Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 85

Changbai is young and mature, although he is also close to him, but compared to him, he prefers the lively and sweet-mouthed Minglan.

Therefore, every time he gave gifts to Erfang, Minglan gave the most gifts to the juniors.

In his impression, Minglan was a little fat, always with a smile on her face.

But now Minglan has lost a lot of weight, and her face no longer has the smile of the past.

"Oh." The old lady sighed, put her arms around Minglan, and said, "Let's talk about this later."

When Sheng Wei heard the words, he knew that there should be some secrets in it, so he didn't ask any more, but called the old lady to get in the car.

The ancestral house of the Sheng family is not in Youyang Town, but in a Zhuangzi more than ten miles away from the town.

Along the way, Sheng Wei rode a horse and followed the old lady's carriage, telling the old lady about the changes in his hometown over the years.

The old lady listened very carefully and asked a few questions from time to time.

Yuan Wenshao looked at the way the two were talking and laughing, feeling a little dazed.

When he was in Yangzhou, he also saw the old lady getting along with Sheng Hong.

In comparison, the old lady and Sheng Wei get along more like a family.

It stands to reason that Sheng Hong was brought up by an old lady, and the old lady hired a famous teacher to teach Sheng Hong and urge him to study.After Sheng Hong passed the imperial examination, the old lady went out in person and arranged for Sheng Hong to be married to the Wang family who could help him in his official career.Even if Sheng Hong was hard-hearted, he would be smothered.

However, Sheng Hong's daughter was neglected at home. She had a minor illness and no one hired a doctor. Later, she became seriously ill and died.

Sheng Hong has always had a grudge against this and has never been able to get close to the old lady.

This is why after he doted on Lin Xiaoniang, he not only let Lin Xiaoniang raise his children, but also gave her the deeds of servants in Lin Xiaoniang's courtyard, and also purchased some properties for Lin Xiaoniang.

Because he knew that the main thing that the main wife could do with a good concubine was children and expenses.

The reason why Lin Xiaoniang can ignore Mrs. Wang is partly because of Sheng Hong's favor. More importantly, Mrs. Wang has nothing to do with her.

If according to the rules, concubines and concubines are raised by their legitimate mothers, Lin Xiaoniang will be much more honest for the sake of her children.

On the contrary, the old lady only helped Dafang when he wanted to divorce his wife. After the old man passed away, she gave Dafang some help, and everyone in Dafang was grateful to her.

With Mrs. Wang's attitude towards Da Fang, if it weren't for the old lady's face, Da Fang would never give so much money to Er Fang every year.

Yuan Wenshao couldn't help but think of a sentence Sheng Changbai said: "In this world, it's hard to say whether you are close or not."

At the gate of the Sheng family's ancestral house, after Sheng Wei went out, the old lady insisted on waiting at the gate despite her daughter-in-law's objection.

The daughter-in-law Li had no choice but to wait with the old lady.

"Why don't you come?" The old lady in Dafang kept talking.

"Don't worry, mother. I heard that this time not only my aunt is here, but also the eldest son-in-law of the second room, and he also brought his own soldiers. It will definitely be fine." Li Shi comforted.

"Oh." The old lady sighed: "I'm not worried about this. We are both old. Last time, I had a headache and a fever. I was ill for more than half a month before I recovered. There are boats and carriages along the way. I'm worried about you. Auntie’s body can’t bear it.”

Li Shi didn't know how to comfort her when she heard the words. Fortunately, she saw a few carriages approaching in the distance, and after a closer look, she saw her husband following her, and quickly said, "Mother, auntie and the others are here."

"Where is where?"

The old lady's eyesight was a bit bad as she was getting older, so she could not see clearly until the carriage got closer, and hurriedly went up to meet her.

Mrs. Li was worried about her mother-in-law's health, so she helped her mother-in-law come forward and told her from time to time not to get excited.

"Sister-in-law!"

"Brother and sister!"

The two sisters-in-law clasped their hands together, and the eldest lady said excitedly: "My brother and sister have not seen each other for many years. This time I heard that you were going to Bianjing with Brother Hong. I thought we would never see each other again."

She choked up after speaking. Mrs. Sheng also felt a little sad when she heard this. She said some words of comfort, and then called Yuan Wenshao, Hualan and Minglan to come forward to see the ceremony.

The eldest lady looked Yuan Wenshao over and said with a smile: "When Wei Ge came back, he praised you a lot in front of me. You are indeed handsome and talented."

"Grandmother is ridiculous." Yuan Wenshao said with a smile.

The eldest lady looked at Hualan and Minglan again and praised them.

Then he took off a hairpin from his head and gave it to Hua Lan, and took off an emerald bracelet from his hand to give it to Ming Lan.

Hua Lan and Ming Lan looked at the old lady, and saw the old lady nodding, so they accepted it.

"Mom, aunt, come in and talk." Mrs. Li greeted.

"Brothers and sisters, let's go in and have a good chat." The old lady dragged the old lady Sheng inside.

"Erlang, please come inside." Sheng Wei greeted.

The group came to the hall and sat down. The eldest lady asked Shulan, Changwu and Pinlan to kowtow to the old lady.

As for Changsong, the groom, he went to Wen's house to welcome the bride.

Changsong married the legitimate daughter of the Jinling Wen family. Several generations of the Wen family had people who were officials in the court. Although no one is an official in the court now, they still come from a scholarly family.According to the rules, those who marry far away are all given by the woman, and when she settles down locally, the man goes to welcome the bride.

But the big house of the Sheng family is a merchant's family after all, and it can be regarded as high-ranking. In order to show sincerity, Chang Song asked Chang Song to come to welcome the relatives in person.

Changwu met Yuan Wenshao, but he was not restrained. Shulan was thirteen or fourteen years old, and she was very quiet. She stood obediently behind her mother after she finished her salute.

Pinlan and Minglan are about the same age, secretly looking at Yuan Wenshao and Hualan Minglan from time to time.

"Sister-in-law, I heard that Shulan's marriage has been confirmed. I wonder which family she is talking about?" Old Mrs. Sheng asked.

"Haha, it was all her mother's fault. I didn't pay much attention to it." The old lady smiled.

"Going back to my aunt, Youyang is a small place with no big families. My nephew's daughter-in-law is the most honest daughter, and I don't want her to marry far away. I chose a local scholar and just waited for Shulan to have hairpins. Ask someone to go and talk to you as a matchmaker." Ms. Li smiled.

"The fact that you are interested in me means that you are still young, and you are already famous now. You will be expected to take the imperial examination in the future, so you are considered a good match." Old Mrs. Sheng said with a smile.

"Aunt, that family's surname is Sun. They are poor and have only a widowed mother. Even so, they are still very successful. They were selected as scholars at the age of 12 and are famous for their supernatural powers in Youyang. They are only 17 years old this year." Sheng Wei said with a smile. .

He was also very satisfied with Sun Xiucai.

Mrs. Wang looked down on Dafang. It wasn't that he couldn't feel it, but he only took into account the kindness of Mrs. Sheng. In addition, Sheng Hong also took good care of Dafang, so it was difficult for him to get angry.

But it is definitely impossible to say that Sheng Wei is not angry.

He is not short of money, but neither of his two sons is talented in reading, so he can only hope to find a son-in-law who is an official.

But those who can be admitted to the imperial examination are not too young, and those who can be admitted at a young age also look down on their family.

However, Sun Xiucai's family is poor, and her daughter will not be wronged when she marries. When Sun Xiucai is in high school, she will have to rely more on the Sheng family in the future.

It's a good match no matter what.

When Yuan Wenshao heard this, he knew that Sun Xiucai should be the one Sheng Wei and the others were interested in.

Thinking of what would happen to Shulan after she married, Yuan Wenshao opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say anything.

On the contrary, Changwu had sharp eyes, saw Yuan Wenshao's expression, and said, "What do you want to say, brother-in-law?"

Changwu's words attracted everyone's attention, and they all looked at Yuan Wenshao.

"Nothing, I just want to get to know prodigies like Sun Xiucai." Yuan Wenshao said with a smile.

Sheng Wei and his wife were obviously very satisfied with Sun Xiucai. If he said some inappropriate words, he would hate Sheng Wei and his wife instead.

Yuan Wenshao thought that if he could meet Sun Xiucai, he would expose his true identity if there was a chance. If there was no chance, forget it.

Everyone has their own destiny. Besides, Shulan and Lihou remarried, and their lives were pretty good.

If you don't marry Sun Xiucai now, you may not be happy if you marry someone else.

"Haha, when Chang Song gets married, he will definitely come to have a drink, and then let Chang Wu introduce you to each other." Sheng Wei laughed.

After chatting for a while, the servants came to report that the banquet was ready.

The old lady invited everyone to go to the side hall to have dinner.

After the meal, the old lady asked Changwu to lead Yuan Wenshao and the others around the ancestral house, while she talked with the old lady Sheng in the room.

Because there were juniors around, it was not convenient to say many things before. Now that the servants have been sent away, only the sisters-in-law are left, so it is easier to talk.

The eldest lady knew that there must be a reason why Mrs. Sheng suddenly changed her schedule and came back to her hometown, so she started asking.

The old lady Sheng didn't hide anything, and told the old lady about the matter.

After hearing this, the old lady said angrily: "Brother Hong is really getting more and more shameless, his father hasn't learned enough lessons? I heard Wei Geer say a little bit before, and thought he was just spoiling me a little bit. There are still some. Now it seems that he is not much worse than his father and his uncle back then."

"It's not his fault. When I put his name in his name, he already remembered it. His biological mother was a concubine. I was worried that the concubine would suffer the same as his mother, so I inevitably spoiled him a little. Fortunately, he didn't care about important matters. It's just silly. And I am somewhat responsible for the death of his biological mother." Old Mrs. Sheng said.

"What does his biological mother's death have anything to do with you?" The old lady stared and said, "Back then his father made the house a mess, and your son died young, so you didn't care about family affairs. How could you be blamed for his biological mother's death?" body?"

After hearing this, Mrs. Sheng thought of her child who died young and said with a sad expression: "Let's not talk about this anymore. Anyway, this is also a good thing for me. I can give Brother Yuan an adopted heir and I will have a good career in the future."

"If you ask me, you just worry too much. You should have adopted an heir for Brother Yuan a long time ago. You have been planning for him all these years, and he has inherited the family business as a bastard. What is there to be dissatisfied about? You are her legitimate mother, and he If he dares to disrespect you, etiquette will not spare him."

"You should show off your aunt's style and deal with his beloved concubine directly. Let me see what he dares to say." The eldest lady said without hesitation.

The reason why the two of them have a good relationship is not only that Mrs. Sheng helped her, but the more important reason is that after they married into the Sheng family, their circumstances were somewhat similar.

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