The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Chapter 399
Sure enough, Sheng Hong and Mrs. Sheng went to Duke Qi's mansion the next day, but not to discuss Qi Heng and Sheng Minglan's marriage.

In any case, there is no reason for the woman's parents to come to propose marriage.

The excuse Sheng Hong made was to visit Qi Heng, who was "seriously ill", while the old lady Sheng chatted with Mrs. Qi Guogong, making sidelines about her attitude towards Sheng Minglan.

They are all thousand-year-old foxes, how could Mrs. Qi Guogong not know the purpose of Old Madam Sheng's visit.

Today's Shengfu is not what it used to be, Sheng Hong's position is not low, and Sheng Changbai is on duty in the Hanlin Academy, and he can see the official Zhao Shu every day.

Not to mention Wang Gang, he is the upstart of the imperial court, both civil and military.

Although Qi Guogong has a high title, he has long since declined, otherwise he would not have let his son take the examination for meritorious service.

Qi Guogong and his wife didn't want to offend the Sheng family, and they didn't want their son to marry a concubine, even if it was to fill the house.

Mrs. Qi Guogong thought of a bad move and made Qi Heng and Sheng Minglan sworn brothers and sisters.

After hearing this, the old lady Sheng's face was not very good-looking at that time, and Sheng Hong couldn't stay in the city no matter how deep it was, so she hurriedly ended the trip to the Duke of Qi's mansion.

After returning home, Sheng Hong told Sheng Minglan and Wang Gang about the attitude of Qi Guogong and his wife.

"Grandmother, don't worry about Minglan anymore. Since Qi Guogong is unwilling, let's forget about it! I will marry He Hongwen." Sheng Minglan completely gave up, no longer extravagantly hoping to have a fruitful relationship with Qi Heng.

"Sixth sister, don't worry, the matter is not hopeless yet, Mrs. Qi Guogong didn't reject us clearly today, which means there is still a chance." Wang Gang said calmly:

"I think whether this can be done or not depends on Qi Heng's attitude. As long as he insists on marrying you, I have a way to make you get married." Wang Gang said.

Old Madam Sheng frowned, and said, "Sanlang, don't act recklessly."

Wang Gang shook his head and said, "Don't worry, grandma, my grandson will be careful."

Originally, Wang Gang was ready to make a move, but what he didn't expect was that Qi Heng came to the door the next day, but he didn't propose to Sheng Minglan, but came to break the relationship.

"Minglan, I'm sorry, I really can't marry you, I betrayed you." Qi Heng said to Sheng Minglan with a guilty face.

Sheng Minglan froze as if struck by lightning.

Wang Gang said coldly: "Qi Heng, this is the second time you have come to pester my sister. Since you don't want to marry her, why are you teasing her again? Do you really think my Sheng family is easy to bully?"

Qi Heng said in pain: "It's not that I don't want to marry Minglan, but because my mother forced me to die, and yesterday I hit the wall."

Sheng Minglan was shocked, she didn't expect Mrs. Qi Guogong to use such a method to prevent Qi Heng from marrying her.

"You go! I don't want to see you again in the future." Sheng Minglan's grief was greater than her heart's death, and she no longer had any attachment to Qi Heng.

Qi Heng finally left the Sheng family in pain.

"Sixth sister, Qi Heng is so stupid and filial, you won't have a good life if you marry him." Wang Gang sighed.

"I know, I have never had a fate with him." Sheng Minglan said sadly.

Sheng Minglan returned to normal after being sad at home for two days, and decided to marry He Hongwen.

Old Mrs. Sheng felt sorry for her granddaughter, and wanted to prepare more dowry when she got married.

But something happened to the He family again, Mrs. He rejected the marriage.

Mrs. Sheng thought that the He family knew about Sheng Minglan and Qi Heng, so she explained it to Mrs. He for a long time.

In the end, Mrs. He expressed her disapproval of the marriage, not because of Qi Heng, but because someone put pressure on the He family, but she refused to say who the pressure was.

After Wang Gang learned about it, he thought that Gu Tingye had resorted to tricks like in the original book, so he immediately went to Ningyuan Hou Mansion to find Gu Tingye to settle the score.

But unexpectedly, Gu Tingye said that it was not him, and he had no intention of asking Sheng Minglan to marry him.

After Gu Tingye and Yu Yanran got married, the relationship between the couple was very good, and they didn't want to take concubines at all.

Wang Gang was right when he thought about it, because of his own existence, Gu Tingye and Sheng Minglan had no feelings at all.

"Could it be the Queen Mother?" Wang Gang asked puzzled.

He still couldn't figure out why she wanted to target him even though he had no grievances with the Queen Mother.

Later, it was Gu Tingye who found him mysteriously, saying that King Ying was looking for him for dinner.

King Ying is the eldest son of the official family and the best heir to the throne. Although he was not established as the crown prince, both civil and military officials in the Manchu dynasty knew that King Ying was the crown prince.

When Wang Gang was in Gyeongju, he met King Ying once. The two of them were considered acquaintances, and it was nothing to have a meal.

King Ying invited Wang Gang at his residence, with Gu Tingye as his companion. As soon as he met King Ying, he warmly welcomed Wang Gang and said a lot of compliments.

At the banquet, King Ying kept talking about the Gyeongju War, exaggerating Wang Gang's achievements to the sky, and Wang Gang felt more and more wrong when he heard it.

"Your Highness King Ying, I don't know what you are looking for today, but it's okay!" Wang Gang couldn't bear it anymore and asked.

Ying Wang showed an embarrassed expression, looked at Gu Tingye, and then at Wang Gang.

"This king knows that Mr. Sheng has a younger sister who is beautiful and intelligent, and has the appearance of sinking fish and wild goose."

Wang Gang understood now, it turned out that King Ying had his eyes on Sheng Minglan!No wonder the He family was so scared.

"Your Highness has seen my sixth younger sister?" Wang Gang asked puzzled.

Ying Wang was a little embarrassed and said: "I was at a polo club, and I was lucky enough to meet Lingmei once."

Wang Gang was surprised, what is this, love at first sight?
Of course he wasn't that stupid, thinking that King Ying would fall in love with Sheng Minglan at first sight.

The marriages of members of the royal family all involve interests behind them.

"I heard that His Highness is already married?" Wang Gang said calmly.

King Ying generously admitted: "That's right, I already have a concubine, but I haven't got anything out of it."

Wang Gang understood King Ying's meaning. He has a first wife and wants to marry Minglan as his second wife. His first wife can't bear children. If Minglan gets married and can give birth to a son, King Ying can support her.

"I already know what your highness is thinking, but I still need to go back and discuss with my family about this important matter of marriage." Wang Gang didn't explicitly refuse.

"It should, it should." King Ying nodded.

Wang just went home and told Sheng Hong and Mrs. Sheng what Ying Wang meant, but they were silent at that time.

Even Sheng Minglan didn't speak for a long time.

"King Ying actually wants to marry my Sheng family." Sheng Hong said to himself.

"If you ask me to say this, it may not be a good thing." Old Madam Sheng said worriedly: "My Minglan cannot be a concubine for others."

Sheng Hong excitedly said: "Mother, Ming Lan is not a concubine, but a side concubine of King Ying."

"It's all the same." Mrs. Sheng said angrily.

Sheng Hong said: "It's different, that's different, King Ying will definitely be the crown prince in the future, and if Minglan marries and gives birth to a son, he will be the emperor's grandson!"

Wang Gang frowned and said: "The harem is a dragon's pond and a tiger's den. It looks like a noble place, but in fact it has been a bird in a cage all its life."

Old Madam Sheng nodded, agreeing with what Wang Gang said.

She was brought up in the palace since she was a child, and she has seen a lot of intrigues in the palace.

In the future when King Ying inherits the throne, Minglan will be a concubine. She will be trapped in the palace all her life, don't want to be free, and have to be careful of other concubines every day. It's really not a human life.

"If you ask me, Ming Lan will find an honest and responsible scholar to marry. With our help, she will have a good life in the future." Mrs. Sheng is a little protective, but at the same time she is reluctant to leave Ming Lan too far away from her.

Sheng Hong was not reconciled, after all King Ying's status was too special, if Minglan married him, the Sheng family would be relatives of the emperor from now on!

"Father, you have to think clearly, if Ming Lan is really married to King Ying, my Sheng family will definitely be involved in the struggle between the emperor and empress."

Sheng Hong was startled, and only then did he realize that behind King Ying was great wealth, and at the same time it was accompanied by risks.

Now that the fight between the emperor and the queen mother is in full swing, the small family of the Sheng family will only be reduced to cannon fodder if they get involved in it.

"But if you reject King Ying, our Sheng family will do the same!" Sheng Hong said worriedly.

Old Madam Sheng was silent.

Everyone's eyes couldn't help looking at Sheng Minglan.

Sheng Minglan, who had been lowering her head, suddenly raised her head and said to Old Madam Sheng: "Grandmother, I want to marry King Ying."

The old lady Sheng was shocked, and said: "Ming'er, don't be arrogant, the palace is much more dangerous than the duke's palace."

Sheng Minglan said firmly: "Since you can't refuse King Ying, why not agree to become the prince's side concubine, and you will have a chance to fight in the future."

Wang Gang understood Sheng Minglan's thoughts in an instant, since he couldn't marry love, he should marry the most powerful person in the world.

Since Qi Guogong and his wife look down on themselves, then I will ride on their heads in the future, so that they will not have a good day.

Ming Lan agreed to marry Ying Wang, partly out of anger, more because she didn't want the Sheng family to offend Ying Wang because of herself.

The old lady Sheng also quickly understood Minglan's thoughts, she couldn't help but feel sad and shed tears alone.

Wang Gang asked Minglan repeatedly, and said that she really didn't want to marry, and he could protect her well.

But Ming Lan was determined to marry Quan Quan, Wang Gang had no choice but to let her.

King Ying soon went to the official family Zhao Shu to ask Minglan to marry him, and the official family immediately granted the marriage and arranged for the Ministry of Rites to prepare for the wedding.

(End of this chapter)