Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 42 Accountability
a long time.

In the brightly lit and warm house, Sheng Hong dismissed Hua Lan and Ru Lan, and sat down with Madam Wang in the main seat, carefully inquiring about the events that had occurred in the mansion in recent days.

Below the hall, Lin Qinshuang was kneeling on the ground, sobbing and explaining.

"..."

"My lord, this is what happened. The child was too big, and it directly caused this calamity to befall the Wei family's younger sister!"

Lin Qinshuang simplifies things, and with a few light words, she directly shut down Sheng Hong's doubts, attributing Wei Shuyi's difficult childbirth to the child being too big.

"My lord, it's all my fault!"

"It was because I was young and ignorant that I didn't know that a large child could cause a woman to have a difficult childbirth!"

"It's all because of the Wei family's younger sister...it's all..."

“…Wuwu…”

Lin Qinshuang knelt down, banged her head on the ground, and cried bitterly, seemingly deeply "regretful"!
"Well!!"

Seated at the table, Sheng Hong suddenly made a strange, unintelligible sound from his throat, like a sob or phlegm, with a hint of dryness in its oddness, making the already terrifying atmosphere in the room even more oppressive!
Sheng Hong closed his eyes and leaned back slightly, seemingly lost in his reluctance to part with Wei Xiaoniang.

"Humph!"

"It's all your fault!"

Sheng Hong remained silent, but Wang Ruofu was furious!

"My husband and I have only been gone for a little over half a month, and you've already made a complete mess of things in the manor. As for the matter of Li Ke hiding charcoal in Wei Xiaoniang's room, we only let you off the hook because we were busy at the time!"

"But who would have thought that you would become even bolder these days, not only making a mess of everything in the manor, but also causing a death, directly causing Wei Xiaoniang's death!"

"Leaving aside why the child is so big, what happened to the midwife you hired? She ran away halfway there?"

"what!?"

Wang Ruofu's eyes widened, wishing she could swallow this wretched person in front of her who was always crying and shirking responsibility whole!
"In my opinion, with a vile woman like you in this mansion, there's no going to be any peace and quiet anymore!"

As he spoke, Wang Ruofu turned to Sheng Hong, who was standing to the side with his eyes closed, forcibly enduring the pain, and said, "My lord, why don't we just sell that slut Lin Qinshuang off?"

"Consider it an offering to the spirit of Wei Xiaoniang in heaven!"

Wang Ruofu was already convinced that Lin Qinshuang was responsible for Wei Xiaoniang's difficult childbirth!
Below the hall, Lin Qinshuang felt a surge of resentment upon hearing Wang Ruofu mention selling her again!
"That stupid woman!!"

Although she was seething with hatred, she dared not delay, fearing that Sheng Hong, who was in a fit of rage, might actually listen to this wicked woman and sell her off.

If that's the case, wouldn't all her plans be ruined?
So Lin Qinshuang quickly raised her head, tears streaming down her face, and pleaded, "My lord!"

"Honglang~~"

"It's all my fault! Even if you sell me off, it's only right!"

Lin Qinshuang subtly changed her form of address, using the same nickname she used for Sheng Hong in private, and began to use a strategy of retreat to advance, playing the emotional card.

"However, Feng'er and Mo'er are still young. If they are separated from me, I'm afraid their lives will be ruined..."

"Pooh!"

Wang Ruofu was furious! "It's because of you, their own mother, that their lives have been ruined!"

Before Lin Qinshuang could finish speaking, Wang Ruofu spat out a mouthful of saliva!
"Don't think I don't know what you're up to!"

"They're just using the two children as pawns to get rid of this mess!"

Wang Ruofu glanced contemptuously at Lin Qinshuang kneeling on the ground, and a rare glint of "wisdom" flashed in his eyes!

"I'm telling you, Lin Qinshuang!"

"If my husband truly wants what's best for the two children, then he really will have to sell you off!"

Seeing Lin Qinshuang's brows gradually furrow, Wang Ruofu continued, "If those two children really have lost their mother, then I, as their legal mother, will show them love this once and register them under my name. From now on, they will be considered the legitimate branch of the family!"

"Isn't this much better than following you!"

Wang Ruofu's lips curled up as he looked at Lin Qinshuang kneeling on the ground with a mocking expression and a face full of disdain!

"You bitch, you think you can shut me up with a child?"

"dream!"

Wang Ruofu secretly felt smug!

In their past confrontations, whenever it came to the crucial final moment, that bitch Lin would use the child as a talisman, hoping to beg for Sheng Hong's forgiveness.

Although this tactic is old, it is extremely effective. It often leaves Wang Ruofu speechless, allowing Lin Qinshuang to turn a disadvantageous situation into a crushing one, and continue to enjoy her carefree life.

This time, when she returned to her hometown of Runzhou, Wang Ruofu asked her mother for some advice and finally learned this trick, which completely shut down Lin Qinshuang!
Wang Ruofu was secretly pleased, but she didn't notice that Sheng Hong, who had been looking grief-stricken, had a subtle change in his expression.

"Registered under...name?"

From an angle unnoticed by anyone, Sheng Hong raised an eyebrow, as if he had thought of something!
"Honglang~"

Seeing her talisman being taken away like this, Lin Qinshuang immediately became anxious!

She quickly crawled a few steps on her knees and climbed onto Sheng Hong's body, trying to awaken the "love" in his heart with her weak appearance.

"Honglang~"

The pear blossoms were wet with rain, and looked frail and delicate.

At this moment, Lin Qinshuang was like a little white lotus growing in a storm, pitiful and lovable.

Unfortunately!
Right now, her beloved's mind isn't on this; he has already evolved into an excellent scoundrel.

For the sake of a certain plan in his heart, Sheng Hong decided to ignore Lin Qinshuang for a while, after all, there were some things she simply couldn't explain.
There must be some ulterior motive behind this!

Of course, Sheng Hong also believed that although Lin Qinshuang's actions were somewhat opportunistic, she would never dare to harm anyone!

After all, she was so kind, so beautiful, and loved herself so much, how could she be so ruthless and vicious?
Although the latter two had nothing to do with this matter, Sheng Hong was just so "certain" about it!
After all, when it comes to judging people and making assumptions, Sheng Hong is a professional!
He, Sheng Hong, was able to serve as an official steadily for so many years, and was able to deal with people in the officialdom and emerge unscathed, and even rise rapidly in rank.

Besides his diligence, his beautiful handwriting, and his ability to never offend anyone, the most important reason for his success was his ability to read people and understand his superiors' thoughts. This allowed him to be promoted from a local prefectural judge to a high-ranking official in the capital.

Finally paid it all off, and I feel so much lighter! I wrote 8,000 words today, which is the most I've ever written in a single day!

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