Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 244 Not to Die
"Changquan, I..."

"I never expected my mother to do this!"

Qi Heng was anxious!
The first thing she did was to explain the whole incident to Sheng Changquan, telling him about Princess Pingning's actions, in order to prove her "innocence".

"Changquan, I really didn't want this to happen!"

"You have to believe me! I..."

"so what?"

Before Qi Heng could finish speaking, Sheng Changquan interrupted him impatiently!
Sheng Changquan maintained a cold expression and directly questioned, "Young Master, what is the conclusion you have drawn from all this?"

"Could it be that you want to expose the dirty laundry of your Qi State Duke's Mansion to outsiders?"

Sheng Changquan's words were rather harsh.

"I'm sorry, but neither the Sheng family nor I personally want to know about these things!"

"No, Changquan, you..."

Qi Heng opened his mouth as if to say something more.

but!

"Furthermore, young master, have you considered this?"

Sheng Changquan interrupted Qi Heng again, asking directly, "When your family made this decision, even coming to our door and offering to take my sister as your goddaughter, did you consider the feelings of the Sheng family?"

"Especially, how does my older sister feel?"

"Ah!"

Sheng Changquan sneered!
"Or perhaps, you thought about it, but didn't take it to heart?"

"You think our Sheng family is insignificant? You think we can't do anything to your Qi State Duke's Mansion?"

Sheng Changquan spoke very frankly and went straight to the point with Qi Heng.

However, since there was a young maid present, Sheng Changquan didn't explain himself too clearly. He simply concluded, "So, young master, don't feel wronged or blame all of this on Princess Pingning!"

"In my opinion, you and Princess Pingning are the same. Whatever you do, you represent the Duke of Qi's mansion."

Perhaps, in some people's eyes, Qi Heng has always cared about Minglan and worked hard for her, so it seems that Princess Pingning's actions cannot be blamed on him.

Even Princess Pingning's actions, from her perspective, were impeccable.

However, one point has been overlooked: Qi Heng and Princess Pingning are an inseparable whole. In other words, the mother and son can actually be considered as one person.

Therefore, it is not difficult to understand Sheng Changquan's anger.

After all, Qi Heng stirred up trouble, and Princess Pingning suppressed it. Isn't that just a person going back on their word?

Moreover, although Sheng Changquan had anticipated the possibility of this happening, it was still only a possibility!
In his heart, he still held some hope for Qi Heng, feeling that he could persuade Princess Pingning and that there was even a slight possibility of success.

However, Qi Heng ultimately disappointed Sheng Changquan as expected.

"so!"

"Young Master, you really don't need to do this!"

Sheng Changquan glanced at Qi Heng one last time, but said nothing more!

"Young Master, that's all I have to say!"

"I hope you will never come looking for my older sister again!"

"She's not you, and there aren't so many chances to start over!"

Sheng Changquan simply turned around and walked directly toward the main gate of the Sheng residence, without looking back at Qi Heng.

Perhaps this action is also hinting at something, indicating that neither Sheng Changquan nor his sister are the type to go back to their old ways.

Behind him, Qi Heng silently stopped in his tracks, but did not continue to chase after Sheng Changquan. Under the dim light of the thousands of lights, he clenched his fists and murmured, "Changquan, you can't stop me!"

"I will never give up on my sixth sister!"

……

Shou'an Hall.

After meeting Qi Heng, Sheng Changquan immediately returned home.

First, he went back to his own courtyard and gave all the pastries he had brought back to Kikyo and Shion so that they could share them. After that, Sheng Changquan did not stay in Zeyutang for long, but went directly to the old lady's Shouantang.

"Mom!"

As soon as Sheng Changquan walked in from outside, he saw Fang's mother looking anxious.

"Yo!"

"Brother Quan, you've come at just the right time!"

Madam Fang hurried forward, grabbed Sheng Changquan's arm, and said anxiously, "Brother Quan, you should go and see the Sixth Miss!"

"Sister?"

Sheng Changquan raised an eyebrow!
"Aunt Fang, what's wrong with my sister?"

"Ah~"

Mother Fang sighed and said, "Quan-ge'er, you don't know!"

"Ever since Princess Pingning left, the Sixth Miss went back to her room, saying she was tired and wanted to rest!"

Mrs. Fang walked briskly ahead, saying, "It's fine to rest, it's no big deal!"

"However, the Sixth Miss has been sleeping until now and hasn't gotten up yet. Not only that, she hasn't even eaten lunch or dinner. She's just been sleeping!"

Mother Fang truly loved Minglan, so she was naturally very anxious at this moment.

"Even if you're heartbroken or sad, you shouldn't abuse your health!"

"Brother Quan, hurry inside and take a look!"

"It would be best to persuade the Sixth Miss and help her to pull herself together!"

Although Minglan had clearly told the old lady that she wanted to give up her relationship with Qi Heng, it was still a blow to Minglan, a young girl in the prime of her life!
After listening to Fang's mother's story, Sheng Changquan immediately nodded.

"Aunt Fang, I understand!"

"Don't worry, I'll take care of my sister's matter."

As he spoke, Sheng Changquan, with a frown on his face, walked into Minglan's room under the worried gaze of Madam Fang.

……

The Duke's Mansion of Qi.

After a long while, Qi Heng finally returned from the outer room with the little maid who had been following behind him, looking dejected.

However, because he walked back, it was already dark when he returned.

Meanwhile, when he returned to his residence, Princess Pingning received the news immediately.

"Princess, the young master has returned to the manor!"

Mama Sang walked to Princess Pingning's ear and whispered her message.

"Huh? Are you back?"

Princess Pingning raised an eyebrow, her expression seemingly somewhat strange.

"By the way, Mama Sang, go and call that little girl who went out with Qi Heng over. I have some questions for her!"

At this moment, Princess Pingning seemed somewhat absent-minded, as if she had a guilty conscience.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Madam Sang nodded and quickly went out to call the maid over.

However, when Mrs. Sang walked out of the room, she couldn't help but sigh.

"Is the princess regretting her decision?"

Madam Sang glanced back at Princess Pingning sitting in the room, her expression somewhat strange. However, Madam Sang didn't realize that not only Princess Pingning, but even Princess Pingning herself wore the same expression.
A hint of regret lingered beneath the resolute expression!

"Ah~"

Madam Sang sighed again, but said nothing more. She simply quickened her pace, preparing to fulfill Princess Pingning's request.

……

Meanwhile, after returning to the Duke of Qi's mansion, Qi Heng did not go to find his mother. In fact, he ignored everyone along the way and simply walked silently into his study.

When Qi Heng stopped, he had already arrived at the door of his study.

"Squeak!"

Qi Heng pushed open the door to his study, locked himself inside, and sat alone at his desk by the light of a candle, silently brooding.

"After today's incident, things between my sixth sister and me will probably become even more difficult!"

Qi Heng sat upright in his chair, pondering to himself.

Thinking about everything that had happened today, especially the behavior of the Sheng family after his mother, Princess Pingning, announced that she would adopt Minglan as her goddaughter, Qi Heng felt utterly hopeless.

Aside from the younger ones like Rulan and Molan, who didn't require much attention, Old Madam Sheng and Madam Wang on the other side had quite a strong reaction.

Among them, Old Madam Sheng's attitude is the most important!
Because Minglan was basically raised by her, her opinions were comparable to those of Minglan's younger brother, Sheng Changquan, and in some ways, even far exceeded them.

Therefore, if Qi Heng wants to continue his relationship with Minglan, he must resolve Old Madam Sheng's inner conflict and persuade her.

As for Madam Wang, the matriarch of the Sheng family, she was actually much easier to deal with.

From Qi Heng's perspective, although Madam Wang's words were the harshest and most veiled at the time, her stance was actually the easiest to resolve.

Because Madam Wang was only angry because she felt that the Duke of Qi's mansion had embarrassed the Sheng family today. If Qi Heng could give Madam Wang a way out, she would probably stop being angry.

Qi Heng picked up the brush on the table, preparing to write down these questions so he could continue to think about them later.

"Shh!"

When Qi Heng reached into the inkstone beside him with his brush, the sensation he felt was somewhat off.

"what?"

Qi Heng glanced to the side and immediately became somewhat displeased.

"Why is this happening? Why can't you prepare my ink properly?"

Maids were never allowed to enter Qi Heng's study, so tasks such as grinding ink and tidying up books were never performed there.

"By the way, why not?"

Qi Heng suddenly remembered that among the people around him, the one who had the most contact with Minglan was Buwei!
As if he had just thought of something, he put down the sandalwood pen in his hand and prepared to go find Buwei to inquire about some things.

"No!"

"No!"

As Qi Heng reopened the door to his study, he shouted a question to the outside.

"Not for..."

However, Qi Heng called out for a long time but still could not hear Buwei's response.

"strangeness?"

Qi Heng was secretly amazed!

“In the past, when I called for Buwei like this, he would have come over very quickly, wouldn’t he?”

Why is he like this today?

Qi Heng found it increasingly strange, so he simply started walking and prepared to go to Buwei's room to find him.

Because Buwei was Qi Heng's personal servant, his room was a side room in the courtyard, not far from the main house where Qi Heng was.

"No!"

Qi Heng pushed open Buwei's door and said, "Buwei, you..."

"Huh? Who are you?"

At this moment, there was no sign of Buwei in the room. Instead, two honest-looking men appeared in front of Qi Heng.

Qi Heng didn't see Bu Wei, and his brows furrowed even more deeply.

"Why not?"

"Do you know this is Buwei's house?"

Seeing what the two were holding, Qi Heng became even more displeased.

Because what the two people were holding were clearly unrelated items, such as clothes, bedding, and other personal belongings.

"Who exactly are you two? How dare you take things that don't belong to you?"

"Don't you know the rules of this household?"

Princess Pingning was strict in managing her household and could not tolerate such behavior from her servants. Qi Heng's reminder was also because he did not want the two of them to be punished by the manor for these matters.

"This...this humble servant greets the young master!"

Of the two, the older man seemed to have recognized Qi Heng, so he immediately knelt down, appearing to be very afraid of Qi Heng.
As for the other one, he seemed somewhat resentful, as if he had some grievance against Qi Heng and wanted to beat him up!
However, because of the old man's pulling, the young man had no choice but to kneel down. But just by looking at his angry eyes, Qi Heng understood the man's hostility towards him.

"Who are you?"

Qi Heng asked one last time.

"Young Master, this old man..."

"I... am Buwei's father!"

The old man kneeling on the ground seemed very sad, because the words he spoke were tinged with sobs.

"what?"

Qi Heng was greatly alarmed!

So, by the light of the candle in the room, he carefully examined the two people to see what they looked like.

In the dim candlelight, Qi Heng could indeed see the appearances of the two men. Apart from their dark skin, which was somewhat different from Buwei's, their mouths and eyes were extremely similar to Buwei's.

Most importantly, Qi Heng had actually seen this old man before.

"You...aren't you Uncle Wang?"

After recognizing the two men, Qi Heng immediately helped them up, saying, "Uncle Wang, Brother Wang, what brings you here?"

"Did you come to see Buwei?"

In fact, Buwei was a servant that the Duke of Qi's mansion bought from outside in the early years. His real name was Wang Dong, so his elder brother and father naturally also had the surname Wang. Out of respect for Buwei, Qi Heng privately called his father Uncle Wang.

In fact, in today's society where etiquette is highly valued, addressing Qi Heng as such is rather inappropriate.

After all, one was the heir of a duke, and the other was a poor countryman. Their classes and statuses were worlds apart. Qi Heng's treatment of the two of them could be considered a sign of his kindness.

With Qi Heng's help, Old Man Wang obediently stood up, unaware that Brother Wang on the other side was full of resentment towards Qi Heng, his eyes always filled with anger, as if he wanted to attack Qi Heng.

"That's understandable, but I wonder where he's gone?"

Qi Heng didn't argue with Buwei's elder brother, but comforted Old Man Wang, saying, "Uncle Wang, don't worry, Buwei will probably be back soon!"

"Humph!"

Qi Heng had barely finished speaking when Buwei's elder brother growled in a deep voice, "My Buwei has already been beaten to death by your family!"

Where can I possibly come back?

"Shut up!"

"what?"

Old Man Wang and Qi Heng's voices rang out at the same time!

There's not enough time, I'll revise it later.
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(End of this chapter)