Miss Truth
Chapter 305 - 192: Powerful Relatives of the Matrilineal Clan_2

Chapter 305: Chapter 192: Powerful Relatives of the Matrilineal Clan_2

The interior was filled with exquisite Lantian jade remnants from the carving process, crafted into numerous small items such as fan pendants, hairpins, earrings, and various delightful little jade pendants and so on. Ran Yan was attracted to a small, nearly transparent white bracelet. It was made of jade beads the size of mung beans, resembling droplets of dew with short green tassels on the sides, quite adorable.

"Let’s go with this one." Ran Yan pointed at the bracelet.

Ran Yun pulled it out and handed it to Ran Yan, saying, "This one has the best jade quality of them all, but it’s too small. This one is for you. You take the two best items, and the rest are mine. We’ll split the money from the bigger items thirty-seventy. I put in quite a bit of effort, so I’ll take seventy percent. What do you think?"

As she spoke, she placed a green jade cicada in Ran Yan’s hand.

"No need, these two are enough for me." Ran Yan refused. She actually hadn’t contributed anything; even the initial capital was Ran Yunsheng’s. She had merely put in a bit of effort to win these few raw stones, so receiving these two items as a reward didn’t seem too little.

Ran Yun’s smile bloomed like spring flowers, "Then I won’t be polite. When you get married, I’ll have Father give you a big present!"

Ran Yan smiled wryly, truly a miser, always expecting others to owe her, while taking advantage all for herself.

In fact, even if Ran Yan had taken those thirty percent, it wouldn’t have been excessive. But currently living at someone else’s expense, Ran Yan naturally wouldn’t quibble over this. Besides, that money in Chang’an was like a chicken rib—too trivial to buy even a palm-sized piece of land, but not insignificant enough, as it could cover a year or two’s expenses.

Ran Yan put on the jade bracelet, handed the jade cicada to Wan Lu to keep, and turned to Ran Yun, "Let’s go."

Ran Yun, having faintly heard Ran Yunsheng’s voice, didn’t linger in the workshop either. She put down the box in her hand and walked out with Ran Yan.

"Brother Ten... is the Pingkang Square where Mr. Xiao lives far from here?"

As they stepped out, they heard Ran Meiyu’s soft inquiry.

"Not far, just beyond the West Gate of East Market is Pingkang Square." Ran Yunsheng answered warmly.

Ran Yun scoffed, mocking, "Assistant Minister Xiao attends court at the second watch and goes to the Government Office in the afternoon. He only returns home by evening. If you want to visit him, you’d probably have to go late at night."

Ran Meiyu’s face turned both red and dark, a sight to behold, "You sharp-tongued girl, no wonder nobody proposes to you!"

Immediately, the atmosphere tensed as if a fight was imminent, but Ran Yunsheng wasn’t the least bit worried, knowing his sister too well.

"Remember this, Ran Meiyu!" After mentally weighing the pros and cons, Ran Yun fiercely dropped these words.

Ran Yun thought: if she got hurt in a fight and suffered, not to mention medical expenses, and injuring Ran Meiyu would still cost her family’s money and lead to a scolding from Father... it would be better to avoid the immediate conflict and seek a suitable opportunity for revenge. Most importantly, she must avoid spending money.

Ran Yunsheng turned to Ran Yan, "Ahead is a cluster of fabric and embroidery shops. In a few days, it’s the old lady of the Zheng family’s birthday. Mother might take you girls there to get new clothes."

"Which Zheng family?" Ran Yun asked, surprised.

Ran Yunsheng said, "Right Guard Great General, Zheng Rentai." He looked at Ran Yan and said, "This is your uncle!"

Zheng Rentai was originally a person from Prince Qin’s residence, one of the pioneers in the Xuanwu Gate coup. Now he holds a noble title and can really be considered one of Li Shimin’s close and important ministers! Ran Yan was aware of this man but had never thought that he was actually her uncle. However, she realized upon reflection that while Zheng Rentai was legitimate, her mother was born from a concubine, meaning their relationship was likely not very close.

Ran Yunsheng swiftly shifted the topic, attracting everyone’s attention. Ran Yan felt her heart stir—Xingyang’s Zheng family was a prominent clan. There were certainly many members serving as officials in Chang’an, including a Zheng Renji... No, although Renji sounds similar to Rentai and could be mistaken as brothers, they were actually from different branches of the Xingyang Zheng clan. But still, there could be a relation, and there was also... Lady Zheng!

The history books recorded that the Zheng family was bestowed the title of ’Lady’ only in the eighteenth year of the Zhenguan era, before which she was known as Talented Person Zheng. It was only the eleventh year of Zhenguan at this time...

This revelation seemed to open a gap in the current predicament faced by Ran Yan, giving a sense of suddenly finding a bright village after walking through dark woods.

The Zheng family was indeed the greatest inheritance left to her by her mother! It wouldn’t hurt to make use of it.

Ran Meiyu’s feelings were mixed with joy and anxiety, but eventually, excitement took over. The title of Right Guard Great General sounded like a high office, and Xiao Song would definitely attend the birthday celebration if it were his mother’s honor day!

Ran Yun also felt some happiness since having more connections in business meant more opportunities for making money.

Although everyone had different thoughts, they all cheerfully proceeded to the fabric store.

After leaving Linglang Pavilion, Ran Yunsheng got back into the carriage.

From here, one could see the fabric store’s signs. The distance was short enough to walk, which made Ran Yan wonder why Ran Yunsheng chose the trouble of getting in and out of the carriage.

Despite her confusion, Ran Yan still followed him into the carriage.

The carriage only took a moment to reach the entrance of the fabric store. Arriving simultaneously was another lavish carriage surrounded by curtains, with a fragrant breeze wafting about. Before Ran Yan could even disembark, she had already smelled the fragrance.

The owner of the fabric store, seeing several luxurious carriages at the door, was overjoyed and hurried to the entrance to welcome the guests.

As Ran Yan alighted from the carriage, she saw a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl jumping out of the fragrant carriage, dressed in a crimson silk embroidered robe with dogwood patterns, her hair in a simple maidenhair coiffure adorned with a light yellow silk decoration, moving gracefully and lively.

"Hey, seems like this style of dress has become fashionable in Chang’an in the few months I’ve been away," Ran Yun muttered.

Unexpectedly, the girl heard him, stopped, and with a cheerful smile turned to Ran Yun and said, "This is my own creation, hey..."

The girl’s eyes landed on Ran Yunsheng’s face and she exclaimed, "What a beautiful gentleman."

Rarely did people give such direct and public praise. Ran Yunsheng’s face turned red, and he awkwardly coughed lightly, looking down and saying to Ran Yan and the others, "Let’s go in."

"I am Dugu Lanyan, whose gentlemen and wives might you be?" The girl, undeterred by Ran Yunsheng’s embarrassment, persisted in asking.(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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