jdhmnovel Chapter 262: Prime Minister's Roots
Chapter 262: Prime Minister's Roots
The matter was handled beautifully and efficiently, and everyone said it was refreshing.
After the banquet, Rulan went back to her room to rest, muttering in confusion,
"How can there be such a person? I don't understand.
It's as if he has nothing to fear... Are you crazy?!"
Have no fear.
But that's not it.
The Sun family truly believes from the bottom of their hearts that they have a very high status.
Scholars were indeed precious in the Song Dynasty, but without all kinds of coincidences, such a ridiculous tragedy would not have happened.
Among them, Rulan's biological mother, Wang Ruofu, plays a prominent role.
When Wang Ruofu married Sheng Hong and came to Youyang, she had always looked down on the first and third wives of the Sheng family because of their merchant backgrounds, either overtly or covertly... Wang Ruofu thought her sarcasm was very tactful, but to the people of the first wife who were merchants, it was no different from being a direct mockery in their faces and using their shameless faces to wipe the floor.
Only at this point did Shulan's mother, Li, develop an inexplicable obsession with scholars.
Only then did he become interested in this member of the Sun family who was able to take the imperial examination at the age of fifteen. Even though he knew his subtle reputation, he still interpreted it as the character and pride of a scholar.
One step wrong, step by step wrong.
Be patient once, and be patient every time.
Now that Rulan, who knows nothing yet, has stepped forward and is actively planning to support Shulan, how does Li feel?
The slowdown in his cultivation pace prompted Molan to start studying other unconventional methods.
She envied Ma Qingye's ability - absorbing fear.
She is not picky about food, she eats whatever she wants.
Human emotions are very delicate, and it is rare for them to be occupied by one extreme emotion. Unraveling the emotions and sorting them out is a slow process, and the delicate work is the fruit that was given to Sheng Tang earlier.
What she gave to Sheng Tang was joy, but what she left for herself was hatred.
It tastes good, and after digestion it can be converted into a small amount of cultivation and mental power in the sea of consciousness.
Li's current mood...
Well worth savoring.
Give it to Shengtang to eat, so that this guy can go through puberty early and understand the difficulties of adults.
We are about to enter the promotion copy of the Song Dynasty, and there is indeed not much time left for baby Shengtang to grow.
People who live long are born with a lack of sense of time and understanding of emotions.
Unfortunately, time was not on my side. Sheng Tang’s happy childhood was probably when he was far away in the frontier, where he could satisfy his instinct of killing without restraint.
……
Now that the second branch of the Sheng family holds high positions and enjoys generous salaries, it is naturally impossible for them to compromise and keep the dispute peaceful with the Sun family.
Peace and separation?
No, that was last night. Today, the Sheng family suggested divorcing the husband.
Less than half a year after Shulan married Sun Yingjuren, she had already arranged three concubines of clean status for him. A year later, she bought two more concubines.
The next year, he hired a girl from a good family as his concubine, and also had three maids.
In the third year, there were five again.
Today, Sun Yingju is twenty-five years old, but he already has thirteen concubines in his backyard. His status is in no way inferior to that of the Duke of Bian Jing.
Since Sun Yingjuren was the potential prime minister as mentioned by his mother, did he start from the rear quarters?
The government does not just prosecute criminal cases. Presiding over trivial matters such as family affairs is the main responsibility of most government agencies.
The Sun clan members were sitting on the left and right, listening to what Lin Qinshuang, who was speaking on behalf of the Sheng family, said, and they wished they could bury their heads under the stools.
Listening to all these things, I feel ashamed.
There was even an uncle who had a bad relationship with Sun Yingjuren's family. After hearing these words, he nodded thoughtfully and said, "No wonder you failed the exams so many times, it turns out you are busy with housework."
"Isn't it normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines?"
Mother Sun stood up and tried to defend her son, even stiffening her neck and said proudly, "Besides, my son is a descendant of the Prime Minister! Do you know what a descendant of the Prime Minister is?! He can even marry a princess!"
They were so rampant in the past that I just thought they were a family of mad dogs.
But now...
The second branch of the Sheng family actually has dealings with the princess's mansion.
'Marry' a princess, what a disrespectful word.
To see the big picture from the small details, we can see how rude and harsh Sun Yingjuren was to his wife Shulan in the past.
The dowry must be returned in full. If it is overdue, she will be severely punished for theft according to the laws of the Song Dynasty!
The anger hidden in Lin Qinshuang's heart was vented out through this incident.
She was not a good person, and she did not regret taking this path.
But she always had a hope in her heart, when she could be so firm and say to Sheng Hong, "I will pay back double the expenses over the years, and from now on we owe each other nothing?"
The wealth she holds now is no less than that of the eldest wife in the Sheng Mansion.
In fact, the financial relationship between her and Sheng Hong had long gone beyond just pretense.
As if sensing Lin Qinshuang's uneasy mood, Molan, who was originally sitting at the desk, suddenly turned around, smiled at Lin Qinshuang, and said silently,
"It will happen, mother."
Lin Qinshuang believed whatever Molan said.
She would not harm her daughter, but she was stupid and could not help but fail in many things and end up with the opposite of what she wanted.
But Molan is different.
She was always right and always good.
In order to keep Molan spotless, she will have to continue working hard.
Decadence, just think about it.
Molan's mother deserves the first-rank imperial edict and deserves to be a role model. This will add luster to Molan instead of hindering her.
……
In less than seven days, Sun Yingjuren, who was unable to repay his debt, had one leg broken, words tattooed on his face, and his entire family, including his elderly mother, were exiled to the frontier to do hard labor.
Nowadays, even the official career is not peaceful, let alone the border areas.
Sun Yingjuren was escorted out of Youyang City on the seventh day of the first lunar month, and the detectives brought back news of his death on the fifteenth day of the same month.
When the Sheng family learned about this, they all applauded.
The eldest lady of the first house murmured on her deathbed, "Evildoers will be punished by God! Retribution, it's all retribution!"
Not long after, surrounded by everyone, the old lady put down her last worry and passed away peacefully with the comfort that Shulan would no longer suffer in the future.
The old lady's funeral was held with great ceremony. Even high-ranking officials from Yangzhou came to pay their respects and express their condolences on the seventh day after her death.
Time seemed to pass very slowly in Youyang Sheng Mansion, but when I counted carefully with my fingers, I found that it actually passed very quickly.
Sheng Tang wiped out the water bandits, attacked the bandit Huanglong, and eliminated all the bandits and rebels in the Jiangnan area. He returned to Beijing to receive rewards for his meritorious service.
The imperial edict to return to the capital has been issued from Bian Jing, so the return journey of the second branch of the Sheng family is also on the agenda.
Shulan, Pinlan, and Li were all among those who returned to Beijing this time.
Youyang is no longer suitable for the Sheng family. For their sons, they don’t care about the family background when marrying off to stabilize the family business, as long as the woman is well-educated, smart and capable. But for their daughter... even if they find a scholar, a scholar in Tokyo is more reliable than Youyang.