Madam Feng ordered immediately, "Lead him in quickly! How can you keep him waiting outside the door in such hot weather?"
Then, she checked her appearance and said to Sheng Weiqiao in a low voice, "He probably came here for Sheng Weirao."
At that time, Senior Master Sheng persisted in letting the second branch move out of Sheng Family while Madam Bai died. The children of the second branch had to reduce social communication when they were in mourning for Madam Bai. So they had rarely visited Sheng’s mansion since then.
Especially, Sheng Weirao and Sheng Weixing, Madam Bai's biological children, had rarely come to pay a visit after finishing the mourning. It was not because that they hated the eldest branch, the third branch, or Senior Master Sheng. The only reason was that Sheng Weirao violently quarreled with Old Madam Ming because of her mother's death.
Luckily, Old Madam Ming was magnanimous. She didn't be angry about her
County Chief Luo was scared by Rong Shuihe's question, thinking, "Is Rong Shuihe forcing me to support Gaomi King?"But he thought, "If officials in Chang'an had known the fight between Nanfeng County and Sea Master Pan and Sea Master Han in Daimao Island three years ago, I would have been punished because of the lack of management. But as a pirate before, Rong Shuihe will get punishment as well.""The Meng Family will think that the Gongsun Family invades the Daimao Island under the support of the Gaomi King Family. So that is why the army of Nanfeng County fails to defeat the pirates, and no one dares to resist the Gongsun Family."After thinking for a while, County Chief Luo said with hesitation, "The dispatch of the navy is very costly. So there are only a few patrol boats these days because the government has limited funds in recent years. In addition, we didn't receive any such kind of report recently. So I have no idea."
Rong Shuihe didn't talk with County Chief Luo anymore, and they started another round of chess after Li Shengxu woke up from his nap.They joined the three officials from the other carriages after their arrival at Lingxi Mountain and started their tour.Lingxi Mountain, being blessed with picturesque scenery, was a bustling tourist attraction all year round.But as a hospitable host, County Chief Luo had blocked this mountain today and had made it exclusively available to the privileged visitors of the county, the Prince and the Marquis, for the sake of their safety.It was difficult to determine whether this chief abused his power, but they got to enjoy a rather serene sight indeed.The warm climate of Nanfeng County endowed it with abundant verdure throughout the year, which composed the landscape that amused the visitors as they chatted and strolled.They spent their night at the villa located on
Rong Shuihe nodded, "Beijiang is certainly the most important battlefield of the fight for military power, or Gaomi King and the Meng Family wouldn't have had their henchmen struggle there for years. Though I haven't got someone as capable as Chongxin Count in the army there, I benefited from some connections of my teacher.""I never suspect your competence." Gongsun Su furrowed his brows, "But the fact is that Gaomi King and the Meng Family have begun their struggle for power in Beijiang since General Zhou's decease!""It was precisely twenty-odd years ago. But you haven't been to Beijiang so far. I fear that..."He debated with himself for a moment and murmured, "Senior Master Sheng might lend support to you after you marry his granddaughter Princess Kangzhao. He used to be a trusted deputy to General Zhou. But frankly speaking, many of Senior Master Sheng's connections are likely to have left the army since his retirement years ago. B
While Rong Shuihe was planning for some great things under the banner of sightseeing, Sheng Weiqiao had visited the Feng Mansion and the Xuanyu Mansion successively.As Madam Feng was about to give birth, her body got heavy, and others did not dare to let her go out. Besides, Sheng Lanci was fully occupied handling both the internal and external affairs. Therefore, Sheng Weiqiao went to her grandparents' house and her aunt's house alone.Considering that she had used the trump card of the Feng Family, Sheng Weiqiao could not help feeling guilty in front of her grandparents.Senior Master Feng also mentioned this. He said, "Weiqiao, you should not have done so. I do not mean that you should not use that relationship. I mean to say, you know that the Feng Family has such a relationship with Noble Consort Shu and Consort Shu. Therefore, when you just arrived at Chang'an, you should have asked your servant to send some generous gifts and men
Ruoliu recognized Sheng Weiqiao's displeasure in her voice. Therefore, she was a little nervous and didn’t dare to sit down. She said with folded arms, "Your Highness, I didn’t dare to make the decision by myself and was afraid of blocking Sixth Childe's study. Otherwise, I would not have dared to come to bother Madam Feng. However, the matter is so..."She looked helpless, taking a peep at Madam Feng.Madam Feng then said knowingly, "You can sit down. After all, Weiqiao is your junior, and you see her grow up. Why are you so overcautious?"Then, she said to Sheng Weiqiao a little crossly, "It was me who told your third aunt that I would handle this affair. But see, you seem to come here as the master of our family, don't you?"Though Madam Feng said that, she was happy that her daughter could stand up for her. Therefore, she only said a few words to save Ruoliu from embarrassment. Then, she talked about the matter. In fact,
After a moment of discussion, members of the Bai Family soon decided to follow Bai He's suggestion that they should urge Sheng Lanling to go to Chang'an and make trouble for Sheng Weirao.Undoubtedly, if Bai Family was found out, Sheng Family would not let Bai Family off. But compared with going to Chang'an in person, urging Sheng Lanling to go to Chang'an was a safer way.Besides, Sheng Lanling was not a woman of high intelligence. Firstly, she failed to get established in Sang Family and then dejectedly ran back home for help. Secondly, in the circumstances, she should have given offense to Sheng Lanci couple, who were in charge of Sheng Family's affairs. Well, it was not surprising that such a brainless woman would do something totally incomprehensible. As long as members of Bai Family hid their identity and removed their traces, they might make her a scapegoat and detach themselves from the affair.After all, there were fifty thousan
Unexpectedly, instead of showing disappointment or objection, Rong Shuihe just said submissively, "Dad, you are right! Sweetie is such a good girl that nobody will be willing to part with her."Seeing that, not only Sheng Lanci and Li Shengxu but also Sheng Lanzi was stunned. They thought to themselves, "Are you, who came here in person, indeed going to give up marrying her?""Or, do you love her so dearly that you are willing to settle in Nanfeng County and never go back to Chang'an?"Unexpectedly, Rong Shuihe paused for a moment and then said with a more respectful look, "Dad, when we met with Uncle Tu, he once expressed how greatly he missed you. He repeatedly sighed and said that if you had not resigned from your official post, you and he must have been holding each other's arms and traveling around Chang'an... Well, grandpa and grandma, who are old in age but young in spirit, have frequently attended banquets and had a lot of fun. T
Hang Hengfang was a well-known doctor in the county. The treatment of Madam Feng's body conducted by him finally paid off.Before noon, Madam Feng was about to give birth. In less than four hours, she was sent to the delivery room and delivered. Having heard the baby's cry, Old Madam Zhan was the first one who wept tears of joy when she waited outside the room. At the same time, the midwife could not wait to tell the good news that Madam Feng had a son.Madam Le and Madam Wu also cried happy tears with their mother-in-law. Senior Master Feng, who had always been self-composed, could not help but turn around and wipe tears in secret. Sheng Lanci was a good man, and he loved his wife and daughter very much even though Madam Feng had no son in the past. However, as Madam Feng's father, Senior Master Feng could only heave a sigh of relief after his daughter finally gave birth to a son, as it was of great significance to have a male heir in the family.