The west courtyard of Champion Hou's Mansion - Wutong Courtyard, is the courtyard where the second room lives now.
Originally, Wutong Courtyard was not called Wutong Courtyard. After Luo Deyun took Luo Ran to the south of the Yangtze River, the Li family invited a Taoist nun from nowhere, saying that the name of the original courtyard conflicted with the old lady, which was not good for her health.
It just so happened that the old lady was always lingering on the bedside at that time, so she asked an expert to give her this name again.
At this time, Luo Ruxue was crying in her mother's room: "Mom, what happened to grandma today? How could she help outsiders bully you!"
Li didn’t quite understand what her aunt meant, but she believed that the old lady would never lock her up for too long, so she comforted her daughter: “Don’t worry, maybe your grandmother just had to show off for the sake of the Shen family’s face. Don't worry, no matter what, mother will not delay your haircut ceremony, she will give you a glorious haircut ceremony."
Press down that dead girl Luo Ran.
Luo Ruxue was still a little worried: "But what if the Shen family always comes to interfere in this way?"
Li rolled her eyes and said, "No."
Luo Ruxue stopped crying and looked at her mother curiously: "Mom, is there anything you can do?"
Li hugged her and smiled: "Now that your eldest uncle is not married, the Shen family will always have excuses to visit, but once your eldest uncle marries a wife, Luo Ran will definitely not get along with his stepmother. In this way, the Shen family will Naturally, I am also dissatisfied with the Luo family, it will be strange if they will come again when the time comes!"
Luo Ruxue frowned: "But didn't mother say that if the eldest uncle marries a wife, wouldn't the eldest aunt have the final say in this family? Aren't you going to hand over all the housekeeping rights then?"
Mrs. Li snorted: "So, let's let your uncle marry an obedient man."
Luo Ruxue: "Obedient?"
Li curled her lips: "Yes."
Then he called to Nanny Zhang who was next to her: "Nanny, go and send a letter to my sister-in-law, saying that I have found a good family for her cousin."
The sky was getting dark, and Youqing secretly prepared the medicine while everyone was busy having dinner.
Luo Ran went to Ningfu Yuan to say hello and came back. He hurriedly waved away the people waiting in the courtyard, and asked Chunyu to guard the door before turning around and entering the house:
"Miss, all the slaves outside have been arranged. Even Zizhu Zifu has been sent away by the slaves. After a while, you will drink the medicine and the slaves will not go anywhere. They will stay in front of you. Don't be afraid."
Youqing was a little nervous and her voice was trembling.
Luo Ran looked at a large bowl of dark medicine in front of him, like a whirlpool. Once a person is sucked in, he will be doomed.
She slowly picked up the bowl.
Youqing pinched her thigh tightly to force herself to calm down: "Miss, please drink slowly, don't burn it."
Luo Ran closed his eyes, and his pink lips were stained with the heavy concoction, as if a delicate flower had been contaminated.
"Miss!"
Youqing suddenly called out.
The concoction was very bitter. Luo Ran only touched a little bit, and his brows knitted together. He looked back and said, "What's wrong?"
Youqing raised her hand and wiped her tears hard: "Miss, either, or we won't drink. Big deal, big deal, we won't let anyone find out in the future..."
Luo Ran shook his head and smiled bitterly, looking down at his flat belly: "I can hide it for a while, but what about the future. My belly is getting bigger day by day. Do I want my father and the Shen family to be embarrassed because of me?"
It seems that he has made a decision in his heart, and looking at the bowl of medicine, it doesn't seem that painful anymore.
After the concoction entered his mouth, Luo Ran breathed a sigh of relief.
She picked up the bowl and tried to drink it all in one go. But as soon as her lips touched the edge of the bowl, there was a loud noise from outside, and she was so frightened that she almost knocked over the medicine bowl.
Youqing hurriedly looked outside: "Miss, don't worry, I'll go take a look."
As soon as he went out, he saw Chun Yu standing in the yard with a pale face, helpless.
"What's wrong?"
Youqing closed the door and turned around. From the corner of his eye, he saw the bamboo cage originally placed on the corridor, and his expression changed. He saw that the kitten that Mr. and Miss Biao had sent him at noon was gone.
Youqing originally planned to find a place to stay in the wing after the young lady took the medicine, but he didn't expect that the cat would disappear after such a short time.
"what happened?"
Youqing asked.
Chun Yu then pointed outside and said, "I was guarding the door just now when I heard a loud noise outside, so I came down to take a look. Unexpectedly, before I could reach the door of the courtyard, the cat suddenly jumped out from behind me and headed over there. Bian ran away!"
Youqing looked at the direction Chunyu was pointing, then looked back at the house and said, "Wait for a while, for a while..."
"Let's go find the cat first. My cousin spent a lot of effort to get it. Don't waste his efforts."
While Youqing was talking to Chunyu, Luo Ran had already come out and obviously heard their conversation just now.
Youqing was a little worried and whispered: "But that medicine..."
Luo Ran said: "It's okay, you go find it, I'll drink the rest later."
Youqing nodded: "Okay then, miss, drink it while it's hot and wait for the slave to come back and clean it up."
Luo Ran: "Well, go quickly. You won't have to run far away in a while. It's dark and hard to find."
Youqing then called out Zizhu Zifu, as well as the maids and women who were rough in the yard, and together they started looking for cats around the Ningxiang Courtyard.
"Meow meow……"
"Meow meow……"
Luo Ran looked at it for a while, then turned and went back to the house to drink the rest of the medicine.
As soon as he entered the house, his whole body froze in place.
There was only one dim candle in the room, which shone brightly and dimly on the man's face, making it difficult to see his appearance clearly. But Luo Ran still recognized him at a glance.
Fu Jinan sat where Luo Ran had just sat, with half of the concoction that Luo Ran had drunk in front of him. He lowered his head, looking so focused.
Luo Ran followed his gaze and saw a ball of white fluff lying comfortably in his arms.
Fu Jinan's slender fingers carelessly played with the cat's neck, and the cat purred comfortably.
I don't know how long it took, but an inaudible sigh sounded in the quiet room: "Sit down, what are you doing standing there?"
Only then did Luo Ran realize that someone was turning his back on guests.
Look at the bowl of pitch-black concoction, and then look at the cat in his arms. The clay figurine, who has always been gentle and weak-tempered, also has a three-dimensional temperament.
"Who asked you to enter my courtyard privately? Could it be that you were ordered by the emperor to handle another case?"
Fu Jin'an glanced at her unexpectedly and chuckled: "I can go wherever I want, what about the Emperor?"
This is really treasonous. He can act recklessly, but Luo Ran cannot.
She stood there without moving and asked: "Then, may I ask, Sir Commander, why did you break into the female family's inner house without permission at such a late hour?"
Fu Jinan pinched the cat's neck with his fingers and exerted slight force. The cat suddenly screamed and was about to extend its paws, but when it met the man's gaze, it retracted.
Fu Jin'an looked interesting and used some more force. The cat was shaking all over, but it didn't dare to stretch out its claws. It just whimpered and meowed pitifully at Luo Ran.
Fu Jin'an loosened his hand and stroked its fur gently: "You are so good. If you don't obey me, I will skin you alive to make a hand stove."
Luo Ran felt terrified.
