The Fugitive White Moonlight of a Powerful Minister

  Chapter 12

  Returning home from the Wang residence, Wen Lan went straight to ask Wen Ning for credit, and described how clever and eloquent she was, as if Wang You agreed to meet her in private, all because of his mouth.

  Before leaving, she also specially told Wen Ning that she should read a few more poems and books for everything she said in the past two days, and "communicate" when she finds out some problems.

  Wen Ning sighed as soon as Wen Lan left.

  How come she has never felt that her elder brother was so out of tune in her previous life, and she often felt wronged for him when Wen Tingchun scolded him.

  What kind of temperament is Pei You? Before she was kept in the outer room and was discovered, there were rumors that he was not close to women, and the eldest princess was very worried about this. How could he easily agree to meet a woman privately after listening to him in a few words.

   This also corroborated her previous guess. Pei Youding was a little suspicious because she saw her familiarity.

  Then their next meeting is very important and must be carefully planned.

  Linglan saw that Wen Ning, who had finally been normal for a few days, began to lose her mind again, frowning in thought, and silently went to prescribe a few more medicines for her.

   In a blink of an eye, it was March 17th.

  The weather is not as cold as it was a few days ago. After warming up, it is more spring-like. The birds outside are also chirping, making the courtyard seem a little lively.

   Linglan went in with a bowl of decoction.

   It's strange to say that her girl used to be most afraid of taking medicine, and she had to coax her every time. I thought that she would grab the medicine for her privately, and she would have to coax her to take it for a while, but these days she drank the medicine like water, without frowning.

  Linglan didn't know that in the last one or two years of her previous life, Wen Ning never left her mouth with medicines every day. Those medicines were much more bitter than the current ones, and now they are not the same as drinking water?

  Besides, this medicine does have some sleeping effect, which makes her dream less, so she is quite willing to drink it.

   "Girl." Linglan put the decoction on the small table on the low couch as usual.

  Wen Ning picked it up, raised her head and finished drinking.

  Linglan pushed a plate of candied fruit to Wen Ning's eyes.

  Wen Ning waved her hand: "No need."

  Linglan smacked her lips and said, "Girl, I don't know why, but I always feel that you have grown up a lot suddenly. It seems that I am... superfluous."

  Wen Ning chuckled: "My elder sister Alan thinks that I have made you worry too much recently?"

  When Wen Ning was young, she often followed Linglan and called "Sister Alan" behind her.

   "It's not worrying, but you see that you are frowning all day long..." Linglan shook her head, and wanted to leave with the candied fruit.

   "Wait." Wen Ning grabbed Linglan and asked her to sit beside her, "Linglan, there is really something I need your help right now."

   Linglan was stunned: "What did you tell me to help me? Just tell me if you have anything to do."

  Wen Ning narrowed her eyes to organize the words, and leaned over to listen.

  Ling Lan listened to what she said, her eyes widened, filled with unbelievable and incomprehensible words.

   "Girl, why are you..."

   "Don't ask me why, just answer me, can it be done?" Wen Ning looked at her firmly.

"But…"

   "Linglan, you trust me." Wen Ning held Linglan's hand, always soft and firm, "I must have my own reasons for doing this."

Linglan already knew that Wen Ning has more and more ideas of her own now. She divorced Shen Jin and asked the eldest son to privately meet Wang You. It must be the same thing that she will do tomorrow, but after all, Wen Ning is her daughter. She couldn't understand anymore, so she nodded in agreement.

  The second day, March eighteenth.

  Wen Lan came over early in the morning and told her back and forth.

  Once there were many people in the restaurant, Dayin's control over women is much looser than before, but if people find out that Wen Ning has just divorced and then have a private opinion with the man, it will be detrimental to her reputation after all, so I told her to be careful.

  Secondly, even though Wang You seemed to be a gentle and gentle gentleman, he knew people, face and heart, and told Wen Ning to be careful not to be taken advantage of by others.

  Wen Ning, of course, said yes to everything.

"You." Wen Lan had nothing to do with this younger sister, "Bring two more servants today. If there is anything unusual, let someone notify the shop owner immediately. I have already taken care of it. Don't rush to leave after the end, I will I will pick you up myself."

   "Yes, yes, brother, you can rest assured and go to work."

   Sent Wen Lan away, Wen Ning waited until around noon before stepping on the soft sedan chair and went straight to Yunting Tower.

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  In recent years, the government has been stable, the borders are peaceful, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and business development has flourished. In the past two years alone, there have been more than a dozen restaurants newly opened in the capital, each with its own characteristics.

  Yuntinglou is decorated with unique Jiangnan style and authentic Jiangnan cuisine, which is deeply loved by literati and refined scholars.

  Wen Ning, following Wen Lan's instructions, brought two more servants with her on this trip, and also brought another girl from the room, Chun Xing, with her.

  Chun Xing seldom goes out of the house, and her temperament is not as calm as Linglan. At this moment, seeing the traffic on Chang'an Street, and the cloud of guests in Yunting Building, she keeps being surprised in Wen Ning's ears.

   "Girl, the slaves know that the capital is luxuriant, but they don't know that it can be so luxuriant at noon."

   "Girl, look at Luanjiao on the side, it seems that some lady is going out to eat!"

   "Girl..."

  Chun Xing wanted to say more, but was stopped by Linglan's "Chun Xing".

  Eldest Young Master has repeatedly told you this morning, you must keep a low profile today.

  Wen Ning became nervous from the moment she stepped out of the gate of Wen Mansion. She didn't care much about what Chun Xing said.

  But I still looked up at the bustling Chang'an Avenue.

   This is the 14th year of Jiahe, which is the most stable and prosperous year for Dayin. Not only is the business prosperous, but women on the street are also not uncommon. It was because Emperor Jiahe had promulgated new policies repeatedly after he came to the throne, and the restraint on women was much more relaxed than that of the previous dynasties.

  Because of Wen Lan's instructions, Wen Ning didn't look sideways after entering the restaurant. After the servant greeted the shopkeeper, a waiter came over and took them into the wing.

  Pei You hasn't arrived yet.

  Wen Ning only left Linglan in the wing.

   "Girl, is this...safe?" Linglan looked around.

   There is nothing to say about the elegance of the wing room. The decoration is exquisite and the wood is also thick. Presumably, the sound insulation will not be bad. It's just that some people knew that the girl came here, and there was a young man from the Wen residence outside, and when Wang You came over later, and pushed the door in under the eyes of everyone, didn't they all know that he was in the same room with the girl?

   "Don't worry." The wing room is on the second floor, and Wen Ning opened the window facing the street, "Brother must have made all the arrangements."

   She was by Pei You's side in those years, so she has seen the world.

  At the feet of the Son of Heaven, the brighter the outside is to welcome guests, the more hidden things are inside.

  Wen Ning rested her chin to watch the people coming and going on the street. After a while, she saw a person in a gray cloth gown walking slowly.

  Some people are like this, even if they are still civilians, even if they are dressed in common clothes and a pair of cloth shoes, even if they are thrown into the crowd, they are still glorious, undiminished, and can be seen at a glance.

  (end of this chapter)