Unlike in the past, the Zhang Mansion in front of him looked lifeless.

Nan Luyuan endured severe pain and got out of the carriage, and was supported by the coachman to the doorman. The guards have been with Nan Luyuan for almost a year, so they naturally recognize him. Therefore, when he saw him coming this way, he didn't ask any questions, and asked one of them to run into the house to inform the old lady.

After a while, I saw the old lady with a snake-headed cane supported by Zhang Shenling, Lu Liuhui and several elders of the Zhang family. As soon as the two parties met, Zhang Shenling, who was standing beside Mrs. Zhang, couldn't hold his body, and rushed up with an arrow and gave Nan Luyuan a big embrace.

Nan Luyuan wanted to remind him that he had an injury, but seeing his excited appearance, it was not good to disturb his emotions, so he was hugged by him for a long time, until Mrs. Zhang reminded him that Nan Luyuan was freed from this embrace that almost strangled him.

Zhang Shenling turned Nan Luyuan around several times, patting it from top to bottom, until he confirmed that the person in front of him was the real Nan Luyuan, and then he breathed a sigh of relief: "Look, I will say that the second brother of Luyuan is blessed with a great life." ”

Although Nan Luyuan was dizzy by him, he was also quite relieved that so many things had happened in the past year, and after all, he had not smoothed out the precious childishness of this young man.

Zhang Shenling saw that it was almost over, so that he would get out of the way, so that Nan Luyuan could see the old lady Zhang and Lu Liuhuan behind him. The other elders of the Zhang family had already taken advantage of this moment and took the coachman to the main hall, and now there were only the four of them and a group of guards standing in front of the door.

Nan Luyuan gave Mrs. Zhang a look and said, "Luyuan is reckless, and Mrs. Lao is worried. ”

Mrs. Zhang looked him up and down, laughed, and said quite kindly: "I heard what Lu Yatou said after the incident. You're good. If you don't die, there will be blessings, and you must have suffered a lot in the past few days, so come in and rest. ”

Zhang Shenling carried him and followed Mrs. Zhang to the mansion.

When he arrived at his own courtyard, Nan Luyuan took off his guard and his eyebrows slowed down. After he went to freshen up and changed the medicine for the wound, he changed into a new robe with a yellow collar and a goose yellow collar on a blue background, put on a white jade hair crown, and restored his usual calm and restrained face like a white crane, which can be seen that the son of the family has been polished for many years.

When he came out of the medicine spring behind the courtyard, he saw Mrs. Zhang and her party who stayed in the house. As soon as he saw him dressed up neatly, Zhang Shenling couldn't sit still: "Second brother, tell us quickly, what have you experienced since you disappeared?" ”

Nan Luyuan sat on the edge of the bed and told the three of them everything he knew. Mrs. Zhang listened, pondered for a long time, and said, "Are you really sure that you did fall into the water?" ”

Nan Luyuan nodded: "Yes, the junior is indeed drowning." And the junior's back was also scratched by a stone in the water with a three-finger-long wound. ”

Mrs. Zhang frowned and said: "There is something wrong with this, not to mention that you were covered in injuries when you fell in, even when you were in your prime, it was impossible for you to fall in the most turbulent part of the flood and still pick up your life." ”

Zhang Shenling guessed: "Then maybe the second brother was too lucky and was washed ashore?" ”

Lu Liuhui, who had been silent, suddenly interjected: "The difference in altitude between our place and the downstream is more than 3,000 feet, and Nan Gongzi was found downstream. If he was washed down, at a height of 3,000 feet, he would have fallen to his death. So I guess maybe the man in white that came to Nan Gongzi's mind was real, he rescued Nan Gongzi, and took him downstream to settle on the shore, so that he looked like he had been washed down from above. ”

Zhang Shenling had not personally observed the height of the river mouth to the lower reaches of the river, and now he was so shocked that he was speechless when he knew that it was more than 3,000 feet high.

Mrs. Zhang said calmly: "But who can not be implicated in such a big tide and save a person?" Even if it is the master of the Luxu Gate, the old man thinks, he can't do it. ”

Lu Liuhui replied respectfully: "Back to the old lady's words, it is true. ”

"Lord Emperor, have you ever thought about it: when did we Nanshang come out with such a character? If he is not from Nanshang, then what is his intention in appearing in a flood-prone place at this time? Ordinary people save people for reward, but he picks you to save you when you are delirious, is it really a hermit just to save yourself? The old lady threw out three questions one after another, and her face became more and more solemn.

Nan Luyuan was silent.

The atmosphere in the room was a little heavy for a while, as if even the breath had solidified, Nan Luyuan's expression was very cold, and he was silent for a long time, not knowing what he was thinking.

After a long while, he gently buried his face in his palm and rubbed it, took a deep breath, and couldn't hear anything wrong: "Tomorrow, I will inform Your Majesty of all this matter in a letter, and write another letter to Her Royal Highness, so that she can strictly protect Your Majesty." ”

Mrs. Zhang said, "That's right. You will assist Your Majesty in the future, and you must keep an eye on it. Don't divide the rivers and lakes and the imperial court too clearly, there is no clear boundary between them. ”

Old Mrs. Zhang got up and gently tapped Zhang Shenling's calf with a cane: "Let's go, help the old man go back." ”

Zhang Shenling still had a stomach full of words and wanted to talk to Nan Luyuan, but he was unexpectedly scolded by Mrs. Zhang with a light smile: "Bastard boy, you will have more opportunities to talk to him in the future, not bad at this time." Or do you mean that you forgot your roots and didn't even support your aunt? ”

How dare Zhang Shenling, for fear that this aunt would be unhappy, so he told Grandpa that he might have to kneel in the ancestral hall for a few more hours! Although Grandpa quietly stuffs a cushion for him every time, it is still not pleasant to kneel for so long.

Therefore, Zhang Shenling hurriedly rushed up and hugged Nan Luyuan, patted him on the shoulder, and his eyes were full of "Second brother, everything is silent, waiting for me to be empty, your ears will suffer", and then two or three steps to catch up with Mrs. Zhang, who had already gone out, and diligently helped her to walk away.

Nan Luyuan took a breath at this time, his body softened, and looked at Lu Liuyuan: "You're not injured, are you?" ”

Lu Liuyan parted the broken hair in his ears, lowered his head and said, "I made a stroke on my hand, don't tighten it." ”

Nan Luyuan asked, "Those people were killed by you, right?" But there was no reproachful look, and his tone was not like a question, but more like a bland statement of the results he had already anticipated.

Lu Liubi said "um" and said, "Your whereabouts are unknown at the time, those people are not easy to deal with, I am angry, so I will kill them all." ”

Nan Luyuan said slowly: "After all, this is the position of the county government. Besides, you are not a businessman in my south, if you leave a handle on people, make an article, and be criticized by the world, it is not what I hope to see. Miss Lu, in the future, it would be better for me to clean up these bad things. ”

Lu Liu's eyes had some unclear meaning, and fell on Nan Luyuan. She chuckled softly, "Okay." ”

Nan Luyuan also laughed. He smiled softly and brightly when he relaxed, not as detached and sharp as he was in a confrontation with people. His slender eyes bent upwards gently, revealing some tenderness, and even the old look in the light gray pupils was completely hidden, like spring water melting ice and snow in a breezy night, refracting starry points of light.

Lu Liuhuan saw him smiling like this, and unconsciously froze for a moment.

Then she heard Nan Luyuan whisper: "Miss Lu, it's almost the New Year." ”

So she smiled, and for some reason, she couldn't help but spit out a sentence: "Nan Gongzi, this incident has passed, welcome back." ”

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Out of Chen Ying's case, the Jiangnan soldiers strictly controlled the entire dam, not to mention idlers, but anyone except Nan Luyuan who came had to report to the commander first.

There is one day left until the New Year.

On this day, the streets and alleys are hung with oil-paper lanterns arranged at the family's expense, and vendors carrying candy people and dates walk through the deep and shallow alleys. The men put a couplet written by the scholar on the door early, and the women took their children to the street, regardless of whether they were rich or poor, everyone had to hold a pound or two of pork meat in their hands, carry a fish, and sell a pound of good wine. The children were dressed in new clothes, all with colorful waist ornaments, and their foreheads were dotted with cinnabar. They chased and ran in the streets, and laughter filled the whole Jiangnan.

This year, the Zhang family naturally has to have a good time.

Nan Luyuan and Zhang Shenling received New Year's gifts from the palace and Zhang Xiang's mansion respectively. Nan Luyuan was a beautiful jade sent from the Western Regions, and a new set of clothes. The new clothes were woven from silk, and on them was a picture of the red sun and cranes embroidered by the best embroiderers in the palace. The beautiful jade has been polished and carved, and it is still tied with a silver palace silk and made into a sword spike. Zhang Shenling's is wearing a vermilion round neck embroidered round silver and red double-threaded crested ibis brocade robe, and a trained blue-eyed kitten.

The two of them put on their clothes, and they bought New Year's goods with the scholars and Zhangfu. Lu Liuhui didn't receive anything as usual, only a set of flying blades that Lu Xu gave her. Nan Luyuan saw it in his eyes, so he and Zhang Shenling hid it from her, went to the best women's clothing shop in Jiangnan, and picked out a lake blue wide-sleeved fairy skirt embroidered with a snow-white fox for her, and also found a set of dark blue embroidered white bird fox fur cloak. After that, I went to the jewelry shop, and with Zhang Shenling's wealth and boundless knowledge, I picked out a complete set of sapphire cloud-finch jewelry for her, from hairpins to foot rings.

When the two returned to the house, a large family of people, soldiers, soldiers, doormen, and maidservants were already seated. Nan Luyuan and Zhang Shenling brought up the gifts to Lu Liuhui from the shop and handed them to her, and showed her one by one.

Lu Liuhui was stunned, and Mrs. Zhang had already turned her eyes on Nan Luyuan and Lu Liuhuan with a smile, and said: "Since it is their intention, Lu Yatou might as well dress for the New Year." ”

Lu Liuhui listened, his cheeks were slightly red, he answered in a low voice, and then took a few brocade boxes and went down in the friendly long and short calls of the big guys.

Nan Luyuan and Zhang Shenling were arranged by Mrs. Zhang to her side and sat down next to Lu Liu's seat.

At this moment, the New Year's bell of ion time is ringing, and there are less than two hours left.