Twenty Four: The Incredible World (1)

Even though Hejian County is not a big place, it is still a place of outstanding people, and there are many distinguished nobles from Dongqing gathered here.

The Liu family where Liu Lanting is located has been passed down from the Sixteen Kingdoms to the present. Although it is not very prominent, it has lasted for more than three hundred years.

It's just that in recent years, the family members are not prosperous, and the Liu family has become more and more low-key. Except for Liu Lanting's biological father who is an official outside and has real power in his hands, most of the other clan members hold relatively leisurely positions, and some even live in seclusion. Apart from Xianyun Yehe, there are also some celebrities with relatively prominent reputations.

To outsiders, the Liu family seems to be slowly going downhill, but Jiang Pengji thinks that this family is very smart, and everything can be relaxed, except for the children of the family who cannot neglect their studies. Every child who enters the family school must be punished. The parents above pay close attention to their studies.

Although Liu Lanting's father is also the direct son, he is not the descendant of the clan, but the second son.

Not counting those messy relatives, the population of Liu Lanting's family is fairly simple.

My father worked outside the country all the year round, and my stepmother asked to stay in Hejian to take care of Liu Lanting. After all, most of the Confucian scholars in Dongqing came from the three counties of Hejian, Langya, and Huaning. great risk. Not only that, but in that poor country, no learned teacher could be found.

Madam Die didn't know why she didn't follow Liu's father to the post, but chose to stay in Hejian County, flirting with Liu Lanting from time to time, or saying specious things, but she never did anything out of the ordinary.

After Liu's father went out to work that year, the family moved out of the clan and bought a three-entry house near the clan land.

The house is not big, but it is much better than living in a crowded clan land, and the things in the house can also be controlled by oneself.

Liu Lanting's home is on Sansquirrel Street, and Jiang Pengji lifted the curtain of the car slightly, and she could see the deserted front of Liu's Mansion from a long distance away.

"Brother Liu is not here, so I don't want to bother you..." The prefect smiled like a Maitreya Buddha, and the clever young man outside jumped out of the carriage, knocked on the door of Liu's mansion, and informed them that Erlang of the Liu family had returned safely, "Nephew If you have academic difficulties, you can find this official. Although this official is not as knowledgeable as your father, I can still do my part."

Jiang Pengji nodded and thanked the prefect.

The prefect is in charge of a county, and it stands to reason that he should have real power, but it also depends on where the prefect is.

In fact, according to the land area and the number of people, Hejian County is actually smaller than the county. However, this place has a different meaning, so it is specially changed to "county". The sheriff here is just a small official with a big sesame seed.

In the small place of Hejian County, the position of prefect is equivalent to pension, and Jiang Pengji has helped him a lot, that's why they are so close.

As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Pengji vaguely heard the ecstatic voice of Ding Liu's family, "Mr. Erlang is back..."

Jiang Pengji thought that when she came back, she would see white flags all over the room, and no matter how bad she was, she could see her own coffin, but she didn't expect it to be such a deserted scene... It's really not normal, "I'm not here today, something happened at home. whats the matter?"

The servant was very pleasantly surprised by his appearance, or in other words, it seemed as if he had seen the backbone and the savior.

Jiang Pengji's eyes scanned the opponent's body, and all kinds of information filled her brain.

This servant stayed on Fentou's bed last night, and his body still smelled of alcohol, indicating that he might have stayed in Liuxiang last night and did not go out to look for Liu Lanting. ... Tsk, this man looks dishonest.

The servant didn't know at all that Jiang Pengji not only knew where he slept last night, but also knew that he went to the casino not long ago and made a little money. At present, she is considering whether to transfer him, a sneaky, slippery and dereliction of duty servant, from the concierge. to another position or quit altogether.

"Mr. Erlang,

You have come back, Da Furen and Die Furen heard the news that you were kidnapped by thieves, both of them passed out. The doctor is still guarding the Da Furen's side, and he almost left last night... Madam Die fell ill again after waking up, so all the family members in the mansion went to the mountains to look for you, and there is no backbone in the mansion, and the master is not at home now , if there is something wrong with you..."

The servant rubbed his hands secretly and said, seemingly eagerly delighted, but his eyes unnaturally staggered from Jiang Pengji's gaze, this was a subconsciously modest behavior.

Withdrawing her gaze, Jiang Pengji drove the redundant information out of her brain, and what she analyzed was simply eye-catching.

She interrupted the servant's chatter, and asked directly, "Yesterday I went to the mountain to look for my servant, have you all gone?"

The servant said, "That's right, except for the maids who stayed to take care of the two wives, all who could be sent out were sent out."

Jiang Pengji raised her eyebrows and asked, "Including you?"

The servant didn't know that Jiang Pengji had set him up, so he patted his chest to express his loyalty, "Where is this, Mr. Erlang, the villain is very loyal to you, knowing that you were taken away by the robbers, who in the house is not worried, The villain is naturally..."

"How did you taste last night?" Jiang Pengji asked abruptly, "Remember to cover your face when you gamble."

The servant staggered as he led the way, almost falling to the ground, his slightly mean face was full of shock.

"Go down and find the housekeeper to get the punishment, if I catch you again, I'll sell it to you!"

Jiang Pengji snorted coldly, she hated this kind of clumsy performance that didn't even have the basic quality of an actor, did she really think she was as easy to coax as a three-year-old child? The concierge was too frightened by her to make a sound, and he was still a little dazed. At this time, the housekeeper of Liu's mansion came running over in small steps.

"Mr. Erlang."

Liu's father has not returned for many years since he took office, and Liu's mansion can still operate well, which is inseparable from the housekeeper.

Jiang Pengji glanced at the old housekeeper, and was quite satisfied with the result, "I'm back, how is mother doing now?"

Seeing Jiang Pengji in real life, the housekeeper almost burst into tears. He has always been very disciplined, and if he hadn't been too happy for a while, he would not have done such a gaffe as he hurriedly trotted over just now, "The eldest lady's condition is getting worse, I'm afraid..."

Jiang Pengji softly raised her eyebrows, and said, "While walking, mother's condition is really so serious?"

According to Liu Lanting's memory, although his step-wife was lingering on the sick bed and drank medicine all the year round, she looked pretty good the day before yesterday. Even on the Huachao Festival more than half a month ago, which was Liu Lanting's birthday, the stepwife even went down to the ground to make her a bowl of longevity noodles.

When the old housekeeper saw the strange clothes Jiang Pengji was wearing, his eyes flickered slightly, but he didn't point it out, he just buried his doubt in his heart.

"Yes...yesterday, there was a slave who didn't understand the situation, and reported directly that Mr. Erlang had died at the hands of the thieves. After hearing this, the eldest lady fainted and held her breath for several times. Madam Die was also frightened, and immediately asked the family servant Go out to look for it... I don't know which god I offended, and not long after, it was heard that Lord San Lang accidentally broke his head while playing with the maid in the backyard..."

All of a sudden, the three masters of the family were seriously ill, looking for a doctor everywhere.

Jiang Pengji suddenly stopped in her tracks at this moment, she suddenly felt that she had made a mistake in a detail?

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