Zu An's heart tightened: "What's wrong?"
If this thing can't be obtained again, then Daji won't be able to break through her limits.
Yu Yanluo explained, "Wuyang jade generally grows in the veins of Yuan stone, and it must be nurtured by the presence of 'fire trees and silver flowers' nearby for a long time to form this kind of jade. Yuan stone veins are fine, our Yu family has plenty of them, but 'fire trees and silver flowers' are rare and hard to come by."
"Fireworks?" Zu An was taken aback; he had never heard of this name before.
“It’s a plant that resembles a ferocious beast, and it looks like both a flower and a tree. Because it has absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the mine for a long time, it has undergone various mutations. Its strength is at least no less than that of a seventh-grade ferocious beast,” Yu Yanluo explained. “The key is that this thing is extremely rare. In all the years that the Yu family has been mining the mine, we have only encountered it a few times. Otherwise, I wouldn’t only have a few pieces of Wuyang Jade.”
"Here's what I'll do. I'll have my men keep a close eye out. If they find the 'Fire Tree and Silver Flower,' I'll let you know."
"Thank you, Madam." Zu An pondered that the level of the seventh-grade ferocious beast posed no threat to him at present. It seemed that the difficulty lay in its rarity.
“Aunt, you don’t need to be so polite.” Yu Yanlu smiled and sat down again.
“I have another question for you, Madam,” Zu’an asked casually, “Have you ever heard of the Purple Frost Divine Milk?”
Mi Li's soul was injured and she needs this to recover. The information she received before was that the Duke of Yunzhong had presented a copy to the emperor back then. As the wife of the Duke of Yunzhong, the other party might know some information.
To his disappointment, Yu Yanluo shook her head: "The Purple Frost Divine Milk was presented to the Emperor by the previous Duke of Yunzhong. I don't know the specifics. If Yanyou were still alive, perhaps he would know the inside story, but unfortunately..."
She didn't say anything more, and a trace of sadness flashed across her face.
Zuan was a little confused. Was the other person's current expression genuine or just an act?
If it's a disguise, that's terrifying.
"Please rest assured, Madam, we will help you find the Duke's whereabouts," Zu An comforted her.
Yu Yanluo sighed: "He's been missing for so long without any news, how could I not know what happened? You don't need to comfort me like this."
"It seems that the lady and the Duke have a very good relationship?" Zu An asked tentatively, looking at her.
Yu Yanlu shook her head slightly: "My relationship with him is hardly good. We're just a little closer than ordinary people. But after being husband and wife for so many years, I naturally don't want to see anything happen to him."
Zuan was a little confused. He didn't expect the other party to admit this so readily. Normally, shouldn't they pretend to be a harmonious and good-natured couple to avoid suspicion?
Banishing these thoughts from his mind, he then asked, "By the way, is Gong Pan loyal to his wife?"
“They are all former employees of the Duke’s mansion. They had nowhere to go after the incident, so I had an obligation to take them in. I won’t force them to stay whenever they want to leave, so there’s no question of loyalty or disloyalty. I’m not the kind of person who strictly controls my subordinates. What they think is their business.” Yu Yanluo answered ambiguously, but soon a hint of doubt appeared between her brows. “Why are you suddenly asking this? Is there something wrong with him?”
Zu An, unwilling to alert the enemy, smiled and said, "It's not that. It's just that although Yunzhong County seems calm on the surface, I always feel that there are some turbulent waves. I was worried that something might happen to Madam, so I asked a few more questions."
"You seem to care about me quite a bit." Yu Yanluo smiled sweetly, making the whole winter seem bright and sunny.
The two chatted casually for a while longer, then Zuan, thinking about his mission, got up to say goodbye.
Yu Yanluo was somewhat taken aback. Those men rarely got to see her, and they all wanted to stay a little longer and talk to her more. But this guy was different. Every time she got into a good conversation, he would take the initiative to leave.
"Could it be a ploy to play hard to get?" Yu Yanluo frowned slightly, but seeing the other person's pure and innocent eyes, she chuckled to herself, realizing that she had become too sensitive after being harassed by men for so many years.
Given her personality, she naturally wouldn't continue to pester the man for more conversation, so she had Xingnu see him off.
Not far from the door, Zu'an cupped his hands in greeting to Xingnu: "Sister Xingnu, I would like to see General Gongpan. Is that alright?"
Xingnu laughed heartily: "You have such a sweet tongue, no wonder Madam likes you so much. Please wait here for a moment, I will send someone to invite General Gong over."
Since the other party was a distinguished guest of Madam Yu, and Gong Pan was not a sensitive person like a member of the inner circle, there was naturally no need to stop them.
After saying that, he led Zu'an to a side hall to rest, and then called a maid to find Gong Pan.
Then she sat down opposite him and started chatting: "How did you and your wife meet? I've never seen you before."
“We met once in Brightmoon City.” Zuan was somewhat surprised. This maid was obviously quite bold. Her fiery gaze swept over him from head to toe, as if she were looking at a duck.
“Bright Moon City, it seems that Madam was in danger and was rescued by a young gentleman. So it was you.” Xingnu patted her full chest. “No wonder Madam admires you so much. You know, Madam has hardly seen any guests these past few years.”
Zuan smiled and asked, "How many years has Sister Xingnu been by Madam's side?"
"Oh dear, I can't accept being called 'sister'," Xingnu said, but she still laughed heartily. "I've been with Madam since I was a child. It's been so long that I can't even remember anymore."
Zu An thought to himself that this truly meant Yu Yanluo's most trusted and loyal confidant.
Then Xingnu asked him all sorts of questions:
"Is the young master married?"
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