Chapter 219 - 139: Bright Moon Over Guanshan_2
"Perhaps it’s best to have Liu Qingsong take a look after all, since he was originally treating the seventeenth lady’s injuries, and he understands the situation quite well," Xiao Song said.
Since Xiao Song had spoken, Ran Wen found it difficult to object. Although Xiao Song’s tone seemed consultative, it carried an unquestionable authority. Ran Wen felt that the Xiao family’s doctor’s medical skills must be no less than those of the Imperial Physician. After some pleasantries, he said, "Then I must trouble you, my talented nephew."
Ran Yan glanced at Xiao Song, noting how in just a few sentences he had shifted from Assistant Minister Xiao to Mister Xiao, and in a blink, he was now regarded as the talented nephew! She suspected that after a couple more days, even the term "Xiao" might be dropped.
"By the way, what were you discussing earlier, Ah Yan? To kill a thousand enemies at the cost of eight hundred of our own is the worst strategy, then what would be the best strategy?" Ran Yunsheng was still quite interested in this matter.
"Prepare the seats," Ran Yan ordered Ge Lan, then turned to respond, "It’s merely playful talk, Brother Ten should not take it to heart."
Ran Wen chuckled and said, "Exactly, what insight can a lady of the house have? She must have read it from some book, just random nonsense really."
Ran Yunsheng sighed inwardly, thinking that for someone as incapable of recognizing true merit and as narrow-minded as his uncle to hold the position of family head, it was merely due to the term "legitimate"; if this continued, the Ran family would eventually fade from the ranks of the prestigious families.
Seeing that Ran Yan did not wish to answer, Xiao Song’s gaze fell on the flute in her hands, "Was that the flute music I heard from afar earlier? Did you play that tune?"