Minglan is reborn, this time with no regrets!

Rulan glanced at her, snorted, and said, "She's sneaky. If you don't know, you'd think she's stealing something."

Upon hearing this, Yanran also looked over, smiled, and said nothing.

After a while, Minglan said she wanted to take Yanran back to Shou'an Hall to see her embroidery work. Ruolan didn't like it, so she left the two of them and ran back to the lady.

Another half cup of tea passed, and Qi Heng came back and hurriedly went to find Sheng Hong to whisper something. After listening, Sheng Hong asked curiously, "Did you lose your handkerchief?"

The sound was neither too loud nor too soft, and could be heard clearly by men and women both inside and outside the screen.

Qi Heng then returned to his normal voice and said respectfully: "It is not a valuable item, but because it was embroidered by my mother, I treasure it especially."

Sheng Hong nodded: "The young master is very filial, and the princess has taught her children well!" After saying that, he turned to look at Wang Ruofu.

Mrs. Wang understood what he meant, stood up and said, "I'll go find him."

Rulan recalled the scene she had just seen and pointed at Molan, "Did Fourth Sister take it?"

Everyone's eyes suddenly focused on Molan.

Molan was so panicked that she dropped the soup pot in her hand and said anxiously, "What nonsense are you talking about? How could I do that?"

Rulan: "I just saw Fourth Sister clearly take a handkerchief from the men's seat and put it on Brother Yuanruo's seat. Sixth Sister and Sister Yanran saw it." She turned around and looked around, but Minglan and Yanran had already gone somewhere.

Rulan said anxiously: "They were here just now, they saw it too!"

Sheng Hong yelled angrily: "Why are you making so much noise? We have guests at home!"

Rulan was so angry that she jumped up and down, and wanted to rush forward to search Molan herself, but was held tightly by Mother Liu's arm.

Seeing Sheng Hong acting so fierce in public, the lady suddenly became anxious and wanted to step forward, but was pulled back by Mother Liu, who whispered in her ear.

Although Sheng Hong felt that Molan would not act in this way, he also felt that Ruolan would not stir up trouble without a reason. Just as he was trying to cover it up, the lady spoke up: "Molan served tea to the guests and her skirt was stained by the tea. I will take her downstairs to change her clothes."

It was so respectable that all the guests in the hall nodded in agreement.

The lady took Molan away without giving her permission, and after a while she came back with a handkerchief.

"Young Master, this was found by our servant under the porch. I wonder if it's yours?"

The young master's eyes lit up, he took it with both hands, thanked him repeatedly, and praised the lady for her good management of the household.

The eldest lady's face was burning. How could she be said to be good at managing the family? The handkerchief was found on Molan! But she must not tell anyone about it. Once it gets out, it will be a shame for the entire Sheng family!

But who in the hall is easy to be fooled? None of them believed any nonsense picked up on the street, some drank tea, some looked at the sky, and their expressions were very interesting.

Sheng Hong felt embarrassed and did not invite the guests to dinner. The couple forced a smile on their faces, sent the guests away, and turned around to close the door.

Sheng Hong asked the lady with a gloomy face: "Where did you find the handkerchief?"

The lady said: "Where else could it be? Of course it must be Molan."

Sheng Hong: “Really?”

The lady glared angrily, "If I lie, I will die! He is being held in Wei Rui Xuan now. If you don't believe me, go ask him yourself."

Sheng Hong came to Weiruixuan angrily and saw Lin Qinshuang kneeling at the gate of the yard crying. He wanted to go up to support her, but held back. He pointed at Lin Qinshuang and said with regret, "You! You taught your daughter well!" Then he walked into the yard.

Lin Qinshuang followed closely behind Sheng Hong and was about to enter Weiruixuan, but was stopped by several sturdy maids.

She cried out, "Honglang, Honglang, let me go in and take a look! That's our daughter, the daughter of Honglang and me!"

Sheng Hong walked a few steps, looked back at her, and finally gave up. He said to the maid, "Let her in. Let her see what a good daughter she has raised."

Everyone had no choice but to let him go.

Lin Qinshuang followed him gracefully, pulling Sheng Hong's clothes vaguely, which made the lady very angry.

When they entered the house, Molan was kneeling on the ground crying. When she saw her parents, she hesitantly protested, "Father, little mother, it really wasn't me, it really wasn't me!"

The lady said: "All these things were found on you, how come it's not you?"

Rulan who followed also said: "We all saw you put the handkerchief into your bag, it's no use for you to deny it."

Lin Qinshuang had already learned the whole story from Dongrong. She had thought of a plan on the way here. When she heard Rulan say this, she immediately said, "Fifth Miss is really something. You saw it, so why did you expose it in public? Don't let people think that the Sheng family is such an unruly family."

This sentence touched Sheng Hong's vital point. He immediately turned to Rulan and said, "I'm talking about you! What are you going to do? You found out that Molan took someone else's things. Why didn't you tell your parents secretly? Why did you have to make a scene and let all the guests in the room laugh at you?"

Rulan immediately became anxious: "But it was indeed Molan who stole the things! Why didn't Daddy say anything to her?"

Sheng Hong: "Even if she stole something, couldn't you have advised her against it in private? Do you really have to embarrass the whole family?"

The lady was furious: "Sheng Hong, Molan was the one who stole first, why don't you blame her first, but scold Rulan instead?"

Lin Qinshuang continued, "Madam, please understand. The fourth young lady was not stealing. She saw the young master lost something and wanted to pick it up and return it to the owner. The thing has not been returned yet, but the fifth young lady has already made it known to everyone. It's so painful!"

Sheng Hong turned to Mo Lan and asked, "Is that true?"

Molan nodded with great grievance and said, "Dad, I didn't know that it was Brother Yuanruo's thing. I saw it when I passed by, so I thought about picking it up first and handing it over to the eldest lady to deal with later. I didn't expect that the fifth sister would make a fuss, and my daughter had no time to explain herself."

After hearing this, Sheng Hong frowned slightly.

Lin Qinshuang continued, "Our Mo'er has been raised in the Sheng family with great wealth and luxury since he was young. He can't ask for anything. Why would he want to steal a worn-out handkerchief? What can he do with it?"

The eldest lady had already figured out why this happened, but she couldn't say it out loud, as it would tarnish the reputation of the Sheng family's daughter.

But Rulan suddenly realized what Lin Qinshuang was saying, and she shouted without restraint: "You have been coveting Brother Yuanruo for a long time, and you stole his personal belongings, which is..."

Before he could finish his words, he was slapped in the face.

Sheng Hong raised his hand, looked at her angrily, and said sternly: "Say it again, will you?"

Rulan was stunned and didn't react for a moment. She just stared at Sheng Hong blankly.

When the slap marks on her face turned bloody and the pain gradually spread to her internal organs, she burst into tears.

"Daddy is partial to me... It's obviously Molan... Daddy is partial to me..." She cried louder and louder.