The Story of Ming Lan (知否知否应是绿肥红瘦)

The Story of Ming Lan

Episode 33

Mo'er!

- Mother! - Mo'er!

Mo'er!

Let me see you. My Mo'er...

You... How come your father let you out?

Could it be...the marriage with the House of Liang is set?

That's right. It was that old woman from Shouan Hall who personally went to propose marriage.

Regardless if she's an old fairy that has lived for decades,

didn't she still submit to our tricks in the end?

You have finally achieved success. Me too.

Mother, father let me out to see you.

I...am afraid that from now on...

From now on...

I'm worried about you.

Don't be afraid. Don't be afraid.

When that Concubine Wei died, he also did some thing like this to me.

What happened in the end? Didn't he reconcile with me too?

It's fine. Moreover, that woman in Shouan Hall isn't really her birth mother.

He wouldn't be that obedient with that old woman. Don't worry.

At most, I'll just employ some tricks like attempting to commit suicide or something.

Your father will obediently return to the palm of my hand.

When will the wedding be? Did they say?

They said that they will choose an auspicious date within this month to fetch me with a wedding palanquin into their house.

This month... It's a bit rushed.

But for a marriage that was so hard to obtain like this, it's better to do it as soon as possible for us to be at ease, to prevent any more nightmares.

Okay.

Come. Come.

These were the stuff I've saved for the past years.

A count house is an aristocratic family.

If you don't bring a lot of dowry, you might get laughed at.

But it's just that these items...

I must save some for your older brother.

Or else...

Mother, even if you give me all that,

it won't even reach half of the dowry of eldest sister.

I'll just bring a few more.

Also, when you married into the Sheng Family, you didn't have anything.

But now, you live as grand as Big Madam.

I have the resolve. Even if I don't rely on my maiden dowry,

I still would be able to live a splendid life among my in-laws.

My Mo'er is obedient and ambitious. You are stronger than your older brother.

If your older brother can have even a half of your scheming,

this Sheng Family would have been under our control long time ago.

Too bad...

Mother.

Mother, if once I'm gone

and your days here in the Sheng Family becomes unbearable,

don't be troubled by it. You just need to patiently wait for a few days,

wait for me make a footing in the House of Liang,

I'll then come back to fetch you.

Okay. Okay.

With just those words from you, I'm at ease.

That very fertile farmland at the capital outskirt

and the shop in the south, give them to me.

Third Brother won't have any use for them.

Bringing them can provide me something to rely on.

Fourth Miss, when you go out later,

don't stand too straight. Slightly bend your body, okay?

Fourth Miss is coming out!

I'm going out my chamber today and saying goodbye to my parents.

Hope father and mother have a long life and unending wealth.

Since you're leaving your chamber today, you would become a member of another house.

Once you reach your husband's house, be filial to your father and mother-in-law, be considerate to your husband.

Everything is your fortune.

Okay already. Let's not delay the auspicious time.

Go out now.

Concubine, the duty of sending off a lady out the woman's chamber is the job of the main wife.

You're a person from the back courtyard. It's not proper for you to move forward.

It's my daughter's wedding today. Can't I at least see her get into her wedding palanquin?

Master said the Sheng Family couldn't bear to be embarrassed by letting people from the House of Liang who are here to welcome the bride

see how unruly you are,

Hong! Hong!

Quickly drag her back!

Mother...

I'm leaving soon.

Father, are you still not willing to talk to me?

Starting today, you will become part of another family.

There's nothing to say.

I am deeply grateful to father for raising me.

No need for that.

I've doted you, but didn't expect that you'll grow up like this.

Once you reach the Liang Family, whether you enjoy good fortunes or misfortunes,

they are all your own fate.

If you suffer any grievances in the future, no need for you to come back here and cry about it.

Wasn't this a path you chose yourself?

Why must you cry now?

Father, you said it right.

It's a path that I've chosen myself.

I will never regret it.

Third Brother, let's go.

The bride is leaving her chamber!

Husband, there are still a lot of guests outside.

We still have to entertain them.

Have to trouble wife then.

What are you doing?!

Dongrong! Dongrong!

I'm the mother-in-law of the son of a count!

Who dares touch me?!

I'm the mother-in-law of the son of a count!

My daughter is a future big madam of the count house.

If you all dare to be disrespectful to me, I'll make sure that you would die a miserable death!

What are you planning?

Hong! How could you be this heartless?!

I chose not to be the main wife

of someone and be your concubine!

I suffered supercilious looks for more than 20 years!

I bore and raised a son and a daughter for you.

Hong! Hong!

How could you be this heart...heartless!

Stop hitting!

All of you, go out.

I'll kill you!

Send her to Pingling Farmstead outside the city. Imprison her and she's not allowed to leave forever.

What about the other people of Linqi Pavilion?

Cane those two that disguised as Molan to death.

For the rest, look for a slave trafficker to sell them. Not one must stay behind.

Master, think about it carefully. If they will just die or get sold like this,

the whole courtyard would become empty.

I fear that outsiders would deduce that something happened inside our house.

Those two that accompanied and disguised as her didn't report the situation immediately.

They are one of the masterminds and should be beaten to death.

Just find a reason to explain that to the people gossiping outside.

Just keep the others first.

Send them to the front courtyard to do manual labor like disposing commodes or washing clothes.

After a year or more, when things have settled down,

look for a slave trafficker and slowly sell them off.

Yes.

Wait!

Is Concubine Lin inside?

She is. Miss XIaotao, do you have any instructions?

Old Madam ordered that Sixth Miss will follow your carriage.

She must personally see Concubine Lin enter the farmstead.

Mount Pingling is a very dirty place. How could Miss go there?

I also don't know why Old Madam made such an instruction.

How about you go ask her?

I dare not. I dare not. I just fear that Miss might tire herself because of this.

You leave first.

Okay.

Let's go.

Quickly!

Go.

Sixth Miss has entered her carriage and left.

I saw how late it is, so I ordered her be assisted

by four physically strong servants.

Since this is a special task,

don't know if we get to have some rewards when they return.

Nanny Fang, don't you know about it?

Sixth Miss said that it was Old Madam who told her to escort the carriage.

When did I tell her to escort Lin Qinshuang?

When I heard it, I already sensed that something's wrong.

I then just pretended to know and hurriedly returned.

This concerns Sixth Miss. It's better to be careful.

Go get Danju and let's ask her.

I've already asked.

Danju said that Sixth Miss told her

that she's just going to stroll in the garden before she left. Nothing was abnormal.

Could she have went there to mock Lin Qinshuang?

Really thanks for escorting our Miss in this trip.

Here. This is for your tea.

Can you hear that bitch

shouting?

With her committing such a crime, must our Sheng Family

still invite a doctor for her?

Damn lamb!

Did you come to laugh at me?

Was it Hong who told you to come?

It must be that shrew Wang Ruofu who told you to come, right?

Listen well. Although I got thrown here,

I'm still the birth mother of the daughter-in-law of a count.

Once my Molan has stably sit herself inside the House of Liang,

I can still return and stably sit in my Linqi Pavilion.

The House of Liang once wanted you as their daughter-in-law.

Too bad, my Mo'er was more skillful than you.

Even if you vomit blood or drip blood

out of envy now, it's of no use!

I've never thought of marrying into the House of Liang.

You don't want to be married off into the Liang Family?

You did it deliberately.

You deliberately got close with Countess Wu.

You deliberately...

You caused us...

...caused us to think that you're getting married off into the House of Liang.

This way, Mo'er and I would make a dangerous move of privately meeting Liang Han.

It was you!

But why?

Why didn't you be the main madam of the House of Liang?

Why must you let my Mo'er...

What did you know?

Impossible. How could you know anything?

I'm not afraid!

I'm not afraid.

Even if you sue me in Kaifeng Court, they won't find any evidence against me.

It was her who harmed me. It was her who harmed me first!

It was her who went against me first!

I'm not afraid of anything.

She was bought by that bitch Wang Ruofu

to deal with me.

A woman bought by that bitch Wang Ruofu...