Chapter 302 Plan
The reason why Sheng Hong finally chose Wen Yanjing was because he was thinking about Molan from the bottom of his heart.

How can adding icing on the cake compare to giving timely help?

There is more than one way to marry a girl off in this world: marrying her into a wealthy and prominent family.

Another thing is to marry your daughter to a young talent who is hiding in the deep.

There is a living example right in front of us - Old Master Yu and Old Madam Yu, who can be said to be a loving couple.

Now it seems that Molan has married Wen Yanjing of a lower status, but based on his recent observations on Wen Yanjing, this student already has the potential to be on the list of successful candidates in the imperial examinations. It is just a matter of time and opportunity.

By then, with Mo'er marrying down from a lower status now and the help from her family in the future, why should she worry about Mo'er having a hard time in the future?

He was planning for the future.

But it is obvious that Lin Qinshuang does not have Sheng Hong's long-term vision.

In her opinion, it is better to focus on the present rather than betting on a seemingly bright and promising future.

What? Wen Yanjing is a poor scholar?
That won’t work, absolutely not!

My Mo'er is precious and she must not let herself suffer by marrying that Wen Yanjing!

My daughter was born to enjoy life!
Picking what’s ready and taking advantage of it while it’s hot is the only way to go!

"No, no!"

Lin Qinshuang immediately refused:

"Honglang, you know that Mo'er has been raised in luxury, so he can't stand hardship."

"What you said, his family still has some land to live on, otherwise I can't agree to it, right?"

Sheng Hong immediately retorted:
"Besides, with Wen Yanjing's real talent and knowledge, if Mo'er marries him now, she will have to live in poverty for a few years at most, and then she can rise up in time, and in the future she can also dream of becoming a husband and his wife!"

"What kind of character and talent? They're all fake!" Seeing that Sheng Hong seemed to have made up his mind, Lin Qinshuang was so busy that she panicked and replied immediately.

When Lin Qinshuang said this, Sheng Hong frowned immediately, turned his head and looked directly into Lin Qinshuang's eyes, and asked directly:

“If not character, what else can you look at?
If you weren't attracted to me because of my talent and character, why did you give up being your wife and become my mistress?"

This is where Sheng Hong always felt sorry for Lin Qinshuang.

Because under Lin Qinshuang's subtle guidance over the years, Sheng Hong only thought that the reason why Lin Qinshuang married into the Sheng family and risked offending Old Madam Sheng to become his concubine was because she loved him deeply, which was why she was willing to sacrifice herself.

Therefore, Sheng Hong is more tolerant of things related to Lin Qinshuang.

After hearing Sheng Hong's question, Lin Qinshuang's heart skipped a beat.

Did I initially take a liking to you because of your talent and character?
Do not make jokes.

The reason why I was willing to be your concubine was because of my status at that time, it was not easy for me to marry a scholar as my principal wife.

Secondly, because of the Wang family behind Wang Ruofu and the support of Old Lady Sheng behind you, they believe that your career in this life should be smooth, and even if it gets bad, it won't be too bad.

However, Lin Qinshuang's expression froze for a moment, and then she immediately used her trick to coax people:
"Honglang, how can your talent and appearance be compared to that boy?"

When Sheng Hong heard this, an expression of secret satisfaction immediately flashed across his face.

"Shuang'er's words are well-reasoned and I really like them!"

Lin Qinshuang continued:
"There are very few people like you, Honglang, who are talented. That boy is far inferior to her. How can I bear to marry Mo'er to her?"

Sheng Hong looked helpless, but still tried to persuade him:
"A son-in-law with both good character and good looks is the right choice. He will have a bright future!"

"But Hiroro..."

Lin Qinshuang didn't agree with any of Sheng Hong's words and wanted to persuade him further, but Sheng Hong immediately stopped her.

"Okay, okay, I know you are considering Mo'er's future, but Mo'er is also my daughter, and I have always loved her!"

"Don't worry, this scholar will have a good future."

After saying that, he left the room without paying attention to the hesitant expression on Lin Qinshuang's face. At the same time, a voice floated over from outside:

"You can also talk to Mo'er about this. You are both old enough to discuss marriage, so there is no need to show up at poetry gatherings or elegant gatherings outside."

After hearing this, Lin Qinshuang was so angry that she pounded the table.

And the next second, Lin Qinshuang heard a sudden cry coming from the screen behind the room.

I looked in the direction of the sound in surprise and saw Molan sitting on the ground, covering her face and crying.

"My dear, I don't want to marry a poor man!"

Lin Qinshuang felt distressed when she saw this.

She had never been interested in the marriage that Sheng Hong had chosen, and now seeing her daughter behaving like this, she felt even more unwilling.

So she immediately squatted in front of Molan, gently stroked her shoulder and comforted her:

"It's okay, Mo'er, we don't worry. Your father doesn't care about your marriage, but your mother will help you plan it!"

Pingyang Houfu.

As soon as Yang Wenyuan got home from work, he heard Hualan jokingly talking about Rulan's "rebellious psychology".

"Yes, yes! This is exactly what your sister's temper is like!" Yang Wenyuan responded with a smile.

However, while Yang Wenyuan was laughing along with Hua Lan, he was still thinking:

'Since Sheng Hong has started to arrange the marriage now, has Wen Yanjing already appeared?'

Yang Wenyuan still had some impression of Wen Yanjing.

This man can be called the ancient version of the Phoenix Man.

His family was poor, and after successfully obtaining a household registration and a house in the capital with the help of Rulan's dowry, he immediately arranged for Rulan to take care of his entire family.

It is equivalent to a weakened version of Sun Xiucai.

Speaking of which, Wen Yanjing was also a very talented student, otherwise he would not have caught Sheng Hong's eye and his subsequent career would not have been smooth.

However, the reason why he was able to have a successful career in the government, instead of struggling in the countryside like his peers and classmates, was due to the help of his elder brother-in-law Changbai and his brother-in-law Gu Tingye.

In the final analysis, all of these can be blamed on the Sheng family, and finally on Rulan herself.

But the reality turned out to be otherwise.

When Rulan got married, she not only had to endure troubles from her mother-in-law, but she was also in danger of being favored as a concubine and neglected as a wife in the future.

This is why Yang Wenyuan regarded Wen Yanjing as an ancient Phoenix Man in his heart - he benefited from the Sheng family, but did not miss the gratitude very much, even worse than Sheng Hong to Wang Ruofu.

Not even as good as his cheap father-in-law Sheng Hong?

Naturally, Yang Wenyuan didn't like Wen Yanjing very much.

Not to mention that he has married Hualan, and Rulan is now his own sister-in-law. Yang Wenyuan cannot bear to watch Rulan fall into the tiger's mouth.

First of all, you have to break the bad karma with the handkerchief.

and many more……

At this moment, a trace of doubt suddenly flashed through Yang Wenyuan's mind - that is, how did Wen Yanjing pick up Rulan's handkerchief?

How did Wen Yanjing, a foreigner, get into the backyard of Sheng Mansion and meet Rulan?

I didn't think about it carefully at that time, but now Yang Wenyuan, who has lived in the Great Zhou era for a long time, immediately realized the problem.

As the son-in-law of the Sheng family, he was not allowed to walk around the Sheng family's backyard, especially the courtyard where the female family members frequented. How could Wen Yanjing, a complete outsider, meet Rulan?
You know, the Sheng family's mansion is not small, which means that there should be a very obvious wall or garden separating the courtyard for women and the courtyard for receiving guests.

Even when Yang Wenyuan and his friends went to study at the Sheng Family Academy, they couldn't run into Minglan and Rulan unless they went there to look for them. Could Wen Yanjing be so lucky?

If this is just suspicion without solid evidence, but if we add to it what Wen Yanjing said, "I thought you were a maid," then we can almost conclude that Wen Yanjing did it on purpose.

You know, Wang Ruofu has always put her children at the top of her heart.

Hualan is married, and Changbai is a man with his own ideas.

So in the end, Wang Ruofu could only put all her concern on Rulan.

With Wang Ruofu's temper, she would like to give Rulan all the valuable things she can get, so as to cultivate the nobility of a lady from a noble family in her.

Even if she stayed at home, although her attire was not to the point of being lavishly decorated, she still stood out from the crowd. How could she be mistaken for a maid?

If one thinks about it carefully, Wen Yanjing's chance encounter with Rulan might have been intentional, and he then used sweet words to seduce Rulan, this foolish girl.

He might have even found out about the situation of the daughter of the Sheng family and came prepared!

What’s even more annoying is…

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If Yang Wenyuan remembered correctly, Sheng Hong should have been arranging the marriage between Molan and Wen Yanjing at this time.

and so……

Was Rulan considered a backup from the beginning? Was she only promoted to a regular employee later?

Yang Wenyuan smacked his lips and thought to himself:
"Good job, Wen Yanjing. I didn't expect you to have such a deep trick!"

As for whether this was Yang Wenyuan's misunderstanding...

It depends on whether Wen Yanjing will accidentally enter the Sheng family's backyard when the world is changing so much.

"What's the matter, sir? What are you thinking about?"

When Hua Lan saw that Yang Wenyuan suddenly became silent, with a thoughtful look on his face, she thought at first that Yang Wenyuan was thinking about something important, so she did not make any noise to disturb him.

But then he noticed that Yang Wenyuan suddenly began to smile, and he immediately realized that Yang Wenyuan was imagining some bad idea again.

Normally, when Hualan saw this smile in her room, she would blush and feel her ears burning.

"Oh, oh! I didn't think anything!"

Yang Wenyuan immediately came to his senses and replied.

Then he thought for a while, turned to Hua Lan and said:

"I'll go to Changbai's place during my next day off."

Although Sheng Hong wanted to find a son-in-law for his daughter, he was a fifth-rank official after all, and also a parent. Naturally, it was impossible for him to accompany her all the time. At most, he would meet her for the first time as a courtesy.

From now on, Changbai and Changfeng will definitely do it.

Moreover, even if both parties are fully aware of each other's intentions, they still have to put on a show, so they will only do so in the name of discussing literature and philosophy.

I am not talented, but I am also a scholar.

If you "happen" to run into it, you can just interrupt!
"Ah? Why are you going to look for Changbai?"

Yang Wenyuan naturally went to watch the show and find out the answer to the mystery.

But it was difficult to explain this to Hua Lan, so she replied casually:

"Nothing, I just thought that Changbai is always the one who comes to my house, but I rarely go to Changbai's house as a guest."

"Speaking of which, I haven't seen my father-in-law for a long time, so it's a good opportunity to go and see him."

"..."

After listening to Yang Wenyuan's "explanation", Hua Lan immediately pursed her lips.

She was very sure that Yang Wenyuan was just trying to please her!
Originally Hua Lan was just asking out of curiosity and didn't really want to find out more details, but now seeing Yang Wenyuan's attitude...

Hua Lan secretly made up her mind:

"When we get back to the house, we'll have to ask Cuichan to go to Changqing and give him some advice, so that he doesn't take the wrong path and end up somewhere else by mistake."

Yang Wenyuan naturally didn't know what Hualan was thinking, otherwise he would have to protest.

I just purely want to find out the answer!

A few days later.

Yang Wenyuan and Changbai are taking a break.

However, although he had decided to visit, Yang Wenyuan did not tell Changbai in advance that he was going to visit.

Instead, he inquired from Changbai indirectly and found out that when he was going to entertain guests in his mansion today, Yang Wenyuan had hidden his achievements and fame.

This is supposed to be a surprise!
And the facts were exactly as Yang Wenyuan expected.

When he arrived at the Sheng Mansion in a carriage, he asked the servant at the door, and sure enough, he heard the servant say, "Today, the second brother invited a scholar to come to the house, and the third brother also came to accompany him."

Yang Wenyuan asked again, "Is this someone you know?"

Another sentence came out: "I heard from the master that he is a candidate who stayed in Beijing to prepare for the examination. I have never seen him before, but he has been very diligent in coming here recently."

That's it!

As soon as Yang Wenyuan heard it, he knew that this person must be Wen Yanjing.

Although it is not as casual at Sheng's house as at home, I am still familiar with it.

So as Yang Wenyuan deliberately concealed his whereabouts, the servants did not inform anyone inside that he had arrived.

Because Yang Wenyuan planned to catch the turtle in the jar.

Of course, Rulan had to be present so that she could see Wen Yanjing's true face, otherwise my one-sided words alone would not be enough to overcome her "love brain".

As we all know, once love brain strikes, people can selectively forget everything.

So the parties involved still want it.

Yang Wenyuan quietly came to Qiming Pavilion and saw Changbai, Changfeng, and a young scholar discussing books and Taoism. After confirming that the real master was here, Yang Wenyuan immediately found a maid and asked:
"When I came here, Madam asked me to pass a message to the Fifth Miss. Where is the Fifth Miss now?"

The maid naturally recognized Yang Wenyuan, the eldest son-in-law of the Sheng family, and was also well aware of Yang Wenyuan's noble status. She did not hide anything and replied:

"Sir, the fifth sister is playing in the garden now. Do you want the maid to call her?"

Yang Wenyuan immediately shook his head and said:

"No, no need. I'll ask Changbai to go and call them later."

Having said that, he waved the maid away.

Yang Wenyuan knew where the garden was. Coincidentally, it was right at the edge of the women's courtyard.

If he was careful and pretended to be lost and ignored the servants who were following him, it would really be a good scene of "a talented man meeting a beautiful woman".

But it is not easy to expose one's identity.

Otherwise, with such a huge gap in status, even if Wen Yanjing had any delusions in his mind, he would not dare to reveal them with me by his side.

Yang Wenyuan's eyes rolled around and he immediately came up with a good idea.

"Brother Changbai, Brother Changfeng!"

(End of this chapter)