53.Chapter 55: Farce
Chapter 55 Farce
"Mother." Although the appearance of Tan and Tan Ling surprised Ran Ning a little, they still saluted Tan respectfully.
Before Tan could speak, Tan Ling said loudly: "You still have the face to call your aunt 'mother'?" Secretly have a tryst with another man, and still kneel down and be punished? โ
Ran Ning frowned and said, "Let's talk about something inside." "Even if the place is a little out of the way, there are a lot of pedestrians on the road, so it is really disgraceful to be public. Tan Ling can be shameless, but she doesn't want to be embarrassed together.
Chu Chuan stood aside without saying a word, holding his hands in front of him, looking like he was watching a good show. The people on the road noticed the noise here, and many of them had stopped to look here.
"Who wants to go into such a dirty place! Do you know it's a shame now? It's late! Tan Ling said coldly.
Ran Ning really didn't know why Tan Ling was such a good girl, why she had to make herself look like a shrew. At the beginning, she didn't think that Tan Ling would become like this, and after only a few days, she completely lost her delicate appearance. But who can be blamed for this? No one can blame it.
"Girl, please be careful when you speak." When the boss heard the voice, he just wanted to come out to see what was going on, but unfortunately he heard Tan Ling's "dirty place", which made him unhappy immediately.
Tan Ling glanced at the boss, glared at him and asked, "Who are you?" Who gave you the face to talk to this girl? โ
The boss frowned tightly and said, "I am the owner of the Qin Tea Restaurant, you said that my place is dirty, I can naturally refute you." "This is his pure land, a place that many literati and artists love to come to, but he was said to be dirty by an ignorant woman, so that he can bear it at all? He didn't want to deal with such a woman, but the other party's attitude really made him very dissatisfied.
"Rebuttal?" Tan Ling sneered and said, "You open such a dirty place, and you still have the face to come out to meet people?" โ
"You keep saying that my piano and tea hall is dirty, may I ask the girl, where is my piano and tea hall dirty?" The boss was really angry and didn't want to give in.
"Just by the name, you know it's not a serious place." As he spoke, Tan Ling pointed at Ran Ning and Chu Chuan, and said, "I also connived at the โกโก of the adultereress to come in and out." โ
Tan Ling's words were really ugly, but Tan was here, and Ran Ning was not angry. And Chu Chuan stood aside, without even frowning, with mockery in his smile, but he didn't say anything.
"Oh, girl, I won't laugh at you if you don't learn, but please figure out what the Qin Tea House does before you come here to talk. You are a girl, and you speak so ugly, you are really uneducated. The boss said disdainfully.
"What did I say wrong? Ran Ning went in and out of this place with a man of unknown origin, what kind of good place could it be? Tan Ling's voice became louder, as if he wanted to take the opportunity to ruin Ran Ning's reputation.
"If you insult the Qin Tea House like this again, don't blame me for being unkind!" The boss was so angry with Tan Ling that Tan Ling was able to make the always kind boss like this, Tan Ling is also capable.
"What do you want? I sue you, I, Tan Ling, am not something that a pawn like you can afford to mess with! Tan Ling shouted loudly.
Ran Ning looked at this scene and sighed helplessly, feeling that Tan Ling was just like Ran Mi.
The boss was not in good health and couldn't stand the anger, Xiao Tong hurriedly pulled him to reduce his anger, and the boss calmed down a little in his heart, and asked, "Are you the girl from Tan Mansion?" โ
"Exactly." Tan Ling raised his chin and looked proud.
"Ran Ning." At this moment, Zhong Su's carriage also arrived, the curtain was lifted from inside, and Zhong Su called Ran Ning.
Zhong Su has a good ear, he heard the noise here from afar, he can tell that one of them is Tan Ling, and who is the man arguing with Tan Ling, he can't remember, he just feels that the voice is a little familiar. Tan Ling is here, Zhong Su already knows that it won't be a good thing, but he doesn't know what he is arguing about.
"Xianggong." Ran Ning heard Zhong Su's voice and turned her head to look at him.
Zhong Su naturally saw Tan Ling as well, and to his surprise, his mother was actually there.
"Cousin!" Seeing Zhong Su coming, Tan Ling immediately ran over and said to him, "You came just in time." Ran Ning is messing with others here, and she was caught by me and my aunt, you must not want this kind of woman again! โ
"Shut up!" Zhong Su frowned and shouted, "What are you, dare to say Ran Ning like that?" โ
"Cousin, Ran Ning brought this indiscriminate man here, you don't care?" Zhong Su's attitude made Tan Ling's voice a little higher.
She finally caught this opportunity to bring down Ran Ning. She has been secretly paying attention to Ran Ning's every move for a while, and being sent away from the Hou Mansion before was a great humiliation for her, and she attributed this qiฤ to Ran Ning's head, wanting to find an opportunity to completely bring down Ran Ning, as long as her aunt returned to power, then she still had hope of marrying into the Hou Mansion in Zhenbei earlier.
Tan Ling was still immersed in the joy that he had definitely seized the opportunity, but Tan, who had not spoken all the time, understood a little. Zhong Su came over at this time, and he had this attitude again, obviously knowing that Ran Ning had invited someone else here, and maybe it was Zhong Su's invitation...... Thinking of this, Tan's face changed, and his eyes became complicated when he looked at Tan Ling.
Chu Chuan, who had not spoken, saw Zhong Su coming, nodded at him slightly, and said, "Young Master Zhong." โ
Hearing Chu Chuan's title, Zhong Su knew that he didn't want to reveal his identity, so he spoke: "Young Master Chu." โ
As soon as I heard that the two knew each other, what Tan Ling was going to say was stuck in his throat, and he felt like someone was choking his neck.
"Since Zhong Gongzi is here, then I'll leave first." The main master came, Chu Chuan felt that he had no need to stay, he watched this farce and understood it, he really had nothing to say. Just to give Zhong Su a face, he won't continue to stay here.
"Young Master Chu walks slowly." Zhong Su nodded.
At this time, Xiao Wu also happened to drive over with the coachman in the carriage. Seeing Xiao Wu sitting in front of the carriage prepared for Ran Ning, Tan was even more sure that it was just a misunderstanding.
Xiao Wu looked at Tan and Tan Ling with a puzzled expression, he didn't know when they came, but he still got out of the car and saluted. After Chu Chuan got into the car, Zhong Su explained a few words, Xiao Wu and the coachman set up the car, followed by Chu Chuan's retinue on horseback, and went to the direction of the post house.
As soon as the carriage left, a graceful woman stepped down from the soft sedan chair that had just fallen, looked at these onlookers, and asked the boss puzzled, "Boss, what's going on?" โ
This girl is none other than Xue Nianzi, the daughter of the Taifu of the Dynasty, a famous talented girl in Beijing, and Tan and Tan Ling also know her.
"Huh? Mrs. Zhong is also there? Xue Nianzi smiled and saluted the Tan family, and then glanced at Tan Ling. It's not that she is arrogant, but a childish woman like Tan Ling really can't get into her eyes, she just nodded slightly, and then turned her gaze to Ran Ning, "Young Mrs. Zhong is also here?" Why don't you stand outside and not go in? โ
Ran Ning didn't want to be eye-catching anymore, so she said, "I'll pick up my husband upstairs for lunch." โ
Xue Nianzi smiled and nodded, and after politely greeting Zhong Su, he said, "Then don't bother, boss, give me a shady study." โ
"Okay." The boss nodded, and his anger disappeared a lot because of Xue Nianzi's arrival and his peaceful attitude.
"Miss Xue often comes here?" Tan Shi took advantage of Xue Nianzi's preoccupation and asked. She didn't know what she was doing here, Tan Ling hurriedly came to the house before noon, saying that Ran Ning had a tryst with a strange man in a random place, and asked her to arrest people. At that time, she didn't think much about it, and she was also a little angry in her heart, for fear that Ran Ning was really an indiscretion, so she hurriedly followed.
"Yes." Xue Nianzi said with a smile: "Don't look at the simplicity here, but it is the preference of many talented literati. The boss is a good writer, so he opened such a piano and tea hall to provide a place for talented people and talented women in Beijing to exchange and read. Mrs. Zhong is a very knowledgeable person, and she was able to enter the museum only after passing the boss's exam. She was a frequent visitor here before she got married, but after she got married, she came less, and we girls sometimes mentioned it, but we missed it very much. โ
Ran Ning occasionally discusses some topics with them, and her unique views are often praised, but Ran Ning has always been low-key and doesn't like to be public, so everyone respects her low-key.
"I see." After listening to Xue Nianzi's explanation, Tan knew that this was an elegant place, and he was also very ashamed in his heart.
The boss first asked Xiao Tong to take Xue Nianzi into the door, and he stood at the door and said to Tan Ling: "Girl, don't talk casually in the future, it's your own people who will lose it in the end." I don't dare to say far away, but people who often pass by here know that the Qin Tea House is definitely the favorite of literati and artists, please pay attention to your words and deeds in the future, and don't do such shameful things again. โ
Tan Ling also knew that she was mistaken, but she didn't feel ashamed, she just felt resentful.
Zhong Su took Ran Ning's hand and said to Tan: "No matter why my mother came today, you shouldn't wronged Ran Ning without finding out. Chu Gongzi was entertained by me and asked Ran Ning to help entertain her, not that she did not meet with someone through me in private. My mother is smart, and I won't say anything more, I believe my mother understands. โ
Tan sighed, his mood was also extremely complicated, if it wasn't for Tan Ling's recklessness today, if she hadn't come over without finding out, this kind of shameful thing would not have happened.
Ran Ning didn't want Zhong Su and Tan to be too stiff, so she came out to play a round and said, "Mother, I have set up lunch at the Qin Tea Pavilion, you can use it together." You can also take a look here. โ
"No, you and Su'er can use it." Tan asked the maid to help him, and said to the two: "I'll go back first, you don't have to rush back home today, it's good to go shopping after eating." โ
"Yes." Ran Ning responded.
Tan didn't say anything more, turned around and got into the carriage, and didn't look at Tan Ling.
Tan Ling was stunned for a moment, knowing that he couldn't bargain, so he hurriedly followed Tan into the carriage. Either way, she had to coax her aunt first. There will be a chance to bring down Ran Ning in the future.
After Tan left, Ran Ning took Zhong Su upstairs.
"You've been wronged." Zhong Su held Ran Ning's hand tightly, he was also very dissatisfied with his mother's approach, but if a filial piety word was pressed, no Beixin person could resist it.
"Nothing." This is a trivial matter in Ran Ning's opinion, and now solving the problem on the emperor's side is the top priority.
"It seems that since you followed me, you haven't had a good life." Zhong Su likes Ran Ning, so he doesn't think Ran Ning's slightest grievance is a trivial matter.
"Actually, I'm already very satisfied, compared to the frugality when I was in Wanpingbofu, now I can buy a lot of things I like." Ran Ning is not greedy, and she really thinks that the life of the Hou Mansion in Zhenbei is much better, at least her grandfather and father are very fair, although her mother doesn't like her, she doesn't want to harm her life, plus Zhong Su is always protecting her, her life is already comfortable.
"It's not enough, I want you to be carefree." Zhong Su hugged Ran Ning, he really wanted to hold the most stable days in front of Ran Ning, but he couldn't protect himself now, so how could he talk about giving Ran Ning stability?
"There will come a day." Ran Ning said softly. People are not afraid to endure hardships when they are young, and it is a real blessing to be able to enjoy happiness in their old age.
The two of them hugged each other quietly for a long time, and it was not until the little boy came to deliver lunch that they let go of each other. During the meal, Ran Ning told Zhong Su about the conversation with Chu Chuan, this is all she can do, and what to do in the future, Zhong Su has to talk to Chu Chuan, she doesn't understand, at most she just passes on a word.