Chapter 22 The Conspiracy of King Gu and His Family
Sheng Hong's decision to make peace with him as soon as possible completely silenced the Wang family. The eldest wife, Wang Ruofu, suddenly came to her senses. Now Sheng Hong is no longer the "confused guy" before. She has a character that does what she says.
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Seeing that he successfully ended the topic, a so-called "family dinner" ended in an awkward atmosphere.
Seeing the Wang family leave the Sheng family with livid faces, Sheng Hong smiled indifferently. The Kang Wang family's paranoid character had a lot to do with the connivance behind the Wang family's back.
In the original drama, Sheng Hong's cheap mother-in-law has been controlling the Kang Wang family's actions remotely from Runzhou, so this mother-in-law is the source of all evil.
As for whether he will be alienated from the Wang family, Sheng Hong doesn't mind at all. Now that the Sheng family has the honor of being a third-level scholar, and with Gu Tingye, a military prodigy, as its adopted son, its prosperity in the future is foreseeable.
"Father, it seems that my affairs have affected the relationship between the Sheng and Wang families. I'm sorry!"
"Changsheng, do you know why my adoptive father gave you this name?
I really want our family to be prosperous!
You are now completely independent from Ningyuan Hou Mansion, which is not necessarily a bad thing!" Sheng Hong explained with a smile as he looked at his adopted son Gu Tingye in front of him.
“In the heart of a father, the glory of a man should be fought for with his own hands!
Rather than relying on the shade of our ancestors!”
"Father, Changsheng understands!
I will definitely not let my adoptive father down!"
"Well! My adoptive father has great confidence in you!
Also, what my father just said about wanting the daughter of the Sheng family to marry you is also my father’s innermost thoughts!”
"Thank you stepfather!"
As soon as he confirmed that Gu Tingye was his adopted son, Sheng Hong arranged for Dongrong to bring his sincere servants to keep an eye on Mannia. Sure enough, it didn't take long before Mannia took Gu Tingye's son and wanted to escape.
Just after leaving Tokyo Prefecture, Mannia and her brother were arrested by Dongrong and the others. Sheng Hong originally wanted to deal with Mannia directly, just like the Kangwang family disappeared without a trace.
But everyone is smart, and Gu Tingye is the best among smart people. He can definitely guess that Mannia's disappearance was Sheng Hong's handiwork.
The reason why Sheng Hong recognized Gu Tingye as his adopted son was not because he wanted to deepen the relationship between the Sheng family and Gu Tingye. After all, adding icing on the cake can never be as good as providing help in times of need.
In this way, Sheng Hong would definitely not let Mannia's matter affect the relationship between Sheng Hong and Gu Tingye in the future, so Sheng Hong left Mannia and Gu Tingye to handle it themselves.
Gu Tingye's way of dealing with it was very special. He directly threw Mannia's brother in the river to feed the fish, then cut off Mannia's hand and hamstrings, and finally threw him in a remote village and raised him.
Seeing Gu Tingye's handling method, Sheng Hong was a little dissatisfied, still a little hesitant and not feeling so happy, but Sheng Hong didn't say anything else.
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Jiying Lane, Shengjia, Shouantang.
"Master, you are too impulsive tonight!
No matter how excessive the Wang family is, you can't say anything about making peace with the eldest lady!
This will have a great impact on your future official reputation!"
"Mom, the Wang family is like a jackal.
If their greed cannot be completely suppressed, our Sheng family will never have peace in the future!
As for the so-called official reputation, my son doesn’t care too much now!”
"Hey! Master, you always have your own ideas.
Although I don't understand your move of accepting Gu Tingye as your adopted son, it doesn't stop me from supporting you!
But just now you said at the banquet that you wanted to marry the daughter of the Sheng family to Gu Tingye, were you sincere?"
"Mother, I really value Gu Tingye's talent and courage.
This is something our Sheng family does not possess!
Most people in the world like to add icing on the cake, rather than providing help when it is timely.
But the rewards you can get are completely different!"
"Sir, although Gu Changsheng is indeed outstanding!
But it’s not as exaggerated as the master said!”
"Haha, mother, let's wait and see!
Gu Changsheng's future will definitely be unattainable, and he will become an opportunity for our Sheng family!
As for the marriage, my son is also serious about it.
Hua Lan has already made arrangements, Ru Lan has followed the madam’s stupid temper, Mo Lan is too thoughtful, and only Ming Lan is the most suitable!"
"Hey! Now that I have a plan in my mind, just go ahead and go ahead!
I will go back to Youyang’s hometown in a while and may stay there for a while. You should think twice before you act!”
"Haha, mother, I have a hunch that the Gu family and the Wang family will not give up easily!
The next storm will be even more intense, and maybe I will be driven out of Tokyo soon!
Maybe, I will leave Tokyo with my mother!"
"Well! Neither the Gu family nor the Wang family is a den of tigers and wolves willing to let go easily!"
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Seeing that Sheng Hong did not obey her arrangement, the old lady of the Wang family was very angry, and took her son to the Gu family of Ningyuan Hou the next day.
"Master Gu Hou, Mrs. Gu Hou, our mother and son are here to apologize today!
My second son-in-law is too complacent and cannot listen to the advice of our Wang family!"
"This... Mrs. Wang, how could this happen?"
"Master Gu, when we were in Yangzhou, my second son-in-law was always well-behaved and sensible!
It’s just that since he entered Tokyo, his official career has gone too smoothly, making him a little complacent!"
Hearing the explanation from the old lady of the Wang family, Gu Yankai showed a disappointed expression. However, Xiao Qin beside her was really moved in her heart. She heard the opinion of the old lady Wang towards Sheng Hong.
From her point of view, as long as it is not monolithic and only requires hard work, she will definitely be able to make her dreams come true.
"Old madam, what do you mean, do you have a big opinion about this son-in-law?" Xiao Qin looked at the old lady of the Wang family with a smile.
"Mrs. Gu Hou, you really don't know something.
Last night, I, my son-in-law, actually threatened He Li and told us, the Wang family, not to have anything to do with this matter!
If it weren't for the sake of the Sheng family's grandchildren, I would never have spared Sheng Hong so lightly!"
"Ah? This Sheng Hong is so outrageous!" Gu Yankai and Xiao Qin both looked at each other in shock.
Ningyuan Hou Gu Yankai suddenly felt regretful. He began to question whether he had made a mistake in expelling Gu Tingye from the Gu family.
As a father, I still know whether my son Gu Tingye is talented or not.
Just thinking about it, Gu Tingye was rejected by His Majesty. He really had no possibility of an official career. At most, he would waste his life in the army. This was the main reason why he gave up on Gu Tingye cruelly.
"Gu Hou, Mrs. Gu Hou, I also have a daughter who used to be the eldest daughter of the Kang family!
But a few years ago, I went to Yangzhou to borrow money from Sheng Hong, but something unexpected happened on my way back to Beijing!
For so many years, there has been no news.
Both our Kang and Wang families are speculating that Sheng Hong killed my poor daughter!"
"What?" Gu Yankai and Xiao Qin were both stunned and stunned on the spot.
"Old madam, do you have any real evidence?" Xiao Qin suppressed the ecstasy in her heart and looked at Mrs. Wang eagerly.
"Hey! This is also the biggest regret of our Kang and Wang family!
If there is evidence, Sheng Hong will definitely not be let go!"
"However, Sheng Hong has a personal attendant named Dong Rong who helps Sheng Hong do a lot of dirty things!
I believe he must have a lot of evidence against Sheng Hong!"
"Old lady, we understand what you mean!
I will find someone to take care of this matter!
If our Gu and Wang families join forces, Sheng Hong will be ruined!" Gu Yankai said with a smile that suddenly became enlightened.