"Zecheng, I want Sister Rong to be enlightened and study. I don't just want her to be able to read and write. I also want her to be able to study and reason, and learn how to behave and deal with things. There are many teachers who are hired at will, and they are all good and bad. How can I do that? rest assured."
Sheng Changbai pretended to be confused, but Gu Tingye couldn't pretend anymore. After laughing twice, he said.
After growing up a little, Gu Tingye has been growing up surrounded by rumors and criticism. He still has a thick skin and will not be really embarrassed easily.
"So Zhonghuai, what do you think of the tutor my family hired before, the female teacher who taught my three younger sisters?"
Sheng Hong is a man with good eyesight, and he can be said to have the ability to recognize people.
The gentlemen hired for Sanlan before were all quite good in terms of talent, character, and teaching ability.
It's just three orchids, each with his or her own thoughts, but they didn't learn from their husband properly.
"A gentleman who can be valued by Shanda people will naturally have excellent knowledge and character. It's just that it has only been two years since he resigned from your family. He should have found someone to work as a restaurant long ago.
Why go to all this trouble? I heard that your future eldest wife's family has a girls' book school. The daughters of the Hai family all came out of the middle school. They are all kind-hearted, courteous, and caring. Go tell your future eldest wife. For a moment, how about asking my sister Rong to go to their Haijia Book School and borrow some books?"
Gu Tingye has millions of dollars in his pocket, so it is certainly not difficult to find a tutor for his daughter.
Not to mention finding one for your daughter, you can find ten or eight without any pressure.
The reason why he had to send his daughter to the Hai family's book school was certainly not simple.
Or to give his concubine some wealth.
The Hai family is a scholarly family with a noble family and strict family tradition. The children of the family, both male and female, are all famous for their good rules.
The Hai family's private school for girls is of course equivalent to a "prestigious school for the aristocratic" for girls.
Gu Tingye wanted Sister Rong to study at Haijia School because he wanted his daughter to go to a prestigious school and provide her with financial aid.
The Ming Lan raised by Mrs. Sheng, who was famous for her noble character in Bianjing, was better than the Mo Lan raised by Lin Jiaoshuang's concubine.
It is easier to gain recognition from other officials and their female relatives.
Sister Rong, who has gone to a prestigious school, will naturally be more likely to enter the upper class society in the future.
Gu Tingye spoke for a long time, just because he wanted to take advantage of Sheng Changbai's status as the son-in-law of a dragon in the Hai family. The Hai family could not refute Sheng Changbai's face, so they inserted their own daughter into it.
To be honest, Gu Tingye's scheming cannot be revealed in the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, where the average person has 800 minds.
But outside, Gu Tingye is still very thoughtful.
"This can't be rushed. I have to wait until Heide comes in before I can discuss it with her." Sheng Changbai said vaguely.
Gu Tingye only considered his own daughter and did not think about how difficult this request would be for Sheng Changbai.
The Hai family is strict in running the family, and the family rules clearly stipulate that only descendants who are forty years old and have no children can take concubines.
The Hai family's family rules have made clear provisions, which fully illustrates how much the Hai family dislikes concubines and concubines.
Sister Rong was the daughter of Gu Tingye and his concubine Zhu Manniang without a matchmaker. She was not even as good as a concubine.
Those born in this era without a matchmaker are called wild species.
The Hai family has been clean for generations, and the family reputation is the most important thing. How could they be willing to have such a person with an unclean background study in his private school?
Let Sheng Changbai directly recommend a farmer's daughter, pick up a beggar on the street, and borrow her to study at Haijia.
Because of Sister Rong's identity, Sheng Changbai's recommendation was purely disgusting to the Hai family.
It's not just a moment of nausea, it may be six or seven years after entering school. Gu Laoer is obviously not worthy of Sheng Changbai's doing this.
Although the child is innocent, Gu Tingye and Zhu Manniang are not innocent.
Knowing that this is the result of giving birth to a child, but still insisting on having a child, this is the result that two people should bear.
"That's half a month later?"
In half a month, the wedding date of Sheng Changbai and Hai Chaoyun will come.
"You must give me some time to communicate with Heidegger."
"I may not be in Bianjing by then."
"Don't worry, Sister Rong is also a good child. I won't let her go without books. Even if you leave Beijing, the child will not be able to enter the Haijia Book School. I will also help the child hire a tutor."
There was no need to embarrass the wife who had not married yet, Sheng Changbai was ready to directly help find one.
"It's time to work."
"You sit down first, and I'll help father entertain the guests at home."
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"Changbai, come here, come here." After looking for him, Sheng Hong waved his hand towards Sheng Changbai and said: "Let me introduce to you, these are Zhang Nan and Liu Wenyanjing. These two people are very talented and can write beautiful articles.
Please communicate more."
Sheng Hong talked with these people and gave Sheng Changbai a key introduction.
Sheng Changbai didn't know that these were the key candidates that Sheng Hong was looking for.
For Mo Lan's marriage, she probably had to focus on choosing among these.
"I've met a few of them, let's go over and eat and chat."
No matter what they wear, whether they are new or old, whether silk or silk, the appearance of these poor people that Sheng Hong focuses on is still good.
Although it has always been said that candidates for the imperial examination should be selected only based on their ability and not based on appearance.
But in the real official career, those with excellent appearance have more advantages.
When talents are equal, a person with a poor image will work harder than a handsome one.
Talent mainly refers to classics and meanings. Several people can't be considered bad, and they can all produce some Jinshi-level articles.
But no one is sure which subject these people can pass.
After all, the imperial examination is still an examination related to experience, performance and luck.
It does not mean that you will be able to pass the exam if you have sufficient talent and academic level.
In terms of character, the time is too short to see clearly, but these are all people with good reputations.
At least they don't like hanging around houses or wandering around in brothels and mansions.
Of course, these are all descendants from poor families.
I can't afford to pay for a courtesan or courtesan, so I can't directly tell whether she's a prostitute or not.
In terms of temperaments, they are also different. Some are straightforward, some are deep, some are generous, some are optimistic, some are bitter and hateful, and there are quite a variety of types.
Sheng Changbai chatted a lot with Wen Yanjing.
After all, this was the man chosen by Sheng Hong for Mo Lan and whom Ru Lan finally married.
He has a fairly gentle and generous personality, and he looks gentle and elegant. He shows talent and looks okay.
But it can still be seen that Wen Yanjing's thoughts are quite deep.
His intention to befriend Sheng Changbai was obvious, and his behavior of currying favor with the Sheng family was also somewhat eager.
It’s not a good idea to have scheming intentions in your official career. Officialdom has no place for brainless people.
But if Ru Lan marries such a smart person, she will definitely not be able to defeat Wen Yanjing.
For example, if Lan marries Wen Yanjing, it should be a situation where she is sold to pay someone else's money.
When Ru Lan married, she was probably like Wang Ruofu, who not only contributed money and effort, but also pooled resources from her natal family to help her husband's career.
Whether a husband can always be kind to him depends on whether his mother's family can provide support and help her husband.
Does your husband have a conscience and know how to be grateful?
With Wen Yanjing's scheming attitude, it was suitable for him to play with Mo Lan.
If two people can become husband and wife, it will be like a situation where they meet their opponents and meet a good talent. When the time comes, it will be difficult for no one to coax the other, and no one will be able to trick the other.
Sheng Hong chose a match for Mo Lan, which made Sheng Changbai think it was suitable.
It doesn’t matter whether it’s a good time or not, but it’s definitely fun.
After a little contact like this, Sheng Changbai understood why Sheng Hong valued Wen Yanjing the most among so many potential candidates.
To put it simply, Sheng Hong definitely thinks this person is like me.
Sheng Hong likes people who are similar to him, and he likes Sheng Changfeng because Sheng Changfeng looks like him.
Now with the same experience and similar situation, Sheng Hong likes Wen Yanjing.
Wen Yanjing is somewhat similar to Sheng Hong when he was young in all aspects.
They both grew up with widowed mothers, both came from poor families, and they both have great talents.
The same thing is that he desperately wants to marry a high-class wife to help him.
Sheng Hong had a legitimate mother who was a legitimate daughter of the Hou family, so she could compete with the Grand Master's daughter.
Wen Yanjing, a member of the Baishen family, was able to marry the daughter of a fifth-rank official, which was of course a great achievement.
After all, even if Wen Yanjing could become a Jinshi, he would probably not be able to reach the fifth rank in his life.
Sheng Hong could at least pass the Jinshi exam with a good ranking on his own.
If Wen Yanjing wanted to pass the Jinshi examination, he needed to find an experienced in-law.
Help yourself in terms of experience, information, and connections in the imperial examination.
During this period, Wang Ruofu, Ru Lan, and Lin Zongshuang, Mo Lan, also found opportunities to secretly watch each other's actions.
After taking a look at it, although you can't understand much, at least you can pass people who don't have a good eye first.
We can also learn a little about Juzi's talent from the poems, lyrics and articles he wrote today.
After the cultural gathering was held, neither Lan nor his mother directly took a fancy to anyone.
Mainly because of Hua Lan and Sheng Changbai, the marriage standards for the children of the Sheng family were set too high.
Because they were both daughters, the two mothers were mainly competing against Hua Lan. Sheng Hong originally wanted Hua Lan to marry him.
He really wanted Hua Lan to set an example for the remaining younger brothers and sisters, and prove that the children of the Sheng family were worthy of being admitted to a high school.
When the subsequent children get married, it will naturally be easier for them to be matched up with others.
Hua Lan married into the Earl's Mansion, which was both outwardly beautiful and insincere. Although she did not enjoy any benefits, it certainly raised the value of her younger brothers and sisters.
Hualan met the Yuan family, a poor family, and she suffered a loss because she was beaten.
It also raised the expectations of the two mothers. Due to various reasons, my daughter could not marry into a high-ranking family.
The two mothers couldn't accept the gap in family status for a while.
The marriage between the two Lans has temporarily come to a standstill.
The next time will require in-depth contact between Sheng Changbai and Juzi.
Find out more about Juzi's true character. At least if Juzi's character passes the test with Sheng Changbai, then the next step can be taken.
It was Sheng Hong's respect for the two of them to let the two Lan's mothers look at each other's behavior.
Two people can disagree, or they can persuade Sheng Hong to change his mind.
But as long as Sheng Hong remained unmoved and made up his mind, the decision-making power on the marriage between the two Lans would still be in Sheng Hong's hands.
"Chang Feng, I leave it to you to get along with these people and understand their character."
Sheng Hong handed over the matter of character inspection to Sheng Changbai, and Sheng Changbai turned around and handed it over to Sheng Changfeng.
With Sheng Laosan available for assignment, Sheng Changbai doesn't need to do anything personally.
Without anyone to supervise Sheng Laosan, Sheng Laosan would not study well.
Since you don't study hard at home, it's better to go out and do things and contribute.
What Chang Feng likes to do is go out and make friends with various people, and get together to hold cultural parties and activities.
In fact, it is just to watch the song and dance performances and eat and drink.
When it comes to making friends, leaving it to Sheng Changfeng can be regarded as putting people to their best use.
"You can leave it to me, but second brother, you're more accurate at identifying people than I am, right?"
Sheng Laosan asked doubtfully, Chang Feng didn't know how to recognize people, and he knew it well.
The people I had made friends with before were all schoolboys and playboys, and Sheng Laosan himself knew this.
"With my status, it's easy for them to let go when they get together with me. How can I expose my true nature? Besides, I'm about to get married. How can I go out and drink wine every day? You're better at this kind of thing. .”
Since character is to be examined, speaking the truth after drinking is naturally indispensable.
Let these people experience the scenes of sensuality, drunkenness and extravagance, which will undoubtedly reveal a person's true nature.
To meet these requirements, there is no more suitable place than the brothel Chuguan.
"Second brother, is it not good for me to go drink wine with them? My father and my wife don't like me going to a brothel." Although Sheng Laosan was very excited, he still had some worries.
"I allowed you to go this time. I'll pay for it so you don't have to pay it to your account. It's best not to let them know. Of course, if they really know and want to blame you, I'll explain to them.
But you have to remember that asking you to drink flower wine is not really asking you to go wild. It is asking you to get them drunk and then examine their character."
"Yes, I remember it, don't worry, second brother." Sheng Laosan, of course, patted his chest and promised for such a good thing.
"After drinking flower wine the day before, when you come back the next day, you have to report to me exactly how they reacted in the brothel. Handle the matter more carefully. This is related to whether Mo Lan can marry a good man.
people."
Although the relationship between Chang Feng and Mo Lan cannot be said to be very good, especially after Chang Feng failed the imperial examination and was disliked by Mo Lan.
But Mo Lan is already one of the people Chang Feng cares about most. No matter what, Mo Lan has some weight in Chang Feng's heart.
For Ru Lan, Sheng Laosan was even less dedicated in doing things.
After a few more days of this, Mo Lan and Ru Lan made little progress, but Ming Lan, the youngest, made rapid progress.
"Brother Hong, what did you bring today?"
Sheng Changbai, who works all day long, could notice that He Hongwen often came to Sheng's house, so he knew how often this child ran to Sheng's house.
"I heard that Miss Six is a little angry, so I prepared some herbal tea for Miss Six to reduce the heat and sent it over. Is Second Brother in need? I can bring some for Second Brother next time I come over?"
"That's not necessary. You can just give it to Sixth Sister. If I need it, I can just go and get it from Sixth Sister."
He Hongwen gave Minglan food, drink, food, entertainment, and all kinds of things in turn. Minglan was willing to accept it, which already showed that the relationship between the two people was still developing in a positive direction.
