Xu Lanyin covered her mouth and laughed for a long time. With a father who had been a spy, who would dare to sneak into her house in the middle of the night to seduce someone, even if they were martial arts masters?
Although she felt a little regretful that she didn't talk to Zhao Wuduo, she seemed to feel more secure.
The next day, Zhao Wu didn't dare come for breakfast. Min Jia, Xiao Xingxing, and Xu Lanyue were still asleep. The others had breakfast first, and Yang Zhong took Xu Lanting to the private school.
Xu Qingyan pulled Xu Lanyin into the side room and lectured her with a stern face, "You're a good and sensible child. Don't let that brat ruin your reputation. If he comes to call you in the middle of the night again, don't go out with him."
Xu Lanyin was unwilling to admit that Zhao Wu had come to see her in the middle of the night before, and she said stubbornly, "He had never come to call me in the middle of the night before, and yesterday was the first time. Don't worry, Dad, I won't go out with him. Even if Dad didn't cough, I wouldn't go out."
Xu Qingyan looked at his daughter, who lied without blushing, and didn't want to expose her. He just said, "You must remember this." He then discussed, "How about Daddy taking some time to talk to Zhao Wu and finalize your marriage?"
Xu Lanyin hurriedly said, "No, Dad, please don't tell him about this. We are brother and sister, and it will make things difficult for him if you tell him. A forced melon will not be sweet." Fearing that he would pretend to obey but do something else, she tugged at his sleeve and said coquettishly, "Dad, do you hear me?"
This was the first time his eldest daughter had acted coquettishly with him. Xu Qingyan smiled broadly and quickly said, "Okay, okay, whatever you say, Yin'er, Dad will listen to you." He thought to himself that instead of directly discussing the engagement, he could reveal that he and Qin Shi both intended for Zhao Wu to be their son-in-law. If the boy was interested, he would work hard to elevate the sibling relationship to a romantic one, and they would then ask their parents to arrange a marriage for them.
After the children woke up and had their meal, Xu Lanyin led them to the teahouse. Xu Qingyan and Xu Lanzhou also wanted to see the teahouse, so they followed.
It was the beginning of the Si hour, and the teahouse had just opened, but there were already some people here drinking tea and playing chess.
Chai Jun also arrived and sat in the lobby waiting for them.
Everyone went to the backyard. They didn't go into the house, but played in the yard.
It was midsummer, and the vines overhead were lush and green, dotted with clusters of flowers. The sunlight filtered through the gaps between the vines, like dancing beads of gold, filling the air with a delicate fragrance that was incredibly pleasant.
Chai Jun accepted Xu Lanyin's advice and did not force himself to contact Chai Zixiao. Instead, he kept a certain distance from him and played military chess with Xu Qingyan.
Chai Zixiao's three children were playing checkers, while Xu Lanyin was listening to the reports from Manager Wu and Wang Sanni.
At noon, Hu Wan arrived. He specially booked two tables in the restaurant and came to invite them to dinner.
Xu Lanyin knew that he wanted to get to know Chai Jun and her father, so she agreed very readily.
Now, Hu Wan is planning to open a second department store in Beijing, called "Yanjing Second Department Store," because "Yanjing First Department Store" has already been opened. Opening "Jiaodong First Department Store" in Jiaodong is also on the agenda. So, despite the department store's substantial profits, no dividends have been distributed.
Hu Wan's wife, Xu, gave birth to a son in mid-April, a son Xu Lanyin hadn't seen yet. Hu Yi was doing well, especially after hearing that the evil men of the Hong family had been beheaded and their wives had been imprisoned in the Imperial Music Bureau. Even her spirits had improved considerably. Xu Lanyin was busy now, so she would visit them later.
After dinner, the children retired to the teahouse's backyard wing to rest. Xu Qingyan and Xu Lanzhou went out to run some errands, so Chai Jun asked Ding Xiaoran to play chess with him. When the children woke up, they played checkers or listened to stories in the yard.
After playing for a day, Xu Lanyin took the children back to Xu's house. Chai Jun also realized that if he didn't get close to her, his son would not be hostile to him, so he didn't shamelessly follow them to Xu's house, but returned to Minfu.
In the evening, Zhao Wu shamelessly pushed Li Luo to Xu's house for dinner.
Although Xu Qingyan didn't want to pay attention to him, he didn't scold him openly, which made Zhao Wu feel relieved.
Qin still didn't come out. Xu Qingyan took Xu Lanzhou and Zhao Wu brothers to a table for drinking and eating, and Xu Lanyin took several children to a table for dinner.
After dinner, Zhao Wu pushed Li Luo home and invited the children and Huazi, saying, "Let's go to my house and play." He also winked at Xu Lanyin.
Not only the children and Xu Lanyin went with them, but even Xu Lanzhou went.
Xu Jiashun's room quieted down, and Xu Qingyan went to the bedroom with a smile and asked Qin to come out for a walk. He had found out some things about Qin Che today.
We had dinner early today and the sun had not yet completely set. The sky was filled with sunset glow, casting a layer of golden light on the courtyard.
Several children were laughing and playing in the yard, with Huazi and Mazi following them, making their presence felt. Li Luo and Xu Lanzhou went to the east wing to discuss strategy, while Xu Lanyin and Zhao Wu went to the west wing.
The two of them didn't close the door or turn on the lights. Sitting at the table, Xu Lanyin asked, "What did you want to tell me yesterday?"
She has been thinking about this.
Zhao Wudao, "It's Master Chai's family affair..."
He told the story of how Chai Zixiao was murdered. Because it was a family scandal, Chai Jun only told it to Min Hu, who then secretly told Zhao Wu.
It turns out that Chai Jun's wife Ma had a difficult labor when giving birth to Chai Zixiao. In the end, the child was born, but Ma's body was damaged. The imperial physician diagnosed that it would be difficult for her to get pregnant again...
Xu Lanyin quickly interrupted and said, "Chai Jun must have a concubine who is pregnant, so he wants to kill the legitimate son so that the illegitimate son can take the throne..."
This plot is nothing new, and many time-travel novels have been written in this way.
Zhao Wu smiled and said, "Sister, you are smart. That's really the case. But there are things you can't imagine..."
Having said that, he stopped talking about asking for a beating and smiled at Xu Lanyin.
Xu Lan was anxious to hear what was to come, so she reached out and pulled his ear, saying angrily, "You're making me anxious, tell me quickly." She looked outside and quickly withdrew her hand.
Zhao Wu touched his ear and smiled, "Sister, you haven't pulled my ears in a long time. I just want you to do it." He continued, "That concubine isn't a concubine, but a noble concubine. If Xiao Xingxing dies, the son born to that noble concubine will have the highest status. If Grandma Chai dies of anger, that noble concubine will have a chance of becoming the principal wife... Can you guess what that woman's last name is?"
Xu Lanyin shook her head and said, "How should I know? I don't know her."
Zhao Wudao said, "The last name is Shen. I remember Aunt Xu's stepmother's last name was Shen, and I always felt that they might be related. There are many women among the sons of the royal family and the noble families, but they usually give face to the wife and the in-laws, and rarely promote concubines unless it is absolutely necessary. And the women who can become concubines must not be of low family background, otherwise they can only be good concubines or even lowly concubines. So, it is very likely that the fact that Grandma Chai can no longer have children has been known, so they designed a meeting between Chai Jun and that little Shen, or even an accident, so that Chai Jun had to promote her to a concubine..."
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