Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 46 Opening your mouth

"Bai'er, open the door quickly!"

Before anyone could relay the message, Sheng Hong went into his son's courtyard alone and knocked on the door.

"Yes, father!"

Upon recognizing his father's voice, Sheng Changbai quickly responded from inside the house, then swiftly walked to the door, opened it for Sheng Hong, and welcomed him in.

Because of the cold weather and the presence of Xiao Mengyue, Sheng Changbai's room was also closed to prevent drafts from blowing on the child.

"Father!"

Sheng Changbai greeted him respectfully.

"Ok!"

Sheng Hong nodded absentmindedly, but his gaze kept wandering behind Sheng Changbai, as if he were looking for something.

"Daddy!"

Just then, Sheng Hualan came out from the inner room, bowed, and greeted them.

"Oh?"

"Hua'er is here too?"

Sheng Hong was taken aback, not expecting the child to be there as well.

"After hearing about Wei Xiaoniang's situation, my daughter came to Changbai to see Xiaoqi."

"See if there's anything we can do to help."

Sheng Hualan explained the reason to her father, and then glanced at Sheng Hong, giving him a knowing look.

"Could it be that you, Father, are not?"

When his daughter looked at him, Sheng Hong remembered the purpose of his visit and said, "Hmm, Hua'er is right."

"Changbai, hurry!"

Sheng Hong seemed rather impatient, and rather hastily ordered Sheng Changbai, "Quickly take me to see Xiao Qi!"

"Yes! Father!"

Sheng Changbai nodded and immediately led Sheng Hong into the inner room.

"Father!"

Sheng Changbai reached out and pulled up the bed curtains, revealing Xiao Mengyue inside.

"Xiao Qi, she's right here."

On the antique-style solid wood bed, there were several layers of thick sheets, folded into a swaddling shape, tightly wrapping a small bundle inside.

"Boom!"

"..."

At this moment, Xiao Mengyue "woke up" again.

He opened his big, round eyes and looked around, while his little mouth kept moving, constantly bubbling out bubbles, making "pop pop" sounds incessantly.

"ah!"

Upon seeing this soft, chubby little bundle, Sheng Hong's eyes instantly softened.

"This……"

"How come this little Qi is so beautiful?"

Upon seeing Xiao Mengyue, a chubby, fair-skinned boy with a face like a lotus root, Sheng Hong felt both delighted and amazed!
After all, babies are bound to look a little ugly when they are first born, because they have been curled up in their mother's womb for so long and have no chance to dress up, so their appearance is naturally hard to describe.

However, Sheng Hong did not expect that Xiao Qi was already fully grown when she was born.

The little one is very fair-skinned and adorable, with a round face that has a rosy glow, like an apple. His eyes are wide open and round, and you can tell at a glance that he is very energetic. At this moment, he keeps turning his little head and looking around, just like a little scholar exploring some profound truth, lively and cute.

Especially his two light eyebrows, curved like two crescent moons, bright and rounded.

His little mouth was moving, as if he was nursing or blowing a small trumpet, and he was blowing bubbles non-stop.

Actually, Xiao Mengyue's action of blowing bubbles was not something he did intentionally. After all, he is "so big" a person, how could he do such a childish thing? It was purely his physical instinct.

As for why he was lying on the bed looking around, it was because he sensed someone coming and wanted to peek out first.

Behind them, Sheng Changbai and Sheng Hualan exchanged a glance, seemingly noticing the affection in their father's eyes.

When Sheng Hong unconsciously uttered those words in his joy, Sheng Changbai quietly added a sentence behind him.

"perhaps!"

"It's because Wei Xiaoniang ate too many tonics when she was pregnant with Xiaoqi!"

Just that one sentence made Sheng Hong's hand pause for a moment.

"Changbai!"

Sheng Hualan, who was standing next to her brother, tugged at him and shook her head, signaling him not to say anything more.

However, Sheng Changbai didn't care, as if he hadn't seen it at all. He just maintained a serious expression, raised his head, and stared intently at Sheng Hong in front of him, seemingly unaware that anything was amiss.

Sheng Hong, who had paused earlier, resumed his previous actions and carefully picked up Xiao Mengyue.

He held the child, turned around, looked at his son beside him, and asked, "What's wrong, Changbai?"

"What do you want to say?"

Because Sheng Changbai was the eldest son, although Sheng Hong had some favoritism towards Sheng Changfeng, he still valued Sheng Changbai the most.

Upon hearing Sheng Changbai's seemingly profound words, Sheng Hong immediately began to press for answers, determined to find out what his son, who would one day uphold the Sheng family's reputation, was trying to say.

"Father!"

Sheng Changbai was quite straightforward. He didn't bother with any formalities with his father. He simply put his hands together, palms facing inward, and bowed in his father's direction!
"There are some things I must say!"

"Changbai~"

Sheng Hualan grew anxious and stepped forward, grabbing his sleeve with a hint of urgency in her expression.

"Hua'er!"

Before Sheng Changbai could react, Sheng Hong stopped her first: "Let Changbai speak!"

At this moment, Xiao Mengyue neither cried nor made a fuss. He just stared with his big, round eyes, seemingly "understanding" but actually watching with great anticipation as his second brother and his father in this life talked.

"Father!"

Sheng Changbai pulled his sister Sheng Hualan's hand away and bowed respectfully once again!
"May I ask, Father, do you know what exactly happened to Consort Wei today?"

Sheng Changbai first asked this fatal question.

"Ok?"

"What? Are you questioning your father?"

Sheng Hong's face darkened, and his appearance became extremely unpleasant!

This world is inherently governed by the proper order of ruler and subject, father and son. Sheng Changbai's words have already offended Sheng Hong's pride.

Not to mention, Sheng Hong was already grieving and angry because of Wei Xiaoniang's affair, so when he heard his son speak like this, he naturally felt even more uncomfortable.

His pride as a father, in particular, was unbearable!
Sheng Hong knows his own family's affairs. His past behavior of favoring his concubines and neglecting his wife is well known. In fact, in the entire city of Yangzhou, everyone knows that the inner quarters of his family's magistrate's residence are in complete chaos!

Take the matter of Wei Xiaoniang today, for example. After hearing the information from several spies in the mansion, Sheng Hong was not unaware of Lin Qinshuang's little tricks. He knew that this matter was closely related to Lin Qinshuang, but because of his favoritism, he deliberately turned a blind eye and pretended to be confused.

It should be two chapters missing...



(End of this chapter)