Ayan Lianshan climbed out of the water and asked while twisting her clothes, "What do you mean?"
"Don't you have friends in Xizhou?" Zhao Xiu led the camel to kneel, then mounted it. "Let's ask them about the situation first."
Nothing can be hidden from him.
Ayan Lianshan climbed onto the camel, dripping wet, and hummed, "Let's go."
————Searching for relatives dividing line————
"Excuse me, boss, do you know how to get to the Wan family?" On the way, Shan Bo stopped an old man and asked.
"Which Wan family?"
"Wansheng, Master Wan's home."
"Oh—so this is his family." The old man looked at Shan Bo, then glanced at the carriage parked not far away, and asked, "Are you from out of town?"
"Brother, you have a good eye." Shan Bo bowed and said, "Please give me some advice."
"How could anyone here not know the Wan family?" The old man, flattered by his compliments, pulled him along and pointed toward the street ahead. "Go to the end of that street ahead. There's a big house with the plaque over the door that says 'Peace and Prosperity.' That's their house."
"Thank you very much." Shan Bo bowed to the old man again.
Seeing that he spoke politely and was well-dressed, the old man wanted to chat with him for a few more words, so he asked, "Are you going to the Wan family to attend a funeral?"
Shan Bo was startled, and quickly turned back to look, and asked in a low voice: "Ask again, brother, who is this person from the Wan family who has gone?"
"The old lady of the Wan family passed away and left the other day." Seeing that he was not here to offer condolences, the old man asked, "If you are not here to offer condolences, then what are you here for?"
Shan Bo breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "We are here to visit relatives." Then he asked, "I wonder if Mr. Wan and his wife are well?"
"Master Wansheng Taian, Madam Wan's poor health is known to everyone in the city. The Wan family has hired countless doctors in and outside the city to treat her, but none have been able to find a cure. They've been searching for doctors everywhere these days." The old man lowered his voice and said, "I estimate she doesn't have much time left."
Shan Bo's heart sank, and then he thanked the old man again and took out twenty copper coins to give him as a fee for asking for directions.
The old man did not refuse and accepted it generously, thinking that they were indeed relatives of the Wan family and were so kind and generous.
In the carriage, Xu Jiang tugged at her new clothes, touched the hairpin on her head, and asked Liu Mei uncomfortably, "Will it seem too deliberate?"
"No, your outfit is considered plain even in the capital. It's just that you don't like to dress up normally, so it's a little strange now."
Liu Mei adjusted her hairpin for her and said, "Besides, we are here to acknowledge our relatives, not to seek refuge with them. If we are too plain, people will inevitably misunderstand us and look down on us."
At this time, Xu Jiang was wearing pine green inside and maple red outside, a persimmon hairpin on her head, and a light makeup on her face. She was as bright as the first leaf dyed by the wind in the mountains in autumn. She was so bright that people liked her from the bottom of their hearts.
"Then I'll listen to you." Xu Jiang smiled.
This morning, after getting off the boat and entering the city, and settling in at an inn, Liu Mei couldn't wait to dress her up. It took her most of an hour to make her look beautiful and energetic.
Xu Jiang wrote another visiting card, intending to go to the house to ask for a meeting together with Shan Bo and Liu Mei.
She was feeling uneasy along the way, but after setting foot on this land, she became surprisingly calm.
She looked around along the way and it was clearly a scene she had never been to or seen before, but because of that one person, she felt a sense of familiarity and intimacy.
Shan Bo asked the innkeeper about the whereabouts of the Wan family and learned that they were in the east of the city. He then rented a large carriage, asked several guards to take care of it, then harnessed two of his own horses, and took a guard who was good at driving with him to personally send Xu Jiang to the Wan family in the east of the city.
The other three stayed in the inn to look after the luggage.
But halfway through the journey, they got lost due to the complicated road conditions and had to stop to ask someone for directions.
When Xu Jiang heard Shan Bo coming back, she lifted the carriage curtain and asked, "Shan Bo, have you found out?"
"I found out. It's on the street ahead. We can get there if we keep walking." Shan Bo glanced at Xu Jiang and reminded her, "I just found out that the Wan family is holding a funeral. If we go there this way, I'm afraid..."
"What? Funeral?" Xu Jiang's face instantly lost color, and she asked in a trembling voice, "Could it be that she...she...could it be that I'm still too late?"
Shan Bo hurriedly comforted her, "Don't panic, my lady. It was Madam Wan who passed away."
Xu Jiang was stunned. "Madam Wan?"
Shan Bo nodded, "Yes, Madam Wan, the funeral took place the day before yesterday."
Liu Mei patted Xu Jiang's hand to appease her, then complained to Shan Bo, "Shan Bo, please explain yourself clearly next time. This nonsense is really scary."
Xu Jiang's face was still a little pale, but she defended Shan Bo, "I didn't hear it all, it's not Shan Bo's fault."
Then he looked down at his own clothes, smiled bitterly and said to Liu Mei: "It seems we have to go back and change clothes."
This is exactly what Shan Bo wanted to say just now.
Everyone then turned around and returned to the inn.
After returning to the inn, Shan Bo invited Xu Jiang aside and discussed the matter, saying, "Although we are eager to see you, we fear it would be impolite to visit you rashly. Furthermore, the Wan family is currently in mourning, so it would be inappropriate to visit without prior notice."
Then he suggested, "How about this, I'll go post it first and let them know so they can be prepared."
"We're thinking the same thing." Xu Jiang and Liu Mei agreed in the car to go tomorrow, "but you'll have to make another trip."
"It's no problem. It's quick enough to come and go on horseback." Shan Bo smiled gently, then asked, "But what's the excuse for coming here?"
If I go directly to the Wan family on the pretext of recognizing my relatives, I am afraid it will cause dissatisfaction in the Wan family.
Xu Jiang took out the visiting card she had written and said to Shan Bo, "Just say that it's an old friend visiting. When we meet, find a suitable time to explain the truth. If so..."
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