Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 242 Action
"Too much bullying?"

Kikyo, who was standing to the side, was terrified by Sheng Changquan's appearance!
"Young Master..."

“You…what are you talking about…”

Kikyo was so startled by Sheng Changquan that she jumped back, looking like a frightened little rabbit!
She frowned, looking at him nervously, her face filled with fear.

"Whoo~"

After a while, Sheng Changquan let out a soft breath and regained his composure.

"hehe!"

Sheng Changquan smiled and said, "Kikyo, it's alright!"

"I was just a little angry."

Sheng Changquan's voice was incredibly calm at this moment, as if he had suppressed all his emotions and returned to his former composure.

"This……"

Kikyo looked at Sheng Changquan's reaction and had some doubts in her little head.

However, Kikyo is Kikyo after all. Even though she was terrified, she still dared to ask questions when faced with her inner doubts.

“Young… Young Master!”

Kikyo still stammered a little, trying hard to calm her nervousness as she said, "This...this...Princess Pingning is going to take the Sixth Miss as her goddaughter, isn't that a good thing?"

"how……"

"How could they be bullying us?"

Clearly, Kikyo understood what Sheng Changquan meant and knew that he was saying that Princess Pingning's claim of kinship was too much of a rip-off. However, Kikyo was puzzled by this.

Because, in the eyes of ordinary people, the fact that Princess Pingning wanted to recognize Minglan as her goddaughter was clearly an honor for her, so how could it be considered an insult?
After all, the power of the Duke of Qi's mansion is far greater than that of the Sheng mansion. If Minglan has the Duke of Qi as her backer in the future, wouldn't she benefit a lot?

How could it be considered an insult to you?
Kikyo truly didn't understand this.

"Alright, Kikyo, you don't need to take what I just said to heart!"

Sheng Changquan looked at Kikyo, his tone gentle, but his attitude extremely firm: "Just consider it a slip of the tongue."

"It was just a joke, so don't tell anyone else!"

Sheng Changquan did not explain to Jiegeng, but simply ordered her to keep quiet and not to spread the word.

Startled by Sheng Changquan's expression, Kikyo quickly nodded her head to show that she understood, afraid that her actions might attract her young master's attention if she was too slow.

"hehe!"

Seeing Kikyo's reaction, Sheng Changquan smiled at her again, and then said, "By the way, Kikyo, you must be tired after a long day. Go back and rest!"

"By the way, please also tell Cuiming that I'm going out for a while and they don't need to wait for me tonight!"

Ever since Sheng Changquan passed the preliminary examination, Cuiming strongly demanded that he change his address and stop calling her "Sister Cuiming".

In her words, Sheng Changquan should maintain his status from now on and should no longer call servants "sister" as he used to, otherwise, such behavior would be laughed at by outsiders.

Sheng Changquan naturally didn't care about this, but he couldn't go against Cuiming's stubbornness, and in the end he had no choice but to listen to her.

After all, sometimes women can be really stubborn!

I can't argue with that!
I can't argue with that!

"Yes, young master!" Kikyo lowered her head, glanced at Sheng Changquan with a hint of "resentment," and replied reluctantly.

She knew that Sheng Changquan was deliberately changing the subject, but since her master didn't want to say more, what could she, as a servant, do?
"hehe!"

Seeing Kikyo's aggrieved and pitiful appearance, Sheng Changquan couldn't help but laugh.

"Alright, don't feel wronged!"

"What I just said was really just because I was thinking about something else; it wasn't just to brush you off."

Sheng Changquan lies without even blinking.

Even now, his eyes shone with an extremely gentle luster, so intense it could make one dizzy.

Kikyo said she had the right to speak on this because, at that moment, she felt a little dizzy from that kind of gaze.

Sheng Changquan said softly to Kikyo, "Kikyo, you should go back and rest!"

"When I get back, I'll bring you some pastries from Fanlou!"

"Ah good!"

Kikyo had originally intended to ask a few more questions, but upon hearing about Fanlou pastries, she immediately changed her mind and nodded her head vigorously in agreement.

Ever since she tasted the delicious food Xiao Tao brought her, Kikyo has been completely captivated by the master chef of Fanlou. In recent days, Kikyo has often asked the servants in the front yard to bring her a dish or two of Fanlou pastries when they go out on errands, so that she can have a treat.

However, because the food at Fanlou was too expensive, and the little girl Jiegeng was reluctant to spend the money, she was never able to eat to her heart's content!

However, this time, with Sheng Changquan's personal promise, it's naturally different.

"Young Master, shall I go out now?"

Kikyo wished her young master would leave immediately and return right away; she couldn't bear to waste any more of his time.

After all, if Sheng Changquan had come back sooner, she would have been able to enjoy these delicious foods sooner!

Thinking of this, Kikyo's steps became lighter and lighter, and in just a few breaths, she ran out.

"hehe!"

Seeing Kikyo's foodie appearance, Sheng Changquan chuckled a few more times.

However, when Kikyo's figure completely disappeared from Sheng Changquan's sight, his face suddenly darkened!
In the empty study, Sheng Changquan's aura became somewhat oppressive.

"Qi Heng? Princess Pingning?"

"You two are really something!"

In fact, Sheng Changquan was very clear about the ins and outs of this matter and understood everyone's predicament. However, when he looked at the issue from the perspective of the Sheng family and from Minglan's point of view, it became very clear.

Because this whole affair was started by the Duke of Qi's mansion from beginning to end.

If Qi Heng hadn't provoked Minglan at the very beginning, how could such a thing have happened between them?

Most importantly, Qi Heng was exactly as Sheng Changquan had predicted—completely useless and did not change Princess Pingning's mind at all.

In fact, in Sheng Changquan's view, Qi Heng's behavior was simply that of a typical "mama's boy" in modern times, and there was absolutely nothing about him that made people feel truly respectable.

Others might think Qi Heng's personality is harmless because of the Duke of Qi's power, but in Sheng Changquan's eyes, it is the most fatal flaw in his character!
Sheng Changquan stood there for a long time before finally packing his things and walking out the door.

(End of this chapter)