Li Ran entered the gate and found that Liguang was holding a large canvas and was unfolding it for Fan Li to see.
The scroll was made of cloth and was valuable. Under normal circumstances, Liguang would not use it when practicing painting.
Li Ran couldn't help but be a little curious and wanted to take a closer look.
Liguang looked up and spotted him, but immediately put the scroll away.
"Father……"
Li Ran didn't know why, but still smiled and said:
"Guang'er, what are you drawing? Let your father see it too?"
Unexpectedly, Liguang actually shook her head:
"No!"
Liguang said, folding the scroll and running away.
Seeing this situation, Li Ran's heart sank, and Gong Eryue happened to appear in front of her.
"If you don't want to show it to your father, how about showing it to your second mother?"
Unexpectedly, Liguang was still unwilling:
"No."
Liguang ran away. Gong Eryue and Li Ran looked at each other, but at the same time they looked at Fan Li.
Could it be said that Liguang is closer to Fan Li than the two of them?
At this time, Fan Li raised his hands in embarrassment and replied:
"Sir, don't be surprised. In fact... Guang'er didn't draw anything. It was just a scene of Mr. and Miss Yue playing together, but I guess it was..."
Fan Li hesitated, unable to think of any words to explain.
When Li Ran heard this, although he still did not give up his worries, at least he knew that this matter had nothing to do with Fan Li.
Then he changed his mind and guessed that what Fan Li wanted to say might be because of the relationship between him and Gong Eryue.
Of course, Li Ran didn't want to get too entangled in this matter, so he just smiled and said:
"Haha, it's okay. The child is older and has some secrets of his own. It's understandable."
Li Ran returned to the study and sat down, but he was restless.
For a long time, others have been accustomed to calling him Mr. and treating Gong Eryue as Madam. Even Li Guang calls Gong Eryue Erniang.
Li Ran seemed to have become accustomed to this and did not correct it.
But now that he thinks about it, he has never considered Gong Eryue's fate. If this continues, wouldn't it mean that he has delayed her?
Li Ran thought about it and walked out of the study to relax.
Passing by Liguang's room, Liguang was led by the palace master to practice dancing again, and the picture scroll she drew was now placed on the table in front of the window.
Although Li Ran didn't want to peek at his daughter's "**", driven by curiosity, he couldn't help but reached out and took it and opened it to take a look.
Only then did she realize that what she drew was indeed a picture of a marriage ceremony. The man seemed to be him, Li Ran, and the woman was Gong Eryue.
There was a little girl next to her, smiling and holding a flower basket, watching this scene.
Li Ran's heart trembled, and he understood immediately.
In her heart, it can be said that Gong Eryue has replaced the vacancy left by Ji Le in her heart.
But she also understood that there was actually an insurmountable gap between her second mother-in-law and her father.
However, perhaps in Liguang's naive imagination, this gap may just be the status of "going to the church to get married".
Li Ran put the scroll back silently, feeling very heavy for a moment.
Li Ran had a deep love for ritual music, and originally thought that he would only cultivate Liguang into an adult for the rest of his life, and that would be the end of his dramatic and absurd life.
But he didn't expect that Gong Eryue would suddenly appear when he was at the lowest point in his life.
And if Gong Eryue was just an ordinary woman, it wouldn't be enough for Li Ran to have any thoughts. But Gong Eryue was so similar to Ji Le, and Li Guang loved her so much.
It was as if God had played a joke on him. Li Ran's originally melancholy and calm heart was once again agitated.
Li Ran was pacing with his hands behind his back, but happened to bump into Fan Li.
Fan Li saw Li Ran standing in front of the window and knew that he must have seen the scroll. He sighed secretly in his heart and walked over:
"gentlemen……"
Li Ran came back to his senses and saw that it was Fan Li. He looked back at the scroll, didn't say anything, and just walked away slowly.
But Fan Li caught up again and said:
"Sir, Guang'er actually has this idea, and it's normal..."
Li Ran stopped:
"Hey... Young Uncle, there are some things... I actually understand in my heart, but... I can't do them!"
Unexpectedly, Fan Li said:
"Sir, everyone says that Confucians are pedantic. However, even Confucius felt that this matter was not against etiquette and there was nothing wrong with it. Why should you, sir, tie yourself up? Although Miss Yue entered the society as a Yue Si concubine,
The Kingdom of Lu, but this doesn’t mean that she must become the Marquis of Lu?”
(Note: The surname of Yue State is Si, and the wife who married the Marquis of Lu and Song Dynasty was called Yue Si, which was later called "Ding Si")
"Moreover, Marquis Lu has met her before. Although he did not mention his identity, he already knows that your relationship is extraordinary. Miss Yue has saved Mr. Yue from danger many times. Is Mr. really really hard-hearted?"
Li Ran made another wry smile and shook his head:
"Young uncle, it's not that I don't know how to adapt. It's just that, even if we can't be happy with each other, we still need to be excited about marriage... However, since my late wife left, I, Li Ran,
, I just felt so heartbroken that I never thought about continuing..."
"Furthermore, she and Le'er look so much alike. Even if they marry her, they are just treating her as Le'er's substitute. Is this... is it fair to her? What will happen to her in the future?
Where are you thinking?"
"So, please don't persuade me, young uncle!"
Fan Li shook his head again:
"Does the gentleman really just regard Miss Yue as a substitute for his wife? I'm afraid that the gentleman himself doesn't know this, right?!"
Li Ran didn't say anything, obviously he didn't want to pester him too much, he just wanted to leave as soon as possible.
At this time, Fan Li said again:
"What's more, there are many people in the world who are unkind and unjust. Everyone knows that Mr. Yue values love and righteousness. Miss Yue must also like him. If this is not considered to be a mutual love, then how can it come from this world?
What about those who are in love?”
Fan Li's words became more and more straightforward, and Li Ran became increasingly unable to listen, so he only said one more sentence:
"Young uncle, all of this is just your conjecture. It has no evidence, how can it be convincing?!"
Fan Li was also anxious at this time and couldn't help but said loudly:
"Doesn't it mean that Mr. Guang'er doesn't care what he thinks?"
When Li Ran heard this, he couldn't help but stop suddenly, turned around and said:
"Young uncle, you... talk too much today!"
Fan Li slightly wanted to retreat, but hesitated for a moment, but still stood there unyieldingly with him:
"Guang'er lost her mother when she was young, and she and her husband spent less time together and separated more. Li watched her grow up in the State of Zheng. Guang'er is very sensible, and it is precisely because of this that she is often depressed. But... Guang'er
She looks strong on the outside and never shows her depression easily."
"My wife's death has dealt a huge blow to her, but now that Miss Yue can make up for her shortcomings, even if sir doesn't think about himself, can he not think more about Guang'er?!"
"Since she has recognized her as her mother, doesn't your husband want to make up for some of Guang'er's shortcomings?"
Seeing the sincerity of Fan Li's words, Li Ran couldn't help but feel soft in his heart when he thought of his debt to Guang'er:
"Young uncle, she is not a lady after all!"
Fan Li said:
"The husband has a deep affection for the wife, and the wife has a deep affection for the husband. However, the man has passed away, and the past cannot be remembered, but the one who came can still be traced! Could it be that Miss Yue's feelings for the husband are not true?"
Li Ran was embarrassed for a moment by Fan Li's words, so he could only wave his hand and said:
"Young uncle, this is Mr. Li's private matter, please don't say too much!"
With his sharp tongue, Fan Li took the right opportunity to talk to Li Ran about the words he had been holding in his heart for a long time.
However, after chatting for a while, Fan Li also realized that although what he said today was enjoyable, it was also a bit out of proportion.
So, after finishing his sentence, he bowed and apologized:
"Today, Li was in a hurry and spoke rudely. Please forgive me, sir!"