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.
Last year, the junior members from the Sheng Family, the Xu Family, and the Ao Family were on the same boat to go to the north. They had planned to go to Chang'an. However, the members from the Ao Family got off the ship in Jiangnan for multiple reasons. Ao Luanxiao had stayed in a small yard owned by the Sheng Family for some days before returning to Nanfeng County with his sister.The Ao Family lived in Lin County under the governance of Nanfeng County. At that time, Ao Luanxiao thought his sister intended to ruin the relationship between Xu Baomo and Sheng Weiqiao. Feeling shameful, he made an excuse for being in poor health to return to Lin County directly without passing by the county. And then he blurted out the truth in his imagination to his seniors.His grandfather cared about the honor of his family very much. In the beginning, he didn't want his granddaughter to join the crowd, let alone her involvement in the love affair with other people
It was too late to give a banquet that day because Madam Feng gave birth near the evening. Therefore, Sheng Lanci led a group of chief stewards to make preparations into the middle of the night. Early the next morning, the Sheng Family finally sent out the invitation and prepared for the banquet.Lin County was not so far away from Nanfeng County. Actually, it wouldn't take a long time to be there.But Senior Master Ao knew that Senior Master Sheng valued Madam Feng. He prepared a generous gift for congratulation. So they didn't speed up lest the valuables were broken due to the bump of the carriage.Senior Master Sheng and Old Madam Ming were still in Chang'an. To show their respect to Senior Master Ao, almost all the members of the Sheng Family came to welcome the Ao Family except Madam Feng, who was resting after taking birth.In that case, Sheng Weiqiao had to walk and chat with Ao Luanjing, although they were disgusted