Upon hearing Zhao Ziyun's suggestion and seeing her flushed cheeks, Mo Lan almost couldn't hold back.
"So you're treating me like a bodyguard?" He's really calculating things, and he's quite clingy.
"No, no, no, sister, you misunderstand. I wanted to rely on your abilities to get home safely. I owe you one favor... no, two favors. I'll tell Mother when I get back and thank you properly."
Seeing Mo Lan's teasing gaze, Zhao Ziyun's face burned. She knew that her suggestion was a bit too much, but for the sake of her own life, she would allow herself to be shameless one more time.
"I told you long ago, it was just a small favor to help you out. Besides, even if I hadn't shown up, you wouldn't have been in any trouble. One of the Four Great Street-Cleansing Tigers is the sixth young master of the Wei family. Since you're engaged to them, no matter how much of a scoundrel he is, he won't dare to cause you any trouble. Otherwise, the Wei family will also be the ones who lose face."
Seeing Zhao Ziyun's pleading eyes, Mo Lan directly struck at the vital point.
Hearing Mo Lan's reminder, Zhao Ziyun was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly again.
“My sister, you may not know this, but I have only heard of the sixth young master of the Wei family by name and have never met him. For the past two years, he has been living at his maternal grandparents’ home in Liangjing and only recently returned. I only learned about this from my younger brother. So, we both know that he exists, but we don’t know each other personally.”
Even when she was entangled with those people, and Bi'er introduced herself, she secretly observed that the Sixth Young Master didn't react at all.
That's why she concluded that the sixth young master either pretended not to know anything or simply didn't remember the marriage relationship between the Wei and Zhao families.
Regardless of the reason, she was relieved that the Sixth Young Master wouldn't reveal what happened today.
"It's not so much that they feared the marriage ties between the Wei and Zhao families, but rather that my grandfather's name was more intimidating."
As Zhao Ziyun spoke, a rare sly smile appeared on her face. "There is a Jiangshan Academy in the southern part of Jiangjun. My grandfather was the headmaster of the academy. He was quite strict when teaching, and most students were afraid of him. Especially when my grandfather tested students' knowledge, no matter how naughty a student was, they had to behave like good students during those days."
Listening to Zhao Ziyun's explanation, Mo Lan nodded. With a grandmaster as her grandfather, no wonder she was able to marry into an official family.
"Is it appropriate for you to sneak back to the manor? What if the First Madam turns the tables on you?"
"As long as I return safely to the mansion and tell my mother what happened, she won't let me get involved in how to handle it afterward." My mother has always kept her children out of the grudges between elders.
"In that case, alright. Write a letter and have Bi'er send it back to the meditation room. Then we'll meet at the mountain gate, and I'll take you back to your residence." Having seen the scenery on both sides of the river and tasted the vegetarian food at the temple, there's no point in staying any longer.
It would be nice to travel back to the city together.
Upon hearing Mo Lan's reply, Zhao Ziyun's eyes lit up immediately. As if afraid that Mo Lan would change her mind, she quickly wrote a letter and asked Bi'er to sneak back quietly. Even if her aunt was watching closely, she would never have thought that she would dare to leave with Mo Lan.
By the time she realized what was happening, she was almost home.
After a stick of incense had burned, the three of them boarded a carriage and sped off into Jiangjun City.
Fortunately, the driver was from their second wife's family and knew a little bit of martial arts. He only followed Zhao Ziyun's instructions and didn't give anything away. He cooperated perfectly and drove the carriage away.
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