Minglan is reborn, this time with no regrets!

Lin Qinshuang screamed in shock: "How could this be?"

Sheng Hong: "Not only did she run away, she also eloped with Kang Jin."

Lin Qinshuang: "This, this, this... How could Young Master Kang do this!"

Sheng Hong squinted at her and said, "You don't know?"

Lin Qinshuang: "I...I don't know! Since my master ordered me to reflect on my mistakes, I haven't stepped out of my room for a day. How can I know what's going on outside?"

In fact, she already knew.

Although she didn't know that Molan had escaped from the ship with Kang Jin, she had already received news that Molan had returned to the capital.

The day after Molan arrived at Yuelai Inn, she sent someone to deliver a letter to Lin Qinshuang. She took out the fifty taels in her pocket and gave a full one tael to the waiter at Yuelai Inn, asking him to fly a kite in front of the backyard of Sheng Mansion.

The waiter took a kite with the four big words "Yue Lai Inn" written on it and flew it over the Sheng Mansion. Lin Qinshuang, who was looking out the window every day, saw it. She knew that her daughter had successfully returned to the capital and was now hiding in Yue Lai Inn.

This was the communication strategy that the mother and daughter had discussed in advance.

This method does not require bribing any member of the Sheng family, so there is no risk of being betrayed by anyone.

"Well, it seems that she doesn't even want you as her mother anymore," Sheng Hong watched Lin Qinshuang pretending to be stupid, leaning back in the chair, and slowly exhaled, "If that's the case, then when I catch this fatherless and motherless thing that ruins our family, I'll beat her to death!"

His last three words were spoken with great emphasis.

"No, no, Honglang!" Lin Qinshuang's delicate body trembled, and she threw herself on Sheng Hong's knees, "Mo'er was just confused for a moment! She was sad and scared. She was afraid of marrying alone in Youyang, without anyone to rely on, and into such a poor family. She was afraid that her in-laws would be mean to her. She ran away because she was afraid!"

"Bullshit! I've said it before, there's an older brother in Youyang, and I can control that family. She can live her life with her head held high after she marries him. This is the best match for her!"

"Yes, yes! But Mo'er doesn't understand. She is still young, and she is attached to her own father! Hong Lang... Hong Lang, I have been your concubine for more than 20 years, enduring humiliation and being looked down upon. Just because I am infatuated with you, please spare Mo'er!"

As she spoke, she knelt on the ground and sobbed, "Even if the master doesn't care about the old relationship, please think about Feng'er's face! He has changed his mind and studied hard. He even brought two boxes of books to read on the way to Youyang this time. He is so motivated that he will be on the list of successful candidates in the imperial examination. If Honglang beats his sister to death, wouldn't it ruin the relationship between you two as father and son?"

"Father-son relationship?" Sheng Hong looked at her, "So you knew we have a son?"

Lin Qinshuang didn't understand what he meant by that, so she stood up and said, "Of course, Honglang and I have a deep love for each other, and we have two good children, Feng'er and Mo'er. I beg Honglang to spare his biological sister for Feng'er's sake!"

"Let her go," Sheng Hong supported the table with one hand, buried his head between his fingers, and rubbed his eyebrows, "and then what?"

Lin Qinshuang took the opportunity to fall on Sheng Hong's knees: "Then of course I'll cancel the marriage with Youyang's family, go to the Kang family to propose marriage, and choose a good day as soon as possible to get married!" She leaned forward and looked up at Sheng Hong, her eyes slightly widened, looking confused.

"Propose marriage?" Sheng Hong lowered his head and looked directly at Lin Qinshuang's face. "Your daughter has done such a shameful thing, and you still want me to help her propose marriage?"

"If such a big thing as eloping gets out, both of our families will be embarrassed!"

"Haha, yes, it's really embarrassing. But," Sheng Hong approached her, "you only think about proposing marriage to Mo'er, and don't you worry about Feng'er? They set out together as a brother and sister, and now Mo'er has fled back to the capital, but Feng'er is still outside. He is alone outside and has lost his sister. Is he feeling well or not, is he safe or not... don't you think about these things?"

Lin Qinshuang was anxious to arrange Molan's marriage, and said, "Feng'er is so old, his health is better than ours. Besides, with Yunzai and others serving him, he will at most get drunk and have a headache for a few days, and be a little anxious because he can't find his sister. But these are all trivial matters, my master, don't worry about him! But Mo'er, Honglang, since Mo'er and Young Master Kang love each other, we as parents should help them and tell the public that we finally decided to marry into the Kang family, so that... the news of the elopement will not be spread!"

Sheng Hong looked at her steadily: "How do you know Feng'er is drunk?"

Lin Qinshuang's smile froze on her face.

"I didn't know about this until I went to the Kang family," he approached Lin Qinshuang little by little, "You were locked up in the room the whole time, how did you know?"

Lin Qinshuang lowered her head in panic and muttered “I, I, I” for a long time, unable to utter a complete sentence.

Sheng Hong grabbed Lin Qinshuang's neck and forced her to look up at him. "Is it really you who gave Mo'er the idea?" He almost stared into Lin Qinshuang's eyes. "Did you let her get a boatload of people drunk and run away?"

"Hong... cough cough... Honglang... cough..." Lin Qinshuang's face turned red and she waved her hands around to tear Sheng Hong's fingers.

"That's your own daughter!!! Are you going to treat her so badly?!!!" Sheng Hong shook his hand violently, and Lin Qinshuang fell back to the ground, coughing madly.

After catching her breath, Lin Qinshuang yelled, "I abused her?"

She propped herself up and sat up, pointing at Sheng Hong, saying, "Honglang, you keep saying that you want to arrange a marriage for her, but you chose such a poor man who has no hope of passing the imperial examination and is disabled! Mo'er is obviously such a good lady. Apart from being a concubine's daughter, she is much worse than Hualan. It would be fine if you didn't want to find a rich family for her, but now there is a mediocre family like the Kang family who came to propose marriage, but Honglang still refused and pushed Mo'er to the desolate Youyang! I mistreat her? Who mistreats her!"

This was the first time she contradicted Sheng Hong like this, and she was shaking all over. But for the sake of her daughter's success, she had to fight this time!

Sheng Hong was speechless and choked: "Don't you understand what your daughter's situation is now? She is also disabled. Which wealthy family in Bianjing would be willing to marry such a daughter-in-law?"

"It's all because Honglang refused to hire famous doctors for her!" Lin Qinshuang suddenly stood up and roared, "And the old lady! I've even gone to Shou'an Hall for help, but she still cowered and refused to help! It's all because of you that Mo'er has come to this point!"

"Shut up!" Sheng Hong shouted, "The old lady is concerned about the reputation of the whole family and doesn't want Mo'er to make any more mistakes. Mo'er was injured because she chased Liang Han into the mountains. Not only did you not try to persuade her, but you blamed the family members instead. This time you even planned to help her escape the marriage. Do you have any sense of right and wrong, morality, and shame in your mind?!"

Lin Qinshuang stared at Sheng Hong and felt that the man in front of her was extremely stupid and shameless!

Even at this critical moment, he is still thinking about right and wrong and shame.

It was clearly he who forced his daughter into this path, yet he could righteously put the blame on others for everything.

Knowing that his daughter was injured and would have difficulty getting married, why didn't he treat her injuries and choose a marriage for her from a wealthy family?

All the past things were like a thorn in her throat. All the grievances she had suffered for more than 20 years burst out at this moment. Lin Qinshuang suddenly laughed:

"Hahahaha, Hong Lang thinks I'm shameless now? Haha, hahahaha!"

She seemed insane.

"Back then, I was innocent, but I had an affair with you in secret and committed adultery with you in broad daylight. Have you ever thought that I was shameless? Now I am only thinking about my daughter, and you think I am shameless? Hahahaha, in the eyes of a scholar like you, what exactly is shame!"