Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 9 Reward
Meng Yue was utterly devastated!

However, even in the ashes, tiny sparks still glimmered and shone.

"so far so good!"

As he listened to what he heard, a sliver of hope began to rise in Meng Yue's heart.

"Fortunately, the world I transmigrated to is not bad; it speaks a dialect similar to my previous life!"

"It seems I've traveled back to ancient times!"

Because Meng Yue could understand the conversation between the master and servant outside, he had the illusion of traveling back to ancient times.

"I wonder which dynasty I've arrived in?"

Meng Yue, whose body was still not fully formed, made wild guesses.

However, since it was still an unborn embryo with an incomplete body, it only took a short time before he started to feel sleepy again and felt mentally and physically exhausted.

So, in no time, Meng Yue began to calm his mind and fell into a deep sleep again.

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backyard.

With the matter of the betrothal goose now settled, everything is back on track, as the elders of the Sheng family have experience in this area.

Sheng Hong found an opportunity, took Sheng Minglan's little hand, and led her to a secluded corridor. He squatted down, looked at his little daughter, and said kindly, "Ming'er, you have done a great service today!"

Looking at his sweet little darling, Sheng Hong was overjoyed and praised her with a smile, "If it weren't for your heroic efforts, the Sheng family would have really lost face!"

"So, tomorrow, Daddy will give you a good reward!"

"Speak! What is your wish that you want your father to fulfill?"

In Sheng Hong's heart, Minglan was still just a child. Now that she had made a great contribution, he, as her father, should reward her well and set an example for her so that she would understand the benefits of making contributions to the family.

After all, Sheng Hong's greatest concern in life was his family's reputation, and he was willing to give anything to ensure the Sheng family's clean reputation!
Little Minglan didn't think that much about it; she just saw her father, whom she had never been very close to, looking so kind, and her young heart couldn't help but feel overjoyed.

"Father, I didn't..."

A clear and pleasant voice rang out, and just as she was about to say that she had no wishes, Xiao Minglan suddenly pictured her mother with a worried and furrowed brow.

In her mind, she naively believed that the reason her mother was unhappy was because of Sheng Hong.

Therefore, in view of this, Minglan immediately changed her address and said, "Father, I remember now!"

"I want my father to come to our courtyard and see my mother!"

Sheng Hong naturally noticed Minglan's sudden change of address, but he didn't mind. He just thought the child had too many wishes and was overwhelmed by the choices. As a father, he was quite happy to see his child's simple and innocent appearance.

Unexpectedly, Minglan made such a request at the end.

"Ok?"

"So young and already involved in the adults' rivalry for favor?"

Sheng Hong frowned inwardly, somewhat displeased, but then decisively deduced, "It must have been taught by her concubine!"

As for a child as young as Minglan, Sheng Hong had no doubts. Even if the child was clever, she was still just a child. If she hadn't often overheard whispers from close friends and family, how would she have known to make such a wish?
This must be Wei Xiaoniang's intention?
However, after hearing Minglan's request, Sheng Hong thought about it again and couldn't help but feel a little ashamed. "Sigh! I can't entirely blame Shuyi!"

Sheng Hong, easily swayed, sighed inwardly, "I have indeed neglected her lately! Now that she is pregnant and has to take care of Minglan, it is understandable that she would have such thoughts!"

Recalling Wei Xiaoniang's gentle and considerate nature, Sheng Hong was also quite moved.

"Daddy?"

Minglan hadn't expected Sheng Hong to think so much, but she still looked at him expectantly, hoping to hear the answer she wanted to hear.

"hehe!"

Hearing his youngest daughter's call, Sheng Hong finally came to his senses. Seeing her pitiful appearance, he couldn't help but laugh.

"Alright! Father, now you'll come with my Ming'er to your stepmother's courtyard!"

Although Sheng Hong was still somewhat dissatisfied with Wei Xiaoniang's "scheming" against him by using a child, he did not show it out of consideration for the fact that she was carrying the Sheng family's child. He simply kept it to himself and did not express it outwardly.

Moreover, to be fair, Sheng Hong was quite pleased with Wei Xiaoniang's actions, as it showed that she cared about his favored concubine, which greatly satisfied his desires!
Moreover, because of his own background, he always felt great sympathy for such things, as if he were experiencing it himself and witnessing it firsthand.

This is because Sheng Hong himself was born out of wedlock. In his early years, he also depended on his own mother for survival and suffered a lot. Unfortunately, his birth mother did not live to see the day when she could enjoy happiness, and she passed away, leaving him to die.

Recalling his birth mother's appearance, Sheng Hong felt a pang of sadness, which made him even more moved by Wei Xiaoniang.

"Good! Good!"

Upon seeing that her father had agreed, little Minglan immediately clapped her hands and laughed happily, appearing extremely pleased.

However, suddenly, she seemed to remember something, so she immediately turned to her maid Xiaotao and instructed, "Xiaotao, quickly go back to our courtyard and tell my mother that her father is coming to see us!"

With her bright, smiling eyes, Minglan got straight to the point and started making arrangements right in front of her father.

"Ok!"

Silly little Peach nodded firmly, like a messenger who had received a good news, and ran excitedly into the yard.

They looked like it was Chinese New Year.

"hehe!"

Seeing his daughter's grown-up appearance, Sheng Hong stroked his beard, feeling quite gratified that "my daughter has grown up." Then, seeing the reactions of the people in Wei Xiaoniang's courtyard, Sheng Hong didn't say anything on the surface, but in fact, he was even happier inside.

"It seems that Shuyi really cares about me!"

Recalling how indifferent Wei Xiaoniang always seemed when he went to rest in her courtyard, Sheng Hong's lips curled into a smile.

"So you weren't indifferent to me, you were just embarrassed?"

With a great sense of satisfaction, Sheng Hong immediately took Minglan's small hand and led her forward together.

"Come on! Let's go to your yard and see what your stepmother is doing?"

"Is Ming'er secretly sleeping soundly, hiding it from us?"

Sheng Hong treated Minglan like a three-year-old child, and for a moment, he felt a sense of family bliss.

My plan is to finish writing the other book first, and then come back to focus on this one!
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