Do you know: I have a different surname: Wang, uncle Minglan.

Chapter 343 Minglan's Marriage Is Confirmed
Mrs. Zhang from the Duke of England's mansion was extremely strict when teaching Zhang Guifen.

As a result, no matter what kind of friends Zhang Guifen wanted to make or who she wanted to get along with, she had to get Mrs. Zhang's approval.

Come to think of it, this is understandable.

After all, the "Beijing circle" is too chaotic. If things go wrong, this family, which is extremely prominent today, will end up with the entire family being executed tomorrow.

Therefore, for noble families, making friends carelessly could really lead to disaster.

Now Zhang Guifen is strict with Jingjie and Zhuangge in making friends, also out of this consideration.

However, Wei Yuan would not think so much.

For him, he has been walking on thin ice until today. If he has to be cautious even about who his children want to make friends with, then the so-called high position is just empty talk, isn't it?
He just wanted Sister Jing to grow up happily. Even if Sister Jing didn't want to get married and have children in the future, the Guanjun Marquis's Mansion would be able to support her for the rest of her life.

When Wei Yuan was drunk, the groom Pan Shu welcomed the bride into the house.

With the help of Sister Xiao Jing, Wei Yuan walked slightly to the gate of the Duke of Korea's mansion to see the bride.

Even though Wei Yuan was still relatively conscious, he was already wobbling a little when he walked.

He didn't want to be supported by servants, so he was willing to let Sister Jing support him as he walked.

Sister Jing was so small, how could she be supported? She leaned her whole body on Wei Yuan's back, feeling more and more tired, but she didn't complain at all. At most, she said,
"Dad, why do you drink so much?"

Wei Yuan chuckled and didn't let Sister Jing hold him anymore. He just held her in his arms and said, "Come on, Sister Jing, Daddy will take you to see the bride!"

When many people saw Wei Yuan coming, both men and women, they tactfully made way for him.

After Wei Yuan passed by, those people would shout respectfully,
"My Lord, are you well?"

"Greetings to the Marquis."

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Wei Yuan just nodded to those people.

"Jingjie, do you want to see the bride?"

Wei Yuan kissed Jing Jie'er's little face in his arms. Jing Jie'er's face was a little painful from the stubble, but she seemed to have gotten used to it. She smiled sweetly and said, "I want to see it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Yuan squatted down and motioned Jing Jie to ride on his neck.

Sister Jing rode on it very skillfully, with her two little hands around Wei Yuan's neck.

At this time, the bride and groom were already walking over with the hydrangea.

Wei Yuan deliberately teased Sister Jing, "Is the new bride pretty?"

As he spoke, Pan Shu deliberately glanced at Wei Yuan and smiled at him as a greeting.

Sister Jing stared at the bride in a gorgeous red dress, and said without blinking, "It looks good!"

Wei Yuan laughed and said, "When Sister Jing grows up, she will definitely be more beautiful than this place."

Sister Jing smiled and said, "I don't want to get married. I want to be with Daddy every day."

Hearing this, Wei Yuan felt warm in his heart.

At this time, Zhang Guifen, who had already followed the bride into the mansion, quietly walked around behind Jing Jie'er and said sternly:
“How can you ride on your father’s neck with so many people around? Get off now.”

When Sister Jing heard it was her mother's voice, she was startled.

Wei Yuan also turned around subconsciously, "Where's Ming girl?"

Zhang Guifen said, "We should go to the backyard."

Then, she smelled the alcohol on Wei Yuan and frowned:
"The wedding banquet hasn't even started yet, why are they drinking so much?"

Wei Yuan chuckled, "Sister Jing asked me to drink it."

When Sister Jing heard this, she pouted and felt a little aggrieved.

Zhang Guifen glared at her and asked, "Why don't you persuade your father to drink less?"

Sister Jing had no words to express her pain and wanted to cry.

When the wedding banquet was about to end, Wei Yuan insisted on taking Jing Jie'er shopping. Zhang Guifen was worried that he had drunk too much, so she had to go shopping with the father and daughter.

As for Zhuangge'er, he will go to the palace for a banquet later. It was an imperial decree issued by the Empress Dowager herself, specifically requesting to see Zhuangge'er and Jingjie'er.

Sister Jing didn't want to go, so she had to let Brother Zhuang go.

Minglan had nothing to do and was planning to go home, but unexpectedly, she was blocked by Gu Tingye on the way.

She lifted the curtain, looked at the carriage of Ningyuan Marquis Mansion in front of her, and said loudly:
"Gu Tingye, what do you mean?"

Afterwards, Gu Tingye actually got off the carriage and went straight into Minglan's carriage.

This scene caught Minglan off guard, "Gu Tingye, you are so rude!"

Gu Tingye said: "Anyway, I am often beaten by your uncle, and every time I get bruised and battered. I have thought about it this time. At worst, I will be beaten by your uncle again. As long as I don't die, it will be fine."

Minglan was furious, "You barged into my carriage so rashly, what if my two sisters were here?"

Gu Tingye said, "I have already found out that your fourth sister went to drink tea with some women, and your fifth sister accompanied her. Otherwise, how could I dare to get on your carriage?"

Minglan wanted to leave the carriage, but was stopped by Gu Tingye.

She clenched her fists, tears welling up in her eyes.

"You got on my carriage. What will the people of the capital say about me in the future? Will they say that I am a playboy, shameless, and seduced you? Do I still want to keep my reputation?"

As he spoke, tears began to flow.

Gu Tingye was a little panicked, and hurriedly said: "Don't cry first, I have thought it through. I like you, and if I marry you, others will not be able to gossip about you."

Minglan looked at him with red eyes, "I have said before that if you really like me, you shouldn't embarrass me. It can be seen that you don't really like me. You want to marry me only because my uncle is Wei Yuan."

Gu Tingye immediately said, "You underestimate me too much. Not to mention that your uncle is the Marquis of Guanjun, even if your uncle is the Emperor, I would not marry you if I didn't want to. I marry you only because I like you."

Minglan said: "You keep saying that you like me and love me, but you still make things difficult for me. If this is also like, then I would rather not have it."

Gu Tingye said, "I really like you. I swear that if you enter my Gu family, you will be my only love for the rest of my life. I will listen to you in all matters of the family. How about that?"

Minglan turned her head away, unwilling to say more.

Gu Tingye added: "Anyway, this is the situation now. Everyone in the capital knows that I am interested in you, so no one dares to pursue you anymore. Apart from me, no one else is worthy of marrying you."

After saying that, Gu Tingye left the carriage.

Minglan was very angry and didn't know what to do.

After returning home, she went to Shou'an Hall and told Old Madam Sheng what had happened today.

The old man asked, "What do you think of Ningyuan Hou? If you really don't like him, just tell your uncle the truth. Your uncle has loved you since you were a child and will not let you do anything against your will." Minglan sighed, "I know that. At first, I had some feelings for Gu Tingye, but he is too domineering. He always thinks he can get whatever he wants. I can't stand it."

The old lady smiled and said, "In this respect, you are far inferior to your aunt."

Minglan was puzzled, "What does this have to do with my aunt?"

The old lady said earnestly, "Who is your uncle? He is a talent that only appears once every hundred years. Which woman can easily control such a person? But your aunt can."

Minglan had previously thought that her uncle and aunt had a harmonious relationship, but after hearing what the old lady said, she seemed to have thought of something, so she asked:
"Can you tell me more about this, Grandmother?"

Old Madam Sheng nodded and said bluntly, "Putting aside your aunt's identity, could it be that your aunt really doesn't have any skills to control her husband?"

"I heard from your mother that your aunt treats your uncle like a needle hidden in cotton. She usually obeys your uncle in everything, but as long as your aunt is unhappy, the needle hidden in the cotton will naturally come out."

"You can tell from your uncle's taking a concubine that your aunt must have known in advance that your uncle had found a woman in Jiangnan, but she never said anything or asked. It was not until she sent someone to Jiangnan that your uncle realized it."

"But don't think that doing this will displease your uncle. In fact, your aunt has revealed the weakness of a woman, making your uncle feel guilty."

"Learn more from your aunt. That girl has extraordinary means."

Minglan asked curiously, "Grandma, do you mean that I can also be like my aunt, and be cunning but cunning in dealing with Gu Tingye?"

Just when she said this, she felt something was wrong, and said, "From what grandma said, you also want Ming'er to marry Gu Tingye?"

Old Madam Sheng said, "No matter what others say to you, they can never express your true feelings. Just do what you want. When it comes to marriage, don't listen to others."

Minglan asked curiously, "They say that marriages are decided by parents and matchmakers, but grandma doesn't seem to care about this."

Old Madam Sheng responded, "If I cared about this, I would not have married your grandfather back then."
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The next day, after Wei Yuan learned what Gu Tingye had done to Minglan, as expected, he beat him up.

Gu Tingye was mentally prepared for this beating.

That evening.

Wei Yuan invited Sheng Hong, Minglan and others to his house for dinner.

Since Sheng Hong was familiar with Wei Yuan and knew Wei Yuan's temper, he never mentioned state affairs when he was dining with friends and relatives.

Sheng Hong was a civil official. When he chatted with others, he would talk about poetry, songs, essays, calligraphy, etc. But what about Wei Yuan? He was a military man, good at military tactics, but calligraphy? Do you understand?

Even if he could understand it, I'm afraid he wouldn't be interested!

However, what Sheng Hong did not expect was that Wei Yuan actually took the initiative to talk about some cultural matters.
"Have you heard of the poem written by Su Shi recently, "Jiangchengzi: Hunting in Mizhou"?"

Today, Su Shi is a rising star in the literary world of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He is known to all literati who are proficient in poetry and songs.

Sheng Hong said, "Of course I have heard of it. It can be considered a frontier poem. In the past two years, that Master Su has written many poems like this."

Wei Yuan smiled and said, "Now Su Shi has gone to Yanbian again. When he returns to Beijing in a while, your third child can follow Su Shi to learn for a while. It will also increase his knowledge, which is better than him doing nothing at home."

Now Su Shi can be called a great scholar, but what kind of person is Sheng Changfeng? Which great scholar can look up to him?

Let Sheng Changfeng follow Su Shi for some time. In the future, no matter whether Sheng Changfeng is an official or something else, he can tell others that he is Su Shi's disciple or student. That would be a walking business card.

While this business card may not help Sheng Changfeng to become successful in the imperial court, it will definitely give him a unique advantage in the literary world.

Having a good reputation in the literary world will also bring honor to the Sheng family!
Sheng Hong was moved and asked cautiously, "Marquis Wei, would that Mr. Su be interested in my Feng'er?"

Zhang Guifen, who was sitting next to him, smiled and said, "Perhaps you don't know yet, but every time that Su family member returns to the capital, he will come to the mansion to see my husband, and he also calls my husband 'Brother Wei'."

what?
Mrs. Su actually calls Marquis Wei "Brother Wei"?
When did Su Shi become involved with Wei Yuan?

Sheng Hong looked confused.

Seeing this, Wei Yuan smiled and said, "This is a long story, so let's not talk about it. Anyway, when Su Shi returns to Beijing, I will say a few words to him and that will be enough."

Sheng Hong said: "Brother Yuan, thank you very much!"

Wei Yuan said: "We are one family and we should not have different opinions."

After a pause, he looked at Minglan again and said, "Brother, you know that Ming has reached the age of marriage and it is time for her to get married. What do you think about this, brother?"

This is the only purpose of inviting Sheng Hong here today.

After all, Sheng Hong is Minglan's biological father. As the saying goes, parents decide and matchmaker says, Wei Yuan can certainly decide Minglan's marriage, but no matter what, he still has to inform Sheng Hong in advance.

Sheng Hong knew what Wei Yuan meant, and said without hesitation: "Marquis Wei has watched Ming girl grow up. I wonder if Marquis Wei has any favorite family? Let's ask Ming girl to worry about it. If it works, it won't hurt to settle it."

When he said this, Zhang Guifen had already taken Minglan away.

The elders are discussing the marriage of the younger generation, and according to etiquette, the younger generation should not be present.

Wei Yuan asked, "Brother, what do you think of Ningyuan Hou Gu Tingye?"

Gu Tingye is a marquis!

With Sheng Hong's mindset, how could he be unwilling?

After all, when Hualan married an earl, Sheng Hong was so excited that he couldn't sleep for days.

"Gu Tingye studied in my Sheng family for several years, and was recommended by you, Marquis Wei. His character must be decent. If Ming can enter the Gu family, it will be a good thing."

At this moment, Sheng Hong could no longer suppress the smile on his face.

Wei Yuan nodded and said, "It is a blessing for our family that our daughter Ming is married into the Gu family. Brother, don't you think so?"

Hearing this, Sheng Hong immediately laughed and raised his glass, saying, "Brother Yuan, what you said makes sense. Brother Yuan, come, let me toast you."

Wei Yuan smiled and said, "Brother, please."

Behind the lobby screen.

Zhang Guifen and Minglan were eavesdropping on the conversation between Wei Yuan and Sheng Hong.

After a moment, Zhang Guifen said, "Regarding Gu Tingye's rudeness, your uncle has already taught him a lesson, and he has also made a promise to your uncle that if he can marry you in the future, you will have the final say in the entire Ningyuan Marquis Mansion."

"Let's not consider his family background. Your uncle and I want to ask you what you think of Gu Tingye. If you say yes, then it's settled. If you say no, then from now on, Gu Tingye will not be allowed to return to the capital."

"That's what your uncle meant, too."

Minglan lowered her head and remained silent at first.

During the hesitation, Zhang Guifen said, "I understand. Tomorrow, the soldiers of the capital camp will jointly report that Gu Tingye is arrogant and domineering and cultivates confidants. Your Majesty may demote him to a commoner and never set foot in the capital again."

Having said that, she was about to walk out of this room.

Minglan quickly stood up to dissuade him, "Aunt, I...I...I think he's OK."

good?

Zhang Guifen covered her mouth and smiled, "This matter is settled."

(End of this chapter)