Do you know: I have a different surname: Wang, uncle Minglan.

Chapter 350 Minglan Returns
It is said that the sun is at noon, but in fact it is only the second quarter of the morning.

Compared to people of this era, it was considered very late to get up.

Minglan woke up dazedly, looked at Danju who was standing by her side, and asked, "What time is it?"

Danju told the time.

Minglan was shocked. "Why didn't you call me? Wouldn't this delay the tea ceremony?"

Danju said aggrievedly, "It was the Marquis who didn't allow me to disturb your rest. Just now the Madam of the mansion sent someone to say that if you don't want to serve tea, forget it."

During the response, Gu Tingye came over and asked, "Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something?"

Minglan frowned and said, "I shouldn't have let Danju not call me."

If Minglan didn't have a good uncle, then she would have to be very careful in everything she did after marrying into this marquis's mansion.

There are not too many concerns now.

She also believed from the bottom of her heart that her marriage to Gu Tingye was not a matter of marrying up or marrying down, but it couldn't be said that they were well matched either.

It's just that the two of them are suitable for each other.

Gu Tingye sat on the edge of the bed, holding Minglan's fair little hand, and said, "Don't worry about greeting and serving tea. I've already told her that you're not feeling well, so you'll get up a little later."

Minglan said, "You are a soldier, so you won't notice these things. If I don't go to serve tea, I'm afraid there will be rumors in the city tomorrow."

Having said this, she sighed and quickly stood up, "Danju, help me get dressed."

"Anyway, it's my fault. I should have remembered the time."

Gu Tingye had no choice but to stand aside and watch.

Later, the two of them went to offer tea to Xiao Qin.

As soon as I arrived at the main hall, I saw that the other three uncles and aunts from the Gu family had all come, and they all looked unhappy.

With the help of Gu Tingye, Minglan came to Xiao Qinshi and was about to kneel down, but was stopped by Xiao Qinshi in a sarcastic tone.
"I dare not ask you to kneel down. If your uncle and aunt knew about this, they would peel off my skin."

Hearing this, Minglan frowned.

Gu Tingye simply said, "Then don't kneel."

As soon as these words came out, his uncles immediately became angry.
"How can this be possible? I have never heard of a bride not kneeling before her mother-in-law!"

"If this gets out, I wonder if outsiders will say that my mansion has no rules, or that our family of scholars has poor upbringing?"

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People like them only dare to talk about the Sheng family.

Even if they had a hundred guts, they would not dare to bring the matter to the Marquis Guanjun's Mansion.

Normally speaking, Minglan is Wei Yuan's niece after all, so she should give her some consideration. However, these members of the Gu family really have no scruples.

It was obvious that he wanted to embarrass Minglan.

The reason they did this was simply because they were afraid that Minglan, the marquis' wife, would one day overpower them.

After all, the reason why these families are living such a comfortable life now is, in the final analysis, because they are sucking the blood of the Marquis' Mansion.

Among Gu Tingye's uncles, the fourth and fifth uncles were the most adept at currying favor with Xiao Qinshi, and they were merciless when talking about Minglan.

What about Minglan relying on her power to disregard etiquette and laws? It's just something she said without thinking.

They just felt that the family's economic lifeline was in Xiao Qin's hands, and Minglan was a daughter who married into the family.

The Marquis of Guanjun’s Mansion can’t even interfere in other people’s family affairs, right?
Therefore, I have to speak up for Xiao Qin.

When Minglan heard this, she immediately wanted to refute.

At this moment, a servant came running over, shouting, "Oh no! Oh no!"

Gu Tingye heard, "What's wrong?"

The servant said quickly, "The people from the Imperial City Bureau have captured the Fourth Master's Erlang, and also the Third Master."

The second son of the fourth master's family is called Gu Tingbing, and the third master is Xiao Qin's biological son Gu Tingwei.

When Xiao Qin heard this, she could no longer sit still and asked in a panic, "What's going on? Why did you take my son away?"

The servant said, "I heard from the Imperial City Bureau that it involves the case of the two kings."

The case of the two kings?
As soon as these three words were spoken, everyone except Minglan and Gu Tingye turned pale.

The case of the two kings caused a bloody storm in the capital.

If you are not careful, your entire family will be executed.

This was the only major and important case launched since the last emperor's reign, involving so many people and on such a wide range of scale, which was rare in ancient times!

Moreover, the person in charge of trying the case of the two kings is none other than the current Marquis of Guanjun!

Thinking of this, Xiao Qin immediately looked at Minglan, and in a hurry, she blurted out:
"You have such a cruel heart! Why did you harm my son?! Why!"

With Gu Tingye protecting Minglan, Minglan was naturally safe. She frowned and said:

"I just heard about this for the first time. Besides, how could I harm your son?"

Xiao Qin gnashed her teeth and said, "Everyone in the capital knows that it was your uncle who tried the Two Kings case. How many families were bleeding like a river when your uncle waved his pen and raised his butcher knife?"

As soon as Minglan was about to retort, she suddenly heard a voice from outside the main hall, "How dare you!"

Then, Zhang Guifen came slowly towards them.

According to the seniority of the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion and the Marquis of Ningyuan's Mansion, Zhang Guifen is one generation younger than Xiao Qin.

But from Minglan's perspective, Zhang Guifen is no less capable than Xiao Qinshi.

Moreover, she is the queen!
Even princesses and county ladies have to treat her with courtesy when they see her!
What's more, she is just the wife of a marquis.
"Aunt?"

When Minglan saw the person coming, she immediately thought about a lot of things and quickly stepped forward to support her. "Why is my aunt here?"

Xiao Qin took a deep breath and said, "I was wondering who it was. It turned out to be the wife of Marquis Guanjun who came to visit us!"

Then, she looked at the servants from Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion who were following her.

"Why didn't you come to announce the arrival of the Champion's wife?"

The servant lowered his head and dared not answer.

Zhang Guifen looked at the Gu family and smiled, "I think the Madam won't blame me for coming here so presumptuously today, right?"

Xiao Qinshi trembled, "How dare I?"

Zhang Guifen nodded, "That's good. Since you don't blame me, I have something to blame you for."

"Just now, when I came here, I heard you say that it was my Guanjun Marquis Mansion that framed others and caused them to be imprisoned?"

Having said this, she stood in front of Xiao Qin, looked at her with contempt, and said in a deep voice: "How dare you say this?"

Xiao Qin's pupils shrank instantly, obviously feeling tremendous pressure from Zhang Guifen.

Afterwards, regardless of whether the Gu family allowed her to sit down or not, she directly found a chair and sat down, then slowly said:

"Don't worry, everyone. Once the Imperial City Bureau has investigated thoroughly, we will definitely give you justice."

"Of course, if anything goes wrong during the investigation, or if we uncover other things, I'm afraid we'll have to trouble you all to go to the Imperial City Division as well."

How could everyone not understand after hearing what she said? All this was caused by the Guanjun Marquis's Mansion!
It's obvious that he is here to support Minglan!
"Madam Guo, are you threatening my Gu family?" The fourth old master of the Gu family asked with a frown.

Hearing this, Zhang Guifen glanced at him, then looked at Gu Tingye, "He is the Marquis, you are not, you cannot represent the Gu family."

After a pause, she continued, "Of course, if you feel dissatisfied, you can file a complaint with the emperor and say that my Guanjun Marquis Mansion intentionally framed your Gu family."

"Go if you dare."

Dare? Who dares?

Everyone stopped talking. Zhang Guifen smiled and said, "As I said before, this matter has nothing to do with my Guanjun Marquis Mansion. I believe that as long as the Imperial City Bureau investigates it thoroughly, it will definitely clear your name. Ming girl, what do you think of me? Am I right?"
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Later, Minglan took Zhang Guifen to the courtyard where she now lived.

Gu Tingye followed behind the two of them.

On the way, Minglan's maid Danju smiled and said, "Madam, you are really impressive today. You finally helped our girl vent her anger. You don't know how much those people made things difficult for our girl today."

Zhang Guifen smiled and rolled her eyes at her, saying, "You can't call me young lady anymore."

Danju understood instantly and quickly changed her words, "It should be the eldest lady."

Gu Tingye felt happy after hearing this.

When they arrived at the courtyard, Zhang Guifen looked at Gu Tingye and said, "Please don't blame me for not informing you, the Ningyuan Marquis, about what happened today."

Gu Tingye bowed quickly and said, "Aunt, if you help Minglan, you are helping me. How dare I do that?"

Zhang Guifen nodded and said, "Before Minglan got married, I heard a lot about your family's affairs. I also know about the grievances you suffered."

"But you can suffer injustice in this family, but Ming girl can't."

"What his uncle and I mean is that if Ming girl is wronged and it's inconvenient for you to clean up the mess, then leave it to us."

Minglan was touched, "Aunt, please don't worry, it's not as serious as you said. After all, the two people detained by the Imperial City Bureau are my master's brothers."

Zhang Guifen pinched her nose and said, "You've just married into the family, and you're already turning your back on me? Don't worry, I know what's going on."

The three of them chatted for a while before Zhang Guifen stood up and said goodbye.

Minglan kept guarding her at the gate of the mansion.

When they were going back, Danju said, "Madam, the Grand Tutor and the Madam really love you and are worried that you will not be able to handle the Gu family after you get married."

Before he could finish his words, Minglan interrupted him, "What nonsense are you talking about? The arrest of people by the Imperial City Bureau has nothing to do with the Guanjun Marquis's Mansion!"

Danju quickly said, "Yes, I said the wrong thing."

At this moment, Minglan suddenly sighed.

How could she not know that her uncle and aunt loved her very much?

But she didn't know when she would be able to repay this heavy debt of gratitude.

Two days later, Minglan returned home.

Gu Tingye chose the largest and most luxurious carriage to accompany Minglan back to her parents' home.

Although it is not as good as the imperial carriage of the Marquis Guanjun's Mansion, it is also luxurious.

When I arrived at Sheng's house, I saw Sheng Hong already waiting outside the mansion.

Gu Tingye got off the carriage first, then helped Minglan down, and they both bowed to Sheng Hong.

Minglan noticed that her mother Wei Shuyi looked a little pale. Just as she was about to greet her, she saw her two sisters walking slowly towards her.

Wei Shuyi said, "We are not in a hurry, go and say hello to your sisters first."

Minglan nodded and bowed to Rulan and Molan, "Hello, sisters."

At this time, Gu Tingye ordered people to bring two boxes and bowed to Sheng Hong, saying:

"Father-in-law, I have prepared a small gift for you. I hope you don't mind."

Why would Sheng Hong mind?

It was too late for him to be happy.

He said "OK" several times and invited everyone to go to the main hall.

Gu Tingye chatted with Sheng Hong.

Minglan was pulled away by her two sisters to talk some private conversations between women.

When the whole family was having dinner, Minglan suddenly looked at Molan and asked, "I heard that Fourth Sister has been getting close to Liang Han, the son of Earl Yongchang?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Sheng Hong frowned slightly.

Molan quickly explained, "No, Sixth Sister, who told you about this?"

Minglan smiled and shook her head, saying, "It's just talk from the market, Fourth Sister, don't take it seriously."

She didn’t know whether others took it seriously or not, but Sheng Hong must have taken it to heart.

Minglan also heard about it from Miss Zhao.

One day, Miss Zhao heard a few guests who were drinking tea talking about this matter. They said that the fourth daughter of the Sheng family had a close relationship with the playboy in the Yongchang Earl's Mansion.

In the entire capital, how many families are there with the surname Sheng?

The reason why Minglan brought up this matter was to warn Molan.

Don't ever use your reputation as the daughter of the Sheng family to do anything wrong.

But Molan disagreed and felt angry.

She thought, as both were daughters of the Sheng family, why was it that her elder sister and Minglan could marry into noble families, but she couldn't?

What's the difference between me and you?

It's nothing more than an identity?

Molan was very unconvinced.

After meal.

Minglan did not leave in a hurry, but chatted with her mother for a while.

He also told the story about the Imperial City Bureau.

Wei Shuyi said, "I'm afraid this is your uncle's idea. When I feel better, I'll go to the Marquis' Mansion and tell your uncle that you've grown up now. You can't worry about anything that happens to your uncle."

Minglan nodded.

Wei Shuyi added: "Find a day for you and Tingye to visit your uncle."

Minglan said, "I have discussed it with him, and I will go to the Guanjun Marquis's mansion to visit my uncle later."

Wei Shuyi shook his head and said, "Today is the day you return home, but you went to the Marquis' Mansion. This is not appropriate."

Minglan said, "What's wrong with that? In my heart, my uncle loves me more than my father does. I originally thought that if I wasn't afraid of making my grandmother sad, I would go to my uncle first."

Wei Shuyi coughed twice and stopped persuading her.

She asked anxiously, "Mother, it's only been two days, why do you look so bad?"

Wei Shuyi sighed and said, "Don't tell your uncle about my affairs yet. You don't have to worry. I know everything in my heart."

After a pause, Wei Shuyi stroked Minglan's cheek and smiled palely.

"Mu Ge'er is grown up now. I thought, I'll find a time and a reason to let Mu Ge'er go to your uncle's place to study and practice martial arts."

"When you have nothing to do, go visit your uncle and your brother more often."

Minglan didn't understand what was meant by that, so she nodded subconsciously and said, "Okay, please rest assured, mother."

After saying that, Wei Shuyi waved towards Mu Ge'er.

Mu Ge'er came over and said, "Mother."

Wei Shuyi placed his hand on the back of Minglan's hand, looked at the siblings, and said seriously:

"Before your mother came to the Sheng family, she lived with your aunt and uncle. The three of us siblings supported each other and overcame many hardships."

"From now on, you two should also be like me and your uncle, with a deep sister-brother relationship. In the future, you should work together to overcome difficulties."

(End of this chapter)