Chapter 879: Humanity and Sophistication

With some apologies to Dafang, Sheng Changbai walked up the Yellow River and spent seven days back to Bianliang.

The deadline of half a month has not been exceeded, but there are only three days left, so the time is not particularly generous.

If the ship faces headwind for two more days, Sheng Changbai will have no choice but to get off the ship and ride on horseback to rush for time.

He first went to the Zhongshu Province in the imperial city to report that he had returned to Beijing, and then returned to Bianliang Shengzhai.

After returning home, according to the rules, I went to see the old lady first.

"My grandson paid his respects to my grandmother. I haven't seen him for more than a year, and my grandmother seems to be in much better spirits."

For more than a year, Sheng Changbai had not seen the old lady.

Looking at it now, the old lady's physical and mental state seem to be much better than when Sheng Changbai left Bianjing last year.

The old lady has become more ambitious in the past two years and has been thinking about choosing a son-in-law for Minglan.

With the help of mailing, the old lady's spirits improved a lot.

After you feel better mentally, the impact on your body is still very obvious.

Even though the old lady traveled to Youyang for a while and was supposed to be more tired, after recuperating, the old lady looked obviously much better than before.

"It's a little better. Brother Pao, how are you doing in Xuzhou for such a long time? I am a useless old lady, and I am still working hard. Brother Pao, you are away from home, and you are still thinking about me."

After all, Sheng Changbai is also the old lady's nominal grandson. The old lady is quite happy when Sheng Changbai comes back.

"Old lady, how can you be useless? You are the white jade pillar that supports the sky and the purple golden beam of the sea. Only when you are in charge and the grandchildren are away can we feel at ease in the family..."

It would definitely not be good to leave after saying hello, so Sheng Changbai continued chatting with the old lady, telling her some about the customs and customs of Xuzhou.

Although Sheng Changbai also said some things when writing letters to Bianjing in normal times.

However, the length of the communication is limited, so many things cannot be explained in too much detail.

The reason why it is not easy to go out is that people are curious about foreign places.

The old lady was quite interested in the customs of Xuzhou, and the grandfather and grandson chatted happily.

"Old lady, the eldest lady has sent someone to Shou'antang again."

After chatting for a quarter of an hour, Fang’s mother beside the old lady whispered to the old lady.

"That's all, let's talk about it some other time. You just came back, and your mother is also thinking about you. You should go to Wei Ruixuan to visit your mother."

The old lady was a reasonable person. Knowing that Sheng Changbai had just come back and Wang Ruofu was worried about her, she urged Sheng Changbai to go there as soon as possible.

"Yes, when we have dinner in the evening, my grandson will come to say hello to his grandmother."

After bidding farewell to the old lady, Sheng Changbai came to Wei Ruixuan.

"Bai'er, you have finally returned to Beijing. Come quickly and let my mother take a good look at you."

Sheng Changbai had just entered the Wei Ruixuan Hall. Before he could greet Wang Ruofu, Wang Ruofu had already walked to Sheng Changbai, pulled Sheng Changbai up, touched his arms, patted his legs, and checked Sheng Changbai's physical condition.

Compared with the old lady's rules, Wang Ruofu's way of expressing his feelings is stronger.

At this time, Wang Ruofu still feels more humane than the old lady.

Sometimes the children and grandchildren of the Sheng family are not so close to Mrs. Sheng, and it is not all their fault.

In addition to being close to Minglan, the old lady was quite indifferent to other children and actively refused to stay thousands of miles away.

There is no blood relationship, and there has not been so much interaction, so the relationship is naturally not that deep.

"Mother, everything is fine with me. My son is unfilial and has not been filial to his mother for so long. Is my mother still okay?" Sheng Changbai took two steps back, avoided Wang Ruofu's slap, and replied with a salute.

"Everything is fine with me. Now that you have returned to Beijing, everything will be fine for your mother." Wang Ruofu replied excitedly.

"Madam, here comes the tea." At this time, Liu's mother came in with two bowls of tea, but Wang Ruofu didn't get excited anymore.

"Bai'er, you sit down and drink tea. We, mother and son, can talk slowly. You and your mother can talk slowly about the time you have been away for more than a year."

"When I first arrived in Xuzhou last year..."

Sheng Changbai gave Wang Ruofu a summary of what happened in Xuzhou.

Apart from official business, Sheng Changbai was a single man outside and had nothing to do at home.

After talking about it for a while, Sheng Changbai still couldn't help asking about the doubts in his heart.

"Mother, why did the imperial court suddenly recruit me back to the capital? Didn't you get any news in the capital?"

Some people want to take a stand in advance during the transition of imperial power and try to take advantage of the dragon.

Some people remained neutral, but at this sensitive moment of transition of imperial power, they were welded to death in Bianjing.

I want to show off in front of the new emperor at the beginning of his succession and leave a good impression.

But Sheng Changbai was neither of these two. Knowing how chaotic the transition of imperial power was, he just wanted to stay outside and stay away from this dispute.

"Your father and your in-laws are discussing this about your career. Mother really doesn't understand this. It was only after hearing your father talk a few days ago that I learned that you were going back to Beijing."

Wang Ruofu couldn't answer and said a little awkwardly.

"It's okay if mother doesn't know. Then I'll just ask him when he comes back from the office."

Sheng Changbai asked tentatively because Wang Ruofu was not politically sensitive.

A few years ago, when the Sheng family needed help from the Wang family, Sheng Hong would talk to Wang Ruofu about official matters.

After the Wang family was unable to help the Sheng family, Sheng Hong stopped taking care of Wang Ruofu's inheritance in official matters.

"Then I will send someone to wait for your father outside the imperial city and inform him that you have returned to the capital and ask him to come back early if he has nothing to do today."

"fair enough."

Sheng Changbai agreed. There were many things that needed to be discussed with Sheng Hong.

It's okay to inform Sheng Hong that he is back, so that Sheng Hong doesn't know that Sheng Changbai is back, and after leaving the government office, he made an appointment with his colleagues to have a drink.

After Wang Ruofu sent someone out, the mother and son continued to chat.

Next, Sheng Changbai asked Wang Ruofu what he had done in the past year.

Although the letter always stated that nothing happened at home, it was impossible for Wang Ruofu and Lin Zhishuang to be so peaceful.

It's just that it's not as fierce as the house fights in the past. The two of them just got into a fight and got into a fight.

Regarding whether to take Mo Lan out and whom to show Mo Lan.

The little frictions and fights between the two people have never stopped.

For example, who is the distinguished official, what happened at home, and what banquet was held.

Wang Ruofu was unwilling to take Mo Lan to attend, so Lin Zhishuang insisted that Wang Ruofu take Mo Lan to attend.

Two people always have to go through a confrontation in front of Sheng Hong.

As a result, Wang Ruofu naturally won less and lost more.

Before Sheng Changbai left, he had warned her many times not to take Mo Lan to the banquets and various activities held by the Xungui family.

Wang Ruofu can no longer maintain this bottom line.

How can one handle Sheng Hong well? Lin Jiaoshuang is much better than Wang Ruofu.

It's not a rank at all, there's no comparison.

"Second brother, you came back from Xuzhou, did you bring me any gifts?"

While mother and son were chatting, Rulan's voice of surprise came from the yard.

Even though she is one year older, even though she is fourteen years old, Ru Lan is still a little girl without hair extensions.

He still has a carefree personality and cannot be steady.

"Of course I brought it to you all. I originally thought of sending it to you directly to the hospital. I heard from my mother that you were invited by a young lady from another family to enjoy the fragrance and flowers. Since you were not at home, I haven't sent it to you yet. "

The gift to Sheng Changbai does not require any special preparation when leaving Xuzhou.

I received a lot of silks, calligraphy and paintings, jewelry, and specialties. It is enough to sort them into categories and distribute them to the elders, younger brothers and sisters in the family.

It's not that Sheng Changbai still wants to commit corruption when he is not short of money. The things Sheng Changbai accepted are just a sign of worldliness.

After accepting these things, Sheng Changbai maintained a relationship with the officials, gentry, and wealthy businessmen in Xuzhou.

Sheng Changbai should have spoken out for Xuzhou's interests in the court.

When these people encounter any difficulties and can help, Sheng Changbai will naturally help them.

"Ru Lan, why are you so unruly? How could you not see your brother for so long, not say goodbye when you meet him, and ask for gifts?"

Wang Ruofu scolded Ru Lan. It can be seen that as Ru Lan gets older, Wang Ruofu's discipline to Ru Lan is still more severe than before.

"Mom, I haven't seen my second brother for a long time, so I was joking with him."

Rulan explained to Wang Ruofu that Rulan understood the truth, but she just didn't want to be bound by the rules.

It didn't matter when she was at home, her husband's family would definitely not spoil Ru Lan like this.

Rulan's situation is similar to that of Dafang's Pinlan.
To be continued...