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Chapter 98 Hit it off

Tokyo Prefecture, Duke of Qi's Mansion.

Upon hearing the servant's report that the legitimate mother of Minister of Revenue Sheng Hong and his wife Shen came to visit, Duke Qi and Princess Pingning were both confused.

"My Lord, our Qi family and the Sheng family have never had any dealings with each other. Why would you suddenly come to visit?"

"Huh? Princess, do you think that the Sheng family heard that our Qi family and Ningyuan Hou Gu family are related, so they came to us specifically to negotiate peace?" The Duke of Qi also had a confused look on his face, and could only guess.

"It's possible!
It seems that this is almost certainly the case!
This Sheng Hong, why does he interfere in the private affairs of the Gu family? "After thinking for a while, Princess Pingning agreed with Duke Qi's guess, but she felt a little resentful towards Sheng Hong.

"Haha, Princess, I think Sheng Hong has long seen Gu Tingye's future.

That's why we made the investment in Gu Tingye in advance!

Princess, think about it, if Sheng Hong hadn't brought Gu Tingye to Yuzhou.

Gu Tingye also can't contact the emperor, and is still living in a daze in Tokyo Prefecture!" Regarding Princess Pingning's complaints about Sheng Hong, Duke Qi said disapprovingly.

"What the Duke said makes sense!
The icing on the cake is never as good as the timely help!

But how come Sheng Hong is so far-sighted!
If we had known that Prince Yong would rebel, we would have killed our Qi family rather than marry him!"

"Ah! I am the meat and I am at the mercy of others!
The Prince of Yong was so crazy back then that even Pang Feiyan, the daughter of Concubine Rong, died at their hands.

Do we, the Duke of Qi, have the ability to resist?" Duke Qi sighed and said helplessly.

"By the way, I heard that our Qi Heng has always liked the sixth daughter of the Sheng family. Duke, what do you think is possible?" Princess Pingning realized that the Sheng family is no longer what it used to be, and she suggested it on the spur of the moment.

"Haha, that's a good idea!

The Sheng family today is no longer the small family it once was.

He's definitely the hottest new talent in Tokyo!"

The old lady asked the eldest lady of the Sheng family, Shen, to come to the Duke of Qi's mansion for the purpose of arranging the marriage of Sheng Minglan and Qi Heng. The Duke of Qi and Princess Pingning also had the same idea. The two families hit it off immediately and soon concluded the marriage contract between Sheng Minglan and Qi Heng.

The eldest lady Shen was very efficient and quickly cleaned up Chengyuan. Then the Sheng family in Jiying Lane moved collectively, which made the neighboring Ningyuan Hou Gu family very envious and jealous.

"Madam, the beautiful Chengyuan next door is actually being taken away by the damned Sheng family.

God is so blind!" Xiang's mother said indignantly.

"Humph! I watched him build a tall building, I watched him entertain guests, and now I watch his building collapse!

"Mom, the higher the Sheng family and Gu Tingye climb, the harder they'll fall in the future!" Xiao Qin was terribly jealous, but a look of disdain appeared on her face.

"Well! What the lady said makes sense!
A new upstart with no foundation, yet he acts so high-profile!
It's not necessarily a good thing!" Xiang's mother said with deep conviction.

"Hehe! Mother Xiang, have you noticed that almost all the benefits of Tokyo Prefecture have been taken away by the Sheng family?"

"Sheng Hong is the newly appointed Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, a truly lucrative position!
The eldest daughter, Sheng Hualan, is also the princess consort of Prince Huan, the heir to the throne of the Great Zhou Dynasty!

The second son, Sheng Changbai, is also a powerful editor in the Hanlin Academy!
The third son, Sheng Changfeng, was also sent as a county magistrate!
Even though he adopted a son named Gu Tingye, he still managed to turn his life around and become the Marquis of Changsheng!
It's so popular, I don't believe the current emperor would not be afraid!"

"Madam, it's obvious that the Emperor is wary of the Sheng family!
Otherwise, the emperor would not have granted the marriage between Gu Tingye and the Zhang family of Duke Yingguo.

Isn't it just to deliberately sow discord between Gu Tingye and the Sheng family? "

"Haha, there are many smart people in Tokyo Prefecture.

Seeing that the emperor is so wary of the Sheng family, someone will definitely come to share his worries!

Next, there will definitely be many memorials impeaching Sheng Hong.

Haha, let's just wait and see!" Xiao Qinshi seemed to see the memorials impeaching Sheng Hong flying towards the imperial palace like snowflakes, and she showed an excited expression.

“Madam’s analysis makes sense!

Even the Wang family won't give up easily, because they are probably the ones suffering the most right now!"

Tokyo Prefecture, Wang family.

Although Wang Ruofu's elder brother had returned to Tokyo Prefecture to serve as an official with the help of Ningyuan Hou Gu's family, he now had no help from others and was gradually marginalized again.

Especially seeing how prosperous the Sheng family is now, the Wang family can no longer accept it, and the regret and jealousy in their hearts have reached their peak.

“Ruofu, our Wang Jin has reached the marriageable age.

I think Rulan is quite good, we can definitely become close relatives!"

Hearing her mother, Old Lady Wang's proposal, Wang Ruofu suddenly looked surprised and said, "Mother, you are right! I will go back to the Sheng family and discuss this marriage right away!"

"No! It's better for your sister-in-law to go in person for this matter!

Mother, I am telling you this so that you can call Rulan in advance.

Let her do more work for Sheng Hong and the old lady of the Sheng family!"

"Besides, Sheng Hong has already married a new wife. It's really inappropriate for you to go to the Sheng family!"

"Mother, what should I do?
What do you need me to do next?"

"Haha, you can ask Mama Liu to secretly call Rulan out, and then meet Rulan outside the Sheng family's house!
Rulan has always been closest to you, she will definitely agree!"

"Well! Mother is thinking about it!

Mother Liu, you know what happened.

Go down and do it quickly!"

"Yes! Miss!"

Watching Mama Liu leave, Old Lady Wang looked at her "stupid" daughter Wang Ruofu beside her and shook her head helplessly, "Ruofu, you can't stay at home all the time!

You should go to Hualan's place at Prince Huan's Mansion more often and get closer to her!"

"Mom, I know everything you said!
But now Hualan and Changbai are ignoring me.

My daughter, I'm at a loss!" Wang Ruofu looked at her mother, Old Lady Wang, with a look of sorrow on her face.

“Silly child, it’s no big deal if we become a little estranged from each other as our own children.

You should move around more.

Your brother's career prospects are uncertain right now, and with Hua Lan being such a great figure, our Wang family can't let this opportunity go to waste!"

After hearing what her mother, Old Lady Wang, said, Wang Ruofu gradually came to her senses and realized what benefits her mother and brother wanted to gain.

"Mother, my relationship with Hualan is very strained now!
You are Hualan's grandmother, and your sister-in-law is also Hualan's aunt. You can go there by yourselves!

I can't stand my daughter's cold attitude towards me!"

Her daughter Wang Ruofu's words made Old Lady Wang feel like she had been outmaneuvered. She suddenly felt a little disappointed with her son, and a vicious idea came to her mind.

"Ruofu, you're not still thinking about returning to the Sheng family one day, are you?
Stop daydreaming!"

"Mother, I..." Wang Ruofu wanted to refute when her thoughts were touched upon, but she didn't know how to start.

"Now Sheng Hong has remarried a young and beautiful lady named Shen.

Even if we take you back to the Sheng family, what do you think will be done with you?"

"Would you be willing to be my concubine?
If I let you be his equal wife, would Sheng Hong agree?
Even if Sheng Hong agrees, will Shen agree?"

"Rofu, just face the reality!
Your future support will be our Wang family.

What you should do most now is to rely on Hualan's current status to help your elder brother get promoted and make a fortune quickly!

Instead of sitting here and thinking about the impossible!"

“And, Joff!
I suspect your sister, Lady Kang, was murdered by Sheng Hong!"

"What? This is absolutely impossible!" Wang Ruofu widened her eyes in horror.

"Hehe! Sheng Hong and you have been sleeping in the same bed but dreaming different dreams for so many years, and you don't even know it!
Are you sure you really understand Sheng Hong?"

Hearing her mother's shocking speculation and sarcasm towards herself, Wang Ruofu became more and more terrified, because she suddenly thought of Lin Qinshuang's sudden death. She had guessed that it was Sheng Hong's doing.

Today, Wang Ruofu suddenly heard her mother, Old Lady Wang's speculation, and she felt more and more that Sheng Hong would also kill Lady Kang, because Sheng Hong hated Lady Kang to the extreme.

"Mother, if you don't have evidence!
It’s better not to talk nonsense!

After all, the Sheng family is no longer what it used to be, so it's easy for them to deal with our Wang family!"

Hearing Wang Ruofu's sober analysis, Old Lady Wang was a little surprised, but she agreed with Wang Ruofu in her heart and said nothing more.

(End of this chapter)