"Wan...Wan Zhou?"
Lian Yan was overjoyed and wanted to get up immediately, but unexpectedly, he got distracted and failed to follow.
Perhaps he had been kneeling for a long time and his body was weak. Only then did Lian Yan dare to move, but his legs lost control and he fell forward.
"Master Lian!"
Xie Wanzhou exclaimed, but saw Lian Yan standing up with his hands on the ground.
Seeing that Lian Yan was fine, Xie Wanzhou breathed a sigh of relief, quickly turned to the door, opened it and squeezed in.
"Wan Zhou." Lian Yan raised his head, holding on to his numb legs. He couldn't move, but he still grinned, showing his white teeth with a hearty smile, "Why are you here?"
"Yunting said that the young master has been punished, so I came over to take a look." Xie Wanzhou walked quickly to him carrying the food box, looked him up and down, and whispered, "Why does your face look so bad?"
Lian Yan scratched his head, his lips turned white, and he laughed softly, "It's nothing, don't take it to heart."
"Are you starving?" Xie Wanzhou frowned and looked at him, with a flash of distress in his eyes that he hadn't even noticed. "I brought you some food. Eat some quickly."
"Really?" Lian Yan's eyes lit up and he said solemnly, "You brought it specially for me?"
"Is there another person who is hungry?" Xie Wanzhou looked at him angrily, then squatted down and opened the food box.
"Wanzhou, sit down and talk." Lian Yan put the only futon in the room behind her, and sat cross-legged on the ground regardless of the coolness.
Xie Wanzhou sat on the futon obediently and took down the three-layer food box one by one.
Lian Yan narrowed his eyes with a smile, his eyes glued to Xie Wanzhou, and his mouth was not idle.
"Wan Zhou, it seems that winter is coming soon, are you cold?"
"Wan Zhou, have you had your meal?"
"Wan Zhou, have you seen the new clothes I cut for you? Do you like them? Do they fit you?"
"Wanzhou..."
Before he could speak, a steamed bun touched his lips. Lian Yan blinked and stared at Xie Wanzhou's gentle face, slightly absent-minded.
"There are so many questions, but Mr. Lian doesn't look very hungry." Xie Wanzhou handed the dishes in the food box to him one by one with a smile in his eyes, "Eat quickly. Only when you are full can you have the strength to ask me."
Lian Yan came to his senses, grabbed the steamed bun in his hand and took a bite. He picked up the vegetables with his bamboo chopsticks again and again. Perhaps he was very hungry, so he ate faster and faster.
Seeing him like this, Xie Wanzhou whispered, "Eat slowly, don't choke."
Lian Yan nodded hurriedly and didn't forget to raise his face and smile at her. His cheeks were bulging, making him look like a squirrel at first glance.
Xie Wanzhou laughed dumbly, his eyes fell on the bell headband tied on his head, and his heart trembled slightly.
Lian Yan lowered his head and bit the bun, inadvertently revealing the red marks on his neck.
Xie Wanzhou's eyes suddenly turned red as he looked at the traces.
"Wanzhou, you eat too..." Lian Yan swallowed the food in his mouth and raised his head. Just as he was about to invite Xie Wanzhou to eat together, he saw his red eyes.
The hand holding the bun was fixed in the air, Lian Yan looked stern, frowned and asked, "Did someone bully you in the past two days when I haven't been out?"
Xie Wanzhou shook his head, and a tear fell down his cheek.
Lian Yan's eyebrows skipped a beat, and he was about to raise his hand to wipe away her tears, but suddenly thought that this was not polite, so his fingertips trembled slightly and stopped right next to her face.
"Don't cry." Lian Yan looked worried and coaxed softly, "If you have been wronged in any way, just tell me and I will seek justice for you. Don't cry anymore..."
Xie Wanzhou raised his little hand, grasped Lian Yan's hand stretched out in the air, and let his tears fall.
Lian Yan's eyes moved slightly and fell on the intertwined hands of the two. His Adam's apple rolled up and down, his mind went blank, and he could no longer react.
"I didn't know you were injured, so I didn't bring you any medicine..." Xie Wanzhou bit her lower lip, looking annoyed, "These injuries were caused by me, I..."
When Lian Yan heard this, he understood instantly, "Hey, you said these injuries are not important. Don't take it to heart."
"My father looked forward to the stars and the moon, but he only wanted a child like me, and he was reluctant to hit me." Lian Yan grinned and whispered, "It's just redness and swelling that looks scary, but will dissipate in two hours. "
Xie Wanzhou lowered his head and murmured, "No matter how minor the injury is, it will still hurt!"
"This punishment is all because of me. I will definitely try my best to compensate Mr. Lian in the future!"
Lian Yan looked at her with soft eyes, pressed his thumb on her fingertips, and pressed slightly, "If you feel sorry for yourself, then have a meal with me, okay?"
"How could you get by so easily?" Xie Wanzhou shook his head, with a serious look on his face, "First it's the lanterns, and then there's the meal. Why is Young Master Lian so easy to talk to?"
Lian Yan was slightly startled, and then a little smile appeared in his eyes, "It depends on the person who is easy to talk to."
Xie Wanzhou was stunned, and the tips of his ears turned red. He hurriedly took out his hand, picked up the bamboo chopsticks, and said hesitantly, "Eat... let's eat."
Half an hour later, Yunting sent Xie Wanzhou away like a thief, and sneaked back to the main courtyard.
Yunting knelt in the room and said in a respectful tone, "I've met the master, I've met the madam."
"Get up quickly!" Mrs. Lian waved her hand to call him to get up and whispered, "Quickly tell me everything you saw and heard!"
Yunting stood in the center of the room, opposite two people who were waiting to listen to the book.
Yunting cleared his throat and said, "Speaking of which, I will go to the Yongcheng Marquis Mansion to give Miss Xie some clothes..."
"There's no need to mention those prefixes!" Mr. Lian slammed the table and said with a look of hatred, "You brat, don't you know what my wife and I want to hear?"
Mr. Lian, who was tall and thick, roared so fiercely that he almost made Yunting jump three feet high.
"Oh, Master, don't scare him!" Mrs. Lian glared at him and whispered, "What if this kid is so frightened that he forgets what he heard and saw?"
Master Lian thought about it, and it did make some sense. He had to calm down and sat back on the stool in frustration.
Yunting swallowed, knowing that he couldn't take Qiao, so he quickly told everything that happened in the ancestral hall.
After listening to the gossip, Master Lian and Mrs. Lian looked at each other and smiled, feeling quite happy about betting on the right thing.
"Look what I'm talking about?" Mrs. Lian pinched the handkerchief to block the smile on her lips, "Our son must have fallen in love with that girl from Yongcheng Houfu!"
Master Lian had a smile on his lips and nodded with satisfaction, "It's good to be able to defy power for the sake of the one you love. You obviously followed me."
Mrs. Lian glanced at him and hummed softly, "I'm afraid it's the concubine who is in love with me, and the mistress of the Hou family will think it's a fart."
"Huh?" Mr. Lian frowned, "What do you think Madam said?"
Mrs. Lian sighed and said quietly, "At the last palace banquet, I had the intention to show my kindness to that lady, but unexpectedly I turned my hot face into a cold butt. She didn't take me seriously at all."
"If you want to get married, I'm afraid it will be difficult!" Mrs. Lian shook her head, with a look of pity on her face, "My son finally got the idea, and I'm afraid his dream will come true."
