The daughter of the metaphysical fortune teller: she is the best at eating melons to prolong life

Chapter 171 Second Brother

Xie Lan's expression also turned cold. "Madam, I never promised you that I would tell fortunes for the wife of Marquis Pingnan. And it wasn't me you saw yesterday, otherwise why didn't you recognize me just now?"

"Miss, what do you mean? Old Madam Xie accepted the gift from our mansion, and also a deposit of 1,000 taels. Do you want to deny it now?"

Xie Lan raised her eyebrows. She actually gave a deposit of 1,000 taels? She remembered that the old lady said yesterday that the silver note sent by Pingnan Marquis Mansion was 500 taels, and that the Marquis's wife promised to give another 500 taels after the divination.

The old lady deliberately kept it from her. It seemed that she really wanted to use her to make money for the Xie family.

What a good calculation.

It’s a pity that she didn’t agree, so no one can take advantage of her.

"You also said that it was Madam Xie who received the banknotes and gifts, not me. Go find whoever received the money, not me."

Rong Mama was already scolded by the wife of Marquis Pingnan for her incompetence because Xie Lan did not go to Marquis Pingnan's mansion. Now she was even more furious with Xie Lan.

“You are Miss Xie, and Old Madam Xie is your grandmother. What is the difference between the money she received and the money you received?
The grandmother took the money, but the granddaughter refused to admit it. What? Are you in the Xie Mansion so desperate for money that you dare to embezzle the money from the Pingnan Marquis Mansion? Don't you think you have the ability to offend our Marquis Mansion?

I tell you, Pingnan Marquis Mansion, you have to go today whether you want to or not!"

Although the onlookers thought that Rong Mama's attitude was bad, they also felt that the Xie family had taken the money but did not do the job, and that Miss Xie had indeed gone too far.

Xie Lan looked indifferent, not taking Rong Mama's threat seriously at all.

“Although I am a member of the Xie family, I grew up in Sanqing Mountain. The Xie family never raised me for a single day, so no one can interfere in my affairs.

I have never confiscated a penny from your Pingnan Marquis Mansion, so this matter cannot be blamed on me.

If you are worried that your money has been stolen, you can go and ask for it back. No one will stop you."

Xie Lan was too lazy to pay attention to the nanny and was about to leave.

Just at this moment, a carriage that had just passed by suddenly fell back.

An elegant and dignified man got out of the car and called out to Xie Lan's back, "Xiao Wu?"

Xie Lan’s body stiffened. It’s over. This voice seemed to be... Second Brother?

Is it too late for her to pretend not to hear and leave as if nothing happened?

As soon as Xie Lan had the thought, the visitor saw through her intention.

"Junior sister, is your ear not in good condition? Do you need me to ask a doctor to take a look?"

Xie Lan's face suddenly fell, and she was extremely frantic. She hadn't seen this second brother for many years, but how could he still be as smart as before? It made her want to bite him.

Knowing that he couldn't pretend any longer, Xie Lan could only turn around reluctantly.

But he put on a look of surprise, "Second Brother, why is it you? I didn't expect such a coincidence that I would meet you on the street."

Xie Lan smiled brightly and took the opportunity to glance at him. Seeing Second Brother snort, he knew he was unhappy, so he rolled his eyes around and started to flatter him.

"Second Brother, I didn't expect that after not seeing you for a few years, you have become more elegant and refined than before.

It seems that Kyoto is indeed under the feet of the emperor, and the feng shui here is no worse than that of Sanqing Mountain. No wonder Second Senior Brother forgot about me and Master as soon as he returned to the capital, and he didn’t even mention coming back to see us for several years. "

Yue Changxi knew this junior sister's temperament too well, and was not at all dazzled by her flattery. He glanced at her and said, "After I returned to Beijing, I wrote to you and Master every month. Why haven't you ever replied to my letter?"

The smile on Xie Lan's face froze. Second Senior Brother knew very well that she hated studying the most, but every letter he wrote to her was about homework he assigned to her.

She was too lazy to even read it, so how could she possibly reply to him? Of course, the truth could not be known to Second Senior Brother.

"Second Brother, this is not my fault. The reason I didn't reply to your letter is because..."

Seeing her eyes rolling around, Yue Changxi knew she was making excuses, and said unhappily, "It's because the letter I wrote to you either fell into the water or the toilet, or was taken away by Fatty, right?"

Xie Lan was speechless. All the excuses she had thought of were seen through by her Second Senior Brother. How could she continue making up excuses?

After laughing twice, Xie Lan blinked his eyes and pretended to be stupid, "Second Brother, how do you know that something goes wrong every time I receive your letter?
Ah, I see. You calculated it, right? I didn't expect that although Second Senior Brother has been away from Sanqing Mountain for a few years, his skills have become more and more advanced. He is really amazing."

Yue Changxi had a headache, not knowing whether his skills had improved or not. However, after not seeing this junior sister for a few years, her ability to play dumb had become more and more handy.

Seeing a sly look in her eyes, Yue Changxi couldn't help but raise his hand and slap her on the head.

"Stop flattering me. When did you return to the capital? Why didn't you come to see me? If it weren't for the letter from my master, I would have thought you were still in Sanqing Mountain."

Every time the second brother saw her, he wanted her to study, but she didn't want to take the imperial examination, so she would be stupid to go to him to torture herself.

Xie Lan screamed in pain, covered his head and took two steps back, looking around and saying something else, "Second Brother, you are so strong, if you hit me stupidly, aren't you afraid that Master will settle the score with you?"

This little junior sister is very tough, but she will become stupid if she is hit once.

Yue Changxi said seriously, "Ah, you got hit silly? It's all because Second Senior Brother didn't control the strength well.

Don't be afraid if you become stupid, pack up now and come back with me, and my second brother will have a way to teach you to be smart again."

Xie Lan was dumbfounded. In the past, Second Senior Brother had never been able to do anything to her, but this time they met, he had become smarter.

Afraid that Second Senior Brother would really take her back to the mansion and force her to study every day, Xie Lan waved her hands and said, "No, no, I was just joking with you, Senior Brother. You didn't beat me up. I'm fine. You don't need to bother teaching me."

Yue Changxi knew that she was most afraid of studying, so how could he not know what she was thinking? "Come with me, if you are not stupid, go back with me to get to know the place, in case you need to find me for something."

As senior and junior brothers and sisters who have been together for many years, Yue Changxi is familiar with Xie Lan's personality, and Xie Lan also understands the character of this second senior brother.

She said that she just wanted to go with him to get acquainted with the place, and that if she went there he would definitely give her a lot of books to read and also give her homework, so she refused to go.

"Second Brother, I'm really sorry, I'm busy today. In order to help the temple earn more money from incense offerings, I opened a store and shipped the sacred rice and mountain products from Sanqing Mountain to Beijing for sale.

Today is the first day of opening, and I'm very busy. After a while, when I have sorted out the business in the store, I will have time to come and meet you at your house."

Yue Changxi just passed by and came over out of curiosity when he saw the plaque of Sanqingshan Lingmi Shop. Now, after listening to Xie Lan's words, he went into the store, took a look around, and gave it some praise.

"It seems that Junior Sister has really grown up and can help Master share his worries. It's amazing that you have such filial piety, not bad."

Seeing that he had successfully changed the topic, Xie Lan was so happy that he asked the shopkeeper to send him a portion of the magical rice, magical tea and mountain products.

Unexpectedly, after Yue Changxi asked the servant to take the things, he nodded and said, "The shopkeeper and the servant are here, so you don't need to work. If you don't want to go back home with me, then come with me to the Royal Academy now."

The smile on Xie Lan's face froze again...

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