Ruomei responded guiltily, and then explained: "I actually wanted to tell you this in the evening. The young mistress was there at the time, so it was not convenient for me to tell you. Later, the master and his wife came..."
"It won't happen again!" Ye Qinglan said lightly, and then emphasized her tone: "If you still plan to stay with me, you should really stand by my side. Instead of saying one thing and acting another!
"
Such an almost stern tone was almost unique for the easy-going Ye Qinglan. In the darkness, the coldness on that beautiful face could not be seen clearly, but Ruomei still lowered her head, her cheeks burning.
As a secret guard, it has long been her instinct to follow the orders of the young master. She has never forgotten her mission, protect the safety of the young lady, and truthfully report everything that happens around the young lady to the young master. If it were an ordinary person,
A young girl will definitely be overjoyed that her sweetheart is protecting her, but the young lady is just the opposite and does not appreciate the young master's affection. She is caught in a dilemma.
Disobeying the young master’s orders? She never thought about it. But doing so would inevitably go against the young lady’s wishes!
In the past few months of getting along, she has fallen in love with this kind and easy-going master. She has also made up her mind to stay with Ye Qinglan. But if she really wants to go to the young lady, what should she say to the young master?
Ruomei is caught in contradictions and entanglements...
"Think carefully about what I said today." Ye Qinglan's voice was calm, unable to distinguish between joy and anger.
Ruomei agreed in a low voice and quietly exited the room. After lying down again, she tossed and turned almost all night long.
Ye Qinglan in the room has not felt sleepy for a long time. Thinking of Meng Zijun, she still feels guilty and remorseful. Thinking of Gu Xinian, her teeth itch with anger, anger, and hatred, and she can't help but feel a little worried. She has been running around so much tonight, and she doesn't know what he is doing.
Can you bear it...
Thinking of this, Ye Qinglan spat at herself again. She was obviously still angry with him, so why were she worried about him now?
After thinking about it for a long time, I finally fell asleep. Before I could fall asleep, the sound of crackling firecrackers could be heard in my ears.
Ye Qinglan was awakened by the noisy sound. When she opened her eyes, she saw Ruixue and Guiyuan walking in with bright smiles and saying in unison: "Miss, have a happy New Year!"
Facing two beaming smiling faces, it was hard to feel bad. Ye Qinglan pursed her lips and smiled: "Hurry up and change my clothes. I will send a big red envelope to each of you later."
Nowadays, she is also a little rich man with a lot of savings. Of course, she is generous in giving out red envelopes. Each maid is given a New Year's reward of five taels of silver, and every one of the maids is beaming with joy.
Ye Qinglan also gained a lot. Both Xue and Ye Chengli gave New Year red envelopes, and when they arrived at Changhe Hall, there were many elders. Compared with last year, the red envelopes given to her this year were obviously much heavier. Ye Qinglan was still the same as yesterday, and
He didn't say much. He just stood aside with a smile.
The attentive Cui Wan came over, looked her up and down, and asked with concern: "Did you not sleep well last night? You don't seem to be very energetic."
...I was woken up in the middle of the night, someone stayed there for most of an hour before leaving, and then didn't fall asleep for a long time. In total, I slept for less than two hours a night, so it's strange to be in good spirits.
Ye Qinglan smiled and responded casually: "I've been thinking wildly, so I didn't sleep well."
Cui Wan easily accepted this explanation and joked with a smile: "If I had encountered such a good thing, I probably wouldn't be able to sleep all night."
While they were talking and laughing, Sister Qiao came jumping over. She took Ye Qinglan's hand and shouted, "Auntie, come with me to build a snowman."
Ye Qinglan agreed with a gentle smile, and as expected, she spent a long time building a snowman with Sister Qiao.
Since the second day of the Lunar New Year, more and more guests have been coming and going from Changyuan Uncle's Mansion. There are compatriots who come to pay New Year's greetings, colleagues in the officialdom of Ye Sheng and his son, and close relatives and friends.
Mrs. Jiang and her three daughters-in-law were also very busy, and they were a little overwhelmed just to socialize with the female family members who came to visit them every day. Who made Changyuan Uncle's Mansion so famous on New Year's Eve? Naturally, all of them couldn't help it.
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So, Ye Qinglan once again made a complete trip to the rare animals in the zoo. The tourists first watched them from a distance, but then they felt that the distance was too far and they simply found various excuses to watch them at close range. While watching,
There are those who are full of praise, there are those who are half-hearted and superficially complimenting but don't really take it seriously, and there are also those who are deliberately trying to be warm and approachable. In short, the attitudes are subtly different.
When a person is at the forefront of the storm, his words and deeds will be infinitely amplified by those who are interested. Ye Qinglan has always adhered to the principle of saying more, saying more, saying more, saying less, saying less, not wrong, not saying yes, and smiling no matter what others say, to deal with all curious eyes. Facts have proved that this
This method is definitely the most correct one.
The aristocratic female family members who were originally disapproving of her status as a concubine finally came to admire her because of her tactful, low-key yet measured response. Then, word of mouth spread, and more and more female family members came to visit Changyuan Uncle Mansion.
…
Ye Qinglan was so tired that she just wanted to stay quietly in the house for a few days without seeing anyone. However, she knew that this was just an extravagant wish. In the past, she would hide whenever she could, and no one would care whether she went or stayed.
. But now he is the focus of everyone's eyes. Every move, every word and every action is paid attention to, and you can't hide even if you want!
On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, Ye Qingning and Zheng Junyan returned together.
Seeing Ye Qingning, Ye Qinglan smiled from the bottom of her heart: "Sixth sister, you are finally back when you are free. I have been waiting eagerly for several days!"
Ye Qingning smiled and sighed: "Do you think I don't want to come back? But this is the first year that I married into the Duke of Zheng's mansion. I have to go to various mansions with my parents-in-law to visit and show up. I'm really tired these days." After a pause.
, and then said with a narrow smile: "When you marry Cousin Gu, you will know what it is like to be a new wife."
Both Dingguo Gongfu and Zheng Guogongfu are noble families, and they are also relatives of the emperor. They have a lot of good relationships in the aristocratic circle, and there are naturally many social interactions. When Ye Qinglan marries into Dingguo Gongfu, she will probably be even more wealthy than Ye Qingning.
Be busy.
In front of Ye Qingning, Ye Qinglan naturally did not need to pretend to be shy. Instead, she smiled and shrugged: "After you said that, I don't want to get married at all."
Ye Qingning was happy: "Don't let these words reach cousin Gu's ears, otherwise he will be angry."
Ye Qinglan intentionally or unintentionally glanced at Ruomei, who was standing quietly and waiting with her lower eyebrows, and then said with a leisurely smile: "Don't worry about this, how could he know what I said casually."
This sentence reached Ruomei's ears clearly and unmistakably. Ruomei began to feel a little hot on her face again, and lowered her head. She secretly made up her mind that what the young lady said would never be known to the young master!
…
The two sisters had something private to say, so they simply kicked out all the servants.
Ye Qinglan asked with concern: "On New Year's Eve, you sneak back to see me. You can catch up with the New Year's Eve dinner when you go back!"
Ye Qingning hummed and laughed again: "You really think you can hide this from your uncle and aunt! In fact, they knew about it as soon as we left the house. Later, when we rushed back to the house before dark, they
Just turn a blind eye and pretend you don't know what's going on."
"You are so lucky to have parents-in-law who love you so much." Ye Qinglan sighed sincerely.
Ye Qingning deeply agreed with this point: "Yes! Now I finally understand my mother's painstaking efforts. She insisted on letting me marry my cousin, and it was really for my own good. It goes without saying that my uncle loves me, and my aunt also
She watched me grow up, and she finally became somewhat tolerant of my willfulness. My grandparents also loved me. After I got married, I felt much more comfortable than the average daughter-in-law."
Ye Qinglan looked at Ye Qingning seriously for a moment, and then praised seriously: "Sixth sister, you have finally grown up and become sensible."
...What this means is that she was just a child who didn't grow up before?
Ye Qingning smiled and spat at her, and the two sisters laughed and laughed. There was a name that kept spinning on their lips, but no one spoke. Finally, Ye Qingning couldn't help it anymore: "Why don't you ask Meng Zijun why?
How are you doing?"
Ye Qinglan lowered his eyelids, then smiled lightly and said: "He is not the kind of person who collapses when he encounters a blow. Even if something happens, he will keep it deep in his heart and will not reveal it to others."
Ye Qingning was dumbfounded at first, then thought deeply, and then sighed: "On the way back that day, I was really worried about him. He didn't say a word and rode the horse very fast. But after returning home, he seemed to be fine and ate with us.
We had the New Year's Eve dinner. We set off firecrackers and fireworks, nothing unusual. In the past few days of the New Year, I have been going out with my cousin to socialize. Not to mention anyone else, even I couldn't see anything wrong with him." He paused.
, and said meaningfully: "Thirteenth sister, I suddenly discovered that you actually know him very well."
No matter how close Ye Qinglan and Ye Qingning were, they would never reveal even half of their secrets with Meng Zijun, but they did not want to deceive Ye Qingning, so they simply remained silent.
Seeing that she refused to say more, Ye Qingning had to suppress the doubts in his heart and talked about the news he heard recently: "By the way, there is something you don't know yet! I heard that cousin Gu has been ill since the new year.
.”
Ye Qinglan was startled: "Really?"
"I also heard what my cousin said." Ye Qingning was used to calling Zheng Junyan his cousin, and even after getting married for more than half a year, he still couldn't change it: "I heard that he only insisted on going to the palace to pay tribute to the emperor on the first day of the new year.
I paid New Year's greetings to the Queen, and then he has been recuperating in the mansion. He has not been seen at all in the past few days. It seems that he is seriously ill! It is really strange to say that he is so sick.
..." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
