The Story of Ming Lan Episode 5 Recap
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Sheng Rulan took out the brush Qi Heng had given her and elaborated on how precious it was. Sheng Molan, hearing that the brush was from Qi Heng, naturally made a few sarcastic remarks. Sheng Minglan had never contended with them, so she simply went with the flow and gave the brush to Sheng Molan and Sheng Rulan. The two were naturally delighted but would not be grateful to Sheng Minglan for it.
Sheng Molan and Lin Qinshuang were dreaming of marrying into the wealthy Qi family, believing that a mere concubine's daughter, once favored, could be a bit more noble than a legitimate daughter, and no one would dare look down on them. Sheng Changbo and Sheng Changfeng went to pick up Gu Tingye. This time, he brought some boxes, a book boy, and a female relative to the Sheng family academy.
Sheng Changbo listened with a look of disdain; it turned out this female relative was a pitiful person whose family fortune had been swindled by her brother, and Gu Tingye had settled her in a residence. Sheng Minglan was about to go to the academy but fell asleep halfway, leaning on Xiao Tao due to drowsiness. When Qi Heng saw her, he picked up a book and fanned her. Xiao Tao covered her mouth, chuckling softly.
Gu Tingye saw Qi Heng and went to greet him, which woke Sheng Minglan. It turned out the two were uncle and nephew. Sheng Changbo pulled the two away first, letting Sheng Minglan nap for a while. Sheng Minglan understood that her second elder brother was helping her avoid suspicion, but seeing Gu Tingye again stirred up her memories from that year; Lady Wei had passed away a long time ago. Everyone arrived at the academy one after another.
Qi Heng saw the familiar brush in Sheng Rulan's hand and asked about it. Sheng Rulan was quite frank. Qi Heng could not hide his disappointment upon hearing this, while Sheng Minglan desperately lowered her head to grind ink. Sheng Molan certainly had to get involved; both brushes had been given away by Sheng Minglan, making Qi Heng even sadder. In her leisure time, Lin Qinshuang spoke with Sheng Molan about Gu Tingye.
She was worried that Sheng Molan would address Gu Tingye with too high a seniority, which would cause trouble for their future interactions. Sheng Molan, however, was nonchalant. She had long heard that Gu Tingye was a carefree prodigal who frequently visited brothels and vowed not to marry anyone but a legitimate daughter from a noble family.
In contrast, Qi Heng not only did not care about legitimacy or concubine status but also dreamed of striving for fame and honor, bringing glory to his wife and descendants. Xiao Tao brought some pastries to apologize for Sheng Minglan, and also told Qi Heng not to bring things anymore, as any rumors would harm Qi Heng's reputation.
Qi Heng knew Sheng Minglan was trying to brush him off, but he could only feel secretly heartbroken, and he directly ordered the coachman to turn back and go to a wine shop to drink. As the young master of the Qi State Duke's Mansion, how could Qi Heng understand the mindset of Sheng Minglan, a concubine's daughter with no distinguished background and no favor?
When Sheng Minglan learned of Qi Heng's reaction, she felt a pang of unwillingness, but she had no choice but to act that way. Gu Tingye was called home by his family to fetch some pastries but ran into a flustered Mama Qiong, only then learning that people from Xiangchun Building had come to collect debts.
Gu Yankai consequently lost his temper in the hall and, upon seeing Gu Tingye, wished he could immediately discipline him, accusing him of squandering the money given by his maternal family. Gu Tingye was truly wronged; the fourth and fifth branches had been blaming him for their debts all day, yet Gu Yankai had never reprimanded them so severely. When Gu Yankai saw Gu Tingye argue and retort, he became furious and ordered his subordinates to beat him severely.
Old Madame Wu of Yongchang Marquisate visited the Sheng residence, bringing her youngest sixth son, Liang Han. Wang Ruofu went to the front hall to receive the guests and did not forget to have Mama dress up Sheng Rulan, who had just returned from school, to prepare her to meet Liang Han. Lin Qinshuang was also very excited upon hearing this and pulled Sheng Molan to start dressing her up.
Even though Sheng Molan only had one person in her heart, she still needed to meet these young masters from influential families more often. Unexpectedly, after a long while, no one from Wang Ruofu came to call them. Lin Qinshuang was very anxious, and Sheng Rulan was even more restless, having people bring her some food to fill her stomach.
It wasn't that Wang Ruofu didn't call; it was just that Old Madame Wu was talking with the Sheng family young masters and would not be seeing the young ladies. Sheng Molan was so angry when she heard this that she started smashing things. Mama advised her to at least peek through the crack of the door to see what Old Madame Wu looked like, so she might have a chance later.
Sheng Rulan was covetous of Sheng Minglan's excellent cooking skills, yet she still asked her to make a pair of kneepads for her. Sheng Minglan really couldn't refuse; those kneepads were originally commissioned by Wang Ruofu for Sheng Rulan to embroider, so why were they being pushed to her now? As the two were about to go to the kitchen for lunch, they heard Sheng Molan speaking.
Seeing her sneaking towards the front hall, Sheng Rulan pulled a very unwilling Sheng Minglan along to follow. Sheng Molan entered the front hall through the back door and hid behind a screen, secretly watching. In front of the screen, Sheng Hong, Wang Ruofu, and Sheng Changbo were talking with Liang Han and Qi Heng. Upon seeing Qi Heng, Sheng Rulan naturally couldn't take her eyes off him and held onto Sheng Minglan, refusing to let her leave.
The three then began to comment on Qi Heng and Liang Han from behind the screen. As they talked, Sheng Molan and Sheng Rulan started bickering again. Unexpectedly, Sheng Rulan failed to keep her voice down for a moment, and the people in front of the screen heard them. Sheng Molan quickly pushed the two forward and stood still, feigning innocence.
