Chapter 268 I Understand Everything, Letter from Jinling
Under everyone's gaze, Shulan slowly walked to the table.

They signed and sealed their names silently.

When the last stroke was completed, a relieved smile finally appeared on his face.

Then return directly.

Sun Zhigao stood there, originally thinking that Shulan would still have some attachment to him. He even posed there and waited for Shulan to look at him, but Shulan didn't even bother to look at him.

Without even looking at him, he signed and walked back.

Sun Zhigao now felt a little lost.

However, this was not because he was greedy for Shulan, but because he felt that a husband as talented as himself should be so desirable that no one could ask for him. How could Shulan just discard him like a worn-out shoe without any attachment?

Sun Zhigao immediately felt indignant.

So he raised his head and said contemptuously:

"Shulan, you have no talent or virtue, you are dull and boring, you should not be a match for me. My family just made a mistake in judging you, but now we are finally free from the past."

Seeing Shulan finally turned around and looked at him, Sun Zhigao glanced at her disdainfully and said:
"When you marry someone who butchers pigs and grows vegetables, remember to be virtuous."

Shulan couldn't bear it any longer.

Originally, she had thought of parting ways with the Sun family and never contacting them again, so after signing the divorce papers, she suppressed the years of resentment in her heart and didn't want to think about it again.

But Sun Zhigao was so aggressive and wanted to stir up trouble.

Shulan immediately took a few quick steps towards Sun Zhigao and spat at him.

"I bother!"

"You are such a lustful, ungrateful villain. I feel sick just looking at you for even a second!"

After saying that, Shulan bowed to everyone in the room and walked away.

Sun Zhigao really didn't expect this result.

But he was the one who started the conversation, and for the sake of his own face, he couldn't chase after her and fight with her, so he could only stiffen his neck and said stubbornly:

"You shrew, a gentleman would not argue with a little girl, otherwise I would definitely let you see how powerful I am!"

Everyone saw that Sun Zhigao was a coward, and they just showed disdain on their faces. Seeing that the matter was over, they all said goodbye to Sheng Wei.

Soon, the Sheng family also left the house one after another.

Sun Zhigao and his mother were left out in the cold.

There was only a group of servants outside the house, watching them as if they were guarding against thieves.

Looking at the empty surroundings, as if all the animals had scattered, although he was not in his own home, Sun Zhigao still felt a little sad for no reason.

into the night.

The night sky is bright and the north wind is blowing.

Such a big thing happened during the day, and although it had a good result in the end, everyone was still not happy, so they did not gather together tonight.

In Mrs. Sheng’s room.

Hualan sat with Old Madam Sheng at the head of the bed, while Minglan and Rulan sat on the stools respectively.

Minglan stayed close to Old Lady Sheng and held her grandmother's hand.

Rulan couldn't hold her own sister Hualan's hand, even though she was her biological sister, she would feel awkward doing so.

So, she finally rubbed against Minglan's side and held Minglan's other hand.

Rulan touched and rubbed it left and right, feeling secretly puzzled.

"I don't know how Sixth Sister's hands are shaped, they are like green onions, smooth and rosy, and they feel really comfortable to touch."

Only Minglan knew what Rulan was doing, but she didn't dare to pull her hand out of Rulan's arms, so she could only roll her eyes at Rulan and let her do it.

At this time, after Mrs. Sheng finished chatting with Hualan, she turned to talk to Minglan and Rulan.

"This trip to Youyang just gave you a chance to experience what happened to Shulan. It was a rare and precious experience."

"Uh-huh!"

Rulan was the first to nod in agreement.

However, what she was thinking about at the moment was not her sister Shulan's affairs, but she felt that being able to come to Youyang to have a scene was a pleasure that her family in Bianjing could never ask for.

Grandma is right, this trip to Youyang is really worth it!
But she also knew the priorities, and after secretly rejoicing for a while, she said:

"But grandma, from what I heard in the cubicle today, it seems that Sun Zhigao is not that difficult to deal with, except that..."

Rulan pouted her red lips, her black eyes turned around and thought for a while before she said:

"It's just that his behavior is a little stupid."

During the day, Old Lady Sheng asked the young ones to go to the compartment in the main hall to see what was going on, so Rulan and the others could hear clearly what happened in the room.

What Rulan said here was referring to Sun Zhigao's speech which was self-intoxicating and moving to her.

Old Madam Sheng was not in a hurry to answer Rulan. Instead, she turned to look at Minglan and asked curiously:
"What about tomorrow? How do you think Sun Zhigao would be so easy to compromise today?"

Minglan already had some ideas in her mind. She glanced at Rulan sheepishly, then turned to Old Lady Sheng and Hualan and said:

"Grandmother, elder sister, what I was thinking was that Sun Zhigao was able to force Sister Shulan's family to divorce, and coupled with the complaints from my aunt a few days ago, I thought he must be a difficult person to deal with. As for why he agreed so easily and without any argument..."

At this point, Minglan asked Rulan:

"Fifth sister, do you remember when our eldest uncle went to look for faults with the Sun family? But when he arrived at Qianjin Pavilion, he was stopped and then when he went again, he said that the people from the county government got there first?"

Rulan nodded, and then she came to her senses:

"So, is it true that something was discovered at Qianjin Pavilion?"

Minglan echoed:

"I think so. The next morning, I heard Sister Pinlan say that Madam He came to visit."

As she said this, Minglan raised her eyes and looked at Hualan. After receiving an approving look, she became more certain of her guess.

"That's it, I say!"

Rulan cheered excitedly, then looked puzzled:
"It's just that you found a place. What's wrong with being a mistress?"

Hua Lan chuckled and immediately told the Sun family's mistakes.

Old Madam Sheng also spoke at this time:
"It's also because the Sun family is so stupid and used to looking up at the sky that they didn't even know to take the deed of residence. We have caught their weak spot and we only need to pay some money to deal with it. Otherwise, they will have to make trouble for a while in the end."

Mrs. Sheng immediately continued:
"Then you two should think about it carefully. If your sister Shulan married into a high-ranking family, how could she turn back if she encountered such a thing and such a person? Then it would be really hopeless. She would have to spend her whole life in misery, and she would not even be able to see the sun when she raised her head."

Mrs. Sheng's words were a reminder to Minglan.

After all, Duke Qi's mansion is a real deep mansion, and Princess Pingning's statue is also in the open. If you can't please her, you will really lose your whole life. Minglan also understood that her grandmother was using Sister Shulan's incident to secretly warn her.

But at this moment, she thought of the clay doll and jade pendant that Qi Heng left for her. She also knew how much love and affection of a young man were contained in them.

'A man as dazzling as him dared to approach me, but I couldn't push his hand away.'

Minglan knew she was going to disappoint her grandmother, so she buried her head in her chest.

When Mrs. Sheng saw this, she also sighed in her heart.

However, the atmosphere was not dull at all, because Rulan jumped out at this moment.

She looked at Old Lady Sheng and said:
"Grandma, your granddaughter knows what you mean. You are warning me, Minglan, not to marry high in the future. I know this in my heart!"

Rulan patted her chest and said cheerfully:
"Don't worry, grandma. I hate those red tapes the most. I will definitely not marry up in the future!"

Rulan's words immediately made everyone laugh.

Minglan took advantage of Rulan's words to change the subject, so she added:
"Fifth sister, marrying down from a rich family is not a good idea. Look at Sister Shulan. She should have married into the Sun family and lived a comfortable life, but she ended up meeting a family like the Sun family who don't care about gratitude at all."

"Oh! I forgot about this again!"

Rulan immediately shook her head in distress:

"Nowadays, marrying up is not an option, nor is marrying down. There is no way out. It is really difficult to get married."

Finally, a sly look suddenly flashed in Rulan's black and white eyes. She suddenly turned her head and looked at Minglan and said jokingly:
"How about Sixth Sister, let's not bother thinking about it. From now on, we can just stay at home and be old maids together. If someone comes to our house to propose marriage, you can help me reject one and I can help you find a family. How about we help each other?"

Minglan's eyes curved, and she said happily:
"Fifth sister, this is what you said. If someone comes to propose marriage in the future, I will help you brag about it."

"This is not okay!"

Rulan's eyes rolled around, feeling that she was at a disadvantage, so she said:

"It's better for me, the elder sister, to come first. Otherwise, if you secretly promise someone when I'm not paying attention, then I will be the only old girl left in the family, right?"

"No! You can't do this!"

Rulan was full of clever ideas. At this moment, she suddenly had an idea and said jokingly:
"Why don't we just become nuns? When we both feel like we're both ready, we can return to secular life and get married together."

"Haha, Fifth Sister, your idea is feasible, but how can we get past the Madam? If the Madam knew that two girls in our family wanted to go up the mountain to become nuns, she would probably arrest us and take us back directly."

"Okay, okay, you two crazy girls keep talking nonsense."

Old Madam Sheng stopped the two from imagining and scolded with a smile:
"We were talking about your sister Shulan here, how did we end up talking about becoming a nun?"

"Yes, let's get down to business!"

Hualan also put on a stern face and taught her two younger sisters a lesson, but she had found what she heard interesting just now, and she couldn't remain serious for a moment, and immediately broke down and laughed out loud.

At the same time, he joked to Minglan and Rulan:

"Actually, if you two want to become nuns, you don't have to go up the mountain. Don't accuse me of not caring about my younger sister. I just happened to have a new Buddhist temple built in my house. It's empty and no one is there to burn incense and worship Buddha. I'll give it to you two and name it 'Ru Ming Nunnery'. It's just right."

Rulan immediately laughed:
"Well, sister, you are not at peace either. Then don't blame me and Sixth Sister for bankrupting your temple. You know, Sixth Sister is very picky."

"Yes, sixth sister?" Rulan looked back at Minglan and said.

"Yeah~!" Minglan nodded repeatedly.

Hua Lan also raised her eyebrows when she saw this:

"Am I afraid of you two little girls? I have already made a promise. If you don't like the man at that time, I will ask your brother-in-law to go to the Sheng family and capture you two and bring you to the mansion to be the abbot of the nunnery."

"OK……"

"..."

After a long exchange of sharp words, both sides finally stopped talking until their mouths were dry and their tongues were parched.

Old Mrs. Sheng was watching from the side, also smiling happily.

With the scene of "sisterly love" in front of her as a support, she silently drank the medicine handed to her by Fang's mother.

There is no need to add candied fruit as complementary food.

Seeing that it was already late at night and Old Madam Sheng had already taken the medicine, Hua Lan also took the opportunity to speak:

"Okay, I won't talk to you today. It's late, go back to your rooms."

When Minglan heard this, she was the first to stand up.

She was worried that Mrs. Sheng would keep her and give her some words of advice, which would shake her determination.

"Young Master has paid so much, I can't be the first one to back down."

"Wait a moment, there's no rush."

Old Madam Sheng had just taken the medicine and was not sleepy for the moment. She just kept her three granddaughters and said earnestly:
"Grandmother is talking to you about these matters in the backyard just in case."

Minglan lowered her head when she heard this. She felt apologetic. After all, her grandmother was always thinking about her, but she showed an attitude of avoiding her.

No matter what my grandmother said, she was definitely thinking about me.

Old Madam Sheng looked at Minglan and Rulan with a loving face, and said earnestly:
"In your grandmother's mind, the marriage of her children is the last thing she cares about, and I only hope to find you a family with simple relationships, a loving mother-in-law, and a kind husband."

"The days are peaceful and calm, without any disturbances, and that's the best."

"But grandma, among all the things in this world, how many can be as smooth as they are from beginning to end and go as people wish?"

Minglan's words were not a rebuttal, but a way to express her own attitude:

"Just like the Sun family, obviously the great uncle and great grandmother had planned very well for Sister Shulan, and the Sun family was also a very good family at the beginning, but in the end, Sister Shulan's life was a mess, and they had to end it reasonably."

"My granddaughter feels that if you want to live a good life in the future, you will always have to go through some hardships."

"The future is unpredictable, so the best thing to do is to have a clear conscience in the present."

Old Lady Sheng understood what Minglan meant, and Hualan also understood it.

Rulan also thought she understood, and immediately said:
"Yes, yes! The road is still ahead of us. We can't talk about marriage until next year. Grandmother, please don't rush me and my sixth sister."

Hualan walked up to Rulan unhappily and tapped her forehead:

"Only you know better!"

"Okay, let's all go!" Old Mrs. Sheng smiled helplessly.

"That's all. My children and grandchildren will have their own blessings."

"That's right, Grandma."

Before leaving, Hua Lan stopped and asked Old Madam Sheng:
"The woman we rescued on the boat that day sent us a letter today, saying that she wanted to thank us for saving her life, but she had to take care of the official's funeral and couldn't spare the time for the moment."

"We have nothing to do right now, so...why don't we go to Jinling on the way?"

(End of this chapter)