Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 56 Wake up
"Madam, she's a good one!"

Without waiting for Sheng Hong's reply, the old lady gave her own reasons.

"She managed to handle Wei Xiaoniang's funeral arrangements in a grand and respectable manner, appeasing the anger of the Wei family!"

"That's good!"

After Sheng Hong and his wife returned, Madam Wang immediately took care of all of Wei Xiao Niang's funeral arrangements, which slightly reduced the anger and resentment of Wei's aunt, who had rushed over from the countryside overnight.

After all, no one would be indifferent to the fact that their own eldest sister had died so mysteriously in the inner quarters of the Sheng family.

Fortunately, Aunt Wei was a shrewd woman. She made many promises for her niece before things calmed down.

Of course, only the old lady understood this; the Sheng Hong couple were still clueless and didn't realize what she meant, thinking she was just there to freeload.

Upon hearing Old Madam Sheng's words, Sheng Hong simply replied noncommittally, "If Mother says she's good, then she is."

Indifferent, neither enthusiastic nor reluctant.

"I know!"

The old lady glanced at the face opposite her and said, "She always speaks with a barbed tongue, which makes you very uncomfortable!"

"But that's because you yourself are morally corrupt, favoring your concubine over your wife, and lacking any sense of righteousness!"

"Moreover, she is the youngest daughter of the Wang family and has been pampered and loved since childhood!"

"It's already quite an achievement that she's tolerated you until now!"

Even if it's just sarcastic remarks, that's already considered good!

The old lady glanced at Sheng Hong again, then changed the subject, saying, "By the way, go tell her that from now on, she doesn't need to worry about taking care of Sixth Girl; she can leave her to me!"

Then he added, "As for the boy born to Wei Xiaoniang, I'm sure you, as the father, know what you're doing. I won't interfere with my wife!"

After all, in the Sheng family, the young men and the young women are treated differently.

Girls have many taboos and many things to worry about, but boys are different; they are simple. Once they are old enough, they can be kicked into the academy without any of the rules and regulations for girls.

Furthermore, Sheng Hong was very concerned about his offspring who could carry on the family line; otherwise, Lin Qinshuang wouldn't be so wary of Wei Xiaoniang.

"Go!"

The old lady had said so much and was getting tired, so she urged everyone to rest, saying, "I should rest too!"

However, if Old Madam Sheng hadn't said those last two sentences, Sheng Hong would have been eager to hear them, but now...

"Mother!"

Sheng Hong sat in the chair, shifting his body uncomfortably: "Ming'er was doing quite well at Hua Lan's place, and she was sick, so she inexplicably passed her illness here to you!"

"Mother, if you enjoy raising children, why not raise Mo Lan instead!"

"I've heard that Mo Lan is also very filial."

"My son thinks she's a good match!"

Sheng Hong, with a shameless grin, offered his support for Lin Qinshuang's daughter.

"Ah!"

Old Madam Sheng sneered: "Your Lin Qinshuang took care of Wei Xiaoniang until she died, while I abandoned an orphan girl and brought Lin Qinshuang's daughter to live with me?"

"Okay!"

"When in the world has a situation where a county's dam breaks down, yet the prefectural governor is promoted?"

These words made Sheng Hong blush with embarrassment, and he dared not say another word.

However, after thinking for a moment, Sheng Hong still tried to find a reason and said, "Son..." "Son thinks that Mo Lan is well-behaved, so Mother won't have to suffer too much in the future."

Judging from the old lady's expression, Sheng Hong seemed to still be thinking of trying to get one more chance.

unexpectedly!

When the old lady saw Sheng Hong's pig-brained appearance, she finally couldn't hold back anymore!
"Do you really think the Wei family came here to ask you for Sixth Sister?"

"They're just telling you indirectly that if someone takes good care of Sixth Sister, then everyone will be fine. Otherwise, we'd better be careful!"

"This...this is Mingming staying in Hualan's room, why isn't he being taken good care of?"

Sheng Hong was still somewhat unconvinced.

"You, you, you!"

Seeing that Sheng Hong still hadn't figured it out, the old lady had no choice but to explain the reasons clearly and analyze it carefully.

“These unruly servants have lived in our house for many years and we know them inside and out. We could have brought them to Bianjing and dealt with them, since no one knows their origins.”

"But you had to do it at this time, fighting and selling out, making enemies."

"You killed your concubine one minute and sold your servants the next. Who wouldn't suspect something fishy is going on?"

"If someone is jealous of your promotion and drags them into a witness case to impeach you, do you still expect to smoothly advance to Bianjing?"

Sheng Hong was stunned!
He immediately realized!

The imperial court emphasizes the Confucian principles of self-cultivation, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world. If an official's family has an improper family style and engages in all sorts of sordid deeds, and this is discovered by those ruthless and cunning officials, then it will be a serious matter!

These guys are definitely clamoring to submit memorials to the imperial court and reporting to the emperor everywhere. They're just waiting for this achievement to boost their rankings!

The sheer force with which the imperial censors submitted their memorials was enough to frighten anyone who witnessed it!
Especially since Sheng Hong was in a really mess at this time, almost all the official families of the same class in Yangzhou knew about the "glorious deeds" of the Sheng family in favoring concubines and killing their wives!
Normally, as long as nothing major happens, the people in the Sheng family mansion won't say anything, and that's fine. But if a noble concubine like Wei Xiaoniang were to die in a muddled way, and her family were to file a complaint, the consequences would be unimaginable!

Even if they could manage to smooth things over with some means, Sheng Hong's promotion this time was definitely over.

"Confused! Confused!"

"My son is so reckless!"

When it came to his career, Sheng Hong immediately realized the truth.

For Sheng Hong, family and officialdom were the most important things; everything else could be discarded.

He quickly stood up, bowed to Old Madam Sheng, and said, "Mother is right!"

"It was my ignorance that led me to this. I hope Mother will offer me more guidance in the future!"

At this moment, Sheng Hong finally understood the saying that having an elder in the family is like having a treasure.

Grandma Sheng had witnessed the entire process of her son's behavior before and after being registered under her name, and she shook her head inwardly.

"In this book all the love you have for your own children, and all the love others have for their children."

"The prefect should take a good look for himself!"

Grandma Sheng handed over an old book to Sheng Hong.

"This……"

Looking at the brightly lit characters "Mencius" above, Sheng Hong felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

After all, how could someone who passed the imperial examination not know the book "Mencius"?

The old lady was probably mocking him for forgetting the principles of being a decent human being!
Of course, this "Mencius" is not that "Mencius". Although the names are the same, the contents are not entirely the same. Otherwise, wouldn't it mean that there was already a predecessor of Meng Yue in this world?

My application to sign a contract failed... (----___-----)
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