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Sheng Hong saw the mother and daughter looking at him coldly, and he felt a little uncomfortable thinking: "Well, among all the masters in this room, Shuang'er is the only one whose status is lower than mine. I don't know how many masters as cowardly as me can be found in this world."

Although he felt a little uncomfortable, looking at his eldest daughter's frown, he was worried that if he didn't appease the eldest lady, there would be another quarrel in the mansion.

He glanced at Lin Xiaoniang beside him, who looked aggrieved. He couldn't help but complain in his heart, "Here she comes again. She is so inexperienced and loves to stir up trouble. Every time she does something, I am the one who suffers. It seems I have to give her the cold shoulder."

After all, he is an old fox who has been up and down in the officialdom for many years. No matter how turbulent his heart is, he still looks calm on the surface.

"Oh, why is our lady so unhappy today? The daughters are all here, so she can't be petty anymore. Tell me, am I the kind of person who spoils his wife and then destroys her?"

Although Wang Ruofu's relationship with Sheng Hong has become much less affectionate in recent years due to the existence of Lin Qinshuang, and she is not very smart, she is a typical woman who regards her husband as her heaven. Since Sheng Hong has handed her the ladder, she can't make too much trouble.

Seeing that his wife's expression had eased, Sheng Hong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, pretended to be angry and drove Lin Xiaoniang away. After finally getting his daughter away, he slumped down and sat down opposite Wang Ruofu.

He leaned over and coaxed her, "My dear, you just went too far in front of the children. I was worried that you were pregnant and busy with the household affairs, and that you wouldn't be able to handle it."

Wang Ruofu glanced at him unhappily and said stubbornly, "You found an excuse to take away my housekeeper power, wasn't it just for that little bitch? And you used the baby in my belly as an excuse, don't you see how big Lin Qinshuang's belly is?"

Sheng Hong rubbed his forehead helplessly and continued to explain: "Who said I want to let Lin Xiaoniang run the household? Our Chen'er and Hua'er are almost seven years old, and they are so smart. I think they are more than capable of being the housekeeper."

Wang Ruofu was a little awkward at first, but when she heard that Sheng Hong was going to hand over the housekeeping power to her two daughters, she immediately called Mother Liu happily and prepared to make arrangements. As for her philandering husband, who would care about him anymore.

Sheng Hong felt aggrieved when he saw that his wife had completely ignored him. Ever since his precious daughter was born, he, the head of the family, had only a nominal title.

I sighed silently in my heart: "Alas, did I give birth to a lucky baby or a debt collector? This is not a daughter at all, this is clearly my ancestor."

Thinking that it was not a good idea to sit here awkwardly, he hurriedly made an excuse and said, "I still have some things to do in the government office. I have to go find Uncle Ouyang Yong. My wife, please don't be too tired. I'm leaving first."

Sheng Hong just said that to Wang Ruofu, although he said that there was something going on in the yamen to get rid of the embarrassment, but he really wanted to go find Ouyang Yongshu.

Although the New Policies of Qingli in the previous few years were not very successful, because the person who presided over the reform was the Prince's Tutor, although Fan Zhongyan was not demoted for the failure of the new policy, Han Qi, Fu Bi, Ouyang Xiu and others were successively expelled from the court.

Even Wang Anshi, an indirect participant in the New Deal, learned from his mistakes and resolutely applied for a transfer to a remote area in order to put his ideas into practice.

At this time, Ouyang Xiu was demoted to the prefect of Yangzhou, who happened to be Sheng Hong's immediate superior, so the two men were quite familiar with each other.

Although Ouyang Xiu was demoted and frustrated, he never knew that he would be revived. Even now, his status in both politics and literature was far higher than Sheng Hong.

In addition, Sheng Hong had long admired Ouyang Xiu. If he had not been demoted this time, Sheng Hong would have had no chance to establish a relationship with this big shot for a while.

Ouyang Yongshu quite admired Sheng Hong. Although he was not very outstanding in either literary talent or official performance, he was calm and measured, and did things step by step. He never acted rashly or sought to attract attention. In this respect, he was much better than the rising star Wang Jiefu.

Although this may not make much contribution to the country, it is extremely good for his family. Everyone has their own aspirations. Although he cannot do it, he does not reject it.

Although he didn't know why Sheng Hong was promoted from the sixth rank to the fifth rank by the government, he didn't want to delve into it. Everyone has their own destiny, and he just needs to do his best.

Not to mention the close relationship between Sheng Hong and Ouyang Yongshu, at this time in the Sheng Mansion, Old Lady Sheng, Madam Wang and the Chenlan sisters gathered in Shou'an Hall, discussing the matters of the housekeeper.

In the past few years, Chen Lan used his purple bead space (the system space after refining) to come up with a lot of gadgets. Although it cannot be said to be beneficial to the country or the people, it has made a lot of money for the Sheng family.

I originally wanted to take something that would benefit the country, but due to my young age, I instinctively gave up this idea.

"Grandma, in a few days it will be time for our great uncle to send money. Do you think we should also send something back to our hometown in Youyang?"

When Mrs. Sheng heard her eldest granddaughter talking about her hometown in Youyang, a trace of nostalgia flashed in her eyes. Thinking of the eldest lady of the Sheng family who shared the same suffering as her, she couldn't help feeling a little sad.

"We are a small family in the Sheng family, and we have come this far thanks to the mutual support between the two branches. Now the business of the first branch is getting bigger and bigger, and our second branch's official career is also getting smoother. It is really the blessing of our ancestors."

"Last time, your uncle Wei wrote to you saying that your great-grandmother's health was getting worse. We can not send other things this time, but the best medicinal herbs are absolutely indispensable."

Seeing Chenlan and Hualan nodding obediently, Old Lady Sheng continued, "Although businessmen are said to be rich, their status is indeed low. If it weren't for the fact that our Sheng family is struggling to support itself, we wouldn't have let your uncle Wei go into business."

"Our Sheng family seems to be rising on the surface, but in the end we are still far behind those aristocratic families. At times like this, we must work harder to unite."

"Sister Chen has been taught by the palace maids since she was young, and Sister Hua has also benefited from it, so her future will certainly not be bad. But Sister Shu from your uncle Wei's family and the girls from the Sheng family in Youyang are not like you, daughters of officials, and they don't have good maids to teach them, so I'm afraid they will have a harder time in the future."

Chenlan and Hualan have always been smart. Although their grandmother did not say it explicitly, they still understood the meaning of her words, but they just didn't know how to respond.

Old Madam Sheng ignored him and followed his words, acting like a lady like You Rongyan praising her daughter. Instead, she looked at her two granddaughters with expectation.

Chenlan and Hualan looked at each other and nodded. Chenlan followed the old lady's words and said, "Grandma is right. Why don't you write a letter and bring sister Shulan and brother Changwu over to study with us."

The old lady nodded in satisfaction and said happily, "Good, good, good. Grandmother knows that you brothers and sisters are all good children. With you guys, our Sheng family will prosper in the future."

Although this matter was not discussed with her, Wang Ruofu did not feel uncomfortable at all. She knew that her two eldest daughters were very smart, and she only needed to follow her daughters and enjoy the good life in the future.

Although she is not very smart, she is blessed. If she were to say, there may be no one more blessed than her in the whole Yangzhou. Although her husband has a concubine, it does not hinder her position as the one who has the final say in the mansion.

Not to mention how happy and reluctant the family in Youyang was when they received the letter from Old Madam Sheng, at this time, Linqi Pavilion in the Sheng Mansion was in chaos, because Miss Lin, who was about to give birth, had caused trouble again.

I don’t know if Lin Qinshuang is suffering from paranoid delusions. Her water has clearly broken, but she refuses to go into the delivery room. She insists on asking the servants to go to the government office to invite Sheng Hong.

Wang Ruofu was getting older and older, and her two daughters were still too young. The old lady was worried that they would be bumped into, so she stopped them from passing.

Although she didn't like Lin Xiaoniang's behavior, she was the only proper master left in the mansion who could go, so the old lady was reluctant but still rushed over from Shou'an Hall.

The old lady here had just been helped into Linqi Pavilion by Fang Mama, and she was almost knocked over by the chaos in the yard. She pointed at Lin Qinshuang tremblingly, and couldn't even speak for a while.

It was the housekeeper who was very helpful. She first arranged for the maid to bring a chair for the old lady and helped her sit down. She then quickly sent the maidservants to invite the midwife and the doctor, and finally had someone carry the mad lady Lin into the delivery room.

Although the birth was very chaotic at the beginning, fortunately, Fang's mother was capable, and Lin Xiaoniang's baby was finally born smoothly before sunset.

After the old lady calmed down, she let the maid go back and had no intention of staying in Linqi Pavilion any longer. As for Lin Xiaoniang who was giving birth, she thought that everything that needed to be arranged had been made and the rest had nothing to do with her.

As for whether Lin Xiaoniang would give birth to a boy or a girl this time, Old Lady Sheng had no expectations at all, because if she gave birth to a boy, the child would definitely be more arrogant in the future. If she gave birth to a girl, given her temperament, what good could she teach her?

In fact, if she had a choice, the old lady would rather give Lin Xiaoniang a bowl of sterilizing medicine and be done with it. Although having many children brings good fortune, she would rather not have a child like Lin Xiaoniang.

I have to say that the old lady's reasoning now still has some truth to it. The child that Lin Xiaoniang gave birth to today has indeed become a small mudslide among the entire Sheng family's descendants in the future. It's not very destructive but very disgusting.

As for the master of the household, Sheng Hong, why he did not come to see Lin Xiaoniang and the child after he got off duty, it was because he was at the prefectural government at the moment, discussing how to deal with this year's locust plague, and had no time to pay attention to whether his concubine had given birth safely.

When Ouyang Yongshu heard Sheng Hong say that locusts were edible, he looked at him with some suspicion, as if asking if he was crazy.

Sheng Hong felt somewhat uncomfortable being stared at. After all, when he first heard about this, his reaction was even greater than that of his boss.

Ignoring the astonishment of his colleagues, Sheng Hong spoke eloquently about the locust control strategies his daughter had told him, leaving these scholars who barely knew anything about farming completely confused. They looked at each other in bewilderment.

Although Ouyang Yongshu was still a little skeptical, seeing Sheng Hong's confident look, he decided to leave the matter to Sheng Hong, and he would assist from the side to prevent any unexpected events from happening.

Under Sheng Hong's leadership, the entire Yangzhou Prefecture became unprecedentedly lively. First, the officials took the lead in eating pests, and later they bought chickens and ducks at high prices, which made the common people very happy.

Half a month later, with the joint efforts of officials and people throughout Yangzhou, they successfully survived the locust plague and ushered in a bumper harvest in the new year.

When the prefectures and counties around Yangzhou heard about what Sheng Hong and his men had done, they initially laughed at them. Some stubborn people even wrote letters to the government and severely impeached all the officials in Yangzhou.

Later, when they heard that this method was indeed effective, they began to imitate it shamelessly. Although it was a little late at this time, they did manage to save some gains.

Therefore, the emperor specially appointed him as the vice-chancellor, who gave excellent evaluations to all the officials in Yangzhou, big and small, and even boasted about the achievements of his future in-laws to his son.

When Di Qing, who was standing in the martial arts field, learned that the emperor was coming, he was overjoyed. It was not that he wanted to see the emperor so much, but he really didn't want to practice with his disciples anymore.

God knows how he, a general who is good at using swords, could teach an apprentice who likes to use swords. This apprentice is not only better than himself in martial arts at a young age, but also always likes to challenge him.

Di Qing dared to guarantee that he had never been so embarrassed before. Whether facing the brutality of the Liao people or dealing with the suppression and exclusion of civil officials, he had never been so helpless.

In fact, Zhao Xi didn't want this to happen, but every time he picked up a knife, he always felt that something was missing. But if he switched to a sword, he could always learn it without a teacher.

As for the deployment of troops and military tactics, Di Qing would often be defeated by his own disciples before he could even express his own experience.

It stands to reason that you should be happy if your disciple is better than you. However, if this disciple is so outstanding that he is better than you without your teaching, you will definitely feel frustrated. This is what happened to Di Qing at this time.

When Zhao Zhen arrived at the martial arts arena, he saw his son, who was only ten years old but almost as tall as himself. He nodded with satisfaction, walked quickly to his son, wiped the non-existent sweat off his face with heartache, and then told his son about Sheng Hong.

Di Qing, who was standing by, narrowed his eyes in confusion after hearing this. Although he didn't understand why the emperor valued a small fifth-rank civil servant so much, it didn't stop him from making friends with him in the future.

After hearing what his father said, Zhao Xi nodded in surprise and asked, "Dad, do you know how Sheng Hong could come up with such a novel idea?"

Zhao Zhen might be more emotional. Seeing that his son became colder as he grew older, his eyes could not help but turn red as he saw that his son, who used to know everything and looked like he was about to become an immortal, was now actively asking him questions.

Zhao Xi sighed helplessly as he watched his father's eyes turn red again. His father cared about him too much and was about to turn into a hairless rabbit again. Alas, why was he so depressing? This was really a sweet trouble.