"Zhongwu General Gu Chengfeng has a biological sister named Gu Xuelian. Because of the general's meritorious service, his family has benefited. His sister Gu Xuelian was named the head of Rongan County and was given the title of Marriage to the heir apparent of Pingyang Hou Mansion."
"General Gu's meritorious service comes first. If he marries with the Hou Mansion, in the next few years, the Gu Mansion will produce a capable junior, and by then he will be counted among the big families in the capital."
"Unexpectedly, something unexpected happened. Half a month before the wedding, the head of Rongan County was suddenly robbed by gangsters when he went out. He was so frightened that he fell out of the carriage and injured his waist. The imperial doctor diagnosed him with catalepsy."
"Pity……"
After Lu Anran listened, he lowered his head and took a sip of tea.
The loud voice shouted before: "In any case, the Gu family is acting too domineeringly, and they should not be disrespectful of the law despite the emperor's favor!"
The man who was explaining to the uninformed people smiled kindly and said: "General Zhongwu defeated the pirates, which was a great achievement for the country and benefited the people, especially the surrounding fishermen. They were no longer harmed by pirates, but his biological sister was killed by a gangster. Find the murderer, the general is uneasy underground, we are also ashamed of such heroes."
There was a lot of noise in the living room, glasses of wine clinking, people eating meat and talking loudly. Amidst the noise, Lu Anran quietly went to the backyard.
The Lu Family Nursing Home has placed everything in the inn room. The boxes are boxes and the packages are packages. They don't dare to move them. At this moment, Chun Miao is opening and packing them one by one.
"Originally, I thought Gu Mansion was a bit too much, but after hearing what he said later, I thought it was quite right."
Lu Anran didn't care about anything else. He took out the "Thousand Gold Pharmacopoeia" and put it away together with the booklet for jotting down key points on the way. He said in a calm tone: "There is something wrong."
Chunmiao squatted next to the box and raised her head: "What?"
"The Pingyang Marquis Mansion seems to be a noble house, but in fact, the inside has been exhausted a long time ago, leaving only an empty shell. The Gu Mansion's marriage with it is just a glory, but it is just a glory." It is beautiful on the surface.
"Ah? Then the emperor...why did you choose Pingyang Marquis Mansion?"
Lu Anran turned over a page, her eyes fell on the pharmacopoeia, and she did not answer Chun Miao.
The Gu family was ordinary, but a loyal general was born. It was up to the emperor to seal the coffin. Any aristocratic family would always show some respect. However, the emperor was on guard against anyone taking advantage of the emperor's kindness to the Gu family. He weighed the odds and granted marriage to Pingyang Houfu. most appropriate.
Since the heirs of the Pingyang Marquis Mansion were mediocre and did not do much, they could not achieve anything. But from another perspective, the Pingyang Marquis Mansion still had a hereditary title, which could be regarded as taking care of the Gu Mansion.
Lu Anran dipped his brush in ink and wrote down a word steadily. He was filled with admiration. Throughout the ages, no one can compare with the emperor.
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Unlike Yinlou, which strives to show its nouveau riche temperament, Yunxilou has accumulated a hundred years of accumulation, is calm and low-key, and has a sense of solidity that has always stood tall despite the vicissitudes of life.
Lu Anran thought about her last transaction with Yinlou. She exchanged the cash on hand for a relationship tree of major families in the capital. Although Yinlou took the money, the collection was quite comprehensive.
Compared with the major families in the big chapter, the Gu family has only a few mentions. It can be seen that Yinlou originally looked down on such a small family, but because of General Zhongwu, it was difficult to add these two additions.
Lu Anran touched the red rope on his left wrist and lowered his eyes into the Yunxi Tower.
Seeing that it is the New Year's Day, people are coming and going to buy new year's goods. The streets are prosperous and festive.
However, when Lu Anran stepped into Yunxi Tower, all the hustle and bustle was blocked outside the gate.
The well-dressed boy came over immediately. With a smile on his face, he first shouted: "Ji Qing", then he bowed slightly, his posture was neither high nor low, and said just right: "Girl, please come in. I wonder if the girl is in or out?"
Lu Anran stretched out his hand, the red rope drooped, and a jade plaque at the bottom swayed back and forth, "Get the object."
When the young man saw the jade plaque, his face became more cautious. He invited Lu Anran to the waiting room and said politely: "I wonder if I can let you see it more clearly."
"Um."
The boy held it in his palm and looked at it several times. Lu Anran couldn't help but ask: "Is the jade sign wrong?"
"Oh, the girl misunderstood." The boy held it up with both hands and handed it back to Lu Anran, "The jade plaque is indeed from my building, but in some years, I am afraid that I will make a mistake and delay the girl's efforts."
Lu Anran's calm eyes glanced at him. Once the words came out of this boy's mouth, they sounded much better.
Lu Anran didn't want to say more and said, "Excuse me."
The boy agreed and explained: "Once the things are taken out, the jade plaque must be returned to the building."
Lu Anran nodded: "Of course."
The boy took the jade token again, bowed respectfully and walked out of the room. He murmured in his heart: It's really strange. I have saved it for almost twenty years, and I thought no one would redeem it.
After a cup of tea, Lu Anran looked at a small black box on the table and frowned slightly: "Is this it?"
"Exactly." The waiter's attitude remained the same. He glanced at the table several times, obviously a little curious, "Once the items in the Yunxi Building are deposited, we will never move them without the permission of the guests."
Lu Anran held this palm-sized box in his hand. It was heavy and made of black gold, but it had a lock but no key. What was going on?
"There is one more question." Lu Anran said: "Can I ask who is the person who kept the thing?"
The boy smiled kindly and said firmly: "Yunxialou only recognizes objects, not people."
With doubts in mind, Lu Anran walked out of Yunxi Tower full of worries.
"Miss." Chun Miao came from the side.
Lu Anran put away his things, his mind was full of thoughts.
Before leaving, she asked the boy that a deposit of this level would cost three thousand taels a year. But the items in her hands lasted for twenty years and amounted to tens of thousands of taels.
She asked the boy: "What will happen in twenty years?"
The boy seemed to still have a little regret: "It has no owner, it belongs to Yunxilou."
Who is so generous?
Why twenty years?
Does the jade plaque belong to the mother?
What's inside the black gold box?
Where is the key?
She thought that the mystery would be solved when she arrived in the royal capital, but it seemed to be more complicated.
Her eyes moved slightly, hiding all her thoughts. When she raised her eyes, she saw that Chun Miao was depressed and her face was hurt. She was completely different from her usual cheerful look. After thinking about it for a while, she understood.
"I didn't let you in. Are you aggrieved?"
Chun Miao bit her lip: "I am stupid."
Lu Anran glanced sideways: "There are some things that I haven't thought about clearly yet." Why should one more person know?
Chunmiao paused on the spot and quickly followed her, murmuring: "I am afraid that I will not be able to serve you well, but I do not dare to feel any grievance or dissatisfaction."
Lu Anran kept walking and said, "You have been with me for several years. There are some things I didn't say. You should understand."
Chunmiao's heart skipped a beat. Normally, the young lady treated her kindly and didn't care about her unrestrained words. She had forgotten that the young lady was her master and her servant, and there was no reason for her to explain everything to her.
What the lady didn't say was: Chun Miao, you have exceeded the rules.
Chunmiao opened her mouth, and just as she said the word "I", a figure suddenly flew toward the two of them and fell at Lu Anran's feet.
Lu Anran lowered his head. It was a woman. Her head was in her hands and her face could not be seen clearly. Her whole body was twitching in pain and she was rolling on the ground.
Chunmiao paid attention to her surroundings, "Is the porcelain guy coming?"
This alley leads to private houses. At this time, people are crowded in the shopping street, but no one is passing by.
Lu Anran wanted to go around the woman, but she reached out and grabbed Lu Anran's skirt, raised her pitiful face, and sobbed: "It hurts, it hurts so much..."
The woman has thin eyebrows, an oval face, and skin as white as snow. When she cries, she looks like pear blossoms with rain, arousing pity.
But Lu Anran is not a man, so he will not show mercy to her.
"I, ah, it hurts so much, it hurts so much, please help me..."
Lu Anran tugged on her dress. The woman didn't know if she had used all the painful force in her fingers, but she couldn't pull it out.
"Miss, is it true?" Chunmiao was still doubting. A woman flew out of nowhere and accidentally pounced on the lady. Could it be that someone arranged a fairy dance.
Lu Anran shook his head slowly: "No."
Even though she was not interested in external jewelry, she could still tell that the woman's clothes were unusual. Her hairpin was inlaid with pearls and jade, especially the pair of earrings. The pearls on them were clear, bright, full, and flawless. They were a rare pigeon blood red. .
Chunmiao leaned over and said, "Look, she looks like a young lady from a certain family." When she turned her head, the light of the silver needle rolled across her eyes, and she was startled, "Miss, are you going to acupuncture her?!"
Chun Miao was shocked that Lu Anran was not a nosy person, especially after the incident in Yinjia Village, the young lady became a little tired of reading medical books and did not pay attention to it before.
Lu Anran squatted on the ground and placed three fingers of his right hand on the woman's wrist. "The pulse is rapid and the rhythm is disordered. If it is not cured, it may lead to madness."
The most important thing is that Lu Anran sighed helplessly and her eyes fell on the dress that was tightly grasped by the woman. She couldn't bear the trouble, but if she continued to delay and provoked people to come to visit, it would be even more unclear.
In the thrilling spring seedlings, Lu Anran pricked five or six roots at once, Baihui, Shenmen, Sishencong...
The woman's fingers loosened little by little, and she fell to the ground limply.
After a long time, the woman took a deep breath, slowly raised her head, her eyes focused together, she saw Lu An clearly, and then she showed a weak and grateful smile.
Seeing that she was about to speak, Lu Anran glanced at her briefly and said, "Don't move." He raised his hand and pulled out the silver needles one by one.
The woman probably didn't expect Lu Anran's tone to be so cold, which was completely different from the doctors she met. He didn't comfort or offer condolences, nor was he considerate and considerate. She was a little stunned for a moment.
At this time, a charming cold snort came from above: "Humph! How brave!"
Lu Anran raised his head when he heard the sound. Unexpectedly, there was a short woman on the roof opposite. She was sitting on the eaves in a leisurely manner, her legs dangling slightly.
"Ah!" The woman jumped up and hid behind Lu Anran, her body trembling.
The woman on the roof claps her hands, and the person rises like a bird, then slowly floats down like a willow catkin, landing lightly on the ground.
She is said to be a woman, but she looks like a girl.
There are two round little buns on the head, tied with a hairband wrapped with white fox fur, with a red ribbon hanging down. Two red pom-poms hang down from each bun. The face is also round, with a girlish look. He is childish and his eyes are dark and bright, but there is a hint of evil hidden inside.
He stepped on the ground with his deerskin boots, put his hands on his hips and scolded her: "If you dare to save her, you will be my enemy from today on."
