There is a gazebo next to the path leading to the main house in the back garden. An elegant-looking middle-aged man was sitting in the pavilion drinking tea, when he heard footsteps, he looked up and saw Mu Fan walking towards him.

The middle-aged man hurriedly got up and walked out of the pavilion, greeted Mu Fan, and bowed his hand and said, "Meet the son." ”

This person is Meng Guang, the housekeeper outside the Jiao Mansion. Although he and Hu Wei are partners and colleagues, there is a big gap between the two sides, both in terms of ability and in the world.

There is a reason for this, the vast majority of the people Hu Wei faced in the Lord were subordinates of the house. The content of the daily work is to shout and drink to the people under him. And Meng Guang outside the main is different, his job is to entertain and welcome distinguished guests, and arrange the living of Jiao Xiang and his wife.

Whether it is a distinguished guest or Jiao Xiang and Mrs. Wang, their identity and status are above Meng Guang. Therefore, in the process of work, Meng Guang, who originally had a relatively calm personality, became more sleek, and his ability to recognize people and communicate with others was not comparable to Hu Wei's appearance at all.

Meng Guang has long seen the love of Jiao Xiang and his wife for Mu Fan, and has always put him in the main position. Since hearing that Hu Wei was taught a hard lesson by Mu Fan, Meng Guang has promoted his position a lot, and has been labeled as a stammering and not offended. At this time, seeing Mu Fan suddenly arrive at the house, he naturally would not miss the opportunity to talk.

"Steward Meng doesn't need to be polite. Mu Fan's impression of Meng Guang was not bad, every time he saw him, he was very respectful, and asked with a smile, "Is my master in the main room?"

"Here, Madame just went in to deliver food to the master, and deliberately let the villain guard here so as not to disturb others. Meng Guang replied.

"Deliver food, what time is this, why hasn't my master eaten yet?" Mu Fan frowned, it was already about half past one in the afternoon at this time, and it stands to reason that the house should have opened a meal a long time ago.

"As soon as noon arrived, the people sent lunch to the master, but the master said that he was dizzy and had no appetite, so he withdrew as it was. Meng Guang said with a sad face: "Just now, Mrs. asked the cook to make some new side dishes, and personally cooked soup for the master, thinking about how many bites to serve the master." ”

"Hmm. Mu Fan's brows furrowed even deeper, listening to Hu Wei and Meng Guang's words, Jiao Xiang's illness was not light, where is this a small cold, it has clearly reached the level of pneumonia.

"Steward Meng, you are guarding here, I'll go in and take a look. Mu Fan said hello, bypassed Meng Guang and walked directly to the main room.

Although Mrs. Wang had instructed Meng Guang to guard it, no one was allowed to go in and disturb it. But Mu Fan is obviously not among the 'others', even if he is among the 'others', Meng Guang is not willing to touch Mu Fan's mold. Just kidding, let Mu Fan in, and was reprimanded by his wife at most. If you provoke Mu Fan...... Meng Guang recalled the last time Hu Wei had a blue nose and swollen face and footprints, and couldn't help but shudder.

At this time, Mu Fan didn't know that his prestige in the mansion had risen to a new level. In the past, those subordinates were respectful to this Mu Gongzi who came over once in a while and then left in less than a day. But since beating Hu Wei, their attitude towards Mu Fan has changed to awe. Although it is only one word missing, in terms of mentality, it is not half a point.

At the westernmost end of the back garden is a vegetable garden, which is filled with vegetables that Jiao Xiang has nothing to do and grows himself. Through the corridor in the middle of the vegetable garden, you will come to a row of wooden houses with unique shapes. Mu Fan walked under the eaves and walked to the door of the main room. First, he gets along with his master and his wife more casually on weekdays, and second, he is very worried about his master's condition, so Mu Fan did not say hello in front of the door, but went directly to knock on the door. Na Cheng thought that the door of the main room was hidden, and as soon as Mu Fan knocked like this, the door opened left and right.

Seeing that the door was not locked, Mu Fan was too lazy to be polite, so he pushed the door directly and walked in, and asked very concernedly: "Master, why are you ......?"

Before he finished speaking, Mu Fan was stunned on the spot. I saw that the table on the right hand side was full of wine and food, and Jiao Xiang was sitting next to him, with his arms and sleeves in his arms, holding chicken legs in one hand and putting them in his mouth, and holding two large steamed buns in the other hand, one of which had been bitten into a big bite. And Mrs. Wang was holding a wine jug, probably preparing to pour wine for Jiao Xiang. The two obviously didn't expect anyone to break in directly, and they were stunned for a while.

“…… What is it?" Mu Fan twitched the corners of his mouth and spit out the two words that he hadn't finished, looking at Jiao Xiang's lively appearance, where did he look like he was sick.

Mrs. Wang reacted quickly, took the lead in getting up and came to the door, looked out in a little panic, and was relieved to see that there was no one left and right.

"Xiaofan, when did you come?" asked Mrs. Wang, turning around as she closed the door again.

"Just came. Mu Fan looked at Mrs. Wang, then turned to look at Jiao Xiang, and asked in surprise: "Master, didn't you say that you were sick? ”

"Stinky boy, don't you know how to report before entering the door?" Jiao Xiang also felt that his eating appearance was not very elegant, put down the chicken legs and steamed buns, glanced at Mu Fan, and said dissatisfiedly.

"I heard Steward Hu say that you are not lightly ill, and I am not in a hurry. From the performance of Jiao Xiang and Mrs. Wang, Mu Fan had clearly felt that things were not simple, and asked curiously: "Master, Master, which one are you singing?"

"Alright, the food is almost there. Jiao Xiang wiped his hands and said to Mrs. Wang: "Madam, you go out first, I will talk to Xiaofan." ”

"Yes. Mrs. Wang cleaned up the meal, said hello to Mu Fan with the rice basket, and was about to go out.

"Wait a minute, Master. Mu Fan turned around, took out a mirror and a gift box from his backpack with the two of them on his back, turned around and said with a smile: "This is a small gift I bought for you." ”

"Didn't you say it, there is nothing missing in the house, how can you pay back the money indiscriminately. Madame Wang reproached.

"It's worthless, it's just a little bit of my heart. Mu Fan handed the mirror to Mrs. Wang, "See if you like it or not." ”

"What is this? It's beautiful. Mrs. Wang took the mirror, her eyes lit up slightly, and she praised it.

"This is called a portable vanity mirror, which is similar to a bronze mirror, but it is clearer. As Mu Fan spoke, he taught Mrs. Wang how to open it.

"Yikes. Seeing herself in the mirror, Mrs. Wang subconsciously exclaimed.

"How about the master, it's very clear. Mu Fan said, "Double anti-oxidant protection, illuminate your beauty." ”

"It's not big, it's not small. Mrs. Wang glanced at Mu Fan, looked in the mirror and said, "How is this made? ”

"It's contraband again, right?" Jiao Xiang on the side was a little unhappy, and said in a slightly reprimanding tone: "Didn't I tell you before, this line of water is very deep, don't touch it again, why don't you be obedient." ”

"I saw that it was strange, so I bought it. Mu Fan hurriedly put the gift box in front of Jiao Xiang and said, "Master, this is yours, see if you like it or not." ”

Without waiting for Jiao Xiang to speak again, Mu Fan opened the gift box. The statue of Zhuge Liang inside appeared in front of Jiao Xiang.

Jiao Xiang, who originally wanted to educate Mu Fan, immediately changed his eyes when he saw the statue made of glass.

"It's ...... The statue of the prime minister?" Jiao Xiang stood up, held the statue up with a look of surprise, looked left and right, and couldn't put it down.

"Yes, I bought it for you. Mu Fan replied with a smile.

"Ahem. Jiao Xianggan coughed twice and glanced at Mu Fan, "Count your kid if you have a heart, forget it this time, don't touch these contraband in the future, be careful that the water will drown you." ”

"Yes, the apprentice knows it. Mu Fan nodded.

"Madam, remember to put away that makeup mirror, so that no one can see it. Jiao Xiang instructed.

Mrs. Wang also knew about contraband, and knew that these things could not be seen, so she nodded and carefully put the mirror close to her, and then walked out of the room.

After Mrs. Wang left, Mu Fan turned to look at Jiao Xiang and asked with concern, "Master, what is your situation? ”