Chapter 633: When you pass the Jinshi exam, I will go to the Sheng family to propose marriage.
Ru Lan happily put away the golf club carefully, and when she passed Mo Lan carrying the golf bag, she snorted... Mo Lan bit her lips tightly, and the handkerchief in her hand was twisted into a hemp flower...
Sheng Hong waved his three daughters away, and after he and Mrs. Wang were left in the hall, he said, "Madam, does this young master really like us Ru'er?"
Seeing the suspicion in Sheng Hong's eyes, Mrs. Wang suddenly became unhappy and her face tightened, "Guanren, what do you mean by this?! It seems that Ru'er is not worthy of the young master! Although Guanren, your official is the junior prince. That's a little bit... But Uncle Ru'er's family has been wearing hairpins for generations, and my grandpa is the Grand Master Wang who deserves to enjoy the Ancestral Temple..."
Sheng Hong's face twitched. What bothered her the most was that Mrs. Wang kept talking about her mother's family.
His official position is a little small, but his brother-in-law is also of the same rank as him. Whatever resources the Wang family has, what resources the Sheng family has, if he has resources as arrogant as the Wang family, without bragging, he would be in the third rank.
If he wanted to calm down, Sheng Hong would definitely throw away his hands and leave immediately, and it’s not like he had nowhere to go, but today... he endured it, took two deep breaths, and said, "Madam, put aside your family background. What do you mean about this young man?" What exactly does Master see in Ru'er?
Xiaowu's appearance is not outstanding among the three sisters. Not to mention playing chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and songs, he is even less good at painting and embroidery..."
Mrs. Wang sat and thought for a long time, feeling a little unsure, "Ru'er has an honest nature and is pretty good at setting up accounts as a housekeeper..."
Sheng Hong chuckled twice.
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After Mo Lan returned to the house, the more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She kicked over a small stool with her legs, walked to the table, and swept all the books on it to the ground.
Lin Xiaoniang heard the noise and walked out of the room. Seeing the mess in the living room, she scolded, "Why are you smashing things? Is the lady making things difficult for you again?"
"Madam, you are in a good mood today!" Sheng Molan angrily sat down on the soft couch, "The young master actually gave this stinky girl Ru Lan a birthday gift alone."
Lin Xiaoniang asked, "What did you give me?"
Mo Landao: "The clubs and shrimps sent from Korea."
Lin Xiaoniang had an expression that I had guessed a long time ago. After sitting next to her daughter, she said, "I told you a few years ago that the young master should have fallen in love with that girl Rulan. Otherwise, whoever has nothing to do will give a baby to her every now and then." The girl’s recipe, and it’s been given away for several years. But you just don’t believe it!”
Mo Lan said unwillingly, "Except for my background, I am ten times and a hundred times better than Lan. I am proficient in playing piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, and needlework. But that little girl Ru Lan can't do many of them. She doesn't look like me either." She is good-looking, but her figure is not as good as mine. What on earth did the young father-in-law see in her!!"
"I am the future Duke of Qi, how can I marry a concubine of a fifth-rank official?" Sheng Changfeng walked into the hall, sat at the tea table, poured himself a cup of teapot, and continued to pour poison, "My smart sister. Ru Lan It is true that I am not as good as you in every aspect, but who can let someone have a good family background? She is the direct daughter of the Sheng family, her maternal grandfather is a grand master who deserves to enjoy the Ancestral Temple, and Princess Pingning's eyes are as high as her head. Even this status cannot catch her eyes. , not to mention my sister, you are a concubine.
I have long advised you not to have any wishful thinking. Just be the lintel of Duke Qi's family, and don't even think about it in this life."
Sheng Molan's eyes turned red with anger, she grabbed my mother's hand and said, "Mom, look at the third brother, he is my biological brother. It's enough not to comfort him a few words, but he actually adds insult to injury!"
Lin Xiaoniang immediately scolded her son. Seeing that he looked like a dead pig that was not afraid of being scalded by boiling water, her head suddenly hurt. Since she followed Qin Guogong, her wings have become stiff, and everything goes from the left ear to the right ear.
Sheng Changfeng picked up a red apple from the fruit plate, "Kacha Kacha" took two bites and said, "Auntie, you should also advise my sister. Tell her not to aim too high. Sanlang of the Zhennan Hou family is really good, he is his legitimate son.
If my sister really wants to get married, she will definitely marry well.
Hua Lan just married the second son of the Earl's Palace, and his status is not as high as Sanlang. When the time comes, the people in Wei Ruixuan will definitely be jealous of you for the rest of their lives."
Mo Lan said angrily, "If you ask me to marry a lame man, will you still be my brother? If you want to marry him, marry him yourself."
Lin Xiaoniang also looked unhappy, "Feng'er, don't mention this matter again. It's impossible for your sister to marry a cripple with such good conditions."
Sheng Changfeng muttered, "What's wrong with the cripple? It doesn't affect walking. If it weren't for the bad legs, would people like my sister?"
Lin Xiaoniang said angrily, "Sheng Changfeng! I freely decide on Mo'er's marriage, it's not your turn to dictate. Don't think that I don't know your little thoughts!"
Seeing that her son finally shut up his bad mouth and stopped having sex, Lin Xiaoniang said to her daughter, "Ten days later, Mrs. Zhongjinghou will hold a chrysanthemum appreciation party at the edge of Jinming Pond. At that time, she will be the official official of your family near the west city of the capital.
My wife will go there, and according to the rules of previous years, there will be poetry writing on the spot. Mo'er, this is exactly what you are good at, don't let me down."
Mo Lan asked curiously, "Where did Aniang know? Has the eldest lady received the invitation? What will happen if you don't take me with you then?"
Lin Xiaoniang gave her daughter a reassuring look and said, "The invitation was sent to Mrs. Sheng. Minglan is old enough to see each other. She will definitely take Minglan there by then. She is also your grandmother after all.
, it’s impossible to pull you down.”
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Duke's Mansion of Qi
10 white fox skins, 100 sable skins, 5 boxes of pearls, 10 boxes of gemstones... 1 coral tree (three feet six inches high)... "Heng'er is interested." Princess Pingning put down the gift list, and her son
After going out for a few days, I didn't forget to bring her a gift, which made her very happy. However, when she thought of the news that the nanny had learned, her joy dimmed. She looked at Wang Lidong and said, "I heard that you gave the fifth girl of the Sheng family and Rong Fei
Yan gave a gift alone?"
Wang Lidong nodded, "Last time Miss Rong went back to her hometown, she brought me a lot of specialties as a courtesy. As for Xiao Wu of the Sheng family, I think she is pretty good."
Qi's father was happily playing with a stone inkstone. He heard his son say that it was a royal gift of the King of Goryeo. When he heard such shocking information, his hands shook and he almost dropped it...
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Princess Pingning said coldly, "Although the fifth girl is the legitimate daughter of the Sheng family, Sheng Hong is only a fifth-grade official. If Mrs. Wang is still here, she is barely suitable.
, but now that the Wang family has long since lost its glory, marrying him back will not help your career at all, Heng'er..."
Wang Lidong asked, "Mother plans to wait until the reserve position is clear before marrying the future official?"
Princess Pingning said bluntly, "I have this idea."
Wang Lidong said, "Then what if the future official family does not have a suitable daughter?
Even if you do, why don't you look down on me?
As if everything went as my mother wished, I finally married the daughter of a future official.
Take advantage of the time difference to avoid becoming a prince-in-law, but you can't escape your status as a relative.
After entering the court, the scholar-bureaucrat will definitely reject his son. Not only will he not be able to help, but he will be targeted everywhere...
Of course, as long as the officials are in office in the future, our Duke of Qi will be brilliant.
But if you want to marry a princess, you don’t need to take the Jinshi exam. Being the sole heir to the Duke of Qi is enough."
Princess Pingning thought for a while and realized that what her son said was absolutely right. Then she glared at Wang Lidong. Her son should have known about this for a long time, but he waited until today to say it.
What sinister intentions!
"If you don't marry a clan daughter, then you can't marry a legitimate daughter of a minor official. There are so many officials in the court, and there must be girls in the family who have not yet left the government..."
In the Song Dynasty, the tendency of the nobles to be noble and the military to be lowly was becoming more and more obvious. If you want to make the Duke of Qi inherit the inheritance for hundreds of years, the only way is to transfer from military to literary. It just so happens that your son is so talented in academic literature. As long as he passes the national examination next year,
You can become a civil servant, and now you can travel a hundred miles for half a century.
After Wang Lidong waved all the maids and servants out, he whispered, "Mother, do you want to rebel and make your father the emperor?"
When the couple heard this, they were immediately shocked.
Princess Pingning shouted in a low voice, "What nonsense is Heng'er talking about!"
Of course Wang Lidong knew that the couple had absolutely no such treacherous thoughts. He was simply trying to scare the two political novices.
"Mother, our Qi Duke's Palace is the first-class force in the Wuxun of the Song Dynasty. If we add the Xiangyang Marquis' Palace, the entire capital and only the British Duke's Palace can still stand up to us.
If we marry the Prime Minister, it will be a civil and military alliance...Have you ever thought about His Majesty's feelings? When the officials know about it, they will never sleep at night." Wang Lidong raised two fingers and said, "Our dynasty has been established for a hundred years, and the top level
There were only two marriages between Wu Xun and top civil servants, both of which were driven by political needs and were all personally promoted by the emperor."
Wang Lidong took a sip of tea, looked at the couple who looked a little pale and continued to analyze,
"As long as my mother shows signs of marrying a civil servant in public, the emperor is guaranteed to issue an edict on the same day for my grandfather to be discharged and return to his fields. My father may not be able to serve as the third envoy for a few more days. By then, he will be able to be at home every day and talk to his mother.
This unwritten rule of not marrying civil servants and military officers should be known to all aristocratic families. Didn’t my grandfather and grandfather explain it to me? That shouldn’t be the case!”
Qi's father suddenly slapped his thigh and said, "I remember that before my father passed away, he solemnly told me that our family is not allowed to marry civil servants above the third rank."
Princess Pingning said angrily, "Why didn't you tell me such an important thing!!!"
Qi's father wiped the saliva on his face and said with a smile, "Dad didn't tell me the reason at that time. I don't think my family is very good at marrying civil servants..."
Princess Pingning had an expression on her face that said, "Wait for me, you will look good tonight." She suddenly frowned slightly. Her father should also know, but why didn't he mention this to her... He put his suspicions with his father and son.
Liang Yi said, Qi's father immediately said, "Madam, you have always wanted to marry Heng'er a clan daughter, why did Master Taishan bring this up..."
Princess Pingning picked up the tea cup and took a few sips to calm down. The emperor's daughter could not marry, and high-ranking civil servants could not marry. The only ones left were the daughters of small officials or the Wu Xun family... "Gui of the British public family.
Fen, I think she's pretty good. She's well-educated, beautiful and dignified, and she's good at playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting. I heard that the female celebrity is also pretty good..."
Wang Lidong said, "Mother, I know you asked me to marry a girl from a high family for my own good, and you wanted me to help you more.
But this external force alone has been of very little help to me.”
Qi's mother looked at her son in confusion, "What do you mean?"
Wang Lidong pointed to the stone inkstone in Qi's father's hand and said, "Ten days ago, this stone inkstone was used by the King of Goryeo. Does mother know how it got into my hands?"
Princess Pingning said, "Bought with money?"
Wang Lidong smiled and said, "If you tell me, mother may not believe it. I didn't spend a single copper coin on these things. And the gifts I gave you today are all from the collection of the Goryeo royal family, and they didn't cost a single copper coin either."
Qi's father was surprised and said, "Heng'er, are you in a relationship with the King of Goryeo?"
"It's not a relationship. Five days ago, I took Gaoli!"
Originally, Wang Lidong planned to tell the couple later, but seeing Qi's mother's attitude, he could not make the decision on his own marriage.
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In the TV series, Qi Heng's response policy was to cry, make trouble, and make promises, but he couldn't impress the powerful Princess Pingning at all.
If you want to take the initiative, it's not difficult... to have a higher rank than her!
When facing Princess Yan and Princess Yong, Princess Pingning's attitude was very polite. When facing the current queen, she was extremely well-behaved.
It just so happens that Wang Lidong now already possesses this strength.
The couple initially thought their son was telling a joke.
No matter how small Goryeo was, it was still a country of several million people. Emperor Sui Yang beat him three times, but he still couldn't break the bone. And Liao State also beat Goryeo three times before Goryeo became a vassal and paid tribute to Liao State.
But the son boasted that he had occupied Goryeo.
By the time Wang Lidong took the two of them to the warehouse of Sihai Trading Co., Ltd. and looked at the warehouses filled with the collections of the Goryeo royal family, they were already convinced 80% of the time.
Then he took the couple to the Jinsha Island base and watched a live-fire exercise with guns and artillery.
Qi's father looked excited, and he was immediately tempted by the metal.
Wang Lidong spent ten minutes personally teaching Cheap Daddy how to shoot.
Qi's father fired a hundred bullets and when his shoulders couldn't bear it anymore, he reluctantly turned off the safety, "Heng'er, this thing is like an iron kite with one shot. If there are ten thousand musketeers, I can take over Tokyo."
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"Iron Kites" - the most famous cavalry in Xixia, this heavy cavalry regiment of 3,000 people is divided into ten teams, each team has 300 people, each team has a captain, and those who serve as captains are "all powerful generals for a while."
The armor equipped by the kite is the cold armor forged by Xixia itself. The forging process of this cold armor is different from that of ordinary armor. It is green-black in color, very thin and light, and difficult for bows and arrows to penetrate.
On the way home, Qi's father was very interested in the battle to capture Goryeo. He asked about all the details and expressed some of his opinions from time to time. Although it was a bit divorced from reality and belonged to paper talk, it can be seen that Qi's father should have studied systematically when he was a child.
Knowledge of the art of war.
By the time the family returned home, the moon was already rising above the willow trees.
"Heng'er, tell me honestly..." After dinner, Princess Pingning asked all the servants to go out, and asked in a low voice, "Are you planning to do what Taizu did?"
Wang Lidong shook his head slightly and said, "Now the country is peaceful and the people are peaceful, singing and dancing are flourishing, the people are living and working in peace and contentment, and the royal family has not treated my family badly. If they rebel, the people's hearts will not be with me."
Nowadays, the Song Dynasty is relatively stable. As long as they are willing to work hard, ordinary people can have enough to eat. People all over the world are most contented. As long as they stutter, they are not willing to take risks.
If you forcefully start a war, let alone the court, the people will not be on your side, and conscription is a big problem, let alone a war.
Even if it succeeds, the hearts of the people below will be scattered.
Moreover, Wang Lidong didn't even think about fighting a civil war. For the sake of a bigger piece of land, he had been fighting continuously for thousands of years, and in the end, only his own people died.
Rats and guns are everywhere!
There are so many places on the entire earth. If you want to be the emperor, just go out and grab them.
Princess Pingning and Father Qi both breathed a sigh of relief.
"Mom, what about my marriage?" Wang Lidong looked at his mother and asked.
Princess Pingning glanced at her son. Since he could conquer a country, and it was outside the Song Dynasty, finding someone to marry would not help much. Besides, no matter how hard he persisted, his son might not listen, "Since you
If you insist, then it’s the fifth girl from the Sheng family. When do you want me to propose marriage?"
Wang Lidong smiled and said, "It's not urgent, just wait until I finish the imperial examination."
Princess Pingning was a little surprised and said, "Heng'er still plans to continue the imperial examination?"
Wang Lidong said, "There are two exams left. It will only take a few days. Is there a beginning and an end? And giving up suddenly will definitely arouse suspicion."
Princess Pingning was a little relieved, "Then listen to Heng'er. When you pass the Jinshi examination, I will go to the Sheng family to propose marriage."