Chapter 466 Miss Ran San

Zhulan registered all the gifts for her youngest son's full-month celebration and sealed them up. There were really a lot of gifts; for the third-day bath and the full-month celebration, there were several boxes of gifts for the little guy.

Zhulan really wanted to exchange them all for silver, as silver produces silver, and it was better than keeping them sealed up forever. It was a pity that the Zhou family could no longer sell the gifts, and the entire Zhou family would be the one to lose.

Zhou Shuren massaged Zhulan's shoulders, "Thank you for your hard work."

"It's not that hard, but the storage room at home is not big enough. We have accumulated assets very quickly in the past few years, and it's a pity to leave them piled up."

Zhou Shuren, "Xuemei is about to go back, pick some for her to take back, and pick some for the tribe."

"Um."

Zhou Shuren pulled Zhulan up and said, "It's been a tiring day today, let's take a rest."

Zhulan was indeed very tired, "Okay."

The next morning, Zhulan had just picked out some things to bring back for her daughter when Liuya came to report, "Ms. Qi Shu is here."

Zhulan guessed that she would come, "Please come in, yes, there is also a young lady, today just ask the young lady to come by herself."

Forget about Wu Ning. She would like to take Wu Ning with her all the time to broaden his horizons, but Wu Ning's reputation is there, and these high-ranking officials' wives will not respect Wu Ning. She doesn't want Wu Ning to be picked on like a commodity anymore.

Willow Bud, "Yes."

Zhulan returned to the main hall. Qi came with her daughter. Zhulan stood up to greet them, "Lady, please come in."

Qi smiled and said, "You and I hit it off right away. I always wanted to come here, but unfortunately you were in confinement after childbirth. Now that you are out of confinement, I came to see you because I have nothing to do."

Zhu Lan didn't believe it. It was obvious that he had brought his daughter to show her. She smiled and said, "Come in."

After Qi sat down, she said, "This is my daughter, Ran Yan, who is sixteen years old this year."

Ran Yan pinched her handkerchief slightly. She knew her mother did it for her, but she was really scared. How could anyone treat a woman who had broken off her engagement sincerely? She didn't know how much Mr. Zhou's wife knew. She felt gloomy in her heart. "I've seen Gongren."

Zhu Lan raised her eyebrows. She had a good impression of Miss Ran San. "Miss Ran San, please get up quickly."

Ran Yan smiled. She didn't think that the Zhou family didn't know about her. Even if she was innocent, the engagement was cancelled. The stain was on her. "Thank you, Madam."

Qi's heart ached. Her daughter was so good. Not to mention her talent, her temperament was unmatched by any other young lady she had ever met. And she only had one daughter. She spoiled her like a treasure and brought her up by herself. She made her a good housekeeper. Before her engagement was broken off, the daughter was so cheerful, but now she was cautious when she went out, and there was no happy smile on her face anymore.

Zhulan sighed in her heart. Miss Ran San looked a lot like Qi. She had bold facial features and the daughter resembled her mother. Miss Ran San should also be a bright and cheerful person. Her cautious and indifferent look now was really not suitable. She looked at Qi with the rest of her eyes, recalling the news she had learned. Qi was at least a good mother.

It is said that Lord Ran is famous for being afraid of his wife. Qi is his second wife. Lord Ran's previous wife left two concubines. Later, he married Qi, who took away the concubines after she came into the house. Currently, there is no concubine in the Ran mansion, only two elderly maids.

Yes, Qi used this to anger Liu a lot, because the Min family had many concubines.

Xue Han came in and greeted her politely, "Shu Ren, Miss Ran."

Qi smiled and said, "Get up quickly."

Qi thought to herself that she had only met Miss Zhou once yesterday, and although she was picky, she still had some good feelings towards Miss Zhou.

Xue Han stood up with a smile and stood beside her mother. She couldn't help but look at Miss Ran San. She was not in the hall yesterday, but she heard some news. Today she met Miss Ran San again and had an idea in her mind.

Zhu Lan saw that Miss Ran San was uncomfortable, so she said to Xue Han, "It's almost summer, and the garden has nice scenery. You and Miss Ran San should go take a walk in the garden."

Xue Han, "Yes."

Miss Ran San breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't want to stay in the hall, so when she saw her mother nod, she quickly followed.

Qi waited for the concubine to leave. She did not come here on her own initiative. She had discussed it with her father, who also supported her. Qi felt more confident, "Mr. Zhou Si will take part in the provincial examination next year."

Zhu Lan smiled and nodded, "There's no rush for this child. He's still too young and unstable."

This was not only what she and Zhou Shuren thought, but also what Xu Jinshi thought. Chang Zhi was too young and too innocent, and he still needed training.

Moreover, Zhou Shuren was not planning to let Chang Lian and Chang Zhi take the exam at the same time.

Qi was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted. The Zhou family also has the Third Young Master Zhou. Comparing the two young masters, Lord Zhou is more optimistic about the Third Young Master. Qi opened her mouth, but thinking of the gloomy look of her concubine, she didn't say anything more. She didn't want to embarrass her concubine. There was no rush for this matter, so she smiled and said nothing.

Zhulan thought that Qi would continue talking, but when she saw Qi lowering her head to drink tea, she sighed in her heart. Qi was being jealous of her daughter. This was the real Qi. Qi was a very secretive person and not an impulsive person. Of course, she was also a good mother.

In the garden, Xue Han and Ran Yan sat in the pavilion. Xue Han politely said, "This is the new scented tea. Sister Ran, please try it."

Ran Yan smiled and took a sip, "Good tea."

Xue Han, "If you like it, drink more."

Ran Yan looked into Miss Zhou's eyes and felt relieved. In the past six months, she never dared to go out. She also participated in several invitations and heard too much gossip behind her back. She was on guard against everyone. Miss Zhou's non-probing eyes made her feel a little happy. "Thank you."

Xue Han curled her eyes. She had always thought Miss Ran's smile was too fake, but now she liked it a lot. She turned her head to look at the scenery in the garden. Her eyes paused for a moment, and she blinked and stood up. "Sister Ran, we've been out for a while, let's go back too."

Ran Yan felt that it had been quite a while, but she finally managed to relax and then tense up again. She didn't know what her mother had said. When she saw Miss Zhou next time, would she look at her differently?

Xue Han said, "Sister Ran likes scented tea. I still have quite a bit. I'll give some to her."

Ran Yanqian smiled, "Okay, thank you."

Xue Han, "......."

She put on the mask of fake smile again, and she looked really awkward.

Zhulan's talk was over too. Qi didn't say much else but just chatted with Zhulan about some gossip. The seemingly boring gossip actually revealed a lot of information. At least, Zhulan knew that an eighth-rank official in the Jinzhou City Government Office was a distant relative of Liu.

Zhulan and the others saw off the Qi family and their daughter, and asked the daughter, "Why did you come back so soon?"

Xue Han thought it was better not to say it, so she smiled and said, "Mom, I just saw that Miss Ran didn't feel like chatting, so I came back."

Zhulan heard the child crying and didn't have time to ask, "Mom is going to see your brother, do you want to come with us?"

Xue Han was thinking about something, "No, I still have some bills to settle."

Zhulan touched Xuehan's hair and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Without this girl, she would be very busy.

Xue Han narrowed her eyes and said, "It's not hard."