Chapter 41: Outside, Calling the Position
Princess Pingning felt that she seemed to have discovered some extraordinary news and wanted to find her son to verify it, but she forgot that she did not bring Qi Heng with her today.

Considering that there were too many noble families present today, Princess Pingning was afraid that Qi Heng would be dazzled and confused, so she did not bring Qi Heng with her. Instead, she asked Qi Heng to study at home and check his homework when he returned.

It's not just Princess Pingning who is paying attention to the Sheng family.

The many officials and their wives present had already turned their attention here.

Seeing the Sheng family's entourage, led by Yang Wenyuan, walk into the Yang family's tent, the ladies all showed incredible expressions on their faces.

Did we read that correctly?

Is this really the family of a minor official of the fifth rank, rather than a royal relative?
……

Yang Yuqing is a direct descendant of the Yang family and a new upstart in the army. His status is among the top among many nobles, so the tent of his family is very spacious, about the same size as the tent of the marquis' mansion, so it is more than enough to accommodate the Sheng family.

Yang Wenyuan led the Sheng family into the tent.

He let Wang Ruofu sit at the top, and he sat beside her to introduce her to the various rules and precautions of the polo club.

After the introduction, Yang Wenyuan felt a little dry in the mouth, so he picked up some tea to moisten his throat, but accidentally caught a glimpse of Changbai looking at him eagerly.

He looked as if he wanted to say something but was hesitant.

Fortunately, the scene was not lively yet and he had no chance to talk to Hualan in private. Yang Wenyuan thought about it and decided to help his brother-in-law.

So Yang Wenyuan took the initiative to speak to Wang Ruofu: "Madam, when I came here just now, I met Liang Liulang from the Earl of Yongchang's Mansion. It seems that he has something to tell me..."

Wang Ruofu nodded with a smile on her face.

"We are sorry for bothering you, Wenyuan. Since you still have something to do, just go by yourself."

What she said was correct, but when it came out of Wang Ruofu's mouth, Yang Wenyuan felt it sounded a little strange.

If Yang Wenyuan didn't know Wang Ruofu's upright character and temper clearly, he would have suspected that Wang Ruofu was being sarcastic and complaining about his poor hospitality.

Yang Wenyuan nodded, then turned to look at Changbai and said, "Liang Liulang is not much older than Changbai and I. We are all the same age. Why don't I take Changbai with me? We should always make some friends when we go out."

Changbai didn't say anything, but Wang Ruofu was ecstatic, the smile on her face became even bigger, and she nodded quickly.

"Take it, take it! Isn't the purpose of coming out here to make friends?"

Taking Changbai out of the tent and taking a detour to a deserted place, Yang Wenyuan stopped and turned to look at Changbai.

"Young Marquis, why did you stop here? Are you waiting for the sixth son of the Liang family?"

Yang Wenyuan looked at Changbai with a teasing expression.

"Just now you begged me to take you out, don't you know whether you should wait here for Liang Liulang?"

Yang Wenyuan continued, "Also, didn't I tell you a long time ago that we are not much different in age and are classmates? From now on, you don't have to call me Young Marquis. Just call me Wenyuan."

Anyway, it won't be long before I have to change my tune.

Changbai, you should address him by his title when you are outside, call him brother-in-law!
Changbai nodded obediently.

"Wenyuan."

Only then did Yang Wenyuan feel satisfied.

"That's right. Gu Tingye and I are good friends, and Gu Tingye is your friend. Isn't that equivalent to you and I being friends? Not to mention that we are classmates."

Putting his arm on Changbai's shoulder, Yang Wenyuan asked, "Tell me, what do you want from me?"

"Wenyuan, you know me."

Changbai looked embarrassed. "I have never liked this kind of scene. I just like to study at home. I don't know how to play polo and I don't like it. Today's polo meeting..."

Yang Wenyuan finally understood. It turned out that he didn't know how to play polo and was afraid of losing face when he played.

"Changbai, relax. For some reason, Madam Wu forbade everyone to play polo today. Only cuju and pot throwing are allowed. You don't have to worry about those activities, as they are not like polo where you can be invited to play."

Changbai finally felt relieved and breathed a long sigh of relief.

"I see. Thank you for your help, Madam Wu."

As the two were talking, a figure suddenly appeared from behind, scaring Yang Wenyuan and Changbai.

"Yang Wenyuan, why did you hide in such a remote place? It took me so long to find you!"

Yang Wenyuan looked back and found that it was an acquaintance.

Also one of the unlucky people who caught a cold last year was Rong Xian, the son of the Marquis of Fuchang and the younger brother of Concubine Rong.

As the emperor's most favored concubine, Rong Fei and her family were also blessed with the emperor's grace and were granted the title of marquis.

Although it is not hereditary, it is a great blessing for the Rong family, whose ancestors have been bricklayers for generations.

However, the high-ranking officials and nobles in Bianliang were not enthusiastic about this new upstart in the court. Most of them just watched coldly, as if they had watched him build a tall building and then watch it collapse.

Firstly, the Rong family was born into a humble family, a family of clay and bricklayers passed down from generation to generation.

Both civil servants and military officers attached great importance to family background.

The Rong family is not a noble family with a long history of scholarship. Even if they are a farming and reading family, or a family of military generals and officials, they are still a family of bricklayers with no foundation.

Even if such a family gains temporary favor thanks to their daughter, the younger generations in the family do not have the ability to continue the favor, and everything they have now is nothing but a castle in the air.

Second, the current emperor is old and his time is running out.

If the Guan family was still young and strong and had many good years to live, the Rong family would not be in its current state.

So even though the Rong family is very powerful in the court, other people are only respectful to the Rong family on the surface. In private, they despise the Rong family for their poor background and lack of background, and look down on the Rong family.

Death is like a lamp going out.

The successor will not be biased towards the Rong family.

Not to mention the favor, it is not even certain whether the title can be kept.

The parents' attitudes directly influenced the children of nobles below them.

Everyone isolated Rong Xian, who suddenly broke into the circle, and did not treat him as one of their own.

This can be seen from the fact that Rong Xian came to this remote corner specifically to find Yang Wenyuan.

If Rong Xian had not really had any good friends, how could he have searched everywhere for Yang Wenyuan and found this place?

During this period, Yang Wenyuan had no prejudice against the Rong family.

Although there is a high probability that the Rong family will decline in the future, their current prosperity is real!
It's definitely not possible to be sworn brothers, but being drinking buddies is the best!

As for the original timeline, the Rong family would rebel in the future.

If Prince Yong had not considered himself to have a huge advantage and did not take the Rong family seriously, and had not forcibly destroyed Rong Feiyan's innocence and forced her to death for the sake of his daughter's marriage, the question of whether the Rong family would have rebelled is still worth discussing.

After all, it was because of the Rong Feiyan incident that the Rong family saw Prince Yong’s extremely bad attitude towards their family, and Prince Yong often declared that the Rong family was a "common people".

All signs indicate that Prince Yong's ascension to the throne would do more harm than good to the Rong family.

(End of this chapter)