Minglan is reborn, this time with no regrets!

Yesterday, Minglan stood up for Yanran to snatch her deceased mother's belongings. After returning home, she remembered that her mother also died early in her previous life, and she couldn't help feeling sad. This morning, she took the cakes she made to see Jing'an Jushi, and happened to meet Wang Ruofu at the door of the Taoist temple.

Wang Ruofu thought that it was better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early, so she simply told the mother and daughter all the help she had given them at once.

When she finally finished, Jing'an Lay Buddhist had no expression on her face, but Minglan bowed with gratitude and said, "My daughter is deeply grateful for helping me out!"

She looked down at her hands. She only brought the cakes for Jing'an today. She apologized and said, "I didn't prepare anything in advance today. This basket of cakes is for the layman. There is no oil or salt. I'm afraid that the lady won't be used to it. When I go back, I will bake a basket of top crust cakes by myself as a thank you gift to the lady."

Wang Ruofu waved her hand and said with a smile, "I don't need any thank you gift. It's just that... I'm devoted to the Tao and want more scriptures to read. I wonder if Master Jing'an would be willing to give them up?"

The lay Buddhist Jing'an then nodded happily and said, "It is a good thing that the donor is interested in learning Taoism. How can I say whether to give it up or not? I will go and get it right away."

Wang Ruofu stepped forward and said, "You... you wrote this yourself, right?"

Mr. Jing'an nodded.

Wang Ruofu said yes repeatedly, lowered her head and waited there devoutly.

Minglan and Xiaotao looked at each other and saw confusion in each other's expressions.

Mother Liu took an intricately carved wooden box from the maid outside the door, opened it, and found that it was covered with orange silk cloth.

Mr. Jing'an took out a very thick Buddhist scripture. Wang Ruofu took it with both hands as if it were an imperial edict, and carefully placed it in a carved wooden box. Then she held it in both hands and bowed reverently three times to the Taoist statue in the room.

Minglan and Xiaotao wanted to laugh when they saw this, but it was inconvenient for them to leave, so they could only stand by and endure the pain.

After the lady finished the ceremony, she said to Minglan, "Let's go. We have been bothering the lay Buddhist for a long time. It's time to give him some peace and quiet."

Xiao Tao thought: You are the loudest person in the room...

The two groups walked out of the Taoist room one after the other. At the door, Wang Ruofu turned back and said to Minglan, "Although I spoke for you today, I see that your father still doesn't believe it. You'd better think of some way to make him believe that you were kidnapped."

Minglan bowed to the lady again with gratitude: "Thank you for your concern, mother. I understand."

The lady left in a graceful manner.

Xiao Tao waited until she could no longer see Wei Ruixuan before sticking out her tongue and saying, "What medicine did the lady take wrong today that she actually spoke up for you, young lady?"

Minglan smiled and looked in the direction where the lady left: "No matter what her purpose is, she helped us after all, so we should thank her."

Xiao Tao nodded: "So what are you going to do about what the lady just said?"

Minglan: "Sister Yanran's "A Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix" has been framed, right? Please take it to Grand Tutor Yu's residence and give it to her. Tell her that Miss Zhang asked me to see it yesterday, so it would be best if she could show it to others. However, I can't go with her. My family might punish me for showing off yesterday."

Xiaotao sets out with all of Minglan's hopes.

When they arrived at Grand Tutor Yu's residence, Yanran was indeed anxious after hearing what Xiaotao said: "Is... is Master Sheng unhappy?"

Xiao Tao nodded.

Yanran: "But why? She was saving me out of justice...she did nothing wrong!"

Xiao Tao sighed: "Of course we all know why she did that, but my master doesn't see it that way. He thinks that our girl is trying to curry favor with someone of high status and is overstepping her boundaries..."

Yanran was so anxious that she was about to cry: "Minglan... Minglan is not that kind of person!"

Xiao Tao said helplessly: "The master will definitely not believe us if we say this. Only a respectable person can convince the master. But where can we find a respectable person..."

Yanran: "I'll go find my grandfather...ah, but he's already retired...or else, I can find my father...no, I'm afraid he'll scold me for my third sister..."

Seeing her getting anxious and thinking about everyone but couldn't think of that person, Xiao Tao started to "advise" her, "Miss, don't think about it. Our girl said that Miss Zhang from the Duke of Ying's Mansion wants to see this painting. Now that it's framed, you should take it to her to have a look."

Yan Ran said as if she had just woken up from a dream: "Yes! Madam Duke of England!"

……

After Sheng Hong returned home from court, he went to Weiruixuan for breakfast.

While they were eating, someone outside came to report: "There's a letter from the Duke of England."

The couple almost choked to death on the steamed buns.

Sheng Hong swallowed several mouthfuls of soup before asking, "Is it... is it the Duke of England? Are you sure it's the Duke of England?"

"Yes. Someone from his family said that the Duchess of England wanted to bring her eldest daughter to visit us later."

Sheng Hong thought he was dreaming: "This, this, this... How could my family be so worthy of this!"

Wang Ruofu finally swallowed the steamed bun in her mouth and said to Sheng Hong, "Why not? Minglan had a great time with his eldest daughter yesterday!"

Sheng Hong was so excited that he took Wang Ruofu's bowl by mistake and took another sip of soup, saying repeatedly: "Quick, quick, stop eating, and ask someone to clean the house. Don't let others laugh at you!"

……

There are still differences between dukes.

Although Young Master Qi's father was a duke, he was of average talent and was a coward. Although he had a lucrative job, he was not favored by the emperor. More than half of their family's glory depended on the reputation of Princess Pingning in front of the emperor and empress.

Although the Duke of Yingzhou was a military general, he was the one who fought his way to the throne with the old Duke. In the battle for the throne before the current emperor ascended the throne, the Duke of Yingzhou's Zhang family not only firmly supported the mother and son of the official family, but also paid the price of dozens of lives in the family to send the current emperor to the throne. In the eyes of the emperor, his family is unique.

Sheng Hong and his wife hurried to Shou'an Hall to inform the old lady, and then ran to Mucang Zhai to praise Minglan. The whole family gathered at the door waiting for the Yingguo father and mother and daughter.

At two quarters past the hour of the si Dynasty, the British government's carriage arrived as scheduled.

As soon as Guifen got off the carriage, she laughed and went forward to hug Minglan.

Lady Yingguo said to Wang Ruofu with a smile: "My daughter missed her sisters and insisted on coming. She is so unruly and made a fool of herself for you, the lady."

Wang Ruofu kept saying, "No, no, no, no, girls should be more lively. They are cute when they talk and laugh!"

The Lady of the Duke of Ying said to Sheng Hong again, "I am sorry to trouble you, sir."

Sheng Hong bowed and said, "It is an honor for my family to have the Lady of the Duke of England visit my humble home. How could I trouble you?"

Lady Yingguo Gong's wife waved her hand and said, "Master Sheng, please don't say such things. Your family is a family of clean officials, and you raised such a good child like Minglan. I am here to learn from you."

Sheng Hong was in high spirits after praising two people with just one sentence. He hurriedly made way for them and said, "Madam, please come in quickly. Our old lady is waiting for you!"

The grandmother of the Sheng family was also raised in the palace when she was young. Lady Yingguo had heard the queen mention her before, and upon hearing that, she hurriedly said, "How can we trouble the old lady! Quick, take me to see her!"

……

Sheng Hong's face almost broke from laughing all morning.

Wang Ruofu was also very happy at first, but later she found that the Lady of the Duke of England only praised Minglan, and Guifen only played with Minglan and ignored Rulan. She became a little angry again, and after sending them away, she muttered to Mama Liu: "Why do they have such bad eyesight? My Ruer is also a very good child, why don't they take a look at her?"

Madam Liu said with a smile, "What's the big deal about whether or not to see the Fifth Young Lady? These are all girls' affairs, and you don't have to take it to heart. Could it be possible that Miss Zhang could marry the Sixth Young Lady into the Duke's Mansion?"

Wang Ruofu burst out laughing.

But after a while, she said unhappily again: "Now Ming girl has gained face in front of the master, I am afraid that the power of housekeeper will always be in her hands?"

Madam Liu: "Sixth Miss is not going to stay single for life, so how can she manage the Sheng family forever? The power of managing the family will be returned to you sooner or later. Besides, Sixth Miss didn't get scolded by the master for what happened yesterday, isn't that what the eldest lady wanted? Mr. Jing'an gave the eldest lady such a thick book of scriptures, this time it can be regarded as the eldest lady's return gift to them."

Thinking of the scriptures, Wang Ruofu was no longer angry and said happily:

"That's right! This is my fulfillment of a wish!"