Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 200 Black Clothes
After getting rid of Shen Jun and her servant, Sheng Changquan strode forward and, in the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, he had completely left the alley and arrived at the main road in the center of the imperial city.

This main road, named Daming Road, is a main thoroughfare that runs directly from the East Gate to the Imperial Palace Gate. It is also the central line of the entire Bianliang City. Daming Road runs directly through the capital from north to south, with the left and right sides symmetrical.

As Sheng Changquan hurried along Daming Road toward the Sheng residence, he couldn't help but recall the two girls he had just seen.

"Strange, why does that girl have the sachet I have on her?"

In fact, not only Shen Jun could smell the scent of the sachet on Sheng Changquan, but Sheng Changquan also noticed the scent of the sachet he had made on her.

"Why does she also have the sachets I made, besides the ones my family has?"

"Could it be that she is my sister's friend, and this sachet was a gift from her?"

Sheng Changquan didn't make many sachets. Besides his own siblings, who each had one, only Old Madam Sheng, Sheng Hong, and Madam Wang had them. Even Lin Qinshuang didn't have one.

Of course, the other party had asked Mo Lan to ask for one, but Sheng Changquan declined, saying that it was not easy to make and that some herbs could not be found, so he gave away a defective product.

Whether the other person used it or not is unknown, but the scent is definitely not as pleasant as the authentic one. Therefore, the sachets that Sheng Changquan had, which are the ones Minglan had, could never be found elsewhere.

In fact, Sheng Changquan had forgotten about the sachet he had lost earlier. After all, he thought he had lost it while taking the imperial examination, but he never expected that it had been picked up by someone at the polo field.

"Never mind, I'll ask my older sister when I get back!"

Sheng Changquan pondered for a long time but couldn't figure it out. In the end, he could only decide to deal with it later. Right now, the most urgent task was to find out what was going on at Linxi Pavilion and figure out what their group would do next.

……

Shou'an Hall.

"Xiao Tao, Dan Ju, where are your daughters?"

When Aunt Wei rushed back, she found Xiao Tao and the other person waiting in the outer room. Because she didn't see Minglan, Aunt Wei was quite anxious and immediately asked.

"Auntie, the girl is still sleeping in the inner room!"

Xiao Tao and Dan Ju quickly stood up and reported to Aunt Wei, "Since we came back, the young lady has gone to sleep on the bed inside and hasn't woken up yet!"

Xiao Tao walked up to Aunt Wei and whispered, "However, Sister Danju and I have already checked secretly, and the girl is indeed asleep."

"It seems that you are indeed tired today, that's why you are like this."

Looking at Aunt Wei's expression, Xiao Tao quietly asked, "Auntie, do you think I should wake the girl up for dinner?"

By this time, it was already dark, and it was time to light up every house and prepare meals.

Because of Wei Shuyi's matter, Sheng Hong was rather afraid of Aunt Wei. Therefore, during the two days that Aunt Wei was in the capital, he only met her once, said a few words, and then hurriedly left.

Of course, as the head of the Sheng family, Sheng Hong was very sensible. In front of Aunt Wei, he firmly ordered Minglan and her brother to entertain their aunt well and make sure that Aunt Wei was satisfied. They must not let her feel that the Sheng family had neglected her!

For this reason, during Aunt Wei's stay in Beijing, they cooked separately in the small kitchen of Shou'an Hall, where it was extremely convenient for them to have food and water.

"Shout! How can we not shout?"

Aunt Wei raised an eyebrow and said to Xiao Tao and Dan Ju with great efficiency, "If you don't eat tomorrow, how can your body take it?"

"Even if she's exhausted, she still needs to eat before she can rest!"

"Yes, Auntie!"

Xiao Tao wholeheartedly agreed with Aunt Wei's words!
She felt that Aunt Wei was truly a senior, and her words and ideas made sense. How could people not eat properly?
"Any living person who is breathing should eat properly!"

While silently reciting her code of conduct, Xiao Tao hurried into the house to wake the sleeping Minglan. "Auntie, I'll go and bring out all the food from the small kitchen!"

Danju smiled as she watched Xiaotao's excited figure, gave Aunt Wei a curtsy, and then immediately turned around to make the arrangements.

Aunt Wei stood there, watching the two maids in Minglan's courtyard busy with their own tasks, and couldn't help but feel a little relieved.

"Judging from what Xiao Tao said, it seems that Minglan is quite shrewd!"

Although Sheng Changquan tried his best to cover for Minglan, how could the experienced Aunt Wei not see the shady dealings between Minglan and that young master Qi? She just didn't want to bring it up!
At this moment, when Aunt Wei saw that Minglan was just sleeping after hearing the rumors, she understood something that Minglan herself was unaware of.

"Hehe, it seems that whether their relationship succeeds or not, it won't matter tomorrow!"

Aunt Wei shook her head inwardly, then turned to look in the direction of Yangzhou City, and sighed inwardly, "Sister, you can rest assured!"

"Whether it's Ming'er or Quan'er, they are both good kids!"

"No matter what hardships they face, they will never be defeated!"

Having witnessed Minglan's resilience and Sheng Changquan's shrewdness, Aunt Wei finally felt at ease about the two children.

"Squeak!"

Just as Aunt Wei was sighing to herself, a door suddenly opened behind her.

"Auntie, what are you doing standing here?"

Sheng Changquan pushed open the door and walked straight up to Aunt Wei, saying, "Aunt, it's getting chilly, please come inside!"

"Hehe, it's Quan'er!"

Aunt Wei also turned her head and saw Sheng Changquan. She immediately took her nephew's hand and said with a smile, "Okay, let's go in together!"

"Perfect timing! I just asked Xiaotao and Danju to prepare dinner. Let's go eat together now!"

"Yes, Auntie!"

Sheng Changquan smiled and nodded, then helped his aunt walk forward together.

……

After Minglan was woken up by Xiaotao, the two siblings had dinner with Aunt Wei. After each of them drank a cup of fragrant tea to aid digestion, they dispersed.

After returning to Zeyutang, Sheng Changquan took a bath and then dismissed Cuiming and the others, pretending that he was tired and wanted to rest.

"Brother Quan, you should go to sleep early!"

Cui Ming blew out the lamp in the inner room and said to Sheng Changquan, "Today, Zi Yuan and I are on duty. We will sleep in the outer room. Brother Quan, if you need anything, just call us."

"Ok!"

Sheng Changquan waved his hand, indicating that he understood.

After Cuiming and Ziyuan left, Sheng Changquan suddenly pricked up his ears and listened carefully to the sounds outside.

After a long while, once Cui Ming and the other person had also lain down, he carefully got up in the inner room and quietly changed into a set of tight-fitting clothes.

Upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that Sheng Changquan is dressed in black.

(End of this chapter)