Minglan is reborn, this time with no regrets!

Xiao Tao stood in a daze by the door frame wiping her tears and nose.

Wei Shuyi saw her like this and asked, "What happened, Xiaotao?"

Xiao Tao sobbed and said, "I just went to get some charcoal, but they chased me out. I didn't get any charcoal, and they beat me up."

Wei Shuyi: "So Xiaodie is going to get it for you now, right?"

Xiaotao nodded.

Wei Shuyi sighed and waved to Xiaotao. Xiaotao shook her head and ran to her. Wei Shuyi wiped her tears and asked softly, "Where did he hit you?"

Xiaotao reached back and touched her own back.

Wei Shuyi asked her to turn around, lifted her clothes to check her, and sure enough, he saw two pink marks on her skinny back.

Minglan also saw it from the side. It should be hit with a stick or something like that, so she clenched her fists.

Wei Shuyi blew on Xiao Tao's back, rubbed it gently a few times, and said: "Blow it, rub it and it won't hurt. It's okay."

Minglan sighed inwardly, thinking that she had forgotten that it was Lin Qinshuang who was in charge of the household at the moment and was performing a ritual for Wei Xiaoniang.

It was because she went to her father to fight for the charcoal fire, hoping to expose Lin Qinshuang's crime of withholding money, but Lin Qinshuang turned against her and not only set a trap for them to suffer, but also caused Xiaodie to be kicked out of the house, and finally even caused A Niang to pay the price of one corpse and two lives.

When she was young, she blamed herself for everything, thinking that it was her own fault for standing out from the crowd. But later, she gradually realized that the one to blame was her heartless father.

The Wang family sent Wei Shuyi to the Sheng Mansion in order to help Madam Wang and share the favor of Madam Lin.

Wei Xiaoniang was as beautiful as a flower, and her family was once a scholarly family. She was elegant and refined, which was exactly what Sheng Hong wanted. Not only did she enter the Sheng Mansion, but Sheng Hong also fell in love with her for a while. Unfortunately, Madam Wang was confused. She was not happy when she saw Sheng Hong went to Wei Xiaoniang's room several times in a row. She found some lame excuses and punished Wei Xiaoniang several times in public. She didn't let it go until she saw that Wei Xiaoniang gave birth to a girl.

Wei Xiaoniang knew that she was being used as a knife by the Wang family, but seeing how Wang Da Niang was, she really couldn't accomplish anything. She was also secretly framed by Lin Qinshuang several times, so she gradually distanced herself from Sheng Hong, and only wanted to protect her children and the people in the house, and just wanted to survive in the Sheng Mansion.

Sheng Hong saw that she always had a cold expression on her face towards him, so he thought it was just the first time a woman got pregnant and her temperament had changed. Plus, Lin Qinshuang kept seducing her, she returned to her usual self.

Unexpectedly, seven years later, Sheng Hong got drunk and made Wei Xiaoniang pregnant again.

At this moment, Madam Wang and Lin Qinshuang went crazy, and took turns to trip up Madam Wei, one openly and the other secretly, to make her suffer. Wei Shuyi was exhausted and had her period from being attacked from both sides. In order to protect herself, she kept her distance from Sheng Hong.

Although Sheng Hong loved Wei Xiaoniang's beauty, he was also tired of her serious and distant behavior, and he never stayed overnight after that night. Lin Qinshuang was probably afraid of being ignored by Sheng Hong again, so she learned some bed skills from prostitutes, and bewitched Sheng Hong. The bed rocked non-stop in the room every day, and it seemed that she was about to give birth to another Sheng Bazi.

Fortunately, at this critical juncture, the Earl of Zhongqin actually came to propose marriage!

When Sheng Hong thought that if his eldest daughter married Wang, his career after returning to Beijing would be more stable, he was so happy that he forgot about Lin Qinshuang and only wanted to make this marriage a success. He stayed in Madam Wang's room for half a month.

But seeing Lin Qinshuang crying every day, he felt guilty, so he used Hualan's marriage and Madam Sheng's illness as an excuse to transfer the power of the family from Madam Wang to Lin Qinshuang. Not only did this make Madam Wang a famous joke, it also gave Lin Qinshuang the opportunity to punish Madam Wei.

Sheng Hong certainly knew that Lin Qinshuang would not treat Wei Xiaoniang well, but he didn't care, and was even a little happy, because it showed that his Shuang'er cared about him very much. As long as she didn't make any trouble and didn't delay the marriage between his family and the Earl of Zhongqin's Mansion, it didn't matter if Wei Xiaoniang suffered a little.

Lin Qinshuang was well aware of this, so at the beginning she only skimped on daily expenses.

In order to keep herself safe, Wei Xiaoniang endured all kinds of difficulties from Lin Qinshuang. Lin Qinshuang realized that Wei Xiaoniang was afraid of the consequences and became even more aggressive, reducing her monthly salary by half or not giving it at all, and her food rations were not available until now. Until now, she has even refused to give her charcoal for heating in the winter for several days in a row.

Thinking of this, Minglan sighed and said, "Xiaotao, don't argue with those people in the future. If you see something wrong, run away. If you can't get charcoal, you can't get it. Let's wear more clothes and sleep together at night, so it won't be so cold."

Xiao Tao nodded as if she understood, and Wei Shuyi looked at Minglan in surprise - this girl has always been competitive, why did she suddenly change her personality today?

Minglan looked at Wei Shuyi calmly and said, "Mother, the most important thing is that we are a family together and live well. Food, clothing and other expenses are not important."

Wei Shuyi's eyes instantly turned red. He hugged Minglan in surprise and said repeatedly: "My Minglan has grown up! My Minglan has grown up!"

Minglan gently touched Wei Shuyi's back and said, "Mother, I was ignorant before and didn't understand your good intentions. I made you worry so much even though you were pregnant with my brother. I am unfilial! I will never be so willful again. I will listen to you."

The mother and daughter were intimate for a while, and Wei Shuyi suddenly asked: "Why does Ming'er think that mother is pregnant with a brother?"

Minglan: "I had a long dream, and this is what I dreamed about."

Wei Shuyi smiled and scratched Minglan's nose: "Things in dreams don't count. Don't mention this in front of other people. Whether it's a boy or a girl, they are all my mother's treasures."

She didn't know whether the baby in her belly was a boy or a girl. Even the doctor couldn't tell for sure, so how could she know?

Although there were indeed miraculous doctors who could tell the gender of a fetus in rural legends, she had never met one. If she rashly let other people hear that she was pregnant with a boy, it might bring disaster.

Minglan also thought of this and said to Wei Shuyi seriously, "Don't worry, mother, those were all dreams. I won't say a word to anyone." She turned to Xiaotao, "Xiaotao won't say a word to anyone either."

Xiaotao opened her eyes wide and nodded solemnly.

Wei Shuyi felt that her daughter had really grown up. She suddenly understood many things overnight, which made her feel extremely relieved.

But then I thought that it was probably because he had suffered so much along with me that he attained enlightenment early, and I felt sad.

Just as I was feeling mixed emotions, Xiaodie came in carrying a pot of charcoal.

Minglan glanced at the contents of the basin and shook her head, saying, "Sister Xiaodie, don't light it. This is charcoal used to light the fire in the stove. The ash is very large and will choke my mother."

Xiaodie was puzzled: "No way? Aren't they all charcoal?"

Minglan patiently said, "The charcoal used in the stove is black. The charcoal used in the house is refined from the stove charcoal. It is lighter and harder. There is a layer of silvery-white ash powder on the surface. Do you see a trace of white ash in your hand?"

Xiaodie carefully examined it and found the problem. Her face was black with charcoal and her face became even darker. She cursed: "No wonder I said it was so much heavier than the previous charcoal. I thought they had a change of heart and gave me good charcoal! That screwdriver is really evil! Girl, let's tell the master, they are really going too far!"

Before Wei Shuyi could speak, Minglan spoke first, "If it's charcoal, use it. Since we can't burn it in the house, use it to boil water and put more water in the hot water bottle. Why do you have to yell at us like that and make a fool of yourself? Father is an official who judges cases. Lin Qinshuang has humiliated us for so long, and father must have known about it. But has father ever come to see us? Has he ever asked about it? Don't even think about arguing, it's useless. Instead of asking others, it's better to ask yourself."