Chapter 29 Wei Yuan Leaves Beijing

The next day.

When Wei Yuan was about to leave the Duke of Ying's mansion, Zhang Guifen gave him a gift.

It was a sachet she embroidered herself, and the herbs in it were also mixed by her, which had the effect of calming the nerves and refreshing the brain.

When necessary, some of the herbs contained in the sachet can also stop bleeding and remove blood stasis.

The herbs are naturally excellent.

But this sachet is a little disappointing.

However, Zhang Guifen rarely learns needlework, and it must have taken a lot of effort to embroider this sachet.

Wei Yuan thought it was a gift from his sister, so he accepted it.

Zhang Guifen was very happy to see him accept it.

Mrs. Zhang, who was standing aside and watching this scene, frowned slightly.

After Wei Yuan left.

Zhang Fu, who came to see them off, said to Madam Zhang and the others:

"I heard that before coming to the capital, Yuan'er took hundreds of personal guards to the home of a Tongpan in Yangzhou to support his elder sister."

"This action is suspected of being beyond the rules. He has just been personally appointed as a militia commander by the government and has a bright future, but he still does this. It can be seen that he is a good man who cares about his family and has feelings and righteousness."

Mrs. Zhang was puzzled and asked him about the details of this matter.

Zhang Fu told the story of Wei Yuan's elder sister being a concubine in the Sheng family, and said:

"There are so many right and wrong things in this official family. I think you know more about it than me. Yuan'er can do that without considering his future. It can be seen that his elder sister has a very high status in his heart."

Mrs. Zhang nodded thoughtfully and murmured:

"Since ancient times, after the death of parents, the eldest brother is like a father and the eldest sister is like a mother. Since our family and Yuan'er's marriage has been decided, let's find a time for me to meet the eldest sister of the Wei family."

Zhang Guifen blurted out: "I want to go too."

Mrs. Zhang glared at her fiercely,

"You are a girl, you are not ashamed to eavesdrop on everything."

"I'm telling you, you are not allowed to touch knives and swords for a while, and learn your needlework well!"

"Look at you, the sachet you embroidered for your brother in the Wei family, even if it is thrown on the ground, no one will pick it up, and you have the nerve to give it to him!"

Zhang Guifen felt a little wronged.

She had embroidered that sachet in advance.

In order to avoid embarrassment, she practiced swordplay during the day and rested early at night. When the maids had all gone down, she lit the candle and secretly embroidered.

Her delicate little hands were pierced by the needle tip several times.

She just hoped that if Wei Yuan came and they liked each other, she would give it to him.

As a result, in the end, she was scolded by her own mother.

"Mother." Zhang Guifen pouted.

Before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by Zhang Fu:

"Your mother is right. In a few days, your father will ask your mother to go to the palace and invite a nanny to teach you the rules and women's work."

"You should study hard, so that you won't be embarrassed when your brother from the Wei family comes next time."

Zhang Guifen felt more and more that her status in this family was gradually not as good as that of a father's direct disciple.

No! It has always been not as good!

Thinking of this, she looked miserable.

After a pause, he heard his father say:

"As for meeting Yuan'er's elder sister, there is no rush. When Yuan'er was resting last night, I sent someone to inquire about it."

"It is said that Sheng Hong, the Tongpan of Yangzhou, has been rated as excellent in the three years of political performance evaluation. Maybe he will have the opportunity to come to Beijing to serve as an official."

"When the time comes, when the Sheng family settles down, we will formally go to meet Yuan'er's elder sister."

Wei Shuyi is just a concubine.

According to etiquette, the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion does not need to go to the Sheng family at all, let alone pay attention to them.

However, Wei Yuan attaches importance to his elder sister.

Zhang Fu and his wife should also attach importance to them.

After all, in addition to being Wei Yuan's future father-in-law and mother-in-law, they are also Wei Yuan's master and mistress.

When their own disciples are away from home, as Wei Yuan's half-parents, they naturally have to take care of the family affairs for him.

At this time, Zhang Guifen also kept the word "Sheng Family" firmly in mind.

Taking advantage of the time when Wei Yuan returned to Daizhou.

She sent someone to inquire about some things about the Tongpan Sheng family of Yangzhou.

I also learned that Wei Shuyi had a daughter named Sheng Minglan, who was loved by Wei Yuan.

It took nearly ten days to send someone to Yangzhou to inquire about the news.

Although Zhang Guifen didn't think it was troublesome, it was hard for the errand runner.

At this moment, in the Duke of Ying's mansion.

After Zhang Guifen learned some information about Wei Shuyi, she murmured to herself:

"My eldest sister has a daughter named Sheng Minglan, who is only a few years younger than me. In the future, won't she call me aunt?"

Wei Shuyi is Wei Yuan's elder, and she thinks that he is also her elder.

Since he is an elder, let the elders worry about it.

As for Sheng Minglan.

"Brother Wei loves and protects her. When one day, the Sheng family really comes to Beijing, I will naturally love and protect her."

"By doing this, I think Brother Wei can feel my intentions, right?"

Since Wei Yuan left.

Zhang Guifen's mind has been thinking of his figure from time to time.

Occasionally, she would imagine the heroic scene when he defended Yanmen.

As I thought about it, I couldn't get rid of it.

Even young people would think about it to the point of blushing, locking themselves in the room, thinking to themselves:

"Oh no, this can't be what my brothers and others call spring thinking?"

"Zhang Guifen, Zhang Guifen, you are the daughter of a general, look at your achievements!"

"But. Brother Wei is really good, very good."

While talking, she was still looking at the hairpin that Wei Yuan bought for her, and the corners of her mouth rose unconsciously, secretly delighted.

During the ten days when she sent people to Yangzhou to inquire about the news.

The Zhang family of the Duke of Yingzhou also intentionally or unintentionally leaked the news that their youngest daughter Zhang Guifen had been engaged to Wei Yuan.

Naturally, it was also known by Emperor Jiayou.

Some imperial censors could not help but fan the flames in his ears,

"That Wei Yuan is a frontier general with 7,000 soldiers. He was able to resist the invasion of 50,000 Liao troops with only 3,000 people. Now he is marrying the Duke of Yingzhou. Isn't it a bit inappropriate?"

Inappropriate?

In Xuanzheng Hall, Emperor Jiayou put down the memorial in his hand, thinking of the young prince who lived outside the imperial manor in the capital for more than ten days, and his face was in great shape, so he said decisively:

"What's wrong? Wei Yuan is indeed a good son-in-law. If it weren't for Emperor Taizu's words that relatives should not interfere in politics, I would have wanted to find a princess to marry him and entrust him with important tasks."

"Besides, Duke Ying is his teacher. Even if there is no marriage, Wei Yuan and the Zhang family are still connected by broken bones."

"Instead of talking about these matters in my ear all day long, you might as well inspect the salt tax in Lianghuai for me. In recent years, the salt tax paid has been less year by year."

"If I don't say it, those people in the Ministry of Revenue will pretend to be confused. I don't have time to calculate this account in detail, but now I am much freer, it's time to check it out."

Yangzhou is also within the territory of Lianghuai.

The emperor gave an order, and the censor became the "Salt Inspector".

Today, the censor heard so much from Emperor Jiayou, how could he not understand that the emperor was going to use Wei Yuan.

After leaving Xuanzheng Hall, the censor surnamed Du secretly regretted that he would not have said those words if he had known earlier.

If Wei Yuan heard about it in the future, and the other party was the second Di Gong, what should he do?

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