Just like in the original work, Sheng Hong was detained in the palace by Emperor Jiayou all night after the great court meeting. It was not until nearly noon the next day that Sheng Hong, who was already exhausted and exhausted, saw Emperor Jiayou.

Upon seeing Emperor Jiayou, Sheng Hong immediately knelt on the ground and accused him repeatedly!

Emperor Jiayou walked slowly in front of Sheng Hong, clasped his hands in his long sleeves, looked at Sheng Hong, and asked: "Sir, did you sleep well last night?"

Sheng Hong replied hurriedly, his voice trembling slightly: "Get out of the way! I am restless, tossing and turning, and can't sleep!"

Emperor Jiayou remembered the news reported by the Imperial City Secretary. He walked to the chair and sat down. He said with some emotion: "Okay! You also know what it feels like to have trouble falling asleep!"

Sheng Hong was so slick and good at observing people's emotions. Just by listening to Emperor Jiayou's words, he knew that he must have offended Emperor Jiayou unintentionally.

Emperor Jiayou said: "The country without a crown prince is like losing a pillar. I am so anxious that I can't sleep all night, but your San Lang is in the restaurant, talking loudly about the establishment of a crown prince in the royal family!"

As he spoke, Emperor Jiayou lowered his head and looked at Sheng Hong: "You must have already made up your mind, right? And your son-in-law, has he also made up his mind a long time ago? Then you might as well tell me, look at your two sons-in-law. What on earth do people think? Let me sleep peacefully!"

Sheng Hong was horrified when he heard this, his mind was in chaos, and he hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty clearly knows this, I... I really don't know!"

Emperor Jiayou said: "I heard that the results were released in the spring. Sheng Changfeng, the third son of the Sheng family, and Qiu Keli, the son of Qiu Jing, sang joyfully all night. During the dinner, they mentioned that King Yan was a capable man and was of noble birth. Sooner or later he would be the crown prince. It must be you and Your son-in-law made this discussion at home and infected his son!"

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Thinking of all the things he had experienced in the palace one day and one night, Sheng Hong was in shock. As soon as he got home, he was about to take a bath and change clothes, but he saw Lin Sushuang running to see him with a pair of crying children. She looked at him with a smile on her face, as if something had happened. Even though it didn't happen, Chang Feng, who was still congratulating himself, suddenly felt boundless anger welling up in his chest.

He raised his foot without any explanation and kicked it out. With one kick, Chang Feng was knocked to the ground. Even Wang Ruofu, who had always disliked Lin Sushuang, was shocked.

Lin Sushuang was still crying and wanted to defend her son, but she didn't expect Lin Sushuang's behavior to anger Sheng Hong even more.

Sheng Hong couldn't help but think of what Wang Zhong said to him last year. Chang Feng was the son of the Sheng family. If he really got into trouble, it would bring disaster to the family!

Seeing Lin Sushuang and Mo Lan kneeling on the ground crying and begging for him, Sheng Hong's anger disappeared in an instant, leaving only fear.

Dang Jiu gave the order and asked his servants to drag Chang Feng to the ancestral hall, and Dong Rong took the initiative himself and beat Chang Feng twenty times severely, beating Chang Feng to death until he fainted from the pain.

Sheng Hong then ordered Chang Feng to be confined in his courtyard. Without his own orders, he was not allowed to leave the courtyard, and no one was allowed to visit, including Lin Sushuang and Mo Lan.

He also dismissed all the existing servants in Changfeng Courtyard and rearranged them with the family's cronies who had signed the death contract.

He also scolded Lin Sushuang, blaming her for doting on Chang Feng too much, which made Chang Feng feel emboldened and dared to talk nonsense outside. Then he also banned Lin Sushuang in Lin Qige.

While Wang Ruofu was happy, he couldn't help but worry about the future of Sheng Hong and his son Changbai. Fortunately, the officials were kind and generous people, and Sheng Hong answered tactfully, so the matter was over.

But Lin Sushuang was not easy to get along with. Even if she died, she would have to scrape off a layer of Wang Ruofu's skin, so she immediately exposed the matter of Wang Ruofu leaving printing money outside.

For a moment, Sheng Hong felt that each of the women around him was stranger than the last. Even Wang Ruofu, who had a hot temper but was kind-hearted, started the usury business. Many families were ruined because of the compound interest on loan sharks. , the Sheng family is a scholarly family with many generations of officials, and Sheng Hong prides himself on being a clean slate, but his wife, the eldest lady, has done such an outrageous thing.

Sheng Hong was so angry that his three souls ascended to heaven, and his seven souls came out of his body. He actually shed tears. After yelling at Wang Ruofu for a while, Wang Ruofu thought he was polite and argued with him. Sheng Hong was so angry that he hit several people in succession. The vase was broken, and several tea cups were broken. He didn't even finish changing his clothes, so he ran out of Wei Ruixuan angrily and helplessly.

In the study, Sheng Hong was sitting behind a long desk, going through complex emotional changes in his heart, and the expressions on his face were also extremely rich.

Suddenly, Dong Rong came in cautiously and reported: "Master, Miss Wei is here, and she brought soup!"

Sheng Hong thought of Lin Sushuang and Wang Ruofu, and now that he heard Wei Shuyuan coming, he was like a drowning man, grabbing the life-saving straw, and hurriedly said: "Let her in!"

After a while, Wei Shuyi, who was quite plainly dressed, carried a tray into the study alone, without even a maid.

"I heard that your master hasn't had dinner yet, so I made a cup of seabass soup. I wonder if it suits your taste?" After Wei Shuyi entered the house, he never mentioned that Sheng Hong was detained in the palace, and that he had just been in Wei Ruixuan. That scene.

"I'm sure there's nothing to say about your craftsmanship!" Seeing Wei Shu look at him with concern, Sheng Hong finally felt warm in his heart.

Wei Shuyi smiled slightly, scooped out a bowl for Sheng Hong, and said: "These butterfly pickles were just taken out. I made them myself. They are sour, sweet and refreshing. Brother Dong likes them the most. The Lord will also try them. See if it suits your taste."

Sheng Hong was so angry that he had no appetite at first, but after listening to Wei Shu's concerned words and smelling the faint sour fragrance in the air, the hunger that had been overwhelmed by anger surged out again. He picked up his chopsticks and picked up a piece of pickled radish. I ate the fish soup and couldn't help nodding my head and saying it was delicious.

Wei Shuyi never mentioned what happened in the past two days. He was only concerned about Sheng Hong's health and chatted with Sheng Hong about Brother Dong's situation in the past few days, the progress of his studies, and what interesting things happened in his daily life.

After dinner, Sheng Hong proposed to go to Wei Shu Yiyuan to see his son grow up.

When Sheng Hong and Wei Shuyi rushed to Wei Shuyi's courtyard, Changdong was practicing martial arts with Minglan in the courtyard.

Seeing Changdong's little figure jumping around in the courtyard like a little monkey, Minglan was giving instructions from the side. Little Changdong was only six years old, but under Minglan's guidance, he was able to practice a simple and unsophisticated boxing routine. Looks like the same.

When Minglan saw Sheng Hong, she quickly pulled Changdong over to greet Sheng Hong.

Sheng Hong bent down and held Chang Dong in his arms, and asked with a smile: "How come Brother Dong started practicing martial arts?"

Minglan said: "Returning to my father, it was brother Zihou who said in the letter that Brother Dong is almost old and he can practice some boxing and kicking routines, which will strengthen his body and make him less likely to get sick."

The little Wei next to me also said: "I have been practicing Baduanjin with Ming'er every day since then, and I feel that my body has become stronger!"

Xiao Wei's health has not been very good since she gave birth to Changdong. After reuniting with Minglan in Yangzhou, under the guidance of Wang Zhong, she learned Taoist health-preserving Baduanjin from Minglan. Now she has several Over the years, little Wei's complexion has been getting better and better year by year. Today, little Wei's complexion is rosy and shiny, and she looks no different from ordinary people.

"Brother Dong, do you like to practice martial arts?" Sheng Hong turned to look at Chang Dong who was being held in his arms and asked.

"I like it!" Changdong replied crisply.

"Why do you like it?" Sheng Hong asked again.

Changdong replied: "You can practice martial arts without getting sick, and you don't need to take bitter medicine!"

Sheng Hong was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he couldn't laugh or cry. He obviously didn't expect this to be the reason.

Sheng Hong asked again: "Does that boy like reading?"

Changdong nodded again and said, "I like it!"

"Oh? Why does that guy like reading?"

Changdong replied: "My mother-in-law said that studying can make you smart. I want to become as smart as my second brother!"

After hearing this somewhat childish answer, most of the depression in Sheng Hong's heart disappeared, and he carried Changdong into the house.

It was night, Chang Dong had already fallen into a deep sleep. After the clouds and rain, Sheng Hong was lying on the couch with his arms around Wei Shuyi. Wei Shuyi's hair was a little messy, lying on Sheng Hong's chest, and there was still a bit of embarrassment on her pretty face. The blush that hasn't faded yet.

However, after the storm, Sheng Hong's mind inevitably drifted a little far away. However, one incident after another in the past two days made Sheng Hong anxious, exhausted both physically and mentally, and his brows inevitably furrowed.

Seeing Sheng Hong frowning, Wei Shuyi couldn't help but ask: "What is troubling you, my lord?"

Sheng Hong hesitated for a moment, sighed, and told Wei Shuyi about being questioned by Emperor Jiayou in the palace today.

After hearing this, Wei Shuyi said: "The official family has always been kind and generous. The master has already made his attitude clear. The official family will definitely not pursue it again!"

"I'm not worried about official prosecution!" Sheng Hong thought for a while and told Wei Shuyi about Wang Ruofu's loan sharking.

"I work hard outside, and I make excuses with others every day, and I am scared. It's better for her. She is an official's wife, the eldest lady of the house, and she actually puts usury money outside and does such a sinful thing. If... if……"

"Master!" Wei Shuyi couldn't help but change his expression, and said hurriedly: "Master is a civil servant, and the Sheng family is a scholarly family. The most important thing at the moment is to cut off the tail of the hand quickly and confirm whether there are any victims. Put an end to this matter completely, lest anyone get caught! It will ruin the reputation of the Sheng family and damage the reputation of the Lord!"

Sheng Hong's eyes lit up when he heard this and he stood up: "Yes, I was confused. The most important thing now is to resolve this matter quickly and completely!"

Sheng Hong was about to get out of bed, but was stopped by Wei Shuyi: "Now that it has been decided, if we start a big war at this time, wouldn't we tell others that our family has something untoward to tell others? We will wait for this moment until the Lord comes again tomorrow." Just send someone to Shouwei quietly."

Sheng Hong obviously didn't expect that in just a short moment, Wei Shuyi would think so much. However, after careful consideration, he was surprised and found that what Wei Shuyi said made sense.

"I'm sorry that what you said is reasonable. At this time, we must remain calm and not get into trouble!" Sheng Hong took Wei Shuyi's hand and said.

Then he couldn't help but sigh and complained a few times.

However, Wei Shuyi spoke kindly for Wang Ruofu: "The eldest lady is kind-hearted by nature, and she has no palace. In addition, she was thinking about blood and family ties, so she was confused for a moment and was bewitched by the Kang Wang family. But after all, the eldest lady's intentions are good. You just meant well but did the wrong thing!"

"You can do bad things with good intentions. She is just stupid, confused, short-sighted, and selfish. She was incited to become a gunman with just a few words. Can the usury money be released casually?" Sheng Hong said angrily.

After scolding Wang Ruofu several times in succession, Sheng Hong finally vented the anger in his heart.

This kind of thing is big or small. Fortunately, no one has been killed yet, and it has been stabbed out. If one day it really kills someone, I'm afraid...

Wei Shuyi's heart suddenly trembled, and he showed a slightly shocked expression, and said with some disbelief: "My lord, have you ever thought that the eldest lady and the Kang Wang family are the biological sisters of the same mother, and the two sisters came from the Wang family? He is also from a scholarly family and has been a member of the government for many years, but why didn’t Mr. Kang make usury money on his own, instead of instigating the eldest lady to do so?”

Sheng Hong was stunned when he was asked. He obviously had not considered this question. He frowned and looked at Wei Shuyi and asked, "What do you mean?"

Wei Shu said, "I'm just guessing. Our Sheng family wants fields and shops. Every year, there are countless gold, silver, jewelry, and silks sent to Youyang's house. Logically speaking, the family is not Short of money.

I heard that when the eldest lady got married, the dowry was quite generous, and our family is not large, so even if there are some welcomes and gifts, we will not be able to make ends meet."

Wei Shuyi calmly analyzed that in the past, Wei Shuyi would never have thought about these things, and even if he had thought of them, he would not have spoken out.

But after experiencing life and death and struggling back from hell, Wei Shuyi's character changed.

Originally, Wei Shu wanted to neither fight nor grab, be neither humble nor overbearing, and accept everything. He just wanted to survive in the cracks and that his family could live in peace and stability. But after experiencing the incident where he almost killed two people, Wei Shu I understand that she has long been a thorn in the side of some people, and I wish I could just get rid of it. If I still accept the situation as before, I am afraid that one day in the future, I will face that kind of experience again.

Although Bu Zheng and Wu Wei are still superficial, Wei Shuyi has already begun to change her ways to unknowingly increase her status in Sheng Hong's heart.

In the past, she could not fight for the safety of her children, but now she has to fight for their safety as well.

Although the reasons are the same, the results and methods are completely different.

"Are you saying that Prince Kang has ulterior motives?" Sheng Hong stared at Wei Shu and asked.

Wei Shuyi said with a nervous look on his face: "My lord, please forgive me, I have no intention of provocation. But other than that, I really can't think of any other reason to make a full-blooded sister of the same mother, Instigate your sister to do such a sinful thing as putting away printing money!"

Sheng Hong looked at Wei Shuyi's panicked look, and quickly held Wei Shuyi in his arms and comforted him softly: "I'm sorry, don't be nervous, I don't mean to blame you!"

"The Kang family has long been in decline, and my brother-in-law made shady remarks in the court in the early years, offending many people, and even offended officials, and even lost his job. All these years, he used the dowry of the Kang family. Money has caused him to be unable to hold his head high in front of Prince Kang. Could it be because of this..."

Sheng Hong stopped mid-sentence. If the Kangwang family was really short of money, they could have borrowed money by themselves. Why did he encourage his own sister to do so?

Sheng Hong, who has been in the officialdom for many years and is used to intrigues and intrigues, can't help but think about things in the worst direction. If it were another person, Sheng Hong might not think so, but Kang Wang...

Thinking of the Kangwang family's various actions over the years, Sheng Hong couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. His back felt faintly cold, and cold sweat seemed to be oozing out.

If you don't think deeply about some things, they may just pass by, but once you think about them deeply, they often make people shudder.

"She is the eldest lady's biological sister, how could she?" But as soon as this idea came up, Sheng Hong found it unbelievable. How could any sister in the world would do this to a biological sister of her own mother?

But when thinking about Wang Wang's character and his actions over the years, Sheng Hong couldn't help but think about this aspect.
To be continued...