Chapter 67 Zhu Qiuchi's Thoughts

At dawn, the sky was clear and daylight slowly replaced darkness.

It was such a beautiful day, but Meng Yunlan was in a very bad mood.

At this moment, he was pulling the quilt, curled up in the corner of the bed with his eyes closed, his brows wrinkled, and a layer of fine beads of sweat on his forehead.

I don’t know how much time passed.

Meng Yunlan was awakened by a nightmare and suddenly opened her eyes, with fear in her eyes.

He stood up hastily and looked around, then found himself in his own boudoir. He took a long breath and called out:

"Wenqing, Wenxiu, come in and serve."

However, only one person opened the door and walked in.

Wen Xiu saw that her son was pale and sweating profusely, and realized that he had had a nightmare again. A trace of heartache flashed in her eyes, and she asked tentatively:

"Sir, why don't we tell the head of the family and the young lady about that matter? You have been holding it in. If you continue like this, I'm afraid you will break down."

Meng Yunlan's eyes moved slightly, and she pursed her lips. Just as she was about to speak, a voice mixed with anger came from outside the door:

"Wenxiu, you took advantage of my absence again to give the young master some bad advice."

As the speaker approaches.

Isn’t it Wenqing who didn’t show up just now?

Wen Qing quickly walked to Wen Xiu's side and squeezed him away. He bent down slightly and said to Meng Yunlan with a worried look on his face:

"Sir, don't listen to Wenxiu's nonsense. The fewer people who know about this, the better. If it gets out and others know that your personal belongings have fallen into the hands of a foreign woman, I'm afraid your innocence will be tarnished."

After saying that, he glanced at Wenxiu, took out a brocade box from his sleeve, opened it, and handed it to Meng Yunlan, saying:

"Look, this is the Begonia hairpin with twin petals that the young master of the Zhu family sent over today. I'm afraid it's another gift from Miss Zhu, using her brother's name to give to you."

Meng Yunlan glanced at him casually and said coldly:

"Send it back, I don't want it."

Wen Qing pursed his lips, lowered his eyes, glanced at the expression on Meng Yunlan's face, and said cautiously:

"Sir, since your handkerchief has fallen into Miss Zhu's hands, we'd better not keep refusing. Just in case, just in case, we might anger Zhu Qiuchi."

"She took it out to mislead others, making them think that you two were having an affair, but what should we do? Anyway, it's just a small thing, so it's not a big deal."

Meng Yunlan frowned slightly, raised his head and glanced at Wen Qing, his eyes somewhat puzzled as he asked:

"Wenqing, you seem to really want me to accept it?"

Wenqing's body suddenly paused and he closed his eyes nervously.

When I looked up again.

There was a look of loyalty in his eyes, and he said in a sad tone:

"Yes, but I am doing this because I am standing on your side and considering your interests."

"Wenqing has been with you for more than ten years, and has long regarded you as the closest person. Seeing that you are troubled, I am really worried, so I said a few more words. I hope you don't blame me."

After hearing these words, Meng Yunlan sighed and said calmly:

"Wenqing, you're overthinking it. You've been by my side for so many years, I certainly know what kind of person you are, but..."

Having said this, he paused, shook his head and continued:

"If I accept this gift, I'm afraid there will be a lot of trouble in the future. I can be patient for a while, but who knows, there will be bigger troubles later."

Wen Xiu, who was standing by, saw the young master's sad face, snorted angrily and cursed:

"I don't know where the Miss Zhu got the handkerchief from. Not only did she not return it, but she also gave half of it to warn the Master. What a despicable person."

Wen Qing pinched his palm with the nails in his sleeves and said calmly:

"Perhaps Miss Zhu is attracted to our young master. Wenxiu, please don't threaten or warn us all the time. This will only make our young master more worried."

Wenxiu's mouth corners slightly curved, and she said angrily:

"Then why should I praise her? You have been worried about the Master these days. He has just recovered from a serious illness, and now Miss Zhu has appeared out of nowhere to make things worse."

Wen Qing wanted to say something, but Meng Yunlan raised his hand to stop him. He glanced at the two of them and said helplessly:

"Okay, stop arguing. Wenxiu, come here and help me change my clothes. Wenqing, go out and serve breakfast."

"Yes." Wenqing and Wenxiu heard Meng Yunlan's instructions, shut up and responded, then went about their own business.

——

Early summer in June.

The lotus breeze brings fragrance and the sun shines brightly.

More than a month later, Meng Yunqiao finally urged his brother to go boating on the lake.

Meng Yunlan didn't want to come at first, but her sister and Wenqing teamed up and kept urging her to come, so she had to do as they wished.

On the painted boat.

There was singing and dancing, and the tables were filled with delicious food.

Meng Yunqiao sat in the main seat, with Su Yuan and Lin Sanyue sitting on his lower left, and Meng Yunlan and Nan Chu sitting on his lower right.

She poured herself a glass of wine, raised it to the left, and laughed:

"Come on, sisters, March, I offer you a glass of wine. The provincial examination will be held next month. I wish you all pass the examination and have a bright future."

"Hehe, as for me, I'm afraid it's not possible. It took me four years to pass the examination for the Tongsheng degree, which clearly shows that I'm not cut out for studying. If you sisters have a promising career in the future, just don't forget about me, your younger sister."

After hearing what she said, Lin Sanyue hurriedly picked up the wine glass and took a sip, then shook her head and said:

"Yun Qiao, don't belittle yourself."

Su Yuan leaned against the corner of the table bonelessly. Hearing this, he said nothing. He raised his left hand and lazily raised the wine glass forward, then poured it into his mouth and drank it all.

Meng Yunqiao smiled when he saw this, pointed at the song and dance in front of him with his chin and said:

"Well, forget it, don't say such spoiling words. It's a rare opportunity to come out and have fun today, let's drink and enjoy the singing and dancing, don't ruin the fun."

After that, she glanced at Meng Yunlan and raised her eyebrows:

"Brother, why are you still wearing a veil? How can you eat like this? Take it off! The two women here are my good sisters. I am here, what are you afraid of?"

Meng Yunlan glanced across and slowly took off her veil and handed it to Wenqing.

After turning around, he kept his eyes lowered, and except for occasionally chatting with Nan Chu, he did not move.

Meng Yunqiao sighed.

Forget it, I won’t make things difficult for my brother.

It's a blessing that he can come out today.

Thinking of this, Meng Yunqiao turned sideways and continued to chat with Su Yuan and Lin Sanyue, mostly talking about today's scenery and the interesting things that happened in the academy.

The other side.

Meng Yunlan has been feeling uncomfortable ever since she took off her veil. She thought that he had given up on Su Yuan the last time they met at the market.

But now the two of them were sitting opposite each other, and occasionally they would notice that person's glances coming over.

He would still tense his body, his heartbeat quickened, always paying attention to Su Yuan's every move, keeping his peripheral vision on her.

Behind.

Wen Qing may have noticed his son's awkwardness, so he took the initiative to kneel down beside him, leaned close to Meng Yunlan's ear, and asked him if he wanted to go out for a walk.

Meng Yunlan lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then nodded, said something to his sister, and walked out with Wenqing and Wenxiu.