C74 The Courtesy Was Heavy, but the Love Was Light.

Gu Jun’an opened the scroll and looked at it. His face was gloomy. It seemed that Xiao Ren really did put in a lot of effort for this daughter of his.

There was a decree that was filled with dowry for Lan Qingqian. It was so thick that it was almost like a scroll. It was so huge that it included cities, fiefs, gardens, and even a crown. Everything was listed in the decree, and almost all of them were treasures that were priceless.

The handwriting and inkwriting showed that it was written multiple times.

The man in black said, “Our emperor said that this list was made by Xiao Ren when he was nine years old. These years, the list has been edited and added to the list. It is only waiting for the day when the Ninth Princess gets married. Now that Canglan is ruled by the Empress Dowager, our emperor has ordered me to send this decree to you. One day, Canglan will be the one who decides what to do. Please take good care of the Ninth Princess!”

Gu Jun’an knew that when the dowry was sent to him, the Empress Dowager was in a hurry and didn’t have time to prepare it. She only sent a few of them. There were quite a lot of them, but there were only two that were truly valuable.

San Qi had dealt with Lan Qingqian’s dowry before. He knew it very well. “It seems like Empress Dowager Canglan has a good plan. Apart from the crown, the rest of the items are all gone.”

Gu Jun’an kept the decree, “Go back and tell your master that I will protect her with my life.”

When the man in black was done, Lan Qingqian came running in with a box in her hand, “Give this to my nephew later. Tell him that this is a birthday present from my aunt. It will be his birthday when spring comes.”

The man in black bowed slightly, “Your Highness, take care. I will bring it back.”

Gu Jun’an’s eyebrows twitched. It seemed like the relationship between this nephew and aunt wasn’t as bad as the rumors said. This little thing was so young and yet he could hang a birthday present from someone else.

Lan Qingqian was still fiddling with her grasshoppers when Gu Jun’an asked, “You can hang a birthday present from someone else? What are you going to prepare when I get my birthday?”

“It’s not your birthday. What do you need?”

“Who told you that I don’t have a birthday? Lan Lichen has one, why don’t I have one?” Gu Jun’an was jealous.

Lan Qingqian didn’t even look up and replied, “It’s San Qian. You’re a weird person. You don’t even have a birthday. Besides, Lan Lichen is my nephew. He’s a junior. The elders should give presents to the junior. My father used to give me presents too!”

Gu Jun’an said, “From next year onwards, I will have a birthday every year. If you dare to forget it, I will cut your head off and feed it to the pigs!” Gu Jun’an threatened her.

Lan Qingqian poked her nose and stuck out her tongue, “You dare to eat a pig!” She wasn’t afraid!

Gu Jun’an was annoyed and pulled his cheeks, “Then feed the pig demon!”

While the sky was clear, Lan Qingqian felt bored in the mansion and remembered the Evil Dragon Mountain. So, she asked Gu Jun’an to let her play for a while.

When San Qi sent her up the mountain, the bandits of the Evil Dragon Mountain were still drinking and eating meat. They were laughing and talking.

The atmosphere froze when they saw her.

“Little, little ancestor, why are you here again?”

Lan Qingqian said, “You haven’t paid the ransom yet, how can you release the hostage?”

The one-eyed man looked like he had seen a ghost and turned pale with fright.

Lan Qingqian was very familiar with the place. She went over to watch and saw the chicken on the table, “Did you catch wild chickens?” She had eaten all the wild chickens in the Evil Dragon Mountain.

The one-eyed man fell to his knees, “Great-grandmother, little ancestor, please spare us. It is not easy for us bandits to make a living. You came here for ten days or half a month and we returned to a famine. We can’t live like this!”

When they heard that Lan Qingqian had just gone up the mountain, the bandits immediately went down the mountain and went to the mansion in the Imperial City to surrender. Lan Qingqian could only go to the mountain with San Qi to catch two wild chickens and then go back.