The so-called joy of joy is to use the joy of marriage to sweep away the sickness of the patient, so the stronger the joy, the greater the effect.

Old Mrs. Sheng was very ill. After the doctor took the pulse again, he speculated that the old woman was only ten days old. Sheng Yuanqing frowned and immediately ordered someone to write an invitation to the homes of relatives and friends and merchants who had business dealing with him. He even visited the official mansions who had been in charge of all counties near Pingyang City and invited all the masters to appreciate their faces.

Sheng Yuanqing wanted to do this happy event in a prosperous way, and he was lucky enough to exchange his mother's life for ten years.

Sheng Yuanqing is the eldest son of the Sheng family. He remembers his face silently crying when his mother died one after another. He remembers that his father died of illness and his mother took him to support the family. He also remembers that his mother did not shed a single tear when his nine-year-old second brother died of illness, but his hair turned gray early in his early thirties. How could he be unfilial to such a mother?

Even if this filial piety would make Shaoyao, whom he had been thinking about for a long time, become his nominal deceased younger brother and sister-in-law, Sheng Yuanqing would be willing.

Three days later, the Sheng family held a banquet. The Sheng family courtyard was hosted with relatives, friends, dignitaries and nobles. There were also flowing tables in the alley where the Sheng family was located, and the neighbors on the entire street were invited to come out to celebrate together.

Sheng Yuanqing is smart and skilled. He has saved up a large amount of family business over the years. Every table is full of good wine and dishes. The neighbors and villagers eat Sheng’s meat and drink Sheng’s wine. They can’t help but hope that Sheng Yuanqing’s filial piety can move God and make Mrs. Sheng’s illness recover soon.

While the guests were praying for old lady Sheng together, Su Li covered her red veil and worshiped the tablet of Sheng Yuanhua, the second master who died in the Sheng family, to the heaven and earth.

The marriage of the Sheng family seems absurd, but the etiquette that should be left has been gone. This dynasty's marriage requires a marriage letter stamped by the yamen, and both men and women hold one. Although Mrs. Sheng is sick and still has a clear mind, in order to let God know that she really wants Shaoyao to be the daughter-in-law of the Sheng family, instead of just using Shaoyao to cheer herself up, Mrs. Sheng specially told Sheng Yuanqing to go to the government to register the marriage letter and give Shaoyao a generous betrothal gift.

Sheng Yuanqing did as he did. When welcoming the bride, the woman's wedding letter was solemnly handed over to Su Li by the matchmaker hired by the Sheng family.

At this point, Su Li successfully transformed from a maid who sold herself into a good citizen.

After achieving the goal, Su Li didn't care about the tablet that she was worshipping.

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On the second day of the wedding, Su Li dressed in red makeup to give old lady Sheng, and Sheng Yuan celebrated tea.

The tea ceremony was set up in the hall of Mrs. Sheng. People were excited when they were happy. Mrs. Sheng was served by the maids and changed into new dark purple clothes. She looked a little more energetic. She leaned against the back of the chair and looked at the second daughter-in-law who was walking over with a smile. Mrs. Sheng originally liked the peony that she raised, and now she regarded peony as a life-saving pill.

Sheng Yuanqing looked at Su Li dressed up in the young woman, with a gentle smile on her face, and kept all the surprises in her heart.

Sheng Zhongchang had no father's cunning. He quickly glanced at Su Li and immediately lowered his eyes, afraid of being beaten by his grandmother. His father saw that he dared to covet his second aunt in name. However, in his sleeve, Sheng Zhongchang clenched his fists, unwilling to be so beautiful and charming person, which actually gave him the second uncle who had already been sleeping in the underworld, and he would never have the chance to take the person into his room again.

"Mother, please use tea."

The maid put the cushion on her back, and Su Li knelt down in a regular manner. Her white and tender hands held up the red-glazed tea bowl and handed it to Mrs. Sheng.

Old Mrs. Sheng nodded happily, coughed twice, and then weakly took the tea bowl and took a sip.

Old Mrs. Sheng gave Su Li a set of red gold heads and faces.

Su Li looked at the golden jewelry on the tray and felt more and more that she had done the right way to cheer the old lady up, and suddenly became a rich man.

After thanking her, Su Li stood up with her skirt, walked to Sheng Yuanqing, and handed the tea to Sheng Yuanqing, Su Li gently called out "Big Brother", but she stared at Sheng Yuanqing's beautiful eyes, but she showed a hint of sadness.

Sheng Yuanqing knew what she was sad, so he thought she would have no chance to be with her in this life. A silly child. He raised her for so long and grew from a little girl with a charming and beautiful beauty. How could Sheng Yuanqing ask her to stay alone in the empty room every night?

But this was not the time to comfort her. Sheng Yuanqing drank her sister-in-law's tea as usual.

Afterwards, Sheng Zhongchang saluted Su Li and respectfully called him aunt.

Su Li was depressed and received his gift.

Next, Su Li continued to serve Mrs. Sheng as a daughter-in-law to recuperate. Sheng Yuanqing went out to do business during the day and came back to visit his mother in the evening. Sheng Zhongchang stayed in his yard and studied under a famous teacher hired by Sheng Yuanqing at a high price to prepare for next year's autumn examination.

On the fifth day when Su Li became the second wife of the Sheng family, Old Mrs. Sheng finally failed to overcome this hurdle and died of illness.

The joy that the Sheng family had not yet subsided was replaced by despair overnight.

Sheng Yuanqing didn't sleep all night. During the day, he knelt in front of Mrs. Sheng's coffin. The guests who came to pay their respects could see his red eyes.

Su Li is now the second wife of the Sheng family. Now she is kneeling behind Sheng Yuanqing in a white mourning clothes, but her red eyes are all red. It is said that she can use chili water to smoke her eyes, so Su Li dare not use it. The maids and servants in her yard are all picked by Sheng Yuanqing. If someone finds out that she is getting chili water, he will tell Sheng Yuanqing that Su Li's filial piety for joy will become fake?

Sheng Yuanqing was too smart, and Su Li didn't dare to be careless at all.

The guests who were paying their condolences were almost the same group as those who came to Sheng’s house for wedding banquet a few days ago. The bride was covered with a red veil, and the male guests did not see the bride’s makeup. Today, they came to pay their respects. The men secretly looked behind Sheng Yuanqing while comforting Sheng Yuanqing. They saw a young woman wearing mourning clothes kneeling there, with a beautiful appearance like a flower and crystal tears on her face. I felt pity.

There were a few lustful people who couldn't take it away, but fortunately they were reminded by people around them to take them away.

Seeing this, Su Li hung her head lower.

Sheng Yuanqing was a little dissatisfied. He was not only dissatisfied with the lustful male guests, but also suspected that Shaoyao was deliberately showing her beauty to attract attention. He found that she had lowered her head and could not see her face clearly. Sheng Yuanqing dispelled her doubts.

Seven days later, Old Lady Sheng was buried in peace.

According to custom, Sheng Yuanqing and Su Li had to mourn the old lady Sheng for three years. Sheng Zhongchang was a grandchild, so she could stay for one year. Except for the period when she was mourning, she could not wear colorful clothes, eat meat dishes, listen to operas, and hold banquets, the specific impact on the three family was different. Su Li was a woman, so she could stay at home honestly, while Sheng Yuanqing and Sheng Zhongchang were both unable to get married and could not participate in the imperial examination. Fortunately, Sheng Zhongchang only had to stay for one year, which could not delay his autumn examination next year. Sheng Yuanqing did not want to take the exam, so she could continue to do business.

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Sheng Yuanqing was sad for a while when he lost his mother, but his men's needs quickly recovered.

When you can't touch peony, Sheng Yuanqing can vent his vent with his concubine. Now that my mother is gone, as long as she thinks of a delicate peony at home, Sheng Yuanqing will look down on those vulgar powders.

As early as when choosing servants for Shaoyao, in order to make it easier for him, Sheng Yuanqing only arranged two servants for Shaoyao, one was a mute woman who was cooking at the door, and the other was a mute woman who served Shaoyao to serve tea and water. Anyway, the second wife had to be widowed as soon as she entered the door, and she didn't need to go out of the door, so she didn't need too much service.

Although the mute lady is dumb and has a good cooking skills, Sheng Yuanqing specially chose her so that she would not complain about not eating it well.

That night, Sheng Yuanqing sent a confidant servant to inform the mute lady that he would not have to lock it at night whenever he was in the mansion in the future.

At the same time, Sheng Yuanqing also asked the servant to hand over a small note to Su Li.

The second master Sheng Yuanhua has long died, and the Sheng family has no second house. Su Li now lives in a remote courtyard that is very suitable for widows to be widows and also very suitable for Sheng Yuanqing to come to steal people.

Even if she didn't have the memory of Shaoyao, just because Sheng Yuanqing arranged such two mutes to serve her, Su Li knew what Sheng Yuanqing had made of her.

After receiving Sheng Yuanqing's small note, Su Li was not panicked or confused at all.

Su Li is ready to sleep with Sheng Yuanqing.

Su Li is of course happy if she can stay away from sleep, but under this condition, Su Li has no way to not arouse Sheng Yuanqing's suspicion and keep her innocent. Sheng Yuanqing is like a wolf, and Shaoyao is happy to serve him. Sheng Yuanqing can dismiss all his concubines for Shaoyao. Once he thinks that Shaoyao has betrayed him, Sheng Yuanqing turns his back and turns to throw Shaoyao to the small courtyard of the thin horse.

Such an ancient environment that cannibalizes people and has such an identity, Su Li could only endure it and slowly pursue it.

Su Li comforted herself that at least Sheng Yuanqing is good-looking. As long as she treats Sheng Yuanqing as a tool for warm-ups, she first lets Sheng Yuanqing relax her vigilance and gain a firm foothold in the future, and then find a way to make Sheng Yuanqing, Sheng Zhongchang and his son's family destroyed and avenge Shaoyao. Su Li can rely on the Sheng family's family business to realize a prosperous life.

In this life, Su Li does not plan to take the path of noble husband and noble wife, she wants to be a wealthy businessman!

At the beginning of the day, Sheng Yuanqing arrived as promised in the night.

The mute woman only got the lock after the master came in.

The mute girl was honest and dull, because the mute girl told her not to sleep first, so she sat in the main hall and took a nap.

Seeing Sheng Yuanqing, Ya Gu thought of Ya Po’s words and told her not to make a fuss.

The mute girl stood up nervously.

Sheng Yuanqing told her lightly: "Go to the kitchen to boil water, and you will use it later."

The mute girl went to boil water obediently.

Sheng Yuanqing went straight to the inner room.

It was pitch black inside, Sheng Yuanqing frowned and asked in the direction of the bed: "Why don't you light the light?"

Su Li said timidly: "I'm afraid."

Hearing this, Sheng Yuanqing first went outside to get a lamp and lit a few lamps in the room with candlelight. Then he came to the bed slowly. Seeing the little beauty on the bed tightly wrapped in the quilt, only showing a worried, nervous but beautiful face, Sheng Yuanqing smiled, sat down, and asked her softly: "What are you afraid of?"

Shaoyao admires Sheng Yuanqing, deeply admires Su Li, unable to show resistance to Sheng Yuanqing, can only act in Shaoyao. She looked at the sky, tears fell in her eyes, and looked pitifully at the tall and majestic man beside her: "Master, I married the second master to cheer for the old lady. I only have you in my heart. You come to me, I am happy and scared, afraid that the second master is watching in the sky, afraid of the old lady..."

If he is a guilty and timid person, he can be frightened by Su Li's words and he will be frustrated. However, Sheng Yuanqing has been doing business in the south for many years, and he does not believe in the ghosts and gods at all. If a person dies, he will die completely. He will neither come back to see his relatives whom he has never forgotten, nor will he seek his life for his enemies.

"Not afraid, my mother and second brother are good people. The Bodhisattva has arranged for them to be reincarnated. No one will know that I am with you."

Sheng Yuanqing leaned down and gently coaxed his little peony.

Su Li blinked her tears in her eyes and asked in a low voice: "Really?"

Sheng Yuanqing liked her delicate look and smiled and pointed the tip of her nose: "Of course it's true, when did I deceive you?"
Chapter completed!