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Chapter 185 The House Thief (Please Subscribe)

Although Minglan made her choice, tears could not stop flowing out.

Mrs. Sheng held her in her arms and said with moist eyes, "Actually, I would rather you marry into the He family."

She carefully selected the He family. For Minglan, she really put a lot of thought into it and even sent someone to inquire about He Hongwen.

The He family has a simple staff, and He Hongwen's character is good in all aspects.

Although Minglan will inevitably receive some gossip when the news from Bianjing spreads, but as long as He Hongwen doesn't care about these, life will not be bad after all.

Moreover, Minglan would rather stay in Bianjing as a concubine. Although she was reluctant to leave her, the bigger reason was her hatred for Lin Xiaoniang.

Minglan pretended to be relaxed and said: "Grandma, the eldest brother-in-law is a count. It is my blessing that a concubine like me can be his concubine. There is nothing to feel wronged about."

The old lady sighed and said: "Now that you have decided, leave all other matters to me. If you want to avenge Miss Min, I won't stop you. But you must not be blinded by hatred, no matter what. , Chang Feng and Mo Lan are both your brothers and sisters, what happened back then has nothing to do with them, and they cannot be involved, do you understand?"

Minglan fell silent when she heard this. She had plotted against Lin Xiaoniang before, but she had also plotted against Mo Lan.

She knew that Lin Xiaoniang wanted Mo Lan to marry into the Earl of Yongchang's Mansion. If she knew that she was going to marry into the Earl of Yongchang's Mansion, she would definitely try her best to stop her.

However, the old lady didn't want to see her, so she could only go to Sheng Hong.

With Sheng Hong's character, he would naturally not agree.

The reason why Lin Xiaoniang was able to become Sheng Hong's concubine was because she had a secret affair with Sheng Hong.

With Lin Xiaoniang's character, even if Sheng Hong doesn't agree, she won't give up so easily. Otherwise, Mo Lan will be like her.

As long as she sends someone to keep an eye on Lin Xiaoniang and find out something, Sheng Hong's character will definitely not forgive Lin Xiaoniang.Then she will be able to take revenge.

However, as the news of her abduction spread, Lin Xiaoniang was not stupid. She must have known that she had no hope of marrying into the Earl of Yongchang.

No matter how informal Mrs. Wu is, she will never let a notorious woman in.

But Lin Xiaoniang felt that there was still hope and would not take risks.

"Grandma, I promise you that this will not implicate the third brother and the fourth sister in any way. But I want to ask my grandmother for one thing. I am willing to be my eldest brother-in-law as my concubine, but I want to spend more time with my grandmother at home." Minglan said.

The old lady knew that Minglan wanted to stay in the Sheng family to think about revenge, so she hesitated but nodded.

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"Officer, my grandmother sent someone to ask me to go back. I am going to take Sister Wen with me. Grandma is in a bad mood, and Sister Wen's arrival can make her happy," Hua Lan said.

"Well, you go ahead. I won't go. I'll pick you up later." Yuan Wenshao said.

"I'll be back before dark. The officer's injuries haven't been cured yet, so don't bother." Hua Lan said.

"Well, aren't there still two old ginseng roots in the warehouse? Take them with you when you go there. Grandma is old, so she might be able to use them." Yuan Wenshao said.

After Hua Lan left with Sister Wen, Yuan Wenshao was bored and came to the study room and started reading with his storybook.

"Master." Zhang An's voice sounded outside the door.

"Come in." Yuan Wenshao put down the book and said.

Zhang An opened the door and walked in. He cupped his hands and said, "My lord, we already have an idea of ​​the person who spread the news about Miss Six."

"Say."

"According to the investigation by the secret guards, it was the deputy commander of the Palace Front Department, Rong Xian, who sent someone for a walk." Zhang An said.

"Sure enough, it's him." Yuan Wenshao had expected it, but he wasn't too surprised.

"However, during the investigation, the secret guard discovered that before Rongxian arranged for people to spread the news, many people had spread the news, so the secret guard investigated again in detail." Zhang An said.

"I'm just asking why it took so long. Tell me, what did you find?" Yuan Wenshao said.

"According to the secret guard's investigation, before that, someone bribed some local gangsters and gamblers to spread news about Miss Six. The secret guard followed the clues and found two of them. They threatened them and both of them confessed that someone had indeed bribed them. Spread the news, but they didn’t know the person. The secret guard asked a painter to draw a portrait of the person who bribed them based on the descriptions of the two people. After investigation, it was found that the person was a servant of the Sheng family. After finding this, the secret guard Wei didn't dare to investigate anymore," Zhang An said.

"What?" Yuan Wenshao said in shock: "Bring the portrait to me."

Zhang An quickly took out the portrait from his pocket and handed it to Yuan Wenshao.

Yuan Wenshao took it and saw that it was Chi Wu.

When the Sheng family was still in Yangzhou, Lin Xiaoniang was in charge. At that time, Chi Wu was in charge of the outer courtyard. When Yuan Wenshao and Hualan came back, they could see each other when they came in and out, so they recognized them at a glance.

Chi Wu was a servant. If no one ordered him, he would not have the courage.

And there is no need to think about the person who instigated it, it must be Lin Xiaoniang.

After all, Chi Wu is her confidant and the man of Xue Niang, the most capable maid around Lin Xiaoniang.

Yuan Wenshao tapped his fingers on the table, pondered for a while and asked, "Who arranged and spread the stories about Sixth Sister and me?"

"Back to the Lord, I also asked the secret guards to investigate this. Many soldiers from the Five Cities Army and Patrol Battalion told people about what happened that day. As a result, it spread like this. There is currently no sign of instigation," Zhang An said.

Yuan Wenshao pondered for a while and asked, "Are those two people still there?"

"He's still there. He's being locked up in a courtyard in the outer city and being watched by someone." Zhang An said.

"I'm going to the Sheng family now. You send someone to take them to the Sheng family." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Yes." Zhang An responded.

Yuan Wenshao ordered his servants to prepare the carriage, went back to his room, changed his clothes, and took the carriage to the Sheng family.

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Hualan brought Sister Wen to the Sheng family. Sister Wen was already smart, and Hualan had specially warned her on the way. After meeting the old lady, she made her smile.

After teasing for a while, the old lady said, "Okay, Sister Wen, go and play with your fifth aunt."

Sister Wen looked at her mother after hearing this.

The old lady smiled and said: "Go, great-grandmother has something to say to your mother."

Hua Lan heard this and said, "Since grandma has spoken, you can go ahead and remember to be obedient, you know?"

"I understand, mother." Sister Wen responded happily, saluted the old lady again, and then followed the maid sent by the old lady to guide her away.

"Children of this age are at a time when they are carefree. Don't hold her back all the time and let her play happily." The old lady said.

Hua Lan heard this and said with a smile: "Grandma, you are really partial. You raised me when I was this big. Every day you either teach me the rules or let me practice calligraphy."

"You don't have a father who is a count. I must be stricter with you. You are already a mother, and you are jealous of your daughter." The old lady laughed and scolded.

In advance of this, Hualan touched her belly with a somewhat sad expression and said, "Grandma, you said that when the old lady of the He family saw me, she said that if I take medicine for a month, I can get pregnant. This is so fast. It's been a year, and there's still no news. Changbai has only been married for a few months, and his wife already has a baby. Do you think Old Mrs. He is tricking me? There is a holiday. Pregnancy is also about fate, so there is no need to rush." ​​The old lady said with relief.

"If I had just gotten married, I would naturally not be in a hurry. But Guanren and I have been married for seven or eight years, and now I only have a child, Sister Wen, who is still a sister. It was okay in the past few years, with Guanren protecting me. , my parents-in-law didn’t say much. But in the past two years, my parents-in-law have become a little anxious. The official is so kind to me, but I haven’t given birth to an heir, and he won’t let his concubine get pregnant. The more this happens, the more I feel sorry for him. ." Hua Lan said.

The old lady was silent for a while and said, "I'm calling you here this time. I have something to discuss with you."

"Grandma, just tell me if you have anything to do." Hua Lan said quickly.

"You also know about Minglan. It's impossible to marry a serious family and become a big lady. I can't bear to have her become a nun at the same age as Hua'er. I heard that there are rumors about Minglan and Erlang. I just want her to be Erlang's concubine."

"Don't they all say that when Minglan and Erlang had a private meeting, they were kidnapped by thieves together? Letting Minglan be Erlang's concubine can also preserve her reputation." The old lady said.

"How is this possible?" Hua Lan stood up immediately after hearing this.

"I know this is a bit unfair to you, but there is nothing I can do about it, grandma. I can't watch Minglan become a monk or commit suicide, right? Grandma begs you, okay? Grandma promises you that Minglan will not compete with you after entering the house. ." said the old lady.

"Grandma, my granddaughter is a little confused. Although I can make the decision on concubinage, I have to ask the officials for their opinions. And even if my granddaughter agrees, my father will not agree," Hua Lan said.

"As long as you agree, I will naturally have a solution from your father's side," the old lady said.

Hua Lan was so confused that she didn't know how to answer for a while.

At this moment, Fang's mother said outside the door: "Old lady, my uncle is here."

The old lady was startled when she heard this and said, "Invite him in."

"Yes." Fang's mother responded.

The old lady looked at Hua Lan and said, "It's good that Erlang is here, just in time to listen to his opinion."

"Well, if the official agrees, I won't refuse." Hua Lan said.

When she first heard that the old lady wanted Minglan to be Yuan Wenshao's concubine, her first reaction was to refuse.

But now that I think about it, it seems that it’s not a bad idea.

She had no children for so many years and felt very guilty.

Although she had persuaded Yuan Wenshao that he could have a concubine with his concubine, she was not at ease.

Although the two concubines in the family are very responsible, if they give birth to the eldest son of a concubine, who knows whether they will rely on the mother to compete with her for favor.

Will Yuan Wenshao prefer the concubine because of his son and gradually alienate her?

If it were Minglan, she would be more relieved.

First, she bought Minglan together and they were sisters, and they had a good relationship.Secondly, she also understands Minglan's temperament and should not do anything to compete for favor.

After a while, Yuan Wenshao walked into the hall and saluted: "Grandma."

"You don't have to be polite, Erlang, please sit down quickly," the old lady said.

Yuan Wenshao stood up and came to sit next to Hua Lan. Seeing that Hua Lan's face looked a little strange, he gave Hua Lan a questioning look.

Hua Lan deliberately turned his head away without saying anything, leaving Yuan Wenshao confused.

"Erlang, I was talking to Hua Lan, so you chased me because you were afraid that I might eat her." The old lady smiled.

"Grandma, I came here this time to tell you something." Yuan Wenshao said seriously.

Seeing Yuan Wenshao's serious look, the old lady put away her smile and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Grandma, I felt that the sixth sister's story spread too quickly, which was a bit abnormal, so I sent someone to investigate." Yuan Wenshao said.

"You mean, there's someone behind this?" the old lady asked.

"Yes, I sent people to investigate and found out that there were two waves of people instigating people to spread this matter, which caused it to spread so quickly. One of them was Rong Xian. He should have done this to make the people of Bianjing Stop talking about Rong Feiyan." Yuan Wenshao said.

The old lady looked ugly when she heard this, but she knew that with the status of the Rong family, there was nothing the Sheng family could do.

"The other one is Chi Wu, a servant of the Sheng family. He was the first to instigate people to spread the news." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Are you telling the truth?" the old lady said angrily.

Although she doesn't care about anything, she still knows some things about her family.

Chi Wu belonged to Lin Xiaoniang and had been a steward of the foreign government. She naturally knew that there was such a person in the family.

"It's absolutely true. My people found the person who was bribed by Chi Wu, and they confessed to him through coercion and inducement. But they didn't know Chi Wu, so my people found a painter and drew a portrait according to their description. . According to the portrait investigation, this person is Chi Wu." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Okay, I didn't expect that there was a thief in the house." The old lady was shaking with anger.

"Grandma, please calm down first." Hua Lan quickly stepped forward to help the old lady calm down her anger and comforted her.

After a while, the old lady calmed down and said, "Erlang, where are those two people now?"

"I've already sent someone to bring it here. I think it won't take long." Yuan Wenshao said.

The old lady was silent for a while and then said: "Erlang, I've made you laugh. You are not suitable to participate in what is going to happen next. You and Hualan should lead Sister Wen back first."

"Yes." Yuan Wenshao responded.

"Grandma, don't get too excited. You must take care of yourself." Hua Lan said.

"Well, you go ahead. You go back and discuss it with Erlang about what I told you before." The old lady said.

After Yuan Wenshao and Hua Lan left, the old lady said with a cold face: "Go and bring Chi Wu to me. In addition, let people guard the entrance. No one is allowed to enter Shou'an Hall without my permission."

"Yes."

Fang's mother responded, found two servants, and came to the side door.

After Mrs. Wang took charge of the family, although she could not deal with Lin Xiaoniang, she would not let go of the people under her.

Chi Wu was arranged by Mrs. Wang to hold the side door.

Fang's mother brought someone over and had Chi Wu tied up.

"Mother Fang, what did I do to warrant such an instigation? I belong to Miss Lin. Even if I make any mistakes, I should be punished by Miss Lin." Chi Wu didn't dare to resist. He asked and said to The other man on duty with him winked.

"Hmph!" Fang's mother snorted coldly and said, "This is the Sheng family. When did the old lady punish a servant and have to ask a young lady for instructions? Miss Lin can't protect you now. Take her away!"

After Chi Wu was taken away, another concierge quickly ran to Linqige to report the news.

(End of this chapter)