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Flowers bloom in February,

The spring breeze blows,

The first quarter of the chen hour (after 9 a.m.)

The Imperial Palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty,

The spring is bright,

We disperse early in the morning,

The ministers and ministers of the Great Zhou Dynasty filed out of the main hall,

The expensive materials and accessories of official uniforms reflect the sunlight from time to time.

Among the crowd, Sheng Hong was wearing a crimson official uniform with a gold belt around his waist. He was holding an ivory wat tablet and talking next to an old man in purple official uniform.

Officials of the fifth rank and above of the Great Zhou Dynasty wear scarlet, and those of the third rank and above wear purple.

Sheng Hong glanced at the old man beside him and said respectfully:

"The little girl that Lord Shangshu is talking about is the female envoy of the lower official's family, but her brother is Viscount Zhu's Paoze and has died for the country in the northwest, so this girl has been freed from her lowly status a few years ago."

The old man on the side who was called 'Master Shangshu' was Master Li Guangren, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The old man smiled and nodded: "That's it! Several of the grandchildren at home are classmates of Brother Yue. Knowing that Brother Yue's marriage is approaching, they actually asked me, an old man, to inquire about the situation. Shanda people must not be surprised."

Sheng Hong smiled so hard that his dimples were exposed: "Haha, we have a deep friendship among our classmates."

The old man turned back and continued to smile: "This Ni family brother can be regarded as a seed of study, but he was delayed in the imperial examination due to family matters a few days ago, so he may be able to look forward to it in the future."

Sheng Hong nodded repeatedly as he listened: "Yes, I understand."

In fact, when Ni Tengyue was studying in the Li family, a relative of the Li family liked him. What he wanted to see was whether Ni Tengyue could pass the college examination.

It's a pity that Ni Tengyue was worried that his sister Ni Qiqiu would fail the college entrance examination. In addition, Ni Tengyue's parents died young and he had younger siblings to support. It was really not a good match, so no one came to discuss marriage.

Li Shangshu mentioned this, and in Sheng Hong's opinion, it didn't matter whether his grandchildren came to Li Shangshu to ask for help.

But with this sentence, if Ni Tengyue succeeds in the imperial examination in the future, it will be Li Shangshu's unique insight. If he fails, it can be regarded as encouragement to Ni Tengyue.

Sheng Hong himself had a plan in mind on how to deal with this matter. After all, Liu Xiaodie was married from the Sheng family in name only, and it was just a matter of raising his hand to give him respect.

Jiying Lane,

Sheng Hong, who was not wearing an official hat, got off the carriage in official uniform.

Dongrong on the side supported Sheng Hong and said: "Master, just now our concierge said that Mrs. Yu's wife and Mrs. Xu Hou came to our house with their female relatives!"

"Is the eldest girl coming with you?"

"Return to the Lord, he is here."

Thinking of his eldest daughter Hualan coming home, Sheng Hong had a smile on his face and walked towards Shou'antang.

In the voice of the Sheng family's female envoy, Sheng Hong ducked through the curtain and entered the hall.

Sheng Hong looked at the happy people in the house and called people with a smile as he walked: "Auntie, mother, old lady, cousin, brother Wei, sister-in-law."

Sitting under the old lady, Mrs. Sun smiled and nodded: "My cousin is back!"

The girls from the second room of the Sheng family, who were standing aside listening to the elders chatting, brought their envoys to bow to Sheng Hongfu.

Wang Ruofu hugged his grandson Zhonggeer and stood up and looked at Sheng Hong with a smile.

Sheng Hong walked up to Sheng Wei and pressed down Sheng Wei who stood up to give up his seat to him: "Brother Wei, today we are at home. You have to sit in front of me."

Sheng Wei stood up and resisted in embarrassment. Finally, he had no choice but to look at the eldest lady, and saw his mother nodding before sitting on the chair.

After sitting down, Sheng Hong looked at his grandson Xu Xingzhong who smiled at him and stretched out his hand, and happily held him in his arms.

Everyone in the room fell silent for a while when they saw that Sheng Hong liked Xu Xingzhong.

Sheng Hong, who was stared at by everyone, was stunned, looked at everyone and said quickly: "Auntie, mother, where did everyone talk just now?"

Wang Ruofu on the side said with a smile on his face: "Officer, I was just about to tell my in-laws about our niece Yuner!"

Mother Liu behind Wang Ruofu moved her feet with surprise in her eyes when she heard this. She was about to take a step to remind Wang Ruofu, but seeing so many relatives in the hall, Mother Liu could only stop.

After saying this, Wang Ruofu no longer looked at Sheng Hong, but turned to look at Mrs. Xu Hou, Mrs. Sun, above her and said:

"Yooner is sixteen years old this year. I met Brother Zhong when he was one month old. He is about the same age as Brother Jing."

Hualan stood next to Mrs. Sun, looking at her mother-in-law Mrs. Sun with a somewhat embarrassed look on her face, frowning and shaking her head anxiously and winking at Wang Ruofu.

Wang Ruofu glanced at Hua Lan. Although he was a little confused, he still said: "As you know, the Kang family in Xiguozi Lane is a Qingliu family that has been around for generations. Mr. Kang's status in the court was no less than that of my natal family. Father"

The old lady of the Yu family was holding a tea cup and did not bother to drink tea. She looked at the old lady with some surprise and confusion in her eyes.

The old lady smiled back to Madam Yu with some embarrassment.

Mrs. Li, the wife of Shengwei, who was sitting beside her, had no change in her eyes, but the corner of her mouth was slightly curled up, with a hint of 'nothing more than that' in a mocking tone.

After hearing Wang Ruofu's words, Sheng Hong looked at Wang Ruofu's bun with jewelry on the back of his head in disbelief. Just when he was about to speak, the old lady smiled and said: "Madam, today we are talking about growing up." As for Wu, it’s better to let your natal sister make the decision regarding Yoona’s marriage!”

Madam Sun was sitting on the chair, and from the corner of her eye she saw Hua Lan's fingers twisting into twists and about to tear the handkerchief to pieces. Madam Sun reached out and stroked Hualan's hand and said with a smile, "My dear, Brother Jing's kid's marriage is not in a hurry. It’s better to see how well he does in the imperial examination, so as not to miss someone else’s daughter.”

"My sister said."

Mother Liu behind Wang Ruofu helplessly pretended to go forward to clear the tea cups, and then secretly stabbed Wang Ruofu with her hand.

Wang Ruofu then belatedly looked at the people in the hall, feeling the official Sheng Hong's gaze on his back, and his grin slowly faded away: "Yes, that's what my in-laws said."

Looking at Wang Ruofu's appearance,

The old lady had an idea and glanced thoughtfully at Chang Wu who was sitting far away.

Mrs. Sun withdrew her hand to appease Hua Lan and said with a smile: "I have a good relationship with Mrs. Wu of the Yongchang Marquis Mansion. I will invite her to my house tomorrow to help us search carefully. We will definitely find a lady from a good family for Changwu. "

The eldest lady of the house and Mrs. Li quickly smiled and thanked them.

After Mrs. Sun talked about a few more good marriages that Mrs. Wu had promised, the unpleasant atmosphere in the hall dissipated for a while.

The eldest lady smiled and said: "The Sheng family's ability to take over the purchase of goods from the imperial court must be due to the blessing of this eldest lady, right?"

Mrs. Sun smiled and nodded: "Actually, the quality of our goods is outstanding, otherwise Mrs. Wu's natal brother would not have made the decision directly!"

Sheng Wei seemed to have thought of something in his eyes, and smiled and said to Sun, "Madam, speaking of which, a steward of the Chai family came to the Sheng family in Youyang earlier and talked about things like coal sales and mining, you see."

As he spoke, Sheng Wei also glanced at the old lady.

Mrs. Sun just blinked her eyes twice and said with a smile: "This is also a matter of relatives entrusting relatives. The natal mother of Princess Pingning of the Duke of Qi is from the Chai family. Brother Lang Jin and Wu Lang of the Chai family are also close friends!"

"Since we have found the Sheng family in Youyang, we will do it!"

Listening to the conversation between several people, Wang Ruofu laughed a little awkwardly.

Zhonglan of the Sheng family, especially Shulan and Pinlan, who were standing behind their respective adults, were listening to the adults' conversation in confusion.

The older Shulan took advantage of the happy chat among the elders and leaned close to Hua Lan and asked in a low voice: "Sister Hua Lan, is the Chai family that Mrs. Xu Hou mentioned is the Chai family that abdicated the throne to Taizu?"

Hua Lan nodded.

Everyone continued talking,

Mrs. Li of Shengwei who was sitting on the seat looked at the old lady and said: "Aunt, when my mother and I left Youyang to stay at a post station, we heard an interesting story, which is the Xiaoliang Mountain we talked about in Youyang many years ago. You Do you remember?"

The old lady squinted her eyes and thought for a moment, then nodded: "The place where the mining disaster almost triggered a civil uprising due to corrupt officials?"

Mrs. Li nodded repeatedly and said: "Yes! It is said that a girl from a family was sold as a servant girl because of a mining disaster. She made great achievements in the master's family and asked someone to bring back a large sum of money!"

The old lady exclaimed in surprise: "This can be considered a blessing in disguise!"

Madam Yu didn't know the whole story, so the eldest lady explained a few words beside her.

Ms. Li patted her thigh with some regret on her face and continued: "What a pity! There is no one in this girl's family anymore!"

"ah?"

Standing next to her grandmother, Yu Yanran, who had just smiled after listening to the old lady's explanation, sighed with regret.

Wang Ruofu hurriedly asked: "What should we do with the large amount of money we brought back?"

Li looked at everyone in the hall, especially Sheng Hong's very curious eyes, and said: "Hey! What else can we do? They said they found the youngest son of the family with the same surname in the village who is closest to the girl's family. , adopted into the name of this girl’s parents, and inherited the incense!”

"Oh, Master Sanqing, what a blessing and windfall from heaven!"

Li nodded: "Who says it's not the case!"

Qingcao, who followed Sun to serve at Shou'an Hall,

Standing aside with the other little maids,

At first, I listened to the conversation between Shulan and Hualan with some doubts in my eyes.

But when she heard Li's words, Qingcao's eyes were full of surprise, but in the end she didn't say a word, she just lowered her head and looked at the tips of her shoes under her skirt.

When it's time for lunch,

Xu Zaijing and the others were invited to the table in the front hall by the Sheng family.

Qingcao also returned to Xu Zaijing.

in the afternoon,

Sun and Hualan returned to Quyuan Street before the Xu Zaijing brothers finished school.

The eldest lady continued to stay in Shou'an Hall.

After school in the evening,

Xu Zaijing was sitting in the carriage,

He looked at the green grass in the car as the afterglow of the setting sun shone into the car: "What happened today? There was a look of doubt on his face."

Qingcao whispered: "Sir, what does abdication mean?"

Xu Zaijing was stunned: "Why are you asking about this?"

Qingcao recounted the conversation between Shouantang Shulan and Hualan.

Xu Zaijing smiled and nodded: "Abdication is to give up one's position to a worthy person! At that time, the Chai family was the head of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but the reigning emperor suddenly became seriously ill. The queen at that time was pregnant and had not yet given birth to a child. I don't know. Whether it's a man or a woman, Bei Liao is eyeing the Great Zhou Dynasty."

"For the sake of the country and the country, that emperor passed the throne to the Taizu of this dynasty in public before his death!"

Qingcao nodded after hearing this, and at the same time glanced at Xu Zaijing.

Xu Zaijing did not ask her why, and said directly: "According to historical records, when the Forbidden Army, which was the most powerful force in our dynasty and reversed the defeat of the Great Zhou Dynasty against the Northern Liao Dynasty, selected capable soldiers, it was the Taizu of this dynasty who was solely responsible. of!"

In other words, you can steal it without giving it to others.

Giving it to others directly in public without waiting for others to snatch it is a huge favor.

"So, Taizu did not change the name of the country after he succeeded to the throne."

"And the queen's natal family back then is now the Changxing Bofu family!"

Qingcao listened to the historical story she didn't know, and nodded repeatedly with surprise in her eyes.

The carriage was driving on the streets of Bianjing.

Xu Zaijing looked at Qingcao who was slowly digesting the story he had just heard.

In fact, Xu Zaijing was also surprised for a long time when he first saw the record in the history book.

"By the way, sir, today I heard the news about Sister Xiaxue of the Wei family who was brought out of Xiaoliangshan with me in Shou'an Hall."

"Sister Yunmu, who was next to Miss Zhengzheng of the Chai family, told me before"

Before reaching Quyuan Street,

Qingyun said outside the carriage: "Sir, Brother Gao Yunqing is waiting for us in front!"