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  Li Mingyun remained silent all the way. Lin Lan didn't know that she had ruined someone's plan, nor did she know that someone was sulking because of frustration, and thought that someone was being resentful about her impressive drinking capacity, so she ignored him too, which made it seem like they were both sulking.

  Yin Liu and Wen Shan sat outside the carriage, looking at each other in dismay. How could there be no sound coming from inside?

  The horse carriage arrived at the gate of the mansion, and Ruyu hastily welcomed it.

  "Second Master, Second Mistress, why have you just returned? The old lady has arrived. The master is asking the second master and mistress to hurry to Ninghe Hall." Ruyi exclaimed urgently.

  Lin Lan was somewhat unclear about the situation, which old lady?

  Li Mingyun's face was solemn: "When did the old lady arrive?"

  "It's been more than half a time period, Dongzi went to find Er Ye, but he might have taken a wrong turn!"

  Li Mingyu pulled Lin Lan's hand: "Hurry back and change your clothes, this set is full of wine smell."

  "Hey! Who's the old lady? Why are you so tense?" Lin Lan saw him so tense, she also became inexplicably tense, it can't be that one old witch wasn't dealt with and another one came.

  "On the way," said Li Mingyu, pulling her quickly towards Luoxiazhai.

  "The old lady is my grandmother, I have seen her a total of three times since I was born, once when I was too young to remember, once when I was three years old, and once when I was seven years old. In my impression, my grandmother didn't love me, and she was also very cold to my mother. Since my father became an official in the capital, my mother had written several letters asking her to come live with us, but she refused each time with various excuses. This time, for some reason, she suddenly came to the capital. No matter what, I must be careful and courteous, after all, she's not like that old witch..." Li Mingyan introduced the old lady in the simplest words.

  Lin Lan quickly cleared her mind. This means she won't like her; Second, the old lady doesn't like Ming Yun, but she is Ming Yun's paternal grandmother. The ancients valued filial piety the most, and a slight mistake would lead to the crime of disobeying one's elders. Unlike the old witch stepmother, who was difficult to deal with from the start; Also, it's the most important point, why did the old lady come suddenly, what is her purpose? Three inferences led to a conclusion: she must be careful.

  The two of them quickly washed up and changed their clothes, but there was still a strong smell of alcohol on their bodies. It didn't matter that Li Ming had the smell of alcohol on him - after all, men often have to drink when they go out for social events. The problem was that Lin Lan's body smelled even more strongly of alcohol than his...

  Lin Lan covered her small face, looking at Li Mingyun with a worried expression: "Can I meet people like this?" Who would have thought that the old lady would come today, and there was no news beforehand. If she had known earlier, she wouldn't have drunk so much wine, leaving the first impression on the old lady that her daughter-in-law was an alcoholic.

  Li Mingyun is more of a headache than her.

  Yu Rong had an idea: "Why don't we sprinkle some perfume on him? I remember there's a bottle of Western perfume on the gift list."

  Li Ming allowed hastily: "Quickly go and fetch it."

  Lin Lan said dejectedly: "It's probably useless, how can such a strong wine smell be covered up? Spraying perfume on myself isn't the same as trying to cover it up and making it even more obvious?"

  Li Ming remained silent for a moment before asking Bai Hui, "Is there wine at home?"

  Bai Hui was taken aback: "There's wine for cooking in the kitchen."

  "Go get it."

  Lin Lan was puzzled: "What's the wine for?"

  Li Mingyu supported her arms, calmly saying: "I'll drink some more wine. Pretend to be half-drunk, and when the time comes, just say it was me who spilled the wine on myself. What's wrong with that? At most, I'll be blamed a few times, but there won't be any real mistake. When the time comes, speak less, and let me handle everything."

  Lin Lan nodded vigorously, as if this was the only way to get through it.

  Bai Hui ran quickly from the kitchen with wine in hand.

  Li Mingyun opened the lid and tilted his head back, gulping down nearly half a bottle. Ye Zi was stunned.

  "Ming Yun, drink a little less... " Lin Lan worried: "Don't really get drunk."

  Li Ming allowed his head to swing back and forth a few times, took a deep breath, and revealed a calm and composed smile: "Alright, it's fine."

  Lin Lan said with a scowl: "I'm afraid of getting drunk and talking nonsense later!"

  Li Mingyu gently hugged her and said in a low, gentle voice: "If you want to get drunk, wait until we get back before getting drunk, don't worry."

  His hug was shallow, like the modern way of hugging when meeting, keeping a certain distance, but smelling the scent of wine from someone's body, stimulated by the alcohol, listening to such gentle and charming words, his heart skipped a beat, and his face flushed.

  Ninghe Hall was bustling with activity, and everyone except Liu Niang had arrived.

  The old lady asked Ming Ze and Ruo Yan to sit beside her and talk, looking at this pair of lovely children, the old lady smiled with joy.

  Mingzhu felt a bit resentful, her grandmother didn't even glance at her, but back in their hometown, her grandmother wasn't like this, she was very fond of her. She realized that her grandmother might be considering something, but this realization made her feel even more wronged. For this lifetime, would she only be an illegitimate daughter who couldn't see the light of day?

  Li Jingxian stood by with a smile, occasionally secretly sizing up Han Shi, who was chatting happily with his elder sister Yu Shi. His mother and elder sister had come to the capital this time, but he hadn't known about it beforehand, not until his mother entered the door did he find out. At that time, he was in Liu Niang's room, and he was so shocked that he didn't react for half a day, thinking he must have misheard. It was someone sent by Han Shi who had brought him back, and earlier Han Shi had said... The house has already been cleaned up... It can be seen that his mother's trip to the capital was Han Shi's idea, what kind of plan did Han Shi have? Li Jingxian's first thought was of Liu Niang, was Han Shi coming for Liu Niang?

  "Why hasn't Mingyun come yet? Didn't we send someone to hurry him up?" Madame Han looked at the doorway, muttering softly, her expression like that of a loving mother leaning against the doorframe, gazing out into the distance, waiting for her child to return.

  The old lady was laughing happily, but when she heard this, her smile froze for a moment, and she said indifferently: "Ming Rong is now an official too, and he has more social engagements than his father."

  Mr. Han smiled and said warmly: "Ming Rong, this child is also rare to go out, today just happens to be a rest day, take your wife out for a stroll!"

  The old lady hummed a sound and didn't speak again, her face changing with uncertain emotions.

  "Hey, Ming Yun really knows how to spoil his wife." Eldest Sister Yu said with a pursed smile.

  Han smiled and said: "Isn't it? In this case, Ming Xian is not as good as Ming Yun."

  The old lady said indifferently, "A woman should be at home, taking care of her husband and children. In this regard, I think Ming's wife is very good."

  Ding Ruoyan's face turned red with praise, usually she also went out, either to her mother's house or to socialize with old friends, it just so happened that she was at home today.

  Li Jingxian chuckled and said, "Ming Yun's daughter-in-law is a doctor. Many people ask her to see them when they're ill." Li Jingxian couldn't help but speak up for Lin Lan, as Han Shi's words were laced with hidden meanings and implications. Would his mother be pleased to hear this? Although she came from a poor background, as the daughter of a scholar, she was raised with strict discipline and placed great importance on propriety. When he had divorced his first wife and remarried, his mother had almost disowned him as her son. For several years, she hadn't spoken a word to him, until he became an official in the capital and secured many benefits for his older brother, gradually earning the Li family some prestige in their hometown. Only then did his mother's attitude towards him slightly soften. Therefore, his mother detested those who didn't follow the rules, and Han Shi was well aware of this. She had made good use of it.

  Yu said with a smile: "So Madam Ming is actually a doctor, that's great, from now on if anyone in the family has a headache or fever, we don't need to go outside to invite a doctor."

  Mingzhu was left alone, feeling down, but there was another person who was also being ignored, and that was Yu Lian, the niece from her husband's side. However, Yu Lian didn't seem to be feeling down at all; instead, she looked curious, curiously sizing up the grandeur of Ninghe Hall. She curiously sized up everyone present, even noticing that the maids were wearing silk fabrics! In the countryside, only the wives and daughters of wealthy families wore such luxurious fabrics.

  Yu Lian never dreamed that she would one day come to the capital, among several sisters in her family. However, her aunt specifically brought her along. Before they set off, her mother had already revealed the purpose of this trip to her, saying that it was to find a good marriage for her in the capital. She was overjoyed, as her aunt's younger brother was the Minister of Revenue - what a high-ranking official! No matter how things were arranged, it would surely be better than anything they could have found in their hometown. Yu Lian had high expectations.

  Everyone was chatting and laughing when a maid came in to announce: "Second Master, Second Mistress has arrived."

  The room fell silent, and everyone looked at the large red silk door curtain. The curtain moved, and Li Mingyun, wearing a dark-colored cotton robe, and Lin Lan, wearing a lotus-colored dress, walked in.

  Li Mingyun first lifted his clothes and gave a big courtesy to his grandmother, and Lin Lan followed suit and knelt down to pay her respects.

  Li Mingyu apologized: "Grandson didn't know that grandmother came to Beijing today, didn't go far to welcome her, and wasn't able to ask for peace in time. Grandson apologizes to grandmother."

  The old lady looked at Mingyun's handsome and elegant appearance, and couldn't help but pause for a moment. This demeanor was so similar to Jingxian when he was young! Her gaze softened, and she smiled slightly, saying: "Ignorance is not a sin, get up quickly!"

  Lin Lan said with a big smile: "Sun's daughter-in-law is here to pay her respects to her grandmother."

  The old lady had already learned from Mr. Han's letter that Lin Lan was a peasant girl, although she herself came from a poor family and was considered a good family, but there was still a gap between them. She didn't like Lin Lan very much, and after hearing what Mr. Han said earlier, she felt that the education of a peasant girl was not good enough, and she didn't follow the rules of being a wife. A woman should stay at home, serve her parents-in-law, take care of her husband, and raise her children. However, since this was their first meeting, and Lin Lan had been traveling by boat for a long time and looked tired, she just said lightly: "Get up!"

  Lin Lan listened to the old lady's tone, which was completely different from when she let Ming Yu get up earlier. One was warm and gentle like a breeze, while the other was cold and indifferent like smoke. The distinction between intimacy and estrangement was clear! Lin Lan came to her senses, stood up properly, and stood neatly beside Ming Yu.

  Ming wrinkled her nose and sniffed: "Such a strong smell of wine."

  Li Jingxian glanced at Ming Ze's garrulous mouth and then looked at Ming Yun, whose face was slightly red. He asked in a low voice, "Ming Yun, where did you go today?"

  Li Ming replied respectfully: "My son went to visit a friend in the morning, Lin Lan went to General Huaiyuan's mansion, and the general's wife had been thinking of her for a long time. She was invited many times, and in the afternoon, my son and Lin Lan went together to Duke Jingbo's mansion. The young master had some indigestion, so he asked Lin Lan to take a look. Duke Jingbo warmly persuaded them to stay, but my son declined repeatedly, so they ended up staying for a few cups of wine."

  Lin Lan knew that Li Ming would make up nonsense, but she didn't expect it to be so well-made. Firstly, it shows that they are not stuck together every day. Secondly, it brought out two people with weight, which is equivalent to raising her status in front of the old lady.

  The old lady saw a change in Lin Lan's eyes. This woman from a farming family could actually gain the favor of such an esteemed person?

  Mingzhu covered her nose: "Second Auntie, why is the smell of wine on you even stronger than Second Uncle's?"

  One sleepless night, so tired! Went to work, begging for a pink... only two days left

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