Minglan is reborn, this time with no regrets!

Chang Feng thought that the Sheng family was about to have great fortune, and he was so overjoyed that he congratulated loudly: "Congratulations, father! Congratulations, father!" He kowtowed to Sheng Hong several times.

Lin Qinshuang and Molan were also smiling happily.

Seeing that the three of them didn't understand his expression at all, Sheng Hong became even more furious. He jumped up from the couch and kicked Chang Feng: "You ungrateful little beast, can't you hear that this is sarcasm!"

Rulan was so frightened that she almost fell off the chair again. She stood up hurriedly and retreated to the corner.

Chang Feng was kicked all over the place. Lin Qinshuang and Molan also changed color for a moment: "Why is this happening?"

"Why?" Sheng Hong was furious, his hair stood on end and his veins were throbbing. "Just because of his nonsense, I almost lost half my life!"

He wandered around the room looking for a stick: "Today, today I will beat this rebellious son to death!"

Lin Qinshuang rolled in front of Changfeng like a cricket pupa: "Honglang, what's going on with Honglang? He is your own flesh and blood!"

"Blood and flesh? I don't have this son!" Sheng Hong pointed at the mother and son and cursed, "You think I'm his father now, right? Do you know why the emperor wants to detain me in the palace? Ask him," Sheng Hong pointed at Chang Feng, "Do you know it yourself?"

Chang Feng's face was full of panic and confusion.

"He hangs out outside all day, meets a bunch of bad friends, drinks, visits prostitutes, and talks nonsense. He even talks nonsense with people from Prince Yan's side about the succession of the crown prince! His drunken talk was heard by others, and the news reached the ears of the emperor!" Sheng Hong became angrier and angrier as he spoke, and he stepped forward and kicked him again.

Rulan, who was standing in the corner, was stunned. She had never expected things to turn out like this. She felt as if the sky was falling and the earth was collapsing. She could not utter a word. She just wanted to reach out and grab something to hold in her arms, but she grabbed a warm body. She looked back and found that it was the lady who had returned to the hall at some point. Her face was also filled with shock. She howled with her eyes wide open:

"Wouldn't that be a disaster?"

"What a catastrophe!" Sheng Hong also cursed.

Molan couldn't help sobbing, and Sheng Hong yelled, "Cry!"

Molan's whimper was instantly yelled back.

The room fell silent for a moment.

"The emperor also knows that many of his subjects have participated in forming cliques to establish a crown prince. The previous seizure of the Gu family's title was already a warning. But I didn't expect that there are still some idiots who don't understand the situation and are still talking nonsense about establishing a crown prince! In order to scare the emperor, he detained me, a fifth-rank official." Sheng Hong sighed deeply, "I was cold and didn't see him all day. I stayed in a side hall where no one was, for a whole day and a night!!!"

The panic of a knife hanging over his head spread throughout his body again. Sheng Hong said in a trembling voice: "There is no food, no water, no bed, no bedding, and even no chamber pot! I can neither stand nor sit, and can only wait there. The two guards at the door held long spears in their hands, looking at me like a prisoner, not allowing me to take a single step out of the side hall. That feeling... That feeling is really like being on the line between life and death, and it is torture every moment."

The lady's eyes filled with tears when she heard this, and she squeezed Rulan's small hand until it turned red. Rulan didn't notice it either, and she and her mother stood by the wall, trembling slightly, as if they were the ones who were locked up in the side hall.

"It was not until this afternoon that the emperor came to the side hall to see me. He asked me straight away if I slept well last night?" Sheng Hong glared at Chang Feng, "Can I? Can I sleep well? Is it possible? I was restless, tossing and turning, and it was hard for me to fall asleep!"

The lady's tears finally rolled down.

"When the emperor heard that I couldn't sleep well, he even said 'good' twice, saying that I should also experience the feeling of having trouble sleeping. How could I, Sheng Hong, deserve the emperor's concern for whether I slept well or not? Sheng Changfeng, this is all thanks to you!"

"Why does the emperor treat you like this, sir?" The lady let go of Rulan, threw herself in front of Sheng Hong, and asked with concern.

"The emperor said that a country without a crown prince is like losing its pillars. He was so worried about this that he couldn't sleep all night. However, Sheng Changfeng was talking to Qiu Jing's son Qiu Keli about the royal crown prince in the restaurant, saying that Prince Yan was strong and of noble birth, and would become the crown prince sooner or later. The emperor thought that I taught my son this at home, and he thought that I said these words!!!"

The eldest lady said: "How is this possible? Your Excellency never talks nonsense about state affairs at home!"

"Yes! I have been an official in the court for decades, and I have always been cautious in what I say and do. Even at home, I dare not talk about state affairs lightly. Where did you, Sheng Changfeng, get such a courage that you dare to talk nonsense about establishing a crown prince in public?"

Lin Qinshuang: "Honglang, Fengge'er is still young. He doesn't understand state affairs. He started talking nonsense after drinking a few glasses of wine..."

Sheng Hong: "Why would he enter the imperial examination if he doesn't know anything about state affairs? How dare he discuss the heir to the throne if he doesn't know anything about state affairs? Did all the lessons taught by Master Zhuang go in vain? He doesn't know anything about state affairs? If, if Bai'er hadn't told me what Minglan said in Master Zhuang's class that day, I'm afraid I would have died in the palace!"

The lady said: "What does this have to do with Ming girl?"

Sheng Hong: "Before the Spring Examination, Zhuang Xuejiu had asked them to discuss the issue of establishing a crown prince. When it was Minglan's turn to speak, she said that a man should be loyal to the emperor and love his country, and should not engage in these fearless arguments. He should just be a loyal minister. I told this to the emperor, and then he let me go. He only reprimanded me for not educating my son well, and did not punish me for forming a clique for personal gain. Otherwise, I would have lost my head by now!!!"

Hearing this, Rulan was dumbfounded. She didn't expect that such smooth talk would be so effective!

Molan and Changfeng also recalled the scene in the classroom that day, and secretly sighed at what shitty luck Sheng Minglan had.

Sheng Hong finally found the family stick and beat Chang Feng severely: "Did you listen to Master Zhuang's class? You didn't listen to a word I said about how to behave! I taught you to be talkative and to associate with powerful people!"

He hit the man after every time he cursed at him. He kept hitting him after every time he cursed at him. Finally, he was still not satisfied, so he threw away the family stick and started kicking him.

Lin Qinshuang no longer dared to defend Changfeng. She fell to the side and cried as she watched Sheng Hong kick his son to the ground.

The lady felt refreshed after seeing this and pulled Rulan back to sit on the couch.

Sheng Hong finally couldn't kick any more and returned to the couch, still cursing: "All those books you read have gone to waste! Do you know which of the people at the table have grievances with the Qiu family? Which of them are the government's spies?"

He had no more strength to shout, so he said to the boy guarding the door, "Drag him out and continue beating him."

"Daddy, no, Daddy!"

"Hong Lang, show mercy!"

"Daddy, please stop hitting my brother. If you do, someone might die!"

Lin Qige's mother, son and daughter cried and begged for mercy, and Molan even knelt down at Sheng Hong's feet and begged.

The more they begged, the angrier Sheng Hong became. He pointed at the door and yelled, "Beat him to death! Even if you kill him today, it's better than losing your whole family."

Lin Qinshuang also yelled, "Honglang! There must be someone who saw Feng'er making friends with high-ranking officials and became jealous. That's why he spread rumors in front of the emperor and deceived His Majesty!"

Sheng Hong laughed angrily: "The emperor will tell you clearly when and where, and you say he was deceived? Ha, you say the emperor was deceived, ha ha!"