Sheng Changbai still approved of Gu Er and Gu Tingye's methods of chasing women.
These girls from wealthy families have some rules to follow.
Even if you don't behave yourself, you have to be supervised by a group of maids, servants, and mothers-in-law all day long, so you still have to behave yourself.
If these two noble ladies can show some affection for Qi Heng and take the initiative to contact them, they are considered to be courageous women from a normal noble official family, with rich experience in the relationship between men and women.
But even so, these two ladies are still innocent teenage girls in the final analysis, and they cannot be the rivals of Gu Tingye, who has been in the flower world for seven or eight years.
If an old pervert can't handle a little innocent girl, how can he be considered an old pervert?
Before Sheng Changbai and Mo Lan had gone far, they heard that Gu Tingye was involved in the conversation between Jiacheng County Lord, Rong Feiyan, and Qi Heng.
"Mo Lan, did you see that the Lord of Jiacheng County and sister Rong Fei are here today for Qi Heng. Otherwise, these two people may not come to the ball club hosted by Mrs. Wu."
Mo Lan is more confident than ordinary women.
She is mediocre in every aspect, with an ordinary family background, a concubine's background, and average talents and learning, all due to her poor upbringing.
That is to say, the appearance is slightly more outstanding, but this aspect is not important.
If a man wants sex, there are more beautiful women in civilian homes who can be taken as concubines.
It can be said that Mo Lan is so ordinary and so confident that she would want to marry into any high-ranking family.
"Did you see that after these two noble ladies arrived, the other female relatives did not go to Qi Heng's side. Since these two noble ladies have fallen in love with Qi Heng, others have lost hope, so naturally they will not
Come over."
Sheng Changbai couldn't speak directly, but he still believed in Mo Lan's intelligence and understood the meaning of his words.
"Second brother, brother Yuanruo has a noble character and is not a person who values family background."
Maybe it was because of knowing this about Qi Heng that Mo Lan wanted to hold on to Qi Heng.
If you want to climb a high branch, you have to do it with purpose. Not everyone can climb it.
There were really not many high-ranking young men in the Zhou Dynasty who didn't expect to be well-matched.
It's really rare to meet someone like Qi Heng who has excellent conditions and doesn't ask for anything.
"Yuan Ruo has a good character, but his requirements for his wife's family background are not so absolute. But marriage is not something Yuan Ruo can decide on his own. Marriage is a major matter, and it depends on the orders of his parents and the words of the matchmaker.
Princess Pingning has the most arrogant temperament, and she usually pays the most attention to her family background. For so many years, women with insufficient family background have not been able to get close to Yuan Ruo. Yuan Ruo is also a filial piety to his mother. As the only son of the Duke, he has worked hard for so many years.
He studies just to satisfy his mother. So it doesn’t matter whether Yuan Ruo cares about his family background. Yuan Ruo still has to obey his mother when it comes to marriage. His wife can only be a daughter of a noble family in the future."
If Gu Tingye doesn't do his best, the fight for Qi Heng between Jiacheng County Lord and Rong Feiyan will enter a fierce stage. The two families will use any means to get Qi Heng, the son-in-law who rides on the dragon.
If Mo Lan still wants to fight, it doesn't matter how he is affected, but it will easily affect the Sheng family.
Seeing that Mo Lan still looked unwilling, Sheng Changbai continued: "Let's take a step back and say, if Yuan Ruo doesn't care about his family status and lowers his requirements, he won't be able to marry a girl from a small family. Yuan Ruo's
My wife, from now on, will be in charge of such a large palace. How can a girl from an ordinary family have such knowledge or ability?"
Although Qi Heng is an only son, it does not mean that Qi Heng's ancestors are also only children.
Although the main branch of Qi Heng had difficulty in producing heirs, the tribesmen of the other branches spread out and grew rapidly.
The position of Duke of Qi has been passed down for three generations. During the troubled times of the previous dynasty, the Qi family was originally a wealthy family.
Because the old Zhao family inherited the Chai family, there was no grassroots in starting from Zhao Taizu.
Although Qi Heng didn't have any close clansmen, there were also a large number of side clansmen attached to the big tree of Qi Guogong Mansion.
It is also a practical requirement to ask for a noble woman, if you are not a woman from a rich family.
I have never seen it before, and I have never learned or practiced from my mother.
It would be impossible to properly control the family affairs of the Duke's government and handle the needs of the numerous ethnic groups.
A daughter of an official of Mo Lan's level couldn't even cope with the usual welcome and drop-offs at the Duke's palace, and she couldn't cope with the world's sophistication, so what's the use of marrying her to the Qi family.
The main purpose of marrying the first wife is to stabilize the husband's back home and take care of the family business.
If the basic requirements are not met, what reason does the Qi family have to marry a woman of this caliber.
"That's what the second brother said."
After Mo Lan was hit by Sheng Changbai, she sat there blankly, absent-minded.
Sheng Changbai said nothing more and gave Mo Lan some space to think alone.
Continuing to watch the game, Gu Tingye was still good at it. After a while, he started playing polo with Qi Heng, Jiacheng County Lord, and Rong Feiyan.
Being able to easily insert into complex triangular relationships is a skill that can be said to be complete.
After all these troubles were put together, the club could be held without any conflicts or mistakes.
It can be said that Madam Wu's ball club was quite successful.
Sheng Changbai doesn't know whether Mrs. Wu has achieved her goal of choosing a daughter-in-law for herself.
But Sheng Changbai's purpose of coming to the football club this time has been exceeded.
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After attending the ball club, the three orchids of the Sheng family made their official appearance in front of the family members of Bianliang's distinguished officials.
For Sanlan to come out to socialize like this, the Sheng family has already begun to consider Sanlan's marriage.
In the Zhou Dynasty, women generally got engaged after they got their hair.
I was fifteen years old when I got engaged, but looking for a suitable match definitely requires some effort in advance.
Wait for the girl to have hair extensions and then go look for someone else when things come to a head. Then she will definitely not rush.
Hua Lan was because when Sheng Hong was working abroad in Yangzhou, the officials he came into contact with were of too low a grade and had too few children.
It was not possible to find a suitable marriage for Hua Lan before Hua Lan got married.
When Hua Lan passed the wedding ceremony, she couldn't delay it too much because of her age.
When setting up Hua Lan's marriage, it was inevitable that there would be some haste.
It was only then that Hualan found a relative named Yuan Wenshao. Yuan Wenshao could not be faulted.
It's just that the conditions of the Yuan family were not good, that's all. Besides being rich, the Sheng family's political future was not very bright at that time.
But Mrs. Zhongqinbo, Hualan's mother-in-law, is biased and evil-hearted, so she cannot say that Hualan is a good match.
At that time, Hua Lan did not make up his mind early and did not pay much attention to the family. This was because the Sheng family was in Yangzhou and their social circle was limited, so there was no way.
But now the Sheng family lives in Tokyo, the nation's capital and political center.
That is, the royal family, nobles, civil servants, military generals and all kinds of officials are the most numerous.
The Sheng family must not make the same mistake in their daughter's marriage, making the mistake of hastily getting engaged to Hua Lan.
The three Lans are not far away from the hairpin, especially the Mo Lan is only one year away from the hairpin.
All the elders in the family, from Mrs. Sheng to Lin Xiaoniang and Wei Xiaoniang.
They all began to worry about the future marriage of Lan, whom they each cared about.
Sheng Changbai actually cares about this matter.
San Lan's marriage can be said to be three troublesome matters, except that this girl Ming Lan also has some sense, which can make people feel more at ease.
Ru Lan is brainless and impulsive, while Mo Lan is calculating and bold. Both of them are hidden dangers.
Sheng Changbai still didn't dare to let go, so he approached Sheng Hong to talk about Sanlan.
"Father, are you already considering the marriage of your three sisters?"
"Your three sisters are all close to hairpin age. It's time to consider marriage. I asked your mother to take three more of them with me when I go out recently, just to make it easier for other officials and wives to see them, and to speak to them next. Dear." After saying this, Sheng Hong was still a little surprised as to why Sheng Changbai asked this.
"Changbai, why are you asking about this? Your mother and I have to worry about their marriages, and their little wives are the ones to worry about."
"The next few years will be a critical time for the three sisters to get married. I will have to take a foreign post in the next few years. I will not be able to personally check for the sisters, which makes me feel a little uneasy." Sheng Changbai did not deceive Sheng Hong, really. These are words from the bottom of my heart.
Sheng Changbai did not expect these sisters to find a capable husband's family to add any support to his career.
All I ask of these three sisters is that they don't do anything to ruin the family tradition, tarnish the reputation of the Sheng family, or bring trouble to themselves.
"As a father, I am very pleased that you can think of your three sisters. Unlike your mother, it was only after I repeatedly asked her that she agreed to take your fourth sister with her when she went out."
Sheng Hong still had some resentment for asking Wang Ruofu to do something.
As the shadow left by Mrs. Wang became less and less, Sheng Hong's own wings became harder and harder, and Sheng Hong became less and less accustomed to begging Wang Ruofu.
"After all, the fourth sister grew up with her little mother. Her mother is not that close to her, so it's understandable that she doesn't want to cause trouble."
Sheng Changbai's stance was still firm and he was fighting on Wang Ruofu's side.
She secretly pointed out that it was Sheng Hong who was at fault, and Wang Ruofu could not be blamed for everything.
Although it is the responsibility of the eldest lady to find a marriage for a concubine.
However, it is also the responsibility of the eldest wife of the family to raise the concubine's daughter.
For more than ten years, Mo Lan has been educated by Lin Zongshuang. Sheng Hong could not remember that this was Wang Ruofu's responsibility.
When it was time for Mo Lan to get engaged, Sheng Hong went to Wang Ruofu to fulfill his responsibilities.
When he sees the benefits, he goes forward, and when he sees the losses, he hides. Mo Lan can't take advantage of everything.
Sheng Hong just made a few requests, and Wang Ruofu took Mo Lan out to meet people. This was really very kind.
Just like Mo Lan, she often shows off to her aunt-in-law and talks in a weird and shady way.
If it were Aunt Kang's family, such a concubine would have been given to an official by Aunt Kang to be a concubine and build a relationship.
Or sold it to a wealthy businessman in exchange for money.
There is nothing better than taking a concubine out, meeting other official wives, and waiting to talk about the marriage.
"Changbai, let's talk about the marriages of your three sisters. Do you have any thoughts on their marriages?"
Of course Sheng Hong knew that he was being irrational. When he was irrational, Sheng Hong couldn't stand up in front of Sheng Changbai and could only cover it up by coughing.
"I have some ideas. Father, our family still needs a noble and noble name based on the civil servant community. It is really difficult to have anything to do with the nobles."
Sheng Changbai's meaning is very straightforward. The Sheng family still wants to belong to the civil service community.
Sheng Hong always thought that being so close to Xungui was not a good thing.
Not to mention the Sheng family's marriage to the nobles, whether they can still integrate into the civil service community after clinging to the nobles.
The emperor of the old Zhao family could not agree to this kind of intimate situation where civil and military affairs were mixed together.
A family like the old Zhao family, which has gained the country unfairly, is very suspicious and ill.
They are naturally afraid of any aspect, whether nobles, relatives, eunuchs, civil servants, or generals. The imbalance of power threatens their own status.
So no matter what you do, the starting point is the balance, balance, and rebalancing of rights.
There are many things that the old Zhao family emperor did that are difficult for people to understand. We only need to understand them from the starting point of stabilizing the Zhao family.
Many things that are difficult to figure out are easy to figure out.
"Bai'er, you only have these three sisters. Only if you find a capable father's family, your career can develop more smoothly and you can join the center earlier."
Sheng Hong was essentially a feudal scholar-bureaucrat who put family interests first and wanted his daughter to marry well.
There is definitely a reason for hoping that her daughter will live a prosperous and happy life after getting married, but the bigger reason is to get help from her in-laws and contribute to the better development of the Sheng family.
"Have you ever thought about it, father? If my sister's husband's family takes over the military power in the future, how can I take over the power of the prime minister again?"
It’s not like he was the founding emperor. How could any of these established lords dare to be so ambitious?
Let a pair of in-laws take charge of the military and civil affairs of the country.
If this is the case, who the emperor should let do it all depends on the thoughts of the in-laws.
An emperor with normal political wisdom would not let this happen to his subordinates.
The influence of the Honorable Family in the military was developed through generations of battlefield fighting, generations of disciples working hard, and the promotion of batches of manpower.
It is deeply rooted and difficult to shake, and it has gained the upper hand.
Compared with Xungui, it is obviously to suppress Sheng Changbai, a civil servant with no foundation, and it is easier to maintain a balance.
If you really want to marry Sanlan into a noble family with military power.
Sheng Changbai's originally bright political future dimmed in an instant.
"Bai'er, don't worry, I don't have any idea of marrying your three sisters into a distinguished family."
Sheng Changbai saw that what Sheng Hong said was quite sincere and it might really be nothing, so he strongly wanted to marry Sanlan into a noble family.
"It's just that I don't have a father. My mother has three younger sisters. These days, all she sees are officials and family members of noble families. The family that my mother married into for the fifth younger sister is no worse than that of the eldest sister. There is no guarantee that she will not give birth to Ru Lan as well."
The idea of a noble house.”
Six years have passed, and the Sheng family has made a big step forward politically.
Sheng Hong wore a red robe, Sheng Changbai also graduated from high school, and the future is promising.
Six years ago, the situation of the Sheng family was far worse than it is today, and any daughter could marry into an Earl's Palace.
Now that the Sheng family has taken a big step in development, I don't blame Wang Ruofu for his simple logic, thinking that his daughter can marry into a higher family.
Completely ignoring the situation of Zhongqin Bofu, being deposed and resurrected, being despised by the royal family, being despised by nobles, having no power and no money.