The Story of Ming Lan Episode 16 Recap
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Sheng Minglan was unwilling to cause trouble, so she naturally didn't want Qi Heng to play, but for the golden hairpin, she could only get on the horse. As soon as Qi Heng entered the field, a group of female relatives gathered to cheer for him, but what Princess Jia Cheng saw was Sheng Minglan beside Qi Heng.
The two teams, Gu Tingye and Yu Yan Hong, and Sheng Minglan and Qi Heng, were evenly matched, making it difficult to determine a winner for a while. Wu Da Niangzi watched very happily, repeatedly praising Sheng Minglan, but Liang Han, who was beside her, could only see Sheng Molan. Sheng Molan was extremely jealous at this moment, wishing Sheng Minglan would lose. Wang Ruofu felt even more suspicious, but Sheng Rulan thought nothing of it.
She wished the two of them would give Yu Yan Hong a good lesson, and as long as Qi Heng didn't talk to Sheng Molan, she would be happy. Hearing that Sheng Minglan also had a purple hair brush, Sheng Molan was so angry she threw her fan. If she hadn't heard her maid say that Liang Han was looking this way, she would have thrown a tantrum.
Sheng Minglan and Yu Yan Hong competed fiercely, and Qi Heng and Gu Tingye were not to be outdone, even striking down Gu Tingye's mallet. Finally, the gong sounded, and Sheng Minglan and Qi Heng won, stealing the show. Yu Yan Ran was extremely happy to get the hairpin, infuriating Yu Yan Hong. Princess Jia Cheng repeatedly said it was interesting, but it wasn't the polo that was interesting, but the people.
Gu Tingye saw that Yu Yan Ran and Sheng Minglan were connected as one, so he simply let the two of them be happy, and he couldn't bear to make such a good girl as Yu Yan Ran sad. In the carriage back to the manor, Sheng Molan naturally wouldn't let Sheng Minglan off easily. Sheng Minglan could only say that Qi Heng helped her out of consideration for Sheng Changbo, rendering Sheng Molan speechless.
To inquire about the Sheng family's resting place mid-journey, it was originally thought that Wang Ruofu and Sheng Minglan's attendants had tight lips and couldn't be questioned, but it was Sheng Molan's maid who revealed everything. Qi Heng smiled slightly upon hearing this; his thoughts were certainly not on Sheng Molan.
Wang Ruofu thought Sheng Laotaitai wanted Sheng Minglan to marry into Qi Guo Gong Fu, but the wet nurse beside her knew that the Old Madam was the clearest-minded; that princess, whose ambition was higher than the sky, wouldn't fancy Sheng Minglan.
Wang Ruofu, however, thought Sheng Rulan was perfectly good enough for Qi Heng, but the wet nurse said that Sheng Rulan wasn't very keen on Qi Heng, and her closeness with Qi Heng was merely to spite Sheng Molan. Wang Ruofu sighed deeply; the most important thing now was to properly handle Sheng Changbo and Hai Shi's wedding. She didn't need to concern herself with Sheng Minglan stealing the show; Sheng Molan would naturally report it for her.
Sheng Rulan was busy fighting crickets in the carriage and only stopped when she heard they arrived at Yu Qing Guan. Sheng Minglan was wiping her mother's memorial tablet when Qi Heng quietly came in, saying he had lured Xiao Tao away. He especially held a grudge against Sheng Minglan for deceiving him about that matter.
Sheng Minglan cited the impropriety of a man and woman being alone in a dark room and urged Qi Heng to leave quickly, but Qi Heng was extremely reluctant, and brought up the pair of kneepads again. Sheng Minglan refused to admit her feelings, but Qi Heng relentlessly pursued her. He just wanted to see Sheng Minglan, but why did she always avoid him whenever they met?
Sheng Minglan stated that women are not as good as men; just like a prodigal son such as Gu Tingye, if he turns over a new leaf later, no one would say anything bad about him, but a woman absolutely could not. If the fact that they were alone in a dark room like this got out, the Sheng family would be implicated, but for Qi Heng, it would make no difference.
Qi Heng was extremely flustered and directly raised his hand and swore before her mother's memorial tablet that if anything happened, he would certainly marry Sheng Minglan. Sheng Minglan still showed no hint of intimacy, only wishing to live a peaceful and stable life. If Qi Heng proposed to marry her, it would harm her, and moreover, she was unwilling to be a concubine. Qi Heng smiled; he intended to marry Sheng Minglan as his main wife, his original wife!
Although Sheng Minglan was moved by Qi Heng's persistence, she still refused to deceive herself with such an illusory matter. Lin Qinshuang didn't take the polo field incident to heart at all; she only told Sheng Molan to keep a close eye on Sheng Minglan from now on, and if she ever spoke of her deceased mother again, Sheng Molan must tell her.
Relying on being from Wang Ruofu's quarters, Jiu'er made things difficult for the maids everywhere, but Sheng Minglan didn't react much when she saw it. However, Sheng Hong came to Sheng Minglan's courtyard and lectured her, accusing her of showing off and not being well-behaved. Sheng Minglan explained what happened, but even bringing up Wei Xiaoniang didn't evoke Sheng Hong's pity. She could only obediently kneel.
Gu Tingye wanted to propose marriage to Yu Yan Ran; she shared his misfortunes and could also tolerate Zhu Man Niang. Chang Momo was overjoyed upon hearing this. Zhu Man Niang overheard a few parts from outside the door. Although she was unhappy in her heart, she still said she would certainly serve Yu Yan Ran well in the future. Chang Momo couldn't stand Zhu Man Niang's hypocritical demeanor.
She told Gu Tingye not to discuss marriage matters with her anymore, lest she think herself a main wife and fail to distinguish between principal and secondary later on. At night, Gu Tingye played with his two children and didn't forget to instruct Zhu Man Niang to treat Yu Yan Ran well in the future, assuring her that Yu Yan Ran would certainly not make things difficult for Zhu Man Niang.
Sheng Minglan's original maids were sobbing uncontrollably, saying that ever since people from Wang Ruofu and Lin Qinshuang came, there had been no peace in the courtyard. Sheng Minglan was still kneeling in the room, not knowing until what time she would have to kneel.
