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Chapter 73 Yuan Mansion Cancels Engagement

Sheng Hong sat in Shou'an Hall with a frosty face. The old lady beside him was also angry and silent. The servants also knew about the master's indignation, so they all held their breath at the same time.

The entire Shou'an Hall was in a depressing atmosphere, with only the eldest lady Wang Ruofu crying and roaring.

"Sir, you told me that the second son of the Yuan family was a perfect person.

But he was so rude when he proposed, and our Sheng family endured it!
Now the Yuan family suddenly cancels the engagement!
The Yuan family is too shameless. Your Excellency cannot swallow this insult!"

"enough!
In the eyes of the Earl of Zhongqin, our Sheng family is just a small family.

They don't take it seriously at all!

What's the point of the lady crying and making a fuss?"

"Mother, is this the end of it?"

"Madam, our Sheng family is not strong enough. We can't bear this humiliation. What else can we do?"

"Mother, this is all my son's fault!
We shouldn't have married into the Earl of Zhongqin's Mansion in the first place!

Otherwise, our Huaer wouldn't have been subjected to such humiliation!" Sheng Hong apologized with a look of regret on his face.

"Master, it's better if this marriage doesn't happen!
The Earl of Zhongqin's Mansion is definitely not a peaceful place.

If Hua'er really married into the Earl of Zhongqin's mansion, I wonder how much more grievances she would have to endure!"

Sheng Hong was really very angry, but because of his lack of strength, he could only swallow his anger temporarily.

This feeling of frustration made people very uncomfortable. In order to relax, Sheng Hong came to the "Sheng's Bookstore".

Seeing the quiet and orderly reading environment, Sheng Hong felt much more comfortable. He picked up a book from the bookshelf and sat aside to read quietly.

This atmosphere, which was infinitely close to that of a library in later generations, made Sheng Hong feel very comfortable, and made him feel as if he was no longer a time traveler.

Sheng Hong, who was immersed in reading, did not notice that the room around him was soon filled with students. After he came to his senses, he looked up and saw that there were so many students in the library. Sheng Hong smiled silently.

"Brother, are you also taking part in this imperial examination?" A student next to him looked at Sheng Hong and suddenly smiled and whispered.

"Huh? Yes! Brother too?"

"Yes! Almost all the students here at the library are here for this imperial examination!
I am really grateful to the Sheng family for providing such a comfortable study environment for us students!"

Sheng Hong was very happy to hear the other party's praise and thanks, but he couldn't respond and could only smile instead.

Seeing that more and more students were coming, some of them had no seats left and could only stand there to read. Sheng Hong quickly stood up, returned the books, and prepared to leave the library.

As soon as Sheng Hong stood up, the seat he had vacated was taken by other students. Satisfied with this, Sheng Hong smiled silently again.

Signaling the steward not to make a sound, Sheng Hong was about to leave when he was attracted by a shout, "Master Sheng, you are also in the library?"

Hearing the shout, Sheng Hong turned around with a puzzled look on his face and looked at the owner of the voice, only to find that it was Han Da Xianggong in casual clothes.

"Mr. Han, are you also coming to the library to read?"

“Sir Sheng, I’ve heard that a library has recently opened in Tokyo.

It is convenient for many students.

I took advantage of my day off today to come and see you!" Han Da Xianggong explained with a smile.

"Oh? How does Mr. Han feel about that?"

"Master Sheng, I never thought you would care so much about the scholars of the world!
Such a comfortable reading environment, I never dared to imagine before! "

"Haha, I'm honored to be praised so highly by Grand Chancellor Han!" Sheng Hong was very proud of Grand Chancellor Han's praise. "Grand Chancellor Han, there is an independent study room in the back.

If you don't mind, you might as well come in and have some tea!" Sheng Hong suddenly looked at Han Da Xianggong in front of him and invited him.

"Oh? Lord Sheng, lead the way!" Han Da Xianggong looked interested.

Sheng Hong brought Han Da Xianggong directly to the independent study room in the backyard. The steward also brought tea, and then the two of them sat down casually.

Looking at Han Da Xiang Gong who was surveying the environment, Sheng Hong poured tea for him and explained with a smile, "Da Xiang Gong, this is the study room I specially set aside!

Drinking tea and reading at the same time is very interesting! "

“It’s really good!

Reading here is really a pleasure!
And the atmosphere in the lobby outside is also very good.

It can calm the whole person down and immerse oneself in books.”

"Haha, if you like it, I'll have the steward reserve this study room for you in case you come over!"

"Oh? Thank you so much, Master Sheng!"

"You are so polite, my Lord!
It is our library’s honor to have you here!

I would also like to apologize to Han Da Xianggong for the last court meeting!"

Hearing Sheng Hong mention the last court meeting, Han Da Xianggong looked at Sheng Hong with a complicated expression, and suddenly said with a playful look, "Master Sheng, tell me honestly, did you deliberately change the subject last time?"

"Eh? Mr. Han, how do you come up with this?"

"This is Sheng's first time attending court, and no one informed me of the agenda. How could I have changed the subject?"

"Could it be that I can truly predict the future, or does Minister Han think my disaster relief methods are inadequate?"

After hearing Sheng Hong's explanation, Han Da Xianggong also realized that it was unlikely, and then stopped talking about it. "Master Sheng's disaster relief method is nothing more than work-for-relief. I don't think it's that strange!

The court’s top priority now is to select a crown prince.

The rest are just minor details and are really insignificant!"

"Huh? Sheng is completely unaware of this!
But this is something Your Majesty should consider, right?

How can we, the ministers, interfere so much in the affairs of the Heavenly Family?"

"Humph! I just thought Lord Sheng was a well-read man, but I didn't expect him to be so pedantic!
If the royal family is unstable, how can all industries in the Great Zhou prosper?
It seems that Master Sheng still needs to read more and understand more before he can be valued by the court!"

After hearing Sheng Hong's opinion, Han Da Xianggong suddenly left in anger, never wanting to look at Sheng Hong again.

"Mr. Han."

Seeing that the dignified prime minister was acting like an unreasonable old man, Sheng Hong felt helpless.

Just now, when Sheng Hong suddenly saw that Han Da Xianggong was very interested in his "Sheng's Bookstore", he had an idea and wanted to take the opportunity to ease the relationship with Han Da Xianggong.

I really didn't expect that just by casually expressing my thoughts, the other party would be so angry.

Could it be that my horoscopes are incompatible with this Mr. Han?
Thinking about the original drama, Sheng Hong was just a small official, and indeed had little intersection with this great minister, he suddenly smiled bitterly.

It seems that even though he is a time traveler, he is still despised by these "natives" with a strong sense of superiority. Not only does Mr. Han look down on him, but even the Earl of Zhongqin has chosen to break off the engagement with the Sheng family.

Sheng Hong suddenly felt that he was the most frustrated time traveler. As soon as he traveled through time, he had no choice but to kill people. He had just felt happy for a few days, but now he started to feel frustrated again.

(End of this chapter)