Chapter 143 - 91: Wife, What a Coincidence
Lady Yunsheng’s two maids caught sight of Ran Yun and quickly bowed to pay their respects, "We have seen the twentieth young lady."
"Er Dong, Qian Xue, where is brother?" Ran Yun asked anxiously upon seeing Ran Yunsheng’s maids.
"Shilang had some business to attend to and stepped out. Is there any urgent matter you are seeking him for, Twentieth Young Lady?" one of the maids, clad in an apricot-colored floral dress, replied.
Ran Yan shifted slightly where she leaned against the back of the round-backed chair, taking a good look at Ran Yunsheng’s two maids. The two women were dressed plainly and had average looks that were not striking. One wouldn’t think that they were the personal maids of the legitimate son of Suzhou’s wealthiest family based on their appearances alone, but they conducted themselves gracefully and unpretentiously, making Xiaoman seem even more like a maid from a lesser household.
"There is an urgent matter. What urgent matter? Where has he gone?" Ran Yun asked in rapid succession.
Seeing her state of urgency as though there was indeed a serious issue, Ran Yan spoke up, "What happened?"
Only then did Ran Yun turn her attention back to Ran Yan. She had no intention of wasting words with her, but noticing the stark difference in her composure compared to the past, Ran Yun had a change of heart and replied, "It’s that Qi Family. I had just arrived at the estate this morning when I saw the Qi Family patriarch visiting my father with the elders present. I hid behind the hall to eavesdrop, and it turns out the Qi Family wants to form a marital alliance with our family! They are interested in my brother! I don’t want my brother to marry a woman from the Qi Family!"
Ran Yun’s hatred for the Qi Family extended to all the ladies of their house due to her dislike for Qi Liuniang.
"Which lady is the Qi Family preparing to marry into our family with?" It definitely couldn’t be Qi Liuniang—that was a woman crowned the most beautiful in Suzhou, probably not someone they would willingly offer for marriage to a merchant family.
Ran Yun looked at Ran Yan’s calm and unwavering expression with slight surprise. She had never noticed just how beautiful her Seventeenth Sister was, contrasting sharply with the timid and fragile image she remembered.