HLnovel Chapter 482 Experience 3
Chapter 482 Experience 3
The three younger ones, Changfeng, Molan and Rulan, had no idea that Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu had just had a quarrel, which had extinguished Hualan's enthusiasm and expectations for her future life. The three of them were checking the betrothal gifts one by one. Of course, for the children, jewelry and clothing materials were certainly pleasing, but the wild geese that they had never come into close contact with were the most precious.
On the surface, Changfeng was the most well-read among the three children. In his excitement, he had memorized many poems about wild geese written by literati of previous dynasties. Finally, he remembered that today was the day of his eldest sister's engagement, so he quickly forgot the previous poems with sad thoughts and just recited a line "People return after the wild geese fall, thoughts arise in front of the flowers", and finally saved the situation.
The Sheng family is celebrating a big wedding today. There are only a few people in Yangzhou city who hold higher official positions than Sheng Hong, and the rest of the people have to give face to Sheng Hong. So even though Chang Feng recited a series of poems that conflicted with the current happy event, everyone praised Sheng Hong for his good teaching, and said that the Sheng family is worthy of being a family that has passed down poetry and etiquette. This made Sheng Hong, who came out to entertain the guests, gain enough face, and they were no longer in a hurry to send the three children back to the backyard.
Molan did everything well. When Changfeng saw a group of boys and saw that Molan and Rulan had no intention of continuing to run after him, he felt relieved and went to play by themselves. So Molan and Rulan ate and drank among a group of girls and had a great time.
As soon as Chang Feng showed up in front, he was stopped by a boy who was taller and better dressed than him. The boy asked directly, "Are you the young master of this family?"
Chang Feng was not a fool. He immediately understood that the other party was probably looking for trouble. He could not help showing his joy. The joy on his face was immediately restrained. He reluctantly bowed and said, "I am the third child of the Sheng family. Today is my eldest sister's big day."
The young man immediately laughed: "Then can you play pot tossing?"
Chang Feng proudly raised his head and chest: "It's just a small trick, not worth mentioning."
Gu Tingye, who used the alias Bai Ye, was originally instigated by Yuan Wenchun to cause trouble for the Sheng family. Unexpectedly, he was provoked by Yuan Wenchun once, and now he found Changfeng and was provoked by Changfeng again. He immediately pulled Changfeng and came to the place where a group of children were playing pitching pots, and shouted: "Then let's have a competition to see who has better skills!"
Sheng Changfeng is good at throwing pots, and has only lost to Molan so far. He is confident that he is no less powerful than others, so he immediately agreed: "Okay!"
Gu Tingye also said that since it was a competition, it would be better to have a prize. Chang Feng directly pulled off the bamboo and stone pendant from his waist: "I got this pendant during the Zhou-Zhua ceremony. I will use this as the prize."
Gu Tingye refused to take it. He turned around and pointed at the wild geese in the betrothal gift and said, "Everyone has a jade pendant. The most precious thing today is this pair of wild geese. If you have the guts, use these wild geese as a prize!"
Haha, the real purpose is revealed!
Chang Feng had never felt that he was so smart. He saw Yuan Wenchun in the crowd opposite who had not yet completely put away his gloating expression. His deep filter for the Zhongqin Marquis's Mansion was immediately shattered. When he heard a group of children next to him also clamoring for him to use the pair of betrothal geese as a prize, he just snorted coldly, turned around and told the servant Youwei to quickly find Sheng Hong.
Chang Feng lowered his head and pretended to hesitate, but he kept noticing whether Sheng Hong had come. When he saw Sheng Hong coming, he immediately changed his face: "Whose child are you? You look tall and strong, so you must be older than my second brother. I, a ten-year-old child, know the importance of Pin Yan, how come you don't know it?"
"Is it your family that forbids you to study?"
"Or are you just as stupid as a pig and don't have that talent?"
Sheng Hong was a cunning man. When Youwei said that, he thought that maybe someone disliked the Sheng family and wanted to cause trouble for them. But when he came over, he looked around and saw Yuan Wenchun in the crowd. His heart suddenly skipped a beat.
As a man, his standard for choosing a son-in-law is different from that of other women in the harem like Wang Ruofu. The man he chose for his eldest daughter Hualan is Yuan Wenshao, the second son of the Zhongqin Marquis's Mansion. Apart from the airs of the Zhongqin Marquis's Mansion, Yuan Wenshao himself is honest, motivated, and has some brains, making him a young talent.
But it was only today that he saw the signs of strife among the Yuan brothers, and Yuan Wenchun, as the eldest son, could not even maintain the airs of an elder brother. Yuan Wenshao was already discussing marriage with the daughter of a fifth-rank official, and the other party wanted to step on him. It really seemed that he had something wrong in his head.
Gu Tingye was really furious after being criticized by Chang Feng, but he also knew that he might be used as a tool by Yuan Wenchun today. When Sheng Hong came over and asked Chang Feng to take him to the table, he didn't say much and followed him obediently.
Chang Feng had previously thought that Gu Tingye was a simple-minded fool, and he had a certain degree of pity for him. Seeing that he was quieter now and not causing trouble, his impression of him improved a little. When he sat down, he couldn't help but ask, "Are you a relative of the Yuan family?"
Gu Tingye knew that he had done something bad today. Seeing that Chang Feng had no intention of pursuing the matter, he relaxed. However, he did not reveal his true identity after all, and still called himself Bai Ye to the outside world: "I came out of the capital on the Yuan family's ship. My name is Bai Ye, and I'm going home."
Chang Feng thought about it. There was no wealthy family with the surname Bai in Yangzhou City. But since the Yuan family could do something convenient for them, they must be an extraordinary family. However, he could not think of much at this moment. He only complained, "You were really weird just now. Since you could do something convenient for the Yuan family, why did you become a pawn for Yuan Wenchun?"
Bai Ye bowed his hands and apologized again: "I really didn't expect that hiring Yan was so important. I didn't know this."
After all, they were not close friends, so Chang Feng stopped talking after saying so much. However, he was worried about letting Bai Ye wander around by himself, so he kept an eye on Bai Ye's whereabouts. He waited until the ceremony was over and the guests were sent away before he and Sheng Hong breathed a sigh of relief.
Later, Wang Ruofu also heard about Yuan Wenchun's secret plot to encourage others to bet on Hualan's betrothal goose. She now really felt that the Zhongqin Marquis's Mansion was not a good family, and she directly told Mrs. Sheng that she would not marry Hualan.
Hualan also deeply realized that the Zhongqin Marquis's Mansion was not a good place to go, but Old Madam Sheng said explicitly and implicitly that if she missed Uncle Zhongqi, she, the eldest daughter of the Sheng family, would not be able to find a good husband. This made her originally wavering heart calm down.
Hualan thought that the Zhongqin Marquis's Mansion was not a good in-law family, but at least she did marry into a wealthy family, and she always had to consider her younger brothers and sisters. Especially among her three sisters, there was Rulan, who was her half-sister. She couldn't have all the benefits.
After comforting herself in this way, Hualan tried to persuade Wang Ruofu, who was filled with righteous indignation, to calm down, and pretend that the difficulties faced by the Yuan family did not exist. She even managed to gain sympathy from Sheng Hong, who added two cents to her dowry.
As for Linqi Pavilion, after hearing about the betrothal gifts sent by the Yuan family and the two incidents today, Lin Qinshuang originally thought that the Yuan family was not a good match for marriage, but seeing the gold and silver treasures, she changed her mind and said to Molan: "My dear Mo'er, I will definitely find you a wealthy family in the future!"