Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 272 The Provincial Examination is Approaching
After talking about business, Ms. Liu remembered what Mr. Zhang had taught her before and proposed to visit the old lady of the Sheng family.

Aside from the fact that Minglan was brought up by Mrs. Sheng, as the elder, they should also pay a visit.

Naturally, Sheng Hong and Mrs. Wang would not refuse, and brought Li An's family and Liu Xuewen and his wife to Shou'an Hall.

"I've met Mrs. Sheng!"

"Haha, you're welcome, please take a seat."

Mrs. Sheng asked everyone to sit down and asked the maid to call Minglan.

"Mother, please tell me that this time Liu Yushi, his wife, the Li family brother and their parents came to propose marriage. The Li family brother saved Ru'er at first, and not long ago he rescued Jin brother who fell into the water. He is very important to my Sheng family. Yes. Moreover, the Li family's brother was studying at home for a few years, and his son liked it very much, both in terms of character and talent, so he agreed." Sheng Hong bowed.

"Ah."

Mrs. Sheng smiled and nodded, and said, "Parents have always made the final decision on marriage matters. The Li family's brother is indeed very good. I have no objection."

Although Sheng Hong promised her that she would make the final decision on Minglan's marriage, she had to put on a show in front of outsiders.

Minglan stepped forward and took the wooden box, bowed and then sat down under Mrs. Wang.

When Minglan married Li An, she didn't worry about anything else. The only thing she worried about was the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

"Old lady, you are joking. The Sheng family comes from a scholarly family, and the girls they teach must be good." Ms. Liu said with a smile.

Mrs. Sheng didn't know if Mr. Liu told her on purpose, but she was very satisfied with Mr. Liu's arrangement.

When Minglan heard this, a blush appeared on her face. She took two steps forward, bowed and saluted, "I have met my uncle and aunt, Mr. Liu and Mrs. Liu."

I'm not afraid of making fun of you. My two brothers want a daughter, but they don't have that life. "Ms. Liu smiled.

Li An will settle down in Bianjing in the future, and Minglan will naturally stay in Bianjing when she gets married.

Even if Mr. Liu has a good personality, due to his background, he will naturally have differences on some things and conflicts are inevitable.

Mrs. Sheng is a mature woman. Although Mr. Liu speaks in a bright tone, she can naturally hear the seriousness in Mr. Liu's tone. He smiled and said, "I believe what my mother-in-law said, my granddaughter has been raised by her since she was a child. She is a bit spoiled, and her temper is inevitably a bit pampered. Once she is out of the house, if there is anything wrong, my mother-in-law should be more considerate and considerate. "

"Girl Ming, come here."

"Thank you, Mrs. Sheng, for agreeing. Don't worry, although our Li family has a low family background, once Miss Sheng Liu comes in, I will definitely treat her as my own daughter.

At noon, the Sheng family warmly entertained Liu Xuewen and his wife and Li An's family.

Being so close makes it easier for her to take care of her, without her in-laws and sisters-in-law making things difficult for her.

After finishing the meal, Liu Xuewen said goodbye. Sheng Hong persuaded them to stay for a while, and Mrs. Wang personally escorted them out of the house.

As Minglan said not long ago, marriage is not a matter of two people.

What followed was small talk, and it didn't take long for Old Mrs. Sheng to get it out of Liu's mouth that she was going to buy Li An a larger house in Bianjing and return to Yangzhou after the provincial examination.

At this moment, Minglan walked in, first saluted Mrs. Sheng, and then saluted Mr. and Mrs. Sheng Hong.

"Thank you, aunt."

Mrs. Liu took a look at Minglan, and the more she looked at it, the more she liked it. She stood up and took a wooden box from Haitang behind her, handed it over, and said, "This is my meeting gift for you."

According to their status, she should salute Liu Xuewen and his wife first, but Li Nan and Liu are the future parents-in-law. Based on their closeness, she naturally salutes them first.

Old Mrs. Sheng called Minglan to her side and introduced: "These two are Liu Yushi and his wife, and the other two are the parents of the Li brothers. This time they come to propose marriage. Your parents have already agreed."

Mrs. Wang also politely pulled Mrs. Liu and told her to come to Sheng's house often when she had time.

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The next day Li An came to Sheng's house to continue studying.

Qi Heng became a disciple of Master Wu and did not continue to study at the Sheng family. According to Sheng Changbai, it seemed that he had gone to the Imperial College.

After all, although Hanlin Bachelor was free, Grand Bachelor Wu did not have time to teach him every day.

Therefore, only two brothers, Li An and Sheng Changbai, were left in the school.

With the provincial examination approaching, Zhuang Xuexue also changed the way he taught in the past. He only set aside one class every day to review a subset of classics and history. The rest of the time, he asked Li An and others to write articles on various topics.

Time flies, and it’s early March in a blink of an eye. A lot of things happened during this period. First, Sheng Hong was promoted to the fifth rank of Doctor of the Ministry of Industry.

Although it was a promotion, compared to his previous position, it was a promotion and a promotion.

I heard that Mrs. Wang complained a lot because of this.

However, Li An saw something unusual. Sheng Hong's promotion was probably his own intention.

Now the battle between King Yong and King Yan for the position of crown prince has become fierce.

First, King Yong, who had the advantage, was caught by King Yan because of the fraud in the examination in Yangzhou County, and was reprimanded by the officials, allowing King Yan to gain the advantage in turn.

At the beginning of the year, the Jiacheng County Lord and Rong Feiyan fought over each other for a position. Everyone thought that the official family would be very angry with King Yong because of this.

It is said that King Yan celebrated the news well at home.

However, what is surprising is that the officials handled the matter lightly. Not only did they not punish King Yong, they did not even reprimand him.

Many people secretly speculated that the officials had probably decided to establish King Yong, so they did not punish King Yong.

This time, King Yong got a blessing in disguise. He gained the support of many people who were still waiting and watching, and his momentum surged, overwhelming King Yan here.

If so, it's nothing.

But on the night of the Lantern Festival, the official family fell ill with cold because they were admiring lanterns in the imperial city.

This illness lasted for more than half a month. Even after he recovered, his energy and energy were much worse than before, giving people a feeling of dying.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Guan Jia's health is probably in jeopardy and he won't be able to live for a few more years.

Before, not only the officials themselves were thinking about having a son, but many courtiers were also watching.

Nowadays, given Guan's physical condition, it is uncertain how long he can live, but the child is definitely out of the question.

King Yong and King Yan also knew the situation of the official family, and they were unscrupulous in wooing the courtiers.

In the past, they only attracted some low-level officials. Important departments such as the Admonition Yuan and the Third Department of Shangshu Province did not dare to take action easily for fear of touching the sensitive nerves of the officials.

Faced with their solicitation, except for a few people in the DPRK, most people did not dare to refuse.

After all, in the eyes of many people, the crown prince must be one of the two. If they refuse now, who knows if the new prince will hate them and put some shoes on their backs when he ascends the throne.

Although Sheng Hong is not a high-ranking minister, he still has the value of winning over others.

With Sheng Hong's smooth character, he would definitely not dare to take risks easily. Going to the Ministry of Industry to avoid the limelight was naturally the best choice.

The Ministry of Industry is the least important among the six ministries and has little win-win value.

Not to mention a low-ranking official like Sheng Hong.

In addition to the fight for the crown prince, there is another piece of news that has caused some waves.

The little emperor of Xixia took charge, and the little emperor of Xixia was proclaimed emperor when he was still in his infancy.

Now that he is only fifteen years old, he has killed his uncle's family who used him as puppets to control the power, and officially takes charge of the government.

When Xixia became independent, the Song Dynasty sent troops to attack it. After the defeat, the border between the two countries has been peaceful for nearly 20 years.

Now that the little emperor is in charge, many people feel that war will reignite on the northwest border.

But these have nothing to do with Li An. In the past few months, Li An has seemed to be turning a blind eye to what is going on outside the window and only reading books by sages.

His parents stayed in Bianjing, and he would accompany them around when he took a bath.

When he was studying, Minglan would occasionally go out with Liu Waner to accompany his parents.

But when Li An takes a rest, Minglan won't come.

Although the two were engaged, it was okay for her to go out with her elders for fun, but without getting married, how could she be embarrassed to go out alone with Li An.

For this reason, Mr. Liu often said that you should study every day in school, which made Li An very speechless.

(End of this chapter)