The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Chapter 375 Engagement
King Yong's rebellion caused an uproar, which lasted for three months.

During this period, a large number of officials involved in the case, ransacked homes, exiled exiles, and even many innocent people were implicated and imprisoned.

Sheng Hong once received a gift from King Yong, so he was supposed to be implicated, but Wang Gang, as the son of Sheng Hong, saved Zhao Zongquan's life, so Sheng Hong was fine, and he was promoted to a level, from the sixth rank to the fifth rank. Taste.

In fact, Wang Gang was almost implicated, because at the beginning of the meeting, King Yong used tricks to appoint him as Huiyuan.

In the end, it was Zhao Zongquan who interceded, and the officials personally read Wang Gang's test papers and sent someone to question King Yong.

In order to keep his only blood alive, King Yong did not confess Wang Gang's arrival. He only said that he was a pity for his talent at that time, so he would help Wang Gang.

In the end it was over.

This time King Yong rebelled, and the heads were rolling, but Zhao Zongquan became the biggest winner.

Once King Yong left, only King Yan and Zhao Zongquan were left to contend for the throne.

The officials still hated the fact that King Yan refused to lay down his weapons at the beginning, so in the end they made Zhao Zongquan the prince, and King Yan was forced to quit.

Zhao Zongquan changed his name to Zhao Shu, which was later Song Yingzong.

The official Zhao Zhen recovered from his illness suddenly after King Yong's rebellion, and his body recovered quickly. Although a prince was established, he did not let go of the power at all.

Zhao Shu, the crown prince, has a name but no power, but fortunately, he is a man of great wealth, even if he is dissatisfied in his heart, he does not show it.

The disputes in the court did not affect Wang Gang for the time being, and he focused on business during this time.

In order to bring down King Yong, Wang Gang paid a lot of money, a million taels of silver can be regarded as a huge sum of money.

The purchasing power of Da Song silver is strong, and the yearly coins given to Daliao are only 10 taels of silver every year.

All of a sudden, he took out a million taels of silver, almost spending all the money Wang Gang earned from doing business in the past few years, and he had to recover his blood.

The glass bottle business has grown overseas, and Wang Gang invested the main resources in overseas trade, and re-established contact with the Yongyihou Mansion and Ningyuanhou Mansion.

Today's Ningyuanhou Mansion has become an upstart in the imperial court.

Gu Yankai not only completely controlled the imperial army, but also took on the responsibility of guarding the palace. Although his official position remained unchanged, he was highly valued by the official Zhao Zhen and the prince Zhao Shu.

As for Gu Tingye, who saved Prince Zhao Shu's life, he even became Zhao Shu's guest, inviting him to the Prince's East Palace every three days.

Gu Tingye was proud, but his stepmother Xiao Qin and elder brother Gu Tingyu were itching with hatred.

The more the crown prince values ​​Gu Tingye, the more likely the title of Marquis Mansion will fall to him in the future. Can you make Xiao Qin and Gu Tingyu not hold grudges?

Some people are happy and others are sad.

Qi Heng has been very melancholy recently, he failed in the exam, and later he asked his mother to marry Minglan, but he was naturally rejected.

Qi Guogong and his wife even forced each other to die to prevent Qi Heng from marrying the concubine daughter of a minor official.

Finally, Qi Heng compromised.

On the day he compromised, he asked Wang Gang and Gu Tingye to drink, and he was so drunk that Wang Gang and Gu Tingye sent him back home.

Wang Gang went to Shou'an Hall the next day and told Sheng Minglan and the old lady about Qi Heng.

"It's not that my Sheng family wants to be rich and powerful in the Duke's mansion, and it's not that my six girls can't get married." The old lady said angrily.

Sheng Minglan didn't say a word, maybe she had expected a long time ago that it was impossible for her to marry into the Duke's mansion.

"Minglan, tell third brother, do you really like Qi Heng? If you really like Qi Heng, third brother has a way to let you marry into the Duke's mansion." Wang Gang asked Sheng Minglan.

"Third brother, I don't dare to climb up to the Duke's mansion, and I don't want to be a concubine." Sheng Minglan said with a low eyebrow.

"My younger sister will naturally be the eldest wife of the house, how can she be a concubine for someone else." Wang Gang said seriously.

Sheng Minglan's heart skipped a beat, but soon fell silent.

"Third brother, Minglan knows that you love me, but I know myself, so what if I marry into the Duke's mansion.

The eldest sister married into the earl's mansion, but after marrying, she was angry with her mother-in-law all day long. "

Sheng Hualan, the eldest daughter of the Sheng family, married into the Earl's Mansion in Shili Hongzhuang, Yangzhou, but unfortunately she was not happy after marriage.

The Earl's Mansion has strict rules, and Sheng Hualan has an evil mother-in-law, and her husband is a mother, so she is not happy after marriage. Even if she has a son and a daughter, she cannot raise her by herself.

Regarding this, Wang Gang had nothing to do, it was not that he was afraid of the Earl's Mansion, after all, he would bring down even one of the princes.

Sheng Hualan refused to let her natal family help, mainly because she was afraid of ruining her reputation and affecting her younger sisters' marriage.

It can only be said that Sheng Hualan is worthy of being the granddaughter raised by the old lady. She can tell right from wrong and understand the general situation, but she lacks means.

"Grandmother, when the eldest sister comes back next time, tell her to send some women to his father-in-law." Wang Gang gave Sheng Hualan an idea.

"Don't talk nonsense, how can a daughter-in-law find a woman for the father-in-law." The old lady said angrily.

Wang Gang said: "Eldest sister just needs to take care of her father-in-law's daily life as an excuse to send some beautiful maids to her father-in-law's room. In the future, her mother-in-law will be busy, so naturally she won't have time to embarrass elder sister."

The old lady's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help giving Wang Gang a weird look.

"If eldest sister can't find a suitable person, I can help and find some Jiangnan skinny horses."

The old lady couldn't bear it anymore, and asked Wang Gang: "Sanlang, tell grandma honestly, can you be humane?"

Wang Gang's eyes widened in astonishment, and even Sheng Minglan's mouth opened wide.

Old Madam Sheng was really anxious, seeing that her grandson wanted money and talent, and there was no shortage of beauties around him, but she insisted on not touching any of them, so she couldn't help but suspect that there was something wrong with Wang Gang.

"Sanlang, we can't keep taboo about diseases and avoid medical treatment. Grandma knows people from the He family, a famous doctor. If you are really sick, we will treat you. The He family will not spread the word."

Wang Gang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but at the same time, he also lamented that Mrs. Sheng really regarded him as her own grandson, so she could ask this kind of thing bluntly.

"Grandma, I'm fine, I'm fine. I used to just want to concentrate on my studies and career, so I'm not close to women."

The grandmother asked: "Sanlang, what do you think of the Hai family's marriage? Yesterday the Hai family sent someone to ask again."

Wang Gang said: "Didn't the Hai family agree to the marriage because they wanted me to enter the Imperial Academy?"

The old lady Sheng said triumphantly: "You even saved the Prince's Royal Highness with Zhong Jie Yuan and Hui Yuan, not to mention entering the Imperial Academy, even the Prince's East Palace can enter whenever he wants. Unless the Hai family is crazy, they will not agree to this marriage. Now They are faster than us."

Wang Gang asked back, "What does father mean?"

The old lady Sheng said: "Your father still hopes that you can marry Miss Hai family. After all, you will be an official in the future, and the Hai family will be a great help."

Marriage in this era does not talk about free love. With Wang Gang's current status, marriage is mixed with too many interests, and the most basic condition is a right family.

"Since my father agrees, I have no objection." Wang Gang said.

The old lady Sheng was overjoyed, and said: "Okay, I will notify your father immediately and ask him to find someone to hire, and the marriage will be settled first."

Wang Gang didn't expect that he came to Shou'an Hall to ask about Minglan's marriage, but he ended up getting married himself.

When he returned to Linxi Pavilion and saw Lin Sushuang and Sheng Molan, he talked about the marriage.

"You have grown up too, and your wings are hardened. I can't control the marriage." Lin Sushuang said sullenly.

Wang Gang was a little surprised, Lin Sushuang was so angry, and seeing Sheng Molan's appearance, he was also very angry.

"Mom, what's the matter with you?" Wang Gang asked.

Sheng Molan said angrily: "Brother, am I your biological sister? Why do you only care about Minglan's marriage and not me!"

Wang Gang was surprised and said, "Where did you say that?"

Lin Sushuang complained: "I heard that you once wanted to match Young Master Qi and Ming Lan, why didn't you match your sister and Young Master Qi?"

Wang Gang suddenly realized that Lin Sushuang's mother and daughter were angry about this matter.

"It's because Qi Heng likes Ming Lan, so he just asked me to ask, and it didn't work out in the end!" Wang Gang laughed.

Lin Sushuang was moved when she heard the words, and asked: "Then can your sister Mo Lan marry into the Duke's Mansion?"

Wang Gang shook his head and said: "Don't think about it, the Duke of the State and Princess Jiacheng look down on our family at all, and no one is likely to marry."

Sheng Molan said angrily, "Brother, can't you help me? I'm your own sister."

"Because you are my own sister, your in-law's family has to choose carefully. The lintel of a powerful family is too high, and you will have to suffer when you marry." Wang Gang persuaded.

"I don't care, even if I don't marry into the duke's mansion, I will marry into the marquis' mansion, overpowering my elder sister." Sheng Molan said nonsense.

"Marry into the Marquis Mansion? Which Marquis Mansion do you want to marry into, the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion?" Wang Gang asked.

Sheng Molan smiled shyly, and said, "I know that my brother and Gu Tingye are inseparable."

Wang Gang asked suspiciously: "You fell in love with Gu Tingye?"

Gu Tingye and Qi Heng were studying at the Sheng Family Private School before, and Sheng Molan had met them before.

"Feng'er, you and Marquis Ningyuan are also on good terms, can you facilitate your sister's marriage?"

Wang Gang frowned and said: "You guys have to think about it, Gu Tingye raised a concubine before he got married, and I heard that he has children."

Lin Sushuang said indifferently: "The child in the outer room is just an illegitimate child, it's nothing."

(End of this chapter)