Minglan is reborn, this time with no regrets!

Linqi Pavilion.

"Fourth Miss, I was just at the entrance of the yard, and I saw the Young Master and Sixth Miss standing by the pond and talking." Yun Zai came to Molan's bed to change the bandage on her feet.

"What! Why are you saying it now? Are they still there?" Molan sat up from the bed anxiously.

"They have already left. I watched them finish their conversation before coming in."

"What did they talk about?"

"I don't know. They are too far away to hear. But judging from their expressions, they don't seem very happy. The young master seems quite sad."

"Could it be that... Could it be that that damn girl Minglan told Brother Yuanruo everything about Liang Liulang and I? But... but Liang Liulang and I were just talking about poetry and we didn't do anything inappropriate. Why doesn't Brother Yuanruo believe me!"

"Don't worry, Fourth Miss. Maybe Sixth Miss is talking about something else. Didn't Shitou say that as long as we don't reveal what happened that day, he won't tell the young master about the young lady's affairs."

"You know nothing! Can you trust what people like that say? Maybe they... they are just playing hard to get, just to catch me off guard?"

"But what good will this do for Sixth Miss?"

"Of course, it's to alienate me and Brother Yuan Ruo, so that she can marry into the Duke of Qi's mansion!"

"Didn't you say that Second Brother Gu was interested in Sixth Miss? Why would he help Sixth Miss marry into the Qi family?"

"...He won't, but won't the Sixth Girl be able to look for another one while she's still a donkey? This is most likely the Sixth Girl's own idea! She's holding on to Gu Tingye, and she's also thinking about the Duke of Qi's Mansion. She's just eating from the bowl and wanting more from the pot! Fortunately, Gu Tingye is still so good to her, and he has ruined me like this because of her!"

"But... I see that Second Brother Gu didn't talk much with Sixth Miss. He was even a rival of Sixth Miss on the polo field that day. Maybe Second Brother Gu was seeking revenge for himself that day in the woods?"

"He has no grudge against me, so what kind of revenge is he taking?"

"Didn't the girl say that he and the Sixth Miss had an affair..."

"But someone saw them talking!"

"Let's talk about what they said separately. The girl wanted to report Sixth Miss at that time, but wouldn't this also affect Second Brother Gu's reputation? Maybe they just wanted to vent their anger..."

"I told my father what he said at home, how could Gu Tingye know? If not the sixth girl, who else would tell him?"

"Then there is our second brother... Everyone knows that he and second brother Gu are as close as brothers..."

Molan found that Yunzai was right. Maybe it was really Changbai who said that. Maybe Gu Tingye was just seeking revenge for himself and had nothing to do with Sheng Minglan. But she didn't want to admit it, because then she would have to be an enemy of Changbai. Now Changbai was a person that even Lin Xiaoniang couldn't contend with. Being an enemy of him was like an ant trying to shake a tree. She could only vent all her anger on Minglan.

Molan turned around, slapped Yunzai hard, and said angrily: "What I say is what it is! You have no right to talk too much!"

Yun Zai covered his face and cried silently in grievance.

Lu Zhong gave her a look that said, "I told you not to tell the truth all the time."

After being silent for a while, Lin Xiaoniang finally spoke: "If you ask me, you should give up the young master." She took advantage of Changfeng's absence today, bribed the gatekeeper with silver, and sneaked out of the room to see Molan.

"Mom! Why don't you help me too!"

"No matter what they talked about, the bottom line is that you can't follow the Qi family path."

"No, I won't... Brother Yuanruo will never betray me... He used to be very obedient to me. He gave me everything I wanted and said yes to every poem I recited. He always smiled at me and looked at me with affection. He must have me in his heart! If he misunderstood, I will explain it to him and coax him more. He will eventually understand my true feelings... Quick, someone come and help me change my clothes. I want to go find Brother Yuanruo!"

Lin Qinshuang waved her hand at Yunzai Luzhong, signaling them to wait and not move, and said to Molan, "Silly child, you don't understand. If the young master really has you in his heart, why hasn't he asked you after so many days?"

"Maybe he doesn't know I'm injured..."

"Nonsense! If a man has you in his heart, even if you are not hurt, he will find ways to find out about you. He was able to stop Minglan from talking, and the two of them were quite angry. I think the couple must have had a quarrel, so he was sad."

"How come they are a young couple? They never talk to each other on weekdays!"

"How come they didn't even talk to each other during the polo match? I think they were having an affair in private, but they kept it a secret from us."

"That damn girl sneaked into Chencang! I'm going to tell Daddy!"

"That's right. When your father comes, you must tell him what you saw and heard today. This sixth girl is really a hidden talent. She can even control the son of the Duke's family. However, why doesn't she think about her own status? She is a powerless concubine's daughter. She dares not even breathe in this family. The eldest lady has to come forward to send a servant. With such a timid personality, if she dares to covet the wealth of the Duke's Mansion, she will die without knowing how she died."

Hearing this, Molan suddenly hesitated: "But...but isn't there a huge difference in status between me and the young master?"

Lin Qinshuang waved her hand and said, "How are you the same as her? You are my daughter, the fourth daughter of the Sheng family. You have been pampered since childhood. Everyone looks up to you. In my opinion, you are qualified to be a princess in the palace. It's all because Qi Heng has poor taste. He didn't look at such an outstanding girl like you, but chose to look at that idiot Minglan. Mo'er, listen to your mother's advice, let's look at other families."

"Other families?"

"Liang family! I heard that Madam Wu also brought Liang Han to our house for a wedding banquet today. How about I think of a way to let the two of you meet?"

"Meet? At home? That's impossible!!! There are so many people at home now. If someone sees me, I won't be able to live anymore."

"If Minglan can meet the young master in private, why can't you meet Liang Han? He risked his life to save you that day, you should express your gratitude to him. It's only natural to ask him to meet you on this pretext! Besides, it's because there are so many people at home now that we can fish in troubled waters. Even if we are really seen by others, our family and the Liang family have to save face. Maybe we can make it happen if we go all out? Isn't that what the sixth girl did just now!"

"What Auntie said makes sense, but my feet are like this...how can I go out to see him?"

"Don't worry, I'll dress you up in a moment, and you can sit on the chair, with your skirt and robe covering you, so you won't notice anything unusual. My Mo'er has such a beautiful face, which man wouldn't want to take a second look at her?"

Molan was praised so much that she felt shy and timid. The hostility on her face faded a lot and she really regained some of her color.

Lin Qinshuang asked Lu Zhong Yunzai to dress up Molan carefully, waved to call a servant, and asked him to go to the front hall to find Liang Han.

The servant shook his head repeatedly: "No, little girl. Brother Feng just gave us a lecture yesterday, telling us to keep an eye on you and Miss Mo. You have already violated the rules by coming out of the room today. I can't do this again!"

Lin Qinshuang took out a rose gold hairpin from her bosom, stuffed it into the hand of the servant, and said, "He is my son, how much he weighs and how much I know? He is only in power for a while, so he can come to trample on me, his own mother. What can he do? What future do you have following him? This gold hairpin is worth at least one hundred taels of silver. How long did you work so hard to get one hundred taels? Now you can get it by running errands. How can you not calculate it?"

The servant boy held the golden hairpin in his hand, his eyes almost popping out.

Molan was shocked and said, "Mother, this is the token of love that Daddy gave you, right? How could you just give it away!"

Lin Qinshuang glanced at her, motioning her to shut up, and turned to the servant and said, "You just heard it, this is a token of love between my master and me. I don't need to tell you how much it is worth, right? As long as you help us mother and daughter this time, when Lin Qi Pavilion has a son-in-law from the Earl's Mansion in the future, you can get as many hundred taels as you want."

The servant swallowed his saliva and said, "But...what if Mr. Liang is unwilling to come?"

Lin Qinshuang: "As long as you are willing to help, whether the matter succeeds or not, this hairpin will be yours. If it succeeds, there will be a bright future waiting for you in the future!"

The servant immediately put the hairpin into his pocket, turned around and went out, but halfway through he realized he didn't recognize Liang Han, so he turned back. Lin Xiaoniang had no choice but to let Lu Zhong accompany the servant to the front hall to recognize him.

After the two of them left the yard, Molan said to Lin Qinshuang, "Mother, why didn't you give that fellow something else? If Dad comes back to see the golden hairpin, what will you give him?"

Lin Qinshuang: "Do you think I want to? Mother, I have spent all I can on you and your sister, and these are the only things left. If I don't give them out, will they be willing to work hard for us?"

Molan slammed the table and said, "It's all the fault of that traitor Third Brother! If he hadn't betrayed Mother in front of Father, how could we have fallen to this point?"

"I have raised him for nothing. Not only is he ungrateful and stepped on his own mother to get to the top, but once he got the upper hand, he treated us like prisoners and forbade us to step out of the door. Haha, he is such a ruthless person." Lin Qinshuang held Molan's face, "Good child, now my only hope is you, you must strive to be good and take down Liang Han. When I become the mother-in-law of the Earl's son, will the Sheng family, who flatters the powerful and bullies the weak, dare to treat me like they do today? Haha."

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