Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 239 Feiyun Village

Gu Tingye looked at Yuan Wenshao with some confusion. There must be someone behind this matter.

After much thought, he realized that only the Queen Mother dared to do anything.

Yuan Wenshao said: "Zhong Huai, the Queen Mother has been in charge of the harem for many years and has many eyes and ears in the palace. If the Queen Mother can know that the officials are planning to use the matter of canonizing Xianpu King to fight for power with her, then the Queen Mother will not know that it is you who took the initiative to ask the officials for help. Did you and Sixth Sister get married?"

"This..." Gu Tingye was stunned. He had indeed ignored this before.

Yuan Wenshao continued: "As long as anything is done, there will definitely be some clues left. Even if we can't find conclusive evidence, we can roughly find out who instigated it. The Queen Mother knew that it was you who took the initiative to ask for the marriage. Of course there is no reason to do this, otherwise once you are aware of it, not only you, but also I will firmly support the official family."

"What you said makes sense. Then who did this?" Gu Tingye smiled bitterly and said, "Besides the Queen Mother, I really can't think of anyone else."

"Is it possible that it's your stepmother?"

Yuan Wenshao felt that the most suspicious people were Gu Tingyu and Xiao Qin.

However, Gu Tingyu was excluded by him first. Gu Tingyu had visited him to inquire about Gu Tingye's whereabouts, hoping to let Gu Tingye revisit his home.

Logically speaking, there is no reason for Gu Tingyu to do this.

The reason why Gu Tingyu wanted Gu Tingye to look back at his family was because he knew that Gu Tingye could support the Gu family.

And with Gu Tingye's character, he would not treat his wife and daughter badly.

In this case, it was impossible for Gu Tingyu to do something that would offend Gu Tingye.

On the contrary, Xiao Qin's family is different. As long as Gu Tingye leaves no heirs, her son will still have a chance even if he inherits the title.

It is quite possible that she would find a way to delay Gu Tingye's marriage.

Gu Tingye thought about it carefully, shook his head and said: "Impossible. I know my stepmother. She knows that it is inevitable for me to marry a wife. She finds it easy to deal with me when I marry a concubine with a low family background. I don't know. I'm so happy that you can't give me any trouble in this matter."

Yuan Wenshao frowned when he heard this and said: "In this case, we can only see if we can find clues."

"This matter is not urgent, but what about the rumors outside?" Gu Tingye asked anxiously.

Yuan Wenshao smiled bitterly and said: "It is better to guard against the people's mouth than to guard against the river. As the saying goes, the law does not punish the public. Now the whole Bianjing is discussing this matter. I am afraid that even if the officials issue an order to ban the discussion, it will not have much effect. Unless..."

"Unless what?" Gu Tingye asked urgently.

"Unless the person behind the scenes is found and the officials are punished severely, the rumors will naturally dissipate." Yuan Wenshao said.

"The person behind this may not be found out in a short time. If it takes a long time, I'm afraid Miss Six will not be able to think about it." Gu Tingye said bitterly.

"Don't worry, I have another way." Yuan Wenshao said.

"What can we do?" Gu Tingye said excitedly.

"As long as a bigger rumor appears now, people's attention will naturally be attracted to it." Yuan Wenshao said.

For the people of Bianjing, the rumor about him and Minglan is no longer new. The reason why everyone is talking about it now is that, firstly, there are people who are adding fuel to the flames, and secondly, there is no bigger person than this one.

As long as there is more exciting news, these melon-eating people will naturally eat fresh melons.

Gu Tingye frowned when he heard this, and he naturally understood the meaning of Yuan Wenshao's words.

He really knows a lot of news, such as some news about the royal family, including scandals of some wealthy families, he knows a lot.

However, he couldn't spread this information at all. Once he did, it would offend people to death.

"Is there no other way?" Gu Tingye asked after being silent for a while.

Yuan Wenshao shook his head and said, "I have no other choice for the time being."

"Sixth girl, then ask your wife to help comfort her and tell her that I will marry her no matter what. I will go to the palace to ask the officials to make a decision about the rumors and see if it has any effect." Gu Tingye said.

"I think it's better to do this. I haven't visited Feiyun Village as a reward from the government. Why don't we invite Uncle Shen and let's go to Feiyun Village to take a hot spring together. Then everyone will bring their wives. I'll ask my wife to , bring her two younger sisters, and we will arrange a chance for you to meet at that time." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Erlang, your proposal is great, thank you!" Gu Tingye said excitedly.

Yuan Wenshao said angrily: "I'm warning you, don't mess around then. If my father-in-law finds out about this, I will be in trouble."

"What you said is that I am a very polite person and will not mess around. It's settled. Uncle Shen Guo doesn't need you to send invitations. I'll go tell him and ask him to bring his sister too. Go on, otherwise just taking the two girls from the Sheng family would be bad for their reputation if word spread." Gu Tingye said.

"Okay, then I won't go and notify you. Let's meet outside the north gate at three o'clock tomorrow." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Okay, I'll go back and get ready." Gu Tingye said goodbye and left.

Yuan Wenshao sent Gu Tingye away, went to the backyard, and told Hua Lan about going to Feiyun Village tomorrow.

"My lord, this is a good idea. Minglan may not be able to bear it being brought up again after so long. She likes to keep whatever is on her mind, so she might as well go out and relax," Hua Lan said.

"Well, tell your servants to prepare more things. I plan to live there for a while." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Did something happen to the official?" Hua Lan asked worriedly.

Yuan Wenshao shook his head and said with a smile: "It's okay, I just heard that it used to be the Royal Courtyard, and the scenery is very good. And it's good for people to soak in hot springs. I just have nothing to do, so I'm thinking of staying there for a few days. No tomorrow It’s so convenient. After they leave, you can bring your parents and grandmothers and parents-in-law over to play.”

In fact, this plan came about after Yuan Wenshao heard Gu Tingye say that the official family wanted to compete with the Queen Mother for power.

Once the struggle for power between the officials and the Queen Mother broke out, Bianjing became a place of right and wrong.

If he stays in Bianjing, he will inevitably be involved. Anyway, he has no position now, so he will take leave to live in Feiyunzhuang for a while, and then come back when the matter is resolved.

He couldn't tell Hua Lan these things, lest she worry.

"Then I'll have someone go to the Sheng family to inform you."

Hualan knew that Yuan Wenshao must be hiding something from her, but she was smart enough not to ask more questions.

……

Early the next morning, Yuan Wenshao and Hua Lan got on the carriage with their son and daughter, followed by three carriages loaded with things.

Followed by dozens of guards and a dozen maids, he headed to Sheng's house in full splendor.

When they arrived at Sheng's house, Mrs. Wang was already waiting at the door with Ru Lan and Ming Lan.

"I've met my mother-in-law!"

"I've seen my mother!"

Yuan Wenshao and Hualan got out of the car and saluted.

"Where are my precious grandson and granddaughter?" Mrs. Wang smiled.

"Mom, it was a bit cold in the morning. There was a brazier in the car, so I didn't take them down." Hua Lan said.

"Yes, yes, you are thinking about the right thing. It's getting late. You should leave as soon as possible. If Lan Minglan goes, she must listen to your eldest sister and don't cause trouble for her, okay?" Mrs. Wang said.

"Yes."

Rulan and Minglan bowed and got into the Sheng family's carriage.

"Mother-in-law, let's go first." Yuan Wenshao said with cupped hands.

"Go." Mrs. Wang nodded and saw three carriages full of goods at the back door. She wondered: "Hua'er, if you didn't mean to go on a trip, why did you bring so many things?" "Mother, the official said It's not convenient to stay at Feiyun Village for a while, but tomorrow my daughter will come to pick up her grandmother and mother to have some fun," Hua Lan said with a smile.

Mrs. Wang was a little moved when she heard this, but she still shook her head and said, "Forget it, I won't go. I have been busy preparing for Luo Molan's marriage these days. I will also arrange for Minglan and Rulan later." That girl's marriage hasn't been decided yet, so how can I have free time to play?"

As the legitimate mother, even if she was not the child, she would be responsible for the marriage of her children.

However, Sheng Hong knew that Mrs. Wang didn't want to see Mo Lan, and what Mo Lan did made him very angry, so he didn't prepare much dowry for Mo Lan.

Just divide the things that were given to Lin Xiaoniang in half and give half to each of Chang Feng and Mo Lan.

Sheng Hong did not leave the dowry to Mrs. Wang, but asked Haishi to handle it.

However, as Mrs. Wang's aunt, she is still in charge of the affairs in name, so naturally she cannot leave.

"That's alright. Anyway, Zhuang Ziguan's family has already given it to our family. Mother can go whenever she wants. I'll pick up grandma later and go have some fun," Hua Lan said.

"Your grandmother doesn't have much time either. Haishi wants to help me take care of the housework. Quan is being taken care of by your grandmother in the Shou'an Hall." Madam Wang said.

"Will this disturb grandma?" Hua Lan asked worriedly.

After all, Mrs. Sheng is old, and Haishi's child is only one month older than hers. He is only four or five months old now, which is the time to cause trouble.

"I don't know how happy your grandmother is. There are so many servants taking care of her, and she is not tired." Mrs. Wang smiled.

"That's good. It's getting late, so my daughter will leave first." Hua Lan said.

"Go quickly and remember to take good care of the children." Mrs. Wang warned.

"Yes, my daughter knows." Hua Lan nodded.

Yuan Wenshao and Hualan got on the carriage, and the convoy continued to set off. The Sheng family's carriage entered the queue and followed Yuan Wenshao's carriage.

All the way to the north of the city, they met Shen Congxing, Gu Tingye and others.

What Yuan Wenshao didn't expect was that Zhongjing Hou's younger brother Zheng Wu also came.

Yuan Wenshao estimated that this matter should have been arranged by the Queen or King Huan, who wanted Xiao Shen and Zheng Wu to meet.

But when they did this, they never thought that it would be awkward for Shen Congxing and Zheng Wu to meet.

You know, the British Duke's daughter and Zheng Wu were originally engaged.

Back then, the British father-in-law saved the life of Lao Zhongjinghou, and the two families made a verbal engagement.

However, before the marriage certificates were exchanged, Marquis Zhongjing died in battle.

Despite this, neither family disowned the engagement.

Yuan Wenshao heard that before King Yan's rebellion, the two families had already gathered together to discuss the marriage, but it had not been decided yet.

Later, it was delayed. Zhao Zongquan asked Shen Congxing to marry the daughter of a British duke and let Xiao Shen marry into the Zheng family. Apart from the prestige of the two families in the military, it may not have been without the purpose of preventing the marriage between the two families.

Good guy, the person I was supposed to get married to has become someone else's, and I want to marry the other person's sister.

Yuan Wenshao was really worried whether the two of them would fight if they got together.

……

Feiyun Village has nearly 10,000 acres of fertile land, but the most valuable thing about this village is the hot spring on the west head mountain of Zhuangzi.

After the hot spring was discovered, a royal villa was built here.

The late emperor was frugal and had never been here since he ascended the throne. However, the Royal Courtyard has always been maintained and repaired, and it is not in dilapidation.

Later, the reward was given to King Yan, who came several times, but unexpectedly it fell into the hands of Yuan Wenshao in the end.

A group of people arrived at Feiyun Village in a mighty manner. Instead of going to Zhuangzi, they went directly to the other courtyard on the hillside at the west end of Zhuangzi.

Feiyun Village came into the hands of Yuan Wenshao. Although he had never been here, he sent someone to take it over and stay here to take care of it.

Yuan Wenshao had already notified this place before coming. When they arrived at the gate of the other courtyard, the steward Sun Shuliang was already waiting at the door with his servants.

Sun Shuliang was an official slave rewarded by Yuan Wenshao when he was granted the title of earl in his early years. He was born into a scholarly family and had good academic ability.

Yuan Wenshao arranged for him to take care of this courtyard.

"Welcome to you, Madam!"

When Yuan Wenshao and the others got off the car, the servants waiting at the door, led by Sun Shuliang, saluted and shouted in unison.

"No need to be polite, you have people move all the things you brought in, and you take us to visit Zhuangzi first." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Yes!"

Sun Shuliang ordered the servants behind him to move things, then bowed and said: "Master Marquis, madam, please come inside."

Feiyunzhuang is worthy of being a royal villa, with pavilions, rockeries and flowing water. It is very exquisite and beautiful.

Sun Shuliang led everyone to stroll down, and finally came to a pond covering an area of ​​several acres.

Seeing this pond, everyone present's eyes lit up and they were amazed.

Based on their status, everyone's pond at home is bigger than this one, but the pond in front of them is planted with many lotus flowers, which are in full bloom at this time.

There are many goldfish swimming lazily in the water, and there are bursts of mist on the water, like a fairyland.

You must know that it is just over February and the weather is cold. The lotus leaves are withered, let alone the lotus flowers.

Shen Congxing came to his senses first and said: "Yuan Shao, how about I trade all the Zhuangzi in my name with you for this Zhuangzi?"

As the uncle of the state, he has been awarded more than ten imperial estates alone, and together they have tens of thousands of acres of fertile land.

But now Shen Congxing is willing to trade these with Yuan Wenshao for a village with only 10,000 acres of fertile land, which is really surprising.

But after everyone thought about it, they thought it was normal.

Not to mention Shen Congxing, even Gu Tingye and Zheng Wu had the idea of ​​taking this place as their own.

Yuan Wenshao was also shocked by the scenery in front of him, but he quickly came to his senses.

The reason why lotus flowers are blooming at this time is probably because there is a hot spring in this pond. Even in the coldest month of winter, the water in the pond is still warm.

He guessed that Zhao Zong probably didn't know anything about Zhuangzi. He only knew that there was a hot spring here, otherwise he might not be willing to give it to him.

Hearing Shen Congxing's words, Yuan Wenshao shook his head and said, "This is a reward from your Majesty, how dare I exchange it with you."

Shen Congxing opened his mouth, sighed, and said nothing more.

It's normal for Yuan Wenshao to be reluctant to part with him. Even if it were doubled for him, he wouldn't change it.

"Okay, we've gone shopping, let's go try the hot springs." Yuan Wenshao said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)