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"Pah!" Wei Shuyi slapped his hand on the table, making Minglan jump in fright.

"Who told you this!" Wei Shuyi asked sharply.

"Sister Sisi muttered when she returned to Linqi Pavilion, and I heard her!" Minglan looked at Wei Shuyi with some fear and replied with a trembling voice.

"Your grandmother is your father's biological mother. Although she is not your biological child, your grandmother raised your father single-handedly and worked hard to cultivate your father into such a talented person. How is this different from your biological child?" Listening to Wei Shuyi's words! , Minglan lowered her head and said nothing.

"Do you still remember what I told you that day about Miss Qingcao and your sister Xiaodie next to your cousin Jing?" Wei Shu asked.

Minglan nodded and said, "Remember, it was Miss Qingcao who helped Sister Xiaodie prevent the disaster."

"Brother Jing will return to Bianjing after all. The green grass around him accidentally saved your sister Xiaodie. Should you repay him?"

"Although he always calls me yellow-haired girl, I should repay him, but what does it have to do with me going to my grandmother's house?"

"When he returned to Bianjing, he couldn't be in front of your grandmother. If you went there, wouldn't you be helping him fulfill your filial piety? And there is also your sister Hualan. You just said that she was going to marry into the Xu family. You went to your grandmother. Didn't I also help your sister Hualan?" Wei Shuyi said softly.

"Then I'll wait until sister Hualan goes to Xu's house, and then I'll go to grandma." Minglan said with a pout.

Wei Shuyi said angrily: "Okay, then when will you go to your grandmother, then when will I have dinner?"

"Auntie, no, you have a body, you can't do this."

"Then you go and serve grandma. It's up to the old lady to decide whether you want me or not! But you are so unfilial and ungrateful. I might as well die!" Wei Shu said with a straight face, eyes full of determination. Zhu Minglan said.

"Aniang, I'll go." Minglan said with tears in her eyes.

"good."

Lin Qige was not talking about which child the old lady would raise, but about Hua Lan's marriage.

"Mom, this eldest sister has such a good marriage, it will do no harm to us!"

"How can there be no harm! Wang Ruofu, a shrew, relies on her family background to be arrogant and domineering. This eldest sister married into the Xu family, and she has the power of the Hou family. I don't know how to bully her in the future!"

"But, the eldest girl married so well, wouldn't it be better if we girls discuss marriage in the future?"

Lin Sushuang frowned and nodded and continued: "I didn't expect that the Duke of Bianjing would come to congratulate this old lady from Shouantang. I had underestimated her before."

"My dear, be careful what you say. Dongrong just sent a message, saying that the Lord has ordered that the door of the mansion be closed tightly tomorrow, and no one can go out in the backyard." Zhou Xueniang looked at Lin Sushuang after finishing speaking.

Lin Sushuang said with some surprise in her eyes: "This has never been like this before. Is there something going on?"

It was the second day of the birthday of the old lady of the Sheng family in Yangzhou.

The Wang family returned to Runzhou early.

Qi Yiqiu, the Duke of Qi who came from Bianjing, showed his banner as the "Huainan East Road Economic Strategy and Comfort Envoy" and reined in the military and civil affairs along the way.

The nearly 600 forbidden troops who followed him, together with the transferred Xuyi army, took control of the entire Yangzhou city.

Subsequently, officials at all levels in Yangzhou were summoned to the government office, and some of them were arrested on the spot. Those arrested were most of the officials in the salt administration line, such as Qi Jia, Supervisor of the Salt Promotion Department in Yangzhou. This was evidence of collusion with salt merchants. Confirmed, he was immediately captured and imprisoned.

When various institutions of a country began to operate, which in ancient times were absolutely crushing against merchants, one after another government tokens were sent by Qi Yiqiu, with the assistance and supervision of the imperial guards in Beijing and the imperial city officials, to suppress the officials in Yangzhou and businessmen were arrested.

The first person to be arrested was the Bai family who was attached to Bai Wanshu Salt Village. The charges were not only tax evasion, trafficking in illicit salt, but also murdering the nobles of the dynasty. It was basically impossible to escape the death penalty.

The salt merchants were fine yesterday, but this morning they were tightly surrounded by the Zhou Dynasty army. When the Bai family was arrested, the salt merchants were also rushed into their homes by the army at the same time, and the direct descendants of the salt merchants were also killed. Can escape.

Several officials in Yangzhou who had collusion with salt merchants were also chained by the government officials. In an instant, the most people on the streets in Yangzhou were captured prisoners.

The officials and family members of Yangzhou were also panic-stricken.

Of course, there are also fierce people who sell too much private salt. They know that if they are caught, they will die, so they fight to the death. However, in front of the Tianwu Army infantry, they seem a bit unworthy. After all, the Great Zhou Dynasty is considered to be in peace now, and the officers and soldiers Armor and crossbows are definitely the strongest.

Moreover, with the help of the pawns of the Imperial City Division, dealing with these gangsters was like chopping melons and vegetables. Xu Zaijing and other soldiers of the Hou Mansion did not even move.

Because of Bai Wanshu's help, Yangzhou had prepared a large amount of ready salt. At the same time, it was not difficult to recruit a new group of salt merchants from the previous salt merchants. Whether it was mental calculation or not, Yangzhou's salt affairs were actually completed. The transition was achieved without much impact.

The group of salt merchants who planned to send Bai Wanshu away were sent away by Bai Wanshu and Qi Guogong.

The turmoil in Yangzhou's officialdom, led by Qi Yiqiu, the economic and pacification envoy, led by Cao, the prison envoy of Tidian, and assisted by the Imperial City Division, lasted less than ten days, and everything returned to calm.

Soon the government issued a notice to calm the people, and the lives of the people in Yangzhou City began to operate normally.

Yangzhou officials who were not guilty, such as Hong Zhizhou and Sheng Tongpan, who assisted Qi Guogong, finally had time to go home.

In less than half a month, Sheng Hong had to sign his own seal on every government document issued by the pacification envoy and Hong Zhizhou.

In the credit book of Qi Guogong's rectification of salt affairs, Sheng Hong can also share some of the credit.

Sheng Hong felt a little uncomfortable after seeing many of his former colleagues and subordinates being arrested and imprisoned in the past few days, so when he returned to the Sheng family from the Yamen, he went to the old lady's Shou'an Hall to pay her respects.

The sky was still bright at this time, and Sheng Hong entered the main hall of Shou'an Hall listening to the voice of the little female envoy of Shou'an Hall.

In the main hall, beside the old lady were Sheng Hong's three daughters, Hua Lan, Mo Lan and, to his surprise, Ming Lan. When they saw Sheng Hong, the three Lans saluted.

"I have something to say with your father. You should go back first." After the old lady said this, the three Lans obediently walked out of Shou'an Hall under the leadership of Hua Lan.

"Are these days going smoothly?" the old lady asked casually.

"Returning to mother will naturally go smoothly. With the Duke of Qi here, my son can also share some of the credit this time." Sheng Hong replied respectfully. If it weren't for the old lady's relationship, although he was not at fault for being caught, but It is a bit difficult to share the credit.

Mother Fang thoughtfully served a bowl of pear soup. Sheng Hong quickly took it and put it on the table aside. He smiled and said to Mrs. Sheng:

"Mother, how are you these days? The doctor has always said that you should raise a child here. Among the children, my son thinks that Mo'er is the most educated, sensible, well-behaved and sensible. It is better for my mother to let her come to you and be my daughter-in-law."

After Sheng Hong finished speaking, the old lady didn't say anything. She held up the bowl and drank the pear soup with a spoon. Then the old lady put down the soup bowl and just looked at the wall of Shou'antang quietly.

Sheng Hong was holding the soup bowl and was about to take a few sips. He followed the old lady's line of sight and found an embroidery painting he had never seen hanging there.

"Mother, which embroidery master is the work of this? It's really beautiful! Li, female general, pass. Could it be Princess Pingyang Zhao of the former dynasty who was a woman?" Sheng Hong asked Mrs. Sheng flatteringly.

"Yes, it is the embroidery painting of Madam Li guarding Niangziguan, but she is not a master of embroidery skills. It is my birthday gift from the old lady." The old lady said with a smile.

"Oh, no wonder it looks familiar. Could it be that Minglan held it in his hand that day?" Sheng Hong stopped talking. Just now he asked the old lady about raising children. The old lady didn't say anything but looked at the embroidery painting. This was almost obvious. Tell Mrs. Sheng Hong the answer.

Sheng Hong was a little angry that Wang Ruofu had brought the concubine Wei Forgiveness! How dare she dare to compete for this opportunity?

This opportunity is obviously the most suitable for his daughter Mo Lan, because whether it is Sheng Hong's best at writing or his emphasis on face, Mo Lan is the most like him!

Sheng Hong wanted to persuade Mrs. Sheng a few more words, but the words were stuck in his throat.

If there hadn't been such an incident in the Yuan family before, Hua Lan would have been engaged to Earl Zhongqin's Mansion under Sheng Hong's wishes.

Sheng Hong himself is also proud of his officialdom and is about to be promoted to Bianjing.

The success of his children's marriage and his personal career will make Sheng Hong more and more confident. When he disagrees with his aunt, he will become more and more confident and stick to his own opinions, and even secretly force the old lady to agree with him. suggestions.

However, something went wrong in the Yuan family's marriage, and the scandal became known to everyone in Bianjing and Yangzhou, almost ruining Hualan's reputation;

These days there is a violent turmoil in the Yangzhou officialdom, and the old lady’s relatives have received the news a few days ago;

The Laizhou Gao family, whose eldest wife felt good about him, was even more enlightened by the old lady’s few words.

Sheng Hong didn't think that the Duke of Qi and the Queen's natal nephew came to visit the Sheng family because they wanted to see the face of their father.

This series of events made Sheng Hong see his true strength clearly. It wasn't that the old lady couldn't control him or control him, it was just that the old lady didn't want to.

This made Sheng Hong feel a little uncomfortable. It seemed that after decades of hard work, he was still the childish boy he was when his aunt called him to him.

If he thought back more carefully, he would also find many important life decisions. If it weren't for Mrs. Sheng who was advising behind him, he wouldn't even have made it this far, which made Sheng Hong even more uncomfortable.

Madam Wang had also encountered this uncomfortable feeling. The only person who could make him feel comfortable was the gentle Shuang'er in Lin Qige.

Therefore, Sheng Hong hesitated to speak and finally said nothing.

"You have been tired for such a long time. Go and rest quickly." The old lady glanced at him and said.

"Yes, mother, the child please leave."

Sheng Hong walked out of the door of Shou'an Hall, his face immediately turned ugly, and Dong Rong on the side was also silent.

Before leaving the corridor, two figures suddenly ran over and stopped in front of Sheng Hong. The clear and lively voice of the girl in front came: "Daddy! You are finally back!"

The girl at the back shouted, ‘Master. ’

Sheng Hong, whose wish for Mo Lan to be raised in the Shou'an Hall was not fulfilled, was originally in a bad mood. Seeing Ming Lan at this moment, he felt a little unusually annoyed, so his condescending expression and look at others were a bit scary.

Minglan and Xiaotao were instantly frightened, their bright and bright eyes shrank in fear.

"Dad." Minglan lowered her head and did not dare to say anything more.

"Let's go to the Wei family. I can still be the master of my courtyard!" Sheng Hong said with a wave of his sleeves.

With that said, Sheng Hong walked quickly towards the side courtyard, not taking care of Minglan who was running beside him. Minglan wanted to hold Sheng Hong's hand several times, but she didn't dare. In the end, she just used her sleeves. Wiped away his own tears.

The group of people arrived at the side courtyard. Sheng Hong suddenly opened the curtain and entered the room, only to find Wei Shuyi, who was pregnant with his belly, frowning and looking over.

After seeing the person clearly, Wei Shuyi relaxed his frown. When he planned to let Minglan go to the old lady, he knew that today would happen, so he didn't have much panic. Facing Sheng Hong, Wei Shuyi and Xiaodie They squatted together and bowed.

This made Sheng Hong's momentum stagnant, and he sat on the embroidery pier that Xiaodie had moved. At this time, Minglan, who was full of tears, also entered the room. Sheng Hong, who had not spoken to Minglan all the way, quickly changed the subject and said: "You Do you want to go to mother tomorrow?"

"Back to my lord, yes, my concubine is getting heavier and heavier, and it is really difficult to take care of Gu Ming'er. I happened to hear that the old lady wanted to raise a child, so I asked Minglan to go to Shou'antang often."

"Well, that's good. Minglan is also a filial child."

"It's all the love of the old lady and the eldest lady."

"If you feel that there are not enough manpower, I will ask Lin Qige to send a few female envoys. If Ming'er is still young, don't let her leave you. Isn't that right, Ming'er?" Sheng Hong smiled at Minglan.

Minglan looked at Sheng Hong at a loss, and then at Wei Shuyi, with a very moved expression.

"I'm just a concubine of the Sheng family. The eldest lady has the final say on how to use it. I don't dare to act rashly." Wei Shuyi replied with a smile.

When Sheng Hong heard this, he raised his eyebrows and looked at Wei Shuyi with some impatience in his eyes.

At this time, a voice came from outside the house: "Miss?"

Hearing the words, Xiaodie hurriedly walked out of the house and came to the yard to see Shou'an Hall Cui's mother standing at the door of the yard with a smile, and beside her was a woman who looked somewhat similar to her little mother-in-law Wei Shuyi.

Cui's mother nodded with Dongrong at the door, and then she and Xiaodie entered the house in the side courtyard. In the room, Sheng Hong looked at Cui's mother and smiled awkwardly.

"My lord, this is Wei Xiao's maiden sister. When she was asking for directions at the door, she happened to meet Brother Jing. The old lady specially ordered her servant to lead him here."

"There is Mother Lau Cui." Sheng Hong said.

Wei Yuyi knelt down behind Cui's mother and bowed to Sheng Hong: "Come to judge, be safe."

Sheng Hong stood up and forced out a smile with difficulty.

"Then, you sisters, talk." Sheng Hong stood up and left the courtyard.

"Ms. Wei, then, you and our little girl can go into the house and chat." Cui's mother said with a smile.

In the room, Wei Shuyi's always calm expression fluctuated. His face was smiling, but his eyes were full of tears.

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