Tan Mansion

After finishing breakfast, Mu An Ning said to the old lady and Xu: "Grandma, mother, there is a Qiao Qian banquet at the Tan Mansion today. Wan'er and I need to attend the banquet later."

When Madam Mu heard the words 'Tan Mansion', her approval and relief were beyond words. She nodded slightly and said gently, "An Ning, you can go now."

Although Mu An Ning is not the biological son of the Marquis, he is extremely intelligent and quick to understand, so he does not need her to force him too much.

This made her quite satisfied.

After taking a sip of tea, Madam Mu seemed to remember something and turned her gaze to Mu Wan'er who was standing beside Mu An Ning.

Her tone was gentle, but unquestionable: "Wan'er, you should stay in the mansion and let An Ning go alone."

Mu Wan'er has already been engaged to the prince, so it is not appropriate for her to go out and show up in public too often.

What's more, she had just learned that Tan Wenhuai was not only the third place winner in the imperial examination but also a cousin of the Su family, and was now regarded as her own son by Mrs. Su.

The Su family is a family of scholars. Mr. Su is an honest official and holds considerable influence in the court.

If Mu An Ning could marry Tan Wenhuai, it would be absolutely beneficial to the Marquis's Mansion.

Compared with the Xie family, which has many descendants, perhaps the Tan family is a better choice.

If Mu Wan'er went with him, it would hinder their time together.

Mu Wan'er felt something was wrong, and hurriedly frowned and pretended to be pitiful and said, "Grandma, my granddaughter wants to go too."

Seeing that Madam Mu was unmoved, she pursed her lips slightly, lowered her eyes and said, "Grandma, let me accompany my sister. I am worried about her going out alone."

[Hehe, I have to go see if there is any chance for my daughter and Tan Wenhuai to develop a relationship.]

Mu An Ning opened her rosy lips and was about to speak for Mu Wan'er. After all, it was really boring to attend a banquet alone.

But when she heard this voice, she was stunned for a moment, and then she shut her mouth silently.

She suddenly felt that it was no big deal for her to go to the party alone.

Xu, who had been silent all this time, listened to Mu Wan'er's pleading, closed her eyes and rubbed her ears impatiently.

After thinking for a moment, she advised the old lady with a smile on her face: "Mother, let Wan'er go. She is really bored staying in the mansion all day long."

This girl is chattering all the time and is very unruly. I don't know why the Marquis's family would keep her in the mansion.

If Mu Wan'er were to leave the house for a day, perhaps her ears would be free from all the hassles.

Madam Mu looked at her daughter-in-law who had just recovered from a serious illness with a sense of surprise, and said with a smile: "It's rare to see you agree to let Wan'er go out." She glanced at Mu Wan'er and said: "Wan'er, since your mother said so, then grandma will not stop you."

After the daughter-in-law was sick, her temperament seemed to have become much more open-minded. She was no longer worried about her newly found daughter getting hurt.

*

The two sisters walked slowly into the Tan Mansion. Su Nianci and Madam Su were standing at the door waiting to greet the few female relatives.

When Su Nianci saw the newcomers, her eyes suddenly brightened up. She said gently, "Ning'er, Wan'er, I have reserved seats for the two of you." She then added softly, "It's right next to my seat."

Mu An Ning looked at Su Nianci, whose face was rarely rosy, and nodded with a smile, a little excited in her heart.

They haven't seen each other for half a year. They didn't have time to chat much at the last blind date party, but today they finally have the opportunity to reminisce.

She could finally tell her friends some of the things in her heart.

While the two were talking, Mrs. Su's gentle gaze remained on Mu An Ning, and the more she looked, the more satisfied she became.

She smiled and said, "Good children, you have a great time today, eat and drink well, don't be polite."

Mu An Ning agreed with a smile, and Mu Wan'er also nodded repeatedly.

Mu An Ning suddenly remembered that he was holding something in his hand, and quickly handed the black brocade box to Madam Su, saying with a smile: "Aunt Su, this is a gift that my sister and I prepared for Master Tan."

[Actually, my daughter prepared it alone, hahaha. ]

Su Nianci stretched out her hand to take it, but just as she was about to touch it, Mrs. Su glanced at her and stopped it with her hand.

Su Nianci withdrew her hand hesitantly and looked at her mother in confusion, only to see that the smile on her face became more intense.

Madam Su smiled meaningfully and said, "Good boy, you can give this gift to Wen Huai in person."

Su Nianci was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood her mother's intention, and nodded and smiled, "Yes, Ning'er, you should give it to Wen Huai in person." She cast her eyes on the pile of gifts beside her and added, "If it is mixed with the gifts from other people, it will be difficult to find it."

Mu An Ning was quite confused, but he had to withdraw his hand and said with a smile: "It's not a valuable gift."

Mu Wan'er rolled her eyes and glanced at her sister with a very strange look.

She lowered her head and suppressed the corners of her mouth that were slightly raised, her mind full of thoughts.

【Oh, I finally figured it out. 】

[It turns out that I am not the only one who is optimistic about my daughter and Tan Wenhuai as a couple. 】

At the same time, outside the Su Mansion.

Luo Zhiyan stretched out her hand to stop Gu Huaizhi, who had just got off the carriage and was walking in the opposite direction with a serious expression.

She put her hands on her waist, with obvious dissatisfaction in her tone: "Brother Huai, where are you going?"

Brother Huai wouldn't have brought her to this place on purpose and then left her alone to go play somewhere else, right?

Gu Huaizhi glanced indifferently at his cousin standing in front of him, then turned to Gu Ji and said lazily, "Gu Ji, send her in first."

He glanced at the carriage, and the corners of his mouth curled up slowly: "Don't forget to bring in the gift I prepared for Mr. Tan."

Having said that, his toes touched the ground lightly, and in an instant he jumped onto the roof.

Luo Zhiyan was stunned. While admiring the young man's tall and straight back, she couldn't help pouting and asked, "Gu Ji, where is Brother Huai going? When will he come back?"

Gu Ji glanced at the direction where his master disappeared and sighed silently in his heart.

He had just seen the black shadow that flashed by, and his master probably thought that the man was related to the recent assassination in the palace.

As he took the heavy gift from the carriage, he carefully glanced at Luo Zhiyan's expression and said, "I don't know either. Cousin, please go in first."

Luo Zhiyan snorted and retracted her gaze: "Okay, then I'll go in first. If Brother Huai hasn't come back in an hour, I'll only ask you."

Gu Ji followed behind Luo Zhiyan and couldn't help wiping the sweat off his forehead. He wasn't sure whether Gu Huaizhi would attend the banquet or not, but he could only agree to it.

After all, this cousin was really spoiled too much, and her ability to tease people was no less than that of his son, and even better.

When Luo Zhiyan walked to the gate of the Tan Mansion with a proud look on her face, Mrs. Su frowned slightly, then looked at her daughter and asked in a low voice, "Who is this girl?"

She had no impression of this girl. Could it be that Tan Wenhuai invited her?

Su Nianci was also stunned. When she saw Gu Ji following behind Luo Zhiyan, she finally remembered: "Mother, this is the cousin of the Prince of Anqing."

Luo Zhiyan raised her chin and nodded, then said to the two of them, "My cousin will be here later."

After she finished speaking, she gestured to Gu Ji, signaling him to put down what he was holding: "This is a gift my cousin prepared for that guy named Tan...Tan something."

After Madam Su and Su Nianci called the maid to bring Luo Zhiyan in, they both looked at Gu Huaizhi's "great gift" on the ground.

Big, of course, means big in the literal sense.

Because...that gift is the daily necessities of life.

It is particularly eye-catching in an elegant and luxurious ceremony.

*

After Mu Anning and Mu Wan'er entered the yard, they looked left and right but didn't see Tan Wenhuai.

Just as they were about to enter the women's section, they were suddenly stopped by a voice: "Miss Mu."

The two sisters stopped and looked back, it turned out to be Xie Yunting.

Mu An Ning smiled politely: "Thank you, Master."

Xie Yunting glanced at Mu Wan'er secretly, and then said to Mu Anning: "Miss Mu, Brother Gu will also be here today."

Mu An Ning was stunned and said "oh" lightly, not understanding why Xie Yunting told her about Gu Huaizhi.

Could it be that Xie Yunting thought that she was still interested in Gu Huaizhi?

【This guy, he's always talking about something else. 】

The scene was awkward for a moment, as the three of them looked at each other but had nothing to say.

Mu An Ning glanced at the guests coming and going in the courtyard and said with a gentle smile, "Master Xie, the banquet is about to begin. Let's take a seat first."

Xie Yunting opened his mouth, struggled in his heart, but finally greeted the two of them.

It was only later when the truth was revealed that the girl his mother arranged for him to meet at the blind date was actually Mu An Ning.

After further questioning, I learned that it was my grandmother's idea.

My grandmother wanted to become in-laws with an old friend, but because she was oblivious to what was happening outside, she did not realize that Mu An Ning was her friend's former fiancée.

It was the first time that he felt so lucky. It was all thanks to him that he asked Brother Gu to go in his place. Otherwise, if Brother Gu knew that he had a blind date with Miss Mu, he would probably be in big trouble.

Xie Yunting put on a bitter smile, looked at the cute light pink figure again, and sighed deeply.

Brother Gu and Miss Mu do have a connection, and if they are willing, they might still be able to achieve a happy ending, but he and another Miss Mu...

*

Luo Zhiyan saw Gu Huaizhi being led into the garden, and jumped up with a smile on her face, saying in a coquettish voice: "Brother Huai, you came after we finished eating. Yan'er is almost bored to death."

She didn't have many friends to begin with, and the people at the table she sat at today were all girls she didn't know, so she couldn't get a word in at all.

Gu Huaizhi's temples tensed up, he patted his clothes which were stained with dust, and asked, "Where is Gu Ji?"

He had to ask Gu Ji to check some things.

Luo Zhiyan shook her head innocently: "Gu Ji was just beside me." She giggled and joked: "I guess he went to the toilet."

Gu Huaizhi nodded thoughtfully and looked around for a moment.

Suddenly, his eyes fell on a figure not far away, and a smile appeared on his face that he himself did not even notice.

She was wearing a dark green gauze dress today, which made her already fair face look even whiter and more translucent.

He was staring in a trance when another figure came into his sight. It was also a green figure, but this one was dark green.

It’s that kid Tan Wenhuai.

The corner of his mouth twitched suddenly, and he felt his eyes glowing green. He immediately walked quickly towards that place unconsciously.

Luo Zhiyan, who was completely unaware, plucked a flower, put it in her hair, and said coquettishly, "Brother Huai, do you think this flower is beautiful?"

But when she looked up, she found that the boy's back was gradually moving away.

She was embarrassed and angry, picked up the hem of her skirt and trotted away: "Brother Huai, wait for Yan'er!"