glass cup.

The senior manager turned around, lifted the curtain, and looked at the two glass cups placed in the carriage.

"Tian San went to Gaoping to pawn this. Our banknotes must have been cashed there as well." The driver continued, "Do you want to check?"

"What are you investigating?" The senior manager said, "What is there to investigate? Didn't Tian San tell us himself? That night he was sitting by the bridge eating a noodle, and a man sat down next to him and said he had lost a shoe and wanted to buy his shoe."

The driver was naturally not a driver, but a young apprentice in charge of the management. At this time, he was also thinking about the description he had heard.

Tian San's shoes were torn and dirty, and he didn't expect anyone would want them, so of course he happily bought them.

The man threw him a few copper coins and one of his shoes.

According to Tian San's description, the shoes were of exceptional quality, and the workmanship and fabric were something Tian San had never seen before. He couldn't bear to throw them away, so he picked them up and put them on himself.

Then the man laughed, and instead of blaming him, he said he wanted to make a lot of money with him.

This large sum of money was naturally the chess game lantern with a prize of 5,000 taels at the Lantern Festival.

In the end, the man did not break his promise. Tian San said that after he exchanged the silver, the man generously gave him five hundred taels of silver, and also gave him the two glass cups that contained the silver.

"Ask carefully what that person is like?" said the apprentice.

"Why are you asking those questions? Why would you want to know what he is like, how old he is, and whether he is married or not? Are you going to arrange a marriage for him?" The senior manager looked at him and said.

The apprentice laughed at what he said.

"Master, aren't you curious at all?" he said, pointing to the carriage. "Then why did you buy this glass cup and inquire about Tian San?"

The senior manager glared at him.

"I borrowed this glass cup from the old lady," he said. "The young lady said that if she lost her money, she lost it, and she didn't care, so I didn't ask, but the glass cup is not hers, so of course I have to buy it back."

He waved his hand.

"Stop talking nonsense. Don't mention these things anymore. Go to the post station and testify to the postmaster. The Jinyiwei this time is here to attack the prince of the Duke of Cheng. We must hold on to our promise. When gods fight, we mortals should stay away."

The apprentice naturally knew how serious this matter was, and responded quickly by urging the horse to ride.

…

When Miss Jun entered the house, Liu Er came out from a distance to greet her and asked about her well-being.

"Miss, you can have fun outside without worry. I'll take good care of you at home," she said.

Miss Jun smiled and handed her a windmill.

"For you." She smiled.

Liu'er's eyes sparkled with joy. She took the windmill, picked it up, and ran two steps against the wind.

"Miss, do you have one and I have one?" She asked, looking at the other windmill in Miss Jun's hand.

"This is for the young master." Miss Jun said with a smile.

Liu'er let out two "ohs".

"It's so nice of you, young lady, to think of him," she said.

The two of them were chatting and laughing as they reached the gate of the courtyard. Before they even entered, they heard a woman's clear laughter from inside.

When the two maids standing in the yard saw Liu'er coming in, they were startled.

"The young master asked someone to go in and serve him." They said hurriedly. "Lingzhi went in alone, and we didn't all go in."

It's no wonder that others would question it. The maids served the young master like thieves and were so scared when they were discovered.

But Liu'er and Miss Jun didn't think much of it.

One thought that this was the young lady's order and it was natural. The other wanted to prevent anyone from getting close to Fang Chengyu.

"What are you serving? You're smiling so happily." Liu'er said unhappily.

The laughter in the room had stopped long ago. A maid stood out with some uneasiness and bowed to Miss Jun.

Miss Jun recognized her as Fang Chengyu's former maid Lingzhi, so she nodded with a smile.

"Give this to the young master to play with," she said, handing the windmill over.

Lingzhi was stunned and didn't react.

Look at the expressions of these people. What do they think of a young lady? Liu Er is very unhappy.

"Didn't you hear? This was bought specially for the young master by the young mistress." She said with her eyes wide open.

This time Lingzhi hurriedly stepped forward to take it.

"Thank you, Madam. Thank you, Madam." She stammered.

"Hey, what are you thanking me for? I didn't buy it for you." Liu Er said, "Who do you think you are? Is it your turn to thank the young master?"

Lingzhi was even more panicked.

"Okay." Miss Jun stopped Liu'er from picking on her, and smiled at Lingzhi, "Bring it in for the young master to play with."

Without waiting for Liu'er and Lingzhi to say anything else, he walked towards the study.

"Liu'er, come with me."

Liu'er glared at Lingzhi before following.

Watching the two of them enter the study, Lingzhi breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the windmill in her hand, hesitated for a moment, then turned around and went in.

Fang Chengyu was sitting in a wheelchair by the window, reading a book with a calm expression, as if he didn't hear what was happening outside.

"Master." Lingzhi smiled and lifted the windmill. "The young mistress bought it for you. Look, it's so beautiful."

She blew air at the windmill, and it turned with a whirring sound.

Fang Chengyu looked over and smiled slightly.

"It's very good," he said.

The smile of the fourteen-year-old boy by the bright window was dazzling.

Lingzhi couldn't help but feel dazzled, and felt that the young master's gaze was not on the windmill, but on herself.

So, is Young Master saying that I am good-looking?

Lingzhi's face flushed slightly, and she blew the windmill more seriously and attentively.

Young Master, please look quickly. Just look.

Liu'er placed her windmill on Miss Jun's desk.

"The flowers are arranged very beautifully today." Miss Jun looked at the room and smiled.

Liu'er looked both happy and proud.

The lady is praising her.

"Liu'er, go get the map of the journey to the capital." Miss Jun said.

Liu'er responded by walking to the bookshelf and taking out the picture in the box.

Miss Jun opened it and placed it on the desk.

"Miss, do you want to go to the capital?" Liu'er couldn't help asking when she saw that she was looking at her intently.

She still remembered that the young lady cancelled the engagement certificate and took the money just to go to the capital, and later she inquired about things in the capital. Although she doesn't mention it now, she has actually never forgotten it.

Of course you want to go, but you can't go just because you want to.

Miss Jun smiled.

“No,” she said. “I’m thinking about the person who made this picture.”

Liu Er said "Oh".

"What's wrong with the person in this picture?" she asked curiously.

This was what she was curious about, not questions like "Miss, do you know who made the picture? How did you know?" which should have been the first question that came to her mind.

This is probably why Miss Jun felt it was easy and smooth to talk to this girl.

She always asked questions about what she wanted to say and what she was thinking at the moment, rather than those messy questions that needed to be explained.

Miss Jun looked at the picture with a smile.

"I don't know this person," she said, "I only heard of him when I was a child."

Liu'er said "oh" and didn't find it strange.

Miss doesn't need to be familiar with everyone. That would be too tiring.

Zhu Zan, she really didn't recognize him.

Because Duke Cheng was stationed in the northern border and his wife followed him, Zhu Zan lived in the north since he was a child. Occasionally, he would return to the capital with Duke Cheng's wife to meet with relatives. In addition, as a boy, he had no interaction with these princesses and counties.

The reason why she had heard of this name and knew this person was because Zhu Zan once came back and beat the emperor's twelfth uncle.