Sheng Shao was summoned to the palace by the official family for two days and one night because of Changfeng's remarks, and he managed to escape the disaster by relying on what Minglan had said, but when he returned home, he found that his wife had put the printing money and the concubine room to buy and sell the land privately. He thought that when he almost lost his head in the palace, his wives and concubines were all playing their own little calculations at home, so he did not dare to put his life in the hands of Wang Da Niang and Lin Xiao Niang, and hurried to ask Old Lady Sheng to go out of the mountain to take over the power of the housekeeper.
Mrs. Sheng hadn't touched the housekeeper since Sheng Xuan married her wife, and she didn't want to get mixed up in the struggle in the back house, so as not to have to worry about the younger generation at this age. It just so happened that Minglan had passed the year of Zhi Zhen, and after leaving the cabinet, she also had to face complicated interpersonal relations, so Mrs. Sheng pushed the boat along the water to recommend to Sheng Xuan that Minglan temporarily take over the feeding, and Sheng Xuan thought that the old lady had always loved Minglan and would definitely point behind her back, so she nodded her head and agreed.
Although Minglan's acceptance of the stewardship power is temporary, and the people under her do not have any reverence for her, but in order to better manage the back house, Minglan moved out of Shou'an Hall to set up her own yard, and the masters of the Sheng family still wanted to go to congratulate her, so Mo Lan sent a painting of "Licking Deep Affection" to Minglan in the name of gift-giving, and everyone thought that she was laughing at Minglan for not having the protection of her birth mother, and it was useless to set up her own yard.
Until Lin Xiaoniang was beaten up by Sheng Shao because of Mo Lan's private meeting with Liang Han and rushed to Zhuangzi outside the city to wait for death, Minglan took this painting "Licking Deep Affection" to send Lin Xiaoniang for a ride overnight, and everyone found that this painting was not used alone to mock Minglan so simple, but was specially sent to test whether Minglan remembered Wei Xiaoniang's difficult birth, once Minglan was angered by this painting, then the subsequent plan may not be smooth.
I don't know if you remember the day when Minglan lied up the courtyard, Minglan first had a verbal altercation with Mo Lan to make the other party angry, and then deliberately looked for her to reconcile to let her relax her vigilance, Mo Lan returned to Lin Qi Pavilion and always explained to Lin Xiaoniang that Lan could not be done, Lin Xiaoniang grabbed Mo Lan and asked Minglan if she had mentioned her mother-in-law, and then said such a sentence: "Eight years old, I'm afraid that eight years old is already too big!" Then Minglan received the "Licking Deep Affection" sent by Mo Lan.
Obviously, Lin Xiaoniang is trying to test Minglan through Mo Lan's hand, if Minglan is a girl who can't hold her breath, when she understands the intention of this painting, she will not be able to help but oppose Lin Qige, so that Lin Xiaoniang will see the flaws, and prevent her from dealing with herself early, when Minglan wants to avenge Wei Xiaoniang, it will be difficult, fortunately, Minglan has long been proficient in the ability to play pigs and eat tigers after years of training, and specially hung the painting next to Wei Xiaoniang's relics in the heart of An Lin Xiaoniang.
This is also why Lin Xiaoniang can figure out the reason why Minglan deliberately designed Mo Lan as soon as she saw "Licking The Deep Love", she originally thought that Minglan was happy to accept this painting because Minglan did not remember the events of that year, she did not expect that Minglan had already seen through her temptation, and in turn used this painting to reassure her, and now that Minglan took out this painting, Lin Xiaoniang of course immediately reacted that she was the one who was the one in the plan.
This is probably the portrayal of Minglan's words to Mo Lan that "it is good to talk to smart people", but unfortunately Mo Lan will never have the opportunity to understand the true intention of Minglan's words, and Lin Xiaoniang is "smart but mistaken by smart", and put her life into play.