1. The Tongpan Sheng family in Yangzhou has four daughters and two sons, and the population is prosperous. Wei Xiaoniang, the concubine of Jun Sheng_, the head of the Sheng family, was pregnant, but her servants deprived her of her due share in winter. On the same day, Yuan Jiat of the Earl of Zhongqin in Tokyo came to recruit Hualan, the eldest daughter of the Sheng family. However, the Earl and his wife of the Yuan family did not come to Yangzhou in person to accept the recruitment. They only sent their eldest son Yuan Wenchun and his wife to recruit Hualan's mother from the Sheng family. The mistress, Mrs. Wang, was very dissatisfied. Chang Feng, the concubine of the Sheng family, is young and ignorant. He almost loses to Bai Ye in a pot throwing competition with the guest Bai Ye. Ming Lan was proficient in pot throwing and stepped forward to defeat Bai Ye and keep the betrothal gift for her sister. Bai Ye met Sheng's eldest son Changbai in the corridor of Sheng's family. Bai Ye wanted to see the border map in Changbai's hand. Changbai blamed Bai Ye for throwing a pot at the Sheng family and refused to lend it to him. Bai Ye solemnly asked Sheng Changbai After apologizing, the two exchanged names and formed a friendship.
2. Bai Ye and Sheng Changbai met for a drink on a boat. Suddenly, a group of men in black came to kill them during the dinner and rushed straight towards Bai Ye. The two of them avoided the counterattack and fell into the water in a panic. Minglan begged her father to go see Wei Xiaoniang, but Wei Xiaoniang concealed her plight. Minglan cried and complained to her father, saying that there was no charcoal fire in the house and food was often lacking. Sheng was furious. Sheng and Wang questioned Lin Xiaoniang, the housekeeper, and Lin Xiaoniang argued that she had never deducted Wei Xiaoniang. Sheng _ sent people to conduct a thorough investigation and found that the withheld identities were hidden in the room of Xiaodie, Wei Xiaoniang's personal maid. Wei Xiaoniang argued for Xiaodie, but Sheng didn't believe it. Wei Xiaoniang knew that someone was deliberately framed, so she could only plead with Sheng and Wang to save Xiaodie's life. Sheng_ didn't want to make things worse, so he drove Xiaodie out.
3. Miss Wei suddenly went into labor, Sheng_ and Mrs. Wang went out, and only Lin Xiaoniang took care of the house. Seeing that Wei Xiaoniang was in bad condition and no one in the Sheng family could help, Minglan rushed out of the Sheng house and happened to meet Gu Tingye on the street. With Gu Tingye's help, they found the doctor, but Lin Xiaoniang sent someone to stop him from treating Wei Xiaoniang. , but was subdued by Gu Tingye. But Wei Xiaoniang died due to severe labor difficulties. Before her death, Miss Wei told Minglan not to come to the fore and asked Minglan to go to Mrs. Sheng's house in the future. Minglan cried and agreed. Wei Xiaoniang died in childbirth, and Minglan fainted from grief. When Sheng _ came home and found that his concubine was dead and his son was dead, he was very angry. Mrs. Wang followed her daughter Hualan's advice and took care of Xiaoniang Wei's funeral, which won Sheng's favor. Lin Xiaoniang escaped punishment by crying bitterly for Mrs. Wei and other means.
4. Qi Heng, the youngest son of the Duke of Qi, loves calligraphy and is generous and often talks with Sheng _. Qi Heng heard that Mrs. Yu would be coming soon, so he wanted to stay for dinner, but he didn't want the entourage to reveal his thoughts. He just wanted to stay and see Minglan more. Qi Heng was just about to say goodbye, but found that his sweat towel was lost, so he had to go back to look for it. Minglan and Master Yu's child Yu Yanran sat together and had some snacks. Yu Yanran and Minglan were in the same situation and they were very close friends. Minglan and Yu Yanran were also talking about Qi Heng looking for a sweat kerchief. Yu Yanran didn't understand why Qi Heng, who had always been low-key, was so public about this matter, but Minglan saw clearly. This sweat kerchief After all, it is a personal thing. If he loses it and doesn't find a name to publicize it, he may not be able to explain it clearly in the future. The two heard the cry for help from Su Qin, the maid next to Sheng Molan. It turned out that the sweat scarf was on Su Qin. Ming Lan saw the clues that the person who stole the scarf must have secretly stuffed it on Su Qin.
5. Ru Lan took out the pen given by Qi Heng from Xiaotao’s schoolbag and spoke loudly about how valuable the pen was. Mo Lan heard that the pen was given by Qi Heng and came up to add a few words. . Minglan had developed the habit of not competing with them, so she gave the pen to Mo Lan and Ru Lan. The two were happy because of the preciousness of the pen and because the person who gave the pen was Qi Heng, but they were dissatisfied with Ming Lan. Lan showed no gratitude at all. Mo Lan grew up next to Lin Sushuang, and her mother's style was also inherited. Not only were they similar in temperament and temperament, but they also had similar pursuits in life. She dreamed of marrying into the Qi family, thinking that if a concubine was favored, she would also A bit more noble than the legitimate daughters of some families.