Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 64 No.60 Sifan Tower
Hua Lan didn't think too much, and explained the Sheng family's relationship and situation in detail.

Of course, she would not tell Yuan Wenshao about Sheng Hong's doting on Lin Xiaoniang.

After hearing this, Yuan Wenshao breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the matter was not exposed.

"Madam, I saw that you didn't eat much when you ate just now. You probably weren't full. Fanlou is the most famous restaurant in Bianjing. The food tastes very good and it's not far from the mansion. I'll take you there when you pass by later. Give it a try." Yuan Wenshao smiled.

Hua Lan was a little moved when he heard the words, but she shook her head and said, "Thank you husband for your concern, but my uncle and brothers are still at the house."

"That's right, why did I forget about this, I happened to call my uncle and the others together and let them try it too."

Yuan Wenshao almost forgot Sheng Wei and Sheng Changbai.

As the family members of the bride's family, Sheng Wei and the others had a banquet yesterday and stayed in the house.

Thinking of this, Yuan Wenshao lifted the curtain of the car and called Zhang An over.

"Go to the bookstore and help me ask if there are any unique classics. Buy some for me, and then buy me some good pens, inks, paper and inkstones."

"Yes!" Zhang An didn't ask any more questions, and took the order to leave.

"Husband suddenly asked people to buy these things, why?" Hua Lan asked suspiciously.

"Didn't you just say that Changbai is going to take the county examination this year? Buy some books, pens, ink, paper and inkstones for him. I think he will like it." Yuan Wenshao said.

Hua Lan was a little moved when he heard this and said with a smile: "Chang Bai really likes these things. He named all the maids in the room something like langhaoyanghao, which made my mother very angry."

"Haha." Yuan Wenshao also laughed when he heard this.

It is said that Sheng Changbai named the maid, every time he thinks of it, he wants to laugh.

In order to show off their literary talents, other scholars gave maids some poetic and picturesque names.

Changbai is good, the maids are all named in calligraphy.

These names are used on maids, no matter how you look at them, they are very weird.

While the husband and wife were talking and laughing, the carriage stopped at the gate of the Earl's Mansion.

When he came to the main hall, Yuan Wenshao had someone call Mama Qian over.

There was no mistress in the house before, and he couldn't find a relatively reliable steward in the house, so everything big and small was left to Qian's mother.

"I've met the lord, the eldest lady." Qian's mother entered the main hall and saluted with a smile.

She regards Yuan Wenshao as her own son, and now that Yuan Wenshao is married, she is naturally happy.

"Mama Qian doesn't need to be too polite, Mama Qian has worked hard during this time." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Hehe, the old lady was really busy during this time. Now it's all right, the eldest lady has come in, and the house has a mistress, so the old lady can relax a lot." Mother Qian laughed.

"Mother Qian, I just came in and I don't know anything about the affairs in the house. I need to ask Mother Qian for more help in the future." Hua Lan said politely.

In the carriage before, Yuan Wenshao also told her about the situation in the house. She naturally respected Mama Qian, Yuan Wenshao's nanny.

"It's fine as long as the eldest lady doesn't dislike the old woman." Mother Qian said.

"How could it be? I am young after all, and a mature and prudent person like my rich mother is always there to give me advice. It's too late for me to be happy." Hua Lan said with a smile.

"The lord asked the old lady to come, but you want to call the servants over to meet the eldest lady?" Mother Qian asked.

Yuan Wenshao waved his hand and said, "Mother Qian, this matter is not urgent. I invited you here to ask about the situation of the people at the eldest lady's family."

"Don't worry, my lord, the elder lady's natal relatives and wives are all arranged to rest in the side courtyard, and they have sent someone to wait on them. They have sent people to ask about the taste of breakfast and lunch and send them over. They will not neglect." Mother Qian said.

"That's good. There's no need to prepare dinner. I'm going to take them to Bianjing City for a stroll, and eat directly in Fanlou at night." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Yes, the old lady will tell you about the kitchen." Qian's mother said.

Yuan Wenshao asked Qian's mother to go down first, and then led Hualan to the side courtyard where Sheng Wei and the others lived.

Let the servants go in to inform, the couple waited at the door for a while, Sheng Wei came out with his two sons and Changbai.

"I've met my uncle." Sheng Wei led several people in salute.

Yuan Wenshao pretended to be displeased and said, "Uncle, you really don't recognize me as my niece and son-in-law."

"Uncle misunderstood. It is an honor for our Sheng family to marry Hua Lan into the Earl's Mansion. How could he deny it?" Sheng Wei said hastily.

Yuan Wenshao waved his hand and said: "Since you are my niece and son-in-law, you are an elder, how can an elder salute to a younger generation? You also have to talk to each other. Isn't the eldest uncle offending me? If the eldest uncle doesn't dislike you, call me Wen Shao can do it."

Sheng Wei was very happy to see the sincerity in Yuan Wenshao's eyes.

The marriage between the Sheng family and the Yuan family was a high priority. He and Sheng Hong were cousins, and his relationship with Yuan Wenshao was already on a lower level, plus he was a businessman.

Although the merchants of Dazhou were not as low as other dynasties, they did not restrict the descendants of merchants to participate in the imperial examination.

However, the concept formed over thousands of years is still difficult to change. The lord of the family still looks down on businessmen in his bones.

And Yuan Wenshao didn't dislike him in the slightest, and regarded him as an elder, which is enough to show that Yuan Wenshao has a good character and also values ​​Hualan very much.

"Then I'll call you Erlang." Sheng Wei thought for a while and said.

It's not appropriate to call him by his name directly, since Yuan Wenshao said so, he can't call him Uncle anymore.

As for the name Erlang, most elders and peers can call it.

Yuan Wenshao said with a smile after hearing the words: "Just like my uncle, there were many guests at the wedding banquet yesterday, and I was busy serving tea to my parents this morning, so I have neglected my uncle and three younger brothers. I hope my uncle will not blame me."

Yuan Wei said with a smile: "Erlang just told me not to be born, why did you say such a thing about birth? We are all a family, so we should treat the guests well."

"What my uncle said is that I was born. I thought I would be fine now, so I led my uncle and three younger brothers to visit Bianjing City." Yuan Wenshao laughed.

"Haha, I have been to Bianjing City a few times, but every time I came and went in a hurry, I have never gone shopping. I am here today to have a good time with Erlang." Sheng Wei said with a smile.

The Sheng family's hometown is in Youyang, which belongs to a county in Tongzhou, not far from Jinling.

Sheng Wei's business activities are mostly in the south of the Yangtze River, and occasionally he will come to Bianjing.

But as he said, I always come and go in a hurry, and I really haven’t had a good visit to Bianjing.

"It's great, I can finally go out for a stroll." Changwu, the youngest, cheered after hearing the words.

Changbai likes to read and is not very interested in other things.

Chang Song is the same age as Hua Lan, and he started to do business with his father two years ago, and his personality is much calmer. Although he also wanted to visit Bianjing City, he didn't bring it up.

Changwu is different, he is only eight years old this year, and he has a wild temper. He was arguing to go out to play early this morning, and was scolded by Sheng Wei.

Seeing that Sheng Wei agreed now, he was overjoyed.

"What's the proper way to yell? Are there any rules?" Sheng Wei glared at him.

Chang Wu shrank his neck when he heard this and did not dare to speak.

Yuan Wenshao smiled and said, "Uncle, don't scold him. He is fun and normal at his age. I've got the carriage ready. Let's go."

In the afternoon, Yuan Wenshao led several people from Shengwei to visit the famous places in Bianjing.

In the evening, I took a few people to Fan Tower, and under the guidance of the waiter, I went to a private room on the top floor.

"Uncle, I don't have enough time today, I didn't have a good time playing, why don't you stay for a few more days." Yuan Wenshao asked to stay.

"Forget it this time. There will be more opportunities in the future. Changsong is not young. He promised to marry some time ago. This time, he should be hired when we go back. Besides, my eldest daughter has reached the age of marriage. There are many things at home." Sheng Wei said.

"In that case, I won't keep my uncle. I wonder when Changsong's wedding is? I will accompany Hualan back to her parents' home next month. If I am in a hurry, I can also get a wedding drink by the way." Yuan Wenshao said with a smile. .

"Hurry up, hurry up, the wedding date we discussed is at the end of March." Sheng Wei said hastily.

If Earl Yuan Wenshao could attend when his son got married, it would be a great honor.

In the future, it will be much more convenient for their family to do business in Jiangnan.

Although Earl is nothing in Bianjing, it is different in other places.

"Wow, you can really see the palace from here." Chang Wu exclaimed.

After entering the box, Chang Song and the others sat there listening to Yuan Wenshao and Sheng Wei chatting, but Chang Wu couldn't sit still.

Fan Tower has a great reputation. Chang Wu has heard people say before that the top floor of Fan Tower can overlook the entire Bianjing, and even the imperial palace can be seen.

He was very curious, so he quietly slipped over and opened the window while no one was paying attention.

Sheng Wei's face dropped, feeling a little embarrassed.

Yuan Wenshao said with a smile: "Uncle, the view from Fan Tower is really good, let's go and have a look, and we can chat while we eat when the food and wine are served."

"I've heard of Fan Lou's name before, so I really need to take a closer look." Sheng Wei laughed after hearing this.

Everyone got up and came to the window, looking out, Fanlou was four floors high, and standing on the fourth floor could indeed take in most of Bianjing, which was very shocking.

It is not an exaggeration to say that you can see the palace, but you can only see the palace walls and some buildings.

Even so, it is rare.

You must know that the palace is where the emperor lives. According to the rules, no overly tall buildings are allowed near the palace.

In fact, in the entire inner city, except for the palace, there is no building taller than Fan Tower.

The reason why Fanlou is famous all over the world is not only because the food is the best in Bianjing, but also because of the height of Fanlou.

The height of Fan Tower obviously violated the regulations, but it was built anyway. Over the years and generations of officials, no one said anything.

According to legend, Fan Tower is the property of the royal family, so it can be built so high.

However, Yuan Wenshao has also heard another version. Fanlou is the intelligence agency of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the stronghold of the Imperial City Division in Bianjing, which is personally in charge of the officials.

As for the authenticity, it is unknown.

However, Yuan Wenshao feels that the possibility is very high.

Even if it was opened by other royal families, it is impossible for the government to allow such an illegal building to exist.

Naturally, he wouldn't tell Sheng Wei and the others.

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