When he went to court, the ministers and workers of the Zhou Dynasty all around looked at Sheng Hong who suddenly appeared like a "stick".
As a civil servant, because he had just been promoted, he did not belong to any small interest group, which made Sheng Hong feel a little bit excluded.
As for the class of military attachés and nobles, they are not even close to Sheng Hong. Even my cheap quasi-in-laws, the Yuan family, have no interest in making friends with him.
Sheng Hong didn't seem to care at all about other people's indifferent attitude towards him, but instead smiled freely.
"Uncle Yuan, I heard that this Sheng Hong is an in-law of your Yuan family?" When the British Duke went to court, he passed by Uncle Zhongqin and suddenly asked with a smile.
"Yes! British Prince!
The eldest daughter of the Sheng family is engaged to my second son!
And we will get married on a certain date in the near future!"
"Haha, if that's the case, why don't you see me coming up to say hello to Mr. Shanda?"
"Haha, Lord Duke, my in-laws are civil servants, so it's not easy to get too close to them!"
"Haha, Uncle Yuan, your in-laws are quite reckless!
On the first day I went to court, I dared to confront Mr. Han directly, and I really admire him!"
Watching the British father's back as he left, thinking about what he had just said, Uncle Yuan also kept wiping the cold sweat from his head.
I always thought that my cheap in-laws were a new scholarly family.
Sheng Hong is also known for his steady official voice. I really didn't expect that Sheng Hong would be so reckless when he entered Tokyo.
Thinking of the huge interest group behind Mr. Han, Uncle Yuan was really worried about the small stature of his in-law Sheng Hong, and more importantly, he was worried about the impact on himself and the entire Yuan family.
Uncle Yuan, the uncle of Zhongqin, returned to the Earl of Zhongqin's Mansion with a worried look. The countess saw her uncle's worried look on his face. While helping him take off his official uniform, the countess asked doubtfully, "Uncle, what are you doing?"
What's going on?
Could it be that something big happened in the DPRK today?"
"Hey! Something big happened!
Madam, the in-laws you married for your second son, Yuan Wenshao, turned out to be a reckless man.
Today I went to court for the first time, and I actually contradicted Mr. Han!"
"Ah? How could this be?
The Sheng family is just a small family!
Where do you get such courage?" The Earl's wife also widened her eyes in shock.
“Although our Earl Zhongqin’s Yuan family belongs to the noble lineage of military attachés.
There is no need to live by looking at the expressions of civil servants.
But you can’t have grudges with civil servants for no reason!”
"Ah? My uncle means that he is worried that the Sheng family will be too reckless and it will affect our Earl Zhongqin Mansion?"
"Madam, what do you think?" Uncle Zhongqin looked at the lady in front of him angrily.
"Then...Uncle, there is really no suitable person in Tokyo Prefecture who is willing to marry my son Wen Shao.
Then I had no choice but to choose the Sheng family, a small family!
How did I know that this Sheng Hong would be so reckless!"
"Huh! You are wronged!
If you hadn't been known to be jealous and difficult to deal with, would the people in Tokyo have disliked Wen Shao so much?"
"Then...what should we do?"
"Madam, hurry up and think of a way to ruin this engagement!"
"This...this is really difficult to handle!
After all, the two families have already made offers!
Without a proper reason, you will really offend the Sheng family for no reason!"
"Hmph! A woman's view!
What does the Sheng family mean?
Everything is considered for me, Earl Zhongqin, and there is no need to worry about a small family like the Sheng family!"
"Yes! Uncle! I'll go down and make arrangements right away!"
...
Sheng Hong returned to the Sheng family from court without any unusual behavior. Under the service of his eldest wife, Wang Ruofu, he took off his cumbersome official uniform and put on ordinary clothes.
"My lord, how do you feel about going to court for the first time today?"
"It's okay! There are quite a lot of people!"
"Haha, officials know how to joke!
If there weren’t many people, it wouldn’t be considered a big meeting!”
"By the way, sir, my servant just reported that Xuexue Zhuang has arrived at the Sheng family!
I have arranged for Zhuang Xuexue to stay at a private school in the outer courtyard!"
"Yes! Madam, the arrangement is very good! I can rest assured, sir!"
Sheng Hong decorated the Sheng family private school in advance. The private school was divided into two and a screen was placed in the middle to show the difference between men and women.
Because Sheng Hong knew that Zhuang Xuexue, a great scholar, was very famous in Tokyo Prefecture, there would be many officials' children coming to study in the Sheng family. In order to avoid trouble, it was necessary to make some preparations and arrangements.
...
Sheng Hong's speech in the court hall was really shocking. They were all surprised by Sheng Hong's recklessness.
When they heard that the famous scholar from Dazhuang had come to teach in the Sheng family private school, the dignitaries in Tokyo were all surprised, and they all had the idea of sending their children to study in the Sheng family.
It's just that Sheng Hong's behavior in the court completely angered Mr. Han. This group of dignitaries are best at flattering others and suppressing others, so they have been waiting and hesitating.
In this delicate situation, the Sheng family opened its "Sheng family library" in Tokyo, as low-key as ever.
Although the "Sheng Family Library" is very low-key, the sudden appearance of such an elegant holy place in Tokyo shocked and shocked students in Tokyo.
The old lady didn't care about Sheng Hong's behavior in the court. She had just finished working on the "Sheng Family Library" in Tokyo and asked Sheng Wei to start opening new stores in other prefectures.
After summing up the experience of opening the "Sheng Family Library" in Yangzhou and Tokyo, the old lady trained many Sheng family children and stewards in advance and went to various places to be responsible for the operation of the "Sheng Family Library".
Because "Sheng Family Library" is a non-profit store, it only surprised the dignitaries of Tokyo Prefecture and stopped paying attention to it.
In fact, the current situation in Tokyo can be said to be changing, and they really look down upon the Sheng family's "petty quarrels".
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Tokyo Prefecture, Duke of Qi's Prefecture.
"Mother, I heard that the famous scholar of Dazhuang in Tokyo Prefecture is now attending the Sheng Family Private School!
So the child wants to go to the Sheng family to study!" Young Master Qi Heng looked at his mother, Princess Pingning, in front of him.
"Yuanruo, it's good that you like reading!
But Sheng Hong from the Sheng family has a reckless temper.
It is not appropriate for you to go to the Sheng family to study!" Princess Pingning looked at her son Qi Heng with some concern.
"Mother, the child just goes to the Sheng family to study with Zhuang Xuexue, and will not interfere with the affairs of the court!
So, mother, you can rest assured!" Young Master Qi Heng said disapprovingly.
Hearing what her son Qi Heng said, Princess Pingning looked confused. Seeing this situation, Duke Qi Guogong on the side quickly persuaded, "Princess, what Yuan Ruo said makes sense!
It’s just reading, what does it have to do with the princes in the court!”
"That's right! In that case, Yuan Ruo, just go ahead!
Mother will definitely prepare a generous apprenticeship ceremony for you!
Remember, Buhe has too many contacts with people from the Sheng family!" Princess Pingning thought about it for a while, then nodded helplessly and agreed.
"Thank you, mother! Thank you, father! Yuan Ruo has written it down!" Mr. Qi Heng showed a happy expression.