"Sir, weren't you just trying to find out the whereabouts of Yanshi? Why did you leave like that?"
On the way back, Huangfu Xiaoyuan couldn't help but ask. At this time, there were no outsiders, and she also changed back to her original title.
"This guy surnamed Ge should have some skills, but his purpose is not pure. He set up that formation just to hide it from others, so they don't ask."
Naturally, Lu Hanjiang would not tell Huangfu Xiaoyuan about the Bingmen incident. Firstly, it was unnecessary, and secondly, he had lost interest in the matter. What would happen next, he had no interest in following for the time being.
Of these three, the maid named Yun'er has good martial arts skills. She should be acting as a guard beside Yao Yuzhi. With her ability, she can easily pass through the wooden formation in the first level, but the ice gate in the second level has been blocked by her. If it is broken, she can pass directly.
As for the third level, it depends on her luck. Mr. Ge set up this formation just to find a woman with a pure yin body. They have no reason not to accept it. As for the follow-up discovery Something went wrong. Lu Hanjiang was already thousands of miles away by then.
Last but not least, the maid Yun'er broke through. At least Yao Yuzhi was not outrageous enough to leave her alone, so he stayed there. No one was yelling in his ears. This is what Lu Hanjiang wanted. .
"Sir, where should we go next?" Huangfu Xiaoyuan asked.
"You're already here, let's take some specialties back with you."
Ying Tianfu couldn't come to Yingtian Mansion in vain. Since there was no trace of the machine master, it would be a good idea to bring some local products back. Thinking about it this way, after Qiao Shifang died, Lu Hanjiang didn't even have a superficial friend in the capital who could visit him. It seems that Commander Meng is the only one left.
"Tsk, do you think it's time for me to find a new friend?" Lu Hanjiang asked suddenly while walking on the road.
"..."
Huangfu Xiaoyuan glanced at him in surprise. She really didn't know how to answer the question. After a while, she said dryly: "Isn't that girl in the capital? She should be considered your friend."
"Miss Shang? Yes, I almost forgot about her."
While talking, Lu Hanjiang walked in front of the vendor's stall and looked around. He stopped at one place, picked up the scroll and unfolded it. It was a landscape painting.
"How is this painting sold?" Lu Hanjiang asked casually.
"Young master, you have such good taste," the hawker's eyes lit up and he started praising him: "This is Mr. Baimei's painting, which has always been the most sought-after. If we meet today, we are destined to have it. I can take it away for ten taels of silver."
Hearing this, Lu Hanjiang looked at the painting carefully. He had never heard of Mr. Baimei. An unknown painter dared to ask for ten taels of silver for a painting. He might as well grab it.
He immediately put the painting aside, picked up another fan on the stall, looked at it, and asked, "What's the price of this fan?"
"Young Master is such a wonderful person," the vendor rubbed his hands and said vividly: "This fan was made by Master Liu, and there is an inscription by Mr. Baimei on it. Look at this inscription, the writing style is bold and unrestrained, continuous and changeable. It is It's a rare treasure, even if you don't ask for much, the young master can accept it for twenty taels of silver."
Why is it Mr. Baimei again? Is this a Baimei specialty store? Lu Hanjiang looked through a few more items speechlessly, and simply asked: "Is there anything cheaper?"
"Yes, yes, yes," the hawker diligently pulled out another scroll from the pile of paintings and said as he unfolded it: "This 'Hundred Flowers Picture' was made by Mr. Bai Mei's disciples. It only costs three taels of silver. What do you think, sir?" "
"..."
Lu Hanjiang waved his hand and turned around to leave. The vendor was still shouting from behind. He just took a casual look and had no intention of being blamed for an inexplicable name.
After being far away from the hawker, Lu Hanjiang's ears were clear. He saw a little girl carrying a bamboo basket hawking from a distance, and waved her over.
"They are all exquisite little things. What do you want, Master?" This girl has two pigtails, and when she smiles, she has two small dimples at the corners of her mouth, which is even cute.
"Let me see."
Lu Hanjiang looked through the things in the bamboo basket. They were indeed small handmade objects, such as hanging bracelets and handkerchiefs. He took out a thumb-sized wood carving that looked like a flower.
"What is this carving?" Lu Hanjiang asked.
"Sir, it's a wind chime." The little girl replied obediently.
Lu Hanjiang looked at it for a few more times before accepting it and said, "I want this, how much does it cost."
The little girl raised her face, showed a smile that was still changing teeth, and said crisply: "Three pennies."
After buying this small bellflower ornament, Lu Hanjiang was obviously in a much better mood. While wandering aimlessly on the street, he said to Huangfu Xiaoyuan: "What do you think? Miss Shang should like this very much." Yes."
As he said that, he took out the bluebell hanging ornament and looked at it. The more he looked at it, the more satisfied he became.
Huangfu Xiaoyuan had a subtle look on her face. She didn't know what she was thinking, but she said something else: "Mr. Baimei is a famous calligrapher and painter in Jiangnan. His paintings are often expensive but not marketable."
"...Is there such a thing?" Although Lu Hanjiang is not good at this, he has painted hundreds of paintings over the years, but he has never heard of Mr. White Eyebrow.
Huangfu Xiaoyuan said eloquently: "Mr. Baimei is very talented. He is an expert in calligraphy and painting. He is very famous among scholars. However, his paintings that have been circulated are very sparse in pen and ink. The price of the painting just now was only ten taels of silver. It must be It is undoubtedly a forgery, and you don’t need to take it to heart.”
"How can I say that if he asks for a hundred taels, it might be true?" Lu Hanjiang asked.
"..."
Huangfu Xiaoyuan didn't say anything, and Lu Hanjiang didn't continue to dwell on this matter. He stretched and said with a smile, "Let's go, we'll go back to Beijing after dinner."
"Sir, don't you plan to buy some specialties?" Lu Hanjiang's thoughts changed so quickly that Huangfu Xiaoyuan was a little confused by his actions of hitting here and there with a hammer and a stick.
"Just leave that kind of thing to Lao Qian to prepare. If I really bring a bunch of food to Lord Meng's door, he will be so angry that he can't sleep."
Lu Hanjiang smiled, the matter was settled, and the two of them found restaurants and inns along the way.
Suddenly, the crowd in front began to commotion. Huangfu Xiaoyuan subconsciously became on guard. Her hand had already touched the short knife in her sleeve. She had prepared this weapon by herself since the last time she and Yan Fengyun sparred.
Lu Hanjiang stopped and took a good look. After a while, the news spread through the crowd.
"Have you heard that Mr. Ge's formation has been cracked?"
"Real or fake? Who broke it?"
"I don't know the name yet, but I heard that it was broken by a young master from an aristocratic family and his maid. Let's go and have a look."
The crowd who loved to watch the fun flowed towards Ge's house like a tide. Lu Hanjiang stepped aside and listened to everyone's gossip with interest.
"Sir, you did it." Although there was no evidence, Huangfu Xiaoyuan's intuition told her that this matter must be related to Lu Hanjiang.
Lu Hanjiang smiled but did not answer, but said: "I remember that the Qianhu stationed in Yingtian Mansion changed people a while ago, and Yan Qianhu should be here now."
"It's Yan Qianhu."
"Very good. Send him a letter and ask him to pay more attention to the situation of the Ge family. As for the rest, let him figure it out on his own."
Lu Hanjiang didn't know why Mr. Ge was looking for a woman with a pure yin body, but he guessed that it was unlikely to be a good thing. He was not interested in fighting with him. Yan Feng would report the results when they were found. If it was interesting, Just step in, if it's not interesting...
"For the Ge family to be able to create such a machine formation, they must have accumulated a lot of money."
Lu Hanjiang was talking to himself, and glanced at Huangfu Xiaoyuan, who was confused. He smiled and said, "Let's go to the front to eat."
