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Xu Fu and Shi Zhu chatted for a few more words, then made up a random reason and said goodbye.

Naturally, Shi Zhu would not want to restrict Xu Fu's stay. The second housekeeper arranges for people to do the work. The work has been arranged and done well, so this matter can be handed over. As for what Xu Fu wanted to do in the future, Shi Zhu didn't bother to ask or think about it. It had nothing to do with him anyway.

Xu Fu was walking honestly in the courtyard of Shifu. The courtyard was huge and there were many servants and maids. Even if Xu Fu met someone, no one would doubt Xu Fu's identity and would just treat him as a newcomer.

Xu Fu has hidden his spiritual power since he broke into Shifu, and his perception of spiritual power has been reduced to a minimum. In this way, although he can only detect the surroundings through the five senses like an ordinary person who has not practiced. , but other people will not perceive their spiritual power.

Xu Fu walked for a long time, wandering through most of the front yard of Shi Mansion, and finally found a row of heavily guarded courtyards.

There are walls separating these small courtyards, and there are guards guarding the entrance of each courtyard, which shows that there must be some important person living in them.

Xu Fu passed by the courtyard gate with his head lowered and listened carefully. Sure enough, he heard the voices of some women talking from some courtyards.

"This should be the residence of the female family members." Xu Fu has already made a conclusion in his mind. The guards here are all bright-eyed and impressive. Xu Fu can tell that the cultivation level of these people is not low even without using spiritual power to detect. Xu Fu didn't expect that the security would be so tight.

After Xu Fu walked through the door of the courtyard, he walked around the courtyard from a distance and found that there were people guarding not only the door but also every wall.

The female family members in this mansion actually need such care. It seems that Shi Qingshan is not at ease when a group of masters are introduced into Shi Mansion!

Xu Fu stayed for a while, but still couldn't find any space to guard, and felt quite helpless.

"Do we have to wait until night again?" Xu Fu was secretly worried. With such a tight guard, it might not be easy to sneak in without anyone noticing.

The reason why Xu Fu was anxious to enter the courtyard was because he wanted to confirm his inference.

Worried that hanging around here would arouse suspicion, Xu Fu had no choice but to go back to the kitchen and wait until dark.

Just halfway through, Xu Fu met a group of people walking quickly carrying food boxes. Xu Fu recognized the leader as the maid who ran out of the Stone Pillar House.

Although Xu Fu didn't see her face clearly before, this figure reminded Xu Fu of her immediately. At this time, the maid was neatly combed and dressed, and her appearance could only be regarded as an upper-middle-class figure. The belt was tightly tightened, which fully highlighted her slim and manageable waist.

"Where are you going?" Xu Fu had an idea and stepped forward to stop him and asked.

"It's Brother Niu!"

"Hello, Brother Niu!"

……

The servants all recognized Xu Fu, and they all knew that Xu Fu was a powerful man who even greeted the stewards with a smile. They stopped one after another and greeted him respectfully.

"Xiuzhu has met Brother Niu. We are going to give snacks to the ladies."

The maid already knew that Xu Fu was from the second housekeeper, so she hurriedly responded. Looking at Xu Fu's face that was a hundred times more beautiful than Shi Zhu, she felt a pang of regret in her heart, but it was a pity that such a handsome man was chosen by the second housekeeper.

"Have you tried dim sum?" Xu Fu asked.

"Brother Niu, I told you before that you don't need to try this." Xiuzhu replied softly.

"Open it and see."

Naturally, a few people didn't dare not listen to Xu Fu's words, especially when the steward said that this man would be the one to taste the dishes today, and there was nothing wrong with them wanting to check.

There are six snacks in each food box, arranged very neatly.

Xu Fu was not "daring enough" to pinch them together and taste them. He just looked at them and found nothing unusual, so he continued: "The second housekeeper asked me to pay greetings to several ladies a long time ago. I just took this opportunity to do this." How about we deliver the snacks together?"

"Brother Niu said so!"

Naturally, Xiuzhu would not refuse Xu Fu's reasonable proposal. She knew very well the position of the Second Manager in Shi Mansion, but she absolutely did not want to offend his people.

Xu Fu took the food box from a servant and asked the servant to go back on his own, while he and others walked towards the row of yards.

"Which lady does Brother Niu want to give to first?" Xiuzhu suddenly asked after walking for a while and seeing that he was almost there.

"Which lady is the nearest?" Xu Fu asked.

"It's the eldest wife's yard." Xiuzhu replied.

"Then let's start with this one." Xu Fu looked indifferent.

"The eldest lady is unwell and doesn't like to talk. Brother Niu has invited an encore and has to come out early." Xiuzhu said, calling the last servant over, and then exchanged the food box with Xu Fu.

"Isn't this different?" Xu Fu frowned slightly.

"The eldest lady likes sweets, and her snacks are also made by someone." Xiuzhu explained.

"That's it." Xu Fu stretched his eyebrows and said as if he suddenly realized.

Walking to the door with the food box in hand, Xu Fu was stopped by the two guards again. They opened the food box again and checked to make sure it was not mixed with any sharp objects before letting him go.

As soon as Xu Fu opened the door, he couldn't help but rub his nose and looked at the colorful scene in the courtyard, feeling slightly surprised.

The lady's yard was actually filled with longevity flowers. This flower is very common, has a good name, and has a long flowering period. Ordinary people often plant one or two plants in their yards. It's just that once the flower blooms, it will produce a strong floral fragrance. At this time, the whole yard of Fushou flowers was blooming enthusiastically, and a breeze blew, and the whole yard was filled with a strong floral fragrance.

There were too many flowers planted, and Xu Fu even found the fragrance a bit pungent.

In the yard, an extremely thin woman was leaning on a deck chair and basking in the sun. She remained motionless and looked like she was asleep. This woman's face is gray, her hair is dull, and her haggard appearance makes it impossible to guess her age. If her identity is unknown, she would just be assumed to be an old man.

This must be the sick lady. Xu Fu looked at the old woman and was slightly stunned.

While Xu Fu was stunned, the maid serving beside the eldest lady had already walked over with a cold face and took the food box with considerable strength.

The broad-shouldered maid opened the food box and checked it again. When she saw nothing unusual, she asked Xu Fu to leave. The lady never opened her eyes from beginning to end.

"Sister, please arrange for the steward to ask all the ladies for your opinion. Do you need to change the snacks to something different?" Xu Fu took two steps back and asked as if he suddenly remembered something.

"No, Madam has a bad appetite. From now on, you can just bring this candied date cake. There is no need to give anything else."

The maid said coldly, then turned around and came to the eldest lady's side.

"Ma'am, it's time for some snacks."

As soon as the maid opened her mouth, she saw the lady trembling slightly and opening her eyes with some difficulty.

The maid raised her head and frowned when she saw Xu Fu was still there.

Xu Fu hurriedly resigned, and when he saw the eldest lady's eyes, he already had something to worry about.

"The second lady's yard is next?" Xu Fu asked Xiuzhu after going out.

"No, this is the third lady's yard, and the second lady's is over there."

"Which box is the third lady's?"

"this."

Xu Fu took the food box and asked the guards to check it before entering.

This courtyard was much livelier, and Xu Fu heard a burst of laughter while he was still outside.

When I walked in, I saw two beautiful middle-aged women sitting there talking, laughing and drinking tea. In addition to two maids waiting not far away, there was also a young man holding a teapot and refilling water for one of the beautiful women.

Seeing Xu Fu come in, a maid immediately came over to take the food box and said thank you softly.

A beautiful woman with a round face who looked a bit noble suddenly raised her hand and said hello.

"The Fourth Madam uses snacks here, so you don't have to send them to him. Sister, how about giving them your share of the reward?" The beautiful woman with a round face asked the person sitting opposite her with a smile.

"When my elder sister speaks, there is no reason why my younger sister won't listen. My elder sister is so kind to my servants. She really has a magical heart. No wonder I always praise my sister when I meet everyone!"

The Fourth Madam looks younger than the Third Madam, and her appearance is somewhat similar to that of the Third Madam, but there is a charm that is inadvertently revealed between her eyebrows and eyes, which the Third Madam never has.

From the beginning to the end, the young man didn't say a word. He just added tea and water to the side, and there was a certain calmness between his brows that didn't match his face.

Xu Fu thanked him and retreated outside the courtyard, conveying the third lady's words to Xiuzhu.

There was no surprise on Xiuzhu's face, as if he was used to it. For her, this kind of snack has been eaten many times, and it is no longer as enjoyable as it was at the beginning.

Several people crossed the fourth lady's yard and came to the fifth lady's door.

Xu Fu was stopped just as he was about to enter. The guard did not check the food box, but just took it and knocked on the courtyard door.

Not long after, the door was opened a large crack, a hand stretched out and handed out an empty food box, then took the snack box in, and then closed the door.

"This is……"

Xu Fu was puzzled and looked at Xiuzhu.

"This fifth lady doesn't like strangers. She rarely leaves the courtyard. Even I have only seen her once." Xiuzhu said to Xu Fu as she walked forward.

After saying that, the two of them had arrived at the door of the last house, the second lady's yard.

As is the old rule, the guard at the door checks the food box. At this time, Xu Fu had already discovered that the second lady's status in the Shi family was definitely the highest among many ladies. Just looking at this snack, it is more exquisite than those of other ladies. Even the plate holding the snack is a precious white jade plate, which is much more expensive than the jade bottle containing the elixir.

Xu Fu carried the food box into the courtyard. He didn't see the second lady, only a few maids playing with flowers and plants in the courtyard.

Xu Fu was slightly startled when he saw this situation. He recognized at a glance that the courtyard was filled with all kinds of spiritual flowers and herbs, and most of them were fifth-grade and sixth-grade ones. Their growth was extremely gratifying.

"What a waste of natural resources!" Xu Fu sighed in his heart. So many precious elixirs were used as decorations for viewing and entertainment. He wanted to knock down the maids who came forward immediately, and then find a sack to dig up all these elixirs. .

In addition to the spiritual flowers and herbs that fill the courtyard, the furnishings in the entire courtyard also look very luxurious, and even there are more maids than in other courtyards.

"Madam and the master are having a visit, please put the snacks here! Ask Shizhu to send someone to bring some 'Pearl Jade Dew Soup' to rinse your mouth at noon. Madam thinks the 'Hundred Flower Tea' is a bit bitter." The maid sounded quite arrogant and said With a condescending look, he also called Shizhu by his name without any sign of respect.

Xu Fu bowed his head and said "yes", said goodbye and exited the hospital, but there was an imperceptible smile on his face.

Although this trip was fast in and out, Xu Fu wanted to understand a few things.

Judging from the appearance of the lady, if Xu Fu guessed correctly, she must have suffered from anorexia.

Xu Fu had already tasted several appetite-suppressing herbs in the eldest wife's dishes when he was tasting the dishes, but the dosage was very small, and Xu Fu was not completely sure. However, other people's dishes did not taste this flavor, which aroused Xu Fu's vigilance. It is true that the effect is slow when used in small doses, but if it is accumulated over time, it can also achieve the effect of anorexia.

In addition, the sweet desserts that the lady likes to eat and the longevity flowers grown in the courtyard will greatly irritate people's mouth and nose, and will also make people feel like they don't want to eat.

These are only what Xu Fu learned in this short period of time. If you carefully observe the eldest lady's diet and daily life, you may be able to see more than this.

From this point of view, the lady's appearance must have been carefully planned by someone.

As for who designed it, it is already obvious.

Xu Fu and Xiuzhu walked back and deliberately chose a secluded path. Xiuzhu thought Xu Fu was interested in seeing him, and was quite happy. She pretended to decline, and finally agreed half-heartedly.

When the other servants who came with him saw this, they all pretended not to see it and hurried back.

Xu Fu and Xiuzhu walked for a while and saw no one around, so they asked.

"Why is that girl in the second lady's courtyard talking so rudely?" Xu Fu asked with a look of displeasure: "Tell me what the name of the thin-faced one is? I'll talk to the second housekeeper later!"

"Don't dare. Now that the second wife is in charge, her maids don't want to mess with her even if they are the second housekeeper. You'd better not get angry with them." Xiuzhu said softly, touching Xu Fu's body intentionally or unintentionally. .

Xu Fu was shocked all over. Xiuzhu's gesture seemed to be comforting, but the force coming from his fingertips made him itch, as if there was an insect crawling across his back.

"Xiuzhu, I bumped into the second young master today. Which lady's son is he?" Xu Fu saw that Xiuzhu's eyes were filled with spring, and he quickly turned away and asked again.

"Second Young Master?"

When Xiuzhu heard these three words, he immediately became nervous. He quickly looked around carefully, and then whispered: "The second young master is the eldest son of the second madam. He is now the most valued by the master. The second madam will punish the servant." Leave everything to him, but you must stay away. Once you offend him, you will have to shed your skin even if you die, and the second housekeeper can't protect you."

"One more thing, tell me, where do all the talented people that I have recruited live?" Xu Fu looked at Xiuzhu and asked in a low voice.