Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 237 Adopted Daughter
After watching Granny Wang leave happily with the silver, Zhou Xueniang shook her hands with disgust, seemingly feeling repulsed for having just touched the cleaning woman.

Zhou Xueniang looked around to make sure no one had seen what was happening before she quickly walked into Lin Qinshuang's room to report the situation to her.

……

In the room.

"Mother, I'll wear this outfit when I see the Princess!"

Mo Lan, wearing an elegant blue and red dress, said to Lin Qinshuang, "This dress is beautiful; it complements my skin tone and makes me look fair!"

"Yes! My Mo'er certainly has good taste!"

Lin Qinshuang glanced at Mo Lan's choice and nodded inwardly.

However, that wasn't her main focus at the moment.

"Xue Niang, how is she?"

Upon seeing Zhou Xueniang approach, Lin Qinshuang's eyes lit up immediately, and she quickly asked, "Xueniang, how is it?"

"Have you found out anything about the front hall?"

"I've found out, young lady!"

Zhou Xueniang walked over quickly and whispered, "Little sister, I've already found out everything!"

"According to Granny Wang, who sweeps the front yard, Liu Mama of Weirui Pavilion suddenly surrounded the front hall, as if she was on guard against something?"

"However, I suspect that the people from Wei Rui Xuan are on guard against us!"

"Humph!"

Lin Qinshuang's eyebrows shot up in anger!

"I knew that bitch Wang Ruofu had no good intentions. She did this because she was afraid that if the princess saw our Mo'er, she would steal the limelight from her Rulan!"

Lin Qinshuang and Wang Ruofu were indeed old enemies who had fought for half their lives; she saw through Madam Wang's intentions almost at a glance.

"Oh? Mother, what should we do?"

When Mo Lan heard that the front hall was surrounded by people from Wei Rui Xuan, she immediately lost her composure!
"Can...can I still see the young master?"

In fact, Mo Lan wanted to go to the front hall not only to pay her respects to Princess Pingning, but also because she had some unspeakable thoughts about Qi Heng.

Although Qi Heng's attitude towards Minglan was already known to everyone, especially the Sheng family members, apart from the two brothers Sheng Changbai and Sheng Changfeng who didn't notice, the rest of the children in the family could all see that Qi Heng's feelings for Minglan were unusual.

In the past, Mo Lan could still compare Qi Heng's attitude towards Ming Lan to that of brother and sister. However, after the polo match at Madam Wu's house, she sadly discovered that Qi Heng's feelings for Ming Lan were not so pure.

However, even knowing this, Mo Lan still refused to give up!
That's why they say sometimes the villains are better than the heroes!
Compared to Minglan, Molan is an "outstanding" girl who is indomitable and strives for her goals.

Therefore, as long as Qi Heng's marriage remains undecided, Mo Lan will still harbor "unrealistic desires" and wish to marry him.

"Ah!"

Seeing Mo Lan's panic, Lin Qinshuang sneered!
"Mo'er, don't be afraid!"

This isn't the first time she's used such tactics!

At this point, Lin Qinshuang's face showed a hint of smugness: "Back then, your father and I were also blocked by her in the same way, but what was the final result?"

"Isn't it because I entered this Sheng Mansion and built this Linxi Pavilion that I'm here?"

"That vile woman Wang Ruofu's methods are limited to just a few tricks; she can't accomplish anything significant!"

Lin Qinshuang said with a disdainful expression.

At this moment, Zhou Xueniang, who was standing to the side, did not dare to say anything, and just kept her head down, acting like a wooden doll.

After all, no matter how proud Lin Qinshuang was of her methods, the fact that she seduced Sheng Hong and then married into the Sheng family sounded so improper, even a shameful thing that people would despise!
The mother and daughter could hide in the room and talk to themselves, but Zhou Xueniang, a mere servant, was not qualified. Therefore, she pretended to be a wooden doll and dared not utter a sound.

"Mother, you mean..."

Mo Lan didn't think as deeply as Zhou Xueniang, but she suddenly remembered what Lin Qinshuang had once said about how she and Sheng Hong "fell in love".

"That's right!" Lin Qinshuang nodded and said to Mo Lan, "Mo'er, don't worry, Mother will go with you!"

"As long as we stand there and risk everything, Wang Ruofu won't dare to stop us from going in!"

"Otherwise, not only will we lose face, but the Sheng family and Wang Ruofu will also lose face along with us!"

Clearly, Lin Qinshuang had calculated that Wang Ruofu wouldn't dare risk the Sheng family's reputation to stop them.

"Ok!"

Mo Lan nodded heavily, and a hint of admiration appeared in her eyes as she looked at Lin Qinshuang.

"I must remember what my mother taught me!"

Mo Lan thought to herself, "Perhaps these methods will come in handy in the future!"

……

really.

Just as Lin Qinshuang had predicted, when she led Mo Lan to the front hall and made a scene, Wang Ruofu couldn't sit still any longer and had to summon Mo Lan to meet the guests.

Actually, Madam Wang told Princess Pingning that Mo Lan was ill and therefore unable to receive guests. Fortunately, Princess Pingning's target was not Mo Lan, so she only exchanged a few polite words with Madam Wang and left Mo Lan a string of pearl hairpins, without saying anything else.

Princess Pingning and her son were completely focused on Minglan, who was sitting at the lowest seat in the hall.

"So, this is the girl Heng'er likes!"

Princess Pingning sat there, scrutinizing Minglan from beginning to end with a critical eye.

It must be said that, setting aside her family background, Minglan is indeed a rare beauty.

However, Minglan's beauty is not the kind that is stunningly beautiful or alluring. Her beauty is like a delicate orchid by a clear stream, graceful and elegant, with a subtle fragrance, almost a pure and tender fresh beauty.

"Ah~"

Princess Pingning sighed inwardly.

Speaking of which, we must say that Qi Heng and Princess Pingning are truly mother and son. Apart from their personalities, their aesthetic tastes are quite similar!

Not only Qi Heng likes Minglan, but even Princess Pingning, who has just met Minglan, has a very good impression of her.

However, for Qi Heng's future, Princess Pingning had no choice but to harden her heart and break up the couple!
And this was precisely the reason why Princess Pingning sighed inwardly.

"Madam Sheng, I have a favor to ask of you, and I wish to discuss it with you. Would that be alright?"

"Hmm? What is it?"

At this moment, Madam Wang was somewhat intimidated by Lin Qinshuang's disturbance outside the door, so she naturally spoke without much confidence.

Of course, they didn't have much confidence beforehand.

"Your Highness, please tell me your orders!"

"If it's within my power, I will never refuse!"

Madam Wang smiled ingratiatingly and said "generously".

"hehe!"

Princess Pingning smiled faintly: "That's perfect, Madam Sheng, to be honest!"

"The moment I saw your sixth daughter, I felt a surge of joy, as if we were mother and daughter in a past life!"

Princess Pingning glanced at Qi Heng, who was secretly excited, and continued, "Madam Sheng, as you know, our Qi State Duke's Mansion has few people. If Madam Sheng is willing to do me a favor, I really want to take Minglan as my goddaughter!"

"To fulfill our destiny!"

"I wonder, what do you think, Madam Sheng?"

(End of this chapter)