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848 - Go to Earl's Mansion
"I will mention it to Uncle Zhongqin when I meet Uncle Zhongqin."

Sheng Hong said reluctantly with some difficulty.

Normally, the old emperor would not go to court, it was too much to see his mood, but on the first and fifteenth day of every month, the old emperor never canceled the routine court meeting.

It doesn't necessarily talk about anything, it's just that Huangfu meets with the officials.

After it was over, the emperor invited the officials to have a meal, which was regarded as a group building organized by the emperor.

With Sheng Hong's exquisite personality, it is inevitable that he does not like to offend others.

The two families got married for the sake of friendship between the two surnames and as aid.

In the woman's family, she always asks her in-laws for advice, and it is quite embarrassing to dislike the man for treating her daughter badly.

"Their family is also a majestic Earl's Mansion. With the name of such a big Earl's Mansion, it's not like they can't live on. What's the point of worrying about their daughter-in-law's dowry every day!"

When Hua Lan first married into the Earl's Mansion, the Countess wanted to set rules for Hua Lan.

For the mother-in-law to set a schedule for the morning and evening, serve three meals a day, and tea at any time.

This is something that every daughter-in-law has to go through in this era. The mother-in-law must first establish her family status in front of her daughter-in-law.

Sheng Changbai couldn't take it for granted, and had no reason to trouble the Yuan family, but now the Yuan family began to worry about Hua Lan's dowry.

Or there is no situation in the family life that cannot be uncovered, it is just that the mother-in-law is greedy for the daughter-in-law's private wealth.

The Sheng family is completely reasonable and can stand up for Hualan.

Hualan's mother-in-law is really not good at being a mistress, she was born in a lonely family of officials.

Her natal family was in the same decline and decline as the Earl's Mansion.

No matter how lonely the Earl's Mansion is, after re-employment, there will always be a signboard of the title, and a Lumi of the title.

Mrs. Zhongqin's natal family belonged to civil servants. After the decline, there was no basic security and no business ability. She could only rely on the support of relatives and friends to survive.

In order to save some money for the Earl's House, the countess handed over the housekeeping rights to Hua Lan.

Only give rights, no money, and demand a life of luxury, or Hua Lan, the daughter-in-law of the head of the family, treats her in-laws and family members harshly, forcing Hua Lan to use her own dowry to contribute money to her father-in-law.

She worked so hard to be a wicked mother-in-law, trying to empty out her daughter-in-law's dowry, just to subsidize her natal family.

If counted according to later generations, the countess is also an ultimate helper demon.

He helped her for decades, and almost wiped out her husband's family.

A hereditary earl's mansion can't even maintain the most basic ostentation, decency.

It is not surprising that the Yuan family's life became more and more 'poor' with such a headed mother who turned her elbows outward.

Although Hua Lan is smart, her temperament is still a little gentle. When she is wronged and bullied, she has no sense of rebellion, and she doesn't know how to rebel against her mother-in-law.

So the house fighting skills of the girls in the family are still the key points. Leaving a Lingo Shuang in the back house, even if there are hundreds of harms, but in the end there are also some benefits.

There is Lin Haoshuang who is tossing around in the back house and has three daughters who are still raised at home. With experience in the house, she can always go up.

Raise a girl to be a little white flower, and after she gets married, it will be difficult to survive in someone else's house.

To deal with the man's concubine, not to mention the house, there are mother-in-law, a group of young women, sister-in-law, sister-in-law, all kinds of complicated situations need to be dealt with.

It's not her natal family either. If she is powerful enough, she can avoid these situations.

Mrs. Sheng and Wang Ruofu, each of their natal families is more powerful than the other.

Gao married into the Sheng family, and one by one they all encountered the situation where men doted on their concubines and killed their wives.

"Well, I originally asked, Yuan Wenshao's ability and character are not bad." Sheng Hong said rather annoyed.

To say that Sheng Hong completely regards Hualan as a tool for family marriage would be a great grievance to Sheng Hong.

Because Hua Lan is Sheng Hong's first child, Sheng Hong also dotes on Hua Lan very much, second only to Sheng Changfeng and Sheng Molan.

When Sheng Hong considered Hua Lan's marriage, he only wanted Hua Lan to marry as high as possible, so as to give himself a helping hand in the officialdom.

It is also considering Hualan's personal happiness as much as possible.

I inquired about Yuan Wenshao, but couldn't stand it. The problem was Yuan Wenshao's mother. The countess was a partiality, not to mention her eldest son, but even more her eldest daughter-in-law.

When Hua Lan was not married, no one could know in advance except Sheng Changbai.

Countess Yuan Zhangshi is so loving to her eldest daughter-in-law.

When dealing with Hua Lan, she changed into a completely different face. Whatever the standard evil mother-in-law, this woman would treat Hua Lan in the same way.

"It's not enough that Yuan Wenshao is not bad. After I came to Beijing, I also had a little contact with the honorable children in the capital. I heard that Countess Zhongqin has been careless since she was young. Therefore, if the old Zhongqin and his wife didn't see her as the child of the Yuan family, they would let the current Zhongqin divorce her."

It's also time to let Sheng Hong know what kind of person his in-laws are.

After Sheng Hong gave up on his mother-in-law, Sheng Changbai also had to stop, and Sheng Hong gave the countess a big move.

Directly ask Sheng Hong to ask someone to send some concubines to Uncle Zhongqin.

The custom of giving away a concubine is an elegant thing in the Zhou Dynasty.

Although Sheng Changbai disapproved, it was not impossible to use it.

Let Mrs. Zhongqin directly catch fire in the back house.

In case the mother-in-law is so idle all day long, meddling in her son's back house, making Hua Lan unhappy.

"Where did you get this kind of secret information?" Sheng Hong asked in surprise.

"When I went to Fanlou to have a drink with someone. I heard someone next door say such a thing. As for the honorable families in the capital, which house is not a pile of filth, and whose house can really keep it secret and prevent the news from getting out." Sheng Changbai casually dismissed it.

"Don't tell your mother and elder sister about this matter. I'll find someone to confirm it."

This news is actually important, as the Countess herself is not upright.

Whether it was Wang Ruofu who found the Yuan family to stand up for his daughter, or Hualan had any conflicts with her mother-in-law, he could be a little bit tougher.

Sheng Changbai didn't plan to tell the two people the news, and he took this path to solve the problem, let Wang Ruofu go to Yuan's house to quarrel and spoil, or Hua Lan himself fought with her mother-in-law.

This will make the relationship between Hualan and Yuan Wenshao awkward.

It's better for Sheng Hong to solve Uncle Zhongqin's indulgence of his old wife, and Sheng Changbai to solve Yuan Wenshao's stupid filial piety, and solve the problem thoroughly.

"Remember." Sheng Changbai replied.

"Bai'er, big sister Ni has to worry about her father, now you should also think about your life's important affairs."

"Father, the child has just tied his hair."

"Even if you don't want to get married so early, but you have already passed the Jinshi degree, it is always necessary to make a marriage first." Before Sheng Changbai could evade the words, Sheng Hong was already prepared:
"You are about to step into the officialdom, and with the help of the Yue family, this official career can go a little bit smoother. As a father, this is how it is in this life. If you can be an official with the third rank in this life, it is a reward from the official family. You are different. You are in high school when you are young. Later, you can enter the center and rule the world. You can't make mistakes in the next step of your official career."

This time, Sheng Hong spoke earnestly and expressed his expectations to Sheng Changbai.

At Sheng Changbai's age, he was a high school prospect, and it was abnormal that Sheng Hong didn't have the idea of ​​having a prime minister of his own.

It is not compared with those gods and men who became prime ministers in the first ten years after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Judging from the speed at which the prime minister and deputy prime minister have spent 30 to [-] years in the current imperial court, they have struggled for this step.

Even if Sheng Changbai spent 30 years, he is only 45 years old, still in his prime.

Sheng Changbai's official career, if it goes well, there is a high probability that he will become a leader.

The temptation to reach the pinnacle of literati is too great. It can be said that Sheng Hong's big dream is to become the leader of the literary world, the Zaizhi family.

The dream was right in front of him, how could Sheng Hong not be moved.

For Sheng Changbai's every step, be careful first.

"Your marriage is the most important thing when you can become the chief executive. As a father, you will carefully consider it."

"Father, a capable wife is important, but a girl's character is even more important. Harmony between husband and wife and family is the way to prosper a family."

"Bai'er, what exactly are you trying to say?"

"There is a good wife in the family, and the husband will not suffer accidents. The marriage can only be settled with my own consent."

"Parents to enrich people"

"Father, big sister just obeyed her parents' orders."

Sheng Changbai also saved face for Sheng Hong, and didn't say anything about Hua Lan, it was all Sheng Hong's fault.

"Forget it, I'll let you know first after I'm optimistic about him."

Sheng Changbai said so much, he just wanted to fight for a little autonomy in marriage.

Sheng Hong's attitude always gave Sheng Changbai room for negotiation.

In fact, this Great Zhou Dynasty cannot be said to be a complete blind marriage.

Unfamiliar men and women, no matter what, they always want to meet each other first, that is, a blind date in ancient times.

A man and a woman agree on a date, and when they meet, if they agree, they will put gold hairpins on the woman's bun, which is called "inserting hairpins", and if they don't like it, they will give colorful satin, which is called "suppression".

Common people's houses can play like this, but it's impossible for Sheng Hong to find him an ordinary family.

At the stage of a blind date, it can be said that it is basically settled. If you really refuse, it will hurt your face and it will not look good.

Today's communication with Sheng Hong was considered a success, the marriage could be delayed for a few years, and she gained a little autonomy.

Sheng Hongbi just wanted to find a daughter-in-law from a wealthy family to save face.

Then let Sheng Changbai get married as soon as possible, and Wang Ruofu, who had his grandson in his arms as soon as possible, became more sober.

Back in the capital, there are still two days of vacation. If there is a vacation to take, it is naturally impossible for Sheng Changbai to take the initiative to sell the vacation.

I have just passed fifteen in this life, and I am about to become a laborer.

In this feudal society, there is no exact retirement age. Even if there is a choice to return home, the emperor must be willing or not.

Sheng Changbai tried to rest as much as possible while he was able to rest now.

The next day, I brought some special products of Youyang, some from Uncle Wei, and some from Sheng Changbai himself.

Came to Earl Zhongqin's Mansion to visit Hualan.

"Big sister, how are you doing these days?"

This question was just a courtesy, Hua Lan still looked haggard.

If the heart is not going well, the state of the person will inevitably be affected.

"I'm fine, Erlang, did your trip back to Youyang go well?" Hua Lan replied politely.

I'm afraid that my natal family will be worried, and I'm afraid that my natal family will have conflicts with the Earl's Mansion because of me.

The grievances Hua Lan suffered in Yuan's house were never shared with Sheng's family.

It was the matter of being worried about the dowry by her mother-in-law, and Hua Lan went back to her natal family to visit relatives.

Sheng Changbai specifically asked Hualan's dowry envoy before letting the Sheng family know.

"It went well, Big Sister, where's Sister Zhuang? I brought her a lot of gadgets from Youyang."

Last year, Hualan gave birth to her eldest daughter, Sister Zhuang, who is only half a year old now.

Giving birth at the age of 17 is still quite dangerous, but fortunately for Hualan, this time the childbirth is considered smooth.

It was also Hua Lan who gave birth to a daughter, Countess Yuanzhang, so she had even more reason to flirt with Hua Lan.

"Go and see if the child is asleep. If not, bring the child here." Hua Lan instructed the female envoy beside her.

After waiting for everyone to leave, Sheng Changbai continued: "Big sister, you should be patient for a while, if they want money, spend some on it. I have already urged my father to talk to the count as soon as possible."

Asking Hualan to give up any housekeeping rights is just to keep a little of Hualan's dowry.

But the Countess, after taking advantage of Hua Lan, she couldn't get it.

That's the way to really torment Hualan. In this feudal society, the mother-in-law suppressed the daughter-in-law's natural identity too much.

There are too many ways to make Hua Lan uncomfortable.

Letting Hualan take care of him all day is to toss Hualan's body.

Taking a concubine for Yuan Wenshao is tormenting Hualan's heart.

Compared to these, it is obviously not that important for Hua Lan to give up some floating money.

It is impossible for Sheng Changbai to let Hualan suffer such a dull loss, and sooner or later he will get it back with interest.

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, because of the taxation and servile system, they were directly related to the assets and income of the family. Farmers were divided into five classes, and citizens were divided into ten classes.

But no matter whether it is a rural household registration or an urban household registration, the richer the family assets, the higher the tax ratio that needs to be paid, and the more corvee that needs to be collected.

Therefore, the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty, in order to pay less taxes, were still very popular with father and son, and brothers separated early.

But this does not include the ruling class such as nobles and officials.

In the upper class, it is still more popular that parents do not separate the tradition.

Therefore, it would be too difficult to separate Yuan Wenshao from the Earl's Mansion right now.

Even if the operation is successful, it will be a great damage to the reputation of the Yuan family and the Sheng family.

The parties involved, Yuan Wenshao and Hua Lan, could hardly be mixed in the circle of nobles and officials.

But Uncle Zhongqin couldn't be around forever. Yuan Wenchun and Yuan Wenshao would split up sooner or later. As important figures in the split, they were Hua Lan's younger brother and the uncle of Hua Lan's child.

Sheng Changbai had to be present when the two sons of the Yuan family separated.

In terms of property division, it is only after Sheng Changbai's consent that the division can be considered clear.

Hualan's dowry, except some old ladies and Wang Ruofu's private subsidies, was clearly written on the dowry list.

At that time, Sheng Changbai can easily get the Yuan family back with interest.

(End of this chapter)