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Chapter 609: Old Stories Revisited [Thank you! Goodbye! 41K to be continued]

mid-may,

More than ten days have passed since the Zhao family in Lulong was attacked.

Northern Liao,

Xijin Prefecture,
Northwest to Changping County,
There was a prominent family called the Liu family in the county. The children of the family had been studying for generations, making it a famous scholarly family in Northern Liao. Many talented people in the family served in the court.

Some time ago, after hearing the news that the Zhao family in Lulong was attacked, the Liu clan members in the county went into the mountains for fun and lived in a villa in the western mountains.

Since the head of the Liu family and his promising sons all followed the Northern Liao royal family to Zhongjing, most of the people in the separate courtyards were women and children.

In the mountains in summer,

It was still a bit hot at noon.

But at night,
The temperature dropped.
A cool night breeze blew through the mountains and forests, and the sound of leaves and branches rustling was sometimes like waves.

On the second floor of the wooden building in the Liu Family Villa,
The girl from the Liu family, who had previously been to the Xijin Prefecture Polo Field and met the Northern Liao Emperor Yelu Sun, was now standing in front of the window, holding a collection of poems in her hand, staring blankly at the bright moon in the night sky, letting the cool night breeze blow on her cheeks.

A maid came over with a thin cloak and whispered, "Young lady, the mistress said dinner is ready. Please come over and have dinner."

"Ah."

Miss Liu responded, looked at the moon for a while, then turned around and asked the maid to put on her cloak.

After placing the collection of poems in his hand on the table, he led the maid downstairs.

Come to the first floor,
The maid took down the lampshade, lit the candle inside and then put the lampshade back on.

Carrying a lantern, he left the wooden building.

The Liu family girl sniffed the flowers and plants in the yard and sighed softly: "Alas!"

After sighing, Miss Liu glanced at the maid beside her and said, "Have you heard any new news recently?"

"My dear, no. It's still the saying that the Zhao family of Lulong didn't survive the fight."

It's no wonder that this girl is sentimental. It's because the young men and women from noble families whom she had met in Xijin Mansion before, now heard the news again, and it turned out that they were all dead, their families were destroyed, and their souls were destroyed.

Moreover, the Changping Liu family and the Lulong Zhao family have one thing in common in terms of identity: they are both Han clans that survived from the previous dynasty.

From the time they knew about the incident until now, the Yelu family of Northern Liao still has not given an explanation to the court officials.

This inevitably makes people feel sad and sigh.

Wrapped in a cloak,
The group soon arrived at the brightly lit hall.

"Grandmother, aunt, aunt, sister-in-law."

After a round of greetings, the pretty girl from the Liu family sat down at the table.

Looking at the expressions of her relatives, Miss Liu felt a little confused.

Served by maids, everyone had dinner.

While drinking the digestion drink, the old lady of the Liu family waved her hand and said, "It's okay, everyone go down."

"Yes."

The maids and servants in the hall all responded and left.

The daughters-in-law of the Liu family only kept their personal maids.

After these days, no one in the hall would ask why the servants were sent away.

Everyone just looked at the middle-aged woman sitting below the old lady of the Liu family.

This woman is the legitimate daughter of the Yutian Han family and the eldest daughter-in-law of the Liu family. The Yutian Han family is highly respected in both the civil and military circles of Northern Liao, and they also have a shipping business, so they are better informed than the Liu family.

Madam Han looked at her personal nanny at the door and nodded, indicating that the maids had left the hall, then looked towards the old lady of the Liu family who was sitting at the top.

Seeing the old lady of the Liu family nod, Mrs. Han drank a sip of drink to moisten her throat and said, "I just received news from my mother's family in the evening."

"Sister-in-law, is it related to the Zhao family in Lulong?" a woman asked anxiously.

This woman is related to the Zhao family of Lulong, so she is more concerned than ordinary people.

"Yes." Madam Han was about to speak, but the personal nanny standing at the door pushed the door open and walked out.

This change made Madam Han stop talking again.

There was an inaudible conversation outside the hall.

After a while,
Madam Han's personal nanny came over with a letter in her hand, bowed to everyone and said, "Madam, ladies, this is an urgent letter sent by someone from our family's store."

"It's a shop that does business with the Chai family." The personal nanny added.

Madam Han gestured to hand the letter to Madam Liu at the top.
Madam Liu waved her hand and said, "I am old and my eyesight is blurry. I can't see clearly at night. Wife, please look."

"Yes, mother."

Mrs. Han reached out to take the envelope, opened it and began to read.

After reading it, he stood up and handed the envelope to Old Madam Liu, saying, "Mother, it's pretty much what we know."

Madam Liu took the letter, held it in her hand, and nodded: "Then talk to them."

Madam Han sat down again and said, "I received news from my mother's family that after the Zhao family in Lulong was attacked, only a few dozen women and children survived out of hundreds of people."

"Ah!? Only a few dozen people survived?" The woman who asked the question just now trembled her hands and exclaimed.

Her sister-in-law and niece, who were sitting next to her, hurried to comfort her.

The sister-in-law beside him hurriedly asked, "Is the news accurate? Where is the person? Didn't he surrender to the Jin Kingdom?"

Madam Han nodded and said:
"Sister-in-law, the news is very accurate. It is also in our family's letter."

"People didn't surrender to the Jin Kingdom."

"Instead, he boarded a ship and went to the Great Zhou in the south."

Hearing this, everyone in the hall looked surprised.

The Liu family girl looked at Madam Han and said, "Aunt, we only knew that several warships were missing. We thought they were lost or surrendered to the Jin Kingdom. We didn't expect..."

Madam Han looked at her niece and said, "Yes! The news said that they happened to encounter a naval warship of the Great Zhou in the sea, and they were picked up and went to the Great Zhou."

Everyone nodded.

"It's been so many days since the incident happened. I guess the Zhao family has already arrived in Bian Jing?" asked the girl from the Liu family.

Madam Han nodded and said, "That's exactly what I was going to say later! According to the news that reached us, when the people from the Zhao family of Lulong arrived outside the city of Bianjing, hundreds of noble young men and women from Bianjing went out of the city to welcome them!"

The Liu family girl was surprised and asked, "Hundreds? Doesn't that mean that almost all the children of the nobles and high-ranking officials in Bianjing City have gone there?"

Madam Liu said, "This is a thousand-dollar horse bone. It's made for us to see."

Madam Han nodded and said, "Later, these people entered the palace and met with the emperor of the Great Zhou! The Great Zhou government posted a notice saying that the son of the Zhao family in Lulong not only received countless gold and silver rewards, but was also directly included in the family tree of the Great Zhou royal family."

"what?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, exclamations were heard in the hall.

"From now on, all the expenses, studies, official appointments, etc. of the children of the Zhao family in Lulong will be in accordance with the royal family of the Great Zhou."

After saying this, Mrs. Han took a sip of the drink.

"Auntie, based on this, what should the Zhao family's brother call the Emperor of Great Zhou?"

"It seems like you want to call me grandfather."

That is the nephew of the current prince Zhao Fang.

After everyone in the hall whispered about the Zhao family, they talked about the current situation in Northern Liao.

Now Northern Liao relied on Mongolian cavalry to confront the Jin Dynasty. Although Yelu Ying was the Khatun of the Jadaran tribe, it was not easy for him to punish the Mongolian nobles.

The Zhao family of Lulong defected to the Great Zhou and were included in the genealogy of the Great Zhou royal family. In the future, the Zhao family will most likely be accused of colluding with the Great Zhou.

Listening to the discussions of my family,
"Cough cough."

Madam Han cleared her throat and waited for everyone to look at her before she said, "My brother from my mother's family is now stationed in Datong Prefecture, Xijing. According to the news he sent back, the cavalry in the northwest of the Great Zhou Dynasty has been mobilized continuously in the past few days, and scouts from the vanguard army have already entered the territory to investigate!"

There was another round of discussion in the hall.

"Look at the Emperor of the Great Zhou in the south. He is so ambitious!" Old Madam Liu sighed, "It has only been a short time since Bai Gao was pacified, and they dare to mobilize the army."

Madam Han nodded in agreement and said, "Mother, I heard from my brothers that the officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty who were sent to the former Baigao Prefecture are quite capable, they protect the country and the people, they are honest and upright, and they have a very good reputation."

"Alas, the situation is changing so unexpectedly. I just hope that my children at home can get through this safely!" Old Madam Liu sighed again.

Everyone nodded.

In fact, even if the Great Zhou attacked, to control the local area, it still had to rely on local noble families like the Liu family. After nodding, Madam Han suddenly blinked and said:

"Oh, mother! I just forgot! I also heard that the Jia family in Lulong County was also affected by this incident, and many people in the family died! It's a pity that the Jia family has no relatives in the navy, and the casualties are serious!"

Old Madam Liu was surprised and said, "The Lulong Jia family was the former lord of Nanjing's garrison. Although the lord of the Jia family died of illness, the Jia family was very powerful before. How come even their family was affected? How did this happen?"

The Liu family girl said hesitantly: "Grandmother, maybe those rebels saw the rich and magnificent courtyard of the Jia family, so..."

Everyone started discussing again.

Just by looking at the discussion of the Liu family, a noble family in Northern Liao, one can see that the great Zhou's spending a huge sum of money to buy bones has a great impact.

When the Northern Liao court issued an official notice on the affairs of the Zhao family in Lulong and it reached Bianliang, it was already late May.

On this day,

It's time (after ten o'clock in the morning)

Jiying Lane,
Sheng family,

Shouantang,
Sheng Hong, who had just left the court, sat down at the bottom in his official uniform, looking at the old lady who was sitting on the Arhat chair and gently waving a round fan, and said, "Mother, that's what the court newspaper said."

The old lady nodded slowly, held out her round fan as a gesture of invitation, and said, "Hong'er, have some cool ice cream first."

"Hey." Sheng Hong responded, picked up the porcelain bowl on the table next to him, and took two sips with the spoon inside.

"So, the Zhao family of Lulong has been identified as the Northern Liao traitors who colluded with our dynasty?" said the old lady, shaking her round fan.

Sheng Hong nodded repeatedly.

The old lady shook her head and said, "It's disheartening to treat your subjects like this!" Then she smiled again, "But it's a good thing for our dynasty."

"Mother is right." Sheng Hong agreed.

The old lady waved her fan a few more times and said slowly:

"Shulan will be getting married at the beginning of next month."

"Although Wei Ge's daughter-in-law has been in Beijing for some time, Bianjing is full of noble families, and Hua'er's father-in-law, your cousin, is now in the northwest. On the day of the wedding, maybe some official's wife will go to join in the fun."

"I have discussed this with your aunt. I am worried that Wei Ge's daughter-in-law will not be able to handle the situation. You and the eldest lady should pay more attention to it."

Sheng Hong looked up at the old lady and nodded, "Mother, it's my son's fault. Shulan is Hua'er's cousin from her mother's family, and she's getting married in Beijing! There must be relatives and friends from the noble families in Beijing among those who went to Brother Wei's place that day."

The first and second branches of the Sheng family have a close relationship.

The first wife took advantage of the second wife's various relatives to expand her business. For example, whenever there was something happening in Hualan's sister-in-law Xie's family, or the eldest sister-in-law Pingmei and the younger sister-in-law Anmei's in-laws' families, the first wife would send gifts.

Now that Shulan is getting married, the Yu family, the Xie family, the Gu family and the Huyan family, who have superb medical skills, will naturally not hesitate to come to the Sheng family's main house to congratulate them.

The old lady nodded and said, "Not only that! Doctor Yu is a very skilled doctor. Over the past few decades, how many nobles from wealthy families in Bianjing have been treated by the old doctor?"

Sheng Hong's eyes were full of thought, and he said, "Mother is right! I think Changwu may not be able to go to the wedding on his own, so Changbai will have to accompany him."

The old lady smiled and praised: "Not bad!"

Sheng Hong put down the porcelain bowl in his hand, stood up and said, "Then, mother, I will go to Wei Rui Xuan to tell the lady."

The old lady smiled and nodded.

Sheng Hong bowed his hands, bowed slightly, and walked out of the hall.

After leaving Shou'an Hall,
Sheng Hong stood up straight, followed by Dong Rong holding his official hat. He walked towards Weiruixuan while stroking his beard.

"The Lord is here."

The voice of the maid at the door came.

inside the house,

Wang Ruofu in the inner room looked at Liu's mother in surprise, then stood up and walked towards the outer room.

"Sir, why are you here?"

Wang Ruofu asked with some doubt.

"Why, you're not welcome?" Sheng Hong frowned and said, "Of course I have something to ask you."

After pulling Wang Ruofu's sleeve, Mother Liu looked at the official uniform on Sheng Hong.

The tacit understanding of decades of companionship made Wang Ruofu understand what Mama Liu meant. She forced a smile and said, "Sir, why don't you change your clothes first?"

Sheng Hong nodded: "Okay."

After changing into cool clothes with the help of Wang Ruofu, Sheng Hong leaned leisurely on the chair, fanning himself and repeating the old lady's instructions.

Seeing Wang Ruofu's unhappy expression, Sheng Hong's eyes flashed, and he continued with a smile on his face:

"Mother said that you are a daughter of the Wang family, and our Hua'er is the second eldest lady of the Marquis's Mansion. With you here, my sister-in-law can hold the situation."

Wang Ruofu straightened up a little proudly, and said with a smile on her face: "What mother said is very reasonable. As a daughter-in-law, I must obey."

After saying that, Wang Ruofu's eyes turned and she said, "Sir, why don't you let my niece Yun'er go to the eldest house that day?"

Hearing this, Sheng Hong stopped fanning himself and looked at Wang Ruofu hesitantly and said, "Madam, are you still thinking of letting Yun'er marry you?"

Wang Ruofu glanced at Sheng Hong and nodded, "Sister-in-law Wei, I also know that she is not an evil mother-in-law. Although Yun'er comes from an official family, the first wife is also a good marriage."

"I said I would go see her before, but I haven't had the time because I'm busy with Shulan's wedding. Why not take this opportunity to get things done!"

Sheng Hong took a deep breath and said, "I will discuss this matter with Brother Wei in the next two days. We'll talk about it then."

Wang Ruofu hurriedly said with a smile: "Sir, please add one more sentence, Yuner's dowry is indispensable!"

Upon hearing this,
Mother Liu frowned in pain.

Sheng Hong felt even more unhappy. The incident in his heart where Wang Ruofu asked Kang Wangshi to help with lending money at high interest came to his mind again.

"Okay, it's okay. I won't eat lunch here."

Sheng Hong stood up and walked out, fanning himself.

Wang Ruofu was stunned, and stood up and looked at Sheng Hong who was walking out: "Ah? Sir, you..."

After sending them to the door, Madam Liu, who was standing by, said earnestly, "Madam, you shouldn't mention the dowry."

Using a fan to block out the sun,

Sheng Hong walked quickly towards Linqi Pavilion.
The maid at the gate of Linqi Pavilion ran quickly into the yard after seeing Sheng Hong, and the sound of a message was faintly heard.

When Sheng Hong arrived at Linqi Pavilion,

Lin Qinshuang had already been standing at the door, waiting for him with a smile on her face.

"Shuang'er, go inside quickly, the sun is too strong." Sheng Hong said.

Lin Qinshuang smiled and shook her head.

Seeing this, a smile naturally appeared on Sheng Hong's lips.

When they got closer, Lin Qinshuang naturally took the fan from Sheng Hong's hand and fanned him.

The two of them entered the house together.
Feeling the cool air in the room, Sheng Hong breathed a sigh of relief.

After looking around, Sheng Hong looked at the cloth and silver thread on the table in the room and said, "Shuang'er, what are you busy with?"

Lin Qinshuang smiled and pushed Sheng Hong onto the Luohan chair. She then walked to the table and took something over. She said, "These past two days, Xue Niang said that tasseled hats are popular in the capital, so I wanted to make one for the fifth and sixth girls."

Sheng Hong smiled: "Shuang'er is thoughtful. They both have their own mother to look after them. You just need to be Mo'er's."

Lin Qinshuang shook her head and said softly, "What are you saying, Honglang? I hope the Fifth and Sixth Miss won't despise me."

After the two of them stayed together for a while, it was time to go home from school.

quickly,

Molan and Changfeng entered the house together.

"Daddy!"

Looking at the two children entering the room, Sheng Hong smiled and nodded, saying, "How was your time in school today?"

As they were speaking, Molan's personal maids Lu Zhong and Yun Zai also followed in.

Yunzai was holding an exquisitely crafted veil in her hand.

"This is." Sheng Hong asked in confusion.

Molan glanced at Lin Qinshuang, took the veil from Yunzai, put it on her head, and said with a smile, "Daddy, this is a gift from Wei Xiaoniang to my daughter. Does it look good?"

Chang Feng on the side curled his lips. Just now on the road, his sister was a little disgusted with this veil hat.

"Rong Feiyan? The one she wore at first? It doesn't look good at all!" These are Molan's original words.
(End of this chapter)