Minglan is reborn, this time with no regrets!

Bai Dalang followed the Gu family's carriage all the way to Beijing. As soon as he entered the inn and changed his clothes, he was taken out again.

The fifth aunt of the Gu family was very mysterious. She didn't tell him where he was going or who he was going to meet. She just told him not to look around or ask any questions when he got there, and to answer whatever people asked. This left Bai Dalang completely confused.

When they arrived at a heavily guarded place, two eunuchs took Bai Dalang and Aunt Gu to two different places. Bai Dalang was scared to death, but he thought that he couldn't kill anyone in broad daylight, so he calmed down and followed the eunuchs into a tall house to wait.

Bai Dalang looked at the golden cups and jade bowls on the table and was secretly shocked: "Whose house is this? It's so luxurious!"

After a while, an old man with a bald chin entered the hall.

Bai Dalang stood up immediately: "Master, sir, oh no, sir!" He didn't know whether to bow or kneel.

Zhu Neiguan raised his hand with a smile: "You're welcome, Bai Dalang, sit down, sit down!"

Bai Dalang kept in mind Gu Jiapo's teachings. He didn't look around or ask questions randomly. He lowered his head and listened to the old man's words with his ears perked up.

The other party did not introduce herself, but only asked about the Bai family's salt production, how it tasted, whether there was a salt permit, and whether it was a tribute. Finally, she reminded Bai Dalang to remember to bring some of their own salt for the imperial concubine to taste next time he went to Beijing. Bai Dalang was stunned: "Imperial Concubine?!"

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After Zhu Neiguan and Bai Dalang finished their conversation, they returned to the Queen Mother and said, "My Lady, I have brought you all the messages."

The Queen Mother: "How did the Gu family chat with Concubine Liu?"

Zhu Neiguan: "The Imperial Concubine gave the Master Dayukchuan, who was awarded by the Empress, to the fifth son of the Gu family. He was very happy when he left. I believe the Imperial Concubine will soon come to ask you to pardon the exile sentence for the son of the fifth son of the Gu family."

The Queen Mother: "Oh, this Concubine Liu is really brainless. They haven't done anything for the Gu family yet, but she is eager to get benefits for them. How can she sit on the throne of the Queen with such deep scheming?"

Zhu Neiguan: "So, it is better for the little prince to be raised by the Empress Dowager."

The Queen Mother said: "Of course. By the way, ask someone to make more cheese for Yong'er these two days, and add more sugar. This child loves it."

Zhu Neiguan: "Uh... Madam, I'm afraid it won't be available so soon these days."

"how?"

"This stuff is made of cow's milk, and it's very rare. Usually, someone would go to Xiongzhou Market to buy it and deliver it directly to the Imperial Palace. But recently, the person who handled this matter was involved in a lawsuit, and I'm afraid... I'm afraid he can't get away for the time being."

"What kind of lawsuit is this? You're not even going to do business with the royal family anymore?"

"Hey, that official not only does business for our royal family, he's also the boss of Guangyuntai. Didn't someone sue the emperor's uncle for robbing a commoner girl a few days ago? The robbed Luo Susu is his courtesan."

"Oh... I remember now, he sends a lot of things to the palace every year, right?"

"Yes, Madam, he is a very sensible man, otherwise his business wouldn't be so big. But it's a pity that he is too honest and was bullied by Uncle Shen. He has nowhere to turn to!"

"Hasn't Shen Congxing already been imprisoned? Why are the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice assisting him?"

"Yes, but the girl is still not found, right? Uncle Shen refuses to admit his identity, and we can't do anything to him without any evidence."

"Hey, now the emperor is furious with the two of them, is it for some evidence? Will the existence or non-existence of evidence, true or false, affect the emperor's attitude? You have to learn to take advantage of the situation when doing things, why do you need me to teach you? Tell him not to go against the money for the sake of an oiran. As long as he handles this matter well, he will have plenty of business in the future." This is a subtle reminder to the other party that he should take advantage of the momentum of the alienation between the emperor and his subjects at this time, quickly get some false evidence and make the case true as soon as possible.

Zhu Neiguan smiled and said, "Yes!"

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On the second day, more lawsuits and evidence poured into the Dali Temple. The Bai family sued Gu Tingye for seizing their property, the Wang family accused Gu Tingye of beating an old lady, and a commoner woman sued Uncle Shen for defaming her innocence... There were so many cases, and the emperor quickly issued an edict, sentencing Gu Tingye and Shen Congxing to exile.

Changbai had been waiting for news at home, but what he got was this news. He was furious and wrote a confession to go to the Dali Temple to appeal for the two people. However, Changdong, with the instructions of his grandmother and Minglan, knocked Changbai unconscious and locked him up at home, not allowing him to go out.

Minglan was afraid that Madam Zou's condition would worsen after hearing the bad news, so she went to her courtyard and lied to her that there was an urgent report from the border. The emperor then sent Gu Tingye and Shen Congxing. In order to make the trick real, he also specially called Madam Shen San to "witness". Fortunately, this time Shen San knew the seriousness of the matter and did not reveal the truth.

After comforting Madam Zou, Minglan, with the help of Zhang Guifen, went into the dungeon to visit Gu Tingye.

Gu Tingye got anxious when he saw her: "Why did you come to this place? It's freezing cold, what if you get cold?"

Minglan slowly took out wine, food and soup from the basket and said, "I suffered a lot from the cold in Yangzhou with my mother. What does this mean now?"

Gu Tingye stuffed the soup pot she handed over back into her hands: "Why should a grown man like me use a soup pot? You use it."

Minglan: "I'm very hot, I really don't need it."

Gu Tingye stuffed the soup mother into her arms without saying anything, and then rolled her into his arms: "If you make trouble again, I will punish you!"

The officials and maids standing by turned around one after another.

Minglan pushed him: "Don't make trouble! Don't circle me like this, it hurts!"

Gu Tingye: "I want to make you feel pain, otherwise when I am exiled, you will forget me!"

Minglan: "Oh, please stop joking! I... I'm pregnant..."

Gu Tingye was stunned: "What do you have?"

Minglan: "Oh, what else?!"

Gu Tingye stood up holding Minglan and shouted, "You have a child?"

Minglan nodded.

Gu Tingye laughed out loud: "Oh my God! I'm going to have a child! I'm going to have a child! Hahaha!"

The laughter shook the sky and spread throughout the dungeon.

Even Shen Congxing, who was imprisoned not far away, heard it and laughed in response: "Congratulations, Zhong Huai, congratulations, my sister-in-law!"

Gu Tingye jumped up and down in the dungeon while holding Minglan in his arms. As he laughed, his eyes suddenly turned red: "I'm so sorry for you! You just got pregnant, and I... I'm going to be exiled..."

Minglan sighed and said, "You've just come to your senses. I told you not to be so domineering and arrogant, why didn't you listen before? If it weren't for the emperor's consideration for the Empress's face this time, my mansion would have been confiscated. You left such a mess behind, what are we going to do in the future..." As she spoke, she lowered her head and wiped her tears.

Gu Tingye put Minglan down and said sadly: "It's all my fault..."

Minglan: "Erlang, you know that I love you deeply and I don't want to be separated from you at all, but now that I have a child, everything is different. We should think about the child when we do things, right?"

Gu Tingye heard her tone change and asked, "So?"

"I think we should get a divorce! I'll take the child back to the Sheng family, so that the child won't be labeled as the descendant of a criminal, and my second brother can take care of him in the future." As he said that, he took out a letter from his arms, "I've prepared the divorce letter, take a look."

Gu Tingye picked up the letter and saw that it was written by King Huan. It said that the Liao spy Liu Yuanwai had been targeted and the next plan would be launched soon. Gu Tingye was asked to be careful in everything he did.

Gu Tingye crumpled the "divorce letter" in his hand, then held it up to the candle and lit it.

Minglan looked at the rising flames and asked anxiously, "You don't want to?"

Gu Tingye: "My father doesn't want me, and you don't want me either. Now that I have a son, do you still want to go back to the Sheng family? Haha, no way!"

Minglan raised her voice: "It's not that I want to go back to the Sheng family, it's all for the sake of the children! It's said that parents who love their children will plan for them in the long run. Now that you've fallen into such a state, you should make plans for your children early."

Gu Tingye shouted even louder: "I don't care! Divorce is absolutely impossible!"

Minglan almost shouted: "If you don't want to divorce... then, then I will divorce you!"

Gu Tingye also shouted: "Stop it! Go to the government and sue! If you are not afraid of being imprisoned for a year, then go and sue!"

Minglan shouted at the top of her lungs: "Gu Tingye, you are a scoundrel!"

The couple quarreled in the dungeon so loudly that everyone, visible and invisible, could hear it. Uncle Shen, who had been laughing and congratulating them just now, was now listening very attentively with his ears perked up, afraid of missing any details.

Not long after Minglan left crying, the news of the couple's divorce in the dungeon spread. When the Queen Mother heard the details of their quarrel told by Eunuch Zhu, she commented with gloating: "Husband and wife are birds of the same forest, but they fly away separately when disaster strikes. I thought this Lady Sheng Liu was very loyal, but it turns out she is also a fence-sitter."