《Legend of Concubine's Daughter Minglan 知否知否 應是綠肥紅瘦》C125. The Triumphant Return (2)
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After he left, Minglan slowly walked out of the inner room with a calm look and went toward her grandmother. The smile on Old Madam Sheng's face gradually disappeared. She tiredly leaned against the pillow on the arhat bed and slowly said, "Hongwen is a conscientious person."
Minglan came up to Old Madam Sheng, picked up a small wooden mallet and gently pounded her grandmother's legs while saying in a strangely calm voice, "Everyone has a conscience."
"Hey!" Old Madam Sheng eyed Minglan's tranquil face with interest and asked curiously, "Don't you want to do something to win this marriage?"
Minglan paused for a second, shook her head helplessly and answered, "I have done all I could. Grandma, you are right. The marriage will be blessed only if both families are consensual. A forced marriage won't come to a good end. Please take full charge of my marriage and I will stay out of it. Sheng family brought me up. Even if I'm unable to bring glory to our ancestors, I will never bring shame on the family name."
Old Madam Sheng's heart ached when she saw the look of determination on Minglan's pale face. So she comforted in a soft voice, "Good girl, I'm glad that you know what to do for the best. You are still young and we have enough time to look for a good marriage. Anyway, we have showed extreme patience and magnanimity towards He family. If your persuasion takes effect and Hongwen succeeds in making Cao Jingxiu his sister, we can see that he's a dependable man and I will agree to this marriage. But if he fails..." Old Madam Sheng hesitated for a moment and said firmly, "The Spring Imperial Examination will be held soon. There are so many young talented men in the capital. And our family have no intention of fawning upon the influential people. So, you can rest assured that I will try my best to find an honest man of good character to be your future husband."
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Minglan knew that Old Madam Sheng thought highly of Li Yu but this time she dared not let fall a hint of her intentions because she regretted having introduced Minglan to He Hongwen without making thorough inquiries about him.
The remaining sadness in Minglan's heart disappeared. She curled her rosy lips into a sweet smile, revealing two beautiful dimples on her cheeks. "Yeah. Grandma, you are right. .... Click the external link to read the whole chapter 125 on Flying Lines.
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