In the afternoon, Ming Teng returned, ignoring Ming Rui, and ran straight to the main courtyard without waiting for the maidservant outside to announce him, and barged in to see Grandmother was painting.
Ming Teng had been thinking all day, and the more he thought, the more aggrieved he felt. Seeing Grandmother, he couldn't control his emotions; he didn't want to go to his parents because he believed only Grandmother could change Grandfather's mind.
Zhulan's painting on the table was ruined, she signaled to maid Song to take it away, and after washing her hands, she saw Ming Teng on the verge of tears, which made her heart ache. She beckoned him, "Come here and let Grandmother have a look."
Ming Teng, with the build of a sturdy youth, approached sniveling, "Grandmother, I don't want to be adopted into another family."
