I became the God Brother of the Regent King after Transmigration!-Chapter 350 - 268: Lost Weight

Inside the private room of the Crow Building, the drunk Rong Miaoyan had her eyes closed, mumbling something incoherent.

"Outside, there’s a one-armed palace maid bringing people from the Princess Mansion to pick up Princess Ning’an." Outside the room, You Ying’s deep voice could be heard.

Gu Lan knew that the one-armed palace maid was Zisu, once a close maid of Consort Qian, who saved Miaoyan in Zhongcui Palace, and is now the Chief Palace Maid beside Rong Miaoyan.

Upon hearing this name, Miaoyan briefly sobered up, held onto Gu Lan’s sleeve, softly saying:

"Gu Lan... It’s so good that you returned safely and just the same as before."

This was her first, and perhaps only, visit to the brothel, just to see Gu Lan as soon as possible.

Gu Lan patted Rong Miaoyan’s little head and handed her over to Zisu.

Before leaving, Gu Lan handed a wrapped sugar figure to the maid: "Please give this to her when the Princess sobers up."

"I obey."

In the private room, only Nian Xia and Gu Lan remained, along with Rong Heng in the corner.

Rong Heng had not drunk for a long time, and after just two sips, he saw several blurred images.

How did he see Nian Xia and Gu Lan embracing?

Rong Heng instantly sobered up, suddenly rubbing his eyes.

In the next moment, he discovered he wasn’t mistaken; Gu Lan was not only holding Nian Xia’s waist but was... burying his face!

For an instant, he didn’t know whether to draw his sword to kill the beast Gu Lan;

or should he pour cold water on Nian Xia to wake her up.

Nian Xia glanced at her furious brother, gently patting Gu Lan’s shoulder, tenderly saying: "Wu, don’t be agitated; the Young Master is thinking about her mother, see, she’s sleeping soundly."

Rong Heng stepped forward, gritting his teeth, and asked in a deep voice: "Gu Lan, what are you doing?"

Gu Lan raised his head, muttering: "Brother Hang, when did you grow one? I find I still like... hic..."

The Young Master Gu hiccoughed, making the scene utterly absurd.

At this moment, the door to the private room opened once more, and Zijin barged in, first taking in the scene, her pupils shaking with surprise, then feigning calmness, she greeted Rong Heng and the others, speaking:

"I come on behalf of the Marchioness to escort the Princely Heir back to the mansion."

Behind them, You Ying noticed Gu Lan in Nian Xia’s arms, his expression dimmed slightly, showing difficulty: "Uh... This lady insisted on coming in, I couldn’t stop her."

"Couldn’t stop her, or didn’t want to stop her?" Nian Xia raised her eyebrows and questioned, "This lady is, Miss Zijin?"

You Ying remained silent.

Zijin puzzledly looked at the lady in front of her, then noticed her own master, in a drunken stupor, and eating tofu, simply averting her gaze: "I am indeed Zijin, and you are—"

Nian Xia took out a note from her embrace, handed it to Zijin, her breath fragrant: "This is the prescription your master requested for you, I’ve written it down, don’t lose it."

Zijin: "?"

She took the prescription, read: "Papaya stewed with snow fungus, enlarging..."

The next moment, Zijin’s pretty face blushed scarlet, tightly clenching the note in her palm.

"Alright, don’t cling to sister, go home." Nian Xia handed Gu Lan over to Zijin.

Leaving the Crow Building, on the street, the Marquis Mansion’s carriage was already prepared.

Zijin glanced at Rong Heng, who had donned his mask again, and softly asked: "Will you?"

Rong Heng watched Gu Lan being helped onto the carriage: "Take good care of your master, later, I’ll stay in the front room."

Then, he and Nian Xia returned to the building.

Zijin stared at his back, then at Gu Lan in her embrace, softly asking: "Master, does he not know yet?"

The night wind blew, sending a shiver through Gu Lan, waking him up considerably: "No, don’t talk about that."

Outside the Crow Building, Rong Heng lowered his gaze, softly saying to Nian Xia: "Du Changning sent word, after the peonies bloom in the Capital City this year, he’ll continue traveling across countries."

Nian Xia took a puff from the water pipe, sipping gently: "What does this have to do with me? Mr. Du wants to go, so he can go. Ah, but, he’s old and not in good health, his apprentice seems to be a young child, I have to secretly send people to look after him."

"Du Changning asked if you would want to go with him."

Nian Xia paused, shook her head: "I can help you in the Capital City, and I can’t leave this building."

Rong Heng spoke softly: "If you want to leave, you can give them a severance payment and destroy their contracts of sale. Whether they go or stay is their decision, you can slowly arrange this matter. Sister, what you should let go of is yourself."

Nian Xia lowered her head, smoke rising, obscuring her charming eyes: "I’ve heard that the lotus flowers in Lin’an of Wei Country are unrivaled in beauty; perhaps it would be nice to go see them."

Rong Heng said no more.

In Nian Xia’s heart, there is a prison cage, inside are the deceased Xia He and herself.

Outside Crow Building, Dingyuan Marquis Mansion’s carriage had just left not long ago when a team of imperial guards hurried over.

"Commander, it’s said that Young Master Gu got very drunk here today and was just taken back by the mansion’s people."

Among the imperial guards, Song Zhi, clad in dark red Mystic Armor and with a stern expression, stepped out, raised his head, and deeply gazed at the three characters of Crow Building at the door.

"Commander, is there anything improper about this brothel?"

"Find out who runs this building."

"Yes."

...

Inside the carriage, it was said that Young Master Gu was already sobered from being thoroughly drunk. She drank the sobering soup prepared by Zijin, washed up, and dispersed all the alcohol odor from herself before asking:

"How did Miaoyan know I would go to Crow Building today?"

Zijin replied, "Princess Ning’an guessed that you intended to disgrace yourself and would not return to the mansion immediately, so she continuously sent people to monitor the household soldiers’ movements. When the soldiers received your message to ensure your safety, they naturally went to check around Crow Building discreetly, and she knew you would go there. After questioning the Oiran, she booked the top-tier private room."

Gu Lan smiled wryly, "As expected of Miaoyan."

Zijin paused and then spoke more cautiously:

"The Princess has been serving as the Ministry of Personnel’s Wind Discipline for the past half-year, overseeing the supervision of hundreds of officials, and can now stand equal to Han Ande in the Ministry. The Emperor even entrusted her with a department under Zhang Fengcai’s Inner Supervision, which not even the Empress Dowager can intervene.

Even Prime Minister Su now values her as the Imperial Granddaughter and wishes to reconcile."

Gu Lan felt pleased, lifted the carriage curtain, looked at the dark night outside, and also at the looming Imperial Palace in the distant night.

"Miaoyan is no longer the same Ning’an Princess who dreamed of engaging in politics but lacked real power... But so what, a young girl is bound to grow up. Her gaining authority is a good thing; I’m happy," Gu Lan said gently.

Gu Lan was certainly happy, for Miaoyan was never mentioned in the original book, yet in reality, she was a true person, a buried pearl in that palace. Now, by her own strength, she would not be easily overlooked or erased by anyone.

That’s wonderful, who said Dayan is only about warriors and masculine pride?

Zijin looked at Gu Lan, memories from six months ago surfaced, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"Stop it, Gu Zijin, don’t cry on me!" Gu Lan came to her senses and quickly put up a finger, then pulled out a small package from her pocket, "Look, this is what I promised to get you before leaving."

Upon opening the package, Zijin found it was cloud pastry from East Fourth Street.

Unable to hold back, she covered her mouth and wept, shaking her head while crying:

"This servant never expected you would think so highly of Princess Ning’an, also, this servant missed you so much in the past half-year, wondering if you were eating well and sleeping warm. You are such a precious person, never having left the Capital City for so many years, how could you walk tens of thousands of miles?"

Gu Lan extended a hand,

Zijin handed her embroidered handkerchief to Gu Lan’s hand,

Young Master Gu used Gu Zijin’s embroidered handkerchief to wipe her tears.

"During this period, it was Miaoyan who tirelessly worked for me behind the scenes, which allowed me to hand over military power and return to the Capital easily. You think she’s holding much power now and has become thoughtful, and that’s certainly a good thing. She needs to be more thoughtful, so as a friend, I can feel at ease.

Miaoyan is being herself, and being oneself takes courage. Just like you, you can follow your heart and do what you want."

Zijin wiped her tears and seemed to realize something, nodding: "Master, if you were a man, Zijin would definitely marry you!"

Gu Lan curled her lips in a smile, leaning closer, "Speaking of, Zijin, you said Miaoyan has changed, let me see if you have grown up too?"

Zijin: "..."

After a long while, the carriage stopped at the Marquis Mansion.

Gu Lan took off her Longquan sword, adjusted her clothes, again lowered her head and sniffed, making sure there was no alcohol smell on her body before asking, "Zijin, do you think I look handsome in this?"

Zijin got off the carriage first and lifted the curtain for Gu Lan, saying, "It’s alright, just a bit..."

"Thinner."

Gu Lan looked up and saw Madam Zhou in a plain green dress at the door of the mansion, appearing somewhat slender in the night.

She held a lamp in her hand, illuminating the path home, fixedly looking at Gu Lan.

Gu Lan stepped down from the carriage, walked up the steps, and stood before Madam Zhou.

She was already half a head taller than her.

Tears glistened in Madam Zhou’s eyes, her voice soft:

"Lan, why have you become thinner?"

Gu Lan’s nose tingled, she smiled and said:

"Because I missed Mother."