The Story of Ming Lan Episode 3 Recap
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Wei Niangzi's face was completely drained of color. Holding on with her last breath, she told Sheng Minglan to go to the Head Madam's place to find a wet nurse who knew how to deliver babies. Sheng Minglan ran off with Xiao Tao, and Wei Niangzi looked deeply at Sheng Minglan's retreating back, bit into her handkerchief, her eyes showing the resilience usually hidden by her fragility.
One wet nurse was not in the mansion, and another, Zhao mama, was drunk. Sheng Minglan had no choice but to splash her with water to wake her up. Only then did the group of cold-eyed servants help her to support Zhao mama. Helplessly, halfway there, Zhao mama started acting out from her drunkenness again. Seeing that there was no hope, Sheng Minglan forcibly pulled aside the pile of weeds and climbed out from over the high wall.
Gu Tingye accidentally saw Sheng Minglan looking for someone throughout the city, so he pulled her onto his carriage, untied his cloak, and put it over the distraught little girl. As the carriage moved slowly, Sheng Minglan repeated like a puppet, "Faster, please." Gu Tingye immediately shouted, ordered the horses to be unhitched, and rode a fast horse with Sheng Minglan to Yishoutang. The medicine boy said the doctor was sleeping in the back.
Sheng Minglan frantically rushed into the backyard. It was Gu Tingye who mentioned the name of the Prefectural Judge Sheng family to summon the doctor. Gu Tingye took the doctor and hurried back to the Sheng family on a fast horse. Sheng Minglan was left at Yishoutang, crying on the ground. Upon arriving at the Sheng family, there was no response, so Gu Tingye untied a rope and climbed into the courtyard, finally bringing the doctor into Wei Niangzi's courtyard.
Lin Qinshuang was greatly alarmed, ignoring Wei Niangzi's cries from inside the room, instead scolding the two of them for how they could enter the inner courtyard! Gu Tingye was too lazy to explain to her; he gave the young servant a beating, and only then did Lin Qinshuang give up.
The person Gu Tingye arranged sent Sheng Minglan home, but the doctor informed them that the child in Wei Niangzi's womb had tragically dragged her down to her death; she did not have much time left. Wei Niangzi tightly held Sheng Minglan's hand, telling her to give the embroidered knee pads to Gu Tingye, and she also left the embroidered painting to Sheng Minglan.
Sheng Minglan's tears had already dried up, and even the two words "mother" came with a tremble. Wei Niangzi left Sheng Minglan with her last few words: "In all things, living is the most important." Sheng Minglan cried out "Mother," but Wei Niangzi, upon hearing that cry of "Mother," forcefully used all her strength to give her a slap.
Only then did Sheng Minglan cry and kowtow, calling her by her proper address, "Wei Xiaoniang," and also promised to go to Sheng Old Madam's place. Poor Wei Niangzi, even until her death, was still worried that her daughter would not follow the rules and would be too ostentatious. Amidst Sheng Minglan's helpless cries, Wei Niangzi breathed her last. Sheng Minglan, dragging her tiny body, holding the knee pads, walked out of the room, and then collapsed directly. . .
One of the two maidservants Lin Qinshuang assigned to Wei Niangzi was Wang Ruofu's person; she was now half-dead with anger, directly scolding her as an idiot. In Wei Niangzi's courtyard, the maidservant Zhulou was given twenty large planks and then sent out of the Sheng family by Sheng Hong. Lin Qinshuang saw Sheng Hong in a rage, squeezed out tears, kowtowed to beg for forgiveness, and finally choked up and fainted. Sheng Hong, soft-hearted, quickly embraced her.
Wang Ruofu had originally not intended to properly handle Wei Niangzi's funeral arrangements. Instead, Sheng Hualan advised her to show the demeanor of the head madam and give Wei Niangzi a grand burial. Relatives from Wei Niangzi's family arrived; it was Sheng Minglan's aunt. The Wei family had been protected by Wei Xiaoniang, allowing them to at least make a living. She thought of taking Sheng Minglan back, otherwise, how could this child struggle to survive in this dark mansion?
Then, the aunt went to see Wang Ruofu, saying she wanted to take Sheng Minglan back to the countryside to recover from her illness. Wang Ruofu refused to speak and looked away. A maidservant spoke for her, advising the aunt to stay in the mansion for a few more days and then leave. The aunt put on a show of self-harm, crying loudly. Wang Ruofu's maidservants quickly sent someone to invite Sheng Hong.
Sheng Hong absolutely refused to send Sheng Minglan away. The aunt was not easy to deal with; she subtly implied that the Sheng family looked down on others and bullied Sheng Minglan. After saying what she wanted to say, she no longer mentioned taking Sheng Minglan away. Sheng Old Madam returned home from Gushan. While Sheng Hong served her a bowl of soup, she remained silent. Sheng Hong quickly bowed his head to apologize.
Sheng Old Madam's son had once been harmed by a concubine. She clearly saw that Sheng Hong's children were also harmed by Lin Qinshuang, which was why she sternly reprimanded Sheng Hong. She knew Sheng Hong was afraid that Lin Qinshuang, this concubine, would cause his children born of concubines to suffer the same hardships he had endured in the past.
But now, the hierarchy in the Sheng family was in disarray; a Lin Xiaoniang was living even more respectably than the official wife. Sheng Old Madam explicitly and implicitly wanted to relieve Lin Qinshuang of her household management duties, but Sheng Hong consistently avoided the topic. Sheng Old Madam had said all there was to say; regardless of whether Sheng Hong took the hint or not, at least Lin Qinshuang would not regain favor recently.
Sheng Minglan was led by Sheng Hualan to Wang Ruofu's courtyard. Sheng Old Madam, however, told Sheng Hong to send her to her own place. Sheng Hong did not expect Sheng Old Madam to choose Sheng Minglan; the person he preferred was actually Sheng Molan. Sheng Old Madam, however, revealed that the Wei family never intended to take Sheng Minglan back; they were merely subtly warning the Sheng family not to neglect Sheng Minglan.
Taking her to Sheng Old Madam's place would be most appropriate. Sheng Hong was still stubborn. Sheng Old Madam then pointed out another hidden danger: Sheng Hong selling off servants soon after his concubine died—was he not afraid that those in the imperial court who were envious of his promotion would impeach Sheng Hong before the emperor? Hearing this, Sheng Hong suddenly understood. As soon as Sheng Hong left Sheng Old Madam's room, he went to Wang Ruofu's courtyard.
Wang Ruofu was teary-eyed, making one wonder if she usually had such a good relationship with Wei Niangzi. Sheng Hong's single remark about her bad temper immediately exposed Wang Ruofu's true colors. Sheng Hong quickly said a few more comforting words, then handed the power of household management back to Wang Ruofu. Wang Ruofu verbally blamed him for not caring about her well-being, but the secret delight on her face could no longer be hidden.
The next day, Wei Niangzi was given a grand funeral. Sheng Minglan, however, was running a high fever and continuously crying out for "Mother." Sheng Old Madam looked on with great pity and affection. Since that night, Sheng Hong had grown cold towards Lin Qinshuang. Lin Qinshuang came daily to Sheng Hong's outer chambers to request an audience but was ultimately unable to. Wang Ruofu's maidservants were truly loyal and made Lin Qinshuang suffer.
Lin Qinshuang returned to her room and threw a major tantrum, crying bitterly while holding the helpless Sheng Molan. Sheng Hong was promoted and went to Bianjing. The Sheng family boarded a boat, and Gu Tingye also went to the capital with them. Sheng Minglan gave the pair of knee pads to Gu Tingye, as thanks for saving her life that day. Gu Tingye looked at Sheng Minglan, this little child, bowing, his heart filled with a destiny he had not noticed at the time.
