Chapter 17 Sheng Hong: You should pretend
Wang Ruofu and Liu's mother walked together.

While patrolling the house, he was talking.

"Madam, in a few days, Master Zhuang will arrive in Bianjing. We must hurry up and let our brother review his lessons."

Mother Liu helped Wang Ruofu sit down and continued:

"This time, even the young master of Duke Qi's residence is coming to study in our residence. This is truly a great fortune. In the future, our brother and the young master will be classmates."

A smug smile appeared on Wang Ruofu's face, and she was obviously very proud to have the young master of the Duke of Qi come to her home to study.

"Speaking of studying, Changbai had started playing with the second brother of the Gu family at some point, and he said he wanted him to come to his house to study.

I was worried about that. Although the child is from a good family, he doesn't look good. He might bring trouble to our head master Bai. Fortunately, he went to study at Bailu Academy and said he would not come. I am relieved now."

On the straight corridor of the house.

Sheng Hong was talking to Old Madam Sheng.

"Hua'er has to study, but she shouldn't go tomorrow. She is the youngest in the family and she can't get up in the morning."

Old Madam Sheng glanced at Sheng Hong and spoke a little louder.

"Let her go to school. First, she will have something to do and won't have to bother an old woman like me all day. Second, she should understand some principles and become a clear-headed person in the future."

Just then, a servant came to report.

"My Lord, the young marquis is here."

Sheng Hong was a little surprised when he heard this, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Tell him to go to the front hall, I'll be there later."

Sheng Hong turned and looked at Old Madam Sheng.

"Mother, why did this young marquis suddenly come to visit?"

"Why don't you know? You came here for my Hua'er."

Old Madam Sheng didn't show any good expression, but still said:

"The Yang family boy is very studious. I heard that he has been studying at another family recently. Now that Master Zhuang is coming, you might as well talk to him and see if he is willing to come to study at home. Anyway, the young master has come, so he doesn't need another one."

After listening to this, Sheng Hong nodded several times and felt that what Mrs. Sheng said was very right.

Since the young master has come, it is natural that Yang Wenyuan, the future son-in-law, can come as well.

"I know, I'll go and get him later."

……

lobby.

Yang Wenyuan was sitting at the bottom.

After a while, Sheng Hong came out from the backyard and warmly invited Yang Wenyuan to sit down.

"My dear nephew, why are you here today?"

At this moment, Yang Wenyuan suddenly realized a problem.

I don’t seem to have a courtesy name?

According to the original plan of the old Pingyang Marquis and his wife, they were going to wait until Yang Wenyuan was crowned before getting married, but in the end they didn't have time.

Gu Tingye now has a courtesy name because his mother, Mrs. Bai, had been ill for a long time and knew that she would not live long, so she gave him the courtesy name Zhonghuai early on.

then what do I do?
Most of the characters used by ancient people were given by their respected predecessors, teachers or elders.

Now that my elders have passed away, it seems I can only ask someone of status to take it away in the future.

This is also a good way to build closer relationships.

Yang Wenyuan thought about it, but quickly came to his senses and answered Sheng Hong's question.

"I heard that the Sheng family has come to Beijing. I thought that your family might have some inconveniences since you have just arrived. The maid in charge of purchasing is not familiar with the situation, so I found an old lady who is familiar with the surrounding area and asked her to wait here."

This was naturally Yang Wenyuan's excuse.

The Sheng family's old house in Bian Jing has been there for so many years, so there must be maids left behind to look after the house, so there is naturally no need for Yang Wenyuan to bring anyone over from home.

But if you suddenly visit someone's home, you always have to find a reasonable reason.

Borrowing the elderly in the family is a good excuse, and it also indirectly shows Yang Wenyuan's attitude of being close to the Sheng family, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

As expected, Sheng Hong showed a pleased expression on his face, and then shook his head slightly. "Thank you for your kindness, nephew, but I also have a few maids who are familiar with the surroundings, so it is not necessary."

"I heard that my nephew is studying these days?"

Sheng Hong suddenly asked.

When Yang Wenyuan saw Sheng Hong bringing the topic here, he realized that the matter of admission to the Sheng family private school was almost settled, and he nodded in agreement.

"Yes, there were too few peers in my family, and there were no good famous teachers, so I went to study in another family."

"Well, that's true."

Sheng Hong nodded modestly, "If you want to study nowadays, you need a good teacher to teach you. It was by chance that my family was able to invite Zhuang Xuejiu to teach at home."

Yang Wenyuan: I am trying my best to perform and cooperate with you.

"Mr. Zhuang, is he the famous and highly respected Mr. Zhuang in Bianjing?"

Yang Wenyuan was incredulous. "I heard that this Zhuang scholar is a very good teacher, but he doesn't teach easily. I heard that people from the Duke's Mansion have invited him several times but to no avail. How can my uncle invite him to teach?"

"Ha ha!"

Sheng Hong was obviously very proud of this incident and laughed out loud, "It just happened to be the right time!"

"I once saved an old lady named An from being wrongfully imprisoned. Who would have thought that her son was the great scholar Zhuang Xuejiu? When he heard that my child wanted to study, he returned the favor and promised to come to my house to teach. He will be here soon."

Yang Wenyuan also gasped in amazement.

"It's really true that there is no coincidence in the world!"

Sheng Hong had a fake look of annoyance on his face and shook his head slightly.

"I originally wanted to teach only my children, but who would have thought that Duke Qi's Mansion got the news that Master Zhuang was coming and wanted to send the young master to study as well."

Sheng Hong sighed softly, "I think the young master is handsome and well-mannered, and should be a good candidate for study, so I reluctantly accepted the offer."

Yang Wenyuan: You are really good at pretending!
You definitely can't say that.

Yang Wenyuan pretended to be hesitant and said slowly:
"My nephew has also been studying recently. He knows how great Zhuang Xueji is and has admired him for a long time. I wonder if this is convenient for you..."

"no problem!"

Sheng Hong waved his hand and agreed directly.

"My dear nephew, you have helped my Huaer by rejecting the marriage proposal with the Yuan family, thus preventing Huaer from falling into a bad situation. You have done me a great favor. Isn't my dear nephew studying the scriptures of the saints? Why don't you come to my house directly?"

Only then did Yang Wenyuan show a genuine look of joy on his face, and he quickly stood up to express his gratitude.

"Thank you, uncle!"

The backyard of the Sheng family.

Shou'an Hall.

Hualan was lowering her head and teaching little Minglan how to read and write.

The winter sun shines through the window onto Hualan's face.

Her beautiful hair is tied up and falls like a waterfall, and her gentle face looks so soft and beautiful under the faint light and shadow.

"Big sister, how do you think I wrote the word 'Xun'?"

Hua Lan picked up the handwriting and examined it for a while, then nodded slightly, saying meaningfully, "It's well written, much better than what someone else wrote."

"Someone? Big sister, are you talking about the young marquis?"

Hualan rolled her eyes at Xiao Minglan and said unhappily:
"I didn't tell you, how do you know?"

Little Minglan giggled, "Big sister, you didn't say it, but your face said it clearly."

Now that she has been with Hualan for a long time, little Minglan knows that Hualan is a generous person and treats her well, so she dares to joke around.

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