At night, because Gongsun Su had reached an agreement with Sheng Lanci, to celebrate, he held a small banquet.
Because Sheng Lanci didn’t want his daughter to show up in the pirates’ lair, none of the girls appeared in the banquet. But Xu Baomo was invited.
Young Lord Xu was smiling when he seated himself. Being properly reserved and friendly, he demonstrated all the manners necessary for a refined Childe from an affluent family. However!
When he saw the large bowl of clams which placed expressly in front of him, Xu Baomo’s only thought was: how many rewards were offered… for Gongsun Su’s head?
What was worse, Sheng Lanci, not informed of the whole thing or deliberate to cut down the man who was wooing his daughter, took up his cup, had a sip, stroked his beard and said with a grin, “Nephew, I don’t know that you like eating clams. Why didn’t you tell us when you were at Sheng Family? Though it wasn’t as convenient as Daimao Island
Hearing that, Sheng Lanci was dazed. Instead of answering her question, he asked, “Why do you ask such a question? Did someone tell you something?”“When we were on the ship, he talked as if he weren’t your son.” Sheng Weiqiao pouted. Because recently, she was committed to telling on Sheng Shuihe, but Sheng Lanci always covered for him. At the moment, she feared that Sheng Lanci figured she was telling on him again. So, she hurried to explain, “When he talked about you, he always said ‘your father’. In your view, if he were your son, why did he call you that way?”“And then?” Sheng Lanci’s voice was gentle, while his eyes turned dark, and he asked lovingly, “Did you ask him why he called me this way?”Sheng Weiqiao groaned, “I did! He said that he wouldn’t be a child of Sheng Family anymore! So, is he your son or not? If not, why did you bring him back and said that he was my brother?”“Surely, he is your brother.” Sheng Lanci blin
“This time, even the wife of the official could no longer protect her son. She acted in haste and tried to save the boy’s life before her husband hurt him. She ordered her confidant to take her son out of the foster home and let him go south. In the meantime, she sent a letter to me explaining everything, and implored me to show mercy for the boy even if I didn’t take him back to Sheng Family.”Sheng Weiqiao was confused, “It’s said that he was abandoned when he was five or six years old. This happened 11 or 12 years ago. Why did you wait till this year to take him in?”“Oh, silly girl, you were just born at that time. I was busy taking care of you and your mother every day. How would I have time to read letters?” Sheng Lanci let out a sign, “Paperwork mounted on my desk, and I waited till your mother recovered from the childbirth to take care of those letters. Several months passed by the time I read the letter! I didn’t believe it at first and dispatched
Sheng Lanci hoped to sow discord among the siblings, but it did not work. Sheng Weiqiao said brusquely, “I was never kind to him! All I did was to drive him away from our family. It was very generous of him to save me on the sea. What else could I expect from him? If I were him, I would let him die in the hands of Young Master Han!”Trembling in fear, Sheng Lanci tried to correct her thought, “Sweetheart, why would you think like that? You are my legitimate child, and he is a bastard. We’ve only taken him in for your future benefits. It was his duty to save you!”It was a good thing for her daughter to be considerate, but it did not make Sheng Lanci happy seeing her showing consideration for others!“Father, do you think I’m three years old?” Sheng Weiqiao said angrily, but in the meantime, she found what her father said was a bit ridiculous, “He was indeed your son, but over the years you have never cared whether he lived or died. Even if he m
“Miss, you shouldn’t be so laborious!” Looking at the pot, which was bigger than that of yesterday, the three people who were ordered to come by Sheng Shuihe had a gloomy feeling. Zheng Sen quickly grabbed the pot, hoping to smash it when seizing an opportunity. He pretended to care for her, “Are people in the kitchen wastes? Can’t believe they made Miss cook again!”Gongsun Xi said with a simper, “Yes! How honorable Miss Sheng is! We even felt flattered when Miss cooked for our chief yesterday. How can we trouble you again today?”Sheng Weiqiao wiped the sweat on her forehead with a handkerchief and said happily, “I have planned to ask the cook to make it today. I could have just watched aside. Since you liked my soup, if I let the cook make it, you would be disappointed. Therefore, I got up early to make the soup! By the way, my dad also helped me!”She felt a sense of accomplishment. Growing up, she had received many compliments, mostly beca
Considering quickly, Sheng Lanci just took the porcelain bowl and drank it with sleeves covering his head. Then, he forced a smile, “Good boy, just stand up….”Before Sheng Lanci finished his words, Sheng Shuihe grabbed the empty bowl from his hand and called Gongsun Xi to come and fill it, “For this bowl of soup, I wish you and mother last forever and be healthy forever!”Sheng Lanci’s face went pale, and he drained it again.Sheng Shuihe gave him a bowl of soup again, “Father, I hope you have a long life, and everything goes well for you!”Repressing the urge to kill him, Sheng Lanci drank the third bowl of soup with hands trembling. At this time, after drinking, he immediately hid the bowl behind him for fear of Sheng Shuihe’s taking again. He raised his hand and held Sheng Shuihe’s shoulder, with a kind face but fierce expressions in eyes, saying, “You haven’t healed yet. Don’t get off the bed. Go back in bed, or you will catch
Because firstly, Xu Baomo needed to hide him from Gongsun Yingjiang. Secondly, he was curious about Daimao Island, and he often wandered around since he was on the island, he didn’t always cling to Sheng Weiqiao.However, he always kept the goal in mind, which was to turn Sheng Weiqiao into “Madam Xu”, so basically, he would walk around in front of Sheng Weiqiao every day.But counting the time, Sheng Weiqiao hadn’t seen him for four or five days!She couldn’t help worrying about whether something happened to Xu Baomo. Fortunately, the result was that Sheng Lanci had arranged him to go back ashore to contact the sailors of the imperial court.Sheng Lanci explained to his daughter in this way, “My good Nephew Xu treats you like he is your elder brother, so how can father not give him a reward? The sailors of the imperial court went to the sea this time because they had taken our family’s money. Now no one in Sheng Family was in the
“Freeman, do you remember the body of the guard?” Gongsun Su explained, “If the body hadn’t been discovered and reported to Yamen, you wouldn’t have learned so soon that your family members who went for an outing got into trouble, let alone call your daughter and others back from Lingxi Mountain. Am I right?”Sheng Lanci nodded gloomily.“In the troop that Han Family sent to the land, there was our spy. The body was a cue he left for Yamen. It was aimed to stop your daughter and her companions from going to Lingxi Mountain.” Pity flashed through Gongsun Su’s eyes, which was not for Shen Jiuniang or Sheng Weirao, but for the spy, “Because after finding that they kidnapped the wrong person, Han Family decided to move on to Lingxi Mountain and to ambush them there. I hope you could understand, the spy loyal to us the family of Gongsun would never want to see your daughter caught by Han Family! But at the moment, the master of Han Family was unbelieving and sly
Initially, Sheng Weiqiao didn’t believe their words. After asking Sheng Lanci, she got to know that it was true. Surprised, she pulled Sheng Lanci into the cabin and whispered, “Father, the two are both wanted by Yamen with an award! If we bring them back home, will it cause trouble for the whole Sheng Family?”“Sweetheart, you’ve definitely grown up! Now you know to consider the whole family!” Habitually, Sheng Lanci praised her, and then he explained, “Your niece has been raised up on the island, and the generic pirates don’t even have a chance to see her. If she changes her name after going to the land, who will recognize her? As for Gongsun Xi, he has been serving your brother since young. Your brother hardly shows up in public, so people don’t know him very well, either.”But still, to bring the two back to Sheng Family was risky. Sheng Lanci lowered his voice, “It was your brother who insisted on bringing Gongsun Xi with us. Haven’t you said before? S