The Story of Ming Lan (知否知否应是绿肥红瘦)

The Story of Minglan

Episode 47

Aunties, why did you think of sitting in our Zhaohui Hall today?

Seeing that it's about time for lunch, why don't we move to the Flower Hall to have some meal and tea?

I'll tell the kitchen to prepare some fresh vegetable dishes.

Hold on.

Do you plan to do a cicada shedding its carapace on us?

Are you looking for an excuse to hide from us?

- Aunt, you must be joking. I'm... - We were tricked by you once.

Forget about trying to escape this time.

Aunt, this is my home. Why would I hide from you?

Your home? This is the home of the Gu family.

Don't think that just because you married into the Gu family, you can be the main mother of the family?

Be careful of us exposing all your ugly matters before,

and let Brother Ye get rid of you.

Ugly matters? What ugly matters?

Tell her.

Sister-in-law, don't be anxious. If there's anything to say, let's take our time to talk.

- We are a family. If this ruckus gets out, we will lose our dignities. - No.

Aunties, stop beating around the bush.

Speak then. I will listen.

I would like to know why the General

wants to get rid of me.

Before you married our Brother Ye,

weren't you engaged to Physician He?

- I didn't. - You didn't?

How come your past interaction got exposed by other people?

Auntie, were you talking about our social interaction or marriage engagement?

These are two different matters.

If you're engaged to be married, won't you two naturally have interactions?

Of course, we have past interactions. It's all because our grandmothers are friends.

There wasn't any engagement.

You two think that because I'm just an illegitimate daughter of a lowly clan.

It's because I've accumulated enough good karma in my past life and that my ancestral tombs emitted blue smoke, that's why, I was able to marry into your family.

You think that loudly urging me would make my soul leave my body form extreme fear

and then be very submissive. Is that it?

She didn't mean that.

She's just afraid that other people will gossip a lot.

Whoever wants to gossip, let them do so.

No need to especially say them in front of me.

Look at the scene you created. How will she help us now?

Minglan.

She didn't pay attention to me. She didn't even look at me one bit.

- I've never seen this. - Xiatao did look at me. He ruthlessly dug into me with his gaze.

Just let her then.

- What are you happy about? - How could I not be happy? She has never done this to me.

Dug you with her gaze?

So, Aunt is here.

Do you know you have been tricked by someone?

Before your marriage, your wife got engaged with the He Family

behind your back. Do you know about this?

So, you are here to gossip.

There wasn't any engagement, but there are interactions.

- You knew about it? - I knew.

It was even me who employed some tricks

and snatched my wife away from the He family.

If I took action too late, I fear they would have gotten married.

Dear aunts, you must really dote on me.

Your family is already in deep trouble,

but still came here to seek justice for me for these old matters.

Thank you very much, Aunties.

Stop laughing.

Wife.

Wife, don't be angry.

I've already personally choked them back.

You didn't see their faces.

It was really so colorful! So nice to look at!

For them to come here and beg me is already in the wrong.

They even used this...

...this matter that can destroy a family to threaten me.

We are all wives. They surely know that this kind of matter isn't child's play.

If it wasn't handled properly, it will cause a person's reputation to be completely destroyed.

I'll inform the prison right now

to beat up those two cousins of mine, so as to vent anger in your behalf.

Don't go.

This won't do and that won't do.

What can I do if you are angry? I can only use this method.

If you're mad, just close the doors and curse a little. That will be enough.

If this goes out, it will become a laughing matter.

People will gossip.

You'll lose more than what you gained.

We mustn't do losing business like that.

What then must we do with those two women sitting in Zhaohui Hall and refusing to leave?

So what if they don't leave.

Our general manor surely can afford to feed them, right?

Naturally.

If they insist to stay here, let's not show our face to them starting now.

Let's just give them a cold shoulder. Let's see who will endure who.

This will be a good show to watch.

The duel between Madam Sheng and the Gu auntie-in-laws!

Exciting. It's exciting.

I'm helping you block the wind and rain!

Charging into the front line for you! And you still mock me?

I know, I know.

What can I do about this?

Just give find me a few people

who can write well, write decently.

What a great Sheng Minglan.

She dares to walk out on her elders?

She dares to make us wait like this?! So preposterous!

Sister-in-law, it's better that you calm down.

Since we've decided to grind away their patience,

this will surely take time. You better save your energy.

I'm angry. I should scold.

Sheng Minglan, come out!

Gu Tingye, come out too! The both of you,

are you trying to ride above the head of your relatives to show your imposing might?

You want to use the heads of your cousins to ask for merit, is that it?

You won't get any good retribution!

Let me tell you. If anything were to happen to my Tingbing,

I will die in your home!

Sister-in-law, you're looking worse the more you say it.

How are you like an official's wife?

Why are you acting like a good person here?

How come only I was interrogating her earlier?

What about you?!

As if your son is fine and only my son got arrested.

You are like that woman in the marquis manor, just letting me be the one to make all the noise.

Are you here waiting to eat the fruits of the labor?!

- This is not what I meant. - What did you mean then?!

This...what's the meaning of this?

Big Madam was afraid that you two will get hungry. She specially instructed the kitchen to cook a meal for you.

If you still don't leave after you have eaten, Big Madam said that

she'll have the rooms in the western courtyard cleaned up

so you two can live there as you like.

Even if your daughter-in-laws come, you all will still fit in there.

Are you people squandering time with us here?!

Fine. You are not afraid of anything, right?

Okay then. I'll accompany you people and continue stirring up trouble.

If these two children don't return, I won't leave your home!

Let's eat.

Let's eat. Why are you standing there?

This...what's the meaning of this?

I'm the accountant of the manor. Big Madam thinks that this matter is quite grave.

It's hard to explain things if news reach

the ears of His Majesty. Hence, he told me

Whatever you said, I will record them down.

If ever His Majesty or Her Highness calls anyone in the house for questioning,

they will know what to answer.

Sister-in-law.

Replying to Big Madam and General, both have left. Nanny Cui also said that they didn't even touch any of the food.

These uncles and aunts of mine haven't changed at all.

In the past, if there are any matters that we need to ask other people for favors about,

it will be my father who will do it.

They all have been pampered all their lives.

Till now, they are still the same.

Didn't you also like them begging you?

Why won't I?

I even increased the stake so they would beg me fiercely.

You don't want them to plead for favors.

You merely want them to admit their mistakes.

Wife, you really know me.

I'm also just putting my feet in your shoes.

Anyone who was aggrieved would want the truth to come out one day.

Hoping that everyone would understand his pain and grievances.

If it were me, I would be the same too.

If...those two cousins of mine committed a grave crime,

that if I don't intervene, they would surely die,

yet I still press them this hard,

aren't I still in the right?

While a person lives, he would only want a peaceful heart.

If one's heart is at ease, the world would be quiet and wonderful.

But if he has a grudge and hatred in his heart,

even if the sun is shining high up and there is a gentle breeze blowing across one's face,

that blade that's slicing his heart will not stop.

I understand this. I know.

It's late. Instruct the kitchen

to brew tea, make some snacks and deliver them to the study.

Didn't Sir said not to give him anything to eat?

He can refuse to eat but we must deliver them.

Or else, if my in-laws find out,

they would blame me for not knowing how to care for him again.

- Xiaoyu! - Yes. - Go!

Miss, about that.

Regarding that daughter of the Sheng family,

do I still continue to ask about her?

Forget it. After asking around, it was all just those measly things.

If husband really can't let her go, why didn't he ask for marriage when he became a widower?

It shows that it was just some young and insensible act.

Nothing to be suspicious about.

This is great.

Guye is a refined and upright man.

It's fine if he doesn't know to say sweet nothings.

Miss, don't think much about this.

You are right too.

It must be because my parents are too sweet with each other that I thought

all men

should be like my father, just circling around his wife.

Okay, it's late.

After cleaning up this chest, let's just do the rest tomorrow.

The weather will be changing soon.

By that time, just place the clothes that we tidied up out

and put them on the top.

They will be easier to find.

Miss.

Qi Xiao'er.

Is...that Young Lord?

This two other characters...

Who is that?

I'm sure that it isn't me.