Then the old lady wanted to stay in Youyang for a while.

The explanation is that given the old lady's age and physical condition, it will become increasingly difficult for her to travel far away in the future.

This return to Youyang may be the last time the old lady returns to Youyang.

The reason that was not stated was that the old lady wanted to choose a suitable in-law for Minglan.

In order to avoid the consequences of marrying someone blindly, only listening to rumors and rumors, and not knowing the person well.

The old lady must be more cautious when choosing a husband for Minglan this time. She needs a period of contact and personal judgment.

After Minglan returned to Youyang, she actually had a lot of fun.

After leaving home, Minglan no longer needs to be sandwiched between Mo Lan and Ru Lan, and be affected and bullied by both of them.

After moving to the big house, I don't have as much pressure as living at home. I have to always think about how to play scheming house games.

My mentality will definitely be much more relaxed after living in a big house.

Not surprisingly, Minglan became friends with Pinlan, who was similar in age and had no scheming intentions, and they played together.

Most of the letters from Wang Ruofu and Ru Lan in Tokyo were daily greetings and family gossip.

After getting rid of the pleasantries, Sheng Changbai read the letters from the two people.

Some useful information was also discovered, and Qi Heng and the head of Jiacheng County were officially engaged.

The Sheng family received an invitation from the Duke of Qi, but Sheng Hong did not go there to avoid the suspicion of King Yong.

However, they still had some bad dealings with the Qi family, so Wang Ruofu and Ru Lan went to attend Qi Heng's engagement ceremony.

Just for two people to get engaged, there were so many princes, nobles and court ministers from Bianliang attending, and it was so luxurious and dignified.

Ru Lan was just watching the celebration, but everyone could see how powerful King Yong was now and how high his support rate was in the court.

Looking at the names of the important ministers one by one, it is enough to show that King Yong has already taken the lead in the competition for the position of crown prince.

The second one is about Gu Lao Er Gu Tingye.

Gu Tingye was already in his twenties, already considered an older man, and he was in a hurry to bring his concubine, illegitimate son, and illegitimate daughter into the Hou Mansion, so he did things in a hurry.

When Sheng Changbai left Tokyo, the progress of Gu Tingye's marriage was far worse than that of Qi Heng.

Now Qi Heng has just gotten engaged, and Gu Tingye has already married Rong Feiyan.

It's a top honorary home. Going through the wedding process in such a short time is a bit rushed.

Sheng Changbai had to suspect that Gu Tingye used money power in order to marry a wife as soon as possible.

The Rong family is a family of foreign relatives. That is to say, as the old emperor wanted to have a baby, the Rong family started to tremble after Concubine Rong was favored.

In terms of real background, it is far inferior to other noble families.

Although once you have rights, it is easier to pursue money.

However, the Rong family has only been prosperous for a short period of time, and they have not yet accumulated any strong family assets.

The assets in Gu Tingye's hands are more than a few million, including one or two hundred thousand taels. As long as he can marry a wife quickly, Gu Tingye won't care.

What Gu Lao Er inherited was not only a large sum of money, but also a hen like Yanzhuang that kept laying golden eggs.

As long as the powerful ones can protect these salt villages, Gu Laoer will have endless money to spend.

Needless to say, the Rong family is of course willing to give Gu Laoer money to their family.

Not everyone is good at business and can make money easily.

The Rong family is only developing in the Forbidden Army. It has a little influence, that is, it can drink some soldiers' blood and eat some free money.

However, the military discipline of the Zhou Dynasty had not been completely corrupted, and the Rong family did not dare to go too far. They were only able to make a small amount of money, so how could they possibly withstand Gu Er's money-making ability.

Ningyuan Houfu, the founder of the country, is willing to marry the daughter of a merchant family as his official wife for 500,000 taels.

It is not unacceptable for a nouveau riche like the Rong family to spend a lot of money and prepare for the wedding in a hurry. It is not unacceptable to marry a daughter early.

Sheng Hong's letter first expressed her relief at Sheng Changbai's concern for the old lady.

Then he talked about the situation in the imperial court, although he said it euphemistically.

But Sheng Changbai still understood what Sheng Hong meant.

At the beginning of the year, the old emperor imprisoned Sheng Hong for two days, using it to frighten the officials and intimidate the tigers.

As a few months passed, the effects slowly faded away.

The princes in the imperial court are already planning the next round of persecution against the old emperor.

Forcing the old emperor to appoint a heir as soon as possible, the ministers were united in their will on this point.

Regardless of whether it is the Ongwang Party, the Yanwang Party, or the Neutral Party, this attitude is the same.

Whether the old emperor was unwilling to give up or was in love with power, he was already on the verge of death, and it was indeed a bit inappropriate for him not to have established an heir.

At the end of the letter, Sheng Hong probably thought that Qi Heng was Sheng Changbai's junior brother and Gu Tingye was Sheng Changbai's friend, so he told Sheng Changbai a lot about the two of them.

Wang Ruofu and Ru Lan spent the whole day hanging out in the back house, and all they got were some gossip.

The situation is far less clear, detailed and accurate than what Sheng Hong learned.

In order to win over the Duke of Qi and a group of distinguished nobles from Qi, King Yong hoped that the two families would get married as soon as possible. Qi Heng's marriage would not be delayed for too long and they would get married before winter.
Chapter completed!