Chapter 176: Despair
The road to the quiet hall was not long, but Ran An took subtle steps, as if he suddenly felt like a turtle possessed. On the way, he saw Fuzi with a strange look, and the person who was waiting next to Ran Linzong every step of the way was now far away from the place of right and wrong. Seeing Ran An, Fuzi stepped forward, "Young Master, you can't be a ...... Are you going to the Quiet Hall? Seeing Ran An, Fuzi asked worriedly.
"What? Is there a way to go? Ran An asked.
"It's not that we can't go, it's just that we can't go. You are the eldest young master, of course you can go. Moreover, now the whole province is up and down, and it is estimated that you can go there. Fuzi rarely spoke in such a weird way, and his emphasis aroused Ran An's anger.
"If you want to say anything, just say it, it doesn't seem to be Fuzi's style to beat around the bush like this." Ran An glanced at him, and his steps became faster.
"I said Ran An, why don't you know it? I'm saving you, don't you know? Think about it, even I'm hiding here, do you still want to rush forward? ”
"I don't want to, but when I first entered the door, I had already promised Ling'er and Haocheng that I would go to ......"
"Gotcha! You're going to be a good guy, a good big brother, and I won't stop you. But this time, I think that even if you go, it will definitely not help! Fukuko plucked his mouth high.
"It's the same thing to succeed or not to succeed, I can't just look at my family like this and be indifferent! This is my responsibility. With that, Ran An waved his hand at Fuzi.
It's also strange to say, these two people should logically have a master-servant relationship, but under normal circumstances, Fuzi did not regard Ran An as a master, and Ran An did not regard Fuzi as a subordinate. If one day, like just now, if Fuzi has some kind of deference to Ran An, the two of them will feel awkward.
"Responsibility! Liability! Even if you know the responsibility, who thinks it's your obligation? Fuzi pursed his mouth and looked in the direction Ran An left.
Unlike every saber rattling, today's quiet hall seems to be a little too clean. I can't hear Du Yuexian's hysteria, I can't hear Xiaocui's kind words and persuasion, I can't hear Ran Linzong's dull irresistibility, now here, there is no one who is quiet. Just when Ran An was puzzled, he saw Xiao Cui kneeling outside, her face had been red from the sun, and the embroidered pants on her body had also been stained with dust, and her straight body seemed to tremble slightly, which could be seen that it should be because she had been kneeling for a long time. Seeing Ran An, although Xiaocui didn't say anything, her eyes with hope seemed to explain everything.
Ran An looked at her, didn't say anything, and walked in with a curtain.
The westerly sun left a long shadow here, casting a shadow over everything here in the same shade of gloom. To be honest, Ran An rarely comes here, to be exact, this should be the first time Ran An has taken the initiative to come here. Even in the past, Du Yuexian wanted to ease the relationship with Ran Linzong, so he flattered Ran An and asked him to come here, when he was young, he gave him some good snacks and sweets, and later when he was older, he gave him some silver. Later, maybe Du Yuexian found out that Ran An was not as useful as he thought, or maybe Ran An was not so loyal to her Du Yuexian at all, and Ran An was called here less and less.
There was a strong aroma in the room, and Ran An wrinkled his nose slightly, he didn't like such a strong publicity.
Ran Linzong sat on the chair by the window, his face still calm as usual. But according to Ran An's understanding, since the outside has become panicked like that, it shows that Ran Linzong's calm at the moment is the prelude to the storm. The invincible Du Yuexian was kneeling on the ground at the moment, looking at the direction of Ran Linzong with a dull look, although there were no tears in his eyes, there were clear traces of tears drying up on his face.
"Father, mother." Ran An said hello softly and stood aside, Ran Linzong glanced at him, with dissatisfaction and reproach in his eyes, but he didn't have a seizure after all, which made Ran An's heart relax a little.
But Du Yuexian, who was obviously still kneeling on the ground, seemed to be a lion who had been awakened the moment she heard Ran An's voice, she turned around and ran towards Ran An even crawling and rolling to the ground, grabbing the corner of Ran An's clothes and shaking. "You white-eyed wolf, eat things inside and outside, and I am so good to you in vain, you repay me like this, right?" Du Yuexian's voice became hysterical, which made Ran An extremely confused, and he parried Du Yuexian's scuffle while holding her up from the ground. Although he couldn't get used to Du Yuexian's actions, after all, she was still Ran Linzong's wife and the wife of the entire Ran Mansion, even if he didn't have motherly feelings for her, it didn't affect his due respect for her mother's status at all. Du Yuexian, who looked like this, was obviously frightened by Ran An, he knelt down all of a sudden, and said busily, "Mother, don't be like this, if you have anything to say, get up and say it well." But no matter how Ran An helped, Du Yuexian knelt on the ground as if he had been nailed by a nail.
"Father, this ......" Ran An cast a trace of his gaze on Ran Linzong, and the calm father was still sitting steadily, without the slightest sound.
"This ...... What the hell is going on here? Mother...... Hurry up and speak! Ran An helped Du Yuexian Dao.
"What's wrong? Are you still trying to lie to me? Do you really think your mother is a fool? I ask you, what did you just go out for? ”
"Me? Just? Just go out ......" Ran An stammered, he didn't want to implicate Feng Yao as well.
"What? Do you know now that you can't say it? Or do you want me to tell you, you're going to sue the official, right? Du Yuexian smiled sadly.
"Sue the officer? Mother, what are you...... What do you mean? Ran An asked puzzled.
"Mother? Don't call me that, I can't afford it! After coming to Ran Mansion for so many years, when did you treat my wife as a mother? You keep calling me my mother, but when did you ever treat me as a mother in your heart? In vain I have been flattering you in every way for so many years! Okay, that's what you did to me, didn't you? ”
"Father, this is ...... What's wrong? Ran An looked at Ran Linzong curiously, there was a secret between them, it was about Du Yuexian, all he could judge now was what Du Yuexian knew, but he wasn't sure which step she knew.
Ran Linzong looked at Du Yuexian's farce, for so many years, he seemed to have seen Du Yuexian's farce, any time, as long as she felt that she had been wronged, she would stage such a play, at first Ran Linzong would argue with her, but later he found that it was definitely unwise to reason with someone who was good at quibbling, not to mention, for so many years, every time he saw through Du Yuexian's face, he became more and more disgusted with Du Yuexian, and he didn't bother to even argue.
"Ran Linzong, you really don't want to be too good to me! Not only did you humiliate me yourself, but now you have to act in front of me with your son! I, Du Yuexian, have been married to Ranfu for so many years, I have children for you, I have spread branches and leaves for Ranfu, I have worked hard for you, and in the end I will get such an end! It seems that everything is retribution, I abandoned Lan Hongda back then, I thought that I had stepped into the blessed land, who would have thought about it, but fell into the abyss of no return! You don't have to say, I know, you're going to say I'm to blame! That's right, I'm to blame! I'm to blame for yourself, too! Because you are the cold stone, it is you who made me lose my reason step by step, and it is you who have made me come to the present step by step! You must also blame me, if you complain, you will complain! I've been struggling for so many years, and to be honest, I'm enough, enough is enough! Du Yue stood up with a smile, her eyes stared straight at Ran Linzong, for so many years, Ran An had never seen her look like this.
"Mother! What's wrong with you? Ran An grabbed Du Yuexian, he was worried that Du Yuexian, who had lost his mind, would do something to hurt Ran Linzong. It's a pity that he still overestimated Du Yuexian.
"Okay, stop acting, I know, the government will come to arrest me soon, you ...... Master Ran, you can effortlessly shake me, a sinner, out of your life, and you can also gain the reputation of righteous annihilation, and your Ran Linzong has another reputation in the capital! But you're really in a hurry, I'm running out of time, can't you just put up with me for the sake of the child? Why are you in such a hurry? Aren't you afraid that the children will hate you? Du Yuexian sneered, she staggered and looked at the cold Ran Linzong.
"Dad, mother, what's going on?" Ran An asked, Ran Linzong stood up with both hands on the armrest of the chair, he had never looked at Du Yuexian with such deep eyes, and after looking at it for a while, it was the attention of this moment that caused the defense line that Du Yuexian had created completely collapsed.
"Master, I know I'm wrong, I know I'm unforgivable, but you should know my heart for you and your children!" Du Yuexian wanted to pounce into Ran Linzong's arms, but Ran Linzong dodged, and Du Yuexian suddenly planted himself on the chair.
"Since you know the child, I advise you to do it yourself!" Ran Linzong flicked his sleeves and walked away.
Du Yuexian's face was a short period of confusion followed by the despair of death, and the face that could be regarded as still charming was now shrouded in the color of dead ashes, for a long time.
"Mother...... I went to persuade my father. With that, Ran An also hurriedly retreated. He called out to Xiao Cui, and Xiao Cui, who was already kneeling and her legs were numb, stumbled in. Soon, Xiao Cui's surprise and distress came from the house, and Ran An stopped and walked out of the quiet hall.