Chapter 182 Evacuate the Lan Mansion and return it to Yunyi
The second brother must be coming to pick her up! The second brother must be coming to pick her up!
Lan Wanru thought, her teeth trembling with excitement.
Lan Wanru's face flushed, and she opened the wooden door in front of her with trembling hands.
"Creak-" a sound.
An old woman wearing a linen shirt suddenly appeared in front of her. The old woman had gray hair but her clothes were very neat.
Lan Wanru swallowed.
The old woman in front of her was like a basin of cold water, cooling the hot blood all over her body.
Not the second brother? Is it someone sent by the second brother...
Lan Wanru still had hope in her heart, and there was pleading in her eyes.
"Hello... Miss, we encountered some accidents on the way. Can you take us in here?"
She looked at Lan Wanru's face with clear eyes and said.
Not the second brother.
Lan Wanru's only hope was shattered, her body instantly softened, and she hurriedly held on to the door frame, feeling a little wet at the moment.
"Hello……"
Seeing that Lan Wanru didn't answer, the old woman waited for a long time and asked again.
Lan Wanru frowned slightly as she listened to her words. She felt that the words of the old woman in front of her were a bit strange, and for a while she didn't know why.
She was about to speak, but another person appeared in front of her.
This is a woman wearing a pure white cloak.
She weakly leaned on a branch and walked to the old woman's side. The long cloak covered her entire body, and the white brim of her hat blocked her face.
When Lan Wanru looked at it at this moment, she could only see her pointed chin.
She gently asked the old woman: "Mommy, have you found a place to stay?"
Lan Wanru stood there blankly, listening to her sweet voice, and was slightly stunned again.
The woman said, then turned to look at Lan Wanru: "Little master, my grandmother and I are originally from Lizhou, and my father is the prefect of Lizhou, and he will be on duty in Beijing this year. Who knows?
When I followed my father to Beijing, I was separated from my family, and my money was taken away by evil slaves. I just encountered a robber in the mountains. In panic, I found your Jingci Temple..."
"Can you ask this little master to show mercy and take us in so that we can avoid the limelight?"
As the woman spoke, her slender fingers lifted the brim of her hat again, revealing her face.
Her appearance was a little dull, and her eyes were a little red at the moment, but her aura was something that should not be underestimated.
She doesn't look like the daughter of a small local magistrate, but she looks like she was born into a wealthy family and was raised by the matriarch of the house from an early age.
Lan Wanru didn't feel anything at first. It didn't matter whether she concealed her true identity or not. She was seen by many wealthy people in the capital.
She was completely dejected and in a bad mood at the moment. She didn't even want to speak. She just wanted to welcome her in as usual.
Anyway, this Jingji Temple often accommodates believers who come and go.
But when she glanced at the woman in front of her again, her eyes suddenly shrank.
"you……"
Lan Wanru's lips trembled a little.
"Nian Hui, what happened outside? Who is the guest?" Master Tai walked out of the back room very vigilantly after listening to the noisy sounds outside.
"Two passing guests came and wanted to have a rest..."
Lan Wanru hurriedly held the woman's hand and invited her inside.
"Two guests? Then let's invite them to stay and have a rest as usual."
The teacher came out and looked at Lan Wanru's somewhat abnormal expression. She carefully glanced up and down at the woman Lan Wanru was supporting, but found nothing unusual about her.
Lan Wanru was overjoyed after hearing this, and followed the old nun to help the woman into the side room of Jingci Nunnery.
"This little girl..."
When Lan Wanru saw the reaction of these two people, it was so abnormal, as if she was grasping at her only life-saving straw.
The teacher stood there and looked at the backs of several people for a long time, but could not see any clues. She recalled Lan Wanru's actions in the past few days and sighed slightly.
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Lan Bojian was originally planning to enter the palace, but she saw the servants in the Lan Mansion coming and going with vases and antiques.
He seemed to be thinking of what happened in the past, and his steps paused slightly.
Lan Yunyi made a lot of money for Lan Mansion during her time in Lan Mansion. She used to be afraid of poverty and being bullied, just like a little mouse. In the future, when she has money, she likes to live in Lan Mansion.
There are some calligraphy and painting treasures in his study.
It's a pity that the study room that Lan Yunyi carefully arranged was taken away by Lan Wanru. In the end, Lan Wanru borrowed flowers and offered it to Buddha, and it became the study room of Lan Qianjing, the eldest brother of the Lan Mansion.
Lan Yunyi has a good eye, and the calligraphy and painting treasures in the Lan Mansion have a very deep heritage. People who come to the Lan Mansion do not know it, so they think that these belong to the eldest and second brothers of the Lan family, which also makes the Lan Mansion known to outsiders.
It is known as a scholarly family that is unique throughout the ages.
The legendary painter's instructions, the only calligraphy that is circulated now - the fighting tiger picture, is even more unique in the world. Whether he is a child from a poor family or a noble family, in order to come to the study to see this calligraphy, they all face the eldest brother of the Lan family
, the second brother has a good face.
The eldest and second brothers of the Lan Mansion have gained a good reputation in front of everyone by relying on these things in the house, their righteousness, and their gentleness.
Lan Bojian accepted everyone's envious gazes. She was a breeze and had never been contaminated by the merchant's copper odor. Naturally, she was extremely satisfied in her heart, so she doted on Lan Wanru even more.
But now, the calligraphy treasure that Lan Bojian was most proud of was taken out of the study by Lan Yuanzhou and put into the box.
Lan Bojian just didn't pay attention for a moment, and the entire Lan Mansion was evacuated by Lan Yuanzhou.
"Lan Yuanzhou! What are you doing? Are you planning to confiscate Lan Mansion?"
Lan Bojian gritted his teeth. Although he didn't mention anything, his eyes were fixed on the calligraphy and painting in Lan Yuanzhou's arms.
The calmness and gentleness that people praised in the past were gone at this moment, and Lan Bojian really couldn't stand it any longer.
"Second brother, you have to remember what you said before! I will help Yunyi get back the things that Lan Mansion owes to Yunyi bit by bit."
Lan Yuanzhou hugged the tiger fighting picture tightly in his arms. The treasures of calligraphy and painting left by Yunyi in Lan Mansion can protect the prosperity and wealth of Lan Mansion for the rest of his life.
Even if the Lan Mansion has gone through huge twists and turns, or even if the world has suffered from famine and disaster, as long as the Cang Ling painter's Tiger Fighting Picture is sold, countless people will want to get it even if they lose everything.
But Lan Mansion doesn't deserve it. Lan Mansion doesn't deserve these things from Yunyi.
"Lan Yunyi's dowry - haven't I tried every means, even borrowed money from my colleagues, and returned it to Lan Yunyi? What else are you planning to do!"
"Put down the painting in your hand and return it to me! This tiger fighting picture is my favorite thing! You know that my favorite is Mr. Xinling's calligraphy and painting."
"Give it back to you? Don't forget that you said that the money Lan Yunyi earned made you feel sick! You said that you would return everything that belongs to Yunyi. This painting was brought home by Yunyi!"
"Everything and every rare treasure in Lan Mansion was bought by Yunyi! These things should be returned to Yunyi!"
"After you have used the things you stole for a long time, you feel that they belong to you? You use Yunyi's things and you still say curse words to Yunyi. Don't you blush?"
Lan Yuanzhou hugged the painting in his hand with a red face.
"Lan Yuanzhou, you just want to see the Lan family in ruins, see me with nothing in my hands, and see everyone in the Lan family starving to death, okay?"
Lan Bojian was a little helpless, but did not dare to speak loudly, which angered Lan Yuanzhou.
The tiger fighting picture in Lan Yuanzhou's hand is the treasure of Lan Mansion and the lifeblood of the eldest brother of Lan Mansion.
It was after his eldest brother left home that he took this painting out of his eldest brother's study and hung it in his own study so that he could appreciate it all the time.
He couldn't imagine how his eldest brother would go crazy without this tiger fighting picture.