Concubine's Survival Handbook

Chapter 253 Lan Yao's Sadness

After Lan Yao and the others came out of Lan Qian's yard, Lan Yao saw that it was still early, so she couldn't help but said, "Why don't you two come to my place again. We haven't chatted together for a long time."

Slightly complaining words came out of Lan Yao's mouth.

Jing Ning and Xiao Yuan looked at each other and smiled, they really came today to see Qianqian's condition, but they also had a lot to say to Lan Yao.

Jing Ning nodded, "Okay, then Xiao Yuan and I will stay with you for a while today."

Xiao Yuan also nodded, she also had a lot to say to Lan Yao, about some things that her brother told her that day, she had been thinking about it during the few days of rest at home, and she still planned to tell Lan Yao.

The three of them came to Lan Yao's courtyard and entered the house. When the maids poured tea and were about to leave, Lan Yao stopped her, "Bring Miss Xiao some pastries from the mansion."

The maids responded with blessings, and Xiao Yuan hastily refused before going out, "No need, no need."

Xiao Yuan picked up the tea in front of her and smiled, "I'll just drink the tea, and I won't eat pastries."

The servant girl didn't know whether to take the pastry or not, she just stood there in a daze.

Lan Yao waved her hand to the maid, "I don't want to take it, you go down first." After that, she looked at Xiao Yuan playfully. , "Why, don't you like eating pastries the most? Have you changed your gender today?"

Jing Ning also looked over suspiciously.

Xiao Yuan chuckled, "Well, my brother said that if you eat too much sweets, you will become stupid."

Lan Yao raised the corners of her eyes and raised her eyebrows slightly, "Yo, why are you listening to your brother so much?"

"Didn't I suddenly discover that what my brother said made a little sense?" Xiao Yuan said.

"What your brother said to you is reasonable." Jing Ning interjected from the side, it seems that because of mentioning Xiao Lin, her ears turned a little red.

Xiao Yuan rolled her eyes and smiled badly, "Yeah, no matter what my brother says, it makes sense. For example, he once told me that he likes a certain lady from the Prime Minister's family... Another example..."

Jing Ning's ears instantly turned red, and even his cheeks flushed. "I'll ignore you if you say it again." She anxiously interrupted Xiao Yuan's words, and leaned over to cover Xiao Yuan's mouth.

Xiao Yuan quickly moved away, "Don't say it, absolutely not." Xiao Yuan smiled and hid behind Lan Yao.

Jing Ning hummed, picked up the teacup and drank tea, she could already feel her cheeks were hot, the tea in the teacup had just cooled down, not so hot, she could let herself cool down a bit.

Xiao Yuan cheerfully sat down on her seat again, she really should let her elder brother see what Jing Ning looks like now.With a blushing face and a shy face, Yun Jiaoyu is timid.

Thinking of Xiao Lin, Xiao Yuan suddenly remembered what he had said to herself, and her expression changed.Oops, almost forgot about this.

Lan Yao has been watching Jing Ning and Xiao Yuan, and immediately saw Xiao Yuan's abnormal expression, and asked, "What's wrong, A Yuan?"

Xiao Yuan didn't know whether to tell Yaoyao about Chen Zhi's house arrest, she struggled for a while, and thought she should tell Lan Yao, after all, it was Chen Zhi's matter.Chen Zhi's matter is Lan Yao's matter.Xiao Yuan thought so.

So she coughed, put away the smile on her face, and said seriously: "Yaoyao."

Lan Yao was taken aback by Xiao Yuan's expression, and subconsciously sat up straight, "Say it."

"I heard from my brother a few days ago that Chen Zhi was under house arrest." Xiao Yuan said slowly.

Lan Yao frowned slightly, "Chen Zhi...is he under house arrest? Why?" It seems that this name has not been mentioned for a long time, and when Lan Yao mentioned the word 'Chen Zhi', his eyes darkened. .

She didn't dare to mention him in front of others, and she didn't dare to mention him when she was alone in private, for fear that someone who cared about him would hear him and cause trouble for Grandpa.This name can only linger in my heart, but I dare not say it on my lips.

"It should be because the emperor heard the rumors among court officials, and then the emperor put Chen Zhi under house arrest." Xiao Yuan paused, glanced at the silent Lan Yao, and continued: "And the emperor still I talked with Fu Guogong, but I don't know what I talked about specifically, and I guess it has something to do with this matter."

Lan Yao lowered her head and stared at the tea in the cup, "My grandpa never told me this." She didn't know that the emperor had already looked for grandpa, and now grandpa locked himself in the study as soon as he returned home, and his brothers also went to the study frequently run.Qianqian has been ill recently. Although grandpa asked the housekeeper to send a lot of medicinal materials and invited many doctors, he rarely set foot in Qianqian's yard.Guess it's going to be tricky.

"Yaoyao, did you tell Fu Guogong about the previous analysis between me and A Yuan?" Jing Ning also asked with a frown.

Lan Yao nodded, and looked away from the tea, "I told my grandfather, but he didn't seem surprised, he thought he already knew. I also told him what Qianqian said, and he just nodded to let me not worry about it .” Lan Yao didn’t say what her grandfather said later.She got up and poured the cold tea into the potted plants in the house, and poured another cup of tea for herself.

While pouring tea, Duke Fu's words from that day seemed to be lingering in his ears.

"Yaoyao, I don't know what is the relationship between you and the proton of the Qi country. I will not check the authenticity of the rumors outside. But grandpa wants to remind you here that he is the proton of the Qi country. And you are the daughter-in-law of my Fuguo Duke's mansion. Do you understand?"

Lan Yao silently thought about what her grandfather said to herself.In fact, she has been deliberately ignoring these things, these external factors.All she cared about was Chen Zhi, only Chen Zhi.But after this happened, Lan Yao felt that she was wrong, her thinking was too simple and pure.

Jing Ning will be with Xiao Lin because they have a marriage contract.A Yuan will definitely be with Feng Ting in the future, because they are in the same family.As for myself and Chen Zhi, there is no marriage contract, Yemen is wrong, and more importantly, there is no way to avoid the dividing line between the two countries.

"Hiss." Lan Yao, who was thinking about something, didn't pay attention, and was scalded by the hot tea in the teapot, and instantly regained consciousness.

Jing Ning hurriedly took the teapot away, she held Lan Yao's hand, her fair skin turned red immediately after being scalded, and a look of distress flashed in her eyes.

Xiao Yuan beside her called someone to come in and asked the maid to prepare ice cubes and ointment.

The maids quickly brought the ice cubes and ointment, Jing Ning took the ice cubes and carefully applied them on the wound.

Although her movements were gentle, it still made Lan Yao let out a 'hoo' in pain.

"Be patient." Jing Ning frowned, but the movements of his hands became lighter.

Lan Yao silently went to Jingning to apply ice cubes for herself, she didn't say a word, but her eyes gradually became moist.Maybe it was the pain of the wound, maybe it was something else.

Big drops of tears fell on the dress, Jing Ning noticed it, pursed her lips but didn't look up, pretending that she didn't see the water smudge on the dress.

Lan Yao has never cried in front of her, she has always looked carefree, not as soft and gentle as those girls in the boudoir.If someone bullies herself and A Yuan, Yaoyao is always the first to rush forward.

(End of this chapter)