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In the small kitchen,

Wang Ruofu and Rulan watched Minglan and Hai Chaoyun prepare meals.

While chatting!
Probably Wang Ruofu was still a little unwilling to give up on his son Sheng Changbai's promotion.
So she walked up to Hai Chaoyun and urged her to go home and ask her father for help!

Rulan saw Wang Ruofu like this,
He curled his lips, walked up to Minglan with some disdain and said:
"Mom, it's true! The second sister-in-law and the second brother have such a good relationship. If it can be done so easily, wouldn't the second sister-in-law not open her mouth to her parents? Why do you force the second sister-in-law over and over again, and let others look down upon you? It’s our Sheng family!”

Minglan raised her head and glanced at Ru Lan in surprise. She obviously didn't expect that Ru Lan, who was usually carefree, could see so clearly!
However, she couldn't comment on Wei Ruixuan's matter, so she lowered her head and said while preparing the dishes:
"I don't understand what's going on here. Maybe the lady has other considerations!"

When Ru Lan heard this, she didn't save any face for her mother, and said disapprovingly:

"Tch, what are you thinking about? Isn't my mother jealous of the young prince's promotion this time? It's also true that the young prince's examination was not as good as the second brother's! Now his official career is higher than that of the second brother!
Hey, who let the mother be the daughter of the Queen Mother? We can't compare with others!

But let me tell you, the Duke of Qi is really thick-skinned. In front of so many people, Princess Pingning married the Rong family regardless of her face in order to survive!

After all, it’s only been so long, and now I have the nerve to be promoted!
My young father-in-law wasn’t like this before, was he? It’s like this now! "

Obviously, Ru Lan has no objections to the fact that such a shameful thing happened to the Qi family and Qi Heng was promoted so much faster than his second brother!
"Maybe people can change too!"

Minglan still has some grudges about the Qi family's affairs, so she doesn't want to discuss the Qi family's affairs.
Just wanting to change the topic, he raised his head and looked at Ru Lan, pretending to be curious and said with a smile:

"Let's not talk about this anymore. It's all other people's business and has nothing to do with us! Fifth sister, my father has brought you a lot of examples these days. Why, don't you like any of them?
Is there any? Just tell me, don't worry, I know it myself and I won't tell anyone else! "

When Rulan heard Minglan asked about this, she also forgot about the Qi family's affairs.
She secretly glanced at Wang Ruofu and Hai Chaoyun. Seeing that they were not paying attention, Rulan turned around and whispered:
"Tch, Zhongyi is such a ghost! You don't even know, in fact, I didn't even see anyone!! My mother disliked those people because they came from bad families! She stopped them all! She was trying to fool my father. I didn't see anyone. "

"What?" Minglan was immediately surprised when she heard this. These people were all carefully selected sons-in-law for Ru Lan by her father Sheng Hong. Why didn't the eldest lady let Ru Lan see them?
"Shhh...! Keep your voice down, why are you making such a fuss!" Rulan reached out and covered Minglan's mouth, scolding Minglan. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Wang Ruofu and others didn't pay attention. Minglan nodded. He put down his hand as a sign of begging for mercy, and then warned in a very stern low voice:

"I'm telling you, Sixth Sister, this matter must be kept secret! If my father finds out, he will definitely make trouble for my mother! I will be miserable! If I am miserable, you can't run away!"

Minglan hurriedly nodded her head like a chicken pecking at rice.

"Yes, yes! Don't worry, I won't tell you!" After thinking about it, he said with some embarrassment and worry:
"But even if we don't tell him, we won't be able to hide it from our father for a long time, right? You can't keep lying and saying you're not happy, right?

Don’t let your father know and point you to one at will. What will you do then? This is your lifelong event! "

"Then I don't know. My mother won't let me see anyone anyway! My father knows, and there's my mother too! Ask my mother to help me carry it!" Rulan was still so worried when she saw Minglan's expression after saying that. , couldn't help but look at Minglan carefully!
Minglan was a little confused by Rulan's look. She thought she had something stuck on her face just now, so she couldn't help but reach out and wipe it. She didn't feel anything, so she asked:
"What's wrong, Fifth Sister? Why are you looking at me like this?"

"No...it's nothing..." Although she denied it, Rulan's eyes were still a little dodgeful. In the end, Minglan looked a little confused and said truthfully:
"Sixth sister, to be honest, I thought you would laugh at me if you knew this?"

"Joke? Why?" Minglan was even more confused. She didn't know where Ru Lan started talking!
Ru Lan muttered with a frustrated look:
"What else could it be? Now you are all married to rich families, but I am the only one who still looks down on these poor men! Among us sisters, I am the only one who has no future! Now I am afraid that even Mo Lan can't compare!"

Only then did Minglan understand what Ru Lan meant, so she put down what she was doing, looked at Ru Lan seriously and said:

"Fifth sister, how can you think so! In fact, I envy you, really!" Seeing that Rulan didn't believe it, Minglan quickly continued:

"Listen to my explanation. Fourth sister won't say anything anymore. She has gone home with Li now!

Let’s talk about eldest sister. She is smarter and more capable than us, but look at how many years she has been suffering. Only now can we stand firm! She still has to go to her mother-in-law every day to stand up and behave! Life was not as satisfactory as we imagined!

It is as cheap as marrying into a wealthy family and being the master of the family! "

Ru Lan was a little convinced after hearing this, but she still curled her lips.
"You are different from eldest sister and Mo Lan. When you were married, you were the mistress of the house, and your mother-in-law is also a stepmother. I don't think it will cause too much trouble!"

Minglan shook her head and said with a wry smile:

"Fifth sister, what you think is really simple! I shouldn't tell you this because it is a taboo for the venerable master. Do you know that the old lady of the Xu family is the one who calls the shots in the inner house of the Xu family?"

"You know? I heard that Cousin Xu was raised by this old lady himself! What's wrong?"

"What's wrong? Don't you think anything is wrong?"

"No, isn't it normal?"

Seeing Rulan's innocent appearance, Minglan was really a little discouraged and said angrily:

"Our family has not had contact with the Xu family for so many years, and half of the reason lies with the old lady of the Xu family!"

The other half is naturally due to my grandmother, but there is no need to tell Ru Lan about this!

"This old lady didn't like our grandmother when she was young! She had always opposed the marriage between my cousin and me... Tell me, will the future be as beautiful and smooth as you imagined!"

Although there were some things that Xu Wenhui never deliberately mentioned to Minglan,

But her grandmother, Mrs. Sheng, once told Minglan that Minglan knew that the elder Mrs. Xu of the Xu family might not like her in the future!
When Rulan heard what Minglan said, her eyes widened in surprise.

"Is there such a thing? The old lady of the Xu family actually opposes your marriage?" Seeing Minglan nodding, Rulan couldn't help but look at Minglan with some sympathy,
Cousin Xu was brought up by Mrs. Xu since she was a child. Although she reluctantly agreed to the marriage, I'm afraid she won't be too friendly to Minglan in the future...

"Sixth sister, you have to be careful when you get married! After all, that person is the ancestor of the family, the eldest!"

Minglan also made a helpless look at the right time.

"Yes, I can only be cautious in my words and actions, just like my big sister, just endure it for now!"

Rulan was still quite soft-hearted. Seeing that Minglan was like this, it was difficult to ask further questions, so she quickly changed the subject and asked Minglan about her cooking style and tips!
After a while, Wang Ruofu's confidant, Mama Liu, walked in calmly, walked behind Wang Ruofu and whispered a few words!
Tell us the news about Mo Lan going to Shou'antang!
Wang Ruofu would have felt a little uncomfortable if his daughter-in-law, Hai Chaoyun, was being circled around, but he just couldn't argue with his daughter-in-law!

As soon as I heard the news, I couldn't help but slap the chopping board, stood up and shouted:

"What a shameless little bitch! I was kicked back home and couldn't stay in Linqi Pavilion! How dare you go to Shou'an Hall to embarrass me! Come on, I want to see what this little bitch is going to do. !”

After saying that, Wang Ruofu ignored Rulan Minglan and others, turned around and left angrily!

Apparently he was going to Shou'antang to find trouble with Mo Lan!

Upon seeing this, Rulan originally wanted to watch the excitement, but was stopped by Hai Chaoyun and Minglan!
……

Let’s talk about the Shou’an Hall,

Mo Lan explained that she was not good at cooking.

On the other hand, he very obediently stepped forward to pour tea for several people.
Sheng Hong couldn't get angry at Mo Lan in front of Xu Wenhui!
He could only hint at Mo Lan with stern eyes, telling Mo Lan to know better and leave quickly!
But Mo Lan just pretended not to notice, even if his eyes touched, he quickly lowered his head to avoid Sheng Hong!

There was nothing Sheng Hong could do in public!
Sheng Hong had no choice but to ignore Mo Lan for the time being, pretending that Mo Lan did not exist, and then talked to Xu Wenhui.

He really wanted to ask Xu Wenhui something,

"What about Hui'er? I wasn't joking just now, I really have something to ask you!"

Xu Wenhui glanced at Mo Lan and saw that neither his aunt nor Sheng Hong said anything about her, so he just pretended that she didn't exist, so he turned to look at Sheng Hong and said:

"Oh, what's the matter? Cousin, it's okay to say it!"

"Come, drink tea first!"

At this time, Mo Lan poured tea for the two of them. Sheng Hong picked up the teacup and stretched out his hand to signal. After seeing Xu Wenhui pick up the tea, he picked up the teacup and put it to his mouth, took a sip, and then continued:

"It's like this. Originally I heard that the girl from the British Duke's Zhang family was going to be engaged to General Zheng from Yuzhou, but yesterday I heard at the Yamen that the Queen Mother's nephew would be more suitable with a girl from the British Duke's family. This... ...Which one of these is true? Is it possible that they are all rumors?

My dear nephew, you have a good relationship with the old British general, and you both serve in the Privy Council. You should know the details, right? Which one does the old man like? Can you tell your cousin something? "

Xu Wenhui is indeed aware of this matter!

Zhao Zongquan originally wanted to marry a British official, but for a while there was no suitable candidate.
Although they held two polo clubs in a row, their identities did not quite match Zhang Guifen’s!
An agreement was not reached for a while, and if this delay continued, Empress Dowager Cao saw an opportunity to take advantage of it!

This time, Queen Mother Cao was not sincere in her fight with Zhao Zongquan. She was actually interested in the connections of the British public!

Since the death of Cao Guozhang, the Cao family has not had any talented people!

If the descendants of the Cao family have the help of the British public family, then after the Queen Mother Cao is gone, the Cao family can sit back and enjoy wealth without worries!

So the benefits are really too great! The end came after Queen Mother Cao!

But this played right into the British Duke's wish.

Originally, his family didn't want their daughter to get married, but they just didn't know how to refuse the emperor!

Now that the emperor and the queen mother are at odds, the Zhang family has a choice. Even if they find someone else to get married,

The emperor and the queen mother had nothing to say!
However, it was hard for Xu Wenhui to talk about what was going on here. After taking a sip of tea, he put down the cup, shook his head and said with a smile:
"I don't know about this. After all, this is someone's private matter. How can I ask the old general? Why, cousin, your chancery is also interested in this matter?"

"Haha, that's not the case. The main reason is that this is also related to the trends above, so you adults are inevitably a little curious. Hui'er, do you really not have any inside information?"

Also, now that the emperor and the queen mother in the court have passed the initial testing stage, there is a lot of friction now, and the officials naturally have to watch the wind!

I knew I knew it, but Xu Wenhui was not ready to say anything. He still shook his head after hearing this.

"No, I don't have any inside information! I can't guess what the old man is thinking! Cousin, you better not ask me!"

"Well, that's it! Anyway, since you don't know, I won't ask! Haha, speaking of the above, it doesn't have much to do with me, a fifth-grade official!"

Seeing that he didn't get any news from Xu Wenhui, Sheng Hong looked regretful.

But it’s not a good idea to ask. He laughed at himself and then said with a smile:

"By the way, I heard that Young Master Wen Zhao, the second eldest son of your house, is getting engaged to General Zheng Bowen's sister? This is a very happy event!"

Hearing Sheng Hong talk about this, the old lady of the Sheng family also cast her eyes over.
Speaking of which, not only Xu Wenhui, Xu Wenzhao is also her direct nephew and grandnephew!
It's just that Xu Wenzhao hasn't visited her often, and the relationship isn't as close as that of Xu Wenhui!

But after all, they are connected by blood, and I was a little concerned when I heard about my child’s marriage.

It’s just that Zheng Bowen’s name is a bit unfamiliar. After thinking about it, he said curiously:

"How come I don't know which family this General Zheng belongs to? Could it be that he is a child of General Zheng's family?"

General Zheng was also a veteran general in the army and one of the late Emperor Zhao Zhen’s confidants. Unfortunately, he died during the last rebellion of King Yan!
Although the Zheng family's family background is inferior to that of the Xu family, Xu Wenzhao is only the child of the second wife, which is considered appropriate!
Sheng Hong next to him laughed and said when he heard that Mrs. Sheng had misunderstood.

"Haha, mother, you guessed wrong! This General Zheng Bowen is also from Yuzhou. I heard that he was also a former confidant of the official family! He will also have a bright future in the future!" (End of Chapter)