Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 10 Complaint
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Xiao Tao ran as fast as she could, and finally caught up with Sheng Hong and his daughter, returning to Wei Xiao Niang's courtyard.

"Little... little girl!"

Xiao Tao, panting, leaned against the doorframe and reported blankly to Xiao Die, who was busy inside, and Wei Xiaoniang: "Xiaoniang, the young lady said that the master is coming to our courtyard soon!"

Xiao Tao, in her naiveté, repeated what Xiao Minglan had told her.

"what?"

Startled, Wei Xiaoniang quickly stood up and asked, "What happened?"

"Isn't my lord out there, busy with the eldest daughter's wedding?"

With Xiaodie's help, Wei Xiaoniang tidied her clothes and then asked Xiaotao, "How come you had time to come here?"

"Well...this..."

After catching her breath, Xiao Tao couldn't explain clearly, only saying repeatedly, "It was because the young lady performed a great service that the lord said he would reward her, and then they were coming here together!"

"You silly goose! How come you can't even speak clearly?"

Xiaodie was both amused and exasperated by Xiaotao's nonsensical words.

While helping Wei Xiaoniang tidy up the room, she would take a break and poke Xiao Tao's head, scolding her playfully, "What great achievement has the young lady made that has attracted the master's attention?"

"Just, just..."

Unfortunately, before Xiaotao could finish speaking, a sound came from outside the door.

"Mother! Mother! Father has come to see you!"

Before she even arrived, Xiao Minglan's voice could already be heard from afar.

"hehe!"

With a soft laugh, the curtain was lifted, and two figures, one tall and one short, walked in from outside.

"Auntie!"

Little Minglan ran towards her mother, her face beaming with anticipation.

Unfortunately, Wei Xiaoniang had not yet understood the whole story and was completely unaware of the secrets involved. Moreover, she couldn't care less about that at the moment. Instead, she hurriedly stepped forward, bowed, and greeted Sheng Hong.

This is the life of a concubine.

"Lord!"

"Hey! Be careful!"

Seeing Wei Xiaoniang struggling to bow, Sheng Hong immediately stepped forward and helped the pregnant Wei Xiaoniang up, saying cheerfully, "Please forgive me!"

"You really didn't see it today!"

"That girl Ming'er really turned the tide and won back face for the Sheng family!"

Sheng Hong was overjoyed and excitedly described Minglan's impressive demeanor to Wei Xiaoniang.

Upon hearing this, Minglan puffed out her little chest, looking proud and ready to receive her mother's praise.

However, how could the usually cautious and prudent Wei Xiaoniang do such a thing?
"My lord, what are you saying?"

Although she still didn't quite understand the specifics, Wei Xiaoniang still managed to glean some insights from it.

"As a member of the Sheng family, it is Ming'er's duty to contribute to the family. There is nothing to boast about."

Wei Xiaoniang took Sheng Hong's outer robe and honestly expressed her thoughts.

Be modest, keep a low profile, and avoid disputes.

"Hey! That's not right of you!"

Sheng Hong was somewhat dissatisfied!

She's a little girl, so we should praise her a lot and build her confidence!

In this respect, Sheng Hong was willing to do so, and could be considered a loving father.

Of course, this would only be if he could remember his daughter.

“If Ming’er has made a contribution, that’s a contribution. How can we throw the baby out with the bathwater, or erase her achievements just because she’s a daughter of the Sheng family?”

Sheng Hong took off his outer robe, plopped down in a chair, and prepared to teach his beloved concubine a lesson on how to educate children.

"And... wait, what's wrong?" Sheng Hong suddenly realized something was amiss before he could finish his sentence!
Why is it so cold?
Turning his head, Sheng Hong looked at Wei Xiaoniang's room and finally noticed the difference.

It turned out that the charcoal fire had not been lit.

"Excuse me! Don't you all have charcoal fires burning in your houses?"

Having always enjoyed the warmth of Shenghong, I can hardly bear this cold now!

Apart from the time decades ago when he suffered greatly at the hands of that vicious woman while following his own concubine, Sheng Hong has never experienced such suffering since he passed the imperial examination and took control of the Sheng family.
Sheng Hong's words immediately made the two adults who had been busy in the room pause.

Xiao Die glanced at Wei Xiao Niang, seemingly having something on her mind.

However, Wei Xiaoniang glanced at him and signaled him not to do anything rash!
Then she spoke up herself: "My lord, the weather is fine, there's no need for charcoal fire!"

"I originally planned to wait until the weather got colder before lighting the charcoal fire!"

Wei Xiaoniang smiled and gave her "reason".

"Oh! Is that so!"

Upon hearing Wei Xiaoniang's explanation, Sheng Hong did not doubt it. After all, in his impression, Wei Xiaoniang came from a humble family, so it was only natural that she was frugal in her daily life.

"However, please forgive me!"

After thinking for a moment, Sheng Hong finally turned around, looked at Wei Xiaoniang who was kneeling down to blow the cold air off his coat, sighed, and then said, "In the Sheng family, sometimes you don't have to be too frugal!"

"When it's time to use charcoal in the yard, we should still use it!"

"After all, even if adults can tolerate it, children can't!"

There was a hint of reproach in his words.

"Not to mention, you're also a twin!"

However, Sheng Hong did not notice the sullen look on Xiao Minglan's face when he said this.

"Yes! I've remembered your words, my lord!"

Wei Xiaoniang accepted her fate passively without offering any rebuttal.

"Okay! Just remember that!"

At this moment, a blast of cold air chilled Sheng Hong's enthusiasm for conversation, so he casually made a comment and then tried to leave.

"Daddy!"

Seeing that Sheng Hong was about to leave because of this matter, Xiao Minglan finally couldn't hold back anymore!
"Huh? What's wrong?"

When Sheng Hong turned around, he saw Minglan's angry expression.

"Father, we don't have any charcoal in our yard!"

Minglan, being straightforward, complained directly to Sheng Hong.

"Tomorrow!"

Wei Xiaoniang was startled and quickly stopped her.

"Don't!"

Upon hearing this, Sheng Hong's expression stiffened. He reached out to stop Wei Xiaoniang from speaking, then looked at Xiao Minglan and said loudly, "Ming'er, continue!"

After noticing her father's strange expression, Minglan glanced at her mother, who was shaking her head slightly, and finally gritted her teeth and insisted on telling on him!
"Father! Our courtyard hasn't received this month's charcoal allowance at all!"

"When Xiao Tao went to ask for it, the people in the kitchen simply wouldn't give it to her!"

At this point, Minglan's eyes reddened, and she seemed about to cry.

"And look!"

Xiao Minglan walked to the wardrobe in the room, opened it, and showed the contents to Sheng Hong.

"All the clothes here were sent over this year. They're not new at all; they're defective products from previous years. Some of the fabrics even have wormholes!"

With a flick of his wrist, a piece of cloth riddled with wormholes came into Sheng Hong's view!

I really didn't go to the palace; I'll just update on weekends. I still want to finish my previous book first. After all, there are only two kinds of eunuchs: zero times and countless times! (Also, everyone, please give me more recommendation votes!)

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