Fang'er was also happy for Gu Ling'an when she saw this. Coming to visit alone at this time didn't prove that the third master actually had a young lady in his heart. She seemed to have seen a future where the tide would rise.
Ruan Qi glanced behind Fang'er and saw that the lights in Gu Ling'an's room were still on. He knew that she had not rested yet.
A gust of cold wind blew, and Ruan Qi suddenly woke up. He was secretly annoyed that he came to Lanyuan without thinking. Logically speaking, he should avoid suspicion at night.
"Third brother, it's cold outside. Come in quickly." Just when Ruan Qi was hesitant and wanted to turn around and leave, Gu Ling'an's voice came from inside the room.
Fang'er heard Gu Ling'an speak and said enthusiastically: "Third Master, please come quickly."
When Ruan Qi stepped into the room, he saw Gu Ling'an leaning on the couch under the light, wearing a plain white middle coat, with no makeup on her pretty face, her face was still a little pale, and there were tears in her eyes.
A picture of clear water emerging from hibiscus.
It has to be said that Gu Ling'an and Ruan Qi have really spent a lot of thought on him in the past few years when they stayed together. In a short period of time, he pretended to be the pure and beautiful woman he loved most, completely destroying his hidden machismo.
I felt confident in my heart.
"Third brother." Gu Ling'an said as he stood up.
Ruan Qi had already rushed to the bed, and just as Gu Ling'an coughed twice, he raised his hand and patted her back lovingly without thinking.
"Third Master, the young lady fell into the water. The wind blew us all the way back just now. I'm afraid we were infected with the cold." Fang'er followed Ruan Qi and walked over.
Hearing this, Ruan Qi felt even more guilty. He was forced to leave by the lakeside just now due to his father's majesty. He had no idea that their master and servant were not even weak before they walked back to Lanyuan.
Thinking about Gu Ling'an coming back in the wind like this despite being wet but no one paid attention to him, Ruan Qi knew that his mother must be angry because of Ruan Mianmian's incident, but he brought him back by himself, which meant he was slapped in the face in front of everyone, and his head was
Hui felt resentful towards Mrs. Ruan, who doted on him the most.
"Fang'er, don't talk nonsense." Gu Ling'an scolded the maid and then coughed twice as if she was too excited, and a slight blush suddenly appeared on her pale face.
Ruan Qi, who was looking at the beauty under the lamp, couldn't help but feel something in his heart. Gu Ling'an grabbed his sleeves with both hands, looking anxious.
"Third brother, I'm fine, I'm really fine." He said, but tears filled the corners of Gu Ling'an's eyes.
Seeing that Gu Ling'an was clearly full of grievances but still holding back, Ruan Qi felt distressed and helpless.
"Fang'er, send someone to find a doctor to take a look."
"It's Chinese New Year, it's late at night, don't mess around so as not to disturb the old man and the old lady." Gu Ling'an lowered his head in self-pity, "so as not to cause trouble again."
After hearing this, Ruan Qi said dissatisfiedly: "What's wrong with seeing a doctor when you're sick? How can there be so much right and wrong?"
"Why don't you, slave, make some brown sugar ginger tea to relieve the cold?" Fang'er suggested.
"Okay, you go quickly." Ruan Qi calmed down and felt that it was inappropriate to ask a doctor at this time, so he immediately said.
Fang'er wisely went out and closed the door behind her.
The lights in the room were flickering, and seeing Gu Ling'an looking at him lovingly in front of him, Ruan Qicai was shocked to realize that it was inappropriate for a man and a widow to live together in the same room in the dead of night.
"Have a good rest. I'll see you again tomorrow."
After Ruan Qi finished speaking, he stood up, but unexpectedly a pair of slender arms wrapped around his waist from behind.
"Third brother, you already know what I'm thinking." Gu Ling'an sat on the couch, wrapped her arms around Ruan Qi, and then pressed her face against his back.
His back was stiff, and the sweet fragrance of a girl penetrated his nostrils. Ruan Qi suddenly seemed to have no strength to push Gu Lingan away.
Seeing that Ruan Qi didn't move, Gu Ling'an was overjoyed and continued, "Do you really have the heart to reject me?"
"Bang!" The door was suddenly pushed open.
Ruan Qi and Gu Ling'an were both startled, and both raised their heads and looked toward the door.
In the blink of an eye, Gu Ling'an quickly let go, and Ruan Qi moved to distance himself from her as if he had seen a ghost.
With a dark face, Mrs. Ruan walked into the house with the support of Grandma Yun and sat down.
Gu Ling'an turned around and looked outside. He saw all the servants of Lanyuan, including Fang'er, kneeling outside and lowering their heads. No one dared to make a sound.
At first, he was surprised why there was no movement when Mrs. Ruan arrived. At this moment, Gu Lingping suddenly realized that no matter where in Ding'an Hou's house, she was the one covering the sky with one hand.
"Mother." Ruan Qi forced a smile and stepped forward to salute.
Gu Ling'an got up from the couch and walked forward to salute: "Old Madam."
Mrs. Ruan ignored Ruan Qi and Gu Ling'an at all, and just glanced at the door. Grandma Yun went out and told all the servants of Lanyuan outside to go back and rest, then closed the door and waited outside the door herself.
When the door closed, Mrs. Ruan couldn't restrain her anger, grabbed the porcelain ornaments on the table and threw them towards Ruan Qi.
The porcelain shattered at Ruan Qi's feet, and the splashed fragments scratched his hands and cheeks, but he bowed and lowered his head, not daring to move.
"Third brother!" Biangu Ling'an exclaimed and rushed over to hug Ruan Qi, then glared at Mrs. Ruan.
Mrs. Ruan laughed angrily: "Why did I teach my son to hinder others? Besides, who dares to stop him?"
"It's the son's fault that the mother is angry."
"That's right, it's your fault." Mrs. Ruan took a deep breath, "It's not suitable for Gu Ling'an to stay in the house any longer. I'll pack up in the past few days and move out on the fifth day of the new year after the Chinese New Year."
"Old madam, Ling'an is alone. He doesn't ask for status. He just wants to stay with his third brother. I hope you will make it happen." Gu Ling'an knelt down in a desperate move.
"Didn't you tell her about the rules of the Ruan family?" Mrs. Ruan looked directly at Ruan Qidao without looking at Gu Ling'an.
Gu Ling'an looked up at Ruan Qi in surprise, only to see his eyes avert, and she turned to Mrs. Ruan again.
"The rules of the Ruan family are one husband and one wife."
Even wealthy families have many wives and concubines, but Gu Ling'an never expected that the Hou Mansion would have such family rules.
"Third brother has no relationship with Zhou Yunning, the merchant's daughter. All he needs to do is divorce her."
"Ruan prayed for this marriage in the first place. It is impossible to divorce his wife."
"But Zhou Yunning violated the seven-out rule."
After Gu Ling'an finished speaking, Ruan Qi looked shocked, and Mrs. Ruan suddenly became furious.
"Don't sow discord. Yun Ning will not do anything to make Ruan Qi sorry or sorry to the Ruan family." Regarding this point, Mrs. Ruan believed that she was not too old-sighted.
Although he was dissatisfied with Zhou Yunning in his heart, she was his wife after all. Ruan Qi frowned.
"Ling An, don't talk nonsense."
"Third brother, Zhou Yun Ning has nothing to do among the seven escapes."
Hearing this, Mrs. Ruan smiled: "Who said Yun Ning has nothing to do? Mianmian is her daughter."
"But she has no son."
"My Ruan family is full of men." Mrs. Ruan looked at Gu Ling'an and was very unhappy. "It took five generations of the Ruan family to have a girl like Mianmian. She is much more valuable than men."