Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 218 Acting
The old lady of the Wang family has the status of a royal wife, and the old lady of the Wang family deserves to enjoy the imperial temple. Looking at the glory, if you seriously calculate, she can't even compare with the Sheng family.

If her mother's sister-in-law hadn't told Madam Wang about this, Madam Wang would never have thought of marrying Ru Lan into the Wang family.

In her opinion, with the current status of the Sheng family, it would be absolutely fine to marry into an Earl's Palace, not to mention a Marquis Palace.

She agreed because she cared that the Wang family was her mother's clan, and she even specifically told Sheng Hong about this.

Sheng Hong actually looked down upon the Wang family, but to get him where he is today, the Wang family had contributed a lot and had no choice but to agree.

As a result, the Wang family went back on their word and made Sheng Hong very angry.

For this reason, Sheng Hong scolded Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang felt aggrieved and ran back to Wang's house angrily to question her, only to learn that it was Mrs. Wang's intention.

Mrs. Wang had a big quarrel with her mother, and after she left the Wang family, she came to Hualan to complain.

"Mother, you..."

As soon as Hua Lan opened his mouth, he saw Yuan Wenshao walking in. He stood up and saluted: "Master, are you back?"

"Erro is back."

Mrs. Wang wiped the corners of her eyes and stood up.

Yuan Wenshao nodded slightly to Hua Lan, saluted Mrs. Wang and said, "I have met my mother-in-law."

"It's a joke for Erlang." Mrs. Wang said embarrassedly.

"What did my mother-in-law say? Please sit down quickly." Yuan Wenshao greeted.

When Mrs. Wang and Hua Lan sat down, Yuan Wenshao sat down opposite and said, "Mother-in-law, I shouldn't say anything about this kind of thing, but since the Wang family doesn't agree, mother-in-law doesn't need to care too much. With the current power of the Sheng family, Status does not need to rely on marriage, if you choose someone with a lower family status, the fifth sister will not be bullied."

In the original plot, Ru Lan went to contact Wen Yanjing because she habitually wanted to compete with Mo Lan, and finally fell in love with Wen Yanjing.

But she was able to be with Wen Yanjing only because Gu Tingye wanted to marry Minglan deliberately.

Mrs. Wang actually looked down on Wen Yanjing, but because Gu Tingye, an outsider, bumped into Ru Lan and Wen Yanjing's secret meeting, in order to preserve her daughter's reputation, she could only admit it with her nose pinched.

As long as Gu Tingye doesn't regret it, there will basically be no changes in the marriage between Gu Tingye and Minglan.

Gu Tingye would not deliberately take Sheng Changbai to break up the private meeting between Ru Lan and Wen Yan Jing just because he wanted to go to Minglan.

Given Mrs. Wang's character, she might not agree to let Ru Lan marry Wen Yanjing if no one else knew about it.

Although Yuan Wenshao felt that Wen Yanjing was a bit serious.

Normally, he already knew that the Sheng family wanted to marry Mo Lan to him, so he should keep a distance from Ru Lan, let alone have a private meeting with Ru Lan.

Maybe Ru Lan was deceived by him. After all, marrying Mo Lan, a concubine, would not be as beneficial as marrying Ru Lan, a legitimate daughter.

However, in ancient times, marriage was full of benefits. Rulan was immersed in the dream created by Wen Yanjing. Wen Yanjing wanted to rely on the Sheng family to go further in the officialdom, so he would not dare to treat Rulan poorly.

It sounds like the ending is good.

Yuan Wenshao said this because he also wanted to persuade Mrs. Wang not to want Ru Lan to marry a high-ranking family. As for Mrs. Wang going in or not, he could not control the outcome of Ru Lan and Wen Yanjing.

"Erlang is right. The situation in the Kang family will be something my mother will regret in the future. My family has no worries about getting married." Mrs. Wang said.

Yuan Wenshao: "..."

What did he mean? It can only be said that Mrs. Wang's understanding ability is too strong.

Mrs. Wang had dinner at noon and then returned to Sheng's house.

She wanted to find a high-class son-in-law for Ru Lan so that she could show off to her parents' family.

Hualan watched her mother leave in a carriage, shook her head with a wry smile, and said, "My lord, my mother completely ignored us."

Yuan Wenshao consoled him: "Forget it, we can't say much about this kind of thing."

……

Yuan Wenshao originally thought that Jiang Jingming would come to his door impatiently in a few days, but in the end there was no movement until the Chinese New Year.

This year's Chinese New Year is much quieter than in previous years, but the Yuan family is extremely lively.

Many elders and brothers of the Yuan family came from their hometown after hearing that Yuan Wenshao had been awarded a title.

On the one hand, he came to congratulate him, and on the other hand, he wanted to ask Yuan Wenshao for a job.

Yuan Wenshao himself didn't even have a marquis, and he didn't even have an errand, so how could he make arrangements for them.

Moreover, Zhao Zongquan was already suspicious of him. If he arranged for people of his own clan to join the army again, who knows what Zhao Zongquan would think.

Fortunately, Yuan Weichang knew that Yuan Wenshao was in a bad situation and sent all these people away.

At the court meeting on the first day of the new year, Zhao Zongquan announced in public that he would change his name to Zhangwu.

In ancient times, emperors either used some auspicious events to determine their reign, or the emperor determined it based on his own ambitions.

For example, Emperor Renzong changed his name to Yuan Tianyou because he thought it was God's blessing to have a son when he was old.

And Zhao Zongquan changed to Yuan Zhangwu, as the name suggests, it showed his powerlessness.

At that time, the Queen Mother, who was listening behind the curtain, heard the reign name and reminded Zhao Zongquan that he should be cautious about the reign name.

Zhao Zongquan insisted on making changes. Although the Queen Mother listened to politics behind the curtain, she could not refute him face to face.

But I heard that the Queen Mother was furious after returning to the palace because of this incident.

The next day, Zhao Zongquan took the queen to greet the queen mother, but the queen mother didn't see them and left them outside.

The civil and military ministers of the DPRK and China, who have a little knowledge, all know that in the near future, there will probably be a situation where the emperor and the queen mother will fight for power.

Even if the Queen Mother is Zhao Zongquan's biological mother, as the emperor, he doesn't want to have someone weighing on his head.

Not to mention that the Queen Mother and Zhao Zongquan have no blood relationship at all.

However, Zhao Zongquan has just ascended the throne and needs the Queen Mother to stabilize the situation and prevent it from breaking out for the time being.

On the eighth day of the lunar month, good news came from the northwest. Under the leadership of Duke Dingguo, the army defeated Xixia and regained the lost territory.

Zhao Zongquan was overjoyed when he heard this. After convening the ministers for discussion, he ordered Weibeihou and Gu Tingye to lead the army back to the court.

When Zhou Dynasty sent troops to support the northwest, Bei Liao also took the opportunity to press the border with troops.

Fortunately, Beiliao was just to contain the troops in the north, and with the British in charge, no war broke out.

After Xixia was defeated, Bei Liao also retreated.Zhao Zongquan asked Shen Congxing to watch his master return to the court, and also ordered the British Duke to return to Beijing.

He was already preparing to take advantage of the temporary stability of the border to reorganize the troops and horses in the western suburbs camp and completely control the troops and horses in the western suburbs camp.

However, he did not mention this to anyone. If he wanted to reorganize the western suburbs camp, he must have the support of the British public to succeed.

Yuan Wenshao returned home from the palace. As soon as he changed his clothes, his servants came to report, and Jiang Jingming came to see him.

"It's finally here."

Yuan Wenshao sneered and ordered Jiang Jingming to be invited to the front hall. Then he found Zhang An and asked him to leave the house through the back door to invite Zhao Ceying.

After finishing these tasks, he deliberately waited for a while before walking to the front hall.

"I've seen you before... No, I should call you Lord Marquis. This time, I've prepared a generous gift to congratulate Lord Marquis." When Jiang Jingming saw Yuan Wenshao coming, he smiled and saluted.

"Haha, then I will be disrespectful." Yuan Wenshao walked to the main seat and sat down, and said: "Mr. Jiang, please sit down."

"Thank you, Lord."

After Jiang Jingming sat down, he said: "In addition to congratulating the Marquis, I also want to talk to the Marquis alone about something."

"You all go down, no one is allowed to come in without my permission." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Yes!"

The servants in the hall bowed and left.

"I wonder what Mr. Jiang wants to talk to me about?" Yuan Wenshao said lightly.

"Haha, I heard that the Dragon Ball is very magical, so I wanted to see its true appearance." Jiang Jingming said with a smile.

Yuan Wenshao sneered in his heart, but pretended to be honest on his face: "Mr. Jiang praised the dragon beads in front of me, but when I got it, I found that it was just a bead made of gold. I even doubted whether you were deceiving me. I."

"This is impossible! The whereabouts of the Dragon Balls are the clues I found after many years of secret investigation. There is no way they are false."

Jiang Jingming shook his head and suddenly realized: "I understand what the Marquis meant. Don't worry, Marquis. I'm just a businessman. I know that treasures like dragon beads are not something I can covet. I still have to rely on the Marquis to provide colored glaze, from Xixia When it comes to making money, I will never reveal even a single cent. I just ask the Marquis to let me take a look at the Dragon Ball."

When Yuan Wenshao heard this, he took out a box from his arms and sneered: "Don't tell me to show it to you, I can give it to you."

Jiang Jingming frowned and said, "Master Hou, what do you mean?"

"What do you mean?"

Yuan Wenshao stood up and said coldly: "I wanted to ask you what you mean. You told me what kind of dragon ball it was. I also thought about getting it and presenting it to the officials, but it turned out to be just a gold bead. You Are you kidding me?"

When Jiang Jingming saw Yuan Wenshao's anger, he was not afraid at all. Instead, he smiled and said: "Master Hou, it's boring for you to do this. Even if Master Hou wants to take it for himself, I won't tell anyone. I just want to take a look, even if Master Hou doesn't If you agree, you shouldn’t frame me falsely, right?”

Yuan Wenshao pretended to be suddenly enlightened, pointed at Jiang Jingming and said, "Are you plotting against me?"

Jiang Jingming chuckled and said: "Now that the Marquis knows it, there is nothing to hide. The dragon ball in Zheng Shiqian's secret room should be in the hands of the Marquis, right? The Marquis has hidden it for so long, what do you think if I take this What will the officials think if the news spreads? I heard that although Lord Marquis sent a bloody edict to the officials and protected them against the rebellion, the officials don't seem to trust you."

Yuan Wenshao's expression changed and he said, "I don't know what you are talking about."

"Haha." Jiang Jingming said confidently: "I thought that the Marquis would not be fooled by such a simple scheme, but unexpectedly, the Marquis was still fooled. If I let people spread the news that the Marquis exchanged the dragon beads from the powerful people of Xixia , but kept it privately and did not hand it over, what do you think the Marquis will end up with? I heard that a new baby has just been born in the Marquis's house."

When Yuan Wenshao heard this, a trace of murderous intent flashed in his eyes: "Aren't you afraid that I will keep you here?"

"Haha, although I am just a businessman, I still have some connections. Today I came here, and many people saw it. My entourage is still waiting outside the house. Does the Marquis dare to take action?" Jiang Jingming sneered.

"Are you so sure that I didn't hand over the dragon ball to the officials?" Yuan Wenshao asked.

"Impossible!" Jiang Jingming shook his head when he heard this: "You haven't handed over the dragon ball for so long. Even if you hand it over now, it still can't dispel the official's suspicion about you. Mr. Hou, you are a smart man. It's impossible. I didn't expect this. And I have been keeping people close to the Marquis and the palace. After the Marquis's people came back, they did not go to the palace. And if the Marquis really presented the dragon ball, the officials would definitely reward him. But there is none of this, so I am sure that the Marquis did not hand over the dragon ball."

Yuan Wenshao heard this and sneered: "What a good plan. You waited so long to come to the door, right? Is it to confirm that I secretly hid the dragon beads?"

"That's right, if I had come over in a hurry when the Marquis got the fake dragon ball, the Marquis would have handed it over as a last resort. However, it has been almost a month now. Even if the Marquis hands it over, I can’t explain it clearly." Jiang Jingming smiled.

When Yuan Wenshao heard this, he sat down with a decadent look on his face. He was silent for a long time before he said, "I can show you the dragon beads."

"Haha, Lord Marquis misunderstood. You don't think I put in so much effort just to take a look at the dragon beads, do you?" Jiang Jingming sneered.

"You want the Dragon Pearl?" Yuan Wenshao said in shock: "I understand, you are a spy from Xixia, and you want the Dragon Pearl to take it to Xixia!"

"Master Hou is overthinking. I want the Dragon Ball just to dedicate it to the official family. The official family has just ascended the throne and its foundation is unstable. If a legendary thing like the Dragon Ball gets into the hands of the official family, it will have a great impact on the official family's prestige. Promotion. When the time comes, the officials will definitely reward me with a hereditary and irreplaceable earl." Jiang Jingming said with a smile.

Even if he took advantage of Yuan Wenshao, he didn't want to expose his identity.

Of course, after this incident, he will definitely not be able to stay in Dazhou, but if his identity is exposed, Yuan Wenshao may not be willing to hand over the Dragon Ball.

"Clap clap~"

Yuan Wenshao smiled and applauded: "What a good plan."

Jiang Jingming noticed something was wrong and said coldly: "What do you mean, Lord Marquis? You are already a Marquis. If you offer the dragon ball, it will not only arouse the suspicion of the officials, but at most it will only increase the food. The Lord Marquis is a smart man, so he should You know how to choose.”

Yuan Wenshaoli ignored him, raised his hands towards the screen and said, "Your Highness, the words are almost finished."

"Haha, Erlang's acting skills really opened my eyes."

Zhao Ceying walked out from behind the screen with a smile.

"Prince Huan!"

Jiang Jingming looked at Zhao Ceying who came out, exclaimed, and his face changed drastically.

Yuan Wenshao laughed when he heard this and said: "Mr. Jiang, I am a little curious. Normally you have never seen His Highness. How come you recognized him at a glance?"

Jiang Jingming saluted with a stiff face and said, "I have met His Royal Highness King Huan."

Zhao Ceying looked at Jiang Jingming and smiled lightly: "I am also a little curious as to how you recognized me."

In some TV dramas, you can often see plots of emperors and princes leaving the palace incognito and being assassinated.

In fact, this situation rarely occurs in reality.

Generally, the appearance of emperors and princes cannot be seen except by those close to them. How to assassinate them?

Zhao Zongquan and his son were originally just ordinary clan members, unlike the emperor and princes who had always lived in the palace and were not seen by anyone.

But they have been living in Yuzhou, and even some officials in Bianjing may not know what the two of them look like now, let alone Jiang Jingming, a businessman.

Jiang Jingming's expression changed, and he pretended to be calm and said: "Back to Your Highness, I have been doing business for many years, and I know some officials to some extent. I also heard about His Highness's appearance."

(End of this chapter)