Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 238

When Aunt Kang saw Mrs. Wang's heart moved, she sneered in her heart, gave a few words of advice, and then left.

Mrs. Wang completely forgot about being cut off by Aunt Kang before, and enthusiastically sent her to the door.

"Madam, you can't believe what Aunt Kang said."

Watching Aunt Kang's carriage leave, Mother Liu didn't even care that it was the door. She was afraid that Mrs. Wang would be confused, so she spoke to persuade her.

Mrs. Wang shook her head when she heard this and said, "Sister, I don't believe everything she said."

Mother Liu felt relieved when she heard Mrs. Wang say this.

However, before she could be happy, Mrs. Wang smiled and said, "But it would be a good thing if Ru Lan can really marry Gu Tingye. Even if it doesn't happen, there will be no loss."

"Madam, what should I do if I offend Gu Erlang like this?" Liu's mother asked anxiously.

"Haha, if Gu Tingye really wants to marry Minglan, he can't fall out with the Sheng family. If he just wants to marry the Sheng family and build relationships with the Shanghai family, then Rulan is more suitable. No matter what There’s nothing to lose, so why not give it a try?”

After Mrs. Wang finished speaking, she turned around and walked back to the mansion.

"This…"

Mother Liu was stunned. She suddenly realized that what Mrs. Wang said seemed to make sense.

Mrs. Wang went all the way to the small courtyard where Yuan Wenshao and Hua Lan lived. She learned from the maid that Hua Lan and Yuan Wenshao were taking a nap and that they should not be disturbed. She asked the maid to wait for Hua Lan to wake up and let Hua Lan go to Wei Ruixuan. Just left.

……

Yuan Wenshao woke up in a daze. Seeing that the light in the room was dim, he rubbed his eyes and sat up.

"Somebody come!"

The maid waiting outside heard the sound and came in touching the candle, lighting the candle on the candlestick in the room.

"What time is it?"

"Back to my lord, I just arrived in Youshi not long ago." Chunhua replied.

"Where's Madam?" Yuan Wenshao asked.

"Madam got up half an hour ago. Madam Wang came here to see her before. She went to Madam Wang's place after she woke up," Chunhua said.

When Yuan Wenshao heard this, he didn't think much about it. He got dressed under Chunhua's care, washed up, and woke up completely.

"Officer, are you awake?"

As soon as Yuan Wenshao finished washing, Hualan came back.

"Well, it's getting late. Let's go say hello to the old lady and then go back." Yuan Wenshao said.

"My mother has already asked us to cook in the kitchen and let us eat before we go back," Hualan said.

"That's fine too."

Yuan Wenshao nodded, and seeing that Hua Lan looked a little strange, he asked doubtfully: "Madam, are you feeling unwell?"

Upon hearing this, Hua Lan shooed away the servants in the room and said with a wry smile, "She's not my aunt."

"Mother-in-law is still angry about the marriage between the Kang family and the Wang family?" Yuan Wenshao asked in surprise.

"It would be nice to be angry."

Hua Lan shook his head and told the story of Aunt Kang's visit to persuade Mrs. Wang to change the person who married Gu Tingye to Ru Lan.

After hearing this, Yuan Wenshao was a little speechless and said: "That is an imperial edict. How can it be changed just by saying it is changed?"

In the original drama, Gu Tingye plotted against the Sheng family in order to marry Minglan, and finally replaced Rulan with Minglan.

But the reason why he was able to do this was that Gu Tingye's goal at the beginning was Minglan. When he begged the queen for marriage, he played a trick and only said that he would marry the legitimate daughter of the Sheng family, without specifying which one.

The secret meeting between Ru Lan and Wen Yan Jing was discovered, and the Sheng family had no choice but to ask Ming Lan to take over.

Minglan was recorded in the name of Mrs. Wang. It was witnessed by the elders of the Sheng family and written into the family tree. In terms of etiquette, Minglan was the legitimate daughter.

The queen granted the marriage only because she was the legitimate daughter of the Sheng family.

But now the official marriage grant clearly states that it is the sixth girl of the Sheng family. How to change it?

"Who says it isn't? Fortunately, after some persuasion from me, my mother has given up this idea." Hua Lan said with a wry smile.

When she woke up and learned that Mrs. Wang was looking for her, she went there immediately.

Hua Lan was shocked when she heard that Mrs. Wang asked her to talk to Yuan Wenshao and Yuan Wenshao to talk to Gu Tingye and changed the choice to Ru Lan.

She learned from Yuan Wenshao that Gu Tingye had fallen in love with Minglan a long time ago, so she thought about marrying the Sheng family. Why did she want to have a relationship with the Hai family.

And she also knew that the situation in the Gu family was complicated. It wasn't that she looked down on Ru Lan, but it was Ru Lan's temperament and lack of scheming. If she really wanted to marry him, how could she be Xiao Qin's opponent.

In the end, she spent a lot of time talking before she persuaded Mrs. Wang to give up her idea.

"Madam, your aunt has no good intentions." Yuan Wenshao said.

Aunt Kang's remarks seemed to be for Mrs. Wang's sake, but in fact she had no good intentions.

"My aunt is very utilitarian. She wants Ru Lan to marry her just because she wants to use this relationship to get some benefits from the Gu family, but my mother can't understand this." Hua Lan sighed.

"I don't think it's that simple. Doesn't Aunt Kang know that the official decree has been issued, and there is basically no possibility of changing it. I think she did this because she wanted to achieve the best. If the Sheng family annoyed Gu Tingye because of this, the sixth sister married Life in the Gu family is not easy either," Yuan Wenshao said.

"No way? It's not good for my aunt to do this." Hua Lan said in disbelief.

Although she has a bad impression of Aunt Kang, she is her biological aunt after all. She felt that Aunt Kang was just a bit snobbish and liked to take advantage.

"You have forgotten that grandma didn't save any face for Aunt Kang. With Aunt Kang's temperament, she will definitely hate grandma. The sixth sister was raised by grandma and has deep feelings. If the sixth sister marries well, she will definitely Not happy. If the sixth sister has a hard time after her marriage, my grandmother will also be worried." Yuan Wenshao said.

Many people say that Aunt Kang has been targeting Minglan because she herself is not doing well, has a twisted mentality, and does not want others to be kind to her.

However, Yuan Wenshao felt that things were not that simple. Aunt Kang had a twisted mentality and it was true that she didn't want others to be kind to her. However, the rich and powerful people in Bianjing lived a much better life, so why didn't she target others?

Yuan Wenshao felt that the reason why she had been targeting Minglan was certainly because of her inner distortion, but more likely, she wanted to take revenge on Mrs. Sheng through Minglan.

Old Mrs. Sheng had to let Aunt Kang visit because Aunt Kang and Mrs. Wang were sisters.

However, she did not allow Aunt Kang to go to Shou'antang. She did not hide this deliberately, and many families in Bianjing knew it.

Aunt Kang was often laughed at because of this. With Aunt Kang's character, it would be strange not to take revenge.

"No way?"

Although Hua Lan couldn't believe it, her tone was not firm and she was obviously a little shaken.

"Regardless of whether this is possible, you'd better persuade your mother-in-law to stop interacting with Aunt Kang." Yuan Wenshao warned.

Yuan Wenshao wondered whether he should find someone to keep an eye on Aunt Kang.

He remembered reading an article in his previous life, which talked about the inevitability of history.

The occurrence of an event is caused by the interaction of multiple factors such as characters, events, and environments.

Many things will not happen because of the butterfly effect.

Just like what happened with Mo Lan, Yuan Wenshao originally thought that Lin Xiaoniang had been sent to Zhuangzi early and it would never happen again. However, the key to what happened was not that Lin Xiaoniang was not punished to Zhuangzi, but the character of Lin Xiaoniang and Mo Lan.

Lin Xiaoniang has always wanted Mo Lan to marry into a high family. Mo Lan was influenced by Lin Xiaoniang and was very eager to marry into a high family.

Unless Lin Xiaoniang died early, or Mo Lan couldn't see Lin Xiaoniang.

However, these assumptions did not happen. Although Lin Xiaoniang was imprisoned in Zhuangzi early, Mo Lan was still able to see her. Their personalities determined that Mo Lan and Liang Han's affair was bound to happen.

Of course, Liang Han's character is also crucial to the success of this matter.

It can be said that even if some things have changed, the situation is easy to change and the nature is difficult to change. A person's character determines that some things are bound to happen.

Mrs. Wang has a soft ear. Even if she asks Hua Lan to persuade her, Mrs. Wang will still believe Aunt Kang's words when the time comes.

It is very likely that Aunt Kang deceived Mrs. Wang and poisoned Mrs. Sheng again.

When the time comes, there will be her grandmother who has raised her for many years and loves her very much, and her biological mother on the other. How uncomfortable will it be for Hua Lan to be caught in the middle?

"Well, I will."

Hualan didn't know that Yuan Wenshao was thinking so much, and she didn't think that Aunt Kang would take revenge on her grandmother.

However, she still agreed with Mrs. Wang to have less contact with Aunt Kang.

……

After the Liang family proposed marriage to the Sheng family, they completed the three letters and six rites in just half a month and paid the betrothal gift.

The wedding was directly scheduled for the third day of March, so that it would be almost mid-February when the Liang family hired someone.

It only took more than a month from proposal, appointment to marriage. This kind of speed is rare even among the people, except for some who are just for happiness.

Even for ordinary people, it takes more than half a year to prepare from the three books and six etiquettes to getting married.

Like a wealthy family, it is normal for them to go through one or two years.

After all, ancient etiquette was cumbersome. It was necessary to choose an auspicious day every time, and transportation was inconvenient, so it was normal for it to be time-consuming.

The marriage between the Liang and Sheng families was so fast that it became a hot topic in Bianjing.

In fact, neither the Liang family nor the Sheng family could do anything about it. When Mo Lan found out she was pregnant, she was already more than a month pregnant, and the two families were still in a stalemate for a while.

Mo Lan is now two months pregnant. If it really takes a year and a half, should she get married with a full belly or hold the baby?

As for aborting the child, neither Liang Sheng's family was willing.

According to ancient medical techniques, there are certain risks in spanking a child, and if a child is not treated well, he may never be able to conceive a child again.

Although the marriage process between the two families was somewhat unpleasant, the identities of the two families destined that Mo Lan and Liang Liulang would never be able to reconcile in the future.

Although Mrs. Wu doesn't like Mo Lan, she hates Chun Ke even more. If Mo Lan can't have children in the future due to abortion, if Chun Ke gives birth to a son, he will be the eldest son of the concubine. In the absence of a legitimate son, Liang Han's lineage will be inherited by Chun Ke's son in the future, and Mrs. Wu is naturally not happy.

However, the Sheng family was worried that if the abortion resulted in death, as the two families were engaged, if Mo Lan had any good intentions, he would definitely attract a lot of attention.

If the matter between Mo Lan and Liang Han is not handled well, it will be impossible to hide it.

In this case, getting married quickly is the only way for the two of them.

Although Mo Lan later gave birth to a child at the wrong month, which would arouse suspicion, the problem was not difficult to solve.

In the face of external discussions, what the Liang family said to the outside world was that Liang Han rescued Mo Lan at Sanqing Temple two months ago. The two families were discussing marriage at that time, but they never made it public.

This can also be regarded as an explanation for the previous rumors.

But even so, the marriage between the two was still a bit hasty.

The Liang family's statement to the outside world is that Liang Han asked an expert to tell his fortune, and there will be a disaster this year. Only getting married on the third day of March can prevent the disaster.

Mrs. Wu would take Liang Han to Sanqing Temple to offer incense every month. Many people believed this statement, and the rumors outside slowly stopped.

However, what really stopped the rumors was another rumor.

It's not that something big happened again in Bianjing, but that Minglan was kidnapped and fell into a secret room with Yuan Wenshao. Somehow, someone started talking about it again.

This matter had been rumored in Bianjing for a while, but as the official family wanted to adopt King Yong as his heir, he could be crowned the prince.

Later, a series of events such as King Yan's rebellion, Zhao Zongquan's suppression of the rebellion, and the death of the late emperor occurred, but no one has paid attention to it for a long time.

However, now for some reason it suddenly spread again, and it spread very quickly, as if the entire Bianjing capital was talking about it overnight.

……

"Check it out for me, send all the guards out, and make sure to find out who spread the rumors." Yuan Wenshao said coldly.

Since Zhao Zongquan entered the capital, Yuan Wenshao has never used secret guards. Later, after the Queen Mother granted him the title of Marquis, the number of his personal soldiers also increased from one hundred to two hundred.

Yuan Wenshao simply changed the secret guards from secret to bright and incorporated them into the personal guards.

"Yes!" Zhang An responded and hurried away.

As soon as Zhang An left, a servant came to report that Gu Tingye came.

Yuan Wenshao suppressed the anger in his heart and personally welcomed Gu Tingye in.

"Erlang, do you know all the rumors outside?" Gu Tingye asked hurriedly as soon as they met.

"Well, I have received the news and sent someone to check. Let's go in first and talk about it later." Yuan Wenshao said.

The two came to the front hall. Yuan Wenshao sent the servants out and said, "There must be someone secretly instigating this matter."

"More than a year has passed since the incident, and suddenly the whole capital was talking about it overnight. How could it be that no one was secretly instigating it?" Gu Tingye sneered.

"Why, do you have someone to suspect?" Yuan Wenshao asked in surprise.

Gu Tingye looked around and whispered: "My staff, Mr. Gongsun, analyzed with me that it was most likely done by the Queen Mother."

"What?" Yuan Wenshao exclaimed and said in disbelief: "Impossible, the Queen Mother should not do this."

Gu Tingye said solemnly: "The last restructuring of the western suburbs camp was suppressed because of the opposition of the Queen Mother. The officials wanted to use the name of canonizing King Pu to force the Queen Mother to withdraw the curtain and return to power."

"This has to do with us..."

Yuan Wenshao was just about to say what this has to do with us, but he soon realized that it really has something to do with them.

According to normal logic, this marriage was granted by the government. Now that the original incident has been spread again, it has a great impact on Minglan's reputation.

If Gu Tingye marries Minglan, it will also have an impact on his reputation.

Zhao Zongquan could either withdraw his order, but as an emperor, changing orders day and night would have a big impact on Zhao Zongquan's prestige.

If the betrothal was not cancelled, Gu Tingye, as a minister, would have to marry Minglan, and he would feel resentment toward Zhao Zongquan.

"No, the Queen Mother couldn't have done this." Yuan Wenshao thought about it carefully and said with certainty.

(End of this chapter)