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

Chapter 24 Heading to the capital to meet the saint
After the family dinner.

Mrs. Sheng deliberately left Wei Yuan behind.

The crowd then dispersed.

Minglan refused to leave and waited for Wei Yuan outside Shou'an Hall.

Wei Shuyi is accompanying her.

Mrs. Sheng found a wooden box from where she lived, and in front of Wei Yuan, she dug out two jade pendants with the word 'Peace' engraved on them and said:

"Since my junior has joined the army, he will inevitably fight with the enemy from now on, and his safety will not be guaranteed."

"I have nothing to give you. These two jade pendants were my dowry back then."

"Today I will give you one piece. I also ask Brother Wei to give the other piece to my junior on my behalf."

Wei Yuan only took one piece and said, "This junior will give it to him. As for the other piece, please keep it, old lady."

Old Mrs. Sheng smiled and said: "I can be regarded as your elder. The elder has given me this gift. I dare not refuse it, so just accept it."

Wei Yuan couldn't resist the old man's offer, so he accepted it happily, then bowed respectfully and said:

"Old lady, this junior also has an unkind request. I wonder if the old lady can accept it?"

As the saying goes, if there is an old man in the family, it is like having a treasure. Mrs. Sheng has already seen the world through.

Just now I heard Wei Yuan say that a junior from his mother's family was serving as a deputy general under him, so I knew that he was telling it deliberately for his own ears.

"Everything you did in the past two days was all for Miss Wei and Minglan."

"I guess you want to ask me to take more care of Minglan and the other two, right?"

Mrs. Sheng said with a smile.

Wei Yuan looked embarrassed when someone saw through his thoughts, and said with a wry smile:
"After all, I can't hide it from the old lady."

Mrs. Sheng nodded with a smile and said: "Girl Minglan, I look at Huanxi. You don't need to tell me about this, I will take care of them."

In the entire Sheng family, no one has a higher status than Mrs. Sheng.

Even Sheng Hong would listen to what she said.

Wei Yuan stood up and bowed solemnly: "Thank you, old lady. From now on, if you have anything to do, I will do it with my heart."

Old Mrs. Sheng smiled and said, "Brother Wei, you don't have to be polite. That girl Minglan should be waiting for you outside. You have to leave tomorrow, so say goodbye to your sister and Minglan."

Wei Yuan nodded, "Junior, take your leave."

As soon as he left, the old lady looked at the ginseng plant with a smile on her face.

Fang's mother, who was standing aside, smiled and said: "Old madam, I can't say for sure in the future. Because you are the junior member of your natal family, you can relax your relationship with your natal family."

To be honest, the Xu family is where Mrs. Sheng grew up. Even if she has been married for decades, how can she not care about her natal family?

Old Mrs. Sheng shook her head and said with a smile: "It is enough for the younger generation of the Xu family to think about me as an old woman."
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As soon as Wei Yuan left Shou'antang, he saw Wei Shuyi and Minglan who had been guarding the door.

He walked forward, and before he could say anything, Minglan asked in an impatient tone:

"Uncle, when will you leave tomorrow?"

Wei Yuan said: "Leave early in the morning. Ming girl wants to see uncle off?"

Minglan said without hesitation: "Of course I have to send it to uncle."

Wei Yuan laughed twice and said: "You girl, you like to sleep the most. Can you get up? You'd better have a good sleep. It's not like I won't be able to see my uncle in the future."

Minglan pouted and said nothing more.

Wei Yuan looked at Wei Shuyi again,

"Sister, I will leave a personal guard named Lin Zhaoyuan at the Youlai Inn in Yangzhou. He has fought with me on the battlefield and is a trustworthy person. If anything happens during your pregnancy, send someone to look for him. He will help you."

Wei Shuyi frowned and said, "This is against the rules, so you don't have to worry about me."

Wei Yuan said firmly: "Sister, I will listen to you on this matter."

Wei Shu was helpless. In the past, the little devil who only followed him and listened to him in everything had finally grown up.

The three of them talked for a while, and it was getting very late, so Wei Yuan left.

Early the next morning, Wei Yuan and hundreds of personal guards left Yangzhou City in a mighty manner.

In the past two days in Yangzhou, Yangzhou governor, regimental envoy and other officials all wanted to visit Wei Yuan.

But because Wei Yuan was in a hurry, he declined them all.

Just got out of town.

Wei Yuan saw Wei Shuyi, Minglan and Sheng Changbai guarding outside the city.

He hurried over and said, "Sister, didn't you say that last night? There is no need to come and see her off." Wei Shu smiled bitterly and said, "I can't beat this girl Minglan."

Wei Yuan looked at Minglan lovingly, but found that she looked sleepy and frowned:
"Didn't you sleep well?"

Wei Shu smiled and said, "I didn't sleep well. This girl didn't sleep all night. She stayed up until now. Before dawn, she dragged me to the outside of the city to wait for you."

Wei Yuan deliberately scolded Minglan, "Why don't you sleep?"

Minglan whispered a little aggrievedly: "I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to get up and see my uncle off, so I didn't sleep."

Wei Yuan was stunned and felt a little moved in his heart. He touched her little head and looked at Sheng Changbai again.

"Changbai is here too."

Sheng Changbai bowed and said, "When uncle Wei leaves, Changbai always comes to see him off."

Wei Yuan smiled and nodded, patted his shoulder and said sincerely:

"Study hard and strive to become a Jinshi in the future. Only then will you have the opportunity to realize your ambition."

In the entire Sheng family, apart from Wei Shuyi and Minglan, there were only two people who pleased Wei Yuan.

One is Mrs. Sheng, and the other two are Sheng Changbai.

He is knowledgeable and courteous, has a well-founded approach and is neither humble nor arrogant. He is a good young man. But why can't he be named Wei?

Fortunately, he also loved Minglan.

After chatting for a while, Wei Yuan got on his horse, took a hundred personal guards, and left.

At this moment, Ming Lan, who looked sleepy, couldn't hold it in any longer and burst into tears. She started running in the direction Wei Yuan was leaving, and Wei Shu couldn't stop her.

"Uncle, when will you come see me again?"

Minglan said loudly as she ran.

Wei Yuan had already walked far away and did not hear what she said clearly. He could only vaguely hear the word 'uncle'.

He waved his hand and never stopped to respond.

I just murmured in my heart:

"If you call me uncle, I will protect you for the rest of your life. Goodbye, girl Ming."

When Minglan saw that Wei Yuan was already walking away, until his back was no longer visible, the girl stood there and cried loudly.

Wei Shuyi chased after her and held her in his arms.

Minglan cried and said: "Mother, I don't want my uncle to leave, I don't want to."
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On his way to the capital again, Wei Yuan visited his second sister Wei Ruyi's home.

Gave Wei Ruyi five hundred taels of silver.

He also told Wei Ruyi about recent events.

Just like Wei Shu, Wei Ru was very happy to see that Wei Yuan was safe and sound, and to see that he had made great achievements and honored his ancestors.

"Take this money back. Now that you have been promoted, money will be asked for everywhere. I can't take it."

Hear what Wei Ruyi said.

Wei Yuan smiled and said: "The officials rewarded me a lot of money. Without you, my second sister, I would have starved to death after my parents passed away."

"You must accept this money. From now on, our Wei family's life will only get better and better."

The New Year's money he gave Minglan was snatched away by Wei Shuyi, who said he would keep it for Minglan and give it to her when she grows up.

Since Wei Yuan had been delayed in Yangzhou for two days, he was worried that the officials would be jealous if they knew that he had set off from Daizhou but had not arrived for a long time.

So I didn’t plan to have a night’s rest at my second sister’s house, so I kept the story short:

"Second sister, I still have something I need you to do."

"Now that the eldest sister is pregnant, there are a lot of things going on in the official family. Since ancient times, when a woman gave birth, the door to hell was always closed."

"You will set off soon. Spend more money and hire an experienced Wen Po to go to the Sheng family."

"To the outside world, Po Wen is the servant who takes care of you. You can come home after my eldest sister gives birth safely."

The person their Wei family owes the most is Wei Shuyi.

If Wei Shuyi hadn't sold himself to the Sheng family, Wei Yuan wouldn't be where he is today, and Wei Ruyi wouldn't be able to find a good family to marry.

After hearing what his brother said, Wei Ruyi also knew that this was a serious matter, so she nodded and said:
"Okay, I'll leave this matter to the second sister. Little brother, you must take good care of yourself when you are in Daizhou and send peace letters to the second sister regularly so that your eldest sister and I can feel at ease."

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