The Story of Ming Lan Episode 19 Recap
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Gu Yanzhen severely reprimanded Gu Tingye for his rebelliousness and unfilial behavior, saying he was unworthy of Lady Bai's careful planning for him. In the end, he directly told him to get out of the Gu family. Instead, Gu Tingye knelt down with tears streaming, only wishing Gu Yanzhen would tell him that all the rumors outside were false! Had Gu Yanzhen ever thought of his mother, or of that unborn child. . . ?
Gu Tingye hugged Gu Yanzhen tightly, but a mouthful of blood that Gu Yanzhen spat out sprayed onto his back. Gu Tingye quickly went to find Madam Qin. Upon hearing the news, Madam Yu promptly left. Madam Qin instructed Gu Tingye to fetch an imperial physician, and then she was helped staggeringly into the room. Gu Tingyu and Madam Qin both prostrated themselves by Gu Yanzhen's bedside. Gu Tingwei also rushed home.
The elders of the Gu family arrived one after another. However, Gu Tingye, who had brought back a physician, was blocked outside by the guards and, in his anxiety, started fighting with them. Seeing this situation, the physician quickly left, fearing trouble. Gu Tingyu came out and had a big argument with him. Gu Tingye kept waiting outside, but he was never called in.
Granny Chang immediately panicked upon hearing the neighbors discussing the Gu family's affairs and quickly sent a maidservant to inquire. As night fell, with lanterns lit, the neighbors were again discussing that Gu Yanzhen had passed away and that the Gu mansion had put up white mourning cloths. The maidservant quickly returned to tell Granny Chang that she heard Gu Yanzhen was angered to death by Gu Tingye. Granny Chang was so anxious that she fell ill.
Rong'er comforted her by saying they would go to Fanlou for dinner tomorrow, but Granny Chang knew that since Gu Tingye had been driven out, they might never have their current life again. Zhu Manniang, however, had no idea of the seriousness of the situation and was quite disdainful. Seeing that he was not called in, Gu Tingye had no choice but to leave the courtyard, only to see the pages all wearing mourning clothes.
Gu Tingye ignored everything and rushed into the inner courtyard, where Gu Yanzhen was already breathless. Madam Qin, in a fit of rage, actually slapped Gu Tingye, then cried and prostrated herself beside Gu Yanzhen, telling him to leave the Gu family. The elders cursed Gu Tingye for not coming home, calling him heartless and ungrateful. Gu Tingye quickly defended himself, saying it was Madam Qin who told him to fetch an imperial physician.
Madam Qin completely revealed her true colors, denying that she had asked him to fetch an imperial physician, and even cursed him for drinking outside when Gu Yanzhen's life hung in the balance, calling him utterly unfilial. Gu Tingye was completely stunned. Faced with the Gu family's accusations and Madam Qin's tearful complaints, he finally understood, feeling extreme chill in his heart: all of Madam Qin's supposed protection of him had been to set him up for failure.
Everyone in that room was acting as if wearing masks, which made Gu Tingye feel disgusted. Gu Tingyu claimed that before Gu Yanzhen passed away, he was still telling Gu Tingye to get out of the Gu family. After hearing this, Gu Tingye bowed deeply and left this home that had never known warmth. Gu Tingye walked aimlessly down the street, and upon seeing Sheng Changbo, he unexpectedly rushed into his arms and wept bitterly.
The two stayed in the wilderness until midnight. Gu Tingye hated Gu Yanzhen, yet he also desperately wished he could have looked at him more, but their final interactions always ended in arguments. Sheng Changbo, however, said that Gu Tingye was not the one who killed his father, but rather that he had fallen into Madam Qin's trap, and he brought up the home in Sweet Water Alley again.
Gu Tingye felt as if he had been reborn into another world, and only then did his emotions somewhat stabilize. Granny Chang and Zhu Manniang took care of the drunken Gu Tingye. Granny Chang sent Zhu Manniang away and then busied herself with comforting him, saying that even if they had to go out and do needlework, they must preserve Gu Tingye's wealth.
He had no salt certificates for the salt farms in his possession, so he couldn't sell private salt. Granny Chang also said that Zhu Manniang was not a good person, but Gu Tingye was unwilling to listen and wanted to go to sleep. Granny Chang then asked if Gu Tingye had ever told Zhu Manniang about the Bai family inheritance. Fortunately, Gu Tingye had not.
Granny Chang also told Gu Tingye never to mention the Bai family's salt farms and lands, and just say that he didn't have much money now. Zhu Manniang massaged Gu Tingye's head. Gu Tingye said that he might have to do manual labor in the future, and Zhu Manniang might also have to go out and do laundry and mending.
Zhu Manniang initially did not believe him, but when she heard that his path to the imperial examination was ruined, her expression changed. At night, Zhu Manniang secretly took some items and hid them in the kitchen. Granny Chang saw her from the shadows. Gu Tingye, this unfilial son, had already become infamous in the capital. Sheng Hong did not forget to instruct Sheng Changbo not to delay their entire family for the sake of his friendship with Gu Tingye.
Sheng Changbo was about to secretly go out to see Gu Tingye when Sheng Minglan followed him. Since Gu Tingye had helped her before, Sheng Minglan made some pastries and porridge, hoping Sheng Changbo would help take them to him. Sheng Changbo brought the pastries to visit Gu Tingye, saying that he had paid respects on his behalf at the Marquis's Residence, and the Gu clan elders had not removed Gu Tingye's name.
Zhu Manniang went out to buy groceries, and Granny Chang followed her again. A few days later, Granny Chang called Gu Tingye to Fanlou. These past few days, she had constantly asked Gu Tingye for money, and now these pieces of jewelry were what she had bought back. It turned out that Zhu Manniang had pawned them one by one. She would hide valuable items in the kitchen in the middle of the night, then pawn them during the day.
Now, there were hardly any items left in the house. Gu Tingye was very unwilling to believe it, but Granny Chang, not wanting him to be deceived, actually knelt down and begged him to personally follow Zhu Manniang tomorrow. The next day, Gu Tingye indeed secretly followed Zhu Manniang and personally saw Zhu Manniang give the items to her brother, whom she claimed had long passed away.
At night, Zhu Manniang put on an appearance of virtue, unaware that Gu Tingye had already witnessed everything firsthand. Gu Tingye said that he had previously promised to buy Granny Chang a coffin. Although he was now impoverished, he could not break his promise, so he asked Zhu Manniang to find the golden lock she had made for their two children before. That golden lock had long been sold, and Zhu Manniang naturally made excuses to search for it tomorrow.
