The adopted daughter returns with a new face

The hot pot was brought into the front hall. Lan Zhentian and his wife looked at the big pot on the fire. Plates of raw meat and lettuce were placed on the table. The aroma from the pot was wafting in the air.

Lan Zhentian looked at Lan Rufeng and asked, "Mr. Lan, how do you eat this?"

"Nan'an Wang, this is called spicy hot pot. Just put whatever you like in it and blanch it before eating." Lan Rufeng introduced.

"Uncle Wang, Auntie, I tried it and it tastes great." Yue Jingyun patted his chest and assured that it was delicious.

"In that case, let's all sit down and eat." Lan Zhentian didn't ask any more questions, and asked everyone to sit down and start eating. Most southerners like spicy food, so they can tolerate spicy food. Everyone was eating enthusiastically, drinking iced fruit tea while eating. The taste was so good that they couldn't stop. They praised it and sweated all over.

After the meal, everyone drank tea. Yue Ling'er was full of admiration and asked: "Brother Lan, where did you learn how to make hot pot? Do you have a book? Can you show it to Ling'er?"

"Xiao Ling'er, Brother Lan is very knowledgeable. All the knowledge is in Brother Lan's head. But if you want books, Brother Lan doesn't have any." Lan Rufeng boasted with a smile.

"You narcissistic guy, I even doubt whether you are a human being? You can do this and that, is it necessary to hide it? Take it out for everyone to see." Heng Huaian muttered unhappily.

"Second Young Master Heng, there is no need for me to hide anything. All the knowledge is indeed in my head. Didn't I say it? What I know is enough for you to learn in 10 to 20 years. I'm not bragging." Lan Rufeng said while pointing to her head. After all, she had memorized a lot of knowledge in her head.

"Master Lan is right. You all have to work hard to learn from him. Especially Liang Cheng, as he is the crown prince and has met good teachers and helpful friends, he has to work harder." Lin Ruyan smiled and advised her son-in-law.

"My mother is right. Liangcheng will humbly learn from Master Lan." Mu Liangcheng is humble in his pursuit of knowledge, and he would not be dissatisfied if he could learn more.

"It's a good thing that I recognized Yan'er as my son. Your husband and Rufeng have told each other that we should stop by Nanhu City when we leave for the capital and ask my uncles to open the ancestral temple to recognize him." Lan Zhentian said with satisfaction.

"Really, Your Highness?" Lin Ruyan was overjoyed when she heard her husband actually propose to open a clan temple to recognize Lan Rufeng. She had wanted to bring this up for a long time, but she didn't expect her husband to bring it up first.

"Uncle Wang, if you acknowledge this guy as your son, he will have to bully Huaian in the future." Heng Huaian was worried that if there was one more person controlling him in the future, he would not be able to survive.

"Huaian, what you said is wrong. Even if Master Lan is not the prince's son now, doesn't he still ride on your head?" Zhong Yan was adding insult to injury and couldn't help but pursed his lips.

"You all bully me. My life is so miserable." Heng Huaian felt aggrieved. He had a cousin, Lan Rufeng, and a cousin who was a royal family. It was enough for him to bear.

“Rufeng, come here, kowtow to me and Yan’er and offer them a cup of tea. Then we will go to Nanhu City and open the ancestral temple to recognize our ancestors.” Lan Zhentian wanted to acknowledge Lan Rufeng as his son first.

"Prince Nan'an, can we discuss this matter again?" Lan Rufeng looked at Lan Zhentian with some resistance. She didn't want this to happen.

"Mr. Lan, what is there to discuss? Hurry up and serve tea to our father and mother." Mu Liangcheng supported it. As long as Lan Rufeng became a member of the Lan family, he could tie him down.

"That's right. What is there to discuss? Master Lan, just be decisive and serve the tea." Zhang Cheng also encouraged Lan Rufeng to admit it. As long as he admitted it, the master would be closer to leaving him behind.

"Rufeng, Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang both like you, so just recognize them." Yue Jingyun also wanted Lan Rufeng to take this opportunity to recognize his biological parents and did not think about anything else.

"Brother Lan, please recognize him quickly." Yue Ling'er also helped her aunt and Uncle Wang to persuade Lan Rufeng.

Mu Liangcheng looked at Lan Rufeng. What was he worried about? Others couldn't find such a good thing even with a lantern.

"Mr. Lan, we have all seen how much your mother likes you along the way. Your father also likes you in Nan'an, so why don't you acknowledge your father and mother?" Mu Liangcheng lent another helping hand.

"Your Highness, I am very grateful to be liked by the prince and the princess. But I am just a playboy and I do things casually. It's like I deceived the emperor because of my status and was punished by the emperor to go on a tour with Your Highness and Prince Rong. I don't like constraints and just want to live a simple life." Lan Rufeng explained, and naturally understood Mu Liangcheng's thoughts.

Everyone understood immediately that Lan Rufeng did not want to be trapped by his identity. If he recognized Lan Zhentian, he would be the young master of the Nan'an Palace and could no longer do things as he pleased.

"Is freedom really that important to Mr. Lan?" Mu Liangcheng asked this with some disappointment. His words also woke up Yue Jingyun. Looking at Lan Rufeng, he regretted that he almost made things more difficult and blamed himself.

"Your Highness, isn't freedom what people want in life?" Lan Rufeng asked Mu Liangcheng calmly, and then said: "Although I don't like constraints, as a citizen of the Southern Country, haven't I done my best to assist Your Highness and Prince Rong along the way? I seem to have done everything I can and cannot do."

"It's okay. Mr. Lan has his own difficulties. Anyway, I just treat you as my own child." Lin Ruyan smiled and comforted Lan Rufeng. Although she was disappointed, she respected Lan Rufeng's choice and did not force him.

"Alas! I was inconsiderate. Since Rufeng is unwilling, I will not force her." Lan Zhentian was also a little disappointed, and he also understood that his identity would restrict him.

But he had more doubts in his mind. There was also a problem with Mu Rongchen, and that problem lay with Lan Rufeng. He had to find a way to remove his mask, and once that was done all his doubts would be solved.

"Please forgive me, Prince Nan'an and Princess. Just think of it as me being ungrateful." Lan Rufeng stood up and apologized to the two.

"Don't say that. Everyone has their own choices. If the prince and I take you in by force, it might cause inconvenience to your life." Lin Ruyan didn't want Lan Rufeng to have any thoughts in his mind, so she comforted him.

"Thank you for your understanding, Princess. I am very grateful." Lan Rufeng smiled, but secretly thought: "I don't want to do that either, but I don't want to be trapped, and I don't want to give the scumbag a chance to plot against me. If she recognizes Lan Zhentian and his wife, Mu Rongchen might plot against her."

Mu Liangcheng could only sigh in his heart, this Lan Rufeng is really a jerk, he is always on guard against his father and uncle. If he recognized the Nan'an prince and his wife, it would be a piece of cake for his father to let him enter the court as an official.

Guanzhilou siblings and Qiu Shang were puzzled as to why Lan Rufeng was unwilling to accept this marriage? It was such an honor to be the son of the Nan'an Palace. What a pity.

"You guys chat, I have something else to do, so I won't go to the camp in the afternoon." Lan Zhentian got up and went back to the room with his wife.

When Heng Huaian heard that he didn't have to go to the camp, he was so happy that he looked at Guan Zhiying and asked, "Yingying, did you and your aunt go to the temple fair during the Qiqiao Festival?"

"We went there, but there were too many people and we were afraid it was unsafe, so the princess prayed for blessings and met Master Jing'an and then came back." Guan Zhiying replied.

"It's okay. I will take you out to play in the future and protect you." Heng Huaian patted his chest and said he would be the flower protector.

"Thank you, Second Young Master." Guan Zhiying thanked softly.

"After eating and drinking, I'm going back to my room to wash up." Lan Rufeng raised his sleeves, smelled the smell of oil smoke on his body, and stood up.

"Huaian, do you want to go back or come with us to the east wing to rest?" Yue Jingyun helped Heng Huaian create an opportunity.

"Of course we'll rest here." Heng Huaian stood up with a smile, and everyone went out together.

Guan Zhiying, his servant, and Yue Ling'er also went back to their rooms. After eating the spicy hotpot, they were all smelly and had to go back to their rooms to wash and change their clothes.