Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 423 Preferred
However, although Yu Zhenghao and his wife were spared, Grand Secretary Yu made it clear that he wanted to exchange this for Yu Yanran's autonomy in her marriage. Otherwise, if Yu Zhenghao and his wife were determined to interfere, it would be a troublesome matter.

At this moment, Yu Zhenghao also realized that today was not a good time to continue the conversation. Seeing that Grand Secretary Yu had set the tone for his matter, he immediately understood the meaning behind his words. So, he first pulled Madam Fang aside, and then thought for a moment before replying seriously, "Since Father has made this arrangement, then I will naturally comply."

"It is best for Father to make the decision regarding Yanran's important matters."

In fact, Yu Zhenghao had his own thoughts about Yu Yanran's marriage. However, while he did have some ideas, he was more interested in Yu Ge Lao's attention to her and wanted to use this opportunity to strategize with him.

It has to be said that Yu Zhenghao is terrible at dealing with people outside, but he's quite adept at scheming against his grandfather at home.

Now that Grand Secretary Yu has offered this as a compromise, Yu Zhenghao naturally agrees.

As for his original purpose for coming?
Yu Zhenghao mentally wiped the sweat from his brow, deciding it would be best to discuss it another day.

Even if time waits for no one and a good opportunity is missed, it's still better than divorcing your wife and having your family broken apart.

Seeing this, Grand Secretary Yu waved his hand, signaling them to leave quickly: "Alright, you may all leave."

In any case, this time, Grand Secretary Yu has achieved his initial goal.

"Then, the son will take his leave first."

Seeing his father's signal, Yu Zhenghao nodded hurriedly and quickly led his wife and children away, afraid that his father might change his mind later.

Yu Zhenghao's visit to pay his respects was truly a case of arriving in high spirits only to leave disappointed.

……

After everyone had left, Grand Secretary Yu remained silent for a long time.

"Ugh!"

The old man sighed deeply.

"Yanran!"

Grand Secretary Yu turned around, looked at his own granddaughter, and called out.

"grandfather!"

Yu Yanran nestled against Old Madam Yu and responded weakly.

"You heard it just now, too."

Looking at his granddaughter, whom he had practically raised himself, Grand Secretary Yu tentatively asked, "What do you have to say about your own marriage?"

In fact, before Yu Zhenghao and the others arrived, Elder Yu had already analyzed the current situation with Yu Yanran.

For Yu Yanran, Yu Zhenghao and his wife were unreliable, and the Yu family elders were already so old that sometimes they were truly willing but powerless.

Moreover, now that Grand Secretary Yu has retired from the court, his words will likely carry less and less weight in the future.

If we don't take advantage of this time to settle Yu Yanran's marriage and choose a suitable husband for her, it will probably become more and more difficult later on.

After all, avoiding the imperial selection process had already wasted time, and if it continued to drag on, it would truly be a disaster.

"This……"

Yu Yanran was instantly choked up.

At this moment, she truly had a thousand words to say, but couldn't express them for a while. She could only stare blankly at her grandparents, her face showing a sense of bewilderment.

"Yanran, don't worry!"

Seeing that Yu Yanran seemed a little lost, Grandma Yu patted her gently with heartache and comforted her, "Think carefully about what kind of family you really like?"

"It's all my fault, really. If I hadn't let Hao'er have his way back then, we wouldn't have let Fang Shi into the family, and all this trouble would have happened!"

When Yu Zhenghao wanted to remarry Fang Da Niangzi, Grand Secretary Yu disagreed. However, Old Madam Yu was easily persuaded by Yu Zhenghao's persistent pleading, which allowed Yu Zhenghao to take a roundabout approach and bring Fang Da Niangzi into the family.

"Grandmother, it's not your fault, it's Father...she insisted on..."

As a daughter, Yu Yanran had some things she couldn't say, but her meaning was quite clear.

"Hmph!" "That wretched son..."

Grand Secretary Yu snorted coldly and said, "Forget it! It's all in the past, let's not worry about it!"

"Yanran, the most important thing right now is your marriage!"

"Grandfather, this... I'll leave it all to you!" Yu Yanran thought for a moment and finally replied in this way.

The Yu family had already done so much for her, and Yu Yanran really didn't want to add any more burden to them. Therefore, she finally suppressed her girlish feelings and simply obeyed their wishes.

However, Yu Yanran also knew that she was not as good at judging people as Grand Secretary Yu, so at this moment, it might as well be the right answer.

"it is good!"

Looking at his granddaughter, Grand Secretary Yu recalled her temperament and said, "In that case, Grandfather will find you a good husband who can protect you from the wind and rain!"

"Then, my lord, do you already have someone in mind?"

Having lived with Grand Secretary Yu for most of her life, Old Madam Yu immediately knew that he already had someone in mind when she heard him speak like this, and couldn't help but ask.

"Actually, it's not to say that it's guaranteed to work."

After glancing at Yu Yanran, who was still present, Elder Yu thought for a moment and finally revealed the news, saying, "Actually, you have all met the person I chose."

"Who?"

"Sheng Changquan, the seventh son of the Sheng family."

……

At this time, Sheng Changquan was unaware that he had been targeted by several groups of people. He was still dutifully confined to his home, diligently reviewing his lessons.

Although he had passed the provincial examination and become the top scholar, and could even be considered a candidate for officialdom, there is no best in the imperial examination or in the officialdom; there is always room for improvement. In this era, only by wearing official robes could one realize one's ambitions and bring glory to one's ancestors.

Of course, Sheng Changquan didn't have such grand ambitions; he was just a selfish guy.

However, this guy is extremely selfish; he greedily wants to protect everything he owns, including those he approves of.

"Master!"

Just as Sheng Changquan was getting tired of reading, Xu Changqing's voice rang out from outside the study.

"Come in!"

Sheng Changquan picked up a cup of fragrant tea from the table, took a small sip, and said loudly.

"Yes!"

Xu Changqing gently pushed open the door of Zhiyuan Hall and strode inside.

"Young Master, news has arrived from Lüliang Mountain."

"Oh?"

Sheng Changquan's expression changed drastically: "What do you mean?"

"hey-hey!"

A strange smile appeared on Xu Changqing's face as he said, "Young Master, they said that the Boss is coming down the mountain in person!"

"what?"

Sheng Changquan revealed an indescribable expression and remained silent.

half an hour.

"What exactly is going on? Why is their boss coming over?"

"Doesn't she know her own identity and just how dangerous it is here?"

Recalling the person he had dealt with before, Sheng Changquan felt a little worried: "Could something have happened to them again?"