After the two bathed and changed their clothes, they first went to meet the servants they brought, and then the mother-in-law of the Zhang family took them to the old lady's yard.

On the way there, Zhang Shenling chattered: "My aunt is my grandfather's sister, my grandfather baby her baby is tight, my aunt married a wife, my grandfather gave her more than half of the land, my grandfather didn't have this treatment." ”

Nan Luyuan listened, and probably knew the status of this old lady in the Zhang family, but he felt puzzled, since the side branch was on Mrs. Zhang's side, why was it still called "Zhang Mansion"?

Zhang Shenling continued: "My aunt and grandfather came to our house, and according to the rules, this place is still called 'Zhangfu'." I heard my grandfather say that some people on the road despised my aunt as a daughter and wanted to come to the door to stir up trouble. There were also some faceless women who climbed into their aunt's bed in the middle of the night. My grandfather only learned about these things later, and my aunt settled them alone. ”

Nan Luyuan listened to it and secretly thought, it is indeed very good.

When I entered the old lady's yard, there were well-kept osmanthus on both sides, it was not the flowering season, only the tender green leaves could be seen, and there was a birdcage with exquisite carving skills hanging on the trunk, and the magpie in the cage tilted its head to look at the people.

Deeper, there is a bluestone path, and there are some families on both sides of the road, and the families are facing some pear trees. It is the season when the pear tree blooms, and the white flowers on both sides are cascading all the way to the bluestone road, like a huge blanket. Zhang and Nan walked, and before they knew it, the petals fell all over their bodies, and there were white birds peeping through the trees, singing among the flowers.

Further inside, there is a cloister with a portrait of an old lady. Where do ordinary people dare to show off themselves so blatantly, and only those who are confident and capable like Mrs. Zhang dare to hang out their portraits in a bright light. Passing through this cloister, one sees a canopy garden with a small table under the pomegranate tree, made of fine sandalwood and brushed with antiseptic wax. There were a few small stools next to it, and the old lady of the Zhang family sat on them and drank tea.

Nan Luyuan wanted to give a regular greeting, but he didn't expect Zhang Shenling next to him to rush forward with a brisk step, open his arms and throw himself into Mrs. Zhang's arms and shout: "Auntie! ”

Nan Luyuan was so shocked that he didn't know for a moment whether to continue to give a salute or wait and see how it got better.

The old lady held the teacup steadily, without leaking any tea soup, and scolded tepidly: "It's not big or small, what does it look like." ”

"Even though Shen Ling is neither big nor small, but my aunt also loves Shen Ling, so she is reluctant to punish Shen Ling." Zhang Shenling took a step back with a smile and turned around in front of Old Lady Zhang, "Auntie, do you see that I have grown a lot taller?" ”

Mrs. Zhang put down the teacup and looked at him carefully, but her mouth was unceremoniously: "Like a thin wicker, his body bones are not a few taels of flesh, how can he look like an upright man?" That is, you dare to be so presumptuous in my place, if I sue your father, you are not big or small, and you will have to kneel in the ancestral hall for an hour! ”

Zhang Shenling said coquettishly: "How is it the same? That's what my grandfather did to punish my grandfather, and I don't want to be in the office, so my grandfather can't punish me for this. ”

Mrs. Zhang took his hand and said with concern: "Is there still no way to cure your body?" My aunt has a good Langzhong here, and my aunt asked him to show you, grab more medicinal materials for you to recuperate, we are not afraid to spend this money. ”

Zhang Shenling said: "My grandfather has asked someone to watch it several times, and it really can't get better." Auntie, let's not talk about this, Second Brother Lu Yuan and I came this time on the orders of His Majesty to rectify the floods in the south of the Yangtze River. ”

Only then did Mrs. Zhang look at Nan Luyuan and waved at him. Nan Luyuan immediately stepped forward and saluted without humility or arrogance: "Junior, Luyuan has seen the old lady. ”

Old Mrs. Zhang looked at him for a moment, and threw out a question lightly and heavily: "Your Majesty's order, the old body is naturally absolutely unique." It's just that Your Majesty sent you, you must have some ability, right? ”

Zhang Shenling wanted to come up and introduce, but was stopped by the old lady waving her hand.

Old Lady Zhang looked at Nan Luyuan quite calmly and said, "Let him say it himself." ”

Nan Luyuan didn't see any emotion, his voice was steady, and the words were round: "The younger generation Nan Luyuan, after the former emperor Nan Boya, the retainer of the king of Nanshang, was the emperor of the dynasty." ”

Only then did Mrs. Zhang get up and salute: "I have seen the emperor." Then he asked: "There is no precedent for the emperors of the past dynasties to leave the imperial capital on their own, and you are the first." ”

Nan Luyuan responded: "The flood is a big deal, Your Majesty is young, and there is no one available in the court, so the younger generation asks for your life." The younger generation has entrusted Her Royal Highness to stay by His Majesty's side at all times. ”

Old Mrs. Zhang sat down again, and also let Nan Luyuan and Zhang Shenling sit. She asked her subordinates to go down to make a pot of tea again, and she patted Zhang Shenling's hand gently, but she was asking Nan Luyuan: "I'm afraid there are some other intentions." ”

Nan Luyuan was silent for a while, and then responded: "Yes, Luyuan's qualifications are still shallow, and he has no outstanding political achievements. ”

Mrs. Zhang said: "That's the reason, it's just that your appetite is too big, if we sit on the sidelines and watch, how can you compete with those black-hearted things." This time, the old body helped with this, you have to remember these truths, and take care of Shen Ling, a kid. ”

Nan Luyuan replied respectfully: "Yes, Luyuan remembers." ”

It was at this time that the next person came up with tea and served tea for everyone. The servant sprinkled some fine salt powder under the teacup, and poured the teacup with blue tea soup. Nan Luyuan first washed his hands with the water brought by the servant, and then took a sip of the teacup, ready to listen to the old lady's next plan.

Mrs. Zhang glanced at him and knew what he was doing. She asked her servants not to serve tea on the side, and put the teapot on the table and retreated. When there were no idlers around, he changed to a comfortable position and sat down, and asked, "What are you going to do next?" ”

Nan Luyuan re-sorted out the plans that Fang had just told Zhang Shenling in the house, and told Mrs. Zhang about them.

After hearing this, Mrs. Zhang laughed out loud very unkindly, and hahahaha was alone there for a long time before she said: "If you want to be old, you are really young people who have never suffered hardships, and you think you have great ability to read and write military books." You say that you look at the customs, you don't know how sharp the noses of those rats are? I'm afraid that before you set foot in the gate of the imperial capital, the rumor has already spread among them! Not to mention the investigation of customs, you think people can let you meet real refugees? ”

Nan Luyuan choked.

Old Lady Zhang smiled almost forward and backwards, patted Zhang Shenling's hand and said, "You too, stinky boy, don't pretend to be smart!" ”

Zhang Shenling snorted twice.

Mrs. Zhang said: "In this way, the old man asks a friend to come, and you follow her." It won't be long before that group of people wants to come to our family again, and when they come, the old man will give you news. ”

Nan Luyuan has learned this, and it still takes time to reminisce, and he has indeed benefited a lot. So he smiled and said, "Then there is Mrs. Lao." ”

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Two days later, Nan Luyuan received an invitation from the old lady to the old lady's courtyard.

As soon as he entered the door, he bumped into Lu Liuhui, who was dressed in white embroidered kingfisher, waist-high.

Nan Luyuan's footsteps paused.

It was Lu Liuhui who took the lead in smiling and greeting: "Nan Gongzi." ”

Nan Luyuan subconsciously looked at Mrs. Zhang.

Mrs. Zhang said: "You seem to know each other, so it's easy to do." The old body originally wanted to introduce it, but it seems that he doesn't need it. Miss Lu was fostered in my house by Lu Xu Boy for two years, and she is quite familiar with this place, so she will not go wrong with her. ”

Nan Luyuan looked at Lu Liulian, and then at Mrs. Zhang, only felt that this world was really too small, especially when he thought of the small word "斓" on the lantern that day, he felt that his whole body was not very relaxed.

Lu Liuhui raised a rather dazzling smile, and without seeing it, he pulled Nan Luyuan to thank Mrs. Zhang and walked towards her house.

Nan Luyuan felt that his earlobes were dripping blood, and his hairs and goosebumps were about to rise, and he couldn't speak very clearly: "You...... What are you doing? ”

Lu Liuhui was very close to him, leaning beside him, and his voice was so small that only the two of them could hear it: "You can't say here how bad you cried at that time, right?" ”

Nan Luyuan was blown by her, and he hurriedly forgot all about elegance, almost a little angry: "Miss Lu, don't mess around!" ”

Lu Liuyu didn't hear it, and dragged Nan Luyuan into his room before letting him go. Only then did Nan Luyuan see that there was still Zhang Shenling in the house, who looked like he had just arrived.

Suddenly, he didn't feel very good.

Lu Liuhuan looked at him like this and seemed to be in a daze, and couldn't help but laugh again: "Then what does Nan Gongzi want the Immortal Family to do?" ”

He took a few steps back and said to Zhang Shenling: "Zhang Gongzi, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

Zhang Shenling seemed to react suddenly from the moment she came in: "You...... You're here too...... No, why is Miss Lu here? ”

Nan Luyuan glared at Lu Liuhui angrily, and was quite discouraged: "The old lady invited me." I knew that Miss Lu was coming, so I threw you one here. ”

"You can't say that," Lu Liuyu walked from Nan Luyuan's side to the bed and sat down, "If it weren't for the old lady who wrote in the letter that Nan Gongzi was there, the Immortal Family might not have planned to take over this mess." ”

Zhang Shenling listened, as if he had realized something, and his eyes rolled between Nan Luyuan and Lu Liuyu: "What is the situation with the two of you?" ”

Nan Luyuan didn't have the heart to care about Zhang Shenling's words, he stared at Lu Liulu, as if he remembered something, and asked nonchalantly: "You can sneak into the imperial capital on the first day, and now you can reach Jiangnan in less than two days, where do you live?" ”

Lu Liuhui smiled and took out Lu Xu's letter from his sleeve and said, "The Qingxiu Gate is on the mountain between Jiangnan and the imperial capital, and there are specially domesticated mounts, which come and go very quickly. What's more, Mrs. Zhang asked the Xian family to come over at the beginning, saying that it was to discuss, but in fact, everything was almost done, and when she asked you, the Xian family had already slept on the beam of the black-hearted official for a night. ”

She smiled, like a fox, and spread out a blueprint from her bosom that seemed to be a new drawing, beckoning the two of them to look at it.

I saw her dot on the drawing, and then heard her say: "In the past two days, let's go here to see a good show." ”