Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 91 Afterwards
In an instant, everyone was back to the joyful scene they had been in before.

"Changquan greets his two elder brothers!"

Seeing that things had calmed down, Sheng Changquan immediately walked in front of Qi Heng, blocking his view of his sister Minglan, and spoke.

Beside him, the mature and steady Sheng Changbai secretly glared at his younger sisters, signaling with his eyes: "Hurry up and leave!"

Across from them, Rulan and Minglan, who were still sitting on the ground at a loss, suddenly brightened up. They then obediently helped each other to their feet, pitifully bowed to the people in front of them, pulled Molan, who was at the front, and ran out in a flash.

It's a pity that Mo Lan, who had so much to say, couldn't utter a single word!
Helpless, she could only glare at Sheng Changquan in front of her, and then angrily follow her two younger sisters out.

Disheveled and in a sorry state!
……

That evening, at Linxi Pavilion.

"Auntie!"

"It was all that brat Sheng Changquan who pushed me!"

"That's what got me... I was..."

"Woooo..."

Mo Lan hid in Lin Qinshuang's arms, crying and blaming. Now, whenever she thought of that scene, she immediately felt extremely ashamed!

Especially when she thought of her brother Yuanruo and Liang Liulang of the Yongchang Earl's Mansion, and the expressions on their faces when they saw her!
Shock, disgust, ridicule...

Mo Lan got goosebumps all over!

"What? It's that kid?"

Lin Qinshuang frowned after hearing this, a hint of doubt creeping into her mind.

"That doesn't make sense, why would he push you?"

"Did you do something?"

No one knows a daughter better than her mother, and Lin Qinshuang immediately guessed the crux of the matter.

"Aniang~"

Mo Lan didn't intend to hide it from Lin Qinshuang, so she simply told her about how she had pushed Ru Lan and Ming Lan out to take the blame.

"Mother, there was no other way at the time. I couldn't let myself bear this bad reputation, could I?"

"Ok!"

Lin Qinshuang nodded in agreement, saying, "Mo'er, you did the right thing!"

"If you get a bad reputation, how will you ever marry into one of those dukes' mansions?"

Lin Qinshuang patted her daughter on the back, offering her support as a mother.

"However, this incident is not too bad. Although you made a huge fool of yourself, at least there was an explanation in the end!"

"I don't expect any bad news to get out!"

Lin Qinshuang looked at Mo Lan, who was crying in her arms, and felt a little helpless: "Mo'er, that boy did a pretty good job of making amends later. If you want your father to punish him for this, I'm afraid it's impossible!"

"Who knows, your dad might even turn around and give you a lecture!"

Lin Qinshuang knew Honglang very well. She paused for a moment, then continued, "The most important thing now is not revenge, but to come up with an explanation to smooth things over!"

"what?"

"Aniang~"

Mo Lan was a little confused. She raised her head, revealing a pair of eyes swollen like peaches, and said unwillingly, "What explanation do we need?"

"I've already embarrassed myself so much, what else do I need to think about?"

Mo Lan gritted her teeth in resentment: "If it weren't for that guy Sheng Changquan, I wouldn't have ended up like this!"

"That Madam Wu from the Yongchang Earl's Mansion is the most eloquent woman in the capital. Now, I'm afraid all the women in Bianjing will know that I, Sheng Ming Molan, am an unruly woman who peeks into the front courtyard from behind the inner chambers!"

At this point, Mo Lan's tears started falling again.

"All right!"

After listening to Mo Lan cry for so long, Lin Qinshuang became a little impatient: "Don't worry, no one will tell anyone about this."

"Hmm? Why?" Mo Lan was both pleased and confused, fearing that this was just her mother's way of comforting her.

"Ha! You think that Madam Wu really came to visit the old lady?"

Lin Qinshuang sneered: "Although I don't know the specifics, I'm certain of one thing: the Earl of Yongchang's wife definitely has something she wants from the old lady."

"This visit is just a warm-up," Lin Qinshuang said confidently.

"is it?"

Mo Lan was skeptical: "What could my family possibly do to help Madam Wu?"

"Father is only a sixth-rank official now, how can he possibly help the Yongchang Earl's Mansion?"

"hehe!"

Lin Qinshuang looked at her silly daughter with a helpless expression: "What do you know?"

Who is this old lady?

"That's the only daughter of the Marquis of Yongyi's family, and she was once raised in the palace!"

"Even if the old lady has some extraordinary abilities and connections, it's only right that she has them!"

Lin Qinshuang naturally stated her guess: "Moreover, your grandfather was once a third-ranked scholar in the imperial court. It is still unknown whether he left behind any connections or anything like that!"

"In short, just relax. That Madam Wu will definitely not spread anything."

After hearing this, Mo Lan finally felt at ease.

"If that's the case, then that would be for the best!"

Mo Lan sobbed and choked back tears, but gradually stopped crying.

"Young lady! Young lady!"

Just then, Zhou Xueniang suddenly ran in from the outer room and whispered, "The master sent someone to tell us that our young lady needs to go to the ancestral hall and kneel to pay respects to the ancestors."

"what?!"

Mo Lan was startled, and at the same time finally understood the meaning of what Lin Qinshuang had said earlier.

"Ah~"

Lin Qinshuang sighed helplessly: "Mo'er, now you know why I asked you to come up with an explanation!"

……

Inside the Shengfu Ancestral Hall.

Sheng Hong bowed before the ancestral tablets, respectfully offered incense and prayed, confessing his mistakes and hoping to gain the forgiveness of his ancestors.

"Fathers and ancestors above, your unworthy descendant Sheng Hong has failed in educating his daughter, causing the Sheng family to lose its reputation and become a laughingstock..."

Sheng Hong held up three sticks of incense, closed his eyes, and kept muttering softly, as if he were repenting.

Behind him, besides Madam Wang, the matriarch of the household, knelt his three daughters, Mo Lan, Ru Lan, and Ming Lan.

Oh, and there's also Sheng Changquan.

Because Sheng Changquan was a witness, he was specially called over this time in addition to the parents and those involved.

After a long while, once Sheng Hong had completed the series of procedures, he finally turned around, picked up the ruler that was placed on the table, and prepared to begin his admonition.

"Daddy!"

When the four children saw their father looking at them, they all called out a greeting.

"You...you guys!"

"You guys still have the nerve to call me father?"

Sheng Hong, his face flushed red with anger, gripped a ruler tightly. Even his mustache seemed to be swaying uncontrollably with rage.

"I……"

I should be calling you dad!

(End of this chapter)