The First Volume of The Debauched Heir Chapter 5: The Young Master's Visit Without Worries

  "Absolutely not!" He Lan An Hong shook his head firmly, "Young master, your injury is not fully healed, you need to be careful and rest. Today, it's absolutely forbidden for you to practice sword fighting. Wait a few more days and I'll accompany you to resume training! Young master, you've been out for half the day, first go back to your room and rest for a while. Otherwise...you'll get tired, and madam will worry and scold us!"

  "Master, why don't you go back to your room and rest for a while?" Qing'er and Xue'er also chimed in with concern.

  "Alright, let's go back to our room for now!" Hulan Minzi reluctantly agreed.

  Liu Chengfeng and Li Zhao had finished their sword dance, walked to the front of He Lan Min, held their swords and paid their respects. Both of them had a proud look on their faces.

  He Lan Min praised the two people's swordsmanship and signaled them to continue practicing, he wouldn't disturb them anymore. Amidst the courtesy of several wandering knights, he left the garden with He Lan An Hong.

  "An Hong Shu, you go take care of your own business, don't bother with me!" He Lan Min Zhi also didn't continue to ask He Lan An Hong to accompany him.

  "Yes, young master! The little one will go and attend to some matters first, you should pay attention to rest!" He Lan An Hong bowed and left.

  He Lan Minzhi continued to stroll slowly with the two little maids, following their guidance back to his own garden. Upon returning to his residence in the garden, He Lan Minyue was already there and was about to send someone to look for him.

  "Minyue, how is mother now?"

  He Lan Minyue shook her head and smiled, "Brother, mother is fine, she's instructing Uncle Anren on some matters!"

  "That's good!" His mother was fine, so He Lanming put his mind at ease. But his mother's unusual behavior, combined with some of his intuitive guesses and the scenes he had seen on TV before crossing over, made him very worried and suspicious, wanting to ask He Lanming Yue again.

  "Brother, go back inside and rest for a bit!" He Lan Minyue came up again, holding onto He Lan Min's hand.

  He Lan Min nodded and walked into the house with He Lan Min Yue, asking casually: "Min Yue, do you know why brother and mother had a dispute? Is there any other reason besides going to Luoyang? Why do we have to go to Luoyang?"

  He Lan Minyue hesitated and hadn't replied yet, when a servant hastily ran in, bowed to He Lan Minyue and reported, "Young Master, Li Jingyu and Liu Mianzi have come to visit. Will the Young Master see them?"

  He listened to the report from his subordinate and was very puzzled. He didn't know what kind of people these two were or what relationship they had with him.

  He Lan Minyue noticed the confusion on He Lan Min's face and immediately began to quietly tell her about their situation.

  The visitor who was originally named Li Jingyu was the grandson of Li Xian, and another one was Liu Mian, the grandson of Liu Renyuan.

  Li Xian's reputation was loud, and He Lan Min naturally knew this military god-level figure, but Li Xian's grandson only knew that there was a rebel named Li Jingye, and did not know that there was another one called Li Jingyao, thinking that he should be Li Jingye's older or younger brother.

  Liu Ren Gui's great name He Lan Min Zhi is also known, according to historical records this is a famous naval commander, who commanded the Tang Dynasty navy to defeat the Japanese fleet in the Battle of Baekgang, and was highly trusted by Li Zhi, but his grandson has never heard of it.

  Knowing the identities of the two, he also heard He Lan Minyue say that this was his close friend, and they often played together. Under He Lan Min's surprise, he immediately ordered someone to lead them in, and He Lan Minyue, with a surprised expression, said nothing more before getting up and leaving.

  In a little while, He Lan saw through the window gap that the servant led two visitors into the garden.

  "Older brother Chang Zhuo, some one and Tian Guan brother have come to see you!" The visitors hadn't even entered the house when voices were already heard.

  When He Lan Minzhi was about to go to the door, the two visitors had already rushed in quickly. A Korean servant from the lady's house followed behind with a gloomy face. After entering the house and reporting the situation, he also retreated under He Lan Minzhi's indication.

  "Min has met two..."

  He Lan Minzhi had barely finished half a bow and hadn't even completed his polite words when the young man walking in front of him approached, grasping his arm. "Brother Chang Zhu, why be so polite..." After stopping He Lan Minzhi's bowing, he looked him up and down again, then loudly called out once more: "Brother Chang Zhu, I heard you accidentally got hurt, I and Tian Guan brother were worried, today we came to take a look at you. Where did you get hurt? How is the injury now? Is it alright?"

  Another young master also came forward and held onto He Lan Minzhi's other arm, asking with concern: "Chang Zhu brother, is your injury not serious?"

  "Chang Zhu" is He Lan Minzhi's courtesy name, which was given to him by his father He Lan Anshi before he passed away. It doesn't sound very good, and after He Lan Minzhi grew up, no one ever called him that, so when these two people addressed him as such, he couldn't react immediately.

  He Lan Min's arm was tightly held by the two visiting young masters, making him slightly embarrassed. He also found that the two young masters' expressions when speaking to him while holding his arm were extremely strange, as if they were familiar friends who had done something wrong and were exchanging knowing glances without saying a word. This made him suspicious, and he also saw the two little maids on the side looking at them with strange eyes. He slightly used some force to break free, and bowed his hands to the two guests: "Thank you, young masters... for your concern, my injury is nothing serious, please take a seat!"

  He immediately ordered Xue Er and Qing Er to set up a seat for the two of them and serve tea.

  They were taken aback by He Lanming's sudden movement, and they didn't respond to his meaningful gaze or the special tone of his voice. The two young masters exchanged a few awkward glances, their faces slightly embarrassed. They opened their mouths to express their doubts, but couldn't bring themselves to speak, so they simply sat down following He Lanming's gesture, suddenly at a loss for words.

  He Lan Minzhi also sat down and, while exchanging pleasantries, sized up the two visitors who were said to be his "fox friends and dog companions".

  The two of them looked quite good, with similar physiques and not too short in stature. They were dressed meticulously, looking like young masters. The first to speak was a rough-looking youth who seemed careless in his behavior. From what he had just said, He Lan Minzhi knew that this person was Li Jingyou, and the one Li Jingyou called "Tian Guan brother" should be Liu Yan. In comparison, Liu Yan looked more refined and elegant.

  He Lan Minzhi's two little maidservants brought tea and stood beside him, waiting for instructions.

  Li Jingyu looked at the two girls' demeanor, seemingly understanding something, exchanged a glance with Liu Yan, chuckled twice, and his expression returned to normal. He stared at He Lan Minzhi, who was wiping her forehead, with a concerned look on his face. "Chang Zhu brother, I and Tian Guan brother heard that you were injured, we were very worried. We originally wanted to come see you a few days ago, but... the Korean lady closed the door and refused visitors. We came several times but couldn't see you. Today, we finally got to see you... How is your injury now?"

  Li Jingyu spoke cautiously, occasionally casting strange glances at the two little maids standing beside He Lan Min.

  "Yes, yes! Brother Chang Zhu, Xiao Di and Jing Xun have come for the fourth time. Today, I finally see you, but the previous times were all in vain," Liu Mian nodded and replied, "Brother Chang Zhu's injury is not serious, right?"

  He Lan Minzhi smiled slightly and shook his head, "Thank you both for your concern, I'm fine now!" As He Lan Minzhi spoke, he touched the bandage on his forehead, saying with a hint of self-mockery: "I suppose in another two days, this thing can be removed, then it won't show that I was injured..."

  He Lan Min's forehead had something similar to what Jia Baoyu always wore in "Dream of the Red Chamber" - a headband, and He Lan Min, played by Jiao Enjun in that TV series he watched before, also wore one. Although wearing a headband made him look quite compatible with his face in the mirror, adding an extra touch of elegance, He Lan Min always felt strange and uncomfortable, originally unwilling to wear it, only because of his mother Wu Xun's coercion did he have to tie it up, hoping to get rid of it soon and feel light-headed.

  "Older brother, you tell us... how were you really injured?" Li Jingyu finally couldn't bear it anymore, lowering his voice to ask the biggest doubt in his heart, and at the same time, he glanced at He Lanmin and then at the two little maids by her side.

  He Lan Min smiled wryly and shook his head, "I just accidentally bumped my head against something hard, got a minor injury on the skin, bled a bit, that's all. Nothing serious happened, you two brothers don't have to worry!"

  "It's all right," said Liu Mian, who was sitting near He Lan, with a sigh of relief, smiling: "Jing You Xiong-di, I told you, Chang Zhuang has been practicing martial arts for many years, his skills are not bad, at most he just got a little hurt, it's definitely nothing serious, don't you see, I was right..."

  "Fortunately, Brother Chang's injury is not serious, that's great...” Li Jingyu's worried expression completely disappeared, and he smiled with a hint of mischief, exchanging a special glance with Liu Mei.

  The two men's concerned appearance made people feel quite sincere, and He Lan Min hastily bowed to thank them, "Min thanks the two brothers for their concern!"

  But he still wasn't clear about the specific relationship between him and these two people. From what they said and their tone of voice, he could slightly infer that his "original body" had a pretty good relationship with these few people in front of him.

  He Lan Min continued to speak in a polite and courteous manner, causing Li Jingyu and Liu Mian to become somewhat flustered. They exchanged glances, then looked at each other again, before Li Jingyu seemed to finally understand, cupped his fists in respect and replied: "Brother Chang Zhu is too polite! You've been injured, of course we're concerned..."

  "Yes, yes! Brother Changzhai is too polite, today he's being so courteous to us!" Liu Mian's face was also very strange, and from time to time he would glance at the two little maids standing beside He Lan Minzi.

  "Qing Er, Xue Er, you two can withdraw first!" He Lan Minzhi finally came back to her senses and let the people waiting by the side, including Xue Er and Qing Er, retreat.

  He sensed from Li Jingyu and Liu Mian's rich expressions that the two young masters' visit today was not just a simple courtesy call, but had another purpose.