In "Know or Not", the Sheng family has two sons, one is Sheng Changbai, the legitimate son of the Wang family, and the other is Sheng Changfeng, the bastard son of Lin Sushuang. Changbai was the legitimate son and became a Jinshi, so he married the legitimate daughter of the Hai family. Because Chang Feng married the legitimate daughter of the Liu family, he changed his uneducated state and embarked on the right path of diligence and progress.

Who is the Liu family?

Since the previous dynasty of the Yanzhou Liu family, there has never been a continuation of Jinshi in the family. There have been two junior first-rank and three second-rank officials, and countless of their descendants have become officials. Generation after generation they have held hairpins. . Why would the legitimate daughter of such a wealthy family choose to marry Sheng Changfeng, a concubine who was not doing his job properly?

There is no detailed explanation of the ins and outs of this marriage in the TV series, but the answer to the question can be found in the original work of "Knowledge".

①The Liu family is strict in running the house, which coincides with the scholarly family with very strict upbringing

Originally, the person who was engaged to the Liu family’s legitimate daughter was Jiang Gongzi, the grandson of the Ding’an Jiang family, but An epidemic broke out in Ding'an two years ago, and Mr. Jiang Ge passed away. Therefore, Mr. Jiang had to observe mourning for three years. The two parties had originally planned to get married as soon as the period of filial piety was over, but who knew that Mr. Jiang was so shameless that he made peace with the maid during the period of filial piety and gave birth to a son.

For the young master of the Jiang family to do such a thing during his filial piety, his character and self-control are naturally not high. Furthermore, if the Jiang family can allow the young master to do such a thing, the family rules of the Jiang family must not be correct. strict. The Liu family has been wearing hairpins for generations, and the Liu family's sister-in-law is also from a wealthy family. Naturally, she is a strict person, and she will definitely dislike the Jiang family's behavior.

But the Sheng family is different. Although the Sheng family is not very prosperous, it can be regarded as a family with a scholarly family and has always maintained the nobleness of scholars. Sheng Hong is also a person who cares about face very much, so the Sheng family has always had a good reputation. Only then did the Liu family fall in love with their concubine Chang Feng.

② Forced by the situation, the Liu family chose the son of their close friend Sheng Hong to get married.

The Liu family and the Jiang family have been friends for several lifetimes. If they cannot be in-laws, they cannot be enemies. The marriage was a dirty one, and the fault was not with the Liu family, but the matter should not be publicized, otherwise it would destroy Mr. Jiang's career.

But if you don't tell the truth, people who don't know the inside story will blame the fault on the Liu family's legitimate daughter. I'm afraid this daughter will really be difficult to marry. Moreover, the Liu family's legitimate daughter happened to be getting older. If she didn't get married, she might really become an old girl who couldn't get out of the house, so she could only lower her requirements and find another son-in-law.

It happened that Sheng Hong and Mr. Liu Ming were classmates, in the same department, in the same year, and finally as colleagues. They were Sheng Hong's close friends. He knows the details about the affairs of the Liu family and the Jiang family, and knows that the fault lies not with the Liu family but with the Jiang family. Therefore, the Liu family can safely marry their daughter to the Sheng family.

③The Sheng family has a smooth official career and a bright future. Being married to the Sheng family will be beneficial to the Liu family

Sheng Hong was only a local sixth-rank official at first, but now he has become a full fourth-rank official As an official, it can be said that he has been promoted all the way up to now. The legitimate son of the Sheng family, Changbai, passed the imperial examination and passed the high school. He was talented, had a smooth official career, and had the talent to become a prime minister. He married the legitimate daughter of the famous Hai family, which was of great help to Changbai's career.

Looking at the daughters of the Sheng family, all of them are good, and they all married into wealthy families. The eldest daughter Hualan married into the Yuan family of the Earl of Zhongqin, the fourth daughter Rulan married the educated and poor bachelor Wen Yanjing, the fifth daughter Mo Lan married into the Yuan family of the Earl of Yongchang, and the sixth daughter Minglan even married into the Yuan family of the Earl of Yongchang. Ningyuan Hou Mansion, and they are all the wives.

If the daughter of the Sheng family marries well, and the son marries well, helping each other in the court will be of great benefit to the future development of the Sheng family, and will only make the career paths of Sheng Hong and Chang Bai smoother. . Therefore, in the long run, even if the Liu family's legitimate daughter chooses the Sheng family's concubine as her son-in-law, it will not be a disadvantage to the Liu family at all.

④The Sheng family handled this marriage very wisely, which gave the Liu family plenty of face.

After Sheng Hong and Liu Ming decided on this marriage, the Sheng family did not retreat because of the Liu family. Qiu chose Chang Feng and treated them lightly. On the contrary, the old lady came to propose marriage in person.

Old Mrs. Sheng is the only daughter of Marquis Yongyi, and her husband is a world-renowned courtier. Her personal involvement is enough to show that the Sheng family attaches great importance to this marriage. Not only that, the Sheng family also claimed that Old Mrs. Sheng liked the character of the daughter of the Liu family, so she shamelessly came to ask for her, knowing that she was a high-ranking person. This not only covered up the affairs of the Liu family and the Jiang family, but also announced to everyone that the daughter of the Liu family was of high character and gave the Liu family enough face.

To sum up, the Liu family is still willing to marry their daughter to Chang Feng, the concubine of the Sheng family. One is because the Sheng family has strict upbringing, the other is because the Sheng family has a bright future, and the third is because It was difficult for his daughter to get married. In the end, the Sheng family paid enough attention to it and even invited the old lady to propose marriage in person. Therefore, even if Chang Feng was just a middle-ranking son and a concubine, the Liu family would still marry their daughter to him.