Chapter 313 Lu Yuan's Notes

"Hey, isn't that the flag of Tingyu Pavilion?"

Xu Yifei scratched his head and followed along with some curiosity.

They ran into Lianyin right in front of them.

"Miss Lianyin?"

He shouted instinctively.

"know?"

Luo Qing frowned slightly.

How did they meet, living so far up in the north?

"This is Miss Lianyin from Tingyu Pavilion. My second brother's Sushan was entrusted to Tingyu Pavilion."

Just as Xu Yifei was wondering about this, Lian Yin stepped over.

"Young Master? What are you doing here?"

Lianyin was very curious and looked at the two people dressed in official robes.

"I heard that some officials from the Dali Temple are planning to borrow a boat to Yunzhong. Is that you?"

The two men looked Lianyin up and down and, finding that her surprise seemed genuine, raised their hands in a fist and palm salute to greet her.

The merchant ship was about to set sail, and the three of them boarded the ship with Lianyin.

Unable to sleep at night, Xu Yifei went to the deck to get some fresh air.

The boatmen on the boat simply nodded politely when they saw him.

But before he could take two steps, someone came looking for him.

"Young master, our master invites you."

"Your master?"

Xu Yifei thought for a moment, could it be Young Master Jun?

The boatman led him upstairs, and he realized that the boatman was taking him to the second floor of the boat.

Young Master Jun is right there.

"Long time no see!"

He smiled and poured tea for Xu Yifei.

"Thank you, Young Master Jun. I never expected to see you here."

His younger brother was doing business with Young Master Jun, so he naturally couldn't afford to offend him.

What's more, he's currently on someone else's boat.

"This year, Tingyuge wants to expand its business in the Northwest, but I heard that the garrison commander in the Northwest is going to be changed, so I have to go back there in person."

That's what you said, young master.

Xu Yifei's heart sank, but he forced himself to control his emotions.

"Really? I thought Tingyu Pavilion's focus had shifted to the south recently."

He was deliberately avoiding the question of military power in the Northwest.

"Young Master Xu, there is no need to worry. I had no intention of testing you. It is simply that I am destined to be with Zhaozhao."

She asked me to look after Young Master Xu in the Northwest. I only called him here today to mention this matter.

After saying that, Young Master Jun took out a token from his sleeve.

"Tingyu Pavilion is quite well-known in the Northwest, and some shops are also affiliated with it. If Young Master Xu has any needs..."

You can take this token to the Yuncheng Shop in Loulan City, and they will help you.

Xu Yifei then realized that his niece had already prepared all of this.

He accepted the token and sincerely said, "Thank you, Young Master Jun."

The two drank tea for a while longer, and Xu Yifei was quite surprised by what this young master had seen and heard.

He couldn't help but start to scrutinize the young man.

He was wearing a mask, so his exact age couldn't be determined.

He had an extraordinary demeanor and bearing, and looked no older than sixteen or seventeen.

Xu Yifei thought back to when he was sixteen or seventeen, he was still running around in the capital.

By the time they were sixteen or seventeen, they had already traveled around with merchant ships, gaining experience and even taking over the chamber of commerce.

By that calculation, he seems to have become an older child.

I only started to find what I wanted to do in my life when I was in my twenties.

After chatting for a few more minutes, Xu Yifei immediately felt that he had benefited greatly.

As they were talking, he suddenly called out, "Brother, I'm counting on you in the Northwest!"

This "brother" left Young Master Jun completely stunned.

Young Master Jun coughed twice, following up on his words.

"Brother Xu, you flatter me. The environment in the Northwest is complex. Please take good care of yourself."

After exchanging a few more words, Xu Yifei, exhausted, went back to rest.

At that moment, Lianyin jumped down from the roof.

“Young Master, Young Master Xu should not have any doubts about why you are here.”

Young Master Jun glanced at her.

"I was here to investigate their situation in the Northwest. What's there to doubt?"

Lianyin shrugged.

Then why do you spend so much time testing people?

"Zhaozhao is a smart child; she must have guessed that I would be waiting for Young Master Xu here."

That's why I told the eldest son early on that he needed to speak with me, and that I would talk to him tonight.

More importantly, it was to lower his guard against me; Yan Yuze took over the Northwest Army.

Marquis Ningqian will not sit idly by and wait for his doom; you must all be on your guard then.

It was rare for Young Master Jun to explain to Lianyin, and he gave her a few more words of advice at the end.

"Don't worry, young master. We've already contacted the brothers in the Northwest Army. They'll contact us if there's any unusual activity."

"Yes, send a message about the eldest son back to Lingnan."

He gave another instruction, and only then did Young Master Jun go to rest.

Lianyin went out to release the carrier pigeons, and Lu Qi, who was in charge of raising the pigeons, looked curiously at the second floor.

"Lianyin, who boarded the ship today? The young master even had a late-night chat with him?"

"Lu Xun's apprentice."

Lianyin casually gave a reply.

"Wow! Lu Xun actually takes on disciples? No, I should say, someone actually managed to survive under Lu Xun's command!"

Lu Qi grimaced, looking like he was in a lot of pain.

"You're just a piece of trash. You can't even get past Lu Xun. Young Master was already past Lu Xun when he was only five years old."

Lianyin said sarcastically.

"Alas, that's because the young master is exceptionally talented! How can you compare me to him?"

After thinking for a moment, Lu Qi asked again, "Do you think that little girl from the Yun family is really that amazing?"

I heard that Young Master Luo fought with that girl, and even the Prefect of Yangling Prefecture was defeated by her?

Seeing Lu Qi's curious expression, Lian Yin smiled mischievously.

"You want to know? Go ask the young master!"

Lu Qi's curiosity was immediately extinguished.

Everyone knows that the young master gave his jade pendant to that little girl. Trying to find out what the young master is thinking is tantamount to courting death!

Meanwhile, the little girl was angrily sharpening a knife in the yard.

The sizzling sound of the sharpening knife gave everyone goosebumps.

"What's wrong, young lady?"

Zhi Dong saw that the blade of the cleaver was almost worn down to the size of paper, but he didn't dare to go up and ask for the cleaver back.

"It seems that news came from Guanzhou that something has happened to the Ling family."

Zhichun sighed.

The Ling family treated the young lady badly, and even impersonated her during her exile.

Yun Zhao put down the kitchen knife, looking at the excessively thin blade, and felt somewhat embarrassed.

"Sister Zhi Qiu, it seems this knife is unusable."

"It's alright, young lady. Why don't you go help Miss Lu? She seems to be reinforcing the hillside in the animal park today."

Zhi Qiu quickly stepped forward and took the kitchen knife away.

Such a sharp blade must not hurt the young lady's hand!

"I'm off then~"

Yun Zhao nodded and ran away.

There has been a lot of rain in Lingnan recently, and the soil on the hillsides has been washed away, leaving a lot of mud.

Lu Xinnian studied the scrolls left by Lu Yuan and felt that the hillside needed to be reinforced.

Since the zoo housed many wild animals, and it was really too much for her to play on the back hillside, she simply started tinkering around on the back hillside of the zoo.

When Yun Zhao arrived at the animal park, Lu Xinnian was reading a book inside.

Xu Yiyan lit a fire, and the wild animals gathered around it to warm themselves, creating a peaceful scene.

"You guys went out to play again?"

Yun Zhao looked at the wild beasts, which were soaking wet, and angrily tugged at Scarface's ear.

Scarface nuzzled against her ingratiatingly, his wet fur immediately soiling Yun Zhao's clothes.

"Come warm yourself by the fire, and we'll go play when the weather gets better."

They were all wild animals, naturally fond of freedom, and Yun Zhao usually didn't restrain them too much.

When it rains, Yun Zhao sets up a fire in the animal park so that the animals can dry their fur after playing wildly.

"Sister Lu, what book are you reading today?"

Yun Zhao leaned against Lu Xinnian, craning his neck curiously.

The books left behind by Lu Yuan are mostly handwritten notes, many of which are his research findings over many years.

Some of the things he saw and heard were quite interesting, and Yun Zhao would often pester Lu Xinnian to read more of Lu Yuan's notes.

"These past few days I've been struggling with the reinforcement work, so I took out my father's notes to read."

Only then did they discover that their grandfather had participated in the construction of the imperial mausoleum.

It contains many tips on reinforcing tomb chambers and preventing collapses caused by rainwater erosion.

Upon hearing this, Yun Zhao immediately became interested.

"Wait, could it be that Sister Lu's grandfather was an official of the Imperial Observatory?"

“My grandfather did not work at the Imperial Observatory, but he was a student of the Lian family.”

The Lian family?

Yun Zhao paused for a moment, then quickly picked up a scroll and unfolded it.