Chapter 198: Mrs. Sheng's Purpose, Wei Yuan's Childhood Stories

Youyang, the old house of the Sheng family.

As Madam Sheng arrived here, the whole family, including Sheng Wei, Pinlan's grandmother and others, came to greet her in person.

The eldest lady held Madam Sheng's hand tightly and couldn't help asking about her well-being:

"We haven't seen each other for a whole year. How are you doing?"

Madam Sheng smiled and said, "Everything is fine, elder sister, how about you?"

The only daughter of the Yongyi Marquis's mansion has very few close friends in her life, and this old lady from the eldest house is definitely one of them.

The eldest lady nodded and said, "Everything is fine."

At this time, Sheng Wei said, "Mother, aunt, I have asked the servants to prepare wine and food. Let's go inside and eat and chat."

The two elders nodded one after another and went to the main hall hand in hand.

At this time, Sheng Wei looked at Changbai and the others and spoke one after another:

"Brother Bai, it may be a good thing that there is no major exam this year. Even a businessman like me knows that the court will make a big move. It is not too late to postpone it for a year."

"Changfeng will take the exam with your brother next year. Are you ready?"

"Ruer and Moer are getting more and more handsome. They will definitely find a good family in the future."

"Ming girl, why do you seem a little strange when you see your uncle? You often came here when you were a child. Have you forgotten?"

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Changbai and others responded one by one. When it was Minglan's turn, she just smiled and said,

"How can it seem strange? Ming'er is afraid of saying the wrong thing."

Sheng Wei said, "We are a family. Just say whatever you want. Who would blame you for saying the wrong thing?"

After that, he looked at Changbai and said with a smile:

"Ming girl, if anyone dares to say anything about you during these days in Youyang, your uncle will help you."

As soon as the voice fell, all the younger generations of the Sheng family laughed out loud, and for a moment, they were less unfamiliar.

While everyone was having a meal, Sheng Wei deliberately said to Mrs. Sheng:

"In a few days, my nephew will go to Hangzhou to do a business. When the time comes, our family will go to Hangzhou to have fun."

Going to Hangzhou is just an excuse.

If Sheng Wei wants to see Wei Yuan, he must rely on Minglan's face.

It is said that Wei Yuan's closest confidant is also Mrs. Sheng's nephew. With this relationship, he will definitely be able to ask for a meeting with Wei Yuan.

As long as they meet, everything will be easy to talk about.

How could Mrs. Sheng not know what he meant?

Before, Sheng Hong wanted her to come to Youyang, wasn't it to take advantage of Minglan's face and find an opportunity?

"We'll discuss this later."

Mrs. Sheng responded with a smile.

The eldest old lady said earnestly: "Sister, you finally come here once, so stay for a while."

"My birthday is about a month away. Let's have a good time while you are here."

She asked, and it was always difficult for Old Lady Sheng to refuse.

"Okay, then I will go back after attending my elder sister's birthday."

After that, she smiled and said to Sheng Wei:

"Bring Minglan to Youyang for another reason. Since Minglan came to the capital, she has been with me, but she has always been a concubine."

"Minglan's mother is a royal decree. It is reasonable to give Minglan the status of a legitimate daughter."

Youyang is the foundation of the Sheng family.

And the Sheng family tree has always been kept in the hands of Sheng Wei.

If you want to change the status of a concubine's daughter to a legitimate daughter, you really have to come to Youyang.

The old lady agreed to come here because she wanted to finalize this matter.

If you want to use Ming to meet her uncle, then you should do something for Ming.

Minglan, Molan, Changbai, Changsong and others are eating elsewhere.

The table of Old Lady Sheng was occupied by the elders of the Sheng family.

Hearing this, Sheng Wei smiled and said, "Auntie is right. It is a bit unreasonable for Ming to be a concubine with her current status and position."

"So, find a good day and put Ming under the name of my sister-in-law Wang. What do you think, auntie?"

Old Lady Sheng shook her head and said, "Minglan's mother is a concubine recognized by the court. Her status is no less than that of the mistress of the house."

"Ming is still under the name of Shuyi, but as a legitimate daughter. Do you understand what I mean?"

The implication is that Wei Shuyi's status in the family tree should be raised.

Minglan will naturally rise with the tide and become a legitimate daughter.

But

Sheng Wei frowned and said, "Aunt, there has been no such rule since ancient times."

The genealogy is in his hands, so he cannot act recklessly and needs to discuss with the elders of the Sheng family.

Old Lady Sheng said, "Shuyi and Ruofu are listed in the same column. Shuyi is an imperial decree, so it should be so."

"Rules are not greater than the imperial decree."

Sheng Wei thought for a while and asked, "Does my cousin know about this?"

Old Lady Sheng said, "I will tell him."

Sheng Wei nodded and said, "In this case, you are the elder of my Sheng family, and my nephew will naturally listen to your arrangements."

After solving this matter, Old Lady Sheng finally fulfilled her wish.

With Wei Yuan around and Minglan as a legitimate daughter, she will definitely be able to find a good family in the future.

"My nephew, I see that Molan is here too. If Molan knew that she would become a legitimate daughter tomorrow, would she be unhappy?"

Sheng Wei was able to consider this for the younger generation who did not belong to his lineage, which shows that he was quite thoughtful.

Old Lady Sheng said: "In the early years, I told Lin that Molan would be raised by Ruofu, so that Molan would naturally be a legitimate daughter."

"But Lin didn't want to, and she doesn't have the status of Shuyi, so who can she blame?"

Let's not talk about Lin Qinshuang.

Now, Wei Shuyi's status in the family is basically equal to that of Wang Ruofu.

If there is anything at home, Wang Ruofu will discuss it with Wei Shuyi. After the farce when Hualan got married before, the two get along more and more harmoniously.

There will be no trouble for the time being.

As for Wang Ruofu's sister, Aunt Kang, she has been confined by the Kang family and is not allowed to go out, so it is difficult for her to stir up any trouble.

If she dares to raise the issue again and hurts Wei Shuyi, Wei Yuan doesn't need to do anything, the Lady of the Duke of Ying will be the first one to not let her go.

The Zhang family finally got a gentle adopted daughter, so they should hold her in their hands.

Now, in the eyes of Old Lady Sheng, the Sheng family owes Wei Shuyi and her daughter.

Therefore, Old Lady Sheng not only wants Wei Shuyi's status in the family to be equal to Wang Ruofu, but also the same in terms of etiquette.

This is one of the purposes of the old lady coming to Youyang.

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Speaking of the second branch of the Sheng family, after they came to Youyang.

Wei Yuan has also detoured to Yangzhou Prefecture and came to Guangling City under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou.

Marching with his personal guards, it is impossible that no one knows along the way.

So, the governor of Yangzhou brought all the officials in the country to the outside of Guangling City to wait for Wei Yuan's arrival.

At this time, Wei Yuan was in a daze by a small lake away from Guangling County.

Fifty steps away from the lake, there is a pavilion that has been in disrepair for many years and is in a state of disrepair.

Wei Yuan stayed by the lake for a while and then sat in the broken pavilion.

Chen Daniu and others originally wanted to clean up the place and let Wei Yuan sit down, but he didn't care. He smiled and said to Chen Daniu and others:

"When I was young, my father often took me to catch fish in the lake. If I was tired, he would let me rest in this pavilion."

"I remember that there was a family in the east, but now there is no trace of people living there."

The personal guard Jiang Ji bowed and said, "General Wei, in recent years, there have been frequent bandit troubles in Yangzhou and Jinling. Local officials have ordered individual families living outside the city to move into the city to avoid bandit troubles. Perhaps this is why there are no traces of other people's lives here."

Bandit troubles

In "Do You Know?", Minglan and Old Lady Sheng once encountered bandit troubles when they returned to Youyang.

It seems to be related to the rebels, but I can't remember it clearly.

"Have the local banditry been resolved?"

Wei Yuan thought, if it has not been resolved, just solve it, which can be regarded as a greeting gift to the people in my hometown.

Jiang Ji responded: "Report to General Wei, when we passed through the southeast, we have eliminated the banditry in various places one by one."

Wei Yuan nodded.

At this time, Chai Gong, who was sent to Guangling by Wei Yuan, came here and saw Wei Yuan, and told him that the officials of Yangzhou were welcoming him outside the city.

Wei Yuan waved his hand and said: "I will not enter the city, let them all disperse, I want some peace and quiet."

Chai Gong said "yes", rode a fast horse, and went to Guangling to convey Wei Yuan's intentions to the officials.

These officials did not dare to go against Wei Yuan's intentions, so they had to stay in Guangling City for the time being, and planned to find an opportunity to pay a visit.

Later, Wei Yuan asked the army to set up camp outside the city and not disturb the people.

He went to the city with only a few guards.

The guards in armor led the way, and Wei Yuan sat in the carriage. Pedestrians on the street could not avoid him, so he was left alone.

From time to time, he would lift the curtain and look at both sides of the street, and distant memories would immediately come to his mind.

He remembered that there was a sesame cake seller on this street, which was delicious, but now it has disappeared. It is really the passage of time, things have changed and people have changed.

However, he also saw some familiar shops, some of which have changed their door decorations, and some are still the same as before.

When they came to a place called "Yingcai Lane".

Wei Yuan slowly got off the carriage.

Eight guards stood on both sides of the carriage, looking majestic.

Wei Yuan instructed: "You guys, just stand here, and follow me in from a distance."

Now Chen Daniu is also a face-loving man.

Wei Yuan rarely called him "Danniu" in front of others.

Soon, following his memory, Wei Yuan came to the place where he used to live, but there were already new people there.

A few years ago, Wei Yuan's parents were sick. In order to treat their illness, he sold the house in the county town and the family returned to their hometown outside the city.

The hometown was in a place called "Weijia Village". The ancestral temples of the Wei family living in Guangling were basically in that village.

Wei Yuan looked at the house in front of him, his thoughts flying.

Chen Daniu suddenly interrupted and said, "Brother, how about we spend money to buy this house?"

Wei Yuan shook his head and said, "If I wanted to buy it, I would have bought it long ago. I will probably rarely come to this place in my life, so it's useless to buy it."

While talking, two children suddenly appeared in the alley to play.

One of the children suddenly tripped the other child, pressed him under him, pinched the child's neck, and said angrily:

"This is mine, give it back to me!"

The child who was pressed to the ground, holding a wooden sword firmly in his hand, gritted his teeth and said:

"If you don't give it to me, you dare to hit me, you're dead, I'll tell my brother when I go back!"

At this time, a young man walked out of a yard and said:

"You two, fighting again! Zhao'er, let go!"

The child who called Zhao'er immediately stood up and stood in front of the young man in a proper manner.

As for the child who was pressed to the ground, he slowly stood up, stuck out his tongue at the child named Zhao'er, and said:

"Uncle, I just wanted to play with this wooden sword, and Brother Zhao'er wanted to hit me, but I didn't refuse to give it back to him!"

Wei Yuan looked at the young man in a daze.

Chen Daniu suddenly said, "How can you lie, kid? It was obviously you who took his wooden sword first!"

The young man was shocked when he saw Chen Daniu wearing armor and a saber on his waist, and hurriedly said:

"Military officer, it's just children playing around, don't take it as an offense."

Chen Daniu waved his hand, motioning them to leave.

The young man hurriedly urged the two children to go home.

At this moment, Wei Yuan tentatively said, "But Jiang He?"

Hearing this, the young man was stunned and said, "May I ask who you are?"

He had not used the name Jiang He for a long time.

Wei Yuan smiled and said, "'Jiang He is going downhill', he will not live long!"

Jiang He was stunned.

He suddenly remembered a Wei family member he often bullied when he was a child.

Because that family had just moved to this alley.

And he and several other brothers in the alley grew up together, and they bullied the new Wei family member at that time.

The Wei family member was weak and could not beat his group, so he always called his elder sister to stand up for him.

Once, the Wei family member knew his name, and he kept telling people in the alley that Jiang He was going downhill, he would not live long.

After a few years, the Wei family sold the house and moved away.

Later, the phrase Jiang He was going downhill became known to more and more people, and he had no choice but to change his name.

Now, it is said that the Wei family member has become a big shot in the court.

There are guards in armor around this person, and he looks familiar. Could it be that he is...?

Thinking of this, Jiang He couldn't help but shuddered and said in disbelief:

"Are you the Wei family son Wei. Wei Yuan from the past?"

Wei family son?

Hearing these three words, Chen Daniu shouted angrily: "How dare you! How dare you speak rudely to my general, you deserve to be killed!"

As soon as these words came out, the two children were frightened and cried.

Then, Jiang He fell to his knees with a plop and slapped himself in the face.

"General Wei, General Wei, it's all my fault. I didn't know you were back. I hope you can forgive me, forgive me."

"It's all childhood things, I'm ignorant, please don't take it to heart."

After slapping him a few times, Wei Yuan saw that his face was swollen, obviously caused by too much force.

He walked forward, helped Jiang He up, and said with a smile:

"I have forgotten all the things in my childhood."

"Is this Zhao'er your child?"

"It has been many years, and he has started a family and a career."

As he said this, Wei Yuan wanted to touch the head of Zhao'er.

Jiang He felt that he was here for revenge today. When Wei Yuan reached out his hand, he quickly hugged his child and begged bitterly:

"General Wei, I know I was wrong, really wrong. Please, be generous."

Wei Yuan shook his head and said, "It's just a childhood story. Who hasn't had conflicts when they were young? The past is the past."

"I came here today, first to see where I used to live, and second to think about whether I can meet some old friends."