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The footsteps outside the house were getting closer and closer. In just a moment, the thick windshield curtain that separated the inside and outside was opened from the outside.

Sheng Hong held the curtain in one hand and Minglan in the other, stepping into the inner room with a smile.

"Lord."

Wei Shuyi and Xiaodie both bowed and saluted.

"I'm sorry, you are pregnant, so there is no need to be polite." Sheng Hong put Minglan down in his arms and waved his hand towards Wei Shuyi, his tone was quite gentle.

Wei Shuyi had long seen through Sheng Hong's tricks and didn't take it to heart at all. He was respectful to Sheng Hong on the surface, but in fact he felt a slight alienation.

While she asked Xiaodie to arrange seats, she looked at Wei Chen behind Sheng Hong, a look of surprise flashed in her eyes.

It was clear that he had never met this young man, so why did he feel so inexplicably close to him?

Wei Chen followed Sheng Hong into the inner room and looked at the furnishings in the room and the master and servant Wei Shuyi with great interest.

Seeing Wei Shuyi looking at him curiously, Wei Chen immediately bowed and bowed deeply.

"My aunt, please bow to my nephew!"

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This strange young man came up and bowed to him. Wei Shuyi was surprised and was at a loss for a moment.

She calmed down and carefully looked at Wei Chen in front of her. Only then did she realize that Wei Chen's features looked familiar to those of an old friend.

"Are you..., Brother Mingzhao's child?"

"Exactly." Wei Chen nodded: "I lost my parents when I was young. Thanks to my aunt's family taking me in, I have been able to survive until now."

"No wonder, no wonder, I asked you why you look so similar to Brother Mingzhao. It turns out that you are Brother Chen. You were just a little kid back then, but now you are so big!"

Wei Shuyi confirmed Wei Chen's identity, and his tone changed from polite to friendly.

She quickly helped Wei Chen up and said with a smile: "Ruyi wrote several times, and the letters were all about you. I heard that you passed the scholar examination at the age of 11. Brother Mingzhao has a successor!"

"It's just a fluke. My aunt has given me the reward." Wei Chen smiled shyly and scratched his head in embarrassment.

"By the way, Brother Chen, aren't you studying at a government school? Why are you here in Yangzhou?"

Wei Shuyi was very curious.

Before Wei Chen had time to reply, Sheng Hong laughed and said, "I'm sorry, Xingyun took a leave of absence and made a special trip to Yangzhou to see you!"

"really?"

After hearing what Sheng Hong said, Wei Shuyi quickly looked at Wei Chen and saw that Wei Chen did not deny it, but just nodded and smiled. Although Wei Shuyi was a little scared, he couldn't help but feel warm and moved.

Since marrying into the Sheng family, Wei Shuyi has been used to seeing hypocrisy and being ridiculed. It has been a long time since Wei Shuyi has experienced the feeling of someone truly caring about him.

Wei Shuyi held Wei Chen's hand with tears in his eyes. Wei Chen was also affected and his eyes were slightly red.

When Sheng Hong saw this scene, he touched his short beard and nodded imperceptibly.

The deeper the relationship between Wei Shuyi and Wei Chen, the more meaningful Sheng Hong's investment in Wei Shuyi will be. Of course, he would be happy to see the scene of deep affection between aunt and nephew before him.

At this time, Sheng Hong's personal servant Dongrong's voice came from outside the house to report: "Master, someone has brought it."

"Haha, we're finally here!" Sheng Hong beamed with joy when he heard this. He slapped his thigh and stood up. He waved to Wei Shuyi and said, "Come on, I'm sorry, let's go out and take a look."

Wei Shuyi followed Sheng Hong out of the house with doubts, and Wei Chen, Minglan Xiaodie and others also followed.

Wei Chen came close to Minglan and whispered: "Call me brother."

"not called!"

Minglan refused simply.

Wei Chen smiled and wanted to hold Ming Lan's chubby hand again. Unexpectedly, the little girl in front of him was much smarter than Xiao Tao. She ducked away with a twist of her butt and made a face at Wei Chen as if to demonstrate.

Seeing Minglan showing off her power to him, Wei Chen felt angry and funny, but he had nothing to do with her and had to pretend he didn't see anything.

When everyone came outside the house, they saw about a dozen servants lined up in three rows, all with their heads lowered and standing in silence.

Dong Rong saluted Sheng Hong and said: "My lord, there are two first-class female envoys, three second-class female envoys, four third-class female envoys, two errand boys, and four rough maids who wash and sweep." Master, a total of fifteen servants are here."

"so many people?"

Sheng Hong's brows jumped. This was the first time he saw these servants sent by Sheng Wei. He thought that five or six of them would be enough to support the sky. He didn't expect that Sheng Wei would mobilize so many people, from first-class female envoys to rough envoys. The mother-in-law has a complete set of 15 people.

With this configuration, it is not much worse than Linqige.

No, I have to lose a few no matter what!

Sheng Hong intended to reduce the number of people, but after glancing at Wei Chen behind him, he couldn't make the decision.

Sheng Hong took this matter over just to give Wei Chen a favor, but in the end he did it in such a bad way in front of others, wouldn't Sheng Hong become a villain instead?

But if all these people are really placed in Qinyun Court, and the specifications are obviously exceeded, not only Lin Xiaoniang will cry in front of him, Sheng Hong, but even the eldest lady will probably come to question the crime.

How should we deal with these servants?

For a moment, Sheng Hong hesitated.

Chapter 77

"Lord, who are these people?"

Wei Shuyi saw a bunch of unfamiliar faces standing at the foot of the stairs, and couldn't help but feel a little uneasy, and looked at Sheng Hong timidly.

Sheng Wei was still worried about how to place these people, so he responded casually: "Oh, these people are sent by my eldest cousin. When he heard that you were pregnant, he sent some capable people to serve in your courtyard."

"How does this work!"

Sheng Hong's careless words fell on Wei Shuyi's ears, but they made her panic.

If Sheng Hong sent three or five more people to take care of her because of her pregnancy, Wei Shu would accept it.

But now there are 15 people!

Even Wei Ruixuan and Lin Qige only have twenty or thirty servants. How can her small Qinyun Court be compared with those two places?

The eldest lady has a rough temperament and a sharp tongue. She can only complain a few words to make Wei Shuyi look down on her.

But don’t forget, there is also Miss Lin, a sweet-talking and sword-loving girl!

If this matter reaches Lin Xiaoniang's ears and makes Lin Xiaoniang feel jealous of Wei Shuyi, I am afraid that Qinyun Yuan will never have a peaceful life in the future.

Thinking of the child in her belly, Wei Shuyi gritted his teeth and immediately knelt down to beg Sheng Hong to take his life back.

At this moment, I suddenly heard someone whispering softly in my ear: "Aunt, please relax, my nephew is here for everything."

Wei Shuyi was slightly startled when he heard this, stopped kneeling, and looked at Wei Chen behind him in surprise.

Wei Chen responded with a gentle smile, then took a few steps forward to Sheng Hong and asked, "Uncle, are all these servants here to serve my aunt?"

"Exactly."

Although Sheng Hong was quite upset at the moment, he always had an approachable smile on his face when talking to Wei Chen.

"Uncle is really thoughtful!"

Wei Chen deliberately ignored the fact that the person was sent by Sheng Wei and solemnly bowed to Sheng Hong.

"Your words are serious, my nephew, it's just a matter of duty." Sheng Hong smiled and waved his hand, seemingly to be modest, but he did not deny Wei Chen's praise for him, and kept his cousin's credit without hesitation. Most of the time.

Seeing the grateful look in Wei Chen's eyes when he looked at him, Sheng Hong couldn't help but feel a little proud. With a wave of his hand, he handed over all the deeds of the dozen servants to Wei Shuyi.

Let's leave the future troubles to be solved slowly later. The atmosphere has been heightened to this point. Sheng Hong just wants to complete his outfit in front of Wei Chen today.

After Wei Chen left Yangzhou a few days later, he would quietly transfer the staff of Qinyun Academy to other places. Even with Wei Shuyi's gentle temperament, she would not dare to tell anyone about it.

Wei Shuyi looked at the deed handed over by Sheng Hong and wanted to refuse, but thinking of Wei Chen's previous words, he finally accepted it.

Holding a thick stack of deeds, Wei Shuyi's hands couldn't help shaking. Seeing this, Xiao Minglan silently stretched out her chubby hand and held her mother's hand.

After Sheng Hong finished pretending to be in front of Wei Chen, he thought he had won Wei Chen's favor, so he patted his butt and left with satisfaction, leaving room for Wei Chen to talk alone with Wei Shuyi.

After Sheng Hong left, Wei Shuyi told Xiaodie to settle the new servant, while he led Wei Chen into the house.

The two of them entered the inner room, and Wei Shuyi, who had been holding back for a long time, finally restrained himself.

Unable to hold on any longer, he held up the stack of deeds and asked, "Why did the Sheng family suddenly show kindness to me for no reason and send so many servants to me? Brother Chen, tell me, are you something behind my back? "

In terms of intelligence, Wei Shuyi is as good as anyone. She can see through everything today. In fact, Wei Chen is secretly planning for her.

Seeing that he and Wei Shuyi were the only two people in the room, Wei Chen had no need to hide it and simply admitted: "Yes, I asked Uncle Sheng to help."

"Brother Chen, you are confused!"

Wei Shuyi heard Wei Chen's words and said sadly: "I understand you have good intentions, but do you know that not only will you not be able to help me, it will also make my situation in the Sheng family even more difficult!"

"Aunt, don't worry."

Wei Chen explained patiently: "My nephew knows that my aunt had no favor from her master at home, and no support from her natal family outside. Her family and life were all in the hands of others. For the sake of her cousins, her aunt could only bear the humiliation and bear the burden, and lived a cautious life, for fear of causing Wei Rui to suffer. The hostility between Xuan and Lin Qige. But now it is different."

"Different, what's the difference?" Wei Shu asked puzzledly.

"The 15 people outside are all natives of Youyang who I asked Uncle Sheng to carefully select. They all have clean family backgrounds, are loyal and willing to work. I have also made arrangements for their families in Youyang, and there will never be any second thoughts."

Wei Chen looked at Wei Shuyi and said with a smile: "My nephew believes that with my aunt's intelligence and these loyal servants, I will be able to run Qinyun Court like an iron bucket, where a needle cannot be inserted and water cannot be poured." Enter."

Hearing that Wei Chen had worked so hard for him behind the scenes, Wei Shuyi felt a warm current welling up from his heart, refreshing his heart and spleen. However, even though he was moved, Wei Shuyi still couldn't let go of his doubts.

"The monthly money for servants in the house is all distributed by the public servants. There is no way around it. Except for the fact that Shouan Hall is a self-contained entity, no matter which house the servants are in, they will eventually be controlled by the housekeeper. Over time, people's hearts will inevitably change! "

Wei Shuyi's worries are also very realistic. If the problem of salary payment is not solved, even if those servants are really loyal when they first come to Qinyun Court, they will be corrupted and won over sooner or later. No matter how many people there are, they will just be decorations.

"This is also simple." Wei Chen wrote lightly: "On the basis of the monthly payment at home, privately give another payment to the people in Qinyun Court, and it will be more generous than the ordinary monthly payment."

Wei Shuyi said helplessly: "Brother Chen, you really don't know how expensive firewood and rice are. Look at my courtyard. I can't even make a charcoal fire. How can I support so many people?"

"Aunt, what do you think this is?"

Wei Chen said with a smile and took out ten banknotes from his arms, each with a face value of 100 taels printed on them.

"A banknote of 1000 taels?"

Wei Shuyi looked at it intently and took a breath of cold air.

Wei Chen pushed the silver note in front of Wei Shuyi and said softly: "With 1000 taels of silver, you can afford to support even a dozen more servants, let alone fifteen or six servants in your courtyard. "

Wei Shuyi looked at the banknotes in front of him with a complicated expression: "Did you earn all this money by running a wine shop with the Sheng family's family?"

"Yes, and this is just part of it. The family still has savings of ten thousand taels, and the dividends this year will only be more."