After rebirth, she became the favorite of the powerful minister.
Chapter 381 Whose Wooden Hairpin?
It was a sunny day, but not long after lunch, the wind started to blow.
After Zhuang Lichuan's concubines' persistent "struggle", the great elder finally had no choice but to agree to the concubines' request to take turns to visit and take care of him.
Unexpectedly, Zhuang Lichuan himself soon issued the order to "close the door and refuse to see anyone", and even Ma was turned away. The concubines who had finally got what they wanted after several days of hard work had no time to be happy before they were poured with a basin of cold water on their heads, and their faces were full of confusion.
As for why there was such an order, Zhuang Lichuan did not give an explanation. He only wrote a letter and asked someone to deliver it to the Great Elder. In the letter, he confidently recounted how hard he had worked to carry the entire Zhixuan Mountain in the past year, and how he had experienced the grief and pressure of the life and death of Yuan Ge and Yuan Qi. Now that the Great Elder had come out of seclusion, it was indeed time for him to have a good rest - finally, he handed over all the businesses in his hands.
What was said in the letter is indeed true.
The First Elder is obsessed with martial arts, the Third Elder doesn't care about worldly affairs, and it is obvious to all that Xuanshan's business management, teaching arrangements, and the trivial disputes among those chosen ones have always been on the Second Elder's shoulders.
However, Zhuang Lichuan's retreat was too thorough. Moreover, even if he didn't care about what was happening on the mountain, there was no need to lock himself in the yard and not see anyone. There were so many concubines and so many children. Could he really just disappear without seeing anyone? No way! But who would have thought that after Zhuang Lichuan gave that order, he really didn't move an inch. Even lunch was brought over by the guards at the door from Ma's side. Even the servants in the yard seemed to be under house arrest and could not go in or out.
Under the dark clouds on Zhixuan Mountain, people were in a panic as if a storm was about to come. The servants were whispering to each other, but remained alert and silent when they turned around, and tacitly avoided the scope of the medicine garden.
This actually brought convenience to Yuan Ge.
Avoiding these unnecessary gazes, she happily played the role of "Yuan Ge" in the medicine garden, and only occasionally ran to Hong Lan's guest house to show her face, have a meal, and chat about trivial family matters. She tried hard to create the illusion that the two of them got along very well, as if they were old friends meeting again - an illusion is an illusion, she didn't ask to conceal it, but only hoped that those who were interested would have concerns and suspicions.
If you have concerns and suspicions, it will be easy to disrupt the established rhythm and make it easier to reveal your true colors.
After eating and drinking, Yuan Ge squinted his eyes and looked at the gloomy sky. He gathered his clothes and calculated how many days like this would continue before there would be any movement from Zhan Yanfeng.
Hong Lan poured tea and brought it over. Her features were gentle and calm. She said with a smile, "Today's lunch has a lot of meat. Have a cup of tea to help you get rid of the greasiness." Her aura was not diminished at all by her status as a prisoner. She even gave off a feeling that she was the master of the house. After she finished speaking, she poured herself a cup of tea, held the cup and sat next to Yuan Ge. She spoke as gently as always, "Madam, why are you doing this? You come here every day to eat and talk with me... Third Master is not a stupid person. He had already made his decision before he showed up that day. Why did he jump into such an obvious trap..."
"Who knows?" Yuan Ge took a sip of tea from the cup, tilted his head to look at Hong Lan's beautiful and elegant eyes, and joked, "Since ancient times, heroes have been unable to resist the temptation of beauty. The Third Elder has not had a woman around him for many years. He only has you, Mother Hong, as his confidante. Naturally, you are different from others."
"She's not a confidante, she's just an accountant. Yes, to be honest, Madam, I was once attracted to the Third Master... After all, he is so gentle and charming." Hong Lan looked back and smiled softly, with a hint of affection in her eyes. "But that was just an unrealistic dream of my youth. When I woke up from the dream, I left... There is a huge age gap between him and me, but I felt that he was just like that when I met him again on the mountain. Perhaps I was too ignorant and had never seen anything good. I'm afraid that if I had really been with him, I would regret it now."
After saying that, he shook his head and laughed, "It's better for the young lady and Mr. Song. They are well matched, the man is talented and the woman is beautiful, they are a perfect match."
Hong Lan intends to distance herself from Zhan Yanfeng.
Yuan Ge pretended not to know, holding the teacup and tilting his head to look at her, smiling and saying, "That's right... Mother Hong is so charming, so many famous scholars in Shengjing are lining up to be her lovers. Third Elder... Even though he has taken good care of himself, he is indeed a little old."
Hong Lan smiled tenderly, "Of course... but who hasn't made mistakes when they were young, right, Madam?"
She was talking about Qin Yongpei, of course. He was the man Wen Qian had missed, and everyone in Shengjing City knew about it. Yuan Ge had no choice but to accept the offer, thinking that this past, which made her feel like she had swallowed a fly, would probably follow her for the rest of her life. She sighed softly, slowly leaned back in her chair, tilted her head and looked at Hong Lan. Taking advantage of the good atmosphere, she asked, "You've returned the hairpin, so have you let it go completely now?"
"It wasn't mine in the first place..." The whisper came out of her mouth, so low that it was almost inaudible in the wind. Hong Lan almost realized what she had said after she blurted it out. Seeing that Yuan Ge seemed to have not heard it clearly, she smiled and brushed it off lightly, "Let it go! What else can I do if I don't let it go? Now I'm guilty of many crimes. I'm not sure if I can get out of jail in my lifetime. What else can I do if I don't let it go...right?"
"It's good that you can let it go." Yuan Ge nodded in agreement, and after a while he murmured, "It's good that you can let it go..."
As for the rest, she didn't say anything. She just sighed softly for a while, with a somewhat melancholy expression, put down the teacup and stood up, "Thank you for the tea, I'll go back first." She looked extremely polite. Obviously, all the food, snacks and tea here were delivered by her, but she still had to thank a prisoner for a cup of tea.
What a strange girl - Hong Lan thought to herself, and did not stand up to see her off. She just nodded and said ok. The maids in the yard had spontaneously followed Yuan Ge to see her out the door.
The people on the mountain only knew that this woman was an old lady who had been with Yuan Ge in the past, but they didn't know that this nanny, who was over fifty years old, was a master who could fight with Yuan Junfeng for dozens of rounds without losing. It was enough for her to be alone in this courtyard, so why would she need any guards? Yuan Ge walked a few dozen steps and looked back at the gate of the courtyard. The nanny had gone back. Yuan Ge stared at the empty gate and thought about Hong Lan's murmur that blurted out and ended in panic.
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