Chapter 16

Xuanwu Earl's Mansion is not in the city, but has a manor and castle alone, which is more than 20 miles away from Xuanwu City.

Shen Lang had only seen this castle from a distance before, and was shocked by its grandeur, but as he was, he was completely ineligible to enter the castle.

The Xu family is rich, and they are considered to be powerful in Xuanwu City.

But Patriarch Xu can only enter the castle two or three times a year, and at most it is received by the butler.

The Xu family's mansion was big enough and rich enough, but it was nothing compared to the earl's mansion in front of him.

The count of the Jin family, but a real fief, is completely different from those nobles who have no title.

In the past few hundred years of history, the largest fief of Earl Xuanwu used to exceed 5,000 square kilometers. Later, due to the political turmoil, both the Dayan Dynasty and the Yue Kingdom carried out a series of political reforms, so now the fief of Earl Xuanwu has been much smaller.

But even so, Earl Xuanwu is still the supreme ruler of Xuanwu City.

The manor of the Earl of Xuanwu has more than several thousand acres, with its own fields, farms, orchards, wineries and so on.

The castle stands on a mountain of two or three hundred meters, with an area of ​​more than one hundred thousand square meters.

So once a war broke out and Xuanwu City was lost, this territory would not be considered a fall.

And once the castle of the Earl of Xuanwu is lost, this area is really occupied.

At this time, Shen Lang entered this castle with a history of several hundred kilometers for the first time, and was among the most noble buildings in the entire Nujiang County.

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The young lady of the Earl of Xuanwu, Jin Mulan, took off her silver armor, leaving only the tight-fitting snakeskin armor all over her body, which made her devilish figure even more flamboyant. The strong peaks and the round buttocks almost burst out.

She has practiced martial arts all the year round, her height is higher than that of ordinary men, and her long legs are unmatched, full of absolute strength and beauty. She is slender and fit, and her curves are so impressive that you can't look straight at him.

Peeling off the snake skin armor, Mulan's hot body walked into the huge bath.

Every time I return from the army, the most comfortable thing is to take a hot bath.

After bathing, she put on a man's strong suit and went to see her parents.

In men's clothes, he looks more heroic, beautiful and glamorous.

"Meet father, see mother!" Jin Mulan saluted.

The study in the Earl's Mansion is not so splendid, but every object in it has a history of a hundred years, which is very elegant and restrained.

Even most of the books here are more than a hundred years old.

The Earl of Xuanwu, Jin Zhuo, is in his fifties this year. He is handsome and has a peaceful temperament, but occasionally his eyes are like swords that can penetrate people's hearts.

He is a warrior with a high level of martial arts, but most of the time he does not have a sword, instead he holds a scroll all the year round.

He is a high-ranking man, but he rarely wears brocade clothes. Most of the time he wears either cotton or linen clothes.

He also rarely wears gold and silver, and the only thing that looks noble is the jade pendant around his waist.

"Mulan is back? How is the martial arts performance this time?" Count Xuanwu asked.

Jin Mulan said, "Yes, I didn't lose Jin's face."

Earl Xuanwu said with a smile: "If you say yes, then it is good."

The eyes he looked at his daughter were very loving and complicated, and he sighed softly: "If your brother has three points of your heroism, my Earl of Xuanwu will not be afraid that there will be no successors. It's a pity..."

Jin Mulan said, "Father, is the situation very bad?"

"Very bad!" Earl Xuanwu said: "The entire Dayan Dynasty is implementing new policies, and our country is no exception. The will of the monarch is already very obvious. The alternation of old and new forces will accelerate, and the old nobles will be cut off. . During such a turbulent period, the heir of my Earl Xuanwu Palace is so incompetent, I am afraid that it will destroy the foundation of my Jin family for hundreds of years. What face does this make me go to see my ancestors after my death?"

When it comes to his son, the count is really gnashing his teeth with hatred, he is so useless.

Jin Mulan said, "With my daughter here, my House of Earl Xuanwu will not collapse."

She didn't exaggerate in her words. Today, she is indeed the pillar of the entire Earl's Palace and the greatest pride of her parents.

But women always want to get married. Jin Mulan is twenty-two years old.

"My daughter will never marry, she will stay at home to help her younger brother and protect my Jin family's century-old foundation." Jin Mulan said coldly, "Whoever asks me to marry will cut off the life of our Earl's Mansion, and whoever will be the mortal enemy of our family!"

The atmosphere in the three-person room was very solemn. The daughter made such a big sacrifice for the family, which made the earl and his wife sad, and even words of comfort could not be exported.

After a while, Earl Xuanwu changed the subject and said, "When you came back today, your cavalry injured a person on the streets of Xuanwu City?"

"Yeah." Jin Mulan said.

Earl Xuanwu said: "Heal with all your heart, and then give a sum of money to send it home. Especially at this time, our family needs a good reputation."

At this moment, the voice of the earl's attendant sounded outside the door and said, "Master, Doctor An is asking to see you."

"Let him in!" said Earl Xuanwu.

After a while, an elderly man walked in. He was one of the three doctors in the Earl's Mansion. After Jin Mulan brought Shen Lang back to the Earl's Mansion, this An Zaishi was in charge of the treatment.

"Master." The old doctor An Zaishi stepped forward and said, "The young man who was hit has woken up and is not in serious trouble."

Jin Mulan was startled, wasn't that young man severely hit? !

"That's good." Earl Xuanwu said, but he was a little surprised. Is it necessary to report such a small matter to the earl? It's more than enough to let the housekeeper take care of this.

An Zaishi said: "After the young man woke up, he wanted to ask to see the count."

"Meet me?" Earl Xuanwu was stunned, this young man is too ignorant of the sky and the earth, the officials of Xuanwu City dare not ask him rashly, let alone an ordinary young man.

The doctor An Zaishi said: "He said that he has something very important to tell the count, which is related to the marriage of the young lady."

As soon as these words came out, Earl Xuanwu couldn't help but solemnly raised his brows, nodded and said, "If his health is okay, let him come to see me."

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Shen Lang's body is indeed not serious, but his muscles and bones are injured, and walking is a little difficult, because his face is a little pale after staying up all night.

After coming to Earl Xuanwu's study, he bowed and saluted: "Student Shen Lang, meet the earl."

He is a citizen of Xuanwu City, and to a certain extent, he is also a citizen of Earl Xuanwu, so he should kneel and salute, but Shen Lang is from the modern earth, and of course he is not willing to kneel to anyone.

Earl Xuanwu's face was not kind, but he didn't pretend to be majestic. His eyes fell on Shen Lang's face, and he was quite astonished at his handsomeness.

What a very beautiful young man, such an appearance is very rare in the countryside!

"Student?" Earl Xuanwu said: "What is your name? I know all the civil and military scholars in Xuanwu City, but I have never heard the name Shen Lang."

Shen Lang said: "The students are students of Hanshui Town Academy."

When he said this, Shen Lang felt a little embarrassed in his heart.

The school in Hanshui Town is completely enlightenment education, which is almost equivalent to the primary school in modern earth. It is a shame to say this kind of education. The key point is that he didn't even graduate from the school in Hanshui Town, and was immediately kicked out.

The Earl of Xuanwu frowned and said, "You have a fine skin and tender flesh. Your parents must be very fond of you and let you concentrate on your studies. But at this age, you haven't even entered the school in Xuanwu City. It's really a waste of a son and a filial piety!"

Lord Earl was indeed somewhat despised by Shen Lang at this time. His son was already inexperienced and very hopeless, but he was much better than the young man in front of him.

As soon as these words came out, Shen Lang felt a little favor for the earl in his heart, and could clearly feel that he regarded everyone in Xuanwu City as his own people. blame.

"You were injured by the cavalry in my house. Is your body in serious trouble?" Lord Earl asked.

Shen Lang said: "The student's body is fine, but the muscles and bones are a little sore."

Lord Earl said: "You said that you have something important to tell me about my daughter's marriage, talk about it."

Shen Lang said: "I heard that the Zhu family wants to ask you for a kiss, and Zhu Hongxue wants to marry Miss Jin Mulan of the Earl's Mansion."

This is a secret that almost no one knows about now.

Suddenly, the count's expression changed drastically.

Zhu family? The top dignitaries in the country of Yue, the relatives of the monarch, the governor of Tiannan Province and the generals of the South all came from the Zhu family.

Once Jin Mulan marries, who will guard the Earl's Palace and who will command the Jin family's private army?

This is someone who wants to dig the roots of the Earl Xuanwu's mansion and break the pillars of his family.

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