Chapter 351 - 221: Mutually Training Each Other
Ran Yunsheng did not look good, and Xiao Song kindly comforted him, "Shilang, rest assured, he has always been like this whenever he fancied any wife. Just have your younger sister be a bit cautious, and after some time, when his enthusiasm fades, things will get better."
To modern ears, Liu Qingsong’s words might sound like a joke, but even in the open-minded Tang Dynasty, such language felt overly libertine.
Liu Qingsong had just finished telling stories, his mouth dry and tongue tired, having barely managed to establish a brilliant impression in Ran Yunsheng’s mind, but Xiao Song dispelled all that with a simple sentence. Hearing those "indecent" words firsthand, especially since his impression of Xiao Song had always been one of depth and stability, Ran Yunsheng immediately lowered his opinion of Liu Qingsong to the lowest point.
Moreover, with Liu Qingsong’s eloquent tongue, he might indeed manage to deceive Ran Yun.
Seeing some anxiety in Ran Yunsheng’s expression, Xiao Song slightly curved his lips, then spoke earnestly, "Lady Seventeen has injuries and should not move too rapidly. How about this, Shilang, you quickly go back and inform your sister about this. It happens that I need to leave the city for some errands, and can drop Lady Seventeen at your doorstep on the way, so you can rest assured."
Ran Yunsheng remembered there was a maid waiting outside the Government Office and thought Xiao Song was a gentleman, so he gratefully bowed his hands, "Thank you, Mr. Xiao! I entrust Ah Yan to you."
"Shilang, no need to be so courteous, I am just passing by." Xiao Song bowed in return.
Ran Yunsheng gave a few instructions to Ran Yan and then hurried away.
"Sly." Ran Yan watched her brother deceptively led away, understanding why diverting Ran Yunsheng was possible but asked, "Did Liu Qingsong offend you?"
"No, but didn’t he offend you?" Xiao Song referred to Liu Qingsong mocking Ran Yan’s poetry and his earlier comments about her lack of literary taste.