Chapter 236: Chicken and Dog Rise

Shang Silang was a little curious, so he asked.

"Why did the third brother come here?"

"My sixth brother sent someone to deliver the invitation to the Ministry of Rites, so today we have other people from the Ministry of Rites here as well."

Shang Ji took the official route and did not say that he had sent the invitation to the third room privately.

Otherwise, according to the temperament of those people in the third room, I am afraid they would also come to join in the fun.

Now it is good, firstly, Shang Sanlang has the opportunity to come, and secondly, it also avoids the competition of the third room and others to join in the fun.

After hearing this, Mrs. Wei raised her usual peaceful smile and said.

"Sanlang is still capable. I heard that you are doing well in the Ministry of Rites. I think you will have a chance to be promoted soon."

The performance evaluation of all officials is not only known to the officials in the court, but also to the ladies in the family yard.

If Shang Sanlang relies on his own skills and abilities, I am afraid he will have to stay in the lower level for many years and may not be able to make a breakthrough.

However, he had gained some respect in front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince by overthrowing the young man from the Jin family. Just now, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had said a lot to him.

Although he did not directly say how he would use him, he was concerned about his current position for the first time, which made Shang Sanlang very happy.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites beside him also knew that their relationship with him was much closer than when they came.

"Thank you for your good words, aunt. If my nephew can really have the opportunity to move up, I will definitely thank my sixth brother for his help."

After these words came out, Mrs. Wei could still pretend, but Silang and Silang's wife looked unhappy.

Shang Silang was incompetent, so he was neither good at literature nor martial arts.

In the past, he received help from the Wei family and went to the Jingji Division for a while, but he could not endure hardship, so he hid back not long after he went there, and stayed at home every day as his free and easy young man.

Although Madam Wei and Silang's wife didn't like him, Shang Silang was still clean compared to other men who loved to spend their days drinking and partying outside.

So both the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law put their minds on cultivating Shang Zhihe.

Seeing that he was much more ambitious than his father, who knew that the trouble of Prince Fu's leg breaking would happen, so Silang's family is now in a very embarrassing situation.

The father is useless, and the son has no future.

Therefore, not only Madam Wei, but also Silang's wife is eyeing the position of the young master, especially when seeing Du Jingyi's flattering look, who wouldn't be jealous.

She is just a girl from the Shang family, how can she compare to her from the Taiwei Mansion!

Shang Sanlang is not stupid, of course, he knows that his uncle's family has been arguing about wives and concubines for so many years, so if he wants to climb up the high branch of Shang Ji, he must step on the door of the Duke's Mansion.

Otherwise, if he wavered and tried to please both sides, he would end up being neither a good person nor a bad person. He knew this better than anyone.

After thinking this, the smile on Shang Sanlang's face was no longer so sincere, and then he said.

"I still have to greet other colleagues, so I won't say more to the uncles. Please sit down."

His appearance made Silang's wife even more angry. He had only walked a few steps when he heard Silang's wife slandering him behind his back.

"It's so funny. A person who didn't even dare to make a sound at home before, is he going to rise to heaven? He talks as if he is the master of the house. Humph, what a joke."

Shang Sanlang was not a person who took advantage of others and acted cute. In his heart, he never took Sidi's family seriously, so even if his wife spoke harshly, he pretended not to hear it and left.

After all, in his eyes at this moment, there was more ambition to move up, and he would not take these stones that were in the way of the road seriously.

Watching Shang Sanlang's back as he left, Shang Qilang couldn't tell what he felt for a moment.

He tried many times but failed to gain the attention of his sixth brother. Instead, his third brother easily caught his eye.

Shang Qilang had reason to believe that his future would be a road to success.

He was envious, but he didn't know how to express it.

They had just finished talking when the coming-of-age ceremony was about to begin.

This time, the fourth prince, the seventh prince, and the people from the Wei family were not present, and no one asked any questions. Everyone seemed to be more concerned about the coming-of-age gift that the queen had specially sent.

A whole rosewood sculpture of ivory and tourmaline beads and jade decorated with a picture of spring peach blossoms, both the materials and the embroidery were extremely exquisite.

The most important thing was that this was a gift from the queen herself, which was a supreme honor.

Whether it was staying in her natal family or taking her to her husband's family in the future, it was a face-saving thing, so all the young ladies in Sui'an City were envious.

The gifts from the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess were no less impressive. A censer with a coiled dragon ear made of hibiscus stone was clear and unique in style.

The tender pink color was particularly suitable for the coming-of-age gift.

The gifts after that were expensive and exquisite, but none of them could surpass these two.

The thoughtfulness of the gifts pushed Xue Niang, a young lady who had been ignored in the past, to the front of everyone, and she appeared in the circle of nobles again with a proud attitude.

The attitude of Mrs. Guo and the people of the Guo family also gave Shang Xue Niang enough face.

She almost had the four characters "my precious grandson's wife" engraved on her face, and the attitude of the main guest was both excited and proud.

Mrs. Gu, who was also dressed very richly, couldn't help laughing.

"Okay, okay, I don't know, I thought it was your granddaughter Ji Ji, and she almost stole my old lady's limelight!"

She and Mrs. Guo have been friends for decades, so naturally they were joking about such things.

So Mrs. Guo happily took over the topic and said.

"Who says it's not the case? After tomorrow, everyone in the world will know about it. When the time comes, I will steal my limelight for you."

The two of them were talking about the engagement between Guo Jiashiro and Xue Niang, so everyone who understood it smiled knowingly.

"The auspicious time has come, and the Eighth Lady and Hairpin Ceremony has officially begun."

Butler He's voice outside attracted everyone's attention, and not long after, the Snow Lady walked out.

In the eyes of everyone's concern, he walked in gracefully from outside.

This is the first time that Guojia Shilang has met Xue Niang. He had no impression of this merchant's eighth lady in the past, but he didn't have anyone he liked, so after hearing the arrangement of his grandparents and parents, he agreed. Come down.

After all, for a family like theirs, liking is not as important as being suitable.