C89 (1/2)

September 2nd

A sliver of white had just appeared on the horizon, but a drizzling rain that was like smoke and mist floated about. Jin Lan listened to the faint rustling outside the window, and a sense of loss appeared in his eyes.

Mama Tang inserted a Jade Embedded Pearl and Eight Treasures hairpin into the profound black hair of the Jin Lan. Wan Ju opened the curtain and entered the room, ”Miss, the wife is here.”

Jin Lan was startled. He hurriedly got up and went to greet her. ”Mother.”

Madame SHen quickly stepped forward to help Jin Lan up, and then pulled her little hand to sit on the soft bed. Only then did she carefully observe her daughter's makeup today.

Inside, there was a pink silk jacket with white plum stripes, a silky silver crabapple dumpling, and a silk hairpin. There were also two fingernail-sized crabapple silk flowers in her hair. There was a trace of elegance in her delicateness that caused people to be unable to resist the urge to ache for her.

But when she thought about how her daughter was about to go to that dangerous place, Madame SHen did not sleep for the entire night.

”Mother.” Jin Lan looked at the bruises on Madame SHen's eyes and felt uncomfortable. He then turned his body and nestled into her embrace, ”At most spring, Lan Er will be back.” It was a word of consolation, but it was also a tone of certainty.

Madame SHen embraced Jin Lan's soft body and let out a long sigh in his heart. When he thought about his daughter's intelligence, his expression recovered a little. After thinking for a moment, he made Jin Lan sit down. Then, he took off his Jingtai Blue Enamel Silk Twined Flower Bracelet and placed it on Jin Lan's right hand.

Jin Lan looked at the bracelet in surprise. ”Mother, the old lady gave me a lot of jewelry a few days ago. Mother should still wear this bracelet.” As he spoke, he was about to pull out the bracelet.

This was the bracelet that her mother always wore, it was a rare sight for her to take it off. Hearing Hui Xiu say that this bracelet was her mother's favorite item before leaving the pavilion, but now it was in her hands.

Madame SHen hurriedly held Jin Lan's hand, and laughed: ”Mother, isn't that yours? Could it be that Lan Er loathed the fact that the bangle design was old? ”

After nearly twenty years, no matter how carefully one took care of the old objects, it was still difficult to hide the traces of the erosion of time.

”How could that be?” Jin Lan shook her head, her clear eyes looking at the Madame SHen, and said seriously: ”This is my mother's beloved item, a noble does not steal from others, what if Lan Er accidentally loses or breaks it?”

Madame SHen was amused by Jin Lan, and a smile appeared on his face. He reached out to pinch the tip of her nose and said: ”Little Gu Ling Jing, you've only known a few words, and yet you're already biting your tongue like that. It's clear that you're unwilling, but you're still taking advantage of me.” Even though he said that, he did not loosen his grip on Jin Lan, ”You should take this bracelet with you. It is empty inside and contains a note worth a thousand taels of silver. This time, you have travelled thousands of miles to the capital, and your mother cannot stay by your side. You should keep the silver notes well.

Jin Lan couldn't help but be stunned, she didn't think that this bracelet would hide such a large sum of silver. Although her Ye Family was abundant, even in her previous life, she had never taken out more than a thousand taels of silver at once. ”Mother, this silver …” Could it be from the public?

Madame SHen saw through Jin Lan's thoughts and couldn't help but laugh. He said softly: ”These are the silver from my private bank, they have nothing to do with each other. Don't worry.”

Jin Lan was relieved when he heard this. The accounts of the officials were reported to the old lady every month. If the old lady knew that her mother had given her so much money in private, it would bring her quite a bit of trouble.

”Alright, it's getting late. I still have to say my goodbyes to the old lady and your father.” The Madame SHen patted Jin Lan's small hands, and said with a sigh: ”You have to be more careful on the road. Your body is weak, and you can't take the torment.” As he spoke, his eyes turned red.

Seeing that, Jin Lan hurriedly agreed and changed the topic. The mother and daughter duo spoke for a while, before standing up and leaving Jiayu Hall to bid their farewells to the old lady. Not thinking about Ye Lin, Ye Jinwei, Concubine Shao and Ye Yu were all there.

The whole family gathered together for a rare meal, and after happily having their breakfast, Jin Lan and Ye Jinwei set off.

At this moment, the sun had risen and the drizzling rain had stopped. The bright sunlight shone down from the sky, and the temperature was cool and pleasant.

The Ye Mansion gate opened, and the leader of the carriage was led by two chariots, followed by three ordinary green carriages, and finally by over ten wooden flatcars. Other than the maids that served closely behind them, the group also had two Female Cook s and a doctor, as well as more than twenty of Ye Lin's bodyguards, who surrounded the two carriages in front of them in three layers. The clatter of horses' hooves, the rumble of wheels, and the noise of the road headed for the pier.

The commoners on the street opened up a path and stretched out their necks in curiosity, gathering in groups of twos and threes to watch the show.

”Oh, isn't this Ye Family's carriage?”

”Truly impressive!”

”With such a great position, where can we go?”

”It looks like they're going to the dock. Who's in the car?”

Jin Lan sat upright in the carriage, the noise beside his ears unable to arouse her curiosity. His white hands folded on his lap, and the fingertips of his left hand lightly traced the Jingtai Blue Bracelet on his right wrist. However, his heart was unable to calm down like a raging river.