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The old lady of the Sheng family lives in Shou'an Hall, which is also a relatively quiet and peaceful courtyard in the backyard. In addition to the old lady, there is also Sheng Hualan, the eldest daughter of the Sheng family. Sheng Hualan was raised by the old lady since she was a child.

When Sheng Hong and his wife arrived at Shou'an Hall, Old Lady Sheng was teaching Sheng Hualan how to read the account books.

Before she got married, Mrs. Sheng was a famous noble lady in Tokyo. She was outstanding among the many ladies in Tokyo city. She knew almost everything that women knew.

As the eldest daughter of the Sheng family, Hualan will definitely get married and become the mistress of the family in the future. A mistress of the family must know how to read account books, so in this regard, Old Lady Sheng teaches her very seriously.

Suddenly seeing Sheng Hong and his wife coming together, Old Lady Sheng frowned slightly and stopped teaching.

"Mother."

Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu both bowed respectfully.

There were many rules in ancient feudal dynasties, but the Song Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety, with filial piety ranked first, so etiquette in this regard was given more importance.

Old Madam Sheng asked them to stand up. She naturally understood her illegitimate son and daughter-in-law, and knew that except for paying their respects, they would not be willing to come to her courtyard unless there was nothing else.

"You guys are actually free to come to my place today?"

Sheng Hong lowered his head and said, "Mother, your words make your son ashamed."

Old Madam Sheng waved her hand: "Okay, just say whatever you want to say. I still have to teach Huaer how to read the account book."

Sheng Hong walked forward with a smile and showed the visiting card in his hand: "Mother, it's strange to say that today a servant who claimed to be the third son of the Marquis Zhongjing Mansion in Tokyo suddenly sent a visiting card to our house, but we don't know anyone from the Marquis Zhongjing Mansion at all, and we don't understand why they sent a visiting card, so we came to complain to you."

"Zhongjinghou Mansion?"

Old Madam Sheng's expression paused obviously, and Sheng Hong, who was good at observing people's expressions, suddenly sensed something.

"Mother, do you know the Zhongjing Marquis Mansion?"

Old Mrs. Sheng didn't say anything, but her expression suddenly became very nostalgic. After a moment, she spoke softly.

"If it's the Zhongjing Marquis Mansion, an old woman like me would really know the reason."

Sheng Hong was overjoyed: "Mother, you know the reason, what's going on? Our family has nothing to do with the Marquis Zhongjing's Mansion. Why would the third son of the Marquis suddenly send a visiting card?"

Wang Ruofu and Hua Lan also looked at Old Madam Sheng with curiosity. Although they didn't know how glorious the old lady was in the past, they knew that even in Tokyo, she was still a very prestigious person. It was not surprising that she knew people from the Marquis Zhongjing's Mansion.

Old Madam Sheng sighed and said, "To be honest, the Marquis Zhongjing Mansion is somewhat related to me. The Marquis Zhongjing Mansion and the Marquis Yongyi Mansion are in-laws. The current Marquis's wife is my second brother's legitimate daughter, and my niece. It's just that I only met her a few times when she was a child. It's been decades since I last saw her."

Sheng Hong and his wife didn't dare to say anything, because they all knew that it was for the Sheng family that Old Lady Sheng severed ties with her natal family, the Yongyi Marquis Mansion.

"That means the third son of the Marquis Zhongjing's mansion is your nephew's grandson, mother?"

"In terms of blood relationship, that's right."

Sheng Hong was relieved now: "No wonder he sent a visiting card, it turned out to be because of mother. It seems that he must have been asked by the lady of the Marquis's Mansion to visit. Mother, I didn't know there was such a relationship."

But who knew that Old Lady Sheng's face was not looking good, and she snorted: "I haven't contacted them for many years. If you hadn't mentioned it today, I would have almost forgotten it."

Sheng Hong quickly apologized with a smile. He didn't dare to say anything more about this matter. No matter what, he was able to live until now thanks to the old lady's care.

Old Madam Sheng pondered and said, "Tomorrow you will entertain him according to the rules. If he says he wants to see me, you can bring him here."

She hadn't been in touch with her family for decades, so she was somewhat excited when a nephew and grandson suddenly came. Even though her relationship with her was quite distant, if we counted the blood relationship, she was closer to him than anyone else in the Sheng Mansion.

"Yes, mother."

After Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu left, the old lady did not continue to teach Sheng Hualan, but sat there, not knowing what she was thinking about.

Young Sheng Hualan was very curious. She had been with her grandmother for many years and had never seen her grandmother look so sad.

She could sense that, although her grandmother didn't say anything, she was definitely looking forward to meeting the young master of the Marquisate, whom she had yet to meet.

The next morning, Zhou Chen put on expensive clothes, cleaned himself up, and then left Li Mansion in a carriage and went straight to Sheng Mansion.

Li's residence was not far from Sheng's residence. It only took half an hour by carriage to get there. After getting off the carriage and notifying everyone, the main gate of Sheng's residence opened soon after and several people walked out. Leading them was none other than Yangzhou Tongpan Sheng Hong.

Logically speaking, the two families could be considered related, and Sheng Hong was the elder, so he shouldn't come out to greet them personally. However, there was a huge gap between the Sheng Mansion and the Marquis' Mansion, and apart from Sheng Hong, the Sheng Mansion couldn't send anyone else to greet them, so Sheng Hong had to open the main gate and come out to greet them himself.

Sheng Hong was a man who was good at dealing with people. As soon as he saw Zhou Chen, he knew that he was the protagonist and immediately went up to him with a smile.

"This must be the Third Young Master, he is so handsome and heroic."

Although Zhou Chen had never seen Sheng Hong, he guessed that this person was Sheng Hong, so he smiled.

"Meet Master Sheng."

Sheng Hong said with a smile: "Third Young Master, you are too polite. I just found out that we are actually relatives. If you don't mind, you can just call me uncle."

If Sheng Hong was Madam Sheng's biological son, then according to blood relationship, Zhou Chen should call him uncle, but Sheng Hong also knew his own limitations and didn't mention it at all.

Zhou Chen also took the opportunity to call out: "Uncle Sheng, I apologize for my intrusive visit today."

"We are all family, so don't be shy, don't be shy."

Sheng Hong was very polite. He was very happy to have such a relative, so how could he be so formal as to be so polite.

"My dear nephew, please come inside."

Zhou Chen waved his hand, and Shui Quan followed with his guards, carrying two boxes. It was his first visit, so of course he couldn't go empty-handed.

Sheng Hong deliberately brought Zhou Chen to the main hall, and Wang Ruofu, the eldest lady of the Sheng family, was already waiting in the main hall. When she saw someone coming, she immediately stood up with a smile on her face.

After Sheng Hong introduced him, Zhou Chen took the initiative to politely salute: "Hello, Madam."

Wang Ruofu smiled and said, "You're welcome. Please take a seat."

Zhou Chen asked Shui Quan to put down the things and said, "Uncle, Madam, I came from Tokyo. These are some specialties brought from Tokyo. Please don't dislike them, uncle and madam."

"What are you doing, nephew? You're here so you can just come. Why are you bringing anything with you? You're too polite." Sheng Hong was very polite in his polite remarks.

"It should, it should."

After some polite exchanges, Wang Ruofu asked the servants to move the things away, and the three of them sat down in the hall.

"Actually, I came here to send my teacher back home. When I arrived in Yangzhou, I found out that Uncle Sheng was an official there, so I came here to visit him."

Sheng Hong was very surprised: "Oh, my nephew's teacher lives in Yangzhou? I wonder who is your teacher?"

"The teacher's surname is Li, his given name is Zhang, and he was a Jinshi in the ninth year of Tiansheng."

When Sheng Hong heard this, he was filled with respect: "So it's Master Li. I've heard of Master Li's name a long time ago. He is a respected and admirable senior in Yangzhou."

He had indeed heard of Li Zhang, but that was just hearing about him. He was not familiar with him, and it was just a polite remark.

"The teacher is indeed knowledgeable and erudite. Without him, my brother and I would not have the knowledge we have today."

"Oh, my nephew and his elder brother also took part in the imperial examination?"

Sheng Hong became interested. From Zhou Chen's tone, it was obvious that he had achieved academic success. But he was from a marquisate after all. Could it be that he had actually taken part in the imperial examination?

This kind of thing is easy to find out, Zhou Chen did not hide it and said directly: "My elder brother was a first-class Jinshi in the previous year, and I just passed the autumn exam."

Sheng Hong's expression suddenly became solemn. Zhou Chen was the legitimate son of the Marquis, so his elder brother must be the eldest son and the future Marquis Zhongjing. It was really amazing that such a young Marquis could pass the imperial examination and become a top-ranking Jinshi.

As for Zhou Chen, he was even more curious: "I see that my nephew is not very old, but he has passed the autumn examination. He is really a young talent."

Wang Ruofu also showed her presence at this time, and said with a smile: "Yes, I think you are only about sixteen or seventeen years old. Did you pass the provincial examination so early?"

"Uncle, ma'am, I'm not happy. The boy has just turned sixteen."

"sixteen?"

Sheng Hong took a deep breath. He passed the provincial examination at the age of sixteen and became a juren. In a small place, it would not be an exaggeration to call him a child prodigy. Even in Bian Jing, it was not easy.

He was shocked by the talents of the Zhou Chen brothers and felt that the pair would become great in the future.

Wang Ruofu was much simpler than he thought. She kept looking at Zhou Chen and liked him more and more.

The young man is heroic, handsome, and of noble birth. His manners and speech are all of a noble character. Although he is young, one can tell at a glance that he has a promising future.

She couldn't help but think of her beloved eldest daughter Hualan, and thought that it would be great if Hualan could find a husband like this.

Zhou Chen chatted with Sheng Hong and his wife for a while, and then took the initiative to say that he wanted to pay a visit to the old lady. Sheng Hong and his wife were not surprised, knowing that this was Zhou Chen's real purpose, so the couple personally took Zhou Chen to Shou'an Hall.

Zhou Chen asked Shui Quan and the others to stay, and he followed Sheng Hong and his wife to the backyard.

Shou'an Hall is located in the backyard of the Sheng Mansion. It is a relatively secluded courtyard. Zhou Chen followed to the inner hall and soon met the old lady Sheng, whom he had admired for a long time.

Old Madam Sheng appears frequently in this drama and is one of the drama's soul characters. The old lady deserves half of the credit for Sheng Minglan's later achievements.

The old lady is a true wise person. To be honest, marrying into the Sheng family is really a waste of talent. She is an old lady that people admire from the bottom of their hearts, and she is also the mainstay of the Sheng family.

Zhou Chen was not a person who liked to kowtow. In all his years of life, he had kowtowed only a few times. However, this time, because of his relationship with Old Lady Sheng, he still knelt down respectfully and kowtowed after seeing her.

"My great-aunt Ci'an."

The old lady hurriedly stood up, walked over in three or two steps, and stretched out her hand to pull Zhou Chen up.

"Good boy, good boy, the ground is cold, get up quickly, get up quickly."

He pulled Zhou Chen up with both hands, and did not let go. He held Zhou Chen's hands with both hands and looked at Zhou Chen with tears in his eyes.

"Good boy, so pretty, and really similar to Hui Niang when she was a child."

In fact, the last time she saw her niece was when she was seven or eight years old. Her memory had long been vague, but when she saw Zhou Chen, she felt close to him and felt that he was similar to her.

Seeing the old lady pulling Zhou Chen to look non-stop, Sheng Hong coughed and said, "Mother, let's let my nephew sit down and talk first."

The old lady immediately patted the back of Zhou Chen's hand and said, "Look, you are getting old and confused. Brother Chen, come and sit next to me so that I can take a good look at you."

As she spoke, she pulled Zhou Chen to the opposite side of the bed where she was sitting and continued to look at him with a smile on her face.

For decades,

Chapter 1105: First meeting Hualan, the six brothers and sisters of the Sheng family

"How old is Chen?"

"Sixteen."

"Brother Chen, is your mother okay?"

"Grandma, my mother is very good..."

"........."

Old Madam Sheng took Zhou Chen's hand and chatted with him about some personal matters. In just a few words, she laughed several times and did not let go of Zhou Chen's hand, appearing to be very close to him.

However, Sheng Hong and Madam Wang felt a little restless and felt that they were a little redundant.

Old Mrs. Sheng seemed to have forgotten the two of them. Only Zhou Chen was left in her eyes. She listened to Zhou Chen talking with a kind and gentle smile on her face.

When she heard that Zhou Chen had passed the provincial examination and won the first place, she was greatly surprised.

Not to mention her, even Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu almost popped their eyes out of their heads.

"Brother Chen is still the top scholar. Mother Hui is so lucky. She gave birth to two literary stars."

Old Madam Sheng was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. As a noble lady from a marquis's mansion, she naturally knew what the top prize in the provincial examination meant. What's more, Zhou Chen was the top prize in the capital, which was of extremely high value.

Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu also praised him continuously, especially Wang Ruofu, whose eyes were fixed on Zhou Chen. She seemed to see that Zhou Chen's body had begun to radiate light, and there were countless voices calling out in her mind.

"Where can I find such a good son-in-law..."

Wang Ruofu couldn't be blamed for having wild thoughts. The main reason was that she didn't take care of the backyard and there was nothing going on usually. Her daughter was going to be an adult in a few years, and suddenly such an outstanding young man came, and he was the legitimate son of the Marquis. Isn't this a perfect son-in-law sent by God?

The old lady chatted with Zhou Chen for a while, then turned to look at Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu.

"You still have to go on duty, so you can still make it in time if you go now. If you have nothing else to do, you can go back first. Brother Chen will have lunch in my courtyard today."

Sheng Hong's expression froze, and Wang Ruofu shouted anxiously, "Mother..."

But before she could say anything, Sheng Hong pulled her and said to the old lady without changing his expression: "Mother, we will leave first."

After saying this, he took Madam Wang, who still wanted to stay, away.

After walking out of the yard, Wang Ruofu said unhappily, "Why are you pulling me? I still want to talk to Hua'er."

Sheng Hong really had no idea what to do with Wang Ruofu, who had no vision at all. As for his wife, it was really useless to teach her, as she could not be helped at all.

"The old lady has already kicked everyone out, and you still want to stay here?"

Wang Ruofu muttered, "Old lady, how could you not tell us that you have such a relative? If he hadn't come to our house suddenly, we wouldn't have known about him."

"Come on, this is the old lady's business, what does it have to do with you? I won't talk to you anymore, I have to go to the government office."

"Hey, why are you in such a hurry?"

Wang Ruofu stamped her feet in anger: "My God, what am I in this family?"

In Shou'an Hall, the old lady pulled Hua Lan beside her and introduced her to Zhou Chen with a smile.

"Brother Chen, this is your uncle's eldest daughter, Hualan. She is a few years younger than you, so she is your cousin."