The adopted daughter returns with a new face

The emperor did not give Yue Jingyun any chance to refuse. He directly issued an edict to appoint him as a fourth-rank General of the Central Army, with a reward of 1,000 taels of gold, and gave him the Ding'an Mansion next to the Lan Mansion. This surprised all the ministers even more than giving Lan Rufeng and Qiulin Mansion, which had eight courtyards.

Yue Jingyun was also surprised. Ding'an Mansion was bigger than Qiulin Mansion, and the emperor actually gave it to him. He immediately felt something was wrong, and he knelt down in fear and refused: "I beg the emperor to take back the reward. I will just live in Qiulin Mansion."

"My words are golden, you may leave now." The emperor immediately drove the man away.

Yue Jingyun stood up and looked at the emperor. Before she could say anything, she saw him waving his hand to let her go. Feeling uneasy, she thanked him and stood up to leave.

"Uncle Feng knew the law but broke it. Fortunately, the Feng brothers have been brought to justice. Uncle Feng's legs have been crippled. His title has been stripped and he has been demoted to a commoner. The Feng Mansion will be taken back and returned to the owner of Feng Manor. I decree this!" The emperor issued another decree to demote his brother-in-law before allowing all the ministers to report on state affairs.

Yue Jingyun left the palace with an uneasy heart. Was the emperor giving him an official title and a mansion because of his relationship with the Lin family? Was he taking this opportunity to control them and contain Lingjian Villa? The people in the officialdom were full of tricks, which was annoying.

"Qiulin Mansion" Lan Rufeng was sleeping soundly when she was woken up by Lan Meng, who said that Li Linlang wanted to see her. She opened her eyes and saw that there was no one around her. Hong'er was lying next to her head. The sun shone into the room from the window. It should be seven or eight o'clock, right? She got up and put on her underwear. When she opened the door, she saw Lan Meng holding a glass of water and Lan Dong holding breakfast, and asked them to come in.

"Young Master, I'm afraid Madam Liang is here for Liang Anan?" Lan Dong said as he put the meal on the table.

"Of course it is." Lan Rufeng answered and washed up first. After washing up, she stretched out her hand and asked Lan Meng to change her clothes. After she put on her clothes, she sat in front of the dressing table. Lan Dong came forward to help her master tie her hair, and Lan Meng went down with the water.

Lan Dong tied up her master's hair and waited by her side to serve her breakfast. After she finished eating, she went out and she cleaned up.

Yue Jingyang and his sister and Yu Qianqian knew that Old Madam Liang had arrived, so the three of them were waiting for Lan Rufeng in the garden. When they saw her coming, they came forward.

"Brother Lan..." Yue Ling'er called out, "Mrs. Liang must have asked Brother Lan to save Liang An'an. Will Brother Lan save her?"

"You'll know after Brother Lan meets her." Lan Rufeng smiled and walked away.

"Sister, we won't go in. You go first and we'll just listen outside." Yue Jingyang and his sister agreed with Yu Qianqian's words and let Lan Rufeng go first.

As soon as Lan Rufeng arrived at the front yard, Lan Er and the others shouted loudly, and Li Linlang and Li Guiying in the hall heard it. Their eyes fell on the door of the hall, and Lan Rufeng's figure also fell into their eyes. Looking at Lan Rufeng, who was still wearing plain men's clothes, Li Guiying leaned over to greet him.

Lan Rufeng stepped into the hall, looked at the old lady sitting on the chair on the left, and walked up to her politely, bowing and saying, "Rufeng greets the old lady."

"Don't be polite, girl." The old lady raised her hand gently and looked at Lan Rufeng, who was as handsome as jade and heroic as her granddaughter said. She was not even willing to call her grandmother.

Lan Rufeng turned around and walked to the left side of the main seat and sat down. He picked up the tea poured by Lan Xia, took a sip and put it down, motioning her and Lan Qin to go outside the hall. The two girls understood and went out. When they came out, they saw Li Ying'er and Yue Jingyang, brother and sister, also hiding outside.

"Girl, since you are a girl, why are you wearing men's clothes?" The old lady looked at Lan Rufeng. Since her identity has been made public, there is no need for her to dress like this.

"Please forgive me, old lady. I have been presenting myself as a man for many years and I have gotten used to it." Lan Rufeng said with a faint smile.

When the old lady heard that Lan Rufeng had been wearing men's clothes for several years, she felt a little guilty and apologized: "I'm sorry, the Liang family has caused harm to the girl and made you suffer."

"Don't you hate me, old lady?" Lan Rufeng asked calmly, looking at the old lady calmly. It would be a lie to say that she didn't hate her. She probably wanted to eat her flesh and drink her blood.

How could the old lady not hate him? She sighed and said, "It would be a lie to say that I don't blame the girl. It was Boshan and Rongwan's fault after all. In the end, an old woman like me was kept in the dark. Everything is their own fault. I can't blame anyone else!"

"Is she implying that she is vicious?" Lan Rufeng sneered in his heart, and asked calmly, "I wonder why the old lady came here today?"

The old lady looked at Lan Rufeng, who looked calm. What was she doing here? Wouldn't she know? She even asked even though she knew the answer.

"The girl has resentment towards the Liang family and is unwilling to recognize me as her grandmother, which is understandable. An An made a mistake but did not repent. I also scolded her. I wanted to bring her here to apologize to you, but I was afraid that seeing her would affect your mood, so I could only come here to apologize to you myself. I hope the girl will be magnanimous and not hold it against her." The old lady hinted in her words that she hoped Lan Rufeng would save her granddaughter.

How could Lan Rufeng not hear the hints from the old lady's words? Buyu reached out and took the teacup. If she wanted her to save Liang An'an, she would have to exchange conditions. This was also the reason why she kept Liang An'an.

Li Guiying looked at Lan Rufeng, who was silent and drinking tea from the cup. She didn't care about her master at all. She couldn't help but feel angry. After all, her master had never treated her badly.

The old lady saw that this person was not giving her face, so she could only suppress her anger and wait for her to give her an answer.

Lan Rufeng drank two sips of tea slowly and put it down before looking at the old lady and asking calmly, "Does the old lady want me to save Miss Liang?"

The old lady put aside her pride and said with a smile: "If you are willing to let bygones be bygones, I will be very grateful."

"If the old lady wants me to save Miss Liang, it's not impossible. But! The old lady has to exchange it with conditions." Lan Rufeng put forward the conditions.

"Conditional exchange?" The old lady was obviously stunned. She looked at Lan Rufeng who had a calm face and asked: "What does the girl want?"

"The old lady also knows that although I did not recognize the marriage between Liang Ziyu and Prince Rong, the royal family had to recognize it." The old lady immediately understood Lan Rufeng's words.

"You girl wants the royal family to cancel this marriage? But you girl also knows the significance of this marriage. How can an old woman like me influence the emperor?" The old lady made it clear that Lan Rufeng was making things difficult for her.

Seeing the old lady's refusal, Lan Rufeng asked with a smile: "General Liang knew about what happened back then. I didn't touch General Liang. Do you know why, old lady?"

The old lady was secretly shocked. She looked at Lan Rufeng with a smile on her face, threatening her blatantly.

"Because I remember the old lady's sincerity to me over the years. She loved me like her own granddaughter, and she didn't want the Liang family's main branch to be extinct." Lan Rufeng said frankly that she didn't touch Liang Zichu just for the old lady's sake.

The old lady looked at Lan Rufeng cautiously, thinking of what she had done. If she wanted to harm her grandson, Zichu would have been in trouble long ago, just based on the fact that she had sneaked into the Feng Mansion with injuries and quietly cut Feng Xiangyu's tendons.

"I am very grateful that the girl can remember my kindness." What could the old lady say? She showed mercy.

"Madam, please go to the palace to find the Queen Mother! Perhaps she can help you." Lan Rufeng pointed out a clear way for the old lady. Whether the Queen Mother could convince the Emperor was up to fate. If it really didn't work, she would have to give up.

The old lady heard that she was asked to go to the Queen Mother. Why was Lan Rufeng so sure that the Queen Mother would help her? She looked at her with doubts, and when she saw her nod to her, she could only agree to give it a try, and stood up and asked Guiying to help her leave.