Sheng Hong was choked. Today he realized that he had never really understood his eldest daughter. She was so eloquent and decisive. Was she really his kind and simple daughter?
Seeing Sheng Hong being held by Hua Lan, Lin Qinshuang's eyes turned and a plan came to her mind.
Lin Qinshuang suddenly crawled to Hualan's feet, grabbed Hualan's brocade clothes, and begged loudly.
"Big girl, please spare Mo'er. Mo'er is your biological sister. If you want to beat or kill me, come at me. I know that in the eyes of the big girl, I am just a cheap life, but I am willing to use this cheap life. I will repay stepbrother and the others for their injuries with my life. The eldest lady showed mercy and killed me and spared Mo'er."
"release."
Hualan was not at all fooled by Lin Qinshuang's pitiful appearance. She tried hard to pull her clothes off, but Lin Qinshuang held on tightly and refused to let go, making it impossible for her to get rid of her.
"Let go."
"Miss, hit me, hit me to death, as long as you spare Mo'er, I will do anything to you..."
Seeing that they couldn't pull her away, Hualan didn't want to give in and winked at the guards behind her. Immediately, the three guards didn't care who Lin Qinshuang was. They went up to her and pried open her fingers one by one, and held her down, preventing her from grabbing Hualan again.
"What are you doing? This is Sheng Mansion, not the Zhongjing Marquis Mansion. This is not the place for you to run wild. Let go, let go."
Sheng Hong couldn't hold it back any longer and roared in anger, pointing at the three guards and yelling at them. But no matter how hard he yelled, they just ignored him and held Lin Qinshuang tightly, waiting for Hua Lan's order.
They are Zhou Chen's people, and Zhou Chen's order to them is to protect the eldest lady. Unless Hua Lan speaks, they will not listen to anyone at all.
Sheng Hong was furious and shouted at Wei Ruixuan's maid: "What are you looking at? Dongrong, call someone and get them all."
The ladies and maids of Wei Rui Xuan looked at each other but did not move. Dong Rong, as Sheng Hong's confidant, obeyed the orders very well and shouted for help, but he himself did not dare to get close.
He was not stupid. The guards around the young lady were not simple and murderous at first glance.
"Come on, come on."
A few people did arrive. Sheng Hong pointed at the three guards holding Lin Qinshuang and shouted, "Capture them."
"Let's see who dares."
Hua Lan gave a delicate shout, and the servants who were about to take action immediately became timid. It was true that they were members of the Sheng Mansion, and some of them had signed death contracts.
But Hualan is not only the eldest daughter of the Sheng family, but also the wife of the Marquis of Zhongjing Mansion. Regardless of her status, they dare not attack or disobey her.
Sheng Hong yelled in frustration: "I told you to do it, are you all deaf? You..."
"Father."
Hua Lan stopped Sheng Hong and said, "Are you going to fight your own daughter for this concubine?"
In such an era, concubines had no status at all, only slightly better than slaves, but like servants, they sold themselves to their masters, so they had no human rights at all.
The status of a concubine is far inferior to that of a legitimate son or daughter. It is because Sheng Hong protected Lin Qinshuang too well that she felt that she could suppress the eldest lady, and Molan, a concubine's daughter, also thought that she could be compared with a legitimate daughter.
Look at what Aunt Kang of the Kang family does. She has the final say over the concubine’s daughter and can send her wherever she wants.
In someone else's house, a concubine like Mo Lan who dared to argue and make noise with her eldest daughter would not have a good ending unless she was beaten to death.
Sheng Hong roared, "Are you thinking of rebelling? I am your father, she is your father's concubine, and she is also your elder. Are you trying to be treasonous?"
Hua Lan's expression also became very ugly. She said in a deep voice: "I am the eldest daughter of the Sheng family, the wife of the Marquis of Zhongjing Marquis's Mansion. My father actually said that she, a concubine, is my elder. Since when did concubines have such a status? Is this the rule of our Sheng family? Can concubines also be the elders of legitimate sons and daughters?"
"You, you... I will beat you to death, you rebellious girl."
Sheng Hong was so angry that he was half dead. He rushed to Hua Lan and raised his hand to hit her. Hua Lan stared at him fearlessly.
Just as Sheng Hong’s slap was about to fall on Hua Lan’s face, a sudden loud shout was heard.
"Father-in-law."
Sheng Hong's movements froze instantly, his expression changed, and he quickly withdrew his hand, looking outside with a grim expression.
Zhou Chen, dressed in a purple official robe, walked in slowly.
Zhou Chen glanced across the hall and saw that Hua Lan's breathing was relatively stable, so he had an idea in his mind.
"Father-in-law."
Sheng Hong said awkwardly: "Shuyuan, why are you here?"
Zhou Chen's expression remained unchanged as he said calmly, "I heard that Stepbrother and Sister Fu were bullied. As a father and uncle, how could I not come to check on the situation?"
Sheng Hong quickly said, "Shuyuan, it's not that exaggerated. Ji Ge'er is my grandson. No one in the Sheng Mansion dares to bully him. It's just a fight between children. Hua'er is no exception. You are so busy, but I still called you over."
He thought that Zhou Chen was called by Hualan for support, which made him even more uncomfortable. It was one thing for his daughter to come home and show off, but now his son-in-law also came to show off. Did he still take him, his father and father-in-law, seriously?
But this was just what he thought in his heart. He dared not show it openly. He could not even control his own daughter. This son-in-law was more powerful than his daughter. He had fought his way through the battlefield. How could he dare to offend him? If he really got angry and did not give face to his father-in-law, it would be even more embarrassing.
Zhou Chen looked puzzled. "A fight between children? Father-in-law, forgive my confusion, but are there any young men and women in the Sheng Mansion who are the same age as Stepbrother and Sister Fu?"
Sheng Hong was stunned for a moment. There was no such youngster in the Sheng Mansion. He was just making an excuse, but he didn't expect Zhou Chen to be so serious.
"Shuyuan, it's Mo'er. She's your sister, only a few years older than stepbrother and the others. They're all children, so it's normal for them to fight and quarrel. It's not a big deal."
"Oh, so that's it."
Zhou Chen nodded in relief, then turned to Hua Lan and said, "My dear, did you hear what your father-in-law said? It's just a fight between children, it's not a big deal. You also made such a big fuss. It would be bad if it got out."
Upon hearing Zhou Chen's words, everyone in the hall was stunned. Sheng Hong immediately showed joy on his face. Look, this son-in-law is so sensible and considerate, much better than his daughter.
Lin Qinshuang, who was pretending to be pitiful and weak, also visibly relaxed. Since Zhou Chen said so, then everything must be fine.
The person involved, Molan, was even more relieved. It was a good thing for her not to be beaten. However, she did not feel the slightest gratitude towards Zhou Chen. Instead, she remembered this humiliation deeply in her heart. If she had the chance in the future, she would definitely return the favor.
Sheng Hong said with a smile: "That's right, Shuyuan, it has to be you, what do women know?"
But he did not notice that Hualan's expression did not change at all. Instead, while he was talking, she walked up to Molan and slapped Molan in the face as she just sat up.
"Snapped!"
This slap not only knocked Molan to the ground, but also stunned everyone in the hall. The smile on Sheng Hong's face came to an abrupt end.
But Hua Lan didn't stop. Instead, she asked Xing'er to pull Mo Lan up again, then switched her hand and slapped Mo Lan on the other side of the face.
"Snapped!"
Another slap, and Molan fell to the ground again.
Molan covered her face and wailed in pain. It was obvious that her face had turned red and blood was flowing from the corners of her mouth. It was obvious that Hualan had used a lot of force in those two slaps.
"Mo'er."
Lin Qinshuang let out a shrill scream and struggled desperately to get over, but how could she possibly break free from the hands of Hualan's guards? She cried with snot and tears, but when she saw it was useless, her eyelids twitched and her body went limp.
It's a pity that the guard was not Sheng Hong, and he had no mercy on her at all. Even when she fainted, he still held her hand and controlled her.
The two slaps stunned Sheng Hong. He pointed at Hua Lan with trembling hands.
"you you you……"
"Father-in-law."
Before Sheng Hong could get angry, Zhou Chen spoke up in time, and then said with a smile: "Father-in-law, don't worry, it's just a fight between children, it's not a big deal, don't be angry."
"Fight, fight?" Sheng Hong's lips trembled.
Zhou Chen asked with a puzzled look on his face, "Isn't it? Molan is a generation older than Jige'er and Fujie'er, and these fights are just children's fights. Hualan is only a few years older than Molan, so the fights between them should also be what father-in-law called a fight between children."
Sheng Hong was so angry that he was shaking all over: "You, me, you all, how could you do this? We are all family, what do you want?"
Zhou Chen still kept smiling: "Don't be angry, father-in-law. It's normal for children to fight with each other. My wife, you are the same. It's a fight between sisters. Why did you hit them so hard? It hurts to hit your face. Let me blow it for you."
As he spoke, he took Hualan's hand seriously and gently called her in front of everyone.
Lin Qinshuang woke up in time and cried desperately, "Master, Master, you have to make the decision for us. Is this the Sheng Mansion or the Hou Mansion? Miss, brother-in-law, if you want to hit someone, hit me, don't hit my Mo'er."
"Master, if you want to beat me, beat me. I will take the punishment for Mo'er. Mo'er is still young and has not married yet. If you continue to beat her like this, she will die, Master."
Hua Lan said coldly: "You deserved to be beaten. You, as a woman, can't escape responsibility for Mo Lan's current situation."
"shut up."
Sheng Hong was so angry that he clapped his hands on his legs and jumped up.
"Come here, drag Lin out and give her twenty strokes of the cane, and take Molan to the ancestral hall and make her kneel. No one is allowed to come out without my permission."
After saying that, he shouted at Hua Lan and Zhou Chen: "That's enough. Is this enough of what I've done?"
Hua Lan felt uncomfortable and disappointed when she saw Sheng Hong's appearance. Originally, this matter was not complicated. As long as Sheng Hong took the lead and punished Mo Lan fairly and justly, she would have no reason to be angry anymore, and there would be no What happened later.
But Sheng Hong always thinks about making big things into small things. When Lin Sushuang and Mo Lan cry, he becomes soft-hearted and thinks of a small punishment instead of asking her to show kindness.
But she had already been reprimanded by Sheng Hong last time because Molan deliberately framed Rulan and Minglan. How could she just let it go this time?
"My Lord, Hiro."
"Daddy."
Sheng Hong's facial muscles twitched, and he forced himself to shout, "Pull it down, pull it down, are you all deaf?"
Dong Rong immediately ordered the maids to drag Lin Qinshuang and Molan away, completely ignoring their cries.
Sheng Hong took a few deep breaths and said to Zhou Chen and Hua Lan with a gloomy face, "I have something to deal with at home today, so I won't keep the Marquis and the Marquis's wife for dinner."
Hua Lan's expression remained unchanged as she said calmly, "Then I will not disturb you from doing your housework."
Then she walked into the inner room. Sheng Hong no longer paid attention to Zhou Chen. He walked straight to the chair and sat down, still breathing heavily.
Zhou Chen didn't care either. He was not afraid of offending Sheng Hong, because how should we describe Sheng Hong? To put it nicely, he cared too much about his face. To put it bluntly, he was a coward.
Therefore, it doesn’t matter whether he offends Sheng Hong or not. As long as he can bring benefits to the Sheng family, Sheng Hong will not really turn against him.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 1136: Secret Action, Gu Er's Trajectory Changes
Zhou Chen hugged his step brother, Hua Lan held Sister Fu's arm, and walked out of Wei Ruixuan together. Wang Ruofu chased them from behind.
"Hua'er, Lord."
"Mother."
"Mother-in-law."
Zhou Chen and Hua Lan stopped.
Wang Ruofu had a strange look on her face. She felt very happy when she saw the miserable plight of Lin Qinshuang and her daughter, but the conflict between Hualan and Sheng Hong made her feel particularly embarrassed. So she didn't know whether she should be happy or sad.
"Hua'er, don't blame your father. He is just that kind of person. You know it after all these years. He will calm down in a few days. Don't take it to heart."
Hua Lan forced a smile and said, "Don't worry, mother. How could I really hate father? I just don't blame him, no matter if he is good or bad, as long as the mother and daughter of Lin Xiaoniang cry, make a fuss, and act like a spoiled child, he will lose his position. I can tolerate other things, but I absolutely cannot tolerate bullying my child."
Wang Ruofu grabbed Hua Lan's hand and said, "Of course I understand you. You are just like me. If anyone dares to bully you and your brother, I will fight them to the death."
"Mom, I understand."
Wang Ruofu said a few words to Hua Lan, and then said to Zhou Chen: "My Lord, what happened today is due to our poor discipline in the Sheng Mansion. Please forgive me."
Zhou Chen said: "Mother-in-law, I know this matter has nothing to do with you. It is the problem of Lin Xiaoniang and her daughter. We have already punished them, so there is no need to talk about it anymore."
"Okay, okay, you are sensible, unlike that bitch mother and daughter. Are they worthy of competing with you?"
Wang Ruofu talked about Lin Qinshuang and Molan, and started cursing them angrily again. She had disliked this mother and daughter for a long time, and they had made a big fuss today, but when she saw the miserable appearance of the mother and daughter, she also breathed a sigh of relief.
After leaving Sheng Mansion, Hualan asked Cuichan to take Fujie'er and Jige'er to sit in the carriage at the back, while she and Zhou Chen sat in one carriage.
Zhou Chen looked at Hua Lan, who had been silent for a long time with a gloomy face, and asked with a smile, "Why, you are still angry, right? Then let's go back and teach them a lesson?"
Hua Lan rolled her eyes immediately: "If we really go back, I'm afraid my father will really turn against us."
Zhou Chen smiled and said, "I didn't expect that my wife would be so powerful today. She was so brave that even my father-in-law was very angry. It really proves the saying that a mother is strong."
Hua Lan snorted with a murderous look on her face: "Of course, whoever dares to hurt our child, no matter who it is, I will fight her to the death. If it weren't for my father's behavior today, I would have beaten that little lady Lin as well."
Zhou Chen held her in his arms and comforted her, "Don't worry, they will suffer a lot in the future if they are like that. But you are still polite today. You should have stopped talking nonsense and let Xiao Wu and the others do it directly. Even if your father-in-law is dissatisfied, he will not really turn against you."
Hua Lan said, "I saw that the children were still alive at the time, but this is already good enough. I'll teach them a lesson and see if they dare to be so arrogant in the future."
Zhou Chen shook his head. For people like Lin Qinshuang and Molan, their personalities had long been distorted, and no amount of lessons could change the habits they had already developed.
His wife still had too little experience in palace fighting, but that was true. When she was in the Sheng Mansion, she was the eldest daughter and no one dared to mess with her. After she married into the Zhongjing Marquis' Mansion, she was also the head of the family and was spoiled. No one could fight with her in the mansion, so naturally she had no experience in palace fighting.
But the decisiveness she displayed today was already quite difficult to come by. At the very least, she had the aura and demeanor of a real lady.
"I checked the injuries of Ji Ge'er and Sister Fu, they are not serious. The bloodstains on Sister Fu's face will heal in a few days."
"That's fine, that's fine."
Hualan patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief. On the one hand, she felt sorry for her son today, and on the other hand, she was worried about Sister Fu.
After all, Sister Fu is not her daughter. If anything really happened to her, she would feel guilty for the rest of her life.
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