Mr. Zhuang opened the sandalwood box with his own hands, and the contents suddenly appeared in front of his eyes. Those who saw it clearly were stunned and looked at Fu Jinan unconsciously.
Lu Jiuchen stepped forward to take a look and was stunned. After a while, he bowed: "Old madam, this junior is being rude."
Mr. Zhuang was stunned for a long time before wiping the tears from his eyes. He went to get the things in the box with trembling hands, but because he was too excited, he didn't take them out for a long time. Even Luo Ran couldn't help but be curious and stood on tiptoes slightly to look over.
From the corner of his eye, Fu Jinan saw the looming pink embroidered shoes under the pink dress. He suddenly remembered that night two months ago, when he played with the palm-sized jade feet in his hands. They were more moist and delicate than the finest warm jade, and his eyes felt dark. Dark.
Mr. Zhuang had already taken out the contents of the box, which was a half-parted rusty knife and a broken and unrecognizable crown.
"This, this is the boss's favorite knife..."
Mr. Zhuang pressed his forehead against the broken crown and cried bitterly.
Marquis Yongding also came over at this time, followed by Luo Deyun and others.
Upon seeing this, the ladies hurriedly retreated to the conservatory behind the screen. There were only a few older ladies left in the room.
Across the screen, Luo Ran vaguely saw Yong Dinghou walking up to Mr. Zhuang, picking up the half-cut knife and saying nothing for a long time, and finally said in a hoarse voice: "Yan Hui, you, where did you find this?"
Fu Jinan had already put away his charm and said calmly: "I found it by chance on the border of Dawan."
That was the place where Yue Xiangming died in battle.
"Thank you."
The dignified Marquis Yongding couldn't help but feel a little sore in his eyes. His eldest son died miserably, and not even his body was left behind. These two things could be said to be the things that accompanied him until the end.
Fu Jin'an said: "Master Hou, there is no need to be polite."
No more unnecessary words were said.
However, Yue Zhengnian knew that it must have taken a lot of energy to find these two things. If they were so easy to find, the Yue family would have found them long ago instead of waiting for more than ten years.
He stepped forward and patted Fu Jinan on the shoulder, and after a while he said, "You are a good boy."
However, he sighed, shook his head, and said no more.
Mrs. Zhuang was helped down by her two daughters-in-law to calm down, especially Mrs. Mei, wife of Yue Xiangming and mother of Yue Boyao, who even fainted from crying when she saw her late husband's relics. Everyone was busy trying to comfort her.
Marquis Yongding also took the men to the front yard.
Only the second wife and two young ladies of the Yue family were left to greet everyone.
Luo Ran also went to the garden with the ladies. As soon as they came out, everyone's mood obviously improved a lot. One of them, a rich lady from an unknown family, couldn't help complaining: "That Mr. Fu is indeed as unruly as the legend says. How can he give relics to someone's birthday?" What bad luck!”
As he spoke, he waved his handkerchief, as if to drive away the bad luck.
Another rich lady hurriedly said: "Shh! Keep your voice down, let him hear. Do you still want to live? Haven't you heard that last time an adult just cursed him behind his back when he was drunk, and the next day his tongue was stained The person pulled it out for no reason, and the murderer hasn’t been found yet!”
"Hmph!" The young lady just snorted indifferently, but didn't say anything else. She was obviously still wary.
Luo Ran was not a lively person, so he fell behind as he walked. He simply went to the pavilion next to it. Below was a winding stream, and the stream flowed from the rockery above. Although it was March, because There are green bamboos and cypresses on both sides of the creek, and there is no sign of depression at all.
Sitting in the pavilion, the surroundings suddenly became quiet. Even Youqing couldn't help but say: "These ladies all talk about these rules and that on the surface, but who knows they are so gossipy behind the scenes."
Luo Ran smiled slightly: "It's just human nature. If you don't like hearing it, just stay away. There's no need to be angry."
Youqing nodded and said: "I just feel sorry for Mrs. Yue. Such a good person has sent a white-haired person to a black-haired person twice. Ordinary people can't bear the blow long ago."
Luo Ran sighed: "Yes, in the eyes of parents, every hair of the child is precious, so they don't care about good luck or bad luck. If it were me, even a bone of a relative would be regarded as precious. Like a treasure."
She thought of her father in her previous life. Luo Ruxue, with her pregnant belly, told herself that she was pregnant with Fu Shiheng's own flesh and blood, and that she was Fu Shiheng's favorite person. She didn't care about any of this. The only thing that mattered was that she said her father's body was intact.
If someone had held a pile of bones and told her that it was the father who loved her the most, she would probably have shed tears of gratitude to that person.
"You are indeed different from others."
A girl's figure appeared in the pavilion, her eyes were a little red, but she looked at her with some joy.
Luo Ran looked at the strange girl in front of him, stood up and saluted, and just as he was about to speak, he saw the girl coming up and holding her hand affectionately, saying, "Are you Sister Luo? I just went to help my mother greet the guests. When I came back, you left already."
Luo Ran tilted his head and looked at her: the girl's facial features were delicate and her eyebrows were heroic. She was very similar to Yue Boyao. Combined with her words, he said sweetly: "Are you Sister Wan?"
Yue Wanhe nodded happily: "So you know me?"
Luo Ran smiled and said: "Brother Yue always talks about you, and today I finally saw you. Sister Wan is indeed pretty."
The Yue family are all bold and generous in character, and so is Yue Wanhe. She curled her lips and said, "Forget it, it's good if my eldest brother doesn't say bad things behind my back. How can he praise me? But there is one thing he didn't lie about. Sister Ran'er is really gentle. Ru Shui, no wonder my eldest brother always tells me to be quiet."
Luo Ran blushed a little: "I wish I was as lively and bright as Sister Wan."
Yue Wanhe shook his head: "Don't imitate me. I have been disliked by my mother and my eldest brother all day long. I have wanted to get to know my sister for a long time, but at the end of last year, my grandmother was in poor health. I did not go out as a guest this year, but now Only then did I have the opportunity to meet you. I just heard your words and knew that what my elder brother said was indeed right. You are different from others."
Luo Ran was a little embarrassed by the praise and said, "I just feel the same way."
Only then did Yue Wanhe remember that the little girl in front of her had lost her mother two months after she was born, and she didn't even remember what her mother looked like. Although her father is gone, he still stayed with her for so many years, and received honors from the court after his death, which is not like her...
Thinking of this, I felt more pity for Luo Ran. The two seemed to have known each other for many years and became closer.
"What are you two whispering about?"
Chen Xiqing came in from the outside, picked up the tea in front of Luo Ran and drank it all in one gulp, and finally wiped her lips with her sleeve without any trace. The little maid Bai Cui next to her froze in the air with her hand holding the handkerchief, dumbfounded: "Miss, if Madam finds out, it's time to scold you again."
Shen Xiqing waved her hand: "Hey, come out quickly. I want to talk to Wanhe and my cousin. Don't disturb us."
Bai Cui had no choice but to go outside the pavilion with Youqing and the maid beside Yue Wanhe with a grimace.
Yue Wanhe and Shen Xiqing are the same age, their birthday is only a few days older than Shen Xiqing's, and they always call each other by their first names.
"Xiqing, where did you go just now? Why didn't I see you when I came here?"
Yue Wanhe asked.
Shen Xiqing rolled her eyes, smiled slyly, raised her chin and pointed not far away, looked at Luo Ran and said, "I went to run errands for someone."
