Chapter 323 Can I tell him where
the gift is?
What gift can Chu Lan prepare for herself?
If you want to give a reward, just send it over directly. Why do you have to make it so mysterious?
What's more, he is a prince and she is a virgin who has not yet left the court. It is not appropriate for him to summon her in private.
Although he was suspicious, Wei Ruo had to agree.
Chu Lan invited her, but there was no option for her to refuse.
"Then Grandma Lao will lead the way." Wei Ruodao.
"You're welcome, Miss. Please come with me," said Nanny Qin.
Wei Ruo took Xiumei and followed Nanny Qin to the carriage sent by Chu Lan to pick her up.
The carriage took Wei Ruo to Yusheng Tea House, and then led by Nanny Qin into a teahouse.
Chu Lan was the only one in the tea room.
Wearing a dark green floral robe and a jade crown, he was sitting at the tea table by the window, sipping tea in a leisurely manner.
Outside the window is the East Lake, which is the same color as water and sky. The lake is sparkling. The breeze blows from the lake into the tea room, stirring the green plants on the tea table.
The picture is very beautiful. If it were placed in front of Wei Qingruo in the original work, his chest would definitely feel like a deer.
Unfortunately, from Wei Ruo's point of view, it was a jackal that ruined this beautiful moment.
"The daughter of the people has met His Highness Seventh Prince." Wei Ruo saluted Chu Lan.
Chu Lan didn't reveal his true identity before, so Wei Ruo didn't need to salute when he saw him. Since he officially came to Taizhou Prefecture as a military governor, Wei could not pretend not to know who he was if he saw him again.
"Miss Wei, please take a seat." Chu Lan glanced at Wei Ruo and invited her to sit opposite him.
Wei Ruo knew he couldn't refuse, so he simply walked over and sat down.
The last time I sat with Chu Lan for tea, I used my identity as Xu Heyou, and there was a third person present at the time.
It was the first time that she sat with Chu Lan as the legitimate daughter of the Wei family, and this time there were only two of them in the tea room.
"I didn't tell Miss Wei my true identity last time when I was in Xingshan County. Miss Wei won't hold a grudge, right?" Chu Lan said.
"A civilian girl doesn't dare." Wei Ruowei lowered his head, specifically not to look into Chu Lan's eyes.
Wei Ruo slandered: "If you really want to hold a grudge, it's not because you didn't tell me your identity. You, the big pig's hooves in the original novel, have so many things that deserve my grudge."
"I heard from Nanny Qin that Miss Wei is as energetic as any man, so why are you so timid in front of me?" Chu Lan asked.
"The daughter of the people is frightened. Your Highness is a nobleman from heaven, and the daughter of the people is just a commoner. It is human nature to feel fear when seeing her." Wei Ruo replied.
Chu Lan smiled: "Well, no matter what, Miss Wei's intelligence is remarkable. This time, it was thanks to Miss Wei that the Taizhou Prefecture became the Zhejiang Provincial Envoy to control the disaster situation among the refugees. The best city."
"This matter is not due to me alone. It is the fault of His Highness and the county for understanding the people. It is the government that loves the people like children. It is the credit of everyone in Taizhou Prefecture." Wei Ruodao.
"To thank Miss Wei, I have a gift for Miss Wei." Chu Lan said.
"It is a common girl's honor to be able to share the worries of His Highness. I dare not ask for credit or accept gifts." Wei Ruodao.
If you really want to give it away, just reward me with a pile of gold. Why go to all this trouble? It depends on whether you want to give it away intentionally. "No, this gift should be what you need now, about the whereabouts of your eldest brother." Chu Lan said.
Wei Ruo paused and then asked, "Your Highness, does he know where my brother is now?"
"Not only do I know, I also know what happened during this period." Chu Lan gave an affirmative answer.
Chu Lan observed Wei Ruo's expression while talking, and seemed to be very interested in Wei Ruo's reaction.
But the expression on Wei Ruo's face was always well controlled.
"Then thank you, Your Highness. My family is worried about finding my brother's whereabouts," Wei Ruodao.
"Miss Wei, don't you want to hear what happened?" Chu Lan looked at Wei Ruo with interest.
Wei Ruo didn't know what Chu Lan was planning. She just felt that he was like a hunter and she was the prey. This feeling made her very unhappy.
"People's daughters don't dare to ask any more questions. If Your Highness is willing to inform, people's daughters will be very grateful." Wei Ruoda replied, and the content of her answer was very suitable for a cautious official lady.
"Does Miss Wei know
about the Qi family in the capital?" Chu Lan began to answer Wei Ruo's questions, but she asked a question that seemed to have nothing to do with this conversation.
"I've heard a little bit about it," Wei Ruo replied.
The Qi family is the natal family of the sixth prince's biological mother, Concubine Qi. The current head of the Qi family is Qi Yansong, the sixth prince's uncle, who is also the chief minister of the current cabinet.
This shows the current power and status of the Qi family.
Even if Wei Ruo no longer cares about the affairs of the court, she still has heard about such a prominent family. What's more, she is also someone who knows the plot of the original work, so naturally she also knows something about the powerful rival of the male protagonist in the original work.
"Master Qi, the first assistant, has three sons. The eldest son died in his early years, and the second son died in the anti-Japanese war, leaving the youngest son Qi Zhen alone. Qi Zhen is known as a romantic in the capital. He loves beauty and hangs out in the flower streets and willow alleys." Chu Lan road.
"I heard some people at home mention it." Wei Ruo replied.
Wei Ruo didn't know why Chu Lan suddenly brought up the affairs of the Qi family. The Qi family was a new member of the court, but the Wei family had long been powerless, and the two families had nothing to do with each other on weekdays.
Chu Lan continued: "Although this young master Qi is a romantic, his work ability is not bad. He helps his father and cousin with a lot of things. I heard that he came to Taizhou Prefecture in recent days." Qi Zhen is
here Taizhou Prefecture? That's probably for Chu Lan, right?
But what does this have to do with the Wei family? A bad suspicion flashed through Wei Ruo's mind. Qi Zhen was so charming and beautiful, could it be...
"Why did Mr. Qi come to Taizhou Mansion?" Wei Ruo asked following Chu Lan's words.
"I don't know what he came to do in Taizhou Prefecture, but his nature of loving beauty makes him unable to move his legs as soon as he sees the beauties in Taizhou Prefecture. If there are beauties in Taizhou Prefecture, they must be your Wei sisters. Yes, especially your sister, she has the appearance of a hibiscus emerging from the water, and the color of a flower shy of the moon," Chu Lan said.
Chu Lan's words confirmed the bad suspicion that flashed through Wei Ruo's mind just now.
Wei Ruo laughed a little in her heart, and the comments about Qi Zhen and Wei Qingwan were a bit more funny when they came out of Chu Lan's mouth.
You must know that if the direction of the original work is followed, it is not Qi Zhen but Chu Lan who is fascinated by Wei Qingwan when he comes to Taizhou Mansion.
"Miss Wei is so smart that she should have understood what I meant." Chu Lan said.
"Your Highness, you mean that there is contact between my sister-in-law and Mr. Qi?" Wei Ruodao.
"The relationship may be deeper than Miss Wei thought." Chu Lan said, picking up the tea cup in front of him with interest and playing with it, and continued to observe Wei Ruo's reaction out of the corner of his eye.
(End of chapter)