Chapter 199 - 127: Mysterious Outing
Sang Chen and Xiao Man were busy boarding up the rear window with planks. After blocking it with seven or eight layers, Sang Chen still felt uneasy. She checked every corner of the entire house again and eventually even boarded up the windows at the front.
Finally, when only the main door was left, Sang Chen breathed a sigh of relief, "Tonight, let Ge Lan and Wan Lu sleep on the floor in this room. Wife must not be wilful. It was fine in the past not to like being attended to by others, but now it’s too dangerous here, we must be cautious."
Ran Yan looked up at her and smiled, saying, "Alright."
’I wonder when we can return to the main residence. Being thrown out here in the wilderness, what are we to do!’ Wan Lu grumbled.
Sang Chen glared at her, signaling her not to bring up matters that might upset the Wife.
Ge Lan brought over the ginger soup she had prepared and placed it on the table in front because it was too hot.
Ran Yan put down her Medical Books and suddenly asked, "Xiao Song is breaking off the engagement. With Sang Chen suddenly returning to Chang’an, what do you think about this?"
Ge Lan paused for a moment, then took the brush and ink from the table and wrote: ’The Inspector is a cunning man. Mr. Sang’s disappearance is very likely his doing.’
After reading it, Ran Yan nodded and said, "I understand, but I can’t figure out why he would intentionally entangle me with Sang Chen by breaking off the engagement?"
With pursed lips and a smile, Ge Lan wrote: ’Wife, you are too involved to see clearly. By doing so, the Assistant Minister ensures that your husband can’t just marry you off to someone else without offending the Cui Clan.’