But I have already made such a big promise, and it is probably too late to regret it now.
Thinking of this, he simply gritted his teeth and said:
"Okay, I've already spoken, and I'll naturally keep my word. I'll have someone do it later."
Luo Lan secretly winked at Leng Yu a few times, then clasped his fists and complimented him:
"Lord Xi is truly a generous man, but this small expense is like a drop in the bucket for your Xi Palace. But for my Yu Palace, it would be a lot of money."
Leng Xi secretly curled his lips and couldn't help but laugh:
"Princess Yu is such a joke. The salary at Prince Yu's Mansion is much higher than ours. Princess Yu also has the Huichun Hall business. How could there be no money in the Mansion?"
"Although the salaries at Prince Yu's Mansion are high, for the sake of the stability of the Great Ning Kingdom, most of it goes towards the daily expenses of the military camp. Although business at Huichun Hall is good, I make almost no profit from the fees I collect from patients. Our main goal is to ensure that the people can afford medical treatment and medicine. Unlike your Prince Xi's Mansion, there's not only a salary to be collected, but Prince Xi also has many assets under his name. We can't compare in this regard."
Seeing that Luo Lan was mocking him, Leng Xi frowned and replied with disdain:
"As far as I know, Prince Yu's Mansion has acquired a lot of property in recent years. Adding the Emperor's reward, there are tens of thousands of acres of farmland alone. This rent seems to be quite a lot! Why should Princess Yu suffer here? I won't lend you a penny."
Luo Lan sighed, shook his head and replied:
"I'm not suffering from poverty. It's true that my Prince Yu's Mansion has tens of thousands of acres of fertile land, but we rent that land to the people at a fair price. Unlike you, Prince Xi, whose land is fertile, the rent is 10% higher than others. Leng Yu and I are both kind-hearted people. How could we bear to make such unscrupulous money?"
"you……"
Leng Xi looked at Luo Lan angrily. What she said was obviously a mockery of him. The most important thing was that when Leng Yu heard this, he actually smiled secretly.
The couple really sing in unison.
At this moment, Ah Cai rushed in.
"Princess, it's bad, the children are fighting."
"Who fought with whom? And why?"
Luo Lan asked as he walked out of the main hall. Leng Yu and Leng Xi saw him and quickly followed.
Ah Cai explained as she walked,
"I don't know why, they were having fun, but then An An and Xiao Bao started arguing, and then they started fighting..."
A Cai did not continue speaking because she saw that although the other three children were pretending to stop the fight, they were obviously taking sides.
Luo Lan did not ask any more questions. When they arrived at the back garden, they saw Yu Qiaoqiao wiping the blood off Xiaobao's forehead, An An pouting and wiping her tears, and A Hong coaxing her.
The other three children, although watching the fun, all had angry expressions on their faces.
Seeing this scene, Leng Yu stepped forward and shouted loudly:
"What's going on? Xiaobao's first day at Prince Yu's Mansion, and you're already fighting him? How can you be so rude?"
When An An saw her father blaming her, she started crying out of grievance. Le Le took two steps forward and explained:
"Dad, this is not An An's fault. Xiao Bao was the first to start. He pushed An An down, and then An An pushed him."
Hearing this, Leng Xi suddenly felt his face getting hot. In such an occasion, it seemed a little unreasonable for him not to scold Xiao Bao.
So, he looked at Xiaobao and raised his voice to ask:
"Xiaobao, you originally came to Prince Yu's mansion to study, how could you hit An An? Apologize to An An quickly."
Xiaobao looked at An An angrily and said stubbornly:
"I don't. She's the one who should apologize."
An An also replied loudly without fear:
"Why should I apologize? You pushed me first."
"You gave me the laxatives, which caused my father to have diarrhea for several days. What happened to you if I pushed you?"
this……
Xiaobao's words made Luo Lan and Leng Yu look at each other in confusion, and Leng Yu shouted:
"An An, what's going on? What's with the laxative?"
An An lowered her head instantly. She knew she was in the wrong and stood there, not knowing how to answer.
Seeing this, Xiaobao pointed at her and shouted:
"Fourth Uncle, An An gave me a packet of laxatives and asked me to give it to my father. As a result, my father had diarrhea for three days. She is a big bad guy. You must take care of it for me."
Hearing this, Leng Yu looked at Leng Xi, whose face was filled with gloom, and asked in surprise:
"Lord Xi, is this true?"
Leng Xi originally didn't want to mention this matter. His son was used by someone and gave his father a laxative. This was not a glorious thing and it was too embarrassing to tell others about it.
But now the two children have started fighting over this matter, and he can't hide it even if he wants to.
He could only nod his head.
"It is true, but it is all in the past. Don't worry about it, Fourth Brother."
When he said this, he looked at An An, only to see her eyes, which looked very much like Long Xiaomin's, staring at him. He felt a little guilty, so he quickly withdrew his gaze, coughed lightly, and then said:
"I guess An An didn't know that it was a laxative. It's just a child's playfulness, it's not a big deal. Xiaobao, you're making a fuss out of nothing. Have you forgotten what Dad told you before he came?"
Seeing that his father did not speak for him but sided with An An, Xiao Bao was so angry that he started crying and kept muttering,
"It's clearly her fault. She did it on purpose. She said it all. She knew it was a laxative. She hates you. She just wanted you to have diarrhea. She wishes you would die. And you're still defending her?"
What Xiaobao said, combined with Anan's disgusted look, made Lengxi gasp.
Could it be that this child has identified through voice and eyes that it was him who took her away from the capital last time?
Otherwise he wouldn't be able to find a reason for her to hate him!
He always thought that she had forgotten about that incident long ago. After all, she was only seven years old. How could she take such unpleasant things to heart?
How could such a young child hide his hatred so deeply? He suddenly felt a little scared.
I could hear her hostility towards me from Xiaobao's words just now. It seems that she hates me quite deeply.
If she really has such thoughts, then he will have to be on guard against her from now on.
Thinking of this, he took a breath.
Luo Lan looked at An An, his face turned pale, and he raised his voice and asked angrily:
"An An, have you ever said that?"
An An pursed her lips and nodded.
"I said..."
"you……"
Luo Lan angrily walked up to her, grabbed her collar, slapped her hard on the butt a few times, and then asked loudly:
"You are so young, how could you say such vicious words? Hurry up and apologize to your fifth uncle."
"I don't apologize."
Although tears were welling up in An An's eyes, she still shook her head stubbornly. At the same time, she looked at Leng Xi, and the disgust in her eyes became even more obvious.
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