Do You Know?: I, the Little Cabinet Elder, Regent of the World.

Chapter 68. The reputation of the Kang Wang clan is utterly infamous!
July 5th.

Lady Kang visited the Jiang residence.

Out of consideration for their relationship, Sheng Hualan did not refuse, and the two talked for the duration of two incense sticks burning.

The sixth day of the seventh lunar month.

Lady Kang visited the Jiang residence again.

Out of consideration for their relationship, Sheng Hualan allowed the two to talk for the duration of an incense stick burning.

The seventh day of July.

When Madam Kang visited, Sheng Hualan had important business to attend to, and the two did not meet.

The eighth day of the seventh lunar month.

Kang Wangshi visited Jiangfu three times.

Sheng Hualan, seated in the main seat, glanced at it.

"aunt!"

Sheng Hualan sighed and looked at Madam Kang: "I am a daughter who has married another man. You come to see me every day. How am I supposed to explain this to my husband?"

“In this world, what kind of aunt would look for her niece every day?” Sheng Hualan said with a helpless expression.

Let alone an aunt, even a biological mother would not frequently visit her daughter who is already married.

Furthermore, this "frequent" is measured in months, not days.

It should be noted that even when she wanted to have Old Madam He take her pulse, Sheng Hualan used the excuse that her grandmother was ill.

Since her father went to Beijing, she has visited her parents' home twice in two months, which is already very frequent and has worried her mother, Wang.

When a daughter returns to her parents' home, it's the same; when her relatives visit her, it's the same.
As a result, Aunt Kang came four times in four days. What kind of behavior is this?
If she were to encounter an unreasonable husband, she might very well fall out of favor.

What kind of maternal relatives are like this?
“Hua Lan, your uncle is a minor official of the eighth rank. If only you would ask.” Madam Kang was full of eagerness, completely unaware of how impolite it was to “visit four times in four days.”

Perhaps she realized she was being rude, but she didn't care.

Anyway, it's not his own daughter who's fallen out of favor!

"I have some things to attend to, Aunt, please go back!" Before Madam Kang could finish speaking, Sheng Hualan waved her hand, and a maid stepped forward to see her off.

"Madam Kang, please."

Upon seeing the maidservant approach, Madam Kang's expression changed slightly, and she said coldly, "In the end, she still climbed the social ladder and looks down on poor relatives."

After four visits, she was unable to get her husband promoted, which made her very impatient.

As she spoke, she glanced at her niece out of the corner of her eye.

This statement was made to gamble on Sheng Hualan's filial piety.

However, to Kang Wangshi's surprise, Sheng Hualan remained completely unmoved, her expression calm.

"Madam Kang, please." the maid said again.

Madam Kang's face darkened, and she strode out.

She refused to believe that visiting every day couldn't lead to anything.
As soon as Madam Kang left, Sheng Hualan immediately ordered, "Spread the word."

“The details of Madam Kang’s visits over the past few days have been spread out in great detail.”

Sheng Hualan picked up her teacup, her expression turning cold.

If Madam Kang makes her life difficult, she will certainly not let Madam Kang have an easy time in return.

Let's bear with it for now and ruin the reputation of the Kangwang family.

When the time was right, he had his official take action and simply demoted Kang Haifeng!

After Kang Haifeng was demoted, she refused to believe that Kang Wangshi would have a good life!

Indecisiveness leads to disaster.

This will also completely sever the connection between the reputations of the Wang family woman and the Sheng family woman.

Otherwise, once others hear that one of their aunts is from the Kangwang clan and that the relationship hasn't been clarified, they probably wouldn't dare to marry any of her sisters.

With Kang Wangshi's shamelessness, she has ruined the reputation of countless women in the Sheng family.

It's better to break it off sooner rather than later!
With her connections among the noblewomen and officials in Bianjing, she refused to believe that Lady Kang's reputation wasn't bad!
Han Mansion.

Some older officials' wives and noblewomen gathered together.

"Hua Lan, is the story about Lady Kang that's been circulating these days true or false?" a noblewoman from an official family asked curiously.

"Oh! Don't even mention it!" Sheng Hualan looked distressed. "We're all relatives; if this gets out, people will just laugh at us. But, but—"

Sheng Hualan sobbed softly, "Kang Wangshi was truly not befitting an aunt. She even encouraged my mother to distribute money at exorbitant interest rates. Fortunately, my mother was kind-hearted, which prevented her from making a grave mistake!"

"What? There's such a thing?"

"This Lady Kang is utterly lacking in the demeanor of a Grand Tutor's legitimate daughter." "If Grand Tutor Wang knew this in the afterlife, he would surely be uneasy."

Jiang Mansion.

A gathering of about a dozen relatively young wives and daughters of officials.

"Sister Hualan, could you tell me about the matter of Lady Kang?" a female relative asked.

"Ugh!"

Sheng Hualan sobbed softly, "Kang Wangshi doesn't act like a relative at all. She visited four times in four days, and all she talked about was asking the official to recommend Lord Kang."

“But my husband always recommends people who are talented and virtuous. A wife follows her husband’s lead, so how can I show favoritism? Madam Kang visits every day. If it weren’t for my husband’s understanding, I’m afraid I would have already incurred his disgust.”

"Woooo~!"

Zhang Mansion.

A small gathering of officials' wives and noblewomen.

"Hualan, it is said that the Kangwang family has no manners of elders. Tell me about the Kangwang family?" a member of an official's family asked.

Sheng Hualan, clutching a handkerchief in one hand, wept and said, "What my elder sisters say is true. My aunt, Madam Kang, truly has no manners whatsoever of an elder!"

Bianjing is a place where news travels fast.

Officials' wives and noblewomen were naturally secluded and rarely went out, so they had few topics to discuss. If they did talk about something, it was probably something they had already said several times.

Unexpectedly, a scandal involving the Grand Tutor's eldest daughter suddenly surfaced, and it turned out that the Grand Tutor's granddaughter had even turned against her own family for the greater good.

This news spread rapidly.

Within a day or two, the news had spread throughout the social circles of wealthy women.

July 11th.

The Jinmingchi Polo Club was held as scheduled.

A gentle breeze stirs the colorful flags, causing them to flutter in the wind.

At a glance, one can see many noble ladies gathered together, playing games such as pitch-pot, ball-throwing, or fishing.

Often, a dozen or so wives and noblewomen of officials would form a small circle, making it difficult for strangers to integrate.

On the grass, Jiang Zhao, Zhang Heng, Su Shi, Su Zhe, Zeng Bu, and several others strolled slowly, letting the gentle breeze carry them.

A few steps further on were the wives of the men.

Jiang Zhao's wife, Sheng Hualan.

Wang Fu, wife of Su Shi.

Su Zhe's wife, Shi Qingwan.

Zhao Yunxin, wife of Zhang Heng.

Zeng Bu's wife, Wei Wan.

Because of their husbands, these five officials' wives formed their own little circle.

Starting with a few people as a base, you can also bring in close female friends to form a small circle.

"Let's go to the pavilion to rest!" Jiang Zhao glanced around and looked at the group of women.

This time, perhaps it was fate, not only did Sheng Hualan become pregnant, but Wang Fu, wife of Su Shi, Shi Qingru, wife of Su Zhe, and Wei Wan, wife of Zeng Bu, also became pregnant.

In terms of time, it even predates Sheng Hualan.

Among them, Wei Wan, who has been pregnant the longest, is already four months pregnant.

Apart from Sheng Hualan, Wang Fu, Shi Qingru, and Wei Wan, only Zhang Heng's wife, Zhao Yunxin, was not pregnant.

However, she already had a son, Zhang Yunwen, who is over six years old.

Of the five women, four were pregnant, so it was impossible for them to play any kind of game.

The group came to the polo club mainly to get some fresh air and relax.

The open grassland offers a pleasant view and can instantly soothe the soul. It's also a great place for women to gather and chat.

As the leader of the group of men, Jiang Zhao spoke, and the women nodded in unison, heading towards the pavilion.

Jiang Zhao let out a long breath and waved his hand: "Let's go, let's fight Hammerball."

Recently, Bianjing has been burdened with heavy administrative affairs, and Grand Chancellor Fu Bi has reached the point of resigning twice.

In a few days, the position of the head of all officials will become vacant, and things will inevitably become serious and busy again.

Since it's a rare occasion for us to get together, we'll definitely do whatever makes us comfortable and relaxed.

"Let's go." The group nodded in unison.

(End of this chapter)