"Han Yan, it's been a long time since I saw you." The girl in yellow pulled Han Yan and refused to let go, her face full of joy.
Han Yan looked at the girl in front of him, his mind flying far away.
Deng Chan was her close friend. In her last life, after she was involved in the bandit incident, she stayed in the house all day, but Deng Chan was the only one who was still willing to play with her. The two had a close friendship. Unfortunately, Deng Shangshu made a mistake and angered the emperor, and was demoted to the seventh rank. Deng Chan married a Hanlin Academy bureaucrat and died of illness less than a year after the marriage.
There was nothing wrong with Deng Chan's body. Han Yan couldn't believe it when he first heard the news. Later, he heard that the Hanlin bureaucrat had some shameful hobbies. Everyone spread the rumor that Deng Chan was tortured to death by that man. of.
Deng Shangshu only had one daughter. After Deng Chan's death, he felt depressed and died soon after. Another year later, Mrs. Deng also left. The once glorious Shangshu Mansion fell into defeat.
Thinking of this, Han Yan's heart tightened and she held Deng Chan's hand: "I miss you so much!"
Deng Chan was startled by her and said quickly: "Why are your eyes still red? I wanted to come see you after my aunt left, but unfortunately it was at my uncle's house. I heard that she was your stepmother. Could it be that she was wronged by her?"
Han Yan lost his composure because he was so excited when he saw the person who had disappeared in the previous life now standing in front of him. Seeing worry clearly written on Deng Chan's pretty little face, I felt warm in my heart and smiled at her: "She is a concubine, how dare she suffer this injustice to me? I'm fine, I'm just so happy to see you."
Deng Chan was stunned at first. She saw Han Yan when the banker held a funeral, and Han Yan held her hand and cried, with despair in her eyes. Now it seems that for some reason, his whole body is full of vitality. They have a good relationship, and any changes in Han Yan can be seen at a glance. Today, Han Yan seems to have something extra and is much calmer. Although she was still innocent and cute when she faced the Queen Mother just now, Deng Chan felt for some reason that Han Yan was not as well-behaved as she appeared. There's something else hidden beneath her obedience. Now when Han Yan talks about the Zhou family, she feels even more confident. The light was strange and dazzling, and he was stunned for a moment.
Han Yan looked at her in a daze and said with a smile: "Why are you looking at me without saying anything? Is there something on my face?"
Deng Chan came back to her senses and said that she was too worried. Even if Han Yan really changed, this change would be excellent. She cared more about the lively Han Yan than the lifeless Han Yan. Then he said sincerely: "I was afraid that you would not be able to think about it before, but now you have come out of the shadows. I am really happy for you."
"Life always has to pass slowly." Han Yan shook his head: "My sadness will only make the people who hurt me happy, and the people who really care about me will be worried. In this case, why should my relatives feel pain and my enemies feel happy? "
Deng Chan was stunned: "The person who harmed you?" Before she finished speaking, she heard a soft voice: "Why is the fourth sister only talking to this young lady and ignoring the elder sister?"
Zhuang Yushan acted like that just now because of the Queen Mother's attitude. All the ladies and ladies here have noticed them. Although they are talking to each other now, their eyes are still glancing here intentionally or unintentionally. Zhuang Yushan's voice was loud and immediately attracted the attention of several ladies next to him.
Han Yan frowned, Zhuang Yushan was really asking for trouble.
Zhuang Yushan, as if he hadn't seen Han Yan's expression, came over and took her arm affectionately: "Sister Yan'er, you don't like to walk around in the house on weekdays. You spend all day embroidering and writing in the house, and I can't do it." I've seen you a few times. Now that we can go out together, we should have a good chat."
Deng Chan had been sizing up Han Yan, the new sister who had entered the house, and felt displeased when she heard her speak like this. What is this nonsense? He said that he rarely sees Han Yan in the house on weekdays. Doesn't it mean that Han Yan likes to put on airs and embarrass you, a concubine like her? In front of so many ladies and ladies, Han Yan has the reputation of being difficult to get along with and abusing the concubine!
Sure enough, the looks of the ladies next to Han Yan suddenly changed.
Han Yan calmly took in all this and sighed in his heart. This is how things are in the world, people are always willing to catch the gossip they hear in their ears, but refuse to believe their own eyes. Although Zhuang Yushan was a concubine, if she made things difficult for her, she would lose her ladylike demeanor and become narrow-minded and even vicious. These ladies lead a trivial life on weekdays. When they hear that the parents of other people's families are having troubles, they wish they could save more time to do something to satisfy their gossips.
Deng Chan was anxious and was about to say a few words to Han Yan, but she saw Han Yan gently pulling her hand. Deng Chan was startled. Han Yan had already met Zhuang Yushan's slightly proud gaze and smiled slightly: "Why did Sister Yushan say that? Yan'er has not been in good health since her mother passed away. She was afraid of spreading the illness to other people in the house. Speaking of which, Yan'er is also Baba's Pan Yushan these days. Sister came to talk to me, but I think Sister Yushan was too busy when she first entered the house and didn’t even care about Yan’er.”
Zhuang Yushan was stunned, and his pretty face suddenly turned red.
What Han Yan said was very clear. It wasn't that she didn't go out of the house to see people, but that she was sick in bed and didn't want to bring her illness to others, so she was kind-hearted. As for her concubine, all the ladies looked at Zhuang Yushan with disdain. She didn't even visit her sister when she was sick. It was really disrespectful of etiquette.
Deng Chan breathed a sigh of relief, but Zhuang Yushan still wanted to defend himself: "I didn't... your illness has been cured long ago."
Han Yan lowered his head, hiding the emotions in his eyes, as if he was confused: "Sister Yushan, the whole family knows about my illness. My mother just passed away, and I feel uncomfortable, so I haven't been able to take care of it. "
Most of the ladies here were mothers, and almost all of them knew that Han Yan had just lost her mother. Seeing her lowered eyes and still-childish face, they couldn't help but feel a bit of pity. I thought that this child was a filial child. It was pitiful to lose his mother at such a young age. When I looked at Zhuang Yushan, I felt a little disgusted. She was just a concubine, but she wanted to break into the house and stir up trouble!
Mrs. Zhou had already noticed something was wrong on Zhuang Yushan's side and quickly called Zhuang Yushan to come to her side. Han Yan was also happy that she didn't have to see Zhuang Yushan's face, and her heart suddenly felt much more relaxed.
After Deng Chan waited for Zhuang Yushan to pass, she quietly whispered to Han Yan: "I don't think your sister is a fuel-efficient lamp. She is clearly trying to slander you."
Han Yan shrugged: "Who is the clown who has the same experience as them?"
Deng Chan pursed her lips and smiled: "I haven't seen you for a few days. You are quite smart. I don't know who taught you."
Han Yan smiled and said nothing. He looked up and saw another beauty in palace clothes walking outside, followed by several palace maids. She smiled at everyone present: "Madams, your Majesty is already waiting in the Plum Garden. Could you please come with me?" Ladies and ladies, let’s enjoy the plum blossoms together.”
(End of chapter)