Sheng Hong and others did not wait long at Dali Temple. Gu Tingye, Shi Shi and others quickly brought the husband of the "suffering master" back.
Seeing this completely exposed situation, the "mistress" and her husband did not reveal who was behind the scenes. Instead, they insisted that they only wanted to blackmail Duan Chengyong, the junior general, into a sum of money.
Everyone present was a smart person, and the strength of the mastermind behind the scenes was evident. The young minister of Dali Temple looked at Sheng Hong who was sitting next to him with a troubled expression, and motioned to Sheng Hong to help him come up with an idea.
Sheng Hong knew that it was not very realistic to completely uncover the mastermind behind the scenes, so he made eye contact with his adopted son Gu Tingye and others, and then turned to look at the Dali Temple Shaoqing, "Master Shaoqing, I think that's it!
According to the laws of Dazhou, just deal with these two people!"
"Yes! Mr. Minister!" the young minister of Dali Temple said with surprise on his face.
Tokyo Prefecture is the economic and political center of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and there are too many political interest groups. Although it is easy to find out the mastermind behind it, it will be troublesome to actually deal with it. It is better to avoid confusion like this.
Seeing that the matter was resolved, the junior general Duan Chengyong also looked happy. As soon as he walked out of Dali Temple, he lowered his head and thanked Sheng Hong, "My lord, thank you for coming here this time!"
Otherwise, the official will really be in danger this time!"
"Haha, Tokyo Prefecture is not as simple and honest as Yuzhou, nor is it as straight-forward as Yuzhou. There are many conspiracies and tricks that are hard to guard against!
You all must learn a lesson from now on and be more defensive about things in Tokyo!"
Everyone in Yuzhou around them was still frightened by Sheng Hong's reminder again, and then they bowed in gratitude.
"Thank you, Sir, for your teaching!"
Seeing the respectful attitude of these upstarts from Yuzhou, Sheng Hong was also very satisfied. No matter where he went, only the strong would be respected by others.
...
When Sheng Hong returned to Chengyuan, he saw that the eldest lady Shen had already gotten up and was waiting for him anxiously.
Seeing Sheng Hong coming back, the eldest lady Shen felt relieved and said with a face of joy, "Master, you are back!
Just now I heard from Xiaocui that Changsheng was looking for you in a hurry.
I thought something big had happened?
But it worries me so much!"
"Haha, silly lady!
Life in Tokyo Prefecture is like this, and real sword flashes are rare.
It’s almost all this kind of bloodless conspiracy!” Sheng Hong kissed the eldest lady Shen lovingly, indicating that she didn’t need to worry, then sighed with emotion, and finally explained what happened this morning in a concise and comprehensive manner.
After hearing Sheng Hong's explanation, Mrs. Shen was also convinced. In the past, she had witnessed a lot of intrigues in the inner house in the boudoir palace, and she was also convinced of Sheng Hong's complicated views on Tokyo Palace.
"Officials, there are some conspiracies and tricks that are difficult to guard against.
Our Sheng family is so prosperous, will it attract jealousy and plotting from others?"
"Haha, that's for sure!
But if you don’t have desires, you will be strong.
As long as our Sheng family works together, we have nothing to fear from outside intrigues."
"Well! What the official said makes sense!
Only when the family is harmonious can everything prosper!"
"Now our Sheng family has basically stabilized, and we are no longer as submissive and cautious as we were when we first entered Tokyo Prefecture!
In fact, this time I also saved face for the mastermind behind the scenes.
If they don't know how to appreciate it, they will really break up their faces completely.
Our Sheng family and these people from Yuzhou are not easy to mess with either!"
"Yeah! That's right! The official just left, and when I saw Mo Lan, I came over to find you!"
"Oh? What will happen to Mo Lan?"
"Ruyue doesn't know!
When Mo Lan saw that you were not here, Guanren, he left without saying anything!"
"Xiao Cui, go to Miss Mo Lan and call her over. I'll ask you what's going on!"
"Yes! Master!"
"Wait a minute! Forget it!
Let Mo Lan go directly to Shou'antang!
The eldest lady and I are waiting for her there!"
"yes!"
The group of people came to the old lady's Shou'an Hall. As soon as they met the old lady, Xiaocui, the lady's personal maid, brought Mo Lan to the Shou'an Hall.
"Mo Lan would like to send my regards to my grandmother, father and aunt!"
"Well! No need to be polite, Mo Lan!" the old lady responded with a smile.
Because there is no longer the "wilting" existence of Lin Zheshuang, coupled with Sheng Hong's strict management of the family in recent years, Mo Lan is not as unrestrained as in the original drama, and the old lady does not have any prejudice against her.
Seeing Mo Lan politely greeting the old lady, Sheng Hong asked with a smile, "Mo Lan, I heard your aunt said that you have something to ask me for?"
After hearing Sheng Hong's question, Mo Lan hesitated at first, "Father, I..."
"Haha, Mo Lan, if you have something to do, just say it out loud!
The reason why I called you to your grandmother's Shou'an Hall is to help you!"
Hearing Sheng Hong's comfort, Mo Lan suddenly cried with aggrieved expression, "Father, my little mother has left me!
No one is worried about Mo’er’s lifelong events!”
"How...how could Mo Lan have such an idea?" Sheng Hong suddenly looked a little ugly and his tone became stiff.
Seeing Mo Lan's behavior, he completely learned Lin Zongshuang's methods. Sheng Hong had been trying to avoid this situation, but he didn't expect that Mo Lan still contracted some of Lin Zongshuang's bad habits.
Seeing the sudden change in her father Sheng Hong's face and hearing the somewhat harsh tone, Mo Lan remembered that her father Sheng Hong hated the whining behavior of the children of the Sheng family, and quickly stopped pretending.
"Father, don't be angry!
Mo'er knew he was wrong!
But Mo'er saw that the younger Minglan and Rulan already had good families.
Mo Lan is a little worried about her marriage!"
Of course, the eldest lady Shen on the side did not know who Lin Jiaoshuang was. She only heard that she was once Sheng Hong's favorite concubine, but she contracted an illness and died suddenly on the ship from Yangzhou to Tokyo.
Now hearing the strange conversation between Sheng Hong and Mo Lan, and seeing Mo Lan's random expressions, the eldest lady Shen was also a little surprised. Could it be that the Mo Lan in front of her is really a girl of sixteen or seventeen years old? This is really not what a girl should do.
Some scheming.
"Mo Lan, your grandmother, father, and even your aunt and daughter-in-law have always been worried about your affairs!
Isn’t it just yesterday that your aunt said she would arrange for you to meet He Hongwen from the Tanhe family in Baishi!"
"Ah? Baishi Tan He's family? He Hongwen?" Mo Lan looked a little surprised.
The old lady on the side also had a surprised expression when she heard about the plan of Sheng Hong and the eldest lady Shen for the first time. Then she thought about it carefully and felt that this marriage was a good one, and nodded involuntarily.
"He Hongwen from the He family is indeed more stable!
If He Hongwen can get married to Mo Lan, it would be more suitable for both of them!"
After hearing her father Sheng Hong's plan and her grandmother's approval, Mo Lan, who already had a goal in mind, quickly refused with a panicked look on her face and said, "Father, grandmother, the Baishi Tan He family is just a medical family.
Mo'er really doesn't want to deal with drugs all day long!"
Sheng Hong, Shen and the old lady were all very disappointed with Mo Lan's outright rejection. It seemed that Mo Lan did not realize the good intentions of Sheng Hong and the old lady.
"Mo'er, since you don't like He Hongwen, it seems you already have an idea in mind!
Just say it today!" Sheng Hong also knew that there was nothing he could say about Mo Lan's rejection.
Hearing that her father Sheng Hong and her grandmother no longer bothered He Hongwen of the He family, Mo Lan felt relieved and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Then she pretended to be shy and explained, "Mom, Mo'er heard yesterday that Wu from the Earl's Palace of Yongchang
The eldest lady brought her sixth son, Liang Han, to our Sheng family!"
"What? Have you come into contact with this Liang Han before?"
Sheng Hong suddenly remembered the affair between Mo Lan and Liang Han in the original drama, and then stood up angrily.
Although Mrs. Shen and the old lady on the side were also surprised by Mo Lan's thoughts, they became even more confused when they saw Sheng Hong's angry expression.
Seeing her father Sheng Hong's extreme reaction, Mo Lan felt inexplicably nervous, and then she quickly explained in panic, "No! Father!
I just met the sixth young master of the Liang family once when I was playing polo!"
"Hmph! My father will investigate this matter!
Better your explanation is right!
If I find out that you are having an affair with a foreign man, I will definitely beat you to death in the ancestral hall!" Sheng Hong suddenly looked at Mo Lan in front of him with a livid face.
"Father! Mo Lan definitely did not have a secret meeting with the sixth young master of the Liang family!
I just heard someone talking about the visit to the Liang family yesterday.
Then I suddenly found my father!" Thinking of Sheng Hong's harshness in the past, Mo Lan was really frightened and quickly explained with all her strength.
"Hmph! My father naturally investigated this matter and found out everything!
As for this Liang Han, I think you must know that he has bad conduct?
Do you really want to spend your whole life ruined in the hands of this kind of person?"
"Father, although the sixth young master of the Liang family has many bad things.
But most of the distinguished sons and daughters of Tokyo Prefecture are like this!
He is not a very evil person!
It is extremely rare to find an outstanding person like Qi Heng, the young master of the Duke of Qi's family!
Mo'er doesn't expect to have a good life like her sixth sister Minglan!"
Hearing Mo Lan's point of view, Sheng Hong also felt helpless. After all, marriage matters still need to be determined by personal wishes. Although Sheng Hong has a God's perspective and clearly knows that Liang Han is a terrible person, he cannot persuade Mo Lan's thoughts.
Not to mention today's feudal society, even in the real society of liberal democracy, parents are powerless when encountering this kind of thing.
Even if parents tell their children all their life experiences and lessons, and the children memorize them seriously, they will still not look back when something happens.
"Now that Mo Lan has your own ideas, my father won't say anything anymore!
As long as it is investigated that you did not have a private meeting with Liang Han in advance, your father will no longer object to this matter!
However, Mo Lan, let me remind you!
Liang Han was chosen by you yourself, whether you will be bitter or sweet in the future has nothing to do with the Sheng family!"
“Thank you dad and grandma for making it happen!
No matter what happens in the future, Mo Lan will definitely not complain about the Sheng family!"
"Well! You go down first!
Your grandmother and aunt will help you solve this matter!"
"Yes! Father! Mo'er resigns!"
Looking at Mo Lan's leaving figure, Sheng Hong shook his head helplessly, suddenly feeling helpless.
"Master, if you could wake up earlier.
Instead of indulging Lin Zongshuang like before, maybe Mo Lan won't be like this!" The old lady was also very melancholy in her heart.
"Mother, everything is the son's fault!"
In fact, what Sheng Hong wants to say is that if he could time travel earlier, he would not pay attention to this Lin Zongshuang. At the very least, he would have given her the "safflower soup" of infertility in advance.
Hearing the conversation between the old lady and Sheng Hong, the eldest lady Shen on the side became even more confused. She realized that Lin Zoshuang must have done something very excessive. Seeing the self-righteous Mo Lan, Shen could guess it without asking.
A rough idea.
"Guanren, how will Mo Lan's matter be handled specifically?"
"Hey! Now that I think about the strict upbringing in our Sheng family, Mo Lan probably wouldn't have had a private meeting with Liang Han!
Since Mo Lan has chosen this by herself, it makes no sense for us as parents to force her!
Tomorrow you and your mother can go to Yongchang Earl's Mansion to propose marriage!"
"Sir, Mr. Liang Han, this Liang Han is so unbearable, I am still a little worried!"
"Haha, mother, you don't need to worry too much!
Our Sheng family is no longer the small family it once was.
My son will warn this son-in-law Liang Han in advance!" Sheng Hong explained with a nonchalant smile.
"Don't worry about the past, cherish it now, and won't tolerate it in the future!"
"Well! It seems that's all!" The old lady nodded helplessly in agreement.
...
After leaving Shouan Hall, Sheng Hong took his eldest wife, Shen, on the way back to Wei Ruixuan, thinking about Mo Lan's affairs while walking.
"Officer, what kind of person is this Miss Lin?"
Hearing Mrs. Shen's doubts, Sheng Hong smiled indifferently, then motioned for the servants around him to leave, and then took Mrs. Shen's hand, "Madam, what happened with Miss Lin is really a long story!
In the past, my wife Wang Ruofu and I were considered a model couple who respected each other as guests!
It's just that the eldest wife Wang Ruofu is relatively stupid and is always deceived by her natal family and her sister Kang Wang.
Secretly supporting the Kang family and Wang family are all insignificant things!
The most outrageous thing is that they secretly lend money outside and earn interest.
Do you think this is what a scholarly family should do?"
"Ah? Wang Ruofu and the Wang family went so far?" Mrs. Shen was also very shocked and her eyes widened.
"So I will no longer let the eldest wife Wang Ruofu manage the Sheng family.
And Miss Lin Zongshuang is good at pretending. She first caught the disagreement between Wang Ruofu and I, and then tried her best to please me!
As an official, I was also obsessed with it for a while, so I did the thing of "favoring my concubine and destroying my wife" in Yangzhou!"
"But later I discovered that Lin Zhishuang was too sinister, and his secret methods became more and more unbearable!
Then he no longer indulged her, and was worried that Mo Lan and Chang Feng would learn bad things if they stayed with her, their biological mother.
Just bring the children of the Sheng family together for class and study."
"Then Lin Zongshuang contracted an illness and passed away. Coupled with my usual strict discipline, Mo Lan and Chang Feng gradually returned to normal children!
I really didn’t expect that Mo Lan would learn Lin Xiaoniang’s self-righteous methods!”
"Hey! I don't know if Mo Lan's life will go smoothly in the future!"
"Officials, your children and grandchildren will be blessed!
Officials don’t need to worry too much!
As the officials said, our Sheng family has long since changed.
Everyone in the Liang family of Earl Yongchang's Mansion must think carefully in advance if they want to wrong Mo Lan!"