Zhutian: Since I was a child, I have been happy to be a father

The side hall of Mrs. Liang's courtyard.

After Chen Tao entered the room, the first person he saw was Sheng Minglan's non-blood-related grandmother, Old Lady Sheng. After all, although this Old Deng was Sheng Hong's stepmother, she was not his biological mother.

She looked kind, just like the grandmother of the Jia family, but Grandmother Jia would definitely not be poisoned by her daughter-in-law.

Chen Tao bowed, then looked at Old Lady Sheng for a few seconds, and then sat obediently next to Mrs. Liang, acting like a quiet handsome man.

It's not his turn to speak yet.

Mrs. Liang had already received authorization from his beloved daughter to handle his marriage affairs with full authority, so she was not in a hurry and just exchanged pleasantries.

And she was quite arrogant. After all, she was the wife of a marquis with a royal title. How could she be compared to someone as old as Madam Sheng?

The only identity that Lao Deng has been able to show off is that she is the eldest daughter of the Yongyi Marquis's family. Ordinary people may look down on this title, but it means nothing in the eyes of the wives of the rich and powerful. Married women are supposed to obey their husbands. Everyone compares themselves with their husbands, but you compare yourself with your father? Who doesn't have an awesome father?

Lady Jia is the wife of a duke. When did she ever bring up her origins as a marquis?

Of course, Old Madam Sheng was also very aware of this, otherwise why would she feel uncomfortable because of Madam Liang's high attitude? She finally couldn't help it and talked about business:
"Mrs. Liang, the story of my Molan and your Han'er hugging each other that day has now spread like wildfire. I wonder if this marriage can be arranged as soon as possible?"

She came here today to propose marriage, of course, you can also say she is forcing a marriage, and generally speaking, the proposal of marriage is made by the man himself.

But there was nothing she could do. It was as if the Liang family had collectively disappeared from the face of the earth. There had been no news about them in the past half month. It was obvious that they had no interest in her Molan.

The news has already been spread by Aunt Lin. If it fails, it will be a disgrace to her family.

Mrs. Liang did not refuse for the time being. She turned her eyes to Chen Tao and said with a smile, "Han'er, what do you think?"

Chen Tao pondered for a moment, and said as a matter of course:
"The Holy Dynasty governs the world with filial piety. My son is young and inexperienced, so the marriage matter should be discussed by my mother. And you have always loved me like a treasure, so you will definitely work hard to find a good match for me. I have no idea, but I will leave it to you to decide."

When Mrs. Sheng heard this, she was naturally not surprised.

She thought that the fact that Liang Han personally carried Molan onto the carriage that day instead of asking the accompanying maids to help showed that Liang Han was not a good person either.

But no matter how bad a guy he is, he still has to be a filial son and it is impossible for him to decide his marriage at will.

So, there is nothing wrong with this statement.

But Mrs. Liang's next words made her very unhappy:

"In that case, I cannot agree to this marriage. My favorite is your sixth daughter, Minglan."

Although Mrs. Sheng had been mentally prepared before coming here, she was still very angry when she was rejected.

However, no matter how angry she was, she still had to speak gently. She took a sip of tea, smiled and fired calmly:

"Mrs. Liang, you don't know that Molan is also a good girl. She is good-looking, a good knitter, and good at poetry. She is no worse than Minglan. Moreover, she was carried back to the carriage by Han Ge'er before, and many people saw it. If you really don't want her, then she will have to be a nun for the rest of her life. How can you bear it?"

Madam Liang chuckled and said, "Of course I can't bear it. Why don't we let Molan come over as the principal wife and Minglan as the concubine? Wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?"

Old Madam Sheng cursed in her heart, but she still couldn't lose her composure and used her trump card:

"Although the Sheng family is of humble origin, they will not follow the example of your eldest grandmother's cousin's aunt's family and make their daughter a concubine. I heard that the cousin of the eldest grandmother Liang was pregnant, and now she has just left the country for mourning. Doesn't it seem inappropriate?"

When Mrs. Liang heard this, her face suddenly changed and her mind raced.

Before she could open her mouth, Chen took over the conversation:

"Your mansion is more than half an hour away from my Liang family. Even though it's so far away, the old lady can still get the news from my mansion. She is really sharp-eyed and sharp-eared! I am not talented, but I have a pair of sharp ears. Recently, when I went out, I also heard a piece of news. It said that your mansion's master Sheng's favorite concubine Lin, Miss Molan's biological mother, right? It is said that she gave a little maid named Jufang to Master Sheng. Master Sheng is in his prime, but unfortunately, she got pregnant for more than four months. Calculating the date, it seems to be during the national mourning period."

At this point, completely ignoring the change in expression on Old Lady Sheng's face, she smiled at Madam Liang, her cheap mother:

"Mother, I am young and ignorant. If the court knew that I got Chun Ge pregnant, would they reprimand me?"

When Mrs. Liang saw that Old Madam Sheng looked like she had lost her parents, how could she not know that what Chen Tao said was true? She was immediately very proud and sneered:
"You don't know the seriousness of the matter. The court will naturally blame you. Maybe they will even dismiss you from your position as a guard. In addition, they will also reprimand your father for not disciplining you strictly. But if it were those high-ranking officials in the court who acted recklessly, I'm afraid it wouldn't be a simple reprimand, right?"

Old Madam Sheng's eyes widened, as if she would have a stroke and fall to the ground in the next moment. After gasping for breath for a long time, she recovered and said shamelessly as if nothing had happened:

"Alas, the marriage between our two families cannot be accomplished."

Mrs. Liang nodded disdainfully and was about to order some tea to send the guests off when Chen Tao smiled and said:

"Why is it so? Master Sheng has always had a very good reputation as an official. I'm afraid that this kind of thing was just a servant who was wronged and spread rumors outside. How could he say such things so easily? Anyway, I don't believe that Master Sheng is such a person. Your two sisters, Molan and Minglan, must be ladies of good character and appearance. Although I am not talented, I also yearn for them. Besides, my mother likes Miss Minglan very much. No matter what, please help me, old lady!"

After saying this, he glanced at Mrs. Liang.

Mrs. Liang thought about it, especially after thinking about some of Minglan's behaviors, and finally did not refute her son.

Old Madam Sheng had no choice but to glare at Chen Tao for several times, then remained silent for a moment before finally agreeing, "Okay, Minglan."

Madam Liang immediately assisted: "I heard Minglan say that she and Molan have been sisters since they were young, and they once vowed to marry the same husband in the future. Old lady, you have always doted on them, so why don't you help them?"

Chen Tao added, "That nonsense news also said that the fourth young lady of your family admired me very much after hearing my reputation, so after finding out that I accompanied my mother to worship, she secretly disguised herself as a maid and slipped out of the door, just to see me and comfort her longing. And she is so affectionate and loving, how can I let her down? I really hope to marry her, I hope you can help me."

Mrs. Liang's face turned dark and her eyes seemed to be spitting fire.

She was not that stupid. After hearing what Chen Tao said, she understood what happened that day and was furious.

Old Madam Sheng had completely become a defeated hen, trembling all over, just like the little mustache man who learned that the situation on the front line was not going well, and his hands could not help but tremble.

It's a pity that she couldn't commit suicide.

You must bring a letter of surrender, which is also a letter of employment, back to the Sheng family.

Of course, they won’t get married as quickly as in the book.

As the dowry, Minglan, although she may be almost fifty years old in two lives, she will not come of age until September this year, so she can only marry at the end of the year or after the New Year.

As for the concubine Chun Ge giving birth to a child before the wife married? No problem.

As long as the Sheng family doesn't mind, what can others say!

For example, if you say that the Sheng family disregarded human life and beat people to death, then the censors and imperial officials just pretended not to see it and no one reported it, so what can you do to them?
Sheng Minglan just envied her bestie's colleague who abused her power, bullied the common people, and flattered her pregnant bestie. What can you do? The author of the novel also said that the ancient times were not a dictatorship society, and it was normal to beat people to death without being punished, so Sheng Minglan had no problem setting up a private court. What can you do? You can only join them!

Chen Tao can also be an outlaw if necessary.

Liang Siye's courtyard, small study.

Zheng Yuanyuan, who was probably also a time-traveling girl, said in surprise, "Fourth Master! You are actually going to marry the two daughters of the Sheng family? Are you kidding me?"

Before this, Chen Tao had deliberately told her some of the details about his meeting with Old Lady Sheng and his arranged marriages with Molan and Minglan.

Her reactions also made Chen Tao understand a lot.

He put down the annotations to the Spring and Autumn Annals and asked calmly:
"Marriage is not a joke. How can we treat it as a joke?"

No kidding, then wouldn't the heroine Sheng Minglan be coming over?

Yuanyuan's expression changed for a moment, and she pretended to be puzzled and asked:
"I've heard that the daughters of officials would never be concubines. How could you agree to marry both of your daughters to me, one as your legal wife and the other as your concubine?"

There were bruises on her face, but she looked serious, which was still quite funny.

Chen Tao laughed and said, "My mother said that the two Sheng girls were very close sisters and had vowed to marry the same husband since they were young. And there is an order of seniority, so the fourth girl is the principal wife and the sixth girl is the concubine. What's wrong with that?"

Ah, this, this is not right, right?

Yuanyuan was completely confused. She pulled Chen Tao's arm and muttered to herself:
"Impossible, impossible, how is this possible?"

Well, not only is he a time traveler, but he also knows the plot of “The Story of Minglan”. This is fucking outrageous!
Chen Tao complained in his heart, but smiled and teased: "Of course not."

Yuanyuan scolded, "Fourth Master, why did you lie to me? What's going on? Tell me quickly!"

Actor Chen snorted, "It's true that I married two young ladies, but it's not because they have a deep sisterly relationship, but because the Sheng family is plotting against my Liang family. After I bought you that day, I was stopped by a man on my way home. He asked me for ten taels of silver, and then told me that the fourth young lady Sheng and her biological mother had inquired about me and that on the way to accompany my mother to worship, I accidentally fell under the car and asked me to carry her into the car. In front of everyone, how could I not marry her? But the one my mother really liked was the sixth young lady. Isn't that strange? That person also told me that it was indeed the conspiracy of Aunt Lin of the Sheng family, and she also spread the news about me and her daughter, just to force my Liang family to marry her daughter. This shows that the family tradition of their Sheng family is not right, and they are used to using tricks in the ghost world. That old lady Sheng is also self-righteous. She actually wanted to threaten my mother to submit with the matter of Chun Ge. Didn't she know that her son also made a maid in the family pregnant during the national mourning period? It's really ridiculous!"

Yuanyuan was stunned. It turned out that because he bought her, this guy met the information dealer and changed the plot? This is too outrageous!

She then asked, "You, you and Fourth Miss Sheng, are you really not having an affair?"

Chen Tao pretended to be puzzled: "She and I only met once, how could there be a secret relationship?"

Yuanyuan said stubbornly, "You, you didn't do that with her in the temple?"

This chick hasn't read the original novel.

Chen Tao smiled in his heart, stretched out his hand to pinch her round face, and asked back:
"What's the difference between you and her in the temple? Don't be so hesitant and cover up. If Caijin sees you, she will teach you a lesson."

"It's just an affair."

"Cheating in the temple? Yuanyuan, you are so young, how could you have such an idea? Did you hear others talk about it in the brothel? The Buddhist temple is a pure place. Although I don't believe in Buddhism, I am a filial son. My mother went there to pray, but I went there to have an affair? How can this be done by a son of man?"

"..."

Yuanyuan finally understood that the man in the original novel did not steal, he just hugged, and the TV series adapted the plot.

Seeing her suddenly realized, Chen Tao stroked her head again and taught her:

"Don't say dirty words like cheating outside anymore. Otherwise, if my wife hears you and kicks you out, I won't save you."

"You will definitely save me! You are Jia Baoyu, but better than him. Mrs. Wang doesn't listen to him, but Mrs. Liang obeys you in everything!"

Yuanyuan was quite relieved, but then she became distressed again.

If Sheng Minglan were to marry into this family, would she reveal her identity or hide it?

Chen Tao then asked, "Which of the two girls from the Sheng family do you want to follow? I'll arrange for you to go when the time comes."

I go……

Yuanyuan's mind raced, and she felt that she definitely couldn't follow Molan. After all, this villain was so cruel and unreasonable, and he might get rid of her if he got angry with her one day.

But will Minglan be able to do it? Not necessarily!
Chun Ge, Xiu Zhu and others are also not safe.

So she tried her best to put on a flattering smile and said:
"Master, you saved me, and I only want to follow you from now on."

Chen Tao said in embarrassment: "You, your appearance... let me think about it."

Do you think I'm ugly? My face is still swollen, so I can't really be considered beautiful...

Qiaodou Madai, did this scumbag misunderstand something?
Yuanyuan scolded, "I don't want to be your aunt! Please be kind and let me become a nun! I will pray for you, and I will ask the Bodhisattva to bless you with hundreds of children and grandchildren, and you will be more noble than a prince in the future."

Chen Tao laughed and said, "Ask the Bodhisattva to bless me with hundreds of sons and thousands of grandchildren? Then the Bodhisattva must first use the water from the Jade Purifying Bottle to make you a girl who can please me in the future! After all, if I don't have more than 30 concubines, even if the Bodhisattva gives me all the quota for childbearing, I still can't have hundreds of sons like King Wen."

"Thirty? Trash..."

"What's that?"

"No, nothing. I also want to read and write."

Since Minglan was coming, Yuanyuan no longer dared to use modern words for fear of arousing the other party's suspicion.

After all, it's always safer to hide in the dark.

"Writing? That's fine. You'll be my study companion from now on. Of course, you can't forget to practice playing the pipa and singing."

"..."

Yuanyuan was really helpless.

Although I don't want to learn any talent, it is necessary to learn it for the long term.

After all, she can't go back! She can only pretend to be nice to this ancient scumbag! (End of this chapter)