Despite Fu'an Tang's repeated orders, there is no airtight wall. In less than half an hour, there were rumors in the Hou Mansion.
Especially after Grandma Yun went to the Hengwu Courtyard in Dafang, she heard that Qin Ruolan was beaten dozens of times on the hand by the eldest lady, her palms were swollen, and she was also put in solitary confinement.
Everyone was speculating, could it be that Miss Cousin's days of domineering in the Hou Mansion were over?
In the evening, after the eldest lord of Ding'an Marquis Mansion and Ruan Mianmian's eldest uncle Ruan Chan returned home, he heard about this incident and hurried to Fu'an Hall to plead guilty.
Unexpectedly, Ruan Chan was rejected. The servants sent word that the old lady had given orders and that if anything happened, we would talk about it tomorrow.
It seemed that the old Marquis and his wife were still angry, so Ruan Chan had no choice but to go back first, thinking of coming to apologize tomorrow.
Back at Hengwu Courtyard, the more Ruan Chan thought about it, the more annoyed he became. He treated Qin Ruolan as his daughter. He had seen a lot of problems with her before, but every time he opened his mouth and didn't say a few words, Chen Wanyu supported him.
Qin Ruolan had grown up to be directly related to Chen Wanyu. Listening to her chattering, Ruan Chan couldn't help yelling at her. Seeing her crying, he became more and more upset and simply turned around and went to the study.
Seeing Ruan Chan leaving, Chen Wanyu sighed in the direction of the door, turned around and asked the maid to come in and dress her up, and then she walked towards Lanyuan.
Approaching Qin Ruolan's bedroom, there was the sound of things breaking and her crying.
Chen Wanyu frowned and saw several serving maids being kicked out. The last one to be kicked out was Xiao Xi.
"I've met Madam." Seeing Chen Wanyu appear, the maids seemed to have seen a savior.
Qin Ruolan heard the noise outside and knew that Chen Wanyu was coming. She stopped throwing things, but she fell on the bed with her clothes undressed and cried.
Chen Wanyu entered the room and closed the door. She and Qin Ruolan were the only ones left in the room.
It finally calmed down, Xiao Xi made gestures to tell everyone what to do, while she waited outside the door.
The next morning, at dawn, Ruan Chan came to the courtyard of Anfu Hall. He waited politely, waiting for the old Marquis and his wife to get up to say hello.
After Ruan Geng and his wife got up, they left Ruan Chan to dry. They washed and had breakfast before planning to see him.
Thinking of Ruan Chan's wife and Qin Ruolan, Mrs. Ruan still felt uncomfortable, so she simply found an excuse not to see him.
Ruan Geng knew the temper of his old woman. She was most afraid of others deceiving her. She would be fine after a few days when her anger subsides.
Since the old woman didn't want to see the boss, Ruan Geng simply took Ruan Chan to the study.
Ruan Geng's Ding'an Marquis is hereditary. He is in his sixties but in good health. He has not yet petitioned for the title of crown prince among his sons.
The Ruan family has a strict family tradition, and the old Marquis is also very strict in teaching his sons. Not only did the three brothers not become playboys, they also managed to get into official positions based on their abilities.
The eldest, Ruan Chan, was a third-rank minister of the Ministry of Rites, the second, Ruan Zhu, was a fifth-rank bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, and the third, Ruan Qi, was about to join the Ministry of Household Affairs before his accident happened that year.
The father and son came outside Ruan Geng's study. The servant guarding the study saluted them and opened the door.
Ruan Geng's study was an important part of the Hou Mansion, so only he and Ruan Chan and his son could come and go freely, and no one else was allowed to enter without being summoned.
After entering the room, Ruan Geng sat down behind the desk, and he motioned for Ruan Chan to sit down as well.
"Thank you very much, father." Ruan Chan bowed his hands before sitting down.
Ruan Geng reassured: "Don't blame your mother, it's not your fault. She will figure it out in a few days."
"It's my son's fault. Ruolan was raised in the big house after all." Ruan Chan smiled bitterly, "Because she is a girl, and Wanyu usually teaches her. I didn't expect that she would be so bold as to deceive her mother."
"She is not a child of the Ruan family. I have already promised to send her back, but you are unwilling."
"It's not because we are rare in the Ruan family, and she can make mother happy."
"Yes, the Ruan family has always had a prosperous male population. Counting from you, there have been five generations without a daughter."
"Yes, not only does mother like Ruolan, but the four boys at home also hang around her whenever they return home from the academy."
"Okay, it's not our turn to worry about things at home. Let me tell you, I've been away from Beijing for more than half a month. Nothing happened in Beijing, right?"
Ruan Chan glanced at the desk: "Has father seen that thing?"
"What?" Ruan Geng looked confused.
"Where are the things I put on your desk yesterday? Didn't you see it?" Ruan Chan said as he stood up and rummaged anxiously.
Ruan Geng clapped his hands with a serious expression, and two secret guards hiding in the dark appeared and knelt in front of the desk.
"Let me ask you, who has entered the study?"
"No one else will enter except you and the eldest master." The two secret guards replied firmly.
Thinking about it, the guard added: "By the way, yesterday, Mr. Marquis, you personally took the young master into the study."
"Young Master?" Ruan Chan couldn't react.
"Mianmian from the third bedroom, the little guy is very cute. I will bring him in and give him the gadgets your third brother used to play with."
Ruan Chan's eyes widened: "Father, I'm afraid you will give the things I put on the desk as trinkets to Mianmian."
"Wait a minute, tell me what the hell is half a day?"
"Father, if you need something important, please send someone to Mianmian first and ask him to bring everything back."
Seeing that Ruan Chan was in a hurry, Ruan Geng hurriedly asked his servants to find Ruan Mianmian. Thinking that the object was important, he specially asked the secret guard to follow him.
Ruan Mianmian had breakfast and was sitting under the eaves with great interest, playing with the gadgets given by Ruan Geng.
Ruan Mianmian couldn't help but feel strange when she suddenly heard her grandfather's summons and specifically ordered her to take back all the things she had taken from him yesterday.
Zhou Yunning pulled Ruan Mianmian forward and lowered her voice: "Didn't you say these gadgets were given to you by your grandfather?"
"Yes. Mother, you don't have to worry." Ruan Mianmian also had the same doubts, but she was afraid that her mother would not reveal her worries, "Maybe grandpa wants to play with me."
"Is it really?"
"That must be the case." Ruan Mianmian said firmly.
Zhou Yuning also felt that Ruan Mianmian was talking about it, and she felt relieved and relieved.
In the middle of the night last night, when I got up to cover Ruan Mianmian with a quilt, Zhou Yunning also looked at it and realized that what the old Marquis gave was indeed just a trinket.
"Then go ahead and remember to be good and don't make your grandfather angry."
"I understand, mother, I'm leaving."
On the way here, Ruan Mianmian took advantage of this moment to tell Ruan Geng the whole story.
"Mianmian would like to say hello to my grandfather. Mianmian has met my uncle."
"Mianmian, get up quickly." Ruan Geng couldn't wait to ask, "Were the things I gave you yesterday not damaged?"
"No, it's intact." Ruan Mianmian said as he stood up, walked to the desk and took out the small toy from his arms.