I'll be a nanny for the lord

Chapter 881
"Tomorrow? Are you in such a hurry?"

Xia Ying was shocked by Gu Yuanlong's words.

"Yes." Gu Yuanlong nodded, "Actually, time is counted. My time is very tight in the coming days. I need to read books and meet too many people. I haven't achieved fame yet, so I will go to visit in a big way at this time The former residence is not good. So right now, I just need to take a look quietly."

Now that he has figured it out and is willing to go out, he naturally hopes to see the place where he grew up as soon as possible.

Gu Tuo also nodded. "Then you go! But, remember to dress up."

It is not suitable for Gu Yuanlong to appear in the vicinity of the Zhai family mansion in a grandiose manner.

"Father, don't worry, the child will save it." Gu Yuanlong nodded with a smile.

In the blink of an eye, the next day, the mother and son disguised themselves together. Xia Ying dressed herself up as a woman visiting relatives in the capital, Gu Yuanlong painted her face black with gray, and her hair was only loosely tied into two small A bun, made into a child's dress, and then the mother and son each wore a straw hat on their heads.

Afterwards, Gu Yuanlong led a little donkey, Xia Ying rode on the donkey, and the mother and son went out through the back door and went straight to Zhai's house.

Fast-forward ten years, the current capital has changed a lot.

But who is Gu Yuanlong?He is a famous child prodigy!
So he clearly remembered the layout of the capital in his mind!

No matter how the roadside decorations are changed, the most basic road arrangement will not change.He walked along the main road, and then found the Zhai family's house.

"It's ahead!"

When she heard Gu Yuanlong's shout, Xia Ying raised her eyes, and she was shocked by the scene in front of her.

Not because of how grand and magnificent the house is.On the contrary, this house looks very simple at first glance, and there is no sense of condescension.

However, in the center of the capital where every inch of land is precious, and only three miles away from the imperial palace, there is such a low-key and simple house, isn't it even more shocking?
Moreover, the closer she got, the more Xia Ying felt an unspeakable aura coming towards her.

Unlike the intense sense of coercion she felt when she was close to the city wall, Xia Ying's feeling is much gentler now, and she even feels very comfortable!

"Is this the cultural heritage of the Zanying family? It has penetrated into every brick and every tile." She whispered.

Gu Yuanlong, who was leading the donkey, smiled lightly. "Mother, what you said is too exaggerated."

"No, what I said is true." Xia Ying nodded firmly.

Gu Yuanlong hooked his lips, and he continued to lead the donkey forward along the dusty wall. After walking for a long time, the two arrived at the main entrance.

This house may seem ordinary and inconspicuous, but it occupies a huge area. The entire street is actually within the scope of the Zhai family!

When they walked around to the gate, all they could see was a mottled vermilion lacquer gate and the half-lost seal on the gate.

The remaining half of the seal is also crumbling, and the ink on it is almost fading. Only the year, month and emperor's year recorded on the seal can be vaguely seen, as well as the red seal with a little red mark left.

Xia Ying calculated the time and found that it was exactly ten years ago.

Seeing such a dilapidated gate of the Zhai family, Gu Yuanlong couldn't help shaking his body.

"I still remember that it was very beautiful here when I was a child. The vermilion lacquer on the gate was refreshed every year, so it was as bright as new all the time. There was also a plaque on the gate, and no other reputation was used for embellishment. Only the word 'Zhai Mansion' It is enough to glorify the capital. There is not so much dust on the threshold, because there are so many people who visit the door every day. People come and go, and the ground can be rubbed bright with only one pair of feet. There is also the old tree behind the gate. The poplar tree, in my memory, is only a head taller than me, but now it has pierced through the roof, and the treetop has grown so high!"

Looking at the picture that he had thought about countless times, it became so dilapidated in an instant, Gu Yuanlong couldn't help but began to miss the lively scene he had seen when he was young.

Just talking, he couldn't help smiling bitterly. "It's a pity that the glory of ten years ago has passed. Now, this is just an abandoned old house. I just don't know. It looks like this from the outside. What will it look like inside? My father still has When the ancestors of the Zhai family saw this scene, they would also feel heartbroken under the Nine Springs, right?"

"If you want to know what it looks like inside, why don't we go in and have a look?" Xia Ying said.

Gu Yuanlong raised his head. "Mom, you mean we push the door open and go in?"

"Why push the door? There's a seal here!" Xia Ying waved her hand, "I saw it when I came here just now, the wall next to it is not high, we both can climb over it."

Uh……

The corner of Gu Yuanlong's mouth twitched.

"Mother, how can you still accuse Wen Yuan of not taking the usual path?"

"Isn't this forced by the situation?" Xia Ying said, "Just say, will you climb the wall with me?"

"Of course!" Gu Yuanlong nodded without hesitation.

The mother and son did what they said.

They hurriedly drove the donkey to the empty alley next to it, and found a good place to stay. Gu Yuanlong tied the little donkey, and then the mother and son climbed up the fence one after the other, and then jumped along the base of the wall. go down.

Then, they both appeared in the old house of Zhai Mansion.

"I can't tell, it's quite clean here! I thought it would be full of dust!" Xia Ying whispered in surprise as she stomped on the compacted ground under her feet.

Gu Yuanlong had already taken off the bamboo hat on his head.

"After the Zhai family was ransacked, all their property was confiscated, including this house. So the household department would send people to clean it every once in a while, so the house was kept so clean and tidy. However, I didn't Thinking that this house has not been rewarded by the emperor."

He looked at the surrounding scenery, and he could still see some taste from his memory.

Xia Ying twitched the corner of her mouth. "Does it need to be said? The Zhai family is also a powerful family in the Celestial Dynasty. Although the emperor killed your family in a moment of anger, he is absolutely incapable of killing all the gentry in the world. Therefore, as long as the gentry still has their hearts With a position in the Zhai family, the emperor would not dare to give away your family’s property casually. And ordinary people would not dare to live here! How could they have the confidence?"

"And knowing that there is no one living in the house, I am relieved. We can save a lot of effort when we get the house back later!"

Gu Yuanlong chuckled. "Mother, you think so far!"

"Of course. Anyway, we must take this house back. It belongs to your family!" Xia Ying said firmly.

Her tone successfully soothed Gu Yuanlong's heart that was riddled with holes.

He couldn't help but frown, and there was a flash of light in his eyes. "Indeed. I want to take back everything that belongs to me!"

(End of this chapter)