"Second brother, what are you doing to us? We came here with the fourth sister. We don't want to see the outsider or the sixth son of Uncle Yongchang's family. We just want to see what Mo Lan is going to do. .”
Although Ru Lan's explanation is very pale, it is really true.
Even Sheng Changbai, who knew the facts, didn't quite believe this explanation, let alone Sheng Hong.
"Yes, second brother." Minglan nodded in agreement as she narrated.
"Ru Lan, Ming Lan, are you two too busy? You don't care what Mo Lan does. You can take care of yourselves first? Do you have to follow what she wants to do? Where are the upbringings you have received over the years?"
Sheng Changbai actually wanted to say that one of the two was the legitimate daughter of the family and was raised by the eldest wife of the family, and the other was a girl raised by an old lady. How could it be compared with Mo Lan who was raised by a little girl? It was too ugly so I didn’t say it. exit.
"I just want to find out what's wrong with Mo Lan." Ru Lan said aggrievedly.
"Then what's wrong with you catching Mo Lan?"
"I saw Mo Lan hiding behind the screen, watching her husband privately." Ru Lan replied with a groan.
"Yes. Then, you will catch Mo Lan's mistakes and commit them together with her, right?"
Ever since I was little, I have been tricked by Mo Lan not a hundred times, but maybe eighty times.
Compared with Mo Lan's scheming, Ru Lan is just a good and fun-loving little cabbage.
He can't play well at all, he doesn't have any brains after suffering such losses, and he always likes to provoke Mo Lan.
"You two wait, wait until Countess Yongchang and her son are sent away, and wait until father settles accounts with you!"
After watching Mo Lan come out of the back door, Sheng Changbai said to the two Lans.
Then Sheng Changbai made another pass and entered Weiruixuan through the main entrance, where he saw Mrs. Wu and her son.
"I've met Mrs. Wu, I've met the Sixth Young Master."
With the same family background in the Earl's Mansion, a count like Uncle Yongchang, who was favored by the emperor, and a count like Uncle Zhongqin, who was despised by the emperor, were completely different.
The family status of this kind of powerful Earl's Mansion is quite different from that of the Sheng family.
The two families belonged to the civil and military branches, and they had little contact with each other. Madam Wu suddenly came to the Sheng family.
It's more or less abrupt and reckless.
But to put it into context, Mrs. Wu is a warm-hearted person and enthusiastic about doing things. She likes to do the job of keeping people's matchmakers and pulling their hair the most.
After being warmly received by Wang Ruofu, it is not surprising that the entire Sheng family attaches great importance to him.
The marriages of the five children of the Sheng family have not yet been decided. Mrs. Wu, an enthusiastic matchmaker among the noble officials, can certainly be respected by the Sheng family.
"This must be your Tanhualang. He is really handsome and talented."
The countess is also a good communicator, and her words are very interesting to listen to.
Mrs. Wu's communicative ability among officials and women is no less than Sheng Hong's long-sleeved dance among men.
"Sheng Shanda, Mrs. Wang, I heard that you have several daughters with excellent education. Can you let me meet them?"
Mrs. Wu's meeting with Sheng Changbai was not for the purpose. Recently, Mrs. Wu was visiting various houses in the capital.
He also enthusiastically organizes various large-scale activities, but of course not all of them are for good deeds.
The main purpose is to find a wife for Liang Hanxiang.
After all this trouble, the goal is of course to see the daughters of each family.
"Ms. Wu wants to see you. What's wrong with that? Wait a moment and I'll ask Ru Lan to come out and see you."
Wang Ruofu's subtlety was very obvious, so he was so direct that he was prepared to call only Ru Lan.
If there is any suitable marriage, I still hope that it will fall on my biological daughter Rulan.
"Madam, since Madam Wu wants to see our daughter, let Mo Lan and Minglan come out together to meet Madam Wu."
Sheng Hong obviously couldn't agree. The three Lans were all his daughters. If anything good happened, his favorite Mo Lan couldn't be left out, so he brought Ming Lan with him by the way.
"Mother Liu, ask the girls to come over and see the eldest lady."
Although Wang Ruofu was sometimes rude to Sheng Hong at home.
However, in front of outsiders, we should still pay attention to save face for the family leader Sheng Hong.
After glaring at Sheng Hong, he still ordered Mother Liu to call all three Lans.
"Beautiful appearance, decent manners, and generous. Shengda family is indeed a scholarly family, and the three daughters are all well-educated." After meeting the three Lans, Mrs. Wu still praised her politely.
Because of the Sheng family's genes, Sanlan's appearance is not bad.
Even among the three orchids, Rulan, who has the least outstanding appearance, is fair-skinned and delicate, and is very capable of being used among high-ranking officials.
But for a daughter from an official family, appearance is only secondary; character is more important.
The appearance of a legal wife is originally enough as long as the facial features are correct and above the passing line.
The principle of marrying a virtuous wife and being patient with concubines and accepting sex is still generally applicable to high-ranking families.
Outstanding appearance can only be regarded as a bonus. Character, personality, and education are the key conditions for a wealthy family to choose a daughter-in-law.
"Mrs. Wu, thank you very much." Wang Ruofu replied humbly.
It is also because I have experienced many social situations, and I have been trained since childhood.
In various social situations, Wang Ruofu's performance is not bad, and he can still be impolite most of the time.
Mrs. Wu has met the daughter of the Sheng family, and her superficial impression of the daughter of the Sheng family is not bad, so she is satisfied.
He and Wang Ruofu chatted some more, drank two bowls of tea, and left the Sheng family with his son.
…
"Father, when I entered Wei Ruixuan..."
After sending the people away, Sheng Changbai reported to Sheng Hong what the three Lans had done.
In other words, it was through Sheng Hong that Mo Lan could be disciplined to some extent.
The remaining two Lans, when Sheng Hong was disciplining Mo Lan, it wouldn't hurt to be disciplined for a while.
Sheng Changbai likes Minglan's character very much.
Apart from Ru Lan's lack of scheming, Sheng Changbai could probably be satisfied with her.
But Mo Lan, who was raised by Lin Zhishuang, was a little too frivolous.
A good young lady from a wealthy family was trained as a brothel girl by Lin Zhishuang.
Normally, she behaves like a brothel girl seducing men.
It's really just what a brothel girl needs to learn, and Lin Jiaoshuang cultivates Mo Lan's talents.
Lin Zongshuang is still used to being a concubine. She lacks a lot of experience and is too petty.
If you want Mo Lan to marry into a high family, you don't want to teach Mo Lan how to manage a family, which is a skill that a serious lady needs to master.
What he teaches is how concubines compete for favor and how to steal men.
Sheng Hong really needs to take time out and discipline and correct him more.
After all, she is his sister. Sheng Changbai hopes that Mo Lan can be more serious.
No matter who Mo Lan marries, a serious lady who behaves like a concubine all day long will never live a good life.
How did Sheng Hong punish San Lan? Sheng Changbai didn't interfere.
In the final analysis, as long as you are not rude in front of outsiders and look at people, it is not a serious matter.
Sheng Hong's punishment for Sanlan was just to hit the hand with a ruler.
A warning to Sanlan, don't make your own decisions and do such unreserved things again.
However, after Sheng Hong finished his punishment, he gave each of the three Lans a bottle of bruise medicine prepared by himself.
That is to say, the Sheng family has never thought about which Lan to marry Liang Han.
Otherwise, Sheng Hong himself might have told his daughter to hide behind the screen and see how the person was doing.
It is also an old tradition in the families of noble officials to let their daughters hide behind the screen and look at their future sons-in-law.
Sheng Hong was looked at like this by Wang Ruofu, and when Sheng Changbai went to Hai's house, Hai Chaoyun looked at him behind the screen.
The customs of the Great Zhou Dynasty were relatively open, and there were no completely blind marriages.
Most parents will create some opportunities for their daughters to meet men.
At least most people can choose a suitable partner.
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"Second brother, you have really hurt us. We finally don't have to go to school. My father also asked my grandmother to find a nun from the palace to come to the house and teach us the rules."
After recovering from the injury on her hand, Ru Lan came over to complain to Sheng Changbai.
As for the school, the three Lans are considered to have graduated. The youngest Minglan is twelve years old, Ru Lan is thirteen, and Mo Lan is fourteen.
In this era when women can get married at the age of fifteen, the three orchids are almost considered to be eldest girls.
After studying in the school for six years, Sanlan has been able to read and read, learned the Classic of Filial Piety, Nu Xun, Nu Jie, some Analects of Confucius, and part of the Book of Rites.
The knowledge learned is enough for women.
In the official families of the Great Zhou Dynasty, even if the basic education for their daughters was completed, it all depended on the woman's personal choice as to whether she wanted to pursue further studies in the future.
At this age, a woman has passed the age of learning theory, and it is time to plan for the future and learn life skills.
The most important life skill for women from these wealthy families is to be able to manage the family business well.
Because men in feudal society focused on official career, most affairs in the back house were left to women to manage.
It sounds simple, but actually it is quite complicated to manage.
Even for a family like the Sheng family, which is still developing, there are hundreds of people in the family.
Managing these things well is no easier than managing a small company in later generations.
Just talking about family affairs, the housekeeper woman needs to have a good grasp of everything that happens at home, including household chores, money and supplies, filial piety to parents-in-law, raising children, weddings and funerals, eating, drinking, and diarrhea.
After taking care of the family affairs, there are also external human relations outside the family, such as weddings and funerals in the friendly family, and welcoming and sending off, which are also the duties of the stewardess.
In addition, the family's property, farm, and shop also need to be managed by a housekeeper.
Buying a property, running a business, developing and expanding one's own family, who to make friends with, and who to make enemies with, these things may be made by men.
But when it comes to the actual implementation, operation, and management, most of it is done by the housekeeper.
Not only do you need to be able to spend money, but you also need to be able to make money, which is definitely not that simple.
"Ru Lan, how can this be considered a hardship for you? You should learn some rules. You are so unruly at home. How will you live in the future when you get married and live in someone else's home?"
How could a mother-in-law tolerate a daughter whose own parents couldn't stand it and thought it was unruly when she went to someone else's home?
"I don't want to marry like my eldest sister. I just want to marry into an ordinary family, just an ordinary poor family. If the family is an official, it is best not to have a higher official position than my father and second brother, otherwise their family status will not be as good as ours."
, I don’t have to be bullied.”
Judging from the fact that Ru Lan is only thirteen years old, Ru Lan's words are quite clear about marriage.
"Ru Lan, are you saying that you want to be like your mother? Your mother was the grand master's daughter. She married into our Sheng family and lived like this all her life. You don't know how many grievances you have suffered. Our father just
Fifth-rank official, how dare you say that your life can be smoother than that of your mother?"
But in Sheng Changbai's view, Rulan's vision was transparent, but not much.
There are two examples of tragedy in my life after getting married.
Mrs. Sheng, the legitimate daughter of the Hou family, married a young man from a poor family, but she encountered a doting concubine who destroyed her wife.
Wang Ruofu, the legitimate daughter of the grand master, married Sheng Hong, a concubine from a poor family, but she was also doted upon by a concubine who destroyed her wife.
Two people in her family had the tragedy of getting married. Why did Ru Lan have confidence that she would live a good life after getting married?
With Ru Lan and Wang Ruofu's indistinguishable temperaments, it seems that Wang Ruofu's life is repeating itself all over again.
Wang Ruofu could give birth to a genius like Sheng Changbai, which would give him strength and win back a lot of the situation for himself.
Whether Ru Lan can give birth to a promising son is completely unknown.
"Second brother, after I get married, you won't just watch me being bullied, right? Second brother, you will definitely join the center in the future and be the boss. You won't just watch your sister being bullied. Was it bullied by your husband’s family?”
Ru Lan said coquettishly to Sheng Changbai. This is one point where Ru Lan is stronger than Wang Ruofu, and it will show some weakness.
But if her own virtue is not enough, even if she shows weakness, Rulan's future will not be much better than Wang Ruofu.
"I won't just watch you being bullied, but it would be better if you could stay in Bianjing City. If you are not in Bianjing City, where the mountains are high and the rivers are long, I just want to help you, but I am powerless, just like our uncle helped you If you are not like your mother, what can you do?"
Seeing that Ru Lan had suffered more than 800 losses from Mo Lan since she was a child.
You know that Ru Lan and Wang Ruofu are both people with no means.
If there was a concubine like Lin Zhishuang at home, it would be impossible for Ru Lan to fight against her.
I don't have the ability to fight in a house, and I don't have the ability to take care of a man or manage a household.
No matter how high his status was, Sheng Changbai would never go to his brother-in-law's house to help Ru Lan fight in the house.
Just like the situation that Uncle Da Fang Wei faced before, Da Fang has countless means to easily manipulate Sun Shentong.
But in the end, all Uncle Wei could do was to divorce Shulan.
Shulan ended up with a troubled marriage and divorce.
No matter how she can take revenge on Sun Shentong, Shulan has suffered so much and cannot make up for it.
"I'll just learn from grandma."
After being hit by Sheng Changbai, Rulan realized a little bit of the reality and replied depressedly.
