Sheng Hong's voice suddenly changed, and he said: "It's just that now Minglan is raised under her mother's knees, and she has to ask her mother about this matter before she can count it!" ”

"That's how it should be!" Wang Chongdao.

Sheng Hong looked at Wang Chong and said, "In this way, I'll talk to my mother first, and explore my mother's tone, what does Zihou think?" ”

Wang Chong arched his hand and said, "Listen to your uncle's orders!" ”

Wang Chong has always been a resolute character, since he decided on something, of course, he immediately took action, and went back to prepare for the dowry.

In the evening, Sheng Hong went to Shou'an Hall to greet the old lady in the morning and dusk, and by the way, he talked about Wang Chong's request to him to marry Minglan .

"What?" Sheng Hong's sudden words almost didn't startle the old lady.

"You said that the prince was thick, and asked you to marry Minglan?" Old Mrs. Sheng subconsciously looked to the side for a while, Minglan was accompanying Changdong and playing inside.

Sheng Hong arched his hand and asked respectfully: "The son didn't dare to call the shots, so he only replied to the prince Hou Minglan Now that he has been raised under his mother's command, he should naturally be in charge of his life." ”

Old Mrs. Sheng was a little overwhelmed for a while, but fortunately, the old lady was used to seeing wind and rain for so many years, and quickly calmed down: "He can say, why do you ask to marry my Minglan?" ”

"Got it!" Sheng Hongdang even said that he would listen to Mrs. Sheng with Wang Chong's heart-to-heart words.

Old Madam Sheng asked, "That prince is thick, there should be nineteen this year, right?" ”

Sheng Hong said: "Officially nineteen, ten years older than Minglan!" ”

Old Mrs. Sheng said: "I remember you said that he is the only seedling left in this prince's family, and if he insists on marrying Minglan , he will have to wait for at least another six years!" Can he afford to wait? ”

Sheng Hong said: "Zihou and his son have promised that except for his son, who has passed on to his deceased brother, he will never take a concubine and have a child before marrying Minglan ! ”

Mrs. Sheng was a little surprised: "Did he really say that?" ”

Sheng Hong said: "Brother Wei was also there yesterday, how dare my son deceive his mother!" ”

Old Lady Sheng bowed slightly, but did not immediately agree: "This matter is too sudden, let me think about it!" ”

Before Mrs. Sheng could make a decision, Sheng Wei was already leaving Tokyo.

Knowing that he was going to leave the next day, the night before, Wang Chong went to visit again and talked to Sheng Wei about the business.

Wang Zhong asked, "Now that the business of the yarn mill and the cloth mill is gradually on the right track, does my uncle have any other plans?" ”

"Anything else?" Looking at Wang Chong, who was looking at him, Sheng Wei shook his head: "Not yet!" ”

"Zihou Mo doesn't have any ideas?"

Wang Chong didn't hide it, and said straightly: "Uncle has ever thought about buying and selling spinning machines and looms? ”

"The buying and selling of spinning machines and looms?"

Sheng Wei was very surprised, I don't know why Wang Chong suddenly had this thought: "Now the yarn mill and cloth mill have finally reached their current scale, relying on the spinning machines and looms that are different from other families, if they are passed on now, I am afraid that it will have an impact on our business!" ”

Wang Zhong smiled and asked, "Dare to ask uncle, what is the most important thing in doing business besides integrity?" ”

"What is Zihou's opinion?" Sheng Wei said.

Wang Chongdao: "If you only see the slightest benefit in front of you, how can this transaction last for a long time? ”

Sheng Wei frowned, but Wang Chong said: "Uncle, do you know, why did I want people to make the method of stir-frying in Wangjiang Tower public, and to know everything about the inquiries of the guests?" ”

"Zihou is worried that he won't be able to keep the secret recipe for this stir-fry?" Sheng Wei said with a bit of speculation.

"Not bad!" Wang Chongdao: "The so-called bustling world is all for profit, and the world is bustling, all for profit, but if there is something profitable, someone will do it." ”

"The population of the world is tens of thousands, and there are so many strange people, so we can improve the spinning machine and loom, can't others?"

"What does Zihou mean?"

"Instead of hiding and waiting for the secret to be discovered and coveted, it is better to be generous, let's take out the spinning machines and looms ourselves and sell them to those yarn mills and cloth mills."

Sheng Wei said: "But what if our machine is copied by them to figure out the principle?" ”

Wang Zhong smiled confidently and said: "Then let's continue to concentrate on research and development, promise a lot of money, and strive to launch more powerful spinning machines and looms as soon as possible, and still worry about not making money?" ”

"If the spinning machine and the loom can be pushed to the world, the price of cloth will surely usher in a sharp drop at that time, and then even those poor Qianshou people can also have clothes for everyone, and the uncle's name may also be spread all over the world, remembered by the people, is it not more worthy of the pursuit of the uncle than the hundreds of thousands of dollars?"

"Zihou's clever mouth, even Zhang Yi, Su Qin, I'm afraid it's just that!" Sheng Wei sighed, and then laughed.

"Uncle still needs to worry about this matter!"

"I'm being tied to a thief ship!"

"That being the case, then we should work together to drive the big boat, ride the wind and waves, hang the cloud sails, and help the sea!"

That night, Wang Chong was pulled by Sheng Wei to have a long talk, and early the next morning, after bidding farewell to Sheng Wei, he hurried to the Shangya.

Not long after arriving at the library pavilion, suddenly a young chamberlain ran over to pass the decree, saying that it was summoned by the official family, Wang Chong naturally did not dare to slack off, and followed the chamberlain all the way forward, and saw Emperor Jiayou who was reviewing the folds in the study.

"Weichen greets Your Majesty and greets the Holy Bow!"

Wang Chong respectfully bowed to Emperor Jiayou.

His son has just died a few months ago, but Emperor Jiayou has to hold on to his grief, deal with national affairs, and review and approve the folds.

This diligence alone is worthy of admiration.

"I'm safe!" Emperor Jiayou put down the fold in his hand, raised his eyes to look at Wang Zhong in front of him, and said, "How is Aiqing in the Secret Pavilion recently?" ”

"Returning to the saint, the ministers enter the secret pavilion, like a fish in water, like a bird returning to the forest, very comfortable!"

"That's it!" Emperor Jiayou said: "Now the government and the opposition are all persuading me to pass the stepchildren from the clan and establish the prince early, I remember that there are many officials on your secret cabinet, why don't you see Aiqing's recital?" ”

A few years ago, the elder brother was a few years older than the minister, and the minister was still young at that time, and he relied on his brother to take care of him.

But I don't want the minister's brother to die a few years ago, the minister was grief-stricken at that time, and he didn't even have the heart to study, but the minister's family still has a widowed sister-in-law and a young niece, and there is only one male left in the family.

The creditor of the elder brother also came to the door, although the minister was sad in his heart, but he could only endure the grief, and ran with the people of the village to earn money, but who could tell the grief in his heart, he could only grieve secretly in the dead of night, and in the first few days, he was almost full of tears every night. ”

"I can't imagine that you have such a miserable experience at such a young age!" Emperor Jiayou couldn't help but choke up a little.

Wang Chongdao: "Although the saint is the son of heaven, he is also a mortal fetus in the flesh, and he also has seven emotions and six desires. ”

Emperor Jiayou was really moved by Wang Chong's words, and at the same time he thought a lot in his heart, and suddenly wanted to ask more: "But the prince is the cornerstone of the country, and now I have no children under my knees, the position of the prince is vacant, and I am old. ”

Wang Chongdao: "Besides, the saint is the king of benevolence and sainthood, and the matter of the prince has its own conclusion, the minister is less than ten years old, and he has been in the office for less than one year, and even his own errand has just been figured out, so how dare he say anything." ”

Emperor Jiayou looked at Wang Chong and said: "If you have anything to say, just say it, I forgive you for your innocence!" ”

Wang Chongdao: "The saint is a rare benevolent and holy king in ancient and modern times, who has been in charge of the government so far, lightly dispensed with the meager endowment, encouraged agriculture and mulberry, trade, and Khitan, Dali, Tubo and other border neighboring countries to reconcile, opened border trade, so that the people can recuperate, over the years, the national strength of the Great Song Dynasty has become stronger and stronger, and the people live in peace and prosperity. ”

"And today it has been peaceful for a long time, with the benevolence and prestige of the saint, what does it matter if you don't establish a prince for a while, the hearts of the people in the world are on the side of the saint, and the people's aspirations are the general trend of the world, how can the government and the opposition be turbulent!"

"Even if there are really those who are ambitious and want to fish in troubled waters, if they go against the will of the people, it will be difficult to do anything!"

"This is some of the minister's superficial opinions, if there is anything inappropriate, I hope that the saint will forgive the sins!"

Wang Zhong stood with his hands and said very respectfully.

Emperor Jiayou was looking at Wang Chong, his eyes were deep, and there was a little bit of meaning: "Recently, those words that persuaded me to establish a prince early, my ears have become calloused, and it is the first time I have heard such words as Wang Aiqing." ”

Wang Chongdao: "National affairs, is how cautious and cautious can not be overstated, although the minister does not agree with the actions of the ministers of the court, but can understand the public worry about the country and the people!" ”

When Emperor Jiayou heard this, he couldn't help but stiffen, and then pointed at Wang Zhong with a smile: "You kid, I just wanted to praise you a few words, but I don't want you to be so slippery!" ”

Wang Zhong said: "The minister hopes that His Majesty can scold the minister a few words!" ”

"Why?" Emperor Jiayou asked curiously.

"The minister is too young, the young man is ambitious, and he is easy to be proud and complacent, if he can get a few words of harsh reprimand from the saint, he will definitely make the minister deaf and deaf, and always introspect, so as not to make any mistakes in the minister!"

Emperor Jiayou said: "Sage Yun: I have three provinces and my body, you haven't forgotten!" ”

Wang Chongdao: "The teachings of the sage, the subtle words and righteousness, have not been figured out day by day, they are already ministers, how dare they forget it!" ”

Emperor Jiayou's voice suddenly changed, and he asked, "I heard that the revision has not yet married?" ”

Wang Chongdao: "Back to the saint, although the minister has not yet married, he wants to come to the family and the matter is almost decided!" ”

"Oh?" Emperor Jiayou asked, "I don't know which lady it is?" ”

"It's the minister's Bole, the former Yangzhou general judge, the new Cheng Zhilang, and the six girls of Shangshutai's family!"

"Sheng Hong?" Emperor Jiayou said: "I know him, and he writes a good hand!" ”

"But how can I remember that the girl in his family seems to be the eldest daughter of the Yuan family?"

"Holy Shengming, the six girls of the Sheng family are only nine years old now!"

At this moment, Emperor Jiayou was really a little shocked: "Nine years old? How old is Aiqing? ”

"Back to the saint, Weichen is nineteen years old this year!"

"Sheng Hong is only five products, there are so many famous ladies in Tokyo who are waiting for words, is there no one who can be eye-catching? Do you have to pick a nine-year-old girl? ”

"Could it be that the six girls of the Sheng family have something special?" Emperor Jiayou's eyes lit up, and he remembered this possibility, and asked rather gossipy.

"That's not the case, the reason why the minister asked to marry Miss Sheng Liu is to repay the favor!"

"Repay the favor?" Emperor Jiayou said: "Repay the grace of Shenghong? ”

"The minister started from the cold, ploughed in Jiangdu, thanks to the Sheng family, there is a minister today, and the minister's family industry, but also for the Sheng family house of an uncle, the minister can concentrate on reading the system, such a great grace, like reconstruction, the minister Minggan five, but the grand girl has already promised the Yuan family, the Sheng family uncle is a man of faith, how can he regret for the minister."

"It was the old minister who asked the uncle of the Sheng family for the sixth sister of Sheng, with the affection between the whole minister and the Sheng family!"

"You're also a man of love and righteousness! Very good! Very good! Rao is Emperor Jiayou heard the reason for Wang Chong, and he couldn't help but be moved.

Emperor Jiayou suddenly remembered something and asked, "You just said that this family matter is about to be decided, that is, it has not yet been decided?" ”

Wang Chongdao: "Holy wisdom, a few days ago, the minister has personally come to the door and expressed to Uncle Sheng the desire to win the sixth sister of Sheng, but the uncle said that now the sixth sister of Sheng is raised under the knees of the old lady of the Sheng family, and the uncle said that although he is the father of the sixth sister, he is also the son of the old lady of the Sheng family, and this matter must be asked the meaning of the old lady of the Sheng family before he can give the minister an answer!" ”

"The old lady of the Sheng family?" Emperor Jiayou's eyes showed a little memory: "It's the Yongyi Marquis who lived in the palace for a while in the past!" ”

Wang Zhong said: "It's that old lady!" ”

"She also has a strong personality, after so many years, is she okay?" Emperor Jiayou asked with emotion, obviously Emperor Jiayou also knew about the old things of Old Lady Sheng.

"Since I returned to Tokyo, I took Sheng Liu's sister and brother with me to raise them, and I was more angry around me, and I was worried about it, and the old lady's complexion became more and more ruddy, and her body became more and more tough! Listening to Uncle Sheng, even eating more rice than before! ”

"Oh? Is it? Emperor Jiayou's eyes flickered, but his expression was calm, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"In fact, whether a person's body is strong or not is also related to the mood, if you can maintain a happy mood all day long, optimistic and cheerful, after all, it is much better than those who are depressed and self-pitying all day long."

"Doesn't Aiqing still know the art of Qihuang?" Emperor Jiayou asked.

Wang Chongdao: "When you return to the saint, you have to be taught by the first teacher, and you can only understand one or two in the way of Qihuang." ”

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A question in front of the emperor made Wang Chong's impression of Emperor Jiayou a little deeper.

Generous, benevolent, and approachable.

On this day, Wang Chong had just gotten off the palace and saw a long cypress holding a folding fan outside the palace gate, well-dressed, and standing long.

"Why is Zecheng here?" Wang Zhong immediately stepped forward and asked.

Changbai said: "Naturally it's a good thing! ”

"Didn't the old lady have news from there?" Wang Chong's eyebrows raised slightly.

Changbai said: "Grandmother said, I want to see you!" With my grandmother's temperament, since she is willing to see you, it is already eight or nine years to think about it. ”

"Then shouldn't I change my voice and call my uncle?" Wang Zhong and Changbai joked.

Changbai said: "Don't, let's wait until you pass your grandmother's level!" ”

"Then please lead the way!"

Tokyo City West, Jiei Lane, Shengzhai, Shouando.

"Old lady Jin An!"

"No need to be polite!"

Old Lady Sheng looked at Wang Chong, who was standing tall and slender in front of her, and thought of her little granddaughter who was only nine years old, and couldn't help but feel a little unreal.

"Do you know why I called you here?" Old lady Sheng said.

Wang Chong arched his hand and said: "It must be for the younger generation to marry Sheng Liu's girl!" ”

"My wife has lived most of her life, but it's the first time I've encountered such a thing, Ming girl is only nine years old now, and you're ten years old, why did you fall in love with Ming girl?"

"One is to repay the kindness of the Sheng family's uncle, the second is that the younger generation is from a humble background, and wants to have a closer relationship with the Sheng family, and the future career can be smoother, and the third is because the sixth sister's temperament is young, but it is not decisive and courageous, and the mother is filial, only these few points have been better than the vast majority of women in the world."

As he spoke, Wang Zhong raised his eyes to look at Mrs. Sheng and said seriously: "But the most important point is that the sixth sister is raised under the old lady's knees. ”

"Oh?" Old Lady Sheng's eyes were slightly condensed.

Wang Chongdao: "The younger generation of parents died early, and the elder brother has passed away for many years, and the only widow in the family is a widowed sister-in-law, but she is only rough and incisive, and her temperament is weak and indecisive.

And tonight's family industry, are held by others, but this is not a long-term solution, if you can marry the sixth sister, all the properties in the family can be handed over to your old man to take care of, and after the sixth sister becomes an adult, it can be logical to take over from your old man's hands, for my Wang family's wife, in charge of all things inside and outside the family. ”

"In that case, wouldn't it be better for you to marry a lady who is well versed in mundane affairs?" Old lady Sheng said.

Wang Zhong shook his head and said: "People's hearts are separated from the belly, the younger generation is still inexperienced, and there are not as sharp eyes as your old man, besides, how many people in the world can there be like your old man's dust-free and noble character?" Even if there is, the younger generation may not be able to meet it, if you meet someone who is different from the outside, wouldn't you push yourself into the fire pit! ”

"It is not easy for the younger generation to get to today, the sixth sister is brave and decisive, smart and alert, with your old man's character and virtue, means and ability, the sixth sister was personally raised by your side, and she will be a virtuous lady in the future."

Old Lady Sheng looked at Wang Chong, who had a sincere face, and asked, "I heard that you have a son, and now you have passed it on to your widowed sister-in-law?" ”

"There is indeed a son, who was born to the female envoy of the family after the autumn and the wine, and wanted to have a son, but my sister-in-law begged bitterly, saying that she and her brother's eldest son died early, and there was only one daughter left under her knees, so she begged me to keep the child and pass it on to my brother, so as to inherit the incense of my brother's lineage, I was raised by my brother and sister-in-law when I was young, so I answered."

"What about the child's birth mother?"

"I rewarded a hundred pieces of silver, rationed a merchant, and went to the northwest!"

"Northwest?" Old Madam Sheng nodded and didn't ask any more.

"I heard from the master, you promised him that before you got married, you would never take a concubine and have children?" Old Lady Sheng asked again.

Wang Zhong arched his hand and said: "A gentleman's word, the horse is difficult to chase!" ”

"Let's go!" Old Lady Sheng sighed and said, "In this case, you go back and pick a good day and ask a matchmaker to come to the door!" ”

"Thank you, old lady, for making it happen!" Wang Zhong bowed and bowed, and took his leave.

Seeing that Wang Zhong had left Shou'an Hall, Mrs. Sheng looked at the east for a while, and said loudly: "Okay, the people have left, you can come out!" ”

I saw a little girl wearing a lotus-colored skirt, with two small mustaches on top of her head, and delicate facial features holding her hands in front of her lower abdomen, Shi Shiran walked out.

"Grandmother!"

Old Madam Sheng stretched out her hand and pulled the little girl to her and said, "Did you hear what he said just now?" ”

"I heard you!" Minglan nodded.

"Do you know why Grandmother agreed to give you to him?" Old Lady Sheng asked.

Minglan shook her head and said calmly, "I don't know! ”

Old Lady Sheng took Minglan into her arms and said: "Hua'er and Ru'er are daughters-in-law, their family affairs, their own mother-in-law and the Wang family help to worry about it, Mo Lan's girl, your father loves her the most, Mo Lan's family affairs, I am afraid that your father has already made plans, and they all have someone to support and protect them."

It's just you, my biological mother is not favored, and now I'm recuperating in Yangzhou, I'm an old bone again, I don't know how many more years I can last.

Wang Chong's child looks good, acting upright, affectionate and righteous, at a young age, doing things quite thoroughly, from a single body, self-made, so far only a few years, he has earned such a large family business, and won the champion, so skillful, but he can still keep his heart, be cautious in words and deeds, such an excellent son, grandmother has lived for most of her life, and she has never seen a few, and she will be able to achieve a meritorious career in the future. ”

"Grandmother!" Minglan was already full of tears in her eyes.

Old Lady Sheng only hugged Minglan and comforted her softly: "Now in the city of Tokyo, those powerful families don't know how much they want to recruit him as a son-in-law and marry their daughter to him.

But he was able to remember the kindness of your father and uncle, and came to the door to ask you to marry a nine-year-old girl, such a character, has surpassed most men in the world, if he marries you in the future, he will be able to treat you well! ”

Although Minglan is only nine years old, she is very precocious, especially after experiencing the experience of her biological mother and younger brother walking in the palace of Hades, her heart is becoming more and more mature, and now she can hear her grandmother planning for herself, how to make her not moved.

"Last time in Yangzhou, if it weren't for Brother Wang Chong's righteous action, I am afraid that my granddaughter, my mother and my younger brother will have to be separated from yin and yang, saving my life, like rebuilding, my granddaughter is a cow and a horse in this life, and I can't repay it, it is an honor for my granddaughter to be able to marry Brother Wang Chong!"

Mrs. Sheng immediately ordered someone to call Sheng Hong, saying that she agreed to Wang Chong's request to marry Minglan and let Sheng Hong and his family prepare early.

Sheng Hong was overjoyed, although Wang Chongying married not his most beloved daughter, but they were all daughters, and they would have to call themselves Lao Taishan in the future, as long as the family affairs must come down, Wang Chong would be completely tied to the Sheng family's boat.

(End of chapter)