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Thus, after eating lunch, Nangong Waner suggested to take a walk around the manor. Without even needing Liu Hong to lead the way, she casually walked around, casually looked around, and if there were any inconspicuous signs or she was interested, she would ask Liu Hong what was the purpose of this courtyard.

However, after walking for a long time, the courtyard became very complicated. She became more and more confused as she walked, and calculated that the Mansion of Prince Tang seemed to be a very large three-way courtyard. However, although the Mansion of Prince Dan was a three-way courtyard, it took up a lot of space, so she really couldn't understand what was going on.

This Prince Zhan's Mansion was filled with thick Hibiscus trees. The Hibiscus Tree was tall and sturdy, lush and verdant, covering the pavilions and pavilions, and the courtyard doors were faintly discernable. As Nangong Waner walked around, he felt that it was extremely tiring, and the more he walked, the more confused he became.

Thus, she went back to her room to retrieve a pen and paper before bringing them out for a walk.

She drew a rough sketch of the place she had walked past, and made a simple note beside it. Liu Hong looked at her map and wondered how she would do it. She did not know what she would do with it, but Liu Hong was not a talkative person, so she did not ask.

As they walked, Nangong Waner saw that other than the pavilion in the center of the lake, where they had eaten that day, there was also a small lake in the middle of the mansion, and beside the lake was a lush bamboo forest. Nangong Waner knew that most of the bamboo trees were liked by the ancient literati, and were often used to describe his noble name, and seeing the bamboo sticks and some simple bamboo houses at the edge of the bamboo forest, Nangong Waner guessed that this was the Prince Zhan's Mansion's study.

Nangong Waner thought, what a rare sight. He then looked at the simple bamboo houses by the side of the bamboo forest. "Chu Xiuhan is really virtuous, the Heart Lake Pavilion can be paved with white jade and even the table is decorated with pebbles. It would be nice to have a few broken bamboo houses."

Although Liu Hong said that aside from the Duke and the Marquis, everyone else was forbidden from entering, so Nangong Waner was still quite curious. Looking around, there was no one around, and just as he was about to step into the bamboo house, two figures suddenly appeared in front of him, and in the blink of an eye, two figures appeared in front of him. Ah, no, two sculpture-like figures blocked the door, and the two people simultaneously raised their swords.

"I know, I know. I won't go in, I won't go in, I can't not go in." Nangong Waner curled his lips and said unhappily.

Although she was curious, her curiosity was not as important as her life. While Liu Hong was not paying attention, she drew a few strokes on her own map, and a heart was drawn beside the bamboo forest on the map.

The Prince Zhan's Mansion had actually allowed Nangong Waner to witness Chu Xiuhan's financial strength. Not only was the courtyard extremely wide, it had layers upon layers of buildings, and the entire courtyard was in a symmetrical state, with many complex and orderly aspects. Nangong Waner actually understood a sentence of a poem.

Nangong Waner walked to the front of the courtyard of one of the main houses and stood still. He looked carefully at the veranda, veranda, and eaves of the house that were carved with fine patterns and felt that Chu Xiuhan was a person who paid a lot of attention to details.

From the looks of it, this should be the main courtyard of Prince Zhan's Mansion, which was also where Chu Xiuhan usually slept.

The person guarding the door looked at Liu Hong and respectfully called for someone, the majority of the servants in the house called Liu Hong manager Liu, as Liu Hong was the Main manager of the mansion and was in charge of the palace's maids and some internal affairs.

The guard at the door did not recognize Nangong Waner, so if he did not call for anyone, Nangong Waner would not object.

Seeing them standing guard obediently, Nangong Waner naturally knew that they would not be able to enter the main house.

Nangong Waner did not have the guts to probe further. He silently took out a piece of paper, and roughly drew the location of the main courtyard on it. Then, he marked two hearts on the side.

Nangong Waner was too tired, and never thought that the Prince Zhan's Mansion would actually have such a large background. She could not help but pinch her leg and stomach while muttering "leg pain". Liu Hong respectfully asked, "Do you want to go back and rest? You can find a palanquin and drive it over. " Nangong Waner didn't even think about it, he immediately rejected it and continued to stroll by himself.

Along the way, the two of them strolled to the northwest corner of the Duke Palace's Center Courtyard. From the outside, Nangong Waner could see that it was an ordinary place, but it looked rather clean and tidy. He asked Liu Hong, "Where is this place?"

Liu Hong said respectfully, "Miss, this is the main residence of the Prince Zhan's Mansion, it is the residence for the low level maids and servants. Most of them are servants that have not entered the palace for long."

Nangong Waner smiled as he turned his head to look at her.

He took out some papyrus and carefully drew the location of the courtyard. He also drew five hearts.

It was night, and Nangong Waner still ate alone. After eating, he sat by the window in a daze, and looked as quiet as ever, as if it wasn't her.

Liu Hong could see that Nangong Waner was feeling lonely and unhappy, and thinking that maybe Nangong Waner was waiting for the Duke, he couldn't help but explain, "Miss, there will be a banquet in the palace tonight, and the Duke will be staying in the palace to rest. Miss, you should rest early, don't wait for the Duke to come back."

Nangong Waner regained her senses after being shouted at by Liu Hong. Actually, she had been thinking about when she could avoid Liu Hong and Prince Zhan's gaze and step on the map in Prince Zhan's Mansion. Liu Hong was deeply poisoned by the Prince Zhan's Mansion, being with her made him feel pressured to the point of being watched.

She really missed Ju Xiang so much all of a sudden …

She seemed to have heard from Liu Hong that the King would not return home tonight. Nangong Waner squinted his eyes, which were filled with scheming.

"Ha —" Nangong Waner stretched his body lazily. "Liu Hong, I'm tired. You should go and rest." After saying that, he laid on the bed, covered himself with the blanket and looked like he was about to fall asleep.

Liu Hong listened to the orders, and after he was done packing, he quietly left his room and closed the door.

At midnight, Nangong Waner suddenly sat up from the bed. After listening quietly for any movements outside, he quickly put on his clothes and slowly walked out of the room, afraid that he would wake Liu Hong who was sleeping in the room.

Liu Hong was originally a servant from the Palace and had her own independent room in the Middle Courtyard. However, because of Nangong Waner's arrival, she was pointed out to Nangong Waner to attend to, so he needed to rest in the side room of Nangong Waner's courtyard at night.

Since Nangong Waner was moving in the middle of the night, naturally, he had to be extremely careful and avoid Liu Hong.