Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 423 Molan Incident
"Molan and the sixth son of the Liang family are at Sanqing Temple... Alas!" Old Lady Sheng found it difficult to speak, and she was even more embarrassed to say this in front of Minglan.

Although Mrs. Sheng did not explain it, Minglan was so smart that she guessed the general idea as soon as she heard it.

If only Molan and Liang Liulang met, Old Madam Sheng would not have been so angry.

Minglan was stunned for a long time before she came to her senses and said, "Grandma, could it be a mistake? Fourth sister is not stupid, how could she do such a stupid thing?"

"She is not stupid, but she can't stand the instigation of Miss Lin behind the scenes. She used this method back then, otherwise how could I respond and let her stay!" Old Lady Sheng sneered.

Back then, Lin Xiaoniang had sex with Sheng Hong first and even got pregnant.

Although she didn't want Lin Xiaoniang to marry her at that time, she had to agree for the sake of Sheng Hong's future.

"But Miss Lin..."

Minglan originally wanted to say that Lin Xiaoniang was too foolish to let Molan do such a thing. After the Liang family knew about it, wouldn’t they be able to see that Molan did it on purpose? How could they possibly let Molan enter the Liang family?

Before he could finish his words, he suddenly reacted and understood Lin Xiaoniang's intention.

"Have you figured it out?" said Old Lady Sheng.

Minglan nodded and said, "My second brother is not married yet, and my fifth sister and I are not married yet. Once the news gets out, the reputation of the entire Sheng family will be ruined. She is gambling with the entire Sheng family."

"That's right! Not only that, once the news gets out, Hualan, who is married off, and the women in the first house will be affected." Old Lady Sheng sneered.

Minglan fell silent after hearing this. This was an unsolvable problem.

Many times, what matters is whether one is willing to take risks or not. Now Lin Xiaoniang has already taken risks, but the Sheng family obviously cannot.

……

In the courtyard of Weiruixuan, bursts of screams could be heard from afar.

In the main hall, Sheng Hong and Madam Wang sat at the top, while Madam Lin and Molan knelt on the ground and cried from time to time.

"Snapped!"

Sheng Hong grabbed the teacup on the table with a ferocious look on his face and threw it out.

The teacup fell to the ground and broke into pieces, spilling tea fragments everywhere.

Lin Xiaoniang and Molan were so scared that they looked at each other and cried. Even Madam Wang was frightened.

"Why are you crying! You have done such immoral things, why don't you just die? You still have the nerve to cry here!" Sheng Hong shouted angrily.

"Master, Mo'er said that she was forced. Now that things have come to this, as long as Mo'er can marry into the Liang family, the Sheng family's reputation will naturally be preserved." Lin Xiaoniang said.

"You wish! What do you mean by being forced? If you were forced, why didn't you say it? And you went there several times to meet with him secretly? How could the Earl of Yongchang let such a person in?" Aunt Wang said sarcastically.

"father."

Molan's eyes were red and swollen, and she said pitifully, "My daughter was really forced. Liang Liulang threatened my daughter, but I dared not say anything for the sake of my reputation."

"Liang Liulang didn't say that. He said that you seduced him." Madam Wang sneered.

"He is trying to shirk responsibility. How could he admit to such a thing?" Lin Xiaoniang said anxiously.

Sheng Hong's face was gloomy. He could tell whether what Lin Xiaoniang said was true or false.

Just then, Dong Rong walked in, holding a stack of papers in his hand, and saluted, "Master, I have confessed."

Sheng Hong took it and started reading it. The more he read, the uglier his expression became.

These are all the confessions of the servants around Lin Xiaoniang and Molan.

From the time when Lin Xiaoniang had asked Molan to contact Liang Liulang a long time ago, until Molan and Liang Liulang were discovered having a secret meeting.

They described in great detail the days of each secret meeting and how long the meeting lasted.

Even the fact that Madam Wang was able to discover it this time was because Madam Lin arranged for someone to deliberately let Madam Wang know.

Lin Xiaoniang's original plan was to let Molan and Liang Liulang meet in private, and then let Liang Liulang persuade his mother to come to the Sheng family to propose marriage.

But Liang Liulang didn't have the courage to do that. Last time at the polo field, he was scolded by Madam Wu for talking to Molan.

He had to tell Molan that he had mentioned it to his mother, but his mother disliked her because she was a concubine's daughter and was unwilling to agree.

And he is trying hard to persuade Molan not to worry.

Lin Xiaoniang was not in a hurry at first. She even wanted Molan to get pregnant in order to force the Liang family to agree.

However, some time ago, Sheng Hong told her that he had chosen a husband for Rulan, but the man's grandmother passed away a few years ago, and the mourning period has not yet ended.

Grandchildren do not need to observe a three-year mourning period for their grandparents, but their parents do, and no weddings can be held at home during this period.

In a few months, the mourning period will be over and we can get engaged.

When Lin Xiaoniang heard this, she became anxious. If she waited until the marriage was settled, it would be too late.

But she couldn't tell Sheng Hong directly, and Liang Liulang kept making excuses.

She had no choice but to arrange for someone to tell Madam Wang. She knew that Madam Wang would definitely send someone to catch the adulterer after finding out.

In addition to these, when they were in Yangzhou, Lin Xiaoniang deliberately arranged for many people to send supplements to Wei Xiaoniang, hoping that Wei Xiaoniang would have a difficult delivery due to the large fetus.

When Wei Xiaoniang was giving birth, she sent the midwife away and deliberately refused to let the doctor in.

Two years ago, Sheng Changjin fell into the water, and it was also Lin Xiaoniang who secretly instigated it.

Lin Xiaoniang sent someone to find a woman whose mother was sick from the farm under her name, and asked her to disguise herself as a maid and enter the Sheng family.

She deliberately sent away the maid who was taking care of her and pushed Sheng Changjin into the pond.

Afterwards, because Sheng Hong was investigating, in order to keep the secret, Lin Xiaoniang even ordered people to kill the entire family.

Each and every one of them is shocking.

"Wow!"

Sheng Hong threw the confession in his hand at Lin Xiaoniang and said coldly: "All the servants around you have confessed, and you still want to quibble?"

"impossible."

Lin Xiaoniang crawled over, grabbed the confession and started reading it.

"Hahaha~"

When Lin Xiaoniang saw that those people really gave her away, she suddenly laughed wildly.

"So what if I planned it? How is my Mo'er inferior to Hualan Rulan? The master always said that he doesn't differentiate between legitimate and illegitimate children, and in your eyes, they are all the same, and he even likes Mo'er a little more. But you helped her choose Wen Yanjing, that poor scholar. You, as a father, don't care, but as a mother, I, plan for her. What's wrong with that?" said Lin Xiaoniang.

"You...you are really a lunatic!" Sheng Hong said with an ugly expression.

"I am crazy, and it is you who forced me to do this, Master."

Lin Xiaoniang sneered, looked at Madam Wang, and said sarcastically: "Are you very proud? Do you think you have caught me and can put me to death? Don't forget that the girl from the Hai family hasn't married yet, and your daughter's marriage hasn't been arranged yet. If this matter gets out, will the Hai family still marry their daughter here? Not only Rulan, but even Hualan who is married will lose her reputation."

"In order to protect the reputation of the Sheng family, the Sheng family, the Wang family, the Yuan family, and even that old man are trying their best to make my Mo'er marry into the Liang family. Hahaha..."

“You, you, you…” Madam Wang was furious and pointed at Madam Lin and said, “You are dreaming! Your daughter did such a shameless thing, you and your daughter should be beaten to death to protect the innocence of the Sheng family. You even want us to run around for your daughter, you are dreaming!”

"Haha... Wang Ruofu, you only have a good family background, but you are actually a complete idiot. If you had covered up the matter carefully, beat Mo'er to death, and told others that he died of illness, there would naturally be no problem. But you acted as if you were afraid that others didn't know, and you made quite a fuss. If you want to cover it up at this time, your mistake has already happened." Lin Xiaoniang laughed.

"you you you…"

Mrs. Wang was so angry that her body was shaking and she almost passed out.

"shut up!"

Sheng Hong glared at Madam Wang, then looked at Madam Lin and said sadly, "Do you think marrying up is a good thing? Liang Liulang did such a thing before getting married, how could he be a good person? Is it worth it for you to treat your daughter like this?"

"Even if Liang Liulang is a worthless person, he still has the Earl's Mansion to rely on and can enjoy wealth and luxury for the rest of his life. Can a poor scholar be relied upon?" Lin Xiaoniang sneered.

"you…"

Sheng Hong's face turned blue and red. Lin Xiaoniang kept calling him a poor scholar, which hurt him deeply.

The Sheng family's fortune was squandered by his father, and it was always Old Lady Sheng who used her dowry to supplement the family income.

When Lin Xiaoniang was enjoying the romantic time with him, Sheng Hong had just started his career as an official and did not have much savings.

Before Lin Xiaoniang's family fell into poverty, their family was much better off than the Sheng family was at that time.

The fact that Old Madam Sheng could protect Miss Lin shows that Miss Lin's family was not poor in the past.

At that time, Sheng Hong sighed that Lin Xiaoniang was originally a noble lady from a high-class family, with outstanding talents and looks, but she became his mistress.

However, Lin Xiaoniang said that he liked Sheng Hong as a person, and she was willing to be his mistress even though he was just a poor scholar.

Sheng Hong was so touched. Even though he doted on her so much over the years, besides liking her, he also felt a little guilty.

But what Lin Xiaoniang had just said made him realize that Lin Xiaoniang had lied to him in the beginning.

Dong Rong hurried in and whispered something into Sheng Hong's ear.

After hearing this, Sheng Hong no longer cared about being sad and said in a cold voice: "Take them mother and daughter to the woodshed and lock them up and keep them under strict supervision!"

"Yes!" Dong Rong responded and called a few servants in.

"Sir, it's already this time, do you still want to let her go?" Madam Wang was anxious.

"Shut up!" Sheng Hong roared with a ferocious look on his face.

When Madam Wang saw Sheng Hong’s murderous look, she wanted to say something, but Madam Liu pulled her and shook her head slightly at her.

After Lin Xiaoniang and her daughter were taken away, Sheng Hong said angrily: "It's all your fault! Now everyone is talking about this matter. Do you want Rulan to stay at home and be an old maid, or do you want Hualan to be divorced by the Yuan family?"

Madam Wang was completely panicked when she heard this. She pulled Sheng Hong and said, "Sir, this is all the fault of Miss Lin. We can't let Hua'er and Ru'er be implicated. You must think of a solution quickly."

"Are you anxious now? If you hadn't made such a big noise, wouldn't this happen?" Sheng Hong shouted.

"Sir, you are so unreasonable. It was obviously Miss Lin and her daughter who did such an immoral thing, but you are scolding me." Madam Wang said with a look of grievance.

Sheng Hong took a deep breath and said, "Don't mess around here. The only way now is to marry Molan to the Liang family!"

"no!"

Madam Wang was unhappy when she heard this and said, "Wouldn't this be fulfilling her wish?"

"If it doesn't go as she wishes, our family's reputation will be completely ruined. Who would want an unmarried girl? Even married girls will be looked down upon. Tell me what to do?"

Sheng Hong shouted, "And do you think the Liang family is willing to accept it? It's been so long, and no one from the Liang family has come!"

"What should we do then?" Madam Wang asked anxiously.

"You're anxious now? Humph!"

Sheng Hong snorted coldly and walked out.

"Madam, please hurry up and catch up." Mother Liu reminded.

"Will I be scolded if I follow you?" Mrs. Wang said unhappily.

"My lady, it's already so late. The master has gone to ask the old lady for help. But the old lady obviously doesn't want to take care of it, otherwise she wouldn't have sent anyone to ask for news for so long." Mother Liu said.

"Impossible! If the Sheng family's reputation is ruined, Minglan will also be affected. She can't just ignore it." Madam Wang said.

"Lady."

Mother Liu raised her voice a few notches and said, "The Li family is not well-off to begin with, and the young master of the Li family is in love with the Sixth Miss. They may not refuse to marry the Sixth Miss just because of this."

Upon hearing this, Madam Wang could no longer sit still and hurriedly got up and chased after him.

She was not in a hurry before because she thought that Old Madam Sheng would take action.

Since Molan's marriage into the Liang family couldn't change anything, she didn't want to help and go to the Liang family to embarrass herself.

……

"Are you threatening me? Someone, go to the Li family and invite Brother Li over. I want to ask him if he will not marry Ming because of this!"

When Madam Wang arrived outside Shou'an Hall, she heard Madam Sheng's angry shout.

Hearing this, he quickly quickened his pace.

"Mother, that's not what my son meant..."

"What do you mean by that? You told me that our family's reputation is ruined and Ming's marriage will also be affected. Isn't that a threat to me? If you hadn't been indulging Lin Xiaoniang and making her more and more courageous, how could she have the courage to do such a thing? You said at the beginning that you would raise the brothers and sisters with their biological mother, and that it was too cruel to separate the mother and the children. In the end, this is how she teaches her children?" asked Old Lady Sheng.

"Mother, I already know I was wrong. The most urgent thing is to preserve the reputation of the Sheng family. I will accept any beating or punishment you want me to receive afterwards." Sheng Hong said.

"Anyway, I don't care about this matter. I'm already old. How long can I live? My children and grandchildren have their own blessings. You figure it out yourself!" Old Lady Sheng said coldly.

"Mother~"

Madam Wang walked into the hall with her skirt lifted up, knelt down, and cried, "Mother, you can't just ignore it. Hua'er was never liked by her mother-in-law. She just gave birth to a boy not long ago, and her life in the Yuan family has become better. If this matter gets out, how can she stay in the Yuan family? Ru'er is very sad because her marriage with the Wang family didn't work out. If something like this happens again, how can she get married?"

Old Madam Sheng closed her eyes after hearing this, and opened them after a while. She said, "You don't have to worry. The Liang family doesn't dare to offend the Hai family. Now Changbai is going to marry the girl from the Hai family in a few months. If the Sheng family dies at this time, it will not look good for the Hai family."

"But the Liang family hasn't responded yet." Madam Wang said anxiously.

"Why are you in such a hurry? Now we're competing to see who gets impatient first. The Liang family isn't reacting because they're waiting for our Sheng family to come first." Old Lady Sheng scolded.

Although the Liang family is a noble family, no one from the Liang family has served in the army for a long time and they only hold sinecure positions.

They are just a little rich, but have no rights.

It was only because the eldest son of the Liang family had made some contributions in the past few years that he joined the army.

But Hai Wenren is the deputy envoy of the Privy Council and is in charge of the military.

Mrs. Wu might not be anxious, after all, the child was not hers. But Earl Yongchang would definitely not sit still, as he attached great importance to the eldest son.

(End of this chapter)