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"Yan Canglan, do you know why I want you to take this exam?" Master Qu suddenly spoke, breaking the silence in the examination room.

Yan Canglan was stunned, put down the brush in his hand, and replied: "I don't know, please teach me, old master."

Master Qu nodded slightly and said slowly: "I see that you have a firm expression, clear eyes, and a spirit of not admitting defeat in your heart. I hope that you can pass this test and see your true strength."

Yan Canglan's heart moved when he heard this.

The old man was testing himself, so he took a deep breath and answered the questions with full concentration.

Sweat oozed from Yan Canglan's forehead. But he remained calm and put the panic in his heart behind him. When he finished the last question, he raised his head and looked at Master Qu, with a determined light in his eyes.

Master Qu smiled slightly, with a hint of admiration in his eyes. He walked to Yan Canglan, picked up his test paper, and looked at it carefully. Although Yan Canglan's answer was not perfect, it showed his intelligence.

"Yes, I am satisfied with your performance." Master Qu said in a serious tone, but there was a hint of warmth in his eyes. "From today on, you are a student of my Fuyuan Marquis Mansion Clan School."

Yan Canglan was delighted that he finally got the recognition of this old master.

One day, Yan Canglan accidentally heard a piece of news in the clan school: the loyal and brave mansion was going to hold a grand birthday banquet and invited many powerful families. Yan Canglan's heart moved, and he decided to invite Master Qu to go with him.

"Master, I have something to ask of you. I wonder if you can agree to it?" Yan Canglan stood in front of Master Qu with a sincere expression.

Master Qu smiled slightly and said, "You can talk as you like."

Yan Canglan said: "The Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's Mansion is about to hold a birthday banquet, and I would like to invite you to go with me to witness this grand event."

When Master Qu heard this, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. He didn't expect that Yan Canglan would actually invite him to such an occasion.

"Okay, I promise you." Master Qu finally nodded. He was willing to accompany Yan Canglan to the Mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery.

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After class, Yan Canglan followed Master Qu like a shadow, pestering him with a sincere look on his face.

"Master Qu, please stay." There was a barely perceptible urgency in Yan Canglan's voice.

Master Qu stopped and turned to look at Yan Canglan, frowning slightly, with a hint of doubt in his eyes. He seemed a little puzzled by Yan Canglan's persistence, but he did not refuse.

"Young Master Yan, do you have anything else to say?" Master Qu asked calmly.

Yan Canglan lowered his head slightly, his expression somewhat shy, but with firm determination: "Old Master, I have a question I have always wanted to ask you, about the Fuyuan Marquis Mansion."

A trace of surprise flashed across Master Qu's eyes. He hesitated for a moment, then slowly said, "Marquis Fuyuan's Mansion? Why are you so interested in it?"

Yan Canglan raised his head, his eyes frank and firm: "Old Master, I know that the Fuyuan Marquisate has great power in the court, but it has rarely appeared in recent years. I am curious, why would such a prominent family suddenly disappear?"

Master Qu nodded slightly, his eyes revealing a hint of appreciation, but also a bit of worry: "Young Master, you asked a good question. The rise and fall of the Fuyuan Marquisate is not only related to the struggle for power, but also the fate of the family and the safety of the Western Wei Dynasty."

A hint of curiosity flashed in Yan Canglan's eyes, and he waited quietly for the old master's next words.

Master Qu took a deep breath and said slowly, "The Fuyuan Marquis's family was originally descendants of the founding heroes. They were loyal and well-behaved for generations and were highly valued by the emperor. However, in the Fuyuan Marquis' generation, due to excessive pursuit of power, they colluded with the traitors and attempted to usurp the throne."

Yan Canglan frowned, his expression serious: "What happened next?"

"Later, the conspiracy of the Fuyuan Marquis' Mansion was discovered by the court. The emperor was furious and ordered the confiscation of all property and the extermination of the clan. However, due to the huge power of the Fuyuan Marquis' Mansion, many court officials were implicated. In order to avoid greater turmoil, the emperor finally decided to handle it in secret and temporarily conceal the crimes of the Fuyuan Marquis' Mansion."

Yan Canglan opened his mouth in surprise. He was shocked by what Master Qu said. He couldn't help but ask, "How are the people in Fuyuan Marquis' Mansion now?"

Master Qu sighed, a trace of sympathy flashed in his eyes: "Everyone in the Fuyuan Marquis's mansion was placed under house arrest and was not allowed to go out. The Fuyuan Marquis was also imprisoned for life until his death."

Yan Canglan was silent for a moment, then asked, "Old Master, do you think the crimes of the Fuyuan Marquis' Mansion should be exposed?"

Master Qu looked at Yan Canglan with a serious expression: "Young Master, this is a complicated issue. Exposing the crimes of the Fuyuan Marquis' Mansion can certainly eliminate hidden dangers in the court, but it may also cause greater turmoil. Moreover, there are many innocent people among the descendants of the Fuyuan Marquis' Mansion."

Yan Canglan fell into deep thought. Master Qu's words confused him. He looked at the old master, with a trace of confusion in his eyes: "Master, what should we do?"

Master Qu smiled slightly, with a hint of warmth in his eyes: "Young Master, only you can find the answer to this question. But I can give you a suggestion, that is, do what you think is right."

A hint of determination flashed in Yan Canglan's eyes, and he nodded, indicating that he understood what the old man said.

One day, Yan Canglan talked with Master Qu in his study again.

"Old Master, I recently discovered that someone in the court is trying to overturn the case of the Fuyuan Marquis Mansion." Yan Canglan said in a serious tone.

Master Qu frowned, his expression serious: "Who are they?"

"It's the Minister of Rites and the Minister of War." Yan Canglan replied.

Master Qu was silent for a moment, then said, "These two people are very powerful, you must be careful."

Yan Canglan nodded, his expression firm: "I will, old master. I will do my best to stop them."

Yan Canglan pondered over it, thinking to himself, "The Fuyuan Marquisate has a profound foundation, how could it suddenly decline? There must be something fishy going on."

Yan Canglan carefully passed through the secret passage and came to the dungeon of Fuyuan Marquis's mansion. In the dim dungeon, the descendants of Fuyuan Marquis's mansion were chained, each of them was pale and thin, but their eyes were shining with determination.

He walked gently to a young man who looked only fifteen or sixteen years old, with an unyielding look in his eyes. Yan Canglan asked, "Which son of the Fuyuan Marquis's Mansion are you?"

The young man raised his head, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes, and then he answered: "I am the second son of the Fuyuan Marquis's Mansion, my name is Li Mufeng. May I ask who you are?"

Yan Canglan smiled slightly and said, "I am Yan Canglan, the young master of the Loyal and Brave Marquis' Mansion. I have come here to investigate the mystery of the decline of the Fuyuan Marquis' Mansion. Mr. Li, may I ask what kind of changes have happened to your Fuyuan Marquis' Mansion?"

Li Mufeng's eyes flashed with gratitude, and he said, "Brother Yan, our Fuyuan Marquis Mansion originally had a deep foundation and generations of loyalty, but because we offended the powerful people of the time, we were framed for treason, and the family fell into trouble overnight. My father and brother were both arrested, and their lives are unknown."