"Is there someone from the Ao family?" Sheng Weiqiao was very surprised when he heard this, "Is it the Ao family from the eldest brother's biological mother's family? Why do they want to come to our house?"
What she said does not mean that the Ao family has any objections. However, since the Ao family reconciled with Sheng Lansi, although they did not have no contact with the Sheng family because of Sheng Weide, they have also become quite alienated. In order to maintain courtesy during the New Year and holidays, the guests who were sent over would go to the Forbidden Snow Hall and Chengchun Terrace to wait for Sheng Weide to be called over to meet him, but never crossed the threshold of the second room.
Now, suddenly, contrary to normal, even the old man personally came out - but the time chosen was less than a month after the Hong family's new death!
Sheng Weiqiao couldn't help but wonder whether it was specifically for the Hong family, or whether the siblings Sheng Weirao and Sheng Weixing had fallen into trouble!
"The old man of the Ao family suffered from a chronic illness in his early years, and the doctors in Pianlin County are very ordinary, so he has not seen any relief for many years! Recently, it has become more serious." Sheng Lanci and Feng looked at each other wrongly, and said in unison: The daughter explained, "Well, my grandfather has repeatedly written letters to persuade him. Recently, he has been persuaded to come to our Nanfeng County and ask Dr. Hang to help him take a look?"
Of course, this is to justify the excuses of outsiders - the real reason is that the Ao family came specifically to plead guilty, so Mr. Ao took the lead personally.
Although Old Man Sheng of Bu Nao was angry at the Ao family for cheating on his subordinates and murdering his second daughter-in-law, the love that Pao Ze gained from the sea of blood and corpses could not be compared to the Hong family's daughter-in-law who did not like him. Otherwise, the old man would definitely not let the truth leak out, so he would naturally seek a reasonable explanation to stop everyone.
Of course, everyone didn't really believe Yan Dong's explanation. For example, even Sheng Weiqiao, the granddaughter of the Sheng family who was admitted to be careless, thought: "The second aunt has just gone, and the Ao family has come. After sister Rao and the fifth brother know about it, are they worried about their feelings?" Would it be sad?”
—Is it possible that the Ao family specially used that time to come to the door to block Hong's bloodline
"My dear girl, I want to know: When De'er's mother-in-law gave birth to De'er, her first child was very difficult and dangerous. When she started to give birth to De'er, did she specifically tell her mother-in-law Wen that if anything went wrong, please follow the example of my biological mother? Grandmother, she gave up her mother to protect her son!" Sheng Lanci narrowed her eyes, stroked her short beard, and said warmly, "It turns out that she worked hard to give birth to Dongde's son for my second uncle, but my second uncle didn't have a good face and didn't say anything. It made her so angry that she almost fell ill during the confinement period - and the reason why my second uncle did this was not only because he liked the new and disliked the old, but also because of the instigation of my second aunt who had just died! "
"So even if the Ao family deliberately chose the time when my second aunt was newly mourned to visit, then the Hong family and her son have nothing to say. After all, whether Rao'er and Xing'er Ruming's status as legitimate daughters and legitimate sons were due to usurping my Aunt Ao's There are only things!”
"What's the point of being criticized for this?"
"Mother owes a debt to her son, and it is only natural!"
"Furthermore, the Sheng family is already considerate enough. My grandfather even kidnapped my second uncle to the Yamen! As a family, they should also learn to be considerate and considerate of them, especially the elders - how old is my grandfather? I haven’t met Mr. Ao anymore, but do I know how happy he was when he heard that Mr. Ao came to visit?”
Sheng Lan has always been unhappy with the Hong family. This is not only because the Hong family is not in power, but also because the Hong family tried every means to seduce Sheng Weixing into the big house. Couldn't the couple see the intentions of the sister-in-law? !
Feng was wrong about that matter and soon thought, "Why am I so sure that he can't give birth to a son?" Sheng Lan didn't say a word, but her heart was full of anger: I don't have a son, but I have a daughter. ! We have worked hard for many years to save Dong's share of the family property, but we are not satisfied with letting two people live in the house to enjoy the fruits. Actually, we are so angry that we don't even want to let go of the things in my house? !
Therefore, although Sheng Suihe will be taken back next year, Sheng Lanci has not considered adoption at all in the past ten years - in his opinion, such an heir would not come to pass on to him, but to his daughter. Stealing things!
That time Hong's death was discovered in the evening, Sheng Lanci was outside inspecting the store, so it was Old Mrs. Sheng and Mrs. Ming who made the decision - Old Mrs. Sheng, who was wiser to shut up, was disappointed with his second son, and Due to the pity of his granddaughter Sheng Weirao, he decided to report to the official.
When Sheng Lanci came back, Sheng Lansi had been kidnapped and taken to the Yamen, and it was hard for him to say anything.
If he were in the palace, would he actually want to support Mrs. Ming in not applying for office? Not because he felt sorry for Lance Sheng, not because of the reputation of the Sheng family, and the future of Sheng Suihe who had just recognized him, not to mention the Consider the relationship between the Sheng family and the government!
In those days, the performance appraisal of officials was not based on the crime detection rate, but the crime incidence rate.
The court's logic is: If I have the ability to govern the place well, let the teachings of the sages and the majesty of the national law penetrate into everyone's heart, so that the people can understand the truth and distinguish between right and wrong, then how can there be so many cases!
In this way, once a case occurs, it means that the officials have insufficient governance capabilities and failed to educate the people well!
In other words, if the Sheng family's life-and-death lawsuit breaks out, the county guard will probably want to be recorded as "poor education", and there will be no hope for the first-class evaluation. It will be good if the political opponents do not seize the opportunity to criticize - because whether the Sheng family can The largest household in Nanfeng County has a closer relationship with the government than Ye Bin!
A family like that should be the first to get the upper hand, and be a model of morality in the county! Such a heinous case actually happened. Is the atmosphere of that county very promising
Even though Sheng Lan asked Mrs. Ming to seize every opportunity to clean up Hong's reputation and try to reduce the negative impact of this incident on Sheng Mansion, the two points of the outer chamber murdering the main wife and the east servant murdering the mistress were clearly violated by Hong Hong. The taboo of "to humiliate the superior by humiliating oneself and to offend one by the east" must not affect the evaluation of local officials.
Although the county magistrate has not shown any intention of being dissatisfied with the Sheng family so far, it is hard to say what he is thinking - after all, the magistrate will only be in his forties next year, so he is very arrogant and has a lot to do. Mrs. Sheng's impulsive "killing relatives for justice" was tantamount to cheating him. Will he have no grudges
So whether the case of Hong's death has been settled, Sheng Lanci's departure has just begun: it is true that Nanfeng County is far away from Chang'an, and local officials must rely on the big families in the county if they want to get things done, but the Sheng family But if the rising star of Nanfeng County is not as rich as the Xuan Yu family and the Feng family, if he really falls out with the county governor, the county governor can get close to the Xuan Yu family or the Feng family, or even help them suppress the Sheng family.
Although those two families have a close relationship with Sheng Lanci and his wife, they will not be weak when it comes to the future of the family - in business, when Sheng Lanci competed with those two families for business and territory, My legs have never been weak.
After all these considerations, Sheng Lan naturally had no regrets over the death of the Hong family. Instead, she felt that her sister-in-law was still planning on the things in her own house while she was still alive, and she wanted to cause trouble for her own house even after she died. I really liked it.
Although the two biological children of the Cuo Hong family did not express their anger, they had no special thoughts on taking care of them. At this moment, they naturally did not want their daughters to consider things from the perspective of Sheng Weirao's siblings. He said seriously, "Besides, I feel that Rao'er Poor Xing'er, why don't you think about my eldest brother? As the eldest son of my second uncle's first wife, he was supposed to grow up with a doting father and mother, enjoying the love and affection of both parents! But because of my second aunt, he is very I don’t have my own mother to take care of me when I’m a baby! I wonder if my grandparents are very careful about me, so how can my second aunt be able to tolerate him!"
At that point, he sighed, "After so many years, his maternal family has finally been here once. If I am very unwelcome, how sad will my elder brother be when he finds out? Could it be that Rao'er Xing'er is not my younger brother and sister? , Doesn’t my eldest brother deny my family?”
Sheng Weiqiao was speechless and said, "He didn't welcome the Ao family, it's just a surprise."
"Are you tired now, my dear? If you're not, how about you go greet the guests with your parents?" Ms. Feng blinked her eyes, touched her daughter's little head with a smile, and said kindly, "A young lady from the Ao family has come. Well, since she hasn’t left the cabinet, she is obviously about the same age as the good girl. It’s suitable for our family to come out to greet her, but we also have a good girl!”
—She didn’t realize that it was a coincidence that Wan Chun came to her just now, so her daughter must have caused a big fuss
Hurry up and find something to do for that palm-in-the-palm pearl now, lest she have to think about it in vain and continue to pursue the matter of Guan Ancestral Hall!
Sheng Weiqiao had just come out of the ancestral hall and had not rested yet. In fact, she didn't really want to take on any job. However, there were only four grandchildren in the Sheng family. Sheng Lianlian "died" of illness. Sheng Weirao had too much time to take care of herself. Sheng Weiwu was young, so she did have She is suitable for accompanying delicate guests.
If she doesn't go, the Ao family will feel neglected. What if the eldest brother, Sheng Weide, thinks that his cousin is tired of his maternal family, as his father Sheng Lanci said...
Sheng Weiqiao thought about it several times, and finally sighed helplessly: "He goes in and changes his clothes!"
The Ao family returned with the old man, the eldest man, the eldest wife, and the eldest son's children. They wasted time coaxing Sheng Weiqiao and waiting for her to change clothes. When Sheng Lanci and his wife led their daughter to the Forbidden Snow Hall, they did not go out to Sheng Weiqiao. In addition to the old man Ao who kept silent in front of the old man's bed, Mr Ao's family had been waiting for a long time.
Fortunately, Sheng Suihe and Sheng Weide, who had arrived earlier, kept them quiet, so they wouldn't have to walk away in the hall.
Sheng Weiqiao followed his parents across the threshold. When he saw Sheng Suihe smiling at Yan Yan, his eyes immediately turned red - he had lived a life worse than death in the ancestral hall, but Sheng Suihe was chatting and laughing there! ! !
By that time, the four members of the Ao family had already gone and stood up to greet him. She almost couldn't hold back and rushed to give him a kick!
Due to their parents' relationship, the eldest master of the Ao family and Sheng Lanci have known each other for a long time. They reunited after a long separation and were very excited: "Brother Xinzhang! Madam sister-in-law! We haven't seen each other for many years. I am still as happy as ever!"
"Cheng Peidi, brother and sister, we have indeed not seen each other for many years!" Sheng Lanci also walked a few steps quickly, calling Ao Muzhi, the eldest master of the Ao family, while holding his legs tightly, and sighed, "Goodbye. More than ten years, time flies!"
When the two heads of the family were silent, Mrs. Feng and the eldest wife of the Ao family, Mrs. Di, had already gathered their clothes to greet each other. The two couples chatted for a long time before they remembered to introduce their children -
The younger members of the Ao family are a brother and sister. The elder brother Ao Luanxiao is one year younger than Sheng Suihe. He is not tall, but has pretty features, elegant manners and is a little shy. The younger sister Ao Luanjing is older than Sheng Weiqiao. She is two years older, has grown hair, has curved eyebrows and phoenix eyes, and has a snow-white complexion, making her very pretty.
After the juniors exchanged greetings and each received a meeting gift from the wrong parent, Sheng Lanci stroked his short beard and said: "Uncle Xu Shi's grandson is also in the mansion now. The child was considerate about the matter and excused himself from catching a cold, so he didn't show up for a long time. But Mingyue also forgot to tell him, but begged to wait until he came to see us as a gift."
The Ao family is because their old man and Mr. Xu were on the same level back then. Unlike Mr. Sheng, Mr. Xu was in the same rank. Mr. Xu and Mr. Ning Wei were both promoted in their early years. But now. The Xu family, who had already been ranked as marquis, could not help but be more respectful than close to each other, but they did not dare to ask Xu Baomo to come over to say hello like Sheng Lanci did. After hearing the words, he said: "I am here to ask for forgiveness, how can I work for the prince?"
"Uncle Ao Shi is really seeing someone!" Xu Baomo, who happened to be sending someone to invite someone on the way to Sheng Lanci, came to the door. Hearing the words, he immediately walked in while answering, "Uncle Shi is not an elder. I am wrong. What kind of labor does my nephew say? Isn’t it going to ruin my nephew’s life?”
After saying that, he saluted them and greeted Sheng Lanci and his wife. Everyone of his generation, including the newly arrived Ao brothers and sisters, were generous, friendly and kind, without any hint of arrogance.
This made the Ao family not only flattered, but also very touched. Even though they were praising us, they felt in their hearts: "The Xu family is a good tutor! It is also true that Mr. Xu is nostalgic for old friendship. He has not forgotten us after so many years!"
Didn't they know that Xu Baomo would have thought: "It's only half a month old! It's only half a month old! My grandfather has already written two letters to reprimand me for being useless! Tomorrow, Da Qiao will finally leave from the ancestral hall. She's out - please tell her clearly whatever I want to say later!!!"
For him, the scene in Yandong was nothing more than an expressive meeting before the showdown. How could he not show his 100% "approachable and noble gentleman" demeanor!
With a gentle smile, Xu Baomo endured it hard, and finally waited until the new round of greetings between Sheng Ao and his wife came to an end, and was ready to talk about business: "It's boring to keep the children there all the time. The garden in the mansion is quite spacious. , why don't you let Sleeping Crane and De'er accompany you for a walk? It's okay to hug Mo."
Xu Baomo's eyes suddenly lit up.