Chapter Thirty-Eight: Showing His True Colors
"This world is not full of people who don't offend me and I don't offend people, if Your Royal Highness doesn't want to hate Jiuquan in the future, I hope to plan as soon as possible," Lu Guanlan was cold on his face, but he was heartbroken.
Cheng Mo looked at her for a while, and suddenly said, "Do you know, when did I first see you?" β
Lu Guanlan was silent.
She guessed that this was not the first time Cheng Mo saw her, but she couldn't figure out when and where he saw her for the first time.
"You were aggressive at that time, I thought you were a sharp-toothed girl, but I saw that you were crying," Cheng Mo got up from the recliner, walked to the bookcase, and put the scroll on the table.
Lu Guanlan was stunned.
"After that day, many people who went to mourn said that the eldest lady of the Lu family was really a master who was not easy to mess with," Cheng Mo stood with his hands in his hands, quietly watching Lu Guanlan.
Condole? So, Cheng Mo once attended his mother's funeral?
But he is a prince coming, why didn't Lu Bingyan greet him, and he didn't even seem to know that this prince was coming.
Seeing the puzzlement on her face, Cheng Mo continued: "Your mother saved me in the past, so I pretended to be a guest in Yu Shilang's mansion that day and went to mourn, but I didn't expect to see the power of the eldest lady of the Lu family at the first sight." β
Did his mother save him before? Lu Guanlan listened, still not saying a word.
She didn't ask, but Cheng Mo said to herself.
"Not long ago, my mother's concubine was framed in the palace and was almost deposed by my father, but fortunately, your mother happened to enter the palace and testified for my mother's concubine," Speaking of this, Cheng Mo sighed, "I was not in Beijing at that time, and I rushed back after learning about this in my mother's letter, and I wanted to come to the door to thank you, but I heard that your mother was deceased." β
Lu Guanlan listened quietly, his face was as usual, he did not mention the grief of his dead mother, nor did he sigh in the past.
She just stood quietly, her eyes were dim but as deep as a pool, and there was no wave on her face, as if she was listening to someone else's story, and everything had nothing to do with her.
Cheng Mo also looked at her, but stopped talking.
After a while, Lu Guanlan suddenly smiled, and the smile on her lips was warm, "Mother rarely does what she wants in her life, since she has helped Concubine Xian, she just wants to help, she doesn't need to be thanked." β
Cheng Mo was slightly stunned.
If someone else hears about such a thing, Rao is polite, and he will also say "good intentions", but Lu Guanlan said, "No need".
Cheng Mo suddenly felt that the girl in front of him was becoming more and more unpredictable.
He just talked about Lu Guanlan's biological mother, one was a simple explanation, and the other was a temptation.
He wanted to know why Lu Guanlan was so sure that he would help when he begged him for help this time, and whether it was because he owed her mother a favor.
Who knows, people don't know at all.
Then it may really be as Lu Guanlan said, no need to be thanked.
Because I never took this matter to heart, because I didn't ask for anything in return, I didn't need to be grateful.
However, in this case, why did Lu Guanlan ask him for help? Is it really just to help yourself compete for the position of prince?
Lu Guanlan saw the doubt in Cheng Mo's eyes, and continued: "If Your Highness doesn't trust me, I don't need to say much, but if Your Highness trusts, then there will be many things in the future, I hope Your Highness can listen to me." β
Cheng Mo raised his eyes and looked straight at her.
After another half a while, Cheng Mo seemed to have finally figured it out, slightly hooked the corners of his lips, and said, "Okay." β
After changing back into clothes with Ah Li, Lu Guanlan went to the front door and got into the carriage and went back to the house.
On the way, she caught a glimpse of someone staring through the gap in the car curtain, and it seemed that it was either Liu Chengyan or Liu Hanqi.
After going back this time, Lu Guanlan stayed in Liu's house for two days, and Liu Chengyan came every day, either to invite her to enjoy the flowers or to invite her to tea.
She was so bored that she always asked Ah Li to send it away.
When Ali came back, she complained: "The prodigal son of the Dengtu has no face, and he is really annoying to be harassed every day. β
Lu Guanlan was tracing the plum blossoms outside the window on rice paper, listening to Ah Li's complaints, he couldn't help laughing: "You are bored, let alone me, good Ah Li, I have worked hard for you." β
Ah Li pursed her lips, approached the bookcase again, looked at Lu Guanlan's lifelike Jiuyingmei, and couldn't help but sigh: "If Miss goes to be the painter in the palace, I'm afraid that the painter in the palace will have nothing to eat now." β
Lu Guanlan put down his pen and quietly looked at the plum blossoms on the roll.
A good person like his mother has suffered many grievances just because of a love word.
Wasn't she the same in her previous life, trapped by love, thinking she was infatuated and silent, but she didn't know that in the eyes of the other party, she became a casual and dispensable person.
"Put the painting away," Lu Guanlan commanded.
The night is low, there is no bright moon in the night sky today, and the dark clouds look unlucky.
Lu Guanlan was sitting in the courtyard reading a book with candles, when he heard a few hurried footsteps outside the courtyard.
"Miss Sun! Oh no! Come with the slaves! Mama Wang brought a few family members to her, and she didn't salute, but she just looked anxious.
Lu Guanlan slowly put down the scroll in his hand and said unhurriedly: "Why are you shouting like this?" β
Mama Wang tried to squeeze out a few tears, her face was full of sadness, "MasterΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β· The lord is gone! β
I saw Lu Guanlan look surprised, and the teacups in his hand were swept down and fell.
"Miss Sun, don't be stunned! Come with the slaves! Seeing that Lu Guanlan was stunned, Mama Wang pulled Lu Guanlan up and went to the front hall.
In the front hall, Liu Hanqi and Liu Chengyan had already arrived with people.
Lu Guanlan followed Mama Wang to the front hall, and looked at the many family members surrounding the hall, and couldn't help sneering.
Is this going to be sung last?
Liu Han saw that Lu Guanlan came with a calm expression, and he was a little puzzled, how could this little girl not show any timidity when she saw such a lineup, could it be true that she was simple-minded and couldn't see the doorway here?
As soon as Liu Chengyan saw his cousin, there was a little more affection in his eyes.
In the past two days, he came to the door every day, but he never saw him, which made him more and more lovesick.
Lu Guanlan sat down in the hall and looked at the two quietly. Let's see what Liu Hanqi is going to do.
"Guanlan, your grandfather is gone, you don't have to be sad, everything has your cousin," at this time, Liu Hanqi spoke, with a fake sadness on his face.
Liu Chengyan also chimed in: "Cousin, don't worry, when my cousin's funeral is over, my father will send someone to send you back to Beijing." β
Lu Guanlan took a few teacups, blew them gently, and sipped them in small mouths, as if they were deaf.
Liu Hanqi glanced at his son and motioned for Liu Chengyan to speak.
Liu Chengyan understood, and continued: "Alas! My cousin only has one daughter, your mother, and now that my cousin is gone, the Liu family doesn't even have a person in charge, so I really wronged my cousin. Don't be too sad cousin, we will do a good job of the funeral. β
Lu Guanlan still didn't speak, just drank tea quietly.
Liu Hanqi seemed to be a little impatient, so he said, "Guanlan, what do you mean by this?" β
Hearing this, Lu Guanlan put down the teacup and raised his eyes to look at the two.
"Since I returned to Shuzhong, I haven't even seen my grandfather, why do you tell me that my grandfather has gone?" Lu Guanlan's tone was calm and unhurried, as if he didn't take this matter seriously at all.
Liu Hanqi heard in the letter earlier that Lu Guanlan was not simple, but a few days ago, his son came back and said that he was a lady at first glance, and he didn't have any heart.
He didn't take this girl to heart, but when he saw it today, he also felt that Lu Guanlan didn't look like a girl of fifteen or sixteen, and he didn't expect her to be so calm.
But at this time, it was also troublesome to tear his face, so he still said gently: "Your grandfather needs to recuperate, and it is really inconvenient to be disturbed, so when he is seriously ill, I will personally guard him, which is what he personally ordered." β
Lu Guanlan suddenly laughed, slammed the teacup on the ground, and stood up suddenly, "This is one, let's open the skylight and say something, what did the two of you do, I really think I don't know?" β
Liu Chengyan was taken aback, thinking that the cousin he saw two days ago was still very gentle, but today he was very domineering, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised.
Liu Han saw that Lu Guanlan said this, and he no longer covered it up, but only turned his head and nodded at Mama Wang, and Mama Wang led a few people towards the gate.
Lu Guanlan looked at Liu Hanqi revealing his true face, and seemed to have expected it.
Seeing that Mama Wang took someone to the gate, she knew that Liu Hanqi didn't plan to let her out of this door.
"Your grandfather's father handed over the Liu family to me, what? But if you don't believe, have your grandfather's coffin brought in, and you go and ask him? Liu Hanqi sneered, looking like "what can you do with me".
Lu Guanlan was not annoyed, sat back in the chair again, and took the new teacup handed by Ah Li.
"You people are not born to be inferior to others, but you always like to do some lowly things," Lu Guanlan drank tea unhurriedly, his tone contemptuous.
Liu Hanqi finally couldn't help it, stepped forward a few steps, and knocked down Lu Guanlan's teacup.
The tea was still hot, and it was still steaming on the ground.
"Lu Guanlan! If I hadn't looked at your father's face, do you think you would still be alive to talk to me? Liu Han was angry.
I never thought that I could be so insulted by a little girl at my age.
Liu Chengyan watched from the side and wanted to say something for Lu Guanlan, but he thought that today's things could not be bad, so he held back.
Lu Guanlan looked at the broken porcelain on the ground and sighed: "People's affairs always involve objects that you don't want to do, and it's pitiful to think of this teacup." β
Liu Hanqi only felt that Lu Guanlan was pretending to be crazy and stupid with him, so he said: "Do you think I'm here to ask your opinion today?" I just want to tell you, where did you come from, go back, the Liu family can't talk to you as a little girl. β
Lu Guanlan smiled, "If it's not my turn, it's your turn to get your cousin who can't beat with eight strokes?" β
When Liu Hanqi heard this, he was even more angry, "Lu Guanlan! You-"
Lu Guanlan didn't wait for Liu Hanqi to finish speaking, and then said: "If you do too many things that have lost your conscience, you are not afraid of retribution?" Liu Hanqi, it's not been a day or two since you brought your son to Liu's house to fight the autumn breeze, if it weren't for the kindness of my grandfather who gave you a good field, do you think you can live so comfortably? What is the difference between a man like you, who does not know how to repay your kindness, and an evil animal? β
"You!" Liu Hanqi had blue tendons on his forehead, and he couldn't help but raise his hand to slap Lu Guanlan.
At this moment, there was a wail from Mama Wang at the gate, and I saw that the door was broken, and a group of black-clothed people poured in from outside the door.
Liu Han's raised hand paused in mid-air, stunned for a moment.
I saw Cheng Mo wearing a dark robe, shaking a folding fan and dancing from outside the door.
The originally calm face sank when he saw Liu Hanqi's raised slap.
"Kill," Cheng Mo's voice was very soft, but the leader beside him heard it clearly.