She didn’t dare to say anything. Mrs. Yan’s state looked as if she were possessed.

It’s just that, being a servant, she could only slightly remind them when things seemed off, but couldn’t interfere too much in the affairs of the master.

Seeing that An Ning hadn’t responded for a while, Lan Ru instinctively felt that she had overstepped. "Miss, I shouldn’t have said those things, please forgive me."

Only then did An Ning react, comforting her, "You meant well, there’s no need to be nervous." Saying this, An Ning turned her gaze to Mrs. Yan and said, "She has things on her mind, that’s why she is like this. Once the matter is resolved, she will be fine, there’s no need to see a doctor."

After all, a mental problem needs a mental solution. No matter how skilled a doctor is, they can’t untie the knot in her heart!

Lan Ru actually knew why Mrs. Yan was like this, but looking at the calm face of An Ning, she didn’t know what to say.

Fortunately, An Ning wasn’t expecting her to offer any comfort.

"Lan Ru, take care of Xiaoniu at home. I’ll be going out and may not be back until the afternoon," An Ning said.

"Yes, Lan Ru knows. Miss, you can leave without worry," Lan replied.

After taking another look inside the courtyard, An Ning turned around and left.

"Brother Lu...are you there..." An Ning arrived at the farm and shouted loudly inside.

"An Ning, my brother is with Uncle Erlai on the hillside over there watching people dig tree pits. Did you need something from my brother?" The one who came out was not Lu Xiu, but Lu Er.

"It’s nothing much, I just wanted to go to the county. I was thinking of asking Brother Lu to take me, but since he’s not here, I’ll go to the hillside to find him..."

Saying this, An Ning turned around intending to leave.

However, Lu Er called her back, "An Ning, although my brother isn’t here, I too can drive the ox cart. How about I take you?"

An Ning turned back, surprised, and looked at Lu Er.

Noticing An Ning’s skeptical look, Lu Er said discontentedly, "What’s the matter?"

"Oh, nothing. Since you can drive the ox cart too, I won’t bother Brother Lu. Brother Lu Er, let’s go..." An Ning said with a smile.

She just thought that Lu Er was a scholar, usually appearing genteel and somewhat frail, and in this era, scholars are typically very proud.

Thus, An Ning usually asked Lu Xiu for help and never really thought of Lu Er.

Seeing the smile on An Ning’s face, Lu Er’s eyes flickered for a moment, then he quickly lowered his gaze, turned around to hide the change on his face, and said, "Then wait a moment, I’ll go harness the ox cart..."

After they left Taohua Village and got on the ox cart, An Ning realized that she seemed to have a new understanding of Lu Er.

Originally, she always thought scholars were supposed to be proud, just like those in dramas who look down on everyone else.

However, only after truly interacting did she understand.

Lu Er indeed is a scholar, and although proud, he was not as arrogant as she had imagined.

On the contrary, compared to Lu Xiu, when Lu Er looked at her, he would even blush, which was quite adorable!

An Ning never thought that Lu Er might like her because she considered herself not particularly outstanding.

As for Sikong Wuyou, she always attributed it to fate between them!

"Brother Lu Er, I seem to have heard Brother Lu say before that you chose to study because your health was poor and you couldn’t practice martial arts, so you wanted to pursue the path of the imperial examinations?" An Ning asked.