Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

When Sheng Hong came back in the evening, he was directly invited by Wang Ruofu to Weiruixuan. Sheng Hong didn't want to go at first, but because he heard that it involved Minglan and the Sheng family's reputation, he had to go.

Because she successfully became Shi Ying's mother-in-law, Wang Ruofu was in a very good mood recently, so she said without any emotion that Princess Pingning came today to adopt Minglan as her adopted daughter, but in fact she came to warn Minglan not to covet Qi Heng.

After listening to what Sheng Hong said, even though he felt that Princess Pingning could not do anything to the Sheng family, he still felt that Minglan's behavior was very shameful. Besides, Minglan had previously accepted Qi Heng's jade pen and then used her two sisters as a shield.

But no matter what, Minglan is his daughter. He doesn't have much affection for this child, but he can't treat her as an outsider, and he can't get over it with Old Lady Sheng.

Sheng Hong said that he already knew about the matter, and on his way back to the front study, he was invited over by Old Lady Sheng.

Old Madam Sheng didn't say anything else, just that she wanted to go back to her hometown in Youyang. She heard that the old lady in the first house had been ill again recently, so she wanted to go and see her and take Minglan out for a walk.

Sheng Hong just felt a headache, and refused without thinking, "It's okay for the old lady to want to go out for a walk, but your hometown in Youyang is too far from the capital, and there is no one to escort you. You only have Minglan as your child, and your son is really worried."

Seeing that Sheng Hong refused to give in, Old Lady Sheng could only tell the truth: "Princess Pingning came to our house today to claim her as her godparents, and she also took Ming'er out on a limb. Later, I asked someone and found out that the young master of the Qi family was ill in bed."

Sheng Hong frowned when he heard this. Although he hated Minglan for having feelings for Qi Heng, he also had fantasies. But even though he thought it would be a good idea for Minglan to stay out of the spotlight, he hesitated when he thought that Molan would only have two or three months to propose to him.

Sheng Hong said: "The day when the Shi family will come to propose marriage is not far away. Someone from Youyang's hometown is going to come. If the old lady insists on going, it is better to go with her. There will be someone to escort her on the way, and the family can rest assured."

At this point, Old Lady Sheng understood that Sheng Hong would never let her and Minglan leave the capital before Molan proposed to him. She sighed and had to give up this idea. She then remembered to write a letter to Old Lady He, whom she had known since childhood. The excuse she used was to recuperate Hualan's body!

Ever since her two younger brothers passed the imperial examinations and were appointed as officials, Hualan's in-laws were completely liberated. Lady Zhongqin no longer dared to bully her by making rules, and she was even more afraid to hold her sister Zhuang hostage and prevent her from getting close to them. She even finally recovered her health and became pregnant with Yuan Wenshao again, but the baby was not yet three months old and was not yet stable, so it was not announced to the public.

When Hualan came to tell him the good news, before she could even start talking, she heard Old Madam Sheng say, "I wrote to Old Madam He of the He family in Baishitan, asking her to come to Beijing to take care of your health. Sister Zhuang is old enough now, so you should consider having another child."

Hualan was deeply touched to hear how thoughtful and considerate Old Lady Sheng was of her. Unfortunately, before she could say anything, she saw how thin Minglan had become. She couldn't help but feel a little nervous. She felt as if she was being used by the old lady again. The words to announce the good news were stuck in her throat and she couldn't say them out loud.

Hualan couldn't say anything, but Yuan Wenshao couldn't help but loudly announce the good news that he would be a father again: "Thank you for your concern, Hualan is pregnant again, and it's already three months!"

Hearing this good news, everyone in the room was very happy. Wang Ruofu even cried with joy, "Oh, now it's better. I don't have to worry about your health all the time."

After hearing what Wang Ruofu said, Hualan couldn't help but well up in tears. Even Yuan Wenshao himself felt a little ashamed and held Hualan's hand to comfort her.

Originally, Hualan's health had been greatly weakened by the abuse caused by the wife of the Marquis Zhongqin. Even with the careful treatment of the doctor specially found by the old lady of the Wang family, she could never catch up with the speed at which the wife of the Marquis Zhongqin weakened her health. Hualan had a very hard time in the past two years, but Yuan Wenshao could not always make excuses for Hualan.

However, Yuan Wenshao is no longer the foolishly filial man he used to be. At least he managed to protect Hualan's dowry.

When Mrs. Sheng's first plan failed, she immediately came up with a second plan. Since she couldn't use Hualan's excuse, she simply announced that she would ask Mrs. He to take care of her health. Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu certainly couldn't say anything against it, so within a month, the old lady of the He family in Baishitan came to the capital with her grandson He Hongwen, who had grown up with her.

Now the three of them, father and son, of the Sheng family are all officials. If there is any problem with Old Madam Sheng's health, it will delay their promotion. Therefore, even though Old Madam He brought He Hongwen into Shou'an Hall in a very low-key manner, her arrival still attracted Lin Qinshuang's attention.

Lin Qinshuang and Old Lady Sheng had always disliked each other, and as the children in the family grew older, especially after seeing the nature of Hualan and Yuan Wenshao's marriage, Lin Qinshuang developed an even greater disgust for Old Lady Sheng.

So after receiving the news, Lin Qinshuang immediately leaked the news to Wang Ruofu. After finding out that He Hongwen, the grandson of Old Madam He, had passed the examination and became a scholar, she sneered at Old Madam Sheng mercilessly and said, "The old lady always prides herself on being born in a marquisate and is different from others. In fact, she is just a fool and an incompetent who can't even protect her own son."

"The Sixth Miss dares to covet the Young Master, how could she be interested in a man like He Hongwen who has no status, no looks, and no talent?"

Molan sighed and said, "Mother must be wrong. Minglan was rejected by Princess Pingning. She would not be tempted even if a fairy came."

Lin Qinshuang knew that Molan didn't like mean women, so she simply stopped talking about this topic and turned her attention to Hualan's pregnancy and future: "My eldest lady has been recuperating for such a long time, I believe this pregnancy will be smoother than the birth of Zhuang Jie'er. Now it's good, your two brothers have entered the court as officials, and they seem to have a bright future. If the Yue family can support her a little, I believe the Zhongqin Marquis's Mansion will also support her, and her life in the future will be better."

Speaking of Changbai and Changfeng's in-laws, Molan couldn't help but frowning. She heard from Changfeng that Sheng Hong was looking for the second daughter of the direct descendant of the Jiangning Hai family for Changbai, and the one he was looking for for Changfeng was the daughter of the direct descendant of the Liu family, a distinguished family in the capital.

But in Molan's opinion, Changbai and Changfeng, the two parties involved, already knew who their future wives would be, but the two mothers, Wang Ruofu and Lin Qinshuang, in the inner house seemed to have not received any news at all.

It's okay with Wang Ruofu, after all, Sheng Hong only goes to Wang Ruofu's room once or twice a month. But the relationship between Lin Qinshuang and Sheng Hong is still deep. Sheng Hong rests in Linqi Pavilion most of the time, and Lin Qinshuang still doesn't know the progress of Changbai and Changfeng's marriage, which is very suspicious.