Chapter 57: Su Guang 'Flying Sky' Immortal Fate +1
"Mrs. Tu is a sly person. She said that if I were to deal with her, her family outside would make a big fuss about it without caring about the consequences. Even if I wanted to deal with her family first, I would need time to set things up, so I had no choice but to yield for now." Mrs. Wang is not a weak person, nor is she impulsive.
But as for eloping, one end is tied to the reputation of his daughter, and the other end is tied to the life and death of her natal family, so Wang Shi had no choice but to be cautious.
If she were alone, she would have taken care of Tuo long ago. With her medical skills, it's easy to make Tuo unable to speak up.
Sheng Siyan had admired Wang's thorough consideration by this time and said with a smile: "Mother, you're still the one who thinks things through."
"How old am I? How old are you? If everything has to be done by you, then I'd rather die than trouble you." Wang Shi wrapped her arms around Sheng Siyan's shoulders and said lovingly, "I've told you before, don't worry about family matters, just watch how I handle them. Enjoy yourself for a few years, when you get married, there will be plenty of household chores to worry about, why bother now?"
Sheng Siyan's biggest stone in her heart finally fell to the ground, and suddenly she felt that the whole person had become lighter.
She climbed onto the bed behind Wang's back and lay down, looking at Wang with a smile: "Mother, you tell me, where are you from? How did you meet Father? Wasn't Father originally a monk who had just returned to secular life? How did he abduct you?"
"What else?!" Wang said, feigning anger and lightly hitting her, then continued: "In the past, your father was also a honest man, with a belly full of grievances he came to the capital..."
"What? You're originally from Beijing?!?" Sheng Siyan suddenly sat up and exclaimed in surprise.
Wang knew she had misspoken, and quickly changed her tone: "Don't spout nonsense. This isn't a game. Mother knows you're clever, but being too clever can be a mistake - I shouldn't have to teach you that, should I?"
Sheng Siyan nodded silently, secretly regretting that she shouldn't have said another word, wondering if Wang Shi might have said a bit more.
Unfortunately, Wang had become vigilant now and she could no longer get around him in circles.
Sheng Siyan lay back down with a lack of interest.
The stone in her heart had finally dropped to the ground, and Sheng Siyan soon fell asleep.
Wang looked sideways at Sheng Siyan's sleeping face and smiled extremely doting.
At first, the little blind girl who didn't see anything would stare blankly with her grey eyes, sitting quietly on a small bed, not crying or making a fuss. When she heard someone enter the room, her head would turn towards the sound and reveal a sweet smile...
That little soft and small baby now knows how to protect his mother...
Wang sighed and wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes again, covered Sheng Siyan with a small quilt, and walked out quietly.
Arriving at the outer house, Wang stood on the second floor corridor looking into the distant sky with narrowed eyes.
"Mother, if you could follow Father and run out of the house, doesn't that mean Grandfather intentionally let us go? Otherwise, how could you possibly escape from home? Did all the maids and servants at the gate fall asleep?"
The words Sheng Siyan had just spoken in the house kept echoing in Wang's mind.
She remembered that it was fifteen or sixteen years ago. The Sheng family suddenly suffered a massacre, and everyone in the capital was shocked. Even the old masters of the other three families among the four major families rushed into the palace to ask His Majesty what had happened.
Duke Wu, Duke Zhou and Duke Zheng entered the palace, staying for two or three days. When they came out, each of them had a gloomy face.
His own father didn't know what had happened at the time, and it wasn't until a month later that he found out that the Sheng family was in trouble because Old Master Sheng had given the Emperor the wrong medicine, causing the Emperor to be unable to speak, see or move, and except for his breathing, he was like a living dead man!
The Empress Dowager was enraged. She immediately dispatched the Imperial Guards to seize the ancestral records of the Sheng family's main line, and according to the records, they arrested people one by one, dragged them to the execution ground, and beheaded them on the spot.
That day, it was truly a bloody scene, with even the execution grounds stained red.
Later, the corpses of those people from the Sheng family were still taken care of by their own father, who helped to collect them, put them in coffins, fill them with quicklime, and transport them back to the former Shen Nong Fu, which is now the Sheng family ancestral temple.
Originally, Father was going to help them with the funeral so that they could rest in peace. However, the Empress Dowager gave an order prohibiting the burial of the Sheng family members, so those over 300 coffins were left in the inner courtyard of the former Shen Nong Fu...
If the ancestors of the Sheng family have spirits in heaven, they must be unable to rest their eyes in death.
His own father was originally injured on the battlefield and was saved by Old Master Sheng. Later, he became a government official in the capital and was even more respectful to Old Master Sheng.
However, as for those who are disrespectful to Lord Sheng, there are hardly a few in this great Xia Dynasty.
If it weren't for that one "accident", even the Empress Dowager would have to show respect to Old Master Sheng.
What a pity...
She still remembered that day when a handsome man with a black scarf on his head came to her home and talked to her father, who was just then released from prison, Sheng Qi.
Sheng Qi came to Beijing to avenge his father Sheng Lao Yezi.
But his father advised him to calm down and not to sacrifice himself as well. After all, the direct heir of the Sheng family was now only him.
Later, Sheng Qi settled down in their home as a distant relative.
Wang was very interested in medicine from a young age and followed others to learn, but she didn't have Zheng's natural talent, so Master Sheng refused to take her on as an apprentice.
Since Sheng Qi moved into her house, she discovered that his medical skills were also extremely impressive and eagerly went to discuss prescriptions with him.
Her deep respect for Sheng Qi's extraordinary medical skills was deeply impressed by him.
Two young men and women gradually became familiar with each other in constant contact, and gradually had different thoughts.
Mr. Wang's father was certainly opposed to it.
Sheng Qi is a prisoner of the emperor's wrath. If Wang Shi marries him, the entire Wang family will be buried with him.
Wang sought in vain at home and was instead locked up.
Sheng Qi knew that Wang Shi was locked up and didn't have the face to continue living in the Wang household anymore, so he reluctantly bid farewell and left.
Wang began a hunger strike at home from the day he knew Sheng Qi had left.
Who would have thought that by the second day, her foster mother quietly opened the door for her in the middle of the night, handed her a package of silver, and took her out secretly.
Wang was deeply grateful to this wet nurse and did not dare think that the wet nurse would later receive such punishment. She could only hope that her parents would spare this wet nurse on account of her grandmother.
Because her foster mother was originally a trusted old servant by her grandmother's side and also her own daughter.
But today Sheng Siyan's words gave Wang Shi some new ideas about that night.
If it wasn't for Father letting her go on his own initiative, how could her foster mother possibly get the keys to all the doors?
If it wasn't for Father sending someone to guide her, how would she have coincidentally found Sheng Qi spending the night in the broken temple?
Moreover, they later hired a very cheap ox cart, and the big man driving it was extremely fierce. On the way, two groups of mountain bandits were dispatched by him with ease.
At that time, she thought it was the spirit of the Sheng family protecting her and Sheng Qi.
Now thinking back, she felt that perhaps it was really her strict and honest father who lent a helping hand?!
A warm and excited feeling surged up in Wang's heart like a flame.
I thought I had really gone against the wishes of my elders and eloped with my loved one without regard for anything.
This matter has always been the most regrettable past in her and Sheng Qi's heart.
If it's really as Sheng Siyan said, her father doesn't actually oppose her marriage to Sheng Qi, but for the sake of the Wang family, he had no choice but to resort to this tactic, then can she start contacting her maternal family now?!
Even if we can't acknowledge each other publicly, can't you just privately go and pay your respects, see Father and Mother?
Also, if Siyan knew how formidable her maternal grandfather was, she would not have been so anxious at home, worried that her father would be snatched away by the concubine. Or perhaps she was worried that her mother would be bullied by the concubine?
"This child, I don't know where he gets these ideas." Wang smiled and shook her head, her mood also greatly improved.
When Sheng Qiye returned to rest in the evening, Wang Shi quietly told him about what had happened during the day.
When he found out that Tou had actually said to Sheng Siyan, "Marry as a wife and run as a concubine", he was so angry that his hands were shaking and he couldn't say a complete sentence for half a day. After a long time, he finally said: "Su Guang, it's my fault. This concubine is really... really... I shouldn't have taken her in if I had known earlier!" Wang's nickname is Su Guang.
At first, Sheng Qi knew her style name and wrote a poem for her, "...... Fragrant powder melts. Light eyebrows peak. Remembering the year when we met in the painted screen. Only tonight's moon at Guanshan, thousands of miles away, pure light together."
It actually came true with just one word.
Wang felt a bit heartbroken, but things had come to this point. It was all fate playing tricks on people, and it wasn't entirely Sheng Qi's fault.
The entire Sheng family's lineage was tied to him alone; even if he could have children at that time, it would not be impossible for him to take in a few concubines.
It's far from enough for her to be the only one giving birth. The direct descendants of the Sheng family have been killed too much, they have an obligation to give birth to more children for the Sheng family.
If it weren't for that tragic event, they might never have met, or perhaps they would have become husband and wife through normal channels, and naturally wouldn't have to worry about having children.
But it's too late now, and there's no use in regretting what has happened.
Wang advised him, "It's not that I don't let you take a concubine, but Tou Shi is really not a suitable person. She can talk about such things with Siyan, a young girl. She can't control her mouth, and in the future, she'll get into more trouble. Besides, she has a daughter and two sons. If she really can't behave herself and implicates those three innocent children, even I wouldn't be able to bear it."
Sheng Qi nodded seven times and said fiercely: "I understand. You deal with her. We can't keep this kind of person in our family."
Wang said: "Don't worry. Where are her family members?" As he spoke, he repeated the threatening words that Tu had spoken to her again.
Sheng Qi didn't mind, saying: "It's not a big deal. I'll write a letter to those people over there and they will naturally help us take care of it." He was referring to the group of people who had called Sheng Qi away with a piece of Shen Nong Ling to study medicine formulas, which was not far from the Tou family's daughter's house.
"Can they be trusted?" Mrs. Wang was worried, "This concerns our daughter's reputation, and...my family."
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The words in this chapter are quoted from "Jiang Cheng Zi" written by Xie Yi of the Song Dynasty. Quickly take a look, my dear friends, and see if there are still pink votes and recommendation tickets~~~~