Seeing Chunlan nodding, Wang Lidong asked, "Where did you get the news?"
Chunlan said, "I heard this from a cook in Sheng Mansion. We have already warned this person."
Wang Lidong said, "From now on, the affairs of Sheng Mansion will not involve Xiao Wu, just let them go."
Chunlan explained, "If this matter spreads outside, the reputation of the fifth girl will be damaged. When the time comes, the young master and the empress..."
Wang Lidong would not worry about this kind of thing at all. As for the cheap lady...
"Sheng Molan and Xiao Wu are not the same mother. My mother can only complain a few words. Who discovered this?"
Chunlan said, "Five days ago, the fourth girl accidentally sprained her foot while participating in the 'Chui Wan' competition. It happened that the old lady of the He family in Baishitan took Mr. He to visit the Sheng family, so she helped Mr. He take a look.
At that time, it was discovered that the fourth girl had harmed Xi."
I always feel that this matter has something to do with Sheng Minglan, otherwise there would be no such coincidence. Just like in the TV series, Sheng Molan and Lin Xiaoniang were designed, but it has nothing to do with him. "How is the fifth girl now? Has Magpie found her?
You and Fugui?"
Chunlan shook her head and said, "I haven't looked for it. I heard that the fifth girl is in a very bad mood, and her food intake has been reduced by half in the past few days."
I couldn't eat, and I felt really bad.
However, this reaction is normal.
There is such a shameless girl in the Sheng family. If word spreads, all four sisters of the Sheng family will be unlucky together, and even those who get married will be criticized. However, the family tradition of the Sheng family is already bad, and now that the girl is pregnant before marriage,
This time it was completely ruined, even the last pair of underpants to cover up my shame was gone.
Wang Lidong thought for a moment, then asked Chunlan to prepare pen, ink, paper and inkstone, pulled up the small folding table in the car, and wrote a letter to Rulan, "The few boxes I asked you to bring just now, the huanghuali wooden box and this letter, please wait.
I’ll have someone send it to Xiaowu’s home in a moment.”
Chunlan took the envelope and asked, "Master, don't you go there by yourself?"
Wang Lidong said, "I'll go another day. The Sheng family is busy putting out the fire right now. I want to go now because I'm not asking for trouble."
Besides, my mother wants to know that I didn’t go home first when I returned to the capital, but went to the Sheng family first, haha..."
Chunlan smiled and nodded.
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Jiying Lane Shengfu
Early in the morning, Wang took Liu Kun's family to the Korean government to discuss Sheng Molan's marriage.
Originally, Xiaoniang Lin was in trouble. Even if she was beaten to death, she would not help wipe the png. She would still stand by the pit and quietly throw a few stones.
But now Rulan's "six rites" have not yet been completed, the marriage between his son Changbai and the girl from Li Shilang's family has been verbally finalized, and he will wait for the auspicious day in seven days to propose marriage to the Li family. Now such a big scandal is about to be exposed.
The marriage of a bad daughter and her son will be ruined.
Wang was so angry that she didn't sleep well for several nights, and she lost weight twice.
After careful consideration and with the support of Sheng Hong and the old lady, Wang gritted her teeth and agreed to visit the Korean government.
The Han Dynasty's palace is located in the north of the imperial city, and the Hesheng family is just to the south and north. It takes at least an hour to go back and forth. At a quarter of the afternoon, Mrs. Wang walked into the Shou'an Hall with one foot high and one foot low!
Sheng Hong took a leave of absence at home in the past few days. When he saw Wang come back, he immediately went up to him and asked, "I have met the eldest lady of the Korean royal family. Has she agreed?"
Mrs. Sheng said loudly, "Why are you so anxious? Everyone is back. Let Madam sit down and have a sip of tea and rest for a while."
Sheng Hong was a little surprised and hurriedly took the chrysanthemum jade tea cup from the maid's hand and handed it to Mrs. Wang himself, "Thank you for your hard work, ma'am."
Mrs. Wang took the tea cup and took two sips. The hot tea was in her stomach. She was very energetic. Seeing the anxious expressions on the two people's faces, she did not delay any further. She put down the tea cup and said angrily, "We have been waiting for almost two people when we arrived at the Korean government house." I didn't meet his eldest wife until about 10 o'clock in the morning. I tried my best to say many good things, but the eldest lady relented. However, the eldest lady also made a condition. If the Sheng family can agree, then his family will come to propose marriage the next day. .”
Sheng Hong and Mrs. Sheng were overjoyed and breathed a sigh of relief. All they had to do was admit the debt. They were afraid of being rejected. For the sake of the reputation of the Sheng family, Sheng Molan had no choice but to wear a piece of white silk.
Sheng Hong asked with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work, Madam. What conditions did the Duke and Madam propose?"
Mrs. Wang snorted coldly and said, "Officials, don't be too happy too early. The Duke and Madam are very open-mouthed..."
Sheng Hong's heart skipped a beat and he asked urgently, "What are the conditions?"
Mrs. Wang gritted her teeth and said, "The Duke's wife said that his Sanlang is the Duke's legitimate son, while Mo Lan is the concubine of a fifth-rank official.
If Sanlang marries Mo Lan, he will inevitably be criticized behind his back by his fellow nobles, and he will not be able to hold his head up when going out to socialize in the future. Therefore, Mo Lan’s dowry must be generous, so as to silence others."
That's too much!
unacceptable!
He made his daughter’s belly bigger, and he still despises himself for being a young official!
Sheng Hong's face turned red, his beard stood up in anger, and he gritted his teeth and said, "How much dowry do you want? 10,000 guan, or 20,000 guan?!"
Wang said quietly, "Two hundred thousand strings!"
"Two hundred thousand yuan?!"
A piercing scream broke through the roof of Shou'an Hall, and the sound wave spread to the entire Sheng Family Courtyard. Ru Lan, who was immersed in eating and drinking, raised her little head, pricked her ears, and looked at the door of the house with a voice that sounded like a scumbag's father, "Magpie, Did you hear anything?"
"It seems to be the voice of the master. I'm going to take a look. Maybe the master is here." The big magpie trotted out of the door and returned to the house after a while. "I didn't see the master."
"Oh!" He didn't come. Ru Lan kept immersing himself in humming. He didn't eat much in the past few days. What a big loss!
Shouantang
Mrs. Sheng also lost her usual aloofness and calmness, and said with shock, "Madam, did you remember correctly? Are you sure it is 200,000 yuan, not 20,000 yuan?"
Ordinary official families in the capital usually marry their daughters with a dowry of 3,000 to 4,000 guan. For example, when a noble prince marries a daughter, the dowry will usually not exceed 10,000 guan. After all, there is no family planning these days. Which family does not have four or five girls? If you give too much, no matter how rich your family fortune is, it won't be able to withstand a few disasters.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! 200,000 yuan, all the silver money of the Sheng family, and the gold and silver in the farm shop may not add up to that much. Of course, if you include the Sheng Mansion, it will definitely be enough. .
Mrs. Wang said with a face, "I thought I heard it wrong at the time! But the Duke and Lady repeated it three times, which is 200,000 yuan!"
"Shameless!! This is an open robbery!" Sheng Hong stood up and cursed loudly, "200,000 yuan! How can they say it out loud! Even Princess Fukang's dowry is only 100,000 yuan (the unit of yuan and yuan is the same)!! "
Old Mrs. Sheng picked up the tea cup, took a few sips, and after calming down her mood, she said calmly, "The Korean government has been lending loan sharks for generations, and they are best at changing the situation and adding insult to injury.
Now my family has come to ask for help, why don't you take the opportunity to take a bite." He put down the teacup in his hand, looked at Mrs. Wang and said, "The Duke and Madam only offer 200,000 yuan, and there is no other way to replace it?"
After Wang hesitated for a moment, she said, "If you don't want to spend 200,000 yuan, then use the 28 pastry shops and all the pastry recipes in 'Xinghua Village' as a dowry."
Sheng Hong said in surprise, "This 'Xinghua Village' pastry shop has nothing to do with my family? Are we asking my family to buy 'Xinghua Village'?"
Old Mrs. Sheng asked curiously, "Is this the 'Xinghua Village' pastry you always send to me?"
Mrs. Wang nodded and said, "This pastry shop is opened by Ru'er and Brother Heng."
"What? Is it Ru'er's shop?" Sheng Hong frowned and asked, "Why have you never mentioned this to me?"
Mrs. Wang gave a loud 'hum', "You are such a noble person, so forgetful! I mentioned this to you more than three years ago! At that time, I was only halfway through, and you interrupted impatiently! Then I went out to find the vixen. !”
Sheng Hong laughed awkwardly and tried hard to look through his memory, but he didn't remember anything at all... He picked up the teacup, took two sips and showed a look of realization, "I remembered that there was such a thing. No wonder these years, The pastries we eat at home are all from 'Xinghualou'. I didn't expect Ru'er to have this ability. It's been three years, why hasn't she mentioned it to me once?"
Wang glanced at Sheng Hong and said, "You have looked down on Ru'er since you were a child. If I told you, you might even say a few words.
Besides, on the surface this store is opened by Ru'er and Brother Heng, but in fact Brother Heng sends people to take care of it, and Ru'er only checks the accounts every year."
Old Mrs. Sheng asked, "How many pastry shops have been opened in the capital, and it's actually worth 200,000 yuan?"
Wang was slightly proud and said, "There are a total of 32 stores in Kaifeng Prefecture and the capital. Ru'er's annual dividends are more than 10,000 yuan."
"so much?!"
Sheng Hong and Mrs. Sheng looked at each other. After some consideration, Sheng Hong said, "Madam, how about you discuss this with Ru'er..."
...
"Don't even think about it!!!" Ru Lan jumped up and said angrily, "Want to give my 'Xinghua Village' to a shameless guy like Mo Lan as a dowry?!!... It's just a daydream!"
In the past two days, she wanted to grab her long sword, rush into the ancestral hall and chop down Mo Lan, but now she is so shameless that she wants her dim sum shop as a dowry.
Although Qi Heng sent people to take care of the shop, she spent a lot of effort to improve many of the pastry recipes in the shop. Today, the business is so good, and she has a share of the credit. In the past 15 years, she has One of the few things you can show off...
"Mother, how could you turn your elbows outward and help that shameless person?" Ru Lan angrily sat on the couch with an unhappy look on her face.
Mrs. Wang sat next to her daughter and sighed helplessly, "When your father first mentioned this matter, I scolded him for half a cup of tea!
Lin Xige has refused to let me get involved for so many years. Now that he is cleaning up the mess, he thinks of me, a big lady.
Now he's even thinking about Ru'er's dowry!
But if Mo Lan's matter is not resolved as soon as possible, I'm afraid it will affect your marriage with Changbai. If Princess Pingning finds out about Mo Lan, your marriage with Brother Heng will definitely be disrupted. By then, this pastry
I’m afraid I can’t save the shop either…”
Rulan looked up to the sky and said, "Haha", "Mother, is this what daddy is trying to persuade you to do?"
Wang was surprised and said, "How do you know?"
Ru Lan hummed and said, "How could my mother think about the pastry shop? Only my father would think about it in such a long-term and detailed way!"
Wang choked.
As soon as Ru Lan saw her mother's expression, she knew she had guessed it right. She got up and went to the dressing table, took a letter and handed it to her mother, "This is the letter that Brother Heng just gave me. He already knows about Mo Lan's identity."
It’s over.”
Wang's face turned pale and she said in shock, "Brother Heng is going to break off the engagement... My poor Ru'er!" She took Ru Lan's hand and began to wipe her tears while she kept mumbling, "I
Poor Ru'er... Mo Lan, the killer of a thousand cuts... Lin Xiaoniang, the vixen, must die a good death... Wait."
Rulan was a little dumbfounded and hurriedly persuaded, "Mom, where are you thinking? Brother Heng didn't worry about Mo Lan at all. He said that all ten fingers have different lengths. Mo Lan is Mo Lan, and I am
I!"
Um!?
Mrs. Wang immediately put away her tears and looked at her carefully. Seeing that her daughter didn't look like she was joking, she asked, "Brother Heng really said that?"
Ru Lan patted her mother's hand with the letter in her hand, "He also said that he would help the princess with the matter. By the way, he brought a gift to mother when he came back this time..." Ru Lan jumped to the wall
In front of a huanghuali box, he opened the lid, rummaged around, and found a golden Buddha. He grabbed it and returned it to Wang, "Brother Heng heard that his mother often burned incense and worshiped Buddha. This time when he went out, he passed by a shop and saw
I came across a nice Tathagata Buddha statue, I heard it came from the Imperial Palace of Japan..."
Unfolding the letter, it was not long, only seven or eight lines. After reading it, Wang's brows relaxed, her face turned from gloomy to sunny, and she said happily, "As expected of the number one scholar, he is sensible, and the princess doesn't have to worry about it.
.Now my mother is finally relieved."
Ru Lan waved the golden Buddha in front of my mother twice more and urged, "Mother, look at the gift that Brother Heng brought you. This is pure gold!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Okay, Brother Heng is really thoughtful. He also wants to bring me a gift." Wang took the golden Buddha, her palms sank, and she estimated it weighed five or six pounds.
...
Looking carefully, it is a statue of the Great Sun Tathagata, with a full face, a high and broad forehead, raised eyebrows, downturned eyes, a small nose and a small mouth, with upright and solemn facial features, a solemn appearance, and a calm and tranquil expression... than the old one.
The workmanship of a Buddha statue collected by my wife is even more exquisite. According to the old lady's opinion, her Buddha statue was given to Mrs. Yongyihou by the former Queen Mother... She was so excited that she said happily, "Brother Heng is really attentive. He is very attentive."
...When Ru'er replied to the letter, remember to tell Brother Heng that I like this Buddha statue very much and thank him for the gift."
Ru Lan said happily, "As long as mother likes it, with this golden Buddha, the gods will definitely look up to mother when you burn incense and worship Buddha next time."
When she heard the burning of incense and worship of Buddha, Mrs. Wang thought of her son Changbai, and couldn't help but frowned again, "You are fine here, but your second brother's marriage..."
Rulan snorted coldly, "Does mother know what the second brother has been busy with these two days?"
Mrs. Wang was stunned. She had been busy with Mo Lan these days and really didn't pay much attention to her second son. She only knew that her son seemed to be very busy as well. She asked, "What has your second brother been busy with recently? Is he also doing something about Mo Lan?" Can you think of a solution for Lan’s matter?”
Rulan curled her lips and said, "Mom, you are overthinking. The second brother is busy comforting the second uncle Gu recently."
Mrs. Wang said in disbelief, "What? He was with Gu Tingye recently? Who did you listen to?" After the incident about Gu Erlang's anger at Gu Hou broke out, she and Sheng Hong specifically told their son not to be disloyal to such a traitor. The bastards come and go again.
Ru Landao said, "The magpie heard it from Mouse's mouth. Something big happened at home. My mother has lost weight a few times recently and hasn't slept well for several days. Has my second brother ever cared about her?"
Mrs. Wang was silent. In the past few days, her son would come to her to check in, and then there would be no sign of anyone the whole day...
The more Ru Lan thought about it, the angrier she became. She clenched her fists and said, "I have met my second brother twice in the past few days, and he has never cared about me. In his eyes, my sister's life-long event is not as important as that of an outsider. "
Mrs. Wang hurriedly explained, "Your second brother is just a dull gourd. You are his sister. How could you not be worried? He just doesn't say anything."
Rulan snorted, knowing that no matter how much she said, her mother wouldn't listen, so she would suffer losses in the future. She had long seen that the men in the Sheng family were all white-eyed wolves. Her grandfather relied on her grandmother to save such a big business, but she doted on her. The concubine killed his wife. When my grandfather was still alive, I heard that he and I were living a good life. As soon as my grandfather passed away, he showed his true face and began to dote on Xiaoniang Lin.
As for the second brother, although he is not a womanizer, he is never absent when something good happens at home, but when bad things happen, hehe...
"Does mother know what father values most?"
Wang thought for a while and then said, "Of course it's you, and the entire Sheng family."
Ru Lan held her mother's arm and said, "This matter was caused by Lin Xige, but I can't blame my mother. For the sake of the Sheng family's face and the career of the eldest son of the Sheng family, my father will definitely find a way to solve Mo Lan's matter. 2. Brother knows this after thinking about it, so he seems to be fine these days and does whatever he needs to do. Mother, what do you have to worry about?"
Wang hesitated and said, "200,000 yuan, your father won't be able to raise that much money unless he sells the yard..."
Ru Lan said, "Mother has forgotten that in the past ten years, Mo Lan and Chang Feng's food has been no worse than that of my second brother and me.
I don’t know how many shops and farms my father has given to Lin Xige over the years. I think my father’s private house is very rich, plus my uncle from home and colleagues from the capital, it’s not 2 million yuan, so I can just scrape it together..."
Mrs. Wang was so angry that smoke almost came out of her nostrils when she thought that Sheng Hong had kept a close eye on his private property all these years and she hadn't taken any of it.
Ru Land said, "Besides, the deed of the pastry shop and all the recipes are with Brother Heng. If dad asks about it and mother answers like this, he will really be embarrassed and ask him to go find Brother Heng."
Ms. Wang was still worried and said, "Is your father really able to scrape together 200,000 yuan?"
Ru Lan patted her little chest and said, "Mom, don't worry. Even if dad can't get it together, there is still Uncle Gu. He is a rich man and has at least millions of coins in his hands. The second brother has such a good relationship with him.
, Two hundred thousand guan is not a matter of words."
Wang was surprised and said, "How did you know?"
Ru Lan said, "One time when I was chatting with Second Brother Heng, when I turned around to Second Uncle Gu, Second Brother Heng said it unintentionally."
Mrs. Wang thought for a moment, the Gu family and Qi Guogong's family are relatives, so it must be correct. She felt relieved and her stomach growled, "hungry"...