Outside Xinpingzhai, except for Wen Liangyu who avoided the situation, brothers Xie Ce and Ruan Fujing were waiting in the corridor.
After about half an hour, the door opened and the three men gathered around him.
Xie Ce's heart skipped a beat when he saw his father's gloomy expression.
It shouldn't be. Based on his understanding of his father, no matter what Lan An did, he would never be willing to say harsh words to his uncle's orphan. Why is he looking like this?
Xie Lan'an felt refreshed, and Xie Yixia glanced at her. He wanted to be personable, but this little guy didn't know where he had gone wrong. He was serious about talking about things before, but suddenly he asked him to quit Wu Shi San without thinking.
Not counting this, they also said, "You should drink less alcohol," "You should exercise restraint in sensual play," and "Oh, you should stay away from women, lechers, and musicians in the future."
Listen, is this what a junior should say?
What are Jiangzuo celebrities? Those who take five stones, drink heavily, read Li Sao well, and travel extensively are truly famous people. Have you all quit? He might as well become a monk.
But Xie Lan'an's next sentence, "I'm afraid that my uncle will indulge in drinking and sex and damage his body, and Lan'an will have no one to rely on." Coupled with her sad expression, Xie Yixia was at a loss.
He was extremely confused. When he was not at home, what did the third child do with the elders in the clan to turn his good nephew into a little fox who can manipulate people's hearts?
Ruan Fujing asked Xie Lanan gently with his eyes. Xie Lanan smiled and shook his head, indicating that nothing was wrong.
Ruan Houxiong came back just at this time, his tall figure walking with wind. Xie Yixia smiled at Lan An, "Look, the person you rely on is here."
Xie Lanan pretended not to understand his second uncle's strange annoyance.
It is not easy for a person who is addicted to pills to quit, but it involves the life of her second uncle. She had made up her mind as early as the beginning of her rebirth. She stepped forward to greet her uncle, "Uncle, are you okay?"
When he heard his niece calling him, Ruan Houxiong's aura of intimidation instantly dissipated from his brows, and he grinned and said, "What's the matter? It's just that the dog - Zhu Yushi's jade wat was broken in half."
Xie Lanan groaned, and Ruan Houxiong added: "The front teeth are also broken in half."
Xie Lanan was surprised: "Have you taken action?"
"Where?" Ruan Houxiong waved his hand nonchalantly. If he did it, Mr. Zhu's ribs would be cut in half. "It's just a move."
The land of Jinling princes is full of princes, and the habit of domineering clans has become common. It is not a place where the king's law is respected. Legislation and punishment are aimed at ordinary people, but the punishment is not targeted at officials. Ruan Houxiong, who had led the army, followed the local customs in his hometown. Even if Zhu Yushi wanted to investigate, he could not touch the foundation of the Ruan family in Wu County.
Ruan Fujing tapped his forehead, not wanting his cousin to have the impression that his uncle's family were all reckless people, so he decisively stopped the topic and asked his cousin if there was any spare guest room in the main courtyard for his father and son to stay.
The two families have not moved together for more than ten years, so when they go to Beijing this time, they naturally have to stay with their aunt and cousin for a while.
Xie Lan'an naturally said yes, and Xie Deng quickly responded: "You don't need to trouble my sister with trivial matters. There are many guest houses in the Xie Mansion. I am willing to make arrangements for my uncle and my brother."
Ruan Fujing saw the little Xie Lang's plan and said with a smile: "No need to go to such trouble, I still want to live in a house closer to my cousin so that we can talk more easily."
Selden looked sad. He hasn't even stayed in the main courtyard a few times!
When Xie Den was a child, his father and brother had strict control over him, but Xie Lan was the only one who protected him, would help him lie when he got into trouble, and occasionally allowed him to take a nap in her study, which would be a great joy.
But she didn't dote on him. In her spare time, she would patiently hold his hand holding the pen, correct the glyphs, and teach him. The thing that Xie Deng is most proud of so far is that someone praised his calligraphy as having the true meaning of Xie Yaguan.
So Xie Lan'an became a woman, and Xie Deng didn't feel unfamiliar at all, but he was afraid that she would alienate him because of it.
Xie Yixia didn't want to disturb the reunion of their uncle and nephew. When he returned to the capital, he could not help but settle the family's unrest and then go to the palace to report on his duties.
Before leaving, he seemed a little worried, and said one more thing to Xie Lan'an: "A gentleman breaks off a relationship without saying evil words. Those who say evil words are not truly worthy people. There is no need to feel sad."
If he is not in Beijing, how can he not notice the ups and downs in people's hearts in Jinling? Lan'an has been wise and steady since childhood, and is good at forbearing. If he hadn't experienced a heart-breaking experience, he would never be what he is today.
It's not that she's not good now, it's just that since ancient times, she showed her talent early, which is the most tabooed thing among all creatures. The name "Han Ling" was originally given to her with good intentions, but now Mr. Xie feels a little regretful, for fear that it will damage her soul and cause the child to follow in the footsteps of his eldest brother.
Xie Lan'an had a clear mind and had already looked away. When he heard this, he raised his eyebrows sadly: "Yes, Han Ling is lucky to have his second uncle to take care of him, so he can find a solution. I really can't imagine what I would do if my second uncle was sick as a child." "
Yes, Xie Yixia thought with a dark face, I don’t need to say this.
He ignored the little fox who was trying to trick him and looked at Ruan Houxiong, "Sister-in-law, over there..."
"I really owe your sect an explanation for what my sister-in-law has done." Ruan Houxiong was not an unreasonable person. He straightened his expression and said, "Your Majesty, I will go and talk to her."
Xie Yixia was open-minded, nodded and left. When leaving, she asked Ce'er, whom she hadn't seen for many years, to follow her and talk on the way. Xie Ce responded and took away Xie Den, who was wandering around wanting to talk to Xie Lanan alone.
Ruan Houxiong turned his head and showed his white teeth to Xie Lanan, "Let's go, let's go see your mother together."
The corners of Xie Lanan's lips were curved, but his expression was a little dull, "Mom, she probably doesn't want to see me."
When Ruan Houxiong saw his niece so alone, he couldn't bear it, and he already had some guesses about what Ruan Biluo had been doing in these years.
Being dissatisfied with my sister is one of them, and feeling sorry for this little girl is another, but it doesn't make sense for the whole family to not see each other, so he lowered his head and coaxed: "Just go with your uncle, okay?"
Ruan Fujing, who had been beaten since childhood, coughed and said, "I have never seen my father coax anyone in my life. My sister, please enjoy it."
Xie Lan'an didn't care. The reason why she didn't want to show up in the west courtyard was not because of fear, but because of laziness and her emotionally unstable mother. Since her uncle insisted, she led the two of them to the west courtyard.
Ruan Houxiong told her on the way that after the letter was sent to the Ruan family, her grandmother cried all night, scolded Ruan Biluo for being stupid, and ordered him to leave for Beijing overnight to pick up her granddaughter.
Aunt Ling originally wanted to follow, but Ruan Houxiong was afraid that the Xie family would change and would not be able to take care of her when the time came, so he did not let his wife go with him.
"It's my fault that I haven't fulfilled my filial piety in front of my grandmother all these years." Xie Lan'an recalled that both his grandfather and maternal grandfather died early. When my grandmother was still alive, she thought it was my mother's child that killed my father. She never wanted to see him. She seems to have never had the connection with an elder who is a distant relative.
Ruan Fujing was walking beside Lan An, but he remembered that when she was a child, her aunt took her back to Wu County to visit relatives.
He was still young at the time and could not remember many details. There was only one scene that stood out in his memory: that little pink baby, who was just over two years old, was playing with a bamboo eagle in his room one day when he suddenly began to cry in a low voice, as if he was Wetting the bed.
The aunt in his room heard the sound and came forward to change his clothes for his young cousin before she touched the lace. It happened that his aunt came into the room and saw this scene. Her face changed on the spot, she screamed and hugged Xiao Lan'an in her arms. No one is allowed to touch.
On the same day, my aunt said goodbye, took her children and maid into the car and left without looking back, leaving everyone in the Ruan family confused as to where she had been offended.
It seems that since then, the relationship between the two families has gradually drifted apart.
Ruan Fujing, who was less than ten years old at the time, could not imagine that it was so far away. He was just thinking about it in a daze: his aunt held her little cousin in her arms until she left the house, and did not help him change clothes. The wet clothes and pants were stained on her body. Uncomfortable, will he cry again...
The bamboo fence of Xiangyuan Waterside Pavilion came into view. Ruan Houxiong was stunned when he saw the strict guard at the courtyard gate.
Xie Lanan raised his hand, and the guards dispersed as ordered.
Minghua was hanging her handkerchiefs by the beauty stall on the corridor. When she saw her husband, she stopped moving, thinking she was dreaming, and suddenly said in surprise: "Madam, Lord Ruan is here! Lord Ruan is here to see you with Mr. Ruan Xiaolang." , our young man... is also here."
This was the first time she saw Xie Lanan wearing women's clothes. She bit her tongue in surprise and could not hear the last few words.
Then there was a low noise coming from the room, a shadow appeared at the door, and a heavy square porcelain pillow suddenly flew out and headed straight for Xie Lanan.
"Watch out!"
Ruan Fujing said in a low voice, Ruan Houxiong quickly stepped in front of Xie Lan'an and pushed away the life-threatening thing that hit his head with one hand. The porcelain pillow hit the stone pillar courtyard lamp and made countless shattering sounds.
Ruan Houxiong raised his head angrily, and the shadow beside the door rushed out like the wind, with blood-red eyes: "You dare to come to see me! What are you wearing? Kneel down!"
The woman seemed not to recognize her biological brother. Her clear eyes were filled with anger due to the suspicion in the past few days, and she looked at Xie Lanan angrily.
Ruan Houxiong grabbed Ruan Biluo's shoulders and looked at his sister, who had messy buns and was too thin to wear clothes. He was heartbroken and said, "Ahuang, please wake up, she is your daughter!"
There were broken porcelain everywhere, and Xie Lanan didn't even look at it.
Through her uncle's back, she looked at everything in front of her indifferently.
She was so calm that it seemed as if the person who wanted to hurt her was someone unrelated to her, and there was no sadness at all. Ruan Fujing looked at her profile and suddenly became breathless, "Dad, I'll take my cousin out first."
Even so, it did not stop Ruan Biluo from blurting out the vicious words: "I have no daughter, I only have one son, and he is still a disobedient and unfilial evil! If you are disobedient, aren't you afraid that your father will die with his eyes open?!"
"Enough!" Ruan Houxiong shouted angrily.
At this moment, he finally understood why A-lan didn't want to come, and he suddenly understood what she had been through these years.
Ruan Houxiong turned his head with an ugly expression, fearing to inflict further damage on A Lan's heart. He lowered his voice to a whisper, "Nanny... you can take Fu Jing to the garden for a walk first, and I'll talk to your mother."
Xie Lan'an doesn't feel uncomfortable at all. Mostly, mother and daughter have to pay attention to a little bit of fate in their family relationship. She nodded: "I won't delay your reminiscing about the past."
After taking a few steps, the curses were still coming from behind. The woman turned her head with clear eyes: "Mom, I have never disobeyed you since I was a child. It is not because I am unfilial and guilty, but because I understand that my father died early, that it is not easy for my mother, that it is not easy for the Xie family to grow up, and that it is not easy for the family to establish a family. "
The corners of her lips curled up slightly, and she said in a calm voice, "But, I don't owe you anything."
Ruan Hou's ambition was about to be shattered. When he saw Ruan's voice moaning and wanting to speak, he didn't listen to a single word. He covered her lips and forcibly pulled her into the room.
"Ahuang, look in the mirror and see what you have done to yourself! Back then, you and Xie Dalang were in love. The man was talented and the daughter was beautiful. It was a match made in heaven. But people cannot be resurrected. I, the daughter of the Ruan family, am not for this. Who will guard the burial alive? Look at what you have done to teach the beautiful You Qi Ji'er."
When Ruan Biluo heard him calling her baby name, she looked up in confusion with tears in her eyes.
Looking at her brother whom she had not seen for many years, she cried and laughed: "You are here. Did he reveal his identity? The Xie family always wanted to deal with him, so they informed you to come?"
Ruan Houxiong was so angry with her that he wanted to thank the elder of the Xie family. The soul of the elder of the Xie family was hung on a beam by my eldest niece.
Ruan Biluo started crying again: "Why didn't I teach him well? I taught him the four books and six arts, taught him to stand up for himself, and taught him to be a good man like his father! In the end, he wasted all his hard work as a mother... He Why don't you fill up my waterside pavilion? Are you afraid that I won't be able to throw in the water? If you are afraid of me, why don't you listen to me..."
With tears in her eyes, she turned to look at the shadowy bamboo shadows on the window, "I would rather die and go into exile, I can't bear the constant sadness in my heart*. Who knows my suffering?"
Ruan Houxiong looked at her coldly, "Thanks to my mother's eyesight from crying at home, you want to imitate Concubine Xiang and commit suicide for Emperor Shun. Are you going to leave and leave an orphan to suffer for the rest of your life?"
"Is he suffering? Why is he suffering?"
Ruan Houxiong let out a deep breath, held his sister's shoulders, and forced her to look into his eyes. There were tears in the eyes of this nine-foot-tall tough guy, "Isn't she suffering? You think you are a dead tree, but you still put a glimmer of hope in your child, but what about her? Have you seen her as a human being?" Gujing, the eyes of Jingqi Shuangqiu?"
Ruan Houxiong gritted his teeth and said, "Everyone feels sorry for her, but she no longer knows what pain is."
