Do you know: I have a different surname: Wang, uncle Minglan

Chapter 23 Preparing to leave Yangzhou
At the beginning of Xu Shi, Shou'an Hall.

Wei Yuan and Ming Lan arrived late.

Wei Shuyi, Wang Ruofu, Lin Sushuang, Mrs. Sheng, Sheng Hong and others have all taken their seats.

As for the younger members of the Sheng family, Sheng Hualan, Sheng Changbai, Sheng Changfeng, Sheng Molan, and Sheng Rulan all stood behind the door to greet Wei Yuan.

The battle was not without grandeur.

When Wei Yuan entered the Shou'an Hall, perhaps under the instruction of Sheng Hong, the junior members of the Sheng family all bowed and said:
"I've met Uncle Wei."

Seeing this, Wei Yuan smiled and said, "That's too polite."

At this time, Sheng Hong also stood up from his seat and said with a smile:
"You are an elder, and what they did is what they should do."

Wei Yuan nodded, first looked at Mrs. Sheng sitting in the middle, bowed and said:
"My dear Wei Yuan, I have met Mrs. Sheng. I wonder if Mrs. Sheng is always in good health?"

When Mrs. Sheng saw Wei Yuan's politeness, she immediately felt good about him and said with a smile:

"It's very good. Brother Laowei is thinking about me."

Wei Yuan brought two gifts from the bodyguard behind him, one was a jade carving with the words "good luck and good luck" engraved on it, and the other was a fifty-year-old ginseng, which was an excellent tonic.

He presented these two gifts to Mrs. Sheng and said:

"This jade carving was given to you, Old Madam, by a junior. As for this ginseng, it was a gift from one of your juniors."

"It's just that due to some things, he can't come to see you rashly, madam. However, what I can tell you is that this person has the same surname as you."

That ginseng was naturally bought by Xu Changzhi.

He is a member of the Yongyi Hou Mansion and now holds the high position of deputy regimental envoy. Every word and deed represents the Hou Mansion.

After thinking about it, I still don't plan to show up yet.

Upon hearing the surname Xu, Mrs. Sheng was obviously moved. She subconsciously wanted to get up excitedly, but then she thought about it, if she was really from her mother's family.
It's better to disappear, otherwise, if word spreads, it will be detrimental to the child's situation at home.

"Brother Yuan, I wonder how my junior is doing?"

Mrs. Sheng guessed that her junior should be her nephew and grandnephew. The juniors could still remember that there was an elder like her in the Sheng family, and the depression that had accumulated over the years seemed to be relieved.

In an instant, the whole person felt much more relaxed.

Back then, Mrs. Sheng, as the only daughter of the Yongyi Hou family, married Sheng Hong's father.

Later, the Yongyi Hou family lost power and wanted to marry the Sheng family.

Old Mrs. Sheng was worried that this would delay Sheng Hong's future, so she refused the Xu family's offer of marriage.

Because of this incident, all contact with the Xu family was completely severed.

This matter has also become a concern for Mrs. Sheng.

Now, after hearing what Wei Yuan said, how could one not feel happy that a junior from her mother's family still remembers her as an elder?

Wei Yuan responded with a smile: "Old lady, please don't worry, this man is already my lieutenant, and his future is limitless."

Hearing this, Mrs. Sheng beamed with joy, and even Fang's mother, who was standing behind her, was happy for Mrs. Sheng.

The mother of this room has been Mrs. Sheng's maid since she was a child and is deeply trusted by the old lady.

On the side, Sheng Hong guessed something after listening to what Wei Yuan said.

If the relationship between the Sheng family and the Xu family can be eased, it will definitely be a good thing.

The key to this relaxation probably lies with the younger Xu family members and Wei Yuan.

Thinking of this, he respected Wei Yuan even more.

There was a pause.

Wei Yuan looked at the younger members of the Sheng family and said:
"Today I took Minglan to pick out gifts for you. This girl Minglan remembers all your preferences. When she encounters something you like, she pesters me to buy it."

Then, he asked his bodyguard to bring the gift up.

What was given to Sheng Changbai was a brand new set of the Four Treasures of the Study and the Four Books and Five Classics, which were valuable.

Sheng Changfeng is quite playful and would never read unless forced by his family. Even if he did, he would often be absent-minded. Therefore, Wei Yuan gave him a collection of articles written by many Jinshi scholars in recent years for him to study hard.

It's like giving students test papers to answer questions in modern times. I hope he will not let down Wei Yuan's good intentions.

The gifts given to the three daughters of the Sheng family were some expensive jewelry.

Except for Sheng Changfeng who was a little depressed, the others were all grateful to Wei Yuan.

The latter smiled and said: "No need to be polite."

Sheng Hong said: "Yes, we are all a family, so don't be polite. Let's all sit down."

During the meal.

Sheng Changbai kept asking Wei Yuan questions.

"Uncle Wei, are the Liao army's cavalry really invulnerable?"

"I wonder how many soldiers and horses I would need if I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, want to recover Yanyun? Is it possible to recover it?"

"There are rumors that when you were defending Yanmen, you fought against the famous Liao general Yeluyi first?"

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Wei Yuan didn't mind it and answered his questions one by one.

As for regaining Yanyun
In Wei Yuan's view, it is not a question of how many troops there are, but a question of the strength of the soldiers and their horses.

Seeing that the scholar he had high hopes for was actually interested in military affairs, Sheng Hong pretended to scold:

"You kid, why are you asking so many questions? Your uncle from the Wei family has just come back from outside. At least let your uncle from the Wei family have a glass of wine and take a breather."

Wei Yuan showed no problem and said with a smile: "Changbai is so interested in border military affairs and never leaves Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures. This shows that he has set great ambitions."

"There is no shortage of scholars in this world, but what is lacking are ambitious scholars like Chang Bai."

When Sheng Hong heard him praising his child so much, he couldn't help but smile and said:
"I heard that Brother Wei has a reputation as a scholar and is familiar with the art of war. He must be very talented in literature. When Brother Wei is free, you might as well give some advice on Changbai."

Wei Yuan smiled and said: "I will leave Yangzhou tomorrow. If there is an opportunity in the future, I will definitely communicate more with Changbai."

What? Want to leave Yangzhou?

After hearing this, the first person who was not calm was Minglan. She suddenly stood up and looked at her uncle.

To be honest, the father's love she felt in the Sheng family was really limited.

Wei Yuan came to Sheng's house with all his plans, but it only lasted two days.

But in such a short period of time, Minglan felt from him what the care of elders was and what father's love was.

Now that she heard that her uncle was leaving, how could Minglan remain calm?

"Does uncle have to leave?" Minglan opened her big watery eyes, obviously unable to bear the fact that Wei Yuan was about to leave Yangzhou.

Wei Shuyi on the side pulled Minglan to her side. Even though she was reluctant to let go, she knew that her brother was just transferring to Yangzhou and was destined to be unable to stay for a long time, so she said:

"Your uncle has big things to do, how can he stay with you every day?"

Minglan pouted, tears almost falling.

Wei Yuan waved to her, motioning for her to come to him, then touched her little head and said:

"If you miss your uncle, write a letter to your uncle. If you want something, write to your uncle and let your uncle know. Your uncle will buy it for you and send someone to deliver it to you."

"Girl, please don't be sad, otherwise my uncle won't be able to leave Yangzhou with peace of mind."

After hearing his last words, Minglan forced to stop her tears, nodded and said:

"Minglan will write to uncle."

Speaking of this, she suddenly realized that in the past two years, she had read and written some words, but the fonts were indescribable.
So she secretly vowed to practice her handwriting well, otherwise she would not have the shame to write letters to her uncle.

(End of this chapter)