Do you know: I have a different surname: Wang, uncle Minglan

The border troops were plunged into intense training for the next month.

At this moment, Yangzhou, Shengjia.

After Wei Shuyi gave birth to a son, her status in the family was quickly elevated by Sheng Hong.

Not only are there more maids, but the monthly schedule, food specifications, etc. have also been improved.

Because previously, Wei Shuyi pretended to inadvertently reveal the midwife to Sheng Hong.

Therefore, during this period, Sheng Hong has been paying close attention to things at home.

Lin Sushuang did not dare to blatantly seek trouble from Wei Shuyi.

And since the moment Wei Shuyi decided to fight and her mood changed, Sheng Hong became more and more satisfied with her.

They are even willing to hand over the responsibility of housekeeper to Wei Shuyi.

However, he was rejected by Wei Shuyuan.

"My lord, since ancient times, the eldest lady in the family has been responsible for the housekeeping."

"You are about to be promoted. If some gossip spreads at this time, it will be detrimental to you."

"It's better to leave this stewardship to the eldest lady."

In this way, the responsibility of the housekeeper fell into Wang Ruofu's hands again.

Wei Shuyi is a sensible person. Lin Sushuang has been proud of Sheng Hong for many years. It is not just a matter of one day that can overthrow or compete with him.

She needs an ally, and Wang Ruofu is the perfect choice.

As for the responsibility of a housekeeper, what will happen even if he really takes care of the house?

She is not a real wife, so there will inevitably be gossips about her.

It's better to be a smooth favor.

Wang Ruofu really thought of Wei Shuyi and would come to chat with Wei Shuyi whenever he had nothing to do.

He complained to her about various things about Lin Sushuang.

After going back and forth, the two naturally united the front, and Lin Sushuang's life became increasingly difficult.

this day.

Letter from Daizhou Weiyuan.

The servants of the Sheng family gave the letter to Wei Shuyi.

After she opened it and took a look, she couldn't help but feel happy. She quickly looked at her newborn child, smiled and said:

"Brother Mu, you have a nickname. Brother Mu is your nickname, doesn't it sound good? This is the nickname given to you by your uncle himself."

Ever since Sheng Hong named the seventh child of the Sheng family 'Sheng Changlin', Wei Shuyi had never called him by these three words.

Keep calling him 'kid'.

Now, it's Brother Mu who keeps shouting.

The more it screams, the happier my heart becomes.

Speaking of Minglan, ever since he followed the old lady, he looked like he was studying hard.

Although it has only been less than a month, it can be seen that my knowledge has increased a lot.

At first, the old lady just kept her by her side as a junior and didn't pay much attention to teaching her.

However, when the old lady discovered that Minglan had a delicate heart, she fell in love with this junior even more.

He also began to teach her seriously.

The Sheng family was about to go to the capital, and the old lady often told her some interesting things about the capital.

There are countless noble families involved.

Minglan also gradually understood the situation of the nobles in the capital.

At present, among the founding nobles, no one except the British Crown Prince dares to say that he is the first of them.

She sometimes said secretly: "If you really go to the capital in the future and meet people from the British government family, you must go around them."

Although she knew that the British father was her uncle's teacher.

But that was her uncle's relationship, not hers.

She didn't want to rely on her uncle's reputation to have random relationships, for fear of causing trouble for her uncle.

Besides, the relationship between master and disciple is not that of relatives after all.

She Sheng Minglan was very self-aware, so how could the British government care about her, a little concubine?

After hearing the old lady talk a lot about the capital, she was filled with awe and worry.

Throwing a brick casually in the capital might hit an official.

So, she secretly warned herself in her heart that when she went to the capital in the future, she must be careful and not make any mistakes.

But what Minglan didn't expect was that there was already a distinguished noblewoman in the capital, and she was looking forward to meeting her.

On the day Wei Yuan's letter arrived at the Sheng family.

Minglan was concentrating on practicing calligraphy as usual.

I even practiced until I had calluses on my hands, but the handwriting was still not that good.

Sometimes, Minglan wanted to give up and stop practicing, but when she thought of writing a letter to her uncle in person, she gritted her teeth and persisted.

When the old lady saw that she was quite serious every time she practiced calligraphy, she couldn't help but feel happy and said:

"Girl Ming, if you are a man and work so hard, you will definitely be able to get a good name in the future."

When Minglan heard that her grandmother was here, she quickly stood up and said with a smile:

"Grandma, my granddaughter doesn't have such big ambitions. She just thinks that our Sheng family is a scholarly family."

"My father will be an official in Kyoto in the future. If anyone finds out that my granddaughter's handwriting is extremely ugly, won't it embarrass our Sheng family?"

Mrs. Sheng smiled kindly and said, "Our girl Ming is really thoughtful."

Minglan has been with the old lady for the past few days, and she has become more and more intimate with her. Seeing that the old lady is happy, she is also happy.

"I heard that my father plans to ask Zhuang Xueguo to teach his two brothers' studies? Is Zhuang Xueguo good at handwriting?"

Mrs. Sheng smiled and said, "You are quite well informed. Zhuang Xuexue is a famous scholar in the world. How can his calligraphy be bad?"

Minglan said in a sweet voice, "Can my granddaughter practice calligraphy with him?"

Mrs. Sheng patted Minglan's head lovingly, "Of course."

A few years ago, Sheng Hong saved Zhuang Xuejiu's mother and was very kind to Zhuang Xuejiu.

Therefore, it was not difficult for the Sheng family to ask Zhuang Xuejiu to teach their children to read.

Minglan heard that with a famous teacher teaching, her handwriting would definitely be improved.

In this way, she could write to her uncle earlier.

Thinking of this, she was very excited, "Grandma, when Zhuang Xuejiu comes, I will definitely practice calligraphy with him."

Old lady Sheng said: "We will move to the capital after autumn, and Zhuang Xuejiu will come by then."

Have to wait until autumn?

When thinking of this, Minglan couldn't help feeling disappointed.

Old lady Sheng picked up the handwriting that Minglan had just practiced, and was shocked at first, then gradually frowned,

"Ming girl, your handwriting really needs to be practiced well."

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The second year of Jiayou, the beginning of May.

Bianjing, in the court.

Hong Yizhen, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, reported to Emperor Jiayou,

"Your Majesty, Xixia sent a letter saying that they will send an envoy to our Great Zhou at the end of this month to discuss the issue of mutual trade between the two countries."

Hearing this, Emperor Jiayou frowned deeply.

Officials immediately discussed,

"Mutual trade between the two countries? Haven't the rules been set long ago? Why are you talking about this now?"

"I heard that Xixia had a famine last year, and I'm afraid it hasn't recovered yet. I want to use the issue of mutual trade to blackmail our Great Zhou."

"What a joke, they have a famine, what does it have to do with our Great Zhou?"

"But they have formed an alliance with the Liao Kingdom"

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Emperor Jiayou pretended to cough twice.

The whole hall was quiet.

After a pause, Emperor Jiayou asked, "What exactly do they want to discuss? We should wait until they arrive." Hong Yizhen bowed and said, "Your Majesty, what puzzles me is that the Xixia envoy is not entering the country from Xiazhou, but intends to enter from Daizhou."