Chapter 475 What’s so important that you want to tell me?
Xiaohong, who was standing by, couldn't help but interrupt. Her voice was low, but full of indignation for her young lady: "The second young lady is best at complaining! With her clever words, she can make the old lady smile. She is always partial to her, making it seem like the eldest young lady is ignorant..."
"Heh." Lan Xiyue's smile deepened, a hint of sarcasm lingering on her lips. "That's not surprising. She's a concubine's daughter. If she wants to gain a foothold in this deep and mighty compound, what else can she do except be humble, observe people's words and expressions, and try her best to please those who can decide her fate? This has always been her 'way to survive.'"
Qian Duoduo muttered, "I don't care who she pleases! As long as she doesn't come in front of me and doesn't disgust me with her hypocritical look, I'll just pretend she doesn't exist and be content to be quiet!"
"Yes, yes, Miss is right." Lan Xiyue smiled and joked, "But, you've been complaining about being hungry for a long time, are you going to eat again? I'm afraid those few bites you took just now weren't even enough to fill the gaps between your teeth, right?"
When Qian Duoduo was reminded by her, he immediately felt hungry, and the anger just now was suppressed by the emptiness in his stomach.
She covered her stomach exaggeratedly and complained, "Who said I wasn't hungry! I've been hungry since yesterday! It's all because of that unlucky guy!" After she finished speaking, she stopped worrying about it, picked up the warm bowl and chopsticks on the table again, and started eating with big mouthfuls, her cheeks bulging, as if she wanted to swallow all the unhappiness.
Qian Wan'er walked out, and the grievance and paleness on her face receded like the tide as she passed through the corridor, leaving only a quiet gloom.
She walked slowly and went straight to the octagonal pavilion in the yard.
At the stone table in the pavilion, Qian Caibao was playing chess and drinking tea with Lan Shenye.
"Brother, Mr. Lan." Qian Wan'er walked to the front of the pavilion and bowed gracefully.
Qian Caibao dropped a baby and looked up at her, his brows filled with the gentleness of a brother: "Wan'er? Didn't you go to see Duoduo? Why did you come out so soon?"
Qian Wan'er raised her eyes, and her watery eyes were instantly filled with tears that were about to fall. She looked at Qian Caibao with complete dependence and helplessness, and seemed to glance at Lan Shenye who was standing next to her with an indifferent expression.
She bit her lower lip, her voice trembling slightly: "Big brother...Big sister...she told Wan'er to get out...said, said that otherwise she would have Wan'er thrown out..."
She lowered her head slightly, revealing a fragile white neck, and shrugged her shoulders slightly, "Wan'er... Wan'er really doesn't know what I did wrong to make my elder sister dislike Wan'er so much... Wan'er just wanted to care about my sister's illness..." As she spoke, her grievance was evident, as if she had suffered a great injustice.
Qian Caibao's fingers holding the chess piece paused in mid-air, and his brows furrowed imperceptibly.
He glanced at Lan Shenye who was expressionless opposite him, sighed in his heart, and spoke in a softer tone: "Duoduo is sick, not in good spirits, and her temper is inevitably a little irritable. She needs to rest. You... go back first and let her have a good rest." Although these words were an accusation against Qian Duoduo, they also clearly ordered him to leave.
A hint of unwillingness flashed across Qian Wan'er's eyes, but her face still showed a gentle and sad expression.
She bowed again, her voice choked with sobs: "Yes... Wan'er understands. Wan'er will take her leave."
After saying this, she left the pavilion with her personal maid, looking back every few steps, reluctantly but helplessly. Her back looked particularly lonely and desolate among the lush flowers and trees.
After the figure disappeared behind the moon cave door, Qian Caibao looked at Lan Shenye awkwardly and explained, "Brother Ye, Duoduo... is a bit straightforward, and has always been a little... not very close to Wan'er. Wan'er is sensitive, and Duoduo speaks bluntly, so usually..." He was eager to defend his sister, fearing that Lan Shenye would misunderstand Qian Duoduo because of Qian Wan'er's crying.
Lan Shenye picked up a white jade chess piece with his slender fingers, but did not put it down immediately. Instead, he raised the corners of his lips slightly, revealing a faint smile of understanding. His tone was calm but with unquestionable certainty: "Duoduo is simple-minded, straightforward and lovely, and her emotions are all visible on her face. There must be a reason why she dislikes someone." His eyes fell on the chessboard, as if he was just stating a simple fact.
When Qian Caibao heard this, he was stunned at first, but then he felt relieved, and the worry in his heart disappeared.
He shook his head helplessly and smiled. As expected, love is like this. His sister was reckless and outspoken, but in Lan Shenye's eyes, these became her frank and lovely qualities. Well, entrusting Duoduo to such a person who completely trusted and protected her, what else could he worry about?
At this moment, a servant came forward and said, "Master, Master asks Master Lan and Master Da to go to the study."
Qian Caibao put down the chess piece and said, "Brother Lan, let's go."
Lan Shenye nodded, and when he left, he couldn't help but glance towards Duoduo's boudoir.
Qian Caibao couldn't help but smile.
Although Qian Duoduo was so sleepy that her eyelids were fighting, she still forced herself to keep Lan Xiyue, holding on to her sleeve: "Yueyue, why don't you stay with Brother Lan for dinner before leaving!" Her voice was filled with sleepiness, and her head nodded like a chick pecking at rice.
Lan Xiyue was amused by her appearance and gently pulled back her sleeves, "Silly Duoduo, it's still a long way from dinner. Look at you, you even fall asleep while talking to me. Go and have a good rest."
Qian Duoduo finally stopped insisting, let go of her hand in a daze, and replied vaguely: "Oh... okay..." Before he finished speaking, he leaned on the pillow, and his breathing gradually became even and long.
Lan Xiyue tucked the quilt in for her and then tiptoed out of the room.
Outside the gate of the Qian Mansion, Lan Shenye stood with his hands behind his back. Seeing Lan Xiyue coming out, his deep gaze lingered on her face for a moment, and his voice was low: "Yueyue, come with me back to the Lan Mansion. I have something to tell you."
Lan Xiyue met her brother's gaze and nodded in response, "Okay."
Lan Xiyue and Chuxia sat together in the spacious and comfortable carriage, while Lan Shenye and the guard Yundian sat outside. Yundian gave the reins a flick, and the carriage moved steadily towards the Lan family's newly built residence.
After arriving at the Lan Mansion, the brother and sister went straight into the study.
The sandalwood desk exuded a calming fragrance. Lan Xiyue casually sat down in the armchair by the window and looked at her brother curiously: "Brother, you are so mysterious. What important thing do you want to tell me?"
Lan Shenye did not answer immediately, but first raised his voice to the door and ordered: "Little Lantern, bring tea."
The little lantern standing outside the door responded crisply, "Yes."
Soon, the little lantern came in with a tray, and delicately placed two cups of steaming hot tea in front of the brother and sister. Then he quietly retreated and gently closed the heavy door.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
