Bianjing, Jiying Lane,
When Sheng Wei was managing business in Bian Jing, he would temporarily live in the courtyard of his second uncle, who was the top scholar in the imperial examination.
He went out and got on a carriage with a boy of four or five years old in it.
"Wu'er, do you know where Daddy is going?"
"Where are you going, Daddy?"
Sheng Wei smiled and said, "It's an uncle from the Sun family. You have to be sweet-talking when you get there. Do you understand?"
"Dad, Wu'er knows."
Looking at his son in his arms, Sheng Wei couldn't help but recall the trouble he had encountered in his business in Bian Jing a few days ago. He was reported to Kaifeng Prefecture and his warehouse was sealed.
Among the four classes of people, scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, merchants do not have a high status.
Moreover, it was an act of extortion against merchants, and the other party had some influence over the government.
Sheng Wei asked for help from a classmate of his cousin Sheng Hong. That official had little influence, and the other party was unwilling to give up. He also asked for help from a classmate of his second uncle, who was the third place in the imperial examination. However, the other party had a background in a concubine in the palace, so he didn't interfere.
When the Sheng family was about to withdraw from Bian Jing and pay compensation to settle the matter, the rival family withdrew the lawsuit and the government unsealed the warehouse.
Sheng Wei has been doing business for so many years, and he knows that someone must have helped him. He doesn't know who helped him, and he doesn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional.
If you are not grateful, you will offend others.
After spending a lot of money and consulting the officials of Kaifeng Prefecture, they found out that it was the third master of the Cao family who asked an old friend of the Sun family to take care of it.
The Cao family is the maiden family of the current queen and is also a force in the northwest military, with a strong foundation in Bianliang.
The goods in Shengwei Warehouse were of outstanding quality and were purchased by the Cao family.
Because the delivery was not made on time this month, the Cao family questioned me.
When the Cao family inquired, they found out that there was a favored concubine in the palace behind Sheng Wei's rival, who was not on good terms with Empress Cao.
In the end, a commercial tax official from the Sun family stepped in to settle the matter.
The Cao family did not express gratitude for their kindness, and no merchants came to visit them. Naturally, Sheng Wei could only express his gratitude with a large sum of money.
This was the Sun family's first contact, and the threshold for military officer background was not that high, and they helped so much.
Today, taking advantage of Sheng Hong's identity, I would like to pay him a visit.
After entering the mansion, the Sun family did not ignore him. The head of the family came out to meet him and then returned to the inner courtyard, accompanied by an old steward with many years of experience.
Sheng Wei chatted with the old steward and established a relationship with him.
Sheng Wei knew that his aunt's nominal family was the in-laws of the Sun family's daughter.
After having a good meal and a drink, he left the Sun family.
Time goes by,
The day of Xu Zaijing’s first birthday party arrived.
There are many guests coming and going, but it is incomparable to the Marquis’ Mansion of the past.
Mrs. Wu from the Yongchang Marquis's Mansion was also a adopted daughter, and she had a lot to talk about with Sun.
That day she was also at the second gate of the mansion, helping Sun to welcome the guests.
There are many descendants from Sun's maternal family, that is, Xu Zaijing's grandmother's family. Sun has six sisters-in-law from her maternal family, most of whom are legitimate daughters of low-ranking military officers.
Come together to celebrate this day.
"Oh, you are a large group of people here to extort money again!" Mrs. Wu greeted them with a smile.
"Yes, we are here again. We will go to your house to eat and feast later." Sun's eldest sister-in-law responded with a smile.
Sun's two sons and two daughters had already known each other for a year-end party, and it was common for them to tell jokes.
Sun also has an elder sister who married a low-ranking civil servant. She also came with these sisters-in-law and looked at her younger sister with a smile on her face.
"Madam, Madam Bai from the Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion is here."
The arrival of Mrs. Bai, the eldest lady of Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion, surprised all the sisters and sisters-in-law.
The reason for the surprise was that Marquis Yongyi had already fallen on hard times, and there were no particularly promising children in the family.
Secondly, because Ningyuan Hou was a powerful nobleman in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Bai family's status was already high enough to have left their social circle.
There are still social circles among nobles where there is hierarchical suppression.
The Gu family was originally a family of dukes and marquises who founded the country and assisted the country, and had a long history in the military. Although the Sun family had a good relationship with the Cao family, they had few opportunities to come into contact with the traditional circle of dukes and marquises, such as the Duke of Yingguo, the Marquis of Ningyuan, the Duke of Qi, etc.
As for what has happened in the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion in recent years, most of the above-mentioned noble families have only exchanged gifts.
Seeing Bai's arrival, everyone naturally made way and stood respectfully at the door, because Marquis Gu's status was too high and the army was a place where official ranks were highly valued.
Bai saw Madam Wu.
Madam Wu said, "Madam, these six are the sisters-in-law of the Sun family's sister, and this is the eldest lady of the Fang family, her sister from her natal family."
"Greetings, Madam." Everyone bowed.
Mrs. Bai nodded in greeting, and the maids behind her, including Nanny Chang, returned the greetings.
Arriving at the inner courtyard, Bai apologized to Sun.
"Sister, I did seem a bit too much."
Sun quickly said, "Madam, what are you talking about?"
After some greetings, everyone entered the yard.
Sun's personal maid Xiaozhu followed behind her mistress to greet the guests. She was a little surprised and whispered to Xiaodan, "The color of the Bai family's mistress's clothes is somewhat similar to our mistress's!"
Xiaodan nodded.
Everyone was listening to opera in the yard and chatting about gossip in the capital.
In the circle of high-ranking nobles and their families in Beijing, the Bai family was not well-liked because of their background.
This is not the case in the Xu family. Several powerful wives of dukes did not come in person.
The Bai family can be said to have the highest status here.
Everyone was speaking in a compliment, which made Bai feel much more comfortable.
The low-ranking military officer's wife's idle chatter and some guesses about the details of the stories in the capital were all given by Bai Shi, who had learned a lot from listening to them in her previous circle. She picked out some unimportant details and told them the whole story to the female guests.
Sharing secrets and satisfying curiosity are very effective in bringing people closer together.
The female guests also picked out some strange stories from the market and joked about them, and the courtyard was very lively for a while.
Nanny Chang was happy when she saw her daughter's smiling face.
As they talked, they talked about the one-year-old gift given to the youngest son of the Xu family today.
"The first birthday gift from the Madam to Xu's son Jing is a set of eighteen miniature weapons carved from top-grade Hetian jade, along with a set of four jade study treasures. Just looking at their appearance, it's impossible to buy them without a few hundred taels."
Mrs. Wu said.
The Marquis of Yongchang's Mansion was a famous wealthy family in Bian Jing, so Mrs. Wu naturally had a broad vision.
Most of the female guests in the mansion who were watching the show outside were of ordinary relationship. They also heard these things. Some were surprised, some said sarcastic words, some whispered about merchants, and some had golden eyes.
In the yard, Mrs. Sun's face was full of smiles. She felt proud of this generous gift.
Afterwards, Sun asked her children to come out to meet the guests and pay their respects.
Seeing his four grown-up children come out to greet the guests at his house, it was natural that he couldn't help but praise them.
The four siblings also received a lot of gifts.
Guests who have boys and girls of appropriate age at home also have some impression in their minds.
One of the six sisters-in-law of the Sun family
"Today, I saw that the two girls were very polite and courteous. They have indeed made great progress."
Sun naturally spoke well of Madam Fan.
Before the banquet began, today's protagonist Xu Zaijing was carried out by the nanny.
The female guests were all very fond of the delicate Xu Zaijing.
Sun's eldest sister-in-law looked at her nephew in her arms and said, "When Duan'er and Zhang'er were one year old, I remember they cried so hard."
"Yes, but his voice is very loud." Mrs. Wu on the side laughed out loud.
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