Chapter 38: Secretly plotting a conspiracy

Molan thought about her father's teachings, "Sincerity is the way of heaven; thinking about sincerity is the way of man." She wanted to be the daughter that her father expected, and she didn't want to deceive her father.

Zhou Xuenniang saw Molan hesitate, and then stretched her head to look at Sheng Hong in the hall. She was afraid that the effect of the medicine would take effect soon, so she became anxious, "Miss, think about how much I worry about you every day. Now I just want to see my master, can't you help her?" Molan still didn't respond.

Zhou Xuenniang made up her mind and used her ultimate move, "My lady, do you know that this may be the last year that I can spend with my master by my side?" Molan looked at Zhou Xuenniang in shock and confusion, "My lady! It's said in the mansion that my master wants to send me back to Youyang! I have never set foot in Youyang, and I don't know if the people in the ancestral home are easy to get along with. I don't even know if I can take care of myself when I go there! My lady, your mother just wants to see her husband now, and asks her daughter for a favor, and you refuse?"

Molan was so shocked by the news that Lin Qinshuang might be sent back to Youyang that she was speechless. How could her father have the heart to do such a thing? Zhou Xuenniang didn't give Molan a chance to think. She saw that Sheng Hong's face had begun to blush. She was afraid that he might have an attack and Wei Shuyi next to him would take the lead. She pushed Molan and asked her to find Sheng Hong.

Molan walked to Sheng Hong in a daze. Mingxi first saw that Molan was absent-minded. She saw that Molan came in from outside the hall, so she subconsciously looked outside the hall, as if she saw a purple corner of clothes flashing by, but she didn't care. Today was New Year's Eve and people were walking around busy.

Molan came to them without saying anything. Sheng Hong's heartbeat quickened when he looked at Wei Shuyi. He felt that Shuyi had a different style today. He was a little excited and a little impulsive. Mingxi saw Sheng Hong's dazed look and thought he was drunk. He didn't notice Molan behind him, so he reached out and pushed him. Indicating that there was someone behind him, Sheng Hong turned his head and saw that it was Molan, who looked absent-minded. "What does Mo'er want to see Daddy for? You look bad, are you feeling unwell?"

Molan was still thinking about Zhou Xuenniang's words. When she heard Sheng Hong's voice, she nodded subconsciously. Sheng Hong saw that he was right, so he wanted to ask someone to send Molan back. It was not necessary for children to stay up all night to watch the New Year's Eve. It was still important to take care of their health. When Molan heard Sheng Hong was going to ask someone to send her off, she remembered Zhou Xuenniang's instructions and hurriedly stopped Sheng Hong, "Daddy, today is New Year's Eve. I'm not in good health and can't stay with you to celebrate the New Year. But Mo'er will stay with you for a while. Can you please send Mo'er back?" Sheng Hong looked at Molan's pleading eyes, then at Wei Shuyi's faint smile, and tried hard to suppress his impulse and agreed to Molan's request.

Sheng Hong and Molan stood up. The younger ones didn't care. The old lady and the eldest lady looked over. The eldest lady thought that Sheng Hong remembered Lin Qinshuang and was going to see her. Her eyes seemed to be spitting fire. The old lady was not surprised. She was a little sleepy. Sheng Hong explained, "Moer is not feeling well. I'll send her back and she will come back to watch the New Year's Eve in a while." The

eldest lady looked at Molan's face and saw that it was indeed not good. She muttered to herself, "Just like her mother, so weak." She didn't say anything else. The old lady nodded directly, thinking that after Sheng Hong came back, she would go back to rest first and would not accompany him to watch the New Year's Eve. She really couldn't stand it because of her old age.

After Sheng Hong and Molan left, Meng whispered in Mingxi's ear: "My dear, I just saw the housekeeper next to Lin Xiaoniang, the one wearing a purple jacket who went to ask the doctor last time. She was whispering to the fourth lady for a long time, and then she was arguing with her. That's why the fourth lady looked unhappy." Meng was gossiping

for Mingxi, but Mingxi noticed something unusual. She said that the purple corner of the clothes she just saw looked familiar. At that time, she didn't pay attention to it, thinking that it was some old woman who walked by. Now she thinks that the owner of the corner of the clothes that flashed by seemed to be hiding from the people inside. Zhou Xueniang really likes to wear purple and blue clothes. Is she here to find Molan? Why didn't she come openly? She was sneaky, as if she had some conspiracy. Mingxi couldn't sit still any longer, she climbed onto Meng's hand and chased after him out the door.

Chengzi, who was enjoying fruit with Xiaotao, looked up and asked, "Where are you going, little girl?" Mingxi didn't even turn her head, "To the bathroom!" Chengzi didn't ask any more questions and concentrated on eating again. The snacks for the New Year's Eve family dinner were very unique and delicious!

Sheng Hong led Molan to the west yard. Neither of them noticed that the other had an abnormally high body temperature. Molan's palms were sweating due to nervousness and guilt. She felt even more uneasy when she thought about her father sending her mother away. Sheng Hong's body was getting hotter due to the medication. He had a primitive impulse to burst out. He thought it was because he had drunk alcohol, and he tried to restrain himself from having wild thoughts. However, Wei Shuyi's charming eyes kept appearing in his mind. The more he told himself not to think about it, the more he couldn't help thinking about it. The absent-minded father and daughter walked to the west yard.

Unlike the bustling main hall, there was no maid guarding the door of the west courtyard. Perhaps she had gone out to celebrate the New Year with others. Sheng Hong sent Molan here and stopped, "Mo'er, go back and rest soon." He turned around and instructed Yunzai who was following behind him, "Take good care of your daughter."

Seeing that Sheng Hong had already sent her to the door and refused to take another step, Molan believed Zhou Xuenniang's words even more in her heart. Thinking of her poor mother, "Daddy, this yard is dark..."

"Master!" A loud shout interrupted Molan's words, and a woman in a purple jacket came out. It was Zhou Xuenniang. "Since Master has come here, why don't you come in and see me. I'm drinking facing the moon today, and I'm very sad. I've been reflecting on the wrong things I've done these days, and I hope to get your forgiveness. In previous years, I was by your side at this time, but this year, poor me is alone with sad brows, and all I think about is Master..."

Zhou Xuenniang was still chattering, but Sheng Hong was already impatient to listen. He felt like he was about to explode. The person he wanted to see most was Wei Shuyi. He didn't care about anything else now. He waved his hand and was about to leave. Seeing that Sheng Hong was already impatient, Zhou Xueniang realized that she had reached her limit and hurriedly held Sheng Hong to stop him from leaving.

Molan saw that Zhou's mother had stopped Sheng Hong and knew that she was thinking about Lin Qinshuang, so she also said, "Daddy, just go see Mom, Mom misses you!" Sheng Hong was extremely annoyed and ran out of patience. He shook Zhou Xueniang off and walked back without saying anything. Molan wanted to say something, but Zhou Xuenniang said to her, "Girl, go back first and have a good rest. Don't worry about what's going on here!" After that, seeing that Molan didn't move, she shouted again, "Girl, go back quickly! Leave the rest to me!"

Zhou Xuenniang knew that this was the effect of Sanyi Dan. What happened next was not something the girl could hear or see, so she hurriedly persuaded her to go back. Molan heard the firmness in Zhou Xuenniang's tone, and took Yunzai back to the room hesitantly, looking back every few steps. The last thing she saw when she looked back was Zhou Xuenniang catching up with Sheng Hong, and the two were pulling each other.