On the 20th of July, the guards at the Luoyang City Gate were about to close the city gate when they saw a mule cart rushing over, "Brother Officers and Soldiers, the little one has an urgent matter to enter the city, you can make it convenient." It was Situ Yan who spoke, and in order to pick some herbs on the way, she delayed for a while, and almost missed the time to enter the city.

"Lu Yin, bring it!" The officers and soldiers saw that Situ Yan was just a child, and they didn't make much trouble, checked the road guide, collected the door tax and the car and horse tax, and let her in.

After entering the city, Situ Yan didn't dare to stay on the street longer, for fear that there would be a curfew at night, and it would be a small matter to be interrogated, but if he was taken to the government to eat the board, he couldn't draw it, so he inquired all the way to the lotus and found Situ Mansion directly.

Knocking on the door, an old voice came from inside, "Who! ”

"May I ask if Mr. Li Youzhu is there?"

When this person heard that he was looking for Mr. Li, he hurriedly opened the door, "What are you looking for Mr. Li?" Someone else is not there? ”

"Are Cuiping and Wu Guo there?" Situ Yan asked while looking at the old man. Judging from the way he dresses, this person should be a subordinate in the house, and he should be fifty miles away according to his appearance.

When Situ Yan looked at this person, the old man was also looking at her, and when he saw that he was just a boy in a coarse cloth robe, he didn't take it seriously, but his attitude was not bad, "You wait at the door for a while, I'll ask Steward Wu to do something!" Without waiting for Situ Yan to speak again, he closed the door and entered the courtyard.

Situ Yan couldn't help but smile bitterly, this is also her home, but now she can't enter. I had to drive the mule cart to the side and sit on the cart and wait.

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, the gate opened again, Wu Guo leaned out and walked out, and at first glance he saw Situ Yan sitting on a mule cart. First, he ran to Situ Yan in a few steps, and knelt directly on the ground, "Miss, why are you back now, is the eldest young master saved?" ”

When Li Youzhu left, Wu Guo went to find Situ Yan, but Situ Yan was no longer in Henan County at that time, so he didn't know that Situ Yan and Wu Jin hadn't seen each other.

"You get up first, go in."

"Yes. Lao Feng quickly went to inform Li's mother, and said that the eldest lady was back. Then drive the eldest lady's car to the backyard to take care of it. Wu Guo led the way in front, and happily instructed the old man who had just opened the door to find someone.

Situ Yan's heart tightened, all the old people living in this mansion were the old people from the original Situ Mansion, but she was not the original eldest lady, I am afraid that she didn't know any of them, so don't go to the gang. I tried to ask Wu Guo to find out that the original eldest lady had seen these minions, but at that time, the eldest lady was too young to remember. After getting the quasi-letter, Situ Yan was relieved and took the snow wolf all the way into the courtyard.

After passing through the verandah of the outer courtyard and entering the inner courtyard, I saw a woman aged 5 or 60 standing in the middle of a group of maids and slaves, and saw Situ Yan, who was busy kneeling on the ground, "The old slave has seen the eldest lady." "Slave maid greets the eldest lady!" The greetings rang out, which made Situ Yan blush for a moment, she was not the original owner, and this battle was really the first time I had seen her.

took a deep breath and calmed down, then let them get up, "Okay, these days, I haven't been in the house, but the big and small matters in the house are handled by Mama Li." ”

"The old slave didn't dare, it turned out that the old slave didn't have the blessing to serve the eldest lady, so that the eldest lady suffered a lot outside." Before Mama Li could finish speaking, she heard a maid on the left screaming, "Wolf! Frightened, everyone retreated.

Situ Yan knew that it was the snow wolf who followed in, and these people would naturally be afraid if they hadn't seen the Tibetan mastiff, "Don't be afraid, it's not a wolf, it's just a dog I raised, it doesn't hurt people." "Listening to the eldest lady say that it doesn't hurt people, these maids didn't shout, but they didn't dare to step forward, just stood far away.

Situ Yan didn't like the crowd, so she went directly into the main room, and first settled the snow wolf in the inner room, and then sent all the slaves away, and wanted to take the time to ask about Li Youzhu, but before the words could be asked, she saw a boy who was 8 or 9 years old who was similar to her pushed the door and walked in, followed by two slightly older ones, one of whom had already tied his hair and should be over 15, and the other was older than the one who walked in front of him. From the position where several people were standing, Situ Yan already knew that the boy who walked in front should be Situ Li, the sister-in-law of the third uncle, who was nine years old like her this year, but a month older, so Situ Yan didn't wait for someone to speak, and got up and saluted first, "Cousin!" ”

"Are you really a cousin?" Without waiting for Situ Li to speak, the oldest man standing behind him spoke first.

"Exactly, there is a letter from my mother Yu Pei and my brother as proof." For this person's idea of careful thinking, how could Situ Yan not know.

Now that Wu Jin has an accident, if she also has an accident, these people are the only masters in this mansion, and they are also the real masters, of course they don't want to see her come back here at this time.

But Situ Yan asked Li Youzhu to save these people, not to let them repay their kindness, but just to have a full filial piety, ashamed that the original owner occupied her body, and wanted to fulfill a wish for her.

"Cousin, you're back, my eldest cousin often thinks of you, but now he has an accident." Situ Li was worried about Wu Jin, which made Situ Yan's heart feel a little better.

"Cousin, don't worry, I came back this time to save my brother, at least one year, at most three years, I will definitely let my brother get rid of the military and return to a good family."

"Really, cousin, do you really have a way?" Although Situ Li still didn't believe his cousin's words, he was still very happy in his heart, but the two people behind him were not so happy, "I'm afraid this matter is very difficult to handle, eldest cousin?" Cousin can't be forced. ”

"Yes, this eldest cousin just had an accident, what if my cousin also had an accident?" Seeing that the two of them sang double reeds, they were obviously persuasive, but secretly they didn't want Situ Yan to save Wu Jin back. Originally, the boss Tu Yan was not interested in taking over Wu Jin's shops, but now she was moved, since these people don't want to live a good life, then she is not welcome.

Ignoring the words of the two, she persuaded Situ Li to go back and rest, she still had something to discuss with Wu Guo, "Cousins, please go back and rest first, the days to come are still long, if you have anything to say, wait until dawn tomorrow to discuss." ”

"It's okay, cousin is tired of traveling, and I'll rest early."

After sending the three away, Situ Yan called Wu Guo, "Why didn't you see Manager Li and Cui Ping?" ”

"Back to the eldest lady, Manager Li and Aunt Cui Ping followed the eldest young master to the northwest as early as the fifteenth day of the sixth month of the leap month, this is the letter left by Manager Li before leaving, as well as the 1,000 taels of silver you gave to the slave before." Wu Guo took out Li Youzhu's letter from his arms, and handed it to Situ Yan with the box containing the money, which he had just gone back to the house to get.

Situ Yan took the money box and put it aside first, read the letter directly, and made sure that Li Youzhu really escorted Wu Jin to the northwest, and the heart that had been carrying it was a little relieved, with Li Youzhu and Cui Ping escorting all the way, Wu Jin should be able to hold on, and she didn't have to rush to catch up anymore. "That's fine, I've thought of a lot of ways this month, but it hasn't worked out." Situ Yan didn't explain to Wu Guo why she was in the capital at this time, but only casually made up a reason to prevaricate.

"Wu Guo, you will get the house deed of this yard and shop early tomorrow morning. Come with me to find a tooth shop and write a "deed paper" to transfer the account. ”

"Yes." Wu Guo is just a minion, even if something happens to Wu Jin, this courtyard can't be his, seeing that the eldest lady is willing to take over, of course he is happy to hand over this burden.

"Also, be optimistic about Situ Chenming and Situ Chenxi, these two people are not right, don't let them take Situ Li badly." Where would Wu Guo have thought that the eldest lady had only met the three young masters once, and she had a clear understanding of the temperament and character of the two young masters, and she had a little more trust in the eldest lady if she could rescue the eldest young master.

"I'm tired too, it's not early today, get me some food first, and I'll talk about it when it's dawn."

"Yes. The eldest lady's house has always been kept, and it was cleaned by Li's mother herself. Wu Guo took Situ Yan to the East Chamber, and at the same time told Li Ma about it, it turned out that this Li Ma was Situ Wan's nurse, no wonder Li Youzhu would save her to this Situ Mansion and let her be in charge.

When I entered the East Chamber, I saw Mama Li waiting at the door early, "Mama Li, you are the nurse of your late mother, I should call you Mama, don't be polite to me anymore." ”

"The old slave doesn't dare, the eldest lady has killed the old slave." This Mother Li has been working as an errand in Situ Mansion since she was six years old, and those dirty things in the mansion are not uncommon, so it is natural to see that the eldest lady treats her sincerely. When your heart is glad, you should kneel down and salute.

"Mama Li, you are old, you don't need to be strict with me in the future. I'm still hungry here, and it's not too late to say anything after I've eaten. ”

"Look at the old slave who has no eyesight, but the eldest lady is hungry, come into the house, the food has already been prepared for you, and you have loved to eat since you were a child."

Situ Yan was not a picky eater, but when she returned home, she felt a sense of belonging, so she couldn't help but eat two more bowls of rice, and she was so happy that Li's mother kept cooking for Situ Yan on the side.

"Mama Li, I'm really full, it's time to rest if I eat again."

"It's okay, the eldest lady will go into the clean room to wash and rest! The old slave asked Ru'er and Lian'er to serve you. ”

"Mama Li, I'm not used to having people around, so I'll just ask them to help me get the clothes from the mule cart."

"Yes, the old slave will arrange it." Mama Li glanced at Situ Yan and couldn't help but feel pain in her heart, if it wasn't for such a big thing happening in Situ Mansion, where would the eldest lady not be used to being served. This hurt in my heart, and tears flowed down, for fear of being looked at by Situ Yan, so I hurriedly took out a handkerchief and covered it.

Situ Yan took a good hot bath, and the fatigue of the journey was gone, and the people were a little lighter. Mama Li helped Situ Yan dry her hair, "Miss, you look the same as Mrs. Xian when you were young, and even this hair is the same smooth." The old slave sees you as if he saw the first lady. At the mention of Situ Wan, Mama Li couldn't help but wipe away her tears again.

"Mama Li, don't be sad, I will definitely avenge my mother's revenge, and the Qin family will pay the price for what he has done. As for my brother, you can rest assured that I will go looking for him in a few days and I will definitely rescue him. ”

"Miss, this can't be helped, how can you save the eldest young master alone, if you have another good one, what face does the old slave have to go to see Mrs. Xian."

"Mama Li, let's talk about this later, you're tired, go and rest first, I don't need anyone to guard here. There are snow wolves, and no one dares to come in. Situ Yan didn't want to argue with Mama Li about this, and she didn't like the many people in the house watching her sleep.

"Yes, the old slave is resting in the ear room to the south of you, just call if you have something." Mama Li glanced at the snow wolf before leaving, and felt that the eldest lady's temperament was not very similar to Mrs. Xian, and she was afraid that it was also the reason for the great changes in the family, so she didn't suspect it.

Sending away irrelevant people, Situ Yan lay on the bed for a while but lost her sleepiness, and went through the next thing in her mind. I don't know how long it took before I fell asleep unconsciously. (To be continued.) )