Four servants in green robes and caps stood at the door of Zhang's Mansion, all of them were brightly dressed and had rosy faces. This large area seemed to be a gathering area for wealthy households in Yanzhou City. The distance between the neighbors was a bit far, and they were all high-rise buildings covering a very large area. Gate mansion.
Fang Jinshi's clothes were extremely ordinary, and his face was full of dust from traveling for days. When the doorman saw him approaching, the leader bowed his hands politely and said, "I wonder what you are doing, brother?" It is rare for these servants not to wear clothes. He had a good attitude when choosing someone. Seeing that he was polite, Fang Jinshi returned the favor and said, "My surname is Fang. I wonder if Prince Jing lives in this house."
The servant said: "So you are Mr. Fang. My master said that a young man named Fang will come soon. Let me wait for Haosheng to receive him. Mr. Fang, please, please come inside..." He did not answer whether Prince Jing was here. Although he was not there, he invited Fang Jinshi inside. Fang Jinshi was still thinking about what he would do if the gatekeeper refused to let him in. But now that the servant invited him in, he followed the servant into this mansion without hesitation.
This mansion is really big. The ground is paved with old-fashioned green boards. There are tall pines and cypresses along the road. There are many trees in the courtyard, most of them are old trees that have grown for many years. It seems that the courtyard is built in a forest of trees. There are seven trees in the main hall. It is a large house. Although the roof tiles are a bit old, the doors and windows are all newly painted. The house is quiet. There are only two or three girls and women busy in the kitchen in the side room, and a few servants are arranging flowers and trees in the courtyard. , and several gardeners and craftsmen moved ladders and took axes and chisels, and were replacing the doors and windows of the main house.
When Fang Jinshi looked at the doors and windows, he couldn't help but feel nervous. The newly replaced doors and windows were also brand new, as if they had been painted recently, but the hollow of the door leaf seemed to have been cut with a sharp weapon, and the replaced window panes were also smashed by something. There is obviously a white mark on a piece of bluestone, which is the mark of a knife. The mark is very new. The door and window steps are all wet, and there are even water drops on the window panes.
Fang Jinshi's heart became heavy. He guessed that there must have been a fight here not long ago. Although the scale was not very large, there might have been casualties. Now that the fight was over, he replaced the broken doors and windows and cleaned away the blood stains. He was extremely worried about Liang Cuirong. Worried, I don’t know where she is now or what her condition is.
The servant who led him in said with a smile on his face: "Mr. Fang, please let me pull your horse to the stable at the back first, okay?" Fang Jinshi handed the horse into the hands of the servant, and the servant waved over to ask him to After leading the horse to the horse gallery at the back, the servant smiled and turned back to the other side and said to the stone: "Young Master has had a hard journey. My master said that it is too noisy here in front, so he asked you to go to the back hall to rest first, and then he comes to see you."
Fang Jinshi cupped his hands to the servant and said, "Thank you for your kindness, master. I have something I want to see Prince Jing now. I wonder if I can let him know."
The servant hurriedly bowed and said, "Don't you dare? My surname is Zhang. I am the second in line. Others call me Zhang Er. I am the housekeeper here. To be honest, Prince Jing is not in the house now. He and Miss Liang I left the house and said I would be back in the afternoon, so I asked Mr. Fang to wait patiently."
When Fang Jinshi heard what he said, it was hard to tell whether it was true or false. Huang Jinmian said that Prince Jing was not in Shaanxi now, and Zhang Er said that he and Liang Cuirong went out together. He didn't know who was telling the truth and who was lying.
Fang Jinshi thought for a moment and said, "Steward Li, I would like to see your master, is that possible?" Zhang Er said with a smile, "Unfortunately, my master has also gone out. Mr. Fang, please rest first. Prince Jing will definitely do this in the afternoon." I'll come back soon." Fang Jinshi said, "I wonder where Prince Jing went?"
Zhang Er looked up at the sky, scratched his scalp and said, "Well... Prince Jing didn't say anything when he went out, so I don't know." Fang Jinshi asked again, "I don't know if Prince Jing and your master are relatives or not. Where are your friends?”…,
