Chapter 138: The Lute Master Wu Yuan
The next day, Gu Huan woke up before dawn.
He got up energetically, changed into a pair of shorts, and tied his hair tightly.
Donghua and the others prepared breakfast early, and Zhou Zhilan came after she finished eating.
"Wow, this outfit is nice and looks good." Zhou Zhilan saw that she was in high spirits and patted her with a smile.
"My Lord gave me a dagger."
Gu Huan handed her the dagger.
Zhou Zhilan took it and looked at it, and recognized it as the one carried by her master.
Taking one look at Gu Huan, one can see that the master is really good to her.
"Well, I will teach you some close combat self-defense techniques so that you can learn to protect yourself in a short period of time."
"Okay." Gu Huan was very happy.
I didn't expect she could learn martial arts.
"Come on, do this with me."
Zhou Zhilan took a horse stance.
Gu Huan imitated her and stood up, and Zhou Zhilan adjusted her posture.
"Just stay like this and don't move."
Zhou Zhilan drew out her sword and began to dance on her own.
In less than a cup of tea, Gu Huan's legs began to shake.
"How long will this last?"
While dancing with the sword, Zhou Zhilan shouted, "When I finish dancing with the sword, you are not allowed to move."
Gu Huan: “…”
But her legs were so weak that she wanted to sit down on the ground.
Oh my god, is it so difficult to learn martial arts?
Why does Zhou Zhilan dance with the sword so beautifully and gracefully?
Gu Huan said aggrievedly: "Sister Zhilan, I want to learn your sword."
"I can't even stand steadily, my legs are weak, and my lower body is unstable. What's the point of learning sword?"
Zhou Zhilan ended her sword move with a sword flower, tilted her head to look at Gu Huan's trembling little legs, and laughed.
Gu Huan saw that she had stopped and pleaded pitifully, "Can I get up now?"
"Get up."
Gu Huan wanted to stand up happily, but her legs were too weak and she sat down on the ground with a thud, her buttocks aching terribly.
"Oh." Donghua and Dongqing screamed and rushed over to help her.
Gu Huan said with a sad face: "Am I really useless?"
"Who said that? Even Chiyan said you are smart."
Gu Huan was excited when she heard this: "Really? Chi Yan is the smartest of the master's guards."
Seeing her happy expression, Zhou Zhilan couldn't help but scratch her nose: "It's true."
He took out a silk handkerchief to wipe her sweat and whispered, "We have found the new owner of the iron shop."
The two returned to the house, and Gu Huan asked impatiently, "Who is it?"
"This person is Yaoyao's cousin, his name is Yan Yu."
"Yan Yu?"
Dong Qing brought warm tea to the two of them. Gu Huan took it and pondered the name in a low voice.
"Where are they from?"
"Juzhou."
Gu Huan pondered over these two words, and suddenly her eyes widened: "Juzhou? The southern border?"
"Yes."
Gu Huan opened her mouth.
"What's wrong?"
Gu Huan glanced at her and guessed that Zhou Zhilan didn't know about the spy business. Chi Yan was also hesitant when he talked about it, which meant that the matter was of great importance and could not be discussed casually.
"Then Yaoyao is also from Juzhou?"
"That hasn't been checked, but it can be checked at the government office. What's wrong with that?"
"Has Yaoyao's birthright been given to the Duke's Mansion?"
Zhou Zhilan shook her head: "Young Master said that he had helped her pass the status of a good person, so there is no deed to her status as a lowly person."
Gu Huan was a little surprised.
The deeper we dig, the more dangerous it seems.
If Yaoyao is related to the spies, that would be terrible!
…
Gu Huan accompanied Zhou Zhilan to finish the general affairs of the Duke's Mansion. Zhou Zhilan looked at Gu Huan who was looking at the account book carefully.
"Starting tomorrow, you will officially be in charge of the Duke's Mansion's general affairs."
Gu Huan looked up at her: "What?"
"Before the master left, he told me to hand it over to my wife once she was familiar with the job. I will follow my wife's instructions."
Gu Huan blushed, "No. I have never learned about household affairs. My sister and the housekeepers and maids are giving me a headache. The Duke's Mansion is so big and has so many complicated affairs. Leave it to me? When the master comes back, he will find it in a mess."
"Come on." Zhou Zhilan glanced at her: "You already look like a decent person."
Gu Huan said coquettishly: "Looking good is just an appearance, not really understanding. Good sister, I really can't control it, I have to continue to work hard, sister."
The work of supplying winter clothing to the army would begin soon, and she had no time to take care of matters in the mansion.
Besides, Zhou Zhilan is doing a good job. If she takes over, will Sister Zhou be very sad?
Zhou Zhilan shook her head helplessly and smiled: "I have to listen to my wife."
Gu Huan smiled sweetly: "Sister Zhilan is the best."
A maid who was in charge of the flow of people came over and said, "Madam, Miss Zhou, the young mistress said she wanted to learn the zither, so Aunt Yao helped to hire a zither player who will come to the mansion today."
Gu Huan was surprised: "Why does she suddenly want to learn piano?"
Gu Wanru is so lazy. She used to help her with her studies.
The piano needs to be played in public to hand in assignments, so she simply doesn't want to learn it.
What kind of nerves is this to learn?
Zhou Zhilan asked: "Where did Aunt Yao invite the zither player from?"
"It is said that there is a new expert in Yichunyuan named Wuyuan."
"Yichunyuan!"
Gu Huan almost screamed out loud, but she suppressed her surprise.
Zhou Zhilan also felt that it was inappropriate and frowned: "Why would you hire a zither player from there? If you can't find a good one elsewhere, you can just go to the Jiaofangsi to hire one."
"Young Master said that Wu Yuan is just a nominal musician, not a prostitute, so there is no problem."
The customs in Daliang were open-minded. Both men and women could go to the government's Jiaofang Bureau to play, and many noble ladies would invite each other to listen to music, so it was not a big deal.
The brothels among the common people were of lower quality, and women from wealthy families seldom set foot there, but men were not restricted.
After all, the people in these folk places are more open-minded, unlike the Jiaofangsi, where most of the people are serious artists or criminal slaves, and the fun is not exciting enough.
Zhou Zhilan thought about it. The master didn't give any strict orders to Mu An. He has always been absurd, and the master didn't say anything, so she naturally didn't want to be too lenient.
"Tell the people at Zuimoxuan to keep a close eye on him. If Wuyuan does anything out of line, report it immediately."
"yes."
Zhou Zhilan saw that Gu Huan looked unhappy: "What's wrong? Why do you look so unhappy?"
"Sister Zhilan, I think we should meet this zither player. After all, people entering and leaving the Duke's Mansion should be more careful."
Seeing her serious expression, Zhou Zhilan felt that she was right, so she told the maid to call someone, and whispered to Gu Huan, "I'll ask Chi Yan to check his background again."
Only then did Gu Huan feel relieved.
The old woman then brought people over.
Yaoyao followed closely, with a slight nervousness on her face.
Gu Huan and Zhou Zhilan sat in the main room, separated by a white gauze screen.
It is bright outside, so people outside cannot see inside, but people inside can see outside.
The visitor was wearing a moon-white robe with a dark blue silk sash tied around his waist, on which was inlaid a piece of warm mutton-fat white jade with a delicate white magnolia carved on the jade, showing his elegant taste.
Her black hair is tied with a jade hairpin, and falls down. She holds a guqin in her arms, and her clothes flutter as if there is a gentle breeze.
Gu Huan secretly praised him, she felt he was very suave just by looking at his figure.
Yaoyao walked straight forward and bowed respectfully: "This servant greets the Madam and Miss Zhou."
Zhou Zhilan asked: "Did you recommend this person to the young lady?"
"Miss Zhou, the young lady said she wanted to learn to play the qin, and I don't know any other good qin players. It just so happens that a new qin player has just arrived in Yichun Courtyard, and he is very skilled, so I invited him over."
Gu Huan and Zhou Zhilan looked at each other.
Yaoyao has always been arrogant. When she saw Zhou Zhilan, she would just nod at most and never even look at Gu Huan.
But today he is so respectful.
Gu Huan felt that she was nervous.
I couldn't help but look at the pianist carefully.
He lowered his head slightly, and through the layer of white gauze, one could not see his eyebrows or eyes clearly, but only his elegant figure could be seen.
Gu Huan asked softly, "Where is the musician from?"
When Ji Xuanyu heard the familiar voice, he couldn't help but look up and stare at the woman he thought about day and night through the screen.
He was worried that Gu Huan would hear the sound, so he suppressed his emotions, spoke calmly, and replied in a slightly hoarse voice.
"Madam, I am from Shuzhou."
"Shuzhou?"
Gu Huan couldn't help but scream out.
How could that be?
Ji Xuanyu suppressed his inner excitement and asked, "Madam, do you know Shuzhou?"
Gu Huan murmured, "I have an old friend from Shuzhou."
Old friend!
Ji Xuanyu wanted to rush forward and tell her that his old friend was right in front of him.
But Sister Huan couldn't recognize his face now.
When he fell off the cliff, his entire face was destroyed. It was his adoptive father who tried his best to find a witch doctor in southern Xinjiang and used special medicine to cure him.
But he almost had a different face.
Besides, so many years have passed, the bones have grown larger, and it is even more unrecognizable.
However, he recognized Sister Huan's appearance at a glance.
It has grown more beautiful.
However, now that he entered the mansion in a lowly capacity, he could not let her know that he was depraved and cruel.
After he got rid of his shameful identity, he walked out into the sunlight and met Sister Huan.
Sister Huan, wait for me!
Ji Xuanyu stared at the screen with a gentle smile on his face.
Yaoyao looked at him, jealousy flashing in her eyes.
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