"Are you here to find someone in Xu's Mansion?" Seeing that the two did not speak, the housekeeper thought that they had not heard, so he patiently asked again.

The mandarin duck and the twig glanced at each other, took a step forward, and asked politely, "May I ask if there is a Imperial Doctor Xu in the Xu Mansion?" ”

"You're looking for the Imperial Doctor?"

"No, we just want to ask if there is a young man named Chu Huai in the house who has ever been here?"

"Young Master Chu? It's true that there is a small residence in the house, but who are the two of you? ”

"My name is Mandarin Duck, I am Chu Gongzi's apprentice, this is Xiaozhi, Chu Gongzi's medicine boy."

"Mandarin ducks? Is it the eldest lady of General Wen's family? However, I heard that the eldest lady has been missing for a long time. ”

"Miss...... mandarin duck was slightly stunned, but then shook his head, "I don't know what the eldest lady of General Wen's family is, maybe it's the same name." ”

"Miss?!" Xiaozhi's eyes widened, and he pulled the sleeve of the mandarin duck, his eyes full of puzzlement.

"It's okay, Xiaozhi, don't worry, Lord Chu Gu will definitely come to see us." The mandarin duck winked at Xiaozhi and signaled him not to ask so much first.

"You two wait here for a while, and the old slave will go in and report it." The butler glanced at the two suspiciously, took the broom, and turned around and walked into the house.

"I'm sorry." The mandarin duck saluted in the direction the butler had left.

"Miss! Why didn't you tell him that you were the eldest lady of the General's Mansion? That's exactly what he just said, right? ”

The mandarin duck looked at Xiaozhi's anxious eyes, and could only raise the corners of his mouth helplessly: "Let's not talk about it, with the identity of the eldest lady of the General's Mansion, I'm afraid that it will cause trouble to the master." ”

"Is that just a problem?" Twig blinked, a little incomprehensible.

"Well, just in case."

"I see......"

At this time, the butler's voice faintly came into the ears of the two from the gate of the mansion: "Two, please come with the old slave, Master Chu has been waiting for you two for a long time." ”

"Twig, let's go." The mandarin duck glanced at Xiaozhi and quickly followed behind the butler.

"Here it is, Miss!" The twig also kept up with the mandarin duck's steps.

Walking into the door, the first thing that catches your eye is the hanging flower and bird painting, the mandarin duck is not very understanding, in the past in the general's mansion are placed some plants, and here is completely different, but I think it should also be because of feng shui.

Along the way, the butler's eyes drifted to the mandarin duck's body from time to time. This made the mandarin duck look a little uncomfortable: "If you have anything you want to ask, just ask." ”

"Miss, you...... Really not the eldest lady of the General's Mansion? Why is even the appearance so similar to that depicted in the book? ”

"I think you should have recognized the wrong person, I grew up in the Huaihua Valley since I was a child, I can't hide it, this is the first time I came to the Imperial City, in order to find the master, it took us a long time to find the Xu Mansion."

"yes, that's a shame."

"But what's wrong with the eldest lady you're talking about? Who is she? ”

"The eldest lady of the Wen family has been missing for nearly half a year, and I don't know if she left by herself, or was kidnapped, General Wen and Mrs. Wen have not been able to find any news until now, but it is said that on the night of the eldest lady's disappearance, a maid died in the general's mansion, and the old slave guessed that it was more likely that she was kidnapped, but there was no news of the eldest lady in the past six months, and people couldn't help but think that the eldest lady left by herself."

"Is that so...... That...... Does the emperor know? He...... Is there any indication of this? The mandarin duck asked cautiously.

"Your Majesty? Since the emperor came back from the South China Sea, he has been busy with the affairs of the queen's mother, so how can he have time to care about others. ”

"The Queen?" Ahh The mandarin duck frowned, "What's wrong with the queen mother?" ”

"Don't you know, the queen mother is very sick now, and even Imperial Doctor Xu can't do anything at all. Alas, I don't know if Gongzi Chu really has a way to cure the queen. ”

Is that what Master meant when he said timing? Mandarin Duck instantly guessed Chu Huai's intention, he should have wanted to take the opportunity of Ah Lan's illness to take him into the palace.

"Master's medical skills are unmatched, and I haven't seen any disease that Master can't cure."

"Alas, I hope that if even Gongzi Chu can't cure the queen's illness, then this time the Imperial Doctor will really have to be dismissed and go home." The housekeeper's face showed a depressed expression, and he didn't know whether he was worried about Wen Mu's condition or whether he was worried about the departure of Imperial Doctor Xu.

Walking through a long corridor, you have almost reached the easternmost side of the house, and beyond the fence, you can faintly hear the noise of the street. The housekeeper stopped in front of one of the slightly larger blue-tiled houses, turned sideways and made a gesture of invitation to the two, and said to the two: "Young Master Chu lives in this room, you can live in the house in this small courtyard at will, the old slave is not good to disturb your master and apprentice gathering, so he will retreat first, if there is any need, you can call the old slave at any time." ”

"Thank you." The mandarin duck took the twig and saluted the housekeeper together, watching him disappear into the small courtyard.

Just when she was standing in front of the door, hesitating whether to knock on the door, Chu Huai's voice came directly from the house, but the mandarin duck was so frightened that she took a step back, "Is it a mandarin duck?" Come in directly, the door is unlocked. ”

"Master, did you call us here?" The mandarin duck adjusted the expression on his face, straightened his clothes, and pushed the door in.

"Are you a little late here? I've been waiting for you for days! postponed Dr. Xu's invitation for many days! Chu Huai sat on the soft collapse, turned around with a little dissatisfaction, and faced the mandarin ducks and twigs standing at the door.

"It's not because Master, you wrote the words 'Imperial City Xufu, come quickly' on the letter, and you don't say where Xufu is, let's find it for a while."

"Didn't you grow up in the Imperial City? Even the Xu Mansion doesn't know where it is? ”

"Master, would you like to explain it a little bit, okay? Although I grew up in the Imperial City, but the Imperial City is so big, how can I know everywhere? The only places I've ever been to are the Imperial Palace, the Teahouse, and the General's Mansion! ”

"Lord Chu Gu! Miss! You...... Don't quarrel! Xiaozhi looked a little panicked on the side, and stood in the middle of Chu Huai and Mandarin Duck with his hands anxiously, trying to make the two not fight in the next second.

"Xiaozhi, it's okay, I won't quarrel with Master, don't worry." The mandarin duck looked at Xiaozhi's worried appearance, and felt so cute that he couldn't help laughing, and pulled him to his side, "But Master, when I came over, the housekeeper asked me if I was the eldest lady of the General's Mansion." ”

"Butler? What about you? Promised? ”

"How can it be, I will naturally say that he recognized the wrong person, I grew up in Huaihua Valley since I was a child, and this is the first time I have come to the Imperial City." The mandarin duck showed a smug expression, and the expression was like saying to Chu Huai: How is it, am I witty?

"Well, it's pretty clever." Chu Huai also nodded approvingly, "Your face is indeed too eye-catching, but fortunately, you didn't admit it, which saved us a lot of trouble." ”

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