Chapter 16 The Marriage of Goddess Mulan

Count xuanwu's mansion is not in the city, but has a manor and castle, more than twenty miles away from Xuanwu city.

Shen Lang had only seen the castle from afar and was shocked by its grandeur, but he was not qualified to enter the castle.

The Xu family's rich side is considered a strong side in Xuanwu city.

But the owner of the Xu family can only enter the castle about two or three times a year, and at most it is the butler's reception.

Xu family's house was big enough, rich enough, but nothing compared to Earl's mansion.

The earl of the Jin family family was a real fief, completely different from the nobility who had no title.

In the history of the past few hundred years, when Count xuanwu's fief was the largest, it had exceeded 5,000 square kilometers. Because of the political turmoil, the Dayan dynasty and Yue kingdom both carried out a series of political reforms, so now Count xuanwu's fief is much smaller.

But even so, Count xuanwu was still the supreme ruler of Xuanwu city.

Count xuanwu's mansion manor has more than a few thousand acres, with its own fields, farms, orchard, winery and so on.

The castle stood on a mountain two or three hundred meters high, covering an area of more than a hundred thousand square meters. The city wall was taller and thicker than Xuanwu city, and the garrison was also larger than Xuanwu city.

So if there was a war and Xuanwu city was lost, this territory would not be considered a fall.

Once the castle of Count xuanwu's mansion was lost, the area was truly lost.

At this time, Shen Lang entered this castle with a history of several hundred miles for the first time, the tallest building in Nujiang county.

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Jin Mulan, miss Count xuanwu's mansion, took off her silver armor and was dressed in a tight snakeskin suit, which made her devilish figure look even more fiery. She had a strong mountain peak and her round hips were about to burst out of her clothes.

She had been practicing martial arts all year round and was taller than ordinary men. Her long legs were unparalleled and she was full of absolute strength and beauty. He was tall and fit, and his curves were too proud to look straight at.

Peeling off his snakeskin suit, Mulan's fiery body walked into the huge bathtub.

Every time he led his troops back, the most comfortable thing was to take a hot bath.

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

Dressed in men's clothing, he looked even more heroic and cool.

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

The study in Earl's mansion was not so grand, but every object in it had a hundred years of history and was very refined and reserved.

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

Count xuanwu Jin Zhuo was in his fifties. He was handsome and had a calm temperament. Occasionally, his eyes seemed to pierce through people's hearts like swords.

He was a martial artist with a high level of martial arts, but most of the time he did not wear a sword. Instead, he held a scroll in his hand all year round.

He was a powerful man, but he rarely wore brocade. Most of the time, he was either wearing cotton or linen.

He rarely wore gold and silver, and the only thing that looked noble was the jade pendant on his waist.

"Mulan is back? How's the martial arts this time?" Count xuanwu asked.

Jin Mulan said, "Not bad. I didn't lose face with the Jin family."

Count xuanwu smiled and said, "You're right, that's good."

He looked at his daughter with a very loving and very complicated gaze. He sighed softly and said, "If your brother had three points of bravery, I wouldn't be afraid of no one else in Count xuanwu's mansion. It's a pity..."

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

"Very bad!" Count xuanwu said, "The entire Dayan dynasty is implementing a new policy, and I am no exception in Yue kingdom. The will of the monarch is already very obvious. The new and old forces will speed up the transition, and the old aristocrats will be cut off one after another. In such a turbulent period, my successor in Count xuanwu's mansion is so incompetent that I am afraid he will destroy the foundation of my jin family for hundreds of years. What will I look like when I die to see my ancestors?"

Speaking of his son, the earl really gnashed his teeth in hatred.

Jin Mulan said, "With my daughter here, I can't collapse in Count xuanwu's mansion."

She did not boast. She was the pillar of Earl's mansion and the greatest pride of her parents.

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

"My daughter will never marry. She will stay at home to assist her brother and protect the century-old foundation of the jin family." Jin Mulan said in a cold voice, "Whoever wants me to marry is going to cut off our way to Earl's mansion, and who is the enemy of our family!"

The atmosphere between the three of them was very solemn. Their daughter had sacrificed so much for the family, which made the earls and his wife feel sad, and even words of comfort could not be spoken.

After a while, Count xuanwu changed the subject and said, "When you came back today, did your cavalry hurt a man on the streets of Xuanwu city?"

"Yeah," Jin Mulan said.

Count xuanwu said, "Heal with all your heart and then send a sum of money home. Especially at this time, our family needs a good reputation."

At this moment, the earl's attendant's voice sounded outside the door and said, "Master, doctor an is asking for an audience."

"Let him in!" Count xuanwu said.

A moment later, an old man came in. He was one of the three doctors in Earl's mansion. After Jin Mulan brought Shen Lang back to Earl's mansion, An Zaishi was in charge of the treatment.

"Master." The old doctor bowed before returning to the world and said, "The young man who was hit has woken up. It's no big deal."

Jin Mulan was stunned. Didn't the young man get hit badly?!

"That's good," said Count xuanwu, but with a slight surprise in his heart, was it necessary to report such a small matter to the earl? It was more than enough for the butler to handle the matter.

An zaishi said, "When that young man wakes up, he wants to ask to see the earl."

"See me?" Count xuanwu was shocked. This young man was too ignorant. The officials in Xuanwu city did not dare to ask him, let alone an ordinary young man.

The doctor said in peace, "He said he has something very important to tell the earl that it concerns the young lady's marriage."

As soon as he said this, Count xuanwu couldn't help but be serious. He frowned and nodded, "If he's not in any serious condition, let him see me."

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Shen Lang was not in any serious condition, but his muscles and bones were injured and it was a little difficult to walk because his face turned pale after a long night.

When he arrived at Count xuanwu's study, he bowed and said, "Student Shen Lang, see the earl."

He was a citizen of Xuanwu city and, to some extent, a citizen of Count xuanwu, so he should kneel and salute, but Shen Lang was from the modern earth and certainly did not want to kneel to anyone.

Count xuanwu's face was not amiable, but he did not pretend to be dignified. His eyes fell on Shen Lang's face, and he was surprised at his beauty.

What a beautiful young man! Such a face is rare in a country house!

"Student?" Count xuanwu said, "What is your name? I know all the scholars in xuanwu city, but I have never heard of the name Shen Lang."

Shen lang said, "The student is a student of the Hanshui town school."

Shen Lang felt a little embarrassed when he said that.

The schools in cold water town were completely enlightened, almost equivalent to primary schools on modern earth. It was a shame to say such a degree, but he didn't even graduate from the Hanshui town school and was kicked out.

Count xuanwu frowned and said, "Your skin is tender and tender. I'm sure your parents love you very much and let you concentrate on your studies. But at this age, you didn't even enter the school in Xuanwu city. It's really a waste of your life as a son. It's really unfilial!"

The earl did have some disdain for Shen Lang in his heart at this moment. His son was ignorant and incompetent, but he was much better than the young man in front of him.

As soon as he said this, Shen Lang felt a little good for the earl. He could clearly feel that he regarded all the people in Xuanwu city as his own people. When he heard that Shen Lang did not study well, he immediately reprimanded them on behalf of his parents.

"You were hurt by my cavalry. Are you in serious trouble?" Asked the count.

Shen lang said, "The student's body is fine, but his muscles and bones hurt a little."

The count said, "Tell me something important about my daughter's marriage. Tell me."

Shen lang said, "I heard that the Zhu shi family wants to ask you for a marriage. Zhu Hongxue wants to marry miss Jin Mulan from Earl's mansion."

It was a secret that almost no one knew yet.

Suddenly, the countess's face changed drastically.

The Zhu shi family? Yue kingdom's top power, the monarch's family, Tiannan province's Governor general and general pingnan are all from the Zhu shi family.

Once Jin Mulan is married, who will guard Earl's mansion and who will command the private army of the Jin family family?

This is someone who wants to dig up the roots of Count xuanwu's mansion and break the pillars of his family.

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