Chapter 278: The Wedding Sedan
Chapter 278: The Wedding Sedan
Xie Lan didn't think anything was wrong at first, but now she suddenly remembered that when she was absorbing spiritual energy from Lord Xiao in a daze, he not only did not stop her, but when she asked him about spiritual energy, he didn't show any surprise at all, as if it was the most normal thing.
But how is this possible?
If it was her master, it would be fine, but Lord Xiao is not from their Taoist sect, so why isn't he surprised at all about this?
After thinking about it, Xie Lan understood.
The previous times she absorbed spiritual energy from Lord Xiao, she used the golden light in her body to help him devour the black evil spirit. It was impossible for her not to notice such obvious changes in his body.
So he knew she needed spiritual energy, so he gave her this jade pendant?
From this perspective, this jade pendant may not necessarily belong to the Yongchang Marquis Mansion.
With her status, the five-clawed flying dragon jade pendant was not suitable for her to wear. Xie Lan wanted to return the jade pendant, but the spiritual energy on the jade pendant had been completely absorbed by her.
The best quality jade is hard to come by, and even if she wanted to buy another piece for him, she might not be able to find jade of such good quality.
Xie Lan thought about it but couldn't think of any good solution, so he could only let the matter go for the time being.
Xie Lan slept until the next day at 9:00 p.m., and it was already past the time to go to the Royal Academy. Fortunately, Tiechui took the initiative and went to the academy to ask for leave for her in the morning.
In order to nourish Xie Lan's body, Aunt Zhang asked the kitchen to prepare several nourishing meals and stewed ginseng chicken soup early in the morning. Xie Lan was eating slowly when he suddenly heard the sound of gongs and drums coming from outside the mansion.
At first she didn't care much about it. She was planning to find a jade shop and bet on some jadeite with spiritual energy to absorb.
Unexpectedly, the faint sound of gongs and drums became clearer and clearer, and from the sound of the noise, it seemed to be coming towards the direction of Xie Mansion.
Aunt Zhang was also full of doubts. "Why does this suona music sound like a wedding sedan? But we haven't heard of any weddings in our neighborhood."
Xie Lan collected his thoughts and listened carefully. It was indeed the bridal sedan chair for the wedding.
"Mammy, I'll go to the Lingmi store to check the accounts after dinner, and then go shopping. You don't have to wait on me here, and since you have nothing to do anyway, you can go and see which family is getting married and get some of the good luck."
"The young lady is kind-hearted. As an old woman, I will not join in the fun." Aunt Zhang was just curious for a moment. She would never leave Xie Lan and go to watch the fun by herself.
Hearing that Xie Lan was going out, he couldn't help but feel a little worried, "Miss, there's no rush to check the accounts. You haven't recovered yet, so why don't you stay at home for a few more days before checking the accounts.
If you are really anxious to see the account book, you can ask Tiechui to go to the store and get it back for you."
"No, there's nothing wrong with my health, so it won't be a problem for me to go out for a while." Checking the accounts was secondary, Xie Lan mainly wanted to go gambling on stones.
Seeing that she had made up her mind, Nanny Zhang could not persuade her any further.
Just listening to the increasingly lively gong and drum sounds, Aunt Zhang smiled and said, "Young lady, since you are going out, why not go and join in the fun and bring back some joy. Getting married is a rare and happy event, and there must be many young ladies like you outside to watch the fun."
"Okay, let's go and take a look. Let's go with nanny, so we can get some wedding candies to sweeten our mouths." If it were any other time, it would be fine, but with her current physical condition, it would be good for her to get some joyous atmosphere.
Seeing that Xie Lan was so interested, Aunt Zhang did not spoil the fun, "Okay, I will go with the girl to join in the celebration."
Hearing the sound of gongs and drums getting closer, Xie Lan finished her meal quickly and prepared to go watch the fun. However, what she never expected was that she was going to watch other people's fun, but she didn't expect that the fun was actually her own.
Just when Xie Lan was about to go out with Nanny Zhang and Tiechui, the gatekeeper hurried into Tinglan Residence.
"Young lady, young lady... the bridal sedan is here."
Aunt Zhang didn't have a good impression of the people in the Xie Mansion. When she saw the old woman yelling all the way over, her face immediately darkened, "Old Woman Wang, why are you running around instead of guarding your door properly?
Which family is getting married? We can just accompany the young lady to watch the fun. You are not needed. You should go back to guard the door."
Since Xie Lan returned to Beijing, the servants in the mansion all knew that in this mansion, they could offend anyone but not the eldest daughter. Although she was scolded by Aunt Zhang, Wang Po did not dare to show any displeasure.
"Miss, I'm not running around recklessly. It's really... that bridal sedan is coming to our Xie Mansion to pick up the bride!" said Mrs. Wang tremblingly.
Xie Lan originally thought that Mrs. Wang wanted to coax her into watching the fun so that she could get tips from her.
But it doesn't seem to be the case at this moment.
"Mrs. Wang, are you senile or have you been drinking too much wine? No one in this mansion is getting married, so how could a bridal sedan come to our Xie Mansion?" Xie Lan frowned slightly, staring at Mrs. Wang sharply, with a hint of coldness in her voice.
"Miss, I am innocent! I am very clear-headed and my eyesight is still good. That bridal sedan is definitely heading towards our Xie Mansion!" Wang Po was intimidated by Xie Lan's power and was so scared that she almost swore an oath on the spot to prove her innocence.
"Miss, every word I said is true. If you don't believe me, just go out and take a look. The bridal sedan is waiting at the gate of the mansion now." Mrs. Wang was so anxious that her voice trembled and beads of sweat rolled down her forehead.
Xie Lan frowned, "What's going on? Where did the sedan come from? Is there anyone in our house getting married?"
Aunt Zhang, who was standing by, saw that Mrs. Wang had been hesitating for a long time and hadn't gotten to the point yet, and she couldn't help but get angry.
"Hurry up and tell me, who is going to get married? Is it the second girl or the third girl?"
"Neither... neither." Mrs. Wang was already afraid of Xie Lan. Seeing her face so gloomy that it seemed like water could drip out of it, her already clumsy mouth stumbled even more and she couldn't speak clearly. She stood there trembling, not even daring to raise her head.
When Nanny Zhang saw this, she became furious and frowned tightly. She was about to scold him a few more times when she suddenly remembered what she had heard a few days ago: Xie Dahe seemed to be planning to take a concubine.
"Since it's not the Second Miss and the others who are getting married, could it be that the Third Master is getting married?"
As soon as the words came out, Nanny Zhang realized something was wrong.
Not to mention that although Zhu is now crazy, she is still alive, so Xie Dahe cannot marry a concubine now.
Even if the marriage is really possible, the bridal sedan should go to the bride's house to pick her up. How can it be parked directly at the doorstep of one's own house?
Xie Lan also noticed something was wrong and looked at Mrs. Wang with a sullen face, "What's going on? If you can't even report such a small matter clearly, you don't have to do your job anymore. You should pack up and leave as soon as possible."
When Mrs. Wang heard this, she was so frightened that her soul flew out of her body. Her legs were shaking like sieves. In panic, she gritted her teeth, mustered up the last bit of courage, and said tremblingly: "Miss, that... that sedan chair is here to marry you."