Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 161 Connection (I)

Although Gu Jingnian did not go to Yuewei Academy today, he did not stop studying. He asked Yin Jinggeng for a lot of maps and geography of the southwest of Yong State, as well as files on the drought, and read them in the courtyard.

He got up late, and Feng Niang got up even later than him. After waking up, she fiddled in front of the dressing mirror for a long time. In fact, she didn't make any changes. She just enjoyed this lazy and leisurely feeling.

Finally, Feng Niang brought a bowl of bird's nest and sat opposite Gu Jingnian to eat. From time to time, birds landed on the stone table in front of her and chirped at her.

The two of them were basking in the sun in the courtyard, each busy with their own things. Occasionally, Feng Niang would gently kick Gu Jingnian's calf to deliberately disturb him.

When Pei Nian was not around, she felt that this kind of home life was very comfortable. She thought that once she escaped to the fertile land, she could live like this for many years.

"Don't think I'm idle and gathering intelligence for you."

"know."

Feng Niang smiled slightly and asked, "Do you know what the Yue Princess Wei Li is doing?"

Gu Jingnian put down the scroll in his hand and asked, "Can your bird find her residence?"

"Birds are not afraid of black neodymium, but they are afraid of animals that catch birds, but she went out."

"Where?"

"you guess."

Gu Jingnian pondered and said, "Eastern Palace?"

He knew that Yin Jinggeng was planning to find Wei Li to learn about alchemy recently, and thought that the Eastern Palace must have invited her.

Feng Niang did not answer and waited for a while. A bird flew back and chirped at her a few times. She showed doubt in her eyes and said to Gu Jingnian, "You guessed wrong."

"Guessed wrong?" Gu Jingnian was also surprised and asked, "Where did she go?"

"An ordinary house."

After that, birds kept flying over, and Feng Niang listened to their reports and relayed them to Gu Jingnian.

"She must be meeting someone and has prepared some refreshments in the attic."

"There weren't many people in the house, so she made the tea herself."

"A carriage entered the house and a man got out. He was wearing a veil that covered his face. I couldn't see who he was, but I knew it was a man."

"There are civet cats in this house, and the birds were spotted snooping."

After a while, no more birds flew back.

Feng Niang shook her head, somewhat helplessly, and said, "I can't find out anything. All the birds have been driven away."

Gu Jingnian asked, "Do you know where the house is?"

"Of course I know." Feng Niang asked back, "What do you think?"

"What is Gao Changgan doing?"

The two looked at each other, smiled in tacit understanding, stood up at the same time, and went to the front yard to look for a tall pole.

When they got there, they saw Gao Changgan, Lao Hei, Yan Er, Huo Bo, Luo Xia and others gathered together, looking at Qin'er.

Qin'er was opening a booklet with both hands, holding a pen in the other hand, tapping her forehead from time to time, with a look of distress and contemplation in her eyes.

"How is it? Have you figured it out?" Lao Hei asked.

"Don't worry." Qin Er said, "I'm calculating."

"You are too slow." Yan Er said, "Why are you not anxious? I am so anxious."

"Then you come?"

"Yan Er, don't be impatient." Gao Changgan said, "If you are impatient, you will cause greater trouble."

The four of them were arguing loudly. Beside them, Huo Bo stood with his hands hanging down, expressionless. Luo Xia folded her arms, looking impatient.

Gu Jingnian arrived and asked, "What's going on?"

Feng Niang said: "I guess we have to pay again."

Yan Er was still hesitating, and was surprised when he heard this: "Boss, how do you know?"

"Tell me, who is it this time?"

With a "swish", everyone raised their fingers and pointed at Yan Er.

"what happened?"

Qin Er said, "We went to a restaurant to eat, but Yan Er insisted on eating fried tofu on the way, shouting 'It's so hot, so hot', and he spit out fire, burning down someone's shop and destroying the appearance of a nobleman."

Lao Hei said: "This will cost a lot of money."

Yan Er said: "It's not me who wants to eat fried tofu, it's her!"

He pointed at the setting sun.

Luoxia frowned, her face frosty, and said, "What does it have to do with me? I didn't spit out fire."

“You bought fried tofu!”

"Then return the money I spent on the fried tofu to me."

After these words were spoken, Yan Er didn't dare to speak anymore. He scratched his head and looked at Lao Hei.

Speaking of money, Lao Hei was also embarrassed and said, "Miss Luoxia, don't be impatient, wait until we start the acrobatics..."

Qin Er was so angry that she laughed when she heard it, and said, "This is Yong State, who wants to watch your acrobatics?"

"Why is there no one watching Yongguo? We used to have good business."

Qin'er was angry and speechless, and wished she could grow another hand to stroke her forehead.

"Qin'er, don't talk to them." Luoxia said, "You will become stupid."

Huo Bo couldn't help but sneer silently, thinking that these two maids were becoming more and more stupid.

Lao Hei scratched his head, looked at Feng Niang, and said, "Boss, how about opening another theater to make some money?"

"Oh, I can't afford to pay. Master Gu is now a Marquis of Chengye, and he doesn't need you to make money."

"Marquis Chengye." Lao Hei turned to Gu Jingnian and said hesitantly, "Can you lend us some money?"

"Don't lend it to me." Gao Changgan said, "I still owe it to you."

Feng Niang said unhappily, "Why are you borrowing? From now on, Cheng Yehou will support you."

"Why?" Gao Changgan asked, "Are you married?"

Yan Er said: "That won't work. Marquis Chengye wants to marry Miss Pei."

Gu Jingnian didn't want them to talk anymore, so he simply gave all the money to Feng Niang.

He was not rich, but he had the travel expenses given by the Gu family, the rewards from the palace, and the salary and fiefdom of his title, all piled up in the warehouse.

Feng Niang likes to manage money, and she couldn't help but smile, which made her look more beautiful, but she didn't look like someone who could manage money well.

Gu Jingnian then raised his long pole and said, "Follow me."

"Oh."

Then, Feng Niang told the location of the house where Wei Li was.

Gao Changgan asked, "Are both of you going?"

"Of course." Feng Niang said. "It's too heavy."

Feng Niang was displeased and said, "It's not much heavier."

"Let's go then."

"Wait a moment."

Gu Jingnian said this and walked away. After a while, he brought over a rather large object.

Gao Changgan shook his head as soon as he saw it and said, "This is too heavy."

Feng Niang also frowned slightly and said, "I don't need this thing. I can fly."

Gu Jingnian insisted on taking them, so Gao Changgan had no choice but to teleport away with them.

The three of them looked up and saw another high wall.

Gao Changgan scratched his head, feeling helpless. He could never get into the places Gu Jingnian wanted to go.

Feng Niang didn't believe it, so she took Gu Jingnian's arm and was about to take him into the high wall, but the pair of embroidered shoes on her feet were sticking to the ground, not moving at all.

"The supernatural power cannot be used."

With a "click", Gu Jingnian placed the ladder in his hand on the high wall.

"Let's go."

Gao Changgan asked, "Shall I go too?"

"No, you go back."

"I'll go back." Gao Changgan raised his hand and spread it in front of the two of them, "Give me money to buy candied haws."

Gu Jingnian simply gave him all the money in his pocket.

"You spoil him too much." Feng Niang said angrily.

Looking at Gu Jingnian climbing up the ladder, Feng Niang was a little confused and asked, "Is this really possible?"

Gu Jingnian said, "Didn't you say that there weren't many people in the mansion? There shouldn't be any guards."

Feng Niang gracefully held up her long skirt and climbed down the ladder with the help of Gu Jingnian. She looked around and had to believe that sometimes the forest's defenses could be overcome with the simplest means.

"This way."

Feng Niang led Gu Jingnian through the garden and there was a small building in front of them.

She raised her hand and pointed to an attic, indicating that it was the place with the best view. From there she could see Wei Li and others drinking tea.

The two of them tiptoed up the stairs. In front of them, a cat was standing on the railing, waving its claws at the insects flying in the air. When it saw them, it opened its eyes wide and observed them for a while, but did not run away.

It jumped off the railing, looked up and meowed at them.

"Touch it." Feng Niang said.

"Isn't it a guard?"

"It only knows how to guard birds, beasts, fish and insects, and can't tell the identity of a person. If you touch it, it will think you are not an outsider... scratching its chin."

It was just as Feng Niang said. The cat allowed Gu Jingnian to scratch it with a proud look on its face, then turned around and patrolled somewhere else.

The two of them flashed into the attic.

I walked to the window and looked in the direction where Wei Li was serving tea to the guests, but there was no one there.

"What about people?"

Just as I was wondering, footsteps were heard coming from the stairs.

"Boom."

With a slight sound, the attic door was pushed open and then closed again.

Wei Li walked in hugging a man, and they kissed each other at the door.

Behind the screen, next to the bed, there was a wardrobe. Gu Jingnian and Feng Niang looked through the gap in the wardrobe door.

The screen made the man's appearance unclear. All I could see was him holding Wei Li in his arms, rubbing and kneading her, causing Wei Li to moan in comfort.

"Think about it."

Gu Jingnian squeezed forward a little, trying to see more.

Feng Niang's back was pressed against him, pressing him against the cabinet door, meaning that she would be able to see them clearly once the two men turned around the screen and got on the couch.

Unexpectedly, the two people over there couldn't wait to get on the couch.

The man carried Wei Li directly onto the table and began to take off his clothes.

"Do you know what I like about you?"

Wei Li breathed slightly and let the man do what he wanted, with her hand on his face.

"When you do this, you just think about it, without any distractions."

"Yes." The man's voice was a little hoarse due to excitement, "I want to hug you."

"what……"

Outside the closet, the table kept shaking.

Inside the closet, Gu Jingnian stuck his head out again.

He tried to see the man's face clearly, but the screen separated him and he had his back to him.

Wei Li was facing them, her hazy eyes sometimes looking towards the screen.

Feng Niang was afraid of being seen, so she pushed Gu Jingnian back again.

"Um……"

"Um……"

It was quite uncomfortable in the closet, and every minute and every second passed extremely slowly.

Finally, the man groaned and the sound gradually stopped.

After a few gasps, Wei Li said, "Go now."

"You want me to leave now?"

"You go about your business."

"Oh, there is one more private matter. I wanted to tell you after it was confirmed. Your brother may have found your child. I wanted to check it out, but he was taken away."

"Where is she?" Wei Li asked immediately.

"I'll tell you next time we meet."

The man said this and turned away.

Wei Li sat for a while and then left the room.

The two people in the closet then came out, without even bothering to tidy up their clothes, and rushed to the window to look out, but the man had already gone far away.

(End of this chapter)