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Liu Ruyan muttered in her heart, from the moment she met the man in the Mi County, was it really just a coincidence that she came across him at the Anyang Mansion Inn?

Seeing Liu Ruyan's lowered head, deep in thought, and her brows furrowed, the Maid Lu coughed lightly, then stepped forward and comforted him, "Miss, do not worry, we are probably on the same road, we are overthinking things …"

"I hope so." Liu Ruyan gently waved her hand, signalling for Zhuang Lu Sheng to leave while the Maid Lu remained in the hut.

"Since they've already left, there's no need to think about that group anymore. The most important thing right now is still Hua Kui. You guys have been keeping an eye on him for the past few days, help me gather more information."

Slowly, he sighed, then raised his hand to rub his glabella, looking a little tired.

"Don't worry miss, the magistrate court and the Spring Flower Hall are both staring closely at her," Seeing that Liu Ruyan was still exhausted, the Maid Lu called out to him. "It's still early, so I might as well go rest."

"I've been on a tight schedule these past few days, how can my lady's beautiful body withstand the torment? She should be resting quite a bit."

After saying that, seeing that Liu Ruyan had nodded, the Maid Lu went forward to help Liu Ruyan up onto the bed.

These few days, she had indeed been too tired, and the boat carriage was very tired. After arriving at Anyang Mansion, she hadn't had a proper rest yet.

Yesterday night, he did not return home for an entire night. Liu Ruyan was on tenterhooks again, so it would be good to rest for the night.

This time, he slept soundly. When Liu Ruyan woke up again, it was already noon.

Zhuang Lu Sheng and Lin Xiaode, the two guards, had already left for another place. One stared at the magistrate court and the other stared at the Spring Flower Hall.

It was already past noon, and it was already time for lunch. Although it was far away from the capital, Maid Lu was still a person who came from the Prime Minister's Estate. No matter where she went, the rules were first.

"Miss, I'll help you wash. It's time for lunch."

Although Liu Ruyan was still a little tired, but she did not refute her. It was getting late, and she could not keep on sleeping.

This person, was nagging more and more sleep time, Maid Lu was also worried that Liu Ruyan would be more tired, so she delayed her journey tomorrow, then knocked on the door and shouted for her.

Young lady, you are ready. Let's go to the restaurant. I've already arranged a table with the owner. With a screen, we can have a quiet meal outside." Maid Lu stood behind Liu Ruyan and helped him comb her hair into a bun.

As she had to wear a reed hat, Liu Ruyan had never done the bun herself before, so she naturally would not do the job.

Nodding her head, Liu Ruyan followed Maid Lu to a cubicle outside the restaurant.

Rather than calling it a small cubicle, it was more like a small space separated by a screen upstairs.

There was still a room full of people. The restaurant was a restaurant, but it was separated by a screen so it could be considered a private room. However, the room was very noisy and the people around could clearly hear what they were saying.

The Maid Lu called Liu Ruyan to sit down, and instructed the waiter to serve the dishes, and said: "The conditions are a little simple, don't mind me, this restaurant is very small, and there are no private rooms."

"It's fine. We're only eating. It's the same everywhere, as long as it doesn't attract anyone's attention." Liu Ruyan touched the screen in front of him. There was a painting of a mountain and river, which looked extremely exquisite.

Liu Ruyan vaguely knew that this was done by a famous painter from the previous dynasty, but since it was placed here, it was definitely a fake.

After looking at it for a bit, Liu Ruyan turned her back and sat down.

The noise outside was very loud, Liu Ruyan had a headache as she pressed her forehead against the wall.

A few rough male voices sounded from the other side of the room. When it came to males, their speech was inevitably a little filthy, causing Liu Ruyan's face to darken by more than half.

The Anyang Mansion did not seem to be a good place, when these people spoke, they actually spoke without hiding anything.

Maid Lu also lowered her head in embarrassment. She originally wanted to take Liu Ruyan out to relax and also raise her spirits, but she did not expect the people here to speak in such a vulgar manner.

While he was lost in thought, a person walked up to the first floor.

He wore a tall black hat and a long black robe. He held a folding fan in his hand as he shakily walked up the stairs.

With his sudden appearance, the already noisy atmosphere in the restaurant became even noisier. It was just that the noise was a bit more regular now.

The drinkers on the second floor, upon seeing this person walk up, all began to shout:

"Oh, but Mr. Shu is here!"

"Look, what news have you brought us today?"

"Since Mister Shu is here, we shouldn't be afraid of having a story to listen to!"

"That's right, that's right. Mister Shu, please take a seat!"

It turned out to be a storyteller. He didn't know how popular this storyteller was, but everyone in the restaurant seemed to recognize him.

Liu Ruyan peeked through the gap in the screen and saw Mr. Shu's raised beard, he was just a martial artist, so he did not pay any more attention to him.

The waiter seemed to be eager for Mr. Shu to come. He quickly cleaned up a table in the center and prepared some tea for Mr. Shu.

The originally noisy restaurant was now completely silent. Everyone seemed to have made an appointment beforehand. Now, they all shut their mouths and didn't say a single word.

Mister Yi Shu said, "I'm sure that everyone here should know about this. Let's go to the well-known Spring and Flowers Restaurant. Today, let me tell everyone about the different lives in the restaurant!"

"Speaking of this Spring Flowers House, it has always been a place where members of the Shang family frequented. I'm sure many of you here are regular customers. Do you know who the number one courtesan of the Spring Flowers House was a few days ago?"

Hearing that, the surrounding people started to clamor, Liu Ruyan also pricked up her ears.

Someone immediately responded, "Of course I know. There were quite a few people gathered at the Spring Flowers Garden on the night of the Courtesan Belle's first night!"

"That's right, but I heard that it was bought a long time ago, so many people were left empty-handed. A few hot-tempered young masters almost smashed that Spring Flowers House apart!"

Liu Ruyan raised her head, looked into the eyes of the Maid Lu, and continued to listen quietly.

Mister Shu folded his fan and pointed to the young man who had spoken just now. "This young master does understand. But what I want to talk to you about is the background of this young lady."

"You know, this girl isn't a simple person, she was once the daughter of the Hou clan. It's just that six years ago, her family suffered a huge change and her family was sentenced to a crime. She has such a background and has been living for many years, yet for some reason, she has become a lady of the Spring Flower Hall."