An Ruchu? It seems that he is the one who settled down.
Lin Mengya was put down safely by Bai Su. By the way, An Ruchu got up from the ground neatly, patted the dust on his clothes, and greeted her first.
"The An family is as safe as ever. I have met Miss Gong."
His attitude was still respectful, but there was not much respect in it.
But after all, she was brought back by the An family, and she had a pretty good feeling for An Zichen.
As for what happened just now, the extremely thick-skinned Lin Mengya doesn't feel embarrassed at all now.
"Please come in."
Turning around, he took Bai Su through the door first.
The disciple of the Gong family who was in charge of guarding the door immediately came over to greet her. When he saw that it was his eldest daughter, he felt relieved.
"Miss."
Lin Mengya nodded, without saying much, and led An Ruchu to the main hall where guests were receiving guests.
"Bai Su, go and invite great-grandfather and five brothers over."
There are not many members of the palace family, but at least there are about a hundred or so people.
It was all the old rules from the past, Gong Bin had nothing to be embarrassed about, and the manpower was arranged properly.
Now as soon as Bai Su went out, a young man in charge of running errands immediately came to greet him.
After a while, Bai Su returned to Lin Mengya's side, and warm tea was placed next to their hands.
Lin Mengya made a gesture of invitation but did not speak.
An Ruchu was sitting very firmly, but his eyes were looking at everything in the Gong family calmly.
He had also heard a lot of rumors from the outside world, and along the way, when he learned that the Gong family, under the leadership of this eldest lady, actually took back the house, he thought it was a rumor.
Unexpectedly, not only did the house return to the Gong family, but everything seemed to be in order now.
The new boss is indeed very capable.
I couldn't help but think of the letter in my arms. It seemed that it was of no use.
Soon, Gong Qianfeng, the ancestor of the Gong family, was followed by the five sons of the Gong family.
An Ruchu did not dare to neglect and immediately stepped forward to salute.
"Okay, okay, Ruchu is not an outsider. I wonder how your grandfather's health is?"
Obviously, this is not the first time An Ruchu has come.
Gong Qianfeng automatically sat under the eldest lady of the Gong family, as did the five sons of the Gong family.
Everything was seen by An Ruchu.
Actually, are they even willing to succumb to her
He couldn't help but show a look of surprise for a moment.
"My grandfather is still in good health. Before leaving, he asked me to pay my respects to my senior."
In terms of seniority, Gong Qianfeng is indeed a generation older than the head of the An family.
But Gong Qianfeng was low-key and kind. In fact, he had a good private relationship with the head of the An family.
But having a good relationship is one thing. Gong Qianfeng will not involve his personal emotions in matters related to the family.
After looking at Gong Ya and seeing the approval in the latter's eyes, he smiled and spoke.
"Thinking about it, I haven't seen the young people of your Gong family for a long time. Is there anything going on this time?"
An Ruchu lowered her eyes with a slight smile on her face.
"This junior is here to say hello to you, and secondly, I do have something I want to ask Miss Gong."
As soon as they heard that it was for their own sister, the expressions of the fifth son of the Gong family changed instantly.
Gong Wu was the youngest and most impulsive. He was about to ask a question, but was stopped by his eldest brother.
But the smile on Gong Bin's face also contained a hint of intimidation.
"My little sister has just come back. If anything happens, you might as well ask me as before."
The smile on An Ruchu's face did not change and she quickly waved her hand.
"Brother Gong Bin misunderstood. My younger brother came here not to embarrass Miss Gong. However, my An Zichen brother, An Zichen, disappeared for no reason. Grandpa said that Miss Gong might know some inside information, so he asked me to ask Ask. If it's inconvenient, I just don't mention it."
Lin Mengya, who had not spoken a word, glanced at An Ruchu inadvertently.
This man is a very smart person, his attitude is natural and kind, and he knows how to handle things just right.
Now that others have said it, I can't help but answer.
"Didn't An Zichen say that he had something to do and returned to An's house? Why, didn't you see him?"
An Ruchu's expression changed slightly, but she still politely thanked her.
"I see. It must be because he was eager to return home, so he didn't send someone to deliver a message to us. In that case, I'll take my leave first."
With that said, the man bowed his hands and was about to exit.
Lin Mengya spoke slowly and kept him.
"It's getting late, why don't you, Mr. An, stay here and rest. Since you and my five brothers are old acquaintances, they are not outsiders."
An Ruchu seemed a little surprised at first, but he still accepted her kindness. After thanking her, he was taken to the backyard to rest by the five sons of the Gong family.
"Ya'er, do you think there's something wrong with An Ruchu?"
Gong Qianfeng looked at the direction they left and spoke in a low voice.
Lin Mengya shook her head and frowned slightly.
"I can't say there is a problem, but I always feel that his purpose here is not that simple. If he is really looking for An Zichen, he can come to the door during the day. In this way, if I hadn't caught him, he might not have come in. "
"Where did you meet him?"
Gong Qianfeng was a little curious. From what Gong Ya said, it seemed that she was the one who brought the person back.
Lin Mengya suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, with a somewhat embarrassed smile on her face. After taking a sip of tea, she whispered.
"Just now I thought of something related to the key, and when I was going out to verify it, something happened to me. Fortunately, Bai Su was there, so I was able to escape unscathed. But great-grandfather, I will be able to find out where the key is soon. .”
When Gong Qianfeng heard this, his eyes couldn't help but reveal some irrepressible joy.
But he has a calm character after all, and he stabilized quickly.
"So what are you going to do with this key?"
Gong Qianfeng was smart enough not to ask where the key was. To be honest, the reason why he wanted Gong Ya to find the key was simply because he wanted to rebuild the Gong family.
Lin Mengya thought for a while before explaining her thoughts to her great-grandfather.
"Actually, after I found the key, I didn't want to completely open the secret room where the treasure was hidden. Great-grandfather, I wonder where the title deed of our house is kept?"
"It's all in the secret vault. In fact, if it weren't for the fact that those things are in the secret vault, those people wouldn't dare to rebel."
Nodding, this is the truth.
Without a contract, it is indeed easy to cheat.
"The reason why our Gong family became the target of public criticism before was because of the existence of this secret treasury. Therefore, I want to donate most of the money to the royal family after it is opened."
Gong Qianfeng was a little surprised. He couldn't figure out why Gong Ya would do this.
"Ya'er, what are you—"
"Great-grandfather, money is dead, but people are alive. Do you think the royal family is eyeing our Gong family but not taking direct action?"
Gong Qianfeng had also thought about this, but he was too busy running around at that time to be as thorough as he is today.
"That's because what the royal family wants is balance. Among the ten major families, only our Gong family is the most special. Why do our ancestors want women to be in power? Do you still understand it to this day?"
When it comes to being smart, Lin Mengya thinks that the first generation head of the family is the smartest.
Because she understood the man's thoughts.
In the hearts of men, women are weak and subordinate.
So, what if a family headed by a woman becomes a little richer and has more in-laws
At the end of the day, isn’t it always a woman who calls the shots
Therefore, they prefer to win over the Gong family than other families.
And the family heads of the past generations have used this mentality to make a fortune in silence.
But when my grandmother left, no woman in the Gong family could take power anymore, so the Gong family became the biggest threat.
But as a royal family, once the Gong family is annexed by any family, this balance will be broken.
Once the royal family takes direct action, other families will inevitably be in despair.
Therefore, the royal family is also waiting.
Wait for a force that can truly replace the Gong family to appear.
Fortunately, I came back not too late.
"Once we voluntarily hand over the money to the Emperor, not only will the threat be eliminated, but the Emperor will also have a reason to protect us. Moreover, it is up to us to decide how much to hand over, and no one will know the real accounts. . Great-grandfather, money is indeed very important, but sometimes, money is the least important."
At this moment, Gong Qianfeng completely understood what she meant.
He couldn't help but reveal a doting and appreciative smile, and nodded at the ghost girl's snow-white forehead.
"I always thought that people like the previous head of the family were already Zhong Ling Yuxiu. No, the things in your little head are even more extraordinary. Okay, okay, just do what you say. I am old and my brain is not very good. From now on, the world will still be dominated by you young people."
Gong Qianfeng sighed with emotion, Ya'er's mind was active, unlike him, who had been guarding Lao Huang for a lifetime, but in the end he still revolved around those dead things.
"Great-grandfather, you are getting stronger with age. How to deal with these things is up to you. How do you say that, people are old and horses are slippery, you are very shrewd!"
Gong Qianfeng, who was used to being serious, only felt happy when his great-granddaughter made such a joke.
No wonder people say that baby girls are good, they are considerate little cotton-padded jackets.
Just these words, I'm afraid those brats won't be able to say them anyway.
"You girl, okay, leave these things to me. Didn't you ask someone to pick up all the people from Beiling Prefecture? How are you going to resettle them?"
There are not many people left in the Gong family. Gong Bin said there are at least several hundred people.
But for a family that has been passed down for thousands of years, it’s heartbreaking to see only a spark of fire left in the sand.
"Great-grandfather, what is the name of this city?"
"Are you talking about this place? It's called Feiye City. Speaking of which, this place used to be the property of our Gong family. However, the head of the Gong family is kind-hearted and never asked for half a cent of silver."