Li Xinyue didn't know that Shen Yuzhi hadn't left yet. When she got off the carriage and saw that the person was still there, she immediately blushed: "Thank you, Mr. Shen, for sending me back. You have worked hard along the way. Do you want to come in and have some tea?"
Shen Yuzhi ignored it and looked into the car through the opened curtain.
Luo Ran could no longer pretend to be deaf and dumb, so he had to bite the bullet and said: "Dad, today is the anniversary of my mother's death. My grandmother must be feeling uncomfortable too. My daughter wants to visit her old man."
Luo Deyun nodded: "That's right. It's because my father was negligent. Then you should go with Yu Zhi quickly. Daddy will help you talk to your grandmother."
"Okay, daddy should go to bed early."
Luo Ran said.
"Uncle, let's go first."
Shen Yuzhi said goodbye to Luo Deyun and mounted his horse again.
Until the figure disappeared, Li Xinyue still stood there and giggled.
"Hey, idiot, you're back!"
Li Yutang raised his hand and knocked her on the head.
"Li Yutang!"
Li Xinyue covered her head and shouted, suddenly seeing Luo Deyun's slightly frowning face, she hurriedly bowed and ran back to the house.
"Mother! Mother! I'm back!"
As soon as they entered the courtyard, Li Xinyue shouted.
Ms. Liu and her mother-in-law were talking in the room. She heard the voice and smiled and said, "It seems you had a lot of fun today?"
Mrs. Tian also nodded: "How is Fahua Temple? We, the ladies, will also go and pay our respects someday, and bless Yuan Liang to rise to another level."
"good."
Mrs. Liu was so happy that she couldn't open her mouth from ear to ear when she heard that her husband could still be promoted.
Li Xinyue stamped her feet and said, "Oh, please don't worry about father for now. You should listen to me first."
Ms. Liu: "What do you want to say?"
Li Xinyue blushed and said shyly: "Grandma, mother, I have found a good son-in-law for you..."
Ms. Liu:......
Tian:……
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On the other side, as soon as Luo Ran entered Shen's house, she heard Shen Yuzhi say coldly to the maid next to him: "Go and clean out cousin's yard! Also, my grandmother is old and goes to bed early, so I told you not to talk too much. Miss Biao will go to pay her respects to grandma tomorrow morning, got it?"
"Yes, I understand."
Bai Ji, the eldest maid beside him, agreed and quickly went to give instructions.
If the servants of the Shen family feared anyone the most, it was not the highly esteemed Mrs. Shen, nor the third-grade Master Shen, but the eldest young master in front of them who looked the gentlest.
Luo Ran told himself clearly that his cousin would not do anything to her, but his body still couldn't help but tremble a little.
Shen Yuzhi turned around and glanced at her lightly, saying, "Are you afraid now? It's too late."
With that said, he walked towards the yard.
Luo Ran had no choice but to follow.
Bai Ji moved very quickly, and within a short time, people had already cleaned the yard.
Shen Yuzhi looked around and nodded with satisfaction, then said to Luo Ran: "Take a look and tell Bai Ji if you need anything else."
Luo Ran still had the time to think about this, and looked around perfunctorily: "No need, it's already very good."
Shen Yuzhi touched the spotless tables and chairs in the main room and said slowly: "Grandma has been preparing this courtyard for you for fifteen years. Every year, if something new is added to Xiqing's courtyard, grandma will also order someone to add it. She always said that you girls should like the same things."
Luo Ran's eyes were a little moist, and he choked and said: "Cousin, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have been away from seeing my grandma for so long."
Shen Yuzhi shook his head: "I don't blame you. My uncle is busy and cannot return to Beijing without permission from the emperor. We all understand. You left Beijing when you were a few months old and are not close to the Luo family and the Shen family. I also understand. But Ran Ran Ran, you know, my grandmother almost died from a serious illness ten years ago."
Luo Ran covered her lips with her hands, crying and shaking her head: She didn't know, no one told her.
Shen Yuzhi's tone was very calm, and he continued: "Neither my grandmother nor my father will tell you. But in those days, my grandmother had little money, and her father sat on her bedside all day and night, holding her hand. She kept chanting: Mom, I know you miss Qingyin and want to see her. You can let go of your sons and grandchildren, but can you let Ranran? Ranran has had no mother since she was a child. What should she do if her in-laws bully her when she gets married? Yes, you haven't heard her call you grandma in person, are you willing to do so?"
Luo Ran slumped on the chair, crying into tears.
Shen Yuzhi had no intention of stopping, but he was still young at that time, so he only dared to hide behind the door and secretly watch his father and grandmother: "It was strange to say it later, my father told my grandmother this several times, and my grandmother had a miracle. I woke up like a baby. After waking up, I ate a whole bowl of porridge. I still remember the way my grandmother vowed at that time. She said: I have to live well and listen to Ranran call me grandma while I live. Watch her get married. Let her give birth to the baby."
Luo Ran covered his face with his hands and curled up into a ball: "Cousin, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."
Shen Yuzhi sighed, intending to be hard-hearted, but he couldn't help but walked up to her and gently touched the top of her head: "Ranran, if you live a good life, the Shen family can pretend that nothing happened. Just watch you from a distance. If you are not living well, the Shen family will always be your home, do you understand?"
Luo Ran cried and nodded.
Shen Yuzhi shook his head and his voice suddenly became sharp: "You don't understand! If you really understood, you wouldn't be involved with that kind of person! Do you know who Fu Jin'an is? In his eyes, there is no good or evil, no loyalty or villainy. , he is a veritable executioner in the hands of the emperor! I know you have your difficulties, but if you have your difficulties, you can tell your uncle and the Shen family, instead of putting yourself in a place of no return with your lonesome courage!"
The anger in his heart was vented, and Shen Yuzhi gradually calmed down.
Lifting Luo Ran's chin, he gently wiped away the tears on her face, and whispered as softly as if coaxing a child: "Ranran, tell your cousin, how did you meet him?"
Under his comfort, Luo Ran's mood finally calmed down. This incident was like a huge mountain pressing down on her, leaving her sleepless and breathless day and night.
How many nights did she go to bed and go to the bride's room with caution, fearing that someone would accidentally break in and discover her secrets. Today, someone finally discovered it, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
After only hesitating for a moment, he started talking about what happened on the Lantern Festival night.
Later, even Luo Ran found it strange that he could tell everything that he couldn't tell his father in just a few words from his cousin.
Perhaps it was because her cousin's voice was so gentle that she unconsciously let down her guard.
When she finished speaking, Shen Yuzhi squatted in front of her, lowering his head and making no movement for a long time. According to his guess, Luo Ran had only returned to Beijing for a few months, and he had only had a few contacts with that person. Who Know… …
Shen Yuzhi's face was so gloomy that he closed his eyes in pain and his teeth chattered.
Luo Ran was frightened by the cousin in front of him. He grabbed his arm and comforted him incoherently: "Cousin, don't worry, I'm fine. Really, don't you think I'm fine now? Don't be angry, okay? ?”
In the end, she shed tears unconsciously. She was really afraid of Shen Yuzhi like this.
