Do you know? Do you know? It should be episode 29 of Green Fat Red Thin

  Minglan was well aware that living in Shou'antang had its advantages, not just in terms of food and clothing, but also a comfortable pace of life. She didn't have to rely on others or curry favor with them, and she could live her days carefree. In the years she had lived in Shou'antang, Minglan had never been bullied by Wangshi, and she rarely spoke to her brothers and sisters. Every day, she would stay close to Old Lady Shen, reading books, writing, or doing needlework in front of her, and at night, she would sleep next door to the old lady.

  Like Orchid, every time she felt unbalanced in her heart, she also wanted to find some trouble for Minglan. However, if she wanted to find Minglan, she had to go through many layers of checks: the main gate of Shou'an Hall, the mother-in-law in the main house, Cui's mother in the wing room... By the time she finally reached the pear blossom cabinet and caught up with Minglan, Old Lady Sheng was already next door reciting scriptures. How could she find fault then? Even when it came to paying respects to Wang Shi, she was excused by the old lady due to her young age and poor health.

  Since moving into Shou'antang, no one has ever made Minglan feel belittled or humiliated again. Old Lady Sheng's various protections towards her have been crystal clear in Minglan's heart, and she is extremely grateful. However, with Molan's move into Weixuan Hall, Minglan knows that these happy days are about to come to an end.

  "...the girls are growing up and should have their own rooms, the Wenyuan Pavilion is still empty, why not let Minglan move in, it's also good for the sisters to spend more time together, who knows when they'll see each other again after getting married." Wang said with a smile to Old Madame Shen on the day Longbai returned.

  In the inner room, Minglan heard it and her heart skipped a beat. She glanced at Danju who was helping her grind ink across from the kang, and she too was startled. The outer room fell silent for a moment, with only Old Madame's low coughing sound breaking the stillness. At this time, Housekeeper Liu spoke up with a smile: "Madame said that yesterday, Old Madame also told me to let Sixth Miss have her own quarters;... but, Madame also knows that in recent years, thanks to Sixth Miss, Rongguo House has become much more lively and bustling. Although Old Madame's health has improved somewhat, if this were to happen..."

  Mrs. Wang's voice trailed off, and Mrs. Wang looked a bit embarrassed: "It was my mistake, of course the old lady's body is important; it's just that others will know that Minglan doesn't have her own room at home, and they'll think I'm being stingy with Minglan..."

  Mrs. Fang hastily took over the conversation: "Madam is also right, it's not just that the sisters need to be taken care of, but as a young lady grows up, she should learn to take care of her own household and not stay under her grandmother's wing forever; so the old lady said, why not clean up that empty row of houses on the east side of Shou'an Hall and let Liu'er live there? It's close to both Shou'an Hall and Weirui Xuan."

  The proposal was very harmonious, and Wang agreed. He immediately ordered the servants to pack up the house and leave. Minglan came out of the inner room with a nervous look on her face, walked in front of Old Lady Shen, bowed her head, held her grandmother's wrinkled hand, and shook it gently. Old Lady Shen pulled the little girl onto the kang bed, hugged her tightly, and said after a long while: "You should learn to take care of yourself, how to manage the servants, the flow of money, and get along with your brothers and sisters... Your grandmother can't always be in front of you."

  Minglan looked up at Old Lady Sheng's face, full of wrinkles and dull eyes, and felt a pang in her heart. She stared blankly and tears fell as she buried herself in her grandmother's arms: "...Minglan will be good, definitely won't bring shame to Grandmother."

  ……

  Miss lived in the embroidered building, which was a specialty of the south. Northerners liked high and bright places, so they popularized independent small courtyards. The small courtyard on the east side of Shou'antang was originally just a place to appreciate snow and lakes, with a scale less than half that of Weirui Xuan. Wang's family had cleaned it up three times, but Old Lady Sheng didn't like it, saying it was too simple and not suitable for living. After Sheng Hong knew about it, he immediately invited masons and carpenters to renovate the small courtyard inside and out, reapplying paint and repairing the roof. It wasn't until after New Year's that Old Lady Sheng nodded in approval, saying that Minglan could move there after the beginning of the year. After this commotion, everyone in the Sheng household knew that Sixth Young Miss Minglan was Old Lady Sheng's favorite, and even if she moved out of Shou'antang, no one dared to neglect or look down on her.

  Because of this, Minglan was particularly depressed that year. When she kowtowed to the ancestors' memorial tablets, her eyes were brimming with tears. Even looking at fireworks would make her shed two tears for no reason. Every day, she clung to Old Madam Sheng and refused to let go. She even slept in her grandmother's room, often waking up with a wet face. Whenever Old Madam Sheng saw this, she would sigh, but didn't say anything.

  After the first month, the old lady chose a good day with fine weather, and Housekeeper Wang got everything ready. With all her belongings packed up, Minglan bid farewell to Old Madame Sheng, looking back three times as she left Rongguo Mansion, which had been her only safe haven in this world where her grandmother had cared for her selflessly. However, no one could shield her from the wind and rain forever; eventually, she would have to face the world on her own.

  The day before moving into the new house, Minglan took the newly made fan to find Sheng Changbai and asked him to give a name to the small courtyard. In fact, she had a lot of good names in mind, such as "Xiao Xiang Guan", "Huan Wu Yuan", "Qiu Shuang Zhai", "Dao Xiang Cun" and "Lu Xue An". One was more elegant than the other, but thinking of those ill-fated women's endings, she felt it was better not to touch this unlucky topic.

  Chang Bai brother received the red envelope money and immediately his thoughts flowed freely, with a stroke of his brush - "Muse's Study".

  The Moyu Zhai has three rooms facing south and north, the middle room was made into a hall by Minglan, serving as a living room, the left wing was made into a bedroom, and the right wing was made into a study. On both sides of the main house, there is one wing room each, with two more rows of buildings in front and back for the maids and servants to live in. This place is very close to Shou'antang, almost surrounded by its outer garden, with a corridor connecting the two places. If Minglan were to call out loudly here, Old Madame Shen would immediately hear her and rush over to help. The old lady was being thoughtful, and Minglan was deeply moved.

  The basic staff of the Sheng family's six daughters are: one Cui mother, two big maids, four to six small maids, and several miscellaneous servants. Compared to the Molan Rulan estate, it is far inferior, but the Mochangzhai was originally small, and Minglan also feared that having many people would lead to more gossip, so she was happy to maintain a humble reputation without adding staff. Moreover, Sheng Hong had always emphasized official dignity and did not want to show off his wealth, so the monthly allowance for the Sheng family's daughters was only two taels of silver. However, this is just an official account, in reality, Rulan received support from Wangshi, Molan received support from Lin Niangniang, and Old Lady Sheng also sent money to Minglan every month, but everyone kept it secret.

  On the day of Qiao's move, Old Lady Sheng sat in the main hall, and all her brothers and sisters came to congratulate her. Zhang Bai gave a delicate Yixing flower vase with a few branches of tender red plum blossoms; Ruolan gave an intricately carved stone pen holder with colorful flowers and birds; Changfeng gave a complete set of "Shan Hai Jing"; Molan gave a pair of handwritten couplets and a painting of an old fisherman fishing; finally, Zhang Zhuo hesitantly presented his gift - a set of embroidered bed curtains for the four seasons, made by Xiangniang's own hands, in pink, green, blue, and apricot colors, with intricate flowers, birds, fish, and insects. It was very exquisite. Looking at Zhang Zhuo's embarrassed expression, Minglan whispered to him: "Tell Auntie I like it very much."

  Xiao Changdong's face immediately lit up with joy.

  The next morning, Minglan made an exception and didn't sleep in. She arrived early at Shou'antang to pay her respects. Seeing that the old lady's eyes were also swollen, the two of them hugged each other again for a good chat. The old lady looked Minglan up and down three times, as if she had lost three catties of weight after sleeping outside for one night. She asked about the warmth of the Nuan Pavilion, whether it was drafty or not, how hot the kang bed was, and so on.

  Sitting beside Wang, holding a tea bowl, her expression was somewhat complex. In the early years when she didn't quarrel with her mother-in-law, she had also been a good daughter-in-law for a while. Actually, Old Lady Sheng was quite difficult to serve, with a proud and cold temperament. If you spoke two more sentences, she would think you were making noise; if you were more diligent, she would think you were annoying; if you showed more care and concern, she would feel interfered with. Even when Lin's mother-in-law raised her by her side in the past, she didn't seem to be very close to her. It was because Wang had been unwilling to let Minglan move out of Ronghua Hall to suffer from cold treatment back then. Who knew that this Sixth Girl would burn incense on the right path and receive such favor? At that time, Liu Kun's family reminded them that it was time to move Minglan out, but she didn't take it to heart. Upon careful consideration, it seemed reasonable.

  If in the future, I must put Minglan under my own name, then I should also take on the role of a mother and cultivate feelings with her, teach her what is right. Moreover, as the eldest daughter-in-law, she will be living in Rongguo Mansion, and it would not be good for Qi Heng to come and go frequently. What's more important is that recently I suddenly realized that under Old Madame's education, Minglan has become well-behaved and made great progress in her studies and needlework. On the other hand, my own daughter Rulan is still as naive and straightforward as ever, only knowing how to fight with Molan and throw tantrums, without any improvement at all. If I were to move Minglan out, it would also be good for Rulan to spend more time with her and be influenced by her in a positive way. In the end, this will also bring a good reputation to our family.

  Thinking of this, Wang's mood improved a lot. She picked up her tea cup and took a sip. The three daughters asking for peace seemed more formal than the two.

  The next day after moving into the twilight hut, Minglan took the initiative to fulfill her duties. After having breakfast in Shou'antang, she let Danju watch the house and brought Xiaotao and Yanzhuo to Zhengyuan to pay respects to Wangshi. She saw that her two sisters were already sitting in the room, with a bed covered with brocade and piled with cushions facing them. Molan and Rulan sat opposite each other on either side, occasionally exchanging cold glances, like a turtle and a green bean.

  Minglan let out a quiet sigh, thinking to herself that it had finally begun. She walked over to the middle of the room and smiled, saying "Good day, two sisters. I see I'm late." As she spoke, she calmly sat down beside Rulan. Only Old Madame held her back for a few more words. Shou'antang was quite far from Wang's residence, but if she could still muster up the 800-meter dash skills of her youth, she would have been able to arrive on time. Unfortunately, young ladies these days couldn't even take big strides, forcing her to secretly practice radio calisthenics and yoga behind closed doors.

  Mo Lan sneered, "Sixth Sister is the old lady's darling, so what if she's a bit late? Is the mistress going to punish her for being a moment or two behind schedule?"

  Minglan smoothed her sleeves, and then smoothed out the collar of her dress, as if smoothing out her emotions. She spoke slowly and deliberately: "Fourth sister is so angry this early in the morning. According to what you said, if Mother doesn't scold me, it means that Mother lacks courage. But if she does scold me, Grandmother will inevitably be displeased. Your words have managed to offend both of our elders."

  Like an orchid, she opened a pair of eyes wide and turned to look at Minglan, her eyes full of incredulity and delight. On the other side, Mo Lan was also stunned into silence. As a transmigrator, Minglan might not remember much, but Mo Lan clearly remembered that before the age of five, Minglan was weak and easy to bully. She had ordered Minglan around more than once, and like an orchid, she had scolded her countless times. However, after Minglan entered Shou'an Hall, they hadn't interacted much for several years. Even on ordinary days when they met, it was only a few perfunctory words. In her impression, Minglan was very honest, weak, and silly.

  "Your eyes suddenly became sharp: 'You... what did you say? How dare you slander me like that?!'"

  Minglan secretly smiled to herself. Just like Lin Mama, Mo Lan was indeed gentle on the outside but strong on the inside. If she were truly weak, how could she have risen to her current position? Minglan smiled lightly: "Oh, it seems I misunderstood. So, Fourth Sister wasn't trying to get Madame to scold me after all."

  Molan was delighted, her face lit up with joy, and she warmly grasped Minglan's arm, saying: "Sixth sister, you weren't feeling well before, so grandma excused you from paying respects to mother. Today is your first time coming late, it doesn't matter! Just now, Xiangniang helped mother eat breakfast, then Liu mama came to discuss something with mother, and several aunts were also called away. They still haven't come out yet, it's nothing!"

  The enemy of my enemy is my friend, this is the idea passed down by Wang's family to Rulan. Usually, she and Molan would argue ten times and lose seven times. Now, with the sudden arrival of external aid, her spirit was greatly lifted; Minglan didn't know that there were twists and turns in this matter, but simply chose to stand on the side that was most taboo - being a turncoat who wavered without making it clear which side she was on. With Wei's wife dead ahead, she and Lin's wife were not much better off on this side either.

  Yu Lan found her comrade and pulled Ming Lan, chatting about this and that. After a while, she said the new fur coat was delicious and would send some to Ming Lan later. Then she said she had just obtained a "Nine Nine Dispelling Cold Diagram" and wanted to look at it with Ming Lan together: "When we were young, Sixth Sister and I lived together, but unfortunately, after going to Shou'antang, we didn't get along as well. If only we could live together."

  Mo Lan had already calmed down her anger, and with a gentle movement of the tea leaves in the teacup, she teased: "Fifth sister really knows how to joke, Sixth sister is enjoying herself in front of Old Lady, why would she deign to come to Wei Rui Xuan? Alas... speaking of which, I'm not lucky enough, back then I couldn't even enter Shou An Hall, but Fifth sister is much stronger than us two, so why doesn't Old Lady appreciate her either?"

  It's better to talk about morality and conduct, like Lan'er is not as good as Mo Lan. She scolds people on the road, this kind of delicate verbal sparring often gets caught in its own trap, this sentence was immediately refuted. Holding Minglan's hand tightly, Minglan mourned her sore arm, saying: "Fourth sister is really amusing, at first Fifth Sister and Madam were deeply affectionate as mother and daughter, couldn't bear to part with Madam so they made things difficult, Fourth Sister is actually very filial, but Old Madam always thought about not breaking up families, that's why she chose me."

  Yu Lan was immediately reminded, and burst out laughing: "Yes, Fourth Sister is indeed very filial, willing to give up Lin Niangniang, but Old Madam can't bear to!" She then relaxed her grip, and Minglan hastily withdrew her poor little arm.

  Mo Lan stood up and looked at Ming Lan, saying word by word: "How dare you discuss your elders and sister like that?"

  Minglan smiled and said, "How did I discuss it? Fourth sister, please point out which sentence I said wrong, so that my younger sister can correct it." If you have the ability, find the fault in her words.

  At first, the old lady judge once said: What is a court? It's just a place where people are squeezed together according to law. During the debate, every sentence and clause seems to be about the case, not the person, but in fact, it's all about the person. The lawsuit is all about people, and others can't even say a word; that year, Yao Yiyi's lawyer, Xiao Ge, could make the plaintiff so angry that he would die and come back to life, and still look very sincere and serious.

  Mo Lan stared at Ming Lan with wide eyes, her beautiful eyes gleaming with intensity. Ming Lan looked back calmly, not intentionally trying to provoke Mo Lan, but today as soon as she entered the door, Mo Lan had been unreasonable and overbearing, every sentence laced with malice. If Ming Lan showed weakness now, not only would she be despised by Rulan, but also prepared to be bullied every day in the future. She bared her claws simply to let others know - don't mess with me unless you want trouble, even though she didn't have a close brother or mother, she wasn't completely without support either.

  Two girls stared at each other, sparks flying in the air. Like Orchid was excited, her eyes shining brightly. Minglan lightly averted her gaze, pretending to be afraid, stood up and walked to Mo Lan's front, bowed and said: "It's all my fault, sister. If I hadn't been late, I wouldn't have argued with you. Fourth sister, don't be angry, I apologize to you."

  Yu Lan cursed Ming Lan in her heart, indeed she was not capable of withstanding the blow, and her resistance was too weak. She had only persisted for a short while when she immediately rolled up her sleeves to join the fight. At this moment, the door curtain was lifted by Cai Huan who said, "The mistress has arrived."