On a spring and April day in the twenty-eighth year of Kaiyuan, Yizhou City in Jiannan was as hot as ever. Although it was spring in April, it was just like summer in July and August in other places. This may be because of the terrain, and because of this Yizhou has been known as the Oriental Furnace since ancient times.
In the suburbs of Yizhou, there are countless villas, each with huge fields and courtyards. These are almost all the villas of wealthy businessmen and officials in Jiannan Road. They all have concubines, housekeepers, servants, etc. in the courtyards. A small operating mechanism. Among these numerous villas, there is a villa with the best land and the largest area. The number of buildings is several times that of other villas, and the quality of the building materials used is also higher. It is the villa on Jiannan Road. The residence of Xianyu Zhongtong, the current head of the Xianyu family, one of the big families.
On this day, it was almost noon, and it was the hottest time of the day. The front door of Xianyu's mansion was deserted, and only a few handymen of Xianyu's mansion were cleaning the road in front of the door.
A carriage drove slowly from the east and stopped at the door of Xianyu Mansion with a creak, which aroused the curiosity of the servants. Although there were wealthy businessmen and officials who visited Xianyu Mansion on weekdays, who was riding the carriage was not A four-carriage sedan or a gorgeously decorated carriage. Have you ever seen such an ordinary carriage drive to Xianyu Mansion?
An ordinary-looking couple jumped out of the car. The young man turned around and handed the driver a piece of broken silver. After saying a few words of gratitude, the driver drove along the original road. gone back.
At this time, a guy who seemed to have a slightly higher status walked out of the small door on the main door, followed by a handyman who was sweeping the floor just now. It seemed that he was the one who went in to report the news. He glanced up and down at the couple walking towards him, and saw that they were dressed in ordinary clothes and had ordinary temperaments. He could not tell that they belonged to a noble family, so the concierge, who was good at observing words and expressions for a long time, was a little unhappy. . On weekdays, when wealthy businessmen and officials come to visit, none of them are wearing gold and silver, and when they come to the mansion, they have to look at the master's face. When will ordinary people be able to come to Xianyu's mansion?
His face turned solemn and he shouted sternly: "Stop! Who are you? Is this Xianyu Mansion someone you can visit at will? You know, people are divided into three, six, nine, and nine levels. How dare you come to me in such a despicable way?" Xian Yufu?"
Li Sihan's expression suddenly changed. At this moment, almost no one could recognize her after she had disguised herself. However, a mere concierge dared to make such arrogant remarks, which immediately made her furious. Just as she was about to speak back. Tokiye Saburo stretched out a hand to stop her.
The scene in front of him made Ye Sanlang feel like he had déjà vu. It seemed that such a scene had happened when he went to the residence of Prime Minister Li Linfu a few months ago. In his opinion, the concierges in the residences of these wealthy businessmen and officials always seemed to be in trouble. They are so similar, they both look like bully slaves.
He wanted to tease the concierge in front of him, so he took a few steps forward, bowed and said, "Your Excellency, I think you are the concierge of the Xianyu Mansion. I would like to meet the Second Young Master Xianyu of the Mansion, and I would like to inform you."
After hearing this, the porter immediately became furious and said: "Hey, where did this country boy come from?! Is it possible that our second son from the Xianyu family is someone you can meet whenever you want? Come on, please bring this country boy to me." Get away!”
As soon as he finished speaking, several men with iron rods walked out of the door. They looked evil and seemed to really want to drive Ye Sanlang and his wife out of the door.
"By the way, I forgot to give my name. My surname is Ye and my given name is Sanlang. I hope the concierge will inform the second young master." Ye Sanlang added this sentence with a smile at this time.
Hearing this, the servants who had just raised their hands were stunned. Even the concierge opened his mouth and stuttered: "Are you Ye...Ye Zhongcheng?!"
This is natural. During his trip to the south of the Yangtze River a few months ago, Ye Sanlang's name became famous in Jiangnan, and his promotion to Yushi Zhongcheng was also known to everyone. Of course, this matter spread back to Jiannan Road, and now Ye Sanlang is unknown in the south. It can be said that there are not many left. In addition, the imperial censor Zhongcheng is a dignified fourth-rank official, and the Jiannan Road interviewer's position is one level lower than that of Xianyu Zhongtong, the head of the Xianyu family, but it is a fat job with real power.
There were rumors in the world that after Yangzhou dealt with Liu Zhao, Ye Sanlang did not return to Chang'an. Instead, he went to Jiannan. Now it seems that it is just like the rumors. What's more, there are private rumors that Ye Sanlang is very worried about his father's incident back then and wants to attack the Ye family in Jiannan. Previously, the eldest son of the Ye family, Ye Dingtian, had pleaded guilty in Yangzhou for some reason. There are only a few reasons. People know that he has been escorted to Chang'an City together with the former governor of Yangzhou, and has been sent to the Dali Temple Prison, waiting to be punished. Therefore, this rumor began to spread more and more fiercely, and at this moment, Ye Sanlang appeared in Yizhou, then This confirms the credibility of this rumor from another perspective.
The concierge and several servants were naturally frightened, and immediately changed their faces. Several servants smiled at Ye Sanlang, and the concierge rushed into the house as quickly as possible.
Not long after, when the servants were still complimenting Ye Sanlang at the door, the door behind them slowly opened. You know, the door of Xianyu Mansion is never opened on weekdays, even for some wealthy businessmen and officials. If it weren't for the wealthy businessman or the powerful Prime Minister, the door of Xianyu Mansion would have been closed all year round, but today it was opened wide for Ye Sanlang.
A young man in bright clothes came out with a smile and hugged Ye Sanlang tightly. The two patted each other on the shoulders and looked very affectionate.
This person was Xianyu Fudong, his friend who broke up with Ye Sanlang in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River that day. Since their departure that day, he had never heard any rumors about Ye Sanlang again, so he was quite worried. However, a few days ago, spies came to report that there seemed to be many masters of cultivation in the Yuanzhou area in the south of the Yangtze River, and Ye Sanlang had also appeared there, so he felt relieved.
"Sanlang, I haven't seen you for many days. Where have you and your wife been since we said goodbye to Zhou Jiangshang?" He asked curiously.
"Fudong, with your intelligence network, you must also know some rumors about Yuanzhou. The two of us went there, and we had an adventure."
At this time, Xianyu Fudong remembered where his previous sense of disobedience came from, and asked, "By the way, why didn't Shuang Yan, who had been following you two before, come with you?"
Their expressions changed, and then Ye Sanlang shook his head and said: "During the trip to Yuanzhou, we were separated from him and disappeared, but I guess he should be in Tianxing Palace, so it's not a big problem."
Xianyu Fudong nodded, and when he saw the difference in Ye Sanlang's expression, he knew that there were some twists and turns that should not be asked, so he wisely did not ask any more questions.
He turned back to the concierge and shouted: "Why are you still standing there? Go and prepare the banquet and the first-class guest room. I want to get drunk with Saburo today!";
