The two shops were to be opened at the same time, and Tian An and Gu Jinyan were very busy. The decoration of the shops was fine, but the chefs and servants inside had to be found again.
Since the mansion was short of servants, Tian An asked Chen Qiang to find the previous agent and prepare to hire another group of people for training. He also invited Gu Jinyan to come and taste the dishes made by the chefs.
The two of them worked hard for a whole morning and finally selected the people.
During the break, Tian An noticed that Gu Jinyan was a little strange today. She was always distracted while they were talking.
So he asked worriedly, "What's wrong with you today? You seem absent-minded."
Gu Jinyan sighed and said, "I'm fine. It's Uncle An's youngest son." Thinking that Tian An probably didn't know who she was talking about, she added, "It's the youngest son of the wife of the Duke of An, who was the guest of honor at my coming-of-age banquet."
Mrs. An? "Is her youngest son still ill?"
Gu Jinyan was stunned, "You know?"
Tian An nodded. "I heard about it from the concierge when I visited him a few days ago, but it's been several days! How come he's still not well? Do you know what disease he has?"
Hearing this, tears welled up in Gu Jinyan's eyes, and her voice choked up a bit, "It's highly likely that the An family's brother won't recover. He has smallpox, and apart from the first doctor who was unaware of the situation and is still there, no other doctor is willing to treat him.
I heard that several more people have been infected. Now no one dares to go within ten feet of the An Mansion. Poor An's younger brother is still so young..."
Tian An frowned. Smallpox was indeed an infectious disease with a very high mortality rate in ancient times, and there was no effective medicine to treat it. If you got this disease, you basically had a chance of death.
So many days have passed, and I still don’t know how the young master of the An family is doing.
The situation was urgent, and Tian An didn't care about Gu Jinyan who was still wiping her tears. He immediately told Xiang Tao to pack some clothes for her. He also asked Deng Xue to prepare a carriage, pick up the luggage and set off.
Gu Jinyan reacted and grabbed her in time, "An An, where are you going?"
After leaving behind a few words, "Duke An's Mansion," Tian An walked away.
"Duke Anguo's Mansion? What is An An doing in the Duke Anguo's Mansion?"
Gu Jinyan suddenly thought of something and hurriedly got up to chase after him. Unfortunately, when she arrived at the door, she only saw the general's carriage turn the corner and then completely disappeared from her sight.
I happened to see two people chasing Nanny Xiao out of the yard, one in front and the other behind. When they reached the door, they only saw Gu Jinyan with an anxious look on her face.
"Ms. Jinyan, why are you here alone? Where is my Miss Anan?"
Seeing Madam Xiao, Gu Jinyan felt like she had seen a savior. She hurriedly pulled her and said, "Madam, An An has gone to the Anguo Mansion. Please help me arrange a carriage. I have to go and get her back. It will be too late if I am late."
Today, Tian An sent someone to pick her up at Gu Mansion. Her own carriage did not come, so if she wanted to take a carriage, she had to ask someone from the General's Mansion to arrange it.
Although Xiao Mama was in the General's Mansion, she knew the news outside. When she heard that Tian An had gone to the Anguo Mansion, she became anxious and hurriedly asked the doorman to pull the carriage. However, she was told that another carriage had left in the morning.
"This... it's really like a house leaking when it rains all night!"
Just when the two were getting anxious, Xiao Lao San came to find Tian An.
Seeing a carriage stop at the gate of the general's mansion, the two men's eyes lit up and they hurried over. As soon as the driver put down the footstool, the two men climbed onto the carriage without thinking twice.
Gu Jinyan, who was the first to climb onto the carriage, raised her head and her eyes met Xiao Chen's who had just walked out of the carriage. She was so scared that she fell backwards.
Fortunately, Xiao Chen, who had been locked up and scolded by the emperor for a while, reacted quickly enough and reached out to grab her.
Feeling the warm palm on her waist, Gu Jinyan was stunned, and then her face turned red. Xiao Chen realized that something was wrong when he saw Gu Jinyan blushing, but at this time, Gu Jinyan was still hanging outside the carriage, and he couldn't let go, so the scene was awkward for a while.
At this time, Aunt Xiao behind her reacted and thought Gu Jinyan was going to fall, so she reached out and pushed her on the back. Gu Jinyan fell forward and fell directly into Xiao Chen's arms.
"Ouch!" Xiao Chen was caught off guard and was pushed down by Gu Jinyan. He fell into the carriage and served as a cushion.
Seeing that things were not going well, Madam Xiao hurriedly climbed onto the carriage. But when she opened the carriage curtain, the scene inside the carriage was so dazzling that it blinded her eyes.
Xiao Chen was seen lying in the carriage with his arms and legs spread out, while Gu Jinyan was lying on top of him tightly. It looked like Xiao Chen was being raped by Gu Jinyan.
Nanny Xiao quickly stepped out and pulled the carriage curtain shut. Seeing the driver looking inside with curiosity, she scolded him, "What are you looking at? Hurry up and drive to the Anguo Mansion."
Xiao Ma had been with the eldest princess in her early years, and after her death, she had been with the empress ever since. Many people knew her, and the coachman, who had been with Xiao Chen for years, naturally knew her. Seeing that his master hadn't said anything, he didn't even bother to ask if Gu Jinyan's personal maid had gotten on the carriage, and drove directly to the Anguo Mansion.
Poor Gu Jinyan, who had finally climbed up from Xiao Chen, fell down again due to the inertia of the carriage starting.
"Um... cough cough..." Xiao Chen, the human cushion, was almost knocked unconscious.
This was the first time Gu Jinyan encountered such a thing. Apart from blushing, she had no idea what to do.
After frantically climbing up from Xiao Chen's body, she saw that Xiao Chen had fallen hard, and she wanted to help him worriedly. But unexpectedly, as she leaned over, the carriage shook, and she lost her grip and fell towards Xiao Chen again.
Seeing Gu Jinyan falling, Xiao Chen instinctively reached out to support her, but he was a step too late. Gu Jinyan still fell on him, and his hands were directly on Gu Jinyan's back, as if he was hugging her.
They were both stunned, completely unable to react.
Fortunately, Madam Xiao reminded her in time outside the carriage: "Miss Jinyan, we are almost there, get ready to get off."
The two of them came back to their senses, and Gu Jinyan climbed up using both hands and feet. Xiao Chen also hurriedly sat up for fear of another accident.
After a while, the carriage came to a steady stop. Gu Jinyan stood up and was about to run out, but was stopped by Xiao Chen. "Are you planning to leave like this?"
Seeing Gu Jinyan looking at him in confusion, he sighed and said, "Sorry for being rude." Then he reached out to help her adjust the pearl hairpin on her head.
It was really hard to start with the clothes, so I could only remind her, "There are still clothes."
"Ahem." Gu Jinyan felt that she was really embarrassed this time. She hurriedly tidied her clothes and got off the carriage in a hurry.
Unfortunately, after all this trouble, Tian An had already gone in, and they couldn't even get close to the door.
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