Minglan is reborn, this time with no regrets!

The smile that had just appeared on Sheng Hong's face disappeared instantly.

Changbai's question reminded him of the torment and panic he had experienced over the past two days and one night.

Sheng Hong took a deep breath and said, "Go and call Chang Feng."

Changbai didn't get an answer, but he was not anxious. He said, "My third brother and fourth sister, along with Miss Lin, have all been locked up by me."

Sheng Hong was surprised: "What are you doing?"

"Father, during the two days you were away, a few things happened at home. Grandmother and mother both fell ill, so I had to step in to sort it out."

"What's the matter?"

"First, Lin Xiaoniang secretly met with a man outside her family and sold her property."

As he spoke, Changbai presented two deeds.

Sheng Hong looked carefully at it under the candlelight and said, "Indeed, I gave it to her. However, selling these two places doesn't count as selling off her family property. She did use it to earn some living expenses."

Changbai: “This is the only one left.”

Sheng Hong's expression changed immediately: "What? What about the others? I gave her more than just this."

Changbai: "They said they were robbed. We didn't find any large-denomination silver notes on them."

Sheng Hong snorted and slammed the contract on the table.

Changbai: "Secondly, Lin's deeds were exposed and he was interrogated in Weirui Pavilion. Not only did he insult my mother with his words, he also insulted my grandmother and openly called her..."

"What is it?"

Changbai lowered his head and said, "'Old woman.'"

Sheng Hong: “You bastard!”

Changbai continued, "Third, in order to save her mother, Molan led the people of Linqi Pavilion to besiege Weiruixuan and injured Minglan."

Sheng Hong was surprised: "Why is Minglan also in there?"

"Grandmother suddenly heard about the family scandal and fainted from anger. She sent Xiaoliu to Weiruixuan to pass on the message."

Sheng Hong nodded: "Anything else?"

"Fourth, Chang Feng brought a man from outside to trespass into the inner courtyard."

Sheng Hong was anxious: "What foreign man? Where did this foreign man come from?"

"He was the businessman named Xu who had a secret meeting with Lin in the private room of Fanlou."

Sheng Hong became even more anxious: "Why is there a private room? What do you want to do? What did the guy surnamed Xu say?"

"He said that Madam Zhou approached him to sell a large number of land and shops. He was worried that the property was stolen, so he asked to meet the real owner. He was arrested before the deal was concluded."

"Madam Zhou is Madam Zhou again! It was this Zhou who instigated her to be in trouble!"

Changbai: "Madam Zhou was also arrested."

Sheng Hong suddenly wondered, "Who caught him? How did they find out about this?"

Chang Feng did not hide anything: "My father is missing, and everyone in the family is in a panic. My mother has strengthened the guarding of the inner courtyard. Lin was discovered by the servant my mother sent to keep an eye on her, and it was Mama Liu who went out to arrest her."

Sheng Hong thought for a moment and nodded, "Your mother did the right thing!"

Rulan sat aside, very satisfied with her father's reaction, and could hardly suppress the smile on her face.

Changbai's cold gaze swept over her, and her heart trembled, and she successfully suppressed her smile.

Changbai: "There is one more thing, father, which I learned by accident. This is even more fatal."

Sheng Hong: "Anything else?"

Changbai looked at Rulan and said hesitantly, "Fifth sister, why don't you step aside first?"

Sheng Hong glanced at Rulan, thinking of the suffering she had endured in the palace, and said, "She is old enough to get married, and she should see the world. Otherwise, she may bring trouble to the family if she goes out."

Rulan was criticized for no reason. She wanted to refute but didn't dare to. She just pouted and said nothing.

Changbai: "Okay then. Father, Changfeng has a mistress in Tianshui Lane, and she gave birth to two children, a boy and a girl!"

Sheng Hong fell back onto the couch with a thud.

Rulan fell directly off the chair.

"Father, sister, be careful!" Changbai didn't know who to help first.

"You...what did you say? Did you make a mistake?" Sheng Hong couldn't believe his ears.

"I also hope it's fake. That day I went to Tianshui Lane to visit Gu Tingye and ran into a woman at the door. I thought she looked familiar at the time, but later I remembered that she was Zhu Manniang, whom my father had driven away. I asked Gu Tingye to help keep an eye on her, and indeed I saw Changfeng coming in and out several times. The woman also admitted to Gu Tingye in person that she was the concubine of Sheng Jia Sanlang."

Sheng Hong still didn't believe it: "Could it be Gu Tingye's own mistress?"

Changbai shook his head: "Gu Tingye has changed since he started school. Not to mention the concubines, the only people serving him are old maids and rough men. He is devoted to his studies, how could he be involved in those things? Besides, who would frame him for such a thing?"

Sheng Hong shook his head: "You'd better have less contact with him! Now his family has been stripped of their titles. Although the government is killing a chicken to scare the monkeys, it will be difficult for him to make a comeback. Our family almost died unjustly in prison. If it weren't for your grandmother's efforts to save us, how could we be here today? It's not easy for us to get to where we are now. We must be careful with what we say and do, Bai'er!"

Changbai didn't want to discuss this issue with him, so he just asked, "Now, what should we do with this woman and the two children? Please, father, make the decision."

Rulan looked at Sheng Hong nervously. She didn't want to hear that Sheng Hong would give in even on such a thing for Lin Qi Pavilion.

Sheng Hong glanced at Rulan and said, "Although our Sheng family is not a wealthy family, it has been a clean family for generations. Only children from clean families can marry into our family. Since when has a whore ever been qualified to marry into our family?"

Rulan couldn't help but say, "Father is right!"

Changbai secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Bai'er, take Dongrong to Tianshui Lane and make sure to catch the man. Bring him back. I want to interrogate him personally. Before the final verdict is made, this matter must not be made public. If Gu Tingye's interrogation is wrong, it will bring shame to our family."

Changbai took the order and left.

Sheng Hong ordered the entire Lin family to be brought to Wei Rui Xuan.

The three people who were once glamorous and beautiful were tied up and locked up by Changbai for a day and a night. They had not eaten or drunk anything and were in a miserable state. When they saw Sheng Hong, they immediately screamed.

Sheng Hong asked people to take out the cloth stuffed in their mouths. Lin Qinshuang cried first, "Honglang, Honglang, you are back, Honglang! Our family of three missed you so much! Oh, Honglang! You have to make the decision for me!"

Molan also cried: "Daddy! I finally see you! Daddy, please untie Moer! Daddy, my second brother and my sixth sister are teaming up to kill Moer!"

Chang Feng: "Father! You are finally back, father! Your son missed you so much, father!"

Rulan rolled her eyes and cursed softly, "You are so hypocritical. It's disgusting."

Sheng Hong looked at Chang Feng coldly: "Oh? You miss your father so much?"

Lin Qinshuang calmed down her crying and said, "Yes, yes, Feng'er hasn't had a good night's sleep these past few days, and her eyes are red from staying up all night. She was locked in the woodshed and didn't care about her own safety. She was only worried about whether Honglang was suffering."

Chang Feng stood up and kowtowed, saying, "Father, I am worried about you. I hope you are not suffering in the palace."

"Suffering?" Sheng Hong laughed. "The emperor kept me in the palace, living in a tall house, drinking fine wine, and talking happily. I don't want to go home!"