Chapter 187 If the Fate Lasts Long (23)
Yu Wenlan's eyes moved to her face, "Is she the sister of the Yuan family?"
"That's right. Last time, my second brother and I went to visit Uncle Yu and Aunt Yu's house. Aunt Yu said that Second Brother Yu had not returned from his studies yet. I never thought I would see him today."
Yu Wenlan noticed the small red spot on her forehead and asked worriedly, "Did Sister Yuan get bumped?"
"It's okay, just apply some medicine when you get home. It's getting late, so let's go back home and talk again another day."
"Well, I was a bit inconsiderate today. I'll bring a gift tomorrow to express my apology."
"It's not a big deal, it's not necessary. But if Second Brother Yu comes to visit my second brother, he's most welcome." Yuan Wan pulled down the curtain and sat back in the carriage.
When the carriage started moving again, Ming Yuelin said, "I didn't expect it was someone I knew."
The Yu family and the Yuan family have a close relationship, so the Anguo Mansion naturally has a close relationship with the Yu family as well. However, Yu Wenlan has been studying abroad for many years, so Mingyuelin is not very familiar with him.
Yuan Wan nodded and moved to Ming Yuelin, "I can't take it anymore. I didn't feel much pain just now, but now I feel sharp pains."
Ming Yuelin patted her head and said, "Poor cousin, I'll ask the court doctor to check you out when we get home."
After returning to the Anguo Mansion, the palace doctor said that there was nothing serious and asked her to apply some swelling-reducing and blood-stasis-removing medicine for a few days. Seeing her daughter's condition, Mrs. Yuan postponed her trip back to Runan to the day after tomorrow.
The next day, Yu Wenlan visited with gifts to express his apology and reminisce with Yuan Qingchen.
Because Mrs. Yuan had to go back on the second day of the holiday, the trip to Taiyuan Lake was postponed to the third day. Shi Jianli, Mingyuelin and Yuan Wan had a great time playing for the whole day and found a black-sailed boat to row into the deep lotus fields.
The sky was not very sunny, but a little cool, and the wind was blowing at just the right temperature.
Putting the lotus seeds into the small basket, Shijianli lay down and covered her face with a lotus leaf.
Ming Yuelin lifted the lotus leaf covering her face and threw it into the water. "Sister Li, be careful about your neck getting itchy. Last time I touched the pole and scratched my hand, it turned red."
Shi Jianli raised her hand and looked at it. "No, I've broken it many times before, and it never felt itchy."
"Okay, I'm envious."
Yuan Wan also lay down in the black-sailed boat and sighed, "Striving to cross the river, I accidentally wandered into the depths of lotus blossoms. Life is truly leisurely like this."
"Cousin, your aunt brought you here to arrange a marriage for you and my second brother, right?" Mingyuelin tugged at her sleeve.
"Well, how did you know?" Yuan Wan responded casually.
"I accidentally overheard my mother and aunt talking, but I heard that you and my second brother have no feelings for each other."
"Well, actually my mother is quite worried. After all, I'm almost eighteen, and many people think I'm an old maid." Yuan Wan picked up a lotus stalk and picked out the seeds one by one. "But in Runan, I don't think anyone is worthy of my attention. I'm not in a hurry, I want to stay home for a while. After all, if I get married, I won't be able to live as carefree as I do now."
For a woman, the happiest time is indeed when she is a girl.
"It's true that my mother hasn't seen my aunt for a long time. When I came to Beijing, I didn't think much of it. I just thought of it as a visit."
"You don't like my second brother, so what about my third brother?" Ming Yuelin moved to her side and asked curiously.
"Third cousin? Not bad. Currently, I have the same opinion as my second cousin."
Ming Yuelin poked her waist again, "What about the Erlang of the Yu family?"
"It's okay. Don't be so gossipy. If you continue to gossip, I will tell Sister Shi about you and Prince Ji. I remember you had a lot of embarrassing moments when you were a child." Yuan Wan stuffed a peeled lotus seed into her mouth.
Mingyuelin chewed it and felt a sweet and slightly bitter taste in his mouth.
"I want to listen." Just as she was putting her hand into the water, Jianli pulled her hand back and poked Yuan Wan's face.
Yuan Wan shrank her neck and slapped her hand away, "Oh, dry your hands before touching me. Water is flowing down my neck."
"Okay." Shi Jianli giggled twice and wiped her hands on her other sleeve.
Ming Yuelin covered Yuan Wan's mouth with her hand, "Cousin, you are not allowed to say that."
"Don't you like the gossip?" Yuan Wan rolled over, pinned her down, and covered her mouth with her hand. "My cousin went to play with Prince Ji, and you took advantage of the maids' sleep to sneak out through the small door to look for him. You ended up getting lost along the way, and everyone went looking for you."
"Prince Ji found you first. You were filthy and looked like a little beggar when he carried you back."
"When you were little, you were so clingy. On the first day, you insisted on being held by your aunt and uncle and refused to get out of bed. On the second day, you clung to your eldest cousin and insisted that he hold you wherever he went. On the third day, you insisted that your second cousin, who was only two years older than you, ride a horse for you. You annoyed your second cousin so much that he wanted to run away when he saw you..."
The boat was shaking. Shi Jianli grabbed the mast of the black-sailed boat and said, "Hey, hey, hey, take it easy. The boat is going to capsize. Although I can swim, I can't save two people at once!"
Hearing this, the two of them temporarily stopped fighting and lay down in a row.
Ming Yuelin: "I'm so hungry."
Yuan Wan: "I'm hungry too."
Shi Jianli let go, and one of them handed them a paddle, "Since you have so much strength, you can row back."
The two men got up, straightened their clothes, and then rowed back.
Shi Jianli held her chin up as she looked at them and asked with a smile, "Can we row back? If not, let Lanxing Xianyue and the others come over."
Lanxing and the others were on another boat, following them.
"Let them come over. They are hungry and have no strength." Mingyuelin threw away the pulp.
Shi Jianli waved to another boat, and that boat quickly rowed over. Lanxing and Xianyue stepped over from the other boat and rowed skillfully, as if they had done it many times before.
After paddling out of the deep, the sail boat headed towards the open water.
There was some sun at this time, and Shi Jianli took the straw hat and put it on her head.
The small black-sailed boat was overtaken by another larger wooden boat next to it. Shi Jianli turned around and saw that the owners were a brother and sister. The brother looked like a teenager and the sister looked about six or seven years old.
The younger sister lay on the edge of the boat and waved to them, "Second Sister Ming and the other two beautiful sisters, nice to meet you~"
The boy grabbed her collar and said speechlessly, "Behave yourself. If you fall into the water and become food for the fish, I won't go down to get you out."
Ming Yuelin looked up and said, "Nice to meet you. Are you and your second brother out to play today too?"
"Yes, let's go have lunch now. Second Sister Ming, do you want to join us?"
The young man pulled his sister back a little, looked at the people on the black-sailed boat below, and his eyes stopped on Shi Jianli.
"No, go eat."
"Okay, see you later."
Shi Jianli raised the brim of her hat, noticed the other person's gaze, and tilted her head slightly, "Sir, is there something wrong with me?"
The young man was startled, coughed lightly, and looked away. The tips of his ears, hidden by his hair, turned red. "No, I just thought the girl looked unfamiliar. I've never seen her before, so I was a little curious. I apologize."
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