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Mrs. Shen looked at her girl suspiciously and asked tentatively.
In response, Shen Jun said nothing, just blushed and slowly lowered his head.
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Sheng family, Hanhaitang.
When Sheng Changquan walked in, Sheng Hong and Sheng Changbai were already sitting on their seats waiting for him.
"Father Wan'an, second brother Wan'an!"
Although they haven't seen each other for a long time, they are all a family after all, so the three of them are still as harmonious as before.
"Um."
Seeing his smartest son walking in, Sheng Hong's eyes narrowed unconsciously, and he felt quite happy and proud of him.
However, even so, Sheng Hong's face remained calm, without showing a trace of emotion. He just maintained a serious attitude, playing the image of a strict father.
However, Sheng Changbai next to him showed a rare smile and said softly: "Haha, Xiao Qi, you are back!"
Because there were no outsiders, Sheng Changbai also called Sheng Changquan in a more intimate way: "Xiao Qi, come and sit down quickly. Second brother has something to ask you!"
Sheng Changbai waved his hand at Sheng Changquan and motioned for him to sit next to him.
"Yes, second brother."
Sheng Changquan first glanced at Sheng Hong, who was silent, and then quickly walked to Sheng Changbai's side and sat down.
"Second brother, what's wrong with you?"
After Sheng Changquan sat down, he couldn't help but look at him and asked.
But after hearing Sheng Changquan's question, Sheng Changbai did not answer directly. Instead, he asked, "Xiao Qi, you went to Shen Shangshu's house today, right?"
"Yes, Not Bad!"
Sheng Changquan did not hide anything: "Because I have been friends with Mr. Shen's son Shen Li for many years, and we have made an agreement a long time ago, so I went to the Shen Mansion today to meet with Mr. Shen and his family."
"Um."
"This is what it should be, Xiaoqi, you are a junior, so it should be like this."
After Sheng Changbai nodded, he pondered for a while, and suddenly asked: "But, Xiao Qi, have you seen Mr. Shen today?"
Because everyone knew that the central government of the imperial court was busy with government affairs, Sheng Changbai and others did not know whether Sheng Changquan had seen Shen Shouzheng. After all, the Sheng family at this time was not qualified enough to allow Shen Shouzheng to stay in the house.
Of course, it would be a different situation if Shen Shouzheng valued Sheng Changquan.
At this time, not only did Sheng Changbai's face become serious, but even Sheng Hong, who was pretending to be calm, quietly pricked up his ears and listened more carefully.
"Haha, second brother, I have certainly seen Mr. Shen's face."
Sheng Changquan smiled slightly, and then briefly told what happened today.
He even vaguely mentioned the things about the Shen family and the Yu family. However, Sheng Changquan didn't say anything about the letter written by Shen Shouzheng. He just said that he had done the Shen family a big favor by contacting him. Mr. Yu Ge.
Both Sheng Hong and Sheng Changbai were shocked by this!
"Changquan, you!"
"you……"
When Sheng Hong heard the news at first, he was shocked and angry!
Shanda, who has been cautious all his life, was immediately afraid, worried that Sheng Changquan's action would threaten the safety of the Sheng family.
However, Shanda Ren thought about it again and suddenly felt that the matter was not so pessimistic. It seemed that there was still a lot of room for improvement. Therefore, his tone slowly became quieter. At the same time, his face showed His expression also recovered again.
"Hmph! Chang Quan, you are so brave!"
"How dare you get involved in this matter!"
Sheng Hong had a straight face and stared at Sheng Changquan gloomily, with an expression of arrogance and anger.
"Father, don't be impatient!"
Seeing Sheng Hong's reaction, Sheng Changquan shook his head unhurriedly.
"Actually, this matter hasn't started yet!"
Sheng Changquan knew how Sheng Hong was feeling at this time, so he quickly explained: "Besides, what if I made an appointment with Mr. Shen's elder Yu Ge? As long as we don't tell, how will outsiders know?"
"What's more, it doesn't matter even if you know!"
Sheng Changquan gave his answer very calmly: "After all, the main responsibility for this matter lies with my son. When the time comes, as long as you, father, insist that you don't know, no one else can blame you."
"This way, nothing will happen to our Sheng family."
"Nonsense!"
As soon as Sheng Changquan finished speaking, Sheng Hong shouted: "What about you?"
"what would you do?"
"Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to enter officialdom in the future?"
For Sheng Changquan to ignore his future so much, Sheng Hong's heart suddenly burst into anger!
"hehe!"
Faced with Sheng Hong's anger, Sheng Changquan smiled lightly and said, "Father, if you want to enter officialdom, I'm afraid it won't be those people's turn to make the decision, right?"
"As long as my son's articles are good enough, then there is no need to worry too much about this matter!"
"you!"
Seeing Sheng Changquan's confident look, Sheng Hong was immediately speechless.
Originally, he was planning to say something to warn Sheng Changquan to prevent him from becoming complacent and failing. However, when Shanda Man thought of the articles he wrote to him yesterday, he suddenly couldn't say anything.
There is no way, it's really because the articles Sheng Changquan wrote yesterday were really good, and their skills were even higher than that of his father.
Sheng Hong asked himself, considering Sheng Changquan's writing power, if he failed to win this time, the reason must not be due to him. On the contrary, I am afraid that there may be something wrong with today's talent recruitment ceremony. Bigger.
In other words, if Sheng Changquan failed this time, it must be because of fraud in this provincial examination!
Of course, this is only Sheng Hong's personal opinion. The specifics are not that simple. However, this also reflects Sheng Changquan's strength from the side.
"Father, what Xiao Qi did is not necessarily wrong!"
At this time, Sheng Changbai, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke.
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"snort!"
Hearing Sheng Changbai's words, Sheng Hong snorted coldly!
However, after venting his anger, Sheng Hong did not continue to have an attack. He just straightened his back and looked at Sheng Changbai quietly, apparently ready to hear what he had to say.
"Father!"
Sheng Changbai stood up, bowed respectfully to Sheng Hong, and then said, "Actually, my son thinks that Xiao Qi's approach is a good move."
Although he said this, there was a little apology in Sheng Changbai's voice.
There was no way, after all, Sheng Changbai's statement was a refutation of Shanda people. As his son, he naturally had to apologize.
"Good move?"
Hearing what Sheng Changbai said, Sheng Hong couldn't help but cast a sidelong glance at the two brothers opposite him, and said sarcastically: "What kind of good move is this?"
"This is simply a bad move!"
Sheng Hong scoffed at this.
He slowly stood up from his seat, put his hands behind his back, and said in a deep voice: "Not to mention whether this matter will arouse other people's hostility towards my Sheng family, let's just say that he is a young scholar and has no official status. How dare you get involved in the affairs between the first-rank ministers in the court?"
Sheng Hong turned around, glared at Sheng Changquan fiercely, and said with hatred: "Who do you think you are? How dare you act so arbitrarily?"
"I see, your six years of studying abroad have probably made your heart wild!"
"You have simply lost the most basic sense of awe in this world!"
"If you don't stay vigilant, I'm afraid you won't be able to gain a foothold in the court in the future!"
Sheng Hong was still worried about Sheng Changquan's future. He felt that his most intelligent son seemed to be "crooked" and had even forgotten his caution as a child.
Sheng Changquan lowered his head and said nothing.
"Father!"
However, Sheng Changquan did not speak, but Sheng Changbai had different opinions.
"Father, my son feels that you haven't understood Xiao Qi's intention yet."
"Um?"
At this time, not only Sheng Hong was surprised, but even the silent Sheng Changquan was slightly stunned, not knowing what Sheng Changbai was going to say.
"Father!"
Sheng Changbai took two quick steps in the direction of his father and came directly to Sheng Hong. He lowered his voice and said, "Actually, if you think about it carefully, no matter whether this matter succeeds or fails, it will not affect us in the end. From the Sheng family."
In order to prevent Sheng Hong from thinking clearly, Sheng Changbai simply opened it up and explained it in detail.
"Father, if you think about it, it's good that it's done."
"Xiao Qi can take advantage of the situation and establish a relationship with the Shen family. From now on, whether in the imperial examination or official career, he can borrow from Lord Shen to support himself."
"But if it doesn't work, actually, the problem won't be big."
After talking about the good points, Sheng Changbai also began to analyze the bad sides.
"After all, Master Shen is not weak in the court. Even if he fails to join the cabinet this time, he will not lose much power. At most, he will have to lurk for a while in the future!"
"It just so happens that Lord Shen can take this opportunity to avoid the fight between the two kings!"
Sheng Changbai saw clearly and knew that Shen Shouzheng's entry into the cabinet would not cause much loss regardless of success or failure. After all, he was a capable minister in the emperor's heart. As long as the officials valued him, the Shen family would be fine.
What's more, their Shandong Shen family's fundamentals are not weak, so they are not afraid of this dispute at all.
"this……"
When Sheng Hong heard what Sheng Changbai said, he couldn't help but think slowly for a while.
I have to say that what Sheng Changbai said is indeed reasonable.
"And, father!"
Before Sheng Changbai finished speaking, he continued: "Even if Xiao Qi fails to succeed in this matter, based on Xiao Qi's relationship with Master Shen, Master Shen will definitely give him a hand at that time no matter what!"
After Sheng Changbai said this, he didn't say anything more, but the other two people present also knew the other meaning of his words, that is, based on the friendship between Sheng Changquan and Shen Li, he had already been labeled as a member of the Shen family. mark.
Unless there was some special reason, when Sheng Changquan entered the court, he would naturally side with the Shen family.
After listening to everything Sheng Changbai said, the expression on Sheng Hong's face became a little strange. He seemed worried, seemed happy, and even a little bit envious.
However, these expressions were fleeting, but no one could see them clearly.
"well!"
After a long silence, Sheng Hong finally recovered his thoughts, and then sighed: "Bai'er, what you said is indeed reasonable!"
"But!"
"No matter whether this matter succeeds or not, it will still offend people!"
Sheng Hong did not clearly say who he offended, but Sheng Changbai and Sheng Changquan both knew what he meant and understood that he was referring to the political opponents of the Shen family.
"Father!"
Seeing that Sheng Hong was still worried about offending others, Sheng Changbai couldn't help but persuade him softly: "How can you not offend others in this world?"
"When necessary, we must abandon some people and invest in others!"
"this……"
Sheng Hong was speechless when he heard his most trusted eldest son speaking like this.
However, it’s no wonder. After all, in addition to having wide acquaintances, the most important thing in Shanda people’s officialdom is not to offend others. Whether they are superior officials, colleagues, or his own officials, Sheng Hong values harmony and tries not to offend others. Cause trouble.
Therefore, Sheng Changbai's statement and Sheng Changquan's actions were unacceptable to Shanda people for a while.
"father!"
Sheng Changquan saw that Sheng Hong's attitude had softened a bit, so he couldn't help but stepped forward and quietly opened his mouth.
However, Sheng Changquan was also a thief. When he saw that Sheng Hong's anger had subsided, he secretly changed his name, hoping to bring the two closer together and gently awaken the other's "downtime" fatherly love.
"father!"
Sheng Changquan called out softly again, and then said: "Actually, according to the relationship between my son and the Shen family, whether I help or not, it has already been marked with the Shen family's mark."
"So, my son thinks that since he can't be neutral, he might as well completely lean to one side. Maybe the rewards will be even greater!"
Regarding this, both Sheng Hong and Sheng Changbai knew what Sheng Changquan meant and understood his thoughts.
a long time.
"That's it!"
Sheng Hong finally reluctantly accepted this "bleak" reality.
He waved his hand at Sheng Changquan and said weakly: "Since you have agreed to this, Changquan, there is no way for us to turn back."
"You...just go ahead and do it!"
Sheng Hong paused, and finally said helplessly: "Even if it doesn't work, our Sheng family can still keep you!"
"father!"
Hearing this last sentence, Sheng Changquan couldn't help but feel a little moved.
To be honest, although Sheng Hong is relatively "confused" about some things, he still cares about his children, especially the three men, which is even more speechless.
You must know that in this world, except for the legitimate sons and daughters, the children of concubines are basically half-house slaves.
Regardless of the fact that the concubines and concubines from aristocratic families are all good, in fact, they are even more miserable!
Although they will be carefully cultivated and will not be abused, it is also more difficult for them to get ahead.
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