Chapter Forty-Eight: Night In
Wu Yuan returned to the middle courtyard, and Yuzhu hurriedly greeted him and waited for Wu Yuan to change his clothes.
"Hurry up and get some snacks in the kitchen, I'm hungry." Wu Yuan leaned his head on the Luohan bed and said weakly.
Yuzhu hurriedly went down and ordered.
After a while, the small kitchen brought mandarin duck crisp, exquisite soup dumplings, and eight-treasure longan porridge, and after Wu Yuan hastily used it up, he showed a satisfied smile.
"Miss, didn't you have dinner at Miss Yijin's?" Yuzhu asked curiously.
In the afternoon, the little maid in the east courtyard came to pass the word, saying that the eldest lady was going to stay in the east courtyard for dinner tonight, so the small kitchen did not prepare dinner today.
"Mr. Tao Fu came to the East Courtyard, how embarrassed I was to stay in the East Courtyard for dinner, so I came back, sat upright for an afternoon, and lost an afternoon's smiling face, my back and legs hurt, my face was going to stiffen with laughter, Yi Jin still pulled me, didn't let me go. It's back. Su Xiu didn't see it either. Wu Yuan said lazily.
Chun Tao brought the tea and said with a smile: "Mr. Tao Fu is here?" The third master really has face, he really invited Mr. Tao Fu, so Young Master Zhou has already worshiped Mr. Tao as a teacher? ”
Wu Yuan pursed his lips when he heard this, "Mr. Tao Fu came, but he was confiscated and politely refused." ”
At this time, the tabby stepped into the house with the cat, the cat's tail was raised high, and he jumped on the Luohan bed, lay on Wu Yuan's lap, and yawned lazily.
Wu Yuan stroked the tabby's smooth cat fur and teased the tabby with embroidered spikes.
Chun Tao said with a smile: "I think Mr. Tao Fu probably didn't look at Young Master Zhou, I heard people outside say that Mr. Tao Fu is picky about accepting students, and ordinary people can't get into his eyes." ”
"Then why did Chen Yi worship Mr. Tao Fu as his teacher, is Chen Yi not ordinary?" Wu Yuan said.
"Young Master Chen? Is that Young Master Chen of the Eight Treasures Zhanghong Pharmacy? ”
Wu Yuan nodded noncommittally.
Chun Tao thought about it, patted her head, and suddenly said: "Young Master Chen is a famous prodigy in Yangzhou, and his grandfather has also been a Beijing official, so naturally the family history is not comparable to the young master of the Zhou family." ”
Wu Yuan smiled and said, "Look at the people you praise, I think he is a gentleman." It was probably Uncle Chen who asked Mr. Tao Fu to accept him reluctantly, otherwise he would not even be a lifter, how could he worship under Mr. Tao Fu. ”
Chun Tao smiled when she heard this, and at this time, Lilac opened the curtain and entered the house, closed the doors and windows mysteriously, looked out, and saw that there was no one outside, so she was relieved.
Seeing this, Yuzhu hurriedly and carefully held the cloves.
Lilac bowed respectfully to Wu Yuan.
"Why did you come out, it didn't take long for your body to get better and you ran around." Wu Yuan said slightly reproachfully.
Lilac chuckled and said: "Miss, I'm all fine, and if I raise it again, I'll be sick soon, how long have I been lying down, I'm really fine, Miss, you can rest assured, I'm used to it from a young age, and the skin is solid." ”
Wu Yuan was still not at ease when he heard this, so he had to take a pulse for Lilac, but Lilac couldn't refuse, so he could only let Wu Yuan check it.
After Wu Yuan took the pulse, he saw that it was indeed much better, and he saw that Lilac had no problem walking, and the scars were healed, so he was much more relieved.
Ding Xiang took out a note from her arms and respectfully handed it to Wu Yuan, and said in a low voice: "This is from my eldest brother who sneaked into the middle courtyard last night. Please also take a look at the young lady,"
Wu Yuan was shocked when he heard this, Wang Yong actually came to the middle courtyard, but he didn't know at all, and hurriedly asked: "Wasn't it discovered by the family who watched the courtyard?" What about your eldest brother? Already gone? How did he get in? ”
Wu Yuan asked so many questions in a row, which scared Lilac for a while, is Miss blaming the eldest brother? The eldest brother was indeed out of proportion, and when he first saw him, he was also taken aback.
"No, no, the eldest brother is very careful, and after sending it, he told me a few words and left." Lilac hurriedly replied.
Wu Yuan was a little relieved when he heard this.
Chun Tao said unhappily: "Your eldest brother is too bold, he actually sneaked into the middle courtyard, if he is discovered, he will be arrested and taken to the government for questioning, maybe he will cause trouble for Miss, this is Miss's boudoir!" ”
Yuzhu smacked his tongue and didn't dare to speak, but he secretly muttered in his heart that Brother Wang was really a master of art and bold.
Wu Yuan waved his hand, signaled Chun Tao not to worry, and said: "It's good that he hasn't been discovered, after all, Brother Wang is doing things for us, although he is acting recklessly, this is also a matter of no way, we don't have a chance to go out, and he can't send a letter generously." I don't blame him, but he must not act like this in the future. ”
Seeing that Wu Yuan understood the eldest brother, Ding Xiang said gratefully: "Originally, Sister Red Sleeves was going to come to deliver the letter, but the eldest brother was not at ease, so he could only go on a trip in person, and the eldest brother had already bought the house, so he was waiting for when there was a chance for the young lady to go and see it in person." The eldest brother did act recklessly, and I ask the young lady to forgive me. ”
Wu Yuan nodded.
Wu Yuan thought about it, it was indeed a problem for him to leave the house, so he could only plan slowly, picked up the note and looked at it seriously, it was a deed of the house, he had already gone to the mansion to transfer the house, it seemed that Wang Yong had done it.
Wu Yuan instructed Chun Tao to collect the deed, and told a few people not to make a noise, and to wait a few days to find a suitable time to see the location of the house. Besides, it is necessary to buy some subordinates to guard the house, otherwise it will not be inhabited for a long time, and it will also arouse the curiosity of others.
Wu Yuan secretly thought to himself, now he will wait for Zhou's mother, and when Zhou's mother arrives in Yangzhou, maybe Zhou's mother can live in the house outside first, so that she can take care of the affairs outside.
Lilac said in a low voice: "The eldest brother said that in addition to the house, the red-sleeved sister bought a few Zhuangzi outside the city, if you are afraid of meeting acquaintances in the city, you can also go to live in Zhuangzi, the tenants of Zhuangzi are all taken care of, they are all honest farmers, and some of the children of the family are working in the dart bureau, so that the young lady can rest assured." ”
Wu Yuan smiled, thinking that it was right to find Wang Yong to do something, he was very thoughtful, and even found a place to stay outside the city.
Wu Yuan smiled and said to Lilac: "Brother Wang has helped us a lot. When we get out, we have to thank them. ”
After speaking, Wu Yuan instructed Yuzhu to send Lilac back to the room to rest.
Chun Tao waited for Wu Yuan to wash his face, and after cleaning up for a while, Chun Tao quietly retreated to the outer room.
Wu Yuan secretly thought, the family in the middle courtyard is too incompetent, there are so many people patrolling the night, there are people who sneak in, they don't know, the defense is too negligent, it seems that they have to be more careful in the future, they live in the middle courtyard by themselves, so that people can come in and out casually, it is too unusual.
In the future, you can find a few capable family members in the house outside, otherwise anyone can enter the house quietly, and sooner or later something big will happen.
After Wu Yuan absentmindedly flipped through the medical book, all he was thinking about was how to find an opportunity to go out of the house to see the house, and after thinking about it, Wu Yuan fell asleep groggily.
Chun Tao tiptoed in and blew out the candles, covered Wu Yuan with a quilt, put away the medical books, and checked the doors and windows, before quietly going outside to rest.