The Duke's Daughter is Reborn

Chapter 462 Grandparents Night Chapter

As night fell, the old lady asked Mother Rong to go to Qinfang Garden to call Yang Lan to come upstairs and have dinner with her.

In Qinfang Courtyard, the lights were just coming on and Yang Lan was sitting alone in the piano room. The setting sun outside the window was shining on the ground, as if a layer of fiery red carpet had been spread.

At this moment, she sat in front of her piano, her fingers lightly resting on the strings, but she did not move.

The room was so quiet that she could hear her own heartbeat, rapid and chaotic, like the movement of a frightened deer.

Her eyes were a little wandering, sometimes looking out the window, sometimes staring at the piano, with mixed feelings in her heart.

Yu Lu has already told Yang Lan everything that happened in the upper room today. The matter of Aunt Yin was really beyond Yang Lan's expectations. He never expected that the truth behind Yang Qi's contraction of smallpox back then was actually like this!

She took a deep breath, and slowly plucked the strings with her fingers, producing a low and long sound. The sound seemed to be a sigh from deep in her heart, with a hint of resentment and unwillingness.

At first, the sound of the piano was as soothing as the gurgling of water, as if she was trying to calm her restless heart. However, as her thoughts continued to spread, the sound of the piano gradually lost its original rhythm and became messy, as if it was a true reflection of her inner emotions.

At this moment, Yu Lu's voice rang softly outside the piano room: "Miss, Mother Rong is here. The old lady wants you to go to the upper room to have dinner together."

Yang Lan's hand trembled slightly, and the strings made a crisp "ding" sound.

She was silent for a moment, then slowly raised her hand and whispered, "I know. I'll change my clothes and go."

Perhaps because Aunt Yin's incident in the morning gave the old lady a headache, the upper room seemed particularly deserted at this moment.

There should have been many maids busy serving in the yard, but it was unusually quiet tonight, so quiet that it made people feel a little uncomfortable.

When Yang Lan walked into the room, she saw the old lady lying on the couch with her eyes closed, as if she was resting.

She called softly, "Grandma."

In the past few months, due to the events in the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion, some small rifts had arisen between the old lady and Yang Lan. Today, Yang Lan did not sit beside the old lady as usual, but moved a little closer and called out.

The old lady was silent for a long time, and time seemed to freeze at this moment.

Yang Lan stood quietly by the side, feeling increasingly uneasy. Her voice was particularly abrupt in the dead silence, but the old lady seemed not to hear it at all, still immersed in her own thoughts.

Yang Lan's heartbeat became more and more rapid, and she found that she didn't know how to deal with this situation. Just when she thought the old lady would not speak, she suddenly said slowly: "Did you hear about what happened this morning?"

Yang Lan's heart tightened. She knew what the old lady was referring to. She nodded slightly and replied softly, "If grandma is talking about Aunt Yin drugging my third sister, I already know about it."

Although Song Hongwen and the old lady intended to conceal the matter, Yang Lan grew up in the upper house and naturally heard about what happened in the mansion. She actually already knew the ins and outs of the matter.

The old lady's eyes suddenly became sharp, like a sword piercing Yang Lan's eyes.

She stared at Yang Lan closely, not missing any expression on her face. "What do you think about what happened today?"

Although the old lady's voice was calm, it contained a majesty that could not be ignored.

Yang Lan took a deep breath, calmed herself, then met the old lady's gaze calmly and said, "Grandma, you already know." Her tone was not one of questioning, but one of affirmation.

The old lady's expression changed slightly, and her originally calm voice suddenly became excited: "If not, why would I try my best to cover up this matter and prevent people from looking into it!"

If we only observe from the surface what happened today, it seems that Yang He was indeed jealous of Yang Qi's entry into the palace and secretly drugged him.

However, there are many people in the embroidery workshop. How could Yang He's shallow intentions be hidden from everyone and put drugs on Yang Qi's clothes?

In this mansion, the only person who is truly capable of doing this and has the motivation to do so is Yang Lan!

After figuring this out, the old lady understood clearly.

So, today, after briefly questioning the relevant people, she skillfully used psychological tactics to make Yang He and Aunt Yin fully admit the charges.

"Grandma!" At this moment, Yang Lan suddenly knelt on the ground, her face full of regret, "My granddaughter is confused! This matter was indeed done by my granddaughter behind the scenes."

Originally, Yang He had been law-abiding in the mansion for many years. She was only a little jealous of Yang Qi's entry into the palace.

However, it was Yang Lan who instigated the maid to exaggerate in front of Yang He the various benefits of Yang Qi entering the palace, as well as her bright future and unlimited development, which caused Yang He to become malicious towards Yang Qi and tamper with Yang Qi's dress.

Not only that, even the embroidery academy and those embroiderers were carefully planned by Yang Lan behind the scenes.

It was precisely because of her secret manipulation that Yang He was able to act so smoothly.

And during this period of time, since planning this matter, Yang Lan has actually struggled in his heart.

Over the years, Yang Lan has been carefully taught by the old lady, but she is not a purely kind person. From the way she treated An Xiaoyi, we can get a glimpse of this. However, what happened today completely violated Yang Lan's usual principles - she actually attacked her own sister.

When she heard Yang Lan admit this fact without hiding anything, the old lady was so shocked that she could hardly speak. She stared at Yang Lan with wide eyes in disbelief, and the tea bowl in her hand suddenly slipped due to her excitement, and it fell to the ground with a "bang", and the splashed tea and porcelain pieces scattered everywhere.

The old lady's scolding sounded like thunder: "Yang Lan, you are so confused! Do you know how difficult your situation will become in the mansion once this matter is exposed? This is tantamount to handing a sharp knife to your enemy!"

The old lady's words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Yang Lan's heart hard. All the grievances and pains she had suffered in the past few months came to her mind at this moment, turning into tears, like pearls that had broken off the string, constantly falling from the corners of her eyes.

Yang Lan sobbed, her voice choking: "Grandma, it's all my fault. I was impulsive and did such a wrong thing."

After all, Yang Lan was the child that the old lady had watched grow up, and there was a deep bond between the two. Although there had been some estrangement between the two over the past few months, seeing Yang Lan so sad, how could the old lady be so cruel?

The old lady quickly stood up from her seat, walked quickly to Yang Lan, hugged her tightly, and comforted her softly: "Okay, okay, don't cry, let's end this matter here. Grandma knows that you have your difficulties, and grandma will help you deal with the rest of the things."