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Chapter 108 Stop dreaming (please subscribe)

After dinner, Minglan thought about Aunt Wei's hard work and wanted to take her to her room to rest.

However, Aunt Wei said that she had harmed the light and could not sleep in the light, so she asked for a curtain to be installed on the bed. She also said that she would sleep with Minglan at night and have a good chat.

Naturally, Minglan would not object to this. She ordered Danju to prepare, and then led Aunt Wei to the garden for a stroll.

Aunt Wei had a lot of things in her heart that she wanted to say to Minglan, but she was always followed by maids when she came in and out, so she never found a chance.

Finally, after waiting for the night after washing, the maid went out, Aunt Wei pulled Minglan to the bed and lowered the curtain.

"Auntie, what's wrong with you? Why are you so suspicious when you come to my house?" Minglan asked doubtfully.

Aunt Wei whispered: "Some time ago, I met Xiaodie."

"Who?"

Minglan was only six years old when Wei Xiaoniang died. After so many years, she didn't remember who Xiaodie was.

"That day I went to the Taoist temple to offer incense to your mother, and it happened to be such a coincidence. I met Xiaodie who was the maid in your mother's house." Aunt Wei said.

"Xiaodie? Sister Xiaodie?" Minglan thought about it carefully, got an impression, and asked, "How is she?"

"Xiaodie told me that she dared to swear in front of Master Sanqing that she would never take a penny from our courtyard." Aunt Wei said.

When Wei Xiaoniang died, Xiaodie shouted that it was Lin Xiaoniang who killed Wei Xiaoniang.

Then he was regarded as a madman by Sheng Hong and was kicked out of the Sheng family.

Of course, you can't say that to the outside world, just say that you stole something from home.

A servant like this who steals family property will be sold without being beaten to death.Because of this incident, Sheng Hong also gained a reputation as a lenient person.

Minglan was still young at the time. She fainted from crying because of her mother's death. Everyone who knew about it later was betrayed, and no one told her this. She didn't know at all.

Aunt Wei had met Xiaodie before when she visited Wei Xiaoniang, but when she came to attend the funeral, Xiaodie had been driven away and she didn't know the inside story.

"I didn't quite believe what she said at first, but later she told me a big news." Aunt Wei said.

"What news?" Minglan asked.

"She said that when your mother was pregnant, someone lost a letter. The letter said that Lin Xiaoniang colluded with the doctor and deliberately sent a large amount of supplements to your mother, just to make your mother and son have a difficult delivery. "Aunt Wei said.

"What?" When Minglan heard the news, she was stunned for a long time and asked, "Where is the letter?"

"Xiaodie said that your mother thought that the letter came from an unknown source, and was worried that someone would find out and couldn't explain it clearly, so she asked her to burn it." Aunt Wei said.

Minglan carefully recalled what happened back then, but because it had been so long, she could no longer remember clearly.

At that time, Sheng Hong was angry with both of them because Wei Xiaoniang was pregnant and Mrs. Wang and Lin Xiaoniang were making trouble, so he often rested at Wei Xiaoniang's place.

No one dared to shortchange Wei Xiaoniang's food and clothing. Life was not difficult, so it is difficult to remember if anyone often sent supplements at that time.

"Now that mother has received the letter, with her cautious character, she should be alert. How could it be..." Minglan's mind was very confused at this time.

"Xiaodie said that your mother had stopped taking supplements with the idea that she would rather believe it. But the reason why your mother had difficulty giving birth was because when she was walking in the yard, a cat suddenly came out. In fright, she fell It fell down and there was fetal movement. In addition, there was no Wen Po to help deliver the baby, and the doctor never came. Although your mother stopped taking the supplements, she took them for several months, and the fetus was unusually large, and it was hard. Drag your mother to death."

"Xiaodie didn't think much at the time, she just remembered the letter, so she yelled that it was Miss Lin who killed your mother, and that's why she was kicked out of the Sheng family."

"But she thought about it carefully afterwards, because your mother was pregnant and the yard was very strict, and no cats or dogs were ever allowed in. The cat that suddenly escaped was too strange. In addition, Xiaoniang Lin didn't find a stable woman to deliver the baby to your mother. Stop Xiaodie from going to the doctor. She feels that this matter has something to do with Xiaoniang Lin." Aunt Wei said slowly.

Minglan was distraught. She had always suspected that her mother's death was related to Lin Xiaoniang. If what Xiaodie said was true, then it was basically certain that Lin Xiaoniang killed her mother.

It stands to reason that she should be thinking about avenging her mother, but how will she face Chang Feng and Mo Lan?
Although Mo Lan has always been targeting her, and she doesn't have much interaction with Chang Feng, and they don't have deep feelings for each other, they are brothers and sisters after all.

Seeing that Minglan was silent, Aunt Wei knew that she couldn't digest the news for a while, so she said: "This Sheng family is a place like a jungle of thorns. If you are not careful, you will be harmed. You must be careful in the future. What you usually put in your mouth Everything must be as cautious as I am today."

"Aunt, I want to avenge my mother." Minglan said tightly grabbing Aunt Wei's arm.

The revenge of killing the mother is never shared.

As for Mo Lan and Chang Feng, if you want to hate them, then go ahead and hate them.

"Silly girl, we must avenge your mother, and we cannot let her die in an unknown manner. But based on Xiaodie's words alone, there is no evidence at all, how can we take revenge? I went to find the doctor who diagnosed your mother, but he was The Sheng family moved away not long after they left Yangzhou. Because I couldn't worry about you and Chang Lin, I came to Bianjing first to give you a warning. When I go back, I will continue to look for the doctor. As long as I find him and have evidence, When the time comes when the Sheng family doesn’t want to deal with it, we can report it to the official,” Aunt Wei said.

"Auntie, don't worry. The people around me and Chang Lin were all given by my grandmother. They are the most capable and there will be no problems." Minglan said.

"Even so, you still have to be careful. Tomorrow morning I will go to Sanqing Temple to burn incense sticks for your mother and then go back." Aunt Wei warned.

The two chatted until late at night before falling asleep. Early the next morning, Minglan accompanied Aunt Wei to Sanqing Temple to burn incense for her mother, and then took her to the pier and boarded the boat before returning home.

Not long after he entered the door, he met Xue Niang next to Lin Xiaoniang.

"Six girls are well." Xue Niang saluted.

Minglan nodded and continued walking forward with Xiaotao.

Xue Niang hurriedly chased after her and said with a smile, "I heard that Miss Six's aunt is here, but why haven't she seen her?"

"My aunt comes from a farmer's family and is not very sociable. She just came to see me and Chang Lin." Minglan said with a smile.

"Sixth Miss's aunt is here, and we, Lin Qige, have to treat her to a meal. Miss Lin is hosting a banquet at noon today, and Sixth Miss will bring her aunt over there." Xue Niang said with a smile.

"I won't bother Miss Lin anymore. My aunt took a boat back to Yangzhou early this morning. When my aunt comes next time, I won't bother Miss Lin again," Minglan said.

"Leaving?" Xue Niang froze on the spot.

After coming back to his senses, he quickly chased after him and asked, "Why did you come all the way here and only stayed for one day before leaving? Isn't it too hasty?"

"She originally came to me because she had something to say. After she finished speaking, she left naturally. This would prevent things from being delayed and changing." Minglan said with a hint.

With Lin Xiaoniang's usual attitude towards her, how could she be so kind as to entertain her aunt.

Thinking of what her aunt said to her yesterday, Minglan guessed that Lin Xiaoniang had something up her sleeve, so she sent Xue Niang over to find out more.Although she couldn't take revenge now, she still wanted to make Lin Xiaoniang uncomfortable for a few days.

"Oh, the servant girl knows."

Xue Niang watched Ming Lan go away, her face turned ugly, and she hurried back to Lin Qige.

"How is it?" Lin Xiaoniang asked when she saw her coming back.

Xue Niang saluted and said: "This aunt from the Wei family came here from afar. I don't know what she said. She left early this morning. There must be something wrong with it."

Lin Xiaoniang pondered for a while and said, "Send someone to keep an eye on her."

"Yes." Xue Niang responded and went down to make arrangements.

……

Grandma Kong's small class has been open for more than ten days. She teaches a few girls. She is not particularly strict and asks the girls to do as well as they can. It is just a lesson.

Although Mo Lan showed her poems that she composed to Mother Kong before, she was said a few words by Mother Kong.

But her character of wanting to overpower Lan Minglan in everything made her study extremely seriously.

Rulan, on the other hand, had a dispensable attitude toward these things. She felt that since she was a legitimate daughter, there was little use in learning these things.

Although Ming Lan studied very seriously and did even better than Mo Lan, she remembered her mother's words deeply and did not show it.

Her performance in class was not even as good as Ru Lan's.

As for Sister Wen, she is just here to make soy sauce, so don’t mention it.

Mo Lan performed best in class, and often mocked Ru Lan in private, causing conflicts to escalate.

And every time Mo Lan was giving advice to Ru Lan and Ming Lan, she would pester her to ask this or that.

Ru Lan was furious, but she didn't dare to get angry in front of Aunt Kong, so she had to complain to Mrs. Wang.

When Mrs. Wang found out, she cursed angrily and went to talk to Sheng Hong.

Sheng Hong said that there was nothing wrong with Mo Lan's seriousness in studying, and that sisters should be united and friendly.

Mrs. Wang was so angry that she had a big fight with her.

Sheng Hong was too lazy to pay attention to Madam Wang. It happened that Lin Xiaoniang had recovered from her illness and rested at her place every night.

Lin Xiaoniang smiled in her heart. Under her deliberate flattery, Sheng Hong not only forgot what happened before, but also transferred a Zhuangzi to Lin Xiaoniang's name.

After Hualan found out, she felt helpless about her mother's actions.

However, she remembered Yuan Wenshao's words and did not persuade her mother when she was angry.

After waiting for a few days, I felt that my mother's anger had almost subsided, so I sent Sister Wen to Aunt Kong's house in the morning and came to Wei Ruixuan.

Mrs. Wang's anger had indeed subsided. Knowing that Sheng Hong had given Lin Xiaoniang another favor, she felt regretful.

When I saw Hua Lan coming over, I told her my grievances.

After hearing this, Hua Lan said helplessly: "Mom, after my father came to Bianjing, he did not take any concubines for the sake of official reputation. Although there were several aunts in the house, my father rarely went there. Lin Xiaoniang made a mistake, and my father did not go to her. That's a good thing. But if you always get angry with dad, aren't you forcing people to go to Lin Qige?"

Mrs. Wang felt aggrieved and said, "You can't blame me for that. That damn girl Mo Lan pesters Grandma Kong every day and spends half of the class teaching her. What else can Ru Lan learn? I told your father, She said that sisters should be friendly to each other. What do you mean? In sisterly friendship, the older one gives way to the younger one. In our family, it’s the other way around, with the younger one giving way to the older one. What’s this rule?”

"Mom, don't you think what you are saying now is justified? You told dad this when he said it, how could he refute it? But you just couldn't control your temper. When you argued with dad, even if you were reasonable, you became irrational. Already." Hua Lan said speechlessly.

Mrs. Wang regretted it so much that she said, "Hua'er, stop talking about mother and give me some advice."

"Mom, please prepare a table of wine and food tonight. When dad comes back, ask him to come over. Speak well to dad, and then say that grandma knows about this and feels a little unhappy. After listening to father , naturally you know what to do." Hua Lan said.

Mrs. Wang: "..."

I have to admit that Hua Lan's idea is good, but Mrs. Wang is also a person who wants to show off her face. She is a bit embarrassed to ask her to submit to Sheng Hong.

"Mom, if dad keeps spending the night in Lin Qige, he might give Lin Xiaoniang something else later. When Changbai inherits the family business in the future, there may be nothing left but an empty shell." Hua Lan said.

She knew what her mother cared about most.

Sure enough, when she heard this, Mrs. Wang no longer cared about her face and said, "Okay, I will do as you say."

……

At the end of the class, Grandma Kong asked the girls to rest and then took the maid out.

After Aunt Kong left, Rulan looked at Sister Wen playing with flowers and shouted: "Sister Wen, come here."

After hearing this, Sister Wen put down the flowers and ran over, asking, "Fifth Aunt, do you want to take me out to play?"

Ru Lan held Sister Wen in her arms, glanced at Mo Lan who was still arranging flowers, and said loudly: "Sister Wen, we are all direct descendants, so we can just learn these things casually. We are not like some common people. Women need to learn these things before they can marry into a good family."

"Oh." Sister Wen didn't understand this and said, "Fifth Aunt, let's go out and play."

Mo Lan held a flower and was about to put it into the vase. When she heard this, her face turned pale. She stood up, threw the flower to the ground angrily, and said in a cold voice: "Fifth sister, if you have anything to say, just say it. Why bother?" Beating around the bush there.”

"Yeah." Ru Lan pretended to be surprised and said, "Why didn't Fourth Sister arrange the flowers? Did Sister Wen and I talk too loudly? Sorry, I will pay attention. But Fourth Sister, Mother Kong said , learning these is just to cultivate your temperament, and you may not necessarily use it in the future. There is no need for the fourth sister to study so seriously. If you pester Grandma Kong every day, maybe Grandma Kong will be tired of it. "

Minglan, who was lying on the table pretending to be asleep, almost laughed out loud when she heard Rulan's sarcastic tone.

Mo Lan's face turned red when she heard this and said: "Didn't Aunt Kong also say that although these are false courtesy, I would rather learn not to use them than not to be laughed at. I am a bit stupid and I am worried about being laughed at in the future. , I have lost the Sheng family’s face, so I asked more questions. If fifth sister is unhappy, just say so."

"Hmph." Rulan snorted coldly and said, "Okay, stop pretending. Our Sheng family is not your daughter. If you learn well, you can bring glory to the Sheng family, but we can't bring glory to the Sheng family?" You are only learning this because you want to marry a high-ranking family. But the matter of marriage requires my mother’s nod, so don’t dream about it. "

(End of this chapter)