The adopted daughter returns with a new face

Everyone didn't know what to say after hearing what Lan Rufeng said. He was not wrong, he was not an official in the court, and he was not restricted if he wanted to go out and play.

"Mr. Lan and Huai'an are of similar age. They are both at the age of starting a family and building a career. They are also so outstanding. Do you have someone you like?" Mu Rongxiang asked tentatively.

"Princess, Master Lan doesn't have anyone he likes." Lin Ruyan quickly answered for Lan Rufeng, fearing that he would say that he liked homosexuality again.

"Mother, aren't you asking this even though you already know the answer? Didn't my second brother say that Master Lan asked Mo Liushang to accompany him when he went to Liuyue Pavilion?" Heng Huaiyue directly exposed his mother's mistake.

"Huaiyue, why do you, a child, butt in when adults are talking?" Mu Rongxiang yelled at her daughter for being too talkative. She didn't believe that Lan Rufeng would like men, so she must have a reason for asking.

"I heard that Mo Liushang is the person in charge of Young Master Feng in Nan'an. He is extremely talented. Asking him to accompany us is just for reciting poems and composing couplets." Feng Qing spoke up to defend Lan Rufeng.

"Qingge hasn't been to Nan'an for more than a year. With something like that happening in the capital, someone has to help him take care of Nan'an's business. As for Mo Liushang, I have heard a little about him from Huai'an and Qingge. He is not a dishonest person.

Huai'an said that he invited him to drink and recite poems, and that anyone who was dishonest to him was beaten half to death by him. So it was no big deal that Master Lan invited him to drink, and Eleven might have gotten angry because he didn't know the situation. "Mu Rongxiang explained with a smile.

Lan Rufeng was a little surprised when he heard about Mo Liushang's character from the second person. He sighed, "Oh my god! Did Mo Liushang really see that she was a woman? Otherwise, why would he take the initiative and let her take advantage of him without dealing with her?"

"Princess, the rumors in the capital are actually true. I do like men and am gay." Lan Rufeng's words were so calm that Lin Ruyan and Feng Qing were speechless. Mu Rongxiang and her daughter and Wang Xiufen were all shocked. Although they had heard about it, it was still difficult for them to accept it when they heard him admit it with their own ears.

"Since Young Master Lan likes men, then why did your cousin get so angry last time? I don't believe it's as simple as your royal cousin not allowing you to go to a place of brothels." Heng Huaiyue asked back immediately. When she went to find her cousin, his eyes were always on Lan Rufeng, which made her very suspicious.

"Huaiyue, the emperor did order that Master Lan is not allowed to go to places with brothels. Everyone in the capital knows this." Lin Ruyan testified on behalf of Lan Rufeng.

"Let's not talk about my troubles. It's getting late, Princess. We'll take our leave first." Lan Rufeng smiled and put Heng Ruixing down from his arms.

"Mr. Lan, why don't you have dinner here before going back? The general and my uncle will be back soon anyway," Wang Xiufen tried to persuade him to stay.

"Young Madam, I have things to do when I go back." Lan Rufeng refused. She did have things to do when she went back.

"Princess, Xiufen, Master Lan must have some other things to deal with, so we'll go back first." Lin Ruyan was afraid to sit any longer, as Heng Huaiyue was picking on Lan Rufeng's faults to make him angry.

"Since Mr. Lan still has something to do, I won't keep you any longer." Wang Xiufen stood up with a smile.

"Princess, I'll take my leave." Lan Rufeng bowed to Mu Rongxiang, picked up the cloth bag on the table, touched Heng Ruixing's little head and said with a smile: "Little Ruixing, Uncle Lan will go back first."

"Goodbye, Uncle Lan." Heng Ruixing raised his little hand and waved to Lan Rufeng.

Lan Rufeng smiled and followed Lin Ruyan out, while Wang Xiufen saw them off.

After watching the people leave, Mu Rongxiang scolded her daughter: "Huaiyue, don't you have any manners? Why do you want to expose Mr. Lan's shortcomings?"

"Mother, you don't know that my cousin is very strange. When I go to see him, his eyes are always on Lan Rufeng." Heng Huaiyue suspected that there was something wrong with his cousin.

"What could be wrong with your cousin? He even married a concubine, so could he be a homosexual? You just daydream all day long." Mu Rongxiang blamed her daughter for doubting her nephew.

"My daughter is not fanciful. She just feels that there is something wrong with Lan Rufeng." Heng Huaiyue insisted on her suspicion that either her cousin or Lan Rufeng had problems.

"Don't mess with this man. He is not someone you can mess with." Mu Rongxiang warned her daughter. Her feeling told her that Lan Rufeng was not as gentle as he looked on the surface. He was a man of many talents.

"I don't care about him." Heng Huaiyue muttered. She only cared about her cousin and didn't care about others.

"Huaiyue, you know what's going on. There are plenty of good men in the capital. Also, your cousin's fiancée is the youngest daughter of Prince Nannan. Don't blame your mother for not reminding you." Mu Rongxiang reminded her daughter again not to pester her nephew.

"We don't even know where the person is, so why should my cousin just wait for her?" Heng Huaiyue got up and left in dissatisfaction. She didn't care who her cousin's fiancée was.

Mu Rongxiang looked at her daughter who didn't listen to her and could only sigh in her heart. She watched her daughter-in-law come in and asked her to take her grandson downstairs.

Lan Rufeng followed Lin Ruyan and the others back home, thinking about what Lan Zhentian said during the military training, that droughts are prone to occur in summer. Nan'an is located in a plain area, a bit like the modern Henan area, which mainly grows wheat.

The only things they could do were to build reservoirs and dig deep underground wells, but there were no drilling rigs in that era, so digging wells had to rely entirely on manpower. It was a very tiring job. She went back to her room and asked Feng Qing to find her a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and then she started drawing.

Feng Qing stood by and helped Lan Rufeng grind the ink. Seeing that what she was drawing was actually a crossbow, there was certainly no shortage of crossbows in the army, but the one she drew seemed to have some similarities to the ones in the army, and the shape was much smaller. Although she was curious, she resisted asking.

Lan Rufeng finished drawing the blueprint, glanced at Feng Qing who was grinding ink for her, and said, "Miss Feng, you don't have to stay with me. Go down."

"Then, Mr. Lan, you are busy." Feng Qing originally wanted to say "Princess, you are busy", but when she realized that Lan Rufeng was threatening her, she changed her words.

Lan Rufeng almost rolled his eyes at Feng Qing. After watching her leave, he lowered his head and put the drawing aside. He bit the pen and thought about something for a while, then buried his head and continued drawing.

In the evening, Lan Zhentian and his friends came back home tired after a day of work. When they heard that Lan Rufeng had returned, Lan Zhentian didn't even bother to wash up, and rushed to the east wing with Mu Rongchen and the others.

Feng Qing was guarding at Lan Rufeng's door. When she saw her master and his friends coming back, she bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Master Lan is back."

"This brat has been out for a few days of laziness. I, with my old bones, haven't even complained of being tired, but he is now complaining of being tired." Lan Zhentian muttered as he entered Lan Rufeng's room.

Lan Rufeng put down his pen, picked up the blueprint and quickly walked out of the desk to appease Lan Zhentian's anger: "King Nan'an is not angry, I just found a quiet place to think about the problems you raised. Look, I have helped King Nan'an come up with a solution to deal with the drought season, and I'll also give you a weapon."

When Mu Rongchen and the others heard what Lan Rufeng said, they stepped forward in surprise. Lan Zhentian took the blueprint handed over by Lan Rufeng and got angry as soon as he saw it. "You kid are fooling me. There are plenty of crossbows in the army."

"Prince Nan'an, how dare I fool you? I have seen the crossbows in your army. They can only fire three arrows at a time. They are all large crossbows for long-range attacks.

This is a miniature crossbow, which is most suitable for close-range attacks, and it can fire ten arrows in a row, so you will definitely be satisfied with the damage." Lan Rufeng calmed Lan Zhentian's anger. She racked her brains to draw this, and this old guy still despised it?