Chapter 306 - 193: Dugu Lanyan
"My name is Dugu Lanyan, may I ask which noble family’s lord and lady you are?" The girl didn’t care about Ran Yunsheng’s evasion and persisted in asking.
Ran Yan sighed in her heart, truly, wealth and power could be summoned with a mere clap! The Dugu surname originates from the Liu clan, tracing back to the Northern Xianbei tribes during the Northern Wei Dynasty, descendants of Emperor Wu of the Han, Liu Xiu. A Dugu family that was so wealthy and lived in Chang’an must hold a distinguished status.
"Turns out to be the second daughter of Dugu family; I am but a humble merchant and dare not offend Lady Dugu’s ears," Ran Yunsheng said politely, bowing with his hands clasped before hastily leading the three sisters, including Ran Yan, into the fabric shop.
"Eh." Dugu Lanyan only noticed Ran Yan following Ran Yunsheng; it was not until they had all entered that she said to the maid behind her, "That lady is quite strange."
"Does my lady find something amiss?" The maid had been looking down the whole time and had not seen Ran Yan.
"It’s not that something’s amiss; at first, I didn’t notice her at all, but upon a closer look, I realized she’s quite beautiful," Dugu Lanyan admitted, unable to pinpoint the exact feeling, only that the woman’s deep eyes were intriguing, making people want to delve further. Furthermore, she faintly felt that the lady’s overly stern temperament and plain clothes diminished her beauty by quite a bit.
The shopkeeper was nearly fifty, his lean body slightly hunched, with sparse whiskers on his chin and a pair of shrewd, triangular eyes that were always smiling at people, which made him look somewhat comical yet very amiable.
Linglang Pavilion wasn’t far from here, and Ran Yunsheng was a regular customer, so the shopkeeper naturally recognized him. He waved for an astute waiter to lead them, while he personally attended to Dugu Lanyan, "What type of fabric does the lady need?"