That night, Minglan's cheap father and mother came to express condolences to the wounded. Wang touched Minglan's little face, her loving eyes almost made her water drop. She just stared at Minglan, and her heart trembled for a while. Sheng Hong was really... She was very distressed and said many caring words gently. In return, Ming Lan defended Mo Lan's behavior in a low voice with tears in her eyes. Firstly, she hoped that Sheng Hong would not be too angry, and secondly, she argued that Mo Lan shouldn't have done it on purpose, everything was just There was such a misunderstanding; Sheng Hong was very moved and felt that his education for his children was not entirely a failure. He shook his beard and praised Minglan several times.
Minglan secretly confessed that she had no choice, the leader liked this kind of weak and virtuous tone, everything was for survival.
I don’t know what Haishi said to Wang. The next day, Wang could not afford it, so she handed over all the household chores to Haishi. Haishi first scooped up all the servants who had been pushed around in Mu Cangzhai that day. Each person was given twenty cards, and then the leaders of Liu Kun's family rushed into their house and searched for a while, and found a lot of gold and silver. Haishi wanted to send him to the official for investigation on the charge of embezzling his master's property. The people below panicked and hurriedly They clung to each other and pushed each other, pulled out the radish and brought it with the mud, and suddenly dragged in all the housekeepers and servants who were always close to Aunt Lin. Haishi ranked the maids according to their importance, the maids were matched with the people, the sales were sold, and the rest were all Drive him to Zhuangzi.
In just one day, a group of people changed in Lin Qige. Aunt Lin wanted to come out crying and make a fuss, but Haishi just smiled and said: "It turned out that many inappropriate items were also found in Xia Xian's house. , but I thought she was the most powerful person around my aunt, so I didn’t marry my wife.” Xue Niang, who was supporting Aunt Lin at the side, immediately turned pale and knelt down straight. Aunt Lin couldn’t help but tremble with anger, but she couldn’t help it. Don't dare to make trouble anymore.
After Ruomei inquired from outside, she reported to Minglan one by one: "Only the Xia Xian family and the Ma Gui family are left in Aunt Lin's place, and the rest have been kicked out. The third master's place and the fourth girl's place are fine." , I only chased away a few of the most sharp-tongued and hateful girls. When they saw me, they all begged me to help hide some belongings, for fear that grandma would get angry and search again; The two people who wrote the letter accepted some of the unimportant ones and ignored the rest; if the girl feels it is inappropriate, I will return it."
Minglan lay on the warm Kang and propped her arms on the table: "That's not necessary. I think my sister-in-law won't bother me anymore." Haishi's purpose was just to gain power in the Sheng Mansion. Mo Lan was about to get married, so she There is no need to offend, Chang Feng has her own parents to control her, and it is not her sister-in-law’s turn to talk nonsense.
Just as he was talking, someone came to report from outside. It was the magpie next to Rulan. He said that Minglan was leaving the next day and asked Minglan to come over and talk. Before Minglan could say anything, Ruomei couldn't help but said: "Hello, Miss Five." It’s a big show, I’m just saying goodbye to a girl, if I don’t come by myself, I’m just asking our girls to come over; what kind of rule is this?”
Magpie said awkwardly: "Our girl...it's not because of the cold wind." After saying this, everyone from Minglan to Ruomei, Danju, and Yancao covered their mouths and smiled, but Xiao Tao was dumbfounded and said bluntly: "It's cold because of the wind." Wait, how can we send our girls there? What if we get infected? The worst thing is to have a headache and fever on this road!"
Magpie was in a difficult situation, but she was also clever. She quickly leaned into Minglan's ear and whispered softly: "The house has been busy these past two days, and our girl's heart is like a cat tickling us. But if she can't get out of it, she will treat us as if she is hurting her." You girl, please go there."
Minglan took a sip of tea, pursed her lips and smiled, glared at her girls, smiled and asked Yan Cao to tidy up her clothes. The magpie breathed a sigh of relief, and Dan Ju scooped up a small white porcelain porcelain dish about the size of a thumb.
The can came out, stuffed into the magpie's sleeve, and said with a smile: "Sister, don't be surprised. Our girls are generous and let these little hooves talk nonsense. This is clam oil. It is best to wipe your hands and face in the cold weather."
Okay, sister, if you don’t mind it, just scoop it up."
Magpie smiled broadly: "It is said that the sixth girl is the kindest to the girls. I am a shameless person, so I won't be polite."
Minglan followed the magpie around Shanyueju, and after walking for a while, she arrived at Taoran Pavilion. After entering the house, she saw Rulan leaning on the bedside with a rosy face, and a piece of cloth tied on her forehead. She
As soon as he saw Minglan, he said loudly: "Why did you come here? You have to ask for help? Didn't you just slap me in the face? Maybe you even broke your legs."
Minglan glared and said: "It seems that the fifth sister is very ill. I'd better leave. If she is ill, she won't be able to leave."
Rulan immediately said "Hey", for fear that Minglan would really leave. Magpie smiled and pushed Minglan over, apologizing repeatedly: "Girl, you are here anyway, please stop joking with our girl." Then he turned to Rulan.
Said, "Miss, you are the same. I went to Mu Cangzhai just now. Miss Six was busy there and she was injured. It would be best if she could come." Ru Lan puffed out her cheeks and said nothing.
Ming Lan reluctantly sat beside Ru Lan's bed and said with a straight face: "There is nothing we can do, the lightly wounded are not as good as the seriously ill, so we still have to come!"
Rulan was happy, she turned to Minglan's face, looked up, down, left, and right, and said, "It's weird, I think your face looks weird. It turns out you have powdered it. Oh, the fingerprints are still there."
Minglan sighed: "It's better to run around with a slap in the face, so I have to apply powder."
Rulan Zuizhui said: "My sister-in-law is very powerful, but she is also too soft-hearted. They dare to contradict my wife like that, so they don't get angry and treat her. They also eat and drink well, so that they can leave dignity to the people living in the house."
What to do?"
Minglan thought for a moment and said calmly: "My sister-in-law is kind, which is a good thing; and...she also has scruples."
Unless you can kill someone with one blow when doing things in the inner house, otherwise you will suffer harm instead of killing the snake. Today, Aunt Lin has neither closed the courtyard nor kicked her out. She is still Sheng Hong's concubine. As long as Sheng Hong goes to sleep with her for one night, maybe
Things have changed again, and there is room for things to be done. Even if Aunt Lin wants to complain, she can't say anything. Sheng Hong will also think that the daughter-in-law here has a kind heart and is not a mean person.
Ru Lan sighed leisurely, frowned and said: "I really hate this. If you like it, you say you like it. If you don't like it, you don't like it. You have to pretend."
Minglan touched the cloth on her forehead and sighed softly; Rulan suddenly became happy again, pulling Minglan and saying: "This time you go and bring some osmanthus oil with me. I want it to be colorless."
After applying it for more than a year, you can see how much better my hair is."
Minglan was dumbfounded and pointed at Ru Lan and said: "I went here this time because... it's too late for my aunt and aunt to cry. You still have the nerve to worry about your hair?! I don't have the shame to ask for it!"
Rulan was used to being overbearing and getting whatever she wanted. Seeing that Minglan didn't agree, she raised her eyes and became displeased. Suddenly she saw Minglan's face again. She rolled her eyes and said, "It's just a few bottles of oil. You and I are going to do this."
, I will tell you something happy, you will definitely be happy."
In fact, Minglan still had a few bottles in her hand, but she couldn't stand Ru Lan's selfish temper. Hearing this, Minglan asked curiously: "What's the happy thing?"
Rulan leaned forward with a mysterious look on her face and whispered, "Do you know the person that the fourth sister is going to marry?" Minglan shook her head, how could she know that there was no human flesh search here.
Rulan quietly began to break the news: "I heard that Wenju's family is poor, her father died when she was young, her mother is mean, and her brothers are bastards! Her temperament is still indecisive, and the only thing she can say is that she is 'honest'! When the time comes, let's see how she is treated by her mother-in-law.
Uncle is so angry!"
"It can't be so bad, right? What dad likes is always good." Minglan was not excited or surprised.
This is not nonsense. There is only one step away from being promoted to Jinshi. If the family is superior and the character is outstanding, there are many dignitaries in Beijing, and there are many legitimate daughters and concubines. How can it be the turn of a concubine who is a fourth-grade official?
Not to mention Wen Yanjing, it was Li Yu. If he really started looking for relatives in the capital, wouldn't he be able to find someone better than the Sheng family? But the Li family was afraid of finding someone who didn't know his roots and would turn around and show off his arrogance.
, the mother's family is in trouble, the daughter-in-law is arrogant, and the gain outweighs the loss by adding trouble to the family.
Seeing that Minglan didn't resonate with her, Rulan was very disappointed and lost her temper with a long face. Minglan smiled and coaxed: "Okay, I'll get your osmanthus oil for you!"
Early in the morning of the next day, Chang Wu led six or seven carts to pick them up. Sheng Hong gave Chang Wu a few words, saying that Yuner was pregnant and was now five or six months old. Wang took her niece with her.
After a while, Minglan and Changdong said goodbye to their parents. Haishi walked to the door, secretly stuffed a banknote into Minglan's hand, and then faced
Chang Wu and Yun'er said eagerly: "I have never been to my hometown to pay homage since I entered the house. I should have gone this time, but the house was so busy that I couldn't leave, so I had to work hard for my sixth sister, fourth brother, second cousin and
Sister Yun'er, please don't be offended. When you meet your uncle and aunt, you will definitely accuse me of one or two crimes."
Chang Wulian claimed that it was, and Minglan nodded in agreement and said with a childish smile: "The eldest uncle and eldest aunt are the best people. Even if they are angry now, when they look back and see the white and fat second grandson, their anger will disappear.
Already."
Everyone around laughed. Haishi shook his head and half-said: "This kid!" Yoon'er blushed with embarrassment and smiled with her handkerchief lightly covered. Changwu, who had a sad face at first, also laughed when he heard this.
The carriages and horses were rolling along the way. Changdong originally wanted to ride with Changwu, but was driven back. He had to sit in the carriage with Minglan and stretch his neck. Yoona was a little uncomfortable sitting in the carriage, but as Minglan
The two siblings were talking, laughing, and having fun.
Changwu has been running around away from home since he was a child, and he is very efficient in arranging accommodation. He arranges for rest and meals along the way, and never misses a dormitory. Yoona looked at it coldly, but she didn't see how Minglan sent her servants.
, the maid made the bed, lit the stove to warm the kang, arranged the dowry and clothes, the mother-in-law asked for hot water to heat the rice, scalded the cups and dishes, and served the meal; although there were no elders around, everything was in order; if you came to stay with your companions,
The other distinguished guests had some quarrels and conflicts, but Minglan calmed them down with gentle words, asked the servants to give in, give them more money, and settled the matter amicably.
Once, Yuzhi had a few words with the servant of an official who came to stay with him, and came back angrily: "He is just a political participant, using the name of a prince's son, and showing off like something? I thought he was the king of heaven.
Woolen cloth!"
Minglan half-smiled and half-sighed: "What method? You girls only have these abilities. A mountain is always higher than a mountain. As long as we, Miss Yuzhi, are sent to the palace and serve the Queen, we can do it in any style we want!"
"
Yuanzhi blushed. At this time, Xiaotao came back from outside triumphantly and said that a group of family members of the minister had come again and were related to Lian Guogong. The servant who participated in the political affairs immediately gave up the upper room. Now, the little girl in the room
The girls all chuckled; after that, Minglan became more careful to regulate the servants and not to cause trouble; when the girls took a step out, they would ask the strong servants to follow them.
After watching it for several days, Yoona finally couldn't help it, and said to her husband at night: "It's strange that my aunt always thinks about asking Minglan to marry her. Look at her, she is like a doll, she is so clear when she does things."
I am clear, not even the slightest bit confused, and have an open-minded mind. I am ashamed of myself. I was born like that and have no brothers. If I was born in my wife’s belly, well, it is my fate.” Chang Wu hugged his wife and said with a smile.
: "Nonsense, it's best if I look at you."
Yoona smiled and hit her husband.
After traveling for a few more days, they finally arrived at Hedu Pier. Changwu had hired a two-story red tung lacquered wood boat, and then Yoona asked Minglan to get off the boat and get on the boat together. No matter how strong your body is, it is still a long day of hard work.
, as soon as they got on the boat, Yoona lay down to nurse her fetus. Minglan chatted with her for a while, and when she saw that she fell asleep, she left quietly.
After all, the boat was more stable than the car, and Yoona could also fall asleep, unlike the previous few days when she couldn't lie still. In the next few days, Minglan watched Yoona taking medicine and resting, talking to her to relieve her boredom, and holding Chang Dong
Caught it back from the side of the ship and reviewed the book again.
"When we were traveling from Quanzhou to Dengzhou, no matter in the car or on the boat, the eldest brother would not let go of the book. Tell me about yourself, have you touched a book these days?" Minglan cited advanced role models as an example.
Changdong continued to work hard. After all, it was the nature of a child. It was the first time that he was so free. Aunt Shenghong and Wang's Xiang were not around at all. Changwu and his wife didn't care much, so they gradually lost their naughty nature. Minglan said this,
Then he went back to reading with his ears drooped.
Seeing this, Yoon'er chuckled and said, "Sixth sister is so powerful. She will definitely be able to urge her husband to make progress when he comes back." Minglan rolled her eyes and stepped over: "Just tell me, when this thing is born in your belly, don't hurry up.
Is he the top scholar in school?"
Yoona pretended to be angry and went to hit Minglan, but she was very happy in her heart. She hoped to win the man in one fell swoop.
In the next few days, the waves were calm and the ship was stable. The north wind made the sails fat and the water was fast. The ship stopped at Shizhou, Jining, Shangzhou and Huaiyin one after another. Changwu happily told everyone,
With such good news, it will arrive in about three or four days.
That night, the wind stopped and the waves were calm. Chang Wu simply asked someone to park the boat in the water and rested for the night. He also ordered some river fresh food from the fishermen on the shore and made hot pot with river fresh food and asked his younger brothers and sisters to eat together. Yoona just laughed.
Accompanying me to cook some fish porridge, the three brothers and sisters of Changwu finished five or six baskets of fish and shrimp in one go, including boiled, salt and pepper, braised, and charcoal grilled. The whole boat was filled with the aroma of fish, shrimp, and crab.
Minglan, in particular, seemed to have a grudge against the river crab, but she ate it with all her heart. Yoona was afraid that her stomach wouldn't be able to bear it, so she snatched it away. Minglan then gave up and Changdong held on to the crab.
All eight items were dumbfounded.
When eating crabs, you always have to drink some rice wine to keep away the cold. Changwu was a little drunk, so he went to bed early with his wife. The little maids were also half drunk and went to bed early one after another. Minglan asked Xiao Changdong to go to her room.
, as soon as she entered the house, Minglan suddenly changed her expression and carefully closed the doors and windows.
Xiao Changdong didn't know why, but he followed Minglan and sat down on the innermost stool honestly. Minglan said seriously: "I can't be free these days, and it's hard to talk to people around me. Fortunately, you don't like eating crabs.
I haven’t drunk anything yet, so now tell me all the things I asked you to inquire about.”
Changdong suddenly paused, knowing what Minglan was asking. He had actually been holding it in his heart for a long time. He wanted to say it in Sheng Mansion, but it happened that Mo Lan got out of the way. Later, he hurriedly got into the car, but nothing happened along the way.
There was always someone there; Minglan was very cautious and never wanted to say a word outside, so she ordered Changdong not to mention it.
About half a year ago, Minglan knew from a few words from Qian's mother that after the Wang family talked about their marriage with Princess Pingning and Mrs. Yongchang Hou at a banquet at the Duke's Palace of Qi, Minglan secretly became interested. She vaguely guessed that Wang
He wanted to marry the Qi and Liang families.
According to Wang's logic, she would never take advantage of Mo Lan if something good happened, so it would only be Ru Lan and herself. Based on the ranking of the candidates for her husband, Minglan reluctantly came to the conclusion: Wang was afraid that
Want to marry her to Liang Han.
Minglan's heart was lifted up in the air. The reason why she was there before was because she trusted the old lady's vision. She had been in contact with He Hongwen and felt that she could live a good life, but now...I'm sorry, it's not her.
She doesn't trust Wang, but Wang doesn't consider her marital happiness.
However, marriage matters are always ordered by the parents. Yu Yanran's grandparents were still relatives at the beginning, and they almost couldn't defeat Mr. Yu. If the marriage with the Liang family is really beneficial to the Sheng family, it will be helpful to Sheng Hong, Changbai and even the whole family.
Well, there are no hard problems that can be found, so what should Mrs. Sheng say?
Minglan felt confused and helpless for the first time. She didn't understand that person at all, so she secretly asked Danju to go to the village to see her family to find out more. However, the maids in the inner house, especially those around the girl, wanted to prevent
We are very strict about giving and receiving in private; so after one or two inquiries, we can find out nothing. We only know that Liang Han has no serious faults, has never beaten anyone to death, has no scandals, has no homosexual tendencies, and there is nothing in the house.
Something unusual.
Minglan still felt uneasy, but Ruomei later reminded her that the school where Changdong studied had children from scholarly families, as well as children from juehuan families in the capital. You must know that the Liang family has many in-laws, and branches and leaves are everywhere.
Although he was not very prominent, there was a lot of gossip, so Minglan asked Changdong to inquire about it. Xiao Changdong was an honest and dull man, and such people were usually not guarded by others. He slowly worked hard day by day, and got around
After asking around slowly for half a year, I finally had a rough and clear outline.
Liang Han has an outgoing and bold temperament, he is carefree in his work, and he is most enthusiastic with his brothers and friends. Because Mrs. Yongchang Hou is very strict, except for three or two people who have intercourse, everything else is clean. But just a few months ago, the Liang Mansion began to
The reason is that the daughter-in-law of the eldest concubine of Marquis Yongchang brought a girl into the house.
"It is said that she is the concubine of the concubine of Grandma Liang's cousin." Chang Dong had a good memory and counted the relationship on his short fingers, "What is the name of Chun Ge?"
Minglan couldn't help laughing at that time, it turned out to be 'Brother Chun'.
Miss Chunge's naturally pretty face, and she must have some skills, actually had something with Liang Han under Mrs. Liang's nose. The eldest lady of the Liang family cried and asked Mrs. Liang to give an explanation.
The concubine of the concubine's wife's cousin's aunt's concubine, how could Madam Liang like this status? With such style and connections, Madam Liang would not even be willing to be a concubine. Miss Chunge was very fierce and said that Liang
If the government didn't give an explanation, she would crash to death at the door of the Yongchang Marquis Mansion, risking her life. She would also let everyone in the capital know how mean and unscrupulous the Liang family was.
After listening to Changdong's stuttering words, Minglan took a deep breath, fell back majestically, and leaned on the chair in a daze. This was right, this was in line with her worries. To be honest, she never thought she had
It is so valuable and valuable that Mrs. Marquis Yongchang should look at her again and again and treat her generously. It is more than enough for a marquis's eldest daughter to be paired with a concubine of a fourth-rank official.
So what is the reason why Madam Yongchanghou looks at her differently?
Ming Lan turned her head slightly. There was a simple beech wood dressing table leaning against the wall. The diamond mirror on it was polished very smoothly.
I feel like I'm going crazy and want to scratch my face.
This answer is very frustrating, but given her inherent deficiencies in hardware conditions, this is probably the most reasonable explanation.
What follows is a good deduction.
After the incident, Mrs. Yongchang Hou made a decisive decision and agreed to take Chun Ge as her concubine, but she wanted Liang Han to marry the head wife first. The two sides were in a stalemate for a long time. Madam Liang could wait, but Miss Chun Ge could not wait, so Liang Han had to agree to marry his wife first.
Mrs. Liang is very shrewd. She knows that if she chooses a high-ranking lady at random, it will not help the matter, but will cause trouble.
She already has an eldest son and an eldest daughter-in-law of noble birth, and there is no shortage of daughters-in-law from good families. She knows very well that her son, Liang Han, cannot be said to be deeply in love, but he is just scooped up by a beautiful woman with means.
Live. And what she wants to do is to find a woman who is more beautiful than Chun Ge and can control her manners and conversation. By marrying her, it would be best if she can win back Liang Han's favor. If not, she can just marry her.
If the scooping is done according to etiquette, there will be no big trouble.
Miss Chunge was very beautiful, but Mrs. Liang had been choosing over and over again, but was still not satisfied with anything. At this time, Minglan appeared in front of her, and her eyes lit up. In the next few months, Mrs. Liang slowly got to know Minglan, and the more she looked at her, the more she became more and more interested.
Satisfied, she comes from a scholarly background, and her father and brother are capable. Although she is a commoner, her upbringing and behavior are very to her liking, so...
Minglan's heart was very open, and strangely, she was not very angry. In her conscience, she was the one who got Liang Han's marriage. If it wasn't for 'Brother Chun', who would have gotten her? It was He Hongwen.
, it’s not necessarily Minglan, it’s just that the old relationship between Mrs. He and her grandmother is there, and the two families like it.
Minglan felt suddenly relieved, like a helmsman who didn't know how many dangers there were in the fog ahead, and then the confusion disappeared. Even if he knew that the tidal flats ahead were densely covered with reefs, it still felt much better than when he was ignorant.
In fact, the problem of 'Brother Chun' is not very serious. Looking at Aunt Lin's example, we know that for those officials' children, all love is short-lived. Only family, future and heirs are eternal; marrying Liang Han
A daughter-in-law, with the support of etiquette, the escort of mother-in-law, and some lusty scheming and means, as time goes by, there is no fear that 'Brother Chun' will not fall.
Unless Liang Han is the "Fifth Elder Brother" type and is determined to hang himself on a bird, then he can only admit that he is unlucky, but the chance of that is very low.
Changdong looked at Minglan anxiously. Although he was young, he had not been favored since he was a child, and he had learned to be observant early on. He knew that this was not good news for Minglan. He saw Minglan stunned.
She leaned back on her chair and stared at the roof, lost in thought, and uneasily pulled Minglan's sleeves. Minglan came back to her senses, smiled and said to Changdong: "It doesn't matter. Once you see the old lady, everything will be fine."
Minglan weighed her own weight. She might not be able to compete with Miss Chunge, so forget it and let Mrs. Liang hire another Gao Ming. Changdong has done a great job this time. With these information, it is estimated that the old lady can straighten her back.
She refused, and the Wang family kept the He family's affairs a secret from Mrs. Yongchang Hou. When the old lady returned, she only had to say that she was engaged, and the world would be at peace.
Just as he was thinking about it, suddenly there was a loud "bang" in the distance, which shook the entire water surface. Minglan shook her chair before she stabilized her position, and then looked at each other in confusion with Chang Dong who was holding the chair.
--What happened?
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Okay, I’m on vacation this afternoon. I have to pack my bags and go live at my in-law’s house for a few days. The next update will be on the third day of the Lunar New Year if it’s fast, or the fourth day of the Lunar New Year if it’s slow. Please forgive me. When I’m not married, I spend the entire annual leave here.
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I wish you all a happy New Year in advance. I wish you all success in the Year of the Rabbit, good marriage, career and love! Bow.
Thank you all for supporting me these days. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to persist in updating so diligently. I have encountered many things, but they have all passed. I will fill this hole as soon as possible.