Chu Fan and Chu Xiaoxiao were sitting in the living room of the Fan residence.
Throughout the state of Qi, many prominent families maintained a dedicated room for entertaining guests.
The room was spacious and bright, and luxuriously decorated. The main seat was placed in the center, followed by two rows of guest seats on either side.
In wealthy families, tea and snacks are always served on the tea table in the living room, whether anyone is home or not.
However, the Fan family did not have such conditions.
There were tables and chairs, but no tea or snacks.
Back when the mansion was being demolished to be converted into an academy, they even considered whether to remove the living room as well.
Fortunately, it was ultimately preserved.
Although it was kept, it has basically not been used over the years.
Because very few people would make a special trip to the Fan residence to be a guest.
When the academy was unknown, no one came. Now that the academy is famous, most people go straight to the academy and no longer come to the Fan residence to look for someone.
Therefore, even though the Fan family could afford to keep tea in the living room constantly, they chose not to do so because no one came to visit and they didn't want to waste it. They simply had maids and servants who regularly cleaned to keep the living room basically tidy.
Chu Fan is an unexpected figure after all these years.
Instead of going to the academy to find the headmaster, he chose to come to the Fan residence to find the master of the Fan family.
He was looking for his father's brother, Fan Yu, the Great General Fan, not Fan Changshu, the Confucian scholar and dean of the Deer Horn Academy.
Chu Fan said to the maid, "I request an audience with Fan Yu, General Fan."
The young maid stared wide-eyed.
"Who is Fan Yu?"
Chu Fan didn't want to make things difficult for the maid. Most of the people who still knew the name "Fan Yu" were high-ranking officials in the court and former "old friends." It was normal for this maid, who was young, not to know.
He said, "I request an audience with Master Fan, the head of the Fan family."
The maid said, "Please wait a moment, young master, let me ask for you."
A moment later, the maid returned.
She said, "Young master, you will have to wait a while. Master is still at the academy."
Chu Fan said, "I wonder if you could pass on my message, young lady? I really have something important to discuss with Uncle Fan."
The maid hesitated, saying, "When Master is at the academy, he's either teaching, writing, or meeting with others. It's not appropriate for me to relay messages."
Although Chu Fan was eager to know about the massacre of the Chu family back then, ten years had passed, so there was no rush.
"Excuse me, young lady, when will Uncle Fan return from the academy?"
The maid said, "Master will return after lunch and after evening classes. If there is nothing else, he will come back."
Chu Fan nodded and said, "I will wait here for Uncle Fan."
The maid had never met someone as strange as Chu Fan before.
After she told the other maids about this strange thing, one of the head maids took it upon herself to go find Fan Ziruo.
The Fan residence is neither particularly large nor particularly small.
In reality, only the master and the young lady were in charge.
Fan Ziruo pulled Du Yinyun along and hurriedly rushed to the living room.
She had no interest in any young masters or ladies, but rather really liked Chu Xiaoxiao's poem, "A Spray of Plum Blossoms".
This poem is so well-written that even Fan Ziruo, who has read countless books, would rank it in the top ten.
This feeling is impossible to dispel; it just moves from my brow to my heart.
It truly captures the essence of a woman's longing and yearning perfectly.
Xiao Xiao sat quietly with her brother Chu Fan in the living room of the Fan residence, where guests were received.
Because the atmosphere wasn't very lively, she just sat quietly in her seat and didn't move around.
However, being quiet like a lady is not in her nature.
But she cared deeply for her brother and didn't want to cause him any trouble. So she could only stare blankly with her beautiful big eyes, looking left and right, utterly bored.
The Fan family residence is located in a corner of the Deer Horn Academy.
The scenery is certainly not bad.
However, even the most beautiful scenery loses its charm after a while.
Chu Xiaoxiao was bored when she suddenly heard a series of hurried footsteps.
The footsteps were fast-paced yet light and soft, clearly the footsteps of a woman.
Chu Xiaoxiao secretly touched the bell.
He Yunxiao had previously told her that there was a woman named Fan Ziruo in the Fan family, who was a bad woman who would like her brother.
She decided not to give this Miss Fan any chance whatsoever! Forget about getting close to her brother, she wouldn't even be allowed to glance at him!
As soon as she dares to show up, Xiaoxiao will immediately shake the bell to call for professionals to handle the situation.
Putting aside everything else, He Yunxiao is very professional in his field.
Chu Xiaoxiao's martial arts skills were far superior to Chu Fan's; she heard the footsteps first, and then Chu Fan heard them.
Chu Fan said, "Xiao Xiao, someone's here."
Chu Xiaoxiao nodded. At the same time, her hand had already touched the bell, ready to call for help immediately.
jingle!
As soon as Fan Ziruo in white appeared, a bell that only the Soul-Devouring Pill could hear rang out and traveled far away.
Fan Ziruo entered the living room.
The Chu siblings, sitting in the guest seats, all looked at her.
Logically, she came to see Chu Xiaoxiao. But in reality, that wasn't the case. Her eyes fell on Chu Fan first.
In short, even Fan Ziruo herself didn't know why her gaze fell on Chu Fan first, instead of Chu Xiaoxiao, whom she wanted to see. Then, a strange feeling of goodwill towards Chu Fan rose in her heart.
I just felt that Chu Fan, despite his ordinary appearance, was inexplicably handsome. And even though I knew nothing about him, I inexplicably felt that he was reliable, honest, and sincere.
This feeling is simply unbelievable.
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