Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 66: Same Kind (First Order)

Late at night, lights were still on in several rooms in the inner courtyard of the Lu Mansion.

After hearing the report from the doorman, Xing'er stood up and went out to greet the person who came. She was delighted to see that it was Gu Jingnian.

"Sir, you haven't been home for many days. You must be very busy working in Kaipingsi. Are you hungry?"

"Why aren't you asleep yet? Did I wake you up when I came here?"

"No, the lady is going to give birth in the next few days. We maids will be watching at night. If anything happens, we can call the midwife at any time."

Gu Jingnian did not go to the inner courtyard, but asked quietly, "Is the box I asked you to hide still there?"

Xing'er immediately remembered that Gu Jingnian changed his clothes before visiting the Marquis' Mansion last time, and gave her a wooden box, which he brought back with the dirty clothes and hid.

The Lu Mansion has powerful servants, so they don't have to worry about anyone coming to steal.

"Yes, Xing'er will get it for you right away."

"it is good."

Gu Jingnian was waiting in the side hall. Looking at the shelves filled with various items prepared for the children, he took out a cloth tiger from his arms and put it over.

He bought this in Taipei today.

There were footsteps outside the door. When I turned around, I saw Gu Caiwei walking slowly towards me, holding her belly.

"Sister, why are you..."

"I can't sleep, lying down is uncomfortable, sitting is uncomfortable, so I get up and walk around."

Gu Caiwei added: "You are a thoughtful uncle, why haven't you come back for so many days?"

"When you are on duty, there are more messy things."

"I haven't been able to take care of you lately."

Gu Caiwei approached Gu Jingnian and was halfway through her conversation when she smelled the feminine scent on her brother. Her expression became more serious and she asked, "You're not hanging out with Miao again, are you?"

"No."

"That's Pei Nian?"

"No, I met a drunk woman while investigating a case. Where's my brother-in-law? I haven't seen him for a long time."

"I'm busy. I've been promoted to the commander of the imperial army. Although the appointment has not been made yet, it's basically settled."

"Okay, I'll go to the Imperial Army to see my brother-in-law some other day."

"Do you have something to say to him?"

"No."

"What do you think about the marriage with the Marquis?"

"I'm still thinking."

Gu Jingnian suddenly realized that there were fewer topics to talk about with his elder sister. Although the relationship between the two siblings had not changed, they would probably never be able to go back to the days when they could talk about anything.

After all, he is an extraordinary person, and my sister is an ordinary person.

After a while, Gu Caiwei felt tired and went to rest. Xing'er poked her head into the hall and ran over with the wooden box in her arms.

"Master, I didn't tell anyone about the box this time... But, whose bellyband is that?"

"Just a piece of evidence."

Gu Jingnian returned to the house with the box in his hand, leaned on the couch, opened it, and flipped through Feng Niang's diary again. He gradually realized that the woman had actually been hesitating between leaving Zhongzhou or staying.

He took out the small wooden box, inserted the hairpin into the lock and twisted it, and it opened with a "click". There was only a folded piece of fine cloth inside.

When it was opened, it was a map with complex mountains and terrain. The small piece on the easternmost side depicted the 15,000-mile area of Zhongzhou, while the tens of thousands of miles to the west of Zhongzhou had only a relatively simple outline.

At just one glance, Gu Jingnian understood that this was the map of home drawn by Feng Niang.

A way back home, across the numerous passes of Rui, Yong, and Ximan, across deserts, mountains, seas, and various unknown places... Her home is in Huashan, west of Kunlun, in the fertile plain.

Compared to other things, in Feng Niang's eyes, the map to go home is the most important.

As he watched, Gu Jingnian suddenly became dazed.

A sudden and crazy idea popped into his mind. Perhaps, he should leave Zhongzhou and go to the fertile land with Yingyao, maybe bring Huang Hu with him, or maybe go with Feng Niang.

After killing the Great Pharmacist and Gu Jizu and taking Ying Yao away, he and Huang Hu also faked their own deaths and escaped. Gu Caiwei no longer had to be involved in these matters and could focus on taking care of her husband and children in peace.

Thinking back to what Feng Niang said today, "Take me away from Zhongzhou", Gu Jingnian suddenly felt that she did it on purpose.

She knew that he had stolen her box and guessed his thoughts, so she deliberately gave him the opportunity to take the wooden hairpin, revealing her desire to escape from the cage and return to her homeland.

They could perhaps become partners.

They are not partners like Pei Nian who are only superficially compatible with him, but natural kindred spirits, partners with the same destination.

Gu Jingnian thought about these things and gradually felt sleepy, so he fell asleep with his clothes on.

Before falling asleep, he smelled the fragrance and scent of alcohol coming from Feng Niang on her body, and actually felt somewhat soothed.

When it was dawn, Xing'er brought water for Gu Jingnian to wash up, and asked him questions in a roundabout way from time to time.

"Sir, what do you think about marrying Miss Shen?"

"I don't think it's appropriate. Let's talk to my sister after she gives birth."

"Oh, Master, you don't want to marry a girl from the Shen family. Xing'er thinks that's great. You can marry a girl from an ordinary family..."

Gu Jingnian had no Shen Lingshu in his mind, and no ordinary girls around him.

His vacation was over. He reported for duty at Kaiping Division in the morning, and in the afternoon he put on his brocade robe and went to the North City for an inspection.

When we arrived at the theater and climbed up the small building, we could hear Gao Changgan mumbling to himself.

"He's here again. I should have known that I would charge him ten cents every time I saw him."

Feng Niang had just gotten up and was sipping a bowl of hangover soup. When she saw Gu Jingnian coming, she joked, "You came so early, why don't you stay here?"

"I found the lost item you reported last time." Gu Jingnian put the wooden box on the table and said, "Take a look, is this it?"

"Yeah, it really is. Where did you find it?"

Feng Niang put down the bowl, clapped her hands in joy, smiled sweetly, and praised: "Inspector Gu is very capable."

"Captain Huang arrested a group of thieves yesterday and found it among the stolen goods."

When she opened it, she saw that the bellyband, diary, and small wooden box were all there. Feng Niang frowned and said, "Three of my pearls and some gold and silver jewelry are missing."

"It must have been spent by the thief."

"You shameless little thief, if I catch him, I will cut open his heart."

Feng Niang said something scolding, then looked at Gu Jingnian with a smile in her eyes, and said, "Fortunately, we have Inspector Gu, who is a good official who serves the people."

After that, she stroked her hair.

"Oh, my hairpin is missing. I vaguely remember that you touched me last night?" "I just helped you back home. You were very drunk. Maybe you dropped your hairpin. Why don't you look for it on the couch?"

"I can't find it, so why not ask Inspector Gu to help me find it."

"it is good."

Gu Jingnian didn't hesitate. He turned the screen and went to the inner room, lifted the curtain, stuffed the hairpin in his sleeve under the pillow, and that was it.

When he turned around, he almost bumped into Feng Niang and quickly leaned back.

Feng Niang reached out and pushed him to sit on the couch.

"did you find it?"

"not yet."

"Have you read my diary?"

"Ah."

Feng Niang leaned forward, and Gu Jingnian fell back onto the couch. Feng Niang placed her hands on his ears, leaned closer, and asked in a low voice, "Why are you giving it back to me?"

"If the cager knew you were trying to escape, I'm afraid he wouldn't let you go."

"I don't think you really want to hand over the herbs." Feng Niang said, "If you hand them over, they won't let you go. They will just use you to feed the snakes."

"So, let's go together?"

"what's the plan?"

"It's simple. Just muddy the waters and let the farmers, dealers, pharmacists and drug supervisors compete with each other. Then the medicinal materials and drug residues will take the opportunity to leave."

“The map is not complete yet.”

"How do I complete it?"

"The volume of Fengzhiwu in Zhaowenguan has annotations by the ancient sages of Chongjing Academy, and also contains the notes of my teacher."

"Even you haven't seen it?"

“They’re guarding against me.”

"Then I'll do it."

The two of them finished talking very quickly. Gu Jingnian wanted to get up, but Feng Niang was still standing there.

"how?"

"Why should I trust you?" Feng Niang said, "You may be trying to trick me."

"Because I didn't give the map directly to Mei Chengzong."

"I believe you then. I will take away all the money-losing people downstairs."

"Okay, before I leave, I have to kill the Great Pharmacist."

"That's your business."

"The great pharmacist is Chu Danqing?"

"I don't know, but I have told the cage owner your request and he will give you an answer."

"when?"

"Don't be impatient. Right now, the chess piece is in Gu Jizu's hands. Let's see how he makes his move first."

"Got it. How can I go to Zhaowenguan to read books?"

"The old guys who work in Zhaowenguan are all very cunning. There is no chance. Since you know Wei Xie and Wei Chan, you can try to find a way from them."

Gu Jingnian thought about it and realized that he and Wei Chan were just acquaintances, so this matter might have to start with Wei Xie.

"That's it for now, keep in touch."

Feng Niang held him down again and asked, "Do you know how to contact me?"

"how?"

"If you need help, call me and get a little sparrow and feed it this."

Feng Niang stretched out her hand, took out a small cloth bag from under the pillow, and stuffed it into Gu Jingnian's arms.

"it is good."

"Don't let anyone see you when you go out. The two trees outside are the caged man's eyes on me."

"Which two?"

"A cypress tree, a banyan tree, and yes, the ginkgo tree in front of your house."

Gu Jingnian stood up, straightened his clothes, and left the building.

There was a performance going on in Washeli and no one paid any attention to him. He pushed the door open and saw a child without pants peeing under a cypress tree. After peeing, the child was about to run away, but was tripped by a tree root protruding from the ground and fell flat on his face.

That is a vengeful cypress tree... No, the child seemed to have fallen hard, but he did not cry. Maybe he was protected by the cypress tree. After all, urine is good urine, and the thinking of aliens is always different from that of humans.

More likely, Cypress did nothing.

"What are you doing?"

Suddenly he heard a question, Gu Jingnian turned around and found that Pei Nian had been behind him without him knowing when.

"To be honest, I didn't do anything."

Pei Nian once again looked at his messy hair and untidy clothes, frowned slightly, and whispered: "I'll check..."

"Be careful of birds."

Gu Jingnian didn't want to discuss this with her under the cypress tree, so he pulled her over and walked away.

"I don't need your reminder. I won't tell you anything confidential." Pei Nian didn't appreciate it and said calmly, "Or are you afraid that Feng Niang will hear what you say?"

"I'm worrying too much." Gu Jingnian didn't argue with her.

"Come with me to Chongjing Academy again." Pei Nian said, "I just noticed that Liu Heng studied in Chongjing Academy when he was young."

"is it?"

Gu Jingnian immediately thought of what Feng Niang said, that Long Zhu and Chu Danqing were also disciples of Chongjing Academy, so these people might have some connection with the master.

"What are you surprised about?" Pei Nian keenly caught Gu Jingnian's absent-mindedness.

"I kind of miss the academy."

"Let's go."

The window on the attic of the Washe was pushed open. Feng Niang leaned against the window, watching the couple gradually walking away. She suddenly felt a little confused in her heart and asked herself why she believed that Gu Jingnian would go with them?
He can't even fly.

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