Chapter 88 Xie Guanlan Wants to Protect Her
Xie Guanlan stepped into the inner room.
The room is filled with the natural aroma of lychees.
There was a plate of hanging green on the desk, and Wei Si was sketching a picture of mountains and rivers in spring.
Her painting style is exquisite and magnificent, which shows that she has been taught by famous teachers since she was young and is definitely not from an ordinary family.
Xie Guanlan looked at him for a long while and said, "I shouldn't have come to see you."
He didn't like Wei Si.
Even though his mother had passed away many years ago, he still disliked any woman who took his mother's place.
Wei Si said calmly, "So, what is the matter, Prince?"
Xie Guanlan put one hand behind his back and fiddled with the amulet worn around his waist with the other hand, as the thin and frail figure flashed through his mind.
He said, "You have enshrined 323 tablets in Ciyun Temple."
Wei Si remained calm and did not respond.
Xie Guanlan glanced at the painting of springtime mountains and rivers again. "Twenty years ago, you were rescued by Wen Qingsong when you fell into the water, and you have been his wife ever since. I ordered people to search all the files between thirty and twenty years ago. During that period, the country was in turmoil and dynasties changed, and there were twelve cases of family annihilation. Naturally, the biggest one among them—"
"Prince." Wei Si interrupted him.
Xie Guanlan looked at her.
She put down her brush, and her face, hidden behind her black hair, was only as small as a palm.
She was facing the light, so her face was a little blurry. From his perspective, she looked very similar to Wen Xingluo, especially the thinness and stubbornness in her eyebrows and eyes.
Wei Si whispered, "In this world, I am nothing more than a plant that grows in spring and dies in autumn."
"Since Madam Wei compares herself to plants, she should be aware of their fragility, especially those rare and precious flowers." Xie Guanlan looked at her, as if he were looking through her at someone else. "If they were not cared for by the gardener, I'm afraid they would wither in a few days of wind and rain. That would only make the gardener sad."
Without waiting for Wei Si to say anything else, he left Dongliuyuan.
Fushan followed closely, "Master, are you warning the princess not to leave the palace easily?"
Xie Guanlan remained silent, his thin lips tightened.
Fushan smiled and said, "I was originally thinking that if the princess left, she might take the young lady with her, which would make the Queen Dowager and the two young masters sad. Fortunately, you personally came forward and asked the princess to stay!"
Xie Guanlan suddenly stopped and whispered, "Continue investigating."
"What are you checking?"
"Twenty years ago, the biggest family annihilation case in the world."
The wind of late summer and early autumn blew through the palace, bringing a hint of coolness.
Xie Guanlan's eyes were filled with deep meaning.
What he said in Dongliuyuan was just a test.
But Wei Si's reaction...
Wei Si, who is she?
…
Wen Xingluo didn't know what Xie Guanlan was doing behind his back.
She took Cuicui to investigate in Chengdu for several days before she came up with a way to dispel the rumors.
When I returned to Xiejinyuan at dusk, a heroic figure suddenly rushed over, "Ningning!"
"Lezhi?!" Wen Xingluo was hugged tightly by Chen Lezhi and couldn't help but feel surprised. "Why are you here?"
Chen Lezhi rubbed his nose guiltily. "You don't know, my mother was always trying to find me a husband. I was so fed up that I ran away from the palace and stayed at an inn for a few days. But then someone stole my purse in the middle of the night. I was left with nowhere else to go, so I had no choice but to come to you!"
Wen Xingluo was surprised, "So, you ran away from home?"
Chen Lezhi covered her mouth in embarrassment and anger, "What do you mean by 'running away from home'? I'm just going out to relax, to relax!"
Wen Xingluo looked at her dusty face and said with a smile, "Well, then this is a good way to relax. Let's go inside and wash our faces first."
She helped Chen Lezhi to re-dress before taking her to pay her respects to the old concubine.
Upon learning that Chen Lezhi had run away from home, the old concubine was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. She comforted him, "Stay in the mansion for now, with Ningning. I will write to your mother and ask her to allow you to stay in Chengdu for a few more days."
Chen Lezhi and Wen Xingluo looked at each other and bowed happily, "Lezhi thanks the Queen Dowager!"
She has a straightforward and lively personality.
The old concubine liked it very much, so she asked her and Wen Xingluo to stay for lunch.
After lunch, the old concubine had the habit of taking a nap.
Wen Xingluo brought Chen Lezhi to the west wing.
This was where she once practiced calligraphy with Xie Guanlan. The desk was still there, and there was also a step-out bed.
The two of them lay side by side on the bed for a nap. Chen Lezhi whispered with concern, "When I came here, I heard people in the teahouse and tavern talking about your mother. They said she abandoned her husband and children, and was unwilling to arrange a marriage for her eldest son, nor was she willing to pay a betrothal gift for him. Ningning, what's going on?"
Wen Xingluo turned sideways and hugged her.
Even though the girl is a martial artist, she is still sweet and soft when held.
Wen Xingluo buried his head in the crook of her neck and briefly recounted the story.
Chen Lezhi was furious, "None of your brothers and sisters are normal!"
She touched Wen Xingluo's head tenderly and softened her tone, "Then do you want to help your mother clear her name? She ignored you, so are you still going to come forward to help her?"
Wen Xingluo opened his eyes in the darkness.
She had put herself in their shoes and thought about how she would feel if she were the mother, facing Wen Qingsong and these illegitimate children.
She might...
It will be more extreme than the mother.
She even wanted to strangle the children!
Her childhood memories were filled with beatings and scoldings from her father and brothers and contempt from her sister. She curled up in the corner with her head in her hands and cried. When she looked up, she could see her mother always staying in the high pavilion, casting a gaze at her as clear as the moonlight.
Mother is beautiful, very beautiful.
But at that time, she couldn't read the emotions in her eyes.
But she understands now.
She understood why her mother hated them.
She hugged Chen Lezhi tighter and whispered, "Lezhi, I love my mother very much. Although she is not as good as your mother, if I owe her from the beginning, then her distant and cold treatment of me is nothing. My father and brothers only know how to bully my mother. They are unwilling to repay their debt. But I want to repay the debt. I want... I want to love my mother."
Chen Lezhi felt a warm liquid flowing into his neck.
She turned sideways and hugged Wen Xingluo tightly.
The fifteen-year-old princess has been well protected by Princess Hanzhong and Chen Yushi since she was a child. She has a spoiled temper but is also innocent and naive.
"Ningning," she coaxed Wen Xingluo, "In our Hanzhong County, playing house is very popular. Next time I take you to Hanzhong, you play the daughter and I will play your mother, okay? I want to love you too..."
The peach tree outside the window is laden with a thin layer of peaches, and the early autumn sky is already dyed red with the ripening fruits.
When Xie Guanlan stepped into the west wing, none of the maids guarding outside dared to stop him.
He stood with his hands behind his back in front of the bed where the two little girls were already asleep.
Chen Lezhi has a bad sleeping posture and he wishes he could hold Wen Ningning with his legs.
Wen Ningning's sleeping face was peaceful, with a touch of delicate and tender blush on her cheeks.
That's all.
No matter what her background is, since he has acknowledged that she is a member of the royal palace, he will do his best to protect her.
Just like protecting Xie Shian and Xie Yanchen.
Xie Guanlan pushed Chen Lezhi's legs apart, covered Wen Xingluo with the quilt, and then turned and left the west wing.
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