Prodigal Goro-kun

After Yan Qiuer returned home, he ran into Yan Qi on the way to Shi'an Garden. Yan Qi handed a letter to Yan Qiuer, entrusted Yan Qiuer to forward it to Yan Sheng, and then turned back and left.Yan Qiuer was in a hurry to see Yan Sheng, so she didn't ask any further questions, and hurried to Shi'an Garden with the letter.

All the way into the study of the main house of Shi'an Court without hindrance, Yan Qiuer received all the attention as soon as he entered the door.

As soon as Liang Cheng saw Yan Qiuer, he exaggeratedly said: "Oh, my Lord Wulang, you are back! Where have you been all night? The lord was so worried that he didn't sleep all night!"

Yan Sheng was still a little dazed when he first saw Yan Qiuer, but after hearing Liang Cheng's voice, he was convinced that he really saw Yan Qiuer, and his heart, which had been hanging in his throat, fell back to its original position.It's good that Qiuer is back.

"Uh...hehe." Yan Qiuer laughed dryly, then looked at Yansheng apologetically, and said, "That... I'm sorry."

This apology is really insincere.Liang Cheng pouted.If Mr. Wulang really feels sorry, he should at least tell the lord where he spent the night last night!

Yan Sheng looked into Yan Qiuer's eyes, and said with a serious expression: "If you don't want me to know where you are and what you are doing, I won't ask, but if you want me to know when you left Yan's mansion, what will you do?" Come back in time. I don't mind what you go out to do, but I care about your safety."

Yan Sheng's words were straightforward, there was no temptation, no doubt, not even the slightest hint of prying eyes, such frankness and tolerance made Yan Qiuer feel guilty.

Yan Qiuer nodded, and said in a low voice: "I know, I won't hide it from now on...you went out." She didn't feel anything before, but after everything was explained, Yan Qiuer couldn't help it anymore. I always feel ashamed to call Yansheng "Daddy".

Yan Sheng withdrew his gaze and looked at the things on the table, and said, "If you don't want to call me 'Daddy' anymore, it's convenient for people to call my lord, in private...you can just call me by your name."

"Eh?" As soon as Yan Sheng's words fell, Xiao Niang looked at Yan Qiu'er suspiciously, and asked, "Why didn't you call him 'Daddy'? Could it be... Could it be that Mr. Wulang already knew about his life experience?"

Tang Shuo and Xu Lei who were also in the study looked at Yan Qiuer as if they were frightened.

Yan Qiuer smiled awkwardly.These people have treated him well, so Yan Qiuer still feels a little guilty about the deception during this period.He obviously knew everything, but he didn't tell them anything. These people were so tired that they felt uncomfortable talking in Shi'an Garden, and they were afraid that something slipped out of their mouths and revealed his life experience.

"It's time for the stewards to take care of you." Yan Qiuer bowed slightly to them apologetically.

"It's not enough to worry about it." Xu Lei's expression was still a bit numb, "It's just that you are too tight to hide it, Mr. Wulang? Although we don't get along day and night, we have lived together in Shi'an Garden for a month. We I didn’t realize it at all, Mr. Wulang, it’s a waste for a person like you not to do business!”

What merchants are best at is disguising, pretending to be close friends, pretending to be like-minded, talking about people when they see people, and talking nonsense when they see people.They have been working hard to achieve this level, but Mr. Wu Lang is only fourteen or fifteen years old, and he can actually pretend to be watertight in front of them who are often called profiteers. This talent is unmatched ah.

"Officer Xu is too much." Yan Qiuer smiled awkwardly.

Hearing Yan Qiuer's awkward laughter, Yan Sheng cursed at himself, and when he glanced at Yan Qiuer, he noticed the envelope in Yan Qiuer's hand, and asked, "What are you holding? "

"Oh!" Yan Qiuer remembered the envelope in his hand, "I ran into elder brother on the way back, and elder brother asked me to pass this letter to you." Yan Qiuer sat next to Yan Sheng Next, put the letter on Yansheng's desk, and then pushed it in front of Yansheng.

"Da Lang?" Yan Sheng picked up the letter, turned his head and looked at Liang Cheng.

Liang Cheng thought for a moment, and guessed: "If it was sent by Mr. Da Lang, it must be that people have some clues about the investigation in Huai'an, right?"

Yan Sheng let out a "hmm", opened the envelope, took out the letter paper inside, unfolded it for a closer look, and then handed the paper to Liang Cheng.

After Liang Cheng read it, he said all the important things written in the letter: "The King of Huai'an has not changed, and the Jiangnan Yi family has never had any contact with the King of Huai'an. But they found out a very interesting thing, which is About the Zuo family."

"Mr. Wulang said before that the Zuo family is from Huai'an, right? What did you find out?" Why did Mr. Wulang get the news before they did?Where did the news about Mr. Wulang come from?Xiao Niang was very puzzled by this.

Liang Cheng read the relevant part of the letter again, and then explained: "The Zuo family's ancestral home was in Heng County, Huai'an. The original surname was Zhou, and they were just ordinary farmers. A wealthy family in Huai'an. But more than ten years ago, a disaster happened, and the specifics were not specified. It was just that the Zhou family changed their surname to Zuo after that, but they didn't talk about doing business. Until five years ago, some members of the Zuo family Leaving Huai'an."

A general named Zhou?Yan Qiuer thought about it carefully, but he didn't remember the deeds of this person: "How did you get this news?"

"It seems that this matter is not a secret in Huai'an area. Some elderly people know about it. They just found out after chatting with good merchants." Liang Cheng folded the letter paper and handed it back to Yan Sheng. He stuffed the letter back into the envelope.

Isn't this a secret in Huai'an?But if that's the case, after the Zuo family became the imperial merchant, it is impossible not to be dug out and said, although some people disdain the position of the imperial merchant, there are also many people scrambling for it. Since the beginning of the Shang Dynasty, there are not a few merchants who want to squeeze out the Zuo family, but why no one talks about it?

Xu Lei has always been thinking about the general surnamed Zhou, but he couldn't think of it, so he asked, "Has there ever been a general surnamed Zhou in Tianlan Kingdom?"

The people here were all young more than ten years ago. If the time was longer, Yan Qiuer might not have been born yet. In addition, several people are only focused on business affairs, and they have never paid attention to the past in the court. To understand is also to understand the present that is synchronized with them, so no one has an impression of this general surnamed Zhou.

Yan Sheng suddenly turned to Yan Qiuer, jokingly said: "Aren't you going to chat with the servant?" Qiuer can always get information from the "servant" that others cannot detect.

Yan Qiuer was taken aback, curled his lips, and said, "If you need me to talk, then I'll go and talk." Yan Sheng didn't seem to care about many issues, and he wouldn't pursue them immediately, but he remembered them all in his heart. He couldn't help teasing whenever he looked for an opportunity.

"What? Isn't Liang Cheng the one who chats with the servants in the mansion every day? Why does Mr. Wulang also have a habit of chatting with servants?" Xiao Niang looked at Yan Qiuer curiously.

Liang Cheng also looked at Yan Qiuer, squinted his eyes and smiled like a fox, pretending to be very serious and said: "Perhaps Mr. Wulang knows the servants of the Yan family who his subordinates don't know, otherwise why can't the subordinates follow the servants?" Did the maid ask these things out of her mouth?"

Speaking of the servant girl, Yan Qiuer thought of something again, skipped the topic of chatting with the servant girl, and immediately asked Yan Sheng: "Has Zuo Ning been here today?"

"Yes." But how did Qiuer know?About today's matter, they haven't had time to tell Qiu Er, how did he know?

"Where did you meet Zuo Ning?" Yan Qiuer made up his mind today not to call Yan Sheng "Daddy" in Shi'an Garden, nor did he want to call Yan Sheng "Master", but he is not used to calling him by name, so he had to be awkward Use "you" instead.

Hearing Yan Qiuer's question, Yan Sheng frowned.Could it be that something happened?

"In Tengyuan Hall."

"Then remember who is serving in Tengyuan Hall?" Yan Qiuer hurriedly asked.

"What did Mr. Wulang hear on the way back?" Liang Cheng also frowned slightly, "Today Zuo Ning came with the queen, so at that time there were only Zuo Ning, the queen, the lord and a maid in Tengyuan Hall .”

"Only one maidservant?" If there was only one maidservant present, Yan Qiuer would not be sure about her guess.

If Yan Sheng only talked about things with Zuo Ning, then all the lords in the mansion including Yan Feng might be present, but if the empress is among the people discussing together, then the fewer people present the better, that way Otherwise, Yan Feng might not be there.If Yan Feng is not present, then he can only obtain information from those present.Yan Qiu'er believed that in Chang'an Yan's mansion, the person who could deliver news to Yan Feng was either Yan Yuan himself, or a servant girl.But if there was only one maidservant present at that time, how could she risk getting caught and punished to send a message to Yan Feng?Is the rule she set up when Liang established it as a decoration?

"There is only one." When Yan Qiuer asked in this way, Liang Chengcheng felt that something bad had happened, so he thought about the previous situation carefully before answering Yan Qiuer with certainty, "Mr. Wulang, something happened. What's up?"

Yan Qiuer frowned and replied: "Before I went back to my residence, I went to eat at a restaurant in Xishi, and I met Yan Feng and Zuo Ning there, and the two of them were discussing to let Yan's family in Jiangnan cooperate with Zuo's family."

"Cooperation? Is it cast iron?" Yan Sheng frowned.Jiangnan Yan's family... Yan Feng dared to single out Jiangnan Yan's family, he really had the guts!

Yan Qiuer nodded, with such an expression on her face, she said, "Sure enough, Zuo Ning was talking to you about this matter. What does Zuo Ning mean?"

"What do you think?" Yan Sheng saw that Yan Qiuer was thinking without distraction, so he couldn't help but want to see how far Yan Qiuer could go.

Yan Sheng didn't get a positive answer, Yan Qiuer raised his head to look at Yan Sheng with some doubts, but saw that Yan Sheng looked very excited, as if he was expecting him to use the little news he heard to complete the whole thing. Things are unraveling.

Yan Qiuer twitched the corner of her mouth.Why should he think about such complicated issues?He just needs to know that the Zuo family from Huai'an doesn't seem to be helping the prince in any way.An enemy of an enemy is a friend.

So Yan Qiuer raised the corner of his mouth and asked, "Who is that maidservant? Is it from Shi'an Garden?"

Everyone in the study was still looking forward to Yan Qiuer's wonderful answer, but Yan Qiuer asked about that insignificant maid?Several people looked at the sly smile on Yan Qiuer's face, and knew that Yan Qiuer did not say anything on purpose.

The wish failed to come true, Yan Sheng glared at Yan Qiuer, and hummed displeasedly in a voice that only Liang Cheng could hear.

Liang Cheng narrowed his eyes, and there was a lot of smiles in his eyes: "Going back to Mr. Wulang, that maidservant is from Shianyuan. She is one of the few maidservants who can go in and out of the main house to clean. Her name is Bihe."

Can I go in and out of the main house?She could already be regarded as a high-ranking maidservant in Chang Anyan's mansion, she should be very clear about the rules in the mansion, how could she be easily bribed to do such a thing?And Bihe...why is this name so familiar?

"Where is she now?"

"In the front yard." Liang Cheng replied immediately.

The weather is getting warmer recently, Yan Qiuer really can't see the lack of vitality in Shi'an Garden, so she asks Liang Cheng to get some elegant flowers back, and the work of taking care of the flowers and plants naturally falls to the leisurely working woman in Shi'an Garden On the maidservant, it happened to be Bihe's turn to take care of those flowers today.

"The front yard?" Yan Qiuer thought for a while, then got up and walked outside.

"My lord, do you want to follow me?" Liang Cheng looked curiously at Yan Qiu'er's disappearing back, and asked Yan Sheng in a low voice.

Yan Sheng didn't want to follow at first, but he couldn't hold back his curiosity after all, and put down the book in his hand: "Go and have a look."

Yan Qiuer strolled through the main room of Shi'an Garden, turned her head to look at the maid Bi He who was walking briskly among the flowers and plants in the front yard.

After seeing Bi He's face clearly, Yan Qiu'er understood why he felt the name was familiar. Isn't the maid named Bi He the granddaughter of Yan Sheng's nurse?When Yansheng came to Chang'an City to open the mansion, the nanny was also worried that Yansheng would not be able to take good care of him, so she came with her. The nanny's son became a servant of Shi'an Garden, and her granddaughter naturally became a maidservant of Shi'an Garden. .It's just that Yan Qiu'er remembered that this maid was stable by nature and knew the importance, how could she do such a thing?

Yan Qiuer pondered for a moment, then stepped into the front yard, deliberately making the sound of her footsteps louder.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Bi He subconsciously turned around and followed the prestige. Seeing that it was Yan Qiuer, Bi He was obviously taken aback, and then bowed profusely. Yan Qiuer, who was just observing, still noticed that Bi He flashed to the left. Dodge right out of sight.

"Meet Wulang-kun."

Yan Qiuer didn't speak, but only raised her hand to signal Bi He to get up.Xu walked to a clump of rich chrysanthemums, squatted down, carefully looked at the clump of blooming flowers, and occasionally stretched out his hands to fiddle with them.

Seeing that Yan Qiuer was admiring the flowers on her own, Bihe didn't seem to have any intention of talking to anyone, so Bihe moved lightly, trying to leave without alarming Yan Qiuer.And at this moment, Yan Qiuer suddenly spoke.

"I heard from Guanshi Liang that there were never any flowers in Shi'an Garden. I thought these flowers would not survive. I didn't expect you to take good care of them." After finishing speaking, Yan Qiuer looked up at Bihe with a smile Can can, let Bihe know clearly that he is talking to her.

Bihe smiled unnaturally, and replied tremblingly: "Mr. Wulang has won the award, this is the job of the servants."

Yan Qiuer stared straight at Bi He, then stood up, and smiled at Bi He, "Why do you speak with trembling sounds? I'm scary?"

"No, no!" Bi He shook her head and waved her hands in panic, "It's just...it's just the first time this servant girl talks to Mr. Wulang, and she's a little...a little nervous."

"Oh, what's there to be nervous about? Can I still eat people?" Yan Qiuer chuckled, standing beside Bihe, and rolled up her sleeves calmly, "I see that this clump of rich chrysanthemums is a little messed up. , help me trim it together."

When Bihe heard this, she was startled, and anxiously said: "Eh? How can this be done! Just let the maidservant do this kind of heavy work!" Mr. Wulang is currently being favored. If the lord sees Wulang Jun is doing rough work but she is watching from the side, that's terrible!

Yan Qiuer squinted at Bihe, and said angrily, "What? You, a daughter, can do this, but I can't? Are you looking down on me for being clumsy?"

"I dare not!" Bi He was so frightened that she hurriedly knelt on the ground with her head down, her face pale.

"Hmph!" Yan Qiuer snorted coldly, found the pruning scissors from the pile of tools on the ground, picked them up, and said to Bihe, "Go find a basket."

"Yes." Bi He didn't dare to say any more, and ran away in a hurry, and came back with a bamboo basket in a short while.

Yan Qiu'er knew that Bi He was back, but ignored them, just took the scissors, and saw which flower didn't fit in well, cut it off with a click of the scissors, and threw it into the basket that Bi He was holding.

"What's your name?" After looking at the cut two flowers for a while, Yan Qiu'er seemed a little bored and asked Bi He casually about something unimportant.

"Return to Mr. Wulang, my servant Bihe." I often see Yan Qiuer following Yan Sheng obediently and docilely, so the servants and maidservants who work in Shi'an Garden say that Mr. Wulang seems to be a good-natured person, but After making such a fuss just now, Bihe no longer dared to regard Yan Qiuer as a docile and easy-going person.In other words, Mr. Wulang is the one chosen by the lord, so how can he be a good friend?

"Bi He?" Hearing this name, Yan Qiuer was slightly taken aback, turned her head to look at Bi He and asked in surprise, "Are you the granddaughter of Grandma?"

Hearing this, Bihe was also a little surprised, she didn't expect that Mr. Wulang knew even such a trivial matter.

Bi He smiled slightly, nodded and said, "Yes, grandma is the lord's nanny. My parents are also out of town to help manage the store."

Bihe has always been proud of having a grandmother who was a nanny for the lord, because her status as a grandmother made her superior among the servants in the Yan Mansion, and she never had to do those rough and heavy jobs in the true sense. In need of someone to serve her, Guanshi Liang would immediately think of her. She is regarded as a family member by the lord, and she even spends more on food and clothing than other maidservants. How can she not be proud of such a status?

"Then Bihe is my family. Bihe is about the same size as me, right?" Yan Qiuer said after looking carefully at Bihe's face.

"Mr. Wulang was joking. How much older is this maidservant than Mr. Wulang?" Being said to be a few years younger, Bihe's heart was bubbling with beauty, and her face was a little more shy.

"Really?" Yan Qiuer looked at Bi He in surprise, then suddenly thought of something, and frowned again, "Then sister Bi He has reached the age to get married? She has someone in mind?"

Bi He stared at Yan Qiu'er dumbfounded, and now she blushed with shame, stomped her feet, and said angrily, "Mr. Wulang, why are you asking this!"

Yan Qiuer was taken aback for a moment, then as if suddenly aware of her abruptness, she touched her nose in embarrassment, and said, "I'm sorry, I was the one who was rude to Sister Bihe, and I talked about this with my third sister all day, but I forgot There are really not many women who are not women like the third sister. But sister Bihe, don't blame me for talking too much. There is no mistress in our house, and father and steward Liang don't think about it carefully. My daughter's family spoke, but the situation in our house is different from other families after all, and Sister Bihe's parents are not around, so please don't leave us alone. If you really have someone you like, you should tell Guanshi Liang earlier , don’t miss the marriage.”

Bihe's face was flushed, she lowered her head and bit her lower lip lightly, she didn't say a word, she didn't know if she was ashamed or not able to speak.

Taking advantage of Bihe's brilliant kung fu, Yan Qiuer suddenly asked, "How is Brother Yanfeng doing?"

Suddenly hearing Yan Feng's name while in a trance, Bihe's heart skipped a beat, she stared at Yan Qiuer with wide eyes, the blush on her face faded instantly, and Yan Qiuer was startled again by that panicked look.

Yan Qiuer just wanted to test it out, to see if Bihe had dealt with Yanfeng before, but judging by Bihe's shocked expression, it seemed that they were more than just friends.

Yan Qiuer looked at Bi He pretending to be puzzled, and asked worriedly: "Sister Bi He, what's wrong with you? Why is your face so ugly?" Saying this, Yan Qiuer reached out to touch Bi He's cheek.

The touch of Yan Qiuer's fingers awakened the stunned Bihe, and Bihe took a step back abruptly, only to see Yan Qiuer's hand stopped in mid-air and his inexplicable expression after stepping away, secretly screaming that something was wrong.

"Sister Bihe, what's the matter? But what did I say that made my sister angry?" Yan Qiuer took a step forward with a worried face.

"No, no, it's nothing, maidservant... maidservant just suddenly felt a little dizzy." Yan Qiuer took a step forward, and Bihe took a step back in shock, forcing a smile on Yan Qiuer.

"Dizziness?" Yan Qiuer frowned, then raised her head to look at the blue sky, "But have you been in the sun for a long time?"

"But, maybe it is." Bi He glanced up at the sky, and agreed with a dry smile, "Mr. Wulang, please allow this maid to leave."

"Go, sister Bihe needs a good rest." Yan Qiuer still looked at Bihe worriedly.

"Thank you, Mr. Wulang." Bi He bowed to Yan Qiuer, then turned and ran away holding her skirt.

After Bi He completely ran out of sight, the worries on Yan Qiuer's face were immediately swept away, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, evoking an evil smile.

"Guard Liang, it's your turn to play next." Yan Qiuer turned around and looked at Yan Sheng, Liang Cheng, Xiao Niang and Xu Lei who came out from behind the pillars, with bright smiles and a little pride.