Lu Binrou realized this, and when she looked at the county lord of Anyang again, she was not happy at all, she was quite sympathetic to this little girl, and said softly: "Then let's do it, my sister will wear a man's clothes and go to your father with you, you will say that I am a master of identifying calligraphy and painting, and bring it to Hou Ye to re-identify the folding fan." ”

The county lord of Anyang nodded, and Lu Binrou went to change her clothes and disguise.

When the county lord of Anyang saw Lu Binrou, who had been cleaned up from behind the screen, come out, he rubbed his eyes vigorously in surprise, this and this...... Is it still the sister of the Lu family? It's clearly a teenage boy!

Lu Binrou saw her stunned appearance, and knocked her head with the folding fan in her hand funny, and said, "Soul return, soul return, county lord, why are you in a daze." ”

The county lord of Anyang suddenly burst out with an exclamation, but fortunately, she still remembered to control her own volume, so she didn't alarm more people. She said in surprise: "Sister Lu, you are so powerful, if you don't open your mouth, I just thought that any of your brothers were in the house, and I didn't dare to call you." ”

Lu Binrou nodded proudly, my cross-dressing skills have been passed on by masters, and after several years of practice, of course it's okay to lie to you a little girl.

The two were about to go out, Lu Binrou didn't even bring a maid because of this matter, she lowered her head and followed the lord of Anyang out of the house, and the two porters who watched the door didn't recognize that it was her own girl, but she was one of the attendants brought by the lord of Anyang County.

The two came to the mansion of the eldest princess of Caoqu together, but the porter said that Ning Hou had returned to the ancestral house, and he might not be able to come back today. Lu Binrou asked the county lord of Pingyang softly if he would go to the Ninghou Mansion to find his father again, and the county lord of Pingyang was a little hesitant: "I...... I haven't been back to my ancestral home much...... It's eerie and I'm a little scared of ......."

Lu Binrou couldn't cry or laugh, it was the ancestral home of her Ning family, and if she didn't go back much, when she got married in Pingyang in the future, she would have to marry from there, what were you afraid of.

Binrou was still young when she left the capital, and she didn't remember that there was such a place as Ninghou Mansion, so she asked the county lord of Pingyang where her family's ancestral house was. The main road of Pingyang County said: "Ning Lane on Xuanwu Street is a little far from here...... Sister Lu, why don't we go today, and then ask him to admit our mistakes when my father is at home another day, okay? ”

Lu Binrou was a little embarrassed: "I'm recuperating at home now, it's not easy to sneak out today, if I want to come out again without alarming others, I'm afraid it's not very easy......"

Pingyang hesitated for a moment, looked at the sky, and finally resolutely said, "Okay, let's go today." ”

Lu Binrou couldn't bear to see her like this, but the more she dragged it on, the more difficult it was for Ning Hou to explain in the future, so she nodded, and the two got into the carriage and rushed to Xuanwu Street.

The carriages and horses passed through the bustling street market and came to Xuanwu Street at the other end of the capital. This is the old palace of the former dynasty, and near the current Nanping Garden, basically the mansions of the nouveau riche and the royal family are not here, but there are some old mansions of the old family.

But after all, these were the residences of people who were either rich or noble, and no one lived here for ordinary people, so all the way, there were few cars and horses on the wide streets, and the mansions on both sides of the street were lofty and a little dilapidated, silently revealing a sense of decay.

Lu Binrou had never been here before, and she was wearing men's clothes today, so she didn't have any scruples, and lifted half of the curtains to look curiously at both sides of the road.

I saw that the doors of some houses were locked, and there were no plaques on the doors, and some were hanging, but there were quite a few people who were familiar with the genealogies of the dynasty and the middle of the dynasty that she had never heard of. Occasionally, through the deep alley, you can also see a few pear blossoms sticking out of the wall in the back garden of the house, white as snow, with an indescribable quiet and desolate beauty against the background of the solemn green bricks.

After walking for a while, the carriage turned into an alley, Lu Binrou looked up, and the word "Ning Lane" was carved with a stone plaque at the mouth of the alley, and the font was sparse and chic. This alley is not narrow, and can accommodate two carriages side by side, in fact, it can be regarded as a small street.

The two carriages stopped in front of a tall gatehouse, Lu Binrou got out of the car, looked up, and saw that there was a door plaque of rosewood hanging on the door, with the book "To Ninghou Mansion", the font was the same as the "Ning Lane" at the entrance of the alley, which should be written by one person. The county lord of Pingyang had already gotten out of the car before Lu Binrou, and the little girl who had not yet grown into a tall figure was petite, standing in front of the high steps and looking up at the door plaque, and it was very pitiful at a glance.

Lu Binrou walked over silently and took her hand, the little girl's hand was soft and delicate, but it was cold, the afternoon in April was not too hot, but her hand was soaked with sweat. Bin Rou knew that she was nervous, and comforted her softly: "Don't be afraid, there is also a sister, if Ling Zun is angry, I will bear it with you." Thinking that with me as an outsider, Master Hou won't blame you. ”

The county lord of Pingyang glanced at Lu Binrou and said, "Sister Lu, I'm not afraid of my father...... I just, don't like this place. ”

Lu Binrou nodded, she didn't ask why Pingyang didn't like her ancestral home, in fact, even she, an outsider, felt an inexplicable depression when she came here.

The Mansion of the Marquis of Zhining is not as dilapidated as other houses along the way, it should have been renovated later, the carved and colorful paintings on the gatehouse are complete and bright, and the door plaque of rosewood can also see the traces of careful restoration. But for some reason, its decaying atmosphere is particularly strict, and the two closed heavy doors seem to have sealed the memories and secrets of a hundred years, making people shudder when they look at it.

The attendant accompanying the county lord of Anyang stepped forward and slammed the door a few times, Lu Binrou thought that it would take a while for someone to answer, but he didn't expect that almost immediately, someone opened the door from the inside.

They looked over, it was an inconspicuous middle-aged man, wearing a gray cloth coat common in the gatehouse, bending down slightly, seeing them clearly, seemed to be stunned, and looked at the carriage parked outside the door, his ordinary face showed a look of surprise, and said excitedly: "But...... The county lord? Are you here to find Master Hou? The Hou Ye was in the old Hou Ye's study in the backyard......"

The county lord of Anyang nodded, interrupted him, and said, "Yes, I'm here to find my father." She paused for a moment, seeing that the porter didn't seem to have the intention of getting out of the way, and frowned: "What, this is Ning Mansion, I can't go directly when I go home, do I have to pass it on?" ”

The porter suddenly came back to his senses, slapped himself lightly in the mouth, and said in a loud voice: "Yes, yes, look at what you said from the county lord, please come in, please come in." ”

His gaze slid to the hands of the county lord of Pingyang and Lu Binrou, and after a pause, Lu Binrou realized that he was dressed up now, and was busy letting go, but the county lord of Pingyang snorted, held it tighter, and shook it demonstratively in front of the man in the doorman, before pulling Lu Binrou in. The rest of the attendants hurriedly followed.

Entering the door, Lu Binrou cried and laughed and said: "County Lord, why are you doing this, I am pretending to be a man now, and he doesn't know my identity, although he is just a servant, and you are still young, but girls should pay attention, don't leave a handle on people." ”

The county lord of Anyang snorted coldly and said, "I can do whatever I like, who wants him to look at it randomly." If someone chews his tongue in the future, it will be passed on by him, and I will spare him! ”

Lu Binrou looked at her angry little face, and then realized that this little girl was not only a lively and innocent little sister in front of her, but she also had another side, the few people who could not be provoked in the legendary Beijing, including her and her mother.