Chu Xiaoran got up and instructed Yun Xiang: "Yun Xiang, you go and tell my mother and let her not worry." ”

Yun Xiang answered, turning back three times in one step, she really wanted to follow.

Chu Xiaoran patiently explained: "This time it is estimated that it will take a few days, and there must be someone at home to guard it, I can rest assured that you will do things." ”

Yun Xiang became happy again: "Don't worry, girl, I will take care of my family and take care of the second lady." ”

Chu Xiaoran patted Yun Xiang's shoulder with relief, went into the room and took two sets of clothes to wash, took Zhou Ting and Wu Dalang, got into the carriage outside Zeng Yuan, and went straight to Jiulong Town.

In order to avoid suspicion, Zeng Yuanwai prepared two carriages at the beginning.

Chu Xiaoran was one by one, driven by Wu Dalang, and Zhou Ting was sitting next to Wu Dalang, and in front of him was Zeng Yuanwai's carriage.

Chu Xiaoran was very satisfied with this arrangement.

Regarding the proper arrangement of Zeng Yuanwai, Chu Xiaoran didn't need to look at his face, and he knew that Zeng Yuanwai was a very good person.

It's hard for such a person not to get rich.

The speed of the horse-drawn cart was not a star and a half faster than that of the slower ox cart.

It usually takes two hours to get to Kowloon Town, and within an hour of taking the carriage, you will arrive at Kowloon Town, and then walk a stick of incense, and the carriage will stop in front of a very magnificent mansion.

Chu Xiaoran got out of the carriage, looked at the plaque on the door, and wrote two large gilded characters: Zeng Fu.

There are two stone unicorns carved from granite at the door, looking majestic.

Just from the outside, the mansion outside Zeng Yuan is more than a little more magnificent than the mansion of the Chu family, who used to be the prefect.

Now that the Chu family has moved to Tokyo with the old lady, I don't know how big a house the Chu family can afford to live in a place like Kaifeng Mansion, without the dowry of Chu's mother.

"Miss Xiaoran, it's here."

Chu Xiaoran nodded, withdrew his gaze, and said to Zeng Yuanwai: "It's getting late today, it's not the time to look at the house, and I won't talk about anything until tomorrow morning." ”

Although Zeng Yuanwai was anxious, he did not urge Chu Xiaoran to look at the house immediately.

Take a step forward and lead Chu Xiaoran into the lobby.

Along the way, Chu Xiaoran had been carefully observing, and he didn't feel the yin qi, nor did he notice anything abnormal beside him.

The Zeng family's house is a three-entry mansion, but compared to the Chu family's old three-entry mansion, this mansion that has only been repaired for five years is obviously much larger.

When he arrived at the living room, Chu Xiaoran saw a thirty-five or sixteen-year-old woman sitting on the main seat.

Melon seed face, well-proportioned figure, good skin, wearing a beige bandeau shirt, and a flesh-colored almost transparent tulle on the outside.

The head is wearing a step shake made of pure gold, two step shakes, the left and right symmetrical heads shake slightly, and the step shake follows the shaking sound, which is extravagant.

It should be Zeng Yuanwai's wife: Cao's.

The interpersonal relationship of the Zeng family, on the way to the town by carriage, Wu Dalang popularized it with Chu Xiaoran.

Zeng had a wife and two concubines.

Cao's wife, has two daughters and a son, and the son is the second.

Each of the two concubines had a thirteen-year-old daughter.

In the living room, there was no concubine and her concubine outside the former member.

To the left of the woman sat a man with a brow and eyes similar to that of the lady on whom the Lord was seated, and a nose and chin like those of a former member.

It should be the son of the two, named Zeng Mingrang, who is twenty-one years old this year.

On the right hand side of the woman sat two women, one was about seventeen or eighteen years old, combing the woman's hairpin, with fair skin, and looking at Chu Xiaoran who came in with a gentle smile.

It should be Zeng Yuanwai's daughter-in-law named Xiang Ruyu, who was married from the state next door, and the family is also a wealthy family.

A man of about fourteen or fifteen years old, combing a girl's braids, wearing a light blue bandeau shirt, and his big watery eyes looked at Chu Xiaoran curiously.

This should be Zeng Yuanwai and his wife's youngest daughter, named Zeng Jiayi, is still in the boudoir.

The eldest daughter of the two, Zeng Jiamo, has been married, and she actually married to Beijing to fill the house for a four-grade minister, and I heard that the minister's age is two years older than Zeng Yuanwai's.

Zeng Yuanwai stepped forward and introduced Chu Xiaoran: "Miss Xiaoran, this is my wife." ”

"Mrs. Zeng."

Chu Xiaoran nodded symbolically.

"Madam, this is Miss Xiao Ran, Wu Dalang's son was lost before, and it was only thanks to Miss Xiao Ran that he got it back."

Mrs. Zeng didn't speak, but looked Chu Xiaoran up and down, and then said to Zeng Yuanwai with a little suspicion: "Our family is haunted, not a lost child, this girl still looks like a half-old child, are you sure she can solve our family's problems?" ”

Chu Xiaoran: "......"

She was young and unconvinced, and she knew that.

Do you want to just say it in front of her?

Even if it's questioning, you wait until the evening, when the two of you lie in bed and whisper your private words, can't you?

Chu Xiaoran didn't bother to explain, whether he had the ability or not, and he couldn't be convincing by explaining with one mouth, the key was to see how he did it.

Zeng Yuanwai also didn't expect that his wife would say questioning words in front of the invited guests.

hurriedly played a round game: "Let Miss Xiaoran laugh, I haven't slept well these days, I have invited a Taoist priest before, and I haven't seen any improvement, and everyone is anxious!" ”

Zeng Yuanwai said this, Chu Xiaoran also understood, and his ugly face eased a little.

To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that Zeng was still sincere in treating people outside, Chu Xiaoran really wanted to turn around and leave immediately.

After Mrs. Zeng said this, she didn't say anything else that she didn't like, and dialed a maid for Chu Xiaoran to serve and freshen up, and the yard arranged for their youngest daughter to be next to the yard.

Zhou Ting followed Wu Dalang to live in the room where Wu Dalang worked in Zeng's Mansion before.

"Miss Xiaoran, the slave maid is called Nianshuang, this is hot water for grooming."

Nianshuang put down the hot water and waited on the side to wait for Chu Xiaoran to freshen up.

Chu Xiaoran waved his hand: "I'm not used to having someone waiting next to me when I am grooming, you go and wait outside, I will call you if there is something." ”

"Yes."

Reciting the pair of well-behaved salutes, retreated to the door and guarded.

For this maid, Chu Xiaoran is still quite satisfied, well-trained, and there is no superfluous nonsense, and it can be seen from this maid that the lady in charge of this back house has some means.

It's completely different from Mrs. Zeng, who was impulsive tonight.

Chu Xiaoran briefly freshened up, changed into an apricot-colored narrow-sleeved short coat, and wore a long yellow skirt underneath, her hair was not completely dried, and Chu Xiaoran tied it behind her head with a lilac ribbon.

Nianshuang took Chu Xiaoran to the Zeng family canteen, Zeng Yuanwai's family was already sitting there, and when they saw Chu Xiaoran coming, everyone got up and welcomed her to take a seat.

As soon as Chu Xiaoran sat down, Mrs. Zeng picked up her wine glass and got up, and smiled apologetically at Chu Xiaoran: "Miss Xiaoran, I was anxious just now, and I said some nonsense, and I ask you to take a lot of it, don't take it to heart." ”