Luo Jian was about to speak when he saw Shi Kefa frowning, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Thank you Ruan Shangshu for your kindness, a few of us won't live in Nanjing for too long, but we will cause trouble to Ruan Shangshu." ”

Luo Jian is reminding Shi Kefa that there is no need to worry about these small things, as for the eyes and ears sent by Ruan Dacheng, Luo Jian doesn't care.

"That's okay, Xinghua, you guys rest first, you have to go to the banquet in the evening, I'll go back to the house to meet my mother." Shi Kefa understood what Luo Jian meant, and he was about to leave with a dozen followers.

"Brother Xian, it's still early for dinner, I'll send you back, and a few of us have to go to see my aunt and sister-in-law, and Liu Lan has specially prepared gifts." Luo Jian said.

"You girl, what other gifts do you have for coming to my house?"

Shi Kefa glanced at Liu Lan with some doting, Shi Kefa's impression of Liu Lan was getting better and better during this time, if it weren't for Luo Jian's relationship, he really wanted to take her as a righteous daughter.

Hurriedly asked people to go back to the house to report the news, and said to Luo Jian: "You go wash up first, right?" ”

"No need, do we have dirty faces? Let's go, Brother Xian, you're really exquisite. Luo Jian said with a smile.

This Steward Li saw that Luo Jian and the others didn't enter the door, and he was about to go out again, standing next to him and not knowing what to do.

Seeing that he was embarrassed, Luo Jian smiled and said to him: "Steward Li, you don't care about us, you guys are busy." ”

Shi Kefa's mansion is on Xinjiekou Street, not far from the Guogong Mansion, and it is also there when he turns left on Shichengmen Street, Shi Kefa got up and was about to walk back, Liu Lan said: "Brother Shi, let's drive the car over and ask my aunt and sister-in-law to sit too." Brother Luo, I'll drive! ”

Luo Jian handed the car key to Liu Lan, Shi Kefa looked at it in surprise, he had never seen Liu Lan drive, and today he knew that she would also drive this warrior car.

"Brother Xian, don't be surprised, Wang Qiang will also open it, if you want to learn, we will teach you when you return to Yangzhou." Luo Jian said with a smile.

Seeing the warrior car driving out of the Guogong Mansion, Steward Li beckoned to a small servant, and said a few words in his ear, and the little servant immediately ran out of the small door, what Steward Li didn't see was that Zhao Quan stood on the other side of the street and saw all this clearly.

A few minutes away quickly arrived at Shi Kefa's house, and a group of people were already standing outside the door, and a woman in her forties was holding an old lady and looking forward to it.

As soon as Liu Lan parked the car, Shi Kefa couldn't wait to jump out of the car and said to the old lady standing in the middle: "Mother, Kefa has come back to see you." Then he knelt down and prostrated three heads.

The old lady saw that Luo Jian and the three of them also got out of the car, and said to Shi Kefa: "My son, you don't care about being a mother, quickly invite a few angels into the house." ”

Hearing the old lady say this, the middle-aged woman who wanted to step forward to speak hurriedly took a step back.

Luo Jian led Liu Lan and Wang Qiang to step forward and bow deeply to the old lady, and said, "Luo Jian (Liu Lan and Wang Qiang) has seen my aunt. ”

After saluting the old lady, several people turned around and saluted Mrs. Shi, but Mrs. Shi was still polite, and she didn't even dare to say anything.

Shi Kefa glanced at Luo Jian gratefully, knowing that this deep bow was the heaviest etiquette Luo Jian and they could perform.

After Liu Lan finished saluting, she stepped forward to support the old lady in a few steps, and said with a smile: "Aunt is in good health, I am Liu Lan." ”

"You are Miss Liulan, but you are often mentioned in the letters written by Fa, and he can say that you are a good girl." Mrs. Shi smiled so much that her eyes narrowed, and patted Liu Lan's arm lovingly.

"Auntie, sister-in-law, I'll take you to play in the car." As she spoke, Liu Lan helped the old lady to walk towards the car, walked to the front of the car, opened the door, carefully helped the old lady into the front seat, and turned around to invite Mrs. Shi into the car.

"Drive slowly, stay safe!" Luo Jian shouted at Liu Lan, shouted to Wang Qiang to get in the car and watch, and asked Zhao Quan to bring people to follow.

Shi Kefa led Luo Jian to the mansion, Luo Jian saw that Shi Kefa's mansion was not much different from Yangzhou's, it looked extremely shabby, and there were few servants and maids in the mansion, not like the mansion of the first rank of the court, and he admired Shi Kefa in his heart.

Liu Lan came back not long after she went out, and shouted when she helped the old lady into the door, "There are too many people on the street, and the car can't go." ”

After the old lady sat down, she stared at Shi Kefa carefully, got up and was about to salute Luo Jian, which made Luo Jian at a loss, and when Liu Lan saw it, she hurriedly stepped forward to support the old lady.

"Auntie, what are you doing here? How can Luo Jian and the others afford it! Luo Jian knew what the old lady meant, if it wasn't for a few people arriving in Yangzhou, I'm afraid the old man wouldn't be able to see his son.

"A few angels, for the country and the people, the old body does not talk about him, a few sons who saved the old body, I should be grateful for being a mother." The old lady's eyes were red as she spoke, and Mrs. Shi next to her was also afraid after thinking about the suicide note brought back by Shi Kefato.

"Mother doesn't have to worry about Kefa, since my son met Xinghua and a few people, these months have been the most comfortable in his life." Shi Kefa unraveled his mother.

"But it's not, my mother looks like she's gained weight." The old lady said with a smile.

"Aunt, sister-in-law, I brought you a gift, Xiao Wang go to the car and take it down." Liu Lan saw that Luo Jian was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly changed the topic.

When Luo Jian heard this, he called Wang Qiang to his side and whispered a few words in his ear.

After a while, Wang Qiang came to the hall with a few guards carrying two boxes, and a few guards went to the backyard with more than a dozen boxes of cans.

"Liu Lan, how about you accompany your aunt and sister-in-law to the back hall to see the gifts? I'll say a few words to Brother Xian. Luo Jian saw that Liu Lan was about to open the box, and hurriedly said.

When there were only three people left in the hall, Luo Jian frowned and said to Shi Kefa: "Brother Xian, do you have the heart to return to the imperial court?" ”

"Alas, what about returning to the imperial court? Xinghua, look at the current imperial court, the Ma Ge Department has some skills, but his ability to exclude dissidents is not small, what else can I do when I return to the court alone? Shi Kefa said with a long sigh.

"Well, if you don't go back, you won't go back, we can still do something together in Yangzhou, and I'm afraid it's all intrigue when we get to the court." Luo Jian understood Shi Kefa's state of mind, and there was almost no one in the Donglin Party in the court now.

"Xinghua, I'm afraid things are not so simple, I'm afraid they won't even let me stay in Yangzhou." Speaking of this, Shi Kefa's face was extremely ugly, and his long-term experience of political struggle made him seem to perceive something.

"Brother Xian, it's nothing great, it's a big deal that you can resign from your official position, or go to Yangzhou and we'll be together, I want to see if there is anyone in this court who does practical things."

Luo Jian also reacted at this time, when he was in Yangzhou, Qian Qianyi said that he suggested that Shi Kefa come to Yangzhou together in front of the emperor, and the emperor immediately agreed, and Ma Shiying did not raise any objections at that time, which is a bit unreasonable.

"Xinghua, don't think too much, Yangzhou doesn't matter if it's away from me, it's going to be scattered if you leave, you must calm down." Shi Kefa was worried that Luo Jian would fall out with the imperial court for him, which would directly affect the stability of Yangzhou.

"Brother Xian, I've thought about it a long time ago, if this court is really a dou who can't be supported, then it's nothing!"

When Luo Jian said this, he didn't feel angry at what the Nanming small court had done, I am afraid that deep down he was really afraid that this Hongguang Emperor Zhu Youxiang was a holy monarch, which would put him in a dilemma.

"Alas, Xinghua, let's take one step at a time. You'd better hurry back, they're going to invite you over to the feast." Shi Kefa sighed again and said.

"That's okay, Brother Xian, my country's mansion is full of people arranged by them, we will come to you to discuss any important matters in the future, and the situation reported by Yangzhou will also be sent to your mansion, you can notify me when you arrive."

When Liu Lan parked the car in the Guogong Mansion, Steward Li stepped forward to report that Ruan Shangshu had been waiting for a long time.

When Steward Li led Luo Jian towards the mansion, Zhao Quan quietly walked to his side, said "just arrived" and turned to leave.

As soon as he walked into the hall, Ruan Dacheng stood up from his chair and stepped forward, arching his hand and saying, "Xinghua, it's been hard all the way!" Your country's mansion was all repaired by a foolish brother, are you still satisfied? ”

"Brother Yuanhai, thank you very much! But I haven't had time to see it yet. ”

"It's okay, it's okay, Xinghua is your own mansion, you can take a look at it in the future."

"Brother Yuanhai came to the banquet together?"

Hearing Luo Jian say this, Ruan Dacheng was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile:

"Xinghua, it seems that you really don't eat the fireworks of the world, the foolish brother is also a secretary of the military department, how to do this person's thing, please go to the banquet Ma Ge will send someone to come."

Luo Jian also smiled, he really didn't understand the rules at this time.

Ruan Dacheng clapped his hands, and a person who looked like a housekeeper came in from outside, shouting "Grandpa Guo" in his mouth, bowing to Luo Jian, turning his head and bowing and shouting "Master" to Ruan Dacheng.

"Send it up." Ruan Dacheng said.

"Brother Yuanhai, what are you doing here?" Luo Jian was a little puzzled.

"Xinghua, you are new to Nanjing, you lack everything in the house, and there is no one to serve, so you can't do it if you don't care about it!"

Before Ruan Dacheng's words were finished, a team of small servants walked into the door, holding them in their hands, shoulders, and carrying them on their backs, and Luo Jian was dizzy for a while.

Before Luo Jian could react, a group of seven or eight girls walked in outside the door, all dressed up in fancy ways, all with good faces and graceful postures, and they also walked lightly, and they all looked wrapped in small feet, and they looked like they were only sixteen or seventeen years old.

Seven or eight girls came to Luo Jian together, and the leader of an older girl said, "The slave has seen Grandpa Guo!" After speaking, he led the girls to kneel down and salute Luo Jian.

Looking at these girls, before Luo Jian could speak, Liu Lan's face on the side had changed.

"Arise, all of you. I said Ruan Shangshu, are you too concerned about Brother Luo? ”

Liu Lan made the girls stand up, turned her head and said with a cold face to Ruan Dacheng.

Ruan Dacheng, who had been observing words and expressions, saw that Liu Lan's face changed, and his heart was not good, so he smiled and said:

"Miss Liu, these girls are all good at singing and dancing, if a guest comes to the mansion and there is no singing and dancing, won't it hurt the face of the grandfather?"

"Brother Luo, don't want these faces, you can bring people back! Brother Luo, what do you say? Liu Lan said angrily to Ruan Dacheng, and after speaking, she asked Luo Jian in a long voice.

"Brother Yuanhai, it's not that you don't know what kind of person I am, I'm not interested in these things, I understand the kindness, so let's ask Brother Yuanhai to take it back." Luo Jian said with a smile.

When Ruan Dacheng heard that Luo Jian had the same attitude, he had no choice but to wave his hand and let the butler who had just arrived take these girls down.

Then Ruan Dacheng also got up and said goodbye, saying that he would invite Luo Jian and them to play in the house another day.

didn't hit the smiling person, Luo Jian had no choice but to agree.

When Ruan Dacheng left, Luo Jian and the three of them had time to go around the mansion.

The mansion looks old, and although it has been renovated a bit, its sense of vicissitudes can still be seen everywhere. Although the area is not as large as Yangzhou, its layout is completely different from that of Yangzhou's metropolitan governor's mansion.

There are many small courtyards in Yangzhou's Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, obviously the original owner's family has many members, and this Nanjing Guogong Mansion is not much different from the palace that Luo Jian and others watched on TV before, and the sense of hierarchy of the layout is much stronger.

There is also a small garden behind the Guogong Mansion, now the green shade is verdant, it is very beautiful, there is a swing hanging on the tree in the small garden, Liu Lan saw it very much, and ran up to swing a few times.

There are two small gates in the small garden for entry and exit, and in front of the small gate has been replaced by Wang Sicheng with the guards brought by Yangzhou.

"Chief, this courtyard is not small, I'm afraid it's worth a lot of money, right?" Wang Qiang looked around and asked Luo Jian with some curiosity.

"What do you say, Nanjing is now the capital of the Ming Dynasty, a place where every inch of land is valuable, this courtyard must have been a noble courtyard in the past, and you can't buy it in Nanjing even if you have money now." Luo Jian said with a sigh.

"Brother Luo, I think of something, you have to keep it in mind." Liu Lan said on the side.

"What's the matter?" Luo Jian didn't react.

"Alas, on the day before departure, Hou Fangyu came to me, and a big man knelt in front of me, crying, saying that Li Xiangjun is now in the palace, please find a way to rescue her." Liu Lan said with a sigh.

"Chief, I don't think this Hou Fangyu is very good, it's far worse than Wang Xiuchu and Gao Xiaozhang, it's okay to be by your side, but when you go out, you put up a stinky shelf, and it's annoying to look at." Wang Qiang said.

"I also feel it, it's just that his articles are really well written, and he also has a certain influence among readers, so he plays an exemplary role, so let's use it for the time being, but I can't change it again."

The three of them said as they walked, Luo Jian looked at his watch, it was already past five o'clock, and after a while, he returned to the front yard.

"Grandpa Guo, the Ma Ge Department sent someone to invite you to the banquet."

"Grandpa Guo, the student is a staff member of the Cabinet Mansion, and the sedan chair is waiting outside." The Confucian man stepped forward and said.

Hearing that he was sitting in a sedan chair, Luo Jian's brows furrowed, and he asked, "Where are you going to the banquet?" Can you take a big car? ”

"In the old courtyard opposite the Gongyuan, the cart can pass by itself."

When Luo Jian heard it, this place is too famous, a place where famous prostitutes gather, and the famous Qin Huai Bayan is here.

"Brother Luo, I don't sit in a sedan chair, I will stun everyone, let's drive." As soon as Liu Lan heard that she was sitting in a sedan chair, she was reluctant on the spot.

"Okay, you can get in the car and show us the way." Luo Jian said to Confucius.