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Chapter 72 "Handle" Sheng Hong

When the court was dismissed, the officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty all looked at Sheng Hong, who suddenly appeared, as if he were a fool.

As a civil servant who had just been promoted, Sheng Hong did not belong to any small interest group, which made him feel a little excluded.

As for the class of military officers and nobles, they have no connection with Sheng Hong. Even his future in-laws, the Yuan family, have no interest in making friends with him.

Sheng Hong didn't seem to care at all about other people's cold attitude towards him. Instead, he smiled freely.

"Master Yuan, I heard that Sheng Hong is your relative of the Yuan family?" Duke Yingguo asked with a smile when he passed by Earl Zhongqin as he was leaving court.

"Yes! Duke of England!
The eldest daughter of the Sheng family is engaged to my second son!

And they will be getting married soon!"

"Haha, if that's the case, why didn't you come forward to greet Lord Sheng?"

"Haha, Duke, my relative is a civil servant, so it's not easy to get too close to him!"

"Haha, Uncle Yuan, you are quite a reckless relative!
On the first day of court, he dared to confront Han Da Xianggong directly. This prince really admires him! "

Looking at the back of the Duke of England as he left, thinking about what he had just said, Uncle Yuan kept wiping the cold sweat from his head.

I always thought that my cheap relative-in-law was a new scholarly family.

Sheng Hong was known for his steadiness as an official. No one expected that he would be so reckless as soon as he entered Tokyo City.

Thinking of the huge interest group behind Han Da Xianggong, Lord Yuan was really worried about the small physique of his cheap relative Sheng Hong, and he was even more worried about the impact on himself and the entire Yuan family.

Earl Yuan, the Earl of Zhongqin, returned to the Earl of Zhongqin's mansion with a worried look on his face. The Countess saw her Earl Yuan's worried look and asked in confusion while helping him take off his official uniform, "Earl, what happened?
Did something big happen in the court today?"

"Hey! Something big happened!
Madam, the relative you found for your second son, Yuan Wenshao, turned out to be a reckless man.

Today was my first time attending court, and I actually contradicted Han Da Xianggong! "

"Ah? How could this be?

The Sheng family is just a small family!

Where does such courage come from? "The Earl's wife also widened her eyes in shock.

“Although our Earl of Zhongqin, Yuan’s family, belongs to a lineage of military officers and nobles.

You don't have to worry about the moods of civil officials to get by.

But we can't make enemies with civil officials for no reason!"

"Ah? Master, are you worried that the Sheng family is too reckless and will affect our Earl Zhongqin Mansion?"

"Madam, what do you think?" Uncle Zhongqin looked at the lady in front of him with displeasure.

"Well, my Lord, there is really no suitable family in Tokyo Prefecture willing to marry my son Wen Shao.

This is why they had no choice but to choose the small Sheng family!
How could I have known that Sheng Hong would be so reckless!"

"Humph! You're feeling wronged!

If you weren't known for being jealous and difficult, would the people in Tokyo Prefecture dislike Wen Shao so much?"

"Then what should we do?"

"Madam, hurry up and think of a way to break up this engagement!"

“This is difficult!
After all, the two families have already made the offer!
Without a proper reason, I would really offend the Sheng family for no reason!"

"Humph! Women's opinions!
What is the Sheng family?
Everything is for the consideration of our Earl of Zhongqin Mansion. There is no need to worry about small families like the Sheng family! "Yes! Lord! I will go down and arrange it now!"

Sheng Hong returned to the Sheng family after leaving the court without any unusual behavior. With the help of the eldest lady Wang Ruofu, he took off his cumbersome official uniform and put on casual clothes.

"Sir, how do you feel about attending court for the first time today?"

"Not bad! There are quite a lot of people here!"

"Haha, the official is just joking!

If there weren't many people, it wouldn't be considered a grand court meeting!"

"Oh, sir, the servants just reported that Zhuang Xueji has arrived at the Sheng residence!

I have already arranged for Zhuang Xuejiu to stay in the private school in the outer courtyard!"

"Yes! Madam has made very good arrangements! I am relieved, sir!"

Sheng Hong renovated the Sheng family private school in advance. The school was divided into two parts, and a screen was placed in the middle to show the difference between boys and girls.

Because Sheng Hong knew that Zhuang Xuejiu was a great scholar and was very famous in Tokyo Prefecture, there would definitely be many children of officials coming to the Sheng family to study. In order to avoid trouble, it was necessary to make some preparations and arrangements.

Sheng Hong's speech in the court was truly earth-shattering. Everyone was surprised at his recklessness.

When the dignitaries in Tokyo heard that the famous Confucian scholar Zhuang Xuejiu came to teach at the Sheng family's private school, they were all surprised and wanted to send their children to study at the Sheng family.

However, Sheng Hong's behavior in the court completely angered Han Da Xianggong. These dignitaries were best at flattering the powerful and bullying the weak, so they were still watching and hesitating.

In this delicate situation, the Sheng family opened the "Sheng's Bookstore" in Tokyo Prefecture, as low-key as ever.

Although "Sheng's Bookstore" is very low-key, the students in Tokyo were still shocked and sensationalized by the sudden appearance of such an elegant holy place in Tokyo Prefecture.

The old lady didn't care about Sheng Hong's behavior in the court. She had just finished the "Sheng's Bookstore" in Tokyo Prefecture and asked Sheng Wei to start opening new stores in other prefectures.

After summarizing the experience of opening the "Sheng's Bookstore" in Yangzhou and Tokyo Prefecture, the old lady trained many Sheng family children and managers in advance, and sent them to various places to be responsible for the operation of the "Sheng's Bookstore".

Because "Sheng's Bookstore" was a non-profit store, it only surprised the dignitaries of Tokyo Prefecture for a moment and then they no longer paid attention to it.

It is true that the situation in Tokyo Prefecture is changing rapidly now, and they really don't care about the Sheng family's "petty quarrels".

Tokyo Prefecture, Duke of Qi's Mansion.

"Mother, I heard that the famous scholar Zhuang from Tokyo Prefecture is currently studying at the Sheng family's private school!

So I want to go to the Sheng family to study!" Young Master Qi Heng looked at his mother, Princess Pingning.

"Yuan Ruo, it's good that you like reading!

But Sheng Hong from the Sheng family is a reckless person.

It's not appropriate for you to study at the Sheng family!" Princess Pingning looked at her son Qi Heng with some concern.

"Mother, I am only going to the Sheng family to study with Master Zhuang, and I will not interfere in the affairs of the court!

So, mother can rest assured!" Young Master Qi Heng said disapprovingly.

Hearing her son Qi Heng's words, Princess Pingning looked troubled. Seeing this, Duke Qi beside her hurriedly persuaded her, "Princess, what Yuan Ruo said makes sense!
I'm just studying, what does it have to do with the officials in the court!"

"That's right! In that case, Yuan Ruo, you can go!
Mother will definitely prepare a generous gift for you as your apprentice!
Remember, don't have too much contact with the Sheng family! "Princess Pingning thought for a while, then nodded helplessly and agreed.

"Thank you, mother! Thank you, father! Yuanruo will remember it!" Young Master Qi, Qi Heng, showed a happy expression.

(End of this chapter)