The Story of Ming Lan Episode 42 Recap
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He Hongwen watched from the crowd as Sheng Minglan was carried into the Gu family residence in an eight-bearer sedan chair, unsure of his feelings. He was to go to Yunnan and Guizhou in a few days to purchase medicinal herbs, a round trip that would take two to three years, so he had Cao Jinxiu return home with his mother. At the Gu family residence, Sheng Minglan and Gu Tingye performed the rites.
Madam Xiao Qin sat in the seat of honor with a very unpleasant expression, simply because the two bowed not only to her, but also to the spirit tablets of Gu Yankai and Madam Bai, which was truly a slap in her face. After scattering the bridal bed, binding their hair, and drinking the nuptial cup, Gu Tingye was pulled away to drink. Sheng Minglan truly felt hungry and wished she could immediately go out to eat and drink.
Gu Tingyu was about to return to his room after sitting for a while, but Gu Tingye quickly called out to him. He offered soup instead of wine, asking Gu Tingyu to give him some face, with every word laced with sarcasm. In the bridal chamber, Sheng Minglan ate some food to fill her stomach a bit, when suddenly a hand reached onto the bed to take some fruit. It turned out to be Rong Jie'er.
Rong Jie'er recognized her as the older sister who fell into the water that day, but she was unwilling to acknowledge her as her mother, having been instigated by Madam Xiao Qin. So she held a pen, intending to scare her. Sheng Minglan was not annoyed, and Rong Jie'er also liked her. The two simply sat down together to eat. Gu Tingye pretended to be drunk, which allowed him to be released and return to the bridal chamber.
He wasn't afraid of Sheng Minglan laughing at him, even saying that both he and Sheng Minglan were first-rate at pretending to be foolish, a truly heaven-made match. Rong Jie'er had fallen asleep. Sheng Minglan was originally fanning her nearby, but seeing Gu Tingye return, she quickly used the fan to cover her face. Gu Tingye simply took the fan away, remarking, "What kind of appearance of hers haven't I seen before?"
The food Sheng Minglan had wanted was eaten up by Rong Jie'er after only a few bites, and now she was terribly hungry. So Gu Tingye changed out of his wedding attire and went out to buy a lot of fruits and snacks. Sheng Minglan took off her phoenix crown, which had left a mark on her forehead.
Upon seeing the food, she first complained a bit to Gu Tingye, afraid that if word got out, she would earn the reputation of a tigress. In the blink of an eye, she began to eat heartily. Gu Tingye said that Sheng Minglan marrying him was not marrying up, but rather an injustice to her. He then brought up his son, Chang Ge'er, who was living outside.
When proposing marriage, Gu Tingye had repeatedly guaranteed that he would not let a son born to a concubine surpass a son born to the legal wife; only then did Old Madam Sheng agree to this marriage. But he did not want to hide it from Sheng Minglan, as Chang Ge'er was his child after all, and he would find him even if it meant searching to the ends of the earth.
Sheng Minglan had experienced those hardships since childhood and understood Gu Tingye's painstaking efforts. She would certainly not let their children repeat the same mistakes. Madam Xiao Qin looked down on Sheng Minglan, so it was inevitable that she would make things difficult for the new bride when they met tomorrow. Gu Tingye carried Sheng Minglan onto the bed, then took out a large chest of property left by his maternal grandfather and entrusted all of it to her.
Sheng Minglan was stunned. She then took out the dowry Old Madam Sheng had given her, having thought that these were already quite substantial. Sheng Minglan then understood that it was the Bai family who had caused Gu Tingye to fall into the water in Yangzhou that year. After surviving that ordeal, he had written a will and given it to Sheng Minglan.
Unexpectedly, that will was just a blank piece of paper, as Gu Tingye had no heir at the time. He had thus released the information, but despite this, there was no shortage of Bai family spies around him. In this residence, apart from Granny Chang, Shitou, and Sheng Minglan, Gu Tingye had no one else he could entrust. Sheng Minglan had originally thought Gu Tingye did not suffer, but now she understood his hardships.
Faced with Gu Tingye's vow that if he were to ever betray Sheng Minglan in this life, he would never be able to rise again for eternity, Sheng Minglan didn't know what oath she should make to be worthy of his profound trust. Gu Tingye drew the red curtains. It was their wedding night, a good union for a hundred years. Gu Tingye rose early and told Dan Ju not to wake Sheng Minglan, letting her sleep a bit longer.
However, as she was to meet her mother-in-law today, Granny Cui, who came with her dowry, forcefully pulled her out of bed, instructing Xiao Tao and Dan Ju to help her dress and groom. Sheng Minglan was so sleepy she almost fell over. Gu Tingye came in and embraced her fragrant body, startling Xiao Tao and Dan Ju, who quickly left. Gu Tingye groomed Sheng Minglan and also gave her many pieces of advice, as he had suffered quite a few hardships in the Gu family.
