No matter where the account is. It has always been customary to use two layers of thick Korean paper for the windows, and two thick cotton curtains in front of the door, so that the lamp must be lit here day and night, but the lampstand on the middle table has only one wick. At this moment, there was no wind in the room, and the small flame lay quietly and motionless, illuminating the shadow of the person.

Yang Jinzhou, who was in casual clothes, did not wear the black silk coat that was common to the brocade guards on weekdays, and the thin-soled fast boots on his feet were not the same. He was dressed in a short yellow-brown dress, whether it was the felt hat on his head, the black mille-feuille shoes under his feet, or the cyan belt that seemed to be tied indiscriminately around his waist, if Chen Lan hadn't seen it a month ago, and he was extremely impressed by him, he was afraid that he would recognize the wrong person.

"Third Miss."

Yang Jinzhou couldn't help but be a little embarrassed when he saw Chen Lan's eyes wide open and look at him, so he arched his hand and said hello. At this time, Chen Lan hurriedly returned the gift, put away the idea of curiosity, and said to Zhang Zhuangtou and Lai's mother who didn't know how to be good: "Please also ask Uncle Zhang and Lai's mother to go outside to guard, don't let outsiders break in, there is a red snail here to accompany me." ”

Lai's mother knew that the red snail was given to Chen Lan by the old lady. If there is anything, he will definitely tell him, so he can't wait to stay away from this high-ranking official of the brocade guard, so he is busy agreeing. Although Zhang Zhuangtou was a little hesitant, he was also delicate on weekdays, and he had seen many people in the official face, and he had just accompanied Yang Jinzhou here and only said three or two words, so he felt that this was really worthy of Jinyiwei, and standing made people feel cold. Thinking that it was really his turn to intervene in this kind of thing, he followed Lai's mother out of the tent together. But as soon as the two of them came out on the front foot, the black tower man who followed Yang Jinzhou on the back foot also came out of the house, and when he stood there, his posture was like a door god.

"Lord Yang, please be seated."

In the room, Chen Lan waved his hand and ordered Hongluo to take a few steps back, seeing that her face was gradually turning a little pale, knowing that she must also recognize it, he glanced at her. Seeing Yang Jinzhou sitting down on the chair, she once again sensitively noticed that his posture was indeed a little strange, so she turned to sit behind the desk in her heart, and then asked bluntly: "Lord Yang, but there is an injury on his body?" ”

Although it only took half a year to enter the Jinyi Guard, with the reputation of this yamen, Yang Jinzhou was used to seeing those who trembled when he heard his name, and Chen Lan had always avoided him far away, so he didn't expect Chen Lan to ask this, and shook his head in a flash: "It's okay, it's just a little injury." Xia Guan came this time because of an official business. Since the old lady is here to recuperate, there is no need to be alarmed, so the lower official will say to the third lady. ”

It is not surprising that the purpose of Zhu's departure from the mansion could not be concealed from Jinyiwei, but at this moment, Yang Jinzhou said that he had to tell her about this matter, and Chen Lan couldn't help but feel a little shocked. However, her usual calm self-control played a role at this time, and almost instantly, she suppressed the uneasiness, nodded and said, "Okay, please speak up to Lord Yang." ”

"Before this Tian'an Village was given to the chief of your mansion, it was the Imperial Village, and before that, it was the property placed by Ling Zun, presumably the third lady knew about it." Seeing that Chen Lan nodded knowingly, Yang Jinzhou continued, "Ling Zun only had the false title of Xunwei back then, but he didn't officially appear, and because of his temperament, he probably didn't inquire about the original owner of this place. This is the manor of the pioneer King Qin, and this Anyuan is said to be newly built. But the courtyard in the Huanhua River in the inner part was where King Qin had lived earlier. In the early years, other places were ordered to be destroyed, but the courtyard was kept for some reason. ”

King Qin?

Chen Lan chewed on this unfamiliar feudal king's title and sighed secretly. She has just arrived, and it has only taken two or three months to sort out the personnel in the mansion and the related noble lineage, and it is already very hard to roughly understand the system of the Chu Dynasty, etc., where is there still time to inquire about the early years? Therefore, she simply showed a blank expression.

Yang Jinzhou's reaction to Chen Lan was not surprising. When he just got the case file yesterday, he himself had a headache. He used to be just a thousand households who guarded the Thousand Households of Xinghe, although his father came from a famous family, after all, he became independent early, and he never mentioned the secrets of the family to him these days. In the past few months, although he has seen things that he has never seen before, heard things he has never heard of before, and learned things that he never thought he would learn before, it does not mean that he has become one of those bigwigs with deep qualifications.

After sorting out what should be said and what should not be said, he explained: "King Qin is the emperor's brother of the same generation, and after committing an accident back then, these fields and properties were confiscated into the officials, but some of them were attached elsewhere, and if they didn't take advantage of it, those people took the opportunity to sell it, just like this land." After all, there were a lot of them, so in the end almost all of them were recovered. As for my ...... this time."

Chen Lan was waiting for Yang Jinzhou to spit out his final intentions, only to hear a commotion outside. The red snail who was standing in front of the door hurriedly opened the curtain and went out, and he shrank back in a moment, and said with a heavy face: "Miss, the second master, the third master, the second lady, the third lady and several young ladies and young masters are here!" ”

It wasn't just Chen Ying who came. It was actually the second and third rooms that were killed together? It's no wonder that the Zhu family didn't leave anything to say to the second room before leaving, but she was afraid that her second uncle and aunt would have no backer, so she couldn't wait to welcome the old lady back immediately.

Chen Lan, who was taken aback, glanced at Yang Jinzhou, and his face suddenly felt a little embarrassed. At this time, Yang Jinzhou stood up and said very considerately: "Since they are all here, the third lady will go out to greet them." Although the lower officials were ordered to do things, they were not a hundred thousand urgent tasks. The news that the lower officials are here does not need to be explained to outsiders, so as not to startle the snakes and cause trouble. ”

This metaphor of startling the snake has been used, and Chen Lan knows that this matter is not trivial, no matter how dull he is. Therefore, she nodded calmly, asked Yang Jinzhou to sit in the tent, and then went out of the house. Seeing her come out, the tower-like man at the door was stunned, and then went straight into the house.

When Zhang Zhuangtou and Lai's mother saw Chen Lan come out, they all hurriedly greeted him. One is full of bitterness, the other is anxious. After all, Zhang Zhuangtou had been messing around outside for many years, and after settling down, he asked, "Miss, do you want to ......inform me about the matter here?"

"The lord said, don't divulge about him." Chen Lan saw that Lai's mother was shocked and anxious, so he temporarily put aside his suspicions and said with a smile. "It's okay, the case of the second master was investigated by Jinyiwei in person before he went to the house, and a lot of things were searched, but in the end, it didn't fall lightly? Others say so, let's do it, and ask Zhang Zhuangtou to warn the people below. As for the elders, I'm here. ”

Seeing that Zhang Zhuangtou agreed again and again after hearing the sound, and was about to leave, Chen Lan suddenly remembered that there were still many tenants at the gate of the village, and there were more than a dozen people in the front yard, so he immediately stopped him: "After you order, go to the door immediately, and tell the second and third masters that it is the old lady's order." Those tenants are all miserable, so those who came to plead yesterday have been contained, and now those who go with them first, lest people say that we are a century-old marquis, but we are harsh and merciless. ”

Zhang Zhuangtou immediately came to his senses and immediately slipped away. And Chen Lan looked at Lai's mother and asked her to go back to the inner courtyard to say goodbye first, and he waved his hand to stop the four servants from carrying the sliding pole up, and after signaling the idlers to avoid it, he took off his hat and walked out slowly with only the red snail. After only half the way, she saw a group of people in front of her walking towards this side, the third uncle Chen Ying, who was dressed in a big red treasure brocade robe, walked in the front, the second uncle Chen Jiu was half a step behind, and behind was Mrs. Ma, Mrs. Xu and several of her brothers and sisters.

She was just about to take a few steps forward to greet her, when she heard a reminder from the red snail in her ears, and when she turned her head, she saw that Chen Yan had already trotted over behind her, and she stood still beside her. Seeing that he was only slightly panting, she nodded slightly, and then pulled Chen Yan forward and bowed again.

Before Chen Ying could speak, Mrs. Ma on the side couldn't help complaining: "The old lady wants to pick a good place to recuperate, but there are tenants making noise at the door in broad daylight, how can the old lady feel at ease?" Thanks to the kindness of the old lady, she even tolerated such mud legs, according to me, she should be beaten away with a stick, or handed a note to the government to let them take people and make a troublemaker! ”

Chen Jiu also lowered his face and said, "That's it." How can this place be inhabited, the old lady should go back to the house to recuperate! ”

Someone said something for herself, Chen Ying's face stretched a lot, and she looked at Chen Lan and said: "The second brother and the second sister-in-law are very right, since your sister and brother are liked by the old lady, you should also persuade them, after all, this is just given by the emperor, and some things are still entangled, but the old lady is mistaken to recuperate." Filial piety comes first. You should understand this. ”

Hearing that Chen Ying buckled a big hat without saying a word, Chen Lan lowered his head gloomily and said: "What the second uncle, the second aunt and the third uncle said, why didn't I persuade the old lady?" It's just that the old lady said that she asked Zheng's mother to go to Huguo Temple on her behalf, and made a wish that she would close the door for seven days and eat seven days of fasting, and she couldn't move the place. Yesterday, the old lady had a good night's sleep after staying here, and said that after the queen's Thousand Autumn Festival, she would also stay here for a few more days. I just heard that the second uncle was coming, and she said that she couldn't see it, and I persuaded the fourth brother for a while, but she got angry and drove us out. Fourth brother, don't you say? ”

Chen Yan only knows that her sister has no last resort these days, and now she listens to her talking nonsense with her eyes open, if she doesn't laugh out loud in front of people, but at this moment, she immediately lowered her head and acted honestly.

"Yes, the old lady said that she has believed in Buddhism all her life, and she can't go against her wishes......"

Because almost all of the fields and industries in the Hou Mansion are pinched in the hands of the old lady, when Mrs. Ma was in charge of the housework, she did not make a fuss about the accounts, a few days ago Chen Lan sisters took care of it, she was not worried, but these days Mrs. Xu has been replaced, she is afraid that she will be found out what is wrong, so she can't wait to invite the old lady back to suppress the big Buddha, and she is immediately annoyed at this moment.

"How is this possible! These are all the old lady's children and grandchildren, how can the old lady avoid it? ”

Chen Ying glanced at Chen Lan's sister and brother meaningfully, and nodded in response: "Anyway, since you are here, you have to go and see." The third girl and the fourth girl will never stop us outside, right? ”

"Naturally, I don't dare."

Chen Lan pulled Chen Yan and gave way generously, and when he saw a mighty group of people passing, he followed at the end. It is said that it is the property of the long house, but it is not separated, and there are elders in front of her, so she naturally can't stop it. Only when she got there, she didn't believe that anyone else could break in and cut the old lady back!