Cao Xueqin had two wives in his first marriage, one was his first wife and the other was his second wife. The first wife's surname was Mei, the daughter of one of Cao Xueqin's cousins, two years younger than him.
Cao Xueqin and her cousin have been together since they were young. After going back and forth, they both fell in love with each other. If one is right and wrong, the other party will not marry, and if one is right and wrong, the other party will not marry. The adults of the two families also noticed it, and they made a matchmaking since childhood.
I prefer things to be more tiring. The Cao family committed the crime of ransacking their homes, and Cao Xueqin suddenly went from rich to poor. As for my cousin's family, they still have fine clothes and fine food. Seeing that the wedding day was approaching, Cao Xueqin went to discuss the wedding date. Unexpectedly, his father-in-law said with a cold face, forget about asking the gentleman who criticizes Yin and Yang. Cao Xueqin and his daughter have different horoscopes. The male "hinders" the female, and the female suppresses the male. After getting married, within three months, there will be a bloody disaster. Cao Xueqin knew it was an excuse, so what could she do? I had no choice but to leave with anger.
Cao Xueqin wanted to discuss it with her cousin and asked her what she had to say, but her cousin's family was far away from home and the two of them could not see each other. Where is my cousin? She didn't know anything about it, and she was still waiting for Cao Xueqin to marry her. Her parents knew that she was devoted to Xueqin, and they did not dare to tell her that they had broken off their engagement with Cao Xueqin, because as soon as she found out, something would happen.
Cao Xueqin was so anxious that she couldn't do anything. I went to find my good friend Obi, and Obi said with a smile: "What's the hurry? What's the hurry."
A few days later, I heard that Obi was getting married, and he was marrying his cousin. What can Cao Xueqin do? Others are richer than herself, not to mention there are many people in the world who value sex over friends, so it's useless to get angry. He originally wanted to make a fuss with Obi, but when he thought about it, it would be useless to make a fuss. The more the fuss got, the more embarrassing he became. He was bored at home and almost got a serious illness.
A few days later, I received a wedding invitation from Obi and a letter. Cao Xueqin tore up the invitation three times or two times. The visitor said that the young master asked Mr. Cao to read this letter. Cao Xueqin opened the letter and read it, and there were only a few words: "There is a secret inside, please go to the banquet, otherwise you will regret it for the rest of your life." Cao Xueqin read it and thought, that's it anyway, I just go and see it, watch Obineng Come up with some tricks.
When Cao Xueqin arrived, Ebi warmly greeted him. After the sedan arrived, Ebi dragged him into the house, took off his groom's clothes and put them on for him. Cao Xueqin said: "What are you doing?" Obi said: "Nonsense, she is your wife, can I have it? Go out and worship heaven and earth." Only then did Cao Xueqin understand what was going on.
Back in the vestibule, Obi loudly said to the astonished guests: "Dear relatives and friends, this Miss Mei has been engaged to Mr. Cao since she was a child. But her parents are obsessed with money and want to regret the engagement. Therefore, , I did a ridiculous thing and tricked Miss Mei here. Friends and relatives, please comment, did I do the right thing?"
My relatives and friends have long known about Miss Mei and Cao Xueqin. I heard that Obi was going to marry Miss Mei, and I had privately commented that Obi was not loyal enough, and now I understood the whole story. Everyone admired Obi very much and praised him one after another.
When the auspicious time came, Cao Xueqin and her cousin worshiped heaven and earth amidst the sound of music. Everything was arranged by Obi. After entering the bridal chamber, Cao Xueqin told her cousin the whole story. Miss Mei cried with joy first, and then fear. Because she always believed that it was Cao Xueqin who married her. Unexpectedly, there were so many twists and turns in the process.
Miss Mei’s parents were already wronged. Now that they heard that Cao Xueqin had married their daughter, they didn’t dare to say anything more. They just scolded Obi again and again in their hearts. It is said that the "bao-swapping scheme" in "A Dream of Red Mansions", in which Baochai replaces Daiyu, comes from here. After their marriage, Xueqin and his wife fell in love and gave birth to a son. Unexpectedly, within a few years, my son fell ill and died, and Miss Mei also fell ill and died. With the persuasion of friends, Cao Xueqin renewed her relationship.