The Story of Ming Lan Episode 48 Recap
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Gu Tingye was following behind the carriage. Xiao Shenshi was extremely envious. Sheng Minglan was happy in her heart, but still felt he was too good to her. Sheng Minglan had been restrained in the palace. As a result, before she even reached the Empress, she was called over by the Empress Dowager, who said the Empress was also there. Xiao Shenshi stomped her feet in anger.
The Empress Dowager had never liked the Shen sisters, always scolding them endlessly whenever she saw them, fearing that Sheng Minglan would also be implicated. The Empress Dowager had two palace maids who had grown up by her side, and she wanted the Empress to take them back so they could often come to see her.
The Empress naturally knew the Empress Dowager's intention to plant spies, so she claimed that the Emperor needed to cut expenses and couldn't afford them. The Empress Dowager gave up and looked at Xiao Shenshi, who repeatedly refused. The Empress Dowager then looked at Sheng Minglan. Sheng Minglan just kept smiling, saying that there were several weddings to be arranged at home.
Originally, many unmarried men in the army had asked Gu Tingye to have Sheng Minglan find some maids at home for them to consider. However, the Empress Dowager said that these palace maids were delicately raised in the palace and could not endure the hardships of the frontier. The Empress, however, helped Sheng Minglan by bringing up the former Emperor. Left with no choice, the Empress Dowager could only agree.
After leaving the Empress Dowager's place, she saw Gu Tingye waiting outside. It turned out that Gu Tingye had recommended the eunuch who had saved Sheng Minglan before to become a steward. Now, being well-informed, he learned that Minglan had been summoned by the Empress Dowager, so he specifically came to wait for Minglan to go home. Sheng Minglan looked apologetic, feeling that she had caused trouble for Gu Tingye, but he didn't take it to heart at all.
Sheng Minglan was truly puzzled, wondering what the Empress Dowager was up to now. It turned out that the Empress Dowager hoped Zhao Zongquan would follow the example of the former Emperor, but Zhao Zongquan insisted on reforms, as the current imperial court was indeed corrupt. Gu Tingye pulled Sheng Minglan, wanting to go drinking, but Sheng Minglan had some matters to attend to. Gu Tingye, however, insisted on going.
With Zhao Zongquan and the Empress Dowager vying for power, and Gu Tingye being a capable assistant to Zhao Zongquan and Zhao Ceying, he feared that his family would not have good days in the future, not even time for drinking. The Empress Dowager governed from behind a screen, and today she cut off the ministers' conversation and had Qi Heng summoned. Qi Heng advocated for a thorough investigation into the former rebel prince's rebellion.
Before Zhao Zongquan could speak, the Empress Dowager made her own decision. The Empress Dowager refused to hand over the imperial seal. Just now, Zhao Zongquan's face had been extremely unsightly. Retrieving the imperial seal was the serious matter at hand. Zhao Ceying was so anxious he wished he could snatch it, but Gu Tingye said that the imperial seal needed to be seized with wit.
Qi Heng went to the Marquis's residence and arrested the two sons from the Fourth and Fifth Branches. Fourth Uncle and Fifth Uncle cried out to heaven and earth, but who would have thought that Qi Heng was incorruptible and would investigate even his own Qi family without fail. Fourth Aunt and Fifth Aunt sought help from Xiao Qinshi.
Although the Gu family and Qi family had ancestral ties, the connection was ancient and the two families didn't often visit each other, making it truly difficult for Xiao Qinshi to speak up. After talking for a long time, Xiao Qinshi pointed one person out to them: Gu Tingye. Gu Tingye told Sheng Minglan about Qi Heng arresting people from the Gu family. Sheng Minglan paused, but she knew Qi Heng would not take personal revenge through public office.
Gu Tingye told Sheng Minglan to be careful, as the Fourth and Fifth Branches might come to bother her; those female relatives were quite intimidating. Gu Tingye knew they didn't have the guts to collude with the rebel prince, so he didn't intend to get involved in this matter. Fourth Uncle and Fifth Uncle shamelessly came to plead with Gu Tingye.
Gu Tingye procrastinated for a while before revealing that the two cousins had bought a batch of Jiangnan women for the rebel prince and sent them to ministers' residences for recruitment. He said this was not a big deal and wouldn't cost them their lives. However, Fourth Uncle and Fifth Uncle were still very anxious, repeatedly calling themselves "Gu family members," but they were sent back home by Gu Tingye.
At the Duke of Qi's residence, Qi Heng's second wife, Shenshi, asked him to return to their room to rest, but Qi Heng was busy with official duties. Shenshi couldn't help but complain that he hadn't slept in their room for a month, always sleeping in the study when he was tired. Qi Heng only said one sentence: he would never let her down. Shenshi returned to her room alone.
Although Qi Heng kept himself morally upright, she always felt that Qi Heng treated her like a stranger. The maid also recalled the servants' gossip, saying that Qi Heng had once been fond of a concubine's daughter. Shenshi immediately sent someone to inquire about it. Fourth Aunt and Fifth Aunt came crying and wailing to Sheng Minglan, using the argument that "one prospers when the family prospers, and one suffers when the family suffers." Sheng Minglan, however, feigned ignorance and foolishness. Suddenly, Xiao Tao came to report that Rong Jie'er was missing. Sheng Minglan quickly left, leaving the two aunts hanging there.
