Linlin smiled at her younger sister, her eyes filled with affection.
"Brother!" Yanran both angry and anxious, and she stomped her feet.
This is such a serious matter, why don't your family members care about it?
You know, once Lang Jiu enters the family, he'll be a member of the household. We can't just kick him out; it'd be so uncomfortable to watch him every day!
"I'm going to stay at my parents' house forever; I don't want to live under the same roof as her."
Linlin laughed and said, "As long as my brother is here, no one will dare to give you a hard time."
"My mother is going to confine me to my quarters!" Yanran blurted out in a moment of madness.
Linlin teased her deliberately, "Then I'll take back what I said before."
Yanran: "... Brother, I've even revealed my secrets for you, and Mother still scolded me. If you fall for it again, I'm so angry I'll want to bang my head against the wall."
Quickly, give her a guarantee that you will absolutely not marry Lang Jiu.
Although Linlin didn't make such a naive promise, she still reassured her.
"When the nest is overturned, how can the eggs remain intact? The Lang Family will cease to exist."
In the future, the Prince of Jin might spare the Prince of Ding of Ding's life—after all, throughout history, defeated brothers have always been imprisoned, and that huge disparity might be a punishment even more unbearable than the death penalty.
However, the supporters of Prince of Ding will be thoroughly wiped out, so that the world will know that there is no good end for those who act as accomplices to evil.
Yanran felt slightly relieved.
However, she suddenly realized that there seemed to be no girls her age around her brother.
Besides yourself.
Strictly speaking, she doesn't qualify, as she is quite atypical.
If you continue to be so "naive," you'll easily be fooled by bad women in the future.
Cui Xiaoqiu already has two concubines by her side!
My brother isn't very old, but he should probably have maids serving him by now.
If more people come, my brother is so smart, he must see the little tricks and schemes girls use every day. He should learn from them in advance so he won't be fooled later.
Thinking about this, Yanran suddenly felt like a worried old mother, already thinking about arranging a maid for her brother.
"Brother," she said calmly, "You only have Zhao Qing by your side, and the rest are just servants. They're not attentive enough. Should we ask Mother to prepare a few maids for you?"
Linlin paused for a moment, then said, "No need. But why did you bring this up?"
Yanran said in a muffled voice, "I'm afraid you're too naive and will be deceived by women in the future."
Linlin.
"Then I trust you quite a bit. After all, you spend every day with people like Cui Xiaoqiu, Zhao Kuo, and Yuan Han, so you've seen a lot."
"That's it." Yanran whistled triumphantly.
She even flirts with young women and married women!
Linlin laughed and scolded, "I think Mother scolded you too lightly. Alright, go back and rest. I know my own business."
You don't seem to know what you're doing.
"Then, when I get married, I'll need your consent, is that alright?"
"That's more like it, but you have to keep your word."
"You keep your word."
Yanran then left.
But that's not all.
She went to complain to Cui Xiaoqiu again.
What Cui Xiaoqiu said was actually similar to what Tang Zhuyun and Linlin meant; it was simply that this was just wishful thinking on the part of the Emperor at the moment.
However, he also mentioned that the Lang Family might not be willing either, but they had no other choice.
"I think Lang Jiu is quite willing," Yanran snorted.
However, after being comforted three times by Cui Xiaoqiu, she felt much better.
"Don't bother studying anymore, go to sleep early," Yanran said. "Look at your eyes, you've got dark circles under them, you look awful. Go to sleep, go to sleep, you could pass the exam with your eyes closed, trust me! We can work harder next spring for the imperial examination! Hehe, if things change by then, I'll talk to my father..."
I'll give you the top score!
Wearing a bright red flower, he rode through the streets on horseback, letting all the girls in the capital see that Cui Xiaoqiu was handsome and talented, thus becoming the leader of the new "Four Young Masters of the Capital".
She knew Cui Xiaoqiu would be nervous about his first big exam, so she deliberately tried to cheer him up.
After she left, Cui Xiaoqiu asked someone to bring two hard-boiled eggs.
"Young master, let me peel it for you!" the servant said solicitously.
Young master must be tired from studying; he needs to eat something good to nourish himself.
"No need, you may leave."
The servant would never have imagined that after he left, Cui Xiaoqiu peeled two eggs, lay back in the chair, and used the eggs to apply to her eyes.
Yanran said, "It's so ugly."
Is it really that ugly? Cui Xiaoqiu got up and looked at herself in the bronze mirror.
The night was too dark, and the lights were dim, so I couldn't see clearly.
Looks like I'll have to send someone to buy a good mirror tomorrow.
If Yanran knew what he was thinking, she would definitely doubt his emotional intelligence.
--Was she being disdainful? Wasn't she just telling him to get some rest? Humph!
The next day, Yanran went to deliver food to Cui Xiaoqiu again, rolling up her sleeves and waiting for Lang Jiu with a fierce expression.
She wasn't going to tolerate it this time.
Then we'll just flip Lang Jiu's hat off and let everyone know that she chased her brother all the way to the academy. Let's see if she'll blush!
But no matter how long they waited, Lang Jiu never appeared.
This made Yanran feel like she had punched cotton.
Fine, let her off this time.
Fighting at the gate of the Imperial Academy is a bad influence.
After a while, Cui Xiaoqiu came out.
"My elder brother is inside talking with the teacher today, so I'll just bring the food in."
Yanran looked at the two four-tiered food boxes and said, "No, you don't have the strength, I'll do it!"
She carried one food box in each hand and went straight inside.
Cui Xiaoqiu quickly replied, "No need, I can manage."
You can't do it! Don't try to be brave!
"I can do it."
You can't do it!
Cui Xiaoqiu gave up: If he can't do it, he can't do it.
Yanran helped him carry the food inside, but then Cui Xiaoqiu came out to see her off.
"Go eat already, why are you making such a big show of sending me off?" Yanran couldn't help but complain.
Cui Xiaoqiu smiled and asked, "What are you going to do this afternoon?"
"Busy? I'm not busy. I'm helping Mother prepare things. She's going to accompany Grandfather to burn incense for Grandmother tomorrow. But you know I'm always a bit clumsy, so Mother doesn't need me to lift a finger; she can just watch."
Are you going too?
"Go ahead, you've got nothing else to do anyway."
"Then be careful and don't wander off."
"Okay, okay." Hearing him about to nag, Yanran dashed away in a flash.
Cui Xiaoqiu smiled and shook her head.
"Oh dear, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry." Yanran bumped into someone and apologized repeatedly. "Oh? Hehe, it's my cousin-in-law!"
She bumped into Wen Heng.
Jiang Ruo hadn't shown up for several days, and she privately guessed that Jiang Ruo had succeeded and was enjoying herself, prioritizing her love over her friends.
Looking at Wen Heng again, he appeared listless, with dark circles under his eyes...
Yanran felt she understood.
However, Wen Heng spoke in a hoarse voice, and what he said was clearly not the truth.
He asked, "Where is Jiang Ruo?"
Yanran: "Aren't you two together?"
Wen Heng felt a little awkward, but still said, "No, she hasn't come for several days."
So today, he finally couldn't help but ask Yanran.
Has Jiang Ruo fallen for someone else?