Chapter 193 It’s Okay to Forget
Shangguan Lan's ears turned red when she teased him. "Look at my own sister, what's wrong with her? I wouldn't dare look at others like that. I'm afraid my wife will beat me up."
"That's good to know! Is Qiao Xue going?" Yun Wansheng asked.
"I'm not sure about that. We just need to keep an eye on her when we get there. Let's go!" Shangguan Lan said in a gentle tone and walked out of the room first.
The Prime Minister's Mansion was not far from their house. It only took two streets by carriage to get there. Maybe they arrived early, so there were not many visitors at the gate of the mansion. Soon, the two of them were led in by the servants.
The brother and sister were led all the way to the garden. As soon as they entered the garden, they smelled the fragrance of chrysanthemums, which made them look at the surrounding chrysanthemum gardens involuntarily.
"How beautiful! It seems that the Prime Minister's Mansion has already prepared this chrysanthemum viewing banquet." Yun Wansheng looked at the sea of colorful flowers everywhere, and she couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
Because in addition to chrysanthemums, this garden also has other precious flower species, which are even more beautiful against the backdrop of pavilions, rockery, stone forests, green grass and bluestone paths.
"Well! It really took some thought. I'm sure there will be a lot of visitors today." Shangguan Lan guessed as he looked ahead at the scenery.
"It's more lively when there are more people! This way the host's hard work will be worthwhile, as we can present such a beautiful scenery to the guests." Yun Wansheng said with a slight smile on his face.
"You are absolutely right."
As the two were talking, they suddenly saw a young man running towards them: "General Shangguan! You are finally here, I have been waiting for you for a long time." As soon as he said this, he arrived and grabbed Shangguan Lan's wrist with one hand.
"Tang Shun, why are you so impatient? Didn't I teach you? If you want to be a qualified soldier, you must avoid being impatient. You must be calm and composed when encountering things." Shangguan Lan said in a somewhat stern tone.
"Oh, I see. We're at home now! Why are you so serious?" Tang Shun said nonchalantly with a childish face.
"What do you want from me?" Shangguan Lan stopped preaching.
"I got a fine weapon yesterday. Would you like to come with me and take a look? Is it worth three hundred taels?"
"What weapon costs three hundred taels? Why don't you just bring it to me?"
"Those hammers are too heavy. My small body can't lift them."
"I'll go and see after the banquet!" Shangguan Lan glanced at Yun Wansheng, indicating that he couldn't leave now.
Tang Shun then noticed the woman beside him: "General Shangguan, who is this woman? Has your fiancée changed?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he was kicked in the calf: "What nonsense, she is my sister, you can call her Miss Yun from now on! Wansheng, he is the fifth young master Tang Shun of the Prime Minister's Mansion."
Yun Wansheng looked at the boy in front of her and estimated that he was about twelve or thirteen years old. He had a handsome face and bright eyes. At first glance, he was a naughty boy.
"Hello, Miss Yun!" Upon hearing this, Tang Shun hurriedly greeted her properly.
"Hello!" Yun Wansheng replied generously.
"Miss Yun is so beautiful, why haven't I seen you before?"
"I don't live in the capital, my home is in Yanzhou."
"No wonder! Miss Yun, I have urgent matters to attend to. Can you ask your brother to go with me? I'll ask the servant to take you to the pavilion in front. How about that? Men and women can't sit at the same table anyway, so you'll be separated over there." Tang Shun said impatiently.
Yun Wansheng understands children’s psychology. When they have something good, they want to share it with the people they like.
"Brother, you go with him! I can go alone."
"No rush, it's not too late for me to take you there." Shangguan Lan said worriedly.
"Brother, I'm a grown-up and I'll be fine. You should go quickly! Look how anxious this kid is. You'd better go with him and see him." Yun Wansheng pushed him with a smile.
"General Shangguan, my Miss Yun has said this, why are you still hesitating? Come with me to see the big hammer." As he said that, Tang Shun pulled his man away.
Shangguan Lan saw this and had no choice but to say, "Wansheng, then you go first. I'll come find you later."
"I understand. Go ahead!" Yun Wansheng nodded.
As soon as Shangguan Lan left, Yun Wansheng was about to follow the servant when she suddenly heard footsteps behind her, which made her look back.
When he saw who was coming, he was slightly stunned, then turned around and walked forward, completely ignoring the person behind him.
The person who came was Mu Xingci. Seeing the woman avoiding him like this, her hands clenched into fists under her sleeves, did she really dislike him so much? Did she feel disgusted even by just looking at him?
This scene fell into the eyes of Qi Yi who was standing behind him. Seeing that the ruthless woman was about to leave, he felt sorry for his master, but also felt a little angry.
"Yun Wansheng, you are so bold! You dared not to show courtesy when meeting the Regent? What is your crime?"
Yun Wansheng, who had just taken a few steps, stopped when she heard this. She didn't want to have too much contact with him, but she forgot the man's identity at the moment.
She turned around and stepped forward with her head slightly lowered: "I greet the Regent. I didn't recognize you just now. Please forgive me, Regent."
Mu Xingci looked at the woman who saluted him with a calm expression: "Didn't you recognize me? It seems that you really have forgotten me."
Yun Wansheng didn't say anything. Since he didn't say no, she couldn't stand up and could only keep kneeling to greet him.
Mu Xingci looked at her indifferent reaction, and curled his thin lips slightly: "It's better to forget it, it's better to forget it." As he said that, he walked past her with a cold look on his face.
When Yun Wansheng saw him leave, she stood up straight with a complicated look in her eyes.
When she came to the spacious and beautiful flower pavilion, she saw some young ladies sitting inside, and opposite them were male guests, most of whom were young people. Mu Xingci sat in the first seat, showing his identity and status to others.
As soon as she came in, she immediately attracted everyone's attention. Firstly, they saw that she was beautiful, but also that she was a stranger.
Yun Wansheng felt a little embarrassed and didn't know where to sit. She now regretted letting Shangguan Lan leave.
Just as she was about to turn around and go out to look at the flowers outside, a wealthy-looking woman came over and asked, "Young lady, you look unfamiliar. I wonder which family you are from?"
"Madam, I am from the Shangguan Mansion, and Shangguan Lan is my elder brother." Yun Wansheng replied politely with a faint smile.
"So you are General Shangguan's sister! I'm so sorry, I've always wanted to meet you." The woman took her hand enthusiastically.
"May I know who the lady is?" Yun Wansheng asked tentatively without any certainty.
"I am the Prime Minister's wife. You can just call me Mrs. Tang." Mrs. Tang said with a friendly smile.
"Greetings, Madam Tang. Please forgive me for any impoliteness I may have shown you earlier."
"You don't have to be so polite. Come and sit down. I'll introduce you to some ladies. That way you can get to know each other better and be more familiar with each other when you meet again in the future."
Yun Wansheng followed her to the female guests. Mrs. Tang introduced them to each other with a smile on her face, and they exchanged a few polite words with each other.
Just as they finished speaking, a woman's voice rang out from behind them, her tone arrogant: "I was wondering who was so popular, it turns out it's you, Yun Wansheng!"
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