The return of the old lady of the Sheng family, the old lady of the Feng family, and the younger members of the Sheng family to their hometown is an unmitigated event for everyone in Nanfeng County.
Almost all the three powerful people came to Changting to welcome him.
Although many people in the county have felt that there seems to be some undercurrents between the three families during this period, especially the Luo family who moved to an inn less than half a day after entering the Sheng Mansion, and have even refused to live in any Sheng Mansion until now. It caused a lot of discussion among some sharp-eyed people, but on the scene, the gathering outside the city was still very harmonious and lively.
After a dust-washing banquet in the pavilion and greeting each other to enter the city, with the whispers in the team, various atmospheres quietly filled the air: Sheng Weixing said in a few words that his compatriot Sheng Weirao said that the Luo family was staying at an inn and that the servants could not find Sheng. Lance didn't inform him in time about how he came to invite him on his behalf: "Although when I found out it was already under curfew, I immediately prepared a gift, went out with my uncle's name card, and went to the inn to apologize. However, the two people over there simply went to the inn that night. He refused to show up, and only asked his servants to come out and apologize, saying that he had just been on his way and had rested, so it was inconvenient to get up. I went back the next day, and I saw him over there, but what he said was true. He said that he was not ready to stay in our guest house. , but they refused without any room for change... Sister, I think they are angry."
"Those two cheap maids Ruoliu and Fuyan!" Like Mrs. Zheng at first, Sheng Weirao suspected that the two aunts were trying to cause trouble and deliberately ruined Sheng Weide's good marriage. She sneered and said, "You and Don’t worry! Grandpa and grandma are back now. Even if dad is protecting them, can they beat them?! He even dares to interfere in my eldest brother’s life-long affairs. I’m so impatient!”
Sheng Weixing has been very cautious in his words and deeds in the past two years, but he was still a little worried when he heard this: "It's just that Ruoliu said what he said, but I already knew about this matter. I was just jealous that my elder brother had a good marriage, so I deliberately didn't come forward... After that I went to the inn twice, but failed to invite anyone back to the house. They said privately that I was the only one going there. Who knows what I said to the Luo family? Maybe it would offend them even more? But at home, There are only a few people. My father was so drunk at Xianghao's place that day that he couldn't get up at all. My brothers are all young, and my aunts' status makes it difficult for them to show up. I'm not going to the inn alone. Who can go with me? !”
"Are you afraid that eldest brother will misunderstand you?" Sheng Weirao comforted, "Don't worry, eldest brother is not such a person! Later, I will help you explain to eldest brother. Those two cheap maids are really out of their minds. They dare to spread any kind of rumors." Made! I don’t want to think that our house has been divided long ago. No matter how beautiful the ancestral home is in the future, we are not qualified to share anything. In this case, the eldest brother married a young lady from the Luo family in Jiangnan. We have a wealthy family. Sister-in-law, what’s wrong with me? Just think that we are as short-sighted as they are and can’t see our family members!?”
The siblings were talking here, and Xuanyu and Feng took the opportunity of riding together with Mr. Feng to whisper softly: "According to the message you sent back before, everything went well! It's just that the Luo family came very early. They arrived early, which surprised us... Of course, it's good to arrive early. The check has been collected there, and they haven't gone to Shenglansi to stay at the moment. It seems that they are tempted!"
Mr. Feng stroked his long beard, nodded slightly, and looked at his eldest son Feng Ye who was in the car with him: "How is Zhiyi doing lately?"
According to their plan, Feng Zhiyi, Feng Ye's legitimate second son, would replace Sheng Weide and marry Miss Luo.
In fact, according to the status of the Luo family and the identity of the legitimate daughter of the head of the family, Miss Luo, it should be appropriate to be paired with Feng Ye's eldest son. Unfortunately, the grandson of Feng's parents, Feng Zhiren, is older and has children now. We can't ask him to divorce his wife and abandon his children to make room for Miss Luo's family, right
Not to mention that the Feng family is not yet so immoral, even as a young lady from the Luo family, she is definitely not willing to bear the reputation of stealing love with a knife.
As for the two legitimate sons of the second brother of the Feng family, they are still young and have not even reached the age of marriage. The third and fourth sons of the first son are both concubines. Their identities do not match those of the legitimate daughters of the head of the Luo family. Not to mention, they are concubines. Marrying high is also detrimental to the future internal stability of the Feng family.
Fortunately, Feng Zhiyi wanted him to marry Sheng Weiqiao because of some selfishness of his biological mother Leshi in the early years, but she kept delaying the marriage proposal. Later, Sheng Weiqiao and Rong Suihe became a couple, and Leshi had no hope at all, and the picking and choosing began. Choosing a daughter-in-law... This has not yet been decided. Mrs. Feng spied on what Mrs. Sheng was doing in private, and he had an idea and told her to stop.
Now he is a ready candidate.
However, the old man was determined to do everything perfectly, so he had sent word back earlier that he wanted Feng Zhiyi to study more and cultivate his character. Even if his talent was limited and he could not get into the exams, he should at least cultivate some awe-inspiring aura. No matter what, he should maintain his personal bearing and temperament. In terms of conversation, it would be better to compare with Sheng Weide.
Seeing the old man asking about it, Feng Ye hurriedly said: "Dad, don't worry! Although Zhiyi is dull, he has always been the most obedient and filial. Ever since the child received your letter from home and told him, he has been studying hard these days. , a few days ago, I went to my little sister’s place and borrowed some notes from my brother-in-law and Prince Mi Zhen’s early studies, and I studied them all day long!”
Mr. Feng nodded slightly: "Although we elders are here, we will plan the future for the children. But after all, we can't protect them year after year. If they don't make progress, we will work hard, but it will be in vain... Children Just know how to cherish blessings."
After all, the old man was old, and he came back by land again. He was very bumpy. He had just been socializing in the pavilion, and he was tired until now. He was about to close his eyes and rest, but he saw Feng Ye Yuyan. Then he stopped and asked doubtfully, "Is there anything else?"
"It's just that the Luo family arrived early." Feng Ye glanced at his sister Xuan Yu Feng and said, "The eldest sister thought this was a good thing and gave us a chance to do something, but the child felt that something was wrong. Because Sheng Sheng The old man has just come back now. If he does this next thing, it can be said that he is seeking justice for his eldest sister, which is natural. But using this method in advance seems to have been planned for a long time with evil intentions... The child is not worried about other people, that is, Is Prince Mi Zhen not confused?"
"So what?" Mr. Feng listened and nodded slightly, but he didn't take it seriously. "Do you really expect that this matter will be kept secret? It's Lan Ci and his wife. Do you think they don't know anything about it? But, do they have the nerve to say it? "
Seeing that Feng Ye was still a little hesitant, he sighed and reminded, "The old lady of the Sheng family has just come back now. As a father, why don't I? With my father running around like this, the Sheng family will always owe us, and they are not How can such a shameless person have the nerve to mess around? Otherwise, would my father let you do this? "
Xuanyu Feng, who was next to him, hummed: "Brother, you have too little contact with Mi Zhen, and you only regard him as a county king, not a nephew and son-in-law. When I accompanied Qiaoer in Western Xinjiang, in front of him, Even those who deserve to be scolded have not been polite... How can I see that he is arguing with me? Don't listen to the rumors. He is not as stingy as the rumors say. Otherwise, my brother-in-law would still be willing to marry Qiaoer to him? Qiaoer is not a gentle and petty person who can judge his face. people!"
"You have worked very hard with Qiao Er these two years, and you also helped take care of Mi Zhen and Qiao Er's eldest son." Mr. Feng smoothed things over, "The status is different in front of Mi Zhen. He is your elder. Respected. However, Ye'er did not have any contact with Mi Zhen. When we thought Mi Zhen was Lan Ci's concubine, we even had murderous intentions! Facing him, Ye'er was of course instinctively cautious... Okay, let's not talk about this. Okay, is there anything else? If not, I’ll just take a nap for a while!”
Xuan Yu Feng and Feng Ye hurriedly said: "Dad, please rest first! There is no rush for anything else."
At this time, the team had entered the city. At the fork in the road, Feng Ye went out to talk to Mr. Sheng. He said that his father had fallen asleep in the carriage, so he would not come out to say goodbye in person and go back to his house to rest. After a while, I recovered, and went to the Sheng Mansion to thank the Sheng family for taking care of Mr. Feng when they were in Chang'an.
Although Old Mrs. Sheng is three years younger than Mr. Feng, he was born in the military. Even after he was disarmed, he did not give up his martial arts skills. His body and bones were more tortured than those of his relatives. Hearing this, he exchanged a few words with Feng Ye and expressed his feelings. Mr. Feng's concern parted ways.
At this time, he noticed that the third son, Sheng Lanzi, was looking at him, as if he had something to say. However, seeing that the eldest son, Sheng Lanci, remained silent, he thought that the younger son had never been very knowledgeable, and 80% of what he was going to say now was not important. Things, I didn't take it to heart.
Finally, we returned to Sheng Mansion. When we arrived at Dejinxue Hall, the old man and his wife took their seats. The maids made ginseng tea to relieve their fatigue. A group of juniors came over to say hello and greetings. Only then did the old man realize that something was wrong: "Where is Yin Dew? Where is Yuan'er? Qiao. Where's your son? And Qiao'er's child... didn't you say that their mother came back earlier? "
"..." A group of juniors were silent, secretly looking at Sheng Lanci from the corner of their eyes.
Sheng Lanci said expressionlessly: "A few days ago, my mother-in-law was worried about my father-in-law and was worried about drinking dew, so she took Qiao Er back to stay for a few days. As for Yuan Er, he has a naughty temperament and is now being handed over to Mi Zhen. People train you.”
Mrs. Ming was a little unhappy after hearing this, and said, "Yuan'er is young, so it's okay. But since Yinlu, Qiaoer, and Ruibin went to the in-laws' place a few days ago, they also stayed there for a few days. Damn it, right? Even if it has just passed, why are my father-in-law and grandfather still in front of the in-laws when they come back? Especially now that the old in-laws have come back well, do they still need Yinlu and the others to appease the old lady in-laws? To take a step back, Yin Lu and the others are worried that the in-laws are too old and too excited when they meet each other, so why not come back and show us first? We have all been thinking about it along the way!"
She said this not to provoke anything, but she had really been thinking about Sheng Weiqiao and her son, especially Rong Ruibin.
In addition to valuing Rong Suihe's status and trying to please him, the Sheng family has not had any newborns in the past two years. At this age, Madam Ming likes children, and she has long wanted to hug her great-grandson.
As a result, after all the hard work, the granddaughter, mother and son are not even seen when they come back. Isn't this a huge disappointment
But she didn't know what was going on, but Mrs. Sheng knew it well. He was silent for a moment, suppressed his complicated emotions, and changed the subject: "The Luo family is in the guest house now, right? Lan Ci, you can take De'er over to meet him later." "Excuse me, I'm a little tired right now. I'll invite them over to meet you after the banquet is held in the evening."
Who would have thought that after these words fell, the hall fell into silence again!
He frowned, with a bad feeling in his heart, and asked, "What's wrong?"
Mrs. Ming was also surprised. They were so old. They had lived in Chang'an for many years and suffered a lot of wars. After all, weren't they just concerned about the marriage of their grandchildren? It's just that Mrs. Sheng is most concerned about Sheng Weide, her eldest grandson, and she is most worried about Sheng Weirao, who has suffered a loss.
At this moment, he noticed that there seemed to be some twists and turns in Sheng Weide's marriage. He subconsciously leaned forward and asked Sheng Lanci, "Lan Ci, is there something... is there anything unsatisfactory about the Luo family?"
"Mom, this kid doesn't know either." Sheng Lanci looked at her with no emotion in her eyes, and her tone was calm and unruffled, "But the Luo family is not in the guest house now. They booked the inn for themselves. "
Hearing this, Mrs. Ming was startled and added: "But I think they are here to discuss marriage, so it is not appropriate to live in our house directly? Then we can open a separate courtyard for them to live in. How can they live in an inn? This seems like How little attention do we pay to others? Is it De'er's unmarried daughter-in-law from a famous family in the south of the Yangtze River, or is she the legitimate daughter of the head of the family? Here are De'er's future brother-in-law and his wife, how can we be negligent?"
Before this change, Sheng Lanci would have greeted visitors from the Luo family properly without her having to ask, and there would be no reason to let them go out and stay in an inn.
But at the moment, he was troubled, and after hearing these words, he found it very unpleasant. He couldn't help but sneered slightly and said: "Mom, you are serious about telling my second brother what you said. After all, De'er is just the nephew of the child. You and your father are here, and you have your second brother as your biological father. If your child takes over the responsibility for such a big matter, and if word spreads, people may not say anything!"
"Okay, you're the only one who talks too much!" Mrs. Ming was startled by his sudden betrayal. Before she could realize it, Mrs. Sheng, who was anxious between her brows, shouted in a low voice, "I don't see the children are all tired." Are you ready? Let’s do this for now. If there’s anything else, we’ll talk about it later... Lan Ci, come with me!”
Without giving Mrs. Ming a chance to answer, she stood up and walked inside!
The group of people behind him looked at each other in confusion for a moment. Sheng Lanci hesitated for a while before following in the footsteps of Mrs. Sheng with an expressionless face.
The father and son went to the small flower hall behind the Forbidden Snow Hall. This small flower hall hangs alone outside the main hall. There is only a winding corridor connected to the front hall. Although there are some sparse flowers and trees in the middle, they are not high. It can be seen clearly at a glance. It is the most suitable Confidential conversation.
Old Mrs. Sheng entered first, casually took off his robe and threw it on the screen not far away. He went to sit on it with a heavy heart. When he saw his son slowly entering the door after a while, he sighed and didn't bother to watch him salute. He pointed Pointing to the seat in front of him, he motioned for him to sit down. He watched the old servant come over and serve tea before exiting to guard the door. He pondered for a moment and asked straight to the point: "Yin Lu, Qiao Er and the others, do you know about my previous plan for Ruru? "