Chapter 269 Untitled

Chapter 269

Ran Yan followed Mrs. Xiao to the side hall.

The hall is near the water, and there is no brazier in the house, and even Ran Yan can feel the chill stinging his skin.

The maid took two thick pieces of woolen felt and placed them on two round-waisted beds in front of the window. Mrs. Xiao chose one to sit down, and stretched out her hand to signal Ran Yan to sit down as well.

"The window opens." Mrs. Xiao said.

The maid tried to dissuade her, but when the words came to her mouth, she swallowed them again, and stretched out her hand to push the lattice window open. A cool breeze suddenly hit my face.

Ran Yan could also guess a thing or two about Mrs. Xiao's temperament, so she didn't have much persuasion, and only turned her head to the evening green road, "Take a thin mattress." ”

Mrs. Xiao smiled faintly and looked at the bare lake outside, with ice as thin as cicada's wings, reflecting dazzling light in the sun.

The room was quiet, except for the occasional movement and the rustling of clothes rubbing.

Wan Lu handed the thin mattress to Mrs. Xiao's maid, and the maid took it over to help Mrs. Tai cover her body.

"Stand down, all of you." Mrs. Xiao said.

The maids exited one by one, and the door creaked shut. After being silent for a while, Mrs. Xiao said slowly, "You are a good child. ”

Ran Yan raised her eyes and saw Mrs. Xiao with a kind smile on her face, under the reflection of the snow, Ran Yan suddenly felt very kind, and unconsciously smiled.

"In my life, I have seen the shady struggles in the harem, and I have also seen the tragedy of the change of dynasties." Mrs. Xiao's experience is far from being summed up in these two simple sentences, she is the queen of Xiliang, the mother of Queen Xiao, the lady of the gate, once the mother of the world, once experienced the death of the country, once more than once white-haired people sent black-haired people, the ups and downs of life, ordinary people can't imagine at all.

Ran Yan faced such a woman, and her heart was full of respect.

Mrs. Xiao saw that Ran Yan's attitude was respectful but did not look humble at all, and the smile on her face was even stronger, "You stay by Yue'er's side, you don't need to change your temperament, he will protect you well." ”

Ran Yan pursed her lips slightly, could it be that Mrs. Xiao wanted her to stay under Xiao Song's wings honestly?

"It's not for you to hide behind him." Mrs. Xiao seemed to be able to see through what Ran Yan was thinking, her dry fingers tapped lightly on the handle of her hand, and her eyes looked at the lake outside the window without focus, "Yue'er is a child I taught, and her life and temperament are also quite impressive to me." This is not a good path, the more he goes, the more he will feel that this world is dirty, and he will become more and more dirty, so he needs a simple person to accompany him. ”

Mrs. Xiao and Emperor Xiaoming are a husband and wife in distress, and they have several sons and daughters-in-law, and the posterior position is stable, but also because she is quite politically means, and no concubine dares to provoke without fear of death. However, as a politician, it is far more cruel than the harem competition for favor. Sometimes a misstep is not accompanied by the life of a person or the life of a family.

Moreover, she must also find a good balance between the concubine and the politician, and she must not be the chicken Sichen, nor can she completely remove it.

"As long as you take good care of Yue'er, my Xiao family can also become the big tree for you to enjoy the shade." Mrs. Xiao said meaningfully.

Ran Yan was stunned, did you talk about the autopsy?

Mrs. Xiao looked at her with a surprised look with satisfaction, and there was a white hosta in her hand. The hairpin body is as white as mutton fat, in the shape of flowing clouds, which is actually the same as the one Xiao Song gave her before.

"Have you ever seen this hairpin?" Mrs. Xiao was keenly aware of the subtle change in Ran Yan's expression.

Ran Yan did not hide it, "Xiao Langjun once gave me the same hairpin, and at first I didn't know the inside story, but it was just more valuable, and later I learned that it was a symbol of Xiao's wife, so I returned it." ”

"Oh?" Mrs. Xiao was very interested in Ran Yan's approach and said, "Why do you go back, isn't the value of the Xiao family's wife still worth the hairpin?" ”

"No, it's because the value is so high that you have to be cautious. I accepted the hairpin because I thought I could afford the value of the hairpin on my own. Ran Yan said.

Mrs. Xiao rubbed the cloud hairpin, lowered her eyes and didn't know what she was thinking, and said after a while, "I also know a little bit about the child in the sixth room of the Cui family, in terms of character, talent, and family background, he is not under Yue'er, why don't you choose him?" ”

This question has been asked to her by many people more than once, and at this moment, she doesn't want to explain more, and says directly, "Because I like it, because it's worth it." ”

Mrs. Xiao nodded lightly and tapped a few times with her cane.

Outside the door, a maid pushed the door and walked in quickly, Mrs. Xiao got up with the support of the maid, her eyes swept over Ran's face, and said in a hoarse voice, "Since this is the case, you can wait to marry with peace of mind." ”

Not to mention that the Cui family is hired, it is hired by the royal family, and this family cannot escape her control. Mrs. Xiao turned around and walked out the door, she had a hunch that this was the last plan in her life.

In her opinion, this matter was not too tricky at all, and she knew before she came that the Cui family was in a stalemate with Sang Chen, and there were many places to use her brains. Maybe it's because it's for her most beloved grandson, or maybe it's also to make a happy end to her life, Mrs. Xiao's attitude is very cautious.

Ran Yan looked at the old man's slightly rickety back in a daze, and the feeling in his heart was inexplicable. She reacted, and when she walked out of the side hall, Mrs. Xiao was already walking on the verandah leading to the inner doorway.

Liu Qingsong and Luo stood in front of the main hall to watch her.

When Luo Shi saw Ran Yan come out, she wanted to ask about the result immediately, but given that Liu Qingsong was still present, she had to hold back. It wasn't until he heard the sound of the carriage in the inner door that Luo Shi said, "Ah Yan, it's time for us to leave." ”

The lords are gone*, and there is no need for them to stay any longer.

Ran Yanfang wanted to answer, but was cut off by Liu Qingsong, "Princess Xiangcheng wants to see Seventeen Niang, Mrs. Luo might as well go back first, and after seeing the princess, I will immediately send someone to send her home." ”

Although Luo had doubts in her heart, she didn't know much about the affairs in the Xiao family, she just thought that if Ran Yan had married her, Princess Xiangcheng would be Ran Yan's sister-in-law, and she didn't know what the reason was for seeing Ran Yan? However, I heard that Princess Xiangcheng Yali had a degree, and it was not a difficult temperament, so Luo's heart relaxed a little, and after a few words of advice, he led the maid away.

After Luo walked out of the inner doorway, Liu Qingsong immediately said, "Chai Xuanyi and Wenxi County Lord were attacked, and they almost lost their lives, and an unknown male corpse was found outside the city, not any of the people in this case, but it is said that the condition of the corpse is very similar to the male corpse found before. ”

"So, the corpse before doesn't necessarily have that Yuro?" Ran Yan frowned.

Liu Qingsong rarely showed a serious look, smacked his lips and said, "The situation is very complicated, let's go, let's take a look." ”

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