It gets dark late in summer, but even so, the roads and sandwich roads of the Yangning Marquis Mansion are still lit up early. Compared with those noble mansions whose family background is not as good as before, the Hou Mansion has been operating under the Zhu family for decades, although the annual consumption has been increasing, but after all, the income is more money, so everyone knows that the book is not only not short, but has a surplus every year. As for the good guys in the warehouse behind the old lady's Tateka Temple, I don't know how many there are.

At this moment, Zhu Shi looked at the stack of lists in his hand wearing reading glasses, and only after a long time did he put down his eyes, stuffed all the pile of small notes to Chen Lan, and said with a smile: "I know you are not such a shy girl, take a good look at what else can be added?" Fortunately, I had already asked the Zheng family to take stock of the warehouse, otherwise I wouldn't have made this list so quickly. ”

Chen Lan's face turned red when she heard this, and when she saw that Zheng's mother was also looking at herself with a smile on her face, she also made up her mind and looked all the way. In the front are some gold and silver jewelry, silk and satin and other things, and in the back are the fields and shops that accompany the dowry, and then there are some exquisite decorations that the old lady did not have when she bought Chen Bing's dowry.

Most of these good things are placed on the multi-treasure grid to support the façade - green Han jade pen holder, red sandalwood seat colorful glass insert, jade, green jade bottle...... There are a total of eight pieces, in addition to those exquisite gold and silver holding boxes, spit boxes, teapots, and so on. Looking through this thick stack of lists, she certainly had mixed feelings in her heart, but when she thought that she had already shared a rich industry with Chen Yan before, she immediately groaned.

"That's too much, old lady." Chen Lan was about to speak when he saw that Zhu's eyebrows were raised, and he immediately said sincerely, "The Yang family is not rich, although it has the intention of giving marriage, it will definitely do its best, but it will not empty the family for the sake of decency, so that there are at least one hundred and twenty-eight such things on this list, which is really too eye-catching." I'm not hypocritical, and I know that the old lady pities and loves me, but you have left me and my fourth brother a lot of inheritance, and now these things are actually worth as much as that. But compared with those industries that are not easy to sell, these delicate things can be turned into gold and silver at any time, and you can use them at any time if you keep them at hand than if I take them away. ”

Mother Zheng also slandered Chen Lan's sister and brother for getting too many benefits from the old lady, but at this time, when she heard Chen Lan's heart-wrenching words, she was stunned, and her face gradually showed a complicated expression. And the Zhu family is not to mention, looking at Chen Lan's eyes are more kind than before, and there is even a bit of water in his eyes. In her life, except for her own daughter-in-law and granddaughter, when others deal with her, who doesn't have the intention of digging a little more from her? But such a granddaughter, who is not a relative, came up with an idea for her, and in the past few months, she has turned the situation that is about to overturn

"Okay, okay, then it's up to you"

As the grandfather and grandson were talking, Yu Shao outside reported that they had entered the house, and said with a smile: "Old lady, third young lady, just now the old mansion of Du Ge sent someone here, saying that tomorrow the old pavilion is Xiu Mu, and the fourth young master can go over early in the morning." Only the other side also said that Du Ge still wants to meet our young lady, so please ask the third young lady to accompany the fourth young master. ”

At this moment, Zhu couldn't help but smile: "He is an elder, since you voted for him, it is okay to see him." Speaking of which, the Du family is a rare scholarly family among the northerners, and has always adhered to the ancestral teachings, and the man only got married after 20 years. I think that in order to raise a career, Du Ge Lao married Yuan Pei in five out of twenty, but now he is over fifty years old, but his two sons are still only married, and they have not yet married. Now that he has entered the cabinet, I am afraid that a lot of people are regretting that they did not set the son of the Du family earlier, and they can't imagine that our little four people have rushed in front of others and set the Miss Du family. There is still half a year until the end of the year, and while you still have the time, you can move around first, and after a while, there will be no time."

Chen Lan didn't guard against Zhu's repeated jokes, and he didn't feel a little embarrassed, so he hurriedly interrupted: "It's all this time, although the fourth brother sent a letter saying that Mr. Han left him dinner, why didn't he come back?" ”

As soon as the words fell, Chen Yan's signature loud voice came from outside. A short time later, he rushed into the house like a gust of wind. First of all, he saluted the Zhu family seriously, and he didn't have time to sit down before he hurriedly said: "Old lady, third sister, the night ban has not yet arrived, and the soldiers and horses of the five cities outside have already been under martial law, and I don't know what happened when I look at the posture."

Martial law again?

Chen Lan and Zhu glanced at each other, and they couldn't help but be a little worried in their hearts, and Zhu even opened his mouth to ask Zheng's mother: "It seems that the third child went to the Zuojun Governor's Mansion in a hurry before, and he hasn't come back yet?" ”

"Old lady, the third master hasn't come back yet."

Zhu nodded absentmindedly, left Chen Yan to talk again, and learned that he had already had dinner, so he asked the girl to serve tea, and after sitting for a while, he sent the sister and brother back to the room. When everyone left, she thoughtfully withdrew a few girls, let Zheng's mother get closer, and asked in a low voice: "Even if the queen's funeral is over for 100 days today, has King Jin returned home?" ”

"The people are still in the palace." Mother Zheng replied, seeing that Zhu's brows were twisted into a big pimple, she hurriedly explained, "Not only King Jin, but also the rest of your highnesses. ”

"Among the princes, he is the only one who really marries and accepts concubines, although the rest have set up palace officials, but after all, they have not really moved into those palaces, how can they do it accurately, this heart crying blood is the biggest hurdle for women, and Hui Yu's girl doesn't know if she can hold it like I did back then......"

Early the next morning, Chen Lan and Chen Yan went to the Tatexiang Courtyard to greet the Zhu family, and then went out early. Since the specific reason for last night's martial law is still unknown, the Zhu family tried his best to let Chen Rui take more than a dozen bow horses to follow and support him. Only after going out of the door, he opened the curtains a little and looked at Chen Lan outside, and found that there was not much difference between normal days on this road, and there was no appearance of being heavily guarded. However, when she arrived at Du Mansion, she tasted a little different.

made an invitation early, and Du Weifang, who was supposed to be resting at home, never came back after entering the palace last night

It was naturally Mrs. Wei who personally received Chen Lan's sister and brother. She is usually approachable, and now although her husband has entered the cabinet, she is still the same way she used to be, and she smiled and talked to the two of them, and it happened that her daughter Du Zheng entered the house with a smile, and stood next to her after bowing generously. I know that my daughter doesn't know that she has married the Chen family, but it is really inappropriate for an unmarried couple to meet like this at this time, but she was about to ask her mother to take Du Zheng down, and a mother-in-law reported that the master was back.

Du Weifang's feet were extremely fast, and it didn't take long for the subordinates to report, and before he took off his official robe, he strode into the room. Seeing his wife and daughter come forward to greet him, he nodded, and then looked at Chen Lan and Chen Yan, who were saluting, and suddenly laughed: "Well, I didn't expect that your little guy not only has a good sister, but also has a good eye, and he actually worships under Han Mingyi's door." Han Mingyi can keep you, I won't test you in this textual scripture, let me ask you, you are a noble son, how is your martial arts? ”

As soon as these words came out, not to mention that Mrs. Wei was stunned, the girls and the servants all looked at each other. This old man is the top figure in the civil service, and he is not a military general, and his uncle who is more interested in the future does not test the text, and asks people what they do in martial arts? Only Chen Lan couldn't help but smile when he saw Du Zheng blinking his eyes full of curiosity and expectation.

Chen Yantian is not afraid of the ground, in his early years, he could pose as a dead pig in front of his grandmother Zhu who was not afraid of boiling water, and his temper was even more irritable and more than calm, but now he has learned to be calm, but he can't bear it before Du Wei. At this time, he secretly glanced at Chen Lan, and saw that he was smiling and encouraging him, and finally had some confidence in his heart, and immediately puffed up his chest.

"Elder Du Ge, I have been practicing martial arts for a short time, and I am still laying a foundation right now. Now I can't ride a fierce horse, but a tame horse can gallop for an hour. As for the bow and arrow, I can't shoot at the right end, but I can shoot two out of three arrows, and I can barely survive a cup of tea under the hands of a skilled martial artist."

The little guy spoke loudly, Chen Lan was pleased to hear it, and Du Weifang pulled the sparse beard on his chin with satisfaction when the rest of the room was stunned: "Good, it's very good that today's atmosphere is really too unseemly, the literati think that the martial artists are vulgar, and they can't help but be weak one by one, and even a horse can't ride a horse and the noble children also learn the weak set of the wen, and the imperial examination is incompetent, but the bow and horse are all sparse and distant think about the time when the grandfather Tai Grandpa, if the Chinese courtiers couldn't ride horses and shoot arrows, Not only was the Dragon Boat Festival not rewarded, but I had to be reprimanded one by one, that is, I am now an old bone, in the early years of Jinshi and the first to shoot willows during the Dragon Boat Festival, and I also won the first place among civil officials."

Recalling the eventful years of the past, Du Weifang had mixed feelings, and when he came back to his senses, he found that the eyes of the people in the room were all a little different. His wife and those maids and servants seemed to be a little frightened, while his daughter Du Zheng and the prospective son-in-law were full of admiration, and Chen Lan, who was standing next to him, had a smile on his face. So, he immediately changed to a positive color.

"Okay, I still have a bow and arrow here, and there are targets in the storeroom, and Madame will send a few people to the backyard to arrange it, and I will see if this little guy is talking nonsense. Other scholars like those white-faced scholars who are weak and invincible, and I Du Weifang can't look down on those people who want to think that when Li Taibai scholars traveled the world with swords, that was the style of celebrities and scholars."

Hearing this, Chen Lan couldn't help but feel from the bottom of his heart that it was a pity that this Du Ge Lao was not born in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, which was full of poetry and wine. However, when they went out of the house to the backyard together, Du Weifang asked Mrs. Wei to take Chen Yan and the others in front, and asked her many questions along the way, as if they were taking a test, and finally saw that everyone else was far ahead, so he glanced at Chen Lan thoughtfully.

"No wonder the emperor gave you a marriage before, you are quite knowledgeable at a young age, and you can teach your younger brother to be like this, and you will definitely be a virtuous helper after leaving the cabinet in the future. Let the family pay attention to these **, and the news should be out soon. King Lu is seriously ill, King Wu hangs himself, and it may not be peaceful outside recently."

Chen Lan, who caught the last light sigh, only felt a sigh in his heart, and then gasped.