"Rulan's father has the final say on her marriage. Your mother cannot be Rulan's decision. Rulan is not Hualan. She is not dignified, graceful, gentle and courteous enough. I will never let her marry into a high family. of."
She is still confident in this Sheng Hong. Although Wang Ruofu makes noises every day, Sheng Hong has the final say in all major matters in the family.
"Father, you can make the decision on my mother's side. Can you also make the decision on Xiaoniang Lin's side?"
Sheng Hong was originally a very sober person. For the Sheng family to develop to this point, Sheng Hong's own sobriety was also very important.
But Sheng Hong just likes the love story Lin Zongshuang weaves for him.
Maybe he was enjoying it. Today, Sheng Hong has more or less realized the truth about Lin Zongshuang, but he is still addicted to it.
"Although your fourth sister is outstanding in appearance, character, and education, she was born in Linqige after all, and there is no way she will marry into a distinguished family."
Even though he was partial in his heart and felt that Mo Lan was the most outstanding among his daughters, Sheng Hong did not dare to marry Mo Lan into a family that was too high.
"Father is right in thinking so, but even I don't even go into the back house, and I know that Lin Xiaoniang has always hoped that Mo Lan will marry high and her son-in-law's family status will be higher than that of my eldest sister."
"You, Miss Lin, are delusional. I told you, Miss Lin, that it is impossible for Mo Lan to marry into a high family because of her background. I will find a good match for Mo Lan from a poor family, and find someone with outstanding knowledge for Mo Lan. If you are diligent and progressive, she will have the opportunity to be granted a title and enjoy all the honors in the future."
It can be heard that Lin Zongshuang also expressed his opinions to Sheng Hong in person, and Sheng Hong also advised Lin Zongshuang.
It's just that Sheng Hong didn't understand his concubine Lin. She looked weak and submissive on the outside, but she was the most rebellious person on the inside.
He is not a person who can listen to advice, and his whole person highlights a reality.
I really look down on the future potential of some poor family, I just want to enjoy the respect and wealth of the moment, and I focus on the power and wealth inherited by the nobles.
Few of the prime ministers of the Great Zhou Dynasty looked down upon poor families and often recruited sons from poor families and Jinshi as their son-in-law.
Lin Zongshuang's vision is higher than that of the prime minister who is lower than one person and higher than ten thousand people.
"If father really thinks so, he should make plans for the fourth sister's marriage as soon as possible. Don't let Mo Lan go to see noble ladies all day long. Don't let Mo Lan spend all day hanging out with noble children. Minato, the fourth sister is also a lady, so she still needs to be reserved, but it's really indecent to be acting like this now."
The first thing is to cut off the chance of contact between Mo Lan and the noble children, and the next step is to marry Mo Lan as soon as possible.
A married daughter throws away water. After getting married, Mo Lan will have to harm other families.
"Changbai, you are not a person who talks freely. What did your fourth sister do that was indecent?" Sheng Hong darkened his face and said with a frown.
"Maybe it's because Yuan Ruo has been studying in our house for a few years, and the fourth sister feels that Yuan Ruo is closer to her. Recently, when she goes out to attend banquets and outings, the fourth sister always follows Yuan Ruo. Although everyone knows that our family I have no intention of clinging to Duke Qi's palace, but the fourth sister is a boudoir girl after all, and if she is too close to men, it will inevitably cause some rumors to spread, which will affect the reputation of the Sheng family."
Don't be too aggressive or forceful when persuading Sheng Hong.
Wang Ruofu and Lin Zhishuang proved that Sheng Hong is a person who is soft-spoken at home but not tough.
Some words don’t have to be said so plainly to Sheng Hong, but Sheng Hong’s self-esteem must also be taken care of. Sheng Hong is also a person who is well versed in human relations, so Sheng Hong can naturally understand the meaning of the words.
It is said that the Sheng family does not attach themselves to the Duke of Qi, but it is not worthy of it. With the family background of a fifth-rank official in the Sheng family, how can a concubine daughter be worthy of being the only son of the Duke of Qi?
Even if you want to be a concubine, you will be disliked by the arrogant Princess Pingning.
"Bastard, where is Mo Lan? Someone call the fourth girl here. Does she think the Sheng family has no family law?"
Sheng Changbai said it implicitly. How could Sheng Hong not know that Mo Lan came to Qi Heng's side just to hook up with Qi Heng.
Qi Heng's marriage was attracted by two noble ladies at the same time, causing a stir in Bianjing.
How could Sheng Hong not know the risks of Mo Lan getting involved? No matter how much he prefers Mo Lan, he should express his attitude at this time.
"Why should a father be angry? Mencius said: If you are young, you will admire your parents; if you are a lustful person, you will admire Shao Ai. Qi Heng does have a handsome appearance. The fourth sister was attracted to Qi Heng's appearance at the age when her love interest first appeared. It is understandable that she will be attracted by Qi Heng's appearance in the future. Just don’t let them have any more contact with me.”
Sheng Changbai was not prepared to let Sheng Hong confront Mo Lan for punishment.
In a face-to-face confrontation, as long as Lin Zhishuang and her daughter show tenderness, pity, and affection. As long as it does not violate the fundamental interests of the Sheng family, Sheng Hong has no principles. It is better to let this anger stay in Sheng Hong's heart.
"Before Qi Heng's marriage is decided, I will restrain Mo Lan and not let her go out. I will also tell your mother that you don't need to take Mo Lan to any banquet held by the noble family."
Sheng Hong directly grounded Mo Lan, thus achieving Sheng Changbai's goal.
There is no point in letting Sheng Hong beat Mo Lan or kneel in the ancestral hall.
"Sixth Sister's Marriage."
"My father can't make the final decision on your sixth sister's marriage. She has your grandmother personally taking care of her. That's Minglan's blessing. You don't have to worry about her."
Letting the old lady make the decision about Minglan's marriage can indeed make people feel more at ease.
Even if the old lady likes someone, she can't possibly like a noble son.
If she didn't really hate the arrogance and extravagance of noble children, why would the old lady, a legitimate daughter of a marquis, marry into a poor and prosperous family?
After marrying into the Sheng family, the old lady discovered that marrying a scholar from a poor family was not always a good idea.
Scholars from poor families may be a little better than those from noble families, but their strength is limited.
Now what the old lady likes most is the children of wealthy families with strict family traditions and generations of officials.
Every aristocratic family that can pass down the family rules and methods for educating their children always has some merits.
Relatively speaking, the younger generation has better character and talent.
The old lady has spent most of her life thinking about what kind of husband's family a woman should marry into so that she can live a harmonious and smooth life.
He can always find a good marriage for Minglan so that Minglan can live a prosperous and stable life in the future.
"I feel relieved about my grandmother."
As long as Gu Tingye, an old pervert, is not allowed to deliberately destroy things, the old lady has already thought carefully about Minglan.
Sheng Changfeng, the third son of Sheng, was not in a hurry to get engaged after having explained Sanlan's marriage to Sheng Hong.
After all, he is a man, just over sixteen, still relatively young, and has some talent in reading.
Sheng Hong also hoped that Sheng Laosan would study hard and strive for high school in the imperial examination.
At Sheng Changfeng's age, even if he participated in the next two examinations, he would have just won the first place.
Considering the old emperor's health, he might have to see Taizu one day.
When the new emperor ascends the throne, Enke will be added, and Sheng Laosan can even take one more imperial examination.
Sheng Changfeng took three more scientific examinations. He was still young, so there was no need to get engaged prematurely.
After becoming a Jinshi, Sheng Laosan was far less valuable in the marriage and love market than he is now.
Three generations of the Sheng family have tasted the sweetness of being a Jinshi in high school and then marrying a high-ranking wife.
Naturally, Sheng Changfeng would not let Sheng Changfeng miss this opportunity.
Sheng Laoqi Sheng Changtong is younger, still a child, and has not been enlightened for a long time. She has never thought about marriage.
Sheng Changbai also dealt with the inside of the Sheng family clearly before leaving.
The rest are all external matters, and Sheng Changbai cannot play any key factor.
I was just paying a little attention when I was making some preparations before leaving Beijing.
The Sheng family did not participate in the matter of establishing a prince in the imperial court. The only thing that could affect the Sheng family was the marriage between Qi Heng and Gu Tingye.
If these two people get married honestly, it will be safe for the girls of the Sheng family.
So when Gu Tingye asked Sheng Changbai to go shopping in Goulan again, Sheng Changbai responded quickly.
"Zhong Huai, don't just focus on drinking. Tell me if you and the two ladies have made any progress?"
Seeing Gu Tingye drinking in depression again, Sheng Changbai asked.
"Don't mention this. I haven't even asked my old man to help me propose marriage to the noble girl's house. My father already knows about Mannia. Don't talk about marriage proposal, marry the first wife. The first wife is not here yet, my father. I need to deal with Mannia first."
Gu Tingye said angrily that this man was prejudiced against his father.
He always thought the worst about his father. Every time Gu Yankai did something good for Gu Tingye, Gu Tingye thought his father was harming him.
"How come this timing is so coincidental? Just when you were about to ask your father to help you propose marriage, your father knew about your affair with a foreign wife?"
After saying that, Sheng Changbai also realized that it was Gu Tingye's eldest brother Gu Tingyu who said this: "Okay, you don't need to say it, I thought about what happened."
"Who else could it be besides my 'good big brother'!" Gu Tingye complained.
A father married three wives, and each wife gave birth to a son. This kind of complicated family is really difficult to manage.
No matter what important or good thing Gu Tingye does, there will always be a large group of people behind him to hold him back.
If you do something bad, there will be a group of people who will help you publicize it.
In Bianjing City, there are many noble children who, like Gu Tingye, are nostalgic for flowers and hang out in brothels.
But only Gu Tingye has the most reputation as an uneducated and unskilled libertine, and he cannot do without the help of a large family.
The main purpose of this group of people is to not let Gu Tingye find a good match.
The ultimate goal is to retain the title of the Gu family and not fall on Gu Tingye.
Now that Gu Tingye wants to woo the noble girl, how could Gu Tingyu not do some damage?
It is not that easy for Gu Tingye to marry a noble girl and get help that can affect the inheritance of the title.
Sheng Changbai also had an idea on a whim, thinking that if the marriage was successful, many people would be satisfied.
But I have never had any contact with the Gu family, and I completely ignored that the Gu family completely disapproves of this kind of marriage.
"So you said you contradicted Marquis Gu because of Mannia, and Marquis Gu scolded you and used family methods on you?"
Sheng Changbai could imagine that when Gu Yan caught Gu Tingye, he would be scolded, scolded and beaten.
"He asked me to drive Mannia and my children out of Bianliang. Can I allow him to do such a thing?"
Gu Yan originally wanted Gu Tingye to find a suitable wife, so he sent Gu Tingye away from his wife.
Gu Tingye regarded him as his father and stopped his own pure love.
"Why are you such a stubborn person? Can you wait until you marry a wife to take a long-term approach to your wife's affairs and your children? Even if you let them live in the suburbs, you have inherited your wife's wife.
Can Zu's financial resources make their lives worse?"
The iron-headed boy's head was bruised and bruised, but he still couldn't turn.
In order to prevent this child from causing harm to the Sheng family, Sheng Changbai still wanted to help as much as possible.
"Zecheng, do you think if this is the case, will they still have a chance to enter the Marquis' Mansion?"
For Gu Tingye's son and daughter, whether they can enter the Marquis Mansion or not, and whether their names can be recorded in the Gu family's genealogy.
Not to mention the issue of being single and reuniting with one's ancestors, there is still a big gap in status and future between the sons of the marquis and the bastards among the common people.
"Whether they can enter the Marquis' Mansion depends on you, right? If you can make a difference and have the final say in Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion, wouldn't it all depend on your word whether they can enter the Marquis' Mansion?
"
Because Gu Tingye's eldest brother Gu Tingyu had been ill and had not given birth to a son.
What Gu Tingye picked up at Ningyuan Hou Mansion was a handful of Tianhu cards, and he easily won the game.
Sooner or later, Gu Tingye will have the final say in the Hou Mansion.
If this were not the case in the Gu family, Gu Tingye would not be considered a good match for those two noble ladies.
If the basic conditions were not good, Sheng Changbai would not persuade Gu Tingye to get the noble daughter.
If you think about it on the bright side, Qi Heng and Gu Tingye are both inheritors of the family title.
There is a Duke and a Marquis. Apart from the difference in the number of towns and cities, the two families are not too different in terms of power.
Now, because Princess Yongning was raised in the palace, the Duke of Qi was more favored than Marquis Ningyuan.
When the emperor changed, the emperor and Princess Yongning no longer had this loving relationship to support her.
Which family is more powerful between the Duke of Qi and the Marquis of Yongning depends on who is closer to the emperor and can gain the emperor's trust.
"There is my father and my 'good big brother' in the Hou Mansion, so it is impossible for me to have the final say." Gu Tingye said discouragedly.
Gu Yankai still looks strong and in his prime. Although Gu Tingyu is sick and weak, he has lived like this for more than twenty years.
It seemed that both of them could continue to hold on. Even Gu Tingye could not imagine that these two people could be so angry to death by him at this moment.
"Then after you get married, you can also request to live in a separate house and separate the family. With the money you have, you can't buy any kind of mansion in Bianjing. You are not your two uncles. You don't have any.
The ability to survive must always depend on the Hou Mansion."
It is too much for the father to separate the family and live alone while his son is still alive.
But with Gu Tingye's reputation, others wouldn't think it was excessive if he did such an outrageous thing, and his reputation couldn't be any worse.
"besides."
"You don't have to think about anything else. The solution is always more difficult. It will be straight from the bridge to the bow of the ship. Is it you Gu Erlang who is so worried?" Gu Tingye, a reckless man, has more and more worries now, and Sheng Changbai is tired of worrying.
"The most important thing now is that you can marry the noble girl. Or should you first clarify which noble girl you have chosen to marry? I still don't know?"
