Chapter 592: The exiled female prisoner with two bodies (27)
"Sister-in-law, today you have to help me observe those young ladies carefully and learn more about their true character. Whether your nephew can marry a suitable wife depends on you." Wen whispered to Lan Shichu. Gong Liangjian was already seventeen years old, which was the right age for marriage. Wen had been worried about this matter, but they had been exiled for more than six years, and she didn't know much about any outstanding girls in the capital, so Wen asked Lan Shichu to help.
Today's banquet was hosted by Princess Daning. All the famous young masters and young ladies in the capital were present, and of course the elders were also present, so it was an occasion that everyone tacitly agreed to be for young people to meet each other.
Lan Shichu didn't want to attend at first, but Wen spoke pitifully, as if without her, Gong Liangjian would not be able to marry a good wife, and asked Lan Shichu to help. Lan Shichu had no choice but to come.
Because Gongliang Subai was an important minister trusted by the emperor, as his wife, Lan Shichu enjoyed the treatment of being honored as a wife and being subtly flattered by other ladies. They praised her for her youth and beauty, and Gongliang Subai for his youth and potential. Even the naughty boy Gongliang Congyun was praised for his cleverness and intelligence.
If Lan Shichu wasn't sober-minded, he would easily be dazzled by all the flattery.
While Lan Shichu was patiently dealing with them, he secretly looked at the girls present to see which one would be suitable to be his nephew's wife.
"Second sister!" Just as Lan Shichu was looking at a little girl with a round face, almond eyes and rosy cheeks, a somewhat sharp shout interrupted her attention. At first, she did not realize that the "second sister" was calling her, and she simply thought that the voice was a bit annoying.
When she looked at the person who was speaking, she realized that it was not only the voice that was annoying, but also the person who was speaking. This person was the original owner's sister, Lan Manyu, the granddaughter of Prince Lu, who had been married to the Duke of Anguo's Mansion for many years.
Seeing that she finally saw her, Lan Manyu said sarcastically, "I called you so many times, but you didn't respond. I thought you had forgotten about me, your sister."
"Do you have something to talk to me about?" Lan Shichu glanced at her and asked.
The original owner had a very ordinary relationship with this sister, because Lan Manyu was the first child of the Prince of Lu. Although she was a daughter, she was very much loved by her parents. She had been spoiled since she was a child, and they spent a lot of energy to cultivate and teach her, which also cultivated her spoiled, willful, selfish and self-centered character.
After Lan Manyu was born, the original owner's parents gave birth to their much-anticipated eldest son two years later, and then three years later, they gave birth to the original owner's second daughter who was not valued.
When she was young, Lan Manyu would rush to take any good things at home for herself, and would only give them to the original owner if she didn't like them. The original owner was used to being ignored by her family, and developed a character of swallowing her anger. She never competed with her sister for things, so it was easy for her to be bullied by Lan Manyu. The relationship between the two sisters was very weak. When the original owner was exiled, this sister didn't even show up.
Lan Manyu forced a dry smile and said, "Can't I come to you if nothing happens? We are sisters after all. I haven't seen you for several years. Don't you miss me?"
Lan Shichu shook his head honestly: "No."
All kinds of suppressed laughter suddenly rang out nearby. Everyone knew that when Lan Shichu was exiled, the Prince Lu's Mansion sent people to sever ties with her. Since Lan Shichu returned to Beijing, she had no contact with the Prince Lu's Mansion. Many people also knew about this, so when Lan Manyu came to find Lan Shichu, everyone had a subtle feeling.
Lan Manyu's face turned pale and blue, she felt embarrassed and awkward. She obviously didn't expect Lan Shichu to be so disrespectful. She gritted her teeth and said to Lan Shichu: "I have something to tell you. Let's find a quieter place to talk?"
"Is there anything you can't say here?" Lan Shichu didn't want to go out and chat alone with someone he hated.
Lan Manyu had no choice but to say, knowing that Lan Shichu would not accommodate her, "Sister, when will you go back to the palace to see our parents? Mom has been feeling unwell these past two days and has missed you especially. Go back and see her when you have time."
Lan Shichu chuckled when she heard this. Was she going to play the emotional card? Was she trying to kidnap her morally? But as long as she had no morals, no one could kidnap her.
So she smiled and said, "Madam Pan, you are joking. I have severed ties with the Prince Lu's Mansion a long time ago, and I don't have any parents. Everyone knows this. It was announced in front of many people by the servants of the Prince Lu's Mansion a few years ago. I think everyone should still remember it."
Lan Manyu choked suddenly and her face looked extremely ugly. Her eyes widened. She obviously didn't expect Lan Shichu to say this matter so bluntly in front of everyone. Although everyone knew about this shameful thing, who would say it out loud?
Although it was indeed the people of Prince Lu's Mansion who did something dishonest, wasn't there a reason for this? After Lan Manyu was embarrassed, she couldn't help but blame Lan Shichu for bringing this up. Wasn't this clearly smearing Prince Lu's Mansion? How could she be worthy of her family?
So Lan Manyu said to Lan Shichu in a blaming tone: "Sister, our family had no choice but to cut off ties with you. Why can't you understand our parents' difficulties? We were very worried about you during the years you were exiled. Fortunately, you came back safely, so we were relieved and have always wanted to make it up to you. How can you keep resenting our parents..."
Lan Shichu raised his hands in annoyance and said, "Stop, don't preach to me. Cutting off the relationship means cutting off the relationship. When I was down and out, you avoided me as much as possible and even added insult to injury. Now that my family is on the rise, you want to build a relationship and make amends? Why should such a profit-seeking relationship be repaired? And you're telling me that you have your own difficulties? Are you forced to do so? Do you think everyone will believe me?"
Lan Manyu's face turned red. She could feel the ridicule and contempt in their faces without even looking at the eyes of the people around her.
After all, she was not someone who could tolerate humiliation. When she heard Lan Shichu's ruthless and shameless words, she immediately became angry and said, "I came here with good intentions to persuade you, but I didn't expect you to be so stubborn! You don't even want your own family. Let's see how you will regret it in the future..."
After saying these harsh but cowardly words, she ran away in shame.
"Speaking of which, Madam Pan doesn't seem to have had a very good life these years. Although her husband is the eldest son of Duke Anguo, Duke Anguo likes his half brother more and considers his half brother in everything... It's pitiful that she has to compete with her own half brother. She is the rightful heir to the duke's mansion, but she is suppressed by her half brother. Madam Pan must have a hard time, right?" A lady talked about Lan Manyu's family affairs with a sigh, and it was unclear whether it was sarcasm or sympathy.
(End of this chapter)
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