Minglan is reborn, this time with no regrets!

When Minglan arrived at Shao's house, she sat upright in the middle seat. The wives of her cousins ​​from the fourth and fifth rooms sat on both sides. They all had unfriendly faces and looked like they were about to interrogate a criminal.

Minglan walked to the center of the hall calmly, bowed respectfully and said, "Greetings, sister-in-law. I wonder what instructions you have for my sister-in-law?"

Shao glanced at the aunt from the fifth room and said, "Uh... I just want you to come and talk. Father-in-law has exempted you and your wife from the morning greetings to your parents, and none of us have had a chance to talk to you alone. Fourth aunt and fifth aunt also want to tell you something." She was not good at speaking and said whatever she thought, but she had a soft personality and couldn't say hard words clearly.

The fourth roommate was annoyed and interrupted, "I don't dare to give instructions, after all, the bride is still a county lady. I just want the bride to listen to the hardships of her sisters-in-law and let her know how difficult it is for our Gu family."

Minglan: "Sister-in-law? Er... Sister-in-law, could it be that Qin's brother Tingwei is back?"

Shao was stunned: "No? Didn't I hear that my father called him back?"

Minglan: "Then where did our sister-in-law come from?"

The fourth room: "That's right! We, the fourth and fifth rooms, are the direct bloodline of the Marquis' Mansion. My son's wife is naturally your brother's wife."

Minglan: "But I heard that when the father-in-law was blamed by the late emperor, the two uncles asked to separate the family. Could it be that the father-in-law has already brought the two branches back to the Marquis' Mansion, but the master and I don't know yet?"

The fourth room choked, not knowing how to respond. The fifth room coughed and said to Shao: "Da Lang's wife, I think Er Lang's new wife is really rude. She has seven or eight sentences waiting for the elders to say one sentence. Could it be that she relies on herself as the county lady and doesn't take us family members seriously?"

Shao glared at Minglan and said, "Erlang's wife, you talk too much." In terms of seniority, the first branch of the family now has no legal mother, and Shao is the woman with the highest status in this branch. She can indeed discipline Minglan.

But in terms of status, no one present is taller than Minglan, and they even have to bow to her when they meet her.

But Minglan didn't want to care about all this at the moment. After all, this was an occasion for "private conversation". If she used her status to pressure them, she would be branded as a "fox borrowing the power of another" and in the end, the reputation of the Sheng family and the Queen would also be affected.

It's really not worth it for these guys.

So Minglan said, "Sister-in-law is right," and stopped talking.

Seeing that she finally stopped talking, the fourth room's daughter-in-law hurriedly pushed her forward and asked her to tell her in detail how difficult her life was. After she finished speaking, she called the fifth room's daughter-in-law forward and asked her to tell the second sister-in-law how hard it was to raise a child. Xiao Tao and Dan Ju were dizzy listening to them, Lang Ya was so annoyed that he wanted to hit someone, and Ming Lan looked immersed in the play, as if she was listening to some beautiful script.

After everyone finished speaking, the fourth room pointed at Minglan and said, "It is said that a family shares prosperity and adversity. Now that Erlang has risen to fame, you can't just watch us, your relatives, live in such a desolate way, right?"

Minglan stood in the middle without saying a word.

The fourth room: "Speak up!"

Minglan looked towards Shaw.

Shaw was confused and looked at everyone.

The fifth roommate who was sitting at the end was the first to figure it out and said to Shao: "The bride wants Dalang's wife to let her speak."

The fourth room snorted, "When she was not allowed to talk, she kept talking, and now that she is asked to talk, she pretends to be obedient and submissive!"

Langya was furious and glared at the fourth room with murderous intent.

The girl from the fourth room shuddered as if stung by a scorpion, turned her eyes away, and stared at Minglan even more angrily, but she dared not utter a word.

There is nothing worse than bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

Shaw: "Bride, please speak."

"Yes." Minglan bowed and asked, "Fourth aunt, speaking of officials with titles of merit, during the reign of the previous emperor, anyone above the fifth rank could petition the emperor for a favor. The Marquis's Mansion is of the second rank, and there are at least seventeen or eighteen people who have been granted titles of merit. How come the fourth and fifth houses are the only ones that have not been left out?"

At that time, the Gu family owed a huge debt to the palace, and the higher-ups took away the titles of the fourth and fifth branches as a punishment. Later, they relied on the Bai family's wealth to pay off the debt, but the government never gave official positions to the fourth and fifth branches again, and even the Gu family army was idle. The ignorant fourth and fifth branches never investigated the reason and just thought that "my father and eldest brother were not loved by the government."

As a new daughter-in-law, Minglan couldn't say anything bad about her father-in-law on the first day she entered the house. She smiled and said, "The late emperor must have had a deep meaning in his actions. Now the emperor is following the late emperor's way, there must be a reason. My husband is just a warrior, and he follows the emperor's lead. Instead of forcing my husband, you aunts should follow the eldest sister-in-law's way."

Everyone looked at Shaw.

Shao said in panic, "I...what can I do?" Her mother's family was weak, and she could live a good life in the Gu family only because of Gu Tingyu's support. She was asked to earn titles for the fourth and fifth rooms? It was simply a fantasy.

Minglan: "Big brother loves and respects Big sister-in-law the most. As long as Big sister-in-law says something, Big brother will do whatever she says. You know, Big brother's mother's family is the Queen Mother's relatives. As long as Big sister-in-law tells Big brother, go to the palace and ask the Queen Mother, then he will know the history from the previous emperor to the present, right? Then, Fourth Aunt and Fifth Aunt can prescribe the right medicine, then he will have both the title and the mission. "

Bring the conflict within their own ranks and let them fight among themselves.

The fifth room sneered: "Does the bride really think we are stupid? We have already walked this path with Dalang. If it is feasible, why do we need to look for Erlang?"

Minglan: "Ah, this... Even the Empress Dowager can't do it, how can a military commander like you do it?"

The fourth room's daughter: "Aren't you the Queen's adopted niece? Go and tell the Queen, it will definitely be more effective than Dalang."

Minglan: "The eldest lady is behind the curtain and holds the seal with the support of several regents. It is possible to ask her for a position of patronage. The empress is now in charge of the harem for Your Majesty, how can she interfere in government? Anyway, I dare not instigate the empress to do this. If Fourth Aunt dares, you can go to Wende Hall and tell the eunuchs yourself."

The fourth room was furious: "You! How dare you talk to me like this? It's simply disobedient and unfilial!"

If you can't argue with reason, use etiquette and laws to pressure others.

Minglan shook her head and sighed, "There must be a monarch and his subjects before there are fathers and sons. Fourth Aunt, please don't break the moral code!"

The fourth roommate was so angry that she was about to slap Minglan. Langya took two steps to block Minglan. At this time, Sister Xian's voice came from outside the house: "Mother! Father is here!"

"Awake?" Shao stood up hurriedly and walked quickly to the door.

Then, the mother and daughter supported Gu Tingyu on the left and right and entered the house.

Gu Tingyu bowed to Minglan: "My Lady, the County Lord."

Minglan returned the greeting: "Big brother, there is no need to be so polite. I greet you, big brother."

Gu Tingyu: "This place is full of women, it's not my place to come. But I heard something like 'official' and 'empress' from afar, so I had to come here. The most taboo thing for us military families is to discuss state affairs. Madam County Lord, please don't cause trouble for Erlang."

Minglan: "I didn't want to talk about this, but my aunts insisted that Erlang ask for official positions for my cousins, so I could only talk about the facts."

Gu Tingyu nodded: "This matter is not something that Erlang can decide alone. I know Erlang's difficulties. Sister-in-law has been standing here for so long, I'm afraid she must be tired? It's almost time for breakfast, sister-in-law, do you want to stay in our room?"

Minglan: "I won't bother you, brother and sister-in-law. I have to go back and serve my husband breakfast."

Gu Tingyu: "That's right, then you should go back quickly and don't keep Erlang waiting for too long."

Seeing Minglan leaving with a few maids, the fourth room was furious: "Why did you let her go? She didn't even finish her words!"

Gu Tingyu ignored her words and turned to look at Shao: "Why don't you wait for me to wake up?"

Shao lowered her head: "Aunt Four and Aunt Five brought their sisters-in-law to visit, I can't just leave them alone..."

Gu Tingyu: "Then you should have woken me up before you left, right? Didn't we agree on this before? If you didn't wake me up, what if I couldn't wake up?"

Shao said anxiously, "Don't say that! How could you not wake up? I just... I just... I heard from Aunt Five that there was no need to wake you up and let you sleep a little longer, so..."

The fifth room hurriedly said, "Hey, Dalang, we know you are in poor health. We just came here to have a private talk with your new bride. Why do we have to wake you up? You finally got a good night's sleep. How can we bother you for such trivial matters?"

Gu Tingyu bowed to her and said, "Thank you very much for your care, Fifth Aunt. It's getting late now and we need to have breakfast. Fourth Aunt and Fifth Aunt, how about staying and having breakfast with us?"

The fourth room was about to say that it would be a waste if they didn't eat it, but they heard Gu Tingyu say "Ouch" and then said: "I forgot, the kitchen only prepared food for our first room today, I'm afraid it won't be enough for so many aunts and wives! How about, let's do it another day?"

"Hmph! Do you think we care? Go away!" The fourth room had a bad temper and left immediately.

The Fifth House member was more cunning, but also limited. He felt completely humiliated by being made fun of in front of so many people. He left a sentence "We in the Fifth House can still afford breakfast!" and left with his wife.

Shao wanted to chase and explain, but was stopped by Sister Xian: "Mother, let's eat quickly!"

Shao: "But wouldn't this offend the aunts?"

Gu Tingyu: "Are you still afraid of offending them? If I hadn't come to rescue you just now, you would have been manipulated into a gun by them and offended Erlang's wife."

Shao: "I am Minglan's sister-in-law after all. Can't I say a few words to her?"

Gu Tingyu: "If she really has something wrong, you can say that she is fine. But today you are standing up for the fourth and fifth rooms, and you want her to ask for an official position for their two rooms. How can this be the same?"

Shao: "I think this is what she should do as a younger generation. She lives such a carefree life, but she lets her uncles from the two houses live such a hard life. Didn't you hear what Tingbing's wife said just now..."

Gu Tingyu: "The late emperor did not give them two houses official positions in the first place, which was to prevent our Gu family from becoming too powerful. The officials in the court were also afraid of the reputation of our Gu family army and deliberately excluded us. No one has spoken for us for so many years. Do you think that my grandfather and father were really such bad officials and people?"

Shao was stunned: "Isn't it because the fourth and fifth rooms are doing nothing?"

Gu Tingyu: "Look around, there are so many sons and daughters of officials in the court, how many are better than my fourth uncle and fifth uncle? Why can they get official positions but not ours?"

Shaw thought about it carefully and it seemed to be true.

Gu Tingyu: "It's because during the Qingli New Deal, my grandfather strongly supported Ouyang Yongshu's "On Factions"!!!"