"Brother!"
Standing in front of the Dongfu Gate, Minglan couldn't help but urge Sheng Changquan: "Let's go in quickly!"
Because Shulan was in her mind, Minglan didn't want to waste any more time now. She just wanted to find Pinlan as soon as possible and complete her plan.
Yes, Minglan thought about it all night yesterday and finally came up with a good idea.
The breakthrough point of her method is Shulan's biological sister, Pinlan.
Pinlan is the legitimate daughter of Uncle Sheng Wei's family, and she is also Sister Shulan's most beloved biological sister. The two of them have been very close since they were children, and their relationship is even better.
If Pinlan knew that her sister was living such a difficult life, she would definitely make a fuss, and as long as Pinlan made a fuss, the old lady would naturally know about it.
After all, the Shengwei couple would never dare to continue to hide this from the eldest lady under her orders!
"good!"
Seeing Minglan's anxious look, Sheng Changquan smiled slightly, appearing unhurried.
Although he could understand her thoughts, Dang Sheng Changquan understood one thing better, that is, he should remain calm during major events.
The more urgent you are about something, the more slowly you have to do it. You must not make mistakes because of your haste, which will cause greater consequences for yourself.
Sheng Changquan first waved to the handler of his own carriage and signaled him to stop the carriage by himself, then he turned around leisurely and slowly followed Minglan towards the front.
Compared with Minglan's somewhat panicky behavior, Sheng Changquan's movements were slow and unhurried, showing the style of a general!
The concierge of the East Mansion knew Minglan and knew that she was a girl from the West Mansion, so he did not dare to stop her. Although he did not know who the man beside her was, it was obviously not something that a servant of his could worry about.
Therefore, the concierge just said hello to the two of them in a flattering manner and sent them into the house in a very sensible manner.
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Dongfu.
When the Minglan siblings entered the mansion, they bypassed a long corridor and passed a large flower rockery garden before arriving at the front hall of the East Mansion where guests were entertained.
Although Youyang is not as prosperous as Beijing, the luxury of the wealthy families here is not far behind.
Among them, although they are not as profound as the wealthy families in Bianliang, the scenery is also unique.
Not to mention anything else, just talking about the appearance of Dongfu, the various buildings in it are extremely impressive.
Everywhere you look, you can see the beautiful scenery of the south of the Yangtze River. I am afraid that when the house was built, a lot of money was spent and top craftsmen were invited to work. Otherwise, this East Mansion would never be as beautiful as it is now.
And just when Sheng Changquan was secretly amazed at the Sheng family's financial resources, their siblings had already arrived at their destination.
The front hall was filled with a large family.
At this time, a white-headed and kind-hearted, kind-hearted old lady was holding a peach-patterned longevity crutch and was sitting steadily in the hall. She was clearly the eldest lady, the ancestor of Dongfu.
To the left of the old lady are sitting a man and a woman. The man has a wide mouth, a square nose, a beard, and a shrewd and steady expression. The woman is graceful, dignified, and quite wealthy. Both of them are middle-aged. They looked like Minglan's elder uncle, Sheng Wei, and their eldest aunt, Li Shi.
Opposite the Sheng Wei couple, there were a group of younger brothers and girls sitting. They were the Minglan siblings' second cousin Chang Song, second cousin Wen Shi, third cousin Chang Wu, and fourth cousin Pin. orchid.
Obviously, they were waiting for Sheng Changquan to come to their door.
Seeing this, Sheng Changquan immediately quickened his pace and walked into the front hall ahead of Minglan.
He first bowed with a respectful expression, bowed to the eldest lady in the hall, and said in greeting: "I have met Grandma Cong before!"
Then, he turned towards the direction of Sheng Wei and his wife, bowed his head again, and said, "I've met my uncle, I've met my aunt!"
However, before Sheng Changquan had time to say hello to the remaining brothers and sisters, the eldest lady sitting in the hall couldn't help but call out.
"Brother Quan?"
"Is it Brother Quan?"
The old lady is old, and her eyesight is a little unclear.
Although she had heard from her family members who was the one who came here, after Sheng Changquan spoke, the eldest lady still couldn't help but ask more questions, wanting to call him forward so that she could have a good look.
"Brother Quan, is that you?"
"Come closer and let me see!"
Among the children of the second family of the Sheng family, apart from Sheng Changbai, it is Sheng Changquan who has spent the longest time with the eldest family.
However, because of Sheng Changbai's temperament, that is, his always upright and serious face, in the heart of the eldest lady, among Sheng Hong's three sons, Sheng Changquan was the one she liked the most.
Of course, this is inevitably due to Old Madam Sheng. After all, Sheng Changquan grew up under the old lady's knees.
But there is another deeper reason for Dafang's lineage and Mrs. Sheng.
"Grandma, it's me!"
Seeing the eldest lady showing such true feelings, Sheng Changquan couldn't help but feel a little moved.
He walked a few steps quickly and quickly came to the old lady, gently supported her and said softly: "Grandma, Chang Quan is back!"
"It is indeed the grand-nephew's fault for troubling grandma to worry about her so much!"
In fact, Sheng Changquan should call the eldest lady "grandmother". However, because of the close relationship between the two families, and Sheng Changquan guessed that the eldest lady might prefer him to be called "grandmother", so he also called him "grandmother" in the following terms. After some adjustments, I secretly replaced it with the word "grandmother".
Sure enough, after hearing Sheng Changquan's response, the old lady smiled even happier.
"Ha ha!"
"Mom, I'm afraid it's only Brother Quan who will make you smile so happily!"
Seeing Sheng Changquan and the old lady looking like real grandparents, Sheng Wei couldn't help but joke.
"Yes, the officer is right!"
Mrs. Li on the side also smiled and joined in the fun and said, "Mom, you really like Brother Quan very much!"
"If someone who doesn't know this sees it, they will think that Changquan's nephew is your grandson!"
Sheng Wei was really joking when he spoke, but his wife Li was different.
Although she spoke with a smile, the meaning in her words was full of a strange smell, as if she was secretly accusing the old lady of liking her grandnephew more than her own grandson.
After all, in addition to the wrong tone, she also added the word "nephew", which seemed to remind the old lady of the difference between closeness and distance.
"snort!"
In response to this, the old lady couldn't help but snorted coldly, and her face suddenly darkened!
Although the old lady's eyesight is not good, her ears can still hear, so she can naturally hear clearly and know the "good words" from Mr. Li's mouth!
"If your sons can be as successful as Brother Quan, just come back and be a scholar for me!"
"Then old lady, I treat them the same way!"
But the old lady didn't show any weakness at all, she blocked her away with just one sentence.
"Ah...this..."
When Mrs. Li saw her mother-in-law's reaction being so strong, her expression suddenly changed, and even her speech was somewhat hesitant.
At this time, the scene suddenly became a little embarrassing.
Not only Sheng Wei and Li didn't know what to say, but even the juniors such as Changsong and Changwu kept their heads down and didn't dare to speak, for fear of getting burned and bumping into their elders.
After all, if children like them opened their mouths, they would either offend their mother or their grandmother. The two powers were balanced, but it was better to keep their mouths shut.
Seeing this, Sheng Wei and his wife couldn't help but look at the Minglan siblings opposite, hoping that the two of them could make peace and reconcile the situation.
However, what Minglan values most is his younger brother.
She was already hesitant when she saw that Li was deliberately targeting Sheng Changquan. In Minglan's heart, she did not speak out against her because of the friendship between the two families and because the other party was the elder. She could not say anything nice for Mr. Li.
As for Sheng Changquan, that is even more impossible!
You know, he is not a master who is willing to suffer losses. As for Shulan's matter this time, if it weren't for Minglan's strong request and he was still thinking about Shulan's kindness to him back then, Sheng Changquan would probably still I really don't want to get involved in this matter.
Not to mention, Sheng Wei and his family were secretly planning a second home.
After all, according to the wishes of Shengwei and his wife, it seems that the second bedroom should take the initiative to deal with Shulan's matter.
"Mother, madam, that's not what she meant!"
"She...she just envies the way you are affectionate to Brother Quan!"
Seeing that no one spoke up for his wife, Sheng Wei had no choice but to speak on his own and smooth things over: "Besides, how can Changsong and Changwu be as good as Brother Quan?"
"As far as their two minds are concerned, they all follow me!"
"It's not material for studying at all!"
Sheng Wei deliberately used his two children to laugh at himself, hoping to adjust the atmosphere between the DPRK and China.
After all, Sheng Wei still felt sorry for the woman who had raised four children for him, so he couldn't help but secretly put aside his dignity and begged his mother for mercy in an almost pleading tone.
"snort!"
Seeing her son making jokes like this, and there were juniors like Changsong and others present, the eldest lady could only snort coldly, and then let the incident go without further investigation.
However, immediately after, she turned her head and directly pulled Sheng Changquan and said, "Brother Quan, don't take your aunt's harsh words to heart!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Li's face suddenly turned green!
Sour words!
acid……
At this time, Mrs. Li felt really embarrassed!
Embarrassing!
In other words, Li didn't have superpowers. Otherwise, she would definitely want to teleport away and leave this place that made her extremely uncomfortable.
"Hey!"
In fact, even Sheng Changquan was quite surprised.
He really didn't expect the old lady to be so tough!
He didn't save any face for his daughter-in-law, and directly exposed the bad thoughts in Mr. Li's heart.
At this time, the eldest lady didn't care what her daughter-in-law Li thought, she just continued: "Her!"
"It's just because I've been so busy taking care of Chang Wu's marriage these days that I'm a little angry!"
"That's why I said such ignorant words!"
As she spoke, the eldest lady turned her head and glanced at her daughter-in-law, her eyes full of dissatisfaction with her.
"Brother Quan, just for the sake of my wife, don't be the same as her!"
After the eldest lady said this, she held Sheng Changquan's hand tightly, as if she was pleading for Mrs. Li.
Of course, the eldest lady was really saying good things for Mr. Li, but her attitude was a bit strange, as she seemed to value Sheng Changquan too much.
"Grandma, what are you talking about?"
Sheng Changquan looked at the eldest lady with a smile and said solemnly: "Auntie is just envious of your old lady's love for me. There is nothing sour as to say anything!"
"Chang Quan has no weird ideas at all. Grandma, you are worrying too much!"
Sheng Changquan smiled slightly, as if he didn't take what Li said into his heart at all.
However, the eldest lady did not speak. She just looked at Sheng Changquan with her old eyes, full of sincere pleading!
"Uh-huh!"
When Sheng Changquan saw the old lady's eyes like this, he was immediately shocked!
The little thought that was still in my heart suddenly melted away like snowflakes meeting flames.
In fact, Sheng Changquan was really a little unhappy when Mr. Li said those sour words.
After all, he came here to help their Shulan this time. Not to mention whether this matter could be successful, but the friendship within him was definitely worthy of Li's gratitude.
Unexpectedly, she turned out to be so petty, even the old lady couldn't bear to like him!
Furthermore, even if Ms. Li didn't know Sheng Changquan's good intentions, she said that Sheng Changquan came to visit as her nephew, which was considered a guest. How could she, an aunt, say such things to her nephew?
It can be seen from this that Li's character is not that good. At the very least, she is definitely responsible for Shulan's bad temper of being submissive!
"Grandma, don't worry, I really didn't keep it in mind!"
Facing the old lady's muddy but sincere eyes, Sheng Changquan gently made such a promise in the old lady's ear.
"……good!"
Seeing what Sheng Changquan said sincerely, the eldest lady paused for a long time and finally laughed.
On the side, when Sheng Wei saw that the scene had become harmonious again, he immediately signaled his wife with his eyes, telling her to go out so that she would not upset the old lady by staying here.
To be honest, although Sheng Wei is a man of many calculations, he is extremely filial to his mother, especially because of his childhood experience, he has been extremely admiring of the old lady. Therefore, it is surprising that he can have such thoughts. Not surprising either.
Seeing this, Mrs. Li had no choice but to ask the old lady for instructions.
"Mother!"
"Then... my daughter-in-law... will go down first to prepare for the banquet."
The old lady didn't pay any attention to this. She just waved her hand in disgust and motioned for Mr. Li to leave on her own.
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