The Story of Ming Lan Episode 43 Recap
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Gu Tingye planned to find an excuse to move out in a few days, and then he would settle down. When Dan Ju came in and saw the makeup Gu Tingye had put on Sheng Minglan, she was stunned, and Gu Tingye quickly slipped away. After Sheng Minglan arrived at the main hall, she quickly greeted Madam Qin, Fourth Aunt, and Fifth Aunt.
Just as she was about to go for breakfast, Fourth Aunt stopped her and wanted Sheng Minglan to meet Hongxiao. Hongxiao was originally a maid by Gu Tingye's side, and later became an indoor servant. Madam Qin claimed that Gu Tingye never returned after that, so she returned Hongxiao's deed of sale and let her go to a good family. Who knew Hongxiao refused to remarry, proving to be a loyal and chaste woman, even attempting suicide once.
The three women made Hongxiao sound pitiful, meaning they wanted Sheng Minglan to take her back as a concubine. Sheng Minglan remained silent. Hongxiao knelt down with a crying voice, but Sheng Minglan directly refused. Fourth Aunt immediately said she was jealous and unkind. Sheng Minglan naturally refuted her, and Fourth Aunt was so angry she cried out, "Preposterous!" Sheng Minglan stated that Gu Tingye had no intention of taking a concubine, and she dared not make decisions for him.
Fourth Aunt was indeed short-tempered, just as Gu Tingye had said, and Madam Qin was easily provoked. Hongxiao then cried and screamed that she wanted to die. Sheng Minglan quickly apologized, saying she would go to the family ancestral hall to kneel in punishment. Everyone immediately fell silent. At the ancestral hall, Sheng Minglan understood that those elders would not easily let her go. Even if she didn't kneel today, she would be remembered tomorrow or the day after.
It was better to fall from her horse herself. Madam Qin was also a smiling tiger, always liking to kill with a borrowed knife and still gain a good reputation. She was probably restless right now. After all, it was Sheng Minglan's first day entering the household, and if word got out, Madam Qin would inevitably gain a reputation for being harsh.
Fourth Aunt was currently furious, watching helplessly as Madam Qin went to invite Sheng Minglan back but had no way to stop her. Fifth Aunt was best at watching the fire from the other side of the bank, fanning the flames by saying Madam Qin was killing with a borrowed knife, and Fourth Aunt was immediately ignited again. Sheng Minglan put on a wronged expression and again said she dared not make decisions for Gu Tingye.
Madam Qin quickly helped her up and, seemingly very amicably, led her out of the family ancestral hall. Back in her room, seeing Gu Tingye calmly drinking tea, Sheng Minglan immediately became unhappy. Gu Tingye quickly went to coax her. Sheng Minglan truly felt Madam Qin's formidable nature; overt and covert attacks would be unavoidable in the future. In a blink, Sheng Minglan again felt pity for Hongxiao.
Who would have thought that Hongxiao was deliberately framed against Gu Tingye by others? That year, the Fourth Household took a liking to Hongxiao, drugged her, and forced themselves upon her. When Hongxiao woke up, she cried incessantly and remembered nothing. The Fourth Household then framed Gu Tingye, who frequented places of pleasure, for the incident.
Gu Tingye noticed that Sheng Minglan wasn't jealous and was a little displeased, but he still had her change clothes, intending to take her to Fanlou, a place she had never been to before. Madam Qin, knowing the reactions of the Fourth and Fifth Households, threw a table in anger and cursed them as ungrateful wretches, losing all her usual gentle and virtuous demeanor.
The next day, Gu Tingye spoke to Madam Qin, Fourth Uncle, and Fifth Uncle about his intention to move out. The two uncles flatly refused, but Gu Tingye immediately reprimanded them for making Sheng Minglan kneel in the ancestral hall on her first day of marriage. Gu Tingye said he would take Hongxiao back and have Sheng Minglan find a good family for her. He was determined to move out of this house, whether they agreed or not.
Fourth Uncle and Fifth Uncle still sarcastically said that Madam Qin had not yet agreed, but Gu Tingye retorted that they were making Madam Qin gain a reputation for being greedy for money! With such a scene, Madam Qin had no choice but to agree.
After Gu Tingyu learned about this, he said that this matter would definitely not end, and the manor bestowed by the Emperor was right next to the Gu family's residence, which was actually a subtle warning to Gu Tingye that he was inseparable from the Gu family. Gu Tingye took Sheng Minglan to see the garden. Sheng Minglan liked it very much, but she was afraid she couldn't manage such a large backyard. Gu Tingye, however, trusted her immensely.
On the day of their return visit, Sheng Minglan and Gu Tingye, Sheng Molan and Liang Han, and Sheng Rulan and Wen Yanjing all returned. Sheng Rulan happily held Sheng Minglan's hand, while Sheng Molan was cold, sarcastic, and very displeased. Old Madam Sheng held Sheng Minglan's hand, looking her over, and told them to first go to Wang Ruofu's place to pay their respects, then come back and talk properly.
When Wang Ruofu saw the three sons-in-law, she always asked, "My daughter hasn't caused you any trouble, has she?" Then, Wang Ruofu also introduced her sister, Aunt Kang, who was beside her, to them. Afterward, she deliberately brought up the child born by Chun Ke, making Sheng Molan's face turn very ugly. Sheng Minglan pulled Sheng Rulan aside to talk about Liang Han's child. She heard that the baby was too big and almost couldn't be delivered.
Sheng Minglan was stunned; wasn't this the same trick Lin Qinshuang used back then? Aunt Kang was meddlesome and cruel. She whispered in Wang Ruofu's ear, saying that Sheng Minglan had become arrogant after marrying into a higher status, and that she was waiting to show her a lesson later. During the meal, the women were naturally at one table and the gentlemen at another.
Sheng Minglan knew Aunt Kang was troublesome, so she immediately toasted Wang Ruofu, making it impossible for Aunt Kang to use filial impiety against her. At the dinner table, she dominated, making Aunt Kang so angry that she couldn't make a move. Old Madam Sheng, seeing that she hadn't come, quickly sent someone to rescue Sheng Minglan. The grandmother and granddaughter happily ate together.
Old Madam Sheng asked a lot of questions, but Sheng Minglan pleaded ignorance to all of them. Old Madam Sheng was speechless. She had taught her to be a noble lady proficient in all eighteen martial arts, yet she was kept indoors by Gu Tingye and not allowed to manage affairs. Old Madam Sheng even imparted the ways of managing a husband to Sheng Minglan. Although Gu Tingye protected her, Sheng Minglan could not always be dependent.
After Old Madam Sheng's nap, Sheng Minglan quickly wanted to leave, fearing that Aunt Kang would gossip again. Unexpectedly, she was severely scolded by Sheng Hong, who accused her of putting on airs. On the way back to the manor, Gu Tingye saw Sheng Minglan looking downcast, so he sent Dan Ju and Xiao Tao away. Only after some persuasion did Sheng Minglan speak.
It turned out that Sheng Hong had said their return visit was too ostentatious and scolded Sheng Minglan for not knowing how to advise him. Gu Tingye originally thought nothing of it, but after hearing Sheng Minglan's words, he found them reasonable and had to agree to be more low-key in the future.
