Ran Yan would always ponder upon encountering a case, but things were different now. These cases were not her concern, and she had come to terms with that, treating them as a way to pass the time.
After having dinner, Ran Yan had just taken out her flute, preparing to practice a few tunes, when she heard the urgent knocking at the door.
"Ran Yan! Ran Yan!" The soul-calling voice of Liu Qingsong came from outside.
Wan Lu frowned, pulling open the door with a whoosh, "Doctor Liu, a lady's given name should not be so casually called!"
In the Tang Dynasty, a woman was generally addressed by her surname followed by her birth order. For example, Ran Yan would be called Ran Shiqi, and more affectionately, Seventeenth Lady or Wife. Typically, only the closest kin could call her by her given name.
Such behavior from Liu Qingsong was immediately classified as "frivolous" by Wan Lu. Being frivolous with the Wife was a form of disrespect, no different from teasing a respectable woman.
