Sheng Xiang was silent for a long time, and finally lifted up his robe and knelt down: "Little Sheng Xiang, pay homage to the young master!"
The intention of removing "Gongzi" from the previous ranking is self-evident.
Sheng Suihe was not surprised by his choice. After all, although Nanfeng County's Sheng Mansion was also full of flowers, the head of the house, Sheng Lanci, already had a capable manager, Sheng Fu.
As a member of Mrs. Sheng's family, Sheng Xiang cannot be said to be quite marginalized in the Sheng family, but as Sheng Suihe said, the Sheng family is now developing rapidly and there is no shortage of loyal and capable managers like him. .
Therefore, when Sheng Lanci presides over the Sheng Mansion and hires people, the first thing he thinks of is his direct descendants.
Although Shengxiang was not targeted, he actually did not get many opportunities.
If Feng's timing of discovering her pregnancy had not been too clever this time, Mrs. Sheng was worried about the situation of his "eldest grandson" and made an exception to join Sheng Suihe's entourage on his way north. Whether he was the vanguard or the chief manager of the house at this moment, he would have had his turn. Not so prosperous.
At this moment, Sheng Suihe told him that he was asking him to choose between completely surrendering to the Sheng family and grandchildren or returning to the Sheng Mansion to be an inconspicuous family member... Why wouldn't Sheng Xiang choose the former
After all, even a blind person can see that even if Feng gives birth to a male heir this time, Sheng Lanci will not give anything to the eldest son of the concubine in the future. Sheng Suihe will definitely be able to get ahead by relying on his own talents!
And Sheng Xiang's current age is not suitable to be a valet for the child that Feng is currently pregnant with... Even if it is suitable, it is probably not his turn. After all, both Sheng Lanci and Feng have no shortage of people, so why should they let go? Instead of using his direct descendants who have been with him for many years, use Old Man Sheng's people
In other words, if Sheng Xiang refuses this solicitation, he will be like this for the rest of his life, and there is basically no hope of squeezing into the core power of the Sheng family.
What's more, Sheng Xiang is not the only manager under Mr. Sheng. The reason why he was sent here, who is relatively young, is actually because he will follow Sheng Suihe and be the housekeeper for Sheng Suihe... Of course, the premise is that It was Sheng Suihe who liked him and was willing to use him.
This choice made by Sheng Xiang was not considered a betrayal, so although he was a little unprepared for the sudden persecution, he was a little lucky to change his name after kneeling down. After all, for him personally, the most important thing about going north this time was Just let Sheng Suihe nod and keep him.
Thinking this way, there was a hint of joy in his expression.
"Get up!" Sheng Suihe looked at the steward playfully for a moment, and then called out. At this time, he changed his appearance to a pleasant look and said comfortingly, "You are a person sent by my grandfather, and you have no ill intentions towards our brothers and sisters. Just now My concealment and excuses are all for the sake of the harmony between us brothers and sisters. I know all this... You don’t have to think too much. I have no ill intentions towards my good daughter. As for my aunt, I know her character very well. She has always been generous and absolutely lenient. It won’t be detrimental to me! Otherwise, given the importance my aunt puts on my good girl, how could I let my good girl come to Chang’an with me?”
Sheng Xiang secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. After all, although he chose Sheng Suihe, he had always been under the orders of Old Master Sheng. If he turned to Sheng Suihe, he would be required to abandon Old Master Sheng's instructions, even if he was greedy for his personal future. It’s really hard to get over the hurdle in my heart.
Although I felt that what Sheng Suihe said might not be taken seriously at this moment, I felt a lot more at ease after listening to it. He smiled and said: "Sir, in fact, this matter has nothing to do with the third lady. It is mainly caused by the maids of Lu Jin. If the third young lady does something inappropriate, I think it’s probably Lu Jin and the others who instigated it! This is because the eldest master and the eldest lady are far away in Nanfeng County at the moment, and the eldest lady is still pregnant, so it’s not easy to act rashly with trivial matters. Excuse me. Otherwise, I would have reported them back and replaced them all!"
He was afraid that Sheng Suihe would think he was lying, and was about to give evidence when he saw Sheng Suihe smiling and saying: "I told you, I know this matter well, you don't have to worry! As for those who say good girl, they still treat good girl For all my loyalty, I don't care about my little thoughts. You can just pretend that you don't know. After all, Chang'an and Nanfeng County are thousands of miles apart. If the trivial things we watch here are spread back, I'm afraid my parents and grandfather will also be very anxious. , so there is no need to bother the elders with things that we can handle."
When Sheng Xiang heard this, he wasn't sure whether it was true or not, but he knew he couldn't continue talking, so he could only sigh secretly, lowered his hands and said, "Yes!"
He was subdued by Sheng Suihe. After more than an hour, Sheng Weiqiao finally got up to dress up. As expected, he called him to the front again and sent him away. Even Lu Jin was not allowed to stay. He lowered his voice and asked him alone: "What did you do yesterday?" Where did you buy the medicine you brought? Could it be that you rushed to the medicine store and acted erratically? Why did you wake up in the middle of using it?!"
"Woke up in the middle?" Sheng Xiang was startled and thought to himself that the medicine I gave you is just like not taking it. What's wrong with waking up and not waking up
However, I also vaguely understood why Sheng Suihe was so determined to call me over for questioning this morning.
I sighed secretly in my heart: "Miss, Miss, you are not the material to harm others at all. You have to deceive the eldest son, oh no, you have to deceive the eldest son, but why is this?!"
He deliberately persuaded Sheng Weiqiao to stop.
But when I thought about my future, I hesitated... He was actually only in his twenties this year. Although he already had a pair of children, he was still in his prime.
At this age, he has already worked as a manager, and he is really not willing to ruin his bright future for this third lady who is not his direct master.
This cannot mean that he is not loyal to the Sheng family. After all, the Sheng Sleeping Crane who recruited him just now is the eldest son of the Sheng family and the most valued grandson of his former master, Mrs. Sheng.
Sheng Xiang was loyal to the entire Sheng family, but the preference among the heirs of the Sheng family was still related to his own future, so he couldn't help but hesitate.
After careful consideration, he said casually, "Miss, have you taken the medicine yourself? How can this be done? Didn't you say you just stayed to take a look and note the smell?!"
Sheng Weiqiao made a serious face and said: "The smell was so light that I found it difficult to remember it after smelling it for a while. Thinking that I was in my room anyway, I simply mixed some water and tasted it... As a result, I fell asleep for a while. , but he woke up not long after! It's not the kind of person who can't get up after falling asleep as mentioned in the textbook! You can ask the drugstore later if they noticed that your Mandarin has an accent and know that we are He came from out of town, so he mixed fake medicine in it?!"
"...Uh, miss, are you using less?" Sheng Xiang hesitated for a long time, and finally subconsciously followed Sheng Suihe's instructions and said, "I said it was a little before, but I am a rough man. The so-called little bit is probably a lot for someone like Miss who is used to living a delicate life!"
Sheng Weiqiao was doubtful: "Really?"
If she had given medicine to Sheng Suihe last night, she would have suspected that she had encountered a pure fake medicine; but because Sheng Suihe's performance was very successful that night, Sheng Weiqiao's suspicion of fake medicine was weakened. A lot.
At this moment, Sheng Xiang said that the amount was too small, so she muttered: "The first time I gave the medicine, Sheng Sleeping Crane didn't respond at all! The second time I increased the amount, although he lasted for a long time, he woke up once in the middle, but he was sleeping It’s very heavy... Is it really too little?”
After thinking for a while, he asked, "Didn't you say before that taking too much Mongolian sweat medicine will cause dizziness and headaches? I just want to see the effect of the medicine, but I don't want to make myself dizzy or have a headache!"
When Sheng Xiang heard this, he thought to himself that it seemed that this young lady still had a sense of proportion. She probably just wanted to trouble the young master and didn't want to do anything harsh
Since it was a fake medicine anyway, he coughed dryly and said casually: "Miss, in fact, the dizziness or headache refers to putting too much of it. For example, I put all the sweat medicine that I gave you into a pot. In the wine, if you eat like this, you will feel dizzy and have a headache. If you put a few more coins in it, that won't happen."
"So that's it!" Sheng Weiqiao thought to herself, let's find a chance to try it again today. If it still doesn't work, let Sheng Xiang go to a reliable drug store and get some authentic Mongolian sweat medicine!
With this thought in mind, she sent Sheng Xiang away after telling him not to spread the word. She secretly planned how to manipulate Sheng Sleeping Crane's food later.
Then this day went very smoothly...
At noon, Sheng Sleeping Crane asked for a pot of black plum drink, saying that he suddenly wanted to eat it.
Black plum drink is originally used to relieve the heat in summer, and it is basically not made in winter. But when Sheng Suihe ordered it, the kitchen naturally had to obey. After all, the eldest son is strong and strong, and the black plum drink is not a particularly cold thing, so he should be able to eat it without any problem.
When Sheng Weiqiao found out, he was very happy because the black plum drink was purple in color and tasted sour and sweet. If you sprinkle a handful of sweat medicine on it, you can't tell the color or smell at all!
It is simply prepared for Mongolian sweat medicine!
She repeated her old tricks and tried every means to ward off the people, then mixed the "Mongolian sweat medicine" into the black plum drink and happily gave it to Sheng Sleeping Crane. She sent the servants out of the study as usual, and said with false concern: "Brother, what's wrong? Do you suddenly want to drink black plum drink? Do you feel hot due to excessive earthworm fever? Do you want to ask the doctor to come over and take a look at it? "
"My dear girl, you will soon know what I am doing!" Sheng Suihe glanced at her calmly, drank a pot of black plum drink in one gulp with a smile, and pushed the pot aside. He smiled and said: "I don't feel hot at all, but I suddenly have an appetite...ah, I forgot to let my dear girl have a taste just now!"
Sheng Weiqiao said quickly: "It's okay, it's okay, I don't want to drink it in this cold weather!"
Looking at the girl's nervous and expectant look, Sheng Suihe touched his chin and said with a smile: "Well, it's really cold today, but fortunately the first month will be over soon, and then... Well, why do I feel a little dizzy? "
Seeing him mid-sentence, he suddenly held his forehead in doubt. Sheng Weiqiao felt happy in his heart and said to himself: "It seems that Sheng Xiang is right. Yesterday, I took too little medicine and the medicine was not enough!"
He pretended to be worried and said: "Why are you feeling dizzy when you are fine? Are you tired from studying too hard these past two days?"
"I have been having fun and relaxing these past two days, how could I be tired?" Sheng Suihe immediately denied it, but his tone was clearly downcast, and he looked like he was lacking in energy. He staggered up and walked towards the soft couch, saying vaguely, " Maybe I chatted with my good girl too late yesterday, but I got up to practice martial arts as usual this morning, so I'm sleepy... Well, I'm sorry, my good girl, I can't talk to you now, you can go on your own. !”
"Well, brother, you're tired, so go to bed quickly!" Sheng Weiqiao said eagerly, "I'll leave right away... I'll leave right away... Brother? Brother? Brother?!"
She shouted several times, but got no answer from Sheng Suihe. She suppressed her excitement and stepped forward to check. She saw Sheng Suihe lying on his back on the couch, with sword-shaped eyebrows flying into his temples on his face as fair as jade, and his eyelashes dragging under his closed eyes. Two distinct shadows appear, making the nose bridge more straight and the thin lips brighter.
Sheng Weiqiao called "brother" a few more times and pushed him. Seeing that he had no response, she smiled with satisfaction and untied his clothes with ease...
At this moment, the corners of Sheng Suihe's mouth curled up silently, and he suddenly raised his arms and grabbed her waist!
Before Sheng Weiqiao could react, he had already pulled him onto the bed lightly and fell heavily on top of him!
"???" The girl who still didn't understand what was happening opened her mouth instinctively to scream, but Sheng Suihe, who was already prepared, pressed the back of her head with his backhand and kissed her lips hard! ! !