Minglan is reborn, this time with no regrets!

Qi Heng: "Do you two have it? If you take her to live in another house, what will others say about her? Have you thought about it?"

Gu Tingye: "I will leave others speechless."

Qi Heng: "What are you going to do?"

Gu Tingye: "I can give the title to my brother and strive for fame on my own."

Qi Heng: "What if you can't pass the exam? Do you plan to let her be a girl for the rest of her life?"

Gu Tingye: "..."

Qi Heng: "Don't even think about something you don't know about yourself!"

The two of them were chatting back and forth, completely forgetting that Changbai was there.

Chang Bai became more and more angry as he listened, and finally couldn't help but yell again: "Enough! I'm still here! What are you talking about? Did I agree? Did my grandmother agree? Did our Sheng family agree?"

The three of them were silent for a moment.

"From now on," Changbai thought for a long time before breaking the silence: "I have to pick you two up when you go in and out of Sheng Mansion. You are not allowed to walk around here at will! If...if I find out that you have been looking for her privately, I...I..." He threw the book in his hand to the ground and pulled up his clothes with force, "I will sever all ties with you!"

Changbai usually never smiles, and since that day, he has had a gloomy face every day. Everyone thinks he is under a lot of pressure due to the upcoming exams, so no one dares to mess with him.

Minglan also found it strange. This debate between the legitimate and illegitimate children should have helped her win the appreciation of her second brother. In her previous life, Changbai even gave her several of his beloved goldfish as a reward. Why was it that this time, not only did he not give her anything, but he also treated her coldly?

Gu Tingye knew the temper of his best friend, and he really behaved properly as promised, and did not find another chance to talk to Minglan, but this did not prevent Shitou from looking for Xiaotao. Minglan learned about the dispute between the three of them that day through Xiaotao, and she was worried that Changbai, who was upright, would tell his parents about it.

Fortunately, although Changbai is strict, he is not rigid. He also hopes that Minglan can marry into a rich family. In his opinion, Gu Tingye and Qi Heng are both good candidates, but the timing is not right and the order of things is not right. After the examination, he plans to invite these two classmates to have a good talk. If they are sincere in asking for marriage, it may not be a bad thing for Minglan.

Qi Heng was restrained by two mountains, and Bu Wei was always stared at by the stone. He could not deliver things or convey words, and could only watch from afar every day. He was really anxious and irritated. He put all his anger on Gu Tingye and fought with Gu Tingye in different ways every day. He could not study at ease when he went home, and often stared blankly at the book, imagining all kinds of things between himself and Minglan.

All of this was seen by Princess Pingning. She became suspicious and began to discipline the maids in the mansion more strictly. She also became wary of the daughters of the Sheng family.

While Qi Heng was resting, she called Buwei over and asked him over and over again about the Sheng family.

Seeing that Buwei had not come up with anything after talking for a long time, Princess Pingning said to Buwei, who was kneeling on the ground and trembling:

"Don't let me know what those girls did, or what you helped Yuan Ru hide from me, otherwise, I'll drag you out and beat you to death."

……

Two months passed quickly, and the Sheng family private school finally came to an end. Zhuang Xuejiu's four male students also took part in the imperial examination.

On the day when the results were announced, the entire Sheng family was as busy as a pot of boiling soup, except for Shou'an Hall, which seemed calm and peaceful.

In the bedroom, the old lady was burning incense beside a small table while Minglan was absent-mindedly practicing calligraphy in front of her.

The old lady looked at her handwriting for a while and was really hurt by it. She said, "You have something on your mind. You can't write well. Stop writing."

Minglan did not stop writing: "I can write well."

The old lady said: "How can you write well if you are thinking about Gu Er's list?"

Minglan raised her head suddenly and denied it flatly: "I...I didn't..."

The old lady said: "I am old enough to see this."

She paused for a moment, and seeing that Minglan had no intention of telling the truth, she continued to expose: "On the eve of the big exam, Gu Er and Qi Heng came to give gifts under the banner of thanking the Sheng family, but in fact they were all asking people to send things to you. As for you, you returned all the things of the young master, but accepted the kites and cakes sent by Gu Er. This is like a louse on the monk's head - it's obvious."

Minglan lowered her head shyly and dared not speak.

The old lady said, "You are the apple of my eye. I naturally hope that you marry someone from a good family, but you can't just look at the family background and not the character. Gu Tingye, although he has a high family background, he is reckless and impulsive, and has a bad reputation. You know, he has several nicknames outside, and they all say that he is a frequent visitor to brothels. Why do you care about such a person?"

Minglan: "He is not! He was absurd for a while before he went to Bailu Cave, but that was because he was not perfect at that time, and there was no one around to correct him, and they all wanted to trample him into the mud. Since... since he met the second brother, he has gradually changed. The bad reputation he has now is mostly caused by his relatives. If he is really such an irredeemable person, how could the second brother have been friends with him for so many years?"

The old lady said: "Since you have inquired, you should know that his family is a den of tigers and wolves. All the relatives have poisonous mouths. If you go to his house, firstly, you may not be able to become his principal wife. Secondly, even if you become his principal wife, I am afraid you will have a hard life."

Minglan nodded helplessly: "Ningyuan Marquis Gu Yankai is loyal, upright and strict. He is devoted to his first wife. He divorced his wife for money and married Bai, the daughter of a salt merchant. This marriage, along with Gu Tingye, has become a scar in the entire mansion. Everyone wants to kick Gu Tingye out of the house."

The old lady said, "And his stepmother, Xiao Qinshi. I have met her twice. Although we didn't have a deep conversation, I can tell that she is a very scheming person."

Minglan: "Gu Tingye's current situation is largely due to his stepmother, who pretends to be a jade-faced bodhisattva but actually kills people without bloodshed, and she used the tactic of flattery to perfection on Gu Tingye. And his eldest brother Gu Tingyu, the legitimate son of Marquis Gu's first wife, is extremely smart but weak and sickly. He blames the Bai mother and son for his unwillingness and the death of his biological mother. He hates Gu Tingye so much that he tries every means to trample this half-brother to death."

Although the old lady had already inquired about some of Gu Tingye's affairs in private, these secrets could not be known by outsiders. She was very shocked: "There is such a thing?"

Minglan: "And his uncles, all of whom have all the limbs but can't carry things, rely on the eldest wife to enjoy an extravagant life. They don't want to divide the family, so they want to force Gu Tingye to death so that they can swallow up the huge dowry that his mother Bai brought into the Gu Mansion."

The old lady frowned upon hearing this: "His family affairs are so dangerous, why are you still so stubborn?"