Chapter 148 The Queen
When Ye Yan heard the word "Anian" come out of Song Lan's mouth, he clearly saw that Huo Gannian, who was originally holding a cup to drink tea, immediately stopped and bit his back teeth.
Huo Gannian put down the teacup, raised his eyes and looked at Song Lan expressionlessly. He neither spoke nor got angry, but this made Song Lan a little scared.
She avoided Huo Gannian's gaze and smiled in a flattering yet awkward manner:
"I remember now. I'm going to call you 'Young Master Huo', okay?"
Huo Gannian withdrew his gaze and continued eating.
At this moment, Ye Yan noticed Yun Chen on the stairs beside him. Seeing his pale face and the fact that he was ready to run away, he touched Huo Gannian's back calmly and said loudly:
"Ah! Prince Wang, you're finally awake? Come and have dinner! I think it's all your favorite dishes!"
In an instant, everyone in the lobby looked at Yun Chen.
The latter could only stop and walk down the stairs slowly under everyone's gaze.
She was standing by the table, hesitating about where to sit. Huo Gannian had already served her some salty porridge and placed it on the table next to him. He patted the seat next to him and said warmly:
"Brother Wang, come and sit down. I ordered some pickled vegetables. They're sour and delicious, crisp and go well with rice. They're perfect for sobering up."
Under Song Lan's scrutinizing gaze, like that of the Empress, Yun Chen slowly sat down and started eating with the bowl in his hands.
Huo Gannian did not avoid the attention of the people around him. He just kept smiling and looked at Yun Chen.
Seeing her eating, she looked so cute and lovely that he really wanted to touch her head and pinch her fair little face.
Song Lan's eyes moved back and forth between Yun Chen and Huo Gannian, examining them non-stop.
Obviously, the man in front of her was just an ordinary man with an ordinary appearance, even "ugly", but when she saw Huo Gannian's undisguised smile, Song Lan felt jealous and uncomfortable.
Song Lan knew that with someone like Huo Gannian, "hints" and "understandings" were useless. He simply wouldn't respond at all, so there was only a glimmer of hope if he played straight.
Thinking of this, Song Lan pouted her lips, which were painted with the most fashionable peony lip balm in Beijing, which cost ten gold coins per gram, and said to Huo Gan in a coquettish tone:
"I've been sitting here for a long time, and you haven't even offered me anything to eat. I'm starving!"
Huo Gannian frowned impatiently and was about to speak when Yun Chen, who had been silent all this time, suddenly interrupted:
"This side dish is really good. The pickles are delicious."
Huo Gannian's eyebrows changed from frowning to surprise, a deep smile appeared in his eyes, and he hurriedly added a chopstick of shredded green jade radish to Yun Chen's bowl.
Seeing Yun Chen picking up two slices of pickled cucumbers, Huo Gannian naturally stretched out her chopsticks and picked out the ginger shreds that she didn't like on the pickled cucumbers.
The two chatted from time to time while sharing a dish and occasionally smiling at each other. Their movements were extremely natural and intimate. Only Song Lan was left sitting aside, with the table in front of them bare, without even a cup of tea.
The guards behind Song Lan stared at Ye Yan, as if to say with their eyes:
"Hurry up and serve tea to our lord!"
Ye Yan shook his head to look at the beams, concentrating on learning about the inn's decoration culture, pretending that he saw nothing.
Song Lan was so angry that she secretly clutched her dress, took a deep breath to calm her anger, forced a smile, and said to Yun Chen:
"May I ask your name, sir? I am Song Lan, and I am honored to meet you."
Yun Chen chewed and swallowed the rice in his mouth slowly, put down the bowl, placed his hands on his knees, looked straight at Isandra, and said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner:
"I am not able to do this, my king. I have met the girl."
Although it was just a short sentence, Huo Gannian and Ye Yan's eyes lit up.
They were so used to seeing Yun Chen diligently fulfilling her duties as a guard and obeying orders so submissively that they almost forgot that she was someone who should not be underestimated.
Just like in the bamboo forest courtyard in Yancheng back then, the young man was fearless, sharp and decisive.
After the ups and downs of the past few years, Yun Chen has become more calm and dignified.
Unexpectedly, this "strange man" would suddenly show such a calm and powerful aura. Song Lan looked slightly stern and asked again:
"Who are you and why are you here?" Song Lan said, then turned to Huo Gannian, "Young Master Huo, the situation is critical right now. You must be careful not to let those with bad intentions take advantage of you."
Huo Gannian ignored Song Lan and just smiled at Yun Chen, like a proud and loving father who had watched his daughter grow up, waiting to see what nice words Yun Chen would say next.
After Yun Chen finished eating, he drank some tea to clear his mouth and asked Song Lan with a normal expression:
"Who are you? Why are you questioning me like this?"
Without waiting for Song Lan to answer, Huo Gannian smiled and poured Yun Chen another cup of tea, saying nonchalantly:
"She's my colleague."
Huo Gan said this to Yun Chen, so the word "she" and the "colleague" must be Song Lan.
When the rumor that "Huo Gannian will marry Song Lan" spread throughout the country of Nan, Huo Gannian said in front of so many people that Song Lan was just his colleague, which was tantamount to giving Song Lan a slap in the face.
At this point, Song Lan couldn't bear it any longer. She stood up and turned around to walk out. Her voice was a little sharp and distorted with anger.
"Young Master Huo! You must remember that it was me who brought you the Wind-Scorching Herb and cured you! Otherwise, you wouldn't even have the chance to sit here and talk to your 'royal brother'! Is Young Master Huo such a heartless person? You abandon your doctor just because you've recovered?"
It would have been fine if Wind-Scorching Grass hadn't been mentioned, but as soon as these three words were mentioned, Yun Chen immediately remembered how he almost died in Dongyan.
Song Lan was clearly an ally of Huo Gannian, but she watched Yun Chen die of her injuries, and even deliberately threw her into a remote place where no one cared about her and there was no medical care to turn to.
Regardless of whether Huo Gannian got better after using Fengshaocao because he had feelings for Isatis,
At least Song Lan claimed Yun Chen's credit, which is indisputable.
Thinking of this, Yun Chen put the teacup on the table with a bang. Just as she was about to speak, Huo Gannian took her hand and wiped the tea that had splashed on her hand with a handkerchief. He said angrily, "The water is hot, be careful." Then he sneered at Song Lan and said,
"Some things are better left unsaid between us. Why bother telling them? For the princess's sake, I won't mention them, and I advise you not to either."
"You..." Song Lan panicked and could only say "I'll wait for you in the city to go together", then got up and left without looking back.
The guards left in large numbers, and the hall slowly returned to its usual bustle.
Yun Chen kept looking at Song Lan's back, wondering what he was thinking.
Huo Gannian leaned sideways on the table with his elbows resting on his head, looking at Yun Chen's serious expression with great interest. He couldn't help but raise his hand and tap her forehead:
"They've all left. Don't look at her anymore. Why bother with her?"
Yun Chen lowered his head and remained silent for a long time. When he raised his head again, he seemed to have made some kind of decision.
"Didn't you ask me if I've ever asked my sweetheart in person who he really is in his heart?"
She turned to look at him, and with her clear eyes, she looked straight into his heart and said word by word:
"You're right. I should ask him myself and hear him for once."
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