Red Mansion: After being expelled from the family, I was granted the title of Marquis of Mobei

Chapter 8 Sheng Family’s Response
Jia Jue's complexion is now bronze, and the experience of wind and sand has added to his resoluteness. His thick eyebrows slant into his temples, like ink-stained sword tips, and his eyes are deep like cold stars. His gaze is full of majesty, and he is intimidating without being angry. He looks like an iron-blooded general, and his temperament is completely different from that of the past.

If a person has not experienced too much, how could he change so much?

Looking at Sheng Minglan's increasingly soft eyes, Jia Jue gently held Sheng Minglan's hand and said.

"It's just a little bit of wind and frost."

"That's all in the past. I'm back now. From now on, I'll stay in Shendu and stay with you. I won't go anywhere else, okay?"

Sheng Minglan nodded, then held Jia Jue's hand tightly.

Jia Jue had already made up his mind to marry Sheng Minglan as his wife.

For Jia Jue, he doesn't care about being well-matched or having family background.

Jia Jue only knew that Sheng Minglan loved him deeply and never thought of leaving him even when he was despised, insulted and pointed at by everyone.

As a good friend, Sheng Changbai risked offending the Rongguo Mansion and helped him get an identity document, which allowed Jia Jue to safely leave the capital and infiltrate the Zhenbei Army to begin his own counterattack.

If Jia Jue ignored Sheng Minglan for the so-called power, turned a blind eye to her, or even hypocritically gave Sheng Minglan a position as a concubine, then Jia Jue himself would look down on himself.

Besides, Jia Jue’s journey from being a man who faked his death to where he is today was not based on any connections.

Jia Jue relies on his own efforts and a little help from the system.

The fact that Sheng Minglan came from a humble family was not a problem for Jia Jue at all.

Jia Jue didn't care about these things at all.

After clearing up the previous misunderstanding, Jia Jue and Sheng Minglan, two infatuated men and women who had been separated for many years, naturally opened their hearts to each other and expressed their longing for each other.

In other words, women of this era acted out of emotion but restrained themselves within the bounds of propriety, otherwise the two of them would have already become passionate lovers.

After the two chatted for a long time, their longing for each other eased a little, and then Jia Jue took Sheng Minglan to the hall where the tablets were enshrined.

After burning incense for Jia Jue's parents, Jia Jue and Sheng Minglan knelt together in front of the tablet.

Jia Jue held Sheng Minglan's hand and looked at the tablet and said.

"Dad, Mom, I'm an unfilial child. I haven't come to pay my respects in three years."

"Now that I'm back, I'll go to the Sheng family tomorrow to ask for marriage. I'll marry Minglan and bring glory to our Jia family."

After Jia Jue finished speaking, he and Sheng Minglan kowtowed in front of the tablet, then stood up and left the hall.

Jia Jue looked at Sheng Minglan gently and said.

"Minglan, let's go back."

Sheng Minglan nodded gently and looked at Jia Jue lovingly.

Then the two of them got on their carriages and started their journey back to the city.

In the evening, in the mansion of Marquis Guanjun, Jia Jue was reading a book leisurely.

Not long after, a maid came into the room, bowed, and said.

"My Lord, the Duke of England has sent an invitation to come to our house tomorrow for a chat."

Jia Jue asked immediately after hearing this.

"Has the person who delivered the invitations left?"

The maid said with a smile.

"I haven't left yet. I'm waiting at the gatehouse."

Jia Jue nodded and said.

"Okay, then tell the person who comes that I have something important to do tomorrow and cannot keep the appointment. I will visit the Duke of England's residence the day after tomorrow."

"The servant knows."

After the maid left, Jia Jue thought about it for a while and roughly understood what was going on.

Needless to say, it is estimated that the Rongguo Mansion asked the Duke of Ying to act as a peacemaker.

Although Jia Jue will not reconcile with the Rongguo Mansion, he still has to go to the Duke of Yingguo's mansion.

After all, Duke Ying was his old superior, and he had taken good care of Jia Jue when he was in the Zhenbei Army. After a brief thought, Jia Jue ordered his men to prepare some gifts for the Sheng Mansion tomorrow.

After everything was settled, Jia Jue continued to think about how to take action against Rongguo Mansion.

Although the Rongguo Mansion was in great decline, a rotten boat still has three pounds of nails, not to mention that the Rongguo Mansion had a good relationship with the Prince of Beijing.

If I go up and rush into the Rongguo Mansion, it will definitely not be justified. Even if Emperor Yongping wants to favor me, he must at least have a suitable reason.

Therefore, Jia Lian is about to get married, and it is definitely not possible to directly snatch the bride away. In this case, he has to think of a way and act reasonably.

In addition, if the plan is successful, it will definitely trigger a chain reaction.

Jia Jue needs to think seriously about all these.

After all, Rongguo Mansion is a big ship that is destined to sink. Jia Jue would not exchange himself for Rongguo Mansion one for one. That would be too stupid.

Just as Jia Jue was perfecting his plan, Sheng Minglan was talking with her grandmother, Old Lady Sheng, in Shou'an Hall of the Sheng family in Jiying Lane.

Old Madam Sheng looked at Sheng Minglan with a hint of surprise and said.

"Ming'er, what's going on with you today?"

Sheng Minglan asked with some confusion.

"Grandma, what's wrong with me?"

Old Madam Sheng said with a calm smile.

"You seem to be in a particularly good mood today. Although you didn't show it very obviously, I can feel it."

"Tell grandma what's going on."

After hesitating for a moment, Sheng Minglan told Old Lady Sheng about her encounter with Jia Jue at Yuqing Temple.

"Grandmother, this is what happened. The Marquis said he would come to the mansion tomorrow to ask for marriage from father."

Old Madam Sheng said in shock.

"Does he really want to marry you as his wife?"

Sheng Minglan nodded and said shyly.

"That's what Brother Jia Jue told me."

Old Mrs. Sheng's face was full of surprise.

"This Champion Marquis is truly, truly considerate of our old friendship and is truly loyal and righteous."

"It was God's mercy, knowing that you had been thinking about him day and night for the past three years, that he actually came back."

"If you two can really get together, it can be considered a happy ending, and lovers will finally get married."

Sheng Minglan lowered her head shyly.

Seeing this, Old Madam Sheng held Sheng Minglan's hand and said gently.

"You've suffered so much these past three years. Now the clouds have finally cleared and the moon is shining. It means you're destined to have a destined marriage."

"It would be wonderful to marry the Marquis of Guanjun. His parents are both dead, so you don't have to serve your parents-in-law. Now you will be the head of the family and won't have to worry about anyone's feelings."

"If you two get together, I'm sure the faces of Wei Ruixuan and Lin Qige will become uglier than the other."

Sheng Minglan also felt a little emotional after hearing this.

Weiruixuan is the residence of Sheng Minglan's biological mother, Wang Ruofu.

Wang Ruofu was okay, at most she was a little envious.

I'm afraid that Lin Xiaoniang and her daughter from Linqi Pavilion will be filled with jealousy and hatred.

Because Sheng Hong originally wanted to marry Sheng Molan to Jia Jue.

After all, it is a well-known fact in the Sheng family that Sheng Hong favors Lin Xiaoniang and her daughter. Sheng Minglan's position in Sheng Hong's heart is much lower, so she naturally has to be ranked at the back.

(End of this chapter)