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Seeing that she had already boarded the cruise liner, Lan Xiang could only secretly stamp her feet, turned her head and anxiously towards Bin Jin: "Go to our courtyard first, get all the servants and wives that are in the water to come over, tell them to stand guard, then inform Madam about it, then think of a way to call Mama Dong over. Do you understand?"

Mama Dong was Meng Ruhan's wet nurse, so she was very strict, and normally, other than Madame Qin, Meng Ruhan would only listen to what Mama Dong said the most. Lan Xiang thought that Madame Qin had to entertain the ladies that were invited, and would definitely not be able to leave, if she called Mama Dong over, she might even be able to persuade her to return.

Although Binqin's personality was stiff, she did not do things unnecessarily. Seeing that Lan Xiang's tone was especially cautious, she nodded her head immediately and looked at the happy Meng Ruhan before running back the way she came. The reason that Madame Qin had so many servants that could swim in the water in Meng Ruhan's courtyard was because he was afraid that she would sneak out to the lake to play.

Other than Meng Ruhan who was walking right in front and Jin Lan who was being pulled by her, everyone else had noticed Bin Jin's actions. Ye Jinxian only glanced at Bin Jin's shadow before lowering his little face and remaining silent. Ye Jinwei's eyes flashed a few times as the corners of his tightly pursed lips curled up slightly. Then, she turned to look at Meng Ruhan who was arguing with Jin Lan, her expression unclear.

The rest of the servant girls all lowered their heads, not daring to object to their master's decision. Only Hui Xiu and Wan Ju showed a bit of worry on their faces, the temper of this Fifth Miss of the Meng Family was too extreme, it was unknown where she would be brought to.

Should he go and inform his wife? As Hui Xiu thought about this, sshe took another glance at Jin Lan, and saw a pair of pitch black eyes staring at him. His heart trembled, and he immediately dispelled this idea. Ever since she was scolded for asking for a doctor, she did not dare to treat Jin Lan as an ignorant child. Although Jin Lan was only nine years old, his mind was intelligent and meticulous.

The cruise liner was not big, and could only fit around a dozen people. It was covered up by a curtain from the front and back, making it impossible to see the people in the boat from the outside. On both sides of the boat were rows of carved windows, allowing one to clearly see the scenery of the lake as long as they lifted the curtain. In the middle of the room, there was a small table with red branches and carved flowers. On the table, there was a small and exquisite censer.

Generally speaking, if the manor's master wanted to swim in the lake, he would have sent people to arrange the cruise liner beforehand. Pastries, melon fruits, and fragrant tea were placed on the table one by one. It was just that this time, Meng Ruhan had arrived out of the blue and did not make any preparations. When they boarded the ship, Lan Xiang quickly followed them to draw the curtains, but fortunately for them, there was someone specially to clean the boat everyday. Even if they did not arrange it beforehand, it would not be stained with dust.

"Sister Jinlan, do you still like this pleasure boat?" Meng Ruhan pulled at Jin Lan's hand with a complacent expression, her gaze sweeping towards Ye Jinwei and Ye Jinxian who were at her side.

As the daughter of a noble family, Meng Ruhan was definitely luckier than them. Her father loved her mother and her elder brother doted on her in every way possible, and this was the only way to nurture her into such a happy, angry, and happy person. As for herself … Jin Lan's hand, which had been tucked under his sleeve, tightened slightly, but it soon relaxed.

Compared to the elegance of Jin Lan, Ye Jinwei was much more enthusiastic. She sweetly smiled and looked around at the decorations on the boat, then smiled: "The Sister Ruhan's boat is famous for its wood, and its engravings are exquisite and extraordinary, it's extremely good, there isn't anything like this in our house."

The moment Ye Jinwei had finished speaking, Jin Lan glanced at her indifferently, then turned her head to look at the calm lake light outside. Ye Jinxian, on the other hand, lowered her small face so low that it almost touched her chest.

Meng Ruhan was instead smiling as she turned to look at Ye Jinwei, "Little sister Jin Wei is truly a knowledgeable person, to be able to recognize even the wood on the pleasure boat. "Speaking of which, I'm so embarrassed. Although this pleasure boat belongs to my family and is usually used to sitting and playing, I really don't know what kind of wood is beneath it." With that, she lightly knocked on the boat tree beneath him. She stared at Ye Jinwei who was gradually becoming distressed with her words, "Since Little Sister Jin Wei has seen through it, then tell me about it. This saves my mother from asking on a whim, but I am unable to answer."

The smile on Ye Jinwei's face froze for a moment, and the handkerchief in her hand twisted a few times. She bit her lips, and said with difficulty: "Sister Ruhan is too kind, sister is not considered knowledgeable, I naturally do not recognize the wood of this pleasure boat, but my Meng Mansion is extraordinary, so the wood used for this pleasure boat must be very expensive as well."

"So that's how it is." Meng Ruhan realised, the interest on her face suddenly disappeared, her expression became dull, so she turned her head away and did not look at her anymore. This caused Ye Jinwei to feel embarrassed and embarrassed, she glared at Meng Ruhan hatefully.

After Meng Ruhan, Jin Lan and the rest boarded the boat, the face of the boat lady was filled with surprise and astonishment. However, after the masters sat down, they used the boat pole to forcefully tap on the rocks of the lake, causing the boat to slowly move towards the center of Pinglian Lake.

It was likely that the three lotus ponds would not even be able to match up to half of the lotus pond, and the lake was covered with dark green lotus leaves. The sunlight was like flowing water, quietly sprinkling down from the clouds, covering the entire lake with sparkling green water. Even Jin Lan couldn't help but fall for it.

"Look, we're here." Meng Ruhan suddenly cheered, she extended her hand out of the hole in the window and pointed ahead. Jin Lan looked towards the direction that Meng Ruhan pointed at, only to realize that the jade green ship that seemed to be far away had already caught up to the pleasure boat.

"Sister Jinlan, let's go and harvest the lotus seeds!" Meng Ruhan quickly stood up and dragged Jin Lan away from the cabin.

Hui Xiu and Wan Ju's faces instantly paled as they hastily followed behind Jin Lan. With how reckless Meng Family girl was, and how she was in the middle of the lake, it would be over if something really happened, so they had to follow closely.

Seeing Meng Ruhan pulling Jin Lan along, Ye Jinwei did not hesitate as she followed. Behind her, Si Ling was naturally also trembling with fear and trepidation. Ye Jinxian hesitated for a while, her hands and feet trembling, she slowly walked out with Hua Zi's support.

Meng Ruhan pulled Jin Lan and rushed to the bow of the boat, only then did Jin Lan realize that the boat was even taller than the ordinary pleasure boat.

The boat was exceptionally stable. That boating woman was very experienced. With her own daughter jumping out of the water like that, if she swayed a little, she might just let the girl fall into the water. As a result, the wife in charge of this cruise liner was specially bought by the Madame Qin.

After paddling the pleasure boat into the lotus leaves, the speed gradually slowed down. Finally, the woman completely retracted her boat's pole, leaving the pleasure boat to silently linger on the surface of the lake. In this way, Jin Lan and the rest were not too afraid. In the end, this was the first time seeing such a green scenery, and even Ye Jinxian's face revealed a smile. The group of people stretched out their hands to shake the lotus leaves in front of them, causing the round droplets of water on the leaves to flutter about. Their laughter was like silver bells ringing in the air above the Pint Lotus Lake.

"Lan Xiang, take out the things in the cabin." Meng Ruhan's laughter was the loudest as she pulled out a pink lotus and waved it over Jin Lan's head.

It was rare for Jin Lan to relax, so he just let her cause a ruckus. Although the lotus flower was only half-open, it was still bigger than Jin Lan's little face. Putting it on top of his head made it somewhat comical. Jin Lan looked into the water, and couldn't resist laughing out loud. He turned his gaze, and saw Ye Jinxian, who was standing at the cabin door with an admiring look on his face. He thought for a moment, then waved his hand at her.

Ye Jinxian timidly looked at Ye Jinwei in front of her, but she was still a child after all, so her playfulness was a little strong. After being stunned for a moment, she happily went over to Jin Lan's side, with Hua Zi naturally following behind. As such, the originally small boat suddenly became crowded.

Ye Jinwei intentionally chose to stay by Meng Ruhan's side, when she saw Ye Jinxian squeezed over, she chuckled: "Third sister must hold on tight, don't fall down." As she said that, she turned to look at Meng Ruhan, "Sister Ruhan, I heard of some grasses, leaves, and other dense areas that usually have snakes. I don't know if there are any in the lake?"

After saying that, the color of Ye Jinxian's face immediately drained. If one were to say that in this world, the only thing she was most afraid of was Ye Jinwei, it would be the snake.

"Snake?" Meng Ruhan looked at the jade-green lotus leaves in doubt, "I have never heard of a snake in the Pi Lian Lake. If it is, we can make it into a serpent soup. As she finished her sentence, her eyes lit up. She was actually staring at the water expectantly.

Lan Xiang took out an exquisite basket, hearing Meng Ruhan's words, she immediately explained: "Ladies, do not scare the Ye Family ladies, Pi Lian Lake is not some mountain lake outside, how could there be a snake? "If there were, the lord would have already filled this place up."

"I was just casually saying it." Meng Ruhan stuck out her tongue, took the basket from Lan Xiang's hands, took out a pair of small and exquisite silver scissors, and smiled at Jin Lan: "Watch me." She held the lotus in one hand and the scissors in the other. She cut off the stem with a crisp sound.

When Jin Lan saw that half of her body was stretched out and swaying unsteadily, he hurriedly used his hand to pull at the corner of her clothes. He was afraid that she might accidentally fall into the water.

Meng Ruhan cut the lotus seed heads and shrank back, passing the water droplets that were still dripping onto Jin Lan, "Look, it's that simple, Sister Jinlan wants to try it?"

There were two silver scissors in the boat. Meng Ruhan took one and grabbed the other one in her hands. She smiled at Meng Ruhan: "Sister Ruhan, do you also want to teach me?"

Meng Ruhan looked at Ye Jinwei's admiring eyes, but he did not slap her face. She turned and smiled at Jin Lan: "Sister Jinlan, please wait."

Jin Lan naturally wouldn't fight over such a small matter, and nodded his head, watching Meng Ruhan teach Ye Jinwei how to pick lotuses.

The two of them were not slow, and in no time, they had filled up more than half of the basket. Meng Ruhan was not done, but she knew that there were two more people by the side who were cold, and gave Jin Lan the scissors in his hand: "Sister Jinlan, how about you pick some? It'll be even more delicious when you personally pick it. "

Jin Lan thought about it for a moment, then looked at the chubby and lovable lotus root, and took the scissors. "So, I'll try it."

Ye Jinwei always stuck her body out of the boat with her heart pounding against the drum. Seeing that Meng Ruhan was not going to pick it up, she was happy to pretend to be generous and passed the scissors in her hand to Ye Jinxian.

Jin Lan followed Ye Jinxian as they carefully cut the lotus leaves that stuck out from the side of the boat. Meng Ruhan chattered on at the side as she pointed, and the atmosphere was filled with joy. Other than Hui Xiu and the others who were standing to the side, who viewed Jin Lan and the others as great enemies, the rest had their eyes fixated on the figures of Jin Lan and the others.

For a moment, Ye Jinxian's face revealed a brilliant smile. She carefully looked at the surrounding lotus leaves, her sharp eyes noticed a thick lotus leaf was hidden under the jade leaf, and stretched out more than half of her body. Just as she was about to cut it down, she suddenly sensed an ice-cold sensation moving around her ankle, causing her face to suddenly turn pale white.

"Ah!" A mournful scream burst out from her mouth, and her exposed body slanted as she suddenly fell into the lake.