"Second brother, what are you doing to us? We came here with the fourth sister. We don't want to see the outsider or the sixth son of Uncle Yongchang's family. We just want to see what Mo Lan is going to do. .”

Although Ru Lan's explanation is very pale, it is really true.

Even Sheng Changbai, who knew the facts, didn't quite believe this explanation, let alone Sheng Hong.

"Yes, second brother." Minglan nodded in agreement as she narrated.

"Ru Lan, Ming Lan, are you two too busy? You don't care what Mo Lan does. You can take care of yourselves first? Do you have to follow what she wants to do? Where are the upbringings you have received over the years?"

Sheng Changbai actually wanted to say that one of the two was the legitimate daughter of the family and was raised by the eldest wife of the family, and the other was a girl raised by an old lady. How could it be compared with Mo Lan who was raised by a little girl? It was too ugly so I didn’t say it. exit.

"I just want to find out what's wrong with Mo Lan." Ru Lan said aggrievedly.

"Then what's wrong with you catching Mo Lan?"

"I saw Mo Lan hiding behind the screen, watching her husband privately." Ru Lan replied with a groan.

"Yes. Then, you will catch Mo Lan's mistakes and commit them together with her, right?"

Ever since I was little, I have been tricked by Mo Lan not a hundred times, but maybe eighty times.

Compared with Mo Lan's scheming, Ru Lan is just a good and fun-loving little cabbage.

He can't play well at all, he doesn't have any brains after suffering such losses, and he always likes to provoke Mo Lan.

"You two wait, wait until Countess Yongchang and her son are sent away, and wait until father settles accounts with you!"

After watching Mo Lan come out of the back door, Sheng Changbai said to the two Lans.

Then Sheng Changbai made another pass and entered Weiruixuan through the main entrance, where he saw Mrs. Wu and her son.

"I've met Mrs. Wu, I've met the Sixth Young Master."

With the same family background in the Earl's Mansion, a count like Uncle Yongchang, who was favored by the emperor, and a count like Uncle Zhongqin, who was despised by the emperor, were completely different.

The family status of this kind of powerful Earl's Mansion is quite different from that of the Sheng family.

The two families belonged to the civil and military branches, and they had little contact with each other. Madam Wu suddenly came to the Sheng family.

It's more or less abrupt and reckless.

But to put it into context, Mrs. Wu is a warm-hearted person and enthusiastic about doing things. She likes to do the job of keeping people's matchmakers and pulling their hair the most.

After being warmly received by Wang Ruofu, it is not surprising that the entire Sheng family attaches great importance to him.

The marriages of the five children of the Sheng family have not yet been decided. Mrs. Wu, an enthusiastic matchmaker among the noble officials, can certainly be respected by the Sheng family.

"This must be your Tanhualang. He is really handsome and talented."

The countess is also a good communicator, and her words are very interesting to listen to.

Mrs. Wu's communicative ability among officials and women is no less than Sheng Hong's long-sleeved dance among men.

"Sheng Shanda, Mrs. Wang, I heard that you have several daughters with excellent education. Can you let me meet them?"

Mrs. Wu's meeting with Sheng Changbai was not for the purpose. Recently, Mrs. Wu was visiting various houses in the capital.

He also enthusiastically organizes various large-scale activities, but of course not all of them are for good deeds.

The main purpose is to find a wife for Liang Hanxiang.

After all this trouble, the goal is of course to see the daughters of each family.

"Ms. Wu wants to see you. What's wrong with that? Wait a moment and I'll ask Ru Lan to come out and see you."

Wang Ruofu's subtlety was very obvious, so he was so direct that he was prepared to call only Ru Lan.

If there is any suitable marriage, I still hope that it will fall on my biological daughter Rulan.

"Madam, since Madam Wu wants to see our daughter, let Mo Lan and Minglan come out together to meet Madam Wu."

Sheng Hong obviously couldn't agree. The three Lans were all his daughters. If anything good happened, his favorite Mo Lan couldn't be left out, so he brought Ming Lan with him by the way.

"Mother Liu, ask the girls to come over and see the eldest lady."

Although Wang Ruofu was sometimes rude to Sheng Hong at home.

However, in front of outsiders, we should still pay attention to save face for the family leader Sheng Hong.

After glaring at Sheng Hong, he still ordered Mother Liu to call all three Lans.

"Beautiful appearance, decent manners, and generous. Shengda family is indeed a scholarly family, and the three daughters are all well-educated." After meeting the three Lans, Mrs. Wu still praised her politely.

Because of the Sheng family's genes, Sanlan's appearance is not bad.

Even among the three orchids, Rulan, who has the least outstanding appearance, is fair-skinned and delicate, and is very capable of being used among high-ranking officials.

But for a daughter from an official family, appearance is only secondary; character is more important.

The appearance of a legal wife is originally enough as long as the facial features are correct and above the passing line.

The principle of marrying a virtuous wife and being patient with concubines and accepting sex is still generally applicable to high-ranking families.

Outstanding appearance can only be regarded as a bonus. Character, personality, and education are the key conditions for a wealthy family to choose a daughter-in-law.

"Mrs. Wu, thank you very much." Wang Ruofu replied humbly.

It is also because I have experienced many social situations, and I have been trained since childhood.

In various social situations, Wang Ruofu's performance is not bad, and he can still be impolite most of the time.

Mrs. Wu has met the daughter of the Sheng family, and her superficial impression of the daughter of the Sheng family is not bad, so she is satisfied.

He and Wang Ruofu chatted some more, drank two bowls of tea, and left the Sheng family with his son.

…

"Father, when I entered Wei Ruixuan..."

After sending the people away, Sheng Changbai reported to Sheng Hong what the three Lans had done.

In other words, it was through Sheng Hong that Mo Lan could be disciplined to some extent.

The remaining two Lans, when Sheng Hong was disciplining Mo Lan, it wouldn't hurt to be disciplined for a while.

Sheng Changbai likes Minglan's character very much.

Apart from Ru Lan's lack of scheming, Sheng Changbai could probably be satisfied with her.

But Mo Lan, who was raised by Lin Zhishuang, was a little too frivolous.

A good young lady from a wealthy family was trained as a brothel girl by Lin Zhishuang.

Normally, she behaves like a brothel girl seducing men.

It's really just what a brothel girl needs to learn, and Lin Jiaoshuang cultivates Mo Lan's talents.

Lin Zongshuang is still used to being a concubine. She lacks a lot of experience and is too petty.

If you want Mo Lan to marry into a high family, you don't want to teach Mo Lan how to manage a family, which is a skill that a serious lady needs to master.

What he teaches is how concubines compete for favor and how to steal men.

Sheng Hong really needs to take time out and discipline and correct him more.

After all, she is his sister. Sheng Changbai hopes that Mo Lan can be more serious.

No matter who Mo Lan marries, a serious lady who behaves like a concubine all day long will never live a good life.

How did Sheng Hong punish San Lan? Sheng Changbai didn't interfere.

In the final analysis, as long as you are not rude in front of outsiders and look at people, it is not a serious matter.

Sheng Hong's punishment for Sanlan was just to hit the hand with a ruler.

A warning to Sanlan, don't make your own decisions and do such unreserved things again.

However, after Sheng Hong finished his punishment, he gave each of the three Lans a bottle of bruise medicine prepared by himself.

That is to say, the Sheng family has never thought about which Lan to marry Liang Han.

Otherwise, Sheng Hong himself might have told his daughter to hide behind the screen and see how the person was doing.

It is also an old tradition in the families of noble officials to let their daughters hide behind the screen and look at their future sons-in-law.

Sheng Hong was looked at like this by Wang Ruofu, and when Sheng Changbai went to Hai's house, Hai Chaoyun looked at him behind the screen.

The customs of the Great Zhou Dynasty were relatively open, and there were no completely blind marriages.

Most parents will create some opportunities for their daughters to meet men.

At least most people can choose a suitable partner.

…

"Second brother, you have really hurt us. We finally don't have to go to school. My father also asked my grandmother to find a nun from the palace to come to the house and teach us the rules."

After recovering from the injury on her hand, Ru Lan came over to complain to Sheng Changbai.

As for the school, the three Lans are considered to have graduated. The youngest Minglan is twelve years old, Ru Lan is thirteen, and Mo Lan is fourteen.

In this era when women can get married at the age of fifteen, the three orchids are almost considered to be eldest girls.

After studying in the school for six years, Sanlan has been able to read and read, learned the Classic of Filial Piety, Nu Xun, Nu Jie, some Analects of Confucius, and part of the Book of Rites.
To be continued...