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Chapter 151
When Qiangwei heard that Laifu was going out, Dong Yuan asked her if she would like to go with Laifu, she was slightly taken aback, and then looked shy and puzzled.

After a pause for a while, she asked, "Why did you go out? Doesn't the Shizi think highly of him?"

Qiangwei was also worried that he was an impulsive boy who would go out just for women, that's why she asked this question.

Dong Yuan felt relieved.

Qiangwei is also a very realistic girl, it seems that the man lacks a girlish dream.

She also thinks that men should put their future first.

Dong Yuan said: "My lord said that there are some businesses out there that belong to my lord, Lord Hou doesn't know. Laifu went out to take care of these businesses for my lord..."

Qiangwei was taken aback again, probably because she didn't expect that Shi Ziye still had his own business outside, and actually kept it from Lord Hou.

She was also surprised that Dong Yuan told her so unabashedly.

This kind of trust made Qiangwei feel warm and grateful.

Dong Yuan asked her: "Laifu sincerely wants you, are you willing to follow him?"

"Grandma made up my mind for me!" Qiangwei blushed and bowed her head.

I just want to.

Dong Yuan smiled: "Since I made up my mind, I will promise you to be a blessing. I will tell Shi Ziye later, and I will settle your matter on a good day."

Qiangwei still bowed her head in silence, but her face was flushed.

In the evening, Luo's mother and Ju Hong knew about it, and they joked with Qiangwei in private.

It was getting late, Sheng Xiuyi and Sheng Lehao ​​came back, father and son went to Yuanyang Pavilion to pay their respects first, and then Sheng Lehao ​​also went to Jingshe Yuan to pay their respects to Dong Yuan.

It happened that the nanny Qiao's mother brought Sheng Lecheng over, and Dong Yuan was hugging Sheng Lecheng who had woken up to make fun of her.

When Sheng Xiuyi came in, everyone in the room saluted him, Dong Yuan also gave the baby to the wet nurse, got up and saluted him.

Sheng Lehao ​​saluted Dong Yuan again.

Dong Yuan asked Sheng Lehao ​​to sit on the grand teacher's chair covered with dark green ink pillows along the kang, and ordered the servant girl to serve him refreshments.

Sheng Xiuyi took advantage of the situation and took Brother Cheng from the nurse's hand, and hugged him in his arms.

Brother Cheng stared at his father with bright and wet eyes.

Sheng Xiuyi involuntarily had a smile on his face.

Sheng Lehao ​​watched from the side, with a slight smile on his face, not the slight guard that he showed when he saw Dong Yuan and Sheng Lecheng a few days ago.

Dong Yuan was a little surprised: What did Sheng Xiuyi say to the child, and the child's knot was solved in just one afternoon?
Sheng Xiuyi hugged Brother Cheng, and said to Sheng Lehao: "Brother Hao, where is the gift you brought for Brother Cheng?"

Sheng Lehao ​​hurriedly stood up, and took out a small mahogany waist pendant with a red silk sash from his sleeve.

He didn't give it directly to Brother Cheng, but gave it to Dong Yuan with both hands, and said respectfully: "Mother, I went to the temple fair with Daddy today, and bought this pendant for Brother Cheng. I heard from the master in the temple that peach trees can ward off evil spirits and eliminate evil spirits." Disaster. Brother Cheng is young and has clean eyes, this will bless Brother Cheng to be healthy."

Dong Yuan laughed and didn't go to pick it up, but said: "Thank you Brother Hao for your thought. You put it on Brother Cheng!"

Sheng Lehao ​​gave it to Dong Yuan instead of giving it to Brother Cheng directly, because he was afraid that Dong Yuan would not feel at ease, and thought that Sheng Lehao ​​wanted to harm Brother Cheng, so he wanted to give Dong Yuan the things to check first.

Hearing Dong Yuan's words, Sheng Lehao's eyes were slightly quiet, and then he said yes, stepped forward and hung it on Brother Cheng's coat belt.

Brother Cheng was looking at people with his eyes open, when he saw Sheng Lehao ​​approaching suddenly, he opened his mouth and laughed silently.

Seeing Brother Cheng smiling at him, Sheng Lehao ​​stopped in his tracks.

He reached out and grabbed Brother Cheng's little hand that was exposed outside his clothes.

Sheng Lecheng laughed even more happily, although there was no sound, his eyes were narrowed.

Seeing this, Sheng Xiuyi's heart moved slightly, and he also laughed.

Sheng Lehao ​​also couldn't help laughing.

The room was immediately full of warmth.

Brother Cheng was tired again not long after, and yawned.

Nurse Mother Qiao stepped forward, took the child from Sheng Xiuyi's arms, hugged Dong Yuan and Sheng Xiuyi, and brought the child back to Zhenyuan.

Sheng Lehao ​​sat down for a while, then got up to leave.

His servant, Yanyu, was waiting for him at the gate of Jingsheyuan.

There was no moonlight on the fifth day of the lunar new year, and the sky was full of stars. Bright lanterns were hung around the Sheng Mansion.Yan Yu also held a palace-made bright corner lantern in her hand, and said to Sheng Lehao: "...Eldest Young Master, is this lantern interesting? It was given to me by Sister Qiangwei in Grandma's yard, and it should be Grandma from Xue's house Brought here. I have never seen anything like this in our house!"

Sheng Lehao ​​took advantage of the situation and looked towards the bright corner lamp.

The octagonal palace lantern is made into a gourd shape, with pictures of beauties painted on it, purple tassels hanging on it, and the handle is also decorated with emerald green, just like a delicate gourd.

Unusually bright.

He nodded slightly, and said: "It's very beautiful! You will deliver it to Sister Qiangwei yourself tomorrow, so don't damage it."

Yan Yu smiled and said: "Sister Qiangwei said she gave it to us, and she also specially said to keep it for the young master to play with!"

"Since that's the case, go back and leave it to Ziyuan to keep it. If you break it, you will disappoint your mother's wishes." Sheng Lehao ​​said.

Misty Rain Road is.

Zi Yuan is the big maid in Sheng Le Hao's courtyard, and like Wisteria, she was gifted to Sheng Le Hao by Mrs. Sheng.

Back in the yard, Yanyu blew out the lamp, ready to give it to Ziyuan.

Sheng Lehao ​​thought for a while, and called out to Yanyu: "Give it to me!"

Misty Rain was slightly stunned, and handed it to him.

Sheng Lehao ​​took it and put it on the assorted couch in the study, together with the inkstone Sheng Xiuyi gave him.

Looking at the palace lantern and the inkstone, Sheng Lehao ​​couldn't help reaching out, carefully touching the inkstone, and then the palace lantern.

In the afternoon, his father took him for an outing. The two walked along the way and talked a lot.

They also went to the Confucian Temple to worship.

On the way back, he talked to his father about studying and fame for a long time.

Sheng Lehao ​​admired his father's profound knowledge, and said, "Father, if I were as smart as you, I would be a scholar now."

There is a little loss in the tone.

His father asked him, "What is smart?"

Sheng Lehao ​​was puzzled for a moment.

My father continued: "Smartness is actually cleverness and wisdom. Listening back is called cleverness, and looking inside is called wisdom. This means that being able to listen to your ears and thinking about your heart is wisdom; being able to reflect on yourself is wisdom." It is wise. It is less than one of the two, so it cannot be called smart. A good memory is not smart..."

After a pause, the father said again: "Brother Hao, a man is determined to serve the country. If he is not smart, he is mediocre. To be smart, besides studying hard, you must also think about it all the time, and filter everything you hear. Listen carefully. No matter how good the memory is, it cannot be called smart for a headstrong person!"

Sheng Lehao ​​was slightly stunned.

He felt that there was something in his father's words.

His father told him not to believe others' words easily.No matter what you hear, think carefully in your heart.

It's like he heard others say that the eldest grandma gave birth to a son, and in the future both mother and son will be liked by the elder son.If the eldest son inherits the title, I'm afraid the family business will not be passed on to the young master.

His heart was a little messed up.

Although it is said that good men don't eat separate meals and good women don't wear wedding clothes, but Sheng Lehao ​​is different.

His maternal ancestral family was once punished by the Manchus for treason, without the protection of the Sheng family, he didn't know how to walk in the world.

Others looked at him with suspicion.

He needs the family business.

Only this family business can prove his identity and prove that the Sheng family never abandoned him.He is not the queen of criminals, but the royal family and nobles.

If he wanted to gain a foothold in the world, he first needed the affirmation of the Sheng family.

"...When I was a child, your third uncle always couldn't read well, and your grandfather never scolded him. When Dad was a child, he was scolded for making mistakes in his studies. Do you know why?" His father asked him again with a smile.

Because grandfather likes third uncle?
He didn't answer, just looked at his father.

The father smiled and said: "Because Daddy is the eldest son and will inherit the family business in the future. If you are not smart, it will be difficult for you to take on the big responsibility. So grandfather is stricter with Daddy than the third uncle. Just like your brothers, Daddy hopes that you are smart and will not be harsh. Brother Yu and Brother Cheng. You will inherit the family business in the future, not Brother Yu and Brother Cheng. Daddy will love them more..."

Sheng Lehao ​​felt that his eyes were a little bit astringent.

He lowered his head and murmured: "Daddy is very good to the child..."

"Because you were more attentive than your father when you were young, and you don't need to be strictly disciplined by your father." The father still smiled, "Brother Hao, you don't need to study too much. If you stop from time to time and think hard, you will learn more instead."

Although his father said every sentence about the topic of studying, he gave Sheng Lehao ​​a reassurance.

As long as his father is willing to say so, he will believe his father.

Sheng Lehao ​​stretched out his hand, and took the palace lantern Qiangwei gave him in his hand.

The exquisite bright corner lamp is dotted with colored glaze on the cover, and the pictures of beauties are beautiful and vivid.Looking at the picture of the eight beauties, Sheng Lehao ​​couldn't help but think of his aunt Xue Dongyuan.

She smiles beautifully and is very kind.

Although it was not as warm as her mother's smile, it made him more comfortable than Aunt Tao's smile.

Thinking about it, Sheng Lehao ​​put the palace lantern on the inkstone again, next to each other.

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In the quiet courtyard, Dong Yuan told Sheng Xiuyi about Qiangwei's willingness to be blessed.

Sheng Xiuyi nodded slightly, and said: "I will talk to mother tomorrow."

The next day, Sheng Xiuyi went to the Jingsheyuan to pay his respects, and after the second grandma, cousin Qin Yi, and the children all left, he and Dong Yuan stayed behind.

He told Mrs. Sheng about Qiangwei, and said: "Laifu has been with me for these years, and now he is willing to go out. I don't want to embarrass him. I gave him some money and let him open a small shop on Ximen Street to live. "

Mrs. Sheng was slightly surprised, and said: "I thought you valued Laifu, why let him out..."

Sheng Xiuyi smiled and said: "He used to hang out in the market, and he couldn't get rid of his ruffian air. Although I value him, I don't feel very relieved. Now that he is willing to go out, I have saved a lot of worry."

Mrs. Sheng nodded hurriedly: "That's right. I wanted to tell you before that although Laifu is capable, he has nothing to worry about. After all, it is better for Lai'an to give birth to a family."

Even if this matter is settled.

"It's been decided in advance, and we will choose a date to send Qiangwei at the end of the year." Dong Yuan added with a smile.

Mrs. Sheng also said hello.

After a pause, the smile on Mrs. Sheng's face faded a little, and she said to Sheng Xiuyi and Dong Yuan: "Yesterday your second sibling told me that Grandma Wugu wanted to protect the matchmaker, and she told Sister Yi to Princess Hexu's second son Wei. Breeze."

Grandma Wugu is thinking of telling her cousin Qin Yi to Princess Hexu's second son?

Dong Yuan and Sheng Xiuyi were a little surprised for a moment.

(End of this chapter)