Li Ran had no choice but to shake his head when he heard what Fan Li said. He was also quite helpless at what Fan Li said:
"Hey... I don't know that everything the young uncle said comes from his heart? It's just... I still need some time..."
Fan Li was speechless and could only bow his hands.
At this time, the car happened to have arrived at Xinglin Mansion.
The two got off the carriage, and the groom took the carriage away, while Li Ran was alone, preparing to return to the study.
Fan Li looked at Li Ran's back, sighed secretly, turned around, and almost bumped into Chu Dang.
"Chu Dang?! Why didn't you say anything when you came?"
Chu Dang scratched his head honestly and looked confused again:
"Huh? My footsteps are loud. Young uncle, you also know that? And... Young uncle, you can hear it on weekdays, right?"
Fan Li smiled bitterly and wanted to go around, but Chu Dang was too strong, like a wall.
Just as Fan Li was about to pass by him, Chu Dang suddenly said:
"By the way, did Miss Yue and Mr. Yue have a fight?"
When Fan Li heard this, he turned around and glanced at Chu Dang strangely.
"Huh? Why are you asking this all of a sudden? Could it be that even you saw something?"
Chu Dang shook his head and said:
"Hey! Chu Dang is a rough man, what can you tell? I just feel that Miss Yue seems to have a bit of a temper today... Although he has a fiery temper, he is usually quite reasonable. But this morning, what did I say? Before I even said anything, she threatened to slap me in the mouth!"
Fan Li knew Chu Dang's temper and temperament, he spoke too directly and often spoke unabashedly.
He must have mentioned something casually again, but it offended Gong Eryue.
"You! As long as you protect the mansion, don't ask about other things now!"
Chu Dang said:
"By the way, young uncle, tell me sir, when will he marry Miss Yue?"
When Fan Li heard this, he couldn't help but glared at Chu Dang, stopped paying attention to him, and left.
Tuliu Chudang said aggrievedly:
"Isn't it okay to talk about this? Everyone is glaring at me, huh, whose eyes are too small?"
Chu Dang's eyes widened as well, and his eyes were as big as copper bells.
…
But when Li Ran entered the study, he found Li Guang practicing calligraphy with Gong Eryue's company. Li Ran and Gong Eryue looked at each other, both of them were quite embarrassed, and they dared to look elsewhere.
However, Liguang was not aware of this subtle difference, and still said cheerfully:
"Father, have you made any progress by reading these words Guang'er?"
Li Ran wanted to leave, but since Liguang said this, he had no choice but to walk over.
He took a look at Liguang's handwriting, and he saw that it was indeed clean and neat, just like herself, becoming more and more graceful and graceful.
"Well, Guang'er, your progress is indeed not small. You are generous and elegant, and you are a teachable child."
Liguang became even more happy after hearing this:
"Father, my second mother said that Guang'er's swordsmanship has improved a lot!"
As Li Guang spoke, she was about to take Gong Eryue out to show Li Ran how to use the sword.
Gong Eryue was pulled by Li Guang and came to Li Ran. Li Ran and Gong Eryue looked at each other again, showing embarrassment to each other.
This time, Liguang was also vaguely aware of it.
While Li Guang was hesitating, Li Ran said:
"Come on, let's go to the yard and see how Guang'er's swordsmanship has improved."
So, the three of them walked out of the study together. Liguang took Gong Eryue's sword, jumped into the middle of the courtyard, and started dancing with the sword.
Liguang's figure is flexible, her sword skills are well practiced, her posture is graceful, and her sword's light is sharp...
At this moment, Fan Li hurried over and saw Li Guang playing with a sword, while Li Ran and Gong Eryue were watching. He came behind Li Ran and stood for a while.
After Liguang finished performing a sword dance, Fan Li stepped forward and said:
"Guang'er, it's time to drink medicine!"
Liguang put away the hilt of her sword and pretended to have a grimace at first, but she still behaved coquettishly and left with Fan Li coquettishly.
Liguang's heart disease has never been cured, but relying on the prescription left by the doctor, Liguang is no different from an ordinary child.
After Fan Li and Li Guang left, only Li Ran and Gong Eryue were left. Both of them felt a little embarrassed about what happened last night and didn't know where to start.
Li Ran was silent for a long time, and finally made up his mind and said:
"Yue, what happened last night was my fault, Li Ran! But the big mistake has been made, and I, Li Ran, will never escape. Just waiting for an opportunity, I will announce to everyone that I will let Kong Zhongni be the matchmaker to bring you The matchmaker is getting married, how about it?"
When Gong Eryue heard this, her pretty face immediately turned red and she didn't say anything for a long time.
Li Ran didn't dare to look at Gong Eryue's face, so he thought to himself and said:
"You are all alone. You have traveled thousands of miles from Yue to Lu. You have also suffered a serious illness before. Being so nameless and insignificant is not a long-term solution after all. I, Li Ran, am by no means a ruthless and unjust person, and I should be. I’ll give you better care.”
"You took great care of me and Liguang, and you saved my life many times..."
Of course Gong Eryue was willing deep down in her heart, but she couldn't help but interrupt Li Ran and asked:
"Sir, the reason why you said that is because you regard Yue'er as Madam's substitute? Or is Sir responsible for what happened last night? In fact... you don't have any feelings for Yue'er as a man or woman?"
Li Ran couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
In fact, he really didn't think much about it. The reason why Gong Eryue was kept in the first place was indeed because Gong Eryue and Ji Le looked so similar. This was an unchangeable fact.
As for their subsequent interactions, Li Ran was once in a trance, but even Li Ran himself couldn't figure out the entanglement.
Of course he knew that Gong Eryue was not Ji Le, but with that kind of emotion, did he regard her as a substitute?
He really couldn't tell.
As for what happened last night, Li Ran was drunk and he did treat her as a sacrifice, but is that all?
Although Li Ran didn't want to admit it, he also understood that he also had a natural affection for Gong Eryue.
"Yue, that's not the case... I still treat you..."
Li Ran was eloquent, but he rarely hesitated on this matter. He was really embarrassed and didn't know what to say.
When Gong Eryue saw this, she didn't want to embarrass Li Ran and just said:
"Sir, you and I both need to calm down now and think before we act. It's better to talk about this later..."
Gong Eryue said and left the yard with a blushing face.
Li Ran wanted to catch up, but Chu Dang came to report again at this time:
"Lord, Kong Sikou is here!"
Li Ran hesitated for a moment, and then said:
"Oh, just lead him to the living room. I'll get dressed and come over now!"
Chu Dang left in response, but Li Ran didn't stay much. He went back to his room, tidied his clothes, and then went directly to the living room.
At this time, Confucius had just been brought here by Chu Dang.
As soon as the two met and sat down with each other, Confucius told what happened in the court today.
After hearing this, Li Ran smiled slightly and said:
"It's normal for Meng Sun to have such thoughts, but it must be in vain."
"It seems that there will be some twists and turns in the Meng family's Chengyi. Now that we have agreed to send troops, just in case, I will go with you!"
In fact, Confucius had this idea, but now that Li Ran could take the initiative to mention it, he couldn't help but feel overjoyed.
"It would be great if my benefactor goes there!"
