Chapter 94 I Care More About You
On the day of returning to the parents' home, Qi Wuhan and Jiang Lan were about to go out after breakfast when someone came from the palace.
The emperor has summoned you for an urgent matter.
When the carriage stopped at the gate of the Shangshu Mansion, Qi Wuhan dismounted and helped Jiang Lan out of the carriage before going to the palace, leaving Ling Feng and the four black-armored guards to her.
As soon as Jiang Lan entered the house, Jiang Rui rushed to her like a monkey, and then glanced behind her. Seeing that she was the only one there, he asked flatteringly, "Where is my brother-in-law? Why didn't he come?"
"He has something to do, so he'll come over later." Jiang Lan had heard from Gui'er before that Jiang Rui wanted to work in the palace. When she asked Qi Wuhan about this, he said that if there was a suitable vacancy, he would arrange for Jiang Rui to fill it. If he went to the palace to gain some experience, he might be reborn. She hoped so, and didn't want Jiang Rui to go astray and bring unnecessary disaster upon himself.
Jiang Cheng was on leave today. Seeing that only Jiang Lan came back, he thought that the two had had a conflict. When Jiang Lan said that the emperor had urgently summoned her, Jiang Cheng asked what happened, but Jiang Lan didn't know what it was.
The emperor's intentions were hard to predict, so Jiang Cheng gave up trying to figure it out. He told Jiang Lan another thing, saying that her aunt had arrived and asked her to go and see her first.
Jiang Lan had originally thought it was her three aunts, but on the way she heard from the housekeeper that the three aunts had left the day before yesterday. It was Du, the aunt from the Zhang family, who had come. She thought she was probably here to show off her seniority and vent her anger. After Jiang Lan brought Qing'er and Gui'er over, she politely bowed to Du. Du didn't let her sit, wanting her to stand for a while to show respect. Jiang Lan then sat down. After all, this was her own home, and the other party wasn't her real elder. She didn't need to endure that kind of anger.
Seeing Jiang Lan sitting down without permission, Madam Du snorted coldly, "You've only been married for a few days and you already don't know the hierarchy of seniority. The elders haven't even offered you a seat yet."
"I think my aunt has always been kind and will not be too harsh on me." Jiang Lan replied with a smile.
Mrs. Du was rebuffed and stopped talking about seniority. Instead, she began to teach her the rules that a new bride should follow. Although she had no parents-in-law, she should be diligent and respectful, abide by her duties, and not act like a demon and act lawless and domineering in the mansion. She should also help her family more in the future. She also talked about her two cousins, Zhang Kui and Zhang Hua, implying that she should say good things about them in front of Qi Wuhan and ask him to help and support them.
Jiang Lan listened with a smile on her face, but her mind was already thinking about other things.
Mrs. Du wanted to talk to her about Jiang Shen's marriage, but just as she brought up the topic, Jiang Lan stood up and said goodbye. She heard Mrs. Du snort coldly behind her and mutter about how she was acting. She just found it funny and was not angry. She left calmly with Qing'er and Gui'er.
After meeting Jiang Shen, Jiang Lan learned that Xie Yun had moved out of the mansion and said he wanted to go into seclusion.
When she heard the news, she felt a little lost. She had brought him a gift, but she didn't expect that he had already moved away. She asked where he had moved to, but Jiang Shen didn't know either.
"Cousin Yun said that once he comes out of seclusion, he will invite you, the Marquis, and me to his home for dinner, and he will cook the meal himself."
Jiang Lan smiled and said, "Is he practicing his cooking skills in seclusion?"
Jiang Shen also smiled, "We'll know when the time comes." He paused, as if a little embarrassed to ask. Jiang Lan whispered, "Brother, do you have a crush on someone? Who is it?" Jiang Shen blushed, clenched his fist, coughed lightly, and asked, "Is the Marquis good to you?"
"Very good." Jiang Lan added, "Extremely good, obeying me in everything and giving me all the family money for safekeeping." At this point, she whispered with deep admiration, "Brother, he's really rich~"
Jiang Shen was slightly stunned. He didn't expect to hear such an emotion. He smiled again and felt relieved.
After talking for a while, the housekeeper came over and told Jiang Lan that the meal was in the side hall and invited her over.
As soon as Jiang Lan came out, Jiang Rui slipped up to her and asked about her brother-in-law Qi Wuhan. Jiang Lan said that she might have a lot of things to do today and couldn't come.
Jiang Rui was very disappointed and left in a depressed mood.
On the way, she asked the housekeeper if the family had left.
The butler replied that he had not left yet.
She went to see her father first.
Jiang Cheng was studying chess records in the study when Jiang Lan came over.
"My aunt just asked me again if my eldest brother has found a girl?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Cheng immediately put down the chess book he was studying, looking disappointed. Jiang Lan brought him a cup of tea and said, "Of course, we have to wait until after the Spring Imperial Examination to discuss the engagement." Jiang Cheng nodded, took a sip of tea, and told Jiang Lan a little bit that he was interested in a family of noble character like the Wu family.
After a while, the housekeeper came to report that Mrs. Du was going back. Jiang Cheng asked Jiang Lan to see her off, at least to show some courtesy for the sake of face. Jiang Lan went to see her off, and Mrs. Du wanted her to see her off all the way to the gate, but when she saw that she had only walked two steps, she stopped and left with a lot of anger.
After dinner, Jiang Lan was about to go back when a black-armored guard hurried to the Shangshu Mansion to report to her that the Marquis had left the palace and would be here soon.
As soon as the Black Armor Guard finished delivering the message, the other party arrived.
After leaving the palace, Qi Wuhan went straight to the Shangshu Mansion, for fear of missing the opportunity to pick her up. He felt guilty for not being able to accompany her back to her parents' home for a meal, and he would never let her go back alone again.
When he reined in his horse and stopped at the door, he saw Jiang Lan standing there waiting for him. At that moment, he suddenly understood what home meant... He looked up and saw her waiting for him to go home together...
He asked her to get on the carriage first, then go into the mansion to pay her respects to her father-in-law Jiang Cheng, and then to pay her respects to her elder brother Jiang Shen.
When Jiang Lan once again pulled aside the car curtain and looked at the door, someone came out.
Jiang Rui followed Qi Wuhan all the way to the gate. Only after Qi Wuhan got on the horse did he step back for fear of being kicked by the horse's hooves.
The carriage stopped on the street, Qi Wuhan got on, and then the carriage continued to move forward.
Jiang Lan asked him if he had eaten.
He said he wasn't hungry.
Jiang Lan pulled aside the carriage curtain and looked out, then stopped the carriage and asked Gui'er to go to the store to buy some snacks so that he could eat something to fill his stomach first.
Qi Wuhan looked down at the two hands wrapped around her waist, and he didn't have any extra hands to pick up the food. Jiang Lan picked up a piece of cake, and he opened his mouth in cooperation. She smiled, feeling that sometimes he was like a child who was easy to coax.
"The emperor summoned me to the palace and said that he had a dream last night that Prince Ning was going to rebel, and asked me to go to the palace to take a look." Qi Wuhan took the initiative to talk about the reason why the emperor summoned him urgently.
Jiang Lan was somewhat surprised, not knowing what the emperor was trying to test. If he said he had dreamed of Prince Ning rebelling, she would most likely not believe it. Prince Ning was born with an eye disease and couldn't see, so why would he rebel? Was the emperor getting senile? . . .
"Your Majesty is not senile." Qi Wuhan said with a smile, as if he could see through her thoughts at a glance. Jiang Lan was a little embarrassed. He found it interesting and couldn't help but want to tease her. After restraining himself for a moment, he continued, "Your Majesty is old and suspicious. He thinks everyone has bad intentions and wants to test the loyalty of the princes and ministers at every turn."
“.…..”
Jiang Lan felt that what he said made a lot of sense.
After returning to the Marquis' Mansion, Jiang Lan mentioned Xie Yun's move out. She was a little worried, fearing that the same assassins had targeted him again. She wanted Qi Wuhan to send someone to find out where he lived. It would be even better if he could send two or three black-armored guards to secretly protect him...
"Xiao Lan'er seems to care about him very much." Qi Wuhan felt a little jealous.
"I care about you more." Jiang Lan stood on tiptoe and kissed him on the face again.
Qi Wuhan tilted his head and moved his face closer again. She turned around and was about to leave with a blush, but the next moment he picked her up by the waist and carried her to the bedroom.
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