Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 225 The old lady’s decision
It’s not a secret that Mrs. Wu takes Liang Liulang to Sanqing Temple to offer incense on the fifteenth day of every month.

She had also heard before that Mo Lan had many contacts with Liang Liulang at the Polo Club Poetry Festival.

Even if Mo Lan takes the initiative to seduce this kind of thing, those young masters from aristocratic families know the seriousness and don't dare to mess around.

Moreover, Liang Liulang was well-known as a swinger, so it was normal for him to do such a thing.

"No, this matter has nothing to do with my little mother. It's because I want to marry into a high family, so I did such a shameless thing and lost the face of the Sheng family." Mo Lan said quickly.

Mo Lan knew that if she revealed that her mother-in-law instigated this incident, her mother-in-law would definitely not survive.

According to Lin Xiaoniang's arrangement, she and Liang Liulang got married. She urged Liang Liulang several times to persuade Mrs. Wu to come to propose marriage, but Liang Liulang was vague every time.

Now that she was pregnant again and her family knew about it, she had already begun to have a death wish and just wanted to keep her little girl.

The old lady was not sure at first and just guessed that the person was probably Liang Liulang. But when she heard Mo Lan defended Lin Xiaoniang but did not deny that the person was Liang Liulang, she knew that her guess was right.

"At this time, you are still covering up for Miss Lin."

The old lady slapped her thigh angrily and said sadly: "How can there be such a mother in this world? Who is Mrs. Wu? There is no room for sand in her eyes. Do you think she can let you in by doing this? Even if you are stupid If you really get married and use such methods, do you think Mrs. Wu will make it easier for you?"

"Ha ha."

Mo Lan seemed to be crazy and smiled and said: "Grandma, why do you have to say such a grandiose thing? Don't you also intend to marry the sixth sister? My little mother was punished to Zhuangzi, the eldest lady hates me to the bone, and you are still here. As for the sixth sister, my father wanted to marry me to a poor scholar, but which one of you has ever considered me? What’s wrong with me wanting to marry well!"

Mo Lan felt that Sheng Hong, Mrs. Wang and the old lady were responsible for her reaching this stage.

If Sheng Hong hadn't wanted to marry her to a poor scholar, and if the old lady had been as worried about her marriage as she was to Minglan, how could she have done so.

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

Madam Wang heard this and said excitedly: "These days, have I never treated you harshly in terms of your food and clothing? Your marriage was also chosen by the officials for you. You, a concubine, want to marry into a high family, why do you blame us?" Is it coming to you?"

To be honest, Mrs. Wang really felt that she was very wronged.

In her eyes, the person she hated the most was always Lin Xiaoniang.

In the past, the hatred towards Mo Lan and Chang Feng was nothing more than hatred.

Ever since Lin Xiaoniang was sent to Zhuangzi, although she failed to fulfill her duties as a legitimate mother and cared deeply about the two of them, she also went out of her way to target them.

After all, Lin Xiaoniang was gone, and she was her legitimate mother. The two of them would not dare to disrespect her no matter what, and she did not take them to heart at all.

Otherwise, if it were Mrs. Wang in the past, she would send someone to follow Mo Lan secretly when he went out. Then she would have discovered Mo Lan and Liang Liulang's secret meeting long ago.

"Mother!"

Haishi quickly pulled Mrs. Wang and told her not to say any more.

There was nothing in front of her just now, but she had to talk about concubine later, so Sheng Hong was not here, otherwise she would get angry again.

"You think so?"

The old lady looked at Mo Lan in disbelief and said, "Then the Liang family do you think they are easy to get along with? Then why did Mrs. Wu rush to help Liang Liulang get married? It's because the concubine in his room is pregnant. I She had indeed thought about marrying Miss Ming, but that was because Ming had been involved in something like that before, so it was difficult to choose someone. In addition, Mrs. Wu liked her, and if she married her, she would still be able to support her if she had Mrs. Wu's support. .”

"If you use this method to marry into the Liang family, with your parents-in-law making things difficult for you and your concubines competing for your favor, do you think your life will be easy?"

"That's better than being a poor scholar."

Mo Lan was at a loss now. She didn't want to live anyway, and she had no scruples. She just wanted to vent her dissatisfaction.

"Poor scholar?"

Hearing this, the old lady sneered and said: "Your father has many problems, but his vision of people is indeed very accurate. I admire him for this. How can Wen Yanjing be valued by him and accepted as a student? Wanting to marry you shows that this person has extraordinary talent and learning, and there is a high probability that Enke will be successful this time."

"There are many high-ranking officials in the Great Zhou Dynasty. How can there be any poor civil servants? No matter how poor your background is, as long as you can be named on the gold list, you will reach the sky in one step. If you marry, with the support of your father, brother and marquis's brother-in-law, how can he dare to treat you lightly? Such kind of A good marriage, which is hard to find even with a lantern, is so worthless in your eyes?"

Many people confuse Qingliu with poverty. In fact, Qingliu is only those people who are not party-minded, devoted to public service, and have high moral standards and high respect.

The Great Zhou Dynasty treated civil servants favorably. Even if he was an eighth- or ninth-rank official, his salary alone would be more than enough to support a family and several concubines.

Of course, the premise is that you can pass the exam.

But the old lady knew Sheng Hong, and Sheng Hong was very accurate in judging people. If she wasn't [-]% sure that Wen Yanjing would pass the exam, she wouldn't have accepted him as a student, let alone married his daughter.

Mo Lan calmed down at this time. When he heard what the old lady said, his expression did not change at all and said, "It's too late to say anything now. I just hope that my little mother can be released after I die."

"Then why don't you die!"

At this moment, Sheng Hong walked in with a money-loving look on his face.

"I'll beat you to death for this shameful thing."

As soon as Sheng Hong came in, he didn't even bother to be polite and kicked down Mo Lan who was kneeling on the ground.

"Quickly, pull him away." The old lady said urgently.

Fang's mother came in with someone and pulled the angry Sheng Hong away.

Even so, Sheng Hong couldn't help but kicked him.

He was very proud of himself these days. After the new king succeeded to the throne, Haishi's father was promoted to the position of husband-in-law, his son-in-law became a hereditary marquis, and he himself was promoted to the position of admonishing doctor.

Let alone the third-grade emeritus now, Sheng Hong felt that he had a chance to be promoted to the third-grade before he retired. When he retired, he would be the second-grade emeritus.

However, Mo Lan did such a thing that ruined the family tradition.

If this matter spreads, he will become a joke in Bianjing, and he will have no shame to go out to meet people.

Sheng Hong was pulled away, kicked hard, and saluted the old lady and said, "Why should mother waste time arguing with her? If she does such a disgrace to the family tradition, she will be beaten to death."

"What nonsense! A good girl is gone, do you think everyone in Bianjing is a fool? The most important thing now is to find out what is going on." said the old lady.

While Sheng Hong was talking to the old lady, Haishi stepped forward and helped Mo Lan up.

"It's already come to this, and you're still not willing to say anything?" the old lady said sternly.

Mrs. Sheng thought very simply. She must find out whether Mo Lan took the initiative to seduce Liang Han, or whether Liang Han took the initiative and Mo Lan was just submissive.

If Liang Han takes the initiative, it will not be good for the reputation of the Liang family. As the party that is at fault, the Liang family can take the initiative to propose marriage and marry Mo Lan, which can cover up this matter.

Mo Lan just lowered his head and cried, saying nothing.

"Say it or not. If you don't tell me, I will beat you to death for ruining the family tradition." Sheng Hong shouted.

"Go! Bring Yunzai over!" the old lady said.Yun Zai is Mo Lan's personal maid. She wanted the doctor to hide Mo Lan's pregnancy before, so she must know a lot about it.

After a while, Yun Zai was brought over. Faced with the interrogation, Yun Zai did not dare to hide anything and told him everything he knew.

More than a month ago, after going to Sanqing Temple to offer incense, Mo Lan said she wanted to take a walk around Sanqing Temple to relax, and met Liang Liulang by chance.

While the two were chatting, Mo Lan accidentally fell into the lake and was rescued by Liang Liulang.

It was freezing cold at that time, and Yun Zai was the only maid around. Mo Lan asked Yun Zai to get clothes from the carriage outside Sanqing Temple, and asked Liang Liulang to take her to the wing.

When Yun Zai hurriedly came to the wing with his clothes, he happened to see Liang Liulang running out of the room in disheveled clothes.

She entered the house and found that Mo Lan was not wearing any clothes, so she didn't dare to ask any more questions. Afterwards, she helped Mo Lan hide it under Mo Lan's threat.

After that time, the two had another private meeting a year ago.

This time Yun Zai knew about it and held the door for the two of them.

"Why is there such a shameless person like you in our Sheng family! You are bringing shame to the ancestors of the Sheng family, and the entire female family members of the Sheng family are embarrassed with you!" After hearing this, Sheng Hong kicked Mo Lan angrily. .

"Stop, even if you want to beat her to death, you still have to figure things out."

The old lady stopped Sheng Hong and asked, "But Liang Liulang forced himself on you?"

Facing the old lady's inquiry, she pushed herself up and sat up without saying a word.

"Say it, if you don't tell me, I will beat you to death, you are such an embarrassment." Sheng Hong shouted.

"Master, old lady, the eldest lady is not well."

At this moment, Liu's mother ran in with a panic look on her face.

"What's wrong? What happened again?" Mrs. Wang asked.

"There are rumors outside that they saw Liang Liulang in Sanqing Temple, holding the disheveled fourth girl." Liu's mother said.

"what?"

Upon hearing the news, everyone's expressions changed.

Sheng Hong staggered, looked at Mo Lan with a ferocious face, and shouted: "Come here, get the family law. I will kill this person today who ruined the family tradition and brought shame to the ancestors."

"The news has already spread, what's the use of beating her to death?" The old lady drank and said, "There is something wrong with this matter."

"Mother, why are you still protecting this evil obstacle at this time? If she does such a scandal, the entire female family of the Sheng family will be affected by her. Killing her can save some face of the Sheng family," Sheng Hong said.

"You're such a bastard, what do you want my Ru'er to do?" Mrs. Wang came back to her senses and cried bitterly.

When word of this spreads, all the female relatives in the Sheng family are affected.

It's okay for those who are married, but at most they will be looked down upon and made things difficult for them, but it will have the greatest impact on those who are not married.

For women, reputation is more important than heaven. Once the reputation is ruined, no one will marry her.

"Why are you crying? It's not like there are rumors that the two of them had an affair. This thing is very wrong. If someone saw it, how could it be spread now after so long? Someone must have done this on purpose."

After the old lady finished speaking, she pondered for a moment and exclaimed: "Xiao Niang Lin, this matter must have been arranged by Xiao Niang Lin. With Mo Lan's temperament, if no one instigates her, she would not be able to do such a thing. This news must also be from Lin Xiao Niang." I asked someone to spread the word."

From the beginning, the old lady suspected that Lin Xiaoniang instigated Mo Lan to do this.

But after what Yun Zai said, the old lady thought it was a coincidence.

Mo Lan went to Sanqing Temple to contact Liang Liulang, just because she wanted to marry into the Liang family.

Later, she fell into the water and was rescued by Liang Liulang. When Liang Liulang sent her to the wing, he took advantage of the situation and forced Mo Lan.

However, it was such a coincidence that the news spread now. As soon as it was discovered here, the news spread.

The old lady once again suspected Lin Xiaoniang.

No, it should be said that she was sure that Lin Xiaoniang must have done this.

Sheng Hong was stunned when he heard this and said: "Mother, Miss Lin is locked up in Zhuangzi. That Zhuangzi is yours, how can she do this?"

"At this time, you are still protecting her. Yes, she is locked up, and Zhuangzi is also mine, but have you forgotten Snow Niang? She has been running the family for so many years, and it is not difficult to bribe a few people. Otherwise, you How do you explain that this news has only come out now?" the old lady shouted.

"I..." Sheng Hong opened his mouth and didn't know how to refute.

"No, this has nothing to do with my little mother. It's all because I wanted to marry into the Liang family, so I accepted him half-heartedly." Mo Lan shook her head in panic.

"It's already now, and you're still helping her hide it. Do you know what will happen to you if she passes this news on?"

"If the news hadn't spread before, you could still have found a way to hide it. The worst you could do was abort the child and ask the big house to find you a wealthy family, and you could still survive. But now that the news has spread, Either the Liang family is willing to marry you, or you have no choice but to die. Your cruel little girl has never considered your life or death at all." The old lady said bitterly.

"No...no way...it must not have been passed down by my mother." Mo Lan muttered to himself in despair after hearing this.

The old lady had no time to pay attention to her. She looked at Sheng Hong and said, "Now that the news has spread, we can't hide it anymore. However, it is only said that Liang Liulang is holding the disheveled Mo Lan. As long as the Liang family is willing to marry Mo Lan, There is still room for change. If you go to the Liang family now, the Liang family is also responsible for this matter. If there is a big fuss, it will also have an impact on the Liang family. There is no reason for us to be anxious here. The Liang family doesn't care about anything. "

"Okay, son, go right away."

Sheng Hong didn't know what to do at this time, so he responded quickly after hearing the words.

"By the way, take Mr. Hualan with you," the old lady said.

Although this kind of thing affects men, it is not as big as women.

After all, in a male-dominated society, many things are very tolerant to men.

When Liang Liulang did something like this, people from well-matched families were naturally unwilling to marry their daughters off, but there were still many people from lower-ranking families who were willing.

Although Mo Lan has Liang Liulang's child, the woman who has not left the court is having an affair with someone. Even if the man is Liang Liulang, the Liang family does not like Mo Lan.

If Sheng Hong goes alone, the Liang family may not necessarily gain face, and they might even say that Mo Lan seduced Liang Liulang.

And Yuan Wenshao was a marquis. He had made considerable contributions to the new monarch's ascension to the throne. He was also on good terms with King Huan and his uncle Shen Congxing. The Liang family did not dare to deny him face.

"Yes, son, go right away." Sheng Hong responded and hurried away.

The old lady looked at Mo Lan who was in despair and crying silently. She sighed, her eyes turned cold, and she said, "Go and bring Lin Xiaoniang and Xue Niang back."

(End of this chapter)