Eight Realms of Space

"Ruohan?" Nan Gongyan frowned, and according to his mood, a ball of flame suddenly appeared on his arm, and said, "He asked for it personally?"

Guanshi Lu stared wide-eyed, looked at the burning flame, nodded tentatively, then shook his head again and again, and said, "No, no. Aunt Li came to convey it."

Nan Gongyan was silent.

Aunt Li is also an old lady in charge in the mansion. She didn't have the right to ask the steward to deploy personnel. Without thinking too much, she knew that this was deliberately done by Steward Lu in order to please Liu Ruohan.

Nan Gongyan didn't inquire further, because under the pressure of the flames on his body, the summoned Aunt Li frightenedly confessed that she had received the instruction from Mr. Ruohan, and showed the piece of paper with beautiful handwriting and a stack of silver. ticket.

The stack of bank notes was worth 1 taels, which was enough for Aunt Li's family to live a happy life for most of their lives.

Knowing that she would not be able to stay in the mansion any longer, and in order not to be made things difficult after leaving the mansion in the future, Aunt Li knew everything.

For example, the slap on Su Qing's face was slapped by Aunt Li.Mr. Ruohan hoped that she would make things difficult for Su Qing, so she left the most tiring and dirtiest work to Su Qing alone, and Su Qing happened to work slowly that day, so she slapped her.

So far, the matter has become very clear, Xiaoqi angrily proposed to call Liu Ruohan to confront him, but was stopped by Nan Gongyan.

"Master Yan, I knew that Liu Ruohan was not a good person just by looking at him! Look, he insulted Miss Su Qing so much, don't be fooled by him!"

Nan Gongyan shook his head, dismissed Xiao Qi and the others who were aggrieved, and called Yan Wei instead.

"Owner."

"Go and check the writing on it." Nan Gongyan handed the paper with instructions to Yan Wei.

Nan Gongyan didn't understand, why did Liu Ruohan transfer Su Qing away from his side, in order to fight for favor?

It's not that he doesn't know the methods of the women in the palace and palace, but he didn't expect that a young lady would do the same.That's right, after all, he grew up in the smoke pavilion, and in order to achieve his goal, he must use some means.

But... what is his purpose?

Really, as I said that day, I want to find someone who can cherish and love him?Do you want to treat him as Nangong Yan's substitute for Nangong Jun?

He had known for a long time that the young man who was born in Yange would not be clean, but Nan Gongyan still couldn't agree in his heart that Yin Chen, who was like a banished fairy, had such a younger brother who could play tricks!

Aunt Li's family in the personnel room was driven away. How could such a big movement not be known.Even though Nan Gongyan ordered those who participated in the interrogation to shut up, some rumors were eventually spread.

"I don't know what trick Liu Ruohan used to get into the eyes of Young Master Yan."

"Yeah, I think he was originally from Yange, so he probably won't be as lonely as a benefactor."

Several maids laughed together, and one of them, who was wearing green wide sleeves, said again, "Master Yin Chen is so pure, there is such a younger brother."

"That is to say, not to mention climbing onto Young Master Yan's bed, but actually dispatching Aunt Li to transfer away all the pretty maids around Young Master Yan."

Another maid in a light red skirt came in and said, "Miss Su Qing is cute and has a good temper. I thought she would be our mistress, but I didn't expect to be squeezed out by a male favorite." .”

The maids agreed one after another, saying, "It would be fine if it was Miss Su Qing, but now Mr. Ruohan is so introverted that it makes people confused, and he is a male favorite who has no ability and can't get on the stage. It’s hard to see.”

"I really don't understand why Young Master Yan wants us to take good care of him."

Xiaoqin had just entered the yard, when she heard the complaints from the little maids, she put her hands on her hips, stared wide-eyed, and shouted, "What are you talking about?"

"Oh, Miss Xiaoqin is here!" The little maids dispersed, but the green maid with wide sleeves came up to welcome her.

"Sister Xiaoqin, why are you free to come to our embroidery room today?"

"Master Ruohan asked me to pick out some good cloth clothes."

"Hey? Is that so?" Lucao frowned slightly, a trace of reluctance flashed across her face, but she quickly covered it up, and said in a cheerful voice, "Sister, please wait a moment, I can't decide this matter , please sit here for a while, I will ask Aunt Fang to come out!"

Xiaoqin nodded, Mrs. Fang was in charge of the embroidery room. When she was young, she was the head of the Jinxiu workshop in the imperial palace. Her embroidery skills were superb. Even now, every year, many embroiderers in the palace would come to the Nangong mansion to ask her for advice.

Aunt Fang is now close to forty, but she is as well maintained as a woman in her early thirties. When she got the news of Green Grass, she immediately greeted her, and with a smile asked someone to fetch the high-quality fabrics that had recently been tributed from the south.

"This Shuiwen brocade is made from the skin of the white wen python. It can perform water-type magic, and after wearing it, it can always keep the skin supple." Aunt Fang recommended.

Xiaoqin shook her head and said, "This Shuiwen Brocade would be great in summer, it would be cool to touch, but in winter, it would be too shady."

"Ah, look at me with no winks, is Miss Qin going to pick out winter cloth for Mr. Ruohan?"

Seeing Xiaoqin nodding, Aunt Fang laughed, took out a batch of fiery red cloth and said, "This is the best fire-refined cloth, which can bless the magic of the fire element. If it is made into a cloak, I guarantee that Mr. Ruohan will spend a comfortable winter." Comfortable."

"No, Aunt Fang. Master Ruohan only needs a few ordinary clothes, and I think this white satin is pretty good."

With sharp eyes and quick hands, Xiaoqin picked out the only pure white without patterns from a pile of cloth, felt the softness of the cloth with her hands, and nodded in satisfaction.

The smile on Aunt Fang's face was a little stiff, why is this piece of cloth here?Are those little hooves blind?He hurriedly apologized and said with a smile, "Miss Xiaoqin...it...it's not that I don't want to, it's just that this white satin has been reserved long ago."

Xiaoqin raised her eyebrows in surprise, thought for a while, and said, "Master Jun left it for Master Yin Chen?"

She knew that Master Yin Chen liked white clothes. Although this white soft satin could not exert supernatural powers, it was very soft and free from dust, which was very suitable for Master Yin Chen who had a dusty temperament.

Aunt Fang laughed dryly a few times, but she had no choice but to answer under Xiaoqin's suspicious gaze, and said, "This is for Miss Su Qing."

"Miss Su Qing?" Xiaoqin's eyes widened, and she suddenly asked, "Did Young Master Yan order it?"

Aunt Fang nodded embarrassingly, and said, "Miss Su Qing's previous clothes were thrown away by Aunt Li, so..."

"That's it, that's fine." Xiaoqin nodded understandingly. When Nan Gongyan asked her to take care of Su Qing, she saw Su Qing's downcast appearance in her eyes.

His hands, which had never done rough work, became red and swollen, with bright red palm marks on his face, skin on his little feet, and bruises on his arms.

It has to be said that even she, who has her heart towards Master Ruohan now, feels that the Master has gone too far.Thinking of the performance of Lucao and the others, and Aunt Fang's obvious protection, Xiaoqin is not incomprehensible.

After all, no one wants their mistress to be such an intolerant person, and she is also a young lady who has been ridden by thousands of people, so how can those maids who fly up to the branches and become phoenixes in their arms can be reconciled?

Sighing, Xiaoqin didn't ask any more questions, took the fire-smelted cloth, picked a few other pieces at random, and left the embroidery room.

One afternoon, knowing that Nan Gongyan hadn't eaten yet, Ruohan came to the study with a food box.

"Mr. Ruohan, the study is important, please bring some food." Tie Mian stopped him.Ordinary dim sum would be fine, but looking at the food box in the young man's hand, it was obvious that he was going to have lunch in the study.It's so unruly!

Ruohan curled his lips and said, "I'm here to give Nangongyan some food."

Steel Face and Iron Face looked at each other, they also knew their master's bad habits, but...

"Let him in." Nan Gongyan's voice came from the study.

The iron face on the left was a little unbelievable, and the steel face on the right was also surprised, but they didn't stop it anymore, but they secretly hoped that this young man would accidentally dirty the study, and it would be best to make him anger Young Master Yan and order him to stop again. This guy is not allowed in and out of the study.

I don't know what kind of ecstasy soup this young man poured into Young Master Yan to allow him to enter and leave such an important place at will? !

Liu Ruohan, who heard the two people's heartfelt thoughts, turned the two of them coldly from the corner of his eyes, and almost forgot that he was going to hold these two vegetative people!

The iron face and the steel face only felt that the hairs on their backs were standing on end, and they secretly sighed whether they were wearing too little.

After stepping into the study, Liu Ruohan smelled a faint fragrance, squinted his eyes, and saw Nan Gongyan pressing his forehead.

Nan Gongyan always obeyed the rules, he never ate in the study, he didn't know why he agreed to Liu Ruohan to bring him food, maybe it was because of the reward from Yanwei, he couldn't help but want to observe Liu Ruohan more carefully.

Recalling the reward this morning, Nan Gongyan pressed his forehead again.

"Master...that handwriting is exactly the same as the handwriting left by Mr. Ruohan in Yange, Jinzhou." Yan Wei's return made Nan Gongyan feel emotional.

Leaving aside Liu Ruohan's attempt to do this, let's just talk about where did he, a young man, get so many banknotes?

He remembered that when he and Yin Chen picked Liu Ruohan out of Yan Pavilion together, Liu Ruohan's belongings were only a small package, which was packed by Yin Chen himself in front of them, there was no such thing as a bank note!

Nan Gongyan had long felt that this young man was not like an ordinary person, that he could enter and leave Nangong's mansion at will, and acting was at his fingertips.Thinking of the scene where he met Liu Ruohan in Qiyan Tower, Nan Gongyan couldn't help but wonder if this young man had contact with other forces?

Is it a power in the rivers and lakes?Or... the one in the palace?

Gathering his mind, Nan Gongyan asked again, "Where is the girl who sent the letter back then?"

Yan Wei replied, "Missing."

"disappeared?"

"Yes. The little girl was only temporarily hired to clean the new Qingju courtyard. She returned home ten days ago, but when she followed her mother back to her mother's house five days ago, a mountain collapsed on the road and disappeared."

The meaning of this sentence also means that the little girl may be in danger.

Nan Gongyan pursed his lips and said, "Continue to investigate."

"Yes."

When the memory was over and he opened his eyes, he happened to see Liu Ruohan walking in, closing the door with his back turned to him.

He thought, maybe it was because he subconsciously hoped that Liu Ruohan——Yin Chen's younger brother was not that kind of person, so he was even more disappointed.

Nan Gongyan sighed in his heart, hid all his thoughts, and put all the most important things into the dark compartment with subtle movements.

As Liu Ruohan walked to his side, a gust of breeze blew up, making Nan Gongyan's irritable mood suddenly calm down.

A pair of jade hands pressed on his temples, gently massaging him.The tense body suddenly relaxed, Nan Gongyan unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, closed his eyes and enjoyed it.

Ruohan smiled slightly, glanced at the burning incense burner beside him, and said casually, "This incense smells good, did Xiaoqin bring it?"

Nan Gongyan denied it, and said, "Su Qing came here specially, saying that it has a refreshing effect."

Speaking of this, Nan Gongyan was thoughtful.

It seems that he has been unable to concentrate for the past few days, since he brought the incense.

Frowning between the brows was smoothed by the owner of those hands the next moment.

"Don't frown all the time, it will make you look old."

The boy's most natural action suddenly made Nan Gongyan feel uncomfortable.

He was drowsy just now, so he didn't refuse Liu Ruohan's massage for him, but now that he is awake, he can clearly smell the smell of Liu Ruohan's body sticking to his back. skin... coughed, and stopped the boy from continuing his movements.

"I'm fine, you can go out."

Ruohan laughed softly, and said, "I'm here to deliver food to you, if you want to drive me out, eat these first."

"No, I'm not hungry."

Ruohan didn't allow Nangongyan to refuse, put away all the documents on his desk, and put the food box on the desk.

Nangongyan raised his eyebrows and said, "What do you mean?"

"I don't mean anything, I just want you to eat well." Liu Ruohan opened the food box, layers of food boxes are like opened folding cabinets, and like lotus flowers unfolded layer by layer, more than a dozen boxes are displayed in Nangongyan's before.

Sweet and sour pork ribs covered with sauce, refreshing white vegetables, bright fruit platter, rich soup exuding heat, all kinds of vegetables and meat that Nangong Yan can’t name, the mixed The scent whetted his appetite all of a sudden.

"Because I don't know what you like to eat, I made some of all kinds of flavors."

"These... are you doing it?"

Liu Ruohan nodded, and said, "This is the first time I've made it for 'others' to eat, let's try it."

Nan Gongyan met the boy's expectant gaze, thinking that maybe what the boy did was just willful and not as serious as he thought, so he softened his heart and picked up the chopsticks.

The meat of the sturgeon melts on the tip of the tongue, leaving only the umami.One bite, the sauce seeps out from the ribs, making people want to swallow it directly.The cold tofu is soft and creamy, and it slides down the throat, making people want to sigh comfortably.

One meal, but it took half an hour to eat it. Nan Gongyan didn't know how he had such an appetite. He even wiped out all the dishes in so many boxes, and he was only half full. .

Doubt and shock met his heart, not just because of his own appetite, but because the dishes were so delicious that he couldn't believe it.

The investigation about Liu Ruohan has never mentioned that he has such amazing cooking skills!

Under Nangongyan's probing gaze, Ruohan calmed down and said, "You like to eat fish? Why don't I cook fish at night?"

"No need." Nan Gongyan shook his head and said, "I will enter the palace tonight."

"Going to the palace tonight?"

"Yes, there is a dinner party tonight."

dinner?A gleam flashed in Ruohan's eyes, but he said, "Well, I understand, then I'll wait for you to come back."

The short conversation made Nangongyan feel a strange warmth in his heart. After a while, he said, "You don't need to do this."

Liu Ruohan paused for a while when packing things, then a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and said, "I want to do this for you."

His eyes were full of smiles. Although it was a simple sentence, it made the atmosphere in the room warm.