Miss Truth

Ran Yan would always ponder upon encountering a case, but things were different now. These cases were not her concern, and she had come to terms with that, treating them as a way to pass the time.

After having dinner, Ran Yan had just taken out her flute, preparing to practice a few tunes, when she heard the urgent knocking at the door.

"Ran Yan! Ran Yan!" The soul-calling voice of Liu Qingsong came from outside.

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Wan Lu frowned, pulling open the door with a whoosh, "Doctor Liu, a lady’s given name should not be so casually called!"

In the Tang Dynasty, a woman was generally addressed by her surname followed by her birth order. For example, Ran Yan would be called Ran Shiqi, and more affectionately, Seventeenth Lady or Wife. Typically, only the closest kin could call her by her given name.

Such behavior from Liu Qingsong was immediately classified as "frivolous" by Wan Lu. Being frivolous with the Wife was a form of disrespect, no different from teasing a respectable woman.

"We can talk about this matter some other time; let me speak a few important words with your Wife first!" Liu Qingsong said, trying to push past Wan Lu.

But Wan Lu was no pushover. With a forceful shove, she sent him out the door and slammed it shut, "Don’t think I’m afraid of you because you’re a doctor for the Xiao Family. What gave you such gall to dare to disrespect our Wife!"

Liu Qingsong, being pushed outside, stood dazed for a while before he could react. He hadn’t expected such strength from a mere maid, nor could he fathom how he had disrespected their Wife.

With a huff, Wan Lu still went into the inner room to inform Ran Yan, "Wife, Doctor Liu wants to see you. Will you meet with him or not?"

"With all the noise, of course I heard. Let him in the outer room," Ran Yan said as she put down her flute and stood up to walk outside.