books44 Chapter 120 How did you get to know my Lan'er?
Chapter 120 How did you get to know my Lan'er?
Li Cong told Li Mulan about Aunt Zhang and his brother. Li Mulan was in a dilemma. Her mother was so stubborn. If she knew that the aunt she had missed for more than ten years was gone, she would probably cry to death.
"My grandfather is so cruel. My uncle is a boy after all. Isn't it the most important for a wealthy family to have children? How can he just say no?"
Li Cong sighed, "I don't know the specific reason. I'll ask someone to check it out when I get back. But fortunately, the person is still here."
Li Mulan curled her lips and said, "Obviously he was a good student, but he threw away all his efforts of more than ten years and gave up literature to pursue a military career. Tsk tsk tsk tsk." He must have been forced to the point of desperation.
"It's good that you know the truth about this matter. As for your mother, well, you still have to talk to her."
Li Mulan sighed. What else could she do? "I understand, Grandfather."
"We'll be in Kyoto soon. I'm afraid she'll hear something from other people and won't be able to handle it."
"Okay, Grandfather, don't worry, I'll keep an eye on it. I'll tell Mom when I find a chance."
At this time, two figures came rushing towards them from a distance.
Huo Yuanruo was the first to notice and shouted to Li Mulan, "Uncle Junior Master, look, someone is coming."
Li Mulan looked up, but it was too far away to see who it was. "There are people there, so why don't you let them walk on the wide road?"
When they got closer, Huo Yuanruo was still the first to recognize him, "It's Senior Brother Tianyu, Junior Uncle, it's Senior Brother Tianyu."
Everyone's attention was attracted by Huo Yuanruo's shout, and they looked towards the person who came.
The man slowed down when he was two or three meters away from them. A man in a dark blue gown jumped off his horse first and walked towards Li Mulan and Huo Yuanruo with excitement. Behind him followed a man who looked like a guard, who hurriedly tightened the horse rope for his young master.
"Uncle Junior Master, Yuan Ruo."
Li Mulan didn't recognize him for a moment. He was Ye Tianyu, the only disciple of the eldest brother, and the second son of the general's mansion. He didn't join the army like his eldest brother, but liked poetry, songs, and writing. Fortunately, the general was open-minded, probably because his eldest son was like him, a natural general, so he let his second son do what he liked.
"Tianyu?"
Ye Tianyu bowed respectfully towards Li Mulan, "Little Master, did you not recognize me? That's too much. I prepare birthday gifts for you every year."
Li Mulan laughed, "I haven't seen you for only three or four years. How come you've grown so tall?"
Ye Tianyu touched the back of his head a little embarrassedly, "The last time I saw you, I was less than seventeen years old. I didn't expect that I would grow so much in the past three or four years."
Ye Tianyu used to feel very inferior, because his father and elder brother were both tall and strong, but he was only as tall as their shoulders at the age of seventeen, and was often ridiculed by others. Fortunately, his genes were really good, and when he was seventeen and almost eighteen, he suddenly grew a lot taller. Although he is still not as tall as his elder brother, he is also a leader.
"Brother Tianyu, why are you alone here? Where is Liu Feng?"
Speaking of Liu Feng, Ye Tianyu's expression was a little strange. Thinking of the threats and instructions from that guy before he came, the corners of his mouth twitched twice, "Oh, he has something to do."
Huo Yuanruo was not happy about it and said dissatisfiedly, "What is so important? I sent him a pigeon letter in advance. Can't I arrange it in advance?"
"Ahem...well, you...go see him tomorrow, and you'll know when you see him."
Li Mulan noticed something and smiled, "Is Xiaofeng okay?"
In fact, Liu Feng is three years older than Li Mulan, but Li Mulan is more senior than him, so when Li Mulan calls him "Xiao Feng", she sounds like an elder.
"Uh... maybe it's not a good idea." Ye Tianyu felt a little uncomfortable.
Huo Yuanruo seemed to have discovered something interesting. He pulled Ye Tianyu over and said with interest, "Brother Tianyu, tell me honestly, was Liu Feng punished by the master? Was he confined to reflect on his mistakes? So he couldn't come out to pick us up?"
“That’s not the case…”
"Then why don't you come? Humph, we agreed to be good brothers. I haven't been to Kyoto for two years, and you didn't come to pick me up. This guy is so disloyal."
Li Mulan slapped him on the forehead, "You were the one who called Liu Feng? And you are such a bastard, can't you call me Senior Brother?"
Huo Yuanruo curled his lips and said, "He is only a few months older than me."
Li Mulan crossed her arms and looked at him calmly, "I am two years younger than you."
Huo Yuanruo argued uncomfortably, "Master Junior, you are different..."
Li Mulan was too lazy to care about him and looked at Ye Tianyu, "Tell me honestly, was Xiaofeng punished by Senior Brother again?"
Ye Tianyu touched his nose, not daring to lie to his junior master, "This time it's a bit serious, and he was beaten?"
"Being beaten? Who did it? Big Brother?"
Ye Tianyu nodded cautiously.
"This...what a big mistake this was. Where did he get hit? Is the injury serious?"
Li Mulan knew her eldest brother well. He was stubborn and upright, a strict master and a strict father. But at most he would be punished by reading and writing, or at most he would be asked to reflect on his mistakes facing the wall. Why did he do it this time?
“Beat…beat…” Ye Tianyu’s face turned red and he seemed to have difficulty speaking.
Huo Yuanruo asked cautiously, "Butt?"
Ye Tianyu stared at Huo Yuanruo with eyes wide open, and that expression had already told them.
“Puchi...hahahahahahahahaha..." Huo Yuanruo laughed so hard that his stomach hurt. "Hahahaha...tomorrow...oh no, tonight, I will go see him tonight...hahahahaha..."
Li Mulan was speechless, but it was difficult to hide the smile on her lips.
Li Cong saw that the visitor looked familiar, so he interrupted and said, "Lan'er, why don't you introduce your friend to Grandpa?"
"Ah! I forgot!" Li Mulan then asked and brought the person to Li Cong. Just as she was about to introduce him, Ye Tianyu spoke himself.
"My name is Ye Tianyu, nice to meet Master Li. It's been many years since we last met. Does Master Li still remember me?" Ye Tianyu had upright eyebrows and a neither humble nor arrogant attitude, and was polite and decent.
Li Cong looked at his familiar features and asked uncertainly, "Are you the second in command of the General's Mansion?"
Ye Tianyu smiled, "That's right kid, I didn't expect that Master Li still remembered me after so many years."
Actually I can't remember Li Cong, but his features and eyebrows are very similar to those of the general, and the name... and looking at his age, I guess he is the second oldest.
Li Cong smiled kindly, "You look a lot like your father, it's not hard to guess. But how did you get to know my Lan'er?"