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Chapter 156 Harming others without benefiting oneself (please subscribe)
"Officer, only Princess Pingning and Young Master Qi are here. They don't even bring a matchmaker, and they don't look like they are here to propose marriage." Hua Lan found an opportunity to come to Yuan Wenshao and whispered.

"Changbai is very happy today. It's not convenient to propose marriage. I guess we should make a verbal decision first."

Yuan Wenshao naturally knew what was going on, but it was difficult to tell Hualan.

"But grandma said she came to propose marriage, and she asked you to accompany her."

Hua Lan also felt that it was a bit strange to propose marriage on the wedding day. Maybe her grandmother really made a mistake.

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Mother Fang walked in, came to the old lady, and whispered: "The eldest lady is bringing Princess Pingning and Mr. Qi over."

The old lady nodded slightly, but she was not very optimistic.

Last month, Qi Heng sent a letter to tell Minglan that during Changbai's wedding, his mother would come to propose marriage.

When Minglan found out, she felt happy and didn't hide it from the old lady.

But after hearing this, the old lady felt something was wrong. If there was a bad day to propose marriage, she would have to choose Changbai to get married.

Sheng Hong and Mrs. Wang were busy entertaining guests that day, so they had no time to discuss this.

The old lady wanted to say something, but seeing Minglan's happy look, she couldn't bear to expose her fantasy.

And this is also her guess, what if it is true.

"Mother, Princess Pingning is here to visit you."

Mrs. Wang led Princess Pingning in.

"I have met Princess Pingning." Sanlan quickly stood up and saluted.

Princess Pingning nodded slightly, looked at the old lady and smiled: "Congratulations, old lady."

The old lady stood up and said with a smile: "Thank you very much, Princess Pingning. Please take a seat."

Princess Pingning and the old lady sat in the main seat, Wang sat on the right, and Sanlan sat on the left.

Qi Heng stood beside his mother and glanced at Minglan secretly, with a smile on his face.

"It is a joy to congratulate Sun Conghui on marrying a beautiful woman." Princess Pingning said with a smile.

"Haha, Young Master Qi is also very smart. He was praised a lot by Zhuang Xuexue when he studied in the house." The old lady said with a smile.

"I know about my family. The boy in my family is pretty good in terms of hard work, but he is just stupid. Unlike your family, not only the two grandsons, but also these girls, all of them are rich and handsome. The eldest girl even married Earl Zhongyong. "Father, I am a husband and a son, and I manage the family well. I often hear praises from the officials and family members of Bianjing." Princess Pingning said with a smile.

When mentioning this, Mrs. Wang said with a happy face: "That's all her own success."

Princess Pingning nodded with a smile and said, "What a blessing for the whole family."

The old lady smiled and said: "Although many children mean blessings, we are not a farmer's family. We have to rely on the men to work, fight and grab water. It is said that it is better to have more children than to have many children, like your young father-in-law, who is so successful. One is enough. If you don’t live up to your expectations, the more you have, the more headache you will have.”

"Haha, the old lady is really talking about the nonsense. Our Heng'er is a bit stupid. It is valuable because it is real and can be regarded as worry-free. If there is something rebellious and unfilial like Erlang of the Gu family, it is not worth it to drag something into the family. If you are a woman, I won't be angry to death." Princess Pingning said with a smile.

The old lady's expression became uglier as she listened. Even the very nervous Mrs. Wang felt that Princess Pingning's words seemed to have some meaning.

"Brother Heng, the old lady praises you so much, you don't even know how to thank me twice."

Princess Pingning didn't seem to notice anything wrong with the old lady's face, she turned her head and said to Qi Heng.

Qi Heng walked out and saluted: "Thank you, old lady, for the compliment."

"You're welcome, young master." The old lady forced out a smile.

After Qi Heng came back from the station, Princess Pingning looked at Ru Lan and said with a smile: "Is this the eldest lady's daughter? She looks so much like her. Look at the smile on her lips and her smart eyebrows. She really looks like a eldest lady."

When the eldest lady heard Princess Pingning praising her daughter, she was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling.

Ru Lan proudly glanced at Mo Lan, who was sitting next to her, stood up and saluted, "Princess, you are flattering me, and Ru Lan is too ashamed to deserve it."

On weekdays, when there are no outsiders, the brothers and sisters behave according to their elders, and Mo Lan sits above her.

When there are foreign guests, they are arranged according to the concubines.

"Haha, sit down quickly and don't be so polite."

Princess Pingning looked at the old lady and said: "I have always felt that giving birth to a son is boring. I usually choose a rouge and gouache without anyone accompanying me. I just hate myself for not giving birth to a girl."

After saying that, he turned to look at Madam Wang and said with a smile: "Madam, I see that you have more than just one girl, there are also four girls and six girls, all of whom are painful."

When Qi Heng heard this, he clenched his hands nervously in his sleeves.

He thought that Princess Pingning was here to propose marriage today, and he was so happy that he did not hear anything strange about Princess Pingning's previous words.

Instead, I felt that after Princess Pingning said this, it was time to propose marriage.

"Heng'er."

Qi Heng bowed and said, "Mother, what do you want to say?"

"Normally you complain that others have sisters but you don't. Today why don't you treat the girls of the Sheng family as your biological sisters." Princess Pingning said with a smile.

"Dirty relatives?"

The smile on Qi Heng's face froze: "What kind of biological sister?"

Everyone in the hall turned ugly when they heard this.

The old lady glanced at Minglan, who was pale and lowered her head, and sighed inwardly.

Although Mrs. Wang felt that Princess Pingning's words were a bit off at first, Princess Pingning kept directing the conversation to several girls and even praised Ru Lan alone.

She thought Princess Pingning had fallen in love with Ru Lan, and she almost laughed out loud at the thought of her daughter marrying into the Duke's Palace.

Unexpectedly, Princess Pingning changed the topic and asked Qi Heng to recognize Sanlan as his sister.

"I'm afraid the princess got drunk in the bar. How can these straw mat girls in our family be the younger brother-in-law's biological sisters?" Mrs. Wang said.

After all, Mo Lan still had not given up on Qi Heng, and said, "My little girl is not very lucky, so she is afraid that she will not be able to climb high."

Qi Heng came to his senses, walked to the middle of the hall, cupped his hands and said, "Mother, I'm afraid you are really drunk. I'll send you to the wing to rest first."

"Yes, the wing is ready." Mrs. Wang said.

"Haha, I haven't had any wine yet. Why am I drunk? I brought all the gifts."

After Princess Pingning finished speaking, she looked at the old woman behind her.

Qi Heng's face turned pale. At this moment, he still had no idea what his mother had planned.

He wanted to ask his mother why she lied to him.

However, the long-term education of loyalty and filial piety made him restrain himself.

The Sheng family is having a great celebration today, and numerous guests are here. If a quarrel breaks out in the Sheng family, it will soon spread throughout Bianjing, and the Qi family will be disgraced.

The old grandma understood and walked out. After a while, she came in holding a box.

"These Nanzhu are Brother Heng's favorite. I think it would be a good idea to bring them today as a meeting gift for my sisters."

"Heng'er, take it personally and give it to your sister." Princess Pingning said.

Qi Heng lowered his head and said nothing, making a silent struggle. "Haha." The old lady smiled and said: "These six girls are the only ones raised by my side. She has an elder brother who has not yet had a biological brother in the family. If the young father-in-law is the elder brother, he will take advantage of it. "

Minglan came back to her senses after hearing the words. Although she felt aggrieved and sad, her face still showed a happy smile. She stood up and saluted and said: "Thank you, the princess and the young master, for your mercy. Minglan is so lucky to be in the thin grass." .”

Her grandmother's pampering allowed her to be willful once, but no matter what, she couldn't let her grandmother be humiliated again.

After saying that, she came to Qi Heng's side and saluted: "Brother, please accept my prayers from my little sister."

After saying that, he stretched out his hand and waited for Qi Heng to give her the greeting gift.

Qi Heng held back his tears and took out a small box from the box held by the old grandma. He opened it with trembling hands and took out a string of pearl necklaces. He stood there and hesitated for a long time. He glanced at his mother and then put the necklace on Minglan's hand.

"Thank you, brother." Minglan glanced at Qi Heng with a smile and stepped back.

Seeing Qi Heng looking at Minglan in a daze, Princess Pingning reminded her, "There are still two younger sisters."

Qi Heng came to his senses, presented the other two strings of beads, and returned to his mother's side, lowering his head and saying nothing.

Rulan didn't think too much, she was very happy to get a string of fine beads for nothing.

What made her unhappy was that she was the legitimate daughter, and the two concubines got the same thing as she did.

As a result, she suddenly felt less happy.

Mo Lan was thinking too much and had already guessed Princess Pingning's intention, which made her feel very uncomfortable.

Mrs. Wang saw that she was angry and said with a smile: "Princess Princess, there are opera singers outside and they are busy. Let's go and take a look?"

"Okay." Leader Pingning looked at the old lady and said with a smile, "Would you like to go with me, old lady?"

"No, I'm old and can't bear the excitement. Girls four and five, you can go and have a look too." The old lady waved her hand.

"Mother, let's go then." Mrs. Wang bowed and led Princess Pingning, mother and son, and Rulan Molan out.

The smile on Minglan's face could no longer be stretched, and she stared blankly at the pearl necklace in her hand.

"Girl Ming, come and sit next to me." the old lady said.

"Ah."

Minglan responded and came to sit next to the old lady.

"You all go down." The old lady said to Fang's mother.

"Yes."

Fang's mother responded, led the maids out, and stood guard at the door.

The old lady took Minglan's hand and said, "Cry if you want."

"Grandma, I don't want to cry."

Minglan tried her best to smile, but tears fell down her face.

"grandmother."

Minglan couldn't bear it anymore, threw herself into her grandmother's arms and cried bitterly.

Ever since her mother-in-law died, she had kept her mother-in-law's words in mind and never stood out.

Ever since she was a child, she had never dared to show off anything she liked, because she knew that once she showed that she liked it, her two sisters would compete with her.

She also keeps forcing herself to learn things she doesn't like.

Qi Heng showed his kindness to her again and again, but it was a lie that she was not moved.

But she knew that her two sisters liked her, and the gap between their identities was too big, so it was impossible, so she could only hold back and refuse again and again.

Finally, Qi Heng's persistence moved her. She wanted to risk her own life for Qi Heng, but she didn't expect such a result.

The old lady didn't say anything to comfort her, she just hugged her and patted her back gently.

……

In the afternoon, Yuan Wenshao accompanied him to pick up the bride. He was a married man, so he couldn't be a guest, and the relatives of the Hai family couldn't do anything to him.

However, the Hai family was from a scholarly family, and the relatives were not rude when they made things difficult for him, but were rather polite.

I just wrote some poems and articles to test Changbai, and then let them in.

After picking up the bride, the people from the Hai family carrying the dowry followed behind, making a big circle and returning to the Sheng family before dusk.

Under the witness of everyone, the ceremony was completed, sent to the bridal chamber, and then the banquet started.

The wedding banquet lasted for more than an hour before it ended. Yuan Wenshao drank a lot, but he still had to accompany Sheng Hong to see off the guests.

After seeing off the guests, Yuan Wenshao, as a brother-in-law, couldn't go to his brother-in-law's bridal chamber, so he was helped back to the guest room by Hua Lan.

"Where's Sister Wen?" Yuan Wenshao asked without seeing his daughter.

"I knew I would have to work until very late, so I asked Rulan to take her to bed first."

Hua Lan took the sobering soup from the maid's hand and said, "My lord, drink the sobering soup."

Yuan Wenshao took it and drank it. He didn't know if it was useful, but after a bowl of hot soup, he did wake up a lot. He asked, "By the way, how is the Qi family's marriage proposal?"

"I've been busy dealing with the officials and their families all day, so I don't have time to ask. I'll ask my mother tomorrow," Hua Lan said.

Yuan Wenshao didn't ask again when he heard this, but he already knew.

After a tiring day, Hua Lan and I went to bed on the bed after washing up.

……

Wei Rui Xuan

While removing Mrs. Wang's headdress, Mother Liu said, "The princess is really clear about it. She said she wanted to be a brother and sister when she came up, and she immediately blocked the way for the girls in the family."

Mrs. Wang curled her lips and said, "It's just that you don't look down on my family. To use these excuses is to ruin our girls. Who cares about being brothers and sisters with their family?"

Mother Liu consoled her: "When discussing marriage in the future, just say that she is the daughter recognized by the Duke of Qi, and others will look down upon her."

Mrs. Wang sobered up for a rare moment and said: "Wake up, her relatives are so easy to get? Don't look at the princess's fierce temper, she is the most careful person, guarding the reputation of Duke Qi and the princess. , Ouchi's favor can be regarded as the only one in Bianjing, but have you ever seen their family wade through troubled waters once? The head of Jiacheng County fell in love with Qi Heng, but she never agreed. I just want to tell us this time Don’t think about whether you have these things or not. You don’t want to be relatives with our family.”

If you really want to recognize your marriage, you have to sit down and have a meal together and ask a few clan elders to testify. How can it be so casual?

"The eldest lady is right. Fortunately, our girl is the most tolerant. She will be very happy after receiving a string of beads." Mother Liu said with a smile.

Mrs. Wang smiled when she heard this and said, "That's right. When I look at our fifth girl, I don't have any affection for the young master."

"Did you look at Mo Lan's face? She really wants to climb the high branches of the Duke's Mansion. Now I really want to lie down at the window of Lin Qi Pavilion and look at Lin Sushuang's face."

I have to say that Ru Lan's character is very similar to Mrs. Wang's.

Both of them are the kind of people who, as long as they don't let others get it, don't get it if they don't get it, and don't care at all.

A simple summary is that as long as it harms Lin Xiaoniang and Mo Lan, it doesn't matter. .

(End of this chapter)