Chapter 4: Paying respects to the old lady!
Lan Xiyue was very troubled. How could she approach the Regent?
Forget it, she still has a month to live, so there’s no rush. She just came into this world today, so she should take a rest and get to know this world first.
The next morning, the sunlight filtered through the gauze curtains, scattering dappled light on Lan Xiyue's delicate face, adding a touch of gentleness to her.
Chuchun and Chuxia came in and carefully helped her wash and dress.
Chuchun was searching for a dress in the closet nearby. "Miss, which dress are you going to wear today?"
Lan Xiyue looked at the dresses that Chuchun was hanging on the rack nearby and her eyes twitched. Wow, they were all colorful. What kind of taste did the original owner have?
"Well, find a plainer one. Don't want any of these."
Chuchun was startled, "Miss, don't you usually like these dresses?"
Lan Xiyue's mind suddenly flashed to Lan Lingrou's soft voice, "Sister, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince likes women dressed in bright colors. Look at this dress, the color is very bright. It will look good on you, Sister. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will definitely like it."
Oh! It turned out that it was this white lotus sister who instigated the original owner to dress like this. The original owner was too stupid. Her sister had no good intentions at first glance, but she just listened to her so much.
Lan Xiyue walked over and rummaged through the cupboard, finally finding a plain light blue dress under the wardrobe.
"Okay, wear this one."
Lan Xiyue put on her dress and sat down in front of the bronze mirror. Chuchun combed her hair and was about to put on makeup for her.
Lan Xiyue hurriedly stopped her. The original owner was such a beauty. No matter how exaggerated the makeup was, she looked better without it. Thinking of the original owner's previous makeup, Lan Xiyue got goosebumps.
Chuchun and Chuxia looked at each other with disbelief in their eyes. They had advised the young lady before that she was naturally beautiful and even if she wore makeup, she only needed to wear light makeup. However, the young lady listened to the second young lady and liked to wear heavy makeup. For this, they were scolded by the young lady. Today, the young lady not only did not wear her usual colorful dresses, but also did not wear heavy makeup. They both felt that the sun had risen from the west.
Hatsuharu: "Miss, you are very beautiful like this!"
Chu Xia quickly nodded in agreement, "That's right, that's right, our young lady is a beauty by nature, she doesn't need heavy makeup."
Lan Xiyue glanced at the bronze mirror with a smug look, "Well, I don't need to wear heavy makeup anymore. I can be myself from now on."
A look of joy flashed in Chuchun and Chuxia's eyes at the same time. They had advised the young lady many times before, but were scolded every time. Now the young lady had changed.
It seems that it is not necessarily a bad thing for the young lady to be in a coma for three days!
After breakfast, Lan Xiyue was planning to take advantage of this good time in early spring to go out for a stroll on the bustling ancient street, and by the way see if she could encounter her "life bar" by chance and earn some points.
Chuchun, however, muttered inappropriately, "Miss, you should go and pay your respects to the old lady."
Lan Xiyue couldn't help but frown when she heard that.
"Greetings? What the hell?" Lan Xiyue muttered softly, with a hint of impatience in her eyes.
Seeing this, Chu Xia hurried forward to persuade her, "Miss, you don't usually go to Qingyou Courtyard to pay your respects to the old lady. The old lady is already unhappy. Add to that the commotion you caused a few days ago, and the old lady is even more unhappy. You should go to Qingyou Courtyard today to admit your mistake and pay your respects to the old lady!"
There was a hint of pleading and worry in Chu Xia's words. She knew very well that the old lady was dissatisfied with Lan Xiyue.
Lan Xiyue stretched lazily. The ancients were troublesome. "Okay, let's go to Qingyou Courtyard first, and then go shopping outside the house."
Upon hearing this, Chuchun and Chuxia smiled at each other and breathed a sigh of relief. The two girls prayed secretly in their hearts, hoping that the young lady would be more well-behaved today and not cause any more trouble.
Qingyouyuan is located deep in the Lan Mansion. It has a quiet and elegant environment and is where the old lady cultivates her body and mind on a daily basis.
Lan Xiyue, accompanied by Chuchun and Chuxia, slowly walked into the courtyard of Qingyouyuan.
The maids and servants at Qingyou Courtyard all looked astonished. Why had the young lady become so beautiful today? No longer wearing colorful clothes or heavy makeup, and even more importantly, she came to Qingyou Courtyard so early in the morning? It had been so long since the young lady had been to Qingyou Courtyard, and the old lady had simply turned a blind eye.
Lan Xiyue ignored the shocked looks of the maids and servants in the yard. When she heard the sounds of laughter inside, she strode in.
When the people inside saw Lan Xiyue, they stopped talking and laughing and looked at her in shock.
Lan Xiyue knelt slightly and bowed, imitating the way they did in TV dramas, "Granddaughter pays her respects to grandmother."
The old lady raised her head, glanced at Lan Xiyue with a sharp gaze, and snorted in a very unfriendly tone.
Aunt Hong covered her mouth with a handkerchief and smiled, "The sun is rising from the west today. Did the young lady come to Qingyou Courtyard to pay her respects to the old lady? However, the young lady is dressed very refreshingly today. She looks much better than before with her heavy makeup."
After she finished speaking, Aunt Hong glanced at Lan Lingrou intentionally or unintentionally.
This concubine Hong was the only concubine of her scumbag father. Less than half a month after her mother passed away, her scumbag father had sex with her when he was drunk. She was the old lady's distant niece. The two had sex. The old lady originally planned to make concubine Hong Lan Zhenrong's second wife.
It just so happened that Yun Qing from the Duke of Huguo's Mansion wanted to marry in order to take care of the two children left by her sister. Lan Zhenrong naturally hoped to form a marriage with the Duke of Huguo's Mansion, so he readily agreed to marry Yun Qing as his second wife.
Therefore, Concubine Hong became a concubine. Over the years, Concubine Hong has been fighting with Yun Qing, the mistress of the house. Because she is the old lady's distant niece, the old lady has always protected Concubine Hong openly and secretly. Yun Qing has also suffered a lot from Concubine Hong over the years.
Lan Lingrou stood up and walked over to Lan Xiyue, holding her hand. She spoke softly, "Sister, if I had known you would come to pay your respects to Grandmother today, I would have gone to your yard to wait for you. Oh, by the way, I bought the latest rouge and powder from Xiangfenlou yesterday. I'll bring it to you later."
Lan Xiyue calmly pulled her hand away, "Second sister, keep it for yourself. I'm naturally beautiful and don't need any makeup."
Lan Lingrou frowned. What was wrong with her today? Usually, when she mentioned the rouge and powder from Xiangfenlou, wasn't her face always filled with joy? Why was she like this today?
The old lady looked at Lan Xiyue and said in a deep voice, "You are not a child anymore. Stay at home quietly from now on. Don't go out and cause trouble. It will bring shame to you."
Lan Xiyue raised an eyebrow and said, "Don't worry, grandma. I will never cause trouble or embarrass myself again."
The old lady looked away, "That's better!"
Seeing that Lan Xiyue seemed like a different person today, the old lady didn't find too much fault with her because she had been feeling unwell recently.
The old lady waved her hand and said, "Everyone go away. I'm tired."
Nanny Li, who was standing by, helped the old lady walk towards the inner room.
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