The Xuanwu Earl's Mansion is not in the city, but owns a manor and castle alone, more than twenty miles away from Xuanwu City.
Shen Lang had only seen the castle from a distance before, and was shocked by its magnificence, but with his identity, he was completely ineligible to enter the castle.
The Xu family's wealth is on the side, and it can be considered a powerful side in Xuanwu City.
But Patriarch Xu can only enter the castle two or three times a year, and at most the butler will receive him.
The Xu family's house is big enough and wealthy enough, but it is nothing compared to the earl's mansion in front of us.
The earl of the Jin family has a real fief, which is completely different from those nobles who have no titles.
In the past hundreds of years of history, the Earl of Xuanwu's fiefdom had exceeded 5,000 square kilometers at its largest. Later, due to the political turmoil, both the Yan Dynasty and the Yue State carried out a series of political reforms, so the fiefdom of Earl Xuanwu is much smaller now.
But even so, Earl Xuanwu is still the supreme ruler of Xuanwu City.
The Xuanwu Earl's Manor is more than a few thousand acres, with its own fields, farms, orchards, wineries and so on.
The castle stands on a hill of two to three hundred meters, covering an area of more than one hundred thousand square meters. The city wall is higher and thicker than Xuanwu City, and the defenders are also larger than Xuanwu City.
So once a war breaks out and Xuanwu City is lost, this territory will not be counted as fallen.
And once the castle of Earl Xuanwu's Mansion is lost, then this area will really fall.
At this time, Shen Lang entered this castle with hundreds of miles of history for the first time, the most noble building in Nujiang County.
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Jin Mulan, Miss Xuanwu Earl's Mansion, took off the silver armor all over her body, leaving only the tight snakeskin costume on her whole body, which set off her devilish figure even more fiercely. The firm mountain peak and round buttocks almost burst out of the clothes.
She practiced martial arts all the year round, she was taller than ordinary men, and her long legs were unparalleled, full of absolute strength and beauty. She is slender and fit, with curves so proud that people can't look directly at them.
After stripping off the snakeskin costume, Mulan's fiery body walked into the huge bathing pool.
Every time I lead an army back, the most comfortable thing is to take a hot bath.
After bathing, she put on a masculine outfit, and then went to meet her parents.
Dressed in men's clothes, he looked even more heroic, beautiful and glamorous.
"Greetings to Father, Greetings to Mother!" Jin Mulan saluted.
The study in the Earl's Mansion is not that magnificent, but every object inside has a history of a hundred years, very elegant and restrained.
Even most of the books here are more than a hundred years old.
Jin Zhuo, Earl of Xuanwu, is in his fifties this year. He is handsome and has a peaceful temperament, but occasionally his eyes are like a sword, which seems to be able to penetrate people's hearts.
He is a warrior with a high level of martial arts, but most of the time he does not wear a sword, but holds a scroll all year round.
He has a high position and authority, but he seldom wears brocade clothes, and most of the time he wears either cotton or linen clothes.
He also seldom wears gold and silver, the only thing that looks dignified is the jade pendant around his waist.
"Mulan is back? How was the performance?" Earl Xuanwu asked.
Jin Mulan said: "That's right, I didn't lose face of the Jin family."
Earl Xuanwu smiled and said, "If you say it's good, then it's good."
He looked at his daughter very lovingly, but also very complicatedly. He sighed softly and said: "If your younger brother has three points of heroism like you, my Xuanwu Earl's House will not be afraid of having no successors. It's a pity..."
Jin Mulan said: "Father, is the situation very bad?"
"Very bad!" Earl Xuanwu said, "The entire Yan Dynasty is implementing new policies, and my country of Yue is no exception. The monarch's will is already very obvious. The alternation of old and new forces will accelerate, and the old nobles will be stripped of their fiefs and military powers one after another. In such a turbulent period, my heir to the Earl of Xuanwu's mansion is so incompetent, I am afraid that he will ruin the foundation of my Jin family for hundreds of years, so what face will I have when I die to meet my ancestors?"
Speaking of his son, the Earl really gritted his teeth with hatred, he was so worthless.
Jin Mulan said: "With my daughter here, my Xuanwu Earl's Mansion will not be able to collapse."
She didn't exaggerate her words. Now she is indeed the pillar of the entire Earl's Mansion and the greatest pride of her parents.
But women always want to marry, and Jin Mulan is already twenty-two years old.
"My daughter will never marry. She will stay at home to assist my younger brother and protect the century-old foundation of the Jin family." Jin Mulan said coldly, "Whoever asks me to marry will cut off the livelihood of our Earl's House. Whoever is our family's sworn enemy!"
The atmosphere among the three of them was very solemn afterwards. The daughter made such a big sacrifice for the family, which made the Earl and his wife feel sad, and they couldn't even utter words of comfort.
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?"
"Yes." Jin Mulan said.
Earl Xuanwu said: "Heal with all your heart, and after the cure, I will give you a sum of money to send home. Especially at this time, our family needs a good reputation."
And at this moment, the earl's attendant's voice sounded outside the door, saying: "Master, Doctor An please see me."
"Let him in!" Earl Xuanwu said.
After a while, an old man walked in. He was one of the three doctors of the Earl's Mansion. After Jin Mulan brought Shen Lang back to the Earl's Mansion, it was An Zaishi who was in charge of treatment.
"Master." The old doctor An Zai stepped forward and said, "The young man who was hit has woken up and is not seriously injured."
Jin Mulan was taken aback, didn't that young man get hit badly? !
"That's good." Earl Xuanwu said, but he was a little surprised. Is it necessary to report such a small matter to him, the Earl? It is more than enough for the housekeeper to handle this matter.
An Zaishi said: "After the young man woke up, he wanted to ask to see the Earl."
"See me?" Count Xuanwu was taken aback, this young man is too ignorant, the officials of Xuanwu City dare not rashly ask him to see him, let alone an ordinary young man.
The doctor An Zai said: "He said that he has something very important to tell the Earl, which is related to the marriage of the young lady."
As soon as these words came out, Earl Xuanwu couldn't help but become more solemn, frowned, nodded and said: "If he is healthy, let him come to see me."
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Shen Lang's body is indeed fine, but his muscles and bones are injured, and it is a little difficult to walk, and his face is a little pale because he stayed up all night.
After arriving at Earl Xuanwu's study room, he bowed and said: "Student Shen Lang, I pay my respects to the Earl."
He is a citizen of Xuanwu City, and to a certain extent, a citizen of the Earl of Xuanwu, so he should kneel down to salute, but Shen Lang is from the modern earth, so of course he is unwilling to kneel to anyone.
Earl Xuanwu's expression was not kind, but he did not pretend to be majestic either. His eyes fell on Shen Lang's face, and he was quite surprised at his handsomeness.
What a very handsome young man, such an appearance is very rare in the country!
"Student?" Earl Xuanwu said: "What is your fame? I know all the civil and military scholars in Xuanwu City, but I have never heard of the name Shen Lang."
Shen Lang said: "The students are students from Hanshui Town School."
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 elementary school on the modern earth. It is a bit embarrassing to say this kind of education. The key point is that he didn't even graduate from the Hanshui Town School, so he was kicked out directly.
The Earl of Xuanwu frowned and said, "You are skinny and tender, your parents must love you very much and let you concentrate on your studies, but at this age you have not even entered the school in Xuanwu City, you are in vain and unfilial!"
At this moment, Lord Earl really has some contempt for Shen Lang in his heart. His son is already ignorant and hopeless, but he is also much better than the young man in front of him.
As soon as these words came out, Shen Lang had a little affection for the Earl in his heart, and he could clearly feel that he regarded everyone in Xuanwu City as his own people. blame.
"You were injured by the cavalry of my mansion, are you seriously ill?" asked the Earl.
Shen Lang said: "The student's body is fine, but there is some pain in the muscles and bones."
The earl said: "You said that you have something important to tell me, which is related to my daughter's marriage, so let's talk about it."
Shen Lang said: "I heard that the Zhu family wants to propose to you, Zhu Hongxue wants to marry Miss Jin Mulan from the Earl's Mansion."
This is a secret, and almost no one knows it now.
Immediately, the Earl's expression changed drastically.
Zhu family? The top dignitaries of the Yue Kingdom, the monarch's in-laws, the Governor of Tiannan Province and General Pingnan all came from the Zhu family.
Once Jin Mulan marries, who will guard the Earl's Mansion, and who will command the private army of the Jin family
This is someone who wants to dig the roots of Earl Xuanwu's mansion and break the pillars of his family.
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