Chapter 17: The Blue House

Because he slept too late at night, Feng Yao got up late in the morning. There was no one in the room, not even Lan Yi.

Lan Yi is not there? Feng Yao's chaotic head was a little startled, didn't this cold-faced boy stay in the house all day and refuse to go out? Only once, I was forced to go out by myself. Another time...... Feng Yao seemed to suddenly think of something, and she ran to Lan Yi's room, which had been cleaned up neatly.

Feng Yao was a little disappointed, she remembered her father's reprimand at night, perhaps, Lan Yi's self-esteem was hurt, after all, he was the young master of a rich family anyway, and it was already enough to live in this small house for so many days, how could he bear his father's accusation?

Feng Yao didn't mean to blame her father, not at all, but her mind was full of Lan Yi's lonely and lonely appearance at night, his coldness, his tears, all shook the soft place in Feng Yao's heart. I don't know, is he getting better?

Lan Yi left, leaving early in the morning.

Although I didn't want to disturb others, I still ran into Xiao Zheng when I went out, and the somewhat unfathomable one was said to be just an old man in the countryside who did some rouge gouache business. The wise eyes, the awe-inspiring aura emanating from the body, and the depth contained in the eyes that Lan Yi couldn't understand...... Lan Yi grew up in the Lan Mansion, and he has seen a lot of various big people, but few people have the temperament of Xiao Zheng.

It's impossible to avoid it, but you have to say hello...... Lan Yi felt a little embarrassed.

"Going?" Xiao Zheng spoke first, and his voice was so thick.

"Hmm!" Lan Yi nodded, like a well-behaved child.

"Do you want to continue to run away?" Xiao Zheng's eyes were like that, and Lan Yi was a little afraid to look at him like that.

"It is said that it is difficult for a Qing official to decide family affairs, and the house is even more extraordinary than ordinary people, and I can't intervene as an outsider at all! But at the age when the old man is like you, young man, listen to the old man's advice. Men should have the responsibility of men, whether it is pain or suffering, only when it is beared, it is called responsibility! In life, no one is smooth sailing, but if you don't advance against the current, you will retreat, and the prodigal son will not be able to become a big thing! You are a very scheming young man, don't always indulge in your own entanglements, maybe from another angle, things are not as bad as you think! Xiao Zheng spoke in a calm tone, Lan Yi had lived in for so many days, and it was the first time that Xiao Zheng had said so many things to him.

These words are like they are specifically addressed to him! But Lan Yi couldn't believe it, how could an outsider know the secret of his heart? Maybe it's just a gratuitous coincidence. Can it be a coincidence? It seems to be so useful, but he can't fully accept it at the moment.

"I'm ......" Lan Yi looked at Xiao Zheng in a daze, he felt that this old man was unfathomable.

"Although this is a small family, if Lan Gongzi doesn't dislike it, the old man still welcomes Lan Gongzi to come back often." Xiao Zheng's eyes looking at Lan Yi were sincere, Lan Yi nodded and turned to leave.

Lan Yi left, although his steps were firm, but his heart was more hesitant. His tall and thin back walked farther and farther, and Xiao Zheng also stopped for a long time, and let out a few imperceptible sighs from his mouth.

Lan Yi was still wearing the short and shabby clothes that Feng Yao had given him, his slender arms and calves were exposed because of their obviously short size, and the wind was no longer so cold, but it was still a little cold on this uncovered skin. Although the body is cold, it can also awaken people's consciousness.

The time was too early, so early that before the excitement of Mahang Street could start, Lan Yi had already disappeared from this bustling long street. His steps were fast, and soon, several streets had been left behind, and at the end of the royal street, Lan Yi's figure stopped in front of a tall and magnificent building, the vermilion lacquered gate, the towering courtyard wall, and the faintly visible pavilion roof...... Everything is so familiar, but there is not a trace of warmth.

This is Lan Mansion, Lan Yi has lived for seventeen years, but in the past seventeen years, Lan Yi has not left any good impression here. And what about grandeur? What about luxury? People live in the world, after all, they can't be burdened by these things outside the body. If a family does not even have the most basic family warmth and care from relatives, what can it do even if it lives in a big house?

Lan Yi's cold eyes swept over the mansion, just like his cold expression and his heart.

The day of the Blue Mansion has not officially begun, and only the old deaf man sweeping the floor at the door is picking up the broom in his hand to sweep the garbage in front of the house, and the wide broom draws an arc on the ground, raising a lot of dust.

Lan Yi just stood there like that, he watched the old deaf man's broom approach him little by little, watching the dust invade him, he didn't dodge, just watched the old deaf man sweep the broom to his shoes one by one.

The old deaf man raised his eyes a little displeased, he wanted to see which one was so ignorant, and he didn't hide from it. He raised his eyes, his cloudy gaze surveying Lan Yi's body. For so many years, he had never seen Lan Yi look like this, but with that handsome and cold face, and those bright eyes with sorrow, who else could it be if it wasn't their young master?

"Young Master! Is it really you? Master? The old deaf man excitedly put the broom in place, and wanted to shout something in a hurry, but soon, a panicked look on his face, he looked around, and after making sure that no one was following, he pulled Lan Yi into the corner gate, and then closed the corner door completely.

"Young Master! Why did you just come back? Don't you know if someone is looking for you out there right now? The old deaf man did not dare to let his guard down easily at this time.

"I'll be fine when I'm back." Lan Yi was still expressionless, he wasn't used to others being too good to him, and he didn't know how to be nice to others.

"Young master, you don't know, you have been gone for so many days, how anxious is the master?" The old deaf man actually wiped away his tears, I don't know if he was happy to see Lan Yi or sad when he mentioned Lan Hongda. Lan Yi didn't want to entangle with him too much, and took a step like walking inside.

The subordinates of the Blue Mansion have all gotten up, cleaning and cooking, and they are all busy. When they saw Lan Yi, they all looked at each other, and after a little panic, they all settled down. Their young master is back, this is not a trivial matter, so some are busy entertaining Lan Yi, some are busy informing the master, and some are busy reporting to the second wife of the house.

Lan Yi didn't care what people were doing, he came back to face the ground, to take responsibility. He just wanted to see Lan Hongda soon, whether it was a beating or a punishment, he just wanted to be relieved, he didn't want him to owe that person in the slightest.

"Young Master! Master! The lord is not in the room. A subordinate panted to catch up with Lan Yi's footsteps.

"Where's that?" Lan Yi didn't look back, and her thick eyebrows wrinkled slightly.

"Sir...... The lord is in the ancestral hall! "The breath of the subordinate has not yet been poured evenly, and his speech is intermittent.

Lan Yi's footsteps paused slightly, and then he walked in the direction of the ancestral hall.

The ancestral hall, this is another pure land of the Lan family, and it is also a place to worship the ancestors of the Lan family. Although the Lan family is not a big family of generations, and the development has only started when Lan Hongda was young, the ancestral hall of the Lan family has been built extremely grandiose.

In the Blue Mansion, it is not only the ancestral hall that is spectacular, but also the entire Blue Mansion is luxurious and magnificent. The stacked stones are mountains, the pines and cypresses are corresponding, and the pavilions and pavilions are faintly in between. There is a famous lake in Lanfu, which is made by the water of the Yellow River, and every summer, some women in Lanfu take a boat on the lake.

The ancestral hall is just weighing these scenes.

"Young master, you have been away from home for so many days, the master's temper is not very good, and now he may still be angry, seeing you will inevitably complain, and it is possible to beat you twice, you have the right to be your own filial piety, don't do it against the master!" Following Lan Yi, who has been bitter behind him, is the little sixth son of the Lan Mansion.

In Lan Mansion, Lan Yi is the only young master, and naturally there is no shortage of subordinates to serve, but because of his unapproachable personality and such an unpopular mother, there are almost few people who can follow Lan Yi's side, and this little sixth son is the most loyal one among them. No matter how cold Lan Yi has been to him for more than ten years, he has always greeted him with a smile and served him carefully.

"Do you think I'm going to have to die this time?" Lan Yi braked suddenly, and the little Liuzi who was still nagging suddenly hit Lan Yi's back, he looked at Lan Yi's gloomy face, and his eyes were about to burst into tears, "Young Master, you really wronged Xiao Liuzi, how could Xiao Liuzi have that kind of thought?" Xiao Liuzi just didn't want to see the young master anger the master...... The young master himself suffered...... "The tears were still not suppressed after all, and the clear tears slid down Xiao Liuzi's cheeks, Lan Yi looked at it like that, and suddenly the corners of his mouth snorted rarely, "What did I say?" As for crying! It's hard for you to be a gentleman! Lan Yi wanted to wipe the tears on Xiao Liuzi's face, but his hand stopped in mid-air and took it back.

Yes, he hates him crying, but what does it matter if he wants to wipe his tears?

Xiao Liuzi didn't need to be coaxed by others at all, he quickly stopped his tears, and when he saw that Lan Yi no longer spoke, he couldn't help but open a bitter mouth after all. Fortunately, Lan Yi didn't pay attention to him anymore, he said his, go his own, and treat it as if the noise was the crow chirping in the sky.

After passing through two corridors, passing a rockery, and bypassing a pool of clear lake, the ancestral hall of the Lan family revealed a corner of its Lu Mountain in the shade of green pines and cypresses.

"The master is inside." Xiao Liuzi lowered his voice, and he blinked vigorously at Lan Yi, and the worried look on his face made Lan Yi have to have some sympathy.

"Okay, I got it." Lan Yi stopped.

Here, he didn't want to come, after all, it was his father Lan Hongda, who he had hated since he was a child!