Chapter 133 Master, do you want me to monitor the young lady?
Xie Guanlan was silent for two breaths, then said, "Say it again."
The young man was wearing a red robe, a jade belt, and a smile on his thin lips, looking exceptionally handsome and gorgeous.
But for some reason, Song Lianxin inexplicably smelled a hint of danger from him, as if a wild beast whose territory had been invaded was on the verge of a rampage.
She stuttered and repeated it, then added carefully, "It was Miss Wen who was attracted by my cousin and wanted to marry him. She took the initiative to meet my uncle in order to get him. It's not that my cousin is obsessed with her! The prince must not lay hands on my cousin again!"
She was attracted by Chen Yu and would not marry anyone else, so she took the initiative to meet the head of the Shen family...
Xie Guanlan knew that Wen Xingluo was extremely bold.
But I didn't know that she was so fond of men.
But Chen Yu was just an average-looking man, a dandy young man who didn't even dare to kill a chicken. What on earth did she like about him that made her keep pestering him?
Xie Guanlan walked through the corridor with an expressionless face.
Song Lianxin followed closely behind, her heart beating violently like a drum.
For some reason, she had the illusion that the prince was going to catch her in adultery!
Xie Guanlan pushed open the lattice door of the wing room.
There was no familiar figure in the room.
Chen Yu sat alone on the bed, crying as she put on her clothes.
Song Lianxin was shocked, "Cousin, you are so fast today?!"
Xie Guanlan's face was hidden in the shadows, with only his tense jaw visible.
He looked at Chen Yu as if he were looking at a dead object.
"What?" Chen Yu hugged the quilt in agony, "She didn't want me! I washed myself and went to bed, but she refused to take me! She sat by the window, drinking tea and looking at me coldly. I had just taken off my outer clothes and hadn't had time to take off my inner clothes when she suddenly cursed me, "idiot!" and then got up and left. She's so cold! Wuwuwuwuwuwuwuwu... I'm the dignified young master of the Shen family, handsome and elegant, and I've never suffered such a great humiliation!"
Song Lianxin covered her mouth in disbelief, "Oh my God!"
My cousin is so miserable!
She couldn't help but ask, "What exactly does Miss Wen mean?"
"I don't know either! Is she trying to be nice but still willing?!"
"Maybe she's a conservative girl and wants to save the most important day for her wedding night. Cousin, let's hurry back and prepare for the wedding!"
The two of them discussed it.
Xie Guanlan lowered his hand that was resting on the door frame.
There were suddenly several tiny cracks on the door frame.
He turned and left.
Turning around the corridor, the remaining lotus leaves in the pond were withered. A young girl was leaning against the carved railing, holding a small white jade bowl filled with fish food, and was feeding the koi carp carefully.
His gaze, like a sharp blade, traced her neck and lips inch by inch.
The girl's neck was as white and delicate as frozen jade, without any abnormality.
The rouge on the lips is also complete and rosy.
He looked at her hands again.
Wen Xingluo suddenly placed the small bowl of fish food on the railing, opened her ten fingers towards him, and showed him the palms and backs of her hands.
She smiled sweetly and obediently, "Nothing dirty got on me."
Xie Guanlan laughed angrily.
His boots slowly crushed the fallen leaves on the tiled floor. He warned quietly, "Wen Ningning, if you're really foolish enough to have an affair with him without a matchmaker and bring disgrace upon our family, it won't be as simple as just reciting the family rules a few times."
"I know my limits." Wen Xingluo looked at Xie Guanlan, "I only associate with Shen Yu because I like seeing him in red clothes. As for having physical contact with him, I have never thought about it."
Xie Guanlan was silent.
The cold wind blew up his loose and gorgeous scarlet clothes. The girl opposite him looked at him with a burning gaze, and her pupils seemed to contain a thousand words. He was obviously good at reading people's hearts, but at this moment he didn't dare to interpret a single word.
He turned and left.
After turning around the corridor, he ordered, "Go and follow the young lady."
Yeshui emerged from the shadows, holding a sword. "Master, do you want me to keep an eye on the young lady?"
Monitoring...
Xie Guanlan was quite dissatisfied with this term, "It's protection, not surveillance."
After a pause, he said, "I want to know who she meets and what she does every day. I don't want this situation to happen again."
He developed a strong desire for control since he was young.
But today's events were completely out of his control. The moment he pushed open the door of the wing room, he had already thought about where to bury Shen Yu.
Although Wen Ningning did not take any action against Shen Yu this time, there is no guarantee that she might do something bad one day.
He wouldn't allow that to happen.
Yishui held his sword and watched Xie Guanlan go away.
I still don't understand how this is different from surveillance.
He calmly came to Wen Xingluo's side and said, "The master does not like the young lady to be close to Chen Yu, and ordered me to protect the young lady and report her whereabouts to him every day."
Wen Xingluo knew that Yishui was one of the top masters around Xie Guanlan.
This kind of master is carefully cultivated by the noble families with countless time and money. Both his skills and loyalty cannot be bought with money.
Xie Guanlan kept Yishui by her side, and she took advantage of him.
She didn't care whether Xie Guanlan would know her whereabouts, because she would not do anything to let down the Zhenbei Palace and was not afraid of being watched by him.
Moreover, she liked being watched and protected by him, which was a sense of security that her father and brothers had never given her in her previous life.
She said softly, "Then I'll trouble you, Brother Yeshui."
When Wen Xingluo returned to the courtyard, Mu Zhiqiu had already counted the treasures donated by the young ladies.
The most valuable items are her purple jade grape ornaments and the agate and white jade gourds and ancient paintings of snowy mountains and hawks donated by the other two ladies.
The least valuable item is the silver earrings donated by Wen Yueyin.
Several young ladies whispered to each other, "While any donation, no matter how much, is a token of appreciation for the victims, a mere pair of silver earrings is a bit too shabby, isn't it? The maids in my courtyard wear more valuable ones than the pair she donated."
"If you ask me, Xingluo's stuff is still the best! We're all born of the same mother, so why is there such a big difference? If you can't afford to donate, then don't come. She wants both fame and fortune, and she's taking all the benefits!"
Wen Yueyin was very embarrassed.
She couldn't help but blame Mu Zhiqiu, "If Miss Mu hadn't invited me here, how could I have suffered such a great humiliation?"
Mu Zhiqiu smiled faintly, "You and Wen Xingluo are twins, and you should share wealth and prosperity. Now she has married into the Zhenbei Palace, while you can only stay in the small county government office. Don't you feel wronged? I invited you to the palace not only for the charity sale, but also to establish a good relationship between you and the Concubine Dowager. I helped you so much, and it would be fine if you didn't appreciate it, but why are you blaming me?"
Wen Yueyin clenched her handkerchief.
Staying in the county government office and staying with her father and brother was her own choice.
She firmly believed that her father and brother would become successful in the future and would support her to become the Crown Princess.
But now...
Her father died tragically, her third brother joined the army and never returned, everything she experienced was completely different from her previous life!
She didn't understand why, despite having all the advantages, her life was worse than her previous life?
She returned to the county government office with mixed feelings and saw Wen Rufeng listening to Teacher He's lecture in the study.
She took a deep breath.
Even if something happened to her father, she still had her elder and second brothers.
Brother, if you work so hard, next year’s autumn exam will definitely not be a problem!
"Sister Yueyin is back?" Xu Miaomiao and Wen Ruyun came out of the hall and greeted her with a smile. "I'm just about to take my second brother back to my mother's house to ask my father for advice on business. There's some pigeon soup brewing in the small kitchen to nourish my husband. Sister Yueyin, can you bring it to the study for me?"
Wen Yueyin also happened to want to see how Wen Rufeng was doing in his studies, so she readily agreed.
Wen Yueyin entered the study room carrying squab soup and interrupted Teacher He's lecture. "Brother, my sister-in-law asked me to bring you squab soup."
Wen Rufeng was originally drowsy, but when he heard there was pigeon soup to drink, he immediately perked up, "You came at the right time, I'm really hungry."
Teacher He looked at the brother and sister talking to each other while he drank pigeon soup in the study, and couldn't help frowning.
According to the rule of respecting teachers as fathers, the Wen family should treat him with great respect, but the Wen brothers and sisters and even Xu Miaomiao did things in a very dishonest way. Every time they entered the study to serve food and snacks, there was always only some for Wen Rufeng.
Not only that, he didn't have anyone to serve him in the Wen family, and even his clothes had to be washed by hand by his little servant!
He was a famous scholar, and when he went to other people's homes to give lectures, those people wanted to worship him as an ancestor, but in the Wen family he lived like a servant!
If he didn't want to break his original promise, he really wanted to quit and leave.
He was filled with rage and banged his ruler on the desk, "Why are you drinking soup in class?!"
Wen Yueyin was dissatisfied, "My elder brother studied hard, so what's wrong with drinking some soup to supplement his nutrition? Mr. He should be proud that he can teach the future third place scholar. With my elder brother as a living sign, Mr. He will be famous in the world in the future."
"Yes." Wen Rufeng agreed. "As the saying goes, it's best to combine work and rest. I've been reading for a full half hour. I need to rest well to better unleash my potential."
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