The second aunt that Yu Wenyun mentioned was naturally Yu Yu, the younger sister of the current emperor of the Yu Dynasty.
Fu Xiaoguan recalled what Huqin Hu Dajia had said to him during the Red Sleeves Movement. One of the sentences went something like this: "Your mother's relationship with the Second Princess was better than mine. I think the Second Princess knows the most about what happened in those two years. If you go to the Wu Dynasty, please visit the Dingguo Marquis' Mansion and ask." {See Chapter 126 for details}
Now that I have really arrived in the Wu Dynasty, should I go and ask or not?
He also had many doubts about the relationship between his father and mother, but he was no longer the real Fu Xiaoguan, so he did not take this issue too seriously.
If you have nothing to do tomorrow, let's go see Yu Yu together. As for whether to ask or not, we'll decide when the time comes.
"When visiting the Second Princess, you need to prepare some gifts. How about bringing her some perfume and soap? Underwear is a bit tricky to give as a gift. They're accepted in Jinling, but I'm not sure how they'd fare here."
"Well, my mother also asked me to bring some gifts, so I'll give them to her tomorrow."
Fu Xiaoguan suddenly asked, "Have you met your second aunt?"
"Of course I have. Although my second aunt married the Marquis of Dingyuan in the summer of the fifty-first year of the Taihe era, I was already nearly seven years old at that time. A year later was the first year of the Xuanli era. She returned when my father ascended the throne. Even though she never returned to Jinling after that, I still remember what she looked like."
By this calculation, Yu Yu was not young when she got married?
She used to be very close to her mother, so it was natural that they were about the same age.
My mother passed away in the fiftieth year of Taihe, at the age of twenty-five. Yu Yu got married in the fifty-first year of Taihe, so wouldn't she be twenty-five or twenty-six years old?
Perhaps the Wu Dynasty was not like the Yu Dynasty, where a woman who was not betrothed by the age of 20 would be considered a leftover woman.
Fu Xiaoguan didn't think much about it. He opened a corner of the car window and looked outside.
It obviously gets dark later in this place than in Jinling. It is now roughly the beginning of the You hour, when all the lights in Jinling are already on, but here the sun has just set.
The sky was bright red, and a few birds were flying, seemingly having no intention of returning to their nests.
The group arrived at the Jinshui Tower near the Ten Miles Flat Lake, got off the carriage, and saw the Ten Miles Flat Lake half rustling and half red.
Deng Xiu came to Fu Xiaoguan's side, pointed at the Ten Miles of Peaceful Lake, and said, "Sir, this is the famous Ten Miles of Peaceful Lake in Guanyun City, similar to the Ten Miles of Qinhuai River in Jinling. It's said that there were no pleasure boats on the Ten Miles of Peaceful Lake in the past, but later, after people from the Wu Dynasty went to Jinling and experienced the romantic life of the Qinhuai River, they also started to have pleasure boats on the Ten Miles of Peaceful Lake. However, the people of the Wu Dynasty didn't like these pleasure boats very much, thinking they were too small, so someone built brothels on the ten or so islands within the Ten Miles of Peaceful Lake. The most famous of these is Liuyuntai. If you have time, you can go and see it."
Fu Xiaoguan nodded, and Deng Xiu led them to an exquisite three-story building by the lake.
Before I reached the door, I heard a burst of noise.
"What? You said someone booked this Jinshuilou tonight? Are you really that brave? Who booked it? Tell me about it!"
When Fu Xiaoguan looked up, he saw a warrior in blue shouting at a man who looked like a shopkeeper at the door.
The shopkeeper nodded in agreement and apologized with a subtle smile on his face.
The green-robed warrior pointed and said, "Boss Xiong, is my young master a distinguished guest of your Jinshui Tower?"
"Yes, yes, Master Gao is naturally a distinguished guest of Jinshui Tower, but it's really unfortunate today..."
"It's no coincidence. In Guanyun City, who the hell dares not give my young master face? Are you confused? My young master is entertaining guests tonight, and you're telling me that someone has booked the room. Even if they have, they have to give up the Moon Viewing Hall to me!"
"this……"
There were five carriages parked next to the blue-clothed warrior. At this time, a fat man in brocade clothes and a woman in green clothes got out from the middle carriage.
The two men came to the front of Shopkeeper Xiong, and a group of thirty or so warriors surrounded them.
When Shopkeeper Xiong saw the fat man, he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed. "Master Gao, it's really unfortunate today... How about I treat you to a free table tomorrow night?"
The fat man put his hands behind his back, his eyes widened a little, and suddenly laughed, "I'm short of money?"
"Ah, no, no, no, how could Master Gao be short of money? That was just my filial piety to you, old man."
"I don't have a son like you. Now I'm going to take over this Jinshuilou. Right now, go and make arrangements for me. I'll give you one stick of incense, or I'll burn this lousy place down!"
Fu Xiaoguan turned to look at Deng Xiu. Deng Xiu swallowed his saliva and whispered in Fu Xiaoguan's ear, "It's not easy to deal with. This fat man is the adopted son of Eunuch Gao, the head of the Wu Dynasty's Inner Factory. The eunuchs in the Wu Dynasty have a much higher status than in our dynasty. The Inner Factory is in charge of the twelve prisons, and Eunuch Gao also has an embroidered uniform envoy under his command. His power is enormous, so his son is a real bully in Guanyun City!"
After Deng Xiu finished speaking, he looked at Fu Xiaoguan. According to his idea, this Jinshui Tower should be given to Gao Yanei. Firstly, there was no need to conflict with Gao Yanei over this matter. Secondly... people like him really couldn't afford to offend Gao Yanei.
But Fu Xiaoguan did not give in, because he couldn't give in!
This Jinshui Tower is the base set up by Xiyu Tower in Guanyun City, and the shopkeeper Xiong is the Fifth Moon who is in charge of the intelligence of the Wu Dynasty.
Just as he was about to walk over, he saw several more people getting out of the row of carriages. He knew two of them. One was Yan Hanyu, the sixth prince of Yi State, and the other was Tuoba Yuan, the son of Tuoba Qiu, the prince of Huang State.
It turns out that these two people are the ones Gao Yanei wants to invite to a banquet!
Fu Xiaoguan frowned and walked over, and Su Jue followed closely behind him carrying the black box.
Yan Hanyu and Tuoba Yuan also happened to see Fu Xiaoguan. They were a little surprised and thought, could it be that Young Master Gao had invited this guy?
But then they started laughing.
Fu Xiaoguan stood beside Shopkeeper Xiong, bowed to Gao Yanei, and said with a smile, "Master Gao, I have booked this Jinshuilou. It's getting late now, and it won't be easy for me to find such a large place. How about this, since my people can't fill it up anyway, why don't we have dinner together?"
Gao Yanei raised his head, opened his small eyes and glanced at Fu Xiaoguan, "Who are you?"
"I'm Fu Xiaoguan."
Gao Yanei frowned, a sharp look flashing in his eyes, "Are you Fu Xiaoguan?"
"certainly."
"I heard that you defeated Tang Qianjun this afternoon?"
"That's because Brother Tang gave me three moves."
“Hahahaha…!” Gao Yanei suddenly burst into laughter, his laughter was so charming that he fell forward and backward, but after a few breaths, his laughter suddenly stopped and his face looked cold.
"You are bullying me, I don't like you, get out of here now!"
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