C78 Play the Lute to the Cow!
Gu Jun’an only returned at noon on the day of the new year.
The little girl in a red dress had her hair tied into two buns; there were two pieces of cherry on top of her hair. The cherry was made from red gemstones and the leaf was made from emerald jade. It was so real that if one didn’t look closely, they would think that it was a cherry.
She was holding a plate of snacks and sitting on the doorway. She was eating while looking around.
Gu Jun’an got off the horse and saw her put the plate next to her. She ran over and hit him on the back.
“Old Marquis, Old Marquis, you are finally back!” There was joy in her voice.
It was rare to see the sun today, but it was still cold in winter.
Gu Jun’an lifted her up and hugged her. “Why are you sitting here alone?”
“I’m waiting for you to come home! I told you that you would be back today!” There was joy in her bright eyes. “I went out to play two days ago and saw some aunties and aunties standing at the door. They told me that they were waiting for their husband to come back. I thought that since you are so pretty, I should support you. I can’t let you be left alone. I am here since long ago, but it takes too much effort to stand. I can only sit on the doorway and wait.”
Gu Jun’an felt that the sun in winter was so warm for the first time. It warmed her heart. She looked at her coldly and pinched her ear. “Let’s go home!”
Lan Qingqian chattered with him about what had happened in the past few days.
“Old son-in-law, you don’t know, but I took revenge for you a few days ago by beating up Gu Er’Er. Let’s see if he still dares to scold you in the future!” He looked fierce. When he came back, San Qi told him about Lan Qingqian’s behavior in the mansion.
San Qi held a small notebook and reported everything in detail.
On the 18th night of the twelfth lunar month, the Ninth Palace went to the kitchen to steal snacks and broke the steamer.
On the 20th morning, the Ninth Palace let the rabbit eat the flowers and plants in the courtyard.
On the 21st afternoon, the Ninth Palace sneaked out of the mansion to play for half a day.
On the 23rd night, the Ninth Palace stole poison.
On the 24th morning, the Ninth Palace played with the Second Prince, which angered the Second Prince. The Ninth Palace almost got into trouble, but he secretly gave the Second Prince the poison he stole.
On the 28th afternoon, the Ninth Palace broke the prince’s favorite inkstone.
On the 29th night, the Ninth Palace broke the prince’s treasured brush.
On the 30th morning, the Ninth Palace stayed at the door for the whole morning…
Everything recorded in the notebook was Lan Qingqian’s black records. Gu Jun’an was supposed to be angry, but when he heard the content of the 30th morning, he couldn’t bear to see it. He remembered that the little thing was coquettishly saying that he had waited for him for the whole morning.
“I know, go down!”
San Qi felt strange. Why didn’t the prince look angry at all? This was too abnormal…
Lan Qingqian was peeking at the door. Gu Jun’an glanced at her and said, “If you don’t want to come in, just stand there and be a doorman!”
Lan Qingqian hesitated to come in. She couldn’t help but look at the brush. When she saw the broken brush, she felt even more scared.
“Did you get poisoned and can’t talk?” Gu Jun’an seemed to know what she was thinking and said.
“I, the old prince, don’t want to take the blame. I know I was wrong. I didn’t mean to break your brush!” San Qi said that when the old prince came back, she would be beaten. This was the favorite brush of the old prince. It had been used for many years.
Gu Jun’an was annoyed. “You didn’t do anything wrong. Who asked you to touch those poisonous things? Do you want to die?” She was young and didn’t know much. If she touched any poisonous things, she would be alive.
Her voice was loud, and it scared Lan Qingqian. Her wet eyes showed her innocence and nervousness.
“I was just curious. San Qi said that the poison would make people have diarrhea. That’s why I dared to take it.”
“You only took the laxatives?” Gu Jun’an felt that with this little thing’s fearless personality, she probably wouldn’t take more than one.
Lan Qingqian immediately nodded her head to show that she really only took one.
