Seeing Jiang Shuo looking at her doubtfully, Li Zhuer said, "Who in Youzhou doesn't know the Fan Yanglu family? As a northerner, I naturally know where the Fan family's mansion is." She pressed a few coins on the case. Copper Coin took Jiang Shuo's hand and left the tea shop. It was daytime and the road was busy with pedestrians. The two of them did not dare to use Qinggong or ride horses. They just walked quickly eastward among the bustling people.
Jiang Shuo said: "I only know that the Fanyang Lu family is one of the 'Five Surnames and Seven Clans'. Since Lu Zhi, the Minister of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it has been spreading its branches and leaves into several houses for six hundred years. Sister Zhu'er, how do you know? Which room is this Brother Lu the deacon of?"
Li Zhuer said: "The Lu family was divided into northern and southern ancestors during the Northern Yan Dynasty. The northern ancestor descended from Lu Yan, the prefect of Yan Yingqiu, and Lu Zangyong, who took the 'Zhongnan shortcut' from the eldest family, has declined. The third family has declined. Lu Huaishen's family has moved to Lingchang, Huazhou, and now the most popular property in Fanyang is the second-bedroom house of Mr. Lu Zhengji, so Princess Jingle will definitely live in Mr. Lu Zhengji's house."
Fanyang is also a city with a square system, but as a border fortress, the square walls are all thick and tall. The two of them walked along the south bank of Luoshui for a while, and when they approached the east city wall, Li Zhuer pointed to a square on the south bank and said: "Right here, the Fanyang Lu family has lush branches and leaves. The big house and the second house each occupy a square." Most of the wealthy families have other businesses outside the city, so they do not build houses in the center of the city. The second house of Lu's family is backed by the Luo River for water transportation, and is facing the city wall to the east for the convenience of land travel. It is far away from the east and west cities in the city. But it is pure.”
Jiang Shuo saw that the Lu family's quarter was really unique. The walls were neat and neat, several feet higher than those of the surrounding quarters. The ditches surrounding the walls were also clean and tidy, unlike other quarters. The shape of the gates and the towers Similarly, there are watchtowers at the four corners, just like a small Fanyang City. Jiang Shuo said: "Why does the Fan Yang Lu family look like a small castle?"
Li Zhuer said: "There are frequent wars in the North, and wealthy families often raise private soldiers to protect themselves. The Lu family's residence has gone through three hundred years of construction since Beiyan, and it is probably even stronger than Fanyang City."
Jiang Shuo asked strangely: "Does An Lushan care about them?"
Li Zhuer said: "It's not just An Lushan who doesn't care. The past dynasties of Youzhou Prefect and Fan Yang Jiedushi also don't care. The local governors are all from outside. Without the support of the local wealthy family, how can we govern the place? An Lushan wants to rebel. We need a large number of soldiers, and we don’t dare to offend the big clan.”
Jiang Shuo saw that there were private soldiers guarding the gate and four corners of the square, and there were even Jinwu guards patrolling the street corners and entrances. He said sadly: "It's not easy to sneak in during the day, and the Lu family is so big, it will take a long time to find it. "
While the two were talking, they saw a convoy of carriages approaching. It turned out that Deacon Lu's convoy had returned. The Lu family had gone out to buy many carriages and horses. Deacon Lu gathered them all the way. Although the carriage he was riding in was much better than that of Jiang Shuo and Li Zhu. The two arrived late, Li Zhuer smiled and said: "The leader is here." After saying that, holding Jiang Shuo's hand, he quickly caught up with Deacon Lu's carriage, opened the curtain and entered the carriage. The deacon was closing his eyes and concentrating in the car. Suddenly he felt the car move. He opened his eyes and saw two people getting into the car. He thought he had some skills and punched Jiang Shuo. Jiang Shuo didn't want to hurt anyone, so he punched lightly with his sleeves. Qiankun's technique lightly touched his Huagai acupoint and the left and right Qimen acupoints. Deacon Lu was immediately paralyzed and unable to move. He was frightened and just about to cry out for help. Li Zhuer quickly tapped the Renying acupoint under his neck, making him unable to speak.
Deacon Lu was riding in the leading carriage. No matter how skilled the two were, they boarded Deacon Lu's carriage in broad daylight. It was impossible not to see the old man behind. The driver behind the carriage asked, "What's wrong, Deacon Lu?" Deacon Lu His eyes could still move, looking at Jiang Shuo and Li Zhuer in horror. Li Zhuer took out a dagger and rubbed it on his nose and cheek. At this moment, both Jiang Shuo and Li Zhuer were carrying people. Wearing a leather mask with an expressionless face, Li Zhuer pointed to her throat, then pointed to the dagger in her hand, and blinked at Deacon Lu. Deacon Lu was so blessed that he understood immediately and blinked desperately.
Li Zhuer put the dagger against his throat and used her left hand to tap his Tiantu point to relieve it. Deacon Lu let out an "ah" sound, and the car behind asked even more urgently: "Deacon Lu, what happened?"
Li Zhuer's eyes widened, and the dagger was embedded in his skin, blood oozing out immediately. Deacon Lu shouted hurriedly: "It's okay, it's okay, it's the two boys from the main room who are here to deliver the post."
The man behind asked: "Why don't I recognize the boy in the big room?"
Deacon Lu scolded: "You bastard, how many days have you been serving in the mansion? You can't even recognize the Cangtou in your mansion, but how can I, Luo Su, recognize the people in the big house?"
The man was scolded by Deacon Lu, and he hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, it's just as long as Deacon Lu recognizes him."
When the carriage arrived at the gate of the square, the two of them lowered themselves down. Deacon Lu opened the curtain and handed the wooden entry and exit talisman to the gatekeeper Jinwu Guard for verification. Seeing that he was the deacon of the house, Jinwu Guard didn't bother to check carefully. He only checked that the number of carriages was correct. He waved his hand and let him go.
The Lu Mansion occupies a square of land, and the interior is the same as the other houses. There are also roads that separate each house. After entering the square gate, Deacon Lu said with a smile on his face: "You two kings, are you going to the Qiancang Bukuo? I can lead the way for you two." The acupuncture points on his body have not yet been unlocked, and his hands and feet cannot move, but his face is full of expressions and looks quite funny.
Li Zhuer poked Deacon Lu's collarbone with the handle of the knife and said, "Do you think we are robbers? Who wants to go to the warehouse?"
Deacon Lu was in pain but did not dare to cry out. Sisi gasped and said, "It was a slip of the tongue. The two heroes are so loyal that they naturally disdain extraneous things like money and silk." But he did not dare to guess anymore and asked, "Two heroes are so loyal." Where are you going, a hero? I am the steward here and I can go anywhere."
Jiang Shuo crossed his hands and said, "Deacon Lu has offended many people. Please take us to Princess Jingle's residence."
Deacon Lu was shocked when he heard this. The Fanyang Lu family has a great business. It is a small matter that the house was robbed of money and silk. However, Princess Jingle was given by the saint to marry King Chongshun of Khitan. He also knew that the matter was serious. I hesitated for a moment and dared not agree.
Seeing his frightened expression, Jiang Shuo said even more respectfully: "Deacon Lu, don't worry, we are definitely not gangsters who kill people and sell goods. We are not looking for Princess Jingle to harm her, we just want to find an acquaintance."
Seeing Jiang Shuo's polite words, Deacon Lu felt that there was still room for change and said, "Little Master, it's not that I doubt you, it's just... just..."
Before Jiang Shuo could persuade him, Li Zhuer hit Deacon Lu's mute point with his backhand, and punched him under the side, cracking two of his ribs. Deacon Lu couldn't make a sound under the severe pain. , can only take a big breath. The chariot driver in front heard the noise in the carriage and asked, "What's wrong, Deacon Lu? Why did I hear the beating sound?"
Li Zhuer waved his fist at Deacon Lu. Although the expression on his face could not be seen, his fierce eyes made him shudder. He nodded hurriedly at Li Zhuer, and then Li Zhuer opened his acupuncture points again. , Deacon Lu held back the pain and shouted: "Are you still asking me? What kind of car are you driving? You knocked me!"
That was not the case in the man's mind, but Deacon Lu had always been domineering, and he did not dare to refute. Deacon Lu said again: "Send us to Princess Jingle's residence quickly."
The man said: "But..."
Deacon Lu cursed: "But what? I suddenly remembered that the master has a mission for me. What do you know? Go quickly, go quickly...ah yo yo..." He finally couldn't help but groan in pain. Li Zhuer was busy and busy. Touched his dumb hole.
Jiang Shuo couldn't bear it, so he tapped a few acupoints on his flanks to help him relieve pain. Deacon Lu felt a warmth in his flanks, and the pain immediately subsided. Although he couldn't speak, he nodded to him gratefully.
After a while, the carriage stopped, and the driver said: "Deacon Lu, we're here."
Pearl opened the corner of the car curtain and saw that it was the corner door for servants to enter and exit. The door was also guarded by Jin Wu guards. She lowered the curtain and whispered to Deacon Lu: "Let the car continue to drive and turn in front." Deacon Lu nodded hurriedly. Understanding, Li Zhuer unblocked his acupuncture points again, and Deacon Lu said: "I remembered wrongly. We are not going to Princess Jingle's house. Turn left ahead and we will go to Master Han's house." The man responded, and the carriage rolled again. The car started, and soon after turning around the corner, Li Zhuer opened the car curtain and saw that there was no one patrolling here. She jumped out of the car with Jiang Shuo, and the two of them flew up with their toes on the ground and jumped into the wall. Inside, the driver didn't know anything about it. Before leaving, Li Zhuer tapped Deacon Lu's mute point again. He couldn't move or speak, so the carriage just drove forward and went far away.
The two of them climbed over the wall and came in, and saw an exquisite small garden. In addition to precious trees and exotic flowers and plants, it also diverted water from canals to form a winding stream, built rockeries, and set up several pavilions and pavilions. Although the place is not big, it is quite elegant and ingenious.
Suddenly they heard someone's voice. The two of them hid behind the rockery and took a peek. They saw a young girl and an old man walking through the courtyard. The girl said to the old man: "Grandpa, Sister Jing is so pitiful. He doesn't want to marry the Khitan." Barbarian, she insists on forcing her to go."
The old man snorted and said: "Dugu Ming couldn't bear to part with this wealth, so he could only offer his daughter. Although the Dugu family has produced some royal relatives, after all, they are not a powerful family like the Five Surnames and Seven Clans. The marriage of their children can be decided by Not to myself.”
It was early summer, and although Fan Yang was in the north, it was starting to get hot. The girl was wearing a white silk dress, but it was as thick and complicated as a palace dress. She complained: "The weather is so hot, and this dress is too uncomfortable to wear." Now!" After saying that, he actually took off his shoes and socks, lifted up his skirt and stepped into the stream, smiling: "This is much more comfortable...Grandpa, do you think I will force me to marry someone I don't like in the future?"
Instead of stopping him, the old man took off his shoes and socks, rolled up his trousers, and stood in the stream, saying: "If I hadn't given up my status as the eldest daughter of the Dugu family, how could your mother-in-law marry you? You will be a natural in the future. You can marry whoever you want, and if anyone forces you to marry someone you don’t like, grandpa will be the first to break his nose!”
The girl smiled like a flower and said, "Grandpa, you are the best to Xiang'er."
Jiang Shuo was stunned behind the rockery. The visitors were none other than Dugu Xiang and her grandfather Dugu Wen.
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