in2ebook Chapter 274 Su Ba Niang
Chapter 274 Su Ba Niang
A bystander from the Song Dynasty: Holy crap! She's married to her own uncle and still not doing well!!!
A spoiled young man from the Tang Dynasty: Is it possible that the son of this family simply has bad morals?
A farm girl from the Han Dynasty: ...What a pitiful woman!
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The Qin Dynasty officials in another timeline were quite satisfied with this part of the love and hate drama. Miss Lin, please tell us more! Let us catch our breath!
His Majesty is really too indulgent (or perhaps misguided)! He actually gave them three days off!!!
If we could improve the vacation system, it would be best if it were as good as it was during the Tang Dynasty.
However, during the Ming Dynasty, they weren't picky; they just wanted people to not work like oxen and horses all the time!
Song Dynasty
At this time, the Su family had not yet prospered, and Su Xun was still at home, never expecting to hear such news.
Eighth Sister was actually tortured to death by her maternal uncle's family!
A few days ago, his brother-in-law asked him to marry his eighth sister, but he was still considering it because of the Cheng family's reputation. Now it seems that Cheng Zhicai is not suitable to be a son-in-law!
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Back to the live broadcast room.
"So, at the age of sixteen, Su Ba Niang married into the Cheng family. At that time, the Cheng family was considered a prominent and wealthy family. Su Xun and his classmates had not yet passed the imperial examinations, so the Cheng family did not value Su Ba Niang particularly."
“The Su family is a scholarly family. Under the influence of her upbringing, Su Ba Niang often advised her husband against the absurd behavior of the Cheng family. However, no one in the family, whether it was her uncle, her mother-in-law, or her husband Cheng Zhicai, was on her side.”
"Not long after, Su Ba Niang gave birth to a son for the Cheng family, but she soon fell seriously ill. However, the Cheng family did not choose to find a doctor for her, but instead believed that she was possessed by an evil spirit!"
"A witch doctor was hired to perform a ritual for Su Ba Niang. After Su Xun and his wife learned of this, they went to visit the Cheng family. However, he did not expect to see his brother-in-law embracing his concubine and playing cards in the hall."
"When the Su family arrived, the Cheng family didn't pay any attention. They even said that Su Ba Niang was possessed by an evil spirit and that they had already invited a witch doctor to treat her. Su Xun naturally refuted this theory, but the Cheng family dismissed it as being naive and making a fuss over nothing!"
"Afterwards, Su Xun and his wife were even asked for clothes and other items by the women of the Cheng family before they were allowed to bring Su Ba Niang and her newborn child back to the Su family."
A noblewoman from a prominent family in the Tang Dynasty: Are they out of their minds?! They don't treat their daughters-in-law like human beings at all!!!
A netizen from Daqin commented: "She probably wasn't treated well after giving birth! So arrogant!"
A burly man, a skilled farmer: Can't we just rush in and beat them up?!
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"After Su Ba Niang was taken back, her health improved under the careful care of her family. At this time, the Cheng family still did not think there was anything wrong with this. Her mother-in-law even spread rumors that Su Ba Niang did not return to pay respects to her parents."
"Not only that, the Cheng family also snatched Su Ba Niang's newborn child, so she had no choice but to return to the Cheng family. However, she did not expect that in her fear, her old illness would relapse, and Su Ba Niang would pass away in just three days."
"During this period, it is highly likely that no one was consulted for her medical treatment. After all, no doctor was consulted for her before. When Su Xun learned of his daughter's death, he was naturally devastated and extremely angry at the Cheng family's actions."
"So a pavilion was built in the southwest direction of the Su family ancestral graves, and a record of the Su family genealogy pavilion was written and engraved on the stele. At that time, all members of the Su family were also gathered here."
"In front of everyone, he criticized a certain person for his crimes, such as favoring his concubine over his wife, banishing his brother and leaving behind his orphan, and having no sense of propriety or shame. Many people here believe that this person is a member of the Cheng family."
"As a result, the Cheng and Su families broke off relations and remained enemies for more than forty years. Su Shi did not reconcile with Cheng Zhicai until his later years."
A bystander from the Han Dynasty commented: So the Cheng family didn't suffer any real damage?
A powerful farmer from the Tang Dynasty: If it were me, I'd definitely give him a good beating! What kind of person is this?!
A spoiled young man from the Ming Dynasty: It seems that marrying the right man is a very important thing!
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The Cheng family in the other timeline felt utterly humiliated and ashamed!
Their deeds have been exposed! Wait! They haven't done this yet!
No matter how thick-skinned they were, they couldn't stand the pointing fingers and whispers of so many people. Su Xun was truly hateful! He insisted on writing that lousy poem!
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Lin Ke sighed and said, "And examples like Su Ba Niang are not uncommon, especially with the rise of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism."
"Even though the constraints on women were only in their infancy during the Song Dynasty, by the Ming and Qing Dynasties, women's status had reached a historical low. We will discuss this separately after we finish talking about unofficial history and gossip."
Lin Ke felt this topic was really infuriating, so she decided to postpone discussing it!
"Speaking of which, besides writing these stories about Su Shi, Feng Menglong also wrote other things. This matter is so widely circulated that even today many people consider it unofficial history. I wonder if Feng Menglong was a huge fan of Su Shi, the kind of person who loves someone so much that he might even criticize them!"
"It is said that Su Dongpo had a concubine named Chunniang. At that time, Su Shi was demoted to Huangzhou, and his friends came to see him off."
Halfway through the meal, Chunniang poured wine for her friend, but unexpectedly, her friend took a liking to the beautiful Chunniang and even asked Su Shi what would happen to Chunniang if he went to Huangzhou!?
Su Shi didn't see anything wrong with it and directly stated his plan: to let Chunniang return to her parents' home first; as for other arrangements, Su Shi couldn't think of anything else to make.
After hearing this, his friend asked Su Shi if he had any horses to travel with, and if not, if he could exchange his precious white horse for Chunniang.
"Su Shi felt he needed a white horse to travel, so he agreed to his friend's request. However, Chunniang was also very strong-willed and eventually died by hitting her head against a locust tree."
"This story was once believed to be true, and even raised questions about Lao Su's character. It has to be said that the unofficial history compiled by Feng Menglong is more real than the official history!"
"However, although Feng Menglong was an 'ordinary' but skilled writer, we cannot ignore that he was a person who insisted on opposing the Qing and restoring the Ming, and he was also relatively wise when he served as an official during the Chongzhen era."
Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty: ...
Zhu Bajie of the Ming Dynasty: Good riddance!!
All Qing Dynasty emperors: ...
The optimist Su Dongpo: ...
Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty: A formidable writer!
A skilled farmer in the Tang Dynasty: No wonder some people say you shouldn't offend scholars!
A Qing Dynasty official: Unverifiable historical gossip is actually fabricated, hahaha!
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In the live broadcast room.
Lin Ke's expression was somewhat somber; she was about to begin discussing the status of women in ancient times.
"Before moving on to the next topic, I'd like to talk about the chastity arches that flourished during the Ming and Qing dynasties."
"I would like to ask you, is the chastity arch a reward for women or a shackle weighing on their backs?"
A schoolteacher in the Ming Dynasty: Of course, it is commendable. Women should follow the three obediences and four virtues, and obey their sons after their husbands' deaths. This is the established rule.
A scholar-official of the Qin Dynasty: ? ? ?
A bystander from the Han Dynasty: What the heck?!
A Qing Dynasty official said: "A woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent. She doesn't need to fight in the outside world. She is only required to manage the household. Does she not even have the ability to remain chaste after her husband's death?"
A female farmer from the Qin Dynasty: Damn it, I really want to beat up the person upstairs! What kind of nonsense is that?!
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In another timeline, the common people of the Qin Dynasty were utterly perplexed: what did these Three Obediences and Four Virtues mean?
And isn't it perfectly normal for a widow to remarry?
Even if it's for the sake of the population, they shouldn't have stopped it!
The First Emperor stated that what he lacked most was talent, and if widows were prohibited from remarrying, there would be a large number of older men who would be unable to get married!
And what difference does it make whether it's a man or a woman? They can all work for him anyway. At worst, he can just pay them more!
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On the other side, Liu Che rolled his eyes in anger when he saw the sour and stale comments on the small screen!
His mother was remarried, and nobody said anything about it!
In his view, being a second-marriage spouse was quite desirable in their Han Dynasty!
I really don't know what Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty was thinking!
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