After traveling through time, I became the aunt of the loyal dog emperor

After hearing Wan Ning's question, the shopkeeper sat back in the chair he had just sat in and looked her up and down meaningfully.

"If your mother were still alive, I'm afraid she would have called you 'Aunt Gao' a long time ago. There would be no way we could meet without knowing each other." She resumed her previous action of fanning herself and replied with a smile: "We are not only old acquaintances, but also good friends who were close to each other when we were young."

"Since you two are such good friends, how could you slander someone out of thin air and even hire this guy to pretend to be an old scholar and spread the word everywhere?" Wan Ning jumped out from behind Wan Tao, walked up to the shopkeeper and questioned him.

"Hahahaha," the proprietress did not answer. Instead, she burst into laughter: "What you said is really ridiculous. It seems that you know nothing about your mother's past."

Seeing that she didn't answer the question, Wan Ning angrily retorted: "Even if I don't know what happened back then, you are making such a fuss about your good friend. I really don't know what you are thinking!"

"Forget it, forget it. As an elder, how can I argue with a junior like you? You will understand what I want to do in the future." The shopkeeper did not answer her question directly. Instead, he waved his hand, stood up and was about to leave.

Wan Ning hated people who were deliberately mysterious. Seeing that she wanted to leave without making her point clear, she hurried forward to block her way, but was stopped by the people in the store first. The proprietress stood outside and said kindly, "We won't let you guys eat at Furong Building today, but next time you come, don't be so irritable, be careful not to ruin the etiquette that your grandfather values."

Wan Ning was startled when she heard this, and muttered to herself what "the etiquette that grandpa pays attention to" means. These words are clearly pointing at Pei Lan, who did the "shameful thing" in the storytelling. She couldn't help but suspect that their relationship was not as good as the proprietress said, or that there must be some grudge between them.

"For Lan'er's sake, I don't ask you to call me Aunt Gao, but next time we meet, at least call me Madam Gao. Tsk tsk tsk tsk, if your mother were still alive, she would be sad for a long time seeing you look so uneducated." The proprietress teased and turned to leave, but an even more delicate voice came from upstairs:

"Mom..." the voice was drawn out. "What happened downstairs today? Why is it so lively?"

The voice was so melodious, so clear and pleasant that everyone looked up. They saw a pretty woman slowly walking to the railing on the second floor, looking down lazily, as if a fairy was looking at her believers.

The boss lady's voice suddenly became tighter, changing her previous fierce look, and said to her lovingly and gently: "Mom met an old friend, I think she disturbed you. Mom will take care of it right away, you just go and practice the piano, baby~"

"Old friend?" The woman upstairs' eyes sparkled, and she was about to rush downstairs excitedly, jumping like a deer in the forest. As she walked, she said, "I didn't expect that my mother also had an old friend in Nanye. Let me see him. Since I came here, I have been practicing the piano every day. It would be great if I had a friend to accompany me."

Seeing that she was just a young girl who was not familiar with the world, Wan Ning stopped talking and did not expect to find out the past between her mother and Pei Lan from her. At this time, Mu Xiu took a step forward, bowed and said:

"I am Mu Xiu, meeting Miss Gao. I was unintentionally disturbing your piano practice just now. I am really sorry."

Mu Xiu's face was always handsome, and he could usually get some preferential treatment because of it, but this time Miss Gao just glanced at him and told him not to care. Prince Mu Xiu didn't even look at her, which shocked Wan Ning, Wan Tao and Meng Zhu who were eating melons arm in arm. She saw Wan Ning behind her, and walked over to look at her face carefully. She even had a perverted smile on her face, which made her feel creepy.

"Is there something on my face?" Wan Ning asked in confusion.

Miss Gao smiled and nodded, but did not answer.

"What is it?" Le Yan touched her cheek unconfidently.

"It's beauty"

Wan Ning's face turned red instantly when she was teased by a little girl. Miss Gao looked delicate, but she didn't expect her to act so boldly.

"My name is Gao Rulan, and I've only been in the capital for three months. What's your sister's name?" Rulan asked with her big eyes and a silly look on her face.

Wan Ning replied sheepishly: "My name is Le Yan, we are just about to leave, so we won't bother you any more."

Just as they were about to leave, Rulan suddenly grabbed Le Yan's sleeve and asked eagerly, "Where are you going now? Are you going to the night market? I have been here for three months and have not been out yet. Can you take me with you?"

Wan Ning's embarrassed eyes swept over Mu Xiu, Meng Zhu and Wan Tao, who were also shocked, and then she looked at the boss lady, hoping that she could stop her daughter. Gao Rulan was smart, and she immediately saw who the focus of this matter was. She rushed into Gao Niang's arms like a spoiled child, and said delicately: "Mom, just let me go? I promise to practice the piano well after I come back, please, okay? I really want to play with this sister."

The proprietress couldn't resist her daughter's coquetry, so she nodded and agreed. She turned to the others and said, "Then please bring Rulan with you. All the expenses tonight will be paid by Furonglou. Is that okay?"

This action shocked the children who had no mother to protect them, but it was exactly what they wanted. They could use it to find out how much Rulan knew about the past, so they naturally agreed.

"I'll help you look after your daughter, and in exchange you can't talk about this book anymore."

"That won't work. My guests here all want to listen to this book!"

"Then how about this? Delete the untrue parts about Concubine Lan in the book, especially the part about her affair with Prince Qi. How about this?"

"make a deal."

After the terms were agreed upon, Gao Rulan excitedly pulled Wan Ning's hand, almost dragging her to hurry out. Gao Niang stood there in a daze, watching them go away, smiling helplessly and shaking her head, muttering to herself: "Is the Pei family so attractive to us?"

Then he sent a few servants to follow and greet the young lady. Mu Xiu was very happy, as he didn't have to carry the bag himself.

Along the way, Gao Rulan enthusiastically held Wan Ning's arm, sticking to her to look at delicious food, and then to play with fun things, and picked up everything new to look at. After all, she was young, and wanted to buy something to take home. In a short while, they bought a lot of things.

Seeing that it was getting late, Wan Ning didn't have the chance to ask anything, so she thought about finding a place to eat something.

"Rulan, you must be hungry after walking around for so long. Why don't we find a place to rest and have a midnight snack?"

With a bright smile, Gao Rulan nodded: "Okay, okay, Sister Le Yan is really thoughtful." As she spoke, she looked around as if looking for something, and finally her eyes were fixed on a wonton stall.

"Boss, six small wontons and three shortbreads." Gao Rulan walked over and placed her order very skillfully, picking a great seat. She took out her chopsticks and handed them to Wan Ning, saying innocently, "Sister, the wontons here are the best, and the shortbread is great too. You must try them later."