"There's one more thing you need to do as soon as possible!"
Sheng Hong hurriedly bowed and raised his hands, and said respectfully: "Please give me your instructions, mother!"
"Mr. Wei gave birth to your children and continued the prosperity of the Sheng family. She almost died. This is a great achievement and cannot be ignored. I will ask your wife to go back to your hometown in Youyang someday and write the name of the Wei family into the Sheng family's genealogy. Above."
Sheng Hong's heart trembled, and he immediately said: "What the mother said is absolutely true, it was the son who was negligent!"
Mrs. Sheng waved her hand and began to see off the guests, "Okay, it's getting late and I'm tired too!"
Sheng Hong was still very respectful: "Then mother, have a good rest, my son has resigned!"
A few days later, Wang Zhong invited a matchmaker with generous gifts and came to visit Sheng Hong and the Wang family again. He formally asked Sheng Hong and the Wang family to marry Minglan. Sheng Hong happily agreed and took out his daughter's horoscope and sent it to Yuqing Temple outside the city to ask the real person to calculate it. Good times and auspicious days.
These are the three rites of Nacai, Asking for Names and Naji among the Three Books and Six Etiquettes.
Then comes the wedding ceremony, also known as the big gift. Simply put, the man selects an auspicious day and gifts to get engaged to the bride.
Then there are the invitations and personal greetings, which add up to the six rites in the three books and six rites.
In the city of Tokyo, countless people were eyeing Wang Zhong and wanted to marry him and marry their daughter to Wang Zhong. Naturally, Wang Zhong's request to marry the sixth daughter of the Sheng family could not be hidden from everyone.
Especially when everyone knew that the sixth daughter of the Sheng family was just a concubine, countless princes, nobles and nobles scolded Wang Zhong for being ignorant and would rather marry a concubine from a fifth-rank official family than a concubine. A noble girl from a high family as a wife.
However, in the clear stream of civil servants, Wang Zhong was willing to give up his promising future and marry the concubine of the Sheng family in order to repay the kindness of the Sheng family. However, this attracted the collective approval of the civil servants. He values love and righteousness, has noble conduct, and will not bend his back for five buckets of rice. He has the integrity of Mr. Wu Liu, and he suddenly became famous.
Word even spread from the palace, and even Emperor Jiayou was full of praise for Wang Zhong's repayment of kindness, praising the king for his love, justice and noble character.
Emperor Jiayou had spoken, and the key words came out from the palace, which is worth pondering.
Those who originally had a grudge against Wang Zhong because he wanted to marry the sixth daughter of the Sheng family, and thought that Wang Zhong was short-sighted and looked down upon them, all stopped and did not dare to say anything more.
After passing the three rituals of Nacai, Wenming and Naji, Wang Zhong sent all the business account books he had cooperated with Sheng Wei to the Sheng family and handed them into the hands of Mrs. Sheng.
With Mrs. Sheng, a smart, capable and selfless strong woman to help him take care of his family's property, Sheng Wei would only manage it with great care, and with Mrs. Sheng's help in controlling things, Wang Zhong would start from these. Completely separated from the worldly affairs.
This is no better than marrying someone who doesn’t know her background. She may use her own money back to supplement her parents’ family at any time. What’s worse, meeting someone as stupid as Mrs. Wang and being encouraged by her parents’ family to do something like loan sharking. Isn’t the matter about the tomb causing trouble for yourself?
Wang Zhong's property is not many. The fields, breeding farms, and oil mills of Xiaozhuzhuang in Yangzhou. Until now, after one year, after all expenses are considered, he can earn tens of thousands of dollars in income. There is also Wangjiang in Yangzhou who is making money every day. building.
In addition to these, there are also yarn mills and cloth mills jointly opened in Jinling and Shengwei. Last year, the revenue was thousands of dollars. Now the scale of the yarn mills and cloth mills has expanded a lot. Sheng Wei is also preparing to cooperate with Wang We will cooperate with each other to set up a workshop specializing in manufacturing and selling spinning machines and looms.
Wang Zhong and Baishui Academy are responsible for manufacturing and researching, while Sheng Wei and his company are responsible for selling, with both parties sharing 30/70.
Although Wang Zhong's properties are not many, and most of them are related to Sheng Wei, there are many things to do. Now that Mrs. Sheng, a strong woman, is helping to manage them, Wang Zhong only needs to make suggestions from time to time, which saves him a lot of effort.
These industries are the guarantee for maintaining the current life and even a high-quality life in the future.
After finally coming to this world, Wang Zhong certainly wants to experience a life where he can stretch out his hands with clothes and open his mouth with food, not just a life of wealth and wealth, but also a life of being free and unrestrained, spending money like water, and not having to be burdened by money.
Speaking of the Sheng family, we have to mention Lin Sushuang. When she was in Yangzhou, she was married to Wei Shuyi and Chang Dong.
Although Lin Sushuang was once thrown into the cold palace by Sheng Hong and confined to Lin Qige, she did not visit him for many days.
But as time went by, seeing that Chang Dong and Wei Shu were both fine, Sheng Hong's grudge against Lin Sushuang was gradually overwhelmed by love.
It has only been half a year since Lin Sushuang was banned for making a mistake in Yangzhou last year. Although Sheng Hong has not lifted Lin Sushuang's ban, he had already started going to Lin Qige a few months ago.
Although Chang Feng still lives with Chang Bai, Mo Lan has moved back to Linqige.
It has to be said that Lin Sushuang held Sheng Hong tightly. Although she could not see Sheng Hong, Mo Lan could. Although Mo Lan was not very old, she had been taught by Lin Sushuang's words and deeds since she was a child. Although his methods are still very immature, in front of Sheng Hong who loves her and cares about Lin Sushuang, he has tried everything, and as long as he takes action, he will always hit the mark.
Wang Ruofu gritted his teeth angrily and almost took a group of female servants with loud voices to yell at Linqi Pavilion.
After Minglan found out about this, she was extremely sad and angry. Her biological mother was still being raised in Yangzhou and had not fully recovered yet, but her father and the culprit who murdered her biological mother and younger brother started fighting each other again.
This is not something that in the original plot, Lin Sushuang could get over with just a few words, confusing right and wrong, and then pulling down Wang Ruofu, a person who was determined to promote it.
At that time, Wang Zhong specially asked General Gu to invite Old Mrs. Sheng back from Yuqing Temple outside the city. Old Mrs. Sheng was personally in charge. How could Lin Sushuang hide what she thought was an extremely hidden trick from Sheng? old lady.
Catch those who deserve, beat those who deserve, pull out a few of Lin Sushuang's die-hard loyalists to scare the monkeys, and then divide and draw them together, coerce and induce, but in just one day, Old Mrs. Sheng has everything sorted out. The witnesses and testimonies have all been sorted out very clearly. What Lin Sushuang did has already been confirmed, and it cannot be revealed by her clever words and wanton clinging.
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Naturally, Minglan already knew the truth, and she no longer had to spend all her time investigating and trying her best to hide it from Lin Sushuang's eyes and ears like in the original plot.
But Minglan clearly knows the truth, but she has nothing to do. She is still just a child. Sheng Hong is her father and the head of the family. He often treats Old Mrs. Sheng in both covert and covert ways, and he promises well, but when it comes to Lin Qige, Things on the side never come to fruition.
Although Old Mrs. Sheng wants to deal with Lin Sushuang, apart from this scourge of chaos in the family, Sheng Hong is the head of the family. If Old Mrs. Sheng insists on doing this, I am afraid that the mother and son will be at odds from now on. It's a real unrest at home, and now we are in Tokyo. Every move is in the eyes of others. If we don't protect him, there will be someone who hates Sheng Hong. If he impeaches Sheng Hong with a memorial, that is the real trouble.
Time flies, and it has been three months since Gu Er left Tokyo.
On this day of rest, Mrs. Sheng took Minglan to the village outside the city to relax. When Wang Zhong found out, he pulled Chang Bai after him.
"Old lady! Young Master! The horses are ready!" A middle-aged man dressed as a steward bowed and walked quickly to a few people and said.
Several people looked in the direction pointed by Zhuangtou and saw a boy of fourteen or fifteen years old walking over, leading a pony that was green and brown except for the back of its neck and tail.
The steward smiled and introduced: "This little mare was specially found according to the old lady's instructions. It has a docile temperament and is suitable for practicing riding skills!"
Wang Zhong walked over quickly and looked around the pony, paying special attention to its skin color, ears, limbs and tail. Finally, he stopped in front of the horse's head and stared into its eyes for a while, with a smile on his face.
"This is a prairie pony. It has a docile temperament and excellent endurance. It is a good horse!"
As he spoke, his eyes fell on Minglan who was beside Mrs. Sheng: "It's just right for a beginner like Sixth Sister!"
Recently, Sheng Hong got rid of Lin Sushuang's confinement and lived in Lin Qige for more than half a month. Minglan couldn't figure it out, and it was inevitable that she would have a grudge in her heart, and her mood would naturally not get better.
It just so happened that Mrs. Sheng made a special trip to let me
The pony someone was looking for for Minglan arrived, and that's how the group came to the village today.
"But a good horse needs a good saddle! Sixth sister has a horse, but she still needs a suitable saddle!"
Minglan is only nine years old now, and is short in stature. The ordinary saddle is naturally not friendly to her short legs. Wang Zhong had already learned from the old lady Sheng that the old lady was going to teach Minglan how to ride and play, so he called for someone to prepare it early. Got a saddle.
Yu Chuer smiled and took out the saddle and put it on the pony's back.
Although it is said to be a pony, it is actually not too small in size. The body weight and height of a horse over two years old are almost the same as those of an adult horse. However, the muscles and bones have not yet fully grown and cannot adapt to high-intensity use and work. Cycling, but it’s okay to use it for practice.
"Thank you, brother Wang Zhong!" Minglan said with a smile. Since she followed the old lady to the village, she has been out of sight and out of mind, and her mood has indeed improved a lot.
Wang Zhong said: "I'll help you hold the horse. Let's ride it for a while to get used to it!"
"Okay!" Minglan agreed without waiting for Mrs. Sheng to say anything. Minglan trusted Wang Zhong from the bottom of her heart. Ever since Wang Zhong rescued her biological mother and brother in Yangzhou last time, this time The trust has already reached the point where it cannot be increased.
"I'll help you mount your horse first!"
"Sorry, brother Wang Zhong!"
The two came to the side of the pony. Wang Zhong leaned over and grabbed Minglan's waist. He asked Minglan to step on the stirrup. Then he turned over and sat on the saddle, letting Minglan hold on to the bulge in the front of the saddle. Wang Zhong took the reins from the young man and pulled the horse to walk slowly on the meadow.
"How do you feel?" Wang Zhong turned around and asked with a smile.
Minglan nodded: "Not bad!"
When he was in Yangzhou last time, Wang Zhong took Minglan to gallop on horseback from the hospital to Sheng's home. Although he was worried about the safety of his biological mother and young brother at the time, the feeling of galloping horseback was the first time in Minglan's life. Naturally profound.
"How about I take Sixth Sister for a ride?" Wang Zhong said suddenly.
"Okay!" Minglan said with a smile.
Chang Bai, who was next to him, had just come over and happened to hear the conversation between the two. Just as he was about to say something, Wang Zhong had already climbed onto his horse and sat behind Minglan. He clamped the horse's legs with his legs, shook the reins in his hands, and the horse was already running away. Got out.
Now that Wang Zhong and Ming Lan's marriage has been decided, and Ming Lan is not very old, he didn't even say anything to the old lady. The two of them were closer, so the servants around the old lady would naturally not comment.
After all, this is Mrs. Sheng's village, and the people in the village naturally won't say much.
Only Changbai, looking at Wang Zhong and Minglan who were very close on horseback, felt a little unnatural about their handsome, fair, angular faces.
However, he could only comfort himself in his heart by saying that Wang Zhong was doing this for the safety of his sixth sister, so that he could adapt to riding horses quickly!
Old Mrs. Sheng looked at Chang Bai's face and said: "In today's world, women are already in a difficult situation. Since your sixth sister has been engaged to Prince Hou, she will become a member of the Wang family in the future. She is still young now, so she is so carefree. There are only a few days left.”
"Besides, there are no outsiders here, so you don't have to worry about all the red tape."
Hearing what his grandmother said, Chang Bai was stunned for a moment, then his face returned to normal, and he clasped his hands at Old Mrs. Sheng and said, "Grandma is right! My grandson is too pedantic."
"You are good at everything, but you are too old!" Mrs. Sheng couldn't help but feel a little distressed when she looked at this grandson who was coveted by the whole family.
Although Chang Bai and these children have no blood relationship with Old Mrs. Sheng, after so many years of getting along day and night, Old Mrs. Sheng has long regarded Chang Bai and others as her biological grandchildren. However, Old Mrs. Sheng has a cold face and a kind heart, and she was raised in Lin Sushuang, who had been with Sheng Hong for many years, but had secretly communicated with Sheng Hong, was heartbroken, resulting in the situation where Sheng Hong dotes on Lin Sushuang. She felt that she could not bear Wang Ruofu, so she locked herself in Shou'an Hall. He lived a quiet and quiet life, not caring about foreign affairs, but he still loved his grandchildren, such as Changbai and Hualan.
Even though Mrs. Sheng had a grudge against Lin Sushuang's children, she did not show any displeasure. After all, the children were innocent.
"You should learn this from Zihou!" Mrs. Sheng said with emotion as she looked at the two galloping horses.
Changbai said with deep approval: "Zihou is steady and down-to-earth in his actions, but his temperament is a little free and unrestrained, and he doesn't stick to trivial matters. He is indeed not as good as his grandson!"
While the grandfather and grandson were talking, Wang Zhong had already returned with Minglan for a test drive.
Dangji took Changbai and rode together, and started playing.
Changbai stays at home all day long, either studying with Zhuang Xuexue in the school, or hiding in the study to practice calligraphy and review. He rarely goes out. If Wang Zhong hadn't pulled him out today, he would probably still be studying at home this time. Woolen cloth.
Unfortunately, there was no place for hunting on the farm. After the two of them went for a ride, they ordered someone to set up a draft target and practice archery.
Changbai didn't know how to shoot arrows, but due to Wang Zhong's influence, although he was only familiar with it, he had already dabbled in all six Confucian arts. Although he was not proficient in fencing and archery, he often practiced it, and even looked at his body. They are much stronger.
Seeing that the two of them were playing enthusiastically, Minglan clamored to play too. Wang Zhong ordered someone to take out the soft bow that had been prepared and teach Minglan how to archery step by step.
Unexpectedly, although Minglan was young, she was very talented. The first arrow hit the target. Although she missed the target several times after that, with Wang Zhong's patient guidance, she slowly touched the target in just one or two cups of tea. Knock on the door, and the arrow can already hit the target on the grass target ten steps away.
It's just that the accuracy is a little bit off.
But even just like this, the girl was happy for a long time holding the soft bow, and even ran to Mrs. Sheng to show off.
Even Changbai couldn't help but sigh that Minglan's talent in riding and shooting was far better than his.
Just now, Wang Zhong only took Minglan for two tea rides. He led the pony and carried Minglan for a while, and then let Minglan ride the horse by herself. Wang Zhong only watched from the side. Minglan She seemed to have no idea what fear was. If not for everyone's permission, she would probably have tried to beat the horse and run wildly.
"It's a pity that Minglan is a woman. No matter how good she is at riding and shooting, it's of no use." Old Mrs. Sheng said with emotion as she looked at Minglan who was playing in front of the grass target happily.
"Yes!" Changbai looked at the bright smile on Minglan's face and thought of Minglan's cuteness, Hualan's coldness and strength, Rulan's perverse and domineering, and Molan's pretentiousness. He couldn't help but feel sad in his heart. He sighed and thought regretfully: "How wonderful it would be if the sixth sister was also the sister-in-law of one of my compatriots!"
Unfortunately, reality always backfires.
It was night, Old Mrs. Sheng took Ming Lan, who was tired after playing all day, to rest first. Wang Zhong and Chang Bai were having wine in a pavilion next to the yard. The two sat and chatted, and the topic inevitably came up again. At this moment, Gu Er was thousands of miles away.
Changbai said: "Zhong Huai's letter said that he has entered Bailudong Academy and everything is fine, so we don't have to worry about him!"
Wang Zhong said: "It must have been three months since Zhong Huai left?"
Changbai said: "It's been more than three months! It was March when Zhong Huai left, and now it's almost July! It's almost four months."
"Time flies so fast!" Wang Zhong sighed. Unknowingly, it has been three years since he came to this dungeon world.
"The morning light and the evening shadow are like the morning dew!" Changbai also lamented, and then he remembered something. He looked at Wang Zhong and asked curiously: "Does Zihou still remember that when Zhonghuai left, Zihou asked Chu Er to take him with him? Those words?"
Wang Zhong smiled: "Of course I remember!"
Changbian looked at the south in the darkness and said, "I guess Zhonghuai is still thinking about the purpose of Zihou's words at this moment!"
Wang Zhongdao: "It's just that I felt something after reading the allusion of Yu Yan by Zheng Boke!"
Changbai was startled at first, and then he was shocked. His eyes widened, his eyes shrank, and his face was full of astonishment: "Zihou said, Ningyuan Marquis Mansion..."
Wang Zhong shook his head, interrupted Chang Bai's words, and said, "I hope I can judge the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain!"
He stared at Wang Zhong for a long time before speaking again: "How could Zihou have such an idea?"
But he still couldn't hide the shock in his heart. Even with Changbai's Qi-nurturing method, he was surprised to this point, which shows how shocking this matter is.
"You and I know Zhong Huai's temperament!" Wang Zhong said.
Changbai couldn't help but nodded when he heard this.
Wang Zhong continued: "I came to Tokyo earlier than you, and I have heard about Zhong Huai's statement in Tokyo. Although Zhong Huai is a bit wild and unrestrained, he is not a person with bad morals. He has never been Bullying the market, bullying men and women, harming the people! And Zhonghuai is only twenty-eight years old, even if there is something wrong, it won't be like what the rumors say, right?"
Chang Bai frowned, his face was quite serious, and the look of shock in his eyes became more intense: "That's true!"
"Children of noble families like Zhonghuai hang around in the alleys of fireworks and willows all day long, sleeping on flowers and willows, and are useless. There are many dandies who cause trouble everywhere, and there are too many who refuse to change despite repeated admonitions from their parents. Why is Zhong Huai's reputation so infamous? It even spreads beyond Tokyo?"
"This..." Changbai was stunned when Wang Zhong asked.
Wang Zhongdao: "You and I don't know much about the family affairs of Ningyuan Marquis Mansion. These are just my guesses. Maybe I am wrong. But Zhonghuai is a good friend of you and me. Since I have this worry in my heart, so what?" Can you please remind him?"
"Hey!" Changbai sighed, but he thought of his own family affairs. His father was only a fifth-rank official, and the family was quite thin, but the secret affairs in the inner house were so shocking.
From his grandfather to his father, this has been true for both generations of the Sheng family, not to mention the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, a prestigious family with a prosperous population. Chang Bai has already believed Wang Zhong's words seven or eight times, and he also understands Wang Zhong's concerns. .
"It's really hard to talk to Zhong Huaiming about this matter!"
"Hey!" He couldn't help but sigh.
It is difficult for an upright official to deal with household affairs, but to make close friends.
If we talk about the four- and five-room members of the Gu family of Ningyuan Marquis who hang out in the Chu Pavilion of Qin Tower, there are also fathers, sons, uncles and nephews who live together in the flower tower. Gu Er at least has martial arts and a good literary talent, but Gu Er Those cousins and uncles, except for the self-proclaimed Gu Laowu, all the rest are not very capable. They eat wine and go to prostitutes, but they are good at Mianhuasuliu. Give them a little bit of their bad reputation.
But some rumors spread for a long time, and people follow what they say. In addition, when people see a certain part of the truth, they naturally choose to believe it. Over time, when habits become natural, people's first thought when they think of Gu Er is that he is a libertine and a playboy. , I don’t know how to make progress...
"Maybe it's a good thing that Zhonghuai left Tokyo!" Changbai sighed: "In a few years, when Zhonghuai returns with great honor, people will naturally forget about the past!"
"I hope so!" Wang Zhong picked up his wine glass and touched it with Chang Bai: "With Zhong Huai's talent, I'm afraid he will be admitted in a few years!"
"Yes!" Chang Bai also said with emotion. Although the three of them have known each other for a short time, Chang Bai and Gu Er have become close friends and naturally have a lot of exchanges with each other. If Gu Er is just an empty ambition, there is no real sense. How could a talented idiot fall in Chang Bai's eyes and become like old friends at first sight?
It was precisely because of the frequent exchanges in daily life that Chang Bai understood Gu Er's extraordinary talent.
"I heard from my father that Zi Hou wants to be released to the outside world?" After chatting for a while, Chang Bai suddenly changed his voice and asked about the release to the outside world.
Wang Zhongdao: "Now the official family has no sons, and the throne is vacant. Among the clans in Tokyo, King Yan and King Yong have the highest voice. The fight between the two kings will inevitably affect Chiyu. The situation in the court may be serious." It’s getting weirder and weirder, I’d better find a way out first to avoid it!”
"Zihou is still so cautious!" Changbai said.
Wang Zhongdao: "Since you are determined to serve the country and make contributions, you should keep yourself useful for future use."
