Chapter 283 The Alliance of the Losers: Just Wait and See!
"I won't leave. I won't leave! Why do you want to take me back to the tile house?"

Caizan's brother was just about to help Caizan out of the door, but when he was about to turn around, he saw Caizan suddenly seemed to come to her senses, and shouted hysterically on the spot, then struggled to break free from her brother's hand and knelt down on the ground again.

She knew in her heart that if she left the Marquis' Mansion today, she would become a vulgar country woman.

Even if I can come back in the end, it will never be the same as before.

Caizan's mother and brother looked at each other in confusion at her sudden hysteria, not knowing what to do.

He raised his head and glanced at Hua Lan who was sitting at the top of the table.

Immediately, the two of them gritted their teeth and decided not to care about the hairpin anymore and just pulled it away.

"Wait a minute."

Unexpectedly, Hua Lan, who was at the top, spoke. She waved her hand, signaling the two people who had just touched the hairpin to stop, and said:
"Since she still has something to say to me, let's keep her for a while."

"You guys go wait outside first." After saying that, Hua Lan turned around and looked at Mother Li.

Seeing this, Mother Li looked hesitant, but finally nodded in agreement and took the lead in inviting everyone to go out of the house.

After everyone left, Hualan and Caizan were the only ones left in the room.

Not long after, Changqing walked in.

Facing Hualan's surprised look, Changqing immediately clasped his hands together and bowed, indicating that he was here on Yang Wenyuan's orders.

Mother Li passed a message to Yang Wenyuan, and then Yang Wenyuan asked Changqing to stand guard.

Then Changqing tilted his head again, revealing his ears that were stuffed with cotton.

Hua Lan knew at a glance that it was Yang Wenyuan's idea.

Then Changqing turned sideways and stood beside the pillar.

Eyes look at the nose, nose looks at the heart, and nothing says a word.

"Tell me, what else do you want to say to me?" Hua Lan no longer looked at Chang Qing, so as not to think of Yang Wenyuan and make herself laugh out loud. At the same time, the haze in her heart was dissipated a lot.

"Girl, I just want to be by your side and serve you forever! I don't have any other thoughts."

Hualan originally thought that Caizhan wanted to "remember the past and recall old feelings", but when Caizhan blurted out these words, she immediately lost interest.

That's right, after all, he didn't have much of a plan.

Therefore, I didn't want to talk to her anymore and just said:
"Well, if you really have nothing else on your mind, then go home safely and get the marriage done."

Facing Caizan's surprised eyes, Hualan said slowly:

"After all, for a family like ours, we feel more at ease with servants who have family connections."

What Hua Lan said was a bit blunt, but it is indeed the general principle of how aristocratic families employ their children.

A home-born child is far more comfortable to use than ten talented outsiders.

Maids like Cuichan and Caizan, who are close to the master's family, also have to get married early so that they can become housekeepers in the future. But Caizan is single now, and she has no idea what she is doing.

"And after you get married, you will naturally be able to come back and work for me like Cuichan."

Cai Zan's expression froze for a moment, and she said quickly:
"But girl, there is only one Changqing. If I get married, I will be far away from you and I am afraid I won't be able to see you often!"

Hua Lan had a teasing expression on her face, and said with a fake smile:
"Do you have any other ideas? I can't think of any. If you really can't think of any, then go out on your own."

Cai Zan understood that she had to give it a try this time, otherwise once she left the house, she would lose all hope.

So she bowed her head and whispered:
"Young lady, aren't you looking for a concubine for your master? I grew up with you, I know you well, you know me best, and I have a personal bond in your hands, so I can put your mind at ease."

Although Hualan had already seen through Caizan's thoughts after some probing by Mother Li, since Caizan insisted, she still wanted solid evidence and wanted to hear Caizan's confession from her own mouth first.

At the moment, Cai Zan’s words were not surprising.

At the same time, Hualan saw Caizan's true face and sneered in her heart:
"What a nice indenture, but if I really become a concubine in the future, will I, a noble lady, be reduced to the point of threatening her with a concubine's indenture? Wouldn't that lead to even more criticism from outsiders?

It has to be returned to her.”

It's a complete scheme of getting something for nothing.

The idea is good, but it makes others look too stupid.

"What a great guy who grew up together and knows everything about me."

Hua Lan looked at Cai Zan and slowly shook her head and said:
"How come I didn't see that you had such a plan and intention? I was thinking of your kindness and defending you from your family's pressure to get married, and this is how you repay me?"

"Why doesn't the sky strike with thunder?"

"No, girl..."

Cai Zan also wants to defend herself:

"A concubine like me who knows all the details is much better than one found outside..."

Hualan was too lazy to listen and could only blame herself for not realizing that Caizhan was such a fool.

He immediately clapped his hands to attract Changqing's attention, then waved and asked him to take the hairpin out.

This process immediately caused Cai Zan to howl like a ghost.

But Changqing would not tolerate it.

He also remembered that Cai Zan had long had improper intentions towards him and had not looked at him straight in the eye, which made him very unhappy, so he did not show any mercy and simply dragged Cai Zan out of the door.

outside the house.

When Caizan's mother and brother saw Changqing, who had a bad look on his face, dragging Caizan out of the house, they were shocked. They wondered how Caizan had offended the nobleman in such a short while.

"Take her home quickly and stop being an eyesore here."

At the moment Cuichan was not around, Changqing did not hesitate and said with disgust:

"besides……"

Chang Qing pointed at Cai Zan, who was crying, and said:
"Tell her to keep her mouth shut. It's not nice for her to cry like this in the mansion."

"Yes, yes, I will leave now and will never let my sister talk nonsense!"

Brother Caizan was just worried that Changqing would blame him, but Changqing just asked them to go home quickly and not be an eyesore here. He was immediately relieved and quickly supported Caizan by the waist and walked out.

The two of them still remembered the way they came, so they didn't need Chang Qing, who had been following them all the way, to point the way. They just followed the road and walked out without making any mistakes.

And it happened at this time.

The maids and servants who had been passing by from time to time when they came here were now not a single one passing by, and it seemed that the whole journey was very quiet.

The silence makes people feel uneasy.

Therefore, after going out of the side door and hearing the loud sound of a door closing behind him, Brother Caizan breathed a sigh of relief.

A puff of white mist blew out of his mouth. He wiped his forehead belatedly. He didn't know when he had sweated a little. His neck and back felt cold. "What's wrong? You just sent a 'competitor' away. Are you still unhappy?" Yang Wenyuan found Hua Lan and saw that she looked a little depressed, so he immediately stepped forward and said jokingly.

"What opponent? You're just talking nonsense." Hua Lan turned around and rolled her eyes at Yang Wenyuan, saying with a slight frown.

Yang Wenyuan nodded as if he had realized something, and then he said:
"Oh, you are right. After all, I, your husband, have been a virgin and did not let the thief succeed, so I am no match for you."

"You're talking nonsense again!" Hua Lan pouted.

Hua Lan understood that Yang Wenyuan said this to make her happy, and she did feel sweet in her heart, but Yang Wenyuan's words were too weird, and always made her want to spit at him.

But Yang Wenyuan still had a smug look on his face and refused to change his bad habits. He always liked to tease himself with such words, and he enjoyed it very much.

Yang Wenyuan: That’s right, you’re right!

Zi Feiyu, know the joy of fish?
The absence of Caizhan in the mansion did not cause any commotion, except Cuichan who kept muttering, "Caizhan is finally married," but she could not think of it for long because the New Year was already approaching.

This year Hualan is pregnant, and with Madam Chen and Yang Ruijin both at home, the New Year's celebration at the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion is particularly festive.

Hualan was also not idle, and she also helped with things within her ability.

However, when she helped to put stickers on the wall pillars and windows, there were usually several maids and old women watching over her, for fear that she would accidentally slip and so they could support her in time.

Although this scene was somewhat funny, neither Mrs. Chen nor Yang Wenyuan said anything to stop it.

It's not only because of the joy of doing it myself, but also because Hualan has passed the early stages of pregnancy and needs to move around more to keep both mother and child healthy.

So, Yang Wenyuan took the initiative to add some burden to Hualan and gave the task of drawing peach charms to Hualan.

In Yang Wenyuan's words, this is prenatal education for the child, allowing him to learn to read in advance.

Hua Lan naturally didn't believe a word of this.

Yang Wenyuan ground the ink, Hualan picked up the brush, and Yang Rujin held the peach wood board, each doing his own job.

Hua Lan lowered her body slightly and began to write quickly on the mahogany board. Her calligraphy flowed smoothly and naturally.

"Clap!"

After finishing the stroke, Hua Lan put down her pen with satisfaction.

"Wow, sister-in-law, is this really the first time you draw peach charms?"

Yang Ruijin looked at the peach charms with the ink still wet on them for a while, first praised Hualan, then smiled and leaned close to Hualan's ear and whispered something.

Afterwards, Yang Wenyuan saw Yang Rujin and Hua Lan turned their heads to look at him at the same time, with meaningful smiles on their faces.

Yang Wenyuan's face suddenly turned dark.

Looking at the peach charms in front of him, he knew without even a guess that Yang Rujin had probably told Hualan about the embarrassing incident when she first drew peach charms.

This rebellious sister!

Tell your own dirty laundry everywhere!
If I start joking from now on, won't I be unable to hold my head up?
Thinking of this, Yang Wenyuan immediately lowered his head and carefully examined the peach charm in front of him. He decided that he must find the mistakes in Hualan's first work, otherwise he would be laughed at for this in the future.

But after looking at it carefully, Yang Wenyuan had to admit that Hualan's peach charms were well drawn, much better than his own.

But it makes sense.

After all, my father-in-law Sheng Hong has a good handwriting, so it is normal for Hualan to learn some from him as his daughter.

And what about yourself?

Yang Wenyuan thought about it and felt that it must be because of his uncle Yang Yuqing, a martial artist, that he lost his level.

Who told my uncle to only ask me to go to the martial arts arena to practice martial arts instead of going to the study to study literature?
Well, when I think about it, this taste is right.

Although Hua Lan knew about the scandal, Yang Wenyuan was not in a hurry.

They say one pregnancy makes you stupid for three years.

There will always be a chance to get hold of Hualan's "handle" in the future.

"Okay, you guys, I'm out here arranging things, and you're all lazing around here, right?"

While I was thinking, I saw Mrs. Chen walk in.

"Mother, mother, we are drawing peach charms!"

As he spoke, Yang Rujin handed the newly painted peach charm to Madam Chen as if presenting a treasure.

After a quick glance, Madam Chen looked at Yang Rujin suspiciously and asked:
"Huh? You drew this?"

"Uh~ This was drawn by my sister-in-law." Yang Ruijin replied.

With the precedent of Yang Wenyuan, she was unwilling to follow in his footsteps.

"Well, our Yang family is a family of military commanders, and as a girl of the Yang family, I am not good at calligraphy and painting, which is reasonable."

"Then what are you so proud of?"

Mrs. Chen glanced at Yang Ruijin, then immediately walked to Hualan with a smile on her face, holding the peach charms, and began to admire her.

It's so frustrating!

The obvious contrast between the before and after immediately made Yang Ruijin pout in anger.

Don’t look down on a young girl because she is poor!
wait for me……

When I get pregnant, I’ll see if you, Chen Yang, still dare to look down on me!
Hualan and Mrs. Chen were talking happily, while Yang Wenyuan and Yang Rujin, the two frustrated people, felt sorry for each other and had the same thought in their minds:

"Just wait and see!"

Soon, Mrs. Chen finished talking to Hualan, then turned to Yang Rujin and said:
"Why are you still standing there? Hang this peach charm your sister-in-law drew on the door of your room."

Seeing Yang Rujin's confused expression, Mrs. Chen's expression suddenly became dangerous:
"What's wrong? Were you absent-minded while the elder was talking just now?"

Yang Rujin swore to God that she was definitely not in a daze just now!
It was just an intracranial orgasm, and I was fantasizing about how I would "assist the emperor in commanding the princes" to my mother in the future!
"Oh~!"

As a daughter of the Yang family, Yang Rujin had a keen sense of danger. She immediately took the peach charm as if she had just woken up from a dream and walked out of the house in two steps:

"Okay, mother. I'll go back to my room and hang it up now."

A good man will not suffer a loss in front of him, and a good woman will not quarrel with others!
I'm running away!
Looking at Yang Ruijin holding the peach charms and walking out of the door quickly, Mrs. Chen nodded with a sense of relief.

This is right.

Just as he had said when talking to Hualan just now, he wanted to take advantage of Hualan's joy to give the first peach charm to Yang Ruijin. It seemed that Yang Ruijin had been listening carefully beside him just now, which was why he was so active.

As night falls, the lights are on.

At this time in the Great Zhou, every household was celebrating and welcoming the New Year.

(End of this chapter)