Chapter 19 "What Should I Wear?"

Qiu Yelan got herself away temporarily by acting in a slick way. On the next day, the day of New Year's Eve, she got up and went to greet General Ruan as usual and talked with him for a while. As Ruan Qingyan gave up his yard to her, he had to sleep in the guest room in General Ruan's yard. When she got there, they would naturally meet.

By then, Ruan Qingyan had already wiped, dressed and groomed General Ruan. He was sitting in the outer room, reading. Qiu Yelan whispered a greeting to him and went inside to fulfill her duties as a granddaughter.

But today, just when General Ruan started to look tired, before Qiu Yelan even had the chance to leave, the maid Dongran came in from the outer room and said, "Young master, there was a palace servant on the door and he left after passing a word."

Ruan Qingyan acknowledged with a "hmm", and seemed to make a gesture to Dongran, asking her to be quiet. Then, there was a sound of a table and chair moving,