Su Xian ignored it, and instead walked around the entire Hou Mansion with Liu Huixiang.
This prince's mansion occupies one-eighth of the area of "Jishanfang".
In addition to the huge garden, there are ten "independent inner courtyards" for family members to live in, and more than 100 independent courtyards and wing rooms for servants, soldiers and guests to live in.
In the independent inner courtyard, the one near the garden is the largest and most luxurious. It is obviously the living place of the hostess of the Marquis.
Liu Huixiang did not live in this courtyard, but chose a smaller and elegant courtyard next to it.
It doesn't matter where Su Xian lives.
There is only one woman in the house now, Liu Huixiang, so naturally he lives with Liu Huixiang...
Next, Liu Huixiang was busy training and arranging the servants rewarded by the Queen, and then went to decorate the courtyard where she lived. She was so busy that her fair and delicate cheeks could not help but have two blushes.
Su Xian took Yang Zhilan to rectify the hundred soldiers of the Marquis Mansion. There was no problem with the loyalty of these soldiers. Now they need to solve the training venue, treatment, and formulate various rules, etc...
During this period, the porter of the Hou Mansion received various greetings and invitations from time to time, and there was an endless stream of people visiting the house.
Su Xian ordered all the posts to be accepted, but the people who came to visit declined them one by one. He had just moved into the brand-new Marquis Mansion today, and it was really not suitable to receive guests.
In the busy time, the time came to the afternoon.
Yan Dashan suddenly returned.
The moment Su Xian saw him, he couldn't help but exclaimed:
"Da Shan... you... why have you lost so much weight? You don't seem to be in good spirits either..."
"I know you are very happy to be home, but you don't have to be... happy enough? You have to take everything easy."
"..."
Yan Dashan felt bitter in his heart and did not want to talk more about this matter. He straightened his face and said, "Master, do you still remember the maid of Dr. Zhang's wife?"
"Maid?" Su Xian looked confused.
"The maid who walked out of the Penal Department Prison with King Yong and me thanks to the Young Master's 'Claustrophobic Method' was the maid of the late Dr. Zhang's wife."
Su Xian remembered that Yan Dashan had indeed said this before, and that the maid had stayed in the capital just to see Su Xian and thank her for saving her life.
"What's wrong with her?" Su Xian asked quickly.
"When she learned that the young master had arrived in Beijing, she packed her luggage and the ashes of Dr. Zhang and his wife. She was going to thank the young master and immediately set off to return to her hometown. She was already outside the house."
"Please come in quickly!" Su Xian ordered immediately.
"..."
The maid entered the house and knelt down to thank Su Xian for saving her.
After chatting for a while, Su Xian and Yan Dashan personally escorted her five miles out of the city.
King Yong had already arranged the carriage, driver, and expenses for her return to her hometown. Su Xian and Yan Dashan did not need to worry. Before getting into the carriage, the maid finally said:
"The grace of rescuing the young master has not been repaid, and the slave feels guilty... If the young master is destined to go to Yuzhou, Shu State, he can come here to find a slave, and the slave can fulfill his loyalty as a landlord."
With that said, the maid handed over a small purse.
Su Xian took it and opened it. There was a small note inside. The maid explained that it was her address in Yuzhou.
In addition, there is a white jade ring with gold wire wrapped around it and the word "李" engraved on the inner wall. It looks very expensive. The maid explained:
"When the young master arrives at the place, show this thing and the servant will appear."
Su Xian hesitated for a moment, then finally accepted it, and said together with Yan Dashan: "Have a nice trip!"
The maid bowed one last time, turned around and got into the carriage, holding an urn the size of a human head, and the carriage gradually drove away.
"Let's go back to the city."
Su Xian watched for a while, greeted Shangyan Dashan, turned around and prepared to mount his horse, but the moment he turned around, he met a pair of eyes not far from the roadside.
He was a middle-aged man in his forties, but his temples were already gray, with a long and thin face. He was dressed in luxurious clothes. Although his complexion was poor, it was vaguely obvious that this man must have been very handsome when he was young.
He was in a nondescript carriage.
The carriage has been parked by the roadside for a long time.
Su Xian looked at him for a moment, but the man didn't say anything. He slowly lowered the side curtain of the carriage and directly ordered to go back to the city. The carriage quickly disappeared without a trace.
"Sir, that's King Yong!" Yan Dashan leaned closer and whispered.
"Is he the legendary King Yong? He came here... probably to see off the maid." Su Xian suddenly realized.
"I think the main purpose of King Yong is to meet the young master." Yan Dashan guessed: "After all, King Yong has a special status and is very sensitive. Please don't take it personally..."
"It doesn't matter." Su Xian shook his head and didn't think much about it. He got on his horse and returned to the city with Yang Zhilan and Yan Dashan.
"..."
The three of them walked somewhere in the city, and Yang Zhilan, who was riding beside them, suddenly stopped.
Su Xian and Yan Dashan also stopped their horses.
Su Xian turned his head and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Sir... I have something to do." Yang Zhilan's expression was very calm, even to the point of indifference.
"What's the matter? Is it serious?" Su Xian was surprised. This was the first time Yang Zhilan had taken the initiative to do something since she followed him.
Before Yang Zhilan could answer, Su Xian asked tentatively:
"Can I tag along?"
"Can."
Yang Zhilan turned over and dismounted, put her hand into her pocket and touched it.
Su Xian and Yan Dashan also dismounted and looked at her with strange expressions.
Yang Zhilan's hand suddenly froze, and she slowly pulled it out. She looked up at Su Xian and asked expressionlessly: "Master...do you have any money with you?"
money?
Su Xian was surprised. He went out temporarily this time and did not bring any money with him.
Seeing this, Yan Dashan took out five banknotes from his pocket and handed them to Yang Zhilan respectfully: "Nvxia Yang, I have them. Is five hundred taels enough?"
Yang Zhilan hesitated for a while, and finally took out one of the five banknotes, and said still expressionlessly: "I'll pay it back to you tomorrow."
"It's only one hundred taels, you don't have to pay it back." Yan Dashan said politely.
"I'll pay you back tomorrow." Yang Zhilan turned to look at him, her tone slightly aggravated.
"Uh...okay!"
"..."
Next, Yang Zhilan's operations became increasingly weird.
Su Xian and Yan Dashan followed her and saw that she first bought a bunch of food, then some children's clothes and toys, and finally exchanged all the remaining money into copper coins.
After finishing the shopping, Yang Zhilan walked around and came to a very dilapidated courtyard. There were bursts of laughter of little children playing in the courtyard. It seemed to be an orphanage.
Su Xian and Yan Dashan looked at each other. They understood. They really didn't realize that Yang Zhilan would do such a good thing. It seemed that she had done a lot before.
Su Xian raised his eyes and looked at Yang Zhilan who was walking in front carrying large and small bags. It was really difficult to put her current self together with her as the number one killer of the internal guards.
Suddenly, Yang Zhilan stopped.
Su Xian and Yan Dashan also stopped. They were wondering. The dilapidated courtyard gate was not far ahead. Why did Yang Zhilan stop?
When she was confused, she saw Yang Zhilan leaping up the wall of the courtyard, quickly throwing the large and small bags in her hands into the courtyard, then immediately jumped down, looked at Su Xian and whispered:
"Sir, let's leave quickly."
At the same time, the cheers of the little kids came from the courtyard: "Sister Bodhisattva is here to deliver something again!"
Sister Bodhisattva?
Su Xian suddenly understood that although Yang Zhilan had funded this orphanage many times, she had never let the orphans see her...
"slow!"
Su Xian grabbed Yang Zhilan's arm.
This is an excellent opportunity for her to become a normal person and cannot be missed. "We are here, why not meet the children?"
Yang Zhilan's face, which had not changed for thousands of years, revealed a hint of panic and embarrassment. She looked sideways at the dilapidated yard, and the voices of little kids came from inside:
"Let's go outside and look for Sister Bodhisattva. We must find her this time..."
"..."
Yang Zhilan was very anxious.
There were even two faint blushes on her face. She wanted to escape from Su Xian's pull, but an invisible force restrained her and she was unable to move.
I could only watch as the dilapidated courtyard door was pushed open.
A large group of ragged little kids came out.
Su Xian shouted at the top of his lungs: "Your Bodhisattva sister is here."
