Minglan is reborn, this time with no regrets!

It was not until this moment that Cuiwei suddenly realized: "It turns out that the young lady deliberately indulged these people to be ignorant of the heaven and earth. They either provoke the second brother or the third brother, or else they shout and throw plates and bowls in the yard. When they are used to being spoiled and don't know how to restrain themselves, they will definitely cause big trouble. Especially Yinxing, if the eldest lady knew that she tried every means to seduce the second brother, she would definitely come and deal with her."

Danju: "I can understand why the Madam wants to take back Jiu'er, after all, Jiu'er is Madam Liu's biological daughter. But why doesn't Ginkgo sell her? She misses her second brother so much. If she takes back Weiruixuan, she can see her second brother more often. Isn't the Madam afraid that something will happen in the future?"

Minglan: "Given my second brother's character, nothing will happen even if they meet three hundred times. The reason why he didn't sell Ginkgo is mainly because he is afraid that Ginkgo will be out of control. If something gets out before Sister-in-law Hai enters the house, it may affect the marriage of the two families."

Xiao Tao: "Then why didn't the Madam sell Ke'er as well? Third brother doesn't have any plans to get married recently."

Minglan laughed and said, "This was sent back deliberately to disgust Lin Xiaoniang! Ke'er is not good at anything, and it is probably just a reluctant job for Lin Xiaoniang to get information. Lin Xiaoniang sent her to our courtyard, probably to keep her away from Third Brother."

Danju: "But I heard that Miss Lin wants to be the eldest grandson of the Sheng family. If she accepts Ke'er, won't she be able to achieve her wish faster?"

Minglan: "The Sheng family already has an eldest grandson, but he is now living away from home. If we give birth to another one, it will mean that Miss Lin did not discipline her third brother strictly. Besides, she is so poor now, how can she afford to raise more grandchildren?"

After they cleaned up Mu Cang Zhai, Minglan rushed to Shou'an Hall to apologize to the old lady.

The old lady was busy making incense by herself, leaving Minglan aside. When the incense was done, she looked up at her and said, "You said you were wrong? What was wrong?"

Minglan: "My second brother treated me so well, but I plotted against him. I used Ginkgo's desire for him to provoke the eldest lady's anger, and used the eldest lady's hand to clear out the little ghosts in the yard... How is my use of my second brother different from Linqi Pavilion's..."

Old lady: "If Changbai was your biological brother, would you do this?"

Minglan stuck out her tongue and said, "Brother Changbai treats me the same as my biological brother now. If we were really born of the same mother, I'm afraid he would scold me even more harshly."

The old lady suppressed her laughter and said, "What if you were born to the eldest lady or to Miss Lin?"

Minglan: "Either the eldest lady controls the whole family, or Miss Lin is as shrewd as a ghost and schemes for me. At least I don't have to scheme for everything."

Old lady: "What's wrong with you?"

Minglan swallowed and dared not say a word.

The old lady frowned: "I have taught you for so long, why don't you understand why I am angry with you?"

Minglan blinked her round eyes blankly.

The old lady said angrily, "It's just a small matter, is it necessary for you to toss and turn and lose sleep? Look at your little face, it's all waxy yellow! Your own brothers, your own mother, your future husband, and your own children, after all, can't be with you for the rest of your life. You have to decide how to go in your life. Your plan today is very good!"

Seeing her grandmother saying the warmest words with the angriest face, Minglan suddenly brightened up.

The old lady pouted and said, "Let me ask you, if it happens again, would you do it again?"

Minglan pretended to be serious and said, "Do it!"

The old lady slammed the table and shouted, "You have to do it! Only by doing it can you survive."

Minglan laughed out loud.

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The weather is getting hotter, and the heat makes people drowsy. The flowers and plants are also wilted by the sun and droop listlessly on the ground.

In the front hall, the eldest lady and Sheng Hong were warmly entertaining the distinguished guests of the Hai family. Today was the day of the betrothal ceremony, and the Sheng family had sent a generous betrothal gift to the Hai family early on, and then the Hai family's dowry was carried into the Sheng family like water.

Everyone was watching in the front hall.

It was as if the Hai family had moved an entire warehouse here, and they had prepared everything from the girls' bowls and chopsticks for eating, teapots for drinking, toilet bowls, bedding for sleeping, and even funeral clothes for a hundred years to come. There were dozens of boxes of clothing materials, and dozens of tables, chairs, and benches, which filled the front hall of the Sheng family to the brim. It was no different from the scene when Hualan got married, with a grand wedding ceremony that lasted for ten miles.

Lin Qinshuang was not allowed to watch the ceremony in the front hall, so she could only listen to the servants' reports in Linqi Pavilion. The more she listened, the angrier and more anxious she became. She couldn't help but scold Changfeng, "It's all your fault! If you hadn't failed the imperial examination, all these things would have been yours!"

Chang Feng was drinking soup from a bowl. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Even if I pass the exam, these things are not mine. The Hai family originally liked my second brother's good looks, and he swore in front of the Hai family elders that he would never take a concubine. That's why they married their daughter to us regardless of family background. If their family only cared about academic achievement, then there were twelve people ahead of my brother in this exam. How could the Sheng family get a chance?"

Lin Qinshuang poked him with her finger: "You spineless thing! How can you only help others gain prestige while destroying your own ambition? When will you learn from your sister and win back face for your mother?"

Chang Feng was too lazy to repeat the same old tune to her, so he quickly took two bites and said, "I'm full, help yourself, mother."

Molan chewed the food in her mouth carefully, put down her chopsticks and cleaned her mouth before she said, "Don't talk while eating or sleeping, mother, how come you have lost your manners under the influence of your third brother? If you continue to behave like this while eating at the same table with nobles in the future, you will be laughed at."

Lin Qinshuang: "It's already this late and you still have time to care about your manners? Didn't you hear from people outside how much betrothal gifts the Sheng family gave to the Hai family, and how much the Hai family gave back? Calculate the account carefully! What the Sheng family gave out will be for you and your third brother in the future, and what about what the Hai family gave back? It will all go into Wei Ruixuan's pocket in the future! We are really at a big loss!"

Lin Qinshuang was so angry that she was sweating profusely and fanning herself with a fan.

Molan washed her hands in the copper basin that Ayan held up and said, "Mother, why are you in such a hurry? When I marry into the Qi family, all the wealth and glory will belong to you. Let them show off now, they will cry later."

Lin Qinshuang said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes, Mo'er is still ambitious! You must marry into a wealthy family and piss off the bitch in Wei Ruixuan."

Ayan didn't realize that it was time for her to leave. She stood there holding the copper basin, staring at the dazzling array of food on the table in a daze.

She was so hungry that she couldn't wait to rush to the table and eat.

Ever since Lin Qinshuang successfully won back Sheng Hong's heart, Ayan was completely banished to the maids' room, and her food and clothing were exactly the same as those of the maids - only two meals a day, breakfast and dinner, and no lunch.

Although Chang Feng would occasionally give her something in private, he was watched closely by Mo Lan at the table and could not even raise a finger to A Yan. At first, he would fight for A Yan, but after being scolded by Lin's mother and daughter several times, he gradually convinced himself: ordinary people only eat two meals a day, so this is not wronging A Yan.

But Ayan couldn't stand it. She was growing up and had to do a lot of work every day. Plus, children are greedy by nature. She would drool when she saw others eating, and her stomach would growl uncontrollably.

Molan looked at Ayan's expression and said mockingly, "Why, you want to eat?"

Ayan had been teased by her like this several times before, and she no longer took it as seriously as before. She held back her saliva and shook her head.

Molan snorted, "You're smart. Look carefully, this is food that only the master can eat. You're just a servant, you can only watch from the sidelines!"

Molan was only busy scolding Ayan, but she didn't realize that the people standing around to serve her were all servants. Everyone listened to her scolding and put themselves in her shoes, thinking that she was making innuendos. Some of them lowered their heads in inferiority, while others got angry: You are the master, but why do you humiliate others for no reason? The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and she decided to find an opportunity to spit in the soup next time.

Ayan didn’t think too much about it. She was very glad that her reaction this time was correct and did not cause more scolding from Molan.

After everyone had gone back to their rooms for a nap, Ayan sneaked out of Linqi Pavilion and went to the small Taoist room of Mr. Jing'an.