Above the source of Tao

"Wait a minute, what's your name?" the woman interrupted them loudly.

"Chang'an."

After confirming Yun Changan's name once again, the woman stepped forward to stop the soldier and said to him unhappily, "This is your Highness' distinguished guest."

After hearing Ying'er's words, the soldier stayed where he was. He had wanted to perform well so that Ying'er would say a few good words to His Highness and transfer him to the inner palace to work. However, he didn't expect to offend His Highness's distinguished guest. What should he do now?

"What are you still standing there for? Apologize quickly."

The soldier bowed deeply to Yun Chang'an with a dejected look on his face to express his apology.

Yun Chang'an didn't take this matter to heart. He simply said a few words and entered the general's mansion with the woman.

When you enter the general's mansion, you will see that it is also built in a magnificent manner.

In the front yard of the general's mansion, there was an ancient tree that was towering. He couldn't tell what species the tree was, but he felt that it was extraordinary. It was full of pink fruits, and its emerald green leaves blocked out the sun.

Flowers are blooming around the ancient tree, and the bright green color catches the eye. The strange rocks on the lawn and the low rockery dotted with them give it a classic and luxurious atmosphere.

Then we walked into the back garden, where we saw winding paths, singing birds and fragrant flowers, giving it a unique sense of elegance.

"Master Chang'an, Her Highness is not in the mansion right now. She will not be back until the evening. Please wait for a while until Her Highness returns."

"This lady, where did Miss Han Lan go?"

"Sir, just call me Ying'er. I am your Highness's maid. Your Highness should be in the palace with your sister now."

Hearing this, Yun Changan understood that Chu Xiaoxiao and Chu Hanlan had entered the palace.

"Thank you for telling me, Miss Ying'er. I wonder if Miss Ying'er knows why the two of them went to the palace?"

"Your Highness didn't tell me this. He just told me that if a young man named Chang'an came to look for her, I could just keep him here."

At this moment, I felt a little relieved, at least knowing that Chu Xiaoxiao was not in danger at the moment.

Soon, Ying'er brought Yun Chang'an to Miss Hanlan's courtyard and found a side room to settle him down. Then Ying'er told him that she would bring him some food and let him have a good rest here.

"Then I'll have to trouble Miss Ying'er."

"You're welcome, sir."

After saying that, he turned and left the courtyard.

Yun Chang'an looked around the courtyard. It was not big, but not small either. There were seven or eight houses in total, and there was a small garden behind the main hall.

There is a small lake in the middle of the garden, which seems to be an artificial lake. There is a pavilion in the middle of the lake, which is a good place to cool off. The pavilion will not be exposed to the sun all day.

Then, he came to the pavilion and looked at the surrounding scenery. The architectural style here was elegant and generous, with carved beams and painted buildings, which was very pleasing to the eye.

Soon, Ying'er walked into the pavilion with a brocade box containing food in her hand and a red dove on her right shoulder.

He took the food out of the brocade box and placed it on the table.

He took the red dove in his hand again. "Master Chang'an, this is a red dove used to deliver messages."

Ying Er then introduced the purpose of the red pigeon. It is light reddish brown, nine inches long, with a light pink head, a sharp tail, and a slightly pink neck and abdomen. The rest is mostly white. It often forages in trees and eats a lot of tree worms.

The most eye-catching thing is that the sides of his neck are blue, covered with white spots, like countless pearls scattered on the neck.

Moreover, his claws were extremely long and slender, perfect for tying letters.

Ying'er took out a pen and paper and handed them to Yun Chang'an, and wrote on it: I have arrived at the General's Mansion.

Then Ying'er tied the paper to Hongjiu's legs and flew out.

This red dove has been specially trained and has been traveling back and forth between the palace and the general's mansion for a long time. Therefore, without doing anything special, it will fly to the palace and find Chu Hanlan by itself.

The red dove is extremely fast and can fly a thousand miles a day, so it is used as a tool for sending messages.

After completing this task, Ying Er arranged the tableware for dining and waited for Yun Changan to eat.

"Thank you, Miss Ying'er."

Ying Er was flattered and quickly waved her hands and said, "Master Chang'an, please forgive me. This is what a servant should do."

"Has Miss Ying'er always been with Miss Hanlan?"

Yun Chang'an couldn't help but feel curious. This girl Ying'er's speech, behavior, and appearance didn't seem like a servant at all. Instead, she looked more like the eldest daughter of a wealthy family.

Her every word and action is graceful and elegant, like a lady from a noble family.

Ying'er's family was previously a noble family in Hualing City, and their business was spread throughout the city. Because his father, who was also the patriarch of the family, had a good relationship with Hualing Hou Chu Jiangan, he provided a lot of help to him in his attempt to seize power.

He once used a large part of his family's interests to recruit soldiers for Chu Jiangan, which is why Chu Jiangan was able to compete with the Chu Zhao Dynasty and recapture the seven cities in the north in just a few years.

After the defeat, the family was implicated and their property was ransacked by General Ren Tianchang, the Zhenbei General. Ying'er was only a few years old at that time. Ren Tianchang couldn't bear to kill a child, so he kept her and made her a maid in the general's mansion.

Later, because she was of similar age to Chu Hanlan and Chu Hanlan liked to play with Ying'er, she came to Chu Hanlan and became a maid.

However, Chu Hanlan did not treat her as his servant, but more like a friend, so she was very grateful to Chu Hanlan.

Always by her side.

"So this is ah."

After Yun Chang'an heard her experience, he felt some special feelings in his heart. She had similar experiences as him.

"I'm sorry to have made you laugh, sir."

"It doesn't matter."

Yun Chang'an stopped talking and turned to eat the delicious food on the table.

"Sir, is this food to your liking?"

Seeing that Yun Chang'an had not eaten the seven-star sea bass on the table, he asked.

“No, they’re all delicious.”

Yun Chang'an responded vaguely to Ying'er while chewing the food in his mouth.

After eating and drinking, Ying Er took him back to his residence.

"You don't have to follow me all the time, just go do what you want."

Yun Chang'an looked at Ying'er who was always beside him and felt a little uncomfortable.

"His Highness told me that if you come, I must serve you well and not neglect you."

"It's pretty good actually. I'm not used to being waited on."

"Well, if you need anything, you can call me. I will be right outside the door."

After saying that, he turned around and left quietly, closing the door behind him.

When we entered the room, we saw that it was luxuriously decorated. There was a painting hanging on the wall, and the pear wood carved chair and screen in the center were also very extraordinary.

Deep in the room is a pear blossom bed, and under the curtain are embroidered images of two mandarin ducks playing in the water.

Sitting cross-legged, he had just broken through the Chongtian realm, and his breath was a little unstable and needed to be stabilized.