Chapter 57: The Ups and Downs of Sheng Mansion

Everyone played with Sheng Hong and Zhen Zhen for a while, and the meal was ready, so everyone had a happy meal together.

During the meal, Rulan mentioned the matter of residence again, "Mother, do I still live in the same courtyard with you? What about my elder sister?"

Rulan's innocent voice brought up the topic again. The eldest lady had already planned this matter, "You still live in the same courtyard with me, and your elder sister lives in another courtyard. Hua'er is getting married soon, and she should have an independent courtyard." After the eldest lady finished speaking, she turned around and asked Hua Lan, "Hua'er, have you looked at the drawings? Which courtyard do you like?" When they were on the boat, Sheng Hong took out the drawings of the Sheng Mansion in Tokyo and showed them to them. The drawings showed the distribution of the backyards, so that everyone could have an idea in advance.

"The courtyards in our house were all carefully designed by our grandmother. They are all good. The specific features of the courtyards cannot be seen on the drawings. Why don't we rest today and take a closer look tomorrow?" Hua Lan is very smart and wise. She can see through the conflicts and disputes in the family and resolve them in a clever way. She can also sympathize with everyone's hard work and see everyone's fatigue. She is always gentle and considerate for everyone.

"Hua'er is right. If you can't make up your mind which courtyard to choose, you can clean up a few rooms in the front yard today and live there, and then go to see the courtyard tomorrow." Sheng Hong said, and everyone responded. "

Mother, your courtyard is all cleaned up. Since you have decided to live there, you can go and live there tonight. I will send you and Zhenzhen there." Seeing Sheng Hong's gentle attitude and humble attitude, the old lady felt that she had overreacted to his words before. On the way Sheng Hong sent the old lady back to the courtyard, the old lady found a chance to explain her behavior just now, "Since the old man passed the imperial examination and entered the officialdom, you have been in charge of all the major family affairs. After you married the eldest lady, I handed over the management power to the eldest lady without saying a word. This Sheng Mansion is your Sheng Mansion. When you were not able to take charge of things on your own in the past, I was guarding this Sheng Mansion for you. Now you are an adult who can enter the court to see His Majesty, so how can this Sheng Mansion not be yours? You are the leader of the clan's sacrifices, and you are in charge of the main courtyard of the family. It is you and the eldest lady who live here."

Sheng Hong understood what the old lady meant. He had spoken out of turn before. When he was still a nobody, he was just a bastard of the Sheng family and had to rely on the old lady. He developed the habit of testing the old lady's attitude. He didn't know why he blurted it out at that moment. As soon as he said it, he knew he was in trouble. The old lady had retreated behind the scenes when he was fully grown. It can be said that she had thought carefully for him. In the eyes of the old lady, his actions today were a test and a lack of trust. It was reasonable for the old lady to be angry.

"My son didn't mean that. He just spoke too quickly. He is used to asking for your opinion first. Maybe he needs to adapt to the new life after returning to the mansion."

The old lady didn't comment. She probably knew what Sheng Hong was worried about. He was worried about raising Zhenzhen, and his thoughts would come out in his words if he wasn't careful. In fact, what was there to worry about? Since she was willing to plan for him, she would not take back what she gave to him and give it to Zhenzhen. Choosing Zhenzhen was just a matter of fate. At her age, how could she have the energy to fight for power? This Sheng Mansion would still be his Sheng Mansion in ten years!

The old lady sighed softly, and Sheng Hong heard it. Thinking of the old lady's dedication to him and the Sheng family for so many years, guilt and emotion surged in his heart, "Mother chose this courtyard, have you thought of a name?"

The old lady murmured, "Let's call it "Caotang", simpler and more peaceful, and most importantly, it has a natural atmosphere, and it makes people feel that this is a paradise." The old lady laughed as she spoke, she really thought that she had chosen a good name. Mother Fang couldn't help but curl her lips in the back, the old lady was a miser, even making fun of the courtyard she lived in.

Sheng Hong really didn't expect that the old lady could still be so childish that she wanted to name it "Caotang". If it was a separate courtyard or something, Sheng Hong would just let her do it. But calling the courtyard in the mansion this name was a bit hasty. He didn't want the children to come to pay their respects to the old lady in the future and say to go to Caotang to pay their respects to their grandmother. Those who knew were good, but those who didn't would think that he, Sheng Hong, was treating his stepmother badly. "The name mother chose does have a kind of transcendental and natural life state, but the name of the courtyard you live in should not be careless. My son has a name called "Shou'an Hall", which means longevity and health. What do you think?"

"All good! All good! I'll listen to you. Shou'an Hall is a good name." Since the old lady raised Zhenzhen, her temperament has become more and more like when she was young. Sometimes she likes to tease people. Seeing her eldest son nervous, the old lady finds it very interesting. After

Sheng Hong sent the old lady away and returned to the front hall, everyone had already left. Sheng Hong pointed at a maid who was cleaning nearby and asked, "Where did the madam and the girls go?"

"My lord, the madam went back to the main courtyard, followed by the eldest and fifth girls. The second young master went to the east courtyard, the third young master went to the west courtyard, and Madam Lin took the fourth and sixth girls to stay in the guest rooms in the front courtyard."

"Which guest room did Madam Wei go to?"

The maid pointed the way to Sheng Hong, and Sheng Hong went straight to Mingxi's room. When Sheng Hong walked to the door of Mingxi's room, he heard voices coming from inside, "As the ancients said, "Women can also stand tall and proud." "Mulan is the best interpretation of this sentence. She was a girl but did things a man should do. She not only brought honor to her family, but also made contributions to the country. Her story has been widely spread to inspire generation after generation of women to be brave and strive for self-improvement."

"Mother, mother, how did Mulan manage to hold the sword like a pen? I feel tired after holding a pen for a long time, but she took the sword to the battlefield to kill the enemy. How did she do it?" Minglan looked down at her own hands and was shocked by Mulan's perseverance.

"Because Hua Mulan has firm beliefs, she has a sense of family and country, a sense of responsibility and mission, she realizes that her actions are related to the fate of the country and the safety of her family, so she resolutely chose to join the army in her father's place and went to the battlefield. She also has the courage to face challenges and the spirit of being ready to die, and she can also train hard day after day and persist in learning strategies, so she became the wise and brave Hua Mulan, who can go down in history."

"But Mulan is a woman, shouldn't a woman be respectful and virtuous? Even if she wants to be a woman who will be remembered for thousands of years, she should be a talented woman like Xie Daoyuan and Zhuo Wenjun." At this time, Molan raised a question. After spending several days together on the boat, Molan and Mingxi became close.