Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 403 Miss, Duchess of England

That's right, Tiger Might Escort Agency has also opened a branch in Bianjing City.

Since establishing itself in the south through its own strength, Tiger Might Escort Agency has flourished in all aspects.

However, the Tiger Might Escort Agency in Bianjing is still just a branch; its headquarters are still in Lüliang Mountain.

Because of the importance of Bianjing City, the Tiger Might Escort Agency here is a key outpost in the Lüliang Mountains, second only to the main camp. Its status is prominent, and the chief escort can communicate directly using a specially raised pigeon to deliver information, which is extremely fast.

As for the "young lady" that Wang Feng and the others were talking about, she was actually the leader of their Lüliang Mountain gang.

Although the group from Lüliang Mountain was a notorious bandit group, even outlaws value seniority and loyalty. Therefore, they naturally held their leader, or "Miss," in high esteem.

Not to mention, the "Miss" also had the protection of her father.

In truth, Miss is simply following in her father's footsteps and inheriting his legacy.

In truth, the young lady's father—the leader of Lüliang Mountain—was the real hero who gathered a group of heroes and built the vast empire of Lüliang Mountain!

When the imperial army was defeated and the Liang Kingdom invaded, the Yanzhou region was engulfed in flames and the people suffered greatly!

Because of Emperor Zhenzong's defeat, the court was already in a precarious state and could not care about the local people of Yanzhou. As a result, under the massacre by foreign tribes, nine out of ten houses were empty and the people were almost wiped out!
Circumstances create heroes!
In order to survive, the leader of the Lüliang Mountains suddenly rose up!

He pulled a team out of the disaster victims, and with his extremely attractive personal charm and extraordinary methods, he finally built a safe haven in that chaotic world, protecting the people around the Lüliang Mountains.

It was precisely because of this that Lüliang Mountain was able to gain a foothold between the imperial court and the Liang Kingdom.

After all, the kindness of others is remembered for a thousand years. The people who survived because of Lüliang Mountain naturally appreciated their sacrifices. Whether their descendants integrated into the foreign Liang Kingdom or returned to the imperial court, they would always be biased towards them.

Furthermore, the Liang Kingdom and the imperial court are currently in a standoff, and although the Lüliang Mountains are located between the two, they can be considered a buffer zone, which is why the Lüliang Mountains can remain peaceful.

However, it is precisely because of this that the Lüliang Mountains began to develop escort agencies, not only because they needed this profession to support themselves, but also because they wanted to take this opportunity to find a way out.

In fact, there are now two factions in Lüliang Mountain: one wants to return to the imperial court, while the other wants to submit to the Liang Kingdom.

However, since most of the people in Lüliang Mountain are natives of Yanzhou, the former currently holds the initiative in the mountains. The reason why Sheng Changquan was able to get to know the young lady is because he unfortunately got involved in the conflict between the two factions back then, and thus they had some connection.

On the other hand, it was precisely because of the hardships and difficulties of those past years that the health of the leader of the Lüliang Mountains collapsed.

after all!

Those were really tough times!

At that time, just when Lüliang Mountain was able to establish a firm foothold, the leader became complacent, and the hidden injuries he had suffered in his early years finally flared up, leading to his death.

The young lady was only three or four years old at that time.

Fortunately, at that time, Lüliang Mountain was newly established, and everyone was united in their efforts. Although some people were dissatisfied, in the end, it was the young lady who inherited the family business. She also carried on her late father's last wish, supported the family business, and protected the people of Lüliang Mountain.

Because he wanted to submit to the imperial court, Lüliang Mountain paid close attention to the court's movements. Wang Feng's purpose in coming to the capital was to deal with the current matter of the Grand Secretary retiring and high-ranking officials entering the cabinet.

After all, this not only concerns the future of the people in the court, but also affects the future of their families. Even if they are not court officials, they are still involved in this matter.

……

Just as the young men began to employ their own mysterious methods, the women's army in the inner quarters also began their battle.

British government.

"Madam, the information about the suitors that the young lady has been asked to marry is all here."

Uncle Zhong, who had once accompanied Zhang Guifang in assessing candidates for the imperial examinations, held a thick stack of notes in his hand and said calmly, "Oh?"

The usually dignified and poised Duchess of England, however, abandoned her usual composure and exclaimed in a low voice with a hint of delight, "Have you collected them all?"

"Yes, madam."

Zhongbo stood before the Duchess of Yingguo and respectfully replied, "The Duke himself gave the order, instructing this old servant to find out as soon as possible about those people!"

At this point, Uncle Zhong paused again, and continued, "Not only those that the young lady has her eye on, but also those that you, Madam, find suitable, this old servant has had people collect them as well."

After finally calming her excitement and regaining her usual composure, the Duchess of England looked at Uncle Zhong below the hall and sincerely thanked him, saying, "Yes, thank you for your hard work, Jiu Zhong." "Madam, you flatter this old servant. This is all within my duty," Uncle Zhong replied, showing no delight.

"Besides, I've watched the young lady grow up since she was a child. I'm just as anxious about the things that the Duke and the Madam are worried about."

"Ugh!"

The Duchess of England sighed.

"I've spoiled Guifen too," the Duchess of England said with a hint of worry. "Otherwise, which girl her age is still unmarried?"

Because the Duke of England was involved in military affairs for many years, the Zhang family children were mostly raised by the Duchess of England. Moreover, Zhang Guifang was still a young woman, so if anything went wrong with her, it was always the Duchess of England's fault.

—Although Zhang Guifang was the darling of the whole family.

In fact, the Duchess of England was the one who was the strictest with him.

But there was nothing they could do; among the three sons and one daughter of the British father-in-law, Zhang Guifang was the youngest.

Zhongbo said nothing about the Duchess of England's self-blame.

As the saying goes, one should not be too distant from one's relatives. Although he had a lot of influence among the masters in the mansion, Zhongbo always kept his position firmly in mind and never overstepped it.

Perhaps it was precisely because of this self-awareness that he was able to maintain his position in the mansion for so long.

Of course, if it were the Duke of England who said this, then Zhongbo would still have some opinions to offer.

But the Duchess of England?
That's best to forget about it.

After all, the former is a friendship forged through life and death, while the latter is more of a master-servant relationship.

Therefore, Zhongbo simply lowered his head slightly, pretending not to hear.

"Ah~"

The Duchess of England sighed again, but she was already used to Zhongbo's manner: "Jiuzhong."

She stood up and said to Uncle Zhong, "Could you please take another copy of this to the young lady's room so she can see it and see if she has any other ideas?"

The Duchess of England still held Zhongbo in some respect.

"This time, her marriage must be settled!"

The Duchess of England's words were very firm, not like the usual pressure to get married from an ordinary family, but more like there was some unspeakable secret involved.

Thanks to the following readers for their support: 20240217838384, 20240111314529, Uncle Lading, Dream Catcher, Ji Lin... (I will gradually resume reading later, as I've been away for too long and have forgotten some details~)

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