Chapter 85 Sheng Wei
“Silly girl, if you wear these when you get married, let’s see if your mother-in-law dares to make things difficult for you. These are His Highness the Crown Prince’s gifts for your wedding, so naturally they will be given to you as a dowry.” Wang Da The lady said and asked the maids to quickly put on the jewelry for Hua Lan.
Before I was in Yangzhou, I heard Sheng Hong talk about how good Yuan Wenshao was.
But when she arrived in Bianjing and inquired about it, Madam Wang found out that Yuan Wenshao was indeed good, but Madam Yuan only liked her eldest son, not her second son.
That’s all, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Yuan family is still the niece of Mrs. Yuan’s natal family.
With this kind of relationship, Hualan would definitely have a hard time getting married.
However, the marriage has been decided and there is no room for regrets.
Now that Hua Lan is getting married, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has sent a congratulatory gift, so Mrs. Yuan does not dare to make things too difficult for Hua Lan.
Hua Lan still wanted to refuse, but Mrs. Wang didn't listen at all. Not only did she replace all of Hua Lan's original jewelry with those sent by the prince, she also had the extra jewelry put into Hualan. in the cage.
At nearly noon, the Yuan family’s wedding team arrived at the Sheng family.
Yuan Wenshao is now twenty years old. His skin is darker due to martial arts training, and he looks a bit more mature than his peers.
Although today is a big day, after being dressed up carefully, standing next to Sheng Hong, a gentle and fair man in his thirties, he looks more like someone of the same generation.
However, this situation was very normal in ancient times. Generally, when a wealthy family remarried, even if they were forty or fifty years old, they would marry a young lady. Not to mention she looked like a peer, even if she was older than her father-in-law. common.
After the ceremony, Sheng Changbai carried his sister to the sedan chair, and the Sheng family and guests were sent to the door.
Yuan Wenshao bowed and got on the horse. The servant led the horse in front, followed by the sedan chair and the maid servants accompanying the bride, and behind it was a long procession carrying the dowry.
The long queue stretched for seven or eight miles and was very lively. The people along the way pointed and watched the excitement.
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Late at night, Sheng Wei and Sheng Changbai, who went to see off their bride, returned to Sheng's house.
Sheng Wei was so drunk that he fell unconscious. Sheng Changbai was okay because he was young and no one was trying to convince him.
The next morning, Sheng Changbai learned that his uncle had gotten up, so he came to Sheng Wei's yard.
Sheng Wei had just finished washing up and saw Sheng Changbai coming over. She thought she was inviting him over for dinner, so she smiled and said, "I'll go and say hello to the second aunt first."
"Uncle, there's no hurry, my nephew has something to do." Let me tell you." Sheng Changbai said.
"What's wrong?" Sheng Wei asked confused.
"His Royal Highness the Prince told his nephew some time ago that when his uncle comes to Bianjing, he will go to the East Palace and want to see his uncle." Sheng Changbai said.
“His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is meeting me?” Sheng Wei pointed at himself and said in disbelief: “You’re not wrong, are you?”
"How could my nephew get this wrong?" Sheng Changbai shook his head.
"Why does His Highness the Crown Prince want to see me? Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Sheng Wei said.
"If my nephew had told me earlier, would my uncle still be safe?" Sheng Changbai said.
"Uh..."
Sheng Wei thought about it. If he had known earlier, he would have been thinking wildly these days.
"Did His Highness the Prince say why he saw me?" Sheng Wei asked.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't say anything, but the nephew thought it was better to keep it quiet, so his father didn't tell him. After breakfast, the nephew said he would go out with his uncle for a walk. I'll see you later. Your Highness, please take a look at what His Highness says and then decide whether to say it or not," Sheng Changbai said.
"That's fine." Sheng Wei nodded.
I don’t know what’s going on right now, so it’s really not appropriate to say anything.
After some discussion, the two came to Shou'an Hall to pay their respects to Old Mrs. Sheng, but Old Mrs. Sheng stayed in Shou'an Hall to have breakfast.
After breakfast, Sheng Wei offered to visit Bianjing City. Sheng Hong felt a little strange after hearing this. Sheng Wei would occasionally come to Bianjing for business, and she had come to Bianjing frequently to give him gifts over the years.
It can be said that Bianjing Shengwei has been here many times, and I have never seen him going out for fun before.
But he didn’t think much about it and proposed to accompany Sheng Wei.
Sheng Wei said that he was busy with things and just asked Sheng Changbai to accompany him.
Sheng Hong himself didn't want to go. Seeing what Sheng Wei said, he told Sheng Changbai to play well with Sheng Wei.
After Sheng Changbai agreed, he asked someone to prepare the car. When the car was ready, he and Sheng Wei went out.
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"Caomin (ministers) pay homage to His Highness the Crown Prince!"
In the main hall of the East Palace, Sheng Wei and Sheng Changbai bowed and saluted.
"No courtesy." Zhao Xing waved his hand and looked at Sheng Wei.
Although Sheng Wei is a businessman, he does not have the philistine and shrewdness of a businessman. Instead, he gives people a very elegant feeling.
If one doesn’t know his identity, no one will doubt him if he says he is a teaching master.
"Thank you, Your Highness!" After the two thanked them, they straightened up.
"The flowers are in full bloom in the East Palace Garden now. I heard that Zicheng also likes painting in his spare time. I wonder if I can draw a picture of hundreds of flowers for Gu?" Zhao Xing said with a smile.
Sheng Changbai knew that Zhao Xing was trying to get rid of him, so he bowed and said, "If your highness doesn't mind, I would like to show my humiliation for a try."
"Sanshui, please lead Zecheng to the garden." Zhao Xing ordered. road.
"Yes." Sanshui responded and led Sheng Changbai out.
"Come, please sit down!" Zhao Xing said.
“Thank you, Your Highness!”
After Sheng Wei thanked him, he waited for the eunuch to bring him a soft stool and sat down carefully.
"I have heard that Sheng Yuanwai is good at doing business. In just over ten years, he has made a huge fortune." Zhao Xing said with a smile.
Sheng Wei didn't know what Zhao Xing meant, so he said cautiously: "The common people are stupid. If they can't study well, they can only rely on the help of their elders and do business in their hometown to earn a living."
"Sheng Yuanwai. There's no need to be modest. I came here to ask you to do business for me. I wonder if you are willing?" Zhao Xing asked.
Sheng Wei was stunned when he heard this. After he learned that Zhao Xing wanted to see him, he thought about countless possibilities, but he never thought that Zhao Xing actually asked him to help Zhao Xing do business.
Generally, someone from the same clan of officials would be engaged in business. The prince was the crown prince and would dominate the world after he ascended the throne. He actually found it difficult to understand that he wanted to engage in business.
"If His Highness is short of money, the common people still have some wealth, and they are willing to dedicate it to His Highness." Sheng Wei tentatively said.
"Gu is short of money, but your money is also earned by your own ability and hard work. How can you get it? Gu means to give up the capital. You run the business for Gu. Is this a good thing? It's convenient for you to come forward. You can't disclose anything to the outside world. In name, you run it yourself." Zhao Xing shook his head and said.
“May I ask what kind of business your Highness wants the grassroots to run?” Sheng Wei asked.
Doing business is not as simple as it seems. Businessmen all have backgrounds, and the management rights of many things have actually been divided up.
If a small merchant opens a shop or something, there will be no problem.
But as the prince, Zhao Xing would definitely look down on such petty gains.
Zhao Xing took out a piece of paper from the table and handed it over, saying: "Look at this."
(End of this chapter)