Chu Junlan raised his eyes in surprise and met Chu Huating's gaze: "This matter is related to Xiao Xu?" ”

"Yes." Chu Huating said in a deep voice, "I also only learned about it from Mr. Xie. Originally, he promised the prince not to tell me about this, but these days our two have become closer and closer, and he thinks he should let me know whose benefits I should remember this time. ”

Chu Junlan nodded, remembering that when the eldest brother met Xie Yu that day, Xiao Xu did not follow her out to find out, which was unusual, but she never thought much about it, and she didn't think that Xiao Xu could have anything to do with Xie Yu.

Chu Huating said: "When the prince was young, the emperor asked Mr. Xie to teach the princes and the children of several royal families in Beijing, and the prince was among them, but Mr. Xie thought that the prince was a fool, refused to teach, and refused to teach in public, and the son was ridiculed for many years. ”

Everyone knew about this incident back then, and even Chu Huating had heard of it, otherwise the prince of Gongding Wangfu would not be "notorious" to such an extent.

"Later, as he grew older, every time Mr. Xie thought of it, he felt sorry in his heart, thinking that it was because he mishandled it, and the son of the world became a laughing stock, until the son of the world recovered, Mr. Xie regretted it more and more, thinking that if he had accepted the son of the world and taught it as soon as possible, maybe the son of the world would have opened his mind a long time ago."

Chu Huating shook his head and sighed: "Mr. is a kind person, and later went to find Shizi to apologize and proposed a punishment of compensation, but Shizi said to Mr. 'This matter can't be complained about Mr., Mr. is highly talented, and it is common to choose smart and good talents as a disciple', Mr. Xie became more and more guilty when he heard this, and insisted on compensation. In the end, the prince proposed to Mr. Xie, 'If you try your best to make up for the beginning, you will take my uncle as an apprentice.' ”

Chu Junlan nodded slowly: "So that's the case." I've been thinking about why Mr. Xie came to our house with all his heart, it turned out that it was for this reason. ”

"Yes," Chu Huating was full of emotion: "I don't want to add a burden to our hearts in the next life, so sincerely help me find a good teacher, for my better future, but this kind of great favor does not ask for anything in return, and I don't plan to let you and me know about it at all." Lan Lan, the prince's friendship with you, I think you should know the most, he helped me, in fact, it was also for you, I appreciate it, and you must also appreciate it. ”

Chu Junlan nodded, of course she appreciated it.

Xiao Xu has always been so unreciprocated to her. When the eldest brother got married, Xiao Xu gave them Shichahai's children's house, and she already knew who he was at that time.

After analyzing and analyzing this matter, it is not difficult to guess that she did a wine shop business after her eldest brother got married, Xiao Xu probably felt that the reason why she did business was also related to the stimulation of giving away mansions, and he did it quietly this time, and he didn't want to show merit at all, but he really wanted her and her relatives to get benefits.

Chu Junlan lowered his eyes and chuckled, thinking of Xiao Xu, his heart was filled with softness, this nerd.

"Don't worry, big brother, I have it in my heart."

Chu Huating said: "Such a beloved, you should cherish it as a good life." But don't talk about it, don't tell Mr. Xie about it. ”

"Yes, I'll just pretend I don't know."

Chu Huating was relieved, then he nodded, and pointed outside: "That's the plaque and bucket given by the emperor?" ”

"The emperor ordered Master Mao Jiren to write it."

Chu Huating's eyes lit up and said, "I'll take a look!" As he spoke, he rushed out, blending in with the onlookers and carefully admiring Mao Guoshou's words.

The business of "Immortal Brew" is already booming, and the wine tickets sold in the wine ticket shop have been sold until the date of the end of next year, but Chu Junlan does not let go, and he fixes as many as he does every day, and he also pays extra attention to the date column when the wine tickets are printed.

This column was not available at first, but later Chu Junlan found that if there was no deadline for redemption on the wine ticket, there would be people hoarding wine tickets and refusing to sell, which was a hidden danger for her.

Except for the batch of wine tickets sold at the beginning of the opening, there is no specified redemption date, and the latest batch of wine tickets have an expiration date.

The business model of Immortal Brewing has made the people in the capital, and even the major chambers of commerce refreshed, and their eyes are gathered here, and some people have thought of imitating Chu Junlan's business model, but no one has been able to successfully copy it for a while.

Chu Junlan is no longer selling wine, but as she said at the beginning, she is selling for money, and she has accumulated a lot of wealth with her wine tickets.

Chu Hua called Chu Junlan forward, and said seriously: "Sister Lan has now expanded her business, which has attracted the attention of many people, so she should be more cautious in the future." If there is a mistake in half of the branch, I am afraid that it will give the person who has a heart to handle. ”

"Yes, my daughter understands and will be cautious." Chu Junlan smiled and said, "Right now, this business is not only owned by my daughter herself, everyone who is a shareholder will supervise me, and I will not do anything wrong with this alone." ”

Chu Huawaner: "I know that you are measured in your actions, and for my father, I just feel it, and I just tell you plainly." ”

"My father cares about me, so I know it."

"You're a good boy, by the way, I heard that your painting skills have shocked Mr. Mao?"

Chu Junlan was speechless for a while: "Where is something, it's too exaggerated." How fast did the news go? ”

"It's really because Mr. Mao is obsessed with painting these days, and he has delayed a lot of things. There are not many people who go to see him, and his protégés are even more numerous. People outside are rumoring that you have created an original painting method, and the technique is really unprecedented, Mr. Mao indulged in it when he saw it, and he was reluctant to stop painting. ”

Speaking of this, Chu Hua smiled and said, "As a father, I didn't know you were so talented. When you show it at home, you can also teach the people in our family. Especially your sister Xi, if you learn well, you will have more chips when you discuss your relatives in the future. ”

Chu Junlan said with a smile: "These tools are all self-made, and they also need to use smooth glass boards, which are not easy to obtain, but this is not difficult, give me some time, I will make another set, and then I will draw and play with my brothers and sisters at home." But to be clear in advance, this is really not a painting skill, just a play. ”

Chu Hua didn't know what Chu Junlan said, but she was humble, and nodded happily, "That's good." Being a father is waiting to be appreciated. ”

In his spare time, Chu Junlan asked Xiao Xu to find materials again and make a sand painting table again, this time there was plenty of time, so he was naturally more elaborate than the previous one.

Xiao Xu curiously grabbed a handful of filtered and fried fine sand, and asked Chu Junlan with a smile: "Uncle Huang has heard about that incident, and knows that Master Mao is holding back at you, and he praises you with a smile." I'm also very curious about your painting skills, in fact, I'm also very curious, what kind of painting skills can shock a proud person like Mr. Mao. ”

Chu Junlan, although the painting table was not yet ready, but there was already a piece of the glass board, so she leaned on the beauty who was sitting side by side with Xiao Xu in the backyard of the wine shop, grabbed the fine sand and painted.

At first, Xiao Xu only stared at Chu Junlan's hand, her fingers were slender and slender, and her skin was delicate and fair, as if a craftsman had carefully carved a whole piece of white jade, which made people unable to take their eyes off it.

But after a moment, Xiao Xu's admiring eyes were replaced by surprise.

Chu Junlan was wearing the silver cloak with big sleeves given to her by Xiao Xu, and the glazed plate was placed flat on the silver-white brocade material, and the picture outlined by the fine sand was particularly clear.

Xiao Xu saw that Chu Junlan drew a child with a general horn, but after a while, between the sketches and paintings, the child became a handsome young man with a handsome face and a somewhat stupid eyes, the young man was eight points similar to his appearance, and the characters she drew were not the kind of painting he was used to before, but it seemed that the person in the painting was real and vivid.

Chu Junlan's slender fingers flicked casually a few times, and the stupid young man smiled and bent his eyes, and then the picture turned, the young man was already a young man, and his face was cold, and he was thousands of miles away.

Chu Junlan twisted the fine sand, outlining the shadow on Xiao Xu's neck in the painting, and said with a smile: "I used this to paint Mr. Mao that day." If you like, I'll teach you another day. ”

Xiao Xu nodded, watching the person in the painting come back from the amazement, and looked at Chu Junlan's eyes full of appreciation: "I see." It's no wonder that Mr. Mao praised you when he met people. If the emperor's uncle sees it, he will definitely like it. ”

"That's it, I'm just carving insect skills, it's all for entertainment, it's not a real painting, it's just for self-entertainment on weekdays. It was just that Mr. Mao's words were too rude that day, so I made this decision. ”

Xiao Xuwaner, he had heard about the events of that day in front of the emperor, but he regretted that he couldn't go with Chu Junlan.

At this moment, Huo Yeqing strode over and saluted in front of Xiao Xu: "Shizi." ”

Xiao Xu raised his eyes and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Huo Yeqing glanced at Chu Junlan and hesitated, "The person who the prince arranged to go to the south to find out the news of the Ziyuan girl has returned. ”

Chu Junlan put away the fine sand, handed the glass plate to Jing Yu, and raised his eyes to look at Xiao Xu and Huo Yeqing when he heard the words.

Huo Yeqing said: "The person who took away the Ziyuan girl that day, seeing the beauty of life, sold it for a high price, it is said that the buyer is a merchant from the south, and said that he brought it back to be a little wife." But after careful investigation, we found that when the merchant passed by the Huaijing generation, he sold the Ziyuan girl to the Qinglou. ”

When Zi Yan heard this, she covered her mouth, and tears fell down her eyes.

Ziyuan was in order to protect the unconscious Chu Junlan that day, and verbally collided with Aunt Wang, and was betrayed by Aunt Wang to find a mistake, before that, their master and servant were like sisters, and when Chu Junlan was unconscious due to stupor, Ziyan and Ziyuan were even more dependent on each other and never gave up on Chu Junlan.

Now that Aunt Wang has been in law for a long time, there has been no news about Ziyuan's whereabouts.

Chu Junlan and Zi Yan both understood that the world was so big, Xiao Xu ordered people to find someone, just like looking for a needle in a haystack, so they didn't urge. Zi Yan is even more sensible, she misses her little sister Ziyuan, and she just secretly wipes her tears, for fear that her girl will not be able to get over it, and mentioning it in front of her will make the master sad.

Now, their lives are getting better and better, even the culprit Aunt Wang has been beheaded, but Ziyuan has fallen into the dust.

"And then?" Chu Junlan's voice was hoarse.

Huo Yeqing said: "The beauty of the Ziyuan girl seems to be the top brand in the Qinglou, and she was later bought by a wealthy businessman at a high price, and I heard that the rich businessman came to the capital. ”

Chu Junlan said anxiously: "So, it is very likely that Ziyuan has already come to the direction of the capital with the rich merchants?" ”

"Yes." Huo Yeqing nodded.

For a while, the courtyard was quiet.

Several people were watching Chu Junlan's reaction, waiting for her to make up her mind.

Chu Junlan closed her eyes, the emotions of the original body were stirring, she was completely integrated with this body, and she had already felt the same feelings as both memories and feelings.

Ziyuan is a good person, but she will be affected by her so much, and when she is living a comfortable life now, she doesn't know how much Ziyuan has suffered outside.

"And those who bother you, continue to inquire along the way of the rich merchant on his way north. As long as the whereabouts of the asters are found, no matter how much silver they have, they must redeem the person. Chu Junlan took Xiao Xu's hand.

Xiao Xu nodded and held Chu Junlan's tightly: "Okay, don't worry, I will help you get Ziyuan back." The thumb of the other hand slid over Chu Junlan's cheek, wiping away her tears.

Only then did Chu Junlan realize that his face was wet, and he hurriedly lowered his head to wipe away his tears.

She is the most reluctant to show weakness in front of others, even when she is confused and uneasy, she likes to lick her wounds alone, and she is unwilling to show her soft and incompetent side, which will make her feel embarrassed.

Xiao Xu seemed to know her thoughts, and he didn't say more about this matter, waved his hand and motioned for Huo Ye to invite him to go down on an errand, and then thoughtfully changed the topic and talked about other things.

Seeing this, Zi Yan also quickly hid aside and quietly wiped away her tears. I was afraid that my emotions would affect Chu Junlan.

Xiao Xu accompanied Chu Junlan for a long time, and when he saw that she had finally returned to normal and her mood was no longer low, he said goodbye and left.

Before going out, he didn't forget to take Chu Junlan's hand and said: "Don't worry, I will help you do whatever you want to do, you just have to settle down and wait for the news, I have everything else." ”

"I know." Chu Junlan looked up at Xiao Xu, this person has never liked to show merit for her, just like helping his eldest brother apprentice, how much did he do for her behind his back?

Xiao Xu tapped the tip of her nose and left.

Zi Yan said, "Girl, let's go back to the house too." ”

Chu Junlan bowed his head, knowing the whereabouts of Ziyuan, knowing that she was so unbearable, Chu Junlan was not in a mood to be depressed.

As soon as the master and servant walked out of the winery, they saw a person running towards them in a hurry.

"Miss Chu, Miss Chu, help!"

The old man's sideburns were scattered, his steps staggered, and when he came to him, he grabbed Chu Junlan: "Please help, Fu Gongzi is going to die!" ”

Chu Junlan recognized at a glance through the old man's scattered gray hair that he was Uncle Liu who drove her and Fu Zhiheng to Huaijing.

"What's wrong with Fu Gongzi? Uncle Liu, you make it clear! ”

"Miss, come with me, Fu Gongzi is seriously injured and is dying!"