Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Lin Qinshuang had already put aside the matter of Changfeng Chunwei and was packing Molan's dowry, but Wang Ruofu worshipped the three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism at home. She would go to burn incense and worship after getting up early in the morning, washing up.

Sheng Hong was really amused when he saw her making such a big show: "You are too unrefined. There is no need to provide for all three families at the same time."

Wang Ruofu finished her worship calmly and stood up. Then she glared at Sheng Hong and said, "Sir, what do you know? There are so many people who come to the Buddha's temple to pray at the last minute. Can the gods and Buddhas in heaven bless them one by one? It all depends on who is more sincere. My incense is the best sandalwood. Tomorrow I can offer you agarwood. I pray every day just in case some god or fairy sees me by mistake."

Sheng Hong was speechless for a moment, and Wang Ruofu saw that Sheng Hong was silent, and felt that she had won this time. She looked up, held Liu Mama's hand, and walked out arrogantly. But when she turned to go out, she suddenly saw Sheng Hong glanced at her with a sly look in his eyes. It seemed that he didn't see her because of the angle, so she also took three incense sticks and bowed down, muttering something like blessing Chang Feng and Chang Bai to pass the imperial examination.

Wang Ruofu wanted to look at it again, but was pulled away by Madam Liu. "Madam, please go quickly. The master has good intentions. We just need to know it."

The two most important men in the family have already gone to take part in the Spring Examination, and the tense atmosphere in the Sheng family has disappeared for the most part. The girls don't have to go to Master Zhuang's house for lessons every day, so they each do what they like in their own yards to amuse themselves.

Molan thought that Rulan would be caught by Wang Ruofu as a housekeeper recently, but she didn't expect Rulan to come to her courtyard early in the morning. Although she was a little surprised, Molan also skillfully asked Lu Zhong and Yun Zai to serve Rulan tea and snacks. After Rulan finished eating, she lowered her voice and said, "Fourth sister, have you noticed that Minglan has not given up on the young master?"

Molan knew that when she heard this, Rulan must have noticed that Qi Heng came over to greet Changbai and Changfeng just to talk to Minglan. However, Minglan was not very affectionate to her, so she said nonchalantly, "Anyway, they are under the old lady's supervision, so they will not do anything to bring disgrace to the family. We don't need to care."

Rulan shook her head, looking at Molan's nonchalant expression, she said angrily: "I don't want to care about Minglan, but I'm worried that the old lady actually secretly agrees with Minglan's shady move. If we are not careful, we will both be innocent."

Having said that, Rulan sighed and said bluntly, "I just hate Minglan's always aggrieved look! Just think about it, how much criticism did we both receive from the old lady because of Minglan's attitude?! It was Minglan herself who didn't want to get close to us, but in the end, it was us who were unfilial and deliberately isolated her!"

Molan didn't care about these things, so she still looked unmoved. "You and I have a father who is partial to us, and two brothers who are partial to us, but Minglan is only taken care of by the old lady, so it's normal for the old lady to think that she has been wronged. Anyway, it doesn't hurt me at all to be criticized by the old lady. If she wants to waste her breath, just let her do it."

Rulan pouted but still couldn't get angry, "Fourth sister, you are just too kind, so the old lady always finds you to save face for Minglan."

Molan looked at Rulan who was filled with righteous indignation and smiled to express her gratitude, "Ah, I still have you to worry about me. Besides, Minglan and the young master can't be together, and the old lady will not watch Minglan become someone's concubine. Others aside, it's Princess Pingning who can't get over it. The young master has not suffered much and is still a bit naive, but his temperament is weak, so as long as Princess Pingning is firm, they have no future."

Rulan certainly understood all this. She just couldn't stand Minglan's behavior, and she especially didn't like the attitude of Old Lady Sheng who always wanted to step on them to raise Minglan's status.

Seeing this, Molan quickly changed the subject: "Instead of being dissatisfied with Minglan here, you might as well think more about your elder sister. Since your elder sister gave birth to Zhuang Jie'er three years ago, there has been no news for more than three years. I heard that your elder sister's husband can't take care of her."

Rulan's face darkened when she thought of Hualan's situation. She really didn't like the rogue behavior of the wife of the Earl of Zhongqin. Also, because of the wife of the Earl of Zhongqin, her filter for noble families was shattered.

Rulan tore the handkerchief in her hand as if it were the wife of the Marquis Zhongqin, and cursed bitterly: "The Marquis Zhongqin's wife is really a complete pauper! Their family has been supported by the dowry of my elder sister for most of these years. It would be fine if she didn't say a few nice words, but she has to torture my elder sister even more!"

Molan raised her hand and held Rulan's, and directly came up with a feasible plan: "I think at least one of the two brothers will be able to pass the imperial examination this year. Then the elder sister will definitely come back to celebrate. We will invite a doctor in advance, and when the elder sister comes, we will secretly check her pulse. No matter what, the most important thing is to let the elder sister take care of her health first."

Rulan was overjoyed when she heard this, and the first thing she thought of was to ask her mother to ask her maternal grandparents for help. But then she changed her mind and snorted coldly, "If my two brothers can really pass the imperial examination, believe it or not, the first doctor we ask will be Shou'an Hall!"

Rulan knew that the old lady in her family would never do anything without a profit, and her two brothers had a good relationship with Hualan, so whenever one of them passed the imperial examination, the old lady of Shou'an Hall would take the initiative to show favor. They were both about to find a husband, but after all, their parents were in charge of this matter, and she couldn't intervene, so showing favor to Hualan became her first choice.

Although, Rulan still felt that Mrs. Sheng was too cold-hearted. If she had considered Hualan in this way at another time, she would have been willing to acknowledge that she was her grandmother. But as time went by, she gradually gave up on Mrs. Sheng and only regarded her as an elder relative who needed to be treated with respect, but there was no need to get close to her.

Rulan went back and told Wang Ruofu about Molan's idea. Wang Ruofu thought Molan was thoughtful, but Rulan's next words made Wang Ruofu furious. Mother Liu had to spend a lot of time to calm her down.

In her heart, Wang Ruofu was indeed somewhat careless towards Old Lady Sheng, so when Old Lady Sheng found out, she allowed Lin Qinshuang to have contact with Sheng Hong. She even forced Wang Ruofu to drink Lin Qinshuang's concubine tea by pressing her head. Over the years, she allowed Wang Ruofu to be slapped in the face by Lin Qinshuang constantly, which earned Wang Ruofu's awe.

But now Wang Ruofu realized that Old Lady Sheng had treated her like a domesticated animal. How could she swallow this? But Wang Ruofu had no other means, and she knew she couldn't beat Old Lady Sheng, so she turned her head and set her sights on Minglan.