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Chapter 720 Let's go out for a walk.

Back at the Duke's mansion, Chu Ruohan dismissed the servants and sat alone in the flower hall.

It wasn't until night fell and Gu Junze finished his official business and returned to the inner courtyard that he noticed something was wrong with his wife's expression.

"What's wrong?" He stepped forward and took her slightly cool hand in his. "Is something bothering you?"

Chu Ruohan raised her head and recounted in detail what had happened at Wenyuan Pavilion that day.

“That young master Wang is indeed a rare talent, with impeccable family background and character. But Lan’er, she…”

Chu Ruohan sighed deeply, "I originally thought she was still attached to the past and couldn't move on. But now I realize I was wrong. If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have let her go to Chengdu with me."

Gu Junze frowned slightly upon hearing this. He raised his hand to refill Chu Ruohan's hot tea, "Lan Jie'er's inner knot is probably beyond the reach of others. This matter may require an unexpected person."

He looked at Chu Ruohan: "What do you think about letting Song Ruyan try to persuade her?"

"Ruyan?" Chu Ruohan was taken aback, then shook her head. "With her impulsive nature, can you really persuade her? Don't make things worse with just a few words."

"It is precisely because of her straightforward nature that she has such a remarkable effect."

"Lan Jie'er's thoughts are too deeply hidden, and she won't listen to ordinary advice. But Song Ruyan is, after all, her master who taught her kung fu. Once a teacher, always a father. She can say what others can't."

Chu Ruohan was somewhat swayed by his words, and after thinking it over, it seemed that this was the only way.

The next day, when Chu Ruohan arrived, Song Ruyan was wielding a long spear in the courtyard, displaying impressive skill. Upon seeing Chu Ruohan, she casually tossed the spear onto the weapon rack with a loud clang and strode towards her.

"What brings you here, Buddha?" Song Ruyan casually wiped her face with the handkerchief around her neck, and smiled as she pulled her to sit down.

Looking at her unpretentious manner, Chu Ruohan smiled helplessly and briefly recounted Gu Lanxin's story.

"...That's the situation. Her grandfather is pressuring her, and we elders can't force her. We really have no other choice."

After hearing this, Song Ruyan raised an eyebrow and slammed her handkerchief onto the stone table.

"What's so difficult about that!" She stood up, looking completely at ease. "To be so dramatic over a man, what kind of behavior is that! We women of the martial world hate getting stuck on trivial matters! Wait here, I'll go find her and have a word with her!"

After saying that, she rushed out, not wanting to wait even a moment longer.

Gu Lanxin was embroidering in her room when she heard Song Ruyan's unique loud voice coming from outside the courtyard.

The door was pushed open with a bang, and Song Ruyan rushed in like a gust of wind, plopped down opposite her, and got straight to the point.

"Girl, I heard it from your aunt. What's wrong? Is the sky falling down?"

Gu Lanxin was startled by her display of power and quickly put down her embroidery frame, timidly calling out, "Master."

"Don't call me master, I never taught such a good-for-nothing disciple like you!"

Song Ruyan glared at her. "It's just a man! Three-legged toads are hard to find, but two-legged men are everywhere. Giving up an entire forest for a crooked tree? How stupid!"

She spoke quickly and urgently, like a machine gun, leaving Gu Lanxin dizzy and disoriented.

Gu Lanxin blushed at Song Ruyan's words, feeling both anxious and ashamed. Seeing that Song Ruyan was about to continue lecturing her, she blurted out in desperation, "Master, I'm not hung up on one person!"

She bit her lip, as if gathering immense courage, and said in a low but clear voice, "I... I already have someone I love."

"Oh?" Song Ruyan immediately became interested, leaning closer with her eyes shining brightly. "You have someone you like? Who is it? Tell Master quickly, which family's young master is it?"

Gu Lanxin felt increasingly embarrassed by her gaze and shook her head repeatedly.

“Master, please don’t ask yet.” She lowered her eyes, her voice barely audible. “I’m not sure about his feelings yet. I’ll tell you first when things are settled.”

Seeing her like this, Song Ruyan knew that she wouldn't get anything out of her by asking any more questions, so she stopped pressuring her.

She patted Gu Lanxin on the shoulder, her tone finally softening: "Alright, at least you have some sense, knowing to change your mind. Since you have someone in your heart, you should make things clear to your aunt as soon as possible, so she won't worry about you."

After leaving Gu Lanxin's courtyard, Song Ruyan went straight back to Chu Ruohan's main courtyard.

"Alright, alright, stop worrying!" She told Chu Ruohan the news. "Lan'er, she has someone in her heart, it's not what you think. I'm telling you, you're all overthinking it. The children are all grown up, they know what they're doing!"

She plopped down, poured herself a cup of tea, and drank it all in one gulp.

“I sent my two brats to the military camp to be disciplined. That little ungrateful rascal Gun Gun is now the Crown Prince’s study companion, and he complains that I’m noisy. He barely speaks more than three words a day.”

"I'm so bored staying in the mansion all by myself, I'm practically growing mold. Come on, let's go out for a walk!"

Chu Ruohan was both amused and exasperated by her words, but a great weight was lifted from her heart.

“Of your three children, Zhenyun has a bright future ahead of him, and the two younger ones are willing to work hard. However,” Chu Ruohan shook her head, “I’m afraid there will be no one to inherit Doctor Qian’s medical skills.”

"Hey, children and grandchildren have their own lives to live," Song Ruyan shrugged nonchalantly. "If they don't like it, am I going to hold a knife to their throats and force them to learn it? Let them be!"

She tugged at Chu Ruohan's sleeve and began to whine, "Good Ruohan, please come with me! I heard the maple leaves at Qixia Mountain on the outskirts of Beijing are all red. Let's change our clothes and sneak off, so we can find some peace and quiet!"

Unable to resist her persistent pleading, Chu Ruohan thought that there had indeed been many troublesome matters in the mansion lately, so it would be good to go out for a walk.

The two hit it off immediately and decided to travel casually to Qixia Mountain to see the autumn leaves the next day.

In the evening, Gu Junze returned to the mansion, only to find that his wife was not there. Upon asking, he learned that she had been lured away by Song Ruyan again and they had even made plans to go on a trip together the next day.

He stood in the empty flower hall, looking at the teacup on the table that Song Ruyan had drunk from, and couldn't help but shake his head with a smile.

My wife is good in every way, except that she is too easily led astray by her unconventional close friend.

Gu Qingchen ultimately failed to eat the crab roe buns, feeling as if a wad of waterlogged cotton was stuck in his heart, making him feel depressed and irritable.

She had no interest in any of the mundane trinkets that Qian Zhenyun had brought.

She walked around the room a few times, and her gaze finally fell on the kite that she had casually placed in the corner.

It was a majestic eagle, brought by Qian Zhenyun last time; he said it was the latest model from the city.

Instead of overthinking here, I should go outside for some fresh air.