Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 41 Dark Spots
Since Sheng Changbai also knew about Gu Tingye's background and knew that Gu Tingye's birth mother died in childbirth, he was not surprised that Gu Tingye reacted this way when he saw his sister in this state.

After all, putting himself in Gu Tingye's shoes, he would naturally feel somewhat saddened as well.

"That's good!"

After hearing Sheng Changbai's assurance, Gu Tingye nodded slightly, relieved.

"However, Changbai!"

"Your family..."

After ending the previous topic and changing the subject, Gu Tingye lingered again, hesitant to speak, as if he was wondering whether or not to say something.

"Tingye, is there something you want to say?"

Seeing the meaning on the other person's face, Sheng Changbai asked first, "Between you and me, we are already close friends, so what is there that we can't talk about?"

Because of the assassination attempt by the Bai family, Sheng Changbai and Gu Tingye had gone through life and death together, so their relationship was extremely deep.

Therefore, when Sheng Changbai saw Gu Tingye's hesitant expression, he naturally had to ask him more questions.

So, after Sheng Changbai pressed him repeatedly, Gu Tingye thought about it and finally decided to tell him his thoughts.

"Changbai, there are some things I shouldn't have said."

Gu Tingye's tone was serious, as if what he was about to say was very serious.

"However, you also know my temperament. You know that if there are things I can't stand, I will always try to intervene and say something."

"Besides, we're brothers, I have to get these things off my chest!"

Having made up his mind, and looking into Sheng Changbai's clear eyes, Gu Tingye said truthfully, "Actually, what happened in your family today seems a bit strange to me!"

Ignoring Sheng Changbai's suddenly changed expression, Gu Tingye continued, "Back then, when I brought the doctor from Yishoutang here, not only were the gates of your Sheng family tightly closed, but there wasn't a single gatekeeper present either."

"Judging from the way it looks, it's as if someone cleared the area out."

Gu Tingye recalled his journey and began to recount it in detail.

"Furthermore, when I finally managed to get into your house and bring the doctor in, your Lin mistress started making a scene as soon as we reached the outside of Wei Xiaoniang's delivery room. She didn't even look at us and immediately tried to have us thrown out!"

"You know, back then, doctors carried medicine chests on their backs. She couldn't possibly be unaware of the situation!"

Gu Tingye shook his head and continued, "That kind of behavior doesn't seem like a family getting along well!"

As for the unusual behavior between Lin Qinshuang and her servant that Gu Tingye observed at the end, he didn't mention it. After all, it was just his subjective perception, unlike what he had just said, which were all objective facts.

Upon hearing this, Sheng Changbai also sensed that something was amiss. Coupled with his own experience of witnessing Lin Xiaoniang and her servants snatching people away, he understood something even more clearly.

Perhaps this difficult birth was not an accident after all!

Thinking about the relationships within his family, Sheng Changbai felt distressed, and his expression turned somewhat grim.

Across from him, after finishing his story, Gu Tingye carefully observed Sheng Changbai's expression. When he saw the other man's face, which looked as if he had eaten a bitter melon, he naturally understood what was going on.

"Ha ha……"

"Changbai, there's really no point in telling you these things!"

Gu Tingye chuckled and said, "The most crucial thing is to see Uncle Sheng's attitude." After reassuring Sheng Changbai, Gu Tingye quickly changed the subject, saying, "Speaking of which, I haven't even met that little guy yet."

"Where have you placed him? May I take a look?"

Rubbing his hands together, Gu Tingye looked eager and teased Sheng Changbai with a smile, "You, as the second brother, can't be so fond of your own younger brother that you're so stingy that you won't even let others have a look at him, can you?"

"will not!"

After quickly composing himself, Sheng Changbai sighed silently to himself, then followed up on Gu Tingye's topic, saying, "If you want to see, then come with me!"

"However, Xiao Qi is still asleep, so don't disturb him!"

Sheng Changbai warned, "Otherwise, I won't let you off the hook!"

"No! No! How could that be?"

"That would be best..."

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On the other side, after receiving the news, Sheng Hong and his group did not stop and rushed back without stopping. When they arrived home, Xiao Minglan had not yet woken up and was still lying in her newly arranged room, fast asleep.

Coincidentally, Sheng Hong and the others had already returned on the very night that Wei Xiaoniang died in childbirth.

If her labor had been delayed by just one more day, her condition would likely be much better than it is now!

Unfortunately……

"what?"

"You mean Wei Xiaoniang gave birth to a boy?"

When Sheng Hong hurriedly walked back to his residence, his trusted confidant immediately told him about the situation there.

Actually, it's not entirely fair to blame the servant who delivered the message for not telling him the news. When the mansion informed him, they only said that Wei Xiaoniang had a difficult childbirth, without mentioning the subsequent birth. Therefore, he assumed that Wei Xiaoniang's difficult childbirth resulted in the death of both mother and child.

At that moment, when Sheng Hong heard the news, his face was filled with both surprise and joy!

Even the grief I felt after hearing the news of Wei Xiaoniang's death was greatly alleviated, and I felt somewhat comforted.

It's a stroke of good luck amidst misfortune!

Instead of rushing to see the child, Sheng Hong immediately summoned Lin Qinshuang, who was in charge of the house keys, to explain the situation.

Let's see how she manages the household; she's caused such a huge problem in the mansion!

You should know that since the passing of Old Master Sheng Xu, no member of the Sheng family in the second branch has died in an accident. Now that such a thing has happened, it must be a problem with the person in charge!

Meanwhile, in the time before Lin Qinshuang arrived, Sheng Hong secretly summoned his trusted confidants who had been planted in the mansion, intending to hear the details of the matter in advance and understand the secrets involved, so that he could compare them with what Lin Qinshuang had said later and see if there were any problems.

Everyone says that Sheng Hong favors his concubines over his wife, and that his household is in chaos. Little do they know that he has already secretly planted many spies to keep a close eye on the dynamics of the mansion!
Everyone thought he was on the first floor, but in reality, he was already on the tenth floor!
This is 820...

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