Chapter 184 The Slave Bullies the Master and the Door Does Not Open
Li Yaoguang glanced at Lu Fang's expression, and hurriedly pulled his sleeve and put on a smile.
"Please forgive me, Master Lu. I don't mean to disrespect you. It's just that we have been traveling so hard and exhausted, and we are also carrying our family with us. It is really inconvenient for us to come to your house to bother you at this time. How about this, please allow me to go home first, settle my family affairs, and then visit you. How about telling you a story?"
"This……"
Seeing that the other party had loosened up, Li Yaoguang continued his efforts.
"Master Lu, rest assured. Now that my family has arrived in Yuhang, we will return to the Zhenwei Marquis' Mansion. We have a long way to go. I will not forget the agreement with you, and I will not dare to deceive you."
Seeing Li Yaoguang's sincerity, Lu Fang hesitated for a long time. Finally, he looked at Li Yaoguang, then at Cheng Su behind him, and at the children who were peeking out of the carriage behind him. Lu Fang was silent for a moment, and clapped his hands.
"Okay, I'll trust you this time, and we'll do it tomorrow. But you also have to promise that you'll be the first to tell me about the remaining Divine Condors. No one else can tell me before me."
"Of course, don't worry, Master."
"That's all right, let's go."
Li Yaoguang was delighted, and hurriedly bowed to Lu Fang with his uncle behind him, "Thank you, Second Master. Please come in."
Lu Fang nodded, turned around and left, climbing onto his horse.
Li Yaoguang hurriedly turned around and helped Cheng Su get into the car, whipped the horse and drove the car herself. Just as she started, Lu Fang rode over and drove side by side with her?
Li Yaoguang was puzzled: "Second Master, what are you doing?"
Lu Fang raised his neck and said proudly, "I see that it's not easy for you, big and small, to come here. I'm afraid you don't know the way and don't know where the door to the Zhenwei Marquis's Mansion opens. Since we are friends, I will condescend to take you there."
Li Yaoguang laughed.
It's not true that we're sending them there because we're afraid they don't know the way, right?
Li Yaoguang was speechless, but Lu Er was not a bad person, he just loved listening to stories and was a bit obsessed and a spendthrift. Considering how he spent a huge sum of money in Weimeilou just to listen to stories, it was understandable that he was doing such a childish thing now.
Well, she can follow me if she wants. She won't run away anyway, but she still has to be polite and say, "Thank you very much, Second Master."
"Well, no need to be polite, let's go!" Lu Fang said proudly. He raised his head again, rode his horse proudly in front, led his followers and servants, and actually led the way for them in a serious manner.
Yuhang City is not as big as Kyoto. Although it is divided into two parts, the rich in the east and the noble in the west, but with so many nobles pouring in all at once, and the old emperor also being here, Yuhang still seems a bit crowded. A noble family like the Zhenwei Marquis' Mansion, which has long faded out of the real circle of nobles, cannot be compared with Lu Fang's background.
The mansion of Marquis Zhenwei in Yuhang was also bought temporarily. It has only three courtyards and is located in the west of the city, close to the north of the city. The geographical location is not good.
Lu Fang took Li Yaoguang along Guangzheng Street in the city and arrived at the gate of Zhenwei Marquis Mansion. They stopped the carriage and saw the plaque hanging high at the gate. Li Yaoguang thought that they had finally arrived. He jumped off the carriage and bowed to Lu Fang who was standing still on horseback beside him. Then he turned around to help his uncle get off the carriage.
While helping the person, she lowered her voice and said, "Uncle, Mr. Lu brought us to the main gate. What do you think?"
According to the previous rules of the Marquis' Mansion, even my uncle had to go in and out through the side door, let alone myself.
In this shabby mansion where the rules are above all else, can they get in through the main gate now?
I felt uneasy and couldn't help asking my uncle.
Hearing this, Cheng Su glanced at Lu Fang who was riding on a horse and watching them. After thinking for a while, he lowered his voice to comfort them, "It's okay. With outsiders here, I'm sure they won't dare to go too far. You stay by the side to calm Mr. Lu down, and your aunt and I will go and knock on the door."
"But……"
"It's nothing, don't be afraid."
Cheng Su knew his child's concerns, patted Li Yaoguang on the shoulder, and then asked his wife to hand over his crutches. He leaned on the crutches and walked with his wife, and the couple slowly stepped onto the stairs. Standing in front of the vermilion lacquered door, Cheng Su straightened his clothes, signaled his wife to let go, and he personally went forward to knock on the door knocker.
bang bang bang bang bang...
After three knocks, the ceremonial door on the right side of the main gate creaked and a crack opened, and an old and familiar voice was heard from inside.
"Who's knocking?"
As the door opened, Cheng Su turned around and walked over. Seeing the person who appeared from inside, Cheng Su spoke first, "Uncle Shui, it's me."
The old gatekeeper is an old man in the Zhenwei Marquis's Mansion, and a servant who is a close confidant of the Marquis' wife. He has always been very important to him, which is why he followed the man all the way to the south and escaped the war.
As soon as he opened the door, he saw that the visitor was actually Master Su Liu, who had been abandoned by the mansion and was supposed to have been trapped in Kyoto. Shui Bo's pupils shocked violently, and he subconsciously closed the ceremonial door and fastened the bolt.
The action was so fast that Cheng Su and his wife had no time to react.
With a bang, the couple looked at the closed door in surprise, but they didn't know that Shui Bo behind the door was so scared that he covered his heart with his hands, and hurriedly called his confidant in the gatehouse in the corner of the room to give him instructions.
"Quick, go to the inner courtyard and find Mother He. Tell her that Master Su Liu has come from Kyoto and is outside the gate right now. Go quickly."
The gatekeeper did not dare to delay, nor did he dare to disobey the words of the senior and experienced Shui Bo, and hurriedly ran towards the backyard.
After the servant ran away, Shui Bo glared at the two remaining servants in the gatehouse who were about to come over to inquire about the situation. He then lay down sideways behind the door, put his ear against the door panel and tried to listen to the movement outside.
Cheng Su outside was shocked and angry. He kept analyzing the reactions inside and thinking about what to do next. Lu Fang, who was riding on his horse with a wide field of vision and saw the whole scene, narrowed his eyes with displeasure on his face.
"How dare a mere servant be so presumptuous!"
Even though he knew that the life of a concubine in any mansion was not easy, he had never seen such a slave bullying his master!
Any smart family would take good care of a concubine's child. After all, if they are well raised, they can help the legitimate child. Even if there is a mean mistress, no matter how badly she treats a concubine's child, she will usually put on a show of being ok. Unlike what is happening now, she is too lazy to even pretend?
Lu Fang couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, "Tsk! This Zhenwei Marquis Mansion is not good!"
He shook his head, then nodded to his personal servant who was waiting beside him, the same one who had sent the seriously injured Cheng Su back home, and gave lazy instructions.
"Shuqi, go knock on the door and tell them that I am here to visit you. Humph, I want to see how high the threshold of the Zhenwei Marquis's Mansion is and what kind of people can get in!"
Shuqi took the order and took action immediately.
Shuqi, who was skilled in martial arts, rushed up the steps to the front door and bowed to Cheng Su, "Sixth Master Cheng, please make way."
Cheng Su turned around and saw his niece nodding at him imperceptibly. He nodded and pulled his wife aside. Shuqi immediately took the place where Cheng Su had just stood.
He was not as gentle as Cheng Su, but knocked on the door quickly and in a deliberate and arrogant manner.
Shui Bo, who was listening attentively inside, was startled, hooked his ear with his little finger, and quickly stepped back.
Hearing the knocks on the door, as if urging someone to die, Shui Bo was displeased. He frowned and shouted loudly.
"Master Su Liu, please forgive me. It's not that I won't open the door for you, but you can't go through the main door with your status. It's ok that you don't know the rules, but why are you so angry? I advise you to be quiet. I have asked someone to notify Madam Gu in the courtyard. I advise you to be calm and wait for Madam's instructions."
When Shuqi outside heard this, he was so angry that an old servant could order his master around like this that he laughed. He continued to knock on the door and raised his voice to answer arrogantly.
"What do you mean by Sixth Master Su? You are the second master of the Cheng'en Mansion, and my second master is here to visit you. What's the matter? Do you think the threshold of your Zhenwei Mansion is too high and you think my master can't afford it?"