Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 92 Shifting the blame
"You are all daughters of the Sheng family!"

"They come from a family of scholars and intellectuals!"

Sheng Hong said with great distress, "Where is the semblance of a lady from a distinguished family in your behavior today?"

"what!!"

Sheng Hong swung the ruler in his hand, making a loud "smack, smack!" sound, and said with increasing anger, "Today I'm going to teach you all a lesson!"

This time, Sheng Hong didn't intend to let go of either the younger Ru Lan or Ming Lan, or even the older Mo Lan. In his heart, nothing was more important than the family's reputation.

"Father, shouldn't you find out what happened first?"

Just as the women fell silent, like a few little quails, Sheng Changquan suddenly spoke.

"bass!"

Sheng Hong turned his head and glanced at Sheng Changquan, who had a serious expression. His anger subsided slightly.

After all, if Sheng Changquan hadn't salvaged the situation at the last minute, the Sheng family would have been utterly humiliated!

Moreover, even if Madam Wu hadn't spread the word, Sheng Hong would definitely not be able to speak loudly in front of the Earl of Yongchang again.

This is the "integrity" of a scholar!
"Alright, then tell me what exactly happened!" Sheng Hong asked his three daughters with annoyance.

"father……"

"Daddy!"

Rulan wanted to speak first, but before she could open her mouth, Molan interrupted her, saying, "Father, it's my fault!"

"It's because my daughter failed in her responsibility as an older sister and didn't take good care of her two younger sisters that they did such a thing and brought shame to the Sheng family!"

Mo Lan's tears come so easily, she has perfectly inherited Lin Qinshuang's talent, she cries as she pleases, and it is "moving"!
Moreover, Mo Lan also knew the importance of first impressions, which is why she made a concerted effort to say these words before Ru Lan could speak.

"you!"

Ru Lan was furious!
At the same time, she suddenly had a bad feeling!

"Is this guy trying to shirk responsibility and frame me?"

Upon realizing this, Rulan could no longer kneel and immediately wanted to speak up and refute the matter, revealing the truth.

"Daddy, I..."

"Ok?"

Sheng Hong glared at him and said unhappily, "There is an order of seniority. It's not your turn to speak yet!"

Sheng Hong, who was already somewhat angry because his daughter was not following the rules, naturally had to set a good example and uphold the family rules.

Seeing this, Rulan could only reluctantly kneel back down.

"you……"

However, Rulan was deflated, but Madam Wang on the side was unwilling!

"Even if there is an order of seniority, there should still be a distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children!" Madam Wang thought with great displeasure.

However, just as Madam Wang opened her mouth, she suddenly remembered what her maid, Liu Mama, had said: "Never mention the matter of legitimate or illegitimate children in front of the master, lest you offend him and displease him!"

Helpless, Madam Wang, remembering this incident, could only swallow her words and stand back down. Beside her, Sheng Hong glanced at Wang Ruofu, whose expression was somewhat distorted, feeling puzzled. But then he thought that she was afraid because she saw him get angry, so he didn't say anything for the time being and just listened quietly to what had happened.

Seeing this, Mo Lan wisely offered her long-considered explanation: "I was originally taking a stroll in the front courtyard to admire the flowers and write some poems so that Father could critique them in his spare time."

Because he was a scholar, he valued the ambiance, so Sheng Hong specially ordered a small courtyard to be built in the backyard of the Sheng Mansion. Inside, there were all sorts of exotic flowers, rare stones, ancient trees, and artificial mountains. Although they were not particularly valuable, they had a unique charm, which Sheng Hong quite liked.

Mo Lan knew that Sheng Hong liked people with "talent," which is why she said that: "However, just as I was admiring the flowers, I happened to see my two younger sisters walking in a hurry. Because I was curious, I followed behind them to see what they were doing."

Knowing Sheng Hong's temperament, Mo Lan didn't dare to say anything reckless, but simply claimed that she was following her two younger sisters out of curiosity.

As expected, Sheng Hong merely raised an eyebrow and moved his lips a few times, but in the end, he didn't say anything more.

"My daughter only realized at the very end that her sisters were actually trying to hide behind the screen and peek at the guests in the front courtyard!"

Mo Lan took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped away her tears. She said fearfully, "I originally intended to bring my sisters back, but because I was worried about making a noise and disturbing the guests, I..."

"So...my daughter..."

"She's talking nonsense!"

"Fourth Sister is talking nonsense!!"

When Mo Lan finished speaking, Ru Lan couldn't hold back any longer and jumped out to retort, "Father, Fourth Sister is talking nonsense!"

Sheng Hong was truly exasperated by Ru Lan's impatience; no matter how many times he told her, she just couldn't change it.

Seeing that Sheng Hong didn't stop her from speaking like that, Ru Lan continued to talk as if things were going well.

"Father, Fourth Sister said the complete opposite!"

"It was clearly my sixth sister and I who first saw her sneaking around in front of us, and then we followed her out of curiosity!"

Rulan turned her head and glared angrily at the affected Molan beside her, accusing her indignantly, "And when we got outside, she was the one who dragged us back in!"

Fearing that Sheng Hong wouldn't believe her, Ru Lan added, "Moreover, Sixth Sister said she wanted to go back and copy books, but Fourth Sister dragged her away!"

At this moment, Rulan also "cleverly" ignored the role she played in the process.

"In the end, it was all because of a few words we exchanged that I..."

Rulan lowered her head and said softly, "I accidentally spoke a little too loudly, that's why... that's when people noticed."

"However, it was because my fourth sister pushed us from behind that my sixth sister and I knocked over the screen and fell out!"

Rulan glared angrily at Molan beside her and said resentfully, "If she hadn't deliberately framed us, how could we have disturbed our guests and made such a fool of ourselves!"

"Hmph! You still dare to argue!"

As soon as Rulan finished speaking, Sheng Hong became furious, especially when he saw Rulan's unrepentant appearance, which made him even angrier!

"Let's not even talk about whether what you said is true or not. Even if it is true, if you hadn't gone into that room, would Mo'er have been able to push you?" Sheng Hong roared, pointing at Ru Lan with a ruler in his hand.

Rulan choked upon hearing this, and suddenly had no reason to speak.

"Humph!"

Under Sheng Hong's angry gaze, Ru Lan also pouted and obediently knelt down again, hiding in her heart and silently complaining about Sheng Hong's favoritism, complaining that he didn't care about the cause and effect of things, right and wrong!
(End of this chapter)