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Chapter 184 Minglan’s choice (please subscribe)
"Well, for the current plan, we can only marry her far away and let her leave Bianjing, a place of right and wrong." The old lady sighed.

"grandmother!"

Minglan hurried in and looked at the old lady excitedly.

"Okay, don't cry. Grandma said she would see you get married. Grandma won't die before you get married." Old Mrs. Sheng stretched out her hand to wipe Minglan's tears.

"Grandma, don't say such unlucky words." Hua Lan said.

"Okay, okay, don't talk, don't talk."

Old Mrs. Sheng looked at Minglan and said, "Now that the news has spread, you will have a hard time in the future. I will show off my old face and talk to Old Mrs. He to arrange the marriage between you and He Hongwen as soon as possible, and then you will follow the He family Let’s go back to Baishitan. Baishitan has a small population and little information, so you shouldn’t hear these rumors.”

"No! Grandma, I don't want to leave you." Minglan shook her head quickly.

She knew this was the best way at the moment, but if she made a marriage arrangement with the He family, Lin Xiaoniang would not make any other moves.

Moreover, she was far away from Bianjing, so how could she avenge her little mother?

"Grandma can't bear to leave you, but what can we do now?" Mrs. Sheng said sadly.

"Grandma, if you insist on keeping me away from Bianjing, then I would rather die." Minglan said firmly.

"You...you..." Mrs. Sheng was so angry that she couldn't even say anything.

"Grandma, don't be anxious. If you have anything to say, please speak slowly." Hua Lan gave the old lady a wink while calming down the old lady.

Minglan lowered her head and said nothing after seeing it, feeling very guilty.

She knew that she had let down the old lady's hard work, but now she only wanted to avenge her.

After a while, the old lady regained her composure and said, "Do you really want to piss me off to death?"

"Grandma, my granddaughter doesn't want to make you angry, but she has a reason to stay in Bianjing," Minglan said.

"Bianjing is like a dragon's pond and a tiger's den to you now. Why do you want to stay here?" the old lady asked.

Minglan lowered her head and said nothing. She didn't know what to say about this, and she didn't want Hualan to know.

When Mrs. Sheng saw that Minglan was silent, she said, "That's all, I can't care about you anymore, and I won't care about your affairs in the future either."

"Grandma, I..."

"Stop talking, go back and think about it yourself." The old lady waved her hand.

"Minglan, please go back first. Grandma is very angry right now." Hua Lan advised.

Hearing this, Minglan hesitated for a moment, stood up and saluted: "Grandma, please take care of yourself, my granddaughter will leave first."

……

"Minglan doesn't know what to think. She insists on staying in Bianjing."

At ten o'clock in the evening, when the couple was on their way back, Hua Lan chatted with Yuan Wenshao about the matter.

"You don't have to think too much. The sixth sister has a strong personality and won't do stupid things." Yuan Wenshao said.

"But now that her reputation has been ruined, how will she get married in the future?" Hua Lan sighed.

Yuan Wenshao hesitated and said, "Actually, Gu Tingye mentioned to me that he wants to marry his sixth sister."

"What did you say?" Hua Lan asked in surprise: "Gu Erlang really said that? He doesn't care about Minglan's reputation?"

Even though Gu Tingye was much older than Minglan, he also had a bad reputation because he made his father angry to death and had a concubine and a concubine.

But after all, he was the legitimate son of the Hou family and was of noble birth. Moreover, in ancient times, it was a patriarchal society that was much more tolerant of men than women.

Even for the legitimate daughter of the Sheng family, marrying Gu Tingye was a high achievement, let alone a concubine named Ming Lan.

Even when Minglan's reputation was intact, she was not worthy of Gu Tingye, let alone now.

"Do you think Gu Tingye is someone who cares about this?" Yuan Wenshao said.

"Even if Gu Erlang is willing, now that he has been kicked out of the Gu family, how can Mrs. Gu be willing to propose marriage to the Sheng family?" Hua Lan said.

"Gu Tingye's filial piety period is still two years away, so this matter is not urgent." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Grandma was very angry because of Minglan. She would be very happy to know the news," Hua Lan said.

Yuan Wenshao shook his head and said, "Don't tell grandma for now. After all, Gu Tingye just said that and he is still in the period of filial piety."

"Yeah." Hua Lan nodded after hearing this.

"By the way, there is something abnormal about this matter. I am going to send someone to investigate." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Abnormal?" Hua Lan looked at Yuan Wenshao with some confusion.

Yuan Wenshao said: "Minglan's abduction is not a secret, and it is normal for it to spread, but don't you think it spread too fast?"

"What do you mean by the official, someone is up to something here?" Hua Lan asked in surprise.

"I'm just guessing. I've sent people to investigate secretly. I'm not sure yet." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Official, do you think if someone is really behind this, who is that person? The Sheng family doesn't seem to have offended anyone." Hua Lan asked.

"You may not have offended anyone. If you are talking about suspicion, Rong Feiyan's brother Rong Xian is the most suspect. Previously, news about Rong Feiyan was spreading in Bian Kyoto, but after the Minglan incident spread, fewer people talked about Rong Feiyan. . I guess it was probably Rongxian who ordered people to do it in order to divert people's attention." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Just because her sister was discussed, he let people ruin Minglan's reputation?" Hua Lan said angrily.

"The three siblings of the Rong family have a very good relationship. It's not surprising that he would do this. However, it is just speculation and cannot be confirmed yet." Yuan Wenshao said.

……

What Yuan Wenshao didn't expect was that before the news could be investigated, there was a new version of the discussion about Minglan.

And he was involved.

It was actually rumored that when Minglan was kidnapped, he was also kidnapped. The thieves locked the two of them in the cellar for a night before they were rescued.

Compared to the story of an official lady being kidnapped by thieves, it is obvious that the brother-in-law and sister-in-law are locked together without knowing what happened, which is more topical.

Slowly, the whole of Bianjing was talking about what happened to Minglan and Yuan Wenshao after they were detained all night.

Some people say that the two were locked in the cellar because the weather was too cold, and they hugged each other to keep warm. They couldn't help but have sex with each other.

Some people also say that Yuan Wenshao was calm in his arms and so on.

Some people even said that the two had an affair for a long time, and that they were caught by thieves during a private meeting.

When Yuan Wenshao heard this, he was speechless.

People’s hobbies for gossip really don’t distinguish between ancient and modern times.

This kind of thing has a great impact on Yuan Wenshao's reputation.

In ancient times, after the first wife died, it was normal to marry the first wife's sister.After all, most marriages in aristocratic families are marriages. If the bond of marriage dies, a new bond is naturally needed.

Moreover, the younger sister who remarried her original wife would not treat the children left behind by her original wife as harshly as other women.

But it's different to hook up with the original spouse's sister while the original spouse is still there.

However, Yuan Wenshao had no way to explain this kind of thing.

Yuan Wenshao could only arrange for secret guards to investigate the matter as soon as possible.

He wanted to see who was behind it.

……

Although Mrs. Sheng was very angry that Minglan was unwilling to marry into the He family and leave Bianjing, she still couldn't let go of Minglan after having been in love for so many years and having been in a stalemate all night.

Knowing that Minglan didn't eat all day yesterday, she asked Fang's mother to order the kitchen to make some Minglan's favorite breakfast in the morning, and sent someone to call Minglan over.

"Granddaughter has met grandma." Minglan saluted.

The old lady looked at Minglan's haggard expression and her eyes were red and swollen, and said distressedly: "Sit down and eat with me."

"Yes." Minglan responded.

During the meal, the old lady didn't say anything, she just kept asking Minglan to eat more.

Although Minglan didn't have much appetite, she ate a lot with her in order to let the old lady eat.

After breakfast, Mrs. Sheng asked people to take away the rest and send all the servants in the house away, then she said: "Girl Ming, you have been with me for so many years, and I know your temperament. You would rather die." There must be a reason for your unwillingness to leave Bianjing. Now it’s just the two of us, tell me why you don’t want to leave Bianjing?”

"Grandma, I..."

As soon as Minglan opened her mouth, the old lady interrupted her with a wave of her hand and said, "I will only ask once. You should think carefully before you answer. Don't use excuses about being reluctant to part with me."

Minglan was silent for a long time and said: "Grandma, my little mother did not die in childbirth, but was killed by Lin Xiaoniang."

"What?" A look of surprise flashed in the old lady's eyes, and she asked, "You say that, do you have any evidence?"

"My aunt found the doctor who treated my mother when she was pregnant. The doctor said that after he treated my mother, she was called over by Lin Xiaoniang. Lin Xiaoniang asked him to say that my mother was weak and needed more. Tonic. At that time, Lin Xiaoniang was in charge, and she used this as an excuse to send a large amount of supplements to my little mother. If the fetus was not too large, even if my mother fell down and had a fetal movement and gave birth prematurely, she would not have lost her life. "Ming Ming. Lan Hen said.

After hearing this, the old lady was stunned for a long time and said, "Why didn't you tell me this kind of thing? If you bring the doctor home, I can deal with that evil woman directly!"

"Grandma, I tested my father. He should have known about this matter a long time ago, or had some guesses. But he was unwilling to reveal the matter. Although the doctor told the truth, he was unwilling to testify. This can't touch Miss Lin at all," Minglan said.

"So you insist on staying in Bianjing because you want to avenge your little mother?" the old lady asked.

"That's right!" Ming Yatou nodded.

"You silly girl, don't you think about your future? Even if there is no evidence, if I really want to deal with Lin Xiaoniang, your father will hate me at most, so how dare he say anything?" the old lady said sadly.

"Grandma is so kind to Sun, and my granddaughter will never be able to repay her in full in her lifetime. I really can't bear to let Grandma Zai get into trouble with my father because of me," Minglan said.

She knew that if the old lady knew, she would definitely help her.

But if this happens, the old lady and Sheng Hong will inevitably have a falling out.

The old lady has suffered enough. Although Sheng Hong only has superficial respect for her, if the old lady avenges her and touches Xiaoniang Lin, she may not even have superficial respect in the future.

"Silly girl, have you thought about your future?" the old lady said distressedly.

"Grandma, my granddaughter's reputation has been ruined. There is no future left. As long as she can avenge my mother, my granddaughter doesn't care about anything. My granddaughter has already made up her mind. When she avenges her, she will become a nun," Minglan said. .

"You don't care, I don't care. I worked so hard to raise you so that you could be a nun?" the old lady said.

Minglan smiled bitterly and said, "Grandma, things are already like this. With my current reputation, even if the He family doesn't care, this matter is like a thorn. Who can guarantee that the He family brother won't care in the future?"

"You are right, but now things have taken a turn for the better," the old lady said.

Minglan looked at the old lady in confusion.

"Right now, there are rumors outside that you and your eldest brother-in-law were captured by thieves during a private meeting and locked up in the cellar. As long as people spread the news that Hualan has been childless, the Sheng family has long wanted you to be If Erlang becomes a concubine, no one will talk about it. But if you do this, you will be wronged," the old lady said.

Although the old lady didn't want Minglan to be her concubine, she had no choice but to do it now.

Moreover, if Minglan becomes Yuan Wenshao's concubine, Yuan Wenshao will not dislike her if he knows what happened in the first place.

Hua Lan is the official wife and will not make things difficult for Ming Lan.

At present this is the best option.

"To be a concubine?"

The old lady mentioned this matter last time, but Minglan never considered it.

The matter of her little mother made her unwilling to be a concubine from the bottom of her heart.

Moreover, she and Hualan have a good relationship. If she becomes Yuan Wenshao's concubine, how will the two sisters get along in the future?

But in her mind, she unconsciously recalled Yuan Wenshao's two rescues, and the feeling of peace she felt in Yuan Wenshao's arms.

She had only felt that feeling with her grandmother.

For some reason, she couldn't say no.

"I know you don't want to, but this is the only way to eliminate the impact of this incident on you." The old lady said.

Minglan was silent for a long time and said: "The eldest brother-in-law and eldest sister have a deep relationship, so they will definitely not agree. And my father and eldest wife will not agree either. Grandma, granddaughter knows that you are doing this for my own good, but if you do this If you do, not only the eldest wife and father will be resentful of you, but also the eldest sister will hate you. My granddaughter cannot let her grandmother suffer these injustices for her own sake."

With Sheng Hong's face-conscious character, he would definitely not be willing to make her his concubine.

Mrs. Wang also doesn't want her son-in-law to have multiple concubines competing with her daughter for favor.

Hualan may agree because of the old lady's face, but he will definitely hate the old lady in his heart.

What the old lady did was tantamount to offending the whole family.

"You don't have to worry about this matter, I will arrange it. You have only two options now. Either I take care of Miss Lin for you and you marry into the He family and stay away from Bianjing, or I give your eldest brother-in-law as a concubine. You yourself Think about it carefully," the old lady said.

Minglan was silent when he heard this. No matter which one he chose, the old lady's life in the Sheng family would not be easy in the future.

When the old lady saw that Minglan was silent, she said: "Since you don't choose, then I will make the choice for you. I will take care of Miss Lin, and then go to the old lady of the He family to arrange the marriage between you and He Hongwen, and then you I will leave Bianjing with the He family and return to Baishitan to get married."

Although being a concubine to Yuan Wenshao could restore Minglan's reputation, the old lady still didn't want her to be a concubine unless she had to.

"No!" Minglan shook her head and said, "Grandma, I am willing to be my eldest brother-in-law's concubine."

If she stays in Bianjing, she can visit the old lady often in the future.

Once she leaves Bianjing, I'm afraid she won't even be able to see the old lady for the last time.

(End of this chapter)