Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Before Molan could debate whether to tell Lin Qinshuang and Wang Ruofu about the relationship between her two brothers Changbai and Changfeng, Ruolan came to talk to her with a speechless look on her face.

Rulan was really upset today, especially because she felt sorry for her mother Wang Ruofu, so she didn't even have an appetite for her favorite ice cream.

After listening to her complaints, Molan thought that perhaps Changbai and Changfeng's marriage had been exposed, but there was nothing to comfort Ruolan because Lin Qinshuang was also kept in the dark.

Rulan talked for a long time and finally expressed her dissatisfaction with Shou'an Hall directly: "The old lady is really getting more and more unrefined in her work. In order to show off her ability, she used my eldest sister's marriage as a threat. My eldest sister has been harassed by her mother-in-law for many years, but she never said a word. Now that my eldest sister has finally lived a more comfortable life with the support of her two brothers, she has set her sights on the marriages of my two brothers, but she still ignores my mother, the eldest lady!"

Molan understood what Old Lady Sheng did, but she was unwilling to sympathize with her, let alone speak for her. To be honest, in Molan's opinion, it would be better to sympathize with Wang Ruofu, the stepmother, rather than Old Lady Sheng. After all, although Wang Ruofu was a little confused most of the time, she had never had a real bad heart.

Of course Molan knew that what made Wang Ruofu angry was the family's style of excluding her from matters that were clearly highly related to her, especially since this family had already had the precedent of Hualan's marriage.

It would be fine if Hualan lived a good life after marriage. Wang Ruofu would definitely not say anything because of Hualan's good life. However, Hualan has been harassed by the wife of the Earl of Zhongqin since her marriage, and it has also affected her health. If Wang Ruofu has nothing to say, she would not be herself.

So at this moment she advised Rulan: "Go back and ask the eldest lady to take out the list of noble ladies in the capital that she got from the Wang family and show it to Dad. At least let Dad know that the eldest lady has been worrying about Second Brother behind the scenes and has not done anything bad. Let Dad, the old lady and Second Brother see that the eldest lady has a loving motherly heart."

Rulan obviously also thought about Hualan's marriage, so she took a deep breath to calm herself down, but she couldn't help but slap the table to express her dissatisfaction, "I just don't understand, my mother is also the lady carefully selected by the old lady, why does the old lady want to make things difficult for her!" Even their father always ignored her opinions.

Molan rarely talks about others behind their backs, but Old Madam Sheng is an exception. "When our grandfather was young, he grew up with that cousin concubine who was said to be very favored. They even had an engagement. After grandfather passed the imperial examination and won the third place, he was going to complete the engagement. But things are unpredictable. Old Madam, the legitimate daughter of the Yongyi Marquis's mansion, fell in love with grandfather, the third place winner, and caused the person who should have been his wife to become a concubine."

"Later, our cousin and the old lady fought for many years. The old lady was so caught up in the inner house fighting that her own son died at a young age. It also caused Dad and our grandmother to have to linger under the tyranny of the wife and the concubine."

"That's all I know about what happened back then. No one except the old lady and daddy knows how our grandmother died. After daddy married the eldest lady, the daughter of the Grand Tutor, he had the capital to fall out with the old lady, but my mother showed up, and daddy and the eldest lady also fell out."

Rulan gasped, not daring to believe what she heard. Although she and Molan had a very close relationship, she tried to ignore Lin Qinshuang's existence in their daily interactions. But just now, Molan actually said that Lin Qinshuang was getting together with their biological father. It was very likely that the old lady was plotting behind this, and it was just to suppress her mother's influence in the Sheng family and alienate her parents' relationship!

Although it is hard to believe, Rulan thinks about it carefully and believes that this conjecture is not impossible. After all, although Lin Qinshuang did not live directly in Shou'an Hall back then, her yard was just behind Shou'an Hall. With the old lady's control over the entire Sheng family, every move of Lin Qinshuang was under her control. Therefore, it is very likely that the old lady directly provided convenience for Lin Qinshuang to succeed!

As she thought about it, Rulan burst into tears, "This is so ridiculous..."

Molan picked up Rulan's handkerchief and wiped her tears. She herself could not accept the fact that the old lady harmed Wang Ruofu, Lin Qinshuang and Sheng Hong for her own selfish reasons, especially the death of Wei Xiaoniang and the child in her belly, which was also driven by the old lady behind the death.

Rulan obviously also thought of Wei Xiaoniang and the child in her belly who had no chance of being born, so she couldn't help but feel cold all over and shiver.

Molan took Rulan into her arms and comforted her: "Don't be afraid. The old lady's methods have become more and more blatant over the years. I'm sure Dad has discovered some clues. Besides, my mother has been keeping an eye on the old lady. She won't have the chance to hurt anyone in this family again."

Rulan didn't expect that Molan and Lin Qinshuang had been staring at the old lady behind her back for a long time. She knew after a little thought that this matter probably started after Minglan's biological mother, Wei Xiaoniang, was killed. She gently withdrew from Molan's arms, tried to wipe away her tears and calm down her mood. She let Molan ask Xi Que, Yun Zai and Lu Zhong who were guarding outside to come in and help her wash and dress.

Molan wrapped ice cubes in a cotton towel and applied it around Rulan's eyes for a while. Finally, the redness and swelling of her eyes went away. She let her go after she saw that she looked like she could go out.

Before leaving, Molan pulled Xi Que aside and instructed, "The people on night watch tonight should be more careful. Put two tranquilizing pills next to Rulan's pillow before she goes to bed."

Xi Que agreed seriously. Ru Lan finally smiled when she heard Mo Lan worrying about her. "Don't worry, Fourth Sister. I'm not that fragile. I was rude before because I didn't think about it that much. It doesn't matter now."

Rulan went back and packed up the information that Wang Ruofu had brought for Changbai. Now that she was old, it would not be convenient for her to go to Changbai's yard in front unless it was necessary, so she asked Xi Que to help bring it over and also told Changbai to consider Wang Ruofu as a mother.

After listening to Xi Que's retelling, Changbai felt ashamed and embarrassed. After his sister's reminder, he suddenly realized that he and his father had ignored the existence of Wang Ruofu, his biological mother and the eldest lady of the Sheng family, in their hearts. He even felt ashamed of his contempt for his biological mother.

Changbai looked at the two girls from the Fan and Han families at the top, and felt very uncomfortable.

The fathers of these two girls had both served as prime ministers, and they had many brothers and sisters in their families. Of course, there were also many family members who served as officials. They were legitimate and upright officials.

Changbai sighed, chose the gentle and strong girl from the Han family, took the paper to see his biological father Sheng Hong, explained the situation to him, and asked Sheng Hong to do his best to help him.

At first, Sheng Hong didn't understand why Changbai suddenly changed his mind. After he learned from Dongrong that the information in Changbai's hand was sent to him by Ruolan through Xique, he realized that Changbai blamed himself for hiding the affairs of the Hai family from his biological mother Wang Ruofu, so he simply chose Miss Han, who did not belong to the Hai family but was seen by Wang Ruofu.

Thinking of Wang Ruofu, Sheng Hong couldn't help feeling a little melancholy.

He and Wang Ruofu had a period of tender and beautiful time together, but later Wang Ruofu gradually became bolder and looked down on the old lady, and at the instigation of her sister, Madam Kang, she did some things to accept bribes, so he began to dislike Wang Ruofu.

Later, he met Lin Qinshuang, and there was no possibility of reconciliation between the couple.