The Story of Ming Lan Episode 18 Recap
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Zhu Manxiang pestered Yu Yanran endlessly. Only then did Sheng Minglan appear from behind the screen and ask her who she was. Zhu Manxiang claimed to be a miserable person. Sheng Minglan naturally refused to let her off, stating that a miserable person would not dare to cause trouble in this Grand Tutor's Residence. She also criticized Zhu Manxiang for not revealing her origin or family, and for insisting that Yu Yanran drink her concubine's tea, which was truly hateful.
Zhu Manxiang feigned composure and told Sheng Minglan to ask whatever she wished. Yu Yanran and Sheng Minglan simply sat down impolitely to interrogate her. A wet nurse by their side secretly told Sheng Minglan that Zhu Manxiang had once performed in the Liu Xiban troupe. Zhu Manxiang was hesitant and unwilling to admit this disgraceful past.
Sheng Minglan told Zhu Manxiang to go and beg the Gu family herself, but Zhu Manxiang instead blamed Yu Yanran for her fate, even saying that after marrying in, they would both serve one husband, which scared Yu Yanran into trembling. It was Sheng Minglan who spoke sternly, leaving Zhu Manxiang speechless. Zhu Manxiang was such a shameless person that she threatened to kill herself by crashing into something right there.
Faced with such a rascal, Yu Yanran truly had no other choice. Sheng Minglan then gave Zhu Manxiang a thorough scolding, telling her to get out. Zhu Manxiang's tricks might work on men, but in the inner courtyard, they were just petty schemes, so she could only roll herself out.
A few days later, Old Madam Yu came to the Sheng Residence to speak with Old Madam Sheng, claiming that Yu Yanran had long been betrothed since birth to a child from her hometown. Now that his mourning period was over, Old Grand Tutor Yu and Old Madam Yu would return home in a few days to witness their marriage. That night, Sheng Minglan waited on Old Madam Sheng.
The Old Madam felt that Sheng Minglan had made too much of the matter, saying that it was, after all, the Yu family's own affair, and if it spread, Sheng Minglan would ultimately be harmed. Sheng Minglan, however, said that she only dared to do it after careful consideration, especially because she did not want Yu Yanran to be bullied.
Old Madam Sheng knew, though, that Sheng Minglan was also afraid that she herself might encounter such a situation in the future. A few days later, after Sheng Minglan saw off Yu Yanran, Danju and Xiaotao, seeing her unhappy, pulled her to go eat snacks. Gu Tingye, however, suddenly burst in, accusing her of returning kindness with ingratitude and ruining his marriage.
Sheng Minglan, in turn, asked him why he wanted to marry Yu Yanran, implying it was simply because of her kind heart and ability to tolerate that outside mistress. Although Gu Tingye's intentions were not pure, he was determined. He didn't take Sheng Minglan, this young girl, seriously at all, and said that she would understand when she reached marriageable age that everything in this world requires careful consideration.
Sheng Minglan then asked Gu Tingye why Zhu Manxiang would go to the Yu Residence to cry and complain just when this marriage was about to be finalized. Gu Tingye, whose eyes were blinded by Zhu Manxiang, merely said she was weak. Sheng Minglan scoffed, saying her humble origin was true, but weakness was not necessarily the case. Gu Tingye got angry and stood up to leave, but Sheng Minglan called out to him.
After all, he had saved her, so she wanted to remind him to be wary of Zhu Manxiang. Unexpectedly, Gu Tingye accused Sheng Minglan of dangling Qi Heng, saying she wasn't a good person either. Sheng Minglan, furious, cursed him for harming Yu Yanran and slandering herself. Gu Tingye's expression changed, hinting that perhaps he should harm a Sheng family girl instead.
Sheng Minglan took a step back and vowed towards Gu Tingye's retreating back that she would become a Buddhist nun rather than marry Gu Tingye! Master Yu was considering marrying Yu Yanhong to Gu Tingye. Madam Yu was absolutely unwilling, but Gu Tingye was very likely to inherit a noble title in the future, and the shops he owned were also very valuable. Liu Mama came to collect the monthly allowance.
Yinxing eagerly begged her to let her go back, but Liu Mama naturally refused. Jiu'er then told Liu Mama about Yinxing and Sheng Changbo's affair. Wang Ruofu was very angry. She and Lin Qinshuang had a plan, but who would have thought that Sheng Minglan would disdainfully deal with those two maidservants. Zhu Manxiang was working nearby.
Chang Momo resented her for messing up Gu Tingye's marriage, as now it was Yu Yanhong who was going to marry in, and she had a fiery temper. For the next few days, Chang Momo kept an eye on Zhu Manxiang, not allowing her to go out. However, Zhu Manxiang bribed Xiaocui, her maidservant.
Xiaocui took Chang Ge'er and Rong Jie'er to buy things, and deliberately brought the two children in front of the Yu family's mammy who was purchasing goods. The Yu family's mammy was stunned when she saw that the outside mistress had given birth to children. Madam Yu then came to the Gu family to speak. She felt that it was truly not worth it to have to clean up this mess before Yu Yanhong even married in.
Gu Yankai and Xiao Qinshi nodded repeatedly, ready to send away Zhu Manxiang along with the children. But Madam Yu insisted that Gu Tingye speak, as without his agreement, anything others said would be useless. Gu Tingye returned to pack his mother's dowry and found the pair of knee pads Sheng Minglan had given him, instructing Shitou to keep them well. Gu Tingye was then called to speak.
He naturally refused to send Zhu Manxiang away, saying she was too weak to take care of herself, and he was even willing to offer three salt farms as compensation. Upon hearing this, Madam Yu was unwilling to discuss the marriage any further. Gu Tingye offering so much money as compensation to Yu Yanhong, it all boiled down to being for Zhu Manxiang. She certainly could not feel at ease about her daughter's life after marrying in.
Gu Yankai was furious and immediately ordered Zhu Manxiang and the two children to be tied up and driven away. Gu Tingye, however, made a statement of responsibility that thoroughly enraged Madam Yu, and whatever Xiao Qinshi did to salvage the situation was useless. Seeing the marriage fall through, Gu Yankai took out a stick and hit Gu Tingye on the back, cursing him for being blinded by lust and for being disobedient and unfilial. Gu Tingye was disdainful; he still harbored resentment over his mother's death.
