Under Wei Chen's questioning, Ru Lan told Wei Chen everything about Wang Ruofu's visit earlier today.
In the evening, when Wei Chen entertained Xinke Gongsheng in the front hall, Rulan and Minglan were also having dinner together in the back house.
Suddenly, Rulan's personal maid, Little Magpie, hurried in to report that it was Wang Ruofu's mother Liu who came and wanted to see Rulan on something important. She was waiting outside the small door at the moment.
After hearing this, Rulan and Minglan immediately ordered people to invite Liu's mother into the house to talk.
Mother Liu looked mysterious and mysterious as soon as she entered the room. Not only did she tell Ru Lan to retreat, but she also begged Ming Lan to stay away for the time being.
It wasn't until Ru Lan and she were the only two people left in the house that Liu's mother confidently explained her purpose to Ru Lan.
It turns out that among these Xinke Gong students, there was a scholar named Wang Xu. This man was from the Wang family in Runzhou. Although he was a side branch, and although his blood relationship with Wang Ruofu, the eldest wife of the Sheng family, was far away, they could still be considered relatives.
Since the death of Grand Master Wang of Runzhou, the Wang family of Runzhou has fallen into the dilemma of having no successor, and its influence in the court has gradually declined.
Wang Ruofu had a difficult life in the Sheng family for the first half of his life, relying entirely on his natal family for support. Therefore, Wang Ruofu always cared about his natal family, and he always wanted to show off in front of his natal family and regain the face he had lost in previous years.
Wang Xu is the most promising clan member of the Wang clan in Runzhou, and everyone in the clan has high hopes for him. After hearing that Wang Xu, his nephew, could try Chinese food, Wang Ruofu took action and sent his confidant Mama Liu to come
The Wei Mansion is looking for his daughter Ru Lan.
Ru Lan was also shocked when she heard Liu's mother say that her mother actually wanted her husband to secretly take care of a certain candidate during the palace examination.
Although Ru Lan has not read many books, she can still distinguish between right and wrong.
Wang Ruofu put it lightly, it was just a convenience to take care of his family, it was just a piece of cake for Wei Chen.
But Rulan understood the seriousness of the matter in her heart. If she agreed to this matter on behalf of Wei Chen, once the matter was exposed, it would be a heinous crime of fraud in the examination room.
When the time comes, not only will Wei Chen lose his official position, but the entire Wei family may also face disaster!
Rulan immediately ordered someone to invite Minglan back. Minglan was also shocked when she heard about it.
The two women discussed for a while and quickly reached a consensus. They sternly rejected Liu's mother on the spot and asked her to go back and tell Wang Ruofu that she should never have this idea again from now on.
The Wei family is a small family that the two of them and their husbands have worked hard to build bit by bit from scratch. They have devoted all their efforts and will never allow anyone to destroy it, not even Wang Ruofu.
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After understanding Rulan and Minglan's non-negotiable and resolute attitude towards this matter, Liu's mother who came to convey the message was not angry, but secretly relieved.
To be honest, since receiving Wang Ruofu's mission, Liu's mother has been frightened. She tried hard to persuade her several times to no avail. She had no choice but to go to the Wei family to spread the word at Wang Ruofu's urging.
Now this result is what Liu’s mother wants to see.
Before leaving, Liu's mother promised Ru Lan and Ming Lan that she would keep the matter secret and keep it to herself.
In addition, she also revealed something.
Although Wang Ruofu had previously intended to let Wei Chen take care of his nephew, his attitude towards the matter had always been limited to words. It was all because of Aunt Kang's bewitchment that Wang Ruofu finally made up his mind to do this.
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"Aunt Kang?"
Hearing Rulan mention this name, Wei Chen, who was sitting on the couch, couldn't help but snorted coldly.
He had some vague guesses before. Although Wang Ruofu was not very cool, but with her temperament, she probably wouldn't do such a thing. It was probably because of someone's instigation behind her back.
Now that Ru Lan said this, it turned out that just as Wei Chen expected, it was Aunt Kang who was behind the scenes.
Wei Chen has naturally known for a long time how sinister and sinister Aunt Kang is. Wei Chen has an unabashed disgust for this person.
But after all, she is Wang Ruofu's sister, she is related to Wei Chen, and she is an elder. Wei Chen really has nothing to do with her for a while.
Wei Chen also had a headache about this.
"Brother Chen..."
Seeing Wei Chen's solemn expression and not saying a word, Ru Lan felt guilty and worried, and felt very tangled in her heart.
Her mother was so careless that she almost caused a big disaster for both the Wei and Sheng families, and Ru Lan also complained in her heart.
But after all, she is her biological mother, how can Ru Lan give up this family affection?
Although she complained in her heart that her mother was ignorant, she was also afraid that Wei Chen would resent Wang Ruofu because of this matter, and even have a rift with the Sheng family.
Seeing Rulan's eyes gradually becoming misty and her mouth pursed as she hesitated to speak, Wei Chen immediately understood what his wife was thinking.
At that moment, he gently hugged her warm and soft body and said softly: "Ru'er, you and Ming'er have done a good job today. As for your mother, leave it to your father-in-law to deal with."
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Hearing what Wei Chen said, a delicate smile finally appeared on Ru Lan's tight little face.
The matter was left to the father, Sheng Hong, and the mother would inevitably suffer some hardships, but in the end the punishment would not be too severe, and there was room for relaxation between the Wei family and the Sheng family, so this was the best.
Seeing his wife smile again, Wei Chen smiled slightly, raised his fingers and flicked the tip of her cute nose, then pulled the quilt to cover her.
"Okay, lie down quickly. You will be more exposed at night, but don't let my good wife catch a cold."
Wei Chen's thoughtfulness and gentleness made Ru Lan feel warm in her heart. She smiled shyly and lay down obediently.
Her mother had made a mistake, and Ru Lan felt guilty, so she tried her best on the bed with many tricks that Wei Chen could not ask for in the past, just to make Wei Chen happy.
This night was so beautiful that there is no need to say more.
Early the next morning, Wei Chen and Rulan Minglan went to Sheng's house and told Sheng Hong everything that Wang Ruofu had done.
After Sheng Hong learned the cause and effect of the incident, he was stunned. In anger, he actually shouted that he wanted to divorce his wife.
Wei Chen couldn't tell that Sheng Hong was just showing off to himself.
However, for Ru Lan's sake, Wei Chen didn't want to make the matter too ugly, so he acted with her, and Ru Lan and Ming Lan persuaded the "furious" Sheng Hong. p>
In the end, the wife was not divorced after all. Wang Ruofu was banned from Wei Ruixuan for three months and handed over the key. Wei Shuyi temporarily took over the housekeeping rights, which was an explanation to Wei Chen.
After returning from the Sheng family, Wei Chen wrote a letter of apology in his study and submitted it to the new king, explaining what happened yesterday and asking for forgiveness for his ignorance and inability to restrain his family.
Soon after, this memorial was delivered to Zhao Zongquan’s desk.
Zhao Zongquan read the memorial and ordered the people to stay in it. He looked around with a smile and said: "Mr. Wei Qing is loyal to the country and self-restrained. Shuangshu of the Sheng family are also well-behaved and well-informed about righteousness. How can they have such a virtuous wife?"
, but there is no Xian Taishui (mother-in-law)?"
This matter is settled here.
However, after Zhao Zongquan's words came out from the palace, they made everyone in the Sheng family panic.
The next day, Sheng Hong, Sheng Changbai, Sheng Changfeng and his son all wrote a letter to plead guilty, and Wang Ruofu's restricted area was also moved from Weiruixuan to the ancestral home of the Sheng family in Youyang.
After that, Sheng Hong completely hated Aunt Kang as the instigator, cut off all contact with the Kang family, and ordered everyone in the family not to allow Aunt Kang to come to their house again.