Lin Sushuang wanted to marry her daughter to Gu Tingye. This was something Wang Gang did not expect, but if he thought about it carefully, it was not unreasonable.
Nowadays, Gu Tingye is a popular person around the prince, and his future is limitless. What's more, he is also the legitimate son of the Hou family and is qualified to inherit the title. Gu Tingye is a popular person no matter what.
Lin Sushuang has been good at calculations all her life, and it is impossible not to see this.
It's just that Wang Gang has never been willing to let Sheng Molan marry Gu Tingye.
Ningyuan Hou Mansion is a pit of fire. No one who marries into it can expect to live a good life.
Lin Sushuang only saw the wealth of the Hou Mansion, but not the scandals of the Hou Mansion.
Once you enter Houmen, it is as deep as the sea, which is not an empty talk.
Let’s not talk about Gu Tingye’s stepmother, Xiao Qin. His sickly eldest brother, Gu Tingyu, is not an economical lamp, let alone those relatives from the same clan in the Ningyuan Hou Mansion.
In the original work, Sheng Minglan married and went through many hardships before finally achieving the right result.
Sheng Molan doesn't have Minglan's means. If she really marries into the Hou Mansion, she might be devoured without leaving any bones.
Forget it if it were anyone else, Sheng Molan is Wang Gang's biological sister, so no matter how much he looks down on her, he won't cheat her.
"Mo Lan, you have to think carefully. Once you enter the Hou family, it is as deep as the sea. My eldest sister married into the Earl's Mansion and has suffered a lot in these years." Wang Gang advised Sheng Molan.
"Hua Lan is not capable enough. With Mo Lan's beauty, she will not have to worry about marrying into the Marquis Mansion for the rest of her life." Lin Sushuang said.
Wang Gang shook his head and said: "If you want to survive in the Marquis Mansion, beauty alone is not enough. Besides, your appearance will always get old. Mom, aren't you a living example?"
Lin Sushuang was stupefied when she heard this and couldn't refute.
"Mo Lan is different from me. She was a real lady when she married." Lin Sushuang murmured.
Wang Gang shook his head and said: "It's impossible. With our family's background, Mo Lan can only be a concubine when she marries into the Hou Mansion."
Sheng Molan asked in confusion: "Brother, don't you have a very good relationship with Marquis Ningyuan? He always regards you as his nephew?"
"You also said that he treats me as his nephew, that is, his descendant. How can a descendant influence the Marquis?" Wang Gang explained.
Sheng Molan was a little unwilling and asked Lin Sushuang to come over.
"Mom, please help me."
Lin Sushuang could only look at Wang Gang.
Wang Gang shook his head and said: "Unless dad pays homage to the prime minister immediately and my Sheng family skyrockets, it is absolutely impossible."
Lin Sushuang also knew that her status was too low, so climbing to the heights of the Marquis Mansion, or the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, where the Holy Family was flourishing, was simply as difficult as climbing to the sky.
"Why don't you go talk to Gu Tingye first? As long as he agrees, there should be hope for this matter."
Wang Gang shook his head again and said: "Gu Tingye is obsessed with his wife, Mannia, and almost fell out with his father because of this. It is impossible for him to fall in love with Mo Lan."
"What's wrong with our Mo Lan? Young Master Qi can fall in love with that girl Minglan, so how come no one wants my Mo Lan?!" Lin Sushuang said angrily.
Sheng Molan also started crying.
Wang Gang was upset by the trouble between the two women. Logically speaking, this kind of thing should be something Sheng Hong, a father, should worry about.
Thinking of Sheng Hong, Wang Gang suddenly felt something in his heart.
"Mom, have you discussed Mo Lan's marriage with dad?"
Lin Sushuang's expression changed, and Wang Gang got to the point with just one sentence.
Of course, Lin Sushuang discussed her daughter's marriage with Sheng Hong, but Sheng Hong scolded her, saying that she had been daydreaming all day long.
Sheng Hong also found a poor scholar for Mo Lan, saying that he was talented in literature and smart and would have a bright future.
How could Lin Sushuang want her daughter to marry a poor scholar and endure hardships, so she approached Wang Gang and wanted to become rich and powerful in the Hou family.
Wang Gang could tell Lin Sushuang's thoughts at a glance.
"I still need to discuss Mo Lan's marriage with my father."
Seeing that Wang Gang was not willing to help, Sheng Molan cried even louder.
"Mom, look at my brother, even if he is willing to help Minglan but not me, I am not his biological sister."
Sheng Molan inherited Lin Sushuang's tricks of crying, making trouble, and hanging herself ten-tenths of the time, but unfortunately she hired the wrong person.
The reason why Lin Sushuang was able to succeed despite every trial was ultimately due to Sheng Hong's preference for her.
Wang Gang would not spoil Sheng Molan.
"Your marriage should be taken care of by your father. If I go beyond my father, it would be unfilial." Wang Gang stood up and said:
"You stay at home these days and don't cause trouble."
Seeing that Wang Gang was unmoved, Sheng Molan gradually gave up the idea of crying.
Wang Gang said to Lin Sushuang: "Mom, I'm leaving."
Lin Sushuang looked at her son who was walking away, and she understood in her heart that when her son grew up and had his own opinions, she could no longer control him.
Wang Gang met with Sheng Hong the next day, one to talk about his marriage, and the other to talk about Mo Lan's marriage.
"Father, it doesn't have to be too shabby to be hired by the Hai family. If you don't have enough money, I can make up for it here."
"No need, I will keep all the money you have brought home over the years without touching a penny." Sheng Hong said with a smile:
"But you have to delay your marriage. After all, you are the younger brother. You have to wait for Chang Bai to finish it first before it's your turn.
The Hai family and I have made an agreement to sign the marriage contract first, finalize the marriage, and then hold the wedding after your imperial examination."
Wang Gang had no objection and said: "It all depends on father's arrangements."
Sheng Hong sighed and said: "You have grown up and bought property in the capital. But as a father, I have nothing to help you. When you get married and become an official, I will separate you!"
Wang Gang said seriously: "I will always be a descendant of the Sheng family."
The independence of the branch office means that Wang Gang's branch is completely independent from the Sheng family and can be regarded as the second branch.
Although Sheng Hong focuses on reputation and has little family ties, he is still somewhat sincere towards his children.
In the original work, he and Changbai were trapped in the palace due to civil strife in King Yan, and were on a thin line between life and death. He also first considered the escape of his children, and they would leave one by one.
Sheng Hong didn't care much about the distinction between legitimate sons and concubines. Regardless of whether he was a legitimate son or a concubine, he received the same education. Even his daughter could go to a private school, which was extremely rare.
After all, in this era, it is considered virtuous for a woman to have no talent.
It may also be because Sheng Hong was born as a concubine, so he could treat his children equally.
"I found a match for Mo Lan. The other party is a Jinke Gongshi. He will be a Jinshi after passing the palace examination. He has a bright future." Sheng Hong explained:
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "The other party's family has a poor background, and his parents are also reasonable people. Mo Lan will never endure hardship when she marries him."
Wang Gang saw that Sheng Hong had arranged everything well, and even the other party's parents knew clearly, so he knew that he was very concerned about Mo Lan's marriage.
"Everything is subject to father's arrangements."
Sheng Hong laughed loudly and said, "Seeing you children growing up one by one and getting married soon, I can't bear to accept my old age."
Wang Gang also smiled and said: "Father is getting stronger and stronger. I heard that I have a little mother who is pregnant, so I need more brothers or sisters."
Sheng Hong said happily: "How dare you kid to tease your father."
Wang Gang said goodbye to Sheng Hong with a smile, then returned to his room and continued to do his own business.
The Sheng family and the Hai family quickly decided to get married, and Wang Gang never saw Miss Hai's family from the beginning to the end.
However, Sheng Hong asked someone to send a portrait of Hai Chaoyun. Wang Gang had seen it and found that it was not ugly anyway.
Sheng Changbai's marriage was soon decided. The other party's surname was Liu, and she was also the eldest daughter of a scholarly family. She was well-educated, smart and capable, and her family background was higher than that of the Hai family.
Miss Liu's family had made a baby wedding before, but when they were about to get married, her father passed away and she had to observe mourning for three years. As a result, during these three years, she couldn't help but make the maid's belly grow bigger.
After the Liu family heard about it, they immediately canceled the marriage and got engaged to Sheng Changbai.
Wang Gang has never met Miss Liu, but I heard that she doesn't look very good, but Sheng Changbai doesn't mind. He said that in marrying a wife, you should seek virtue, not sex.
Moreover, the Liu family did not have a rule that only those who were 40 years old and childless were allowed to take concubines, so Wang Ruofu did not object in the end.
All we have to do is wait for the palace examination to be over, and then the Sheng family can hold a happy event.
Because King Yong's rebellion was too wide-ranging, the quarrel had been going on for several months, and the court was in chaos, so the imperial examination was postponed.
In September, the officials finally issued an imperial edict, and all the members of King Yong's family were executed. The rest of the people involved in the case were all given lowly status and exiled to a bitter and cold place.
When King Yong's family was beheaded, many people went to watch, and Prince Zhao Shu supervised the execution.
Wang Gang also went to the execution ground to see King Yong on his last journey.
There was a sea of people in the execution ground, and Wang Gang squeezed in the middle and saw King Yong's family kneeling on the stage. People kept throwing things at them, but Prince Zhao Shu did not stop them.
In the past, Prince Yong's palace acted too tyrannically, oppressed the people, and committed many crimes. It can be said that there is no innocent person in Prince Yong's family.
Being beheaded today is quite satisfying.
Wang Gang originally thought that the officials would consider King Yong's royal status and finally give him some dignity and give him poisonous wine.
I didn't expect that the official family hated King Yong so much. Perhaps because of their deep love and hatred, the official family almost passed the throne to King Yong.
King Yong, who had been kneeling all the time, seemed to see Wang Gang in the crowd and said something, but his voice was too low and no one heard him.
But Wang Gang understood what King Yong meant.
"I will let your son go." Wang Gang gestured to King Yong.
King Yong felt relieved, then closed his eyes and waited for death to come.
