Chapter 37: Entanglement

Ran Ning's room was very simple, but she still shared with Zhong Su every impressive memory left for her here. The simplicity here made Zhong Su feel that it was not the regulation that a young lady from Bofu should have, but Ran Ning had lived in this place for more than ten years. When Lao Wan Pingbo was there, it was not that he didn't give her decent good things, but those things would eventually be moved away by Yu's, Ran Ji or Ran Xiao under various excuses, and slowly, Ran Ning no longer wanted it, and this simplicity also developed her character of being able to endure hardships.

Bizhu sent the return gift list to Yu's hands, and Xiao Wu had already asked the little maid who came with him to move everything outside the warehouse. Although there are no particularly valuable things, there are also complete types, so the Yu family can't find any reason, just wait for the housekeeper to count and put it into the warehouse.

Lunch is used by the family, and the meals prepared by Wan Pingbo Mansion are very rich, whether it is true or false attention, this set of etiquette is not saved.

At the dinner table, everyone ate their own food according to etiquette, and they didn't talk much. Ran Xiao helped Shen Lian pick up vegetables from time to time, and he seemed to be in a very harmonious relationship, but Shen Lian's expression was a little cold, and he didn't give Ran Xiao vegetables, and some of the things that Ran Xiao gave him that he didn't eat would also be pushed aside. This kind of behavior made the people present can't help but have some subtle thoughts, originally thought that it was a sign of the deep relationship between the husband and wife, but now it feels more like a joke, but the person who is laughing at is still ignorant.

Zhong Su originally wanted to help Ran Ning peel the shrimp shell, but thinking of what Ran Ning told him in the courtyard, he took his hand back. He can't ruin Ran Ning's plan just because he likes Ran Ning, anyway, there is no shortage of shrimp in Beihou Mansion, and there will be opportunities for Ran Ning to peel them in the future.

After lunch, we had another cup of tea, and everyone went back to their rooms to rest. After lunch, the people in Wanpingbo Mansion were used to taking a nap, and Ran Ning and Zhong Su also went back to the house to take a rest.

"Is there anything you want to take home?" Zhong Su lay on Ran Ning's bed, looking at these furnishings, although they were worthless, but the memories were more precious to Ran Ning.

"No, I packed everything I could bring at the time." Ran Ning smiled and said, "I don't know how long this yard can stay, but this is just a place to rest for me, not a home." ”

"Hmm." Zhong Su hugged Ran Ning and listened to her.

"When I got up to sleep, I went to my grandfather's study to get some books. When my grandfather died, he left those books to me, and I'm afraid no one will read them here, so I want to take some back. "At that time, I was afraid that there would be no place to put it in the past, and I was afraid of being eaten by insects in the box, so I didn't bring it to the Hou Mansion in Zhenbei.

"Lots of books?" Zhong asked.

"Well, a lot." At that time, Ran Ning heard from her ancestor that there were at least 3,000 copies there, and she only read three points.

Zhong Su thought for a moment and said, "Tomorrow I will send someone to move all the books away, go back and ask Xiao Wu to clean up a study for you and put these books in." Lao Wan Pingbo's things still have to be taken care of. ”

Ran Ning was a little surprised, but also very happy, few people will prepare a study for women, after all, as the old saying goes, a woman is virtuous if she is not talented, so most women just know some words, and this kind of thing is naturally not needed, and no one will consider this.

"Thank you." Ran Ning sincerely thanked her.

"It should. I know that you are different from ordinary women, and you can read poetry and books. But I didn't expect to prepare a study for you in advance, but I was negligent. Zhong Su kissed Ran Ning's ear lightly.

Ran Ning hid a little itchy and said, "It's not late, I'm very happy." ”

"That's good." Zhong Su pulled the quilt over the two of them, and after a while, the two of them fell asleep together.

When Ran Ning woke up, Zhong Su was still asleep. It was about the demented demon's body that was consumed so badly that Zhong Su's vigilance became significantly lower, and his sleep was heavier than before. Zhong Su can have a good rest, and Ran Ning is naturally happy to see it, but at the same time, he is also worried about when he will be able to recover.

Got out of bed softly, and after rinsing her mouth briefly, Ran Ning took Bizhu to Wan Pingbo's study. Ran Ning was going to go to her grandfather's study to pick out some books that she usually reads and bring them back first, and then pack the rest and carry them into the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, after all, it will take a while to carry them over and sort them out, so it's good to pick out some to relieve your boredom first.

But her grandfather had left them to her, and she had to tell her father if she wanted to move them all.

"Ran Ning." Halfway through, Ran Ning suddenly heard someone calling her, stopped and turned her head to see that it was Shen Lian, who was supposed to stay in Ran Xiao's courtyard.

"Brother-in-law." Ran Ning bowed to him half-way, which was a kind of polite detachment.

"Where is this going?" Shen Lian walked up to her and asked.

"Go to my father." Ran Ning replied, and her tone was not gentle.

Bizhu was very unhappy when she saw that Shen Lian looked like she was going to pester Ran Ning again, but she couldn't drive him away, after all, she was just a little girl, she could only watch from the side, ready to protect Ran Ning at any time.

Shen Lian also felt that Bizhu was in the way, but there was no reason to drive her away, so he could only ignore her, anyway, she was just a maid, and she couldn't turn over any flowers.

"Is the wound on your face alright?" Shen Lian said that he was about to raise his hand to touch Ran Ning's face, but Ran Ning immediately dodged it.

"It's okay, it's just a minor injury." Ran Ning frowned, Shen Lian's inconsequential transgression made her very disgusted.

Shen Lian withdrew his hand a little embarrassed and said, "I see that you seem to have lost a lot of weight, but you are not doing well?" ”

Ran Ning sneered in her heart, she didn't lose anything at all, Shen Lian's ability to talk nonsense with her eyes closed is good.

"Brother-in-law Xu is wrong, I haven't taken it lightly." Ran Ning said directly without giving face.

"Yes......" Shen Lian looked at Ran Ning openly, and then said, "Maybe I was wrong." But I really think your complexion is not very good, and you should eat more things to replenish your qi and blood. ”

"Thank you brother-in-law for your kindness." Ran Ning nodded, she didn't need to make it up, it should be Zhong Su who needed to make up.

"You are a woman, helpless, if you have any difficulties, you can come to me. If Zhong Su treats you badly, I will also find a way to help you get along. Shen Lian's Ran Ning looked like she was swearing, and said, "My heart for you has never changed......"

"That's enough." Ran Ning interrupted him directly, and he really couldn't show any good face, "Brother-in-law, you have the time to chat with me here, why don't you go back to accompany your sister." Before you and your sister got married, I made it very clear that I don't want to bring it up again now and in the future. Between me and my father-in-law, whether good or bad, it is our business, and my brother-in-law really has no right to say this, and he shouldn't tell me this. That's all I have to say, I hope there will be no next time. ”

Shen Lian was just about to say something more, but was interrupted by Ran Xiao, who came over, "Xianggong, why are you here, let me find it easily." ”

"Big sister." Ran Ning nodded to Ran Xiao.

"The third sister is also there?" The smile on Ran Xiao's face was obviously a little stiff.

"Yes, I was about to go to my father, but I didn't expect to meet my brother-in-law on the way." Ran Ning smiled.

"Yes......" Ran Xiao looked at Shen Lian, then at Ran Ning, and said, "Sister has something to do, go first." ”

"Okay." Ran Xiao's appearance also relieved Ran Ning's siege, and Ran Ning naturally didn't want to stay longer, so she left with Bizhu.

After Ran Ning left, Shen Lian glanced at Ran Xiao, and then walked towards Ran Xiao's yard without saying a word.

When everyone was far away, Ran Ji walked out from behind the rockery, with a smug smile on the corner of her mouth, looking at Ran Xiao's back, showing a mocking smile - how could there be a good result in robbing a man whose heart was not on him in the first place? It's stupid.

"Young lady, that Shen Lian is so annoying, and he still wants to entangle you." Bizhu whispered unhappily: "You also know the temperament of the eldest girl, and you don't know what to think yet." ”

Ran Ning also felt that Shen Lian was very annoying, she had already made it clear what she should say, but Shen Lian was still so ignorant and blindly conceited, this kind of cheekiness was really breathtaking.

"Young lady, nothing else." Bizhu knew that Ran Ning was completely bored with Shen Lian, which was also the most shameless thing for Shen Lian, "But if you let your uncle know, I'm afraid it will affect the relationship between you and your uncle." ”

When it came to Zhong Su, Ran Ning smiled and said: "Zhong Su is so smart, I'm not worried that he will misunderstand anything, he and Shen Lian are put together, in terms of knowledge, courage and attitude, I have no reason not to choose Zhong Su." ”

"Of course our uncle is the best." Bizhu smiled. Although it was very scary when she was crazy, as the young lady of her family said before, her uncle was very good to the young lady and did not treat her harshly, she should not be afraid of her uncle.

"Hmm." Ran Ning believes in Zhong Su's cleverness, but some things are always unwise in silent mutual understanding, Ran Ning feels that she still has to find a chance to talk to Zhong Su, after all, understanding is one thing, and when it comes to the bright side, it is even more clear of conscience, and it also gives each other a reassurance.

Ran Ning was on the way to Wan Pingbo's study, and Zhong Su woke up because Ran Ning was not there.

Xiao Wu told him that Ran Ning went to Wan Pingbo's study to talk about moving books, Zhong Su nodded and didn't say anything, sitting on the bamboo recliner in the courtyard eating the snacks and tea that Ran Ning had prepared for him in advance, looking at the books resting next to him.

Just turned a few pages, Xiao Wu came to report that the second girl was here.

Zhong Su frowned, and just wanted to say that Ran Ning was not there, but when he didn't see it, Ran Ji walked in by herself.

"Brother-in-law?" Ran Ji walked over with a smile, Zhong Su's handsomeness made her heart beat a few times when she saw him for the first time today, but thinking that he was a scholar with a halberd, she was really a little scared and didn't dare to talk more. But the scene she saw in the corridor just now, and the words she heard, made her not care about being afraid, and hurried over to provoke a few words.

"Ran Ning is not here." Zhong Su said indifferently, he had no intention of entertaining Ran Ji at all.

"I know." Ran Ji didn't care, obviously carried away by the smugness and provocative intentions, she sat directly on the chair next to her and said, "I saw the third sister in the corridor just now, and she was chatting with Shen Lian there. You may not know that before Shen Lian and his eldest sister proposed marriage, he and his third sister could get close. After all, Shen Lian is a talented man, and the third sister is full of poetry and books, and the two of them have a lot of common topics. At the beginning, we all thought that the third sister would marry into the Shen family, but we didn't expect that the Shen family would actually take a fancy to the eldest sister. But then again, the Shen family likes big sisters, but Shen Lian may not. Sometimes the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words may not be in line with their own hearts. I saw the third sister and Shen Lian talking and laughing there just now, and my heart as a sister is also complicated. Although Ran Ning is my sister, she is already married to you, so it is really not appropriate to be as close to other men as she is. I'm here to remind you, and you should also pay attention to it in the future, so as not to spread any bad rumors and dishonor the reputation of you and me. ”

After these words, Zhong Su's eyes became even colder, and it seemed that he could directly draw his sword and kill people in the next second.

Ran Ji suddenly weakened when she saw his eyes, but she still pretended to be calm and got up, not daring to stay any longer, and said: "I still have something to do, so I'll go back first, and if I have a chance to go back, I will persuade the third sister more." After speaking, Ran Ji didn't stay for a moment and left in a hurry.

"Master......" After Ran Ji left, Xiao Wu came up and said, "Don't take the words of the second girl to heart." That Shen Lian, do you want to send someone to pay attention? ”

"Not necessarily." Zhong Su picked up the book again and asked, "What do you think of Ran Ning?" ”

"Young lady?" Xiao Wu didn't know why Zhong Su asked this, but he still replied honestly: "The young lady is naturally smart, and she is both talented and beautiful!" ”

"Hmm. No matter how Shen Lian and I compare, Ran Ning will choose me. Zhong Su relaxed and lay back on the bamboo recliner and said, "As for that Shen Lian, he can't come up with any tricks, let him go." ”

Xiao Wu thought about it, recalled Shen Lian's appearance again, and agreed with Zhong Su's words. Indeed, no matter how Shen Lian thinks about it, he is not at the same level as his master. Moreover, the young lady's intentions for his master, anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is impossible to choose that Shen Lian.

Xiao Wu chuckled, pondered and understood, and said, "It seems that the second girl's measurement of sowing discord has failed. ”

Zhong Su tapped Xiao Wu's head with the book in his hand, didn't say anything, took a piece of dim sum, and continued to read.