan Xi wholeheartedly, has a noble character, and just wants to marry someone to the end of her life; Hua Ling is deeply in love, infatuated with the return of Mr. Zheng Zhi; Only Huaqin is different, she is sober and realistic, and she just wants to find a good family business in order to be rich and stable. When the opportunity came, Huaqin ignored the criticism of others and chose to marry Sun Xiang, who already had an eight-room aunt, as the wife of the main house, was she confused, or did she have her own foresight?
Hua Zhi is not used to the choice of Huaqin
The original text wrote that when Hua Qin decided to marry Sun Xiang, Hua Zhi was very puzzled by her decision. Hua Zhi felt that Hua Qin was really willing to degenerate by doing this, as long as she waited a little longer, there would definitely be a better person to marry her as the wife of the main house.
However, I think Hua Zhi's idea is a bit naïve. As a beautiful lady, she lives a carefree life, so she naturally can't understand the various difficulties and pressures that Huaqin faces as a concubine.
Hua Zhi was born in a wealthy family, although she is not divided into concubines, but she has always been the daughter of concubines, and the treatment of people is naturally very different from concubines. Take Huaqin as an example, her status in the family is insignificant, and it is common to be despised by others. Coupled with the rumors that her mother Qin Ergui had a low status but committed adultery, this undoubtedly added a lot of resistance to Huaqin's appearance.
Therefore, looking at Huaqin's situation, it is not easy to marry an excellent family. Although the Hua family is now making a small improvement, it is only a merchant family in the end. And she has a bad reputation as a concubine, so the other party's family will naturally have concerns. This dooms her future mate selection range to be quite limited.
Huaqin is sober and realistic, not confused
Some people think that Huaqin can take the initiative to choose to marry Sun Xiang, who already has an eight-room aunt, but she is really willing to fall and be confused. But I think that Huaqin is not confused, but an extremely sober and realistic person.
It can be seen from her past two attempts to "choose a mate" that she will never hope to marry a man with a good background and both ability and integrity. What she wants is very simple, just to ask for a family with a lot of money and a secure status, and she doesn't care about the rest.
For her, Qin Ergui is a lesson from the past. Although Qin Ergui is an aunt, her status in the family is only a little higher than that of Yahuan, and it is common for her to be bullied. That's why Hua Qin made up her mind to find a stable and prosperous home for herself, and no longer follow the old path of Qin Ergui who was at the mercy of others.
Since this is the case, it is understandable to marry a rich businessman like Sun Xiang. Although Sun Xiang already has an eight-room aunt, the aunt has no children under her knees, and the family property will naturally belong to Huaqin in the future, and no one will covet her power. What's more important is that the young master of the Sun family has been personally taken care of by her, and even if he does not give birth in the future, his status and family background in the Sun family will never be shaken in the slightest.
So judging from all indications, Huaqin's choice to marry Sun Xiang was not only out of "confusion", but out of a calm balance and plan. She knew what she wanted and how to get it. Although it seemed a little unbearable to outsiders, in the circumstances at the time, this was indeed the best place she could find.
Although Huaqin is not perfect, her means are reasonable
Of course, I'm not saying that Huaqin is a completely positive character. Judging from her two "hands" on Shen Qi and Sun Xiang, she is indeed a little unkind and speculative. For ancient boudoir women, marriage was definitely the most important event in their lives. A good family affair can determine their future worth and life, while a bad family affair may ruin their entire future. Therefore, in the matter of choosing a mate, the women are all exhausted and cautious.
Take the three sisters of the Hua family as an example, their attitudes towards marriage are very different. Hua Zhi is delusional, dreaming of marrying a wishful husband and tying the same heart forever; Hua Ling is in love, and would rather be an orphan girl for a lifetime than change her original intention; Only Huaqin is the most realistic, she just wants to climb a good family business and live a stable life without worrying about food and clothing.
Hua Qin is indeed the most realistic and shrewd of the three sisters. She knows her origin and identity very well, even if she is at home, she is just a concubine who is looked down upon. And the dirty past of her mother Qin Ergui added a lot of resistance to her appearance.
In this environment, Huaqin is naturally less than able to marry an excellent family. What she pursues is just a family that is not bullied and has a rich family, as for whether it is a famous lady or an official eunuch, she doesn't care at all.
Some people say that she married Sun Xiang because she was willing to degenerate, confused and stupid. But in fact, she is not confused, but an extremely shrewd and realistic person. She knew what she wanted, and she knew how to get it. Being able to see through the system and unspoken rules of society, and find her own way out according to the path of maximizing profits, this just shows her wisdom and shrewdness.
Of course, Huaqin did use some tricks to achieve her marriage goals. For example, she had some disgraceful "start" methods against Shen Qi and Sun Xiang. But this is actually a helpless move, after all, she is only a concubine, if she doesn't use some means, how can she attract the attention of these rich and noble families?
However, it should be pointed out that the small methods of the Huaqin envoy are not harmful, but just harmless "tricks". She is not as unscrupulous and unscrupulous as Qin Ergui, otherwise it will be difficult to win Sun Xiang's favor. So from this point of view, although her approach is negotiable, it is also reasonable.
The road to power after marriage is difficult and tortuous
After marriage, Huaqin's situation in the Sun family is still precarious. As the lady of the main house, she should edict the six palaces, but in the face of the threats of those aunts, she still needs to be fully prepared. So before she got married, she cut off all the deeds of sale of her aunts and took them into her name to prevent them from having any evil intentions in the future.
This method seems to be a bit ruthless, but it is actually something that has to be done in the game of power. Hua Qin knows that in the patriarchal environment of feudal society, women are often the most likely to fall victim to power games. In order to ensure that you are not eaten away by your aunts' interests and status, it is the safest way to preemptively strike and prevent problems before they happen.
In addition to the aunts, even the young master of the Sun family is also an object that Huaqin needs to focus on. It stands to reason that the young master's biological mother is Sun Xiang's main room, and her status should be the highest. But Huaqin knows that if she doesn't give birth, it will be difficult to inherit the family property in the future, and her status will be in jeopardy. So she won the young master's heart before she got married, so that the young master would obey her words, so that she could gain a firm foothold at home in the future.
It can be seen that the road to power after marriage is still difficult and tortuous for Huaqin. She needs to deal with her aunts and young master from time to time to avoid being isolated and rejected by them. At the same time, he must also try his best to expand his power in the family and consolidate his position as the master mother of the Sun family.
Along the way, Huaqin can be said to be cautious everywhere, step by step. Thankfully, she has the ability and wisdom to do so. Before the Sun family, she had already planned everything for her future, and it could be said that there was no omission. Moreover, she was born in a merchant family, and naturally has some experience in family business and managing family property, which creates the prerequisites for her to control power in the Sun family in the future.