Chapter 230: Test for a while
Zhuang Rui's eyes turned and Yingxiu showed a clever smile.
"I just play around all day, how can I know any dignitaries?"
"It's my father, who knows an uncle. I heard him say that Mr. Xun had offended the uncle's beloved son."
E'Lan had a pretty face and pure skin, and spoke naturally without any suspicion.
"It's easy to imagine that, with his position in the imperial court, that Earl must be in a very important position, right?"
Zhuang Rui is disrespectful and makes arbitrary comments.
"He is just seeking fame and reputation. He has no real ability and is not worth mentioning."
E-lan became embarrassed and reminded hurriedly.
"Let's just talk about this in private. Don't spread it to anyone else. If it gets to that uncle's ears, how can you and I survive?"
Afraid that he would dislike her nagging, she turned to compliments and trying to please him.
"Your father is really amazing. He actually got to see Uncle."
Zhuang Rui picked out the truth and gave a general explanation.
"Serving the rich and powerful, it's not difficult to meet them."
"My father knows a little bit about back massage and foot massage. Whenever Uncle has back pain, he will call him over."
E-lan was amused and laughed with her hands covering her mouth.
"You call me a servant, a distinguished official."
Zhuang Rui smiled as well.
"People like you and me, when we meet someone in a high position, we are just servants."
Olan thought about it and nodded.
"makes sense."
Zhuang Rui glanced at the sky, closed the book, and stuffed it into his bag in a sloppy and casual manner.
"It's getting late, and you've almost finished learning. Shall I take you home?"
E-lan responded with a smile, meticulously sorted the books, and carefully put them into her school bag.
"it is good."
After spending a few days together, E-lan felt even more moved.
Worried about her poor family background and the fact that she was in a slave contract, and that Mr. Jiang and his wife looked down on her, she returned to the Ningguo Mansion in desperation.
Seeing that it was E'lan, Ning Wanshan greeted her happily with a friendly smile.
"Shuang'er, why are you back?"
"I heard from my aunt that you are going to the academy outside Beijing and won't be back until next year."
Olan bowed and then answered.
"Greetings to the Fourth Miss."
"Reply to the Fourth Miss, I have doubts in my heart, so I came back to ask Auntie for advice."
Ning Wanshan's soft and white hands supported me.
"That's unfortunate."
"My father took my mother, my aunt, and my elder brother out for an outing. I had unfinished homework, so they left me at home."
At this point, she became angry.
"Humph, even the unpopular third sister went with her, leaving me alone!"
"Shuang'er, do you think father is too unreasonable?"
E'Lan smiled with a hint of trepidation.
"Miss, you have been praised. How dare this servant talk about you behind your back?"
"Third Miss, since she is favored by the eldest master, she will certainly get all the benefits."
She changed the subject, expressing both comfort and appeal.
"It may be unfair for you to stay in the mansion, but it is a timely help to me. I beg you to give me some advice, please."
Ning Wanshan's expression changed from anger to a hint of reluctance.
"What's the idea?"
"You are going to study, is there something you don't understand in class? Please don't tell me, my head is full of confusion now, I can't understand a single word or article."
E'lan's cheeks were covered with rosy clouds, and there were traces of love lingering in the corners of her eyes.
"Someone helped me to answer the questions I didn't understand."
"So what I want to ask has nothing to do with the school."
She lowered her eyes with a hint of shyness, and Ning Wanshan quickly understood what she meant.
"Could it be that... you have someone in your heart?"
"He's the one who helps you answer your questions, right?"
E-lan nodded even more shyly.
After getting a positive answer, Ning Wanshan suddenly became very excited. She pulled her to sit down and smiled happily.
"Then tell me quickly. I like to hear this kind of story the most."
E-lan told the story in detail, roughly describing what had happened in the past few days, and then asked questions.
"I think that even if we are only close friends, we should not hide anything."
"Excuse me, young lady, should I tell him that Feiyaoxuan is not my real residence and that I have actually signed a slave contract in the Ningguo Mansion?"
Ning Wanshan waved her hand.
"Of course not."
Elan looked confused.
"Why?"
Ning Wanshan explained in an orderly manner.
"My aunt said that when choosing a husband, you have to test him for a while. You can't just agree to him casually."
"When you first meet someone, you should be sincere to him. Be careful that he doesn't cherish you and thinks you are some frivolous and sentimental woman."
E-Lan nodded absentmindedly.
"Like this?"
Ning Wanshan conveys her ideas firmly.
"Yes, that's what my aunt said."
O-Lan continued the conversation by asking.
"How long will the test last?"
Ning Wanshan thought about it for a while and gave an answer.
"At least half a year."
E Lan was stunned and felt a little bit reluctant.
"what?"
"You're going to lie to him for half a year?"
Ning Wanshan gave advice and comfort.
"People are like this when they first meet each other, to protect themselves. Some people still lie to each other after knowing each other for a long time."
"Don't feel guilty. He must be lying to you too."
E-lan was troubled and sighed with disappointment.
"I have nothing. What can he cheat me of?"
Ning Wanshan raised her eyebrows and smiled charmingly.
"What do you say?"
O-lan blushed immediately.
"Oh, girl..."
"Where did you learn these ideas, young lady? If your aunt finds out, you will be punished by kneeling down."
Ning Wanshan was joking with some hidden meaning in her words.
“I learned it from a book.”
"I am not like you either. I have Young Master Jiang to answer your questions and resolve your doubts."
E-lan turned half of her body away, feeling really embarrassed.
"The girl is teasing the slave again."
"Young Master Jiang can answer questions and resolve doubts only through learning."
Ning Wanshan stated in an orderly manner.
"What I said is also a science."
E-lan didn't care about etiquette for a moment and was so embarrassed that she looked angry.
"This servant's words are serious, please be serious young lady."
Ning Wanshan had enough of teasing and turned serious as she was told.
"Okay, okay, I'm serious too, is that ok?"
Olan turned back and continued asking questions.
"After half a year, I will tell him the truth. What if his family dislikes me? What should I do?"
Ning Wanshan sneered and felt indignant.
"He is just a commoner, not a son of an aristocratic family. What right does he have to look down on you? I don't believe it. There has never been anyone in his family who was a slave for generations. If he looks down on you, he is looking down on his own ancestors!"
"Besides, your aunt will personally send you off to marry, and the dowry will be generous. Even if you marry into a noble family or an official family, no one will look down on you. Who does he think he is? How dare he look down on you?"
E-lan felt embarrassed and awkward when she heard this.
"I just said it was just a possibility. Look at the young lady's eloquence. She has already disparaged him to the point of being worthless."
Ning Wanshan smiled apologetically.
"Are you feeling sad? I'm sorry."
After apologizing, she explained patiently, but as she spoke, she got angry again.
"You know, I'm not good at studying and reading, and I hate people with extraordinary talents like him the most. I don't even know what Confucius's Theory of Benevolence is, but he can actually recite it and even annotate it."
"Isn't this the other third sister?"
"No matter what I do, I always have to put my sister down. What's even more annoying is that she said she had already given in to me!"
"She keeps talking about her achievements every day, insisting that she did her best to cure my old illness. But she doesn't know that people who really have achievements never speak of them. Shuang'er, do you think she is hateful?"
"Humph, sooner or later I will gain the upper hand and trample her under my feet!"
Olan comforted her softly.
"Girl, calm down. Why bother getting angry with her and hurting your body?"
Ning Wanshan just laughed it off and quickly put it out of her mind.
"That makes sense. She is the one who should be angry. I am very happy."
E Lan smiled with pleasure and stood up to salute.
"It's good that you have figured it out, young lady. It's time for me to return to the outskirts of Beijing."
Ning Wanshan gave a word of advice.
"Go ahead, and be careful on the road."
Olan responded and left.
"Yes, the slaves retire."