Do You Know?: I, the Little Cabinet Elder, Regent of the World

Mu Cang Zhai.

Sheng Minglan held a clay doll the size of her palm, with the words "Yuan Ruo" engraved on it, her thoughts swirling.

Young Master!

A name flashed through her mind, and Sheng Minglan sighed inwardly.

From the moment the young master promised to marry no one but her, she completely saw through him.

No matter what, even if she becomes a nun at Yuqing Temple, she will never choose the young master again.

There's no other reason than that the young master has no say!

The day the young master begged Princess Pingning to come to his door, she was both the most excited and the most disappointed.

Instead of a marriage proposal, they were met with ridicule and mockery.

From that moment on, she understood the young master's temperament and what the so-called "Princess Pingning's arrogance" really meant.

The passing of the eldest wife, the farewell before leaving for Youyang, and the promises made by the young master bring joy, but also unease.

Promises are made too easily.

Anyone can make promises, but only promises that can actually be kept have meaning.

As for the young master, he clearly had no chance to fulfill his promise.

For ordinary families, a scholar who passed the imperial examination at the provincial level undoubtedly wielded considerable influence.

But that's the Duke's mansion!

Princess Pingning is proud and arrogant, and the young master has no say in the matter. How could he possibly achieve the so-called "I will marry no one but her"?

Sheng Minglan sighed softly.

Perhaps, once the young master passes the imperial examination and becomes a Jinshi, he will have some say in the matter.

In reality, the imperial examinations were held only once every three years. The young master could endure the ordeal, but she couldn't.

Besides, who can guarantee that the person making the promise won't change their mind?

Let's return this clay doll to it when the time is right.

The clay doll was put back into the wooden box. Sheng Minglan stood up and looked towards the direction of Linxi Pavilion.

It's time to avenge my mother!

Once she had avenged her mother's death, she would accept whatever marriage she had to do, whether she married someone or no one wanted to marry her and she had no choice but to become a nun!

In less than half a day, Sheng Minglan had drawn up a plan for revenge.

In fact, the plan is not complicated, it is even very simple.

Lately, it is clear from Sheng Molan's behavior that she intends to marry into the Yongchang Earl's Mansion.

The first step to revenge is to actively showcase herself and make Madam Wu favor her over Mo Lan.

This will definitely make Sheng Molan anxious!

Given the personalities of Lin Qinshuang and her son, they would undoubtedly take any risks in order to rise to power.

The second step in revenge was to make the eldest daughter-in-law discover Mo Lan's affair.

In this way, everything will fall into place naturally.

Chapter 147 Catching an adulterer!

Linqi Pavilion.

"Young lady, what should I do?" Sheng Molan said in a low voice, her face filled with resentment.

Since Sheng Rulan arranged her marriage, her situation has become increasingly awkward.

As the older sister, while her younger sister has already found a husband, she has yet to do so.

Therefore, her father, Sheng Hong, has recently been focusing on choosing a husband for her.

It is said that he was a scholar who started his career by farming and studying. His name was Wen Yanjing. He only had a few acres of land and an elderly mother to take care of.

Sheng Molan was truly unwilling to accept these conditions!

She has been pampered since childhood. Who would be willing to marry a poor scholar and serve an uneducated mother-in-law?

Crucially, all of the siblings have had excellent marriage prospects so far.

The eldest sister was a member of a prominent clan in the county, and her husband was a rising civil official, a descendant of the prime minister.

My second brother's wife, Hai, came from a distinguished family; her family had been Hanlin scholars for five generations.

Fifth sister Rulan's husband is from a prominent family in the county. He passed the imperial examination at the age of eighteen and became a scholar. He may have had to endure some hardships along the way, but in the end, he was not lacking in wealth and status, and at least lived a life of luxury.

and then?

She actually wanted to marry a poor scholar!

Who can be willing to do this?

Therefore, she deliberately tried to impress Madam Wu several times, hoping to gain Madam Wu's appreciation and thus marry into the Earl's mansion.

Originally, she was already quite outstanding because of her status as the "sister-in-law of the young Grand Secretary".

However, Minglan unexpectedly interfered, as Madam Wu had recently been making overtures to Minglan.

Judging from Minglan's behavior, she is trying to steal Liang Liulang from her!

"Mo'er, don't worry," Lin Qinshuang comforted.

"Mother, how can I not be anxious?"

Sheng Molan couldn't sit still any longer: "If Father agrees to the marriage with the poor scholar in a few days, I will have to marry him and suffer for decades."

"Being married to someone brings no wealth or honor, and I can't even hold my head up in front of Rulan. I might as well be killed!"

"I finally have a chance to marry into the Yongchang Earl's family, but that bitch Minglan has actually gained the favor of Madam Wu. What should I do?"

Sheng Molan was extremely anxious.

Parents to enrich people.

Ultimately, it was Madam Wu who decided Liang Liulang's marriage.

"Silly boy."

Lin Qinshuang quickly reassured her, "Hasn't Madam Wu been hosting some gatherings lately? This is a perfect opportunity to see Liang Liulang!"

"Coco is."

"Madam Wu is somewhat inclined towards Minglan."

Lin Qinshuang chuckled and shook her head: "My silly Mo'er, a son grows up and no longer listens to his mother. This Madam Wu has taken a fancy to Minglan, but Liang Liulang has taken a fancy to you!"

Sheng Molan hesitated: "How exactly should I do it?"

"What if we go too far and my brother-in-law finds out?" Sheng Molan asked anxiously.

She intentionally followed the same path her stepmother had taken to climb up to her father, feigning a chance encounter with Liang Liulang and gradually developing a deeper relationship with him, eventually leading to their marriage becoming a fait accompli.

But the more she thought about it, the more panicked she became.

When my brother-in-law gets ruthless, he really is!

Aunt Kang, after all, is the legitimate daughter of the Grand Tutor, yet she targets him without hesitation.

A single doggerel completely ruined his reputation.

Moreover, Uncle Kang was also demoted to Danzhou.

Therefore, Sheng Molan had no doubt about her brother-in-law's ruthlessness.

If things really escalate, what might be her fate?

Eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures?

"Silly Mo'er, just cover it up so he doesn't find out."

Lin Qinshuang was unsurprised: "If an affair really happened, who in the Sheng family, from top to bottom, would dare let the young Grand Secretary find out?"

"Isn't your father afraid of setbacks in his official career?"

"Isn't your older sister afraid of being divorced?"

Lin Qinshuang asserted, "Fortune and honor are found in danger."

Did the young Grand Secretary discover the problem?

impossible!

Yuqing Temple.

Light rain touches the flowers, nourishing all things silently.

"Aren't those the dew-covered and cloud-planted plants from Linxi Pavilion?"

The maid held up an oil-paper umbrella, while Wang Ruofu held a brocade handkerchief. She caught a glimpse of her and couldn't help but be surprised.

About a hundred paces to the left, two maids in yellow robes, carrying small baskets and holding oil-paper umbrellas, hurried uphill, looking quite nervous.

Wang Ruofu stopped in his tracks, looked up, and was quite surprised.

What are the maids and servants doing at Yuqing Temple?

"Let's go take a look."

"Don't tell me it's some crooked scheme to curse me."

A sense of unease arose in Wang Ruofu's heart, and he was about to turn and walk down.

"Madam, please stop. I'll go in your place." The maid, Liu Mama, stopped the mistress and instructed the maids, "Help the mistress go to pay respects to the Three Pure Ones. I'll be there shortly."

As she spoke, Liu's mother silently followed "cloud planting" and "dew planting".

Wang Ruofu nodded and waved: "Let's go."

Recently, Mingya said that praying at Yuqing Temple is very effective, and that if you pray there, your children can have a happy marriage.

So, she came to pay her respects to the Three Pure Ones.

The dim candlelight casts a flickering glow, the dying candle illuminating the scene with a dim light.

Sheng Hong suddenly stood up while soaking his feet in the wooden basin, his face filled with disbelief.

"This is impossible!"

"You've admitted your mistake!"

Sheng Hong's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously denied it.

This is adultery!

Wang Ruofu snorted irritably: "Mother Liu sneaked over and saw Mo Lan and Liang Han meeting in secret, and then they closed the door. A man and a woman alone in a room, what could they possibly be doing? How could she possibly mistake them?"

"I was so afraid of something going wrong that I didn't dare to alert them."

"After the two left, I went in and took a look."

Wang Ruofu stood up and exclaimed heavily, "What a huge bed!"

Sheng Hong was taken aback and swallowed hard.

"You're talking nonsense!" Sheng Hong couldn't believe that his daughter, whom he had doted on since childhood, had committed adultery.

"Who talks about people like that?"

"You're just spouting nonsense."

As he spoke, Sheng Hong subconsciously turned his head away, not daring to look directly at his wife.

Or rather, they dare not face the facts.

"My lord suspects I framed him."

Wang Ruofu rolled her eyes at her husband and said slowly, "Alright, seeing is believing. Why don't you go and catch the adulterers in the act yourself? The truth will come out."

Since vying for favor with Lin Qinshuang, she has rarely had a good hand.

Therefore, at this moment, every move he made exuded an indescribable confidence.