C7

Ye Jinwei was dressed in a lilac colored crescent-moon-shaped dress, with her arms and legs covered by a Plum Blossom muslin. Although she looked simple and plain, she looked elegant and refined. Her rosy face was filled with spring, her beautiful eyes were filled with spirit, and the corners of her lips were slightly raised. It was as if there was someone else who had been sentenced to ban copying the 'ring' a few days ago. When he saw Jin Lan from afar, his originally slow footsteps sped up, "Second sister."

Jin Lan immediately stopped talking, his brows knitted slightly, but quickly relaxed. He greeted Ye Jinwei as usual, "Big sister."

Ye Jinwei dodged to the side, dodging Jin Lan's greeting, and asked: Why are you being so polite? You don't usually do that. "

Although these words were pleasing to the ears, they contained a hidden meaning, implying that she did not know how to conduct herself in the past. In her previous life, she was too stupid and easy to trust, thus she could not notice these small details. Now … Jin Lan gathered his drifting thoughts. He then smiled and asked, "Big sister, are you here to see mother as well?"

Aside from Jin Lan, the three ladies of Ye Family had their own courtyard, while the First Miss and the third lady, Ye Jinxian, lived together in the Yunxiu House at the west corner of the Ye Mansion.

The Yunxiu House and the Shuixie Pavilion that the Madame SHen lived in were separated by more than half a mansion, adding the presence of the butler from the Concubine Shao, Ye Jinwei had always thought highly of herself, and never placed the Madame SHen in her eyes. Other than celebrating the New Year, she had never even gone to pay her respects, let alone going into deep sleep in the morning.

Now that she had appeared on the road to Shuixie Pavilion, she probably did not have any ulterior motives.

Sure enough, Jin Lan carefully noted that Ye Jinwei's expression had stiffened slightly, then was quickly covered by her smiling face, "Of course, it's just that my mother's body isn't well, so I can't recklessly disturb her. I was hesitating about whether I should go or not, I didn't expect to see my sister." As he spoke, he walked forward and eagerly held Jin Lan's hand, "Sister, are you from mother's place? Is Mother feeling better? "

"Better." Jin Lan retracted his hand and nodded to her with a smile.

"That's good." A flash of unwillingness appeared in Ye Jinwei's eyes, but the expression on her face suddenly relaxed, as if she had put down a heavy burden. She looked at the Shuixie Pavilion in the distance and laughed: "Little sister came out of the Shuixie Pavilion now, are you resting mother?"

It was rare for the Madame SHen to have a few days of peace and quiet, so Jin Lan naturally didn't want Ye Jinwei to add fuel to the fire in Madame SHen's heart.

"Then I'll go pay my respects another day. It'll be bad if I don't disturb mother." Ye Jinwei's brows relaxed even more, "Oh yes, when I was in the garden just now, I saw that the Jade hairpin flowers are blooming right inside. I remember that my sister loves the Jade hairpin flowers, so let's go take a look together?" Afraid that Jin Lan would reject her, she continued, "It's said that the first Jade hairpin flowers are the best. The weather isn't hot today either. If I don't go, I'm afraid I won't be able to see it in a few days."

Jin Lan looked deeply at Ye Jinwei, and replied: "Alright."

The two of them brought the maidservant out of the corridor and into the garden. Although the sun was smaller than in the past few days, it still felt somewhat hot. However, there were a lot of trees in the Ye Mansion Garden. Under the shade of a large patch of trees, the originally oppressing summer breeze brought about a trace of coldness that was hard to come by.

Jin Lan and Ye Jinwei walked side by side on the soft geese stone path that was shrouded in shade. When the servants who were busy in the garden saw the two walk over, they all gave way and bent down to pay their respects.

Not far away from the garden, there were clusters of white jade hairpin flowers. The bright sunlight reflected off of them, making them look like flawless pieces of white jade. Jin Lan watched on as he walked, his gaze was still on the flower beds, and he did not take an extra glance at Ye Jinwei who was beside him.

Ye Jinwei had brought up the topic several times but Jin Lan still managed to figure it out. The gentle smile on his face gradually became unable to hang on.

Today, she came over from the Yunxiu House early, and especially waited on the way back to the Lan Garden. She walked under the blazing sun for half a day, and she didn't come here specifically to admire the flowers.

After hesitating for a while, Ye Jinwei finally made up her mind. She opened her mouth and said: "Second sister, I have something that I want to say to you."

Jin Lan turned around, and glanced at Wan Ju, who was being carried by Si Ling, and whose mouth was slightly raised: "Elder sister, if you have something to say, say it, I'm listening."

Although he was smiling, his voice was calm and distant, completely devoid of the intimacy it used to have.

Ye Jinwei was no longer in the mood to beat around the bush and directly asked: "Is little sister still angry at me for that matter?"

"That?" Jin Lan was stunned, and a trace of confusion appeared on his face.

"Last month, I invited my sister to play by the lotus pond. I didn't expect that she would see a powder blooming there, so I insisted on picking it. "Speaking of which, it's my fault. I couldn't stop my sister for a while, causing you to accidentally fall into the pond. You almost …" A thin layer of mist floated up from Ye Jinwei's eyes. "Although it is normal for sister to be angry at me, but father has already punished me, and Aunt has always scolded me. I hope sister can calm down, and forgive me!" As he spoke, he pulled Jin Lan's sleeves, looking very pitiful.

So it was this matter! However, when she woke up, she was already lying on the bed, completely unconscious from the fever. Furthermore, she had returned to her childhood, and was extremely shocked. If not for Mama Tang occasionally mentioning this matter, she wouldn't even know how this disease came about, much less pluck lotus seeds and fall into the water …

"Elder sister, you worry too much. I am not angry." Jin Lan was silent for a moment, then naturally raised his hand to stroke the hair at the side of his ear, taking advantage of the fact that Ye Jinwei was holding onto her sleeve.

"Then why does my little sister keep ignoring me, even going back and forth day in and day out …" Shuixie Pavilion running? " Hearing that, Ye Jinwei was ecstatic, but on the surface she pretended to complain.

The corner of Jin Lan's mouth pursed. "Big sister was practicing her calligraphy in the Embroidery Hall for the past few days, how could I dare to disturb you?" As he said that, he tilted his head, revealing a suspicious look. "Besides, Mother has been resting at Shuixie Pavilion all this time, so I'm afraid that it's too stifling. If I have time, I'll have to chat with Mother to relieve my boredom. What's wrong with that?"

These words caused Ye Jinwei to be speechless. Even though she had thought in her heart that Jin Lan should not get too close to the Madame SHen, and should get more close to her and the Concubine Shao, she could not say these words. Once he revealed it today, the entire Yangzhou City would probably be in an uproar tomorrow.

A concubine with Ye Family that disrespected his mother, how big of a joke was this! At that time, Ye Lin would probably be the first one to not forgive her.

"What's wrong?" Jin Lan saw that Ye Jinwei had suddenly stopped walking and could not help but to ask: "Am I wrong?"

"Ah?" How could that be? Sister is right. " Ye Jinwei regained her senses, and forced out a smile. After taking a deep breath, she gradually calmed herself down, and pointed at the jade hairpin flower that just happened to bloom, "Let's go and take a look?"

Jin Lan raised his head and looked at the sky, shaking his head. "The reward here is the same as well."

Ye Jinwei casually mentioned it, but after seeing Jin Lan shake his head, he gave up. He did not say anymore, and the two once again fell into silence. However, from time to time, she would glance at Jin Lan, who was admiring the flowers with great interest.

His second sister was indeed different from before. In the past, his second sister always had her thoughts on her face, and he understood very well. No matter what she said, she would nod in agreement, and every time Shuixie Pavilion was mentioned, her face would change.

After walking forward for another short while, Ye Jinwei's excuse was that she was tired. After bidding Jin Lan farewell, he brought Si Ling back to the brothel.

Jin Lan watched as her back figure disappeared around the corner, then slowly walked toward Lan Garden along with Wan Ju, while looking at her lace.

Just as he entered the courtyard, he saw Mama Tang dashing towards him.

"My little ancestor, where did the sun go?" When Mama Tang saw that Jin Lan had returned at the time she usually did, she had already sent people to the Shuixie Pavilion to ask about it. She did not expect that the old granny guarding the door had long left the Shuixie Pavilion. She was just about to search along the road with the servants, but in the end, Jin Lan took Wan Ju and leisurely walked in.

"When we met big sister on the road just now, we gave her a reward for a while. When I thought about it, I didn't even ask Wan Ju to come back and tell her about it, so I made Mama worry."

Mama Tang wanted to say a few more words, but when she saw the blood dripping from Jin Lan's forehead and her completely red face, her heart started to ache. "Look at the heat in your body, Bi He, quickly go and bring a bowl of sour plum soup over!" After saying that, she pulled Jin Lan into the house. She scrubbed and changed her clothes busily for a while, until Jin Lan drank the sour plum soup. Her complexion gradually returned to normal before she gave up.

In the end, he was still young, and his body was weak and he woke up early. After this short conversation, Jin Lan was truly exhausted. After thinking about how there were still two hours before lunch, he prepared to take a short rest.

Bi He attended to the Jin Lan and collapsed, then casually picked up the Jade Bamboo Flower fan beside him, but was stopped by the Jin Lan, "Let Wan Ju do it."

The hand holding the fan suddenly stopped, and then slowly lowered. Bi He bit her lower lip, and with an unreadable expression, she glanced at Jin Lan, and quietly replied: "Yes."

Jin Lan was preoccupied with his thoughts, so she did not notice Bi He's strangeness. After Bi He left, she laid on the bed, tossing and turning, and was actually feeling uneasy. Only when Wan Ju came in did she suddenly sit up, she quickly looked outside and said softly: "Close the door."