"County Master, my uncle is here again." The maid Qingzhi lifted up the pearl curtain and walked in briskly with the sound of pearls hitting each other. Did she just work as a personal maid two months ago? , although the time of serving Sheng Weirao is not very long, he is not timid because of his lively and cheerful personality.
At that time, I saw Sheng Weirao doing embroidery work on the east side of the west window, so I walked forward with a smile, "Is the county master making something for the Queen Mother again?"
She knew that her mistress was no ordinary person!
Not only was she the county head officially enshrined by the imperial court, but she was also a direct cousin of the Empress Dowager of the Ming Dynasty.
Even the embroidery work done every year was sent to the Queen Mother and Nian Xiang in the boudoir. The Queen Mother often responded... So Xiaosheng Mansion, Xiaosheng Mansion is the same as the name of Nanfeng Sheng Family.
It is said that the Sheng family was very prominent a few decades ago. In terms of reputation and status, it was not among the time-honored families. The Feng family was very famous in the east of the family.
Is it because the head of the family at that time, the late Duke of Kui, Sheng Lanci, was very fond of Mrs. Feng, the only daughter of Kui, Sheng Weiqiao, and the empress dowager of the Ming Dynasty, shortly after the empress dowager married to Chang'an, They followed them and left together, so that the people in Nanfeng County lost their backbone and began to decline from the east.
Misfortune never comes singly. Soon after, Sheng Weirao, the head of Fuchang County, received the bad news that something had happened to his fiancé.
And Duke Kui and his wife didn't know if they were caught up in something in Chang'an, or if they had other considerations. In short, they never came back due to a series of things.
Many people have speculated about this situation. Could it be that the Sheng family had offended Duke Kui's family
When everything was in turmoil, Sheng Weirao stood up.
She first wrote to her cousin Empress Dowager Sheng in Chang'an, and was deterred by the subsequent reward from Empress Dowager Sheng, stabilizing the situation.
After that, she announced that she would live a chastity life as her fiancé who died for the country, which earned her praise from the county officials. In the past few years, the government even built a chastity memorial arch outside the residence where she and her adopted son lived, and wrote a special letter of praise on it. When presenting to the court, the meaning behind the words is to praise Sheng Weirao for being worthy of being the Queen Mother Sheng's sister, or for being pure and beautiful.
Thinking of those past events, the county leader's legs paused, and a sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: Pure and pure
For example, the elderly people in Ming Nanfeng County, even if they can't remember it for the time being, they probably have not forgotten the unbearable experiences they had when she was a little girl a few decades ago.
That experience can be said to have changed her life, and also caused her direct grandmother, Mrs. Ming, to die in depression.
But looking back at the past few decades of ups and downs and cold watching... it can actually be said that her shackles have been released.
She never married anyone in her life, but she became her family for the rest of her life.
The earliest Sheng family... The identity of the person in charge of the Nanfeng Sheng family, not to mention the young Sheng Weirao, even her ambitious mother, the Hong family, who had been trying to seize the Sheng family's inheritance many years ago, would not dare to do that. Thought.
After all, when the Sheng family was at its most prominent, the position of Dafang was not as stable as a mountain. It was so towering and heavy that it weighed on the heads of all the Sheng family members.
Even during the years when the eldest family was childless, they never gave anyone the opportunity to usurp their hard work.
Sheng Weirao had never felt that there was anything wrong with that. After all, the Sheng family was not an ordinary wealthy family, and it was only thanks to Duke Kui that they gained their status and popularity, and Duke Kui's family had never been stingy.
Especially since he was not only the eldest son, but also the legitimate son of his original wife, so he was naturally one level higher than the second and third bedrooms of the Sheng family. He was very fond of the late old man.
At that time, except for the whimsical Hong family, no one thought that one day, the Nanfeng Sheng family would fall into the lap of others.
Even if it was the remaining property after the eldest family moved out, the second and third bedrooms all had male heirs. Mr. Sheng, his second son, and his third son were all there at that time. Who would have thought that the one who would step up to take charge of the family at that time would be one from the second bedroom. A girl who has not left the court
Relying on a reward from Empress Dowager Sheng's compassion, Sheng Weirao stopped the suppression and rejection of the Sheng family between the Feng family and the Xuan Yu family.
She was originally not a typical rich girl. She knew nothing except some female prostitutes.
However, when the grandfather is old, the grandmother and biological father have nothing to do, the third uncle and aunt are unwilling to take responsibility, and the brothers are either too honest or too young, they don't want to watch the family business decline rapidly, so they can force it. I stood up bravely.
That decision caused an uproar in the entire Nanfeng County.
Among the wealthy families in Nanfeng County, there are no examples of women heading the family.
For example, Empress Dowager Sheng's aunt, the old lady of the Xuan Yu family, had been in charge of the Xuan Yu family for more than ten years. Later, because her son married and had children, although she delegated power to others, she would not interfere when necessary... The head of the family, her son, couldn't disobey her at all.
But this can be done as an old lady.
For someone like Sheng Weirao, who has not left the cabinet, is young, and has a lot of elders and brothers in the family, but is more and more the master of the family, not only the outsiders find it incredible, but the family members are the first to express their disapproval!
The person with the most intense attitude at that time was none other than Sheng Weirao's biological father, Sheng Lance.
The reason is nothing more than the death of Fei Sheng Weirao's biological mother, the Hong family, which is inextricably related to him.
He was worried that his daughter, who had not been close to him for many years, would do him harm if she gained power, so he almost tried his best to fight against her!
Sheng Weirao once thought that she had taken the wrong step and was in trouble. Who knew... At that time, a person who had never thought about it stood up and spoke to her.
Announced to Feng.
The old lady of Xuan Yu’s family.
At that time, she thought a lot about the old lady's intentions.
After all, everyone in Nanfeng County knows that Xuan Yu Feng is shrewd and cruel.
Such a master may have a somewhat roundabout relationship with Sheng Weirao, but Sheng Weirao knew very well that Xuan Yu Feng would not care about that little bit of affection, and even if she didn't cheat on the Sheng family, it would be nice if the second bedroom of the Sheng family had a third bedroom... The old lady Gein had always believed that the people in the Sheng family were not parasites in the big house, causing trouble to her sister, brother-in-law, nieces and nephews.
When Duke Kui and his family left for Chang'an, she was the one who encouraged them both from outside and outside.
So how could she Keke Pinghong help Sheng Weirao for no reason
However, Sheng Weirao had no choice but to accept her help.
The only slim hope at that time was that I could finally be the cousin of Queen Mother Sheng. Queen Mother Sheng had always been kind-hearted and helpless. When she was really desperate, she would probably ignore others and go to her cousin. It's not like she really has any shortcomings... that is, if she can deliver the news to her cousin.
... What Sheng Weirao didn't expect was that Xuanyu Feng would actually do things without asking for anything in return.
Several years later, Sheng Weirao, who had already established himself in the Sheng family, finally summoned up the courage to go to Xuan Yu's family to deliver a gift and asked why.
"I reminded him of when he was young." Although the old lady stretched out her legs when she was in the most critical moment, her attitude before and after was indifferent, not the kind of deliberately distant one. It was superficial, but not really from the heart, so she had no intention of getting close to her.
After listening to her stammering probing for a long time, Xuan Yu and Feng Shi wrote lightly, "At that time, he was having a very difficult time at Xuan Yu's house. He complained to his mother-in-law... Qiu knew that before they got married, in front of his parents, On the other hand, she thought he was very good, she was extremely doting on him, otherwise his family would not have married him into the Xuan Yu family. He thought that he and his mother-in-law were both women, so she must be more understanding of his thoughts. "
"However, after listening to my mother-in-law for a long time, she calmly said that without his short-lived husband, the Xuanyu family would not be able to survive!"
"So, please be more considerate of him..."
"He was thinking at that time, why is it that he can support the Xuanyu family, but he can't do it?!"
"Then he finally died, thinking he could prove that he could support the family!"
"But his brothers, uncles, and nephews... all stood up, denied him, suspected him, and attacked him. His mother's family was not easy to mess with. Even if they had a son, I'm afraid there would be nothing to gain. "
"My family asked me if I was wronged for other things, and he didn't bother to take care of it. After all, I don't deny his sister's child!"
"Speaking of which, when my mother-in-law was here, she did a lot of stumbling blocks for her sister. If only his sister had been open-minded and unwilling to care, he would have dealt with her long ago!"
"The Sheng family didn't want me to be the head of the family because I was a girl... He just meddle in that business!"
Xuanyu Feng sneered, and the folding fan in her leg tapped her legs and arms lightly, "He never gave birth to a daughter in his life, and he always treated the Queen Mother as his own daughter. Originally, according to his expectations, he What she hopes most for the Queen Mother is that she can grow up to be able to stand alone, instead of hiding behind her parents and elders and being a "good girl" for the rest of her life. He just said that his sister's brother-in-law is not of the same mind as him. Does the Queen Mother really care about them? His own flesh and blood, but not his, he can only watch that child grow so squeamish!"
"Although her temperament and the government disappoint him, she is very lucky and is destined to be a jewel in the palm of her life!"
"So he didn't say anything."
"As for me, in front of him, I definitely cannot compare with the Queen Mother."
"I don't need to take him too seriously if he is kind enough to help me, and don't think about repaying kindness with hatred... The fate between us has never been deep, and it ends here."
Sheng Weirao left Xuan Yu's house with a complicated mood. After that, he sent things or visited Xuan Yu's house. As expected, Xuan Yu and Feng wouldn't receive him.
Several years later, Xuan Yu Feng passed away, and she even went to express her condolences.
During the funeral, I finally found an opportunity to ask Xuanyu Feng's daughter-in-law, what did the old lady have to say to me before she died
The newly-appointed Mistress of the Xuanyu family pondered for a long time before saying, "The old lady said that when she was young, she was not as thorough as you."
Sheng Weirao was stunned for a while, and then she understood what Hong Hong meant: Xuan Yu Feng... Perhaps she regretted not getting rid of Xuan Yu Le as soon as possible when she was young, and thus wasted her whole life
Even if she later became an old lady, took charge of one of the powerful families in Nanfeng County, and was conferred a first-grade imperial title because of her niece Queen Mother Sheng... But would her entire girlhood and young life be related to Xuan Yule's? Spent in entanglement.
Who among those who have come to their senses would not be saddened by this? In those days, what could you do other than to hang yourself in Xuan Yu's house and not leave
After all, Xuan Yu and the Feng family had no place to seek refuge. Her natal family, the Feng family, was not in the same position of power as Xuan Yu's family, and she was very protective of it.
Although he had such an advantage, he wasted his whole life... So, is this the real reason why Feng would stretch out his legs when he was in trouble
The older the old lady gets, the more she regrets her stubbornness in her youth when she looks back on the past...
That regret was made up for by the presence of Sheng Weirao, who decisively chose not to marry.
As for the old lady who had always been arrogant and arrogant, she would never admit that when she was alive.
I only mentioned it when I was about to leave...
Perhaps this denial was the most annoying thing in Feng's life.
"Ah!" Qingzhi's exclamation woke up the distracted Sheng Weirao. After calming down, he felt the pain in his fingertips. He lowered his head and saw a drop of blood slowly coming out. He frowned and scolded softly: "It's a little thing. What's it called?! It doesn't scare him!"
Qingzhilian went to plead guilty: "My lord, I am a slave."
She hurried to get the medicine, and quickly helped Sheng Weirao bandage it. After hesitating, she reminded again, "County Master, my uncle is waiting in the flower hall. What do you want to see?"
"Brother?" Sheng Weirao frowned and said, "Why is he here again?"
Without waiting for Qingzhi to answer, he already said to himself, "Ah, he knows, 80% of the time he will reject the traitor!"
After saying the last two words, Sheng Weirao's face turned gloomy!