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Chapter 147 Mannia is missing (please subscribe)

Minglan hesitated for a while, took the letter from Xiaotao, opened it and read it.

After a long time, Minglan put down the letter and was lost in thought.

"Girl, what did the young master say in his letter?" Xiao Tao asked.

"It's nothing."

Minglan came to her senses and burned the letter.

Since reading the letter, Minglan has been absent-minded all morning.

During lunch, the old lady saw something was wrong with Minglan and asked with concern: "But the food doesn't suit your appetite? Or is there something wrong with your body?"

Minglan shook her head and said, "Grandma, let's eat first. I'll tell you after we eat."

When the old lady heard this, she didn't ask any questions. She brought her some vegetables and said, "I won't ask, so don't think too much about it. Just eat in peace first."

"Ah."

Minglan responded, but because she had something on her mind, she only ate half a bowl of rice and put down her chopsticks.

The old lady was old and her appetite was not very good. She wiped her mouth and said, "You guys, take the dishes away and go eat."

When a wealthy family eats, there will definitely be more food on the table, and the rest will be given to the servants who are serving them.

"Yes."

Fang's mother asked the servants to take away the food, brought tea to the old lady and Minglan, and left with the others.

"Okay, now it's just the two of us. Let's talk about what makes you uneasy." The old lady asked.

"Grandma, Xiao Yao went out to buy needlework for me today and met the young father-in-law's entourage. He gave Xiao Tao a letter." Minglan said.

After hearing this, the old lady did not blame Minglan, but asked: "What did the young master say in the letter?"

"The young father-in-law said that he originally planned to pass the imperial examination and ask his parents to come to the Sheng family to propose marriage, but he failed in the end. During this time, he has been thinking of ways to persuade his parents. A few days ago, he accompanied the head of Jiacheng County to the polo club , it is also a helpless move. Let me not misunderstand, he will definitely ask his parents for permission to come to the Sheng family to propose marriage. "

Naturally, Qi Heng's letter contained not only these contents, but also many love words, which Minglan was too embarrassed to tell the old lady.

After hearing this, the old lady pondered for a while, looked at Minglan and said, "What about you, what do you think?"

Minglan fell silent after hearing this. She knew that their identities were very different, which was why she had been avoiding Qi Heng all these years.

Mo Lan and Ru Lan both called Qi Heng Yuanruo brother, but she always adhered to the etiquette and called her young master.

But she also felt something about Qi Heng in her heart, otherwise she wouldn't have called Gu Tingye second uncle.

Seeing that Qi Heng has not given up even now, she was naturally very moved.

Seeing that she was silent, the old lady said to herself: "Whenever you do something, you need to think clearly about what you want, and we women must think clearly about it. We must not be deceived by the harsh words in those books. Don’t be deceived by the passion in your heart.”

The old lady wanted Minglan to think clearly on her own, not to make random decisions based on impulse, and not to look forward and regret later.

"Grandma, I have rejected my young father-in-law several times. I didn't expect that he never gave up. This shows that he always has me in his heart. My granddaughter wants to be willful for once." Minglan looked at the old lady and said.

"Oh, Qi Dafei." The old lady looked at the determination in Minglan's eyes, sighed, and said: "Although it is not uncommon for men to marry at a lower age and women to marry higher. But our Sheng family and the Duke of Qi are very different. Duo, although the young master can protect you, he is a man after all. He goes to court and goes home to socialize. How long can he take care of you? The princess has the final say in the backyard. Her temper is known to everyone in Bianjing. How can you do this? Have you thought it through?"

She knew that Minglan usually looked honest and filial, but once she made a decision, it was difficult to persuade her.

However, she was not very optimistic about this marriage, so she couldn't help but persuade her.

"I've thought about all of this," Minglan said.

"Then what result do you want to come up with?" the old lady asked.

Minglan said a little confused: "I just don't know what the result will be, but I feel very happy in my heart. I don't want to disappoint him."

"Alas." The old lady sighed inwardly and said, "That's all. If he can persuade the princess to come to the Sheng family to propose marriage, I will not object to this marriage."

"My granddaughter has let down her grandmother's good intentions." Minglan's eyes turned red when she heard this.

She knew that the He family was carefully selected by her grandmother for her. The He family was small and there were not so many troubles to worry about when marrying. In addition, her ancestors had been doctors for generations, many people had benefited from him, and her family was rich. No matter how you looked at it, she was a good person. match.

However, she didn't have any feelings for He Hongwen. She originally thought that she would get married eventually, and she didn't dislike He Hongwen, so she would just get married.

But Qi Heng's letter made her shaken and wanted to fight.

"What I arrange may not be what you want, as long as you live well," the old lady said.

"Thank you, grandma." Minglan hugged the old lady and cried.

"Okay, okay, don't cry. Grandma still has to deal with the aftermath for you." The old lady patted Minglan on the back, wiped her tears, and shouted, "Xiao Tao."

Xiao Tao, who was waiting outside the house, heard the shouting and walked in.

"Meet the old lady."

The old lady nodded and asked, "Does anyone else know about the letter you sent to Miss Ming?"

"No, the slave waited until the person left and closed the door before giving the letter to the girl." Xiao Tao said.

"Ah."

The old lady nodded approvingly and said, "This matter will be rotten in my stomach from now on. I can't mention it again at any time. Do you understand?"

"This slave knows." Xiao Tao said.

"You grew up with Ming'er, and you are the most powerful. You should know how much impact this matter will have on your girl's reputation once it is leaked. If even half of it is leaked, I will beat you to death with a stick." The old lady said coldly.

Even if Minglan and Qi Heng got married, if word of this happened spread, it would have a great impact on Minglan's reputation.

If it didn't work, the impact would be even greater, so she knew Xiao Tao wouldn't talk nonsense, so she still called him over to give him instructions.

"Don't worry, old lady, I will never reveal anything." Xiao Tao's face turned pale and she quickly assured her.

"Well, go ahead." The old lady nodded.

Xiao Tao bowed and retreated.

"Grandma, Xiaotao is the most loyal to me and won't talk nonsense," Minglan said.

The old lady glared at her and said, "I have taught you all these years in vain. I asked you to run the house, but you only manage it in an orderly manner. Why are you so confused about your own affairs?"

"If this kind of thing spreads even a little bit, it will have a great impact on your reputation. That girl Xiaotao is not mean-spirited and is loyal to you, but if you don't warn her, she won't know the seriousness of the matter. What if one day? Did you spill the beans?"

"When you treat your servants, even if you feel at ease, you can't just be too lenient. You have to be kind and powerful at the same time. Do you understand?"

"Grandma, granddaughter, please remember your grandmother's teachings," Minglan said.

……

"Sister Wen, we agreed not to enter the house."

Yuan Wenshao covered his eyes, opened his hands, and searched around the yard.Sister Wen, who was just behind Yuan Wenshao, laughed when she heard this and said, "Dad is so stupid. I'm in the yard. Come and catch me quickly."

"You dare to say that dad is stupid, wait until I catch you and see how I deal with you." Yuan Wenshao pretended to be angry.

In fact, he has been practicing martial arts, and his eyes and ears are very smart. When Sister Wen ran, her footsteps were loud and she was laughing. He would have caught her if he wanted to.

This is just for fun with Sister Wen.

At this moment, Yuan Wenshao heard footsteps.

Although the footsteps were relatively light, they were a bit hasty and did not belong to Sister Wen.

Yuan Wenshao heard that the owner of the footsteps should be Hua Lan, so he deliberately went up to her, hugged her, and said with a smile: "I must have caught her."

"Haha, dad is so stupid, that's mom." Sister Wen said with a smile.

"Really? Why did Sister Wen suddenly become older?" Yuan Wenshao said with a smile.

As soon as he finished speaking, the blindfold was removed.

Suddenly seeing the bright light, it was a bit dazzling. Yuan Wenshao adapted, looked at Hua Lan in his arms and smiled: "I wanted to catch a little baby, but I didn't expect to catch a big baby."

Hua Lan pushed him away and said coquettishly: "I am playing this with my daughter, and I am not afraid of being laughed at if word spreads."

"What are you afraid of? I'm playing with my daughter. I'll just laugh at other people's jokes." Yuan Wenshao said without caring.

Hua Lan rolled her eyes at him angrily and said, "Chang Wu is here. It seems there is something urgent. I asked him and he didn't say anything. He is in the front hall. Go and take a look."

Yuan Wenshao was startled when he heard this and said to his daughter: "Sister Wen, let your mother play with you first. Dad has something to do and will come back to play with you later."

Although Sister Wen was a little unhappy, she did not lose her temper. She pouted and said, "Then daddy should come back soon."

"Don't worry, dad will be back soon." Yuan Wenshao said.

Chang Bai walked anxiously in the front hall. When he saw Yuan Wenshao approaching, he hurriedly greeted him and said, "Brother-in-law, Zhong Huai's outer room has disappeared with a child. Zhong Huai asked me to help find him. I I thought that the eldest brother-in-law and the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division all know each other, so I would like to ask them for help so that I can find him quickly."

"What?" Yuan Wenshao was stunned when he heard this, and said, "Why did his aunt take the child away?"

During this time, the Sheng family was preparing for the marriage of Chang Bai and the second girl of the Hai family, while the Gu family was also preparing for the marriage of Gu Tingye and the third girl of the Yu family.

Because of the existence of Gu Tingye's foreign wife, the Gu family was worried that something would happen if it was delayed for a long time. Liuli left very quickly, and all the betrothal gifts were given out in the past two days.

The scene in the original play where Gu Tingye pissed Gu Yankai to death did not happen.

Yuan Wenshao thought that the plot changed due to some unknown reasons.

Why did Mannia still run away with the child?

its not right.

In the original play, Mannia ran away because Gu Tingye made her father angry to death and was kicked out of the Gu family.

Mannia felt that Gu Tingye had been kicked out of the Hou Mansion and that there was no hope for her family's property, so she thought of making a fortune and running away. However, she was discovered by Granny Chang when she was selling jewelry.

After Gu Tingye learned about it, he showed Mannia the property he had inherited from the Bai family and the land deeds for the salt estates.

Only then did Mannia know that although Gu Tingye was kicked out of the Hou Mansion, he was still wealthy and begged Gu Tingye to forgive her.

After being rejected by Gu Tingye, he ran away with his son and left his daughter with Gu Tingye.

But now Gu Yankai is still alive and well. If Gu Yankai dies, it is impossible for him to have no news about such a big matter.

Changbai shook his head and said, "I don't know either. Zhonghuai sent someone to ask me to help find him. I asked the person who sent the message, but he didn't know."

"Let's go, let's ask Zhong Huai first. If we want to find someone, we have to get the portrait first." Yuan Wenshao said.

The two left the Zhongyong residence in a hurry. Yuan Wenshao wanted to go to the Gu family, but Changbai said that Gu Tingye's outer room was placed outside, and Gu Tingye should be there at this time.

Yuan Wenshao had never been to the place where Gu Tingye placed Mannia. Fortunately, Changbai had been there several times before and knew where it was.

The place where Gu Tingye placed Mannia was a relatively remote courtyard in the south of Bianjing City.

Gu Tingye was worried about being discovered by the Gu family before, so he chose this place.

Later, when the Gu family learned of Manniang's existence, he was obsessed with marrying Namanniang and entered the house without changing places.

Arriving at the door of the house, the door was closed. Changbai was about to knock on the door when the courtyard door opened from the inside and a woman in her fifties came out.

Grandma Chang was overjoyed to see Changbai. When she saw Yuan Wenshao, she frowned and said, "Mr. Sheng, why did you bring an outsider here?"

Although it is not a secret that Gu Tingye raises his wife, it is not easy for outsiders to know where it is.

In addition, Mannia is missing now, and Grandma Chang doesn’t want outsiders to know.

"Mother Chang, this is my eldest brother-in-law, and I am also friends with Zhong Huai. I brought him here to help find someone together." Chang Bai explained.

Upon hearing this, Aunt Chang quickly saluted Yuan Wenshao and said, "My brother also mentioned Uncle Zhongyong to the old lady before, saying that you and Mr. Sheng are the only two true friends in Bianjing. The old lady didn't recognize him, so please don't blame me."

Yuan Wenshao waved his hand and said, "Mommy, you're welcome. Where is Zhong Huai?"

"My brother went back home to find someone to help him find someone. If he hasn't come back yet, my uncle and Mr. Sheng should go inside and sit for a while." Grandma Chang said.

Yuan Wenshao and Chang Bai entered the front hall and sat down, and asked, "Mommy, why did Zhong Huai suddenly run away in that outer room?"

Grandma Chang hesitated for a moment and said: "This is not a glorious thing to begin with, but Uncle and Mr. Sheng are both good friends of my brother, and they are not afraid of your jokes."

"My brother suddenly wrote to me before, saying that he had an outhouse and two children, and asked me to come and help take care of her. When I came to Bianjing and saw that woman, I felt that it was not a good thing, but my brother liked it. , I can’t say anything.”

"These days, my brother is busy with his marriage and rarely comes here. Mannia goes out every now and then. I felt something was wrong, so I followed her secretly to take a look. Only then did I find out that the man who killed a thousand swords actually sold goods secretly. The jewelry left by my girl..."

Grandma Chang recounted what happened.

After she caught Manniang selling jewelry, she brought Manniang back and asked someone to notify Gu Tingye to come back.

Gu Tingye hurried over and after learning what happened, he asked Mannia why she did this.

Mannia said she was worried that Gu Tingye would not let her in after marrying the third girl of the Yu family, and wanted to get some money for self-defense.

Gu Tingye was not stupid. Although he was often deceived by women, he did not believe Mannia's poor excuses.

For the sake of the child, Gu Tingye didn't do anything to Mannia, nor did he ask for the money back. He asked her to keep the child and leave with the money.

Then, ignoring Mannia's cries and begging, she left here directly.

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