With the support of Mrs. Sheng and Mrs. Shen, the Earl of Yongchang happily agreed to the marriage of Mo Lan and Liang Han.
Seeing that Mo Lan had found a home, even though it was somewhat unsatisfactory, Sheng Hong felt relieved and no longer worried too much about the children of the Sheng family in Dazhou.
Time flies, time flies.
Soon, a year passed peacefully like this, and the eldest wife, Mrs. Shen, was also pregnant with a child, and she had a baby at home with peace of mind.
There is a happy scene everywhere in the Chengyuan Sheng family, but the Tokyo Prefecture in the outside world is indeed becoming increasingly unstable. Just like in the original drama, more and more hostile forces are targeting Emperor Zhao Zongquan.
Emperor Zhao Zongquan's confidants were either framed or impeached. Sheng Hong's adopted son Gu Tingye was also driven out of Tokyo Prefecture and went to the northern theater to fight against foreign enemies.
Because Sheng Hong has always kept a low profile and has no military power, he has not been affected in any way. Sheng Hong knows that all this is a trap set by Emperor Zhao Zongquan and Gu Tingye.
Sheng Hong did not approve of this dangerous behavior at all, but Sheng Hong did not stop it because it was the emperor Zhao Zongquan himself who was in danger.
If something unexpected happened to him, his son-in-law Zhao Yingce would immediately ascend the throne as emperor, his daughter Sheng Hualan would become the Queen of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and his grandson would become the Prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
It's not that Sheng Hong is too sinister, it's that Emperor Zhao Zongquan is too determined to put himself in such a dangerous situation.
...
The prosperity of the Sheng family in Chengyuan next door made the Gu family of Ningyuan Hou jealous and hateful, but there was nothing they could do about Sheng Hong and Gu Tingye, who had changed his name to Gu Changsheng.
"Master Hou, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
Our Ningyuan Marquis Mansion cannot miss it again!" Xiao Qin earnestly persuaded Ningyuan Marquis Gu Yan in front of her to leave.
"Madam, are you crazy?
How can our Gu family do such a rebellion?" Ningyuan Marquis Gu Yankai rejected Xiao Qin's wishful thinking without even thinking about it.
"Master Hou, please stop being timid!
If Gu Tingye hadn't had the merit of following the dragon last time, how could he have been conferred the title of Marquis of Changsheng by the emperor?" Xiao Qin was still unwilling to give up.
"Hmph! You only saw the thief eating meat, but you didn't see the thief being beaten!
The success of the rebellion will indeed bring huge benefits, but once it fails, Ningyuan Hou Gu's family will be devastated!" Ning Yuan Hou Gu Yankai showed a disdainful expression.
"Haha, the Marquis is so timid and afraid of getting into trouble!
The Queen Mother and Concubine Liu were the masterminds behind this coup.
Once successful, Concubine Liu's son will become the new emperor.
Our Gu family will follow suit, and the title of Marquis Ningyuan will be promoted to the title of Duke!" Little Qin's eyes were bright, imagining the various generous rewards for a successful coup.
"Hmph! Madam, please stop talking!
As long as I, Gu Yankai, am here, I will never allow you to act so recklessly!"
"Haha, since Lord Marquis is so timid and afraid of getting into trouble!
I don’t think you need to be the Marquis of Ningyuan anymore!” Xiao Qin suddenly said with a sneer.
"What? What do you want to do?"
Gu Yankai's eyes widened in shock with an incredulous expression. Only then did he realize that Xiao Qin's former understanding and knowledge were all her disguises.
Looking at the indifferent Fourth and Fifth Fangs beside him, Gu Yankai realized that they had already discussed and decided everything, "Fourth and Fifth, are you all crazy?"
"Brother, our sons have been sent to the frontier by the emperor.
If we don’t take the risk, we may never see our son again in this life!”
"And my son Ting Wei, he just went to the fireworks place to drink flower wine, and he was beaten like that by Dali Temple!
I want my son to be the Duke of Zhou, and I also want to be the wife of Gaoming!" Xiao Qin also said with a sneer.
"Crazy! You are all crazy!
Ting Yu, are you crazy too?" Gu Yankai suddenly looked at the relatives around him in horror, and then looked at his eldest son Gu Tingyu with a look of disbelief.
"Cough...cough...Father, you are already old!
My health is so bad, but I also want to be the Marquis of Ningyuan before I die.
So just go with peace of mind!"
"What? You..." The angry and frightened Gu Yankai no longer had the glory of the past. He suddenly covered his chest and spit out a large mouthful of blood.
"You actually poisoned me?
Tingye, my son, come and kill these rebellious officials and traitors!"
At the last moment of his life, Gu Yankai suddenly thought of his second son Gu Tingye and screamed loudly.
No one paid attention to Gu Yankai's roar, because they thought that Gu Tingye had died at the northern border long ago. They all looked at Gu Yankai's gradually falling body with indifferent eyes, waiting for Gu Yankai to take his last breath.
When Gu Yankai was completely breathless, the Xiao Qin family carried Gu Yankai's body into the coffin that had been prepared in an orderly manner.
...
Do you know that the second coup in the world has broken out, and it is more violent than in the original drama, because Sheng Hong had already made mental preparations and asked Gu Tingye to leave a large number of soldiers in Chengyuan and change their clothes to pretend to be servants of the Sheng family.
Just in case, Sheng Hong gathered all the Sheng family members in the basement of Chengyuan in advance, and then quietly watched the changes in Tokyo.
After a day and night of fighting, the Tokyo Prefecture gradually calmed down, and then a large number of forbidden troops came and wiped out the Gu family of Ningyuan Marquis next door. Only then did Sheng Hong know that Emperor Zhao Zongquan and Gu Tingye had won again.
Sheng Hong was immediately recruited into the palace by Emperor Zhao Zongquan. When he saw the dying Emperor Zhao Zongquan, Sheng Hong was also a little surprised. It was the fright of this night that caused his body to become like this. It was really difficult for Sheng Hong.
understand.
"My dear, I know you don't agree with this!
But for the sake of the future of the Great Zhou Dynasty, I have to be ruthless and make some preparations for Yingce!" Emperor Zhao Zongquan took Sheng Hong's hand and said with sincere emotion.
"Your Majesty, I understand your good intentions!"
“It’s good that my dear, you understand!
I know that I don't have much time left, so I will arrange Yingce's succession as soon as possible!
In the future, Yingce will still need more help from Sheng Aiqing, so that he will not take risks like me!" Emperor Zhao Zongquan was very satisfied with Sheng Hong's understanding, and then gave his final instructions.
"Yes! Your Majesty! I obey your decree!"
"My dear, I am going to Hexi. I have always wanted to give you a gift!
At the last moment of my life, I will hand this gift into your hands!
I hope you like it, in-laws!"
Hearing that Emperor Zhao Zongquan actually called himself "in-laws", Sheng Hong was suddenly moved, and then felt a little ashamed of his previous self-protection.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Cough...cough..." Seeing the moved Sheng Hong, Emperor Zhao Zongquan suddenly laughed, and then shouted to the outside of the palace, "Haha, come in!"
"My slave, please pay your respects to Your Majesty!"
"Yes! Follow Sheng Aiqing and serve her well!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
Sheng Hong did not raise his head to look at the person who came, but he still heard a hint of familiarity in the other person's voice and realized that it must be a woman he had seen before.
"Sheng Aiqing, I give her to you as my concubine today as a gift to you. I hope you like it!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!"
Although he was puzzled by Emperor Zhao Zongquan's strange behavior, Sheng Hong did not refuse. Then he looked up at the "gift" given by Emperor Zhao Zongquan, and was horrified to find that it was actually Wei Xingshou, whom he had met once before.
Only then did Sheng Hong realize that the power behind Wei Xingshou was actually Zhao Zongquan of Yuzhou.
It seems that without the appearance of himself and Gu Tingye, the throne would eventually fall into the hands of Zhao Zongquan. Everyone underestimated this emperor Zhao Zongquan.
Although he already had a high opinion of Zhao Zongquan, he didn't expect that he was the most hidden boss. What kind of "gift" was Wei Xingshou in front of him? It was clearly a warning from Emperor Zhao Zongquan to him!
Probably Emperor Zhao Zongquan thought that after his great success, he, the father-in-law of the new emperor Zhao Yingce, would have no one to check and balance him, and he was worried that he would affect the throne of the new emperor Zhao Yingce.
Then Wei Xingshou was given to him as his concubine to warn Sheng Hong not to do things that exceed his own capabilities.
Sheng Hong left the palace with a complicated mentality, but he was accompanied by a new concubine, Wei Xingshou.
"Huh? We've known each other for so long, and I still don't know your name?"
"Master, this slave has also forgotten his real name!
Master, please call me Wei Xiaoniang from now on!"
"Huh? Not good!
I already have a concubine, Miss Wei!
Although it’s not the same word, it can still cause misunderstanding!”
"Well... let me just give this slave a name!"
This slave will definitely serve the master wholeheartedly from now on!"
"Well! Let's talk about this later!
Let’s go back to Chengyuan Sheng’s house first!”
"Yes! Master!"
...
Sheng Hong unknowingly became the most successful man in the Zhou Dynasty. Not only did he have a prosperous official career, but he also had a young and beautiful wife and three concubines. He was a sure winner in life.
Because of this coup, the forces behind Concubine Liu Guifei and the Queen Mother were uprooted by Emperor Zhao Zongquan, and there was no longer any hostile force in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
In order to show off his benevolence and righteousness, Emperor Zhao Zongquan did not deal with the Queen Mother and still kept the Queen Mother in the harem to support her.
The Gu family of Marquis Ningyuan was not so lucky. Almost all of them were executed. Because of Gu Tingye's plea, the wife and daughter of the Gu family's eldest brother Gu Tingyu's family, Sister Xian, and Gu Tingwei were pardoned from death, but were demoted to common people.
What Sheng Hong didn't expect was that the Wang family and the Kang family couldn't stand the temptation of Conglong Zhigong and participated in this coup, and then their families were confiscated and exterminated by Emperor Zhao Zongquan.
Seeing Wang Ruofu about to be executed, Sheng Hong rescued Wang Ruofu and sent her back to her hometown in Youyang.
After a massacre in Tokyo Prefecture, Emperor Zhao Zongquan could no longer hold on, and before his death, he handed over the throne to King Huan Zhao Yingce and directly named Princess Huan Sheng Hualan the queen.
For a while, the Chengyuan Shengjia became the top wealthy family in Dazhou and became the target of everyone's pursuit. Then on the birthday of the old lady of the Shengjia, Chengyuan became the busiest place in Tokyo Prefecture.