"Brother and sister, today you have to help me observe those ladies carefully and learn more about their true character. It depends on you whether your nephew can marry a suitable wife." Wen Shi whispered to Lan Shichu , Gongliang Jian is already seventeen years old, which is the age when she wants to get married. Wen has been worrying about this matter, but they have been exiled for more than six years, and she doesn’t know much about any outstanding little girls in the capital. So Wen brought Lan Shichu in to help.
Today's banquet was hosted by Princess Danning. All the famous young masters and ladies in the capital were here, and of course the elders, so it was a tacitly understood occasion for young people to see each other.
Lan Shichu originally didn't want to participate, but Wen said pitifully, as if without her, Gongliang Jian would not be able to marry a good wife, and asked Lan Shichu to help. Lan Shichu had no choice but to come.
Because Gongliang Subai was a close confidant of the emperor, as his wife, Lan Shichu enjoyed the treatment of a husband and a wife. She was complimented by other ladies without any trace, praising her youth and beauty, and praising Gongliang. Su Bai is young and promising, and even Gong Liang Congyun, a brat, is praised for his cleverness.
If you weren't sober at the beginning of Lan Shichu's life, you would easily be confused by these flattery.
While Lan Shichu dealt with them patiently, he secretly looked at the little girls present to see which one was suitable to be his nephew-in-law.
"Second sister!" Just as Lan Shichu was looking at a little girl with a round face, almond-shaped eyes and peach cheeks, a sharp shout interrupted her attention. She didn't realize this "second sister" at first. "It was me who yelled, but I simply thought the sound was a bit annoying.
When she looked at the speaker, she realized that it was not just the voice that she disliked, but also the person speaking. This person was Lan Manyu, the sister of the original owner, the granddaughter of King Lu who had been married to Duke Anguo for many years. .
Seeing that she finally saw him, Lan Manyu said angrily: "I called you so many times, but you didn't respond. I thought you had forgotten my sister."
"What do you want from me?" Lan Shichu glanced at her and asked.
The original owner has a very normal relationship with this sister, because Lan Manyu is the first child of Prince Lu. Although she is a daughter, she is very loved by her parents. They have pampered her since she was a child and spent a lot of energy cultivating and teaching her. , and also developed her petite, willful, selfish character.
After Lan Manyu was born, the original owner's parents gave birth to their much-anticipated eldest son two years later, and then another three years before giving birth to the second daughter, the original owner who was not taken seriously.
When she was little, Lan Manyu would take possession of any good things at home and only give them to the original owner if she didn't like them. The original owner was used to being ignored by her family, so she developed a character of swallowing others' anger and never competed with her sister. Because of this, it is naturally easy for Lan Manyu to bully her, so the relationship between the two sisters is weak. When the original owner was exiled, this sister did not even show up.
Lan Manyu forced a dry smile on his face and said, "Can't I come to you if I have nothing to do? We are sisters after all. We haven't seen each other for several years, so you don't miss me?"
Lan Shichu shook his head honestly: "I don't want to."
All kinds of suppressed laughter suddenly sounded next to her. When Lan Shichu was exiled, everyone knew that Prince Lu's Mansion sent people to sever ties with her. Lan Shichu had no contact with Prince Lu's Mansion since he returned to Beijing. Well, many people knew about this, so when Lan Manyu came to see Lan Shichu, everyone had a subtle feeling.
Lan Manyu's face turned blue and white, feeling embarrassed and embarrassed. She obviously didn't expect Lan Shichu to be so disrespectful. She gritted her teeth and said to Lan Shichu: "I have something to tell you, let's find a quieter place." Let’s talk about the place?”
"Is there something you can't talk about here?" Lan Shichu didn't want to go out alone to chat with annoying people.
Lan Manyu had no choice but to know that Lan Shichu would not accommodate her, so she had no choice but to say: "Sister, when will you go back to the palace to see your parents? My mother has been feeling unwell these past two days and has missed you very much. Please go back when you have time." Look at her."
Lan Shichu chuckled when he heard this. Is he about to start playing the emotional card? Want to kidnap yourself morally? But as long as she has no morals, no one can kidnap her.
So she smiled and said: "Mrs. Pan is joking. I have severed ties with Prince Lu's Palace a long time ago, and I have no parents. Everyone knows about this. A few years ago, the servants of Prince Lu's Palace did it in front of many people." It was announced in person, I think everyone’s memory should still be there.”
Lan Manyu choked suddenly, her expression turned ugly, her eyes widened, obviously she didn't expect Lan Shichu to say this so frankly in front of everyone, even though everyone knew about this disgraceful thing, But who would say it openly?
Although it was true that the people from Prince Lu's Mansion did something unreasonable at the beginning, wasn't there a reason for this? After Lan Manyu was embarrassed, he couldn't help but blame Lan Shichu for mentioning this matter. Wasn't this a blatant attempt to put Prince Lu's house in the dark? How could she be worthy of her mother's family?
So Lan Manyu said to Lan Shichu in a somewhat reproachful tone: "Sister, my family had no choice but to break off the relationship with you. Why can't you understand the difficulties of your parents? You are exiled like this. For several years, we were all worried about you. Fortunately, you came back safely, so we were relieved and have been trying to make it up to you. How can you keep resenting your parents..."
Lan Shichu raised his hands in disgust and said, "Stop, don't tell me these big principles. Cutting off the relationship means breaking it off. When I was down and out, you were afraid of avoiding me and adding insult to injury. Now that our family is on the rise, Are you just trying to build a relationship and make amends? What is the need to repair such a mercenary relationship? Why did you mention it to me? Is it because you have no choice? Do you think you believe it or not?"
Lan Manyu's face turned red. She didn't need to look at the eyes of the people around her, but she could feel the ridicule and contempt they gave her.
After all, she was not a person who could endure humiliation. When she heard Lan Shichu's merciless and disrespectful words, she immediately became angry and said, "I came to persuade you with good intentions, but I didn't expect you to be so paranoid! Even my mother-in-law's family was so angry. No, I'll see how you regret it later..."
After saying these lustful words, she ran away in despair.
"Speaking of which, Mrs. Pan seems to have been having a rough time these past few years. Although her husband is the eldest son of An Guo Gong, An Guo Gong prefers his younger brother. He always thinks about his younger brother... and wants to compete with his younger brother. It's also pitiful. She is obviously the legitimate heir to the palace, but she is overshadowed by her concubine. Mrs. Pan must have a hard time, right?" A lady clicked her tongue and talked about Lan Manyu's family affairs, whether it was ridicule or sympathy.
