Chapter 312 - 197 Gratitude
Because of the previous incident where Xiao Song intruded into Ran Yan’s bedroom uninvited, she still felt unpleasant about it to this day. She originally intended to not meet him, but considering how he rushed back to Jushui County for her sake, and then stood vigil without sleep at her bed for several days...
"What does he want?" Ran Yan asked Mrs. Xing.
"This old servant does not know, but Sanlang heard that Assistant Minister Xiao owes you a life-saving favor, so he specifically sent someone to invite you to express your gratitude for saving his life," Mrs. Xing replied.
This was indeed proper.
"Then let’s go," Ran Yan said as she left the study, casually closing the door behind her.
Mrs. Xing’s eyes shifted slightly, thinking to herself that maybe her mistress didn’t care about Assistant Minister Xiao at all; otherwise, "a woman dresses up for the man who pleases her," so how could her mistress not even be willing to spend time dressing up? With this thought, Mrs. Xing felt that she had perhaps been worrying over nothing before. She glanced at Ran Yan’s attire—the outfit was casual but not disrespectful—so she said nothing further and merely called Wan Lu and Ge Lan to follow and attend to her.
In the hall, Xiao Song sat cross-legged in the main seat on the left side, dressed in a deep-purple, round-collar regular wear, his black hair casually tied up, looking effortlessly lazy, which was very different from his usual shrewd and capable demeanor.
His long hands held the teacup gracefully as he intermittently skimmed the floating tea foam in it, chatting with Ran Pingyu, with Ran Yunsheng sitting across him.