After returning, Minglan immediately confessed the mud incident to the old lady. The old lady lay on her side on the Arhat bed without saying a word. Minglan was a little worried and said, "Grandma, you think your granddaughter did something wrong?"
The old lady shook her head, touched Minglan's soft hair, and said slowly: "You did nothing wrong, and the fourth girl doesn't know how to beat gongs and drums to complain, but..." Minglan took a breath and waited for the old lady He continued, "I'm afraid it's easy to hide from an open gun and hard to defend against a hidden arrow."
Minglan thought for a moment and then understood. She raised her head and said, "Daddy Mu Xiu the day after tomorrow, I will send you the newly made short shoes. My ancestors just pretend that they don't know about this."
The old lady nodded.
On this day, Sheng Hong took a break and after teaching Chang Feng Changdong to study hard in the morning, he put on regular clothes and wrote a few words and recited a few poems in the study room of his inner house, expressing that he had not forgotten it after many years as an official. Literary people are fundamental.
At this time, Minglan came with a cute smile on her face. Sheng Hong frowned and looked a little cold, but Minglan didn't seem to know. She scooped out her newly made shoes and handed them to her father, and asked the maid to serve Sheng. Hong put it on and stood aside with a smile waiting for compliments.
As soon as Sheng Hong put on these thick velvet shoes, he felt that the soles of his feet were soft and comfortable and stretched properly. He couldn't help but feel warm in his heart. He remembered that Minglan had done this and that for him every year since he was a child. He was very filial and said: "I My son is very well-behaved."
Xiao Minglan ran over happily, pulled Sheng Hong's sleeves and talked about this and that. She picked out some interesting things about her little daughter and talked about them a little. He kept laughing.
Minglan said with a bitter face: "...This embroidery needle is no easier to take care of than a pen. My daughter pinches it well, and it won't obey me. If there is a hard thimble on the back of its head, it will be obedient! Hum, my daughter finally understands, It is also a bully and fears the strong!"
Then he spread out a pair of white and fat little hands to show Sheng Hong, and saw that there were many needle holes on a few fingers.
Sheng Hong was angry and funny, and felt a little moved in his heart. He pointed at Minglan and joked a few words. Minglan's coquettish behavior was very lovable. Seeing his little daughter's obedient and cute appearance, Sheng Hong moved his lips a few times and finally endured it. He kept saying, "You went to Guangji Temple the day before yesterday. Why did you scoop up mud and throw it at your fourth sister?"
Minglan's heart sank, here we come!
Then he opened his ignorant eyes wide, looked at Sheng Hong and said blankly: "Is this... what the fourth sister said?"
Sheng Hong was speechless for a moment. That night he went to Aunt Lin's place to rest, and Mo Lan came crying to complain. Aunt Lin also cried sadly. Sheng Hong was very angry and went to scold Minglan, but was tortured by Aunt Lin. He tried to persuade her: "...Sir, the sixth girl is the old lady's pet peeve. If you punish her today for Mo Yatou, Mo'er will be even less popular with the old lady in the future! How will we live together?" "Master, as long as you know our grievances, I will be satisfied and don't talk about it anymore."
After saying that, he kowtowed repeatedly and begged Sheng Hong not to mention this matter. He also kept explaining how Lan looked down on Mo Lan because of the old lady's favor, etc. He gave enough eye medicine. At that time, Sheng Hong agreed in anger, feeling in his heart I was very dissatisfied with Minglan, so I just held it in one breath, getting angrier the more I thought about it. But today, I saw Minglan's innocent and filial look, and I liked it, so I couldn't help but pour it out.
"Don't care who said it! Just tell me if it is true or not?" Sheng Hong persuaded, "It's just a quarrel between sisters. If you are wrong, just apologize to your fourth sister."
Unexpectedly, Minglan didn't say anything, her big tears fell down one by one, she bit her lips but didn't make a sound, her big eyes were wet, she just choked and said: "Dad, I really feel that my daughter is like that" Unreasonable person?"
Sheng Hong remembered that Minglan's behavior in the past few years was really prudent, and he hesitated: "Is there something else?"
Minglan was afraid that Mo Lan would accuse her and make her die without knowing how, but now that they were all spread out, she breathed a sigh of relief.
She raised her head, looked at Sheng Hong with admiration, and said: "Father, please go and call the fourth sister. No matter what the situation is, my daughter must be here so that she can talk."
Sheng Hong thought for a while, then waved his hand to the maid to invite Mo Lan, and Mo Lan came soon. She was writing in Shanyueju, and when she heard Sheng Hong calling her, she picked out a few of her favorite calligraphy, and planned to call her Father took a look. Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the study, he saw Minglan with red eyes and Sheng Hong who couldn't help comforting her. Sheng Hong saw that Minglan was crying pitifully and was no longer angry with her. He just regarded her as a child and ignorant. , and also advised: "What are you crying about, silly kid? It's just a piece of mud. Even if you are wrong, your sister will forgive you..."
When Mo Lan heard this, her heart suddenly became cold.
No matter how Sheng Hong tried to persuade her, Minglan remained silent and cried quietly. As soon as she saw Mo Lan coming, she stood up immediately, with tears in her eyes, she opened her mouth and asked, "Daddy said that I threw mud on my sister the day before yesterday. , but what my sister said?"
Mo Lan immediately raised her eyes to look at Sheng Hong, as if to say, 'Why did father break his promise?' Sheng Hong looked embarrassed and said in his father's style: "You two sisters are here today, please tell me clearly if you have anything to say!"
Ming Lan stepped forward and grabbed Mo Lan's sleeve, shook it weakly, and said while crying: "Say it, say it, if there is anything you can't handle, you are the elder sister, so come and teach her a lesson. Why go and find her?" Daddy complained, but now he’s silent!”
Mo Lan was forced by Sheng Hong's gaze, so she gritted her teeth and said, "Yes, you threw it, didn't you?"
Minglan gently wiped away her tears and asked, "Okay! Sister, tell me, what kind of quarrel did we get into that made me so arrogant that I scooped mud and threw it on my sister?"
Mo Lan's face turned red and she said vaguely: "It was just a squabble." When asked what the quarrel was, she couldn't tell.
Minglan turned to look at Sheng Hong and said aggrievedly: "My fourth sister and I have never quarreled in these years. Even if there is something, it will be fine the next day. Dad, think about it, if there is something important, my daughter must Are you embarrassing your sister outside?"
Seeing Mo Lan being so coy, Sheng Hong became suspicious. Remembering Mo Lan Rulan's quarrels every three days, he glared at Mo Lan and shouted, "Could it be that you slandered your sister?"
Mo Lan felt even more weak when her father yelled at her. She hurriedly wiped her eyes without saying anything, intending to trade tears for time. But Ming Lan said instead: "No, father, my daughter does scoop up mud and throw it away." I killed my sister, but my daughter has a clear conscience."
Sheng Hong was confused as soon as he heard this. Ming Lan looked calm and indifferent and explained the scene of that day in a few words. His words were clear and his voice was crisp. The more he listened, the more Mo Lan blushed. But the more Sheng Hong listened, the angrier he became. He couldn't help but burst into tears. He slapped the case and cursed: "You don't know the rules! How many men have gathered in the Merlin, and you dare to rush in! How can you be so shameless?!"
Mo Lan's knees softened and she immediately knelt down, started crying, and said loudly: "...How dare my daughter? I just looked at the elegance of the Nine Dragon Wall and wanted to finish it all in one go. My sisters were talking irritably, and my daughter was angry. I was so angry that I wanted to go on!"
Ming Lan saw Mo Lan crying with pear blossoms in the rain, and quickly knelt down beside her, pulling Mo Lan's sleeves, with a sad and aggrieved look on her face, and said: "Sister, I'm really confused. No matter how beautiful the Nine Dragon Wall is, can it be better than dad's?" Reputation is more important? How cautious is your father when he is an official? We daughters can’t share our father’s worries. Do we still want to discredit our family? Most of the people in Meilin are famous young masters in the capital. If my sister is seen by them, then what will happen to her? ,That……"
Minglan couldn't speak anymore, her voice was choked with sobs, she turned her head and covered her face and cried. Sheng Hong was so angry that he knocked over a tea bowl with one palm, and the broken porcelain pieces scattered on the ground. His face was ashen and he couldn't control his wrists. Trembling, he yelled at Mo Lan: "Why are you crying? I have grown so many years in vain, but I am not as sensible as your sister! I don't know where I learned this crooked idea. Do you think everyone else is a fool? You shameless thing, You have the nerve to sue your sister!"
This was the first time Mo Lan was scolded so harshly by Sheng Hong, and she cried even more vigorously.
Minglan didn't rest either. She walked a few steps to Sheng Hong and tugged on the corner of her father's clothes. With tears in her eyes, she said sadly: "I only think that my sister is temporarily confused. I'm afraid that if it gets publicized, my grandmother will blame her. My daughter kept this matter in her heart tightly and didn't even tell her grandmother. She thought that we are flesh and blood after all, and even if we got into trouble, it would be fine the next day. Who knows, who knows... my sister actually... Are you still suing me behind my back?!"
Ming Lan looked heartbroken and cried so hard that her heart broke. She turned to look at Mo Lan and asked sadly: "Fourth sister, fourth sister, why are you doing this to me?!" She looked like she had been betrayed by her own flesh and blood. The look of pain.
Mo Lan was a little dumbfounded. To be honest, the mother and daughter had not yet failed in the two projects of crying and pity. When the Sheng family was alone in seeking defeat, they suddenly encountered an unprecedented challenge.
Ming Lan cried and fell at Sheng Hong's feet, mournful. Sheng Hong felt sorry for her, helped Ming Lan sit on a chair aside, turned around and pointed at Mo Lan, and scolded sternly: "You evil deed" !My father usually pities you and loves you so much, but you act like this! Your sister dissuaded you for the sake of the whole family, so she is jealous and waiting for the opportunity to retaliate. At such a young age, she treats her sisters with such a vicious heart. I will keep you here. What’s the use! Someone, go and ask the wife to come!”
Mrs. Wang was teaching Ru Lan how to read the fish scale account. Ru Lan was impatient and wanted to give up her choice if she missed it twice. Mrs. Wang was anxious and was about to scold her daughter. Unexpectedly, the good news fell from the sky. She hurried to the study room and saw her husband with a livid face. , scolded Mo Lan fiercely, while Aunt Lin was kneeling and crying beside her.
After figuring out the cause and effect in a few words, Wang couldn't help but feel happy. Then she saw that Minglan was crying and was out of breath. She immediately put on the posture of a loving mother and asked someone to help Minglan go back to rest.
Minglan didn't have the chance to witness what happened afterwards, because she was really 'too sad'. In the evening, Rulan came over excitedly and broke the news, saying that Molan was beaten thirty ring feet on each hand, and her palms were swollen to half a day's height, and she was also fined They were banned for half a year, and then they were not allowed to read those poems and lyrics anymore, and they had to copy "The Women's Commandments" and "The Women's Rules" a hundred times each.
Originally, the Wang family wanted to get involved, but Mo Lan was still stubborn and insisted that Aunt Lin was also deceived and did not know about it, so Aunt Lin was only fined fifty ring feet and banned for three months.
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"Did you know this earlier?" After finally having a day's rest, Sheng Hong was so angry that he just lay on the bed and groaned.
Mrs. Wang sat in front of the water chestnut mirror, carefully applied the sweet honey, and said easily: "I know, Ru Lan told me that day."
"Why don't you tell me and listen?!" Sheng Hong punched the bed board angrily.
Mrs. Wang was in a good mood and specially put on a brand new Qiluo gauze dress. The crimson Suzhou and Hangzhou silk gauze was embroidered with green lotus leaf crickets, which was extremely delicate. She turned around and smiled and said: "How dare I say that in that room?" What's the matter? The master has to blame me for being small-minded and not wanting to see the four girls. How dare I ask for trouble again! Not only did I not say it, I also didn't let Ru'er say it, so as not to make the master blame me again."
The voice was long and drawn out, as if he was joking.
Sheng Hong choked, and Wang quickly stood up, sat on the edge of the bed, and said with a smile: "You should know that those four girls are not simple this time, right? I didn't say that if you talk about the mind, ten Ru'er add up. You can’t even hold up to half a fourth girl, but it’s a pity that you don’t have your eyes on the right path!”
Sheng Hong was also very angry, and then he asked: "The old lady doesn't know either?"
Mrs. Wang sneered and said: "The old lady can't get rid of the dust in her eyes. If she knew, how could she still be doing well till now?...Tsk, tsk, the sixth girl is actually a good person. For fear that the fourth girl will lose face, Even the old lady hid it; it’s a pity that my good intentions turned into a donkey’s liver and lungs, and I got bitten instead!”
Wang said the sarcastic words and felt very happy.
Sheng Hong also sighed, shook his head and said: "This is the good upbringing of the old lady. The child is filial and sensible, honest and honest, and he also knows how to live in brotherly harmony." At this point, he suddenly sat up and said bitterly, "Don't scream anymore. The fourth girl met Lin and learned many sneaky tricks."
It's not that he doesn't know that Aunt Lin's little actions are interfering with the love affair. If he can tolerate it, he will tolerate it. If he can't bear it, he will scold her severely and won't let her go overboard. A concubine fluttered in the house a few times. Sheng Hong He thought it was harmless, but when he saw his daughter acting like this, he was unhappy and decided to separate them.
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"Stop crying! I know you feel bad. It's all because of Fourth Sister. Let's ignore her from now on!"
Ru Lan didn't waste any of her energy, she just watched a drama that she had dreamed of. She watched Mo Lan scream as she was beaten, and was scolded by Sheng Hong in a disgusting tone. After being happy, she became 100% patient. , Haosheng persuaded the great hero this time, and after a long time of persuasion, she saw that Minglan still couldn't stop crying. She couldn't help complaining, "Why are you still crying!"
Minglan lowered her head and kept wiping her eyes with a wet handkerchief: Damn, the osmanthus oil sent by Pinlan is so powerful! I really don't want to read advertisements to see the efficacy.